Conquering the world from the Kaiser's driver

"Oh...right."

As Tang Ming was talking, she thought of something. She took out her wallet from her pocket, then pulled out several hundred-mark bills and handed them to Tang Zhe.

Tang Zhe looked at his sister in confusion. Why did she suddenly give him money? Others were also confused by Tang Ming's behavior.

"Xiao Ming, what are you doing?"

“This is revolutionary funds.”

Tang Ming, holding the mark in his hand, proudly puffed out his chest with a proud smile on his face.

"Why do you think I stayed in Germany for a year? The salary offered by Shangzhou's newspaper is higher than that of the newspaper I worked for before in Paris, and it is also paid in the Mark, which is more commonly used in China."

But she didn't stay proud for long. Soon the smile on her face disappeared. She whispered, "I know this little money is just a drop in the bucket for the revolution, but I also want to contribute to the revolution. This money can buy some supplies, right? Can it arm a revolutionary soldier?"

"More importantly, I earned this money from the German chancellor. I can use the Germans' money to arm the revolutionary army, and then go to the Northern Expedition to defeat the Germans in China. Isn't that a good idea?"

Tang Ming said this self-righteously, not knowing that the money she earned from the Germans was what she deserved and was her own money.

Everyone was very moved to see her like this, and they also thought that this girl was too cute. Tang Zhe was moved but also felt a little regretful. He regretted that he had cared too much about the relationship between his sister and the Chinese man.

Facing the Mark handed over by his sister, he had no idea what to do next, so he politely declined: "Xiao Ming, everyone appreciates your kindness, but you take the money yourself, it's your money..."

"Since you know this is my money, what's wrong with me using it for the revolution? Hehe."

Tang Ming smiled mischievously.

Wu Shaoshan advised at this time: "Old Tang, just accept it. This is also Xiao Ming's sincere gift."

As he said this, he leaned close to Tang Zhe and whispered, "You take it first, and then the brothers will give Xiao Ming more pocket money to make up for it."

This method made Tang Zhe make up his mind. He took the Mark from his sister and said to Tang Ming sincerely, "Xiao Ming, thank you."

"Oh, what are you thanking me for..."

Tang Ming smiled naively and scratched his head, which made everyone laugh happily as well. The atmosphere in the room suddenly became very pleasant.

Although some unpleasant things happened, overall Tang Ming's return was a happy thing for the LKMT people in Paris. They called everyone they could to have a good meal together in the evening.

At night, Tang Ming slept in the room he had been away from for a year.

She was lying in bed thinking about what happened during the day. When she thought of Wu Shaoshan's words, an idea popped up in Tang Ming's mind: Should she go to Germany again to tell Shang Zhou about this matter?

After thinking it over, she gave up the idea. Although she really wanted to tell Lin Shangzhou, she gave up when she thought that it would cause trouble for everyone.

(Shang Zhou will handle this matter himself)

Tang Ming thought to herself that she believed Lin Shangzhou would handle this matter well.

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Chapter 271 Return to Germany

At night, Tang Ming slowly opened her eyes. She sat up from the bed, put on her pajamas, rubbed her sleepy eyes, then got out of bed and prepared to go to the bathroom.

Her room was on the inside of the first floor. If she wanted to go to the bathroom, she had to pass through the living room where they chatted during the day. When Tang Ming walked out of the room, she noticed the orange-yellow light in the living room.

"Brother, are they still discussing things?"

Tang Ming walked over while thinking. When she was about to reach the living room, she heard the conversation between Tang Zhe and others. She woke up the moment she heard the content.

"Shaoshan, how is the preparation for the uprising at home going?"

"Zesheng sent a message saying that everything is proceeding in an orderly manner and the uprising can proceed as scheduled..."

After hearing the word "uprising", Tang Ming stopped and listened quietly to the conversation between his brother and others in the living room.

(uprising?)

Tang Ming couldn't understand why the country suddenly decided to revolt? She didn't think too much about this question. She had been in Germany for the past year, so it was normal that she didn't understand many things. And she didn't have any say in the uprising.

(My brother and the others were discussing this during the day, right? Just pretend you don’t know. Since he didn’t tell me during the day, it means he doesn’t want me to know about this.)

Tang Ming thought so and walked into the living room. After entering the living room, she said to Tang Zhe and others who were sitting on the sofa: "Brother, you guys are not asleep yet?"

"We still have things to discuss, Xiao Ming, you don't have to worry about us."

Tang Zhe smiled at Tang Ming and said, then Tang Ming went back to do what he was supposed to do. Tang Zhe and the others changed the topic during this time, and only when Tang Ming returned to his room did they continue to discuss the uprising in a low voice.

Tang Ming returned to the room without thinking much. She fell asleep soon after lying on the bed. She was not stupid enough to ask Lin Shangzhou for help.

Jingle Bell--

A few hours later, the alarm clock on Tang Ming's bedside table rang on time. The piercing sound woke up Tang Ming who was still sleeping. She impatiently reached out and pressed the alarm clock, muttering, "Okay, okay, stop it!"

After taking a short nap on the bed, Tang Ming sat up and began to change her clothes. A few minutes later, she walked out of her room.

It's almost ten o'clock now. She set the alarm a little later last night, just to relax after returning home.

On the left side of her room was the door leading to the backyard of the apartment. After washing up in the yard, she returned to the first floor and walked towards the living room. However, what she didn't expect was that when she was about to enter the living room, she heard Tang Zhe talking to someone else, just like last night.

(My brother is really busy now, as he is talking to someone about something.)

Tang Ming complained silently in her heart, but the content of the conversation made her very concerned, and she seemed to hear her name.

This time, Tang Ming did not stop to listen but walked directly into the living room. When she entered the living room, she saw Tang Zhe sitting on the sofa and talking to a man she had some impression of.

Sitting on the chair opposite Tang Zhe was a middle-aged man with a plump figure, a round face and a pair of black-framed round glasses.

When he saw Tang Ming coming out, he greeted her kindly: "Good morning, Miss Tang."

"Good morning, Uncle Jiang."

Tang Ming responded to the man politely. Although her memory was a little fuzzy, she still remembered the man's name - Jiang Kanghu.

In her memory, Jiang Kanghu and her brother Tang Zhe did not have a good relationship, and she didn't know why Jiang Kanghu suddenly came to visit her today.

"Since Miss Tang is here, why not tell her the situation and let her make her own decision?"

Jiang Kanghu turned around and said to Tang Zhe.

"And just now, Chairman Tang, you also said that you can't make decisions for your sister. Now you can let her make the decision herself."

In response to Jiang Kanghu's words, Tang Zhe frowned. He really didn't want to let his sister get involved in the affairs between him and Jiang Kanghu, but it seemed that there was nothing he could do about it now.

"Brother, what are you talking about? It looks like it has something to do with me?"

Tang Ming asked curiously. She came over and sat down next to Tang Zhe, waiting for his answer.

"Is such that…"

Tang Zhe hesitated for a few seconds before continuing unwillingly: "Mr. Jiang hopes that you can bring his people from the Netherlands to Berlin, Germany to meet the German Chancellor."

"what?"

Tang Ming was a little confused when he heard this. He had just returned from Germany, so why did someone come here and want him to go back to Germany?

"I don't agree with this, and I don't want you to agree, Xiao Ming."

Tang Zhe said in a serious tone.

Jiang Kanghu narrowed his eyes and chuckled, "Chairman Tang, you can't say that. Miss Tang is not a child anymore. The decision is in her hands. How about I tell her the details of what happened? If Miss Tang disagrees, I will leave now without any objection. What do you think?"

Facing Jiang Kanghu's suggestion, Tang Zhe said sternly: "Jiang Kanghu! I've said it before! I won't allow my sister to do anything dangerous again!"

Tang Ming was still not quite sure what had happened, but from her brother's expression she could guess that this matter was not as simple as just taking Jiang Kanghu's people to Germany. If she guessed correctly, it involved factional disputes within the party.

She didn't know whether the portly middle-aged man in front of her was from KMT, but if agreeing to help could strengthen her brother's side, Tang Ming was willing to do it.

After making a decision in his heart, Tang Ming said to Tang Zhe: "Brother, don't be anxious, let me listen to Uncle Jiang first."

"Xiao Ming..."

Tang Zhe wanted to say something, but when he saw Tang Ming's determined eyes, he swallowed the words back.

"Well, you must consider it carefully."

"Ah."

Tang Ming nodded vigorously, then looked at Jiang Kanghu and said, "Uncle Jiang, tell me what you want me to do for you."

Seeing that Tang Ming seemed to want to help, Jiang Kanghu was delighted. He coughed lightly and said solemnly, "Miss Tang, it's like this. I know that the people in the country are in dire straits, so I want to invest in factories in Fujian and other coastal provinces to provide a way for the people to survive."

Hearing Jiang Kanghu's words, Tang Zhe snorted coldly. He knew Jiang Kanghu's character well, so he leaned close to Tang Ming and whispered, "Xiao Ming, don't listen to his nonsense. He just wants to get cheap labor."

Tang Ming nodded slowly. She agreed with Tang Zhe's words, but she also had her own ideas. It was true that Jiang Kanghu obtained cheap labor through this, but he also provided the people with a way to survive.

Jiang Kanghu noticed the whispers between the brother and sister in front of him, but he didn't care. He said to himself: "But I am suffering from insufficient personal financial resources. I hope to find an outstanding person to invest in a factory with me."

"Mr. Lin Shangzhou, the German Prime Minister, is a man of great talent and financial resources, so I hope to get his help, and that's why I came to you, Miss Tang, for help."

Jiang Kanghu lowered his posture and said humbly: "Miss Tang, you are a friend of German Chancellor Mr. Lin. I think if you can help to connect me, I will have the opportunity to meet and talk with Mr. Lin."

After stating his request, Jiang Kanghu continued, "Of course I know that it would be time-consuming and laborious for you to return to Germany, so if you agree to help, I will immediately provide revolutionary financial support to Chairman Tang."

As he spoke he took a check from his pocket and placed it on the table.

"It's a check for $10,000."

"Ten thousand dollars?"

Hearing this number, Tang Zhe raised his eyebrows. He didn't expect that Jiang Kanghu would be willing to spend so much money to get in touch with that man named Lin. Ten thousand dollars is not a small amount.

"Yes, ten thousand dollars."

Jiang Kanghu nodded, looked at Tang Ming and said, "If Miss Tang agrees to help, I will first provide Chairman Tang with $10,000. After you bring my people to Germany to meet the Prime Minister, I will promise to provide Chairman Tang with a similar amount of financial support from time to time in the future."

"and…"

Jiang Kanghu turned his gaze to Tang Zhe and said word by word: "In the future, I will also firmly support Chairman Tang."

"Miss Tang, what do you think?"

After saying that, Jiang Kanghu closed his mouth and waited for Tang Ming's answer.

After hearing about the financial support and Jiang Kanghu's support for him, Tang Zhe couldn't help but feel a little shaken. Although they were not short of money in exile with the help of the French Commune, the money ultimately belonged to the French Commune, not their own. Although Paris meant to give the money directly, the money had to be repaid.

Although he didn't like Jiang Kanghu, the money in Jiang Kanghu's hands was earned by his own business. With his financial support, he could rely less on Paris.

More importantly is Jiang Kanghu's support, which can make Chairman Tang Zhe's position more stable.

On the whole, it is worthwhile to let his sister go back to Germany to do this less dangerous thing in exchange for funds and support, but as mentioned before, Tang Zhe is unwilling to let his sister go back to Germany, even though the conditions offered by Jiang Kanghu are very tempting.

However, the decision is in his sister's hands, and he will not say much whether his sister Tang Ming agrees or not.

Tang Ming lowered her head and thought about this matter. Overall, this was a great deal for them, but doing so meant that she would have to go back to Germany again. This time, she felt that she would definitely not be away for a year like last time. They would come back after Jiang Kanghu's people met with Lin Shangzhou and discussed it.

It's a very simple thing. Under the leadership of Jiang Kanghu's people, there will be no danger in entering Germany from the neutral country of the Netherlands as a businessman.

A few minutes later, Tang Ming looked up at Jiang Kanghu and said, "Let's do this. I promise to help you, Uncle Jiang."

Seeing that Tang Ming agreed to help, Tang Zhe and Jiang Kanghu were both shocked. The former felt very complicated, while the latter was just happy.

"But I have a condition. I hope you can go to Berlin with me, Uncle Jiang."

Hearing these words, Jiang Kanghu's happy heart instantly cooled down. After all, the purpose of this trip was to meet the German Chancellor. Even though the Chancellor was a young man, his identity was enough to make him breathless.

"Ms. Tang, why do you say that?"

"the reason is simple."

Tang Ming smiled and said, "Lin Shangzhou is the German chancellor, and Uncle Jiang is only sending a representative. Doesn't that seem insincere?"

Jiang Kanghu was stunned for a moment, and after realizing that this was indeed the case, he nodded and said, "Ah... Yes, yes, yes, Miss Tang, you are right, it is indeed like this, then let's do as you say."

The matter was settled, and Tang Zhe didn't say much. This was his sister's own decision. They discussed when to leave in the following time, and finally decided to leave for the Netherlands a week later, and it is expected to arrive in Berlin around the 14th.

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Chapter 272 No Need to Look for It

I don't know when it started, but dark clouds began to gather in the sky above Hangzhou, and cold winds blew across the city. Although it was already May, passers-by walking on the streets still couldn't help shivering.

The vendors setting up stalls on both sides of the streets in Hangzhou City noticed something was wrong when dark clouds began to gather. As the weather was getting worse, they began to pack up their stalls early and prepare to go home. Now they have packed up their things and are on their way home. Pedestrians on the road have also quickened their pace, hoping that they can get home before the heavy rain comes.

However, the opposite happened. As soon as they thought this, tiny raindrops fell from the sky, landed on the ground and dissipated in the dust. However, a dozen seconds later, the rain became heavier and passers-by were running on the road before the heavy rain fell.

A few minutes later, there were almost no pedestrians and vendors on the streets of Hangzhou except for a few unlucky people. Occasionally, a few shops on the roadside were open for business, but it was obvious that there were not many customers.

In an ordinary teahouse on the side of the road, the waiter was sitting behind the counter flipping through the interesting foreign novel in his hand. Because it was raining, there were not many customers in the teahouse. They were sitting scattered in different places in the teahouse. In the eyes of the waiter, most of them stayed here because they could not go home due to the rain.

Suddenly, as if it was the intuition of a practitioner in the service industry, or perhaps he heard a sound outside, the waiter looked up as if he had been electrocuted, closed the book in his hand, put it in the drawer, and straightened the small hat on his head, ready to greet the guests.