Conquering the world from the Kaiser's driver

"Tsk..."

Louis slapped the steering wheel in dissatisfaction. He had a position in the party, but the only backdoor he could use was to allow Lin Shangzhou to quickly become a party member. He was not yet the party leader, let alone allowing Lin Shangzhou to become the party leader. This required discussion with other people in the party.

“We need to discuss this matter with other people in the party and get their opinions.”

Louis said, then he turned his head and looked at Lin Shangzhou and frowned and asked: "Felitz, are you sure that if you become the party leader, Cecilia will make the prime minister step down?"

Lin Shangzhou lowered his head and thought about this question. He remembered the bet he made with Cecilia, which was whether he could lead the Socialist People's Party to win the general election.

The key point is "whether he can lead the SPD to win the general election", which means that he is already the party leader at this time, and Albert has already stepped down.

Of course, this could also refer to the normal general election in 32, when Albert did not step down.

But no matter what, he has to work towards becoming the party leader.

After thinking for a long time, Lin Shangzhou said to Louis:

"I can't guarantee this completely, but one thing I can be sure of is that if I become the party leader and lead us to win the election and become prime minister, I can guarantee that we will be able to get the support of the military."

Louis looked at him suspiciously. How could this guarantee the support of the military? He didn't understand what was going on.

"Why are you so sure?"

"Forehead…"

Lin Shangzhou didn't know whether he should tell Louis about the bet between him and Cecilia. After all, it was too damn shocking.

He hesitated for a moment and then said:

"If I don't tell you why, will you believe me?"

"What do you think?"

Louis looked at Lin Shangzhou like a fool and said.

"Well, I'll tell you why."

Lin Shangzhou shrugged and said, "Cecilia and I made a bet on whether I could lead the SPD to win the election. If I failed, I would pack up and leave Germany and go back to China."

"What if you win?"

"Then Cecilia will be devoted to me."

Louis' eyes widened, his face full of disbelief, he even touched his forehead with his hand, and after confirming that the temperature was normal, he murmured: "I don't have a fever either..."

"Believe it or not, this is what Cecilia and I agreed to do."

Lin Shangzhou knew that this statement was hard to convince people, and Louis's performance was also expected.

"You should know about Cecilia's service in the army, right?"

"I'm not sure, but I know General Volbeck treats Cecilia very well, so I guess her position in the army should be quite high."

Louis said that he didn't know how high Cecilia's position was in the army, but he could get a glimpse of it from Volbeck's attitude towards Cecilia.

"Let me tell you this. The generals and marshals in the army take good care of Cecilia and have a good relationship with her. They will listen to Cecilia's advice to a certain extent."

"If we become the ruling party, the military will definitely not treat us very well, but if Cecilia falls in love with me and becomes my woman, then some marshals and generals will at least not make trouble for her sake."

Lin Shangzhou said to Louis that when he said "become my woman", his heart trembled and he himself felt shocked.

Louis' attitude became serious. He did not immediately dwell on the strange parts of Lin Shangzhou's words. He was thinking about the rest of what Lin Shangzhou said. If the SPD won the election and became the ruling party, the attitude of the army would also be very important. They must also contact the army. He did not ask for the army to fully support the SPD, but only hoped that they would not make trouble.

"I believe what you said..."

Louis nodded, and Lin Shangzhou's words also made him understand one thing, that is, the party leader must be Lin Shangzhou and they can enjoy such treatment.

“But whether other people in the party believe it or not is not certain.”

"I also think this is the most troublesome thing. If you agree but others disagree, there is nothing you can do about it."

This is a tricky question.

After hearing this, Louis hurriedly shouted to Lin Shangzhou: "Hey, hey, hey, I just said that I believe in you, but I didn't say that I agree to let you be the party leader."

(Now it’s even trickier)

Lin Shangzhou sighed in his heart. He expected Louis not to support him. After all, this was too damn outrageous. Let a party member who had just joined the party and had only led a strike once become the party leader? Why don't you let a sow climb a tree?

Louis chuckled and said, "Don't be too discouraged. If you can agree to my conditions, I will fully support you and help you become the party leader."

"Ok?"

Lin Shangzhou looked at him in surprise, and at the same time he was wondering what Louis's conditions were. He had an uneasy premonition in his heart. He felt that this condition was definitely not ordinary. It was definitely the kind of condition that he could only bury deep in his heart after agreeing to it.

"Do you want to hear it? If you want to hear it, I'll tell you. As for whether you agree or not, it's up to you."

"You tell me, I'm listening."

Lin Shangzhou nodded and waited seriously for Louis to speak.

Louis looked serious and said solemnly: "I want you to try to return Alsace-Lorraine to the French Commune one year after you become Prime Minister."

“Ah….Ah?!”

These words crashed Lin Shangzhou's brain. It took him several seconds to realize what Louis said.

He quickly turned his head and looked around, and only breathed a sigh of relief after confirming again and again that there was no one around.

Lin Shangzhou looked at Louis in the driver's seat with complicated eyes. He never expected that there was a real traitor hiding beside him.

"Louis, you know what you're talking about, right?"

Louis nodded seriously.

"Of course I know. Of course I know what would happen to me if others heard this, so this is a conversation limited to the two of us."

Lin Shangzhou didn't know what to say to Louis. This man trusted him too much.

"You really trust me..."

"Aren't you afraid that I will sell it to you and get some benefits?"

Louis smiled and shook his head and said, “Don’t be afraid, because I think you and I feel the same way.”

"Same feelings?"

Lin Shangzhou was a little confused, but he soon understood what Louis was talking about.

"Are you talking about Qingdao?"

"Ah."

Louis nodded.

Thinking of Qingdao, Lin Shangzhou felt mixed emotions. As a Chinese, he naturally hoped to see every piece of Chinese territory in the hands of the Chinese.

But whether in OTL or KR, China has an unavoidable reality - part of its territory has been colonized.

"Qingdao... If we really win the election and I become the prime minister, I will find a way to return Qingdao to you."

Lin Shangzhou leaned back in his chair and said that this matter was slightly different from what Louis said about returning Alsace Lorraine to France, but there was one thing in common. If he did this when he came to power, he would be driven out that same day. If he was not driven out, one day he would be found dead at home with six gunshot wounds in the back, and the cause of death would be suicide.

He turned to Louis and said, "Louis, returning Qingdao to China is somewhat different from returning Alsace-Lorraine to France. I believe you know this."

"Of course I know, so I asked you to return Alsace-Lorraine to France in a certain year after you take office."

Louis nodded and said.

"I know this is a difficult thing to do, so I said I'm trying, and I will do my best to help."

"As for the reason for returning, I have already thought of it - for peace."

Lin Shangzhou chuckled.

"Oh, for peace. Indeed, this is the best reason. Everyone can see that it is only a matter of time before the French Duchy declares war on Germany for the land of Alsace-Lorraine."

"Of course, so in order to avoid war, Alsace-Lorraine must be returned to the French Commune."

Louis agreed with a smile.

(Although I can no longer completely regard this world as KR, it is still nine years before the French Commune declares war on Germany)

Lin Shangzhou thought to himself, however, whether going back could guarantee peace or not, no one could say for sure.

"I also know that even if I return the French Commune, there is no way to completely guarantee that the Commune will not retaliate against Germany. But if you agree to my condition, I still hope that you can try to return Alsace Lorraine, and I will work hard to help you."

Louis said to Lin Shangzhou sincerely.

"But it's okay if you don't agree. I won't force you."

Hearing this, Lin Shangzhou felt amused. How could he not agree to Louis? Louis was the only person in the party he could rely on in this matter. If Louis did not support him, he might as well just be a newspaper employee and write novels to make money.

"You...you...can I not agree to you?"

Lin Shangzhou pointed at Louis helplessly and nodded to him.

Louis smiled and extended his hand to him, and Lin Shangzhou also extended his hand and held Louis' hand.

"Then the deal is done. Don't regret it."

Louis raised his eyebrows and said, Lin Shangzhou smiled and said, "Of course, a gentleman's word is as good as his bond. I promise you that if I become the leader of the Social Democratic Party and lead the Social Democratic Party to win the general election and become the ruling party, after I become the prime minister, I will try to return Alsace-Lorraine to the French Commune in a certain year of my rule."

Louis shook Lin Shangzhou's hand and said, "I will work hard for this matter when the time comes, but now as a deal, I will fully support you and help you become the leader of the Socialist People's Party, but the election will still depend on you alone."

"Of course."

Louis let go of his hand and started the car to get ready to go. After the car started, Louis said as he drove: "We are going to talk to other people in the party. Who do you want to talk to first? The people in the party who can discuss these things are Otto Wells and the people around him. He was the leader of the Social Democratic Party before the merger of the two parties. I was also a member of the Social Democratic Party at the time."

"Erich Koch and those around him, the leaders of the Progressive People's Party before the merger, and of course General Voorbeck, who I persuaded to come in."

Hearing him mention General Volbeck, Lin Shangzhou thought of what Cecilia had asked him to do at the Souci Palace. He also had doubts about this matter: Was Volbeck really lured in?

"Louis, let me ask you, has Volbeck really been roped in? Tell the truth."

"Um... well, actually his position is not that firm, so I guess I have won him over."

Louis said awkwardly.

"What the hell..."

Lin Shangzhou tried to hit Louis, but he raised his hand and then put it down again.

"Let's go see General Volbeck first and see if we can win him over."

"Okay, let's go to General Volbeck's house now."

Louis nodded and drove to the Forbeck mansion.

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Chapter 74: Winning over Volbeck (I)

Ten minutes later, Louis drove to the front of Volbeck's house.

Sitting in the car, Lin Shangzhou turned his head and asked, "Louis, have you figured out how to win over General Forbeck?"

Louis pointed at him and said, "I've thought about it on the way. I'll let you win over Forbeck."

"Ah? Let me do it? What do you think?"

Lin Shangzhou looked at him in confusion. He was asked to win over Volbeck, but he and Volbeck had never met before, so why was he asked to win over? What was Louis thinking?

"Have you forgotten your previous identity?"

Louis said with a mysterious smile.

"You mean the Emperor's driver?"

Louis nodded and said:

"Well, General Volbeck is very concerned about the situation in the Palace of Sanssouci. He is very concerned about how Her Majesty Alexandrine is doing now. If he knew that you used to be a driver in the Palace of Sanssouci, he would definitely ask you about it. It will be up to you then. He is very concerned about Her Majesty's situation."

Lin Shangzhou looked at Louis unhappily. He had thrown himself into a big trouble. Although he was reluctant to accept it, he had to do this in order to get more support.

"I'll try my best."

After saying this, Lin Shangzhou opened the door and got out of the car. The first thing he saw was a black gardener trimming bushes in the courtyard behind the gate.

(Black person?)

After seeing the black gardener, he was puzzled at first, then he remembered that Forbeck was known as the "Lion of Africa". He was a general in Africa during World War I and had a good relationship with the local blacks. It was normal for him to bring black people with him when he returned to his country.