Conquering the world from the Kaiser's driver

Louis walked up to Lin Shangzhou and said to him, "That's Simon Kaguanjela, one of the general's subordinates when he was fighting in Africa. In addition to him, there were three other black people who followed the general back to Germany. They gave up the opportunity to stay in the local area as military commanders and voluntarily followed the general to Germany to serve as his gardeners."

"One is a gardener, one is a cook, one is a servant and one is a secretary."

Lin Shangzhou nodded slowly and said with emotion: "It seems that General Volbeck holds a very high position in their hearts. He is indeed worthy of being called the 'Lion of Africa'."

The four black men loved the general from the bottom of their hearts, as he was able to make his subordinates give up their favorable conditions in Africa and come to Germany to work as his servants.

However, Lin Shangzhou felt that his idea sounded strange, "giving up the favorable conditions in Africa." In Africa, they could be sergeants and their status must be very high, but when they came to Germany, they could only be servants of General Volbeck. The difference in status was very different. If he didn't really love them, he would not do this.

"Come on, let's go there."

Louis walked to the gate and waved to the gardener inside and shouted, "Simon, can you come over and open the door?"

Simon stopped what he was doing and looked in Louis' direction. After carefully looking at who the visitor was, he walked towards the door.

When Simon arrived at the gate, he opened it and welcomed Louis and Lin Shangzhou into the yard.

Walking into the courtyard, Louis said to Simon: "Simon, this is Fritz Hipper. He and I want to visit General Voorbeck today."

Simon first greeted Lin Shangzhou and introduced himself, then said to the two of them, "The general went out for something this morning and should be back soon. If you don't mind, please wait for a while."

He speaks German with a strong accent but fairly fluently, and if you listen carefully you can tell what he is saying.

"Ok, Ok."

"I don't have any objection either."

Louis nodded, and Lin Shangzhou had no objection to this, as there was still plenty of time.

"Well, please follow me, both of you."

Simon walked in front to lead the way for the two, Louis and Lin Shangzhou followed behind Simon. Lin Shangzhou looked at the dark back of Simon's head in front of him and exclaimed in his heart: It's so fucking dark.

This is the kind that you can't even see if the light is a little low late at night.

Volbeck's home is a two-story mansion, which is a far cry from his life in OTL.

Simon led the two to the reception room. Louis and Lin Shangzhou sat on the sofa, and Simon served them tea and water.

After placing the cups of tea in front of Lin Shangzhou and the others, Simon asked, "Would you like anything to eat? I'll ask the kitchen to make it if you need."

"Thank you, but no need."

Lin Shangzhou shook his head, and so did Louis.

Then the two of them waited in the room for Volbeck to come back. Louis was very talkative. He chatted with Simon about everything, from their experiences in Africa to what happened after they came to Germany. He also asked about General Volbeck's recent situation. In short, even if he had nothing to say, he would find something to talk about.

Simon calmly answered every question, but he did not answer who Volbeck had been in contact with recently. The reason was very simple: "That is not something I should be concerned about."

Ten minutes later, the door of the room was opened, and a spirited old man wearing a round-brimmed hat with one side folded upwards and a military uniform walked in.

Lin Shangzhou and Louis stood up the moment he walked in. The reason was simple: this old man was the famous "Lion of Africa" ​​General Volbeck.

"General, you are back."

Simon said to Forbeck respectfully. Forbeck nodded and looked at Louis. He came to the single sofa on the other side and sat down and said to him:

"Congressman Bonaparte, what is the matter with your visit today?"

Louis said to him: "Well, let me introduce you to Fritz Hipper next to me. He used to be your Majesty's driver, a friend of Her Majesty Alexandrine and Lady Cecilia, and now a member of the Social Democratic Party."

"Oh? Your Majesty and Cecilia's friend?"

Volbeck instantly became interested in Lin Shangzhou.

The book club prohibits forming political opinions. Whoever makes political opinions will be kicked out (including myself). If you join the group with the intention of forming political opinions, I advise you not to join.

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Chapter 75: Winning over Volbeck (Part )

It was still done by a group of friends, but it was not done by the same person as the previous one.

Forbeck asked the two to sit down, then looked at Lin Shangzhou curiously.

"Hipper... Never mind, I'll just call you Fritz, okay?"

"Of course, General Volbeck, it would be my pleasure."

Lin Shangzhou nodded happily. Getting closer to Forbeck would also help in his subsequent efforts to win him over.

Volbeck took off his hat and handed it to Simon, who was standing beside him, and said to him, "Simon, you can continue weeding."

"Yes, General."

Simon took the hat and left the room. He knew why Volbeck wanted him to leave. He was just the general's subordinate and it was better for him not to know some things.

After Simon left, Louis stood up and poured a cup of tea for Volbeck. He couldn't let Volbeck pour himself tea.

"Felitz, Councillor Bonaparte said that you are friends with His Majesty and Cecilia?"

"Well, in January, my uncle retired due to illness and handed over the position of His Majesty's driver to me. After that, I became friends with His Majesty and Lady Cecilia while getting along with them."

Lin Shangzhou nodded.

Seeing him confirm this, Forbeck's mood immediately improved. He said happily: "Yes, yes, hello friends, hello friends..."

Volbeck was very concerned about Alexandrine and Cecilia, the two granddaughters of Emperor William. If he could meet the little empress, he would have treated her like his own granddaughter. There were many soldiers in the army who shared his idea.

So he was very happy when he heard that Alexandrine had such a friend. Volbeck would not be prejudiced against Lin Shangzhou just because he was a Chinese. He could treat black people equally, and naturally he could also treat yellow people equally. Volbeck, a Prussian nobleman of the Black Banner, would be prejudiced against a person because of his behavior, but would not be prejudiced against him because of his skin color.

After being happy, a question popped up in Volbeck's mind: since Fritz was His Majesty's driver, why did he become a member of the Socialist People's Party?

"Fritts, aren't you His Majesty's driver? How did you become a member of the Socialist People's Party?"

Forbeck asked curiously.

Lin Shangzhou organized his words in his mind and then said, "It's like this. I was framed by Klein and forced to leave Berlin. On the advice of Lady Cecilia, I went to Strasbourg, where I led a workers' strike. After that, I was invited by Louis to join the Socialist People's Party."

After listening to Lin Shangzhou's words, Volbeck was very dissatisfied with the prime minister. Anyway, he didn't like the current Albert, so it didn't matter if he hated him a little more.

"Being framed by Klein... Tsk... Albert..."

Then Forbeck noticed another thing Lin Shangzhou said: leading the workers to strike.

In an instant he became wary of Lin Shangzhou. He hated Albert, but compared to Albert, he disliked syndicalists even more.

Lin Shangzhou saw the change in Volbeck and said to him:

"General, don't worry. I am not a syndicalist. If I were, how could Louis invite me to join the Socialist People's Party?"

Louis followed suit and said, "General, you know that our Socialist People's Party has long since broken with the Syndicalists. It is impossible for me to invite syndicalists to join the party."

At this time, the two of them had an amazing tacit understanding and lied to their sixty-year-old comrade Volbeck together.

If Forbeck knew that the two young men around him were deceiving him, he would definitely punish them and kick them out of his house.

The persuasion of the two men worked. Forbeck nodded slowly and relaxed his guard.

"You are right, it is indeed the case."

Seeing that Forbeck had let down his guard, Lin Shangzhou and Louis looked at each other and smiled in tacit understanding.

"Fritts, you have been His Majesty's driver for a period of time, and you are also His Majesty's friend. Can you tell me about the situation in the Worshipless Palace?"

Forbeck asked. He seemed unhurried but his eyes were actually full of urgency. He had heard all the rumors in the parliament. He always wanted to know the real situation in the Palace of Sanssouci. But every time Cecilia went to the Palace of Sanssouci, she would refuse with various reasons and said firmly: "Your Majesty is living a good life. There is no need to worry."

He could break into Wuyou Palace by force, but doing so would have bad consequences.

Lin Shangzhou looked into Volbeck's eyes and said, "General Volbeck, I know what you want to ask."

Forbeck's heart trembled. This young man could indeed tell him what he wanted to know.

"What are the rumors in the parliament? What is the situation in the Palace of Souci?"

Lin Shangzhou spoke to Volbeck word by word, and then he closed his mouth and waited for Volbeck to respond.

Although Volbeck had prepared himself mentally and had guessed about the situation in the Sanssouci Palace in the past, he still felt like a bolt from the blue when he actually heard the accurate and credible news.

There was anger burning in Forbeck's eyes. He clenched his fists in anger and didn't loosen them until a long time later. He believed what Lin Shangzhou said, but he also knew that being angry would do nothing now, because just because he believed what Lin Shangzhou said didn't mean others would believe it. Without evidence, the rumor was just a rumor.

After Volbeck calmed down, Lin Shangzhou said to him, "General, I know you are very angry, so I came here today to ask for your help in this matter?"

Volbeck looked at Lin Shangzhou in confusion and asked:

"You want my help? Tell me. If I can help Your Majesty, I will support you with all my strength."

Lin Shangzhou was very happy after receiving such a positive response. Being able to get the support of Vorbeck meant he was one step closer to becoming the party leader.

He took a deep breath and said to Forbeck, "General, this is what happened. Lady Cecilia refused to admit that the chancellor controlled Your Majesty because she did not want Your Majesty to be involved in politics. This kind of environment can just protect Your Majesty from the troubles of political affairs."

"Ok?"

Forbeck frowned. Such a reason was really hard to understand.

"But Lady Cecilia told me that if I could become the leader of the Socialist People's Party, she would consider exposing the evil deeds of Prime Minister Albert and forcing him to step down."

"Let you become the party leader..."

There was disbelief in Forbeck's eyes. He understood why Louis and Lin Shangzhou came to him. They wanted to win him over to the Socialist People's Party and get his support.

"Wait a minute, I'm going to ask Cecilia if this is true."

Volbeck told the two of them that his behavior was expected, and Lin Shangzhou nodded without hesitation.

"Okay General, we'll be waiting here for you to come back."

Forbeck stood up and left the room, and Lin Shangzhou and Louis waited quietly for him to come back.

Half an hour later, Volbeck opened the door and walked in.

Lin Shangzhou stood up and asked, "General Volbeck, what did Lady Cecilia tell you?"

"You are telling the truth indeed."

Forbeck walked up to him and looked him in the eyes and said to him.

"For your majesty, I am willing to support you."

"Okay! Thank you for your support."

Lin Shangzhou extended his hand to Forbeck, and the two clasped hands tightly together.

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Chapter 76 Meeting with Otto Wells

Although Volbeck learned from Cecilia that what Lin Shangzhou said was true, Cecilia did not tell him about the bet between the two. It would be better not to tell the old general about this.

Vorbeck decided to support Lin Shangzhou for the emperor, which also meant that he would join the Socialist People's Party. Louis and Lin Shangzhou naturally knew how great an impact such an event would have, so General Vorbeck's joining the Socialist People's Party had to wait until Lin Shangzhou left Berlin and returned to Strasbourg. Otherwise, it would be troublesome if Klein knew that he was involved in this matter. Vorbeck had no objection to this.

Louis and Lin Shangzhou then had lunch at the Vorbeck home before leaving. Because today was May 1st, Otto Wells and Erich Koch had to attend parliament, so it would be better to wait until the afternoon to look for them.

At one o'clock in the afternoon, Louis and Lin Shangzhou drove to the SPD to visit Otto Wels's home. Although May Day was not a legal holiday in the German Empire, the SPD still gave party members in the office a day off. Of course, members of parliament had to attend parliament before enjoying today's holiday.

Ten minutes later, Louis parked the car in front of an apartment building in downtown Berlin. Lin Shangzhou got out of the car and looked at the apartment in front of him. He didn't expect that the place where Otto Wels lived was so ordinary.

"Mr. Wells lives here?"

"Well, not everyone has the money to buy a big house."

Louis nodded and said to him, then walked up and knocked on the door. After explaining his purpose to the person who opened the door, the other party opened the door and let the two of them into the apartment.

Wells lived on the second floor, so Lin Shangzhou and Louis went up the stairs to the second floor. When they arrived at the door, Louis knocked on the door. After more than ten seconds, the door was opened. A man with a thin face and sharp eyes opened the door. When he saw that it was Louis, he asked in confusion, "Louis? What do you want to do with me?"

Louis stepped aside to reveal Lin Shangzhou behind him. He said to Wells, "Let me introduce you to this new member of the party, Fritz Hipper."

"Otto, I think you still remember this name?"

(Fritz Hipper?)

Wells turned the name over in his mind, and then thought of what he had heard from Louis a month ago: a Chinese had led a strike in Strasbourg.

He remembered that the Chinese man's name was: Fritz Hipper.

Wells's eyes immediately became enthusiastic when he thought of this. He took a step back and said to the two of them eagerly, "It turns out to be Mr. Hipper. Please come in."

Wells had a good impression of this Chinese who led the workers' strike. After learning about the March 3 strike, he had the idea of ​​bringing him into the Social Democratic Party, but he was too busy to go to Strasbourg to meet this capable man. But who would have thought that Louis would actually invite him into the party.

He was very happy to see such a new figure in the party.

(PS: Mr. Otto Wells is the chairman of the German Social Democratic Party in OTL. He is a staunch anti-Nazi and an unyielding ruthless man)