Conquering the world from the Kaiser's driver

When Harvot heard the news, his face was instantly filled with joy, and he hurriedly thanked Cecilia.

"Lady Cecilia, thank you very much for your generosity. I promise you that you will see a communicator with breakthrough performance in the next month!"

Harvot made a solemn promise to Cecilia, which made Cecilia's eyes slightly widen. She looked at him with interest and said, "Then I will look forward to it."

Louis was also quite satisfied with the result, but he knew that Cecilia would not provide titanium equipment to Havot for nothing, so he leaned close to Lin Shangzhou and whispered: "Lady Cecilia must have conditions, right? Can you tell me what the conditions are?"

"Nothing, just to provide the military with the most advanced and high-quality communicators at a favorable price in the future."

Lin Shangzhou replied, and Louis was a little surprised after hearing it, but wasn’t such a condition too simple?

"That's it?"

"That's it."

Lin Shangzhou nodded affirmatively.

"alright."

Seeing Lin Shangzhou so sure, Louis buried his doubts in his heart. He couldn't ask Cecilia this question. What if Cecilia realized that the conditions he offered were too cheap, then she would have to raise the price.

"Fritts, have you ever seen titanium equipment?"

Cecilia asked this question out of the blue.

Although the three were puzzled, they all responded. Lin Shangzhou and Harvot shook their heads, while Louis nodded.

"Since you have never seen the equipment of the magic troops, I will let you take a look today."

After saying that, Cecilia unbuttoned her collar, which became looser, revealing a little skin and the silver necklace hidden under the collar.

Cecilia took off the necklace from her neck and held it in her hand and said to Lin Shangzhou: "This is a kind of titanium equipment. In terms of function, it is the core of the whole set of equipment."

The entire necklace is silver-white, and the thickness of the chain is not much different from that of ordinary gold and silver necklaces. Under the chain is a silver pendant similar to a cross medal.

Lin Shangzhou could not possibly associate such a necklace with military equipment. He looked at the necklace in Cecilia's hand with suspicion.

Harvot looked at the necklace excitedly. The chain body and pendant shining with silver-white light were exactly the high-purity titanium he had always dreamed of. It was impossible to buy such equipment on the market.

If possible, Harvot hopes to get the necklace. He is confident that he can improve the performance of the communicator several times within a month.

Of course, he was just thinking about it. This necklace was equipment used by Cecilia. He couldn't take it and had no way of getting it.

"Is this your equipment? Just this necklace?"

Lin Shangzhou asked doubtfully. He still couldn't believe that the magic troop's equipment would be so crude.

Cecilia wanted to answer Lin Shangzhou's question, but before she could speak, she saw Harvot turn around and say to Lin Shangzhou, "Mr. Fritz, the main function of this necklace is to stimulate the activity of the ether in the ether room. It can be made into a necklace and hung around the neck for easy carrying and hiding. The necklace will naturally fall close to the heart. More importantly, the output of titanium is not high, so this can reduce costs."

"Oh... I see."

After Harvot's explanation, Lin Shangzhou's doubts disappeared. This made sense. Making it into a necklace would be convenient to carry and reduce costs.

"What about the other equipment? What are they like?"

Lin Shangzhou continued to ask.

Cecilia swung the necklace in her hand and said to Lin Shangzhou, "The remaining equipment is a glove with titanium parts that is worn on the dominant hand to enhance the activity of the ether, weapons with titanium parts, and titanium boosters that are equipped on the legs that some people need to use."

"Gloves, weapons... boosters..."

Lin Shangzhou silently recited the magic army's equipment. Cecilia was talking about the current equipment, so what pre-war equipment could she give us? So he asked directly: "Cecilia, what pre-war titanium equipment can you give us?"

Cecilia put the chain on the fingers of her right hand and stretched it out to Lin Shangzhou and said, "Necklace, because it has the highest purity."

These words made Harvot's eyes sparkle with great excitement. He wanted to laugh out loud to relieve the excitement in his heart, but due to the environment, he could only suppress his emotions.

"But it's not a necklace, but a titanium part placed on the left chest of the military uniform before the war. Its purity is far lower than the current necklace. Some of these parts have been recast, and the rest are in the warehouse. I can get some for you."

Cecilia seemed to be too happy, so she added something that was a bit disappointing, but it did not affect Havot's good mood in the slightest.

So what if the purity is not as high as the necklace? As long as it is higher than the impurity titanium available on the market, it's fine.

"So when can we expect to get these parts?"

Lin Shangzhou asked an important question.

Cecilia smiled and said without hesitation: "I can get it for you this afternoon. Fritz, come to the Worry-Free Palace to pick it up at 5 pm."

"Okay, I know."

Lin Shangzhou nodded, and these words made Harvot even more delighted. He couldn't wait to see the titanium parts in the afternoon.

Afterwards, as it was almost noon, the three of them stayed in the Worries Palace to have lunch. After lunch, Lin Shangzhou prepared to take a rest. He planned to take Havot to see Volbeck in the afternoon. The purpose of looking for Cecilia was to get the titanium parts, and the purpose of looking for Volbeck was to know how much support of generals he could win for him with the ether communicator.

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Chapter 133: Support from the Military (I)

At 1:30 in the afternoon, Lin Shangzhou drove Louis to the staff apartment (where Goebbels and others lived) and asked him to help with the establishment of the newspaper. Then he took Havot to Vorbeck's residence. Louis told him the detailed route to Vorbeck's residence. Lin Shangzhou also took a map of Berlin city and asked Louis to mark it on the map.

So don't worry about getting lost.

A few dozen minutes later, the car stopped in front of the gate of the Forbeck family. Lin Shangzhou got out of the car and walked to the gate. He saw Simon standing on the lawn trimming the bushes, so he shouted to Simon: "Simon, can you come over and help me open the door?"

When Simon heard someone calling him, he turned his head and saw Lin Shangzhou standing behind the gate. He squinted his eyes to see who it was. Since he couldn't see the person clearly from where he was, Simon walked towards the gate.

As he approached the gate, Simon saw Lin Shangzhou's appearance clearly. He wondered who this Chinese man was, and soon he thought of the Chinese man who had come here with Senator Bonaparte more than half a year ago.

Simon tried hard to recall his name. He vaguely remembered that this man was called something like Hipper..., so he asked tentatively: "Are you Mr. Hipper?"

"Yes, it's me, Fritz Hipper."

Lin Shangzhou nodded, and Simon came over and looked at him for a few seconds before asking. He expressed his understanding of such behavior. After all, he had not been here for more than half a year. He only met General Forbeck once in May and had not been here since then.

"Oh... it's you. You're here to see the general. He happens to be at home with nothing to do today. Please come in..."

After his identity was confirmed, Simon enthusiastically opened the door for Lin Shangzhou. While opening the door, he also noticed Harvotte standing behind Lin Shangzhou, so he asked, "Mr. Hipper, is this gentleman your friend?"

"Yes, and he is a scientist. I brought him here to show the General his inventions."

"Well, please come in, both of you."

Simon opened the door, invited the two into the courtyard and then led them to the house.

Soon, Simon took them to Volbeck's study. Simon said to them, "The general is reading in the study."

After that, he reached out and knocked on the door, then said: "General, there are guests. It is Mr. Hipper and his scientist friends."

When mentioning Harvot, Simon specifically emphasized his identity as a scientist.

In the study, Volbeck was sitting on the sofa wearing glasses and reading a book about military affairs. Although it is now a peaceful era and the German Empire can be said to have no enemies, Volbeck has not stopped his research on military affairs.

However, Simon's voice interrupted his thoughts on tactics, and Simon's words also made him feel confused.

(Fritts is here? And he brought a scientist friend with him?)

Volbeck hadn't seen His Majesty's former driver since May. He was curious about the reason for Lin Shangzhou's visit, and even more curious about the scientist friend Simon mentioned.

Volbeck put the book in his hand on the table and said to the door: "Please come in."

After hearing the general's permission, Simon opened the door and brought the two in.

After entering the room, Lin Shangzhou saw Forbeck sitting on the sofa in casual clothes. It was the first time he saw the old general in casual clothes.

He greeted Volbeck respectfully: "General Volbeck, how are you these days?"

"I'm doing fine, please take a seat."

Forbeck said.

Lin Shangzhou and Harvot sat on the sofa opposite the old general. Harvot felt very restrained after seeing Forbeck. First he went to see the emperor's sister, and now he brought himself to meet the German general. After arriving in Berlin, Lin Shangzhou really brought him one surprise after another.

After sitting down, Lin Shangzhou introduced Havot beside him to Volbeck. After knowing Havot's identity and the purpose of their coming here, Volbeck enthusiastically extended his right hand to Havot, and Havot also extended his hand and shook hands with the old general.

Forbeck was very interested in the communicator that Lin Shangzhou mentioned. He looked at the suitcase in Harvot's hand and asked, "I guess the suitcase in Mr. Qiaoji's hand contains the 'Ether Communicator'? Can you open it and let me see it?"

"of course can."

Harvot said repeatedly, then put the suitcase on the table and opened it to take out the black box inside. Then he took off the lid of the box to reveal the communicator inside. After the lid was removed, Lin Shangzhou pushed the box towards Forbeck and said to him:

"You can take out the communicator if you want."

"Is this the etheric communicator?"

Forbeck muttered to himself. He reached out and took out a communicator and looked at it carefully in front of his eyes. As he looked, Lin Shangzhou explained to him the functions of the buttons and knobs on it, and told him that Cecilia had used the communicator.

After Lin Shangzhou's explanation, Forbeck had a deeper understanding of the communicator. He took his eyes away from the communicator, looked at Lin Shangzhou and asked, "Fritts, what did you say the communication distance of this communicator is?"

"General, the best communication distance of this experimental product is currently within 10 kilometers, and the maximum communication distance is 15 kilometers. If we can use better raw materials to make the core in the future, the communicator will be able to reach its theoretical communication distance of hundreds or even thousands of kilometers."

Lin Shangzhou said to him.

After hearing this answer, Forbeck was very surprised. The theoretical communication distance of this small communicator could reach hundreds or thousands of kilometers. However, he was more concerned about the current communication distance of the communicator: ten to fifteen kilometers.

This distance is more than enough for front-line troops to use, and the communicator has the biggest advantage of being easy to carry. Forbeck couldn't help but recall the time when he led troops to fight in Africa more than ten years ago.

Looking back, Volbeck couldn't help but sigh: "If I had such good equipment when I was in Africa during the war, I would have been able to defeat the Allied forces even if they were 400,000 or 500,000, let alone more than 300,000!"

Lin Shangzhou smiled slightly, as if complimenting, and said sincerely: "That's right. I believe that with your strength, General, it is no problem for you to lead 15,000 people to lead the 500,000 Allied troops."

Harvot was frightened by this. Fifteen thousand people against five hundred thousand people? And they were leading five hundred thousand people by the nose?

How can this be? !

This seemed incredible to him, but in the eyes of Volbeck and Lin Shangzhou it was completely achievable. In the absence of ether communicators, scarce supplies, no naval and air power, and with most of the troops consisting of local natives and second- and third-line soldiers, Volbeck was able to fight guerrilla warfare with 15,000 people and 300,000 Allied troops. If he had such a groundbreaking equipment, it would not be a problem to use 15,000 people to hold back 400,000 or 500,000 people.

Lin Shangzhou knew that Vorbeck was a "guerrilla general". One of the essences of guerrilla warfare is to defeat the enemy with a small force. The fact that Vorbeck could achieve great victories in East Africa showed how profound his understanding of guerrilla warfare was.

In his opinion, the only people who could be compared with Volbeck, the guerrilla warfare master, were the teachers.

"Hehe, don't praise too much..."

Forbeck said cheerfully, his words were to not praise him too much, but he was actually very happy to hear such praise.

After being happy, Forbeck also used the communicator, and the result naturally made him feel even happier.

However, Forbeck also knew that Lin Shangzhou brought such good equipment to see him not just to let him see it, he must have other purposes.

So he put the communicator back into the box with a faint smile, looked at Lin Shangzhou and asked, "Fritts, I believe you didn't just want me to see such an excellent device. Tell me, what do you want to see me about today?"

His answer was what Lin Shangzhou wanted to see. Lin Shangzhou smiled and replied, "Since you asked, General, I will tell you directly."

"I want to know how much support I can get from the military besides you if we provide such excellent equipment to the military in the future?"

Hearing this question, Forbeck's expression gradually changed. He looked at Lin Shangzhou with sharp eyes, thinking about this rather serious question.

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Chapter 134: Support from the Military (Part )

After thinking about this question for a while, Volbeck asked Lin Shangzhou: "Fritts, when you say you want the support of the military, what kind of support do you want?"

Lin Shangzhou looked into Volbeck's eyes and said with a faint smile: "I hope that the army can remain neutral when the chancellor is overthrown in the future. I also don't expect the imperial army to stand on the side of the Socialist People's Party in the future election. As long as the military can remain neutral and not lean towards any party, and firmly maintain its loyalty to His Majesty the Emperor, that will be the greatest support for us."

His first goal was to stop the army from supporting Albert, and his second goal was to deal with the general election.

Other right-wing parties certainly have more or less influence in the military, but the Social Democratic Party's influence in the military is probably minimal. Simply providing excellent equipment is not enough to make the military support the Social Democratic Party, and Lin Shangzhou does not expect them to support the Social Democratic Party.

Perhaps some of these young officers would sympathize with the SPD, but the old guys in the decision-making level would not think so. Although Volbeck was a general, he was a general in Africa during the war. If he went to Central Africa, he would still have a huge influence, but his influence in the German army would be very limited.

After listening to Lin Shangzhou's request, Volbeck said to him: "Your request is a very simple matter for the military. Most generals have no idea about politics. If you provide such equipment to the military in the future, I believe most people will agree to it. In addition, we have been very dissatisfied with the prime minister in the past two years. We are happy that he has stepped down."

Volbeck's words made Lin Shangzhou feel relieved.

"So General, can you tell me how the communicator can win the favor of those people in the army?"

Lin Shangzhou pretended to be curious and asked. He already knew the answer to this question in his mind, but there was nothing wrong in asking Volbeck. He was a German soldier and must know more about the military than he did.

Volbeck smiled and said to him, "I believe the General Staff will like the Ether Communicator very much. A device that can achieve communication over a thousand kilometers is what they have always dreamed of. With the communicator, their orders can be conveyed more quickly."

"Generals and marshals like me will also like this communicator."

After Forbeck finished speaking, Lin Shangzhou suddenly had a good idea. He hurriedly said to Forbeck: "General, when I make more communicators in the future, I will give you one as a gift."

When Forbeck heard that Lin Shangzhou was going to give him a communicator in the future, he immediately laughed out loud. Of course he could see what Lin Shangzhou was thinking.

"Hahaha, kid, don't think I don't know what you're thinking."

Lin Shangzhou smiled innocently and said nothing.

"Don't worry, I will tell other generals and marshals about the etheric communicator and let them know that there is such a good thing."