100 Congressional Elections

Standing in the corridor of the headquarters of the Wehrmacht, Schleicher is an assistant to the defense minister and one of the more powerful figures in the German military, with his purse tucked in. Few Germans have heard the name Schleicher, but he was indeed a big man.

To say that this Schleicher does have a very background, he is a descendant of the great aristocrat Brandenburg family. In 1900, he joined the old regiment of Hindenburg, and he knew and married a young man named Oscar. A friend, and this Oscar is the son of Marshal Hindenburg. He then served as an adjutant to the current defense minister, Grohner, during World War I, and rose to prominence when Sickert was in charge of the Wehrmacht, establishing a secret partnership with the Soviet Union with Arkado.

It's just that he was not optimistic about Akado at that time, so the intersection between the two people was not deep, because compared with Akado, in Schleicher's eyes, there was a bigger thick leg waiting for him to hug. The leg is President Hindenburg.

It is a pity that time has proved everything. When Schleicher became a confidant of President Hindenburg through his friend Oscar, Accardo began to emerge and became the most powerful figure in the Wehrmacht and even in Germany. At this time, Schleicher found that it was too late to go to Arkado again, because Arkado had many people who possessed his talents: such as Merkel within the Greater Deutsches Party, such as the Wehrmacht's rising star General Brauchitch.

At this time, another force found him and promised him many things, including the position of defense minister that he has always coveted - it is a pity that the current defense minister Grohner is very wise in handling the issue of the Wehrmacht, and has always been Trusted by both Hindenburg and Arkado.

He did not agree to these people, because he is a little bit incomprehensible now, and it is difficult for him to make a choice if he cannot see the situation. He knew that those conditions obviously came with a price. Those so-called high officials and rich salary were just the temptation of the devil. Whether he could get those promises depended on luck and results.

So he decided to stand here, because he decided to knock on the door of the office in front of him, hoping to talk to Akado about his own problems. This is a gamble. According to his habits, this time he still takes out what he can. Everything is bet on the side with the greater chance of winning.

"Mr. Schleicher, General Arcador invites you in." Syndra walked out with a pile of documents, glanced at the assistant to the Minister of Defense waiting outside the door, said something softly, and walked to the other side. At the end of the corridor, Schleicher had to push open the door of Arcador's office by himself, and then summoned up the courage to walk in.

"Welcome! Mr. Schleicher, long time no see." Arkado pointed to the sofa in front of the desk with a smile, and motioned Schleicher to sit down: "Anna, help Mr. Schleicher pour a cup of coffee!"

"Thank you! I don't need the coffee." Schleicher was also polite, and sat down on the sofa. Hearing Akado's words, he waved his hand and said politely. And while talking, he put his document bag on the coffee table in front of the sofa.

Then he didn't seem to care that Anna was beside Accardo, he opened the file bag and pointed to the files inside and said, "These are all my cards, General Accador, if you're still interested, let's make a price. "

Arkado laughed immediately: "Mr. Schleicher, you are so interesting. I know your personality, and I have heard a little about your style of doing things, so I must have given it to you by my enemy. The price is more tempting, so—why did you come to me?"

This question is a bit bitter, because only Schleicher knows that deep down he is fickle,

What he is best at is to climb up on the shoulders of a person, and when he gets up, he does not look back to see anyone. There is an old saying in China that is used to describe him. He believes in his own wisdom and believes that no one can be betrayed. He believes in his own methods and believes that no one can be manipulated. This is also the reason why he dared to come here today and wanted to come here.

"It's very simple! I like to stand with the winner...because if I win, then I at least have a benefit, and if I lose, then I have no benefit or even my life!" Schleicher said with a smile: " I know what kind of person I am, but even if I'm not very reliable, there's still a lot of use for me, right?"

Since he was found out, Schleicher didn't want to hide. After all, his past is not difficult to find out. He approached Oscar by relying on his family, used Oscar's friendship to hug Hindenburg, and through Hindenburg's arrangement He became Groner's assistant, and now that he is out of Hindenburg's control, what he wants is Groner's place.

He glanced at Akado with a hint of contempt in his eyes: "So, let's make a price."

Arcardo was silent, he thought and thought, and finally opened his mouth to tell Schleicher his chips.

"What do you think of the position of Minister of Defense?" Arcado raised his eyebrows and asked, "I need a Minister of Defense in my government, but I hope you can understand! What I need is an obedient Minister of Defense."

Schleicher was shocked. He didn't expect that Arcardo's chips were not lower than those offered to him, so he was a little flattered at this moment.

However, Accardo looked at Schleicher and added: "Of course this Minister of Defense is just a decoration, without any real power, just a character similar to a mascot. Would you like to be such a character?"

This time, it was Schleicher's turn to be silent, and he longed for the position, not the title. In other words, he wanted power, not a poor chair. After thinking for a long time, he finally said with difficulty: "I think I should have some power, otherwise I might as well ask for a sum of money."

"You know, sometimes it is more respectable to be a minister of defense at home in a victorious country than to be the commander-in-chief of a defeated country." Akado narrowed his eyes and said, "At least I can give you a guarantee, I'll call you in the negotiating delegation when we win!"

Schleicher heard Akado's words, and his eyes lit up at the same time, so he turned his head to stare at Akado's face, and then asked excitedly, "Can you really do it?"

Akado nodded and replied: "I will try my best to do it with my life! I think this is also what every German wants and must do."

Schleicher listened to his words very seriously, first stunned, then slapped his thigh, and laughed out loud, as if he had encountered the funniest thing in the world, and kept laughing until his own tears were about to flow out, He just stopped laughing and said, "I really didn't expect that I came here to bet my life, but someone would negotiate with me with another bet."

He stood up, packed up the documents on the table, and walked to Accardo's desk, the contempt in his eyes turned into admiration: "I admire your ideals, and I also yearn for the remoteness you gave me. future, so I decided to be on your side!"

After that, he put the file bag on Arcardo's desk, then turned around and walked towards the door, saying as he walked, "I will give those people an unexpected problem, of course here After an election -- take this as a thank you gift to you for promising me to join. I'd love to see where you're going and where you're going to get me."

Akado got up and said, "Don't worry, I won't let you down."

The congressional elections were held as scheduled, and there was no delay due to any problems. The Greater Deutsches Party, the Social Democratic Party, the Nazi Party, and the Communist Party all used their greatest strengths to compete for seats in the Congress. Judging from the opinion polls, those who supported the Greater Deutsches Party. The number of people is still the largest, but unfortunately the number is vaguely less than half of the total number of voters.

A few days before the election, the propaganda campaign of the Greater Deutsches Party was one after another. With the economic advantage, they could call on almost unlimited resources. The slogans and posters plastered all over the streets made the whole of Berlin. Looks to have changed color.

No matter what kind of contest, there must be a final result. After repeated statistics and verification, the results of the ballots are finally released.

The Social Democrats, who had not achieved much in the economic crisis, did not get many votes, and they obviously haven't recovered from the last defeat, so they are still lost in the congressional battle this time.

The Communist Party also did not win the support of the majority of voters, and they won similar seats to the Social Democrats, so these two parties can be regarded as brothers and sisters in this parliamentary election.

Of course, the Nazi party is better than these two parties. The power of the Congress controlled by Hitler has been greatly improved. Although the Nazi party is still not as good as the congressional seats won by the Greater Deutsche Party in the election, they have achieved their own strategic purpose— - Control the overwhelming dominance of the Greater Deutsches Party.

The biggest winner in this congressional election, or the biggest loser, is Accardo's Greater Deutsches Party. They won the election and won 47% of the seats in the entire Congress, which can be said to be unprecedented. However, they failed to achieve the strategic goal of more than half of the seats, so only a few people such as Accardo knew that they actually lost or did not win this election.

The Speaker of the Congress solemnly announced in a solemn atmosphere that General Arcador Rudolph became the Chancellor of Germany, exercising his due powers. Once Arcador put his hand on the Bible, he would be able to succeed Stressmann as Germany The new Prime Minister of the country.