At the same time that Albert forcefully dissolved the old parliament and handed over the new parliament to the Socialist Workers' Party. In the German cabinet, the Ministry of the Interior and the Ministry of Justice, which were once controlled by the two major parties in the parliament, and the Ministry of Finance, which was secretly controlled by the Junker aristocracy, have undergone a major change of blood after an extremely secret turmoil.

Almost overnight, a large number of unfamiliar faces were added to various departments, and they quickly and skillfully took over the work. Without adequate preparation, it is absolutely impossible to connect so precisely.

All phenomena show that Albert never gave up these departments, which were ceded in exchange for benefits.

The whole exchange transfusion process is accurate and quickly hidden. Let the Gestapo, which has always been aiming for this, feel ashamed.

At the same time, the German Foreign Office also launched a round of diplomatic tug-of-war.

First of all, Germany would like to express its gratitude to the United Kingdom and the United States for their assistance in the Ruhr mediation. To this end, Germany quickly signed a naval development agreement with the two countries, promising that the total tonnage of the German navy would never exceed 25% of the total tonnage of the British or American navies.

The Anglo-American governments were quite satisfied with this, because Germany did not show any desire to threaten their maritime interests.

On the contrary, the German navy will become a regional navy, developing into a diversion that is slightly weaker than that of France and can threaten the French navy.

As a result, Britain and the United States did not issue an official statement on the turbulent situation in Germany.

The German government is also very satisfied. Due to the losses of Operation Rainbow, in fact, the tonnage of Germany's existing navy is less than 5% of that of Britain and the United States. In other words, even if the German shipyard is running at full capacity, it is impossible to exceed this seemingly low standard in 10 years.

In response to the Belgian government, the Germans took the initiative to return the 30,000 Belgian soldiers captured in the Ruhr campaign. This move was supported by the Belgian government, which was silent in the midst of the internal dispute in Germany.

The Dutch government, on the other hand, received a huge secret submarine order from the Krupp company. All orders were paid for in dollars, yes, a surreptitiously misappropriated American loan.

As a result, the Dutch government, which has always valued the interests of wealth, unexpectedly issued a statement saying that they would support the Germans' own decision.

In Austria, the "Ming masters" arranged by the Gestapo in the early stage played the emotional card, preaching that Germany and Austria are in the same line, and that Austria must not fall into the trap and damage the national stability of its compatriots.

Under pressure from public opinion, the Austrian government announced that it would not interfere in Germany's internal affairs in any way.

A bald leader in Italy, Mussolini, who had just seized power through the "march into Rome", praised Albert's dictatorial methods.

Mussolini, who also aimed at dictatorship, naively asked the Foreign Office to send a congratulatory message to Germany.

What is even more surprising is that the Italian Foreign Ministry did not raise any objections, naively made such a matter that could not be put on the table, and even issued a congratulatory telegram of congratulations.

Even the Soviet Union, which had always been excluded in the East, issued a statement saying that the Soviet Union would treat the German government as it had always done.

In the eyes of European countries, this statement was nothing more than a way for the Soviet Union to show its presence.

However, in the eyes of Germany, which had just suppressed the Bolshevik Party at home, this sudden statement showed another meaning - the secret cooperation between the two countries would not be affected in any way because of this incident.

Most of the remaining European countries have chosen to remain silent, with the exception of France and Poland.

France strongly demanded that Germany be restored to its former state of parliament and condemned Albert's heinous actions of attempting dictatorship.

Poland, France's eastern ally, copied France's attitude almost unchanged.

Finally, thanks to Chang's efforts, Germany signed a secret compensation agreement with France.

The agreement stipulated that Germany would pay 100 million marks in compensation for French losses in the Battle of the Ruhr, allowing Germany to pay in installments.

The French were delighted that, in their opinion, Germany, the abused one, had once again been forced into an unequal treaty.

Zhang Chengtian was also very happy, because he knew that no matter how much reparations he had, it would only be a number for Germany now, and he was not ready to pay it off. As long as the French are happy, let alone 100 million marks, even if it is 1 billion marks, 10 billion marks...... No problem.

After the French government abruptly ceased its condemnation of Germany, an independent Polish government quietly ceased its provocations against Germany.

In response to this diplomatic victory, the social worker newspaper quickly publicized it, claiming that it was Germany's first diplomatic victory since the signing of the Treaty of Versailles.

The mood of the people is directed in the direction of pride and joy. The few discordant voices accusing Albert of dictatorship were quickly drowned out.

However, the day after Albert left the halls of Congress. The president, who had taken on too much of the dark side for Germany, was bedridden.

Due to the news blockade, even Albert's secretary still does not know Albert's physical condition.

But Albert's deteriorating health is a plain fact. Zhang Chengtian originally planned to have a good talk with the legendary Führer, so he was urgently called to the government hospital in the central district of Berlin by Sickert.

When Zhang Chengtian, who had been complaining all the way, stepped into the ward with a scolding scolding, he suddenly realized the seriousness of the matter.

Albert was already in poor health, and the old man in history only lived to be 54 years old. And this time, due to overwork, Albert, who had a bad heart, developed heart failure two years earlier than in history.

When Zhang Chengtian met Albert, the old man looked like he had been in the office a few days ago.

Zhang Chengtian was a little surprised, this old man who had communicated with him freely a few days ago, only a few days later, was actually lying weak on the hospital bed.

Look at Albert's withered right hand, which is covered with white tape and has a needle inserted. Zhang Chengtian suddenly felt a heartache for the president with puffy bags under his eyes and an old man, followed by a steady stream of admiration.

You know, it's such an old man with a sick body who once had a big fight against Congress yesterday. The dissolution of Congress by a strong force has taken all responsibility.

This old man has spent most of his life in constant compromise. But at the last moment, he made an uncharacteristically brazen shot.

He could have chosen to live the rest of his life quietly, but instead he chose to become a dictator who was destined to be reviled by others and nailed to the pillar of shame in German history.

Just like when he was a scapegoat for the nobles and the consortium and signed the Treaty of Versailles.

This time, in order to pave the way for the Socialist Workers' Party, he resolutely chose to take the stigma of dictatorship at the last moment of his life.

The only difference is that this time it's entirely up to him.

Feeling guilty in his heart, Zhang Chengtian did not speak for a long time, he sat quietly on the telescopic stool next to Albert's bedside, but he could not organize the language of an opening sentence.

Zhang Chengtian glanced at Sickert standing by the window at the other end of the hospital bed as if he were pleading. However, as if he didn't notice it, Sickert kept looking out the window.

In the end, it was Albert on the hospital bed who spoke first: "Reinhardt, you are finally here." ”

Zhang Chengtian, who was accustomed to the name after the crossing, nodded and quietly listened to every word Albert said.

Albert, who paused, seemed to have rested for a few seconds. After a while, he continued: "When I leave, you will have the opportunity to become the youngest president in the history of Germany." ”

Hearing this, Zhang Chengtian was no longer silent and refused: "Your Excellency, I am very grateful for your appreciation. It's a pity that you are looking at the wrong person, and I can answer you very clearly, I am not capable of serving as the president of Germany at the moment. I'm still far behind, both in terms of seniority and ability. ”

Sickett, who was standing at the window, turned around and smiled reassuringly. He knew that Zhang Chengtian had passed Albert's test.

Albert from the hospital bed let out a small laugh in a small voice: "No, I didn't see the wrong person. Your teacher, Sickett, didn't misread anyone either. ”

Looking at Zhang Chengtian, who was surprised, Albert said lightly: "If you agree without hesitation." I would recommend you to be president, but I would entrust all my strength to Admiral Hindenburg. Germany does not need a careerist to be president. ”

With the corners of his mouth rising slightly, Albert continued: "But now, you will get the list of key personnel I have assigned to various departments. I would recommend Hindenburg as president, but I will give you all my power. ”

Without further explanation to Zhang Chengtian, Albert said a little tiredly: "I'm tired and want to talk to General Sickett alone." There you go. ”

Zhang Chengtian glanced at his teacher and smiled when Yu Siket's eyes met.

Zhang Chengtian has already seen that although Albert says that he believes in himself, he actually believes in Sickert the most. This is a good thing in Chang's eyes, and he doesn't want Sickert to be embarrassed about it.

And in the opinion of Sickert, who didn't think so much, how strange Zhang Chengtian was today, his scalp was numb with a lewd smile. Is it a lack of clean-up?