69novels Chapter 296
Chapter 296
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Mainz left Wolfsburg, newspapers in Hans soon reported something.
A political party called the German Progress Party announced that it would participate in the parliamentary election in Hans in 1955. Although they did not put forward candidates to participate in the presidential election, the significance of competing for seats in Congress is no less than running for president.
After all, many of the president’s resolutions need to be authorized by the parliament. If there is no approval from the parliament, the president’s resolutions can be overturned!
After the news was announced, it did not attract much attention from the Hans people. After all, since the fall of the Second Empire in 1918, political parties in Hans have sprung up like mushrooms after rain. In just five years, the number of political parties in Hans has reached more than 1,000!
On average, there are two political parties every three days. With so many political parties appearing, the people may still be a little interested at the beginning, but later they are really tired of it and have no interest in political parties anymore!
So for the people of Hans, this party called the Forward Party is probably no different from those small parties that are short-lived. They announced their participation in the parliamentary elections, but they probably won’t even get a seat, right?
However, what they didn’t expect was that this unknown”small party” actually won 128 seats in the 1924 parliamentary elections and became the second largest party in parliament!
Now, people began to take a new look at this party!
For a time, many people turned their attention to this emerging party headquartered in Wolfsburg, and they were very curious about the background of this party!
Among the curious crowd was the current President Hindenburg.
“Has the investigation been completed? Who is behind this Forward Party?”
The sudden appearance of the Forward Party surprised Hindenburg.
Although the Forward Party is currently only the second largest party in Congress, it only has about 35% of the seats and cannot threaten his position!
But the scary thing about this party is that before this, he had never heard of any news about this party. They seemed to have emerged from the ground overnight and suddenly became the second largest party in Hans, becoming the focus of attention of the entire Hans!
Hindenburg would not be stupid enough to think that the millions of members of the Forward Party emerged from the ground overnight. They must have been active in secret for a long time, but he didn’t know it!
And what he cares most about is, who has such great power to hide such a large party so well that he didn’t notice it at all before?
This person’s power is so great that even President Hindenburg is afraid!
“After investigation, it was found that this man was named Adolf Moustache. He was a former army corporal who had participated in the battles on the Western Front. He was injured on the battlefield and made contributions. He was awarded a first-class Iron Cross.”
Bruening, Hindenburg’s confidant, had secretly investigated the Forward Party after it emerged, so he immediately answered Hindenburg’s question.
Bruening majored in finance, and he was engaged in intelligence investigation, which seemed to be not his material. How could a small army corporal have such a great power to establish such a huge political party overnight?
Obviously, this guy named Moustache was just a cover put forward by the person hiding behind the scenes. The funny thing was that Bruening actually believed it, which made Hindenburg very disappointed!
Hindenburg began to miss his former assistant General Groener. Although this guy had many problems, he was not as naive as Bruening!
I don’t know what this guy Groener is doing now, or if he is not called back?
“Okay, I got it. Go and call Prime Minister Mainz over!” Although Hindenburg didn’t know who this party belonged to, his biggest suspicion was Mainz, whom he had promoted.
Hindenburg was a soldier and didn’t like the roundabout ways of literati. Since he didn’t have the ability to investigate the matter clearly, he would just ask Mainz directly!
If this guy didn’t intend to deceive him, then he might get the answer soon!
“President, the Prime Minister is here!
The secretary knocked on President Hindenburg’s door and said to him
“Let him in!”
Hindenburg tried to put on a majestic look, but at the age of seven, he already looked old and frail, and his vigor was gone.
“Army General Mainz, reporting to you!”
As usual, Mainz saluted Hindenburg according to military rules. No matter what, the man in front of him was the nobleman who promoted him and gave him great support. Mainz had no hostility towards Hindenburg.
“”Sit down!”
Hindenburg nodded expressionlessly, pointed to the chair in front of him, and motioned Mainz to sit down and talk.
Mainz was not polite either. He had been to Hindenburg’s office at least eighty times, if not a hundred. He was familiar with this place, as familiar as his own office.
“Do you know why I asked you to come here?”
Hindenburg looked directly into Mainz’s eyes and tried to control his tone so that his words would not sound too hostile.
“I know!”
Mainz nodded, and looked directly into the old marshal’s eyes without any avoidance.
He didn’t intend to lie, nor did he need to lie. There was no need to hide some things, because Hindenburg would know it sooner or later anyway!
“So, the Forward Party is really your party?”
Seeing Mainz so calm, Hindenburg calmed down and was no longer angry. He asked calmly:
“yes!”
“When was it formed?”
“The year before last, before my visit to the Far East!”
“When was it?”
Hindenburg recalled. He remembered that Hans was cracking down on the regime at that time. During the crackdown, several political parties in the Munihei region were banned. He thought that Mainz was hostile to political parties of all names, but he didn’t expect that he would form a political party himself.
Mainz didn’t say anything. He looked at Hindenburg quietly, waiting for his next words.
“So, you are planning to participate in next year’s election?”
Establishing your own political party and competing for seats in Congress is a preparation for the future presidential election. In this case, Mainz is likely to participate in the next presidential election.
“No, I don’t have such plans for the time being!”
Hindenburg thought he would get a positive answer, but unexpectedly Mainz denied it.
This time, Hindenburg was greatly surprised.
“Why? Your Progressive Party is expanding very fast. In less than three years, it has expanded to this extent. If you continue like this, you have a great chance of winning next year’s election. Since you have a great chance of winning, why don’t you participate in the election?”
Hindenburg was right. If Mainz stood up to participate in the election, with the foundation of the Progressive Party and his high prestige in Hans, Mainz would be very likely to become president.
“The time has not come yet. It is not the best time for me to reach the pinnacle of power!”
Mainz said very frankly, and this sentence completely aroused Hindenburg’s curiosity.
“Best moment? What do you mean?”
“Western countries will experience a serious economic crisis within five years, and this economic crisis will definitely affect our homeland of Hans. I can’t avoid this, so I need to prepare in advance. If I do these things as president, other countries will certainly be extremely vigilant, which may affect my plan!”
President Hindenburg smiled:”Isn’t there another layer of concern? For example, if the economic crisis spreads to our country, if I don’t handle it properly, the people will definitely call for you to take power with a higher voice. At that time, your prestige will be higher, the support you get will be greater, and the power you get will be more stable!”
“You are waiting for me to act as a stepping stone, and then look for the best time to step forward and act as a savior, right?”
Hindenburg’s words were very direct, but Mainz did not refute.
He did have such an idea.
“Very good, Mainz, you did not disappoint me. A mature politician should have such a cold and iron heart. You already have the ability to govern, so I will nominate you as the presidential candidate next year!”
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