Wilhelm II understood what Adrian's proposal was intended for, such a secret force could play a key role in the existing situation, but it would take a certain amount of time, but what he lacked the most was time, plus the amount of formation proposed by Adrian was also frighteningly high, and the three-year expenses of the royal family, even if he had saved so much over the years, if he wanted to promise Adrian, this money must be considered from his savings, Adrian was rich, but his money was too clear to avoid hearing and seeing.

But money and time are not what he is most worried about, what he is most worried about now is Adrian's ambition, this secret army is nominally under his emperor's command, but he can't contact it often, otherwise it will backfire, but it will be difficult to control power if he doesn't have frequent contact, if Adrian has ambitions, then this secret army will be his best help. In terms of rights, the function is between the police and the military, but there are almost no restrictions at the law enforcement level, otherwise he would not have thought about it for so long.

The demonstrations outside the palace were getting louder and louder, and the scale of the formation was also getting bigger and bigger, which became a straw that crushed the last line of defense of Wilhelm II, and now he was almost helpless, he could only give it a go, he would rather believe that Adrian was really assisting him, otherwise he could not think of any way to turn over.

Wilhelm II, who had made up his mind, did not hesitate any further and did not give Adrian an answer, but returned to the antechamber, first taking Hindenburg's proposal, giving up a few seats in parliament, and then promising to move the peace process forward in Parliament as soon as possible. Hindenburg and Holwig, who had received these answers, went out of the hall and spread the news, and some of the well-wishers saw that their goal had been achieved, and they withdrew, while the wage earners who started the rebellion received no real help, and were still opposed, but still small in scale, without a backbone, without support, and gradually dispersed in the evening.

Adrian didn't get a reply from the emperor, but he wasn't in a hurry, in fact, he didn't know anything about it, but he temporarily remembered that this army had played a certain role in this period, so he put it forward as a suggestion, and if he really wanted him to do it, he was also blinded and couldn't do anything.

The time to submit the tank project bidding paper today has arrived, Adrian checked the questionnaire answers, and the ranking has changed slightly, but the improvement is not much, because everyone has contacted this kind of bidding for the first time, and they have already tapped their potential in the second round, and the final round is just a test of who has the stronger bearing capacity. Although this kind of order will lose money, it is better than not being able to get it, you can have soup to drink when you get it, and you can only drink the northwest wind if you can't get it. Without technology sharing and production capacity, we will lose the opportunity to fall behind in the competition of similar projects in the future.

In the end, Adrian selected 4 companies to start the design work at the same time, and the design draft was submitted within three months, and then the best plan was selected for finalized production.

These four are Fokker Aircraft Compounding Plant, Krupp AG, Porsche AG, and RWE AG. Although there are four, there is only one one who finally takes the order, and whoever dies depends on who can play to their strengths and avoid their weaknesses. All four companies are surrounded by a large number of companies that want to drink soup.

Although Anthony Falk is the main one, he is surrounded by companies with independent experience in the development of engines such as Audi and NSU, and the Mauser Arsenal is responsible for the supply of weapons.

And Krupp is not bad, there is Henschel as the pillar of power research and development, it can be described as a strong combination, Henschel as the first railway locomotive manufacturer in Europe, its research and development accumulation is enough to laugh on the spot.

Rheinland relied on BMW, and BMW did not want to give up this new project after eating enough production orders, and wanted to get a piece of the pie, so as not to lack a precedent and not be taken seriously when the military invited bids in the future.

But Benz is different, he has a rich technical reserves, a keen eye like this group of businessmen, naturally understand the key to power, and Benz company and Eric Group is also the most closely connected, years of technical cooperation also makes Benz very confident to win this order, so with him as the mainstay, Dessau Arsenal as the auxiliary interests also participated in the bidding.

When he was done with the business at hand, he didn't go to the meeting of the Arms Procurement Department, but wanted to rush home early, and since the newlywed he was too busy to touch the ground, leaving Sylna in the cold. If it weren't for Sylna, she would have to be busy with things up and down the Eric group, and I'm afraid she would have to kneel on the washboard.

As the cool black Benz drove into the manor, she saw Sylna standing at the doorway waiting for him, and next to her stood an old man with a white beard who had never seen before, estimated to be about 60 years old, but in good spirits. It's just that judging from the position of the old man and Sylna, the old man's status is obviously not as good as Sylna, so naturally he should not be a relative or an acquaintance, otherwise he would not look like a servant.

Adrian got out of the car and had a big hug with Sheena, but Sheena was too ashamed, after all, she was a princess who had been cultivated with aristocratic etiquette since she was a child, and she still couldn't accept Adrian's practice of ignoring the eyes of others. Adrian's brilliant head had no choice but to give up, and then turned to look at the white-bearded old man. At this time, Sylna said, "This is Mr. Job, the new butler I have brought back." Adrian couldn't help but wonder if he was talking too hastily, knowing that Synar wasn't a mess. Adrian also thought for a moment, and made sure that he didn't have any information about this person at all, which meant that he didn't have to worry too much, and took the white-bearded old man as a housekeeper.

During dinner, Adrian continued to offer hospitality to Sylna, making the latter very uncomfortable and a little uncomfortable, but Adrian had never behaved like this before, but he didn't figure out why. Dinner ended quickly under Adrian's repeated diligence and urging, Adrian couldn't wait to go upstairs to wash up, but Sheena went into the study, Adrian repeatedly invited Sheerna to join her, but the latter was obviously very uncomfortable, and even his face changed, Adrian had to give up. When he came out, Sylna was still looking at the papers in the dim light, which made Adrian feel distressed. He quietly hugged her gently from behind her and said, "Why don't we change all the companies under the Eric Group to Adrian Sylna?" ”

Sylna laughed out loud and said, "How can there be such a name?" You want to change, I'm not free, because of your heroism, the company has lost countless losses, and it is almost bankrupt, and I have told you many times, but you are still so indifferent, I really don't know how you made the company bigger and stronger. Say you don't know how to do business, but every company is very strong, and after the integration of production and operation, you can't find a rival, but you can say that you can do business, but you just see profits as a gift and give it away. Sylna laughed and scolded Adrian, who listened in fascination.

Adrian leaned on Sylna's shoulder with his eyes closed and whispered, "You talk more, talk more, I haven't heard you scold me for a long time." ”

Sylna's face turned dark, he waved his hand and stood up and said, "Are you thinking I'm being long-winded?" ”

Adrian saw that Sylna had misunderstood, and hurriedly said, "Uh... No! I mean, it's been a long time since I've sat down with you to have a good chat, we got married in a hurry, and we have rarely sat down to eat and chat since we got married, so I want to talk to you more. Adrian hugged Sylna, who was so frightened that her big eyes were closed and her whole body stiffened, as if she was thinking about what would happen next.

"Knock knock—" There was a knock on the door.

Adrian was about to kiss Sheena when he was interrupted by a knock on the door, and when she was about to get angry, she broke free and ran away. Adrian helplessly watched the beauty in his hand slip away like this, and was about to open the door, but then Sylna turned around and said, "Well... Hurry up and finish talking to Sir Jobs, I'll wash first..." The voice became smaller and smaller, but Adrian was in good spirits when he heard it, and he walked to the door in a few steps, his movements were fast, and a message flashed in his heart, Job, sir?

Seeing the new butler standing at the door, Adrian asked, "Steward Job, oh no, forgive me for my faux pas, it's Sir Job, is there anything wrong with such a late hour?" ”

Job smiled and said, "Mr. Eric, my name is Goldfrie van Jobe and I'm from the Netherlands. After Job, he asked, "Can you say a few words in the study?" ”

Adrian made a gesture of please, and opened the door.

When he walked into the room, Job put his hand into his arms as if he was going to take out something, but Adrian was nervous, and came to my room in the middle of the night, and the way he came from is unknown, it is difficult for him not to be nervous, Adrian is ready to rush over, as long as this old man dares to mess around, he doesn't mind showing his speed and strength far beyond ordinary people. I saw that Job seemed to be looking for it, and then slowly took out a piece of paper from his arms, which made Adrian even more inexplicable, but he did not speak, but waited for Sir Job to explain.

Job motioned for Adrian to walk to the light, then put the paper on the table and said: "This is a list of His Majesty's savings in the Netherlands and Switzerland, Your Majesty has explained, I am responsible for the operation of this money, you just need to make a plan, use the money, find someone, and I will do it." As soon as Sir Job finished speaking, Adrian suddenly realized that this trick was really clever, and secretly sighed that the emperor's means were high. The money doesn't go through his hands, don't think about it if you want to keep it for yourself, and it doesn't go through him to find someone to use the money, and in the end the loyalty of this group of people is also unknown, and he only needs to be responsible for setting plans and policies.

Sir Job looked at Adrian and asked, "Have you decided what to call this force?" ”

Adrian couldn't help but break out in a cold sweat when he thought of the scene caused by the growth of this dark force, and said slowly, "Scorpion." ”