After the end-of-war parade, Lin Youde and his family temporarily stayed at the former German Imperial Palace in Berlin.

Not long after they arrived, the commander of a fleet of armored corps led by Guderian came to the door.

"Mr. Lin, why did you give up your command?" Guderian came up and asked, while Manstein and Rommel stood behind him in silence, apparently intending to throw everything to "Heinz the Lightning".

"You are not my personal army," Lin Youde replied slowly, "so when I plan to discharge my armor and return to the field to enjoy a stable and ordinary life, of course, I will return your command and personnel rights to the high command." ”

"But you should know that the High Command will definitely dismiss us."

"Of course I know, rest assured, all the soldiers and officers of the former armored soldiers and former armored chasseurs who have retired from the army will be hired by my company first, and if you want, you can also go to China as a military instructor for the new Ming government army, or go to the Persian Gulf as a mercenary, I think you should be able to play well in these places." By the way, Scholes and his Task Force 141 have all been approved for discharge, and Scholes himself has already flown to the Persian Gulf to make a forward stop, and soon we will set up an amalgam security manpower dispatch company in the Persian Gulf. ”

Guderian still couldn't let go: "You are a hero in the war, you personally commanded the troops to achieve a very brilliant victory, and you have the right to retain the command of the German army!" ”

"Yes, of course I have this power," Lin Youde's hands crossed his fingers in front of him, posing in the shape of an "arched bridge", "but I have just said that I am tired and plan to unload my armor and return to the field." Don't look at me today, I still live in the former German Imperial Palace, but this is the last time, and it will be turned into a museum and open to the public. Of course, the little palace in Potsdam is still owned by me, but I will pay the German government money at market price to buy ownership of Sanssouci and the surrounding land. Let me enjoy the idyllic peaceful life, my dear Heinz. ”

At this time, Manstein and Rommel exchanged glances, obviously the two had realized Lin Youde's intentions, and Guderian should have also been aware of it.

"Mr. Lin, you feel like you've escaped from the battlefield." Guderian said bluntly.

"No, on the contrary, I will continue to do what I think is important." Lin Youde grinned at Guderian, "I seriously considered becoming a dictator in the true sense of the word, because then it would be much easier for me to do things, but in the end I gave up this plan, because in the current situation, there are too many disadvantages of being a dictator." So I stepped back into the background and did the same thing in another form. Dear Heinz, there is more to a country than becoming a head of state. Even if I retreated into the background, I was still an important person in this country and in the whole world, but I just disappeared from the public eye. You should understand, Heinz. ”

Guderian stared at Lin Youde for a few seconds, and then asked, "Then may I ask what you are going to do?" Helping China regain its position as the world's master? ”

"No, of course not. Actually, I've already said in many places what I'm going to do next, but you're all taking that as a joke. Actually, it's a terrible feeling. ”

"Will it be ......?"

"That's right, my next goal is to expand the boundaries of human activity once again. In order to achieve this goal, I had to acquire great wealth, human and material resources. Now I can't get these with military conquests, so I'll have to use a gentler, more subtle way to get them. ”

"In that case, you should rule Germany all the more......"

"And then get overwhelmed by all kinds of political struggles and people's livelihood issues? Of course, as I said earlier, being an iron-fisted dictator can curb these problems for a certain period of time, but it will not solve them at their roots. ”

Lin Youde spread his hands: "So, retreat behind the scenes, let the stupid politicians in front of the stage take the blame to alleviate the people's dissatisfaction, and then secretly gather financial and material resources." ”

Guderian was silent for a long time before he sighed: "I understand. ”

After speaking, he saluted Lin Youde, turned around and strode out of the room, without saying anything else. After Guderian left, Manstein spoke slowly: "No matter what, we have your promotion in mind, and if you need help, you can greet us." ”

"In fact, I do need your help to ensure that all German purchase orders go to my company in the future. Needless to say, high-precision weapons can only be purchased from me, but the amount of daily necessities and other materials purchased by the army is also quite huge, and I hope that my company can get most of them. ”

"Understood." Manstein paused, "I understand, but it's not easy to deal with, Mr. Lin." ”

"It's okay, there will be a PR operation on our side, you just need to cooperate." Lin Youde smiled at Manstein.

So Manstein also stood up and said goodbye to Lin Youde.

Rommel, who was left behind, smacked his lips and said, "I seem to want to unload my armor and return to the field, I wonder if you have any position here that is suitable for a marshal's retirement?" ”

"Of course, I'm always ready to welcome you on board."

**

After sending off the marshals, Lin Youde had just taken a sip of water when the fox pushed the door in.

"The ambassador of the new Ming government to Germany will arrive in Berlin tomorrow."

The day after the peace agreement was signed, Viola announced that she recognized the Xinming government, so it was logical to establish diplomatic relations. Although Lin Youde thought that it would be enough for the person who had previously been in charge of communication and liaison in Germany to act as the ambassador for the time being, the Xinming side insisted on appointing a formal ambassador.

"It's coming pretty fast." Lin Youde leaned back, "By the way, what do the people of the Ming Kingdom think about the peace agreement?" ”

"As expected, many people think that you have sold your motherland, saying that you have forgotten your ancestors." The fox shrugged, "It looks like you won't be able to return to your home country in the future." ”

Lin Youde smiled.

"This is really bad," he shook his head slightly, "but compared to Lin Guokai, who has already been sealed in the coffin, I am fine." ”

"Lin," the fox turned to Lin Youde and stared at him with serious eyes, "Are you really planning to return to China to visit Wèn?" ”

"Of course, but that will have to wait for the new Ming to drive the Ming Empire to the Korean Peninsula, so there is no need to think about it so much now." R1148