Zhu Tian: The Fiery Years Begin with Taking Qin Huairu as a Concubine

Chapter 289: Good Cooperation with Acquaintances

The group of people fought too fiercely. Zhang Kaiwu immediately gave Grand Duke Argyle a warm hug, handed him a cigar, and said with a smile:

"Hello! Respected Grand Duke of Argyll! It's our first meeting, so let's smoke a cigar to relax. Why are you fighting with those beautiful ladies? It's not gentlemanly!"

He gave Aili'er's sister a loving hug and said with a smile:
"Dear Miss Emilia "Swallow"! It's been a long time since we last met. I really missed you! You and the old Duke are rude to ladies for quarreling. How about I buy a big manor first, and then everyone can come to my place for a visit!?"

It was not a good idea to force someone to do something in the rain, so the group of people reconciled and went to the cafe to drink tea and slowly discuss the guests' rights.

Sister Abbas said seriously:

"Mr. Duke of Argyll! You are too rigid and out of touch with the lives of young people. Mr. Zhang is a young man and should go to our family gatherings."

The old Duke of Argyll said solemnly:

"Zhang is a scientist, not one of those crazy girls like you. Let's go to my place and discuss social sciences."

Looking at the old guy's expression, he knew it was just nonsense.

Zhang Kaiwu sat down and chatted with the old Duke of Argyll for a while, smoked a cigar for a while, and talked about the ugly things and ways out in the British War.

We talked about this damn rainy weather again. What did the nobles lose in this war?

Is it money, power and life! ?

No! It’s actually an honor!

Talked about that damn Parliament, they were so silent and inactive, and tried to kick the nobles out of the House of Lords.

Taking this opportunity to achieve their ulterior motives.

Is it really because of that little bit of privilege! ?
For example, the new Night Power, when the sanitary conditions were not up to standard, many nobles were actually scared to death, but they gritted their teeth and went ahead! ?
Because of these trivial things, how many nobles died of infection?

There are scum among the nobles, aren't there even more among the poor?

That's impossible. The nobles have lost enough for that little bit of privilege.

After listening for a while, Grand Duke Kearney Argyll became more interested in this young man.

This young man was very perceptive, and every word he said hit the nail on the head, perfectly explaining why after a war, the brave and fearless nobles of Great Britain ended up in despair!
He looked at the cause of the problem from another angle, not discussing the specific gains and losses of the battle, whether it was successful or not, but only talking about what was lost in the final war, which gave people a refreshing feeling.

Grand Duke Kearney Argyll smiled and said:

"Zhang! You are the most thoughtful scientist I have ever met. You must come to my house today. I can agree to hold a party according to your young people's rules. I will invite the top bands. I am not an inflexible person."

"Sister Abbas! You can also come to my house to play for a few days. I will call your father, Mr. Abbas, to give an old man some respect."

The Abbas sisters discussed it briefly in a low voice, agreed, and threw the box into the Duke's car.

So everyone went happily to Grand Duke Kornai's estate, and Cathy introduced him to the scenery along the way.

Post-war reconstruction work is also being carried out here. There are bomb craters of all sizes everywhere, and passionate workers are working in the rain everywhere.

I guess they were all blown out by V1.

The estate of Grand Duke Kearney Argyll is in the countryside. There are no factories or schools here, so it is probably not a key target.

This is a beautiful old castle, built with large stones and very solid.

Except for a small corner that was hit by a cannon, the rest of the building is in good condition and it is estimated that it will not fall down for hundreds of years.

It was very quiet around. You could see red grouse running around, and squirrels jumping up and down picking fruits on the ancient trees on both sides of the manor.

At the gate of the manor, Grand Duke Kearney Argyll introduced Zhang Kaiwu to the history of his family, which has been going on for more than a thousand years!

This reminded Zhang Kaiwu of his brother-in-law's family in Kerala. Those nobles had also experienced more than a thousand years.

A very successful brainwashing method.

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Cathy Kearney and Ariel Abbas are back together and are busy making phone calls to invite their guests to the party!
Grand Duke Kearney Argyll also made phone calls, inviting his old friends to come and see this interesting young man.

Emilia chatted with him in the living room. Zhang Kaiwu held a glass of wine and asked with a smile:
"Dear Miss Emilia! Do you have a gun with you? Are you still working for the Intelligence Agency?"

Emilia smiled and said:

"Dear Senior Zhang! My trip to Peking was just a hobby, all for the sake of contributing to the country, and also for traveling and having fun. I am now mainly researching charity foundations, and casually studying humanities in college."

Zhang Kaiwu asked with a smile:
"Oh my god! Honey, are you researching how to evade taxes?!"

Emilia said:

"You're still so rude when you talk. This is really not what you think! This is a great thing, not as dirty as you think."

Zhang Kaiwu smiled and said:

"Okay! Your family is rich? Why don't you hire a better lawyer? Is it inconvenient?"

Emilia said:

"It's not that our family doesn't have a lawyer. It's all about those damn unfair inheritance and property taxes. I'm actually here to help people in need."

Zhang Kaiwu smiled and said:

"Well, you are doing a great cause. How about this? From now on, the charity you want to do will be left to me."

"I may have to invest more than a billion US dollars in the early stage, set up a bank, build some infrastructure, and collect as much charity funds as possible."

Emilia said in surprise:
"Dear Zhang! You are so considerate. Do you mean that our funds can go through your bank? "

Zhang Kaiwu smiled and said:

"Why not? I will waive your handling fee. My company is a global organization. We have cross-holding systems in America, Hong Kong, India, and India. Don't worry. My company's headquarters will be wherever there is tax exemption."

Emilia said admiringly:
"Zhang! You are amazing! With such a large company all over the world, don't you worry about safety issues?"

Zhang Kaiwu blew a smoke ring at her and said with a smile:

"We are all decent people, aren't we all the same everywhere!? I will form a mercenary army, and of course a law firm."

"Whether it's a lawsuit or a fistfight, I have to be ready!"

Emilia waved a smoke ring and said:

"Hate it! You're right because you have money! In the world of crows, swans are guilty!"

The two chatted for a while.

It's too early now and she has to meet guests later, otherwise Emilia would have invited Zhang Kaiwu to visit the bedroom.

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The influence of the Duke of Argyll is not to be underestimated. When people heard that there was going to be a party at his house, all kinds of party organizers arrived first.

Those music bands started to arrive, and some movie stars followed suit. They were brought in by their agents to warm up the audience and look for opportunities.

Zhang Kaiwu looked at the few familiar faces present and waved with a smile.

Jessica and Hepburn ran over with surprise on their faces and said with a smile:

"Dear Senior Zhang! It turned out to be you. I heard that the Duke organized the party to welcome a person from Gangcheng, also called Zhang Kaiwu. I was a little unsure, so I hurried over!"

"You actually came to London!? That's incredible! Now everyone's relationship is very strained, are you still working in Peking!?"

"Zhang! This is incredible! How about you find a job in London in the future?"

"Oh! Dear Zhang! Welcome! I missed you so much!"

Ha ha ha ha ha!
The girls were there welcoming him with a lot of chatter, hugging him warmly, and showing their deep love for him.

But after such a long separation, the energy level did not increase at all!

In fact, Zhang Kaiwu has discovered that their energy value has quietly dropped by ten points, and now it is only eighty.

How long is it only!?
More than two months, less than three months?!

The love between husband and wife has faded, and the warm-up has extended to his own home? Zhang Kaiwu has realized that if he doesn't come for another month, those energy values ​​will disappear like an avalanche.

The hat is coming soon.

The girls acted affectionate to him, and he acted affectionate to the girls as well, smiling and saying:
"I really miss you guys so much. I have invested in some real estate and came to London to check out the situation and look for opportunities for cooperation."

He said with deep affection:

"Of course! The most important thing is to come and see how you are doing. I'm worried that you might have encountered something."

Hepburn asked doubtfully:
"Zhang! Aren't you a scientist who studies penicillin? Are you also a businessman? "

Zhang Kaiwu held a cigar in his mouth, looked at the group of girls acting, raised his little finger, and said with a smile:

"Do a little bit of business."

Looking at their disappointed eyes, he smiled and said:

"It's probably just a small investment of tens of billions of US dollars or hundreds of millions of pounds. We are just starting out now. Maybe I can become a wealthy man in the future!?"

Jessica and Hepburn looked at him in surprise. It turned out that the small business Zhang Kaiwu was talking about was an investment of more than one billion US dollars! ?
How much money does that rich man have?
Their great film career is actually just a joke in the eyes of others?
Even for those film companies, if they want to acquire the company, they just need to talk.

They have been looking for someone to hug, but it turns out they have already hugged someone! ?
Their favorability suddenly rose to ninety points again. They surrounded him and demonstrated to Zhang Kaiwu what an actor's love is.

I didn't go to Peking to see him, nor did I send him any telegrams or anything like that. I just didn't want to disturb his life.

If there weren't so many people nearby, Zhang would have to take a good look. When they get angry, they are really awesome!

Grand Duke Kearney Argyle finally finished the invitation call and went downstairs. When he heard Zhang Kaiwu's words, he gestured with his little finger and said jokingly with a smile:

"Zhang! You are a man who speaks indecently just to make these girls happy. You can invest more than a billion dollars in a business and think it's a small business!?"

"What exactly is your idea for this trip to London? Aren't you here to buy our little Thames and destroy it?!"

This old guy!
Listening to his old jokes, Zhang Kaiwu smiled and smoked cigars with Grand Duke Kearney, explaining:

"Oh! There's no need to tease them. We've always had a very good relationship! Very good!"

"Oh my god! I won't buy your little Thames either. No one can drink such dirty water! Leave it to the French and poison them with the river water. I want to invest hundreds of millions of dollars in the port city, but I'm worried about the financial risks. I want to ask Elizabeth's family for a title."

"If it really doesn't work, I was planning to invest in Yinni anyway, so I'll invest 1 billion US dollars in Yinni and get a prince status."

The Grand Duke of Argyll did not pay attention to his words asking for a title. Those who are truly rich and powerful should be treated as rich and powerful.

Zhang Kaiwu is not only a big businessman, but also a great scientist, and he deserves this treatment.

We all know that without a respectable identity, who would dare to invest in Hong Kong?

The Grand Duke was also very clear about the ins and outs of this, and said with a smile:

"Zhang! You are really wild! You have already laid out plans in several continents. Do you want to make all the money? "

Zhang Kaiwu looked at the girls who were smiling sweetly at him and said with a grin:
"I can't help it! There are so many people in the family, and they all need to make a living!"

"I might also start a jewelry company, or invest in some real estate development in London, or open a bank or something, or maybe a film company!? It's all just random things."

Grand Duke Kearney Argyle did not believe him. The risk of war in the port city was very high. He smiled and said:

"What about the pharmaceutical company? That's your specialty. Didn't you go to India and meet my baby? How are things going there?"

Zhang Kaiwu said with a smile:
"Those things can't be kept secret. The United States has already completed the layout of two large pharmaceutical companies, and the products will be released soon. I have already visited India and completed the sales layout. The sales rights have been given to the temple family in Kerala."

Grand Duke Kearney Argyll smiled and said:

"We are also short of penicillin here. Why don't you let me, an old fellow, help you get the sales rights in Great Britain?"

"Those bastards in the Beautiful Country are so stingy and have so many random demands. It's so disgraceful."

Zhang Kaiwu said with a smile:
"Okay! It doesn't matter if I leave it to you. What's that little business matter?!"

Jessica and Hepburn were already drunk with what they heard. It turned out that the respected Grand Duke of Argyll had to seek cooperation opportunities with Zhang Kaiwu. What was he doing wandering around for?!
An old man who had just come in from the door shouted:
"Zhang! We can't just decide this all of a sudden. We have to take our family partnership into account, Mr. Kearney! The guests haven't even arrived yet, and you're thinking of eating alone?"

Grand Duke Argyle quickly stood up and introduced:

"Zhang! This is Grand Duke Ismail Brinsley York, he is my good friend!"

Zhang Kaiwu quickly hugged the Grand Duke of York warmly, chatted about the weather for a while, and sat down to curse the damn cold.

It means that the penicillin business is easy to do and everyone can make money together.

A moment later, the Duke of Devonshire and a dozen earls and ladies arrived.

Among them were Cathy, Aili'er and their parents, a group of people were chatting and laughing there lively.

Cursing the bad weather, the potatoes of France, and the vileness of America.

Many people think that the relationship between these countries is very good, but in fact Great Britain and France are mortal enemies.

France and all the surrounding countries are enemies. Just think of Napoleon and you will understand.

People in Great Britain also look down on people from the United States. This is deeply rooted.

If you dare to say that you are from the United States, you will not be able to get a foothold in Great Britain and will face collective discrimination.

If you are a friend of France, that is really a bit life-threatening, and it is dangerous throughout Europe.

The history and culture of Great Britain is written in more than a thousand years of war history, a history with clear written records. The two countries fought for more than a thousand years.

The most fierce battle on record lasted for more than 120 years.

Hundred Years' War.

Jessica and Hepburn were surprised to find that all the great nobles of Great Britain had come. Those who had not come were simply of too low a rank, not even an earl, and could not enter the place.

Zhang Kaiwu looked at these people and he knew why they gathered here in London.

These individuals actually gathered here in London to argue, because now the parliament is eager to pass a bill every day to reduce their rights to the extreme.

To divert the conflict!
Everyone gathered together to keep each other warm and to find an opportunity to fight back against the parliament.

The bands played a familiar tune, Scarborough Fair.

This is a piece of music handed down from the Middle Ages, with a light country style, and it has been around for hundreds of years. Almost all European girls can sing it, and there are countless versions of the lyrics.

Similar to our Xintianyou!? Or is it a folk song system?

The main meaning of the lyrics is that a soldier misses his lover and hopes that she can bring him a cotton shirt, but she dies and he is expected to die too.

It’s just different from the lyrics I heard later. It’s not so beautiful and sad, and it doesn’t make the ears pregnant.

The melody of the song has never changed, but countless musicians have changed the lyrics over the centuries.

Zhang Kaiwu discovered that Hepburn and the others were also humming along. They were singing the Pumpkin, Pomegranate and Potato version.

He put down the wine glass, borrowed paper and pen with a smile, and wrote down the lyrics of that future life, Coriander, Sage, Rosemary, and Thyme.

Passed it to Hepburn and Jessica and said:

"Dear Hepburn! The separation during this period has given me deep feelings and some inspiration. You guys go up and try singing according to the lyrics, maybe the effect will be better."

A group of people found out that Zhang Kaiwu actually wanted to write lyrics for the challenge, so they quickly asked Hepburn, Jessica and others to go up and try it out.

The two girls went up and tried to sing it, and they immediately found that this lyric was the best choice.

After the changes, the lyrics became pure and beautiful, as if they were the sound of nature.

Omitting the content about the soldiers' longing makes the lyrics more perfect, and everything is self-explanatory.

After all, the war had just ended not long ago, and many people shed emotional tears while listening to the song. They were heartbroken after the song ended.

A group of people there clapped wildly, cheering for Zhang Kaiwu's artistic talent!

(End of this chapter)