Reborn as a small European country

Chapter 71 Portrait of William I
All kinds of luxury cars were parked in front of Christie's auction house, many of which were top-notch cars like Rolls-Royce. In such an environment, Joseph and Kate walked slowly on foot.

"Hello, please show your invitation letter."

Invitation card?Joseph didn't know that this thing was still needed, but he quickly realized that if you don't have this thing, how can you prove that you have the wealth to buy things?

Taking an innocent look at Kate, Kate grinned inwardly, handed over her invitation letter all over her face, and then pointed to Joseph to indicate that she was with her, and then asked the waiter to step aside to make way for the door.

"I didn't expect His Royal Highness Joseph of the Principality of Nord to be blocked by the auction house. Maybe the people here are not as rich as you."

Kate’s words are actually correct. Nord is equivalent to Joseph’s private territory, with tens of thousands of people and hundreds of square kilometers of land. The value created here cannot be clearly stated in billions or tens of billions of dollars. After all, the guests of the auction house were indeed not as rich as Joseph.

Of course, this matter cannot be calculated in this way. Joseph only thought that Kate was joking, and walked in with a slight smile, unaware of the light in Kate's eyes when she said these words.

After all, Kate is one of the high-ranking nobles in London. She also has a fixed room here. To be precise, this room does not belong to her but belongs to the Fox family.

On the way, Joseph also met the Earl of Liverpool. He wanted to go up and say something, but after thinking about it, he didn't go there in the end. He just nodded and said hello, and followed Kate to her private room.

Seeing the Earl of Liverpool's movements, the two friends around the Earl of Liverpool couldn't help asking: "Is that the Marquess Kate of the Fox family?"

The Earl of Liverpool, who understood what his friend wanted to ask, replied directly: "He is the Grand Duke of the Nord Dukedom I mentioned, but it is very strange that the relationship between the two of them is now, did they know each other very early?"

The second half of the Earl of Liverpool's sentence was not so much telling his friends as he was murmuring, but he quickly dispelled this inference, because Carter's performance at the beginning of the meeting was that he didn't know Joseph and Joseph didn't know Kate either.

"It really is a child. Is it true that he is the Son of God as the American newspapers said?" The one who spoke was an old friend of the Earl of Liverpool. Although he was very old in a black suit, he was very energetic. His attitude was obviously very surprised.

The Earl of Liverpool obviously scoffed at the old friend's words: "Do you believe what a group of Americans say? But it is indeed unusual. I heard that the voice of the formation of the European Union is very strong, maybe in the past two years."

Another elderly nobleman also said: "That's right, I visited the Duke of Linton two days ago, and he also had the same opinion, and said that the possibility of the Duke of Nord becoming an initial member of the European Union is very high, and Germany has been recommending it."

The old friend of the Earl of Liverpool was a little puzzled: "Shouldn't Germany be the United States?"

"Who knows if the President of the United States provoked our little Highness? Some time ago, the Secretary of State of the United States visited Nord. I heard that the atmosphere at that time was very bad."

Wei Wei made the topic much easier with a joke, but they had different ideas, and wanted to understand what happened between the United States and Nord, and maybe there was something to make money or gain benefits from it.

"Kate and Joseph coming together may not be a good thing for Abbott." For some reason, another friend of the Earl of Liverpool suddenly mentioned this matter.

"It can't be helped. Who told our old friend to treat his niece really unfairly, not to mention controlling the power of the family, and even wanting to control the object of the marriage leave." The old friend of the Earl of Liverpool seemed to be on Kate's side, a little aggrieved Conquering Kate's uncle, Baron Abbott.

"Haha, don't forget our old friend the Earl of Liverpool did the same.

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Joseph didn't know what a group of old guys said outside. Seeing the refreshments set up in a room of about seven or eight square meters, Joseph curiously picked up a piece and put it in his mouth to taste it. Well, the taste was not as good as in the restaurant.

"It's just for show. This is an auction house, not a restaurant. Of course it doesn't taste good." Seeing Joseph's appearance, Kate knew what he wanted to say, so she blocked his mouth before she opened her mouth.

What else could Joseph say?I can only shrug my shoulders to express helplessness, but the location of the private room is really good. From here, you can watch the whole venue. The only downside is that the venue is too big and you can't see clearly from the front.

"Good evening, gentlemen and ladies."

Joseph arrived at just the right time, and it didn't take long for the room to quiet down. Joseph, who was chatting with Kate, looked up and saw that it was the auctioneer on stage.

"Don't underestimate him. He is not an ordinary auctioneer. He is in charge of the sales in London. Even Her Majesty the Queen has met him. He is a very capable person."

Kate's cold voice came from his ear, but he was already familiar with it, and the coldness was no longer noticeable. The only thing Joseph felt was that Kate's voice sounded nice.

"The number one auctioneer in London?"

Originally, Joseph just said it casually as a joke, but he didn't expect Kate to nod seriously. Seeing this action, Joseph restrained his teasing and looked at the auctioneer seriously. He was a middle-aged, handsome, and very serious person.

This is Joseph's evaluation of the auctioneer. Joseph has always believed that anyone who can be the first in any industry is worthy of respect, because he has put in far more efforts than others.

"Now we start bidding for the first thing, a portrait from the Dutch royal family. The owner of the portrait is William I. The Kingdom of the Netherlands was established in 1814. The territory includes the present Netherlands, Belgium and Luxembourg. The first king is King Willem I, namely Prince of Orange Nassau, the owner of our portrait. I think many distinguished guests here know the origin of William I, he is the son of the last governor William V, King William I is also the Grand Duke of Luxembourg."

Speaking of this, the number one auctioneer in London paused, panting and giving the distinguished guests some suspense, and then said: "The starting price is [-] pounds, and each increase must not be less than [-] pounds. The bidding starts now!"

With the fall of the hammer, the auction officially began. After all, it was the first item, and it was still very valuable, especially if it was given to the Dutch royal family, it could gain a lot of favor.Not to mention others, even Joseph meant to bid for it.

"Three thousand two hundred pounds!"

"Thirty-five hundred pounds!"

"Three thousand eight hundred pounds!"

"Four thousand pounds!"

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The price rose rapidly. During this period, Joseph also made an offer, but was quickly overwhelmed by others. Joseph could only helplessly shrug to Kate.

"What's the use of buying this?"

Kate is very strange. In her opinion, such things are more meaningful than practical, and Kate is generally not very interested in things that have no practical benefits.

"There are very few countries that Nord has good relations with, and the European Union is being formed. The Netherlands has some voice in Europe. Although it is not very big, if it is willing to speak for Nord, it will also help."

Joseph's words changed Kate's impression of him a lot. It can't be said to be good but it can't be said to be bad. It can only be said that Joseph is a little different from the Joseph she knew.

"You are a very hardworking Grand Duke. I believe that Nord will definitely develop greatly in the future and have its own right to speak in Europe."

(End of this chapter)