Chapter 5 The castle can always be opened from the inside
As Archduke Ferdinand walked towards the door step by step, Caitlyn could no longer hold back the emotions in her heart, and ran over to hug Archduke Ferdinand and cried bitterly. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info
Zhou Ming can understand that Caitlin's crying is because of the grievances she suffered in the United States on the one hand, especially because she is such a wealthy princess, but she has to live in the Adams family's manor, and has to use her extraordinary wisdom to cater to a group of idiots, and even ended up under house arrest;
According to Caiitlin's previous statement, although Archduke Ferdinand was the last prince of Austria, he was only in his fifties now, and he was in the prime of his life, but now Zhou Ming looked at the past, this Archduke Ferdinand looked like an old man in his seventies and eighties, not only with gray hair, but also wrinkled on his face, and even so weak that he couldn't even walk steadily, so he needed to use a cane.
It is not difficult to imagine that he had exhausted his energy for the continuation of the Harusburg family to become like this, how could Caitlin, as his daughter, not feel distressed?
However, although Ferdinand's appearance at the moment is like an old man in his last years, and the castle he lives in now does not belong to him, the security guard of the bank still respects him, this cannot be the result of Zhou Ming's scare, it can only be the prestige of the Archduke Ferdinand himself, after all, he is also a nobleman, the last prince of Austria.
Ferdinand was also very excited, and was very surprised by Caitlin's arrival: "Caitlin, my proud daughter, why are you here? ”
Caitlin shook her head desperately and choked up, "No, Harusburg won't lose its status!"
Ferdinand calmed down at this time, he looked down at Caitlin, gently stroked her long golden hair, and said with a smile: "I also pray to the heavens every day, hoping that Harusburg can continue the family's luck this time as it did in the previous thousand years." ”
Caitlyn nodded incessantly and told Ferdinand that he would, and Ferdinand said, "I believe so, but now, what you should do more is to introduce your friends to me, don't you?" ”
After Ferdinand's reminder, Caitlin reacted, and she immediately took out a handkerchief to wipe away her tears, and then introduced Zhou Ming to Ferdinand.
Ferdinand was obviously surprised to hear Catelyn personally say that Zhou Ming was her closest person, but the old Grand Duke didn't say anything, but smiled and invited Zhou Ming into the castle.
"I'm very sorry, because this castle is now owned by the Bankman Bank, so according to the agreement, I can only use a few rooms near the door, and other rooms, including the collection room, and other items are not allowed to touch, otherwise I can take you to see the collection of Harrusburg. ”
Zhou Ming followed Archduke Ferdinand into the castle, and for his apology, Zhou Ming said: "I believe that the collection of Harusburg must be unparalleled in the world!"
For Zhou Ming's praise, Ferdinand sincerely thanked him, but Zhou Ming's praise was not a compliment, in fact, Zhou Ming can be regarded as a rich man now, and he has dealt with so many rich people, that is, those who are not qualified to be a member of the 'outside world', there are a lot of famous paintings and antiques at home, and even some so-called rich people can make some so-called private collection museums.
So now that Harrusburg is a thousand-year-old family castle, how can it not have an impressive collection?
Then they went to the hall on the first floor, they sat on the sofa together, and Archduke Ferdinand asked: "I believe it must be very difficult for you to get Caitlin's affection, but as a father, I still have to ask, what kind of family are you from, and what kind of status or wealth do you have in China?"
Caitlyn was a little dissatisfied with her father's direct question, but Ferdinand still insisted: "Young man, please believe me, if you and Caitlyn are not at the same level, then you have no future, this is a responsible attitude for you and Caitlin." ”
Zhou Ming nodded: "I understand, your words are summed up in a common saying in our Huaxia that you want to be the right person, after all, if you don't have the right person, it will be difficult to have the same values and moral orientation." To put it more simply, a person who only knows which supermarket to see is cheaper for two cents a day, or who only knows what bags look good every day, can't understand the thoughts of a person who has to deal with billions of dollars, right?"
Zhou Ming's words made Ferdinand's eyes light up: "This is a very good description, and your understanding is also very unique, which surprises me." ”
"Actually, I want to say that if you are surprised, it should be still to come. Zhou Ming said, "I admit that the right pair is the best choice for marriage partners under normal circumstances, after all, couples with the same aspirations and goals, their relationship will always be much stronger than couples who share the same bed and different dreams." ”
Speaking of this, Zhou Ming suddenly changed his words and emphasized: "But please note that what I am talking about here is under normal circumstances. ”
"Do you want to say that your situation is special, then?" asked Ferdinand.
Zhou Ming smiled: "Actually, I don't want to say that I am special, but Your Excellency Archduke Ferdinand, have you ever heard of a person who has never even seen a county magistrate before, and has never seen a bill of more than a thousand yuan, he will be able to have a wealth of trillions of dollars, and even help a consortium family defeat another consortium family, and even snipe the Bank of England?"
"It's crazy, and in fact even princes from wealthy families can't do it. Ferdinand continued, "But there is still one thing, and that is the heritage. ”
"I have seen many business geniuses in this outside world who are as terrible as you, who may not be as good as you in the amount of money they have amassed, but their business acumen is breathtaking, but in the end, only the wealthy families remain, and some of these geniuses do not even have their names left. Ferdinand looked at Zhou Ming, "Do you understand what this means? An opportunity and a natural mind can make a person quickly earn a million, ten million or even hundreds of millions of wealth, but how to make these wealth precipitate and be able to continue to grow in a cycle is the most important thing." ”
"Thank you very much Archduke Ferdinand for the reminder, in fact this is what I am trying to do next. Zhou Ming said.
Ferdinand was very surprised by Zhou Ming's answer, because his language was very decent, but when Ferdinand wanted to say something, Caitlyn said first: "Father, I think what we are more concerned about now than our affairs is what happened to Harrusburg, why does this castle not belong to us, but has become the property of the Bankman Bank?"
Faced with Caitlin's question, Ferdinand sighed heavily and shook his head, and Caitlyn immediately asked anxiously, "It's still related to that Jefferson, right?"
"Maybe it has something to do with him, but he's our enemy, and I don't care what he does, and what hurts me even more this time is the problems within the Harusburg family. "As the old saying goes, any fortified castle is easiest to open from the inside." ”
Hearing this, Caitlin suddenly realized something, and she immediately asked, "Father, is it Andre, right?"
Ferdinand nodded sadly: "I can't believe that he can do these things!"
Then Ferdinand told Caitlyn all the things that the Harusburg family had fallen to where it is today, in fact, the whole thing was very surprising, this Andre was Ferdinand's nephew and the second heir to Harusburg, he has always been very dissatisfied with the order of Caitlin's first line, emphasizing that he is the real and only heir of Harusburg, but it is not recognized.
Despite this, André's control over the Harusburg family's wealth and decision-making power remained, especially when Caitlin later left for the United States.
So Andrei used his decision-making power over the wealth of the Harusburg family, united with other families and consortia, and set up a bureau for Harusburg, he created many companies, and used his left hand to guarantee his right hand to defraud a large number of insurance policies from the insurance company of the Harusburg family, resulting in the loss of Harusburg's wealth.
Due to the loss of funds, the Harusburg family had to start the financing plan, and André obtained more wealth and power of the Harusburg family through financing, and through business operations, all the debts were pressed on Harusburg, to be precise, on Ferdinand.
In the end, all these debts were concentrated in the Bankman Bank, which had to liquidate the wealth of the Harusburg family under the premise that Ferdinand was unable to repay the debts.
"This liquidation was not only in Harusburg in Bermuda, but also in our Alsace fiefdom in Europe, in our real Harusburg. ”
Archduke Ferdinand felt very incomprehensible: "I don't know what André thinks, he sold the whole of Harusburg, just to get that little wealth, even less than he could use before, is it really worth it for him to do this, to be a thug for others?"
Caitlin reassured him, "Father, you know Andre's guy, he's a psycho at all, and if he could think about it, I don't think he would have done such a thing." ”
Compared with Caitlin and Ferdinand, Zhou Ming was more concerned about the whereabouts of Harusburg's wealth: "So now all your property has become Bankman's bank?
Ferdinand told Zhou Ming: "If this bank is alone, it can only be regarded as a relatively good big bank, it is the bank with the strongest assets in Mexico, but behind him, one of the thirteen sects of the Holy See, Marlon will control it." ”
So that's the case, Zhou Ming knew in his heart, I'm afraid it has something to do with that Jefferson, I'm afraid Andre dares to do this, and it has a lot to do with him.