Chapter 374: Monopoly
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Just now, I used a "cannon" to bombard the target, and I felt a lot more refreshed, and after talking to Alice for a while and demarcating my ownership, this mood was happy.
When the sun went down, Zhang Nan and the two returned to the castle, when the sky was full of dark clouds, and heavy rain was coming.
During the rainy season in India, the western ghats on the eastern side block the moisture blowing from the Indian Ocean, and it will be a heavy downpour tonight.
Returning to the room, Zhang Nan met Daniel in a casual long-sleeved shirt in the corridor on the second floor, and his personal chef seemed to have just returned from outside.
"Boss, I just went to their kitchen, and tonight we are preparing Western food, the operation is very formal, and those Indian counterparts of mine have been systematically trained.
However, they also prepared roasted whole lamb, which seems to be in the style of Muslin. ”
Seeing Zhang Nan and Alice holding hands, Daniel hurriedly reported his work and brushed off his presence.
This time in the south of India, Daniel is a soy sauce maker, because the Varma family will always serve Western food, but they will add some local specialties to the orthodox Western food.
Nodding, got it.
In someone else's home, it's impossible to let your own chef cook for you, it's the most basic courtesy.
Fortunately, Zhang Nan hated curry, and little Varma heard about it at the Taj Mahal Hotel: In the days when these Yankees stayed in the hotel, except for one of the meals, they cooked by themselves in the presidential suite.
And the only meal was to put Mr. Chef down - a little tip, and the hotel waiters would give the news to the inquirer.
Spy on the habits of guests, this little Walma is a good intention, he has met many people who can't accept Indian feasts before: if you want to satisfy your guests, you have to do it perfectly.
"The sheep in Indian cuisine is either roasted or mushy, and they are all spices, so don't eat them when you can't stand it. ”
kindly reminded Mr. Chef, lest his stomach be unable to bear it, and the next few days of activities will have nothing to do with him.
This trip is no longer for treasure hunting, and I plan to return to the United States after a few days of complete relaxation, and then there will be a lot of things waiting for me to do.
Roast whole sheep, I'm looking forward to it, especially Alyosha and Lin Ming: in the mountaintop villa in Yan County, these people, plus Xia Mili and Karimi, like to roast whole sheep the most, and they can eat several catties of meat in one meal!
As for why it seems to be in the style of Muslin?
Because any roasted whole lamb looks like the process is pretty much the same, Daniel is nervous. In addition, in India, there is still a lot of influence from Musling culture, and it is not surprising that the Varma family loves to eat authentic Muslim barbecue.
It does not violate the teachings of Hinduism.
Alice, who was holding her hand, asked, "Alan, is that thing easy to eat and spoil your stomach?"
"Look at the people, I'm fine, you can just take it easy. ”
In the last life, the lamb skewers were tried and tested, and the spices in the paste couldn't be carried by themselves.
Back to the room!
Don't think crooked, there's no OO fork, there are many things.
Before dinner, Zhang Nan changed his clothes again, this time it was a long shirt with embroidered gold thread as the main tone of red, and even the pants were red. Padida, who was waiting, said that it was a costume for the banquet, and that the afternoon suit was for afternoon tea.
"How many outfits do you usually have to change a day?"
Curiosity came together and asked.
Padida replied respectfully: "Sir, in addition to pajamas, three to four sets a day in the rainy and dry seasons are usually enough, and two sets in the cool season are usually enough. ”
Well, it seems that you change your set as soon as you sweat, and you don't have to wash it yourself anyway, change it!
If this kind of embroidered thick shirt is washed often, even if it is ironed every time, according to the luxury of the Valma family, it is estimated that it will have to be thrown away at most ten times, no wonder a few little Valma will customize a large number of new clothes every year.
The shoes also had to be changed, but luckily they were not red, but dark brown flats. In the afternoon, Manu Jia Yin wore a pair of red flat shoes, which made him a little powerless to complain!
Anyway, I can't wear red shoes if I die: red embroidered shoes, and I have nightmares at night!
As soon as he went out, Zhang Nan didn't wear red shoes, but he still didn't escape the "story of a red embroidered shoe" - Alice wore it, and it was still very showy red.
The beauty also came to show off her new outfit in front of her, causing Zhang Nan to almost hit the wall!
"After dinner in the evening, I'll tell you a story when the time comes. ”
As soon as she heard Zhang Nan's words, Alice's face was not red, and she looked a little expectant.
No response?
"Don't regret it then. ”
Alice was still looking forward to it, but Ren Ran didn't speak.
"Don't scream when the time comes. ”
Now the beauty couldn't help it, and said, "Who is afraid of whom!"
Directly speechless, this is obviously the bull's head is not in the horse's mouth.
Said helplessly: "Okay, let's see who is afraid of whom at night." ”
After saying that, under the guidance of the servants, the group went to the main dining room in the castle.
"Alas, for many years, there are a few women who can carry such a classic story as red embroidered shoes, and Lao Tzu was almost scared of a heart attack. ”
I thought to myself, it seems that there is fun at night.
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The main dining room of Walmar's house is not a hall, it is smaller than an auditorium, and it is splendid.
The dinner did not use the long western dining table, but had a bit of the taste of the banquet of the ancient Chinese nobles.
Divided meals, with a long table for every two people, the guest of honor and the host at the two tables in the middle, and the other people's tables in an arc: just like the feeling of the steppe people eating in a big tent, but with a large space.
What is the vacant space for?
Of course, there is no campfire in the house, and although there is roast sheep, the Varmar family is not Muslin: it is the venue for the show.
Walma's family still has a "song and dance troupe", although there are less than 20 people, but it is still magnificent!
Zhang Nan and his gang were a little difficult to accept at first, but now it is the 80s of the 20th century, not the 19th century.
But it didn't take long for me to get used to it.,It's still a medieval system here.,It's normal to raise a singer.。
Soon something even more abnormal came: several shirtless men came on the field with small round shields and tawa scimitars, which was the scene of a great duel between beautiful women singing and dancing and changing samurai.
On the other side, the younger brother of the old Varma introduced himself and Alice, it turned out that these people were the descendants of the original warriors in the Varma family, and they had practiced traditional sword and shield fighting for generations, and they were at the top level in the entire state.
He also participated in a small number of competitions on behalf of the Varma family, and it was a friendship event for the princes and descendants who still had the ability to raise warriors, and none of the manufacturers lost.
However, old Valmar sighed on the side: "Since the government deprived us of the privileges of hundreds of state kings and families in 70 years, the communication with the royal family has become less and less.
Hundreds of Maharajas, Rajas, and Yowab, all of whom now live on the alms of their former subjects, it is better to die than to die.
Depraved!
That princess Willeyat-Mahal is very tough, although she doesn't know how to work around, and only moved out of the train station a few years ago, but she can keep a king's heart. ”
Maharaja, Raja, Yowab, these are all titles and titles of the lords of Indian princely states, for example, "Raja" is the pronoun of "king".
Zhang Nan had heard of the Indian princess who had been camped at the New Delhi railway station for 9 years with two children, 5 servants and 12 dogs, and knew something that old Valma did not know: 5 years later, the former princess would commit suicide because of her dignity!
Zhang Nan felt that the princess was a wonder, but she admired her very much The 5 servants who still did not leave her when their masters were living at the train station, life and death together!
The Indian world, I will never understand.
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The game in the field is very exciting, and the collision of steel knives and steel knives, shields and shields, muscles and skills is very exciting!
Those knives are all Uzi steel knives, and they have been sharpened!
Even indoors, a small amount of sparks will be splashed!
This is not only a collision of strength, but also a duel of skills, Zhang Nan noticed that Lin Ming looked very carefully, and his wrist seemed to move a few times.
It's not that itchy, but the handle grip of the Tawa scimitar that makes Zhang Nan feel uncomfortable is very particular, if the knife holder is skilled, the grip of this shape can make them easily swing all kinds of weird arcs!
If it was in ancient times, one carelessness would make the opponent suffer a big loss!
However, nowadays, such Indian sword skills can only be reduced to entertaining performances, just as the princely state system has been abandoned by history.
As the dinner progressed, Zhang Nan learned about the success of the Valmar family: the family's traditional love of the land, which allowed them to maintain their dignity when they were stripped of their royal privileges in 1970.
Although the territory is gone, the land that was bought with money is not taken by the Indian government.
2,500 square kilometers of land can be sustained even if only those farmers are fed
And then there is the "monopoly"!
Kerala produces 40 percent of the world's pepper, and Varmar's land accounts for 5 percent of the world's pepper!
What's even more terrifying is that through the influence that has been handed down, the Varmar family controls about thirty percent of the world's pepper trade!
Because Kerala was made up of the original two princely states, the other 10 percent of the pepper production was in the original Cochin state, which was beyond the control of the Varma family.
But the pepper merchants on Cochin's side often advance and retreat with the Varmar family, which is 40 percent, which seems not to be a monopoly, but because the other pepper producing areas are scattered, the Varma family can determine the price of pepper in the world.
Even if pepper is not the number one commodity in the world today, and the profits are not as high as they were a hundred years ago, as the price leader, it is conceivable that the Varmar family does not have to worry about making a living at all.
2,500 square kilometers of fertile land that can sprout with a single seed, and the success of the Varma family from princely princes to super-large landowners and successful businessmen is what makes them successful.
Drawing inferences from one another, Zhang Nan contacted the diamond mine business he was about to launch, and his confidence increased a little!
"Pepper is just a small business, and I'm going to blow the world away!
De Beers, your marijuana - annoying!"
Self-confidence skyrocketed: Fifteen years later, De Beers has only 40 percent of the world's diamond trade, backed by Canada's diamond mines.
5 years, 10 years later, at the latest, Zhang Nan is confident that after uniting the Indians, he can sing against De Beers.
And he also has an advantage that De Beers can't get, that is, the future Chinese market: it is a huge market, although the market is almost equal to zero eggs today, but in a few years, when the Chinese economy takes off, the share will be at least 15%.
As long as it is the industry that you want to do, any institution in other countries wants to compete with you for the big cake of the Chinese market, it is an out-and-out super big joke!
That night, "an embroidered shoe" made Alice understand that Zhang Nan is really not a good person, and not only is he not a good person, but he is also a fierce person!
I made the beauty tired half to death in one night!
The next day I visited the temple and even went to see the entrance to that secret room.
On the third day, a huge tiger hunting team of 15 huge elephants and more than 800 people set out to fight in the mountains to the east.
Before reaching the mountainous area, this has already made the wild animals in this area jump, all kinds of gunshots one after another, cheers and cheers in the market.
In a full 5 days, Zhang Nan killed 3 tigers alone, and three Varma plus a Manu Jia Yin also killed a total of 5 tigers.
Plus two leopards, 27 wild boars, and 9 huge water antelopes, and the harvest is huge!
As for the prey with wings, there are even more - this is a hunt, the most precious prey is reserved for the host's family and VIPs, and the other prey bodyguards can also shoot, Alyosha They are also enjoying themselves, and they are not empty-handed.
In particular, Lin Ming, on the third day, took out the Indian leopard that was fleeing at great speed on the cliff with a shot from 300 yards away, and this marksmanship won everyone's amazement.