Is Rose her own lover?

Of course not, at least not at the moment.

However, Sean used this phrase in his letter to Philip Solon, because his lover happened to see the "distressed" princess and reached out out of kindness and loyalty to the monarch.

Otherwise, saying that she is just a passerby will arouse the royal suspicion of her intentions, why did she "abduct" Poitou? Sean does not want the royal family to track down her as a killer or a member of the bloodthirsty organization.

Sean's silence made Elizabeth believe it, which was a natural idea.

"Your Highness, I think you should now write a letter to Your Majesty, which is the self-consciousness that you should have as Your Majesty's daughter. Sean said.

"I'll write it. Elizabeth nodded.

She was now afraid of her father's rebuke, and said that it was impossible not to regret it.

Sean said understandingly: "Your Highness, you care about the living conditions of the subjects of the empire, go deep into the people, observe the world situation, and prepare to make a detailed world situation report that can be used as a reference for Your Majesty's governance. It's a very rewarding thing!"

"Yes!" said Elizabeth, delighted, "that's what I'm going to do!"

"Your Highness, before the arrival of Your Majesty's latest will, you have been living in the town of Vichy, and the inhabitants of this place are very hospitable! ”

Elizabeth said, "Which three?"

"First, you must not reveal your identity at any time. Two years ago, we tried a bloodthirsty rebellion that caused a stir throughout the country. ”

"Of course!" Elizabeth nodded.

"Second, you must not leave the sight of the guards I have sent out at any time. I guarantee that they will not restrict your personal freedom unless necessary. ”

"And what about the third?" asked Elizabeth.

"I haven't thought about the third one yet, depending on the actual situation, if you don't have me to cause trouble for me, there will never be a third one. In addition, I reserve the sole right to interpret the above three articles. Sean laughed.

"You're a man who doesn't talk well, do you always put yourself in an invincible position?" said Elizabeth dissatisfied.

"You can see me as a merchant, not as an earl. You must know that businessmen must always consider the risks, otherwise they will lose badly. Sean said.

"Okay. I want to go to the beach first, I've never seen the sea before I've grown so big!" said Elizabeth.

"I forgot to tell you that the beach is forbidden to approach, although the navy has set up a sailor school here, and every day there will be soldiers piloting warships to train and patrol on the nearby sea, but who knows if there will be a fish demon who suddenly becomes curious about the land?" Sean said immediately.

"It's boring!"

As he spoke, Cleveland walked in from outside: "Sir, Countess Robinson and Master Carl have arrived. ”

Elizabeth noticed the fluttering look on Sean's face.

In fact, Sean returned from the Holy City, except for sending someone to deliver a letter to Fort Rohn and delivering the gifts he bought from the Holy City, he did not meet Audrey, and he stayed in the shipyard.

Madame said that she was going to attend the dividend meeting of Kang's Shipbuilding in person, and as the second largest shareholder, let Master Karl participate in it with her. "Cleveland Road.

"What dividends?" asked Elizabeth.

"Because the shipyard has been making money since this year, it is the middle of the year that we are giving our shareholders a return for the first time. Sean said proudly, "We'll have a second time at the end of the year." ”

"Then I'm going to see it too, no, it's a social survey. Elizabeth emphasized.

"Well, remember our agreement, by the way, what's your name?" asked Sean.

"Ellie Humphreys!" said Elizabeth, "the daughter of a northern earl." ”

"Good!"

However, turning around, Sean quietly tells Audrey Elizabeth her true identity and emphasizes that Elizabeth's arrival is just an accident.

After not seeing each other for months, Sean and his lover meet again, and everything is silent. Audrey could feel Sean's burning eyes.

Elizabeth's gaze moves back and forth between Sean and Audrey, who suddenly becomes Rose's defender.

"If only Rose could stay with me. Elizabeth said.

Women are naturally masters of this, no matter how old they are.

"Is Rose back?" and sure enough, this caught Audrey's attention.

Sean said embarrassedly, "I haven't seen her yet, she seems to have a prejudice against me and hasn't returned to the rose garden." ”

"Really?" Audrey's tone dragged on for a long time.

While Sean helped her into the carriage, Audrey pinched Sean covertly, and Sean had to grin to bear her dissatisfaction.

This detail was seen by Her Royal Highness the Princess, who had been focusing on Audrey, and the princess blushed, but she was happy to see Sean punished.

Because of Sean's special attention, Audrey knew Elizabeth's true identity and pretended not to know, so when Elizabeth asked to share a carriage with her, she readily agreed.

Building a good personal relationship with the royal family, whether for the sake of the Robinson family or Sean, was necessary, although the image of the royal family in her mind plummeted when the news of Sean's arrest outside the dignitary meeting hall came a few months ago.

Carl Robinson is ten years old this year, and as the heiress of Ronburg, he endured his mother's strictest teachings, and his weekly class schedule was full.

At this point, even Sean couldn't convince Audrey.

If according to Audrey's education standards, Sean is a strange person, he has not received any aristocratic education, but he was lucky to be hit by the noble title, and he also raised the title by one level at a very fast speed.

Sean's rise to prominence is astonishing. Of course, people, including Audrey, attribute this to Sean's own extremely high intelligence, so Sean is a strange existence that cannot be replicated.

Because of Sean's outstanding performance, Audrey has a tighter grasp of Carl's education, and in her words, diligence can make up for it.

For the devastated Carl, it was an exciting time to be able to visit the shipyard this time, and he could finally play in the open.

He rode in the same carriage with Sean, asking about shipbuilding along the way, and there were many questions about the baby, but Sean always gave him satisfactory answers, and he was very patient, but at the same time aroused Carl's curiosity.

"Godfather, can man really fly like an albatross?" asked Karl.

"Absolutely!" replied Sean in the affirmative.

Carl's eyes told Sean that it was incredible.

"Did your mother give you a physics class?" asked Sean.

"Of course, but I don't think it's useful. Karl Dao.

"Hot air will go up and cold air will go down, right?" asked Sean.

"Godfather, this is the principle of the Kong Ming lantern you made for me last time, Kong Ming is really powerful!"

Sean laughed: "Look, if the Kong Ming lantern is made bigger, it can pull a person, can't it fly with a person?"

"Godfather, can you find someone to make a ...... like this Super big ...... Kong Ming lantern?" Carl's face was full of hope, and he raised his arms and gestured exaggeratedly.

"Of course, but your mother won't let you ride. Sean said.

"We can get a dog to fly first!" Karl said immediately. "Like guinea pigs, dedicated to science. ”

Carl Robinson visited Dr. Nolan's lab at the University of Poitou and was impressed by the guinea pigs there.

"The child is teachable!" Sean nodded, "Which of the two dogs you have is going to fly first?"

Karl struggled for a long time and said: "Let them race, whoever runs slower will be the one who competes!

Sean laughed when he heard this: "Good way!"

In the carriage ahead, Elizabeth heard Sean's hearty laughter, and was very curious, she always had a strong curiosity.

"Ma'am, the Robinsons have a good relationship with the Connerys?" asked Elizabeth deliberately.

"Yes, we're neighbors. It is also a tradition for the aristocracy to watch over each other. We follow the king's decrees and rule on our own side, and when something happens in the region, the first nobles to seek help from the nobles must be the nearest nobleman. Audrey said.

Audrey's beauty and graceful posture made Elizabeth very envious.

The princess had seen too many noblewomen, but few in her memory could match Audrey's.

It's just that those noble ladies can't help but have a flattering attitude when facing a noble princess like her, so Audrey's humility and gentle attitude made her feel the difference immediately.

Kang's shipbuilding's first dividend meeting was held in the open space next to the dock, and the workers erected a huge pergola.

A total of 200,000 shares, 40% of which Sean owns, 10% of which are controlled by the Robinson family, and 5% of which are held by Johnson, the main manager and chief engineer.

The other 5% is a collective shareholding of technical personnel, with the right to dividends, but not transferable, once fired or voluntarily resigned, it has nothing to do with the company's shares.

The remaining 40% of the original shares were sold to the public at a price of 100 gold louis per share, raising 8 million funds.

The first individual shareholders were more than 1,000 people, and according to the principle of balance of interests, almost all the rich people of Genoa were wiped out, unless he himself was not interested.

It's just that because of the purchase restrictions, these people don't own many stocks. Now the value of Kang's shipbuilding stock has risen from the original 100 gold louis to 600 gold louis.

For example, Viscount Brandon, he let his two sons and one daughter plus his husband and wife of 5 people, buy 100 shares per person according to the maximum limit, spending a total of 500,000.

This was all the savings that the not wealthy viscount could put up at that time. Apparently, this investment made Viscount Brandon regret now, because he could have borrowed money from the bank to buy more shares, as long as it was in someone else's name, such as his own housekeeper's name.

In addition to the general optimism of investors, the arms dealers Bess and the Koval family played a role in the rise in stock prices.

The former was because the people in the Holy City did not catch up with the sale of the original shares, and the latter The Koval family did not have a good relationship with Sean at the time, and they had to pay a high price to buy shares from other minority shareholders, which directly pushed up the stock price.

Now that the number of shareholders has been reduced to less than 500, those who changed hands early are now deeply regretting it.

As of June 1834, Kang's Shipbuilding has delivered 15 Shark-class ironclad ships of the Navy, the first 10 basically made Kang's Shipbuilding recover the huge investment in the early stage, and the latter 5 began to make money, at this time the production cost has been reduced to 600,000 each, and the Navy's bid is still 700,000, that is to say, on the Shark class, the profit is 500,000.

500,000 is not much, but a good sign, the order for the Navy has increased to 50 ships, because the dignitaries have relieved the Imperial Treasurer.

If you add the ironclad cargo ship Rocky Mountain, which has just been launched, it is not a small number. The price of this new model is as high as 2 million, the cost is 1.5 million, and the user of the first ship belongs to Kang's Power, although it is still in Sean's name, he still paid 2 million for real money, as a benchmark for the future.

Therefore, Kang's Shipbuilding paid a dividend of 1 million this time, with an average dividend of 5 gold louis per share.

500 of the richest men in Genoa gathered here, not for the five louis.

Nor is it for the sake of seeing Audrey, who is a little high-profile in person this time - now everyone in Poitou knows that she is Sean's lover.

It's not to see the strange beautiful girl standing next to Audrey.

They set their sights on Kang's Power.

In particular, the launch of the Rocky Hill represents the launch of the civilian ship market, and the demand for new cargo ships in terms of quantity and tonnage is far from comparable to that of the Navy, and these cargo ships will not be able to get rid of Kang's monopoly on key equipment for at least the next ten years.

So the dividend meeting ended hastily in just half an hour, and people surrounded Sean with cheques, among which Siyes was the most enthusiastic, and he wanted to take a collective stake in Kang's Power on behalf of the Genoa consortium.

"Earl, if you nod your head, 20 million cash will arrive immediately, and we only need 30% of the equity. "Siyères, these are the real riches.

"No, no, it's too much, the consortium as a whole, gets a maximum of 10% of it. Of course, it is not yet known how much each share will be, and this needs to be assessed by independent professionals. Sean shook his head.

"Is there anyone more powerful than our consortium? You must know that we are only interested in value-added and capital security, and we promise not to interfere in the operation and management of Kang's Power. Siyes said.

He felt that his bid was fair, partly out of recognition of the market prospects, and partly out of a high level of trust in Sean personally.

"Well, I've just sent an invitation to the nobles of Genoa for a hunt this month. You know, there hasn't been a mass hunt in Rocky Mountain for several years, and wild boars are infested. Just in time for a hunting event, and by the way, a barbecue party, I think all the nobles would be happy to share the delicious food. Sean said, "My style, Mr. Siyes must have understood." ”

Siyes was slightly disappointed, but Sean was suggesting that he still adopted the principle of equalization of interests in order to unite more people. The aristocracy held the power and administrative power, the conglomerates controlled the capital, and the business world was sandwiched between two circles, and whoever could unite these three forces was the uncrowned king.

For Sean, Siyes actually appreciates this, which is also in the fundamental and long-term interests of the consortium.

In Genoa, the relationship between the aristocracy and the consortium, including the business community, has become very harmonious in the past two years, and Sean plays a very important role. Previously, Viscount Brandon would have no qualms about laughing at the vulgarity of these nouveau riche, who had also laughed at Baron Davis's poverty and persistence.

Sean has changed some of the traditional and conservative attitudes of the aristocracy, making them begin to embrace the changes of the times, and Sean has become increasingly influential in the business community and the business world.

"Earl, your mind has always been clear. ”