"We didn't start a recycling company to make money, just to get votes," Gerald said. However, sustained losses are not the way to stay in business for a long time.

We plan to export more than 50 tonnes of garbage per day to Switzerland to keep the cost line, but now, for various reasons, the Swiss side is importing less than 20 tonnes of garbage per day. ”

Jonas asked, "What is the reason for this?"

In Western Europe, garbage disposal has become a very serious problem.

Europeans do not have the Chinese style of thrift and thrift for three years, three years of old and three years of sewing and mending.

In this way, a lot of resources are wasted.

The cost of garbage disposal in the government sector has soared since the fifties, and the garbage used to be buried and incinerated.

But now there is a focus on environmental protection, advocating reuse, and more importantly, there are higher requirements for landfill and incineration.

This has led to a phenomenon where waste sorting has led to an increase in labor costs, but government funding has not kept up.

Almost every country has a huge deficit in waste disposal, and it is increasing day by day.

In the whole of Western Europe, the most successful countries for waste disposal are Denmark, Switzerland, and Sweden, because these three countries have strict waste separation

guidelines, the fines are too high to afford.

People can only sort and dispose of garbage at home, send it to different garbage stations, or transport different types of garbage through different types of garbage trucks at different times of the week.

This method increases a lot of labor costs, and these countries have small populations, good welfare, and the people can afford it.

But countries like Britain, France and Germany, with large populations and large poor people, have increasingly serious garbage disposal problems.

Since the 70s, many new environmental organizations have been established in various countries, and after sorting garbage, they donate used clothes and ship them to third world countries, and electronic equipment to third world countries.

However, the cost of using people to sort garbage is very high, and in many cases, the cost of labor exceeds the cost of the materials themselves.

Switzerland has been importing garbage since seven or eight years and incinerates it to generate electricity. However, after 82 years, due to cost reasons, the types of imported garbage were carefully divided, which led to a significant reduction in the amount of garbage imported.

Because if the waste exporting countries can really sort the waste below the cost line, they don't need to export to Switzerland at all.

But Switzerland is tough, because Switzerland is the most developed country in Europe with hydropower resources, and the Alps bring many rivers to Switzerland, and the hydropower is not used up, and it has to be exported to Germany, France, and Italy.

Switzerland is already preparing to shut down some of its small coal-fired power plants, which are not shut down not because they are essential, but because they are needed for scientific research.

In response to this general trend, waste imports have plummeted, putting enormous pressure on other countries.

Hearing this, Jonas asked, "Doesn't Britain itself have the capacity to digest this garbage?

"Britain and France are now vigorously developing nuclear power plants, and the cost of thermal power plants has exceeded that of nuclear power plants, and the recycling price they give is much lower than that of Switzerland. ”

Jonas asked curiously, "So what can I do? ”

"The thermal power station in Kaiserlauster is the largest experimental thermal power plant in Basel and they are always at the forefront of the world in terms of the efficient use of thermal power plants.

Although the Canton of Basel-Landschaft holds the majority of the shares, Roche and Novartis are among the largest donors to the plant. ”

Jonas understood and said with a smile: "This is very easy to do, after the dinner, I will introduce my grandfather Philip to you, and you can talk to him about specific matters." ”

"Philip?"

"It's Lucas Hoffman, and our family nickname is Philip. ”

Gerald nodded in satisfaction, stretched out his hand and said, "If he's a heavyweight, it's all right." ”

As the dinner was about to begin, Jonas and Gerald went downstairs together to the first-floor hall.

The hall was bustling with activity, and a large number of guests waiting to talk to Charles were still waiting in an orderly manner.

Jonas didn't bother them and walked along the wall to the ballroom on the first floor.

The inside of the ballroom was very grandly decorated today, and the etiquette company used a long row of tables to arrange a hollow-shaped pattern inside, which was enough to accommodate 300 people for dinner.

But there is still not enough here, because the total number of guests today is more than five hundred.

The ladies were arranged to dine in the large dining room on the second floor of the annex, which was the second floor of the kitchen and the main dining room for the banquets of the Neuer castle, which was much more formal and luxurious than the ballroom.

Jonas inquired about the preparations for the dinner, and the manager of the ceremonial company made sure that the dinner was ready at six o'clock.

Jonas looked at the time, it was already half past five. He was about to go back to the main hall to check the sound and broadcast equipment for the evening, when he saw François and his father walking towards him.

The Pinault family of the François family is also a large family in France, and as the eldest son of the family, François pinned his father's hopes on him.

In the past two years, after they graduated from high school, they had much less contact with each other.

However, he still called him occasionally, and Jonas received two letters from him on break.

In later generations, letter writing has been replaced by text messaging and chat software. But now, writing letters is still a common thing, although Jonas is not in the habit of doing so.

After two years of cultivation in college, the once miserable green boy has a little more calm and self-confidence. "Jonas, let me introduce you, this is my dad François......"

Jonas was already holding the hand of his father Henry with both hands, and interrupted him: "I have known Uncle François for a long time, so I don't need you to introduce me. ”

Although this is a bit rude, it is precisely because of this faux pas that their relationship is not ordinary.

The father and son, with the same name and surname, laughed, and the old François laughed: "Jonas, the friendship you have made in your youth is the most sincere, and I hope that this friendship will continue forever." ”

Jonas laughed: "Uncle François, I will never forget the horror that he stole my bread to eat, and stuffed half a bag of cream in the bread bag, and put my hand in it. ”

Old François laughed. "He's still that unreliable. ”

Jonas took the initiative to ask, "Uncle François, but who does he want to know?"

He nodded and said, "I just saw Isabel and her Georgian mother, although her parents are divorced, but I know that President Santos still dotes on this eldest daughter." ”

The family has not yet entered the luxury goods industry, and Kering is still mainly in the timber business.

Jonas asked, "Do you want to start a timber business in Angola?"

"No, I've set up a car sales company and a pharmaceutical sales company specifically for the African market, so I'd like to ask you to introduce me on my behalf. ”

"No problem, I'll introduce you to you during the ball. ”

"Okay, I know you're busy, so I won't bother you. Hopefully your friendship will last forever. ”

"Definitely. ”

While inspecting the stereo, Jonas was still thinking about the Pinault family. A car sales company specializing in the African market seems to have a lot to offer!

At six o'clock, before the dinner began, Jonas welcomed all the guests in the castle hall, welcoming the prince and his wife and celebrating his new home.

The welcome speech is not long, mainly to welcome the guests, and the distinguished guests are named one after another, and the guests have expressed their welcome with applause.

Charles is the most honorable of all, and he is the guest of honor today, but in reality, there are not many guests who really value them.

Everyone knows that this prince doesn't actually have much real power in his hands.

What he can bring to others is nothing more than a circle of contact opportunities.

Like Gerald, although he is about the same age, he became the head of the family at the age of sixteen, he has billions of family assets in the hands of the duke, and a small half of the land in London is his, which is much more popular than Charles.

Today's dinner is mainly based on Italian cuisine, which is also the most popular cuisine in Europe. As for French food, it is rarely eaten by Europeans, except for occasional occasions when there are few people.

Because there is French cuisine, there is Italian cuisine, and French cuisine is not only more refined, but also refined in Italian cuisine, and the price is much higher.

Today there are two types of wines, one made by the Jonas family and the other is a sub-vintage of Romanée Conti.

In addition to the two wines, there is also a champagne from the Champagne region and a low-alcohol ice wine from Germany.

All the tableware is Pandora brand silver tableware from Denmark provided by the etiquette company, and the wine glasses are all Swarovski pure crystal wine glasses.

There is a waiter for every five guests, who are responsible for serving the dishes, and dozens of dishes ensure that every guest has their own kind of choice.

And some halal guests, those who are taboo, have also made a pre-understanding to ensure that they can taste their favorite dishes.

In Europe, eating is never the main thing, it's the after-dinner entertainment and socialising that counts.

At seven o'clock, the dinner officially ended. The male guests of the ballroom return to the lobby, or go to other entertainment rooms, smoking rooms, and have fun for a while.

The people arranged by the etiquette company removed the tables and carpets in the ballroom, and opened the windows to let in for half an hour.

At half past seven, the ball began on time, with two pairs of dance partners, including Jonas and Princess Anna, Neuer and Charles, leading the dance.

This is the first time that Jonas has had a close encounter with the famous princess, who is four years older than Jonas and is only 24 years old this year, in her prime.

After the dance, Anna, who was slightly panting, blushed, not to mention, was really charming.

(I wish you all a happy Mid-Autumn Festival tomorrow and a family reunion.) ）

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