Rashid is the prince of the UAE, and although in his words it is the Five Blessings, it is also on the genealogy of the clan, and it is famous.

Therefore, his residence is in Huaxia, that is, in the third ring of the capital, Lujiazui in the magic capital. In fact, it is the southern district of Abu Dhabi, the capital of the United Arab Emirates, which is what the Chinese people call "not rich but expensive".

Lamborghini stopped in front of a beige four-story villa with a large courtyard that could be seen as tall as 1,000 square meters, and a small fountain in front of the villa. Zheng Xudong felt that the biggest feeling he had when he came to the Middle East was that the best way to reflect wealth and decency was the fountain, and the size of the fountain determined the luxury of the house. The Burj Al Arab, the Palace Hotel, but any big place should have one of these things, which also shows the importance of "water" here.

"Big brother, you have to have 2,000 square meters in this villa, right?" Zheng Xudong judged when he saw the appearance of the villa.

"Two thousand three, one thousand eight on the earth, and five hundred underground. He said proudly.

The car is parked in a dedicated above-ground garage with seven vehicles of all kinds. In addition to this supercar, there are four supercars, and three SUVs on the other side.

Rashid took Zheng Xudong to visit his villa, and all the decorations were mostly made of gold, wash basins, water taps, toilets, mirrors, doorknobs... Almost all metal fittings are gold. Even the trash cans in the bathroom are gilded. And the sailboat he stayed on, the same as the Palace Hotel.

Rashid saw the contempt in Zheng Xudong's eyes, and said: "Brother, do you know, we were sixty or seventy years ago, before your reform and opening up, that small fishing village was deeply shaken, in fact, we are not as good as your small fishing village, because we have no fish, what we have is a desert, endless yellow sand, since we know that we have oil under our feet, and the world's number one power, the United States, has become the closest ally, so that oil and the dollar are hanging in the ditch." From that day on, oh my God, that black and disgusting thing under our feet could be exchanged for dollars, and it went from 50 or 60 dollars a barrel to more than 140 dollars a barrel. You know that the speed at which money is spent can't keep up with the speed at which money is made?"

Zheng Xudong can understand a little bit, "Understand!"

Rashid continued: "We use money to buy our self-esteem, tall buildings, building taller and taller buildings, luxury cars, buying fewer and more limited cars, gold, everything that can be wrapped in gold is covered with gold, food, what you don't want to eat, what you eat less, private jets, getting bigger and bigger, now the biggest private jet is the Airbus A380 you saved, yachts, who dares to be bigger than us Middle Easterners!" Speaking of this, he sat on the sofa and took a sip of Alpine mineral water, and continued: "But all this is to cover up the emptiness in our hearts. What culture does a nomad who grew up in the desert have? And you know what? Ninety-nine percent of all our staple foods, non-staple foods, vegetables, and fruits are imported, because they don't have them in the desert. Fortunately, we are so poor that we have money left!" After saying that, he smiled bitterly and stopped talking.

The atmosphere was a little cold for a while, and after a while, Zheng Xudong said: "Big brother, I asked you what you did just now, but you didn't say it, can you talk about it now?"

Rashid took a sip of water, "You know I'm a prince, but I'm only one of six thousand princes, and I certainly don't have an inheritance, I know that, so I'm not going to fight for that." It is said that if we princes are willing to go to work, we will give a high salary that exceeds others, and if we are not willing to go to work, the country will also give money to support us, and we will give 500,000 US dollars a year for living expenses, travel and transportation expenses, all in first class. But I don't want to live my life like this, so I went to work in the government, I wanted to do something for my country, I wanted to make a difference in my country, to find a way to create wealth in addition to exporting oil, after all, oil will be dug up one day, and I will get rid of the hat of a tyrant in the eyes of people. But... "Most people in the government are reluctant to change, they don't want to admit the consequences of the oil being drained, and seeing that I am so radical and can't help but arrange a job, they simply arrange a job for me." ”

"What kind of work?" asked Zheng Xudong.

"Minister of Agriculture and Forestry. He is in charge of agriculture, forestry, animal husbandry, sideline and fishery in Abu Dhabi. Ha... Ha... It's ridiculous, we have endless sandstorms in the desert, how can they say that! It's ridiculous!" Rashid really "laughed" to tears this time.

"So you went to New York the other day to relax. He said.

Rashid nodded, then stood up and said, "Don't talk about the unhappy, I'll take you to see my wine cellar, and I'll promise to give you some of my wine in New York." With that, he pulled Zheng Xudong and walked to the basement.

I came to the underground wine cellar of Rashid's villa, full of shelves of five rows of red wine, full of red wine of various brands and vintages, and there were stacked boxes of red wine on the wall, "Brother, I said when I was in New York that I would send you some red wine, and I will send it directly to the hotel for you later, and take it with you when you leave." ”

"I thank my eldest brother in advance, you can keep these red wines and drink them, I also purchased some red wine in New York, and it has been sent back to China. ”

"Most of the red wine I have here is for show, for façade, you know that we **** are forbidden to drink, so these can only be secretly drunk when no one is at home. Rashid said helplessly.

Back on the first floor, Rashid said that he had prepared authentic Arabic food for him, and it happened that Zheng Xudong didn't eat enough Western food at noon, and he came to the restaurant with Rashid politely, Zheng Xudong thought he would sit at the table, Rashid grabbed him and said: "Brother, if you want to really experience the **** family food, come with me." Saying that, he first sat down on a thick cashmere carpet on the ground next to the dining table, and after a while, two servants came over with a large silver plate, and put the silver plate on the carpet, Zheng Xudong saw it, and exclaimed: "Wow! What a big roast lamb!" The skin has been roasted red and crispy, and it is still bubbling with oil, in addition to these, there are fruits, drinks and some fresh seafood, the main food is a local flatbread.

"Brother, you're welcome, let's just two of us today, your sister-in-law and children are on a trip, and I'll introduce you when you come back next time." Another night you'll be attending the President's award ceremony for you, and I'll not prepare wine for you. Come, eat. So saying, he used a boning knife to cut a large piece of fat and thin lamb on the shoulder of the lamb, and put it on a silver plate in front of him, and then cut a piece for himself.

Zheng Xudong said, "Then I'm welcome." Seeing that Rashid was also eating the mutton with his hands, he himself grabbed the mutton with his hands and took a bite, well! The mutton with skin is really charred on the outside and tender on the inside, a bit like the famous roast duck in China.

He picked up the bowl of goat's milk again and was about to drink it, when he saw that it was filled with made yogurt, sprinkled with a thick layer of raisins on top, and took a bite with a spoon and ate it in his mouth, which was really appetizing and greasy.

Rashid couldn't eat a few pieces of meat, and he saw that Zheng Xudong himself had eaten half a sheep, and he was dumbfounded, "Brother, big brother, I really envy your appetite! You must be a person who can achieve great things in the future." ”

Zheng Xudong smiled and didn't speak, after eating, the two came to the bathroom to wash their hands, and then came to the living room again, the servant had already made tea for them, "Brother, we are a meat-eating nation, so strong tea is inseparable, taste it, this is your high-grade Pu'er in China, it is very greasy." ”

After drinking hot tea and feeling comfortable, Zheng Xudong said: "Actually, big brother, you don't have to worry about your position, there will definitely be a place to display your ambitions in the future." ”

Rashid waved his hand at him, and said decadently: "Brother, you don't have to comfort me, I know better than you what this country is like, alas!

Zheng Xudong looked disappointed at Rashid and decided to reveal some information to him, "Big brother, do you know that I asked the sheikh of Dubai for a piece of land?"

"You call it land, you are also called land! If you don't say it, I'm embarrassed to talk about you, what a good opportunity, since the chief has agreed, you don't need to ask for more, as long as there is a small piece of land in the center of the city, you don't need to develop it yourself, those real estate merchants will surround you like flies, take a board to offer you, and call your ancestors every day. Then you will have untold riches. It's enough to spend your life! What a great opportunity! It's been wasted by you. Rashid said with great regret.

Zheng Xudong smiled mysteriously and said, "Big brother, do you think I look like a fool?"

"Originally, you were quite an elf, but now it seems... He shook his head.

"Big brother, if you believe me, let's get to grip your work now. Zheng Xudong winked at him.

Rashid is not stupid either, and fools are not so ambitious, "Brother, you mean you can exploit and exploit the desert?"

Zheng Xudong said mysteriously: "To be precise, it is to transform the desert. I want to build only one real estate project on a small piece of land, which is a one-shot deal. Now we talk about sustainable scientific development, do you understand? Think about how if the desert becomes fertile land, becomes grassland, becomes a lake... Think about it ... ”

Rashid listened to him, stood up excitedly, and walked back and forth in the spacious living room, "Turning into fertile fields, turning pastures, turning lakes ... "I kept muttering.

"Don't tell me about this big brother, now you and Ivanka know that she is buying barren land for me, if it gets out... ”

"I understand, I'm not stupid, if it spreads out, it will cause a change in the price of land, and then the cost of buying it will increase greatly. Rashid suddenly came to Zheng Xudong's side and grabbed his hand excitedly and said: "Brother, since you treat me as your eldest brother, the eldest brother will not hide it from you, there is a desert in such a small place as Dubai, we are much larger than it in Abu Dhabi, and the area of the desert is larger, if, I mean if, I buy you a large piece of desert from us, can you come to us for development?"

"If you are not the Minister of Agriculture and Forestry, I will not come, since the eldest brother you are in charge of the party, brother, I will help you with anything, maybe in the near future, your performance is extremely outstanding, and you have compared all the princes, do you say that the next presidential candidate will be... Zheng Xudong drew a huge pie for Rashid.

Rashid was stunned when he heard Zheng Xudong's words, and sat there for a long time without speaking...