"By the way, what's the matter with that Sir Tomaru? I thought you let me go to this charity auction because I didn't buy a gift for your grandfather, but I just heard what you meant on the phone, it doesn't seem like that, you know that Sir Tomaru?"

Many people think that only women are jealous, but in fact, if a man likes a woman, he will also be jealous, Zhang Tianyuan is in this state now, especially when he has just had a relationship with Liu Mengxun, he doesn't want to see Liu Mengxun frowning with other men.

Selfish is selfish, he doesn't care about this statement, he is not so great, if he loves someone, he has to hold her in the palm of his hand and love her. The so-called love that loves a person and just looks at her happiness, he can't do it, let him watch his beloved woman in someone else's arms, he has to be angry.

"Hehe, I didn't expect you're jealous. Liu Mengxun smiled: "Don't worry, Sir Tomaru didn't invite me, but my family, they let me go because they were too busy." And Sir Tomaru is in his sixties, how can he be interesting to me. ”

"That's not necessarily, there are girls in their twenties who marry old men in their seventies. Zhang Tianyuan said with a stiff neck.

"Look at you like that. Liu Mengxun covered his mouth and laughed: "Sir Tomaru is not that kind of person, although he lives in Hong Kong, but he is a serious Englishman, and he has been personally received by the Queen of England, the reason why he is a knight is because of his long-term commitment to charity, so he has been praised by the Queen of England and won the title!"

In Europe. Titles are mainly divided into duke and marquis. Uncle, son. man

Almost every year on Chinese New Year's Eve, the British royal family publishes a list of people who have been knighted or awarded medals by the King or Queen of England for the year. English knighthood originated in the mid-14th century. Founded in 1350, the Order of the Garter remains the oldest and highest-ranking British order.

British titles can be divided into three categories: royal orders, which are given to royalty or the highest nobles (Princess Anne, etc.), nobleorfamilyorders, which are given to ordinary nobles (hereditary nobles of Cain's rank), and ordersofmerit, which are given to people who have made significant contributions (British Prime Minister, Baroness Thatcher).

There are five levels of royal and peerage titles, and their names and their female counterparts are as follows: Duke Duchess, Marquis Marchioness, Earl Earl (Countess), Viscount Viscountess, and Baron Baron. But below the baron there is also the Baronet, the lowest of the hereditary titles.

Generally, only close relatives of the royal family (e.g. brothers of the King, husbands of the King, etc.) are eligible for the title of Duke. During the Duke's lifetime, his eldest son was honored as a marquis. By analogy, commoners are not associated with such titles.

Anyone who is considered by the royal family to have made a significant contribution to the country is likely to be canonized with the title of Merit, which currently has ten types. They are: the Garter, the Thistle, the Bath, the Meritorious Service, the Star of India, the Order of St. Michael and St. George, the Order of the Empire of India, the Order of Victoria, the Order of the British Empire, and the Order of Friends of Honor.

For example, after John Smith received the title of "Guardian", he was called SirJohnSmith, K.G., abbreviated as SirJohn, instead of SirSmith. Sometimes, the knight does not specify which title he or she will be given, but is simply called a Knight Bachelor. When honorificing, only write K.t (for Knight) after the name. There are also tiers of knighthoods. The highest level (first level) is called KnightCommander, the second level is called Officer, and the lowest level (third level) is called Companion.

Finally, note that although both "Jazz" and "Samurai" are referred to as Knight, their references vary greatly.

Sir Thomas was not an aristocrat in his own right, but he, like Sir Alex Ferguson, who had made outstanding contributions to football, was received by the Queen of England and was officially awarded a medal at Buckingham Palace.

This man's reputation in Hong Kong is actually very good. At least on the surface, he shouldn't be the kind of old rascal who eats young grass from old cows.

Speaking of aristocrats, they are actually not as lofty as they imagined.

The origin of the nobility of continental Europe is roughly as follows: in the beginning, there were only dukes, counts, and barons. Among them, the duke is supposed to be a provincial administrative or military governor after Diocletian reformed the Roman provinces. Later, it was used by the barbarians to refer to the Great Lord.

The Count was the commander of the army of the Clovis dynasty. But because often with military service granted territories, he also became a lord. Baron is an honorific title for the dignitaries of the court. The viscount and the marquis were created as vice-earls and vice-dukes, respectively.

These titles were also inherited as fiefs during the annexation of the fiefs in the Carolingian era, and they gradually became knighthoods. Just like the Rhine-Baladin Elector, he was himself a count of the palace, but he was also the head of the emperor's stables. The Marquis of Brandenburg was still the Emperor's courtier, and their official title became that of a fiefdom, but there were too few people to become knights. So many nobles who have territories but do not have official titles. Take the territory as the title. Add an infix in between. Translated to Mr. So-and-so in such and such a place.

Many famous families, including the Bourbon family, which would later reign in half of Europe, were originally from these untitled families.

In fact, the so-called aristocracy is just like that, especially in today's society, those who claim to be declining aristocracy are either people who hold on to the glory of the past and refuse to give up, or they are liars.

Not long ago, there was a fraud case in Xifeng City, a woman who claimed to be the princess of the royal family of Aixin Jueluo relied on this name to deceive millions, and now people really don't know what to think. Is the title of nobility really so tempting? In the past, it was understandable, after all, the feudal legacy was very deep. If you still believe in this now, you are purely pheating yourself.

Now don't talk about the aristocracy. Even if it is the British royal family, the Spanish royal family, the Japanese royal family, etc., this has become entertainment headlines, has become a folk joke, and it is just entertainment and entertainment.

Let's talk about those honors, the people who were rewarded seem to feel that they have a lot of face, but how many people understand the true meaning of those honors?

In England, the most famous order is the Order of the Garter, created in the mid-14th century.

Reportedly. Edward III established this title to commemorate a fortuitous event that seemed to be unrelated. At a ball celebrating the capture of Calais, the beautiful Countess of Salisbury dropped a blue garter, which was picked up by Edward III and wrapped around her lap.

Later these words became the motto of the King's Garter Order and the awarding of the Order of Garter in 1348, and it appeared on the medal along with the blue garter and the cross of St. George, inspiring the warriors to fight in defiance of death in war, which at the time was mainly the Hundred Years' War.

Edward himself was a member of the Garter Knights. He and his favorite samurai discuss around the round table. They ate together and presided over the martial arts of the samurai many times, which revived the chivalry that had been declining. and made the Order of the Garter the most attractive noble medal in Britain in the future.

To put it bluntly, this title was first invented by a "pervert".

Just think about it. Suppose in modern times, a member of the royal family picked up the stockings of a certain beautiful woman and put them on himself. And not let others laugh at it, and even forcibly position this as a lord. This kind of thing is ridiculous to think about.

"I've heard about charity. The family background is very solid, this Tom Ma Ru Sir should be very rich, right?" Zhang Tianyuan asked casually, he decided that he must go to today's charity auction, as long as he followed, even if the old guy had any bad intentions, he would not be afraid.

Of course, if he didn't, he really had to be an amiable old man, then it would be simple, and we might be able to be friends.

Liu Mengxun nodded and said, "Sir Tang Maru's ancestors were in business, they owned a lot of industries in the UK, and later lived in Hong Kong for a long time, and their business was also prosperous. After all, he is British, so when Hong Kong did not return to the motherland, he received a lot of preferential treatment, and his business became bigger and bigger. It's just that this person doesn't seem to show off his wealth much, plus they belong to the family wealth, so they generally won't be on the Forbes wealth list, otherwise, Sir Tomaru should be among the top ten. He is much richer than Li Shou. ”

"So generous!" Zhang Tianyuan was also taken aback.

Zhang Tianyuan, the richest man in Li, knows that among the post-80s generation in China, as long as he is a little bit educated, no one knows it, no one knows it, and many books regard him as an inspirational object.

It is not easy for a poor boy to make a fortune in Hong Kong, and now he has grown into the richest man in Hong Kong, so Zhang Tianyuan naturally knows it.

Not to mention anything else, I don't know how many versions of the book that introduces his life and experience in the mainland, and everyone hopes to find their own way to start their own business from his history of struggle.

Of course, the things in those books may not be true, and some of them are even completely made up, purely to make money, but the name of the richest man Li has definitely spread all over the mainland and has become a generation of inspirational stars.

Maybe even many post-80s and even post-70s riches in the mainland today have read Li Shoufu's inspirational books, and they really have some inspiration from those random stories, and they have become today's rich people one by one.

"What do you think, our Liu family is from Treasure Island, but we have always had business dealings with Hong Kong. Before Hong Kong's handover, many businesses were inseparable from the help of Sir Thomas Maro. Although Li Shoufu is good, compared with him, it is still far behind, but it is a pity that what the mainland wanted at the beginning was an inspirational legend, not a family inheritance like Sir Tomaru, so few people know about his existence. Liu Mengxun said with a smile.

"Tell me, what's so good about this person? Zhang Tianyuan was still jealous just now, but at this time, he had a strong interest in Sir Tang Maru, and couldn't help asking.

"You know the British Governor of Hong Kong, right?"

"I know, when I was in school, I heard the teacher mention it all day long, isn't it the British who sent down to manage Hong Kong. Zhang Tianyuan said.

"At the beginning, Sir Tomaru was also called the Governor of Hong Kong in Hong Kong, and even the Governor of Hong Kong in the front row had to give him seven points of face, which was not a thin face, but a genuine face, in Hong Kong, no one dared to provoke Sir Tomaru and his family. That's why some people still call him a governor. Liu Mengxun explained.

"Hey, that's a novelty, I've never heard of it before. Zhang Tianyuan opened his eyes this time, he really didn't know that there was such a number one person in Hong Kong.

"You have to understand that before the return to Hong Kong, the British were first-class citizens, and citizens of British origin were like aristocrats in Hong Kong. Thomas Maru's family bought land on a large scale, and almost two-thirds of the land in Hong Kong was owned by or related to their family. Liu Mengxun seems to be very good at talking about these things, probably Old Man Liu used to tell her about this before. (To be continued......)