There are many things to see and do in London.

But An Feng still encountered a lot of ...... I can't understand it. After buying a house and living on the south side of Tower Bridge, in addition to having an invincible view of the city, it is also close to attractions, such as the Tower of London, which is the former royal palace, a Normandy-style building, very famous and classic.

Joanna explained to him that the Tower of London was a royal palace, that it had also been the Royal Mint, and that it was also known as a prison.

An Feng asked, "Is it the kind of cage where prisoners are held?" ”

Joanna nodded: "That's right, prison, and it's a prison for felons." ”

An Feng frowned, saying that he couldn't understand the Saxons' way of thinking, but something even more strange was still to come.

"For a while, it used to be a zoo." Joanna said cautiously, staring at An Feng.

"What?" An Feng couldn't help but laugh, "Are you sure it's the Imperial Palace, and then what you want to tell me is: a zoo where a group of monkeys and orangutans gather together and quack?" ”

Joanna knew that this would happen: "Of course. ”

"Ha Luha-" An Feng covered his mouth and was serious...... But you can't understand the world of comics.

Joanna pouted and said, "It's a royal zoo, only for princes and nobles." ”

"Well, I'm sure that's kind of lofty, too." An Feng nodded, "I just don't know how the princes and nobles who used to live in Lu Dao feel." ”

Joanna said to herself, "The Tower of London is much more useful. ”

After the tour, the two slowly walked along the banks of the Thames. In the afternoon, the sun is rarely seen, and when I pass by a street restaurant, I decide to try oysters. Oysters, also known as oysters, are a great season to taste their deliciousness. Especially charcoal-grilled.

There are a lot of people in this restaurant, French-style, as if the oyster continent is more enjoyable...... However, the goal of a group of foreigners is quite unified, to enjoy fresh and tempting grilled oysters. Not long after they sat down face to face, two ladies came to the next seat, speaking authentic Chinese.

"The oysters here taste good. Everyone recommends trying it, but the price is not affordable enough......"

Hearing a somewhat familiar voice, An Feng took his eyes off Joanna, looked at one of the two ladies, and hesitated, "Zhang Li? ”

The lady with her hair tied and wearing a hat looked up, looked at An Feng a few times, and said in surprise: "Oops! It's you! I didn't expect to meet you here! ”

"yes, that's a coincidence." An Feng smiled, saying that Zhang Li was a colleague when he was still a small staff member of the company. The two are simple quarrels.

Zhang Li was obviously happy to meet her friends in London, and she couldn't stop talking: "You have changed so much!" Ouch, it's a pity, I didn't have time to attend your wedding last time, I have a lot of socializing on Eleven, and I hate those who pick holidays to do big things! I heard that you settled in the United States? Hey, who is this? ”

An Feng's head received a lot of questions, and explained one by one: "This is my wife, Joanna." I settled in the United States. This time I came to London for the New Year. ”

"Nice to meet you, my name is Liliane." Zhang Li greeted Joanna in English. "I used to be colleagues with Ann, oh, this is my friend Anne."

Joanna smiled, "Nice to meet you, Lillian and Annie. ”

When acquaintances meet, there are naturally a lot of topics, and they simply make up a table to chat later. It's obvious. Zhang Li is an outgoing girl who usually talks non-stop, even with her friends, if it weren't for the scruples of public places, they would definitely become the focus of the audience. After the meal, we also walked together.

An Feng said that three women on the same street is right. Joanna doesn't talk much, and she is not proficient enough in Chinese to communicate quickly, but the occasional addition can bring more new topics, and she often listens with a smile on her face, while the two ladies are in charge.

An Feng listened along, their thinking jumped quickly, and they were full of gossip, Zhang Li said: "In addition to eating, drinking, and playing, I finally came to the UK, I must meet Miss Du, and let her show us ordinary people what is the demeanor of a noble lady." ”

Zhang Li's words have a disdain in them. An Feng was curious: "Who is Miss Du?" ”

Zhang Li turned around: "It's a new colleague after you resigned, the brand-name bag continues, and I worked for half a year, and then I heard that her boyfriend's family immigrated to the United Kingdom and was awarded a noble title, and then I heard her talk about how powerful her boyfriend is, upper-class people, family glory, etc. ”

Anne asked, "So you specially brought me over for a trip, and by the way, I learned a lot?" ”

Zhang Li smiled: "There is also a certain ingredient, but I can't get used to seeing the face of the green tea, I don't believe that the nobles are so easy to get, but she said that she has a certificate, who knows if the certificate is fake?" ”

Joanna looked at them and reminded professionally: "So far, there are only three Chinese who have really been knighted by the queen. ”

Zhang Li turned her head to look at her: "Really? ”

Joanna nodded: "I'm sure, and they're all non-hereditary lifetime nobles." ”

Zhang Li was still puzzled: "But what she said has a certificate, it's quite advanced, and her boyfriend's family can immigrate, which means that she has a little money." ”

Joanna shook her head: "Impossible, if you are a citizen of the United Kingdom, you have a chance, but it is ridiculous to be granted a title just after immigrating." ”

Zhang Li smiled: "Okay! It's finally time to expose her hypocrisy. ”

An Feng asked at this time: "I have heard before that there are activities of knighthood trading in the British people, and as long as you pay money, you can exchange for a title." ”

Joanna suddenly smiled: "Do you believe it?" If you spend a few hundred and one thousand pounds to buy a few inches of land, and then the seller provides you with a name that you don't know what to call it, what kind of baron, viscount, etc., can you really fit into the noble circles that have been conferred by the queen or hereditary? ”

An Feng shook his head, if it was so casual, why would Joanna lose her inheritance!

Zhang Li realized: "Maybe what she said is this kind of tattered title bought for hundreds of yuan!" Ha Luha, I have to ask her out and have a good talk. ”

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At noon the next day, An Feng sat on a soft chair and watched some news on the tablet boringly.

The news is about some of the recent events in London, such as what is happening at Christmas, and how many people will break through this year's New Year's Day parade...... Flipping through the pages, a headline caught his attention. It is probably said that in the knighthood conferred by the queen on the New Year, there is the shadow of a financier.

A few years ago, due to the bad economic situation, the people of Europe and the United States were very resentful of financiers, the economic crisis caused them to lose their jobs, the social unemployment rate doubled, and so on, and the British royal family did not consider awarding financiers. Recently, the economy has gradually recovered, and financiers have begun to be rewarded for their contributions.

Joanna got out of bed barefoot, came over and hugged his neck, and looked at the contents of the tablet together: "Conferring the title of financier? It seems that the economy has been recovering well recently. ”

An Feng asked: "Is there a title every year?" ”

"Of course, twice a year, once for the Queen's birthday and once for the New Year." Joanna said.

An Feng asked again: "Who are the people who have been sealed?" I see both men and women here, look at this lady's, DBE? Seems to be jazz or something? ”

Joanna glanced at it. Then he said: "DBE is a category of the Order of the British Empire, the rank is quite high, after being awarded, the future title is generally with honorifics, the female is Dame, and the male is Sir." There are still very few women who have been knighted, and most of them are politicians or have an impact on society. ”

An Feng said: "What if you also have a positive impact on society? ”

Joanna smiled and said, "It's not too difficult, as a citizen and Lady of mine." Do some charity activities to support social welfare. There will be medals at the end. ”

An Feng discovered the New World: "Doesn't that mean that you have been re-awarded the title of nobility?" ”

Joanna shook her head: "Sir is not an aristocrat. ”

An Feng clicked on a lady's experience: "It's okay, the level is improved step by step, don't you see that she also started with DBE?" After mixing for a while, she was naturally nominated for a baron, a baroness awarded by the queen herself, although she was a lifelong nobleman. But it means a lot. ”

Joanna also looked at the baronesse's experience and commented: "Of course, this is also a way to get a knighthood, but it will cost a lot of money. ”

An Feng didn't mind: "Money is not a problem, just do a few good things, and then change your title." From now on, everyone will use honorific titles for you. ”

Joanna smiled and kissed him, "You have so many ideas. ”

An Feng continued to check other information: "How rewarding it is to upgrade you to a noblewoman, you can continue to work up in the future...... Oh, no, the Baron is the tallest of the nobles for life. It doesn't matter, it's good to have, maybe after the law is reformed, you will be able to get the hereditary one. ”

Joanna thought of a point: "I have seen the Baron of Scotland before, it takes a million pounds, and some trivial conditions, but it's a pity that it's a male. ”

An Feng was happy when he heard it: "I thought that the royal family would not enter the oil and salt, but it turned out that it was easy to say if you had money." ”

Joanna pouted: "It's not the first time that the royal family has sold their titles, and it's not allowed to do it now, but it doesn't mean that it can't be done in other ways." ”

She added: "You also have a chance, as a citizen of a Commonwealth country, you are also listed. ”

An Feng shook his head: "I'm afraid you still have to trace the political background, right?" A sad reminder like mine, at most, is a gray hair mixed with a lifelong title, and you are different, if it weren't for the inheritance law that discriminates against women, you would have been a countess by now, and it is hereditary, passed down from generation to generation. ”

Joanna's conditions are excellent, first of all, she is not from an ordinary background, she has been a nobleman for several generations, her family has made outstanding contributions in First and Second World Wars, and the queen personally mourned after the death of her ancestors, An Feng even saw a photo of her and the Queen of England in different periods, so the family background is good; Secondly, in recent years, the feminist movement has been frequent, the government has continued to stimulate the economy, the society needs outstanding people, and capable ladies have begun to emerge.

The last point is on An Feng: money.

When Joanna has enough contributions to society, she is nominated to the queen, and the queen looks: Hey, hasn't this little girl seen it before? The first impression is good, and with the emotional points, the rest of the procedures are easy. The most reluctant, naturally, is the sword patting the shoulder, and the knighthood is in the body.

It doesn't have much real power, but it sounds completely different.

An Feng YY for a moment, the baron's sense of accomplishment in cultivating a plan is incomparable, and it can also fill the emptiness of having money and nowhere to spend after he is developed.

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PS: The real power of the British aristocracy is yet to be determined, because the House of Lords (House of Lords) is all nobles, and they have the right to discuss financial bills and the supreme judicial power...... (To be continued......)