Chapter 91: Chatting
The Duchess of Alba is arguably the most favored woman in the world, and she was born the direct heir to a large family with a history of 500 years, and the family has the greatest wealth and land among the European aristocracy, which even the Queen of England cannot compare with her. Pen, fun, and www.biquge.info
Due to her family's long history, she holds the most titles of nobility in the world, with a total of one hundred and ninety-four. In this regard, the Queen of England is not as good as her.
And in front of the Pope, she has the right not to kneel, and she can have the privilege of riding a horse when entering the church, which the Queen of England is not comparable to her.
When she was young, she was still friends with the Queen of England, snatched toys together, and when she was young, she was as beautiful as a flower, and had a happy marriage.
In the seventies, her first husband died, and she soon married a handsome priest, and in 2001, her second husband also died, and her life became empty.
She has never worried about money since she was born, and her responsibility is to pass on the lineage, and then to enjoy herself. She became obsessed with plastic surgery in her later years, but unfortunately because she was older, her muscles lost their vitality, and her plastic surgery almost always ended in failure.
As a result, what was originally a kind old lady turned into an old monster. When Zhou You saw her for the first time, he was taken aback by her face, and he didn't need makeup to act in a ghost movie.
Even so, she is still old-hearted, and now she is dating a handsome old man who is nearly sixty years old, and she is bent on marrying him.
This time, she was stopped by her six children, who were all worried that the handsome old man was marrying her for money. Anyway, whether it's for money or not, Zhou You admires that handsome old guy. You must know that the Duchess of Alba not only looks like a monster now, but she is also eighty-three years old, which is more than enough for him to be a mother.
At the ceremony of the canonization of the Count of Gracia, Zhou You met the Duchess of Alba for the first time, and only then did he know that this woman could be said to be one of the richest women in Europe. In addition to her €2.2 billion in cash stock property, she owns more than 50,000 works of art and antiques, as well as 15,000 precious ancient books and private land the size of Portugal, which are simply impossible to calculate their value.
Of course, although she is a cow, she is not worse than her, and when it comes to wealth, there is no one in this world who can compare to Zhou You. In the eyes of these aristocrats, traveling around with a precise investment vision is a very worthwhile friend.
Therefore, traveling in front of these nobles is very popular. Because almost all of them know that the Spanish royal family earned $80 million in 2007 and $30 million in 2008 by traveling around, which makes the royal family, which has been struggling with the "poverty line", finally have a little more comfort.
Although Zhou You has a normal relationship with the Duchess of Alba, he has a good relationship with her eldest son Carlos. Carlos was already managing the family's huge fortune and was looking to buy a house, and he even couldn't wait to convince the family members to sell the 15 square kilometers of the castle on the outskirts of Madrid.
The fifteen-square-kilometre land is mostly forested, with a few farms in between, mainly tobacco and citrus, and most of the taxes here are paid to the Alba family, with only a small nominal part of the state's taxes.
Before Franco, these lands were not taxed by the state, but Franco was in control of Spain at that time, and he spared no effort to strike at the aristocracy. Although he did not dare to deprive himself of private property, it was impossible to get tax exemption.
In 1975, after King Carlos ****, he did not dare to cancel the tax on the nobility, but the tax rate was much lower.
After Gracia had the title of count, during this year's New Year, King Carlos conferred the title of baron on Zhongge and the title of lord on Zhong'an. For this reason, Zhou You didn't want to pay the high inheritance tax, so he directly registered this ancient castle under the name of Zhongge.
Yan Fangqing didn't have too much reluctance to travel arrangements, anyway, she didn't want to interfere in the property in Europe and the Americas, but she wouldn't allow Paris and Gracia to reach out to the property in Singapore and the mainland.
The most difficult thing to deal with now is the shares of 10 banks, because 5 percent of each bank is a huge asset. These assets were placed under the management of the Frankfurt Mortgage Bank, which also made the Frankfurt Mortgage Bank's current importance the largest in the name of Zhou You.
During the liquidation process that took place at the end of last year, the wealth of the Zhou You family was assessed at $200 billion, which is a fairly close to the actual figure.
Among them, the assets of 11 banks, according to the stock price at that time, also reached 60 billion US dollars, and now that the economy is picking up, the value is even higher.
No woman is willing to give up this part of her assets, even Paris, who doesn't care about money, is now a mother, and she has to fight for a little more for her children.
Motherhood is strong, and Zhou You can also understand their thoughts. It is also for this reason that even if he picks up girls now, he no longer takes them home casually, let alone let them have children.
"Husband, the young master called just now, I said you were sleeping, he didn't let you bother you, it's time to call him back now."
"Did he say anything?"
"It should be for you to go to Indonesia, after all, we didn't hide this matter from him, and the Indonesian Embassy in Singapore was notified through government channels."
"Paris, there is no business today, don't prepare a shirt and trousers, just prepare a T-shirt for me, be casual. Call me and I'll get him back ...... now."
In front of the two wives, Zhou You dialed the phone, Yan Fangqing has been listening quietly, but Paris didn't pay attention at all, and was more concerned about how to help Zhou You match today's clothes.
"Hello Prime Minister, I'm Zhou You." Although the two families have confirmed the marriage contract, his son will marry the niece of Zhou You, and the two are still the same generation. But Zhou You is only 29 years old, the other party is 57 years old, a difference of 28 years, a whole generation, if you really want to call brother, it will be too distracting. Therefore, Zhou You still called him Prime Minister according to his previous title.
"Evan, I would like to communicate with you about the large purchase order with the European Union, as well as some arrangements for Afghanistan. In addition, I support your action in Indonesia, after all, they are one of the most important neighbors of Singapore, and they should be eased when it is time to ease. When you have time, let's discuss your itinerary to Indonesia. ”
Zhou You shrugged his shoulders at Yan Fangqing, and then said into the phone: "I have time at any time, I haven't drunk the duck soup made by Mr. He for a long time, and I'm hungry." ”
The other party laughed. "You don't have a good mouth to-day, she, like Elizabeth, is going to the wedding feast. That's when I called you to come and accompany me......"
He is different from Zhou You, who is a businessman and can come and go at any time. As a national leader, he wants to experience the life of ordinary people, and it becomes a luxury. If he goes to the wedding banquet today, it will not only cause a change in the security specifications of the wedding banquet, but also disturb the people too much, and will also be criticized by the media.
Zhou You smiled: "Then come to my house, my family's chefs are all good." ”
"Alright, I'll come over later."
Yan Fangqing and the others were sent to the bulletproof minibus, and before they went out, the young head took Mr. He into the courtyard of Zhou You's house. The two families are in a small area, and the distance in a straight line is no more than two hundred meters, plus this is a fully enclosed community, so they walked over, but there were two guards not far behind them.
Mr. He smiled and said hello first. "Evan, it's been a long time since I've seen you. You have cooperated with several European countries this time, but you have a lot of influence in Southeast Asia! ”
"It's all some notoriety, which makes Mr. He laugh."
As soon as Zhou You's contracts with France and other countries were exposed, they immediately aroused strong repercussions among the Green Cult people. At the entrance to the bridge on Blaney Island, there are protesters from the Green Church.
No matter how harmless the circumstance is, it is inevitable that some protests will be caused by sending troops into a sovereign country and targeting the parishioners.
For these, Zhou You never cares. Anyway, as long as his people don't kill people casually, and even if they do, they won't be exposed, and he won't be regarded as an enemy.
If one side is a developed country, cooperation is beneficial to oneself, and the other side is a weak country, and cooperation does not benefit in the slightest, and anyone knows what to choose.
After chatting a few words, Zhou You also sent Mr. He to the minibus, waved his hand to the children, and watched the minibus drive out of the gate under the protection of the two bodyguard cars.
"Prime Minister, please inside, there are mainly the two of us in the house today, no one cares, and we can drink a little wine."
"I don't dare to drink alcohol anymore, and now I don't even dare to smoke cigarettes. It's really torturous to have this disease! ”
He was diagnosed with lymphoma in 92, and if it was an ordinary person, I am afraid that he would have gone to see Lord Yama a long time ago, but relying on treatment regardless of the cost, his condition was under control. Until 2016, when Zhou You was reborn, although he had fallen ill several times, he was still alive and well.
Knowing that he was coming, Zhou You adjusted the air conditioner in the house to 23 degrees, let people serve tea, and the two of them sat in front of the floor-to-ceiling window of the small living room in a figure-eight shape, looking at the scenery in the garden, and chatting.
After so many years of contact, the two sides also know each other very well. In the future, they will still be relatives, and they will behave more casually. Before eating, the two chatted around anyway, occasionally making some comments on some international events.
Even from the perspective of traveling and reborn, he is a very intelligent person. But being too smart and tactful is not necessarily a good thing for a country's leader.
In terms of IQ, he is definitely higher than the old boss, but he has not experienced setbacks, but in terms of vision and governing ability, he is much worse.
For example, he has been at the vanguard of US control of Asia, which is simply actively leaving no room for himself. Although the international situation is like this, leaving no room for this will only make him appear more ignorant of current affairs. When some things didn't achieve their original purpose, it also made him embarrassed.
Anyway, in Zhou You's opinion, he is definitely more qualified to be a second-in-command than a first-in-command, but people's lives are good, and this position is simply not to be contested, and it falls directly to him.
It wasn't until lunch that the two exchanged views on the agreement between the two countries and Europe. He didn't have any other thoughts when he came to find Zhou You, Zhou You's current power was too big for him to control, so of course he wanted to make more benefits at such a time.
In terms of the purchase order, since Singapore does not produce aircraft, of course, this is needless to mention, in addition to wanting to let Zhou You purchase more all-terrain combat vehicles, he also wants to go through the relationship of Zhou You, let the French and Germans purchase.
For such a request, Zhou You, of course, is full of promises, anyway, it is nothing more than a little more tongue and does not cost him his own cost.
Then on the issue of stationing security guards, he also wanted to install some of Singapore's active duty soldiers to experience real battlefields. Of course, not in the name of Singapore, but in the name of a security company.
Two hundred people at a time, rotating once every three months, this requirement is not difficult for Zhou You to do, and Zhou You directly agreed. He is now closely related to Singapore, one is prosperous and the other is lost, as long as it is not a matter of principle, Zhou You will not have much opinion.
He is ill and picky about what he eats. However, there are three chefs in Zhou You's family, one of whom is a Cantonese chef, light and fragrant Cantonese cuisine, he likes it very much, but the amount of food is not large.
Traveling around is different, I ate five double-headed abalones, two catties of yellow-lipped fish, and a minimum of half a catty of truffle fried beef in one meal. Purely in terms of value, the cost of traveling around this meal is tens of thousands.
After the meal, the conversation continued between the two of them, talking about their trip to Indonesia. The young head is also very enthusiastic, willing to help Zhou You arrange some official etiquette to Indonesia, and is willing to send a few people to go with him.
Zhou You knows very well that on this ice-breaking trip, the expectations of the young head are even greater than him. Because you can still develop well without Indonesia, between the two sides, to be honest, Indonesia's demand for travel is stronger.
However, compared with Singapore, Singapore has more demand for Indonesia and is in a weak position, so of course I hope that traveling around will ease the relationship with Indonesia, which will be more beneficial to Singapore.
In order to maintain the affluent life of more than 4 million people in Singapore, Singapore's small country and widows naturally cannot do without the exploitation of resources and manpower from neighboring countries. For example, the water that Singapore drinks is supplied by Malaysia, and if Malaysia does not supply water, where can Singapore meet people's needs by relying on seawater purification alone.
Indonesia has abundant resources and abundant manpower that requires very little. Singaporeans earn an average of more than US$4,000, and some manual jobs and low-end jobs are not yet willing to be done.
But if you give Indonesians a salary of $1,000 a month, they are willing to do anything, and that's the gap. In Singapore, where nearly a million Malaysians and Indonesians work every day, if they don't come, Singapore's basic services will be paralyzed, and if they are not paralyzed, it will be impossible to maintain the current level of cheap and efficient services.
So in general, Singapore attaches great importance to its two neighbours, and it also attaches great importance to the relationship between the two countries. Although their military strength is not worse than that of the two countries, the overall strength and ability to resist pressure are too far apart.