Chapter XVII: The True Purpose

Zhou You put down Zhong'an, squatted down again, looked at the little princess and said with a smile: "Little princess, are the lollipops delicious?" ā€

She looked at Zhou You, then at Zhongge, and reluctantly handed the lollipop in her mouth to Zhou You. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. biqUgE怂 info "Theo, you eat. ā€

Theo is the Spanish word for uncle, and their uncle, uncle, uncle, cousin are all the same words. Zhou You laughed and said gently: "Thank you, Theo doesn't eat ......" Thinking that she started to meet her, she was scared to cry, and now it can develop to this point, which is a great progress.

The prince also laughed, and said, "We are going to send her to school in the autumn, and we were afraid that she would be too shy, but now it seems that she is well adapted. ā€

"She's a lovely elf who will adapt to any situation."

Orti, who was holding the little princess Sophia, who had just been born for two months, came over, and she knew that Zhou You still had something to say to the prince, so she said to the princess: "Leonor, let's go to the room with Brother Diego to play." ā€

But she pointed to the helicopter with the lights still on and said, "Mom, the plane is ......."

Seeing Zhongge with an eager face, Zhou You laughed, knowing that this must be Zhongge deliberately arousing her interest. He didn't go to break it, and said with a smile: "It's still early, let them play by themselves...... Felipe, let's go to the living room. ā€

The two men, both over 1.95 meters, looked at each other and smiled, and walked into the room side by side. For the prince, Zhou You personally admires it, especially since he went to Orti's bed before the prince, so he also feels a little guilty about the prince, and in many cases, he is willing to accommodate him. Otherwise, he would not have left London at this critical juncture.

Westerners are still more open in this regard, if they travel, although they don't care if their women are virgins or not, they will definitely not be friends with other men of their women. The prince knew that Zhou You had a leg with Orti before, not only did he not have taboos, but he often showed his appreciation for Zhou You and regarded him as a close friend, which Zhou You could not do.

Due to the limitations of history, the rooms here are not tall and spacious, and although the interior is modernized, the quaint style has not changed. Thinking about the fact that this house is nearly 600 years old, living in such a house naturally has a sense of historical precipitation.

The prince lit a cigar, and Zhou You declined his offer. "I'm about to have dinner, and smoking a cigar at this time will make my appetite go down."

The prince also knew that Zhou You was not addicted to cigars, and he did not persuade him much, but lit a blowtorch himself, and slowly roasted the cigars in the flames, so that the outermost layer of cigar skin could be roasted with oil, and then it was lit. "I went to understand the situation today, what do you think of this incident?"

I just arrived in Mallorca yesterday and was entrusted by the prince this morning to go to Madrid to deal with the matter. Zhou You originally thought that he was using his prestige to appease the Chinese merchants, but later found that the Spanish government valued the role that Caneiroga could play in this regard. However, now that he asked, Zhou You seemed to have a slightly different idea.

He groaned for a while, lit a cigarette, and took the time to light the cigarette to filter today's events again, and then said: "I seem to really understand the reason why you asked me to go to Madrid now, is the Spanish government going to do anything to Chinese businessmen?" ā€

The prince smiled and said, "No, the Spanish government never does anything to legitimate businessmen, but only to clean up the black sheep among the Chinese businessmen. As you may know, the Chinese gangs are more vicious and unscrupulous than the local gangs. The local gangsters generally have their own industries, but they do something that does not meet the needs of the mainstream society. But the Chinese blacks, the gang has no stable income, and they are willing to do anything for money. In particular, they are cruel on the outside and cruel on the inside, and they are even more vicious against Chinese businessmen. In the past five years, the kidnapping and extortion of Chinese businessmen by Chinese gangs has increased year after year, which is still exposed after most Chinese businessmen choose to swallow their anger. ā€

Zhou You shook his head and said, "This is definitely not the main reason. ā€

He nodded and said: "Indeed, this is not the main reason, the main reason is that they are no longer satisfied with the status quo and have extended their grounding to other fields. ā€

Zhou You didn't fully believe his words, but he wouldn't question it at this time. "What I don't understand is, why pull me in? What role do you play in this? ā€

The prince stared into his eyes and said, "The royal family is rarely involved in specific affairs, and I am involved this time because of you. Because everyone knows that I have a good relationship with you, I want to explain it to you through me. ā€

Zhou You laughed and deliberately said tentatively, "I don't think this has anything to do with me. ā€

The prince also laughed, shook his head and said: "You should be very aware of your current status in the hearts of the Chinese all over the world, almost all the Chinese regard you as their banner, and your success has also made a large number of Chinese people impetuous, unscrupulous. More importantly, you have a significant influence in Spain, and any decision we make against the Chinese should be communicated to you first, so that it will not affect our relationship and the cooperation between you and the Spanish government. ā€

At this point, Zhou You believes that he is not lying. In Spain, travel does have an extraordinary influence, not to mention hotel chains, two casinos, media companies, and hotel service companies. What's more, Zhou You's current stake in Santander, Spain's largest bank, and he leads Spanish SME investments in South America, which allows Zhou You's influence to penetrate all sectors of Spain.

A sentence of traveling can make hundreds of Spanish companies withdraw from the South American market, you know, there are countless Italian companies, German companies, want to enter this market to get a piece of the pie, can give the benefits of traveling more than Spanish companies.

Coupled with his special relationship with the Basques, and the national contradictions between the Basques and Spain, Zhou You's power in Spain was far greater than he could have imagined.

"I can understand the caution of the Spanish government, but I hope that in the operation against the Chinese gangsters, we must clearly screen and not let the innocent suffer."

The prince nodded and said, "Please rest assured, Chinese businessmen are now a very important part of the Spanish economy, and we value them far more than you think." At the same time, in order to thank you for your help to Spanish companies in the South American investment plan and the future African development plan, and to downplay the impact of this action against Chinese gangsters on Chinese businessmen, I have sent a written request to my father to give you the honor, and he has verbally agreed to my request. ā€

Zhou You was really stunned at this time, he originally thought about getting himself a noble status, so that it would be convenient for his son to marry his daughter in the future, but he didn't expect that this title was actually proposed by him to Zhou You.

The Spanish royal family is not a British royal family, and British titles are awarded a large number every year, which is not worth anything at all. However, from 1975 to 2002, the Spanish royal family only had 14 nobles and eight grand dukes.

Among them are former Prime Ministers Arias and Suarez, Franco's widow and daughter, former Speaker of Parliament Miranda and a few others. The most well-known in China is the president of the International Olympic Committee, Samaranch, who was canonized as a Marquis on January 2, 1992. Some members of the royal family, such as the aforementioned two princesses, were also canonized, but their titles were limited and automatically revoked in the event of divorce.

The Spanish aristocracy has ancient roots, and some of the extant nobility and titles are centuries old. However, due to the historical changes in the past hundred years, especially several reforms after Carlos became king, under the parliamentary monarchy, the court system with the aristocracy as the core has been abolished, and the traditional aristocratic system has disappeared, and only some nominal and powerless aristocratic groups remain.

Today, the nobility no longer enjoyed political and economic privileges, and most of the diplomatic privileges enjoyed in the past have been abolished, leaving only some symbolic and ceremonial rights. For example, it is possible to put a title in front of the name on the ID card or household register, keep the palace where the person has lived for generations, enter the border of another country and enjoy diplomatic passages, and so on.

Even so, due to the influence of traditional thinking, ordinary people still attach more importance to the title of nobility, and because the Spanish royal family is still more cautious about the canonization of nobles, the number of titles is relatively small, so the Spanish title is more popular than the British title.

The British title is only of some use at home, and even Commonwealth countries such as Australia and Canada are not recognized when they go abroad. But Spanish titles are still useful in almost all countries in South America, and even countries like Mexico, where a Spanish title can enjoy diplomatic privileges.

Zhou You completely understood that this Chinese businessman incident was just an introduction, no matter what the reason for this incident, in fact, this matter was not particularly valued at the upper level. Because no matter what angle you start from, this matter can be reasonably resolved, and in the minds of the upper echelons, their own importance is far greater than the impact of this incident.

Part of the reason I came to Spain was to rely on my own strength to help the police, and more importantly, to add a little more aura to myself. Coupled with his help to Spanish companies in South American affairs, it is even more natural to give himself a medal.

After thinking about this, Zhou You's heart was completely relaxed. With Sanchez staring at Madrid, now he just has to play, as for the affairs of the Chinese businessmen, it would be good to come forward and deal with it when there is important evidence.

Gracia appeared at the door. "Honey, your dinner is ready."

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"Daddy, hug ......"

Gracia exclaimed, "When you're tired, get in the car." ā€

Zhong'an pouted at her and opened his arms to Zhou You. Zhou You laughed, bent down and picked her up, and put her in the crook of his arm. "It's okay, holding her is not a burden for me."

"You just spoil her, now she doesn't listen to anyone except you, and she's lawless."

"She's not afraid of you, that's enough." Zhou You leaned over and kissed Zhong'an's face, deliberately pricking her with her beard, she pushed Zhou You's face and grinned. His own daughter, of course, has to be spoiled.

Following the battery car behind, Zhongge was also coquettish at this time. "Dad, I'm going to hold ...... too"

Otti couldn't help but laugh as she hugged Sofia, and Princess Leonor called out Prince Felipe when she saw this. "Daddy, hug ......"

From the mountain villa down to the stream below the valley, the distance in a straight line is only six or seven hundred meters, and the path is only a little more than a kilometer. But today they were going camping, and they had prepared all kinds of food and fresh water, as well as barbecue tools, so they asked the bodyguards to drive a battery car to keep up, and they had to make a detour of nearly four kilometers.

At this moment, Felipe was already sweating profusely, and when he saw his daughter hugging him, he had to pour a lot of water, take a breath, and reach out to hold her in his arms.

Zhou You held Zhong'an in his right hand, and sat in Zhongge with his left arm, the two little guys couldn't get away, they couldn't get close, and they were going to fight again after a while.

Felipe gasped and asked, "Evan, it is said that you have started bathing children in Chinese medicine and are teaching them Chinese kung fu?" ā€

Zhou You nodded, "The sooner Chinese kung fu is practiced, the better, from the age of five or so, help them strengthen their physical physique, start to teach them the basics, and when they become adults, everyone will have the ability to protect themselves." ā€

He watched with some envy as Zhou You was still holding his two children, and he didn't even have an atmosphere. "So, can my children practice in the future?"

Zhou You looked at Leonor in his arms, nodded and smiled: "Of course you can, when she is five years old, I will also prepare Chinese medicine for her, and then teach her Chinese kung fu." I practice internal strength, and I don't need that kind of desperate exercise, so I don't have to worry about her body becoming thicker when she grows up, on the contrary, with the ability to self-regulate, her body shape will be more standard. ā€

"So...... How powerful are you in terms of self-preservation? He smiled sheepishly. I'm genuinely curious. ā€

Zhou You glanced at the royal guards in front of him and said with a smile: "Under normal circumstances, girls should have no problem dealing with two or three like them, as for boys, it depends on his talent." ā€

"I've always been curious about your abilities, and the media has commented that you can deal with more than twenty big men, is it true?"

Zhou You laughed and said affirmatively: "I don't think there is the slightest exaggeration. ā€