Chapter 83

The sea in the study was completely appalling conversations, while on the other side, in the male study, the atmosphere was completely opposite.

Arashi and Shizu.

These two women, who are arguably the most distinguished women in Rothschild status today, and may even be the most noble women in Rothschild status for decades to come, sit together, not face-to-face, but side by side, and it is clear that both women are trying to create a relatively relaxed environment for conversation.

Lan didn't lie, there was indeed a bottle of good red wine left in the study, she opened it herself, poured a glass for Jing, the two tasted the wine slowly, and casually chatted about some interesting things about the two of them when they were young, talking about fashion, talking about food, talking about cosmetics...

There is a picture in the study that I am afraid that most people will stare off when they see it, two women sit together very intimately and talk happily, the study is full of... It's all laughter!

Since ancient times, literati have despised each other and women have been jealous.

It couldn't be simpler to take it literally, and the literati despise each other, and women are jealous of each other, and this has been the case since ancient times.

Under normal circumstances, it is difficult for two women, both of whom are very beautiful, very good, and very capable women, to have a pure friendship.

Especially when two outstanding women are eyeing the same goal at the same time, it is impossible to humble each other when they all have the same interests, and the biggest possibility is to show their own powers, or even live or die.

Therefore, among the several heirs of Rothschild, except for the first heir Arashi, who has the support of the American line, the others are all independent and competing with each other.

For Lan, the most threatening competitor for her is undoubtedly the sea in second place, but on the surface, the most acute contradiction with her is Jing who ranks behind the sea.

Most of the struggle between Arashi and Hai was confined to a secret war, and on the surface they could barely maintain a little peace.

But with the quiet...

Since Jing arrived in England, she and Lan have not even bothered to maintain the apparent harmony, and the contradiction is so sharp that even a fool can see it.

Because they are all women.

It's a funny reason, but it's also the most realistic reason.

And now Lan Hejing's performance seems to be better than his best friend.

At least this kind of happy conversation has proved that no matter what the two of them are in their hearts now, it seems that at this stage, they don't mind and are even trying to develop a friendship that can only be maintained on the surface.

An hour flies by in the nonsense of the two women.

Yes,.

The two women sat together, and for dozens of minutes, from beginning to end, they said complete nonsense, and none of them were useful.

Of course, this can also be thought of as a small talk between two women.

It's small talk...

Who has ever seen what useful things two women would say in small talk?

This is also a way of talking between the two, Lan understands in his heart, why is it not clear in Jing's heart? This conversation will be the first tentative contact between the two major factions before the chaos is imminent, and if they go straight to the point, the two sides will inevitably involve countless exchanges of interests and compromises, and depending on the situation, both factions seem to be interested in making a choice, that is, cooperation.

It's not the only way out for the two factions, but it's the best thing to do.

Best.

Not one of them!

It can be said that the cooperation between the two sides is very likely to become inevitable.

So the two of them are sitting here, and the main thing is not about cooperation, but about the distribution of benefits.

In that case, it is better to talk about some other topics before we get down to business, so as to create a relaxed atmosphere that may have an unexpected effect on the rest of the conversation.

"Cousin, there are a lot more books in this study than there were when I was last here."

Jing looked at the spacious and huge study, and laughed softly as if very casually.

"My father has been trying to take care of some things to me since he came to the castle, but he has been much more leisurely, and has been reading a lot of books in the last year."

Lan played with the wine glass with one small hand and said with a smile: "We must admit that my father is a very knowledgeable person, and he is very fond of learning. ”

"Every member of the empire acknowledges this."

Jing nodded elegantly, but her heart was slightly awe-inspiring.

She knew very well that Xiong had come to this castle and personally sat in England more than a year ago.

Lan's unintentional words have quietly revealed the fact that Xiong has been delegating power to her more than a year ago.

More than a year.

Hehe, the first heir to the Rothschild throne more than a year ago is not Arashi.

The glint in Jing's eyes flashed, and she naturally wouldn't be naïve enough to think that this was a piece of news that Lan had leaked.

Here's the hint! A hint to her!

More than a year ago, Xiong had already intended to cultivate his daughter who was not yet the first heir, that is to say, he was determined to let his daughter ascend to the throne, at least a year ago, and even when Jie was just made as the first heir, Xiong had already begun to lay out.

The civil unrest may seem hasty, but in fact it was prepared.

"Who would have thought that the last time I entered here, cousin, you were still the owner of this study, and in a year's time, this place has become the heart of the Rothschild Empire."

Jing's tone revealed a hint of emotion, she didn't seem to understand Lan's hints, just casual chatter, conversation without purpose.

"The heart of the empire will never appear on the map of any country, it will always exist in the headquarters of the empire."

Lan said quietly, emphasizing the word headquarters.

The Rothschild headquarters is definitely not such a medium-sized castle, this castle is only a part of Arashi's name.

A small part.

It's only in the past year or so that Xiong walked out of the headquarters and lived in this castle, and it has been taken seriously by the outside world, and in fact, very few people know where the current Rothschild headquarters is, except for some close allies with sufficient weight, others can only determine that the mysterious headquarters of this financial empire is located in a certain sea archipelago in the Atlantic Ocean, where it is the real heart of this financial empire!

The Senate is there, the two forces of Judgment and Judgment are also there, some of the weapons and equipment that Rothschild is simply inconvenient to put on military bases in various countries, and most of the secrets of the financial empire are also there.

Although Xiong often laughs at himself as nothing more than a coordinator of the major factions within the family, in fact, he is such a coordinator who can still determine the leadership of the family head over the other major factions.

To achieve such a status, it is naturally not possible to do so in the name of a single head of the family.

If it is really only one name, then there is no need to fight for the heirs of Rothschild, each of them will have their own nest, and then proclaim himself the head of the family, which is completely fine.

But the fact now is that even if Rothschild has a civil war, no one will choose to go independent, and after Ming's death, Chuan immediately joined the heir war, which is enough to prove that although there are contradictions within Rothschild, in fact, it is still a whole.

and is a whole maintained under the leadership of the head of the house.

And what can keep several major factions as a whole is naturally not a so-called surname, among them, there are naturally interests and resources that attract the five major factions to maintain a whole, rather than a financial empire that exists in name only.

Most of these interests and resources were at the headquarters of the Rothschild empire.

How much money does Rothschild have?

This is almost an unsolved question, and according to conservative statistics, at the beginning of this century, the Rothschild empire had accumulated a wealth of fifty trillion dollars!

Not half a thousand, not five billion, but fifty trillion!

It's fucking dollars!

In recent years, the gross domestic product (GDP) of the world's largest developed country has been about $10 trillion to $13 trillion, while the US fiscal revenue has not exceeded $3 trillion a year.

In other words, every penny earned by the 300 million population of the United States in five years can be added up to the conservative wealth of Rothschild at the beginning of this century!

It's fucking conservative statistics!

If the US fiscal revenue is relied on alone, then the US government will not spend a penny every year, and it will be able to accumulate Rothschild's conservative family base in 20 years.

Twenty years.

How many years has the United States been founded? And it's only been a few years since the U.S. annual fiscal revenue broke the trillion dollar mark?

If this data is placed in the Celestial Empire, it will take a little longer.

A brutal statistic that leaves people speechless.

This is the strength of Rothschild, and it is also their 'conservative' background.

To put it mildly, if it goes crazy recklessly, a power like the United States can naturally completely eliminate Rothschild, but intuitively, the United States will have to pay the price of at least a decade or more of regression in the overall economy.

And that's not counting anything else.

That alone is a force that makes people desperate.

If it weren't for the betrayal of Morgan and Rockefeller during World War II, Hitler's decisive action and the robbery of Swiss banks, Rothschild would have become even bigger today.

Rothschild's core business is banking.

Few people see the Rothschild Bank sign, but in fact, this behemoth is still creating wealth every moment of every day.

The shares of Rothschild Bank are now in the hands of the five major factions.

The head of the family holds 30 percent of the shares, the European family has 20 percent, the Asian family has 20 percent, the Australian family has 20 percent, and the weakest American line has 10 percent.

The Rothschild bank cannot collapse, this is even the foundation of this financial empire, once it splits, then the family can only face the end of the world!

And the ten or even twenty percent more shares of the family head than other factions is a huge strength that no one can ignore!

In addition, the rule of the head of the family system was guaranteed by the Rothschild private army.

The most elite and powerful adjudication troops are directly under the orders of the head of the family, while the weaker ones are under the orders of the head of the family and the elder group.

In other words, if the major factions want to draw almost invincible inquisition troops, they must obtain the consent of the patriarchal group and the head of the family, and these elites will be parachuted into the territory of the major factions.

As for the ruling, it is completely a private army of the head of the family, and no one can command it except for the male.

This is another reason why leadership can be solidified.

The most advanced weapons and equipment in the headquarters, the most complete, the most accurate, and the fastest intelligence system, these are all places where the major factions need to rely on the headquarters at critical moments.

To put it bluntly, as long as you firmly grasp the shares of the Rothschild Bank, seize the elite private forces, and seize the weapons and intelligence, then the head of the family will always be the head of the family, and even if other factions choose to fight for civil strife, they will not choose to split and become independent!

Xiong has been sitting in the Rothschild headquarters for more than a year, and if the giants of other factions have important matters, they will also fly to the headquarters as soon as possible, or let the elders of their faction communicate with Xiong to decide, as for the small castle in London, England...

To tell the truth, if it weren't for Xiong's sudden arrival here more than a year ago, the giants of the other factions wouldn't even know that there was a castle belonging to the Rothschild Empire here, and even if they knew, no one would want to take it seriously, even the owner of this castle, Lan, would not be too lazy to pay attention to this little gadget, the night Wang Fuxing landed in the UK, if he wanted, as long as he nodded slightly, this castle would be surnamed Wang.

And static is different.

The last time she came here, she was not a faction giant and heir, at that time, she was just an excellent woman who barely maintained a little presence under the light of Jie, and finally caught up with Arashi's line, and at that time she walked into this study with excitement and a little apprehension, and looked up at Arashi, who was still the second in line of succession at that time.

After Jie's downfall, she quickly came out, and then stood directly in front of Lan, and in just a few months, countless sharp contradictions were brewing.

But now, the two seem to be back together.

Unlike the last time they met, they now have a new identity and status, and this study is not the original small study, but the heart of this huge financial empire!

At least half of the heart.

The headquarters may be the other half, but Xiong is here, and now he is the only one who can keep the heart of the empire beating.

And at this moment, the leader of the Jing faction, her uncle did not come forward, but took the lead in conveying the intention of cooperation to her, and similarly, Xiong did not come forward.

There is no doubt that this is Xiong's choice, and in the face of civil strife, in the face of such a major event, he chooses to leave this matter to Arashi to deal with.

And Jing is now sitting next to Lan, which is also the choice of the European department.

Select Support for the Head of Line.

Rothschild, about to enter a young age!

Jing's eyes are a little complicated, power, she undoubtedly likes it very much, Xiong can let her daughter have full authority to deal with this matter, and her uncle also lets her handle this matter with full authority.

That is to say, from now on, your words and deeds will represent the interests of the entire big faction, and you will also get the support of the big faction!

Every advance or retreat represents the gains and losses of the entire big faction in the upcoming Rothschild new situation!

Power!

Tremendous power never experienced before!

But in the same way, while Jing grasped this power in the palm of her hand, she also felt a heavy responsibility.

This responsibility, compared to the wonderful taste of power, almost overwhelmed her.

She subconsciously looked at Arashi.

Well, I wonder if this cousin, who is slightly older than me, can breathe peacefully under this pressure at this time?

She smiled suddenly, the tired look in her eyes flashed, and the set of words she had prepared was all abandoned, and she said straight to the point: "Cousin, what do you think of Chuan's death?" ”

Lan raised her eyebrows suddenly, as if she was a little surprised, in her impression, Jing was definitely not an impatient character, and getting to the point so directly was completely contrary to her usual style.

"Hmm..."

She groaned slightly, frowned slightly, and said softly: "This matter, I have to say, Chuan died very undeservedly, last night's attack can now be confirmed to be done by the Teutonic Knights and the Refuge, hmph, Hohenzollern seems to be ready to challenge Rothschild, and the auction has already declared war on them, isn't it?" ”

"Hohenzollern? They may not be ready to challenge Rothschild, but they are ready to support their cousin's ascension, right? ”

Jing smiled.

Everything is two-sided, and now that the Rothschild civil war is on the way, at this time, Hohenzollern and the Teutonic Knights killed Chuan, although it is a challenge to the authority of the First Family, but it is also equivalent to helping Arashi get rid of an opponent.

Jing was testing whether Hohenzollern had reached an agreement with the head of the family before, and if some kind of agreement was reached, then given that Wang Fuxing was in danger last night, Jing could do a lot of things.

Although I know that this is unlikely, last night, the other party's target was clearly Wang Fuxing, and Chuan just died in vain, but I always have to try, isn't it?

Sure enough, Lan raised his eyebrows slightly and said coldly: "I didn't see their sincerity in supporting me, I only saw that my closest allies and partners almost died under their machine-gun fire, and on our way back, even we had a traitor, which almost killed us again!" ”

"What a crazy organization."

Jing shrugged, squinted at Arashi, and chuckled, "So, cousin, are you planning to support the war at the auction?" ”

"I decided to pay the auction a billion dollars in auction money, and that's it."

Lan was silent for a moment and said lightly.

Billion dollars.

For 95 percent of the world's population, that's an astronomical amount.

But in reality, in the usual style of auctions, a billion dollars is not even enough to auction off a portion of Hohenzollern.

Ninety-five percent of the world's wealth is concentrated in the hands of five percent of the people, while ninety-five percent of the world's people share in the five percent of the wealth.

Hohenzollern plus the Teutonic Knights, that is, the giants of the elite club.

Auction, and destroy them, definitely more than a billion dollars, plus zero is not enough!

This can be regarded as Rothschild's statement, a billion dollars, even an explanation to the auction, or even Wang Fuxing, and a warning to Hohenzollern, the auction has this billion dollars, it is nothing more than a little increase in destructive power, or it is not enough to influence the victory, this is only a limited support, but what will this limited amount turn into unlimited support, or whether it will become infinite support, this needs to be weighed.

At least for now, Rothschild is just making a gesture.

And it also makes it clear that although the auction declared war on Hohenzollern, it certainly wasn't because of the billion.

This price, for this war, is too little.

"In this way, it may not be easy to explain to the Australian department."

Jing hesitated and said cautiously, while looking at Lan cautiously.

"Them?"

The corners of Lan's mouth slightly raised an extremely delicate arc, and said elegantly: "My dear cousin, I don't think they need to explain, an Australian line that can't even take out the heir, what do they want to explain?" ”

"It doesn't seem good to do that."

Jing's tone became calmer: "After all, they are very powerful, very powerful!" ”

It's the truth.

Among the five major factions, except for the American faction, which only maintains a little voice in Canada and the United States and gives up all the South American market, the other four factions are so powerful that they are sideways!

The family head line and the European line are almost divine beings on the European continent, which can be described as a great and prosperous one!

The Australian department monopolizes Australia, a dominant family, supreme in Australia, so many days of Taoguang obscurity, accumulating strength, and is also the absolute hegemon.

As the front line of the elite club's fight against the Skull and Bones Society, the Asian department dominates Russia, its influence spreads in various Asian countries, and it is often funded by other families, and the network of relationships in the elite club is extremely complex, and it is equally powerful for people to say nothing.

The head of the family is not unable to win the knife to the Australian system, but it is bound to be weakened to a certain extent, and such a price may not hurt the vitality, but it is definitely not easy.

"Yes, they are very powerful."

Lan nodded, directly affirming this, she looked at Jing and said lightly, "But, my dear cousin, you will help me, will you?" ”

Jing didn't seem to expect Lan to be so direct, a trace of surprise flashed in her eyes, and then she smiled sincerely: "Of course, we are good sisters, cousin, of course I will help you, but the Asian department may help each other..."

"They don't have the courage to go against the head of the family."

Arashi's tone was calm and confident: "They don't dare. ”

She paused and continued: "With our friend Wang Shao here, the Asian Department does not dare to move. ”

Wang Fuxing.

He is now in Rothschild, and he is really important.

And it seems that Arashi also seems to have an unusual trust in him.

Jing sighed slightly, narrowed her lazy and charming eyes, nodded slightly, and said with a smile: "I trust my cousin's judgment, then, I give my friendship to help my cousin, but what can I gain?" Although our relationship is good, there are some things that are not decided by feelings, right? ”

This woman actually talks about feelings...

The corners of Lan's mouth twitched, revealing a look that seemed to be smiling but not smiling, looked at Jing, and said without hesitation: "Patriarch Philip of the Senator Group has been getting older in recent years, maybe the empire needs a younger senator." ”

Philip!

Chief Patriarch of the Rothschild Empire!

Jing's breathing sharpened sharply.

Chief Patriarch!

Preside over the daily work of the veterans!

It can be said that this is completely a position under one person and above ten thousand people.

If Jing can sit in this position, then except for Arashi, even the giants of other factions are not as good as her!

And once she enters this position, her status within the European department will also surpass that of her uncle.

It's a power change!

Such a young senator and a Rothschild giant...

Jing tried her best to return her emotions to normal, and was silent for a long time before she smiled and said softly: "Maybe we should talk about something else, my cousin, for example, Australia's twenty percent stake in Rothschild Bank, such as Australia's sphere of influence, these things are very cute, and this can also arouse our interest, isn't it?" ”

The position of Chief Patriarch is tempting, and sitting in this position can also benefit one's own faction, but that is on the premise of establishing one's prestige in the Senate, and it will take time.

And she now desperately needs to bring benefits to her faction, not just herself.

If you can get a part of the Rothschild Bank, then this is a real benefit, and it is a complete achievement, so that you can also exchange it for stronger support from within the faction!

This account is clearly calculated.

"How much do you want?"

Lan looked quiet, her tone was flat, but with a hint of majesty.

"Fifteen percent of the shares, plus the spheres of influence of New Zealand, the Kingdom of Tonga, the Solomon Islands, Samoa, etc."

Jing smiled elegantly and took a sip of red wine.

Arashi smiled.

This time, her smile was not elegant and calm, but a standard sneer, she squinted her eyes, looked at Jing, and said lightly: "Do you think this is possible?" ”

Among the seven continents and four oceans of the world, except for Antarctica, which has not been deeply rooted by Rothschild, Europe is the territory of Europe and the family lineage, Asia is the territory of the Asian system, the American system develops North America and South America, and Africa is jointly developed by the five major factions, and the Australian system, to be precise, the Oceania system, the Australian system radiates very deep in Oceania, in addition to Australia, New Zealand, the Kingdom of Tonga, the Solomon Islands, and Samoa are almost the most valuable spheres of influence.

Although the European department did not ask for Australia with a big mouth, in Arashi's opinion, even Jing's request was extremely frustrating.

What's more, she even dared to ask for 15% of Rothschild Bank shares?

"Eight percent of the shares. The Kingdom of Tonga, Samoa and several other small countries can be given to you, but New Zealand and Australia, as well as the Solomon Islands, must stay! ”

Lan took a deep breath and sneered slightly.

"Look, cousin, you seem to be a little emotional."

Jing smiled and said in a somewhat low tone: "Our request may be excessive, but you should also see what we are paying, right?" And I'm not done yet. ”

"No matter what you give, I can't agree to this kind of demand, this is blackmail, it's blackmail!"

Arashi's tone was cold.

No matter what the European department intends to pay, this time for the Australian department, the main force is Lan's power, and Jing asks for such a price, it is difficult for people to believe her sincerity.

After being silent for a while, Yu Yu sighed and said in a low voice: "Okay, twelve percent of the shares, New Zealand and the Solomon Islands, can naturally be given to you, but the European department needs some advanced weapons and equipment, as well as a group of dead soldiers, and requires to share information with the family head..."

"I'm sorry, but I can't believe in your sincerity."

Lan suddenly smiled, and smiled very calmly: "Ten percent of the shares, the sphere of influence remains the same, and the equipment and weapons can be given to you, as for the dead soldiers, I'm sorry, if you need to, you can apply to the Senate to judge the troops, we will not trade judgments with anyone, as for intelligence, the head of the family has the priority to know, this is my bottom line." ”

"Twelve percent of the shares."

Jing still smiled: "This is also my bottom line." ”

Arashi frowned slightly.

Negotiations have reached an impasse.

"Okay, the issue of shares, maybe we should talk about it in a different environment."

After a moment of silence, he chuckled softly, "Maybe we should come and see the Asian department." Wang Shao does have the power to restrain the Asian system, but in the same way, dear cousin, you just saw that Hai took the initiative to find our friend, don't you want to say something about the outcome of their negotiations? ”

"I trust my friend."

Lan said flatly.

"Of course, so do I."

Jing smiled, narrowed her eyes and smiled: "However, sometimes, trust alone can't replace all interests, maybe we should use some other ways, ways that men like, to increase the strength of the relationship between us, isn't it?" ”

Other ways that men prefer?

Arashi looked at Jing and waited for her to give further explanations.

Jing Yu smiled, pointed at Lan, and then pointed at himself, and said in a flattering voice: "Body." Pure body. Yours, or mine, or both of us, he will like it, and will definitely like it. ”

"The two of us?"

Lan sneered: "Are you sure?" ”

"I'm looking forward to it."

Jing shrugged.

Arashi fell silent, her eyes flickering, not knowing what she was thinking.

"Of course, dear cousin, if you still want to continue to sell at a price, then I don't mind getting closer to our friends before you do."

Jing drank the last sip of wine in the wine glass, looked at Lan who was still silent, sighed softly, and smiled secretly: "It seems that I really want to be one step ahead of you, in terms of men." Dear cousin. ”

Arashi's face subconsciously appeared two seductive blush to the extreme.

But in her eyes, there was a cold light like lightning and thunder! ――

Eight thousand words, you know