A Dream of Jinling Chapter 345 The Profit-Seeker (2)

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“…… Gentlemen, I can understand this lady's desire to recommend a Chinese war bond because she supports China. And the reason I recommend U.S. war bonds to you is not because I support the U.S., but because I firmly believe that U.S. bonds are better marketable and that these bonds have a greater chance of success......" said the bond representative. It was a debate that lasted more than an hour, and in that little or so he and the Marquis Grace fully expressed their views. After the two men had fully expressed their opinions, and after Marquis Grace had made her own concluding remarks, the bond representative who supported the American war bond was giving his opinion.

“…… Times are changing, and we can certainly stand our ground in this era. I couldn't agree with that, because it comes from our morality, which is something we have to hold on to, even if we doubt it for a short time. Of course, we can pit China's war bonds against the U.S. war bonds, but I personally don't think so, let alone do it. Supporting the United States or supporting the United Kingdom is a matter of politics, and we sit together today to talk about money. So I'm confident that you can easily make a clear choice whether U.S. bonds can bring us more profits, or Chinese bonds can bring us more profits......"

Marquis Grace's face was very stern, and what the guy opposite said was obviously more able to touch the hearts of the bankers. Although Marquis Grace is more confident that China can win, the whole situation shows that the guy who sells American bonds is clearly more prepared.

Maybe it's because I'm distracted by my child's business? Marquis Grace had to make such a judgment. Before she became pregnant, she would stay up all night, she could go to distant cities, and she would do everything she could to visit all the people who needed to be visited. And now, all the cores have changed. Before going to the Bank of Tuscany to lobby in person, the Marquis Grace confirmed that she had won the battle, and she had no idea that the opponent in front of her would be so tough. Compared with this guy's confident speech, Marquis Grace had to admit that her speech was indeed too ordinary.

After the presentations of both sides, the two lobbyists were invited to a nearby conference room, where the representatives of the Tuscan bank to the meeting held a closed-door meeting. Both of them sat calmly on the sofa, at least from the looks of their looks, both of them looked full of confidence. In less than twenty minutes, a secretary came in and asked the U.S. bond representative to come in for a final conversation. The Marquis Grace saw that her opponent stood up calmly, and succinctly tidied up her appearance slightly, and then followed the secretary into the large conference room.

There was no one in the small conference room, and the Marquis Grace couldn't help but show a dissatisfied expression. She acknowledges the firmness of her opponents, but she does not believe that the United States can win at all, and that the gap in military power between the two sides is too large. Not even talking about the specific equipment of the two armies in the war, the mere fact that China has been fighting on American soil and that the United States has no chance to attack China itself is enough to judge the superiority.

Time passed minute by minute, a full hour passed, and the door of the small conference room did not move. This reality meant that there was a growing interest in American bonds among the people of Tuscan banks, who probably really believed that American war bonds would bring greater benefits to these people.

It was a full hour and a half before the secretary invited the Marquis Grace to the meeting. The delegates looked a little tired, after all, the meeting had been going on for more than four hours now. The Marquis Grace was well aware of the drain on the body and energy of such non-stop meetings.

"Your Excellency, we hope to discuss the issue of Chinese bonds with you in three months." The convener of the meeting said straight to the point.

Without waiting for Marquis Grace to reply, the convener continued: "We hope that you will be able to discuss with the Chinese side the interest on the bonds in these three months. It must be said that the interest rate on China's war bonds is still too low. ”

"An interest rate of 4% can still attract a lot of people to save money." Marquis Grace's tone was very cold, and by this time she could no longer show the slightest enthusiasm to face these bankers, "China's war bonds are risk-free, and the interest rate of 5% is not low in terms of government bonds. As the war situation becomes clearer, I feel that the interest rate on bonds may be lower. ”

Hearing the Marquisess's strong position, the bank representatives were unmoved, and the convener said like a gramophone: "Your Excellency, this is a war bond after all, and I hope you can communicate further with the Chinese side." ”

When she left the Tuscan bank, the Marquis Grace was in a depressed mood. However, she also had to force her grievances to remember what she had experienced, and one of the deputies' obligations was to report to the board of directors as accurately and completely as possible what had happened. By the time the report was finished, it was already 9 p.m., and it was past 10 p.m. when Marquis Grace got home. After taking a good shower under a full set of Chinese electroplated stainless steel showers, Marquis Grace only felt that she could lean on Wang Mingshan's shoulder at this time. It's good not to say anything, she just needs to restore her feelings in this way that can reassure her.

Over the next few days, the bank investigated the information provided by the Marquis de Guò. Then the bank organized these shareholders to change into ordinary clothes and go to several ordinary churches in the ordinary way of traveling, that is, on foot. People don't go to this kind of place one by one, but spread out, which helps with efficiency.

The church where Marquis Grace went was located in an ordinary area, and the smell of industrial wastewater and domestic wastewater was getting stronger and stronger, and Marquis Grace couldn't help but feel morning sickness several times. But she persevered, and the smell was no stranger to the average girl, Grace, whose family lived not far from this worker's quarter.

His father was a factory technician and his mother was a church teacher. These two positions earn more than ordinary workers, and they are much more stable, but they only save Grace and her younger siblings from starvation. So when Grace was a child, her dream was to get out of here, not just the crowded streets, not just the people around her. What Grace wants to get rid of is the air and the water here, and the smell here. The qiē here is associated with all the unhappiness of Grace's childhood and teenage years, and to get rid of it means to get rid of all the pain.

Grace never imagined that she would one day be back here, back to the place that brought her so many unpleasant memories. And Grace also found that the unhappiness was not as strong as before. In the past, she would do everything possible to avoid this place even if she took a long detour. And now the qiē here is getting farther and farther away from the pain, and in a sense, it can only trigger some memories for her. After a little thought, Grace decided on the reason. She doesn't belong here anymore, and a qiē here can no longer hurt her.

While she was thinking about her own business, Grace, who was sitting casually on the side, saw the priest appear on the pulpit. The priest's beard was white, but he did not look old. In the past, Grace used to be very fond of coming to church to listen to this priest's sermons, and at that time the young bald priest, who was already half-white, talked about heaven and hell, but these were not his main contents. What Grace enjoys is the priest telling Bible stories and comparing them with the painful experiences of the listeners. Then we talk about the role of self-improvement on the individual.

Be able to go out bravely, grit your teeth and endure hardships to study, and rely on the examination system to achieve personal improvement. There is no substitute for the positive inspiration that this priest has played. A large part of the reason for being able to sit here calmly is that this is a rather bright place for Grace's memories.

The priest continued to follow the tradition and read a few passages from the Bible first. After these feelings in the church were stabilized and commonalized, his voice suddenly raised a lot, "Recently, everyone should have heard that a war broke out between distant China and distant America, and in the war, the Chinese burned Chicago, and the sky burned Chicago. ”

After such a sonorous voice, the priest lowered his voice and continued: "Someone must ask what is the relationship between China and the United States, which is so far away, what does it have to do with us. After all, we are not prepared to emigrate to distant America, let alone to immigrate to a pagan China. ”

The tone of the last sentence was quite sarcastic, and many people who came to listen to the lecture couldn't help but let out a burst of laughter. Out of her previous habits, Marquis Grace, who was dressed in the same ordinary clothes as twenty years ago, also habitually smiled. But her mood was far less relaxed than before.

He relies on China, and the father of the child in his belly is a Chinese, and the marquis Grace can no longer look at China with a non-self-caring attitude. And I have to say that the Marquis Grace's understanding of the priests has greatly deepened after meeting Wang Mingshan. The whole world knows that the Republic of China was an atheistic state, and the refusal of such a large and powerful country to recognize the existence of the gods is itself a matter of politics. Moreover, Wang Mingshan's own view of religion is so straightforward, "Religion is a big smoke in the soul, which makes us forget the existence of the real world, or makes us look at the existence of the real world from a distorted perspective."

Since she recognized the strength of China and the strength of Wang Mingshan, the Marquis Grace would naturally accept respect for China. Even in the face of the priest she once liked very much, the Marquis Grace found that she could not accept the priest's attitude unconditionally as before.

The priest did not notice the Marquis Grace's deposits, which he had always done, so there was always not much on his consecration plate. However, the priest himself did not care.

As in the past, the priest did not immediately repeat the previous topic, but instead turned to the current situation. The current situation of ordinary people, whether ordinary workers are more unemployed, whether the peasants' business is worse. The conversation turned, and the priest talked about how many people had to leave Italy to earn a living elsewhere in order to make a living. The United States is the number one choice for Europeans.

“…… All members are equal on the ground of Christ. But in the land of the pagans, in the land of the atheists, who are more evil than the pagans, do you think there will be such treatment? I can sue you that there will never be! Absolute! Absolute! The priest turned to the big problem of the latest.

The priest's description highlights three things: "the same white race", "the same oppression by the powerful", and "the same sense of precariousness". Then the prescription given by the priest was to support the Americans to fight the Chinese, which was not only God's expectation, but also a choice that was very beneficial to the white race.

In the end, the priest proposed that the Church would support the purchase of American war bonds. These bonds, unlike war bonds issued by the United States, are blessed by the Pope and are closer to God. And with the same amount of payout, the congregation actually buys at a lower price.

This is not just your attitude towards God, but also your expectations for the future. The United States continues to exist, and all immigrants have a place to go. If China occupies the United States, the people of God in the United States will be slaughtered, and we will have no future! Ladies and gentlemen, you are not buying bonds, but redeeming your conscience and proving your faith! The priest's words were impassioned, and the audience below was deeply moved.

Marquis Grace was also deeply moved, but not by the inspiration of religious beliefs. She's been able to tie things together, such as the fact that the guy who supports American bonds has a background in the Holy See. What the priest is now agitating for is a complete proof of this. Marquis Grace can even recall a detail that the representative of the American bond had a rosary with a cross on his wrist, clearly the work of Vatican craftsmen.

After identifying the enemy, Marquis Grace looked at the priest with a look that lost her previous warmth. This attitude, which was entirely based on the will of the Holy See, was not the priest with whom the Marquises Grace was familiar. There was a passage in the priest that touched her so deeply that more than a decade later, it was engraved in her heart, "All men are equal before God." And those who are lazy make them more equal than those who are not. ”

This statement of both reality and truth made Grace believe that Mr. Priest could fully reveal the side of the Vatican's lackey.

When the sermon was over, the Marquis Grace wanted to get up and leave, but there was a feeling that made her stop and turn around and walk back. Although she was wearing ordinary clothes, the wallet she pulled out was top-notch. Pulling out a wad of bills and placing it on the offering plate, ignoring the surprised gazes of the others, the Marquis Grace turned and left.

In this moment, she knew she would never want to come back again. It's over.