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No one expected that John would arrive in Germany and see no one. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info

Except for his physician friends and college friends, John? Mr. Huntelaar did not see anyone. Whether it was a military or a commercial collaborator, or even those from the German pharmaceutical company United Pharmaceutical, John refused on the grounds that Mr. Brister had died and was in a bad mood. Mr. Huntelaar also rejected invitations from the British and French.

Such a reaction made many people faintly dissatisfied.

In the first two or three decades of the 20th century, even though the Americans defeated Spain, sent the Great White Fleet, and succeeded in making themselves the world's first in economic and industrial strength, far surpassing the second place, they were still a group of rude and barbaric guys in the eyes of Europeans. And for Europeans, the most difficult to accept are the nouveau riche in the United States, which is described in many literary works.

As far as the Americans themselves are concerned, the attitude towards Europe is also very complicated.

On the one hand, they are wary of Europe, especially the British, who have always been the object of vigilance for Americans because of history. On the other hand, they look to Europe and fanatically pursue everything that comes from Europe, especially from England. So until more than 100 years later, even though it has been decades since Americans became the world's leaders, their favorite is still the British tone and living habits......

Therefore, among many people, John, who does not understand "etiquette", has also become one of the representatives of the nouveau riche.

It's just that this nouveau riche is so rich, and its Huntelaar Shipyard, Huntelaar Arms Manufacturing Company and Huntelaar Chemical are powerful, so even if they eat countless closed-door soups, there are still many people who want to try their luck.

But......

"I'm sorry, ma'am."

Facing Mrs. Brister, who had a tangled face, John shook his head helplessly and said, "I know you're embarrassed, after all, it's one of your best friends, but ...... I'm sorry that, for some special reason, I'm coming to Europe to see no one but my old friend, no matter who he is...... Sorry, ma'am. ”

Three apologies in a row left Mrs. Brister completely speechless.

It has been almost a month since the day her daughter and son-in-law came to Berlin, and with the intimate care of her daughter and the comfort of John, Mrs. Brister has slowly recovered from her grief. But those external factors also began to slowly interfere with this woman who had just regained her peace, after all, having lived in Berlin all her life, many people chose to take the roundabout route, trying to catch John's line through Mrs. Brister......

Mrs. Brister also understood John's decision, nodded and said nothing.

It wasn't until after her mother left that Anna whispered apologetically, "I'm sorry, John, my mom just ......"

"Alright."

Shaking his head, John whispered softly: "I understand, it's just that the situation in Europe is very complicated now, and the strength of our Huntelaar consortium is a little stronger, so we must be careful at this time...... Anna, no matter who comes to you in the future, you must remember that the Huntelaar consortium is a purely commercial consortium in the United States, and all other goods can be sold as long as you give money, except for the sale of warships and certain heavy weapons, which require the approval of the US government and Congress......"

The Europeans John did not intend to mix up, at least not on the surface.

Automobiles, airplanes, minerals, chemical technology and other products, as long as they are given money, John will sell them, especially now that with the acceleration of war preparations in various countries, all kinds of materials are now in short supply. So John was prepared early and took advantage of the last crisis to acquire a large number of companies and have huge resources. Even in the far East, John had begun to lay out, swallowing a large number of rubber plantations, and with the help of good relations with the revolutionary party and Yuan Datou, he began to monopolize many resources necessary for the future, such as the famous bristles.

But there are some things that John won't do.

For example, the export of battleships and heavy munitions is approved by the government or even the Congress, and it is easy to cause dissatisfaction in other countries. Therefore, at least on the surface, John will not export the most advanced battleships to any country, and will only supply warships permitted by the US government within the normal scope of commerce. It's just that how you do it in private is another matter.

Of all people, there are only three exceptions.

One is the British shipyard, after paying a certain price, the Huntelaar shipyard transferred some cutting-edge technology to them, such as small wireless broadcasting systems and giant cannon manufacturing technology that has been faintly surpassed by the British under the huge investment; The second was the German company Krupp, to whom John also transferred a large number of new technologies, mainly rapid artillery technology, which the Germans were not very good at; The third is General Motors, even if only 20% of the shares remain, but John is still the largest individual shareholder of General Motors, so the army's much-needed trucks began to be exported to Germany in large quantities, and GM also received corresponding technical support. And without the knowledge of both governments, two Germans from the Huntelaar Agricultural Machinery Company quietly returned home and joined General Motors to begin replicating a mass killer they had been working on over the past few years......

On the surface, it's a kind of giving back.

At that time, the British transferred a batch of naval technology, and the Krupp company transferred a batch of artillery technology to the Huntelaar consortium, so that their warship and artillery technology could be perfected, and then began to lead the world with huge investment in research and development.

Of course, the truth of the facts is more intriguing......

……

"Sir, I've booked them all."

In front of John, the butler bowed respectfully and said, "Next Friday, there will be an Orient Express train that will depart from Paris, pass through Munich, and finally arrive in Istanbul." You can take it to Paris or in Munich...... We booked a carriage and it was a ticket for the whole journey. “

"Hmm...... Just start from Paris. ”

After a moment's consideration, John nodded.

For the rumored luxury Orient Express, John has been looking forward to it for a long time. One of his favorite mystery novels in his last life was the Murder on the Orient Express, and his favorite mystery movie is also this one, so the opportunity to ride the real Orient Express is undoubtedly very attractive to John!

If you take the Orient Express, of course, you have to start from Paris!

After the housekeeper bowed and left, John turned his head to look at his wife and said softly: "Anna, it may take me a long time to go to the East this time, and it will be three months at the earliest...... You can stay in Berlin for a while, or you can take your mother back to New York first, okay? ”

"Well, don't worry."

Although she was a little reluctant, Anna finally nodded.

Because of Mr. Brister's death, Mrs. Brister had no intention of staying in Berlin, but chose to go to New York to live with her daughter. Of course, the Brister family's estate was left to John's men. Sooner or later, it would belong to Anna, and with John's worth, it would be impossible to fight the idea of these estates - even if the Brister family was tens of millions of marks, it was not worth mentioning in John's eyes......

What worries Anna a little is John's trip to the East.

He knew his husband's feelings for that ancient country in the East, but he couldn't understand this trip to the East. After all, according to the information obtained, that country had just undergone a huge revolution and had not even stabilized, and John chose to go back at this time, how could this not worry Anna?

John, of course, understood this, so he immediately patted his wife's little hand and comforted him softly: "Don't worry, Huntelaar Bank has been operating in China for so many years, and has a good relationship with all the forces there, and I also have a large guard, so there must be no problem......" (To be continued.) )