Chapter 146: Hepburn
If you get the benefits, you will definitely give back the benefits to you, this is the spirit of contract that Alan Wilson pays attention to, unlike the dewy love affair between most of the occupying troops and German women, he really wants the Isabella sisters to live a good life.
"You big German companies in wartime will not fall down so easily, and once they arrive, there will be no way to talk about the post-war reconstruction of Germany. At most, in three or five years, these large German companies may be supported, and the benefits that your sisters have obtained in the Hellermann tobacco factory should not be tightly grasped, and you can use the funds in your hands to hold shares in these enterprises. ”
Alan Wilson's face was full of gentleness, like a husband who was about to leave home, and he explained to his wife how to cope with the trivial matters of life, which touched the two dragoons, at least he thought so.
"Are you going to walk for a long time? If you leave, others will not bully us. Isabella Pokina had a warm face, and she seemed to be reluctant to express her insistence.
I have to say that the two high-level characters played Alan Wilson, an amateur MI6 agent who boasted of being experienced in a hundred battles, to play around and play the fighting spirit of a member of the British occupation army from beginning to end, and did not find anything unfathomable about the two pseudo-dragoons.
Alan Wilson, who was unsuspecting, said whatever he wanted, saying that he did not want to leave British India, but had to leave because of some unexpected reasons, and he had been trying to find a way to go back after he returned.
"Aren't you coming back?" Anna, who was set up as a bitter lover, asked in an insincere tone.
"Of course I'll be back, and I'll find a way to keep in touch with you." Alan Wilson pulled the two dragoons into his arms, maybe this is love, and even the little brother has begun to swell and greet the two dragoons.
When Alan Wilson left Bonn, Isabella Pokina got up early, prepared breakfast carefully, and after everything was done, she went to the room to wake up Alan Wilson and Anna, and it was another night of fierce fighting, and the two sisters were not affected in the slightest, and Alan Wilson was only slightly tired.
The breakfast time was very warm, and the three of them knew that this was the time to part, and they all had a tacit understanding that they did not say anything sad. It wasn't until Alan Wilson got into the car with his bag in his hand, and Anna, who had been watching in front of the house, came back to his senses, "He's gone, what now?" ”
"Do our thing and do our part for the reconstruction of Germany." Isabella Pokina said with a pun, "Didn't he say that he is good at using the funds of tobacco factories to help some famous German enterprises, and he will definitely take advantage of the situation in the future, and with money, it will be more beneficial to our business." ”
What are we going to do with the money? Anna didn't understand, but immediately thought of another question, if she had a child, would she and Alan Wilson's child have the right of first refusal to inherit the nominal Heilman family property? It is a pity that this kind of problem is not taught in schools, and Gatsna's education has limitations.
In careful consideration, Alan Wilson should have prepared ten plans at this time, a hundred back-ups, and countless plans for on-the-spot play, but in fact there were none, and he made up for sleep after boarding the ship to relieve the fatigue of fighting day and night.
He will travel along the Rhine to Rotterdam and then to Brussels, the capital of Belgium. If the Netherlands and Belgium have anything in common, it is that they both caught up with the colonial era, but they were not the biggest beneficiaries of the colonial era.
The pinnacle of the Netherlands was undoubtedly the era of the sea coachmen, and after independence, it vigorously developed capitalist industry and commerce, commerce, maritime transportation, and finance, and soon became a great power in Western Europe.
In the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries, the Netherlands dominated the world with the world's most developed shipbuilding and navigation technology, and naturally searched for colonies all over the world. Much of the territory that originally belonged to these two countries fell into Dutch hands.
Later, the Netherlands lost the Anglo-Dutch War, in the final analysis, because the local economy and population had a ceiling, and in the process of colonial competition, it was indeed unable to compete with Britain and France.
Although the Netherlands did not stay out of World War II as they did in World War I, the war lasted only five days, and the cost paid was very small compared to other European countries.
Isn't the Netherlands now in a hurry to return to Asia, just like France? And Belgium, where this important meeting took place, was also an important member of the family of colonial empires.
Alan Wilson's greatest contribution to history so far will depend on what kind of outcome can be achieved by whether Europe can maintain full or partial independence.
Before arriving in Rotterdam, Alan Wilson disembarked from Arnhem, the Netherlands, where he stopped halfway, had a little food, and even watched a ballet before re-embarking on his journey.
Alan Wilson leaned back on the chair on the deck, holding the newspaper he had just bought from Arnhem, although it was good to read the illustrations if he couldn't read it, at this moment, a middle-aged woman politely asked, "Is there anyone here here, can you give us a break?" ”
"Please!" Behind the newspaper he picked up, Alan Wilson's eyes were exposed, and the newspaper immediately returned to its original state as soon as he said a word.
A second later, the newspaper that had been picked up again was put down again, and Alan Wilson's eyes were fixed on the girl behind the middle-aged woman. He will never admit his mistake! Audrey Hepburn, who kills both Chinese and Western appearances.
"This gentleman?" Hepburn's mother noticed Alan Wilson's anomaly and said in English, "I don't know, where are you going?" ”
"Oh, I'm going to Brussels, I'm on business." Alan Wilson took out the gentlemanly style of Oxford, restrained his usual hard-hitting true temperament, and his tone was gentle, which made it very easy to believe in himself.
Although Alan Wilson is not particular about etiquette, he has received relevant education, especially in his work, and has seen the civil servants of British India who are more elaborate than the local ones, so it is not embarrassing to imitate, as if it should be.
In this process, Alan Wilson used strong willpower to control his eyes, not to scare Audrey Hepburn, and took his words to a higher level, introducing his body in just a few words, and showing that he was not very old, with a good attitude and a modest tone.
"I didn't expect Mr. Allen to have so much work experience at his age." Hepburn's mother was very surprised, although Alan Wilson did not deliberately show off his wealth, but the watch and decent suit on his body still made people see that the family conditions were very good.
It depends on how to say it, and if you take into account the ancient documents obtained from India, it is more than good. If only the insignificant remuneration in the British-occupied zone is taken into account, it is also an astronomical sum for ordinary people.
When it comes to Germans, Hepburn's mother obviously has a bad attitude, and the family has a huge relationship with the Germans. Alan Wilson also forgot about his troubles in Bonn, and was strict about his position and that of the British Empire, and that the punishment of Germany had to be carried out.
"I'm not old enough to be called sir, just call me Alan, dear lady, your daughter looks a little lighter." Alan Wilson side-taps the topic to Audrey Hy herself, and the twist is very mellow and not abrupt.
During the German occupation of the Netherlands, due to rumors that Hepburn's mother's family had Jewish blood, the originally very wealthy baronial family was regarded as the enemy of Germany, and not only was the property confiscated by the occupying forces, but Audrey Hepburn's uncle was executed.
Hepburn and his daughter were forced to live in poverty: for several years, due to lack of food, Hepburn had to eat tulip bulbs and drink plenty of water to fill their stomachs. Long-term malnutrition contributed to her thin figure later in life.
"Damn the Germans!" Alan Wilson was indignant, completely acting as a messenger of justice, and then changed his tone and said that he worked in the British occupation area, and also saw that the life of ordinary German women in the British occupation area was also very difficult, and the war was not beneficial to all the countries involved.
As for the British Occupation Zone Trade Committee, where he belongs, he is inspired to carry out the post-war reconstruction of Germany, and Alan Wilson certainly did not forget to instill private goods, saying that the American soldiers in the American-occupied areas began to abandon the chaos and the bloody revenge in the French-occupied areas, and only the fact that the British-occupied areas were sincerely rebuilt.
The Hepburn mother and daughter nodded frequently, and Alan Wilson said that the war would eventually go away, and peace and prosperity would definitely come to Europe.
Trifles such as the Brussels Conference could not stop a gentlemanly imperial civil servant from playing extraordinarily on the Rhine.
Over time, Alan Wilson gained the trust of Hepburn's mother and daughter, bringing the two sides closer to each other to a modest extent.
"London is a bustling city, I used to be there before the war, but now my memory is a little blurry." Audrey Hepburn finally joined the conversation, saying that her dream was to become a ballet dancer and go to London for further study.
"Oh, what a girl with a dream, if you need help in London, just ask." Alan Wilson wrote down his address and handed it to Audrey Hepburn.
As the liner continued to sail, Alan Wilson's journey continued, and Audrey Hepburn, who had disembarked, said to her mother, "This Englishman looks really a nice man." ”