Clifford was stunned for a moment, he didn't expect this little girl who is usually obedient to herself to be so resolute today, but after thinking about it, what she said was not wrong, his Lord Clifford's life is not entirely his own now, and he still shoulders the fate of so many people, so he can't just think about himself, he must put the interests of everyone first.

After understanding his responsibility, Clifford was relieved, touched Sophia's hair, and said gently, "Okay, Sophia, I accept your opinion. I'll take my bodyguards with me. ”

"That ......" Sophia bit her lip, grabbed a strand of hair with both hands and stirred it a few times, hesitated for a moment, and said faintly: "Master, I want to personally protect you and Miss Winnie, after all, you just offended Bruce yesterday, and now is an extraordinary time." Don't worry, I won't disturb your feast, and when I get to Baruch's mansion, I'll wait outside the door with the coachman. ”

Coleford's heart warmed, this Nizi really thinks about herself all the time, and she is worthy of being the maid who has followed her for the longest time, and said with a slight smile: "Dear Sophia, you don't have to be like this, I know you are kind." There's absolutely no competition for favor, and I'm grateful for your loyalty to me, so let's go with Winnie to the banquet today, okay? ”

Winnie is also grateful to Sophia, after all, it was Sophia who bought the information of the Mertong bandits on the black market of intelligence trading, so that her father was rescued, seeing that this benefactor of her family was so entangled in order to take care of her master's safety and her own feelings, she couldn't bear it, so she took Sophia's little hand and said, "Yes, Sister Sophia, you can go with us." You are so beautiful, you can also add glory to the owner when you go. ”

"This ......" Sophia was still a little embarrassed, although she was out of public interest, but the master brought the other maids to the dinner, and she also followed the past to intervene, it always seemed to make people feel a little weird, her original intention was to send the master and Winnie to the door of Baruch Mansion, she didn't want to go in together, and now she saw that Clifford and Winnie had invited her, and she was a little in a dilemma.

"All right, dear Sophia." Clifford saw through her thoughts, and didn't want this little maid who grew up with her childhood sweetheart to be in a dilemma, and said in a dignified tone: "Hurry in and change your clothes, and accompany me to Baruch for a banquet at once, this is the master's order." ”

"Yes, master." Sophia no longer resisted, but quietly agreed, and after curtsiding to Clifford, she went back to her room to change her clothes.

An hour later, the large carriage carrying the three of Clifford's master and servant slowly stopped at the door of Baruch's mansion, and Clifford jumped out of the carriage first, helped the two beauties down very gentlemanly, and walked slowly into Baruch's mansion.

There was already a servant waiting there, and when he saw Clifford and the others entering, he first bowed respectfully, and then said very politely: "Hello, Mr. Earl, please come with me." ”

Immediately, he bent down and made a gesture of please, leading Clifford and the others into the compound.

The last time he came to Baruch's house, Collie didn't look carefully at the layout of his house, but this time he brought two beautiful women to the banquet together, and he was naturally in a good mood, and unconsciously looked around the environment of Baruch's house.

I have to say that the name of the second richest man in Heihe County is really not built, Baruch's house is very luxurious, there are more than a dozen villas alone, it can be seen that some of their servants live better than ordinary people's homes, there are three stables, of course, it is not the proposed stable built by Collie during the royal capital, but the good stable built with maple.

Coupled with the exquisite lawns and gardens, this is a paradise on earth.

Clifford couldn't help but think of the coolies he had seen working day and night, earning only four or five dimes a day, and the gap between the rich and the poor was really huge.

He does not have any sympathetic feelings, on the contrary, he sees the huge gap in this, and when his industrial system is perfected, after having his own territory, he can quickly accumulate a large amount of wealth by relying on industrial construction, at this time, people who want to get rich from all directions will come one after another, and their population base will also grow rapidly.

"Welcome, Lord Earl." While Clifford was pondering, his train of thought was interrupted by a deep laugh, a voice familiar to him, from Baruch, the owner of the house.

Collifer walked up quickly, shook Baruch's hand, and said with a smile: "Mr. Baruch, you are so polite. And I have to thank you for arranging this meeting for me? ”

Baruch smiled with a big belly, and the smile looked really honest, and said, "Mr. Earl said that he was smiling, in fact, that friend of mine also wants to meet the local prefectural magistrate." Especially after she heard that you were the prefectural magistrate, she wanted to find a chance to meet you, and as soon as I told her, she immediately agreed. ”

"Oh?" Now it was Clifford's turn to be surprised, could it be that this visitor from the sky also knew his name, and said with a smile: "Why does she want to see me?" I'm just a small prefectural order. ”

Mr. Baruch smiled meaningfully, looked at Clifford with a hint of amusement, and quipped, "My Earl, don't be modest. Now who in the entire Terine Kingdom does not know your reputation? From the reform of the royal capital to the suppression of bandits in the north, where is there no place for you? To tell you the truth, this friend of mine is also new to the Rhine Kingdom, and he has heard of your name since he first arrived, so he has always wanted to pay a visit to you. ”

As soon as I came to inquire about the influential figures of the Rhine Kingdom, it seems that the intention of this visitor from heaven is not pure, and it is definitely not just for academic exchanges, but also for the vanguard of the invading army.

Colliford's heart was in a cold sweat, he knew that according to the other party's level of science and technology, if it was to fight, no country in the entire Hill Continent would be its opponent, and they would all have to kneel down and sing about conquest.

He thought that as long as he completed the systematic explanation of the characters and developed science and technology, he could easily beat the natives and go to the peak of life at will, but he didn't expect that there would be such an opponent on the other side of the ocean, and if he didn't seize the time to develop, he would definitely be beaten by others in the future.

"What are you thinking, Lord Earl?" Baruch asked with a hint of curiosity when he saw Clifford's distraction.

"Oh. It's nothing. Clifford came back to his senses and said with a wry smile: "Mr. Baruch, let's go in first, and don't let the other party wait too long." ”

"That's nature, please. Mr. Earl. With a warm smile on his face, Baruch politely extended his right hand and ushered Clifford and his two female companions into the hall.

This hall is still that luxurious, Baruch changed a private room for everyone this time, not as rough as last time, but very warm, at first glance it is used to entertain beautiful women.

Collie looked at the furnishings of this room, the main tone is the warm colors that the girls like, and there are a lot of flowers and other decorations, and the old guy must be a good pickle, and he has studied the girls' hobbies so carefully, I don't know how many women there are outside.

"Sir, please sit down for a moment, and I will bring the little girl and her friend over and introduce you to you." Baruch took a chair for Clifford and his two female companions, and smiled earnestly.

"As it should be." Collie smiled slightly: "I took the initiative to propose this meeting, it stands to reason that we should wait for them, besides, the other party is still two women." ”

Baruch smiled slightly, did not answer, and turned to go out.

Sophia and Winnie have never seen Collie put down his posture so much for a woman, even when he was in the royal capital, when he was dating Princess Angela, the master also maintained a posture of neither humility nor arrogance, why would he be so accommodating to a woman he had never seen before.

Sophia said a little dissatisfied: "Master, who is the woman you want to see?" It's worth treating her like this. ”

Cleifer smiled faintly and said: "Silly girl, this woman is not simple, I bet that she can influence the situation in the Rhine Kingdom in the future, even if the old king sees him, he has to accommodate three points, let's have a good relationship with her today, there is absolutely no harm." ”

Winnie was also a little emotional, and asked with a hint of dissatisfaction: "Master, I think what Sister Sophia said is right." What's so great about her, isn't it just a table lamp? That kind of thing is just a plaything, why should you have such reverence for her? ”

Clifford was speechless, and he really wanted to scold his face: "You natives. However, remembering the tenderness of the two of them, he still gently comforted: "Okay, two little darlings, don't be angry about this matter anymore. I will not explain it to you for a moment, but I promise you that I will prove to you that I am right. ”

"Master, of course it's always right." The two beauties muttered in unison, laughing aloud at Clifford.

While the three of them were chatting happily, Baruch brought his daughter and the visitor from the heavens.

Clifford immediately stood up to greet him, with a very enthusiastic attitude, and said with a smile: "God, I am such a lucky man. Today I finally met the craftsman who made the table lamp, and that thing was really amazing. ”

After that, he stared at it, and saw that one of the two women who came in was still thirteen or fourteen years old, with a round little face, very cute, and she was very close to Baruch between her expression and demeanor, this person should be Baruch's daughter.

And the other woman, tall and tall, about the same size as Sophia, with a pair of big blue eyes revealing indescribable depth, at a glance you can see that she knows a lot of things, which is not at all comparable to the natives of this continent.

This woman is really the embodiment of beauty and wisdom, a white melon seed face is extremely pretty, coupled with her straight brown hair, it is incomprehensible.

Needless to say, this beauty must be the legendary visitor from the sky.

Cleif's heart was secretly surprised, he had lived two lives, and he could be said to have read countless people, and when he looked at the woman in front of him, he knew that she was from a large family, and she was usually well-educated, but she couldn't understand why she came all the way to this place to suffer? Could this be the frustration education of the foreign aristocracy?

"Presumably this is the famous Earl of Clifford, hello, my name is Hathaway, and I am from across the ocean. Nice to meet you. Just when Clifford was stunned, the visitor from outside the world first began to introduce herself generously, not at all stage fright, it can be seen that she should have been in and out of various social places since she was a child.

Clifford stood up and bowed gentlemanly, "Hello, Miss Hathaway, it's a pleasure to meet you." It is a great honor to have you to this dinner. ”

Hathaway smiled slightly, it was very refreshing, her smile was just right, she could express friendliness without being overly enthusiastic, Clifford was sure that her skill must be the result of strict training since childhood, which made him suddenly think of a person, that is, the second prince Eva with whom he had spent a night of spring breeze. I have to say that these women from noble backgrounds just have a different flavor, and even the feeling of doing shameful things is different.

Hathaway maintained her aristocratic signature smile and said: "Mr. Earl is so polite, you are a famous person in the Rhine Kingdom, no one knows, no one knows, it should be my honor to have dinner with you." ”

Baruch, who was standing on the side, saw that the two of them were polite endlessly, and hurriedly stood up and interrupted: "Okay, two distinguished guests, let's sit down first, I have prepared a sumptuous feast to entertain the two distinguished guests, you can't let it be cold, right?" Hahaha. ”

Everyone laughed and sat down. After the banquet began, it was natural to toast each other.

After three rounds of wine and five flavors, Clifford began to answer the beautiful woman named Hathaway, intentionally or unintentionally, and said with a curious look: "Miss Hathaway, you must live in a great country." ”

Hathaway was a very patriotic person, and when she heard Clifford praise her country, although she knew that it was a flattering remark in the wine field, she was still very useful, and smiled faintly, and said, "Yes, Lord Earl." My country is vast, industrial, rich people, there are wide roads, endless farmland, the people there can eat two chickens a day, life is not stressful at all, in my heart, my country is the greatest country in the world. ”

"That's amazing." Clifford lost no time in praising it, and from her words, he roughly judged that the developed level of the country on the other side of the ocean was probably compared to the United States at the beginning of the twentieth century, and he had a little confidence in his heart, and said with a smile: "Such a country is indeed very rich and powerful, but I still don't understand a little, Miss Hathaway is a famous lady at a glance, why don't you enjoy the happiness of your developed country, and have to go to our poor place to suffer?" ”

Hathaway smiled faintly, clasped her hands to her chest, looked straight at Clifford with her big blue eyes, and asked with a hint of dissatisfaction, "Lord Earl, are you interrogating a spy?" ”

Sure enough, it was an old oilman, Clifford smiled awkwardly and said, "Miss Hathaway, don't get me wrong. I'm just curious, we have an old saying here called 'there must be a demon when things are abnormal', and it's a bit unreasonable for you to do this, I have to be curious. ”

Hathaway was not angry, but he was also amused by him when he said this, put his right hand to his lips to hide his smile, and then said calmly: "Actually, it's nothing?" I'm here just to help my family expand the market. Our education there is different from yours, and we do not let our children stay in the industry and dream of dying, but encourage them to actively build their own careers. I've come here after careful consideration, and I think there's a good chance that my career is here. ”

"What does Miss Hathaway do?" Clifford asked subconsciously again.

"Finance." Hathaway replied subconsciously almost without thinking about it, and after saying that, she regretted it a little, she should have explained it herself, otherwise this indigenous county magistrate probably doesn't know what finance is.

"Oh. Big banker. Clifford was overjoyed, someone sent a pillow when he was sleepy, he wanted to open a large-scale weaving factory, and he needed to invest, so a banker fell from the sky, and immediately smiled and complimented: "I admire the banker the most." Finance is the lifeblood of the economy, and you hold the economic lifeblood of the entire country. ”

Hathaway said "Huh", I really didn't expect that there were still people who understood finance in this place full of natives, and I couldn't help but be a little more curious when I looked at Clifford's eyes, if it weren't for checking his information and knowing that he was a native of the Rhine Kingdom, Hathaway really wanted to regard him as a pathfinder for several other powerful countries, with a look of surprise and surprise on his face, and said: "I really didn't expect that the county magistrate would know finance." Before, others said that you were the first wise man in the Rhine Kingdom, but I didn't believe it, but now I believe it, and your knowledge alone is much stronger than other dignitaries. ”

Cleforeven didn't dare to say it, and said with a modest smile: "Miss Hathaway, my little bit of Taoism in front of you can be described as a class axe. May I ask Miss Hathaway, have you come to the Rhine Kingdom to open a bank here? ”

"Yes." Hathaway smiled unabashedly: "I feel that people here are not aware of modern finance, and the financial institutions here are still stuck in the past, so they want to open the market here." To tell you the truth, this continent has just been discovered by us, and there are not many people who know about it, so I have to hurry up now, seize the market, be the first person to eat crabs, and ask the county magistrate to take care of it when the time comes. ”

Clifford sweated wildly, feeling that the Hill continent where he lived was a newly discovered continent, how could this Nima have a kind of Australian aborigines, no, it is the direct gaze of the great penguin of Antarctica, smiled awkwardly, and said: "Miss Hathaway, you are too polite, we are friends after eating this meal, don't worry, I will not let your dream be disappointed." ”

"Thank you so much, may we get along happily." Hathaway raised her glass, toasted Clifford, and said with a smile: "Don't worry, Lord County, I understand the rules, and your share will not be less when the time comes." ”