Chapter 48: The Greatest German

In the Lucerne Hall, Mrs. Hemstra looked at Audrey on stage, her eyes filled with tears. When their performance ended, the audience stood up and applauded excitedly, so that her tears finally flowed.

Her daughter, who has now become the object of everyone's affection, makes her extremely proud and proud.

For these two little local girls, the people of Lucerne are simply in love. Some media outlets have even referred to them as Lucerne's local stars, and every time there is a show between the two of them, the venue is almost always full.

Today, a large number of people came to Zhou Nan's house, Yannick and them, the Jeannords, Hlein and his assistants, and Mrs. Hemstra, who had just arrived in Lucerne.

Because all the tickets had been sold out, Etinny still found the owner of the troupe, and relied on Zhou Nan, the current big celebrity in Lucerne, to get a spare large box.

"Mom, how did I dance?"

Audrey, who had just stepped down, couldn't wait to run to the box to show off. Mrs. Hemstra's eyes were still red, and she hugged Audrey and kissed her forehead. "Baby, you're my pride!"

Holding her mother, Audrey also smiled beautifully, and squeezed her eyes with Zhou Nan across her mother's shoulder, looking extremely proud.

But the arrival of Mrs. Hemstra could not affect Zhou Nan's itinerary. The next morning, Zhou Nan formally signed a power of attorney in front of the bank, and entrusted the affairs of the loan to Jean Nord.

Based on the sale of his books, the bank would conduct a sales appraisal and give him an approximate price range for his royalties before granting a loan.

This process takes at least three days, as the bank also collects data on the publisher's sales before it can approve the funds.

Zhou Nan only needs to sign so that Nord can become his agent and then handle these matters. And he himself, already arranged by the Liberal Democratic Party, is ready to go to Strasbourg, France, to start his own trip to France.

According to Zhou Nan's heart, he was unwilling to leave home at this time. Not only Yannick came, but even Lady Hemstra came, but he wanted to leave at this time.

However, this trip to France was arranged half a month ago, and for the sake of his propaganda, the Liberal Democratic Party has made great efforts. They not only contacted the sociology faculties of major French universities, but even invited Lucien Favre to serve as a guide for Zhou Nan's propaganda in France.

Although Favre is not well-known in the East, he is a well-known historian in France, and he is also the founder of the school of annals, and has a relatively high status in the world.

Not only that, but the party had not yet arranged for Zhou Nan to arrange food, clothing, housing and transportation in the middle of all the trips, except for Stolko and Etinny, who would follow Zhou Nan to travel, they also sent a driver to help them arrange the itinerary all the way.

This is still for Zhou Nan's own propaganda, so even if he is unwilling to leave Switzerland at this time, he cannot succumb to the party's goodwill.

If you miss a day, even if it is a day late, then all the trips will have to be rescheduled.

Knowing the entanglement in this, Mrs. Hemstra also approved of Zhou Nan's trip this time. "There will be opportunities after we get together, but now there are so many people waiting for you in France, you can't let others wait."

After lunch at home, Zhou Nan kept only a little spare money at home, and handed over all the rest to Yannick.

Yannick was not polite and put away the deposit slip directly. There is no need to be polite between them, and the money will play a greater role in Yannick's hands than in Zhou Nan's hands.

Although Zhou Nan is not at home, he has authorized Jean Nord to transfer the funds directly to the account of the new company that will be established by Jean Nord.

Along the meadow by the lake, the two men walked slowly. Thinking that Yannick was going back to the country where the current situation was chaotic, Zhou Nan, who knew his current social relations, was not too worried.

However, he still couldn't help but tell him more about the things in his memory, so that he could face the future more soberly.

"Yannick, a few decades later, the German media conducted a poll to select the 100 greatest Germans, of which the physicist Albert Einstein was only ranked tenth, and the iron-blooded chancellor Bismarck was only ranked ninth, do you know who is number one?"

Yannick was always in high spirits every time he heard such a heavenly opportunity, and he looked around, but saw no one but John following them. Even so, he lowered his voice and asked, "Is there a Führer?" ”

Zhou Nan shook his head and sighed: "Beethoven didn't make it to the top ten, under the anti-war thinking, the Führer only ranked in the top 50, and I have forgotten his specific ranking, I only remember the top ten." ”

Since there was no Führer, Yannick knew that Zhou Nan's words must have other meanings, so he pouted and motioned for Zhou Nan to continue.

"The eighth place is Gutenberg, the inventor of movable type printing in Europe, the seventh is Goethe, the sixth is Bach, and the fifth is Willy Brandt, who became chancellor in 69......"

Yannick frowned and said, "Do you know this experience of Willy Brandt? I also know a guy named Willy Brandt, who is now a colonel journalist in Norway. ”

"That's him, I don't remember him very well, but I also know that he was abroad when he was young, and he only returned to Germany after the end of World War II."

Yannick asked, "Is he the one you want to remind me?" ”

Zhou Nan shook his head: "No, in my impression, there is a history of more than 70 years in the future, the days when Germany had a chancellor are a total of 68 years, of which the Social Democratic Party has been in power for 20 years, and another new party, that is, a party that was just established last year, has been in power for a total of 48 years. ”

Yannick suppressed his excitement and waved his hand subconsciously, but he held back again. "You go on, I won't bother you anymore."

Zhou Nan thought about it for a while, forgot who the fourth place was, and directly talked about the third place. "The third place went to Max, but in West Germany he had a pitiful number of votes, and almost the vast majority of those who voted for him were East Germans."

Zhou Nan had already told Yannick about the history of the division and merger of Germany, so he was not surprised, but just nodded.

"Second place went to the Reformation leader Martin Luther, who was also a historical figure. The main thing I would like to introduce to you is Konrad Adenauer, who was voted the greatest German ......"

Yannick was completely shocked and couldn't help but exclaim, "It's him!" ”

Because this man Yannick not only knew, but also met often, and even Yannick was one of the donors of their party. It's just that because the war has just ended, Yannick, as a businessman, doesn't want to get too involved in politics, so he hasn't joined his party.

Zhou Nan nodded and said: "Yes, it is Adenauer, who has served as the mayor of Cologne twice, he has been selected as the greatest German and is also recognized as an excellent politician in the world. ”

"What exactly did he do to get him so highly rated? I can't believe it...... He's sixty-seven years old this year! ”

But he lived to be ninety-one years old, and he was prime minister from '49 until '63, when he was 87 years old, but still more energetic than many young people. Because of impeachment, he resigned as prime minister, and it took another four years for him to die. During his tenure, he worked with superhuman perseverance and flexibility to get West Germany out of the predicament step by step. Thanks to his efforts, Germany was transformed from an occupied zone into a truly sovereign state in 55 years, and it did an excellent job diplomatically and economically......"

For the history of Germany, Zhou Nan knows no less than his own motherland, especially after the Internet became popular, Zhou Nan, who lived in seclusion in the mountains, almost relied on computers to pass the time, and carefully studied the history of Germany from World War II to modern times.

He also knows a lot about Adenauer, and in order to make Yannick have a good relationship with Adenauer, and in order to make Yannick's future business path smoother, he doesn't mind telling a little more about Adenauer.

It wasn't until Etinny shouted that Zhou Nan was ready to leave that Zhou Nan stopped the topic. "Yannick, Adenauer was a great statesman, and he was also a man who was bent on saving Germany from the quagmire. It just so happens that he's in Cologne right now, and he's in the same place as you, so the benefits of having a friendly relationship with him are self-evident. ”

Yannick sighed: "I can't believe I had dinner with him two days before I came to Switzerland. It seems that joining the Byrne Christian Democratic Alliance, which he founded, is a good choice. ”

"You know exactly what to do better than me, and as long as our family is safe, I'm happier than anything else. Even money, outside of satisfying the basics, has no attraction to me. ”

Saying goodbye to his family, Zhou Nan got into the Citroen 15 car driven by the driver.

This car was Jean Nord's favorite and took Europe by storm. Since its launch in 34 years, it has always been the European upper class who are very fond of luxury models.

This trip to France was also to promote the relationship between Zhou Nan and France, so when Nord came today, he specially drove this French car.

Zhou Nan's alpha sits just right for two people, and the back seat is squeezed into two adults, which will be extremely uncomfortable, so I didn't drive that car this time.

Zhou Nan, along with Stolko, Ettinny and a guide-driver, left the house after saying goodbye to everyone.

As soon as they left the confines of the villa, the interview cars of several media followed them and began this trip to France.

After leaving Switzerland in Basel, the first stop was to go to the University of Strasbourg, which has a very high academic standing in France. The driver's driving skills were quite good, and there was hardly too much delay along the way, and after more than four hours, we arrived in Strasbourg.

The 68-year-old has not yet retired and still holds the position of professor of history at the Faculty of Political Science and Humanities of the University of Strasbourg. As long as Zhou Nan's knowledge passes his level, Zhou Nan will always accompany them on their subsequent trips.

(Today is the old demon's birthday, three more to celebrate, I hope everyone is not too little.) 10 p.m. for the second watch, 2 p.m. for the third watch)