"Hey, Jonas, your home is beautiful."

"Thank you, Your Excellency, for your affection, as far as I know, your Broadlands estate is also beautiful, and the princess made your home a honeymoon when she got married."

Mountbatten smiled with a smug smile: "That's only because little Philip has liked it there since he was a child, so he is willing to take the princess there for his honeymoon." ”

After retiring from his post as Viceroy of India, Mountbatten was assigned to the cruiser detachment of the British Mediterranean Fleet as commander.

Because it was not a time of war, he spent most of his time in England, and the British upper class heard about his affairs.

But this guy is so handsome, he is simply the most handsome man Zhou Nan has ever seen. Even Philip, who married the princess, although he is also recognized as a beautiful man, is still a little worse than him.

Because this guy's face is like the perfect work of a highly skilled sculptor, 360 degrees handsome.

Although he is almost fifty years old this year, he can still charm a large number of women.

Otherwise, it would be impossible for him to marry the daughter of a billionaire and directly gain both people and money.

The Broadlands Manor, where he now lives, is two thousand acres in size, with forests, creeks, and horse farms. This eleven-square-kilometer villa is one of his wife's dowries.

Not to mention both people and money, because of his family background, he is now happy outside, and his wife doesn't dare to care about it at all.

Although he has a belly of straw bales, he is indeed a winner in life.

He is a close relative of the royal family and often acts as a representative of the royal family. He also had a close relationship with the British army in the Far East, so this time he also acted as a liaison with the British and contacted Zhou Nan.

Zhou Nan said with a smile: "Your Excellency Earl has come to Jonas Farm for the first time, although my farm is only one-twentieth the size of your farm, but there are some special features. As...... Let's hang out together? ”

He immediately smiled and said, "Of course, although my farm is large, it does not have the beautiful natural scenery you have here, and I have no doubt that this is paradise." ”

With the experience of the first few contacts, Zhou Nan is very clear about his character. It is certainly unreliable to expect him to fight, but he is proficient in eating, drinking, and merrymaking, and he can be regarded as a good hand in diplomacy.

However, don't expect him to be serious from beginning to end, with a lot of energy, three points to focus on business, and he can be called very dedicated.

Compared with him, Zhou Nan prefers to deal with people like Foreign Minister Bei Wen, simply and neatly. Rather than spending most of his energy on other things, as he did.

Oliver and Vivien Leigh also dressed up to greet them, and they were still following behind, counting on Zhou Nan to introduce them. But now they didn't say a word, and they were going to visit the ranch, so they also came forward.

Oliver was only a first-time knight, just out of the commoner class.

And Mountbatten is a close relative of the royal family, a real earl, so it is natural for him to come up to meet him.

When Mountbatten saw Vivien Leigh, his eyes lit up, and after greeting them, he was almost ready to invite them to visit the farm together.

But after all, he wasn't really a straw bag, and he knew that business was important, so he swallowed the words that came to his mouth again.

This scene was seen by Zhou Nan, he didn't want the peachy news to happen in his home, and he thought about how to make Mountbatten dispel his mind for a while.

If it was ten years later, of course Zhou Nan would not stop it. Because after 54 years, Vivien Leigh's condition became more and more serious, and at that time, she couldn't control her emotions, and when she couldn't control it, she needed a man.

Oliver couldn't satisfy her at all, so she found a lover who was a dozen years younger than her, and he was relieved to give Vivien Leigh to Merriville. And in other ways, he took care of her like a husband.

The current two people are still like glue, and the meeting at Zhou Nan's house, if it causes peachy news, it will be embarrassing, if Vivien Li is sick because of this, and then something happens, then Zhou Nan will have a stigma that cannot be washed away for the rest of his life.

Zhou Nan walked side by side with Mountbatten, and Stolko and Etinny also took care of the entourage that Mountbatten had brought with them.

They climbed to the top of the hill on the east side of the house, surveyed the terrain of the farm and the surrounding scenery, and then descended through the woods and out of the confines of the house to the side of the pasture.

In the stable, the two of them mounted two Hanoverian horses and rode slowly along the horse path on the outskirts of the farm.

The circle of the farm is almost three kilometers, and they ride and walk for a while, and the horses will not get tired, and they can enjoy the surrounding lakes and mountains.

Finally, after going around for most of the circle, he came to the wharf next to the villa of Sennar, and when he saw the antique trestle made of logs, he was a little interested, and jumped off his horse, ready to tie the horse to the guardrail.

Zhou Nan casually wrapped the reins around the saddle and said, "There is no need to tie them, the farm is surrounded by water on three sides, and the north side is closed, so they can move freely." ”

He also learned from Zhou Nan to wrap the reins around the saddle, and with a light pat on the horse's back, the horse snorted unexpectedly, and then walked away by himself.

"No wonder Marita has been here for two years in a row, thinking that I won't get bored of staying here for the rest of my life."

"If you have time at Christmas, you are welcome to be your guest. At that time we could eat venison, drink deer blood, and then ski to our heart's content. ”

He laughed and said, "Thank you for the invitation, next time you go to the UK, if I am also here, you must also visit my farm." ”

"Definitely!" Zhou Nan saw that he was looking at Mount Pilatus in the south, and was a little distracted, and deliberately asked, "I see that you seem to be very interested in Lady Oliver!" ”

"Of course, she's so charming and she's hugely famous all over the world. Conquering a famous woman can bring a stronger sense of conquest to a man. ”

"But don't you know?" Zhou Nan pointed to his head.

He asked, somewhat confused, "What?" ”

"She has schizophrenia, and she's been living in my house for more than a month, just to get treatment."

"I haven't heard of it, it's just that the newspaper says she's a little manic, but it doesn't affect me," he said. ”

"No, mania is just one of the side effects, when she is emotional or sad, she will indirectly lose her memory, and when she has amnesia, she will do all kinds of unbelievable actions, such as killing you with a knife, and then she doesn't even know it."

At this moment, he was really a little shocked, and after a while, he pretended not to care and said, "It's really terrible,...... Let's not talk about her, let's get down to business! ”

"Of course, as you wish."

He took out a cigarette from his pocket, lit one, then reflexively sat on the wooden railing, looked at Zhou Nan and said: "It is difficult for me to explain to you the current contradiction between the Labor government and the army, but now that the Purple Quartz incident has occurred, the problem must be solved, and it needs to be solved in a decent way." ”

"I can understand your thoughts, but I was in contact with the Red Party yesterday, and they also want a decent solution. And there are Soviets who are in the back, so the current decency is not absolute decency, at most it is only relative decency. ”

"Of course, so it takes your effort."

"So, a relatively decent result, so we have reached a consensus."

He took a puff of his cigarette and moved his eyes along a boat on the lake for some distance before he sighed and said, "Jonas, we all know that you have a natural sensitivity and decisiveness to the international situation, and we also know that you have the ability to handle this matter well, plus this is a problem between Britain and your homeland, so I am here today. ”

"I don't like to be like a politician who constantly tests our own bottom line, and I don't want this to affect our personal friendship, including His Majesty the King. We were all poor creatures who had been kidnapped by the army, but now we had to come forward to solve this problem. As long as there is a decent outcome, we don't mind making concessions in private. ”

The face of the British Empire is definitely a fig leaf more important than anything else.

Although the empire has fallen, they still want to maintain the last vestiges of glory.

"What if they offer to recognize their government?"

"Yes."

"What about establishing diplomatic relations?"

"No, acknowledging their government is not the same thing as establishing diplomatic relations. At this point, we must follow the North Atlantic Treaty, which has just been signed. ”

Just earlier this month, 12 countries, led by the United States, signed the North Atlantic Treaty in Washington, deciding to establish the North Atlantic Treaty Organization.

In a few months, this organization will be officially established, and it will become the most powerful and domineering hegemonic organization in the world.

"So, what other conditions can Britain give?"

"Arms procurement, industrial aid, recognition of seats in the United Nations, etc., as long as it is within a reasonable range."

He may really throw out all the bottom lines this time, which is also what Britain can afford.

Because after all, it was only a ship, and it was only a frigate, and there were only more than two hundred soldiers on board, and dozens of casualties had already been taken.

There are only this chips, and the Purple Quartz has not yet been captured, so there are not many chips that can be obtained.

The current Britain cannot afford to fight a war thousands of miles away, otherwise, they would not be so honest.

Zhou Nan nodded and asked, "So, is the representative of the United Kingdom you?" ”

He threw the cigarette butt on the ground and tried to run it over. "Of course, I will go with you to the Far East until this matter is settled."

"To protect the environment...... Zhou Nan stretched out his hand to stop him, picked up the cigarette butt, and threw it into a trash can next to the trestle.

Then he turned around and smiled: "Then, you can send a telegram back and ask the Ministry of Foreign Affairs or the army to arrange our route to Asia." ”