Jean Nord looked at his assistant Stolko and laughed. Zhou Nan asked rhetorically, which means that Zhou Nan is really interested in his proposal.

"I need a political ally to inherit my political resources, and this political ally can bring more protection to my family. Although I am almost 60 years old this year, my son is not yet 10 years old. I don't know how long I'll live, and my family needs a strong protector. ”

"And what is it about me that you value?"

Now that Nord has confessed his thoughts, of course he will not sell it to Zhou Nan. "Jonas, you underestimated your abilities. Do you know? When I look at your work, it's like seeing God reborn before me. I can say with certainty that your book will be the greatest work of the twentieth century, as great as Adam Smith's A Study of the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations. ”

The book "A Study of the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations", the Wealth of Nations, has influenced the economic development of Europe for nearly two hundred years. His praise made Zhou Nan feel flattered, because he may have been exposed to too much knowledge in this area, but he would not be as shocked as people now.

"The world will change because of your book, and I can't wait to see your next book, but I'm afraid to see your next book. Because I am afraid that the level of your next volume will decline, and your exposition and solutions to the wars, philosophy, humanities, and economics of the world in modern times will not be as good as those in the first volume. But if you keep up your game, I'm sure your work will definitely change the world. ”

"At that time," he said, "you will become one of the greatest philosophers in the world, and the Liberal Democrats will hold you up as the party's most worthy banner." But the higher your status, the more detached your identity, the more you can't have your own bias, I say that, you can understand, right? ”

Zhou Nan nodded, if he really had so much influence, he would be constrained, because any bit of political bias on his part would trigger corresponding political changes.

His best position is to sit in the shrine and be worshipped by the world.

Jean Nord smiled and said, "So, my position is the most suitable position for you." To be a lubricant within the party, to reconcile the contradictions between the French-speaking and German-speaking communities, my political resources, together with your fame, will become an intermediate force that cannot be underestimated in Switzerland. Moreover, because you have great prestige, money, wealth, and status are all at your fingertips, then your protection of my family will also be subject to moral constraints, so as not to embezzle my family wealth. ”

Zhou Nan asked with some doubts at this time: "As far as I know, whether it is France or Switzerland, the protection of private property is written into the constitution, but why do you keep emphasizing the insecurity of family wealth?" ”

"What if a portion of my family wealth is from a non-legitimate source?"

Zhou Nan suddenly got a little big, if it was illegal wealth, then he would really be equivalent to taking over a hot potato. However, Jean Nord's political resources are indeed very tempting, and taking over these resources means that he already has his own power in Switzerland.

Therefore, there is no free dinner, and if you want to get the political resources of Jean Nord, you must take over this trouble.

Seeing Zhou Nan groaning, Nod spoke again: "Jonas, although the source of my family's wealth is original sin, I can also promise you that before I leave this world, all my wealth will be laundered. You will never let your reputation be damaged by this, because your reputation will be the biggest support for all of us. ”

Seeing that Zhou Nan was still hesitating, he increased his chips again and said: "If you agree, not only will I transfer all my political resources to you, but also a large amount of wealth will be transferred to you." ”

Zhou Nan shook his head and said, "Mayeri, do you think I will care about money?" ”

Let Nord know Zhou Nan's experience very well, and also know that although the Hoffman family is not rich, they never worry about life. Zhou Nan has lived in such an environment since he was a child, and he has never been short of money, so he has developed his graceful temperament.

Especially when the "General History of the World" is about to come out, this book makes Nord predict that it will be called the world's best-selling book, and at that time, Zhou Nan will not worry about money.

According to the royalty rates he has now negotiated with several publishers, if the book sells millions of copies, he will become a millionaire.

And he was not an ordinary businessman, but a historian with a higher status than a businessman, and even a general philosopher. At that time, he will be valued by major universities and governments, and he will not worry about money at all.

But Nord is still full of confidence in himself, and he also believes that his chips can impress Zhou Nan. "What if it's not money, but a batch of historical artifacts from your home country? And, the number will surprise you! ”

Zhou Nanleng paused, glanced at Rang Nord, and sighed in his heart. This guy is really smart and knows where his weaknesses are.

Cultural relics from the motherland, these cultural relics can be recovered without spending money, and he can't refuse it.

Zhou Nan had actually discovered the reason why he was so eager to contact him, and his chips and his conditions were actually a little unequal.

Why? Because he is a centrist who belongs to the party. And in order to maintain his detached position, he never held an executive position, and he is now one of the two members of the Canton of Geneva in the House of States of the Federal Parliament.

The Swiss Federal Assembly is the highest authority and legislature of the country, consisting of the upper house, the Federal Council, and the lower House, the National Council.

The Council of States is composed of two deputies per state and one member per semi-state, and there are 46 deputies in the country.

The National Council is elected on the basis of population, almost one member for every 30,000 people, and the current number of members of the National Council is 131.

As a parliamentarian, the power in his hands is not too big, but it is not small. But because parliamentarians do not have executive power, it is impossible for this power to be directly embodied in individuals.

He was a typical centrist, who has always acted as a lubricant within the party. Therefore, behind him, the political forces that belong to him are also centrists.

Zhou Nan is now a party member, but his character is destined to make it impossible for him to get involved in politics too deeply, and his background also limits him to the most fierce attack if he is too biased.

So, his best choice is to be a centrist.

If Zhou Nan had a certain political skill, in fact, he could write such a huge work as "General History of the World", no one would doubt his skill and vision, including insight.

Then he is destined to gather more and more centrists behind him.

Therefore, even if the political resources of Rang Nord are not handed over to Zhou Nan, I am afraid that after three or five years, at most ten years, they will gradually become Zhou Nan's.

Now let Nord take the initiative to contact him, also because he saw this, so as to win over Zhou Nan.

But he would not have imagined that Zhou Nan actually had no interest in politics at all. Because in Zhou Nan's view, he has more important and interesting things to do than playing politics.

He couldn't think of it, so from his standpoint, his chips were not enough, so he had to increase the stakes. In fact, if he didn't give it to Zhou Nan, Zhou Nan would not take the initiative to develop his own power.

Zhou Nan, like him, needs to maintain a certain amount of political influence. So he deliberately pretended to think about it for a while, and then finally nodded and said: "I think that our cooperation has a stable foundation, but what will happen in the future still requires our joint efforts." ”

He laughed heartily this time, stood up and shook Zhou Nan's hand and said, "Believe me, at least in five years, I will help you far beyond your imagination." ”

Zhou Nan shook his hand with him heavily. "I also believe that in the coming days, I will play a greater role."

Only then did he reintroduce Stolko to Zhou Nan, saying: "Ludwig used to be a staunch socialist, and because of historical mistakes, he could no longer enter politics, but he knew people from all walks of life in Switzerland very well and had a full understanding of Switzerland's ruling line, so he is now my important assistant in politics." Jonas: You have a lot of theories, you have a shrewd mind, but you don't have a full knowledge and understanding of Switzerland, so I think you are in great need of such an assistant at the moment. ”

This is indeed the assistant that Zhou Nan lacks the most at present, in terms of life, he has the assistant of Rotentum, and in the social aspect, he has the believer of Etinny. Although Entlebuch could also be his political assistant, he was originally a scholar, and later held the highest position as the mayor of Weggis, which was still a bit too low.

Zhou Nan didn't know much about Stolko, but the fact that he was ruled by the court that he could not enter politics is enough to show that the trouble he once caused will not be a small trouble, and a politician who can cause big trouble will certainly not be a small role.

Zhou Nan got up again, stretched out his hand to Stolko and said: "I am just a theoretician, and I am far from being politically mature, so in the years to come, I hope to be able to get Mr. Stolko's help." ”

Stolko made no secret of his joy, shook Zhou Nan's hand with both hands and said, "To be able to become an assistant to a great teacher, I believe that the days ahead will be the most brilliant years of my life." ”

After sitting down for more than an hour, the three of them negotiated the future cooperation, and they were all in a good mood. Jean Nord then beckoned the waiter and asked him to arrange for the food to be served.

Dinner is rich in Italian cuisine, and Italian cuisine is also known as the mother of Western cuisine. French cuisine, which is praised by the Chinese people, is just a separation from Italian cuisine, which can be regarded as an improved version of Italian cuisine.

In this era, the status of French cuisine was far less than that of later generations, and most people still preferred to eat Italian food in larger portions when they were not pretending.