"And what have you done to Japan?" Meyer Kar glanced at Sara, and her gaze instantly sharpened, "Don't tell me you didn't do anything, I investigated the direction of your funds, and they seem to be flowing through French accounts to Japan." ”

"Although there is a war in Japan, both warring sides have taken a protective attitude towards Westerners, so our business has basically not been affected," Sara met his gaze, "HSBC has not stopped its business in Japan, why should I stop doing business in Japan?" ”

"So what is your business in Japan? Don't tell me it's still the plan of the East Jerusalem. Meyer Kar sneered, "I don't know what the specific content of your plan is, I only know that the Qianguo man named Lin Yizhe that you rely on and trust is dead, and this plan should be over." He's an incompetent man, and you shouldn't waste so much money and time on him. ”

"You're wrong, Uncle Meyerkar." Sara looked at Meyer Carr coldly, and said loudly, "Mr. Lin Yizhe is by no means an incompetent person, as far as I know, His Majesty Kaiser Wilhelm of the German Empire has praised Mr. Lin Yizhe, and even said that if Mr. Lin is German, then in addition to the imperial throne of His Majesty Kaiser Wilhelm, any official position and title in the German Empire can be chosen by him, and His Excellency Chancellor Bismarck and His Excellency Marshal Moltke also have great admiration for Mr. Lin Yizhe, such an honor is by no means something that mediocre people can get. ”

Hearing Sara's words, Alfonso secretly cheered in his heart, and although the expression on Nathan's face was still calm, he couldn't hide the pride in his eyes.

Sarah's comments about Kaiser Wilhelm's comments on Lin at the banquet and Bismarck's appreciation for Lin are not fabrications and rumors. It is a fact that is widely praised in various European countries. And Sara says that such honors are not for mediocrity. It was clearly mocking Meyer Carr.

Meyer Carr is one of the "Roche Five Tigers" Amslow? Rothschild's adopted son, who became the head of the Frankfurt Roche family after Amslow's death, was close to the German Chancellor Bismarck, who relied heavily on him, and the German Emperor Wilhelm I gave him the title of baron for his contribution to the German Empire, but despite this, Kaiser Wilhelm never said a word to Meyerkar to anything to the same effect.

"We didn't waste money and time on all the business related to Mr. Hayashi Yizhe. We were all rewarded handsomely. For example, we heeded Mr. Lin Yizhe's suggestion, took a controlling stake in the Schneider Factory, became a special steel supplier of the Fuzhou Shipbuilding Bureau of Qianguo, and contracted the order of large-caliber artillery for warships of the Qianguo Navy, and made a lot of profits. There are many similar examples. Alfonso looked at Meyercar and said, "So please pay attention to your language, Your Excellency. ”

Alfonso's call for Meyercar's title at this time was undoubtedly a mockery of him.

In the Franco-Prussian War, thanks to the helm James ? With the death of Rothschild, the Rowe family was also divided. Because of their identification with their country, each branch family has chosen to pledge allegiance to their country. Alfonso was made a count by Napoleon III for his contribution to France, Nathan was also made a viscount for his contribution to England, and Meyer Carr spared no effort to help the German government raise military funds, for which he did not hesitate to launch a financial war against the Dutch bank (because Sarah's covert intervention did not have the desired effect, but it was also very profitable), but his title was still baron.

"The Eastern Jerusalem project did not end with the death of Mr. Hayashi Yoshizhe, and our current investment in Japan is also related to the subsequent part of this plan." Nathan said.

"You've finally admitted that there are investments in Japan that we don't know about." Meyer Kar sneered, "You're deceiving the entire family!" ”

"I'll need to correct you, Meyerkar." Alfonso looked at Meyercar coldly and said, "We didn't want to deceive the entire family, we just didn't want you to know. Because of what you did during the war, you betrayed our trust, so it is impossible for us to let you know the details of this plan, and you are unlikely to find out. ”

"Don't forget, you didn't tell us about your plan against the ABN AMRO back then, Uncle Meyerkar." Sara snorted and said, "It's not that Breschrod is dead, you can stay out of it." I believe that His Excellency Prime Minister Bismarck understands in his heart that you should know better than us what kind of results you will get if you overdraw his trust. So stop saying anything like umbrellas. ”

Hearing Sarah's words, Meyerkar's face changed suddenly.

On the eve of the Franco-Prussian War, it was precisely because of Meyerkar's plan to snipe at the Dutch Bank that Bismarck's "money-bag" banker Breschroeder was forced to commit suicide, and Meyerkar was very responsible for this.

Although Braischroeder is equivalent to Bismarck's scapegoat, it does not mean that Bismarck really thinks Braischroedt deserves to die.

Meyerkar did not raise enough money for Prussia to pay for the war, and Prussia was forced to wage war against France with insufficient military spending, and as a result, Prussia failed to fully defeat France, and the war ended in peace talks and the withdrawal of their respective troops. Although Prussia unified Germany as it wished after the end of the Franco-Prussian War, neither Wilhelm I nor Bismarck was satisfied with this result, because when the German Empire was established and everyone in the court was knighted, Meyerkar was the only baron and was not rewarded.

"Lionel, is this how you taught your daughter to talk to her elders?"

Sara saw him glaring at her with cold, fierce eyes, and Helen beside her was a little frightened. Sarah's words struck a sore spot, but Sara met his gaze fearlessly.

Nathan said calmly, "Meyerkar, I was willing to come here to hear what you have to say because I respect Uncle Amslow and the Frankfurt family, and because I have heard that you are a respectable person. I was going to invite you and the Frankfurt family to join me, but now I have to say 'no' to you, but at the same time I have to make it clear if you want to join us. It could ruin all the business we've worked so hard to run. Not bad. We have investments in Japan. But it's not what you think, so you're going to have to figure that out. ”

Listening to her father's words, Sara couldn't help but cheer in her heart.

"Yes." Alfonso said categorically, "I agree with Lionel, you should not be involved in this matter!" ”

Listening to Nathan and Alfonso's answers, Meyercar's face became very ugly.

"We will not allow anyone to sabotage the Eastern Jerusalem plan, no matter who it is." Sara said in a deep voice.

Meyerkar's eyes narrowed dangerously. The anger in his eyes intensified.

Nathan spoke again. His tone was to resolve the impasse.

"Say no more, my daughter," he said, looking at Sarah, who did not mean to blame her, as he turned to Meyer Carr and said, "Young people are not polite these days. When the elders are talking, they just interject casually. They are nosy. And I'm usually too good with my children, they are a bit pampered; I've spoiled them. You can see that, too. ”

He paused, then continued, "However, the 'no' I said just now cannot be changed. Here's what I want to say: I personally wish you all the best in your business. You have tied the entire Frankfurt family to the chariot of the German government. And doing so is a significant threat to the whole family, and we are in Japan. Not now, and not in the future. So I'm sorry I had to disappoint you. ”

"Did you hear Lionel? Alfonso? Meyercar's gaze turned to Alfonso, his eyes full of rage, "He forgot your father's teachings, have you forgotten too?" ”

"I repeat, pay attention to your language! Be careful who you're talking to! Alfonso was rarely irritated by Meyerkal's tone, and said sharply, "My father is the head of the family, and although he is no longer here, it will not be your turn, Meyerkal, the adopted son of Uncle Amslow, to teach us what to do!" If Uncle Amslow had a son, it wouldn't be your turn to speak here! ”

Nathan understood why Alfonso was so angry that he would say such a thing.

In Alfonso's father, James? After the death of Rothschild, the Rothchild family was left without a helm, and Mayercar, who controlled the Frankfurt family, was eager to take the leadership of Roche in France, as exemplified by the unruly convening of a family meeting. He had planned to hold a family meeting in Frankfurt, but was met with strong resistance from Alfonso, which had been held at the Ferrier estate near Paris since his father James came to power. Alfonso's claim was supported by Nathan, and at Alfonso and Nathan's insistence, Meyer Carr eventually had to come to the Ferryère estate.

At the beginning of the meeting, Meyer Carr opened with James's last words, as if he had become the master of the meeting, which made Alfonso even more unhappy, and now, Alfonso finally couldn't bear to explode.

Meyercar stared at Alfonso, who glared at him angrily, without the slightest hint of fear.

"Well, since you trust your judgment and ability so much that I think I should not speak on this matter, I will say nothing but good luck for you to be able to accomplish your great plan for Jerusalem in the East."

In an instant, Meyercar's face returned to calm, he didn't say anything more, but bowed, and without stepping forward to shake hands with Nathan and Alfonso, he turned to leave. By the time he said "goodbye" to Nathan and Alfonso, there was no expression on his face.

As the family members from Frankfurt followed Meyerkar away, some of them kept looking at Sarah, and some of them were whispering, and there was even contempt in their eyes. Sara knew what they were talking about, and sneered inwardly.

"Well said, my daughter." Nathan came to her side, smiled and patted her on the shoulder, whispering.

"Thank you, Sarah." Alfonso also walked over and said to Sara with a smile.

"I don't think they're going to give up." Sara looked at the backs of Meyer Car's group and said to the two elders.

"From now on, we have to keep a close eye on their movements." "We have to stop them, and I think he might retaliate against us." ”

"My daughter violated the rules of her ancestors. They were left with an excuse. Nathan also noticed the strange look in the men as they looked at his daughter. Said self-deprecatingly. Of course, he knew, that the real reason was not this.

"Didn't the great king Solomon have Gentile women in his palace?" Alfonso smiled, "Why can't a Qianguo be a Rothchild?" ”

"Thank you for the gift you gave to my child, Uncle Alfonso." Hearing his words, Sara stepped forward and hugged Alfonso, and at this moment, her heart was filled with gratitude, "That is the most precious gift my child has ever received. ”

After learning that Sara had given birth to a child. Because Sara was married to a Qianguo, which violated the tradition of "endogamy" of the Rothchild family, there were few people who congratulated her, and Alfonso sent someone to London on the orders of his father James to deliver a letter engraved with the English letters "CHEN? R" as a gift to Xiao Chen Wei, the meaning of which can be said to be self-explanatory.

"His Majesty the Emperor of the French Empire is able to grant citizenship to Chinese merchants, so why should I not welcome your children?" Alfonso replied with a smile, indicating that his sources were actually very well-informed.

"Anyway, I still want to thank you." Sara knows what such support means.

"They're gone. Let's go too. Alfonso said meaningfully to Nathan when he saw that the representatives of the Austrian and Italian families also left the stage with Meyer Carr and others.

Nathan didn't know. From this moment on, the history of the Rothschild family, the history of France and Germany, and the history of Europe and Asia as a whole all went in a different direction.

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Qianguo, Fuzhou, Mawei Port.

On board the steamship "Funing", a team of porters is carrying locked wooden boxes from the trestle onto the ship. The boxes didn't look too big, but they were so heavy that it took four strong men to lift.

It may be that a box is too heavy, and the workers who carry the box are a few slightly thin offspring, and at the moment when the box is just lifted to the deck, one of the workers is overwhelmed, and suddenly falls to the ground, and the heavy box slides off the wooden bar and presses against the worker's legs, and the worker immediately screams loudly.

Seeing this scene, the foreman and two workers immediately rushed over, and six people worked together to remove the box from the worker's leg and shin, although the time before and after was only a few minutes, but the worker's leg had been broken, and he couldn't stop crying out in pain, which attracted the attention of many people around him, and also provoked the foreman to curse.

On the flybridge of the ship, several people wearing long robes and quite generous were watching the handling of these boxes intently, and when they saw that the boxes had crushed the workers, one of the leaders couldn't help frowning.

This person is Lu Qingyun, the personal companion of Hu Yulin, a famous official and businessman in Qianguo.

"How!"

Seeing this, Chen Yucheng, the big shopkeeper of the Fuzhou branch of Fukang Qianzhuang, couldn't help but be very annoyed.

Lu Qingyun's eyes did not look at the injured, but fixed on the box.

Despite the accident, the box was not damaged in any way. Seeing that the box was in good condition, Lu Qingyun was relieved.

"I'll go down and have a look." Chen Yucheng noticed the dissatisfaction on Lu Qingyun's face, beads of sweat oozed from his forehead, and hurriedly said to Lu Qingyun.

"If you are injured, give him more money, and ask him to recuperate from his injuries, and don't tell outsiders how he hurt his leg." Lu Qingyun commanded.

"Yes! Be! Chen Yucheng nodded again and again, arched his hand to Lu Qingyun again, and quickly stepped off the flying bridge and came to the injured man. At this time, because someone was injured, the workers stopped one after another, and the handling work was hindered.

Lu Qingyun saw that the shopkeeper Chen took a few silver dollars from his sleeve, handed them to the injured worker, soothed him with kind words, and gave him a few more words, the injured worker nodded again and again, and then got off the boat with the support of the two workers.

After the shopkeeper Chen finished processing, he quickly returned to the flybridge with a hem of his clothes.

By this time, the last boxes had been lifted onto the ship and transported into the cabin. After seeing the workers get off the boat, Chen Yucheng said to Lu Qingyun: "Master Lu, do you want to go down and take a look?" ”

Lu Qingyun nodded, got off the flybridge with Chen Da, and entered one of the cabins of the ship.

Looking at the wooden boxes neatly stacked in the cabin, the shopkeeper Chen Da counted them with Liu Chunhe, the second shopkeeper of the Fuzhou branch of Fukang Qianzhuang, in front of Lu Qingyun, and only after confirming that there were a lot of wooden boxes, did he put his mind at ease.

"It's all here. Lu Ye. After the inspection, the shopkeeper Chen said.

"Hmm." Lu Qingyun said quietly, "It's hard work for Chen Da and Liu Er." ”

Chen Yucheng and Liu Chunhe didn't even dare to say that they didn't dare, "The relevant details are all in this envelope, and I also ask Lu Ye to transfer it to the buyer for checking." Chen Yucheng said, took out an envelope, and handed it to Lu Qingyun.

"Okay." Lu Qingyun just nodded and took the letter and put it away.

"The old man is old and can't stand the wind and waves, this time there is Lao Luye." Seeing that the cover-up work was completed and the workers all retreated, Chen Yucheng laughed with him, took out a paper seal from his sleeve, and stuffed it into Lu Qingyun's hand, "This is a little caution from the top and bottom of the number, not a tribute, Lu Ye bought a bag of tea on the road to drink!" (To be continued......)

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