Presidential Suite at the Nord Royal Hotel that night

"Marquis of Weiss, I'm sorry, there's nothing I can do about it. ←，”

"Joseph does not agree to convince his countess?"

"Yes, I hope you don't act excessively, the Scottish nobility is very powerful, but they want to be with King Nord...... You are undoubtedly killing yourselves. ”

"But we can't rest on our laurels, just wait! We will let Joseph make a compromise. ”

"Don't mess around, hey! Shit! ”

The busy sound in the microphone made Duke Thomas very angry, he believed that the other party did what he said, but once things were beyond imagination, it was difficult to avoid that he, the intermediary, was also involved.

Compared with Joseph here, Kate and the Princess of Morocco are very happy, Hermès, Chanel's various limited edition bags, and new spring and autumn clothes are brought back to the palace as if they were moved.

Joseph did not return directly to the palace after separating from Thomas, but found a random restaurant to settle the lunch problem, and then asked Flender out for a round of sightseeing, and did not return until the evening.

"It's better not to mention today's matter to your mother."

"I know how, Your Majesty."

"You ......"

Seeing that his calm son would actually make fun of himself, Joseph touched his head and couldn't help but speak.

"What is this?"

When he returned to the palace and saw the servants at the door carrying things, Joseph looked at Abner with inquiring eyes.

"It is an item purchased by the Princess of Morocco, and a small part of it belongs to Her Royal Highness."

It's really scary for a woman to go shopping without dying, whether the woman is an ordinary citizen or a princess or an official's wife.

"Salma didn't follow them?"

"No, Miss Salma said that there was an agreement today, as if she was going to fight...... Fighting dance. ”

"Salma, I really don't know how to explain to Cousin Singara."

Joseph is really a little helpless, after all, he was fine when he came, and now he is dancing on the streets, dressing with a flamboyant personality, and there is no trace of a noble lady and lady. Of course, Joseph did not know. Salma knew it before she came, and so did Count Singla's family.

The lobby of the Royal Palace

Looking at the Moroccan princess who was chatting with Kate, Joseph stepped forward and kissed his hand: "This should be the second time we meet!" ”

"His Majesty has a good memory, we are meeting for the second time, but Kate and I are old friends, just like you and Ali."

The Moroccan princess is a woman who is not very familiar with politics, she does not know that most of the relationship between Joseph and Ali is an entanglement of interests, and the real affection has to be said about Joseph and Aziz.

"I guess you shouldn't know about Aziz and Bella coming to the Nord Kingdom!"

"Aziz and Bella? Indeed, no one told me that they were looking for Your Majesty, you have something? ”

Joseph glanced meaningfully at Kate and replied casually, "Maybe!" ”

It's not early. After saying a few words and leaving to go back to their respective bedrooms, after taking a shower, Kate was already lying on the bed and distracted, looking at Joseph who was going to bed and said, "She is a good friend." ”

"But she's not a qualified princess."

"There is an old saying in China, you can't have both fish and bear's paws."

"That's right, just like Aziz, if he hadn't had so much power, I think we'd be good friends, but unfortunately...... He didn't want to pull his brother out of the king's seat and sit on it himself. ”

……

Scotland

"There are still a lot of strangers around the castle these two days. You need to be vigilant. The person in charge of the security of the castle said to the subordinates on duty.

"Understood!"

Seeing the black-clad security guards scattered in all directions, the white guards came to the lounge of Butler Allen, who was adjusting the new red wine, and nodded casually when he entered the door and motioned for him to sit down.

"I have already commanded it. But this is not the way to go, and it would be best if the Countess could be persuaded to get out of here, London is good, and the Earl has many good friends there. ”

Scotland was the territory of the Scottish aristocracy. The power of the government here is far less than that of these nobles, and even some nobles have private armies in their hands, and heavy weapons may not be available. However, there was no problem in bringing in hundreds of armed men armed with submachine guns.

Although he understands that the other party's courage cannot be so great, everything cannot be guarded against, and a mistake may cause consequences that hundreds of people in the castle cannot bear.

Allen, who was originally quietly adjusting red wine, shook his hand when he heard this, and he didn't continue, and said hesitantly: "I'll give it a try, but how to arrange it on the way, the helicopter is still ......"

"Helicopters, we will contact the London side, and I believe that safety is not an issue."

"Then I'll go over now."

After saying this, Butler Alan stood up and walked towards the bedroom where Li Xiaohan was resting, it is now more than eight o'clock, according to Li Xiaohan's custom in the past, he should not have slept at this time, at most he was just reading a book.

Knock knock~

"Countess, I have something to look for you."

"Butler Alan?"

Although she was a little puzzled about what Alan was looking for her to do so late, Li Xiaohan didn't have too much vigilance, after all, the other party was first of all a loyal old servant, and secondly, if he really wanted to do something, no one in the castle would dare to stop him.

The guards are all from the Nord Kingdom, they maybe, but don't forget that this is Scotland, and most of the security guards are young people from the tenant families of the Aberdeen family for several generations, and they are still closest to Allen.

casually put on a nightgown, Li Xiaohan opened his mouth and said, "Come in!" ”

Alan butler is a sensible person, although the master has put on a nightgown, Alan still maintains the habit of not looking at and listening to indecent things, and bows his head to tell the guard's proposal.

"The Scottish nobles seem to be moving, we hope you can go to London to relax, and you can go to Nord, and come back when things here are calmer."

"Scottish aristocrats? Got action? ”

"Yes, our previous rent reduction completely undermined the traditional customs of Scotland and the interests of the Scottish landowners, and now it is not only the nobles who want to trouble us, but also some small landowners."

The Scottish aristocracy must be the landlord, but the landlord is not necessarily the noble, so it is normal for the interests of the landlords to be the interests of the nobility in the past, because those landlords who do not have titles do not have so much influence and will not have much influence on the Aberdeen family at all.

"Be calm. What are you going to do? ”

It had been a while since she had been in Scotland, and she had been a countess for quite some time, so she could hear the words from Alan's mouth full of blood.

"Madame also has some misunderstandings, nobles are not ordinary citizens, some means cannot be used on them, we now have about 1.5 billion pounds in cash, and our weapon against them is this 1.5 billion pounds."

"What will be the impact?"

"The price of Scottish grain will be reduced to a level that the aristocracy can't afford, and we'll also do something against some of their listed companies, and most of the Scottish aristocracy don't have much cash in their hands. They can't hold it up. ”

Scotland, in fact, not only Scotland, but also the aristocracy of the whole of Europe is a characteristic, the income is stable but not much, and the cost of consumption maintenance is very high, which leads to the hands of the nobility There is little surplus time.

Some particularly wealthy aristocrats? Their cash comes from some profiteering industries, and such industries are often easy to target and suppress, and a careless end is bankruptcy.

"Do you have to do it?"

"This is the only way to ensure that the Aberdeen family will live in peace on this land in the future."

The interests of the two sides are not in harmony, and it is necessary to distinguish the winner from the loser. Because there is no balance between the two, it is impossible to negotiate peace.

Li Xiaohan is a kind girl, but she also has to think about her daughter, and she can only choose the latter. Leaving London is just a matter of relaxation.

In fact, it is not impossible to negotiate peace, as long as the rental price is raised back, then it is okay, but even if Li Xiaohan does this, Joseph and Allen Steward will not agree, because this represents the glory of a family. At the same time, officials can be without integrity. But the aristocracy must not be without.

"When are you leaving?"

"In three days, ma'am, you are ready to go to ......"

"Hong Kong!"

"Hong Kong? That. Then I'll arrange it. ”

Very unexpected answer, but Butler Alan didn't say anything else, he still has a good relationship with the current governor of Hong Kong, and going to Hong Kong is also a good choice.

The Scottish nobles of Aberdeen Castle naturally did not know, and at a castle banquet, a group of Scottish nobles got together and began to talk about the Aberdeen territory.

"This month, a lot of our tenants have left, and the rest are asking for rent reductions, which is a real headache."

Headache? There's no reason not to have a headache. The Scottish aristocracy, though less expensive than England, still needed a lot of cash each year to sustain itself, and the rent was just right, and perhaps sometimes it was a little more abundant, but it was only for a small time.

What does a reduction in rent mean? It meant that they had to live in a tight line, which the Scottish aristocracy could not allow, so they had to fight hard.

"Marquis of Weiss, what's your plan?"

"Burn their granaries and destroy their seedlings until they compromise."

"This ......"

Some radical methods made many nobles hesitate, not because they were too soft-hearted to bear to do such a thing, but because they were afraid of pressure from the Nord side.

"Don't worry, if the Nord Kingdom makes a move, will our Queen and Your Excellency the Prime Minister sit idly by?"

That being said, it was true, but the nobles still had a lot of worries, after all, no one knew how Joseph would react.

"As long as we are careful not to hurt the people in the castle, then everything else is fine. It's just some seedlings and granaries......"

"What if they retaliate against us like this......"

"We didn't have much food last year, and it was the Earl of Aberdeen who lost the most, not us, and they were the ones who suffered the loss."

Marquis Weiss thought well, but he didn't know that Li Xiaohan's annual dividends of Nord Royal Petroleum Company amounted to more than one billion pounds, and if he knew this, he would have admitted defeat long ago, and there was no need to argue at all. (To be continued......)

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