Chapter Twenty-Three: First Arrival in England
It's really miserable to go to the UK by water, Zhao Zhi, who looked haggard, complained bitterly, remembering that he would not be seasick in his previous life, how could he vomit in the dark from the moment the ship left the port. Zhao Zhi thought to himself, I knew that I would take a plane, the taste of seasickness, too unbearable, bumpy all the way, and finally arrived at the port of Southampton, England after Zhao Zhidi vomited twenty times, the dock area is an endless hill of goods, every day from here in and out of the goods I don't know how much, the ship is enough, everyone can't wait to set foot on the land, the heart is indescribably comfortable.
Zhao Zhi's fleet was from Bremerhaven, where Zhao Zhi established a Jewish buffer zone in the name of the Jews, and from the beginning of the German attack on Poland, ocean-going fleets from the United States continued to sail here, all of which were not only flying American flags, but also carrying the Red Cross emblem. More than 30,000 Jews followed Zhao Zhi aboard an ocean freighter, and more than 300,000 Jews gathered in Bremerhaven, and Zhao Zhi needed more ships to really help these homeless Jews.
Before the war, Zhao Zhi rented a large number of ships through the Lockman family's network of influence in Britain and France, but after the German attack on Poland, Britain and France successively declared war against Germany, and the ships rented by Zhao Zhi were detained by Britain and France, and they did not allow any ships flying their flags to sail into German ports. Forced to desperation, Zhao Zhi decided to take the first batch of Jewish refugees to England, and he needed more ships, so he had to get help from the British.
After arranging those Jews, Zhao Zhi selected more than a dozen elite mercenaries to take Rowling straight to the Ampton train station, from where it would take more than an hour to take the train to London. London, the political, economic, and cultural center of the empire, is also the birthplace of modern parliamentary politics and financial system, Buckingham Palace on the banks of the River Thames stands majestically, and the British Parliament building along the river looks solemn, inevitably making the 100-meter-high Victoria Tower, with the famous De Ben clock in the north, and an octagonal atrium in the middle.
came too hastily, Zhao Zhi did not book a residence, but at the train station he met Hunter, who had already come to England, this time Hunter was completely a gentleman, especially the straight suit and the civilized stick in his hand, he looked like a representative of the capitalist class, of course, he was accompanied by an extremely beautiful and arrogant British young woman. Well, it's a good mix, even the mistress is involved.
"Zhao, I'm so happy to hear that you're coming, I finally look forward to you," Seeing Zhao Zhi getting off the train, Hunter came up with a bear hug.
"It seems that you are doing well in London, this is the daughter-in-law of the family who abducted someone?" Zhao Zhi asked in a low voice in his ear.
"God testifies, what kind of abduction, how can I say that I have a little capital now, beautiful women follow a bunch behind the ass, hey......" Hunter rarely twisted, and his words were vaguely dodged. This is a CIA agent in the UK, who is working with me, and you know what is going on."
"We'll talk about this later" Zhao Zhi smiled faintly, the CIA people were everywhere, "Let's go back to the accommodation first" Zhao Zhi declined the hotel arranged by Hunter. Zhao Zhi said that the place where Rowling said when he got off the train just now, the Rockman family has a mansion near St. Paul's Cathedral on the north bank of the Thames, although it is not as luxurious and luxurious as the Florida manor, but it is also enjoyed by the aristocracy, this is the base camp of the Lockman family in London, and there are thousands of good wines stacked in the underground storage room of the mansion, and the old Rhodes also specially told Zhao Zhi to take these wines back to the United States.
The mansion of the Lockman family is an old-fashioned palace building, it seems to be old from the outside, but this is where its value lies, there was once a very outstanding wealthy aristocratic figure living here, the interior decoration of the mansion is brand new, the relief of the hall pillars is exquisite and moving, the stone paintings on the walls of the corridor are all Renaissance works, the thick carpet spreads all the upstairs and downstairs of the inner hall, the spiral staircase is made of red teak, the gorgeous drapery, all kinds of furniture are dazzling, and it seems simple in luxury, Noble and gorgeous.
When Rowling and Zhao Zhi arrived here, there were more than a dozen young men and women standing in the hall alone, and there was also a middle-aged man who looked like a housekeeper, who was Bob, the housekeeper left by the Lockman family in England to take charge of daily affairs. "Thank God, you're finally here" Bob, like Hans, grew up watching Rowling, and when he saw Rowling walking in the front, Bob had a hint of doting in his eyes.
"Bob, are you okay? Grandpa misses you very much" Rowling hugged Bob's neck and greeted repeatedly, the young men and women standing in the hall hung their heads, not daring to look at Rowling and the others who walked into the hall, they were all newly recruited, and they had never seen anyone in the Lockman family, but they felt the master's momentum from the extravagance shown by Rowling, and there were also nobles like London in London, but not very many.
Standing behind Rowling was Zhao Zhi, as well as Ye Kong, who had a murderous aura, and more than a dozen elite mercenaries, and Bob was also a person who had blood on his hands, but when he met Zhao Zhi's eyes, he was still shocked by the murderous aura in Zhao Zhi's swollen eyes, so that he didn't even pay attention to Rowling's words behind him. "Bob, let them do whatever they want, and don't stand here like a clay sculpture carved from wood." Rowling pointed to the servants in the hall, Bob understood, just waved his hand, and soon the servants disappeared completely.
"You guys go and get acquainted with the environment, we've been living here for the last few days" Seeing those servants leave, Zhao Zhi gave an order. "Hans, where is the best place for you to live, you will requisition, because you are now bodyguards, and the terrain is you choose."
"Yes, sir," Hans, the temporary mercenary leader, waved his hand and led the mercenaries through the left hallway to see the structure of the mansion. As the head of the Lockman family's bodyguards, he is very familiar with this house, where it is most vulnerable to attack, where it is most likely to be burglarized, he knows it all.
Ye Kong, the only one who didn't follow Hans and them out, lazily removed the pouch on his back, took out his Mauser sniper rifle and put it on the table and began to clean the gun. Bob was shocked again, it is not difficult to have a gun this year, but the sniper rifle in Ye Kong's hand obviously still has the smell of gunpowder after shooting, and then thinking of the murderous aura on this young man, it is not difficult for Bob to think about what these people are doing.
Zhao Zhi and Ye Kong went upstairs to discuss things in the guest room, and only Rowling and Bob were left in the huge hall, the housekeeper who was loyal to the Rockman family with worries in his eyes. "Kelly, who are these people you're bringing with you? I looked like soldiers, especially the two who remained," Bob unabashedly expressed his concern. Rowling is like a little princess of the Rockman family, and Bob doesn't want to see Rowling get hurt.
"Oh, Bob, they're not bad guys, the two upstairs, one is my boyfriend, and the other is his subordinate, when you follow us back to the United States, I'll let Grandpa tell you why" Rowling shook Bob's arm, just like when he was a child, and Bob just shook his head helplessly.
"Back to the United States?" Bob turned his head to look at Rowling, "What if the family still has a lot of fixed assets in the UK?" Now you will lose a lot to get rid of, does Mr. Rhodes know? "Bob is completely from the standpoint of the Rockman family, standing on the point that Britain and France have declared war on Germany, the war has broken out, and the prices in London have risen a lot in a few days, but a large number of nobles and businessmen are selling their properties, causing the prices of fixed properties to fall all the way, and now it is not a good idea to sell the properties of the Rockman family in causality.
"Of course, grandpa agreed, and you are going to handle these things soon, the Rockman family's property in Britain is going to be completely destroyed, Britain and France have already started a war with Germany, they are not opponents of the Germans, rather than waiting for the German planes to blow up these places, it is better to sell them now" Rowling rubbed her nose, Zhao Zhi's cooperation with the Germans was only known to the direct family of the Lockman family, and Rowling could not tell Bob the actual situation.
If the cooperation between the Rockman family and Zhao Zhi in the early stage was because of interests, after Zhao Zhi successfully persuaded Hitler, the Rockman family's support for Zhao Zhi became almost blind obedience. After returning to Berlin from Warsaw, Rowling immediately sent a telegram to the elder Rhodes, detailing the whole course of the trip to Germany, and a day later, the old Rod sent Rowling only a few words on the telegram - full support at all costs.
Old Rod, who has great potential as a politician, has already seen in Zhao Zhi the opportunity for the Rockman family to regain its glory, and as long as he seizes the cooperation with Zhao Zhi, the opportunity for the Rockman family will come. Sending walkie-talkies and bazooka to Hitler, persuading Hitler to take the right to manage the Jews, and even helping the Germans make a battle plan, these things are nothing in the eyes of old Rhodes, and what really makes old Rhodes see Zhao Zhi's potential is that Zhao Zhi formulated a battle plan for the German army to first defeat the British and French forces and occupy LinkedIn and France, and then turn around and attack the Soviet Union.
The Anglo-French alliance is not bread, it is said that it will be defeated, and it will take time to occupy LinkedIn and France, and then combine the places where Zhao Zhi moved those Jews, and Old Rhodes finally saw Zhao Zhi's arrangement. Use the war between Germany and Britain and France to attract the attention of all countries in the world, use those Jews to actively develop their own strength, after the victory of Germany, and the fierce Germans before and after the Soviet Union, with more than a million Jews as the backing, Zhao Zhi will be the best ally of the German army to flank the Soviet Union, I believe that in the near future, when the German army and Zhao Zhi divide the Soviet Union, the Lockman family that closely follows Zhao Zhi can also bite a piece of this tempting cake.