Chapter 36: Cooperation

The opening of the island clinic is of great significance to Paradise Island and can be said to be an important milestone in the development of the entire island.

However, according to the laws of the British Empire, inferior people are not eligible to enter the clinic, and if an inferior person is sick, either the owner will give some medicine mercifully, or they will fend for themselves, although it is cruel but it is also a reality. So the people who are served by this clinic are mainly artisans, soldiers and us who were involved in the construction of the island.

Zhou An'an hadn't seen me for a while because he was busy helping Grace build a clinic, and as soon as they met, he immediately took the initiative to hold my arm, making Su Yuliu and Lin Ruyi murderous behind me.

The clinic is a public facility on the island, so in addition to us, members of the island cabinet also came to congratulate James.

James deliberately took out his treasured wine, poured a glass and said to everyone: "Today is a day worth remembering, the first clinic of our paradise island has officially opened, and I believe that from this clinic, our paradise island will become a real paradise as soon as possible." ”

I felt a little awkward about how I listened to it with Big Bear, and of course I didn't want to see James's face, so I deliberately walked to the side to look for something to eat. As soon as I picked up a piece of bread, the man with glasses suddenly appeared next to me like a ghost, he lifted his glasses and said to me, "Can you find a place for us to talk alone?" ”

I have always had a very poor image of the man with glasses, and I don't think I have any common language with him, so I said to him, "We don't seem to have anything to talk about, do we?" ”

The man with glasses continued quietly: "I am now the Minister of Commerce of the Cabinet of Paradise Island, and if you want to build a winery on the island, you must apply for a business license from me, so can we have some topics to talk about?" ”

Although the threatening appearance of the bespectacled man's grandson is annoying, if he is really a business minister, he will inevitably have to deal with him in the future, so I can only admit it for the time being and follow him out of the clinic to a remote place.

The man with glasses stood next to me, looked around carefully, and after making sure that there was no one, he slowly said, "Let's cooperate, right?" ”

Cooperate? I smiled bitterly twice and said, "The last one who took the initiative to cooperate with me stabbed me a few more times without hesitation, why do you still want to repeat your old tricks?" ”

"You're talking about James, right?" The man with glasses said, "Although I am not a decent man, I am by no means a treacherous person, as long as we cooperate, at least I will not betray you." ”

I looked at the man with glasses, and the grandson was serious, not like a joke, but I didn't understand what I had to do with him.

The man with glasses said: "This world is a world that has been redefined, and all the memories of all the people living in this world have been erased from a certain point in time, and the memories before the time node have also been reprocessed and changed, becoming both familiar and unfamiliar to us." I think you should also realize that although I don't know why the world is like this, the actual result of it is that we seem to travel back in time to the last century. And we are fortunate to retain the previous memory, if the world will follow the development process of history, to the era of civilization that we are familiar with, then our memory is undoubtedly ahead of the existence, whether it is the cognitive understanding of history, or the mastery of science and technology, we are standing at the top of the world. ”

The man in glasses said, the thick lenses shining behind me, and I seemed to smell a greedy and crazy desire, and I asked him, "What do you mean by saying so much?" ”

A wicked smile appeared on the corner of the glasses man's mouth, and he said word by word: "I want to rule this world!" ”

World domination? I don't want to speak, this man with glasses really dares to think about Nima, the craziest Hitler just wanted to rule Europe, he actually wanted to rule the world, I shook my head and said, "Are you crazy?" Although our cognition is advanced, scientific productivity is also backward? We know about the atomic bomb and the aircraft carrier, but even if we have the ability to draw a full set of design drawings, there is no industrial base to support the manufacture of these advanced products, so what's the use of just knowing, isn't it all on paper? You still don't think nonsense, talk nonsense, if James hears it, you will have to be arrested as a counter-revolutionary. ”

"James? Hmph, it's just a brainless martial artist. The man with glasses snorted coldly twice, "What you said is indeed true, but to deal with these fools in this world, there is no need for aircraft and artillery at all, as long as we follow my plan, we can achieve our goal step by step." ”

I wasn't interested in the glasses man's plans, and I didn't want to go with him to rule the world with the millet and rifles, and I was just about to turn away when the glasses man suddenly said to me, "The trees want to be quiet but the wind doesn't stop, do you think you can calm down if you want to live a peaceful life?" ”

I looked at the man with glasses and asked, "What do you mean?" ”

The man with glasses smiled and said, "Do you know why James doesn't like you?" ”

I said, "Nonsense, he's a man, and if he likes me, he's sick." ”

The man with glasses said, "You and I are both smart people, so why bother going around in circles." James has no grievances with you, and the reason why he doesn't like you is entirely because of Grace. On this point, I have to admire you, a few little girls around you, even the newcomer Grace can be fascinated by you, you are indeed a little capable. Grace's background is very special, her father was once a noble officer in the British Empire, Prince William of the empire once led a senior command group to the front line of the war to observe the battle, speaking of which the British Empire occupied an absolute upper hand and overwhelming advantage, the prince watched the battle more to gild the prince's military resume, but what I didn't expect was that an enemy assault team unknowingly bypassed the blockade and touched the camp of the prince's observation department, under a burst of fire, Grace's father risked his life in order to cover the retreat of the prince and others. Later, the prince and the rest of the command returned to the empire safely, and the queen not only posthumously made him a duke, but also rewarded him with a large amount of wealth and land in order to reward Grace's father. Prince William has now become Prince William, and as soon as the queen abdicates, he will be the king of the British Empire, and the aristocratic officers in the senior command of the year are now also flourishing, holding various important departmental positions in the empire, and Duke Jackson is one of them. ”

It turns out that Grace is still a noble lady, but why did she become a military doctor in the James Pioneer Battalion? And what does her background have to do with James' dislike of me? I looked at the man with bespectacled eyes with a puzzled expression, and the man with glasses continued: "Grace's father died because he protected the prince and other noble dignitaries, and he was blessed with a duke's title, but according to the laws of the British Empire, women are not entitled to inherit the title, and women are not entitled to inherit the family inheritance, and Grace's father only has a daughter, Grace, so his title and wealth cannot be directly inherited to Grace. However, if Grace marries and her husband is willing to change his surname to the Grace family, then his husband is entitled to inherit the title and wealth, in other words, whoever marries Grace will not only immediately become a nobleman, but also have a large fortune. ”

I kind of understood a little bit about this, and I said, "So it's very likely that James pursued Grace for this reason?" If he marries Grace, he will immediately be on an equal footing with Duke Jackson. ”

The eyed man shook his head and said, "Grace's father was made a duke, and his heir could only be a marquis, and with each additional generation, the title would be reduced by one level, until he finally became an ordinary nobleman. Moreover, Duke Jackson is a first-class duke, and Grace's father is a third-class duke, which is not at the same level in itself, not to mention the public office that Duke Jackson still holds. But in any case, the third-class marquis was already quite a noble status, which was a great temptation for James or for any citizen of the empire. ”

The temptation of aristocratic titles and a lot of wealth is a great temptation in the current world, or in any era from ancient times to the present, I can understand James's desire, but the problem is that there is nothing between Grace and me, and even if there is no me, maybe Zhang San, Li Si, he can't catch up with Grace himself, and he can't rely on other people's heads. "Grace has mentioned you in front of everyone several times, and that time you were attacked by a striped tiger, and you were wounded for her, and finally she returned to the ship in your clothes, all of which had to make James think about it," said the man in glasses. James's father was originally a military attache next to Grace's father, so James and Grace have known each other since childhood, and James's father was also injured in that battle, and finally got some rewards and promotions in official positions, but after all, he was still a civilian, so if he wanted to really become a human being, marrying Grace was the fastest way. ”