Li Fushou saw through this careful thinking of his subordinates competing for favor, and let them compete with each other secretly.

Monks from outside can chant scriptures, and the ability of the housekeeper Lawrence is indeed far stronger than that of Li Ping, Li An, Li Xi, and Li Le, but the two are completely different.

Lawrence was an excellent graduate of the Royal Butler College, but was a private employee and not a domestic slave, and slaves were not allowed under English law.

Of course, this is a huge deviation in implementation, and the situation in Britain mainland is not the same as that of the Dominion, and the Dominion is not the same as the colony.

Take, for example, the Indian colony, the jewel in the crown of the Queen of England;

Which British colonial official did not have dozens of slaves at home, and in the Slavic regions, in Africa, in Southeast Asia, in Australia and even in North America, the British owned more slaves, and who cared about this?

Li An and Li Xi are different from these families, they belong to the servants who have sold themselves into the Li Mansion as slaves for generations, and they are legal according to the laws of the Qing Dynasty.

The positioning of the two is different, and the usefulness is also different.

But the next person's vision is so far away, they can't see this at all, but they blushed and compete with each other, which is not a bad thing.

The red candles are swaying, and the curtains are deep.

Li Fushou walked briskly into the luxurious bedroom suite, this bedroom suite is next to Li Fushou's master bedroom, there is a group of marble sculptures of Cupid, the goddess of love in the dome hall outside, and there are Greek mythological stories written by the famous painter Eduard Manet on the high dome, the purple-red velvet curtain up to more than 10 meters high hangs down, with golden tassels, which looks graceful and luxurious under the reflection of the crystal chandelier, and the pattern is extraordinary.

Gu Liuyan took his maid Xia Guan and Qiu Yue to greet him, and personally dressed Li Fushou and cleaned his face, and on the piano platform next to him, Allen, a British female teacher, was playing a serenade.

Accompanied by melodious flowing notes, Li Fushou said softly; "Madam, the comfortable life has not been lived for a few months, and we are about to start running again, and you have worked hard with me."

"Where did the master say, I just ...... Alas, the lord is a strange man who crisscrosses the world, with thousands of miles of waves in his chest, and I have only produced such a world-famous talent as you in the 40,000 people of the Qing Dynasty, and the little woman can be blessed to serve the master, and she is content in this life. "Gu Liuyan wants to say that there is no resentment in his heart, but it is purely a lie.

Her city is not deep, and some thoughts are all expressed on her face, and her expression looks lazy and slack, which is completely different from the excited and jumping expression in the past.

Li Fushou walked to the inner room with her fragrant shoulder and said softly; "Don't blame me in your heart, if you don't understand it now, you'll know that my lord is fierce and fierce, and it is definitely not something that your weak little body can resist......"

"Master, where do people think like this!"

Gu Liuyan's ears were red and his face was hot, and he just didn't follow Li Fushou's arms, stretched out his small fist and beat Li Fushou's chest hard, and then he got into the big bed with deep curtains, and he didn't come out with his head stuffy.

Where can the little girl's family withstand such words, it is too much......

Li Fushou smiled, and was about to go to bed in a shallow nightgown, only to hear a muffled voice from inside the quilt; "That...... If the master can't hold it back, just ask for any one of Xia Guan and Qiu Yue, oops, it's really embarrassing......"

Li Fushou was immediately speechless;

Sir, even if I am covered in iron, how many nails can I make?

A few days later

After an intensive trip in London, Li Fushou and his entourage took a liner to the port of Fiumicino, Italy, which is the closest port city to the city of Rome, only a few dozen miles away.

Li Fushou began his journey to the European continent here, after visiting Rome, he followed the narrow Italian peninsula all the way to the northwest, crossing the border to Lyon, France, which is the center of France's textile industry and the key sales market of Australian pure wool wool.

After a few days of investigation here, we contacted the local wool textile industry bosses, and the two sides successfully reached a series of cooperation intentions to form a legally binding contract text on further expanding Australia's pure wool imports.

can go so smoothly, which is due to the deep connections of Viscount Edward Nelson, and the dazzling title of Earl of Queensland on Li Fushou.

The glory of the exalted Queen Victoria's feud was itself a golden signboard, which was good for all of Europe.

Li Fushou and his entourage then crossed the German-French border and came to the city of Munich, Germany, where Lyon and Munich are not far apart and the traffic is extremely convenient.

Munich

Hotel Alps

"Hahaha...... Brother Changjun, Brother Shoudao, Brother Mozhou, and all the great talents, I haven't seen you for three months, I see that you are all black and thin, is it because the water and soil of this Europa do not support people? ”

Li Fushou stepped out of the carriage and saw Xin Changjun, Pan Shoudao, Wu Heizhou and 31 Jiangnan students all coming out, laughing and walking up to greet them, looking very kind and close.

"Dong Weng said with a smile, we are also in response to Dong Weng's call to travel thousands of miles and read thousands of books, these few months of the process feel that the body and mind have been replaced, and the vision of the world is completely different, and I have benefited a lot!" Xin Changjun said with a lot of feelings.

Following his words, Wu Mozhou continued; "Thank you Dong Weng for providing sufficient funds all the way, we are eating well and sleeping soundly, although we are black and thinner, but our bodies are more vigorous, less pedantic and more practical."

"When we open our eyes to the world, we really feel that Europa is full of industrial prosperity, with chimneys and factories from the city to the countryside, and everywhere is full of life." Pan Shoudao shook his head with a wry smile, looked at the east and said; "In comparison, my Qing Dynasty is still asleep, and the decay is deep, like a deep pool without living water, which is really worrying!"

The three gentlemen and three personalities are equally deeply touched by the industrialization process carried out by the great powers of Europa since the steam industrial revolution, and they have a full stomach to say.

"Oh, it looks like you've all gained a lot, and you can see that you have a lot to say, so let's go back first and then talk about it all night." Li Fushou smiled and greeted the Jiangnan students frequently, and it could be seen that the scholarly anger on their bodies was swept away, and their expressions became more calm and measured, faintly on the eve of complete transformation.

These Jiangnan scholars are young, accept new things faster, and change more thoroughly.

Everyone hugged Li Fushou to the hotel, and then freshened up and rested for the time being.

this day

Li Fushou sat down with the three gentlemen and many elite students from Jiangnan, and talked openly all night long, discussing the general trend of the world and the profound changes brought by the steam industrial revolution to the society of Europa.

The collision, convergence and integration of various points of view burst out with wonderful sparks of thought, and all those who participated in the discussion felt that they had gained a lot, and the worldview and new values in their minds were gradually forged.

The vast majority of them have embarked on the correct path of serving the country by industry, science and technology, and military, and there are exceptions.

According to the personal intentions of the 31 Jiangnan students, 17 chose to stay in Europe to play for the Red River Valley, accounting for the majority of the number.

Among them, 8 of them entered the branches of Huitong Bank as Chinese intern managers, learned and honed in actual work, and finally transformed into excellent pillars with a global vision.

Five of them chose to join Normandy Import & Export and were sent to branches throughout Europe and to the European headquarters in London for further training.

In the 19th century, they joined the London branch of the United Shipping Company, further strengthened the company's control and transportation business development, and developed the cargo consignment business of European enterprises for the South Seas and the Far East.

The remaining two entered the Munich Military Academy to study, and they had the desire to serve the country in the army, and Li Fushou was of course happy to see it.

There are 12 people who chose to return to the Red River Valley in Australia to develop together, and Li Fushou will take them to complete the rest of the journey, and finally return to Australia on the "Taishan" fast freighter, which will arrive in early July.

There are only two Jiangnan students who are unwilling to accept such an arrangement, one is called He Shixun and the other is Li De, both of whom have not been beaten by society, and their personalities are very stubborn and cannot listen to the persuasion of others.

He Shixun was very obsessed with the art of European neo-Renaissance painting, and wanted to go to Paris to study oil painting and drawing, hoping to meet true love in this beautiful classical city, so he didn't listen to anyone's advice and insisted on going his own way.

This is not the talent that the Red River Valley needs, and it will not spend money on this to satisfy He Shixun's personal hobbies, and the request was flatly refused.

Li De hooked up with a wealthy widow in Munich, and of course did not want to be constrained, so he changed his original idea of working for the Red River Valley and wanted to live his own free romantic life.

There are no rules, if they are like the two of them doing their own thing, the tens of thousands of people under the command of the Red River Valley will be completely chaotic.

Four days later

Ho Shixun and Li Tak received an ultimatum to pay the cost of a round-the-world trip from the Far East to Europe within 24 hours, amounting to £524 and 7 shillings, and to bear the costs associated with a three-month trip to Europe, totaling £166 2 shillings and 8 pence, and to bear 300 pounds in liquidated damages, for a total of 990 pounds 9 shillings and 8 pence each.

After paying the above amounts, they can be allowed to leave on their own, otherwise they will be taken to court.

At this time, He Shixun and Li De were completely dumbfounded, they did not expect that they owed almost sky-high bills, huge ferry tickets and food and clothing expenses from the Far East to Europe, as well as the expenses of escorts and carriages, clothing, food, housing and transportation during their travel to Europe.

But it was too late to regret it, Mr. Earl Queensland had given them a chance, but the two men still insisted on going their own way, and the door to reconciliation was completely closed.

A self-righteous person, a lustful obsession, and an insatiable desire are all talents that are not worth continuing to cultivate.

He Shixun was already dumbfounded after receiving the ultimatum, he had no relatives in Europe, and it was impossible for him to come up with such a huge amount of money, and he sat in the Alpine Hotel for a day, and even regretted his intestines.

Li De reacted immediately and went to find the German widow, who knew that this woman didn't listen to her at all, so she released two fierce German shepherds to drive people away, if it wasn't for the accompanying guards, Li De was almost bitten to death on the spot.

What awaits them will be harsh legal sanctions in Europe.