Chu Xiangqian, the owner of the fund, is willing to give casualties subsidies, and naturally he will not object to Matsuno Ichiro, the liaison.

And it was also good for his prestige in Ozunu.

Not only can he win over the ninjas at the bottom, but his father Matsuno Shinta will also pay more attention to Chu Xiangqian's collaborator in the future.

And for Chu Xiangqian, Ozunu is a knife that kills people.

While it is necessary to guard against and weaken them, it is also necessary to win them over.

Although Ichiro Matsuno said a long time ago that as long as he became a collaborator of Ozunu and the financier of the mission.

No more assassination by Ozunu.

In case someone issues a mission to Ozunu to assassinate Chu Xiangqian, as long as Chu Xiangqian, the owner of the money, is willing to give money, the person who issued the mission to assassinate him will become the target of Ozunu's assassination.

This is a form of protection for Ozunu's important customers.

But Chu Xiangqian both believed and remained skeptical about this.

As long as the stakes are large enough to a certain extent, betrayal will follow.

Besides, Chu Xiangqian also believes that many island people, just like the people of the Celestial Empire, don't want to see each other have a good life.

Even as long as he is an islander, he wants to kill him.

Therefore, Chu Xiangqian's subconscious felt that Matsuno Shinta and Matsuno Masayuki, the father and son, would one day aim their knives and guns at him.

As for Ichiro Matsuno, he's just a loser.

Poor homeless wretch.

Chu Xiangqian believed that before he killed his brother Matsuno Masayuki, he would never turn his back.

——

Since more than two dozen crew members were rescued, Chu Xiang made a phone call to Norton.

The kid spoke incoherently with excitement.

Then he begged Chu Xiangqian to accompany him to fly to Xinjiapo on the princess private plane, and waited for the crew to drive the fishing boats, charts and oral messages left by the ninja to go ashore on Xinjiapo.

Chu Xiangqian naturally agreed, and when he received the group of sailors, Norton would definitely have to fly back to London with them.

He took the opportunity to take a boat to the sea, to the treasure island, and to take away the island's antiques and gold.

——

When Margaret heard the news, she was upset.

But the chick also knows how important it is for Norton to get that crew member safely.

Coupled with Philips' intercession, Margaret could only let Chu go forward.

However, while waiting for the Princess to prepare for takeoff, Margaret pestered Chu Xiang to squeeze him dry before letting him go.

I was worried that I didn't have that ability alone, so I called Nata's chick over.

Although Nata has quit her job as Margaret's maid, even though she already has a suitable partner to marry, she still misses Chu Xiangqian.

As soon as they met, this chick threw herself into Chu Xiangqian's arms, stood on tiptoe and hugged his neck and kissed him.

Margaret on the side shook her head helplessly, and then took the initiative to pour a glass of red wine for Nata.

In the past, because of Nata's status as a noble heiress, she found a job serving the royal family in exchange for the support of the royal family when needed.

And by following the royal family, you can get more opportunities to meet other nobles.

Even finding the right marriage partner is an invisible benefit that many heiresses like Nata want to see.

So after Nata's resignation, Margaret and her relationship suddenly became equal, and at the same time they were natural allies.

In addition, she played a friendly match with Chu Xiangqian together, and also accepted the jewelry sent by Chu Xiangqian, Nata felt in her heart that she would continue to entangle with Chu Xiangqian.

Not only can you get the ultimate enjoyment, but you can also get monetary rewards.

That's why as soon as she received a call from Margaret, she rushed over as soon as possible.

Margaret's idea was very simple, let Nata and Chu go forward alone, and wait for Nata to lose, and then she will play.

In the end, Chu made hundreds of millions.

To put it bluntly, this chick has been counting her ovulation period, but when she went out on a trip with Chu Xiangqian before, it was too difficult to deal with Chu Xiangqian alone.

Now that I'm back in London, I naturally have to find a helper I know and trust to help me.

Chu Xiangqian naturally would not refuse.

After a big battle, Nata almost wanted to break up with her boyfriend who she was getting along with now, and continued to stay by Margaret's side to serve Chu Xiangqian with her.

It's a pity that after the desire was vented, reason once again prevailed.

actually chatted with Margaret, who was also tired, about Anthony Austen's viscount.

Only then did Chu Xiangqian know that Anthony Austin was actually introduced to Margaret by Nata.

Also and Nata are cousins.

It's right to think about it, and Nata, a cousin who grew up together, knows so much about her cousin's sexual orientation and family finances.

To be honest, £50,000 is still quite worth a lot of money this year, but in the upper echelons of London, that's all it takes.

After all, when Norton sells tiger bone wine, it sells for £200 per bottle.

But 50,000 pounds, for a declining aristocracy, was also enough to maintain a decent life, and continued to employ servants who had served the family for more than ten years, even generations.

In addition, Chu Xiangqian and Margaret can't look down on the Austin family's own property.

But Anthony Austin has the 50,000 pounds given by Chu Xiangqian, as well as the annual output of more than 10,000 pounds after tax from the family farm and small ranch, and his life has suddenly improved by two or three grades.

Not to mention the fake marriage with Margaret, even if you help Margaret cooperate, so that she can have a tryst with Chu Xiangqian casually.

Of course, Anthony's sexual orientation also makes him not jealous.

For him, Margaret was not a wife, but a friend who could develop into a sister.

On the contrary, Margaret and Nata, who are more worried about Anthony Austin, will have thoughts about Chu Xiangqian.

So after the two women discussed, they unanimously agreed that Anthony could not be allowed to know Chu Xiangqian.

After Chu Xiangqian knew, he shook his head boredly.

He is not interested in men and men, and he does not discriminate, but if the kind of people around him appear, he thinks about himself.

Just thinking about it makes my heart hairy.

If you pester, you will be beaten by him.

So Chu Xiangqian himself didn't want to see Anthony Austin, let alone attend Margaret and his wedding.

Now that Chu Xiangqian is going to accompany Norton to Asia, Margaret discussed with Nata whether to take advantage of Chu Xiangqian's departure from London to directly handle the fake marriage.

It was also necessary to visit some laboratories in London and fund some money for projects and research institutes that specialize in artificial insemination.

Chu Xiangqian wanted to ask Margaret if she needed money, but she didn't want this chick to refuse directly.

Even the £50,000 paid to Anthony Austin every year is given by herself.

Chu Xiangqian didn't say much, anyway, Margaret is also a little rich woman now.

The 500 bottles of tiger bone wine that he gave her every year were 100,000 pounds after they were sold, which was her pocket money.

Compared with Xue Jinglan's annual 1 million Hong Kong dollars, 100,000 pounds is about 600,000 Hong Kong dollars more.

But London and Hong Kong Island are not at all the same level of consumption.

And since Margaret can't marry Chu Xiangqian, giving her more money to support her can be regarded as compensation.

If you really think about it, Margaret's role in Chu Xiangqian is still very big.

Not only was he exempted, he was suppressed and robbed by the British ghosts on Hong Kong Island, but he also established a stable antique acquisition partnership with Norton.

It also traded iron ore with Philips Construction several times.

What's more, as long as you slowly gain a foothold in the upper echelons of the infant country, you can always get some confidential information.

Sometimes at the banquet, the naval officer said when the submarine would return to port.

Or when a politician says that when he is going to visit, maybe it is very important information.

Of course, Chu Xiangqian still likes Margaret's little girl.

Although she is not a super beauty, she is fair-skinned and beautiful, tall and long-legged, and has a high status, which makes her more attractive to men than Hollywood actresses.

Therefore, Chu Xiangqian, even the champion knight, was kept in Margaret's manor.

Every time I don't care about the breeding fee, I just give it to Margaret.

So Margaret now earns three and a half million pounds a year, and she doesn't need to buy jewelry.

It's just daily expenses, and the cost of her own estate is only a hundred thousand pounds a year.

Margaret does have hundreds of thousands of dollars of money in her hands right now.

Plus she knew that if the 50,000 pounds had to be paid to Anthony Austen, maybe he would have a pimple in his heart.

And this money was given by Margaret, which can be regarded as a kind of restriction on Anthony.

As for Downton Abbey, which was bought last year, it was still included in the family fund by Chu Xiangqian.

Slowly moving into the formal Downton Abbey, all the output in the future will also become the money of the fund.

It is equivalent to Chu Xiangqian who is in charge of the big money, and some small money is left to Margaret.

But even the hundreds of thousands of pounds that Chu Xiangqian couldn't look down on was already a huge amount of money.

At least Margaret is living more than Philips' brother-in-law now.

——

At around 4 o'clock in the afternoon, Chu looked forward at his watch and said goodbye to Margaret and Nata.

After meeting Norton at the airport in the car and boarding the private jet together, Chu Xiangqian also saw the oil painting of Monet that Norton promised.

This 140 cm by 180 cm Venetian Fair is one of the few medium-to-large-sized paintings in Monet's paintings.

As long as the painting is real, Chu Xiangqian knows that the price of 160,000 pounds is indeed not expensive.

If you go to negotiate the price with the former owner of this painting, there is a high probability that you will be slaughtered.

Or it's hard to meet, let alone buy a painting.

——

While waiting for takeoff, Chu Xiangqian took a closer look at it, and no matter how he looked at it, he felt that it was genuine, so he reached out and stroked the oil painting.

After the voice of +68 gold coupons came to his mind, he couldn't help but nod in satisfaction.

In the future, this painting will be worth tens of millions of Celestial Dynasty coins, or even more than 100 million.

Converted into pounds, it has also exceeded tens of millions.

If you meet a local tyrant buyer, it is likely that the price will soar by one or two times when it is auctioned.

Chu Xiangqian gave Norton a thumbs up in satisfaction, and then made a take-off gesture to the captain.

The people of the Norton and Mountbatten families were relieved.

Seriously, for the Mountbatten family, they had a good deal.

Although Monet's oil paintings are indeed not easy to buy, with their connections and face, they can always buy some famous paintings at normal prices.

If you are lucky, some of the declining aristocrats are not only short of money, but also unaware of the true value of many antiques.

So one Monet painting, plus 12 paintings by the well-known East German painter Hardrichter of the era, was exchanged for two dozen kidnapped crew members.

For Norton, not only was the ransom too much underpaid, but no one dared to guarantee that after the ransom was paid, the pirates would really let them go.

Now it only took less than half of the commission asked by the pirates to save the person safely, and while Norton was grateful to Chu Xiangqian, he also saw for the first time how powerful Chu Xiangqian's power was in Southeast Asia.

From telling Chu Xiangqian that the person was kidnapped by pirates, to receiving a call from him that the crew had been rescued.

It was only less than 3 days before and after, which directly reflected Chu Xiangqian's intelligence, and the action ability of his subordinates far exceeded the previous estimate.

This made Norton and Mountbatten, as well as Philips and his wife, realize that in addition to making money, Chu Xiangqian did have a group of people with very strong mobility in his hands.

As for whether this group of people is from the Celestial Empire, to be honest, Mountbatten and Philips don't care.

No matter how powerful the private armed forces are, they will not affect the national level.

Moreover, in Southeast Asia, the influence and presence of infant countries are already weakening.

As long as there is reason, Mountbatten and Philips hope that Chu Xiangqian's personal armament will be as powerful as possible.

The royal family is the nominal ruler of the infant country, and the king is also the head of state on the surface.

But the interests of the royal family are not necessarily the same as those of Downing Street politicians.

Sometimes, it is contrary to the interests of many English citizens.

Beginning in the 5th and 60s, with the rise of the Labour Party, the call for the abolition of the royal family became louder and louder.

Philips is now afraid that the Labor Party will enter Downing Street and directly ban the existence of the royal family.

After all, in terms of public opinion, at this time, there are indeed many people in the ordinary people of the infant country who are not used to seeing the royal family doing nothing, but enjoying a luxurious life with taxpayers' money.

There are also some people who simply want to confiscate the wealth of the royal family directly.

Therefore, for many nobles and Philips couples, they represent the infant country, but the interests of the infant country are not consistent.

But all the people or forces that are beneficial to their husband and wife are now the objects of wooing.

And Chu Xiangqian is naturally the target of wooing.

——

After the plane took off and entered the cruising stage, Chu Xiangqian shifted his eyes from "Venice Bazaar" to 12 new paintings by Harder Richter.

To be honest, Chu looked at these 12 paintings and felt that Hardrichter's level was not very good.

Fortunately, I remember that Harder is only 30 years old now, and although he has won some awards, he himself is still studying at the art academy.

Even if the level is already very powerful, there are galleries willing to build momentum and operate for him.

However, the painter is too young, which itself restricts the hype space of the painting.

Chu Xiangqian was willing to buy 12 of Norton's paintings for £10,000 a pair, which was a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for the gallery.

It is believed that after a period of hype, Harder Richter's fame will grow further, but it may take several years for his paintings to really reach the stage of 10,000 pounds a pair.

But that doesn't affect him, and the gallery wants to hold an exhibition for him next year.

(End of chapter)