Alchemy Greater China

() Shawei looked at it, and then smiled wryly: "Mr. Semit, there is something hidden in it. The valuation of 105 million was considered too high at that time..."

After listening to Shawei's eloquence, Bolt understands why these two priceless leases are so cheap.

The matter dates back to 1882, when the British army occupied Egypt. At that time, Charles Andrill was not yet the Sultan, but the family he represented owned a large amount of land and mines in Egypt, including these two What is covered by the lease.At that time, the British colonial army took over the military administration of Egypt, and the Andriel family couldn't help but worry about their future situation. At the same time, in order to reassure the British side, they sold a lot of their ownership, some of which were sold, and some were changed to have no lessees. 'Blank Lease Form'. ..

The Andriel family concocted more than ten copies of this kind of blank lease, accounting for [-]% of its total ownership. After all, the Andriel family still had a glimmer of fantasy, thinking that one day the British army would withdraw , his family can regain control of Egypt.Therefore, they can change the lease as soon as they can, and minimize the sale of ownership.

As the heir in line of the Andriel family, Charles got these two blank leases, but at that time, such leases were ridiculed and tasteless.

why?Because the British are not fools, of course they won't be fooled by the deceitful behavior of the Andriel family.Change ownership to blank lease form?Yes, but a few conditions must be met! ..

First, the effective time of the lease, at least ten years later (that is, after 1892);

Second, no matter who the lessee of the lease is, no matter whether he has paid rent to the Andriel family or not.They must pay taxes to the British government every year according to the market price at that time (that is, after the lease contract takes effect, the UK will still get a lot of money);

The third, and the most demanding point, is the entry into force of the lease agreement.It must be agreed by at least one king of the Commonwealth, otherwise, the British government has the right to declare the charter contract invalid, and even has the right to convert it into a bill of sale (that is, the lessee must be a person recognized by the Commonwealth, otherwise Either the lease will not take effect, or it will be bought and sold by the UK if it does not meet the requirements after it takes effect).

Finally, there are some cumbersome and harsh conditions regarding transfer, mortgage, and realization of blank lease contracts...

but.The most important thing is the first three. Once these three conditions are met, the value of the blank lease contract will be reduced by more than ten times! !

This is also the fundamental reason why Charles accepted two blank leases with a valuation of only 105 million pounds when he deposited his inheritance at Winterthur Bank.

Even in the following years, in the routine annual appraisal inventory of Winterthur Bank, experts agreed that the valuation of 105 million pounds was too high...

"...Mr. Semit, do you understand now?"

Savoy straightened up.He licked his somewhat dry lips, and said to Burt who was in a daze: "These two blank leases. There are three major conditions, and it is basically impossible to take effect. If nothing else, just take the third point. Speaking of which, how difficult it must be to obtain the consent of a Commonwealth king! Everyone knows. Unless the Queen of England nods, no Commonwealth king will take the risk to admit that the lease is valid!"

Bolt hardly listened to a word of Shawei's "faithful advice", because at this moment, a landslide and tsunami seemed to happen in his heart.He was so excited that he couldn't control himself: "Oh, my God, how lucky this must be! Ten years ago, the restrictions set in Egypt seemed to be tailor-made for the Earl of the North Sea! The king's consent, Oh, doesn’t that just require the Earl to nod his head? Green is also lucky, if he hadn’t met the Earl, these two leases would be worthless to him in his hands!”

Bolt took a deep breath and tried to calm down. He glanced at Green who was confused, asked for a pen, drew a few circles on the list in his hand, and then threw the list to Green.

"These are the two options I offer for you to choose! You have heard some of what I said just now. It doesn't matter if you don't understand it. You just need to know that if you choose a blank lease, you will face a huge gamble. Win If you win, you will be forever, if you lose, you will go bankrupt, hum, it is your fate, choose yourself!"

Bolt had mixed feelings in his heart. He didn't know whether he was envious or jealous of the ignorant Green, so he thought about it and decided to let the goddess of fate decide whether Green should enjoy this great wealth.

两个方案，一个是稳妥的，圈中了200万存款、30万债券和总价40多万的三个矿场，而另一个则包括了价值105万英镑的两张空白租约单、30万存款、30万债券和价值100多万的邮轮及若干小型矿场。

Green took the list, glanced at it lightly, and looked up with a smile: "My life is already messed up, how can I make it if I don't bet on a bigger one? Hehe, I choose a blank lease, even if it will be worthless in the future, but I Don’t you have more than 100 million pounds in other properties? Besides, I believe in the earl, he will not let me 'break the bank'!"

Hey, lucky boy, is this what Goddess of Fortune means?

Burt sighed inwardly, then took the list back and handed it to Shawei: "Go, freeze all the things circled with squares on it! Remember to disclose and hide the relevant expenses in the future. Deposit deducted!"

The handling fee is not much, but Burt's unbalanced psychology is slightly better when he does this.

But how did he know that Green was not betting at all, he and Long Hao had just made a deal, although Green was young, he also knew that Long Hao would not easily let these two blank contracts become waste paper!Because the purpose of Long Hao's transaction is to control Egypt's resources, and these two contracts are the perfect excuse!

While Burt, Shawei and Green were busy in the Winterthur Bank, Long Hao and Breeze walked quickly, and had already returned to the hotel in the afterglow of the morning star.

Along the way, Breeze finally couldn't hold back his stomach full of questions, so he asked Long Hao.

"Master, did you call Bolt in advance? How do you know that the inheritance that Princess Gemma gets will be deposited in the bank?"

"Hey. You have been in Huaxia Town for a short time, so you don't know about Joakim Fuld! To put it simply, I have been on guard against Gemma for a long time, so I asked Jokin to check for me the latest Charles Five years of activities in Europe! He is the Sultan of Egypt, with a big target, and his whereabouts are easy to check. After finding out, Jokin told me that Charles had stayed in Switzerland for a short period of time six years ago, and this is the same as what Gemma said. If the two words mentioned match, it is not difficult to guess that Charles has kept the inheritance in Switzerland, and intends to leave it to his illegitimate son Green Neal."

"Wow, young master, you are really clever and farsighted!"

"Okay, stop flattering! If you have the skill, hurry up and practice alchemy. Make me the potion that relieves the drowsiness!"

"Ah? It's me again!"

In fact, Long Hao guessed that Charles' estate was deposited in a Swiss bank, which was not as simple as he told Breeze.If he hadn't known that the banking industry in Switzerland has a rule of "recognizing only passwords but not people", which is especially suitable for anonymous access to huge amounts of property, he would not have asked Jokin to send someone over to find Charles's account in the Swiss bank for him. transaction records.Fortunately, the bank Winterthur that Charles chose back then happened to be controlled by the Fuld family, otherwise.Burt will also use his connections to secretly search for other banks in Switzerland.It would not be as leisurely as it is now. These days, I have been drinking coffee and smoking cigars at the Venus Hotel.

The two of Long Hao stepped into the hotel, at exactly 06:30, Breeze made an 'antidote' out of gold resources, and was about to use it, but suddenly froze for a while.Then he asked Long Hao a question.

"Master, how do you use this potion? The two princesses are asleep, so it's not easy to pour it into their stomachs!"

"You, why don't you use your brain? Here, give me the medicine!" Long Hao rolled his eyes.Splinter snatched the test tube from Breeze's hand.

"Compared to the young master, I'm stupid..." Breeze muttered aggrievedly, but after walking a few steps, his eyes suddenly lit up: "Ah, I understand, young master, you want to talk to your mouth and take this potion. Give it to the two princesses! Well, no wonder you have to rush to snatch the potion away from me!"

Uh, is this young master so anxious and unbearable?

Hearing this, Long Hao staggered, his chest felt tight, and he almost spurted out a mouthful of blood. He turned his head and glared at Breeze with an ambiguous snickering face: "Is this young master the kind of person who takes advantage of others? Breeze, your little one At such a young age, what kind of mess is in your head, who did you learn from? When you return to Huaxia Town, you must go back to school to reshape your thoughts and recast your morals!"

Long Hao got angry, and Breeze immediately lowered his head and remained silent, but he was saying in his heart: those who are close to vermilion are red, those who are close to ink are black, young master, I follow you every day, who else can I learn from?

"Hmph, you must be talking about being close to Zhu Zhechi in your heart, don't think I don't know!"

With a shout, Long Hao almost made Weifeng think that his young master had mastered "He Xintong", and quickly raised his head in surprise, his heart was confused: "Breeze, you come with me to see my master's methods, pour a potion, it is useful Is mouth feeding that low-level?"

Walking into Princess Sherin Mir's room, Long Hao stood still in front of the bed, then unplugged the test tube, poured half of the medicine on the palm of his hand.

Next, the source of gold appeared and the golden light flickered. The liquid potion seemed to be poured into a pot filled with fire, bubbling... This process only lasted a few seconds, and the potion evaporated from a liquid state to a vapor state. The blue mist floated directly above Princess Sherin Mir.

The blue mist slowly sank, and at a rate visible to the naked eye, it completely merged into Sherin Mir's body... Breeze was dumbfounded, and the princess on the bed frowned, as if she was about to wake up.

"Go, go to Gemma's room!"

Holding the breeze, Long Hao quickly slipped to the next door, concocted it according to the law, and melted the remaining half of the medicine into Princess Gemma's body.

After finishing all this, Long Hao and Wei Feng tiptoed back to their room, closed the door, and then quietly waited for the two princesses to wake up.

During this interval, Breeze sighed softly: "You can still take the potion like this, huh...Young master's methods are really unpredictable!"

"Unpredictable your size! When you become an alchemist, you can vaporize the potion and control it within a certain range as long as you spend a little energy! What's so surprising about this?"

Long Hao slapped Breeze's head angrily, "By the way, how much is your Jinyuan energy, hasn't it reached 100?"

……

Gemma fluttered her long eyelashes, and opened her eyes softly, only to feel that the corners of her mouth were wet and salty.It was the tears that flowed from the dream.

"What's wrong with me, I had such a dream!" Gemma's pink mouth opened and closed, and whispered in a voice that only she could hear: "I haven't had a dream for many years, and I thought I had already dreamed of it." It forgets..."

Gemma was lying on the bed, feeling very strange: logically speaking, when she was only one step away from success.It was a strange thing that he would sleep so soundly.

"I'm going to take out the legacy of my eccentric father today..."

Gemma raised her hand, revealing her white lotus arms, and touched in her hair. When she touched the golden hairpin, she breathed a sigh of relief like a heavy stone in her heart: "Who would know, I, Gemma, have come so far. How much did Ma Andriel pay and suffer, and how much staring did she suffer?"

It is still a clear passing dream, one by one familiar fragments, and some realistic scenes, causing ripples in Gemma's crystal-like beautiful eyes...

Gemma Andrill, don't look at her appearance, but in fact, she is 20 years old this year!

Autumn of 1872.A maid of the Andrill family gave birth to a baby girl in the kitchen just as Charles was granted a piece of land.In a good mood, he officially included this baby girl who was regarded as his "illegitimate daughter" in Andriel's pedigree, and named it Gemma.

Gemma not only fully inherited her mother's stunning beauty, but also showed unparalleled intelligence since she was a child, so even though she has no mother (the maid passed away the second year after giving birth to Gemma).But Charles made the decision to go to the palace to receive the best education from the Egyptian royal family.

During that time, it was Gemma's happiest life. She didn't remember that she lost her mother at all, she only knew.In the royal school, every day, some teachers praised her for being smart, and every day some classmates envied her white skin. When she got home, her father, Charles, would pat her on the head and say softly: "Gemma is the best in the world." The smartest girl! I am proud of you as my daughter!" Even when she was drunk, she hugged little Gemma on her lap, shaving her cheeks as tender as freshly peeled eggs, and laughing loudly: "Gemma, you are so smart and beautiful, you will definitely become the second Cleopatra when you grow up! At that time, the whole of Egypt will be handed over to you, okay?"

Then, this sweet life came to an abrupt end when Gemma was 11 years old!

It was an accident. One day, Charles took Gemma and several children to the pyramids outside Cairo, but unexpectedly encountered a rare sandstorm, and a corner of the pyramid was blown down by the strong wind, which happened to kill Charlie. Charles and his four sons and daughters including Gemma were trapped in a cave.

With no food, no water, and no one to rescue them, the five of Charles survived in the dark cave for nine days. When the Andrill family came to rescue them and dug them out, they were surprised to find that the five Although the individuals were dying, they were miraculously still alive!

The rescuers found that, except for Gemma, Charles and the other three children, there were residual blood stains at the corners of their mouths, and their appearance was horrific. However, due to Charles' identity and the situation at the time, no one dared to ask questions.

Afterwards, the Andriel family issued a silence order on the accident.

At that time, the British army had just entered Egypt, and the Andriel family was planning hard in exchange for living space. Therefore, this strange accident was ignored and gradually disappeared from people's sight.

Recalling this, Gemma, who was lying on the bed, wiped her face and found that her face was completely wet. She murmured: "I used blood to keep you alive, but why do you treat me like a devil? Good people in the world are not rewarded, From the day I was rescued, I understood it clearly!"

Since that accident, the people around Gemma have gradually alienated her. Gemma's brothers and sisters looked at her with contempt, disgust, and hatred. The incomparable father also began to hide from himself. There was no smiling face, no communication, and no warm scene of licking the calf on his knees after the meal...

Someone began to call her a 'monster' behind her back, someone wrote a note and threw it on her desk, calling her a 'devil', and what's more, Gemma's brother, a child who survived the accident, actually gathered A group of people tied Gemma to the warehouse, cut her delicate skin with a knife, let out blood, and yelled frantically at the side: "Your blood will not be shed. Your blood was given by Satan. On behalf of the Lord, I want to purify you, a dirty evil spirit!"

When Charles arrived after hearing the news, the nearly [-]-square-meter floor of the warehouse was covered in a thin layer of blood!

Gemma, on the other hand, was tied to a wooden stake, her eyes were closed, she was unconscious, and her cut wrist was still bleeding drop by drop!

Gemma's blood can't be shed! ! !

Since then, Gemma has disappeared from the Andriel royal family. No one knows where she went except Charles, and an official statement is: Gemma has been summoned back by Satan and will not continue to harm Andriel. The Seoul family!

Gemma wiped away her tears, sat up on the bed, the quilt slipped off, revealing a curvaceous and perfect body, she rubbed the two bouncy breasts, and smiled self-deprecatingly: "Send me to America , let me stay away from Egypt, father, father, do you think that you can avoid me and make up for the harm done to me? Seven years, a girl who has never traveled far, lives alone on a continent separated by several oceans , Father, can you imagine this kind of suffering? Fortunately, I seized the opportunity this time... At this time, I am afraid that you have already fallen under the knife of Aguero. Father, father, you would never expect , your first personal bodyguard, Aguero, was bought by me three years ago... ho ho ho..." (To be continued.)