His Excellency the Count of Grandet

Washington's attitude eased, and the next trip of the delegation went smoothly.After all the expected goals were accomplished, the mighty fleet set sail again.With smooth wind and smooth water, they arrived at the port of La Rochelle in south-central France in less than a month.

It was mid-to-late August at this time, and the weather was still a little bit of the residual heat of summer, but it was considered mild.Victor, Ferdinand and most of the people are going back to Paris, while Charles and a few people are aiming for Bordeaux, so they should leave again.Knowing that Charles will not be able to return to Paris until late November, many people are reluctant to leave.

"Couldn't you be back sooner? I'd like to place an advance steamboat order with you!"

"Yes, that's right! There is no faster ship in France than yours! No matter how gorgeous a sailing ship is, it can't be eaten!"

These are all businessmen whose business scope involves import and export.They're telling the truth; time is money, and the faster you get the more money you get.The accumulation of less becomes more, and the advantage will become bigger and bigger!Since they've already experienced it first-hand, why should they miss it?

"This is really embarrassing for me. Since you want to, you must know that our steamship factory is still in preparation, and these are just refitted first." Xia Er said, and at the same time glanced at the ship that was parked near their ship. The merchant ship Mary Caroline.

The Caroline is an extremely gorgeous two-masted sailing ship owned by the Royalist Trading Company.Although these people didn't mean to belittle them, at this moment, there was an invisible contrast—their faction had actually surpassed the Royalists!

But Shire didn't let his thoughts be noticed by others. "If you don't mind, you can leave us an interest form first. In this way, we will give priority to your order in the future. Moreover, before we officially put into production, you can still adjust the parts you want, not more okay?"

Because he had just disembarked, Ferdinand was talking to someone on the other side of the bulwark.He vaguely heard Shire's voice, and couldn't help but think in his heart: Look, he didn't say that he was rushing to work, but said that the client can have more time to think, he is really good at talking!Coupled with all the recent things, if father knew, he should make a new choice, right?

"I'm the first one, you must remember!" Someone asked worriedly.

"Otherwise, you will have new ones in the future, why don't you sell me one of these boats first?" Some people still don't give up.

Everyone was so enthusiastic that it took Charles more than ten minutes to persuade them to go back.In addition to ships, locomotives are also a very attractive direction.

Because the engine that can persist in the Atlantic Ocean travel will have more obvious advantages when applied to locomotives; you must know that supplies cannot be provided at sea at any time, and it must not be too bulky!The original problem with the train was that the steam engine consumed too much coal and was huge!Efficiency increases, weight and volume decrease, which means that the speed of the train increases; in this way, there is undoubtedly a large profit margin!

As long as the business is making money, no one will worry about it!

"You're busy. Isn't there enough time on board for them to ask?"

When Victor said this, it had been more than an hour since they landed.The people who came to pick them up at the pier have been waiting for a long time, but they still can’t leave: because a group of people are surrounding Shire, trying to get what they want from Shire——

In addition to the cars and boats mentioned above, there are also issues of machine renovation and pattern styles in textile factories, cooperation intentions in coal mines, invitations to Shire to be guests/attend salons/garden tours, and so on.

All kinds of reasons appear frequently, which simply test the limits of the brain circuit of the human brain.Anyway, the popular translation is: please hug your thighs!Big brother and younger brother make a fortune together!

"This is beneficial to us." Charles had just finished dealing with a large group of people, and his tone was rather lazy. "Not only for me, but also for you, and for us."

"Why do you keep me speechless every time?" Victor originally held his breath, but then he found that they disappeared like punctured bubbles at some point, quite helpless.

"Because what I said was right." Charles replied bluntly, but his tone sounded very gentle. "And you know, I'm doing the right thing."

Whenever Charles said such things, Victor wanted to pin him down on the bed and love him.But it was obviously impossible to do this kind of thing on a pier where people come and go, so he could only fold his hands on his chest and stared at Charles with a look of helplessness——

Even if it is right, then you can be lazy!

Charles read this meaning from Victor's body movements, and only smiled slightly, neither admitting nor refuting.

To be honest, from the perspective of the other half, he felt that Victor was at least [-]% competent.In normal times, Victor cares about him and is considerate; smart enough to communicate well; and they have a common cause.Of course, Victor is domineering and self-absorbed at times, and is a bit machismo (such as directly giving him the money order book and trying to propose to him with a pile of diamonds), but it is still within his tolerance——

Because this is an unavoidable limitation of the times.

In France at this time, women did not have the right to education.They can only be raised by their fathers, and then wait for their husbands to raise them.It is the husband's responsibility to support all the expenses of the family.

Of course, both Charles and Victor were men, and there was no real question of who would raise the other; but their views on marriage must be very different.

For Charles himself, getting married was nothing.Marriage cannot be blessed by any god; as for the responsibilities of husband and wife stipulated by the law, it is not guaranteed by marriage at all.As long as you have the heart, you can stay together forever without a paper certificate.His personal point of view is that if the responsibility of marriage has been reduced to relying on legal guarantees, he does not care at all.

He is a person first and a social character second, isn't he?If you are not independent enough and have no self-esteem, what else is there to talk about?

But Victor is definitely different.Although the Lafitte family is not a typical traditional idea, it still cannot escape the influence of the background of the times-a husband should let his wife and children live a good life.

Translating this sentence - it's time to let the other half relax and enjoy - is roughly what Victor thinks.He felt that he had played the role of a traditional husband in bed, and he should take corresponding responsibilities.It's just that it's really impossible for Charles to stay idle at home, and he doesn't want to force Charles to do something he doesn't like, so he becomes neither awkward nor embarrassed.

Just like now, Viktor felt that Ciel's silence was definitely a silent objection, and he could only let it go again.In fact, he also knew that protesting must be useless, so he didn't say it before, so as to save both of them from being unhappy. "Such people," he took the initiative to change the subject, "what are you going to do? Can it be resolved before Christmas?"

Charles glanced to the side following Victor's line of sight. "I'll try to go back to Paris as soon as possible, and then let my father find a few reliable helpers in the trading company. That should be enough." How could he fail to understand what Victor meant?Get things done so they have time for Christmas!

Victor was pleased with Charles' clever acquiescence.In any case, his Shire is only such a defect - or the greatest advantage -.Think about it, if Charles was spoiled and spendthrift like other young masters from the beginning, would he still like him? "Then I'll go back to Paris and wait for you."

The second half of the sentence is really sweet and sticky. Charles couldn't handle it, so he could only nod his head——the authentic French romantic, it's appropriate to switch the love style in a second, he understood it deeply!

All the luggage on board had been moved to the carriage, and it was time to set off.Victor opened his hands and took the initiative to give Charles a cheek-to-cheek gift.Said it was a courtesy, but he secretly kissed Xia Er's sideburns.

"You're looking for trouble again! There are people around you!" Charles noticed it, and couldn't help complaining in a low voice.But contrary to what he said, his lips brushed the side of Viktor's face vaguely, and then took a quick step back, separating the distance between the two.

"I'm paying attention, they won't see..." Because of Charles' small gesture, Victor couldn't say the second half of his sentence.He really needs a time machine!Eat Shire a few more times when you go back to the boat!

Two days later, Charles arrived in Bordeaux.What happened on the other side of the United States has not yet spread to the southern grape producing areas, so everything is the same as before.

Because he had seen the wood prepared by Hampton in the mountains of central America, Charles first visited Mr. Myron. "...No later than the second half of next year, Mr. Hampton will be able to deliver what we want."

"That sounds good." Mr. Myron was very pleased.

"The main reason is your vicious vision." Charles said with a smile, "Not every American panel merchant who comes to Bordeaux can achieve the achievements of Mr. Hampton."

"If you ask me, it's none of my business. He's just like you; those who work hard will always be rewarded." Mr. Miron replied, and asked teasingly: "There are five wineries in Bordeaux alone. management, not to mention all of France; and now America—can you still figure out how much business you do now?"

"Of course I'm not doing it alone." Charles cleverly said, "Isn't there someone as capable as you doing it for me?"

Mr. Myron was taken aback for a moment, and then he laughed. "I really always love to hear what you say." Then he said seriously: "Don't think that I am complaining about your distraction. In fact, I admire you so much that I hope you can do more Do some. From my personal point of view, I think it is necessary for you to be famous in France; in the long run, the world is no problem. At least I promise, I will never leave the winery and you in my life."

"Thank you very much for your support and trust." Charles stood up from the table and bowed solemnly, "Although I can't give you a guarantee yet, your wish is also my wish; I will do it for you Here's to doing everything I can!"

Nothing is more convincing than the facts.He doesn't need promises or oaths; just let him prove to everyone that facts speak louder than words!