My courtyard shelter

"What the f**k? Wei Qi, how could you have such an idea?"

Da Bao was surprised.

"So, you really only have one wife?"

Wei Qi was also shocked.

Da Bao nodded: "Our Da Xia is a monogamous country, of course I only have one wife, can you marry multiple wives in America?"

"Yes." Wei Qi sighed helplessly,

"No way? If I remember correctly, doesn't your belief only allow one wife?"

"Xu, we don't need official registration to get married now, we just need to go to the church.

The current situation is special. Only when the tribe members increase, the family will become stronger. My brother has three wives and has five children like you."

"Unbelievable!" Da Bao was shocked, "You don't even need to register for marriage, it's too exaggerated, is this still a normal country?"

"You are right, America is originally a geographical term. You can regard it as the Holy Roman Empire in the Middle Ages. It is just a name, and the states below are basically independent."

Wei Qi explained patiently.

"It's hard to understand. You also said that the current situation is serious. Isn't it good to unite?"

"Xu, our Western culture is different from your Eastern culture. We don't have the idea of ​​great unification. In fact, we can't say that we don't have it. It's just that we have failed after many attempts. For us, great unification is not a must. Do you understand?"

"Well, I probably understand a little bit."

Dabao said vaguely.

Weiqi was very considerate and immediately changed the subject: "Xu, I heard from my grandfather that you are the richest man in the world now?"

"No, no." Dabao quickly explained: "Our old man used to be the richest man in the world, but he retired at the beginning of the year. My father has five children. I only inherited one-fifth of his property, but I am responsible for running the family business."

"Can I ask a personal question?"

"Ask it!"

"How much is your total net worth now?"

"About 100 billion, in Daxia yuan, if converted into US dollars, it is about 220 billion US dollars." Dabao replied.

"Oh my God, you are so rich!"

Weiqi couldn't help but exclaimed.

Dabao smiled and waved his hands: "Compared with big conglomerates and big families like yours, my wealth is not worth mentioning at all. To be honest, I envy your castle."

"Xu, it's different. Although our family has trillions of assets, these money belong to the family's common property. If it is divided equally among each member of the family, you won't have even one percent of it."

"Vicky, your grandfather is Mr. Lawrence, and your father is a popular candidate for the next 'leader'. According to us Daxia people, you are the eldest princess of the Lawrence family, and you must have more than this wealth."

"In fact, it doesn't matter how much money you have." Vicky shook her head and said with a face full of longing: "I hope I can be born in your Daxia, without worrying about starving, and I can love freely."

"Don't be so depressed. When I see your grandfather again, I will persuade him to give you freedom." Dabao comforted him hurriedly.

"Xu, thank you!"

Vicky replied politely.

If she could convince her grandfather, she wouldn't have to wait until now. In her grandfather's words, she couldn't make an exception for her, otherwise the family would lose their morale.

Their family would also lose the position of the patriarch.

Next, the group walked around the castle along the main road. There were plantations, schools, hospitals, and various small workshops and shops in the castle, which were almost self-sufficient.

At the end of the visit, Vicky led Dabao to the door of a store: "Xu, this is a restaurant. The boss is a good cook, and he is your compatriot. He has been on the island for more than ten years."

"Really? Let's go in and take a look."

Dabao instantly became interested.

After that, the group pushed the door open and walked in.

The shop owner was happy to see Vicky: "Miss Vicky, why are you here?"

"Master Jia, I have an important guest to introduce to you." Vicky replied with a smile.

"Master Jia, hello!"

Dabao greeted immediately.

"Hello, hello, are you from China?"

Seeing his compatriots, Master Jia seemed particularly excited.

"Yes, we flew here directly from Beijing. My name is Xu Wanxia. Where are you from, Brother Jia?"

Master Jia asked everyone to sit down and introduced himself: "I'm from Xiangzhou. When I was young, I didn't know much. I wanted to go out and make a living. I went to Siam, the Indian Peninsula, the Philippines, and Europe, and finally settled down on the island."

"Brother Jia, you have a lot of experience."

Dabao immediately gave a thumbs up.

"It's true that it's rich, but it's also really dangerous. I didn't make much money and almost lost my life several times.

Later, when I was older, I finally learned from my mistakes and simply married a woman, and then opened a small restaurant here. I don't ask for wealth, as long as I can make a living."

After Master Jia finished speaking, he called out his two wives, one white woman and one Asian.

"Brother Jia, are you adapting to the local customs?"

Dabao couldn't help but tease.

"Hehe..." Master Jia smiled and pointed at the white woman and introduced her, "This is my first wife. She is my savior. We have three children."

Then he pointed at the Asian and introduced her:

"She is a Brazilian of Nesang descent. Later, she drifted to Panama. I felt sorry for her, so I brought her back. No matter how bad her life was, she would not lack a bite of food."

"Howl!"

The two of them did not speak Daxia language very fluently.

Dabao nodded at them.

"Brother Xu, what do you want to eat? I'll treat you." Master Jia said generously: "It's rare to meet someone from my hometown today. I'm so happy."

"You're welcome." Dabao waved his hand: "We have to attend the cocktail party later. I'm thirsty after walking. Just pour us a cup of tea. Let's sit down and chat."

"Okay, wait for me for a while. I'll go make tea." Master Jia said cheerfully.

After all, there are many delicacies at the cocktail party, which are definitely much more advanced than his place, and he can see that the person in front of him is definitely not an ordinary person.

If he was an ordinary person, how could he carry five or six bodyguards with him, not to mention Miss Vicky personally accompanying him. This treatment is unparalleled.

…

It was night soon, and the castle was brightly lit. Dabao was a little surprised. He had never seen such a dazzling night view in Beijing.

At this time, Weiqi had changed into a gorgeous evening dress, giving people a particularly stunning feeling.

"Weiqi, you are so beautiful tonight!"

"Xu, we should set off."

Weiqi took the initiative to hold Dabao's arm.

Dabao subconsciously dodged for a moment.

Weiqi hurriedly explained: "Xu, don't get me wrong, this is our Western banquet etiquette, you can't make me embarrassed, right?"

"Sorry, I don't mean that, I am a little sensitive, let's set off quickly!"

Dabao apologized.

Ten minutes later, the two arrived at the banquet hall.

This was an extremely huge banquet hall, with at least two or three hundred people on the scene, and everyone was dressed in gorgeous clothes, which was dazzling.

It's not that he hasn't participated in similar banquets before, but the scale is far less than this time.

"Pa pa pa..."

As the two arrived, warm applause broke out on the scene.

Mr. Lawrence took the initiative to walk up to the two of them, facing all the guests, and introduced loudly:

"Let me introduce to you all, this is our most distinguished guest tonight, Mr. Xu Wanxia from Daxia, he is the chairman of Gaoke Group.

Mr. Xu came here this time and brought a cooperation project with a total investment of over 100 billion US dollars. If anyone is interested, please come to me for consultation later."

Dabao didn't understand English very well, and the translator was not around, so he had to let Vicky act as a temporary translator, so the two of them were very close to each other.

Next, under the leadership of Mr. Lawrence, Dabao met many important guests in a row, all of whom were political and business celebrities without exception.

Through conversations with them, Dabao finally had a basic understanding of the forces on the island.

In short, the Yinlibela Island under their feet is the capital of the entire North Amazon State, the base camp of the Boston Consortium, and the headquarters of major families.

The reason for choosing this place is no other reason, the only purpose is to avoid risks, and the island is thousands of kilometers away from the nearest mainland.

Even if the war breaks out on the mainland, it is difficult to affect here. They can just sit back and watch.

If the situation is really irreversible, they can even retreat calmly. In the afternoon, Vicky accidentally revealed that most of the wealth of the entire Boston consortium is gathered on this island.

Dabao has nothing but admiration for this.

He no longer has any extra thoughts. No wonder these capitalists can be so free and easy. It turns out that they have already planned everything.

Halfway through the banquet, Dabao was suddenly invited to a lounge next door, accompanied by several family leaders.

"Mr. Xu, while everyone is here, why don't we talk about some business?"

Mr. Lawrence said straight to the point.

Dabao picked up the teacup and took a sip of tea: "If you have anything to say, just say it directly."

Mr. Lawrence clapped his hands twice, and soon someone brought a thick document.

"What is this?" Dabao asked curiously.

"This is our gift."

After Lawrence finished speaking, he gently pushed the document in front of the other party.

Dabao didn't hesitate to flip through the documents.

As he flipped through them, he frowned: "If I'm not mistaken, this seems to be a steel catalog, right? Do you want to do steel business?"

"Mr. Xu, I said it was a meeting gift." Lawrence smiled and shook his head, "A meeting gift is a meeting gift, how can it be a business? You misunderstood."

"What does this document mean?"

Dabao waved the catalog in his hand.

Lawrence explained calmly: "In fact, this is the production process and patent authorization of eight kinds of special steels, which are the bottom of our family.

As far as I know, your family opened a new steel plant a few months ago. I think this should be helpful to you. This is our sincerity."

"Isn't this document too simple?"

Dabao expressed doubt.

"What you have is just a catalog. The real information, including relevant equipment and technicians, has been packed and shipped. It will depart from the port tonight and arrive in Sydney in a month."

Dabao was shocked: "No merit, no reward, please take it back..."

"Don't worry, Director Xu. This meeting gift only represents our sincerity and does not involve anything else. Regardless of whether the subsequent cooperation can be successful or not,

Success will not affect its ownership. "

"Cooperation? What cooperation? Is it an expansion project of Xinke Seaweed?"

Dabao asked quickly.

"We have discussed the Xinke Seaweed project a long time ago. We have no objections at all. We can sign the contract tomorrow. What I want to say is another thing."

"It's still clear."

Dabao said calmly.

After the introduction from the previous intermediary, he was fully mentally prepared.

"We want the island of Ceylon."

Mr. Lawrence made no secret of it.

"Could you repeat that?"

Dabao stood up in shock. He suspected that he had heard wrongly.

Lawrence showed a hint of smile: "Dr. Xu, you heard right, you and I can work together to take over Ceylon Island and then develop it together."

"With all due respect, Ceylon is a normal country. Why would it attack the other country for no reason? This cannot be justified in any case, right?"

Dabao has no doubts about the other party's ability.

The only concern of this group of people is Yahu. If they want to cooperate with them, they are purely using themselves as a shield. The water here is too deep.

He even regretted getting involved.

"Director Xu, let's not talk secretly. You must have heard about the current situation in America. Don't worry, we have no other purpose. We just want to build a base overseas."

"Three burrows of cunning rabbits?"

"Yes, Daxia culture is really fascinating. Just four words revealed our intention in one fell swoop. It's amazing!"

"Why Ceylon? There are many islands in the ocean. If you really invest, there are a lot of opportunities on Nisan Island."

Dabao is not easy to fool either.

"Why not? The reason is simple, because Ceylon is a no-man's land."

"Borderlands?"

Dabao was shocked by the other party's shameless spirit.

Lawrence said meaningfully: "Looking at the whole world, except for the Tianzhu Peninsula, there are no other places that we can provoke, and we have no choice.

Moreover, the Island of Ceylon is surrounded by Asia, so it is the best choice for both safety reasons and commercial exchanges. I can't think of any other place. "

"Then you should have heard a saying, how can you allow others to snore on the side of the bed?"

Dabao said tit for tat.

"Haha, with Yahu's current size, we can't be considered a threat anyway, right?"

"You have nuclear weapons."

"Dong Xu, you are overthinking. Unless we want to destroy ourselves, we will not place nuclear weapons on the island. We can even make concessions and not station troops on the island. There are only ordinary police officers on the island to maintain public security."

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