[Titanic] I can't help myself

Listening to them expressing their envy for me sentence by sentence, I didn't want to express any opinions, but the words of envy were almost endless in the end, so I could only smile and say: "I'm afraid they won't be willing to ask for it." I, after all, I am not yet an adult, not of legal service age."

"Oh, I forgot you were younger." John said, "That's really unlucky. Maybe when you are an adult, the war will be over."

"That's not necessarily true." A senior said, "But it's only one year old. The country can't stop a patriotic noble from serving the country. As long as you have some connections, the possibility of approving your enlistment is very high."

"But what can I do if I go?" I stretched my fingers and picked another colored ball from the bag, "Even if I am awarded a military rank, it is nothing more than an honorary rank. After all, I have never been in contact with military... I'm afraid it will only add to the burden on others."

"Don't be so pessimistic, Earl Richardmond." A senior said with a smile, "None of you is a professional soldier. Before we officially go to the front line, we have to receive training. As for you, there must be someone to guide you. Coupled with actual combat exercises, he will definitely become a qualified officer very quickly."

"Really." I curled my lips, but still couldn't help saying, "I still hope that there will be no real outbreak. War will kill people. Think about it. If there is a war, your friends, classmates, and your servants will be killed." It's terrible to lose all of them on the battlefield and never see each other again."

"Henry, don't be afraid of death like a little girl," said John, standing up to hang the gold star on the top of the Christmas tree. What a noble thing! It is much more glorious than dying on the bed like a dry tree trunk decades later. Besides, our British army is indestructible, no one can shake it, and the situation you think is not at all Could happen."

Others agreed with his statement by 12 points.

"Although the schoolwork is very busy, we still need to pay more attention to national affairs." A senior said to me, "You have such thoughts because you don't know our country well. We are an empire on which the sun never sets. Man can beat us."

I nodded and stopped talking.Our minds are completely different.They have an overly optimistic attitude towards war and a strong sense of honor, which makes them fearless, and they can discuss such cruel things in a tone full of longing and jokes.

If a war breaks out, no one can tell whether the war is really to defend the country, or just because politicians want to get more benefits.In fact, no matter what the reason is, I have no way to put the country and the king as important as my life. I just experienced death in the Titanic, and being alive is more important to me than any reputation. important.

However, if the war really comes, the nobles will be the first to be sent to the front line. The nobles enjoy a better life than ordinary people, and at the same time bear more responsibilities than ordinary people. , I am afraid that all of this is out of my control.

It took us 10 minutes to decorate three Christmas trees and put them on the skylight platform on the roof of the front of the building.After everyone climbed down from the roof, John proposed to go to a nearby bar for a drink, but this proposal was ignored by everyone. After all, there is no official holiday yet, and there are still classes in the morning.Finally, everyone hugged each other and went back to the room to sleep.

At dawn, the extra Christmas tree on the roof of the council building really caught the attention of all the teachers and students in the school, and people gathered under the building to discuss it.The students looked excited and wanted to know who the "heroes" who dared to challenge the council building were.

To my surprise, the teachers at the school decided to keep the Christmas tree until the end of the Christmas holiday after discussing it downstairs for a while.A professor with a smile on his face expressed his appreciation for the courage of the students who climbed the council building, but judging from the Christmas tree decorations, these students still need to improve their aesthetic level.

"This is the end? I still want to see their angry and shocked expressions." John muttered in disappointment, as if he wished that this matter would rise to the point of expulsion.Dan and I quickly dragged him away from the crowd, before he could reveal himself, I didn't want to be famous that way.

Two days later, the month and a half of Christmas holidays began.However, going home on vacation does not mean rest. In addition to a bunch of homework, I also have to personally inspect the newly purchased land and the construction of the factory.

A large part of the newly bought land has been abandoned for a long time, and only a few tenants are still farming. British agriculture has declined for a long time due to the invasion of foreign grain markets and the bad weather for several years. Farmers have changed their careers to become laborers or join the livestock industry.The land that has long been uncultivated needs to be refurbished and repaired.At the same time there are several plots of soil that are not very suitable for farming land, I decided to use it to build farmhouses and expand the scale of livestock and poultry farming.

After inspecting the land, Carl drove me to see the site of several canning factories selected by the consultant for us.Carl obviously has rich experience in this area. He sorted out the advantages and disadvantages of these factory sites for me from the aspects of environment, traffic, pollution, recruitment and management, etc., allowing me to learn to think and analyze by myself.

It took us a week to finally decide on the site of the factory after we visited the nearby residents and the old stewards of the farm and synthesized their opinions.The factory is not very far from my home, it can be reached by car within a short time, and it is relatively close to a small town. It is very convenient for transportation and recruiting workers. Most importantly, the pollutants caused by production will not endanger my cultivated land.

After the location of the factory was determined, in order to hurry up, I decided to start building the factory immediately.Winter is not suitable for construction, but certain foundation excavation work can be carried out.I have already designed the factory building by myself. Although I really wanted to build a lightweight and long-span steel structure factory building, due to financial budget considerations, I finally adopted the traditional and cheaper brick-concrete structure.What can start at the same time is the purchase of factory equipment. As early as when we decided to build a canning factory, we began to contact various manufacturers of canning production equipment. Coupled with Karl's contacts, we customized it for manufacturers at a relatively low price. Several sets of assembly lines.

The acquisition of land, the plowing, the construction of farmhouses, the purchase of livestock, the construction of factories, the purchase of machinery, plus the maintenance of the castle and all our daily expenses, plus the high taxes, this series of expenditures is completely beyond my previous experience. With all the income for two years, and now the interest rate is getting higher and higher, applying for a large loan from the bank is quite suspicious of being robbed at your door.

Seeing that I was struggling with cash flow, Carl was very enthusiastic and offered to contribute money, so in the end the cannery became a joint venture between the two of us.And when Carl injected capital, he immediately decided to triple the size of the factory I had originally planned, and purchased a production line that far exceeded the number I expected.

"Henry, remember that you need to be bold in doing business. Since you want to open a factory, you must open a real factory, not a small food workshop in the countryside." Carl taught, "If you want to make money, you must dare to take risks , You will never make money by making small troubles. Besides, with me here, you just need to let go of your hands and feet to do it. If there is a problem, I will always help you. "

By Christmas, I had very little money left in my account to move.I suddenly felt a little emotional. It might be the most courageous time in my life. If it was before, I might not have the courage to develop my own career. If it is not forced by reality, I usually choose a more secure and safe approach and stay in the original place. To avoid danger due to change.I've always preferred saving money to investing.And now, I have not only transformed my farm, doubled the size of my land, but also opened a factory.It's a completely different life from what I thought I'd be living two years ago.

"What are you thinking?" Carl reached out and patted my waist. I thought he must have wanted to put his arms around my waist, but he was worried that we were outside, so he just put his arms around my shoulders in the end.

I turned my eyes away from the circled factory construction site in front of me, and met Carl's eyes: "It's nothing, I just feel that the world is really unpredictable." I held his hand on my shoulder and spoke gently to him. With a smile, "I am very grateful to God for sending you to me. If I hadn't met you, it's hard for me to imagine what I would be like now."

Carl smiled, the corners of his eyes crinkled, "God," he said in a low, sexy voice, "every time you talk to me like that, I want to fuck you up and down .”

"Get out!" I rolled my eyes, gave him a hard elbow, threw away his arm and started walking around the construction site.

Carl clutched his stomach and followed with a smile: "Have you figured out the name of the factory yet?"

"No." I sighed. "Sometimes I really think that choosing a name is the most difficult thing of all. Or just call it Acton Foods Co., Ltd. It's convenient, isn't it?"

"I have a proposal." He walked side by side with me closely, "HC Food Co., Ltd., how about it?"

"HC?"

"Henry and Caleton." He said with some pride, "This is our mom-and-pop store, and it's the most suitable name. How about it, is it romantic? Isn't it very touching?"

I looked at him with a smile at the corner of my mouth and squinted my eyes, looking at his smug look, I really didn't want to tell him that this name really pleased me.

"Then." I patted him on the shoulder, "You will have to work hard in the future, Mama Carl."

The author has something to say: Thank you Mingqiandie, Licking Screen Fungus, and Mengxishi Dalei~~ Thank you so much~~

Every time everyone will come out very enthusiastically to comfort me and support me to continue writing. It’s great to have you here~~╭(╯3╰)╮

Although I think everyone knows it, I still have to say that the full spelling of Carl's Christian name is Caleton, and the spelling of Carl in the movie is cal~

Regarding the inspiration of HC, "WE" directed by Madonna was translated into "Love in the Country", which tells the love story between Edward VIII of England and Wallis Simpson, an American woman who divorced twice, Edward VIII Give up the throne in order to marry her. WE is the abbreviation of two people's names spelled together, Wallis and Edward~

The plot of the movie is a bit inexplicable, but I feel that the selection of character costumes and shots is very beautiful, and the transition between scenes is a bit like a two-hour MV instead of a movie ╮(╯_╰)╭

There was another earthquake. I hope that the compatriots in the disaster-stricken area of ​​Ludian can survive this hurdle. I just read the report that the roads to the disaster-stricken area are blocked. I hope the roads will be clear sooner, so that everyone can get help [Dianwax]