HP's Platinum Temptation

When the Duke and Duchess of Razland got out of the car, Theodore and Clarence, who had been waiting at the door for a long time under the leadership of the tutor Mr. Norman, threw themselves into the arms of the Duchess together like swallows returning to their nests. .

"Dear babies, I miss you so much!" The Duchess lovingly hugged the two excited children and kissed their faces lovingly.

Mr. Norman smiled and nodded to Duke Rezlan, and the latter couldn't help but pull a smile on his seemingly calm face.

The Duke and Duchess of Rezlan, who were immersed in the joy of the reunion of mother and son, did not immediately react to the problem that Terrence did not appear.

Until the dinner table, Terrence's absence made Duke Rezlan's face darken instantly.

"Where's Terrence?"

"Taylor is out...." Theodore couldn't help trembling every time he saw Duke Rezlan's serious expression.Because usually after his mischief is discovered, the expression of the latter is like this.His father's majesty firmly overwhelmed Theodore's aura.

"Link!"

With a soft snap, Link appeared not far from Duke Rezlan's leg.

"Where did Terrence go?"

"Master Terrence left after Mr. Norman came. Master Terrence didn't tell Link where he was going. Master Terrence and Master Theodore, the little master talked in the library and didn't let Link Stay with the little master, Link doesn't know where Master Terrence has gone!" The elf's voice suddenly became high-pitched.

"Stop!" Duke Razlan didn't appreciate the house-elf's interest in punishing him, and stopped Link before he could rush to the wall and lick his head on the wall.

"What did Terrence tell you?" Duke Rezlan asked his two sons, but his gaze was only on Theodore.

"Dad, Taylor, he said, uh, said..." Probably everyone clearly felt the low pressure of the Duke of Rezlan and made the atmosphere tense.Stared at by his father's fierce eyes, Theodore was so panicked that he couldn't finish his sentence.

The more nervous he was, the more Theodore couldn't organize his words, and he couldn't sit still in his seat, so anxious that his forehead was sweating.

"Dad, Taylor said England, Germany."

For Theodore's embarrassment, Clarence couldn't stand it anymore, and offered to help.

In an instant, the Duke of Rezlan's scorching eyes locked on his three-year-old son.The latter raised a face full of innocence and innocence, only missing the words 'None of my business' written on his face.

The Duchess looked at the Duke of Rezlan suspiciously, then at her youngest son, and asked, "Did something happen? Did Taylor go to Germany? Why?"

With a flash of thought, the owner of the manor immediately analyzed the general reason for the matter from Clarence's answer: "He insisted on changing the focus of our family business to industry. Importing industrial technology and factory equipment from Germany." The Duke of Rezland withdrew it With eyes glued to the youngest son, he said lightly.

"I thought you had already dismissed his idea in your previous quarrel." The Duchess was a little surprised.

Duke Rezlan put down the tableware in his hand and sighed softly.Frowning, he glanced at the two children who had restarted their meal seriously under the comfort of the Duchess, and finally did not directly respond to the Duchess' questions.

Noticing her husband's silence, the Duchess quickly realized that the other party was just as surprised and uninformed as she was.

Because the Duke of Rezlan didn't intend to continue this topic at the dinner table, but he was obviously in a bad mood.So the restaurant fell into an unharmonious silence, only the occasional sound of tableware clashing before the dinner was over.

'boom! '

The door of the library was pushed open vigorously, and a figure full of coercion walked into the library quickly, and his oppressive gaze immediately locked on the several people sitting on the sofa.

"Father! I succeeded!" Terrence, who had just rushed back home, was still dressed in dust and dust, and when he saw the Duke of Rezlan rushing into the library with an angry face, he jumped up with an expression of asking for credit.

Clarence, who was sitting in the Duchess's arms, couldn't help raising his small hands that couldn't cover his eyes, and he couldn't help his forehead.It's a pity that the faces of children who have just turned three years old obviously haven't learned the muscle activities of being helpless or not being able to bear to look directly at them.In the end, except for the eyeballs looking up for a while, there was no expression on the child's face.

"You're fooling around!" Sure enough, the Duke of Rezlan did not intend to greet the eldest son who had left home for a week on his own initiative with admiration. Both Theodore and Clarence flinched.

The Duchess holding Clarence felt the reaction of the two young sons sitting next to her, and called the Duke of Rezlan's name in a somewhat complaining tone: "Bertram!" Then she patted him lightly. Clarence's back.

Hearing this, Duke Rezlan flicked his sleeves, turned towards the window, took a deep breath, and tried to calm down his emotions.

Clarence put down his little hand that was blocking his eyes, and looked at Terrence, the center of the hurricane.The latter was also obviously taken aback by His Excellency the Duke's roar, but he still tried his best to look at him firmly, his chin slightly raised, showing a posture of trying to appear confident.

"Why did you do this?" After a long time, the Duke of Rezlan said in a still serious but relatively calm tone: "When you just came back from graduation, we had already discussed this topic. Why do you insist on going against my will?"

"Dad, what I saw and heard in Germany made me firm in my mind. So I brought back the contract with the other party, you can look at it, and you can even consider going to Germany. Germany is the second world war The defeated country in the war, but now their industrial economy is much better than ours!" Terrence straightened his body, said while taking out this week's harvest from his briefcase, and handed it to Rez Duke of Lan.

Duke Rezlan hesitated for a moment, but did not take over.

"Father, following the mainstream thinking is not necessarily safe. Isn't it enough that there are so many instances of bankruptcy of Muggle nobles in the UK to show you the willingness to read these documents?" Terrence handed the documents forward again.

This time, the Duke of Rezlan took it.

Clarence looked at Terrence, who looked a little blushing and thick-necked, in surprise.In his impression, Terrence has always had the kind of character of a good man, he does things without haste or rashness, and is not a positive character, and it is even more difficult to see him persistently taking the initiative to strive for or ask for something.

Regarding the argument between Terrence and the Duke of Rezlan at the beginning, he only learned about the general situation after overhearing the content of the quarrel between his father and brother by accident.Judging from Clarence's cognition with the memory of his previous life, the focus of the dispute between father and brother is already a conclusive result.

Then he found himself reliving the old saying: Stand on the shoulders of giants.This description is really not an exaggeration at all.In fact, people have already enjoyed the achievements of their predecessors without knowing it.

Anyone who has studied simple world economic history knows that after the Second World War, it took a long time for Britain and even the whole of Europe to recover its economy.From the perspective of the 21st century, the most important focus is the development of heavy industry and the cultivation of talents.There is no doubt about it.

However, in the eyes of the British aristocrats in 1970, the recovery of the British economy in the past was mainly due to the improvement of its own food supply capacity.Compared with the entire European continent, the British feudal forces had the greatest influence, so the process of industrialization was slower.While the British aristocrats were still seriously thinking about how to have more land and food production capacity, Germany and Japan had already relied on the assistance of the United States to develop their pre-war industrial base and become stronger.

Industrialization is a distant and unfamiliar term for wizards.Given their ratio to the Muggle population, Muggle economic power is also out of their consideration.The Duke of Rezlan thought a more conservative approach was more appropriate.And Terrence believes that the Muggles in Germany have grown stronger through industrialization, and the wizarding world in Germany also has strength beyond other countries.If it hadn't been for Grinwald's defeat at the hands of Dumbledore, it would be difficult to judge whether the British Ministry of Magic still exists.

Terrence's ability to realize the opportunities in the industrial field is a critical turning point in the current era.The result of the choice will lead to the final decline, or to the ultimate peak.

"Father, it is also my wish to revive the Lambert family. Even if this attempt fails, it will not damage the foundation of our family. But if it succeeds, we may be able to reach an unprecedented level. Trust me! "

During the Christmas dinner in 1974, the entire Duke Manor was full of festive atmosphere.

The Duke of Rezlan, who had just learned the good news, was even more radiant - the Duchess is pregnant again!

When the Duke of Rezlan drank the third glass of wine proudly, Terrence cast his eyes on Theodore and Clarence beside him.The two little kids looked back decisively, then nodded vigorously.

"Dad, I also want to tell you some good news!" Terrence received encouragement and support from his younger brothers, so he said, "Thanks to the efforts of our three brothers, our first batch of automobile factories have all achieved profitability. Yes. Now the orders of the factory have been scheduled to the next year. We want to expand investment!"

"Oh? Really?" After agreeing to Terrence's plan, the Duke of Rezlan handed over the family-owned factories and a quarter of the assets to the former for free management, without asking any further questions.Now that I heard the good news, although I didn't agree with it at the beginning, I couldn't help but nod.

"Haha, is it the efforts of the three brothers? Obviously Theodore has been playing by the side, and it is little Clay who really helped you?" The Duchess, who has been with her two young sons, said seemingly unintentionally.

puff--

Clarence, who was drinking juice, actually spit out this time in one gulp.

When meeting Duke Rezlan's probing gaze, Clarence didn't know what expression to use.

Mother, don't take you to blackmail me like this!How about keeping a low profile? !

Clarence wailed silently in his heart.