【206】Vienna
Schmidt and Longber's conversation set the fate of Pulitzer's railway paving team. They will go to the now wild Rocky Mountains, building a railway connecting Alaska and Canada in a strange place where even a base village was not built!
As long as this railway is completed, the "Canadian Aboriginal Liberation Movement" led by Zhou Bodang will be free to advance and retreat, come and go like the wind, and even more like a fish in water. The only headache will be the Canadian government and the Morgan Consortium, which was the sucker.
"By the way, Uncle Long, do you have any news about Young Master Long?"
After discussing the recent "where to go" of the Morgan Consortium, Schmidt pulled out a good Cuban cigar from his pocket and asked while lit it: "That irresponsible guy has been to Europe for so long. It seems that I heard that something big happened!"
The fact that Long Hao was named Earl of the North Sea by the Queen in London has spread across the ocean and has vaguely spread to the American continent.
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But the news was not so accurate, it was as vague as looking at flowers in the fog. Anyway, few people knew about Long Hao's title of "King of North Island" on his head.
"Young Master?"
Long Bo's eyes opened, and his eyes were suddenly leaking, and he snatched Schmidt a cigar. Anyway, this thing came from Pulitzer, so they didn't feel sorry for sucking: "He has returned from Europe, and he should be in San Francisco now!"
Schmidt's wrist shook, and the cigar fell, and a look of surprise appeared on his face: "What, he has come back? Oh my Lord, you are too unwilling enough. Master Long is back. This is a great joy. You are still covering it so tightly!"
Long Bo glanced at his eyes, his hands were like lightning, and he caught the cigar that Schmidt almost fell to the ground. He blew the fire into his mouth and took a beautiful breath: "Huh... The young master's itinerary is confidential. Why do you know so much? But, the young master has gained a lot of money on his trip to Europe. I guess he has the benefits of you... Humph, you will know then!"
As Long Bo said. At this moment, Long Hao was standing at the dock in San Francisco, facing the sunset, looking at the downtown San Francisco, which seemed to be a little more prosperous than last time, and was filled with emotion.
Next to the long and narrow pier that stretches out like an octopus' arm, four 5,000-ton cargo ships are anchored, with the flags of the Austro-Hungarian Empire hanging on them. Two "crowns" fluttering in the wind, as if declaring to the people around them: I am rich. My cargo ship is priceless!
That's right, these four cargo ships belong to Long Hao. After sailing for nearly a month, he finally crossed the Suez Canal from a country full of fantasy and adventure, passed through Malacca, crossed the Pacific Ocean, and returned to his second base camp: San Francisco without any danger!
Why is the Austro-Hungarian Empire full of fantasy and adventure? Isn’t that once powerful empire on the verge of chaos and collapse? Where does the taste of fantasy and adventure come from?
Long Hao touched his chin that had not been taken care of for a few days, feeling the real feeling of prickly hands brought by the hard stubble. He sighed in his heart: Huh, this fantasy and adventure are for me! I didn’t expect that when he went to the Austro-Hungarian Empire with Zheng Gongxiao, so many wonderful and exciting things happened! And this harvest is also so abundant...
Four large freighters of 5,000 tons are loaded with good things from Europe, including the most sophisticated and high-end machine tools, knowledgeable professors and scholars, and Vienna boatmen full of romantic atmosphere. There are also Budapest industrial workers who are as sophisticated as screws... It can be said that these four freighters are loaded with what Long Hao needs most. A year ago, he would exchange ten gold mines without hesitation!
"But, the most precious thing is not these..."
Long Hao was walking on this brand new pier that was obviously just built. While stepping on his own shadow, he shook his head and muttered to himself.
At this moment, a woman full of strange accents came from behind him. It was deformed Chinese, and it resounded throughout the pier at dusk: "Hao, wait for me! Oh, you left me behind when the United States came, don't you think you would care, this little guy has no conscience!"
Long Hao patted his forehead and turned his head helplessly. At the end of his eyes was a slim figure jumping down from the freighter gangway. His figure was absolutely impeccable. It was the woman among women. Her floral dress was blown up by the sea breeze, and under the golden sunset, she showed a faintly attractive curve!
This woman is a little taller than Melissa. Although she is far away and she can't see her appearance clearly, one thing is certain: this woman with awkward Chinese is definitely not Melissa!
As for who this mysterious woman is? Whether Long Hao can’t stand the loneliness and the newly hooked woman, we have to go back to more than a month ago, the small Swiss town of Basel in Europe...
The train from Basel to Vienna whizzed past and arrived in Vienna, the music capital of Vienna in just one day and two nights. Along the way, this special train composed of two cars was almost not inspected by the border post. From here, Sir Kosha's energy can be seen.
The train that Long Hao took entered Vienna late at night and got off the train. Although the lights around were very sparse and even dim, Long Hao immediately realized the boundless charm of this city known as the "Danube Goddess"!
Vienna Railway Station is located at the outermost edge of the old city. Next to it is a vast forest and mountains, beside it is a gurgling blue Danube River.
In the dark night, the Danube River is like a music box left by a goddess. The flowing water is dinging, the fish are playing, the sound of water flowing and the rustling sound of the leaves blowing through the breeze in the forest, forming a unique chord serenade.
When Long Hao closed his eyes and breathed the air in Vienna and listened to the confession of the Danube, Zheng Gongxiao had already driven two large black carriages from the forest path. One carriage was loaded with his SS brothers, while the other was specially prepared for Long Hao, which was comfortable and elegant.
Let me tell you something about it. At this moment, our lovely Princess Gemma, our lovely "Princess of Blood" is no longer in this team. She had already got off the train six hours ago, so at this moment, she could get in the light of Long Hao and ride in the relatively spacious and comfortable carriage. Only Princess Schelling Mill who returned to her hometown.
Even with Schelling Mill's taste, the carriage prepared by Zheng Gongxiao was impeccable. The tired princess almost started to snore as soon as she got on the car.
At this early morning, the train station in Vienna was not very busy, and the crowds were very sparse. There was no coachman who could not stop picking up passengers during the day, so Zheng Gongxiao's two carriages were prepared long ago, which was very consistent with his character of planning and then moving.
The carriage galloped and the window was open, so the scenery along Long Hao was all in sight. After leaving the railway station, walking along the outer city road, we reached the central area of Vienna, which has commercial and residential areas that have been formed since ancient times. Because it was very late, most of the houses were turned off. The darkness was covered with some coolness. Only some houses in the rich courtyards were brightly lit, and various strange sounds that made people feel excited from time to time.
In addition to the luxurious mansions of these nobles and nobles, the lights are on and off all night long, some churches and mini palaces are also lighted with faint light, and the dizzying light is shining through the panes, allowing Long Hao to clearly see the unique style preserved on these ancient buildings, and from their slightly incomplete patterns, you can experience the long history of Vienna.
Zheng Gongxiao told Long Hao that their destination was in the center of Vienna: the inner city. It is also a street very close to the palace, so the carriage did not stop. Continue to move forward, cross the central part, and come to the inner city, the core of Vienna.
The inner city is a circular area of no more than ten square kilometers. It was artificially circled by the current emperor Franz Joseph. It was a three-meter-high wall built with red stones. The walls were airtight and wrapped tightly. Long Hao first saw this red city wall, because this wall was not mentioned in later history books about Vienna. It was obvious that its lifespan should not be long, but was just a deformed product that existed in the office of Emperor Joseph.
The red wall reveals bloody and ferociousness in the dark night. This is incompatible with Vienna, which is full of harmony and natural atmosphere. It is like a demon's collar wrapped around the neck of an angel holding a harp, which looks very strange, weird, and violently restrained.
According to Zheng Gongxiao, there are eight entrances in this circle of red walls, each entrance is a confidant guard designated by His Majesty himself. It can be seen that Emperor Joseph is very sensitive to his own safety.
It was so late that the guards of the red wall naturally had to stop the carriage and interrogate it. However, when Zheng Gongxiao went out with a bronze mask, the guards said nothing, but respectfully opened the door and let the car pass.
After entering the inner city, the radial streets here became obviously narrow. Even if a carriage passed by, it seemed very reluctant, as if it was about to hit the wall. The ground was covered with extremely smooth pebbles, crisscrossing, and Gothic, Roman, and Baroque buildings were built on both sides of the street. Even at this late, some houses had melodious music, deep and lonely, like a jade man crying. I want to... I don't know if it was a soft and melodious violin or a melodious piano... Long Hao knew nothing about music.
The sound of hooves gradually slowed down, and the carriage finally stopped. Long Hao got out of the car. In front of him was a castle-shaped palace with an extremely gorgeous appearance. There was a sign on the flowerbed next to it, decorated with a shiny little lamp, outlining the German style of the "European Freight Procurement Company".
Long Hao turned around, looked at the gate that was at least 200 meters away, and looked up at the huge palace that was at least 30 meters high, and couldn't help but feel speechless: "Lao Zheng, is this the headquarters of our company? Such a palace is expensive to rent, right?" The gate is so far away, who do you show this cool sign for?
With the lights brought by the servants, Long Hao had already seen the palace clearly. It was a towering castle that was luxurious and luxurious. It exuded a noble and extraordinary temperament everywhere. There were as many as eight golden cones on the top! You should know that in the Austro-Hungarian Empire, these gorgeous and colorful cones represented the dignity of the building, and the palace was only decorated with nine. Therefore, the value of this castle palace with eight cones should not be underestimated, and the power of its owner was even more incalculable.
Long Hao suddenly felt a little distressed: Grandma's, it's too extravagant and wasteful. How much does it cost to spend this day!
Zheng Gongxiao shrugged and said innocently: "No rent is required, this is what Kalanka lends me to use! Free. Young Master is free!"
Long Hao suddenly breathed a sigh of relief and glared at Zheng Gongxiao and said, "Bah, young master, it's not free. Young master, my wealth is so big... Humph, what's this castle? After I go back, I'll ask Long Bo to build one in Huaxia Town. No, build two!"
It turned out that since Princess Sissi got angry and seized the European freight procurement company, Zheng Gongxiao's company headquarters has moved to this castle-shaped palace.
This palace called "Mer Blue" is a private property of Kalanka. Its height is almost comparable to the imperial palace of the Austro-Hungarian Empire. It is also stands out among the low-style buildings in Vienna and is unique.
From this we can see that this Miss Kalanka has a very shallow background!
Since it was the residence brought by Zheng Gongxiao's "soft meal", Long Hao put away his thoughts of educating him to be thrifty and thrifty: Well. It seems that no matter how weird the Miss Kalanka looks, she is really good to Zheng Gongxiao. Such a castle palace is willing to lend it to Zheng Gongxiao for free. My mother's family... No, the people from the in-laws are relieved!
"Young Master, you can rest here for one night first. Kalanka will probably not be back tomorrow morning!"
When the hostess was not here, Zheng Gongxiao fully fulfilled the duties of a male host. He directed the housekeeper to settle Long Hao, Princess Shelin Mir and others.
Although Sherinmire had a princess title, she had no place to live in Vienna. Her father was just a cousin of Emperor Joseph, and her fiefdom was also in the suburbs of Vienna. In the inner city where every inch of land was valuable, Sherinmire had no real estate, and she usually lived in the guest room of the palace. Now, the palace has been closed, and Sherinmire could not enter no matter what.
Therefore, I was able to live in Miss Carlanca's famous industry in Vienna: Meer Blue Palace, and Shelin Mill was full of joy. Even the fatigue of the journey was eliminated a lot. When I entered the Meer Blue Palace, Long Hao was surprised but unexpectedly found that the palace, which revealed a luxurious style, was indeed not as beautiful as gold and jade, and the floor inside was paved with good marble, which was easy to see. Every distance, there was a precious oriental porcelain. The furniture containing the porcelain was also inlaid with gems from unknown origin, which looked mysterious and noble under the illumination of colorful wall lamps. Most of the walls on the corridors in the palace were painted with gold. Walking in it, the first feeling was that they were lamenting the true reproduction of the idiom "Golden and Brilliant".
Zheng Gongxiao quietly told Long Hao that the gold powder painted on the walls must be replaced every three months because Kalanka thought that the gold color changed after hatching, which affected her mood. Every time she changed, it was not artificial, and the scraped "discarded" gold powder was as much as one ton!
Long Hao couldn't help but be amazed: How luxurious should this Miss Kalanka be? Will gold oxidize? Hey, even if it oxidizes, what's the point of these color changes? We need to replace it? Will the gold powder not be consumed during the replacement? One ton of gold powder is still one or two percent!
"Oh, Lao Zheng, I have to say that your woman is not easy to raise!" Long Hao patted Zheng Gongxiao's shoulder solemnly, and said the feelings of people coming through, as if he was paying silence in advance for Zheng Gongxiao's future life.
"It's done!"
Zheng Gongxiao didn't care. He smiled and said, "Every time she changed the gold powder, the gold powder she dropped was always a few kilograms, and my brothers and I collected it... Master, you have taught us that we must develop the habit of being frugal, accumulate the small amount and never waste it. Although these gold powder is small, it is always a lot of money!"
"Is it the fallen gold powder... Kalanka is let you plunder it?"
Long Hao's eyes lit up, and he patted Zheng Gongxiao's palm on the shoulder and tried harder: "Okay, very good! Old Zheng, you can suggest that Miss Kalanka in the future, the cycle of replacing the gold powder can be shortened a little, how about it every month? Isn't it said that every woman feels uncomfortable in a month? Think about it, changing the environment around her and changing the withered yellow color is also of great benefit to cheerful mood and cultivating emotions!"
"this……"
Zheng Gongxiao underestimated Long Hao's shamelessness and was choked all of a sudden. He stared blankly at his eyes, unable to answer Long Hao's suggestion for a while.
"Don't stop this and that, remember what I said, as long as Miss Kalanka is in a good mood, can you benefit from it?"
Long Hao blinked and smiled trepidly, "Actually, I think it's a bit too exaggerating to cover the wall with gold powder. Next time, it's better to use Night Pearls, Gems, Diamonds, etc. Once replaced, just 'lose' one... Haha, it's much more expensive than a kilogram of gold powder!"
After Zheng Gongxiao was sweating profusely and retreated silently, Long Hao waved his hand to send off the little boy Weifeng, and then walked into the room assigned to him by himself by himself.
Chapter completed!