Even Aiwass himself did not expect that the fish could take the bait directly.
He didn’t even say a few words. He had just started making a nest, and the fish jumped onto the shore without even setting the hook.
It seems that Mr. Fish is really in a hurry.
So Aiwass didn’t point it out, but followed Mr. Fish directly to Lloyd’s.
The metropolitan area is northwest of the Red and White Queens. If you want to go to Lloyd's District, you have to directly cross the entire Red and White Queens. However, as a port area, Lloyd's District cannot allow all goods to be backlogged. Not going out. There is more than one railway line from the most populous metropolitan area to Lloyd's District on the seaside in the southeast. But they all bypass the red and white queen in the middle.
Lawyer York took Aiwass on the train.
It was only after nine o'clock, and they had already arrived at Lloyd's.
Although York’s lawyer said that they were not a commercial company, what came into view was a skyscraper.
A building with more than thirty floors is already quite astonishing considering the technological level of this era. This is the tallest building in the entire Lloyd District, in sharp contrast to the surrounding buildings that are only one or two storeys high.
It can be said that the Lloyd's headquarters building is full of people coming and going, and the people who come and go try to keep their clothes decent. The entrance to the building is a huge revolving glass door, and the marble floor of the hall is as bright as new.
There are many small round tables in the hall with low stools beside them. There were some young men in suits who looked like salesmen sitting there, chatting in low voices with some well-dressed but embarrassed people.
There is a huge display board on the side of the hall. On the left side are the names of Tyson Crude Oil, Nemancha Ocean Group, Bizu Metal and Wood Company, etc., and behind it is a row of flippable signs accurate to the decimal point. The last digit number plate. On the right side are the names of some goods, such as cotton, soybeans, sugar, wine, etc., and the flippable sign on the right is their price.
A large number of people in suits and ties gathered there. Some were discussing in low voices, some were nervous, some were talking nonsense, and some were standing in the corner holding notebooks to write down something. From time to time, people come over to flip the counting cards and adjust the numbers to the latest version.
After Lawyer York brought Aiwass and Lily in, someone immediately came to greet them.
A receptionist who looked to be in his early twenties, elegantly dressed, with mature and beautiful makeup came over and greeted politely, "Mr. Consultant."
"Which one "Is the senior management here?" Lawyer York asked.
"Mr. Boca, Mr. Forbes, Ms. Gray Green." The female receptionist replied.
"Isn't Mr. Lloyd here?" Lawyer York murmured in a low voice, and then ordered, "Please ask Vice President Boca to come to my office and tell me that I have brought new people."< /p>
"Yes."
The female receptionist responded.
TightThen, York took Aiwass and Lily into the elevator and said to the elevator manager, "Go to the seventeenth floor."
The elevator manager was a middle-aged woman in her forties. . She nodded, turned the roulette wheel at hand, and raised the gate made of barbed wire. Then she pulled the gate in front of her, and the half-opened elevator swayed up.
This is the first time Aiwass has seen an elevator in Avalon.
And this elevator is too old. When the elevator rises to the mezzanine of the two floors, you can even see the red bricks through the wire mesh door, and the elevator is still shaking as it rises. , making a noise where it hit. This made Aiwass suddenly worried, fearing that it would suddenly break and fall directly from the air.
In the gaps between the wire mesh, powder and fine gravel would roll into the elevator from time to time. The elevator manager was not surprised by this and kicked it down again along the gap in the barbed wire fence.
In the end, it rose safely to the seventeenth floor. After a violent vibration, it slowly stopped shaking from side to side.
At least we arrived safely. Lily breathed a sigh of relief. Her fingers that were clenching the wheelchair so hard just now were turning white.
“Have you ever taken an elevator before?”
Lawyer York said with a smile, “I have brought many people to Lloyd’s headquarters, but when they came for the first time, they were all The elevator was very frightened."
This is the show of force you are preparing for, right?
Aiwass said in disbelief.
But he just shook his head slightly and said very firmly, "I have never ridden in this kind of elevator."
"This elevator and this building are all from Star Antimony Designed by an architect."
Lawyer York walked in front and introduced enthusiastically, "You may not know that our buildings in Avalon usually cannot reach this height. Buildings such as the Palace of Silver and Tin are all designed by the Theocracy, but they cannot reach such heights.
“When a building reaches this height, special reinforcements are needed. Material. Otherwise, if a strong wind blows, the high-rise building will be crumbling, and it will easily bend and topple over with a single blow. "
As he spoke, he gestured happily with his hands.
It was as if he had forgotten that he had just returned from the funeral, and he seemed to have finally let go of something.
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It was a natural feeling of ease. Even my steps became brisk, and I almost sang a song.
“Not all buildings can be like silver and tin. The temple is also regularly maintained by conservators. It is normal for most buildings to age over time. In this case, the advanced technology of Star Antimony is reflected."
As Lawyer York spoke, he highly praised the technology of Star Antimony Kingdom. He talked about what advanced technologies were used in this building. From the architect to the physical structure, and then to the daily foot traffic of the building.
But.You’ve never been to Xingzhi, but I’ve really been there. Although it is a previous life.
The elevators used by Star Antimony people are much more advanced than this. Aiwass thought.
After listening to Lawyer York chatting for a long time, Aiwass finally couldn't help but interrupted, "Did this building exist at Lloyd's two hundred years ago?"
p>“Do you actually know that Lloyd’s has a history of two hundred years?”
Lawyer York was a little surprised, but soon realized, “Yes, you are also a Moriarty after all.
p>“But unfortunately, no. The elevator was invented less than a hundred years ago, and this building was built about seven or eight years ago. ”
Lawyer York said with a smile, “This building didn’t even exist when I was a kid. I remember that ten years ago, the old Lloyd's Building was attacked and demolished, so President Lloyd paid for the construction of a new building. "
"President Lloyd"
Aiwass knew where York wanted to turn the topic, so he just rightly praised "Mr. Lloyd and the Lloyd of the past" Does the prince have anything to do with it?"
As expected, this is what York wanted to say.
He pushed open the door of his office and smiled happily, "Since you know Prince Lloyd, That would be easy. Please sit down, Aihua, I'm sorry. Please Miss Lily stay here with Mr. Aiwass for a moment while I make tea for you two. "
Aiwass keenly heard that York deliberately said the wrong thing. His purpose was to temporarily interrupt the conversation between them.
In this case, Aiwass Wen Si would look around when he was bored, and this position was just right to take in the entire room and see the layout of the entire room.
This office is full of well-cared for green plants and cages. There is also a green parrot with colorful tail feathers, and there are goldfish in the water tank next to it. On the wall are warm photos of Lawyer York and other friends, hugging each other, smiling, and even hitting each other. The photos taken during the quarrel range from his twenties to the present, and those friends are almost all celebrities or big shots.
York did not stop completely when the water was boiling.
When he assessed Aiwass and started looking at his photos, he once again introduced the history of Lloyd's, "How much do you know about Prince Lloyd?"
"Successful businessman, royal family shame. "
Aiwass replied.
Prince Lloyd is not named "Dulak". He was a businessman named "Lloyd" more than two hundred years ago.
More than two hundred years ago, it was when Avalon's shipping industry was at its peak.
Prince Lloyd was just a coffee shop owner at first. His craftsmanship was very good, and many businessmen came to visit his cafe.
Prince Lloyd was keenly aware of the business opportunities and published the book at his own expense. A newspaper called the Lloyd's News, published three times a week, with a limited edition of 500 copies, contains a variety of shipping news and information.Maritime intelligence. These items were extremely valuable to merchants on extremely costly ocean voyages.
The newspaper industry was not yet developed at that time, and news lagged seriously. And Lloyd's connections are wide enough to provide the most accurate and reliable information in the industry. Because of this, Lloyd's News fetched a high price among weaker businessmen. Those who could not buy newspapers could only come to his cafe to deal with him personally and consult for information.
But in fact, the news written by Lloyd in the newspaper was only "second-tier" news. He also has more secret "first-level" information, which he only sells to those who are willing to deal with him in exchange for his intelligence and favors.
By running his own intelligence business, Lloyd has gained a considerable voice. The captains, merchants, and loan sharks all had to please him. In this case, he set the rules in his own name and developed the insurance intermediary industry.
At first Mr. Lloyd did not issue insurance himself, but all "marine insurance" had to go through him, and he had to take a 5% cut of the net profit.
This is a profit-free industry, and of course there will be people who want his life. So he began to run his own private armed forces. Finally, seeing that he had the power, he personally began to issue loans, also known as "Lloyd's Loans," which gradually became a behemoth. And he gradually entered the circle of upper class society.
In the end, as a businessman with a civilian background and no knight blood, he fell in love with the queen at the time and became a prince. But even so, he still did not give up the Lloyd's that he had built with his own hands. Instead, he took advantage of the authority of the royal family and approved Lloyd's members to operate all insurance businesses, including marine insurance, and transformed the original Lloyd's News into Lloyd's Weekly.
Prince Lloyd continuously drew blood from the royal family through Her Majesty the Queen, who was devoted to him, and passed various legal provisions that were beneficial to Lloyd's side. At the same time, it also operated an exquisite network of human relations, allowing some important members of the Knight family to join or join Lloyd's in disguise. By the time the queen died, Lloyd's had become an unstoppable behemoth.
At this point, even the Round Table Hall is not in a position to attack Lloyd’s. It even correlates well with revenue across multiple divisions.
Prince Lloyd has become "a disgrace to the royal family." Because of Prince Lloyd, many of the royal family's powers were deprived and restricted. It was also after him that the knight family prohibited intermarriage with non-bloodline folk merchants.
But Lawyer York didn’t care about Aiwass’s sharp words and just smiled.
This is the first chapter of more than 3,000 words. The second chapter has not been finished yet. I posted it at 6pm and will resume double updates today. Meow
I went to bed at 9pm last night. I woke up at half past three in the morning.
I feel almost adjusted, although my head is still a little groggy. Although I think what you said makes sense, we are already halfway through the adjustment, so we have to stop adjusting it.
Let’s just leave it like this for now
End of this chapter
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