America's Road to Wealth

Women are like chocolate, different colors, shapes, and tastes can bring different enjoyment to the tasters.

In this sea of ​​"chocolate", Abel is like a greedy bear child, he wants to keep it in his pocket when he sees a good one, he is always optimistic about it and keeps it...

Fortunately, the power and wealth he possesses make him one of the top people in this world.

He has the ability to make this kind of collection well, which allows him to taste "chocolates" of various flavors and colors.

By the end of early August.

After 2:30 p.m. on August 9, the Smith took off from Incheon International Airport. In addition, it took less than three hours to take off and land. neon.

When the plane appeared over the Osaka International Airport and began to slowly taxi and land on the runway, it was only a little after 5 pm local time in Osaka.

The city of Osaka is the prefecture of the neon city of Osaka Prefecture and one of the two designated cities of Osaka Prefecture. It is also the central city of the Osaka metropolitan area, the Keihanshin metropolitan area, and even the Kinki region.

Since the Nara Era, Osaka has been a trading port due to its location near the sea, and "Nambakyo" was established here.

During the Azuchi Momoyama period, Toyotomi Hideyoshi built Osaka Castle and made Osaka the political center of Toyotomi's regime.

In the Edo period, Osaka was renamed as Osaka, and it was called "Sandu" together with Kyoto and Edo. It was the city with the most prosperous neon economic activities at that time, and was known as "the kitchen of the world".

After the Naji era, Osaka was still the most important industrial city of neon, and its population once surpassed that of Tokyo. At that time, it was known as "Osaka".

After World War II, a large number of neon people gathered in Tokyo, and the authorities also mainly developed the Tokyo pole. Osaka, which could have kept pace with Tokyo, and even slightly surpassed it economically, began to be unable to keep up with Tokyo.

But even now, it is still the second largest city in the neon economy, the largest city in the Kansai region of the neon, and still enjoys a huge status in the neon country, and is one of the economic and financial centers of the neon .

"...Osaka Castle Tower, this scenic spot is one of the three famous neon cities. It was originally built by Toyotomi Hideyoshi during the Warring States Period. It was rebuilt with money. But the most attractive thing is that you can overlook the panorama of Osaka city from the top of the castle tower.”

"Then there is the Nishinomaru Garden. This scenic spot is famous for its cherry blossoms. Hundreds of cherry trees are planted in the garden. When the flowers bloom, they are surrounded by a sea of ​​pink flowers. It is very beautiful. It's a pity that it's not the time for the cherry blossoms to bloom, otherwise you can go and enjoy them..."

When the plane was taxiing slowly on the runway of Osaka International Airport, inside the Smith, which was like a palace in the sky, Mitsui Fuyuko, who was wearing a seat belt and sitting on the air seat, was using her Japanese-style gentle voice, To Abel who was sitting in the main seat in front of her, she introduced the style of Osaka that she knew.

"...Hehe, I remember that the most famous things about neon are cherry blossoms and hot springs. Unfortunately, as you said, it's not the cherry blossom season now, so you can't watch the cherry blossoms while soaking in the hot springs." Abel smiled and looked at the people who were walking with him. Mitsui Toko.

That day at the neon embassy in South Korea, he was warmly received by the neon people.

At that party, Abe also finally said that he would go to the Neon party.

Now, a few days later, it's time for him to set off here and come to America's No. 1 paparazzi country in Asia for his "inspection".

Speaking of neon, he has actually never been here. Apart from the fact that the plane had made a connecting flight in Tokyo, he was very unfamiliar with this place.

Mitsui Touko is on his plane now, not because Mitsui Touko has become his woman now, nor is it because Mitsui Touko can't afford a ticket from Hanguo back to Neon.

This time Abra Neon went to Osaka first instead of Tokyo first, which was originally on purpose.

Toko Mitsui came here on his plane, apparently as one of the main purposes of his visit to Osaka this time, to serve as his guide and coordinator.

Naturally, the Neon people or the members of the Mitsui family also hope that Mitsui Toko can "go further".

"Although the season is wrong, it's not impossible..." Toko Mitsui said in a low voice with some hesitation: "The cherry blossom season doesn't happen very often, but the hot springs are available all year round in Neon. You can't soak in the hot springs under the cherry blossoms, but You can soak in hot springs under other conditions.”

Her words were hesitant, and her gentle tone combined with her expression always gave people a feeling of reverie.

Especially since this time, every time Abel sees her, she is wearing a standard kimono, as if she has been carefully dressed and carved, giving Abel a very smart and scheming look .

Many men hate scheming women because they are almost all unmanageable.

However, to Abel, it doesn't matter whether Mitsui Toko is scheming or not. For him, the smarter a woman is, the easier it is to control. On the contrary, those women who are not very smart and whose emotions are greater than rationality are difficult to control.

As for whether she is as weak or not as she looks on the outside, it can only be known after sleeping.

It's been said, behind every goddess that Tiangou dreams about day and night, there is a man who is so so so so so that she wants to vomit.

For a long time, Abel has always taken it as his duty to be the man behind the goddesses, silently paying, silently dedicating himself...

Even if Na Han felt like throwing up, he would never tire of it, after all, he was such a great man.

Before the plane came to a complete stop, Abel continued to talk to the scheming Toko Mitsui.

Next to them, Lydia was flipping through a magazine, and Amanda was reading emails on a laptop.

During the chat, Toko Mitsui occasionally acted coquettishly with a neon-style smile, and Lydia, who was more familiar with Abel, couldn't help but sneer slightly, and secretly said : Scheming bitch.

But Lydia has seen many such scheming bitches around Abel.

For example... the one next to her who seems to be working hard, her cousin is also this type.

Even she herself is of this type.

To some extent, she is a bit similar to Amanda and Mitsui Toko.

They all come from wealthy families, they all aim to squeeze into Abel's side, and they all have the same scheming...

There are often scheming whores, but Abel doesn't.

When you are strong enough as a man, there will naturally be beautiful scheming bitches trying to get close to you. In fact, they just want to share your light and let them shine together.

For this, they don't mind giving up everything including their bodies and reputations.

You don't mind competing or sharing with other scheming whores, as long as your glory as a man is enough for them to share.

It's like lion prides in Africa, when the male lions are strong enough and able to fight. Then its lioness will not care how many lionesses and offspring it has, nor will it mind that male lions snatch their food.

The plane stopped.

When Abel walked out of the cabin with the gentle Mitsui Toko and the Hester sisters, he saw a group of people in suits and leather shoes standing on the private apron.

Watching Abel walk down the gangway, the group of people who came to greet him also walked quickly to the gangway.

"Good afternoon, boss. This is Mr. Kumasuke Goshidai of the Osaka Stock Exchange."

Alan Baker, the chief representative of the Smith Thinking Group, was the first to introduce Abel.

"Hello, Mr. Smith! Welcome to Osaka. I am Kumasuke Goshidai. Please take care of me." Looking at the young and handsome Abel, who is about fifty years old, is the great-grandson of Tomohiro Godai, the father of Osaka's economy. Wudai Kumasuke bowed very neon.

"Hello, Mr. Five Dynasties." Abel looked at the neon man bowing in front of him, and said with a smile: "I am also very happy to meet you. Osaka is a special city. I think it should be able to provide I have good memories, don't I?"

Wudai Kumasuke was startled, a slightly struggling expression flashed across his face, and then he smiled again: "You are right, Kansai people will definitely make you linger! This is something that is difficult for arrogant Kanto people to do." .”

Abel thought to himself, sure enough, as the information from the Smith Intelligence Group said, the Neon people have serious regional divisions and internal confrontations.

Typical concepts such as "Kanxi" and "Kanto" in the mouth of the five generations of Xiongjie are the largest chain of regional confrontation and contempt for neon.

The Kanto region of Neon refers to the area that is now dominated by Tokyo, consisting of Ibaraki, Tochigi, Gunma, Saitama, Chiba, Tokyo, and Kanagawa. It is currently the strength of each sector of Neon The strongest place, with a population of more than 40 million, is the political, economic and cultural center of the neon modern society.

The Kansai area of ​​neon is composed of two prefectures and four prefectures including Kyoto Prefecture, Osaka Prefecture, Shiga Prefecture, Hyogo Prefecture, Nara Prefecture, and Wakayama Prefecture. These two prefectures and four counties have a population of more than 22 million, which ranks second in the comprehensive strength of Neon's various sectors. Of course, there is a big gap with Tokyo, which ranks first.

People in these two places often hate each other when they disagree, and no one looks down on the other. In the long run, a special chain of contempt has also been formed. From the perspective of the economic and hard power comparison of the two sides, the Kanto region is definitely crushing the existence of the Kansai region.

But why does Kansai, which is in a weak position, "look down" on Tokyo? This is about the history of neon. In terms of economy, Kansai is indeed inferior to the Kanto region, but in terms of history and culture, the Kanto region can only be compared.

In ancient times, because the Kansai area was closer to the ancient China, the center of Asian civilization at that time, in the south, it could better trade with it, so the ancient neon Kansai was more developed and prosperous.

In modern times, after this advantage disappears, Kansai is no longer comparable to Kanto.

And people really have a big distinction, even the voltage standards of the circuit system in the Kansai area and the Kanto area are different.

Although they are all 110-volt mains electricity, the voltage frequency is different. The Kanto area (Tokyo) is 50 Hz, and the Kansai area (Osaka) is 60 Hz.

As a result, the standards of electrical appliances in the two places are different, and there are two standards for plugs and so on... When the Kanto electricity is not enough or there is a power outage, when it needs to be called, there is no way to use the electricity in Kansai, and vice versa.

You must know that this is a country, and it is still a small country, but this situation is purely related to the confrontation between Kansai and Kanto all the time.

But these things have little to do with Abel, an outsider. He ignored the contempt for Kanto from the typical Kansai people, Kumasuke Five Generations, and continued with a smile:

"Let's go, let's go to the best place to watch the neon culture precipitation. By the way, let's talk about some pleasant things, such as... Mr. Godai, I heard that you want to sell the original shares of the Osaka Stock Exchange. I Think I'm the right trader, maybe we can talk about this thing that we should both be happy about?"

In fact, this is the main purpose and reason why Abel brought Mitsui Toko to Osaka this time without going to Tokyo first!

Osaka Stock Exchange! Referred to as Dazheng, it is a neon stock exchange located in Kitahama, Osaka City Center District, Osaka Prefecture.

The Osaka Stock Exchange originated from 1652 to 1673 in the Edo period. Its predecessor was the Grain Exchange in Osaka.

It is one of the three most important exchanges in the financial core of the country, the Tokyo Stock Exchange, the Nagoya Stock Exchange, and the Neon Three Exchanges. Its full name is "Osaka Securities Exchange Co., Ltd.".

And the reason why Abel came to Osaka instead of Tokyo first.

It was when he was in Hanguo that the Mitsui family told him that the fifth-generation family, one of the original shareholders of the Osaka Stock Exchange among the three major neon exchanges, intends to sell its original shares in the near future.

This is one of the three major stock exchanges of Neon. Abel, who intends to cultivate Neon as one of his main leek pools, is naturally very interested in this matter.

In fact, everyone on Wall Street is very interested in this. As far as Abel knows, someone has come here to contact the Neon people.

Therefore, his think tank suggested to Abel that it happened that Abel was so close to the neon this time, so he should just come here to have a look. See if you can use Abel's influence to take control of this neon stock exchange more advantageously than others, or even just a part of the original stock is good.

Dog chains, although they are all in the hands of Americans. But whoever controls more dog chains will be more relaxed when cutting dog meat, which is easy to understand.

Wudai Kumasuke was introduced by the Mitsui family and brought directly to Abel.

Speaking of Wudai Kumasuke, the five-generation family behind him is one of the typical neon toubob giants.

The "soil" here does not mean that their behavior is soiled. It means that they belong to the original family in the place, which is a local concept.

In this regard, the neon people are very much like their American papa. If the essence of the United States is the modern magical version of the "Wakanda" tribal chieftain system.

Tribes, large and small, joined together under the control of chiefs to form the super-tribe of the United States.

On the neon side, it is a modern feudal system similar to the United States to a certain extent.

The feudal lords, large and small, gathered together to form the country of Neon.

The reason for saying this is that even in modern times, more than 90% of the local power in this country is still in the hands of local famous families, just like in the United States.

Grandpa is a member of parliament, father is also a member of parliament, and grandson is still a member of parliament. It is quite normal for a family to have three mayors or five governors in 50 years.

For example, in the Self-Employment Party, which occupies the most seats in the Neon Congress, more than half of its members are hereditary members of the "son-step-father business". Some have been hereditary for three or even five generations, and half of all members of Congress have this status.

There is really no relationship in this regard, and the number of people who will rise to the top by their own ability or fate is very small, not even 5%.

This situation is even more serious in places. Looking at the history of many places in Neon, it can be found that the characters on the cards have almost the same surname for hundreds of years.

The difference is that they used to be called "Daimyo" or fan masters, but later they were called mayors, governors, councilors and so on.

The title name has changed, but the lineage has not. The ancestors are daimyo, and the descendants are governors.

In this regard, even when Admiral Mai was ruthless, it was just changing the soup without changing the medicine, and did not succeed in reforming the country's problems in this regard.

Yes, the Chinese ethnic group composed of these people has lost the preferential treatment of the law on the surface, and has no sense of existence on the surface.

But have they really disappeared? That's none.

Not to mention the chaebols who were born as wealthy businessmen like Mitsui, the Shimadzu family, the Mori family, and the Maeda family and other famous families in those days still have a strong influence in the neon area.

For example, although the Chinese community was disbanded, within the Chinese community, they retained the Chinese guild hall that was used for communication and reception, and continued to operate under the name of "Xia Guild Hall" (named for its location in Xiaguan).

Moreover, they still have strong control over the country economically and politically. Low-key business organizations such as the Maeda Ikutokukai, the Shimadzu Family Association, the Tachibana Foundation, the Tokugawa Memorial Foundation, etc. have intricate relationships with Mitsui and the others, but in fact they are representatives of these veteran Chinese.

It can be said that the neon system is actually very similar to the United States. That is to say, the land area is smaller, and the names have changed from governors and senators to governors and congressmen.

It is all local wealthy families who control the local power, and they can only be selected by people with those surnames in the local area.

And when it comes to the level of the country and the Congress, the pattern is the same, and those people and their descendants are still elected...

"Americans understand this very well."

In the car of the Cadillac monster in the convoy heading from the Osaka Airport to the city, Abel closed the neon local situation investigation provided by the Smith Intelligence Group, and couldn't help shaking his head and whispering to himself.

Like the Smith family, before the rise of Abel, if they were in Neon, they would probably be Saga or Kumamoto, the "earth" families in Neon County.

Not only can it have a great influence on the election of the county governor, but even if you want to be one, you have a great chance to be one.

And the original level of the shrub family is probably similar to that of Aso, Hosokawa and the others in Neon now.

There is no difference in essence, hereditary and bloodlines override everything.

Shaking his head, Abel put the information files aside, and no longer cared about the nature of the Neon people.

He began to appreciate the increasingly approaching neon cityscape of Osaka.

Abel has never been to Tokyo, but he only thinks that the night view of Osaka is also very good.

At this time, the night is gradually falling, and the lights are on, and the second largest city of neon seems to be like its girls, shyly showing their best side to Abel.

Who said the night is black, the night in Osaka is like a colorful picture drawn on black paper with neon lights and LEDs, full of charm and neon lights.

Like all international metropolises, Osaka is also a jungle of reinforced concrete built from high and low skyscrapers. If you look at the past during the day, no matter what, there is some congestion and depression, and you can't get rid of the cold feeling.

On such a night, the situation is very different. The night gives Osaka a charm different from Tokyo, a kind of warmth unique to Kansai people.

The bright or soft lights from these huge buildings add to the exquisite and translucent look. And those huge illuminated advertisements and TV screens are also dotted with the blurred night of Osaka.

Looking out of the window of the car, you can see the winding elevated road, the river of cars flowing on the road, the bright yellow lights and the slowly receding red taillights, this is the melody of the flowing night in Osaka.

It was also the first night that Abel came to Neon for the first time, the first impression that Neon people and their city left on him.

It's not bad, just like the impression that Toko Mitsui and the neon girls left on him that night.