America's Road to Wealth

The next day, early morning.

In the heart of the most noisy and bustling center of Neon, next door to the Imperial Palace of Neon people, a rare quiet place in Tokyo, in the reception hall of Banqian State Guest House.

Toko Mitsui yawned secretly, opened a pair of beautiful eyes that could not conceal the dark circles under the makeup, and sat half kneeling on the ground in a beautiful and elegant kimono, facing the two most important things in her life. man demonstrates neon called tea ceremony.

It's just that no matter whether it's her or the two men in front of her, everyone's attention is not on her tea ceremony at this time.

"Ah, this should be the best Assam black tea in India! Although we drink less here in Neon, the taste is indeed very unique. I can feel the kind of high mountains, snow peaks and tropical tea. The smell of the jungle~”

After taking a shallow sip of the tea brewed by Mitsui Toko, knowing that the tea is Indian black tea brought by Abe, Mitsui Suki praised with a deliberate smile.

Abel smiled and took a sip as well. He didn't get any smell of high mountains, flowing water, tropical jungles, but he thought the quality was good, mellow and not bitter.

However, this tea is indeed produced in the Assam region of India, and it is the product of the Manohari tea plantation that Abel and Lord Charlie Faulkner, Lord of the House of Lords in London, "jointly operate" together.

Two years ago, in order to get the ownership of Rolls-Royce cars from BMW and Volkswagen, Abel managed to find a way to go through the upper echelons of the UK.

The highest court of the British, that is, the House of Lords, ruled that the acquisition by the Germans was not established and it was an illegal acquisition.

That would make it easier for him and the Rolls-Royce Motor Company to deal with Volkswagen and BMW behind them.

And Lord Charlie Faulkner, as the Minister of the House of Lords of the United Kingdom, can be simply understood as the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom.

Charlie Faulkner didn't know Abel well, so of course it was impossible to help him for no reason. After all, the Germans are on the British side, and it's not that they have no foundation.

They also have many contacts, and Lord Charlie Faulkner will have resistance if he wants to do it.

But, in the end, His Excellency was very motivated to help Abel.

The Manohari tea garden in Assam and the securities in the accounts of three leather bag companies in London with a total value of more than 3 million pounds are the real motivation for Lord Charlie Faulkner to work so hard.

But I have to say that the Faulkner family seems to be really capable of running the plantation.

It is worthy of being the family that opened the plantation back then.

After Abel bought the half-dead Manohari tea plantation, after running it for them for two years, he actually made some achievements.

Relying on the quality of the tea and the influence of Lord Charlie Faulkner, there may also be a little credit for Abel's brand.

Nowadays, the tea produced by the Manohari Tea Garden is very popular among the upper class in London, and it is said that even rich people from several other European countries are also pursuing it.

As the owner of Manohari's 49.9% shares, Abel certainly didn't need to buy this kind of tea.

In the past two years, when new tea was produced, Lord Charlie Faulkner would send someone to bring some of the best tea to Abel to taste, and the two had always been in touch, and they could be regarded as good friends.

Dear Lord Faulkner, he is also one of the funders of Smith Capital (UK) and the New York headquarters of Smith Capital.

Well, just like his queen.

"If Mr. Mitsui likes it, I can give you some. Dongzi, fill half of it for Mr. Mitsui later. This is Mano Hari black tea, which is very popular in London and Europe now."

Abel put down the exquisite neon tea ceremony cup and casually said to Toko Mitsui.

Neon people are always fascinated by outsiders. Abel felt that this kind of tea is very popular in the upper class in Europe. Maybe it can also open up sales channels for Lord Charlie Faulkner in Asia, creating a higher standard and making the tea garden more popular. Tea is more expensive.

Although limited by the output and style, no matter how expensive it is, I estimate that I can get an extra one or two million dollars a year.

But Abel is still willing to do a casual sentence or two.

Sure enough, hearing that this kind of high-quality tea is now very popular in Europe and London, Suki Mitsui couldn't help picking up the teacup he put down to taste it again.

Mitsui Toko even whispered next to him: "Father, that's true. This is the famous Manohari black tea in Europe. It sells for 10,500 pounds a pound in Harrods in London. It smells fragrant and elegant, especially with It has grape aromas and a delicate and soft taste, which is very difficult to buy."

Abel couldn't help but take another look at her, and felt that this chick was really interesting. Even in front of her father, her "ass". Marry a chicken as a chicken, marry a dog as a dog" feeling.

This is to help him sell the tea from his tea garden, right?

Well, when her father is gone, she must be rewarded well.

What is the reward? Just reward her with one or two or three kids named Smith.

Mitsui and his daughter still don't know what someone is thinking about at this time.

Mitsui Suki didn't know what his daughter wanted, so he immediately smiled and said:

"Sure enough, it's very top-grade, thank you very much, Mr. Smith! I won't refuse, but I will definitely let those rich locals of our neon also taste the elegant fragrance of this high-quality tea."

"Then I would like to thank Mr. Mitsui on behalf of Lord Charlie Faulkner. Oh, Lord Faulkner is my good friend and the owner of the Manochari tea garden. By the way, he is also a member of the London House of Representatives. What about the earl?" Abel said with a casual smile.

Mitsui Suki's eyes lit up, and he couldn't help but glance at his daughter, thinking that his choice was indeed correct.

The Yankee in front of him is indeed extremely prominent. The casual friend is the top nobleman in the UK, and the kind of nobleman with real power. This is really not the energy that ordinary oligarchs can have.

It's really Abel Smith, he thought, and just wanted to be polite to Abel again.

Unexpectedly, Abel's originally slightly smiling expression disappeared and became serious.

"Mr. Mitsui, I don't like Takaki Mitsui very much. He makes me a little embarrassed among my American friends. Morgan and Rockefeller are probably laughing at me for being ignorant. This feeling makes me very uncomfortable. "

Mitsui Suki was startled, this one of the power figures of the Mitsui family really didn't expect Abel to be so direct.

He just received a call from his daughter in the morning, who asked him to come here, saying that Abel Smith wanted to see him.

But specifically why she wanted to see him, the daughter didn't say on the phone. Suki Mitsui called back later, but she didn't answer either.

He could only come to the Banqian State Guesthouse with some apprehension, and drank the Assam black tea made by his daughter.

The discussion on black tea was just over, and Abel directly brought up this topic that shocked him.

For a moment, he really didn't know how to connect, and subconsciously looked at his daughter, hoping that Mitsui Toko could give him some hints.

But Mitsui Toko herself was a little confused. She did secretly persuade Abel to deal with Mitsui Takaki last night.

But didn't Abel say at the time that all these things would be handled by her, and he only provided resources?

Why are you saying such things directly to her father now?

She couldn't figure it out herself, so naturally she couldn't give her father a reminder.

Mitsui Suki, who didn't understand the situation, felt that the water was poured out by a married daughter, even if she was not married.

Gritting his teeth, he was about to reply tactfully, when Abel continued lazily:

"I've sent Furukawa City Hei to find Mitsui Takaki. I just want to ask you now, Mr. Mitsui. Are you interested in taking over the leadership of the Mitsui Zaibatsu after your brother is imprisoned for a crime? If so By the way, I think other members of the Mitsui family will definitely support you. Are you right? Toko, you are also a member of the Mitsui family, so you will support Mr. Mitsui, right?"

Suki Mitsui is really brainstorming crazily now, and he came here happily in the morning. He didn't expect Abel to throw him such a super bomb that surprised and delighted him all at once.

This "bomb" made Mitsui Suki a little confused.

Fortunately, Abel didn't mean to ask Mitsui and his daughter to guess by themselves. He continued: "I have decided to do this. I will discuss it with those old guys later. From now on, Mitsui will be my ally on Neon's side. As for Sumitomo, Furong, and Mitsubishi, I'll leave it to them. Now that I have become Dongzi's husband, I think they will definitely agree."

Mitsui Suki is not an ordinary person after all, and he has lived in the United States for a long time, so he knows the situation in the United States better than other members of the Mitsui family.

Now he finally understood what Abel meant.

After understanding, I was surprised and happy, but also a little uncomfortable.

The surprise, of course, is that he has the hope of replacing his elder brother Mitsui Takaki, becoming the head and head of the Mitsui chaebol, and becoming one of the top chaebols in Nihong.

I feel bad in my heart, but I feel sad for such a high-ranking leader of the neon plutocracy like my brother, and the Americans will not be too difficult to take him down if they want to take him down.

Let's put it this way, Mitsui Suki thinks that their neon is a big pigsty for Americans.

These chaebols are the pig farmers in the pigsty or the king of the fat pigs, and they each divide a part of the pigs in the pigsty to raise.

Now there is a new ruthless character among the owners of the pigsty, who is dissatisfied with his own interests in the pigsty of Neon, and wants to occupy more interests in the pigsty of Neon.

However, the pig farmers in the pigsty ignored his request under the instruction of those old guys.

Now he is determined to fight or compromise with the owners of other pigpens, so as to obtain the ownership of a part of the pigs in the pigsty, and at the same time replace the pig farmers of these pigs...

Mitsui Suki felt that even if the pig farmers disagreed. The other owners of the pigsty will most likely compromise and agree in the end.

Because if they disagree, the ruthless characters among the owners will act ruthlessly, at worst the pigsty will be damaged, and the pigs in the pigsty will suffer heavy losses.

The owners couldn't eat good pork.

Compared with this kind of loss, now it is just to change to another pig farmer, and transfer part of the benefits in the pig pen to him.

There is a high probability that the original owners will still be willing.

After all, it is acceptable to eat a little less than not to eat pork, or to change the taste of pork.

It only took Mitsui Suki ten seconds to figure this out.

Seeing Abel's gradually impatient expression, he made up his mind and said decisively: "Of course, of course I am willing. And in fact, my brother has done too many illegal things. He should have been punished long ago. This is He deserves it. And I will follow him to ensure a smooth transition between the Mitsui family and the Mitsui Zaibatsu!"

"Ha~ That's really good." Abel laughed, satisfied with Dongzi's father's decisiveness.

"Then you should have some criminal evidence of Mitsui Takaki? I think Mr. Furukawa Ichibei will need these, maybe you can provide him with some help?"

Mitsui Suki understands that this is to hand over the certificate by himself.

"Hey, of course, I'll be ready to send it right away!"