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For most people around the world, inviting others to your home is a way to express your friendliness and trust. The reason why Mr. Varma invited Liang En at this time is naturally because he hopes to show his friendliness to Liang En. .

On the one hand, this is because Liang En is a famous scholar and is naturally a so-called superior person in the eyes of class-conscious Indians. On the other hand, it is because his jewelry design level is so important to the new industry. , worth buying this book.

In particular, the jewelry designed by Liang En before has been integrated with the local customs and culture of India. This is something that most jewelry designers who are not Indians cannot do, and this is what touches Mr. Varma the most.

After all, each of those masters has his own ideas, and at the same time, they are not short of money. Therefore, no matter how rich Mr. Varma is, he cannot find a master who matches him.

Different from Liang En’s previous imagination, although Mr. Varma’s jewelry processing factory is located near Mumbai in the north, this is just because he hopes to be close to the center of this industry, and he himself is from Kerala in the south.

Kerala is located in the southwest of India, bordering the Arabian Sea to the west and the Western Ghats to the east. It is narrow from north to south and wider in the middle. The central part is the Malabar Plain with occasional undulations, the southern part is almost entirely hills, and the northern coastal zone is mostly sand dunes.

Cities are mostly distributed along the coast. It has a tropical forest climate, hot and rainy, with an average annual precipitation of 2,400 mm. Forests account for about one-third of the total area, covering an area of ​​15,000 square miles, and there are 44 rivers in the territory.

Of course, the heat here is not too bad. The rainy season is from July to September every year. The temperature ranges from 23 degrees Celsius to 31 degrees Celsius all year round. There is no extreme heat. Looking at the whole of India, the climate here can even be called pleasant.

Kerala has a developed culture and is a sacred place for art. It is also the only place where ancient classics such as Sanskrit, ancient Indian medicine, astronomy, and Yuga Sutras are well preserved. Basically, the population of Kerala is 58% Hindu, 21% Muslim, and 21% Christian.

Different from India's overall terrible illiteracy rate, the literacy rate of Kerala, which has a population of 30 million, 80% of which are rural, is as high as 93%. At the same time, the local average life expectancy is 77 years, which is higher than the 76 years in the United States.

As soon as I got off the plane, I felt that the air here was much better than that in Mumbai, with a bit of tropical coastal freshness, without the smell of curry mixed with the fermented smell of a bunch of rotten things.

After leaving the airport, Liang En and the others found that this place looked completely different from India. It looked neat and clean, which was incompatible with the mess in most parts of India.

Although there are mostly bungalows on both sides of the road, and there are even some thatched roof houses that have basically disappeared in China or European and American countries, they look a lot neater.

"Unlike people in other parts of India, the people here are obviously alive." Joan of Arc looked at the scenery outside the window and said, "The willingness to plan the room and clean everything around shows that they have hope, and this is the most beautiful place in India. Something lacking.”

"Yes, this place can be regarded as the most un-Indian place in India." Liang En said with a smile, "And this is mainly related to the local environment and local leaders."

As a state with a long coastline, it is normal for this place to have more open minds, which means they are more willing to embrace modernization.

On the other hand, the left-wing rulers have also played a huge role in opening up the people's wisdom year after year, so that people here no longer live like zombies, but are willing to create a future for themselves with their hands.

On the way to the target manor, they need to pass through the urban area of ​​Trivandrum. What is interesting is that red sickle and hammer signs can be seen constantly on both sides of the road. At the same time, the heads of horses, en, and columns also appear from time to time connected to the buildings on both sides. on things.

If it weren't for the pedestrians on the road wearing Indian-style clothes, Liang En would even have the illusion that he was in Cuba. Although he has never been there, the cityscape of Cuba on TV does look a bit like this.

"Yes, this place is incompatible with other parts of India." Fan Meng did some homework in advance, so he looked at the scenery outside the window and said, "The quality of the people here is the highest in India, and the level of education is the highest in India."

"The reason for this situation is that the historical context of this state is not the same system as India. Even the Mughal emperors who once ruled almost the entire Indian subcontinent never ruled the land of Kerala."

"And this incompatibility is reflected in various places, such as the government, such as customs, and even their language is not Indian Hindi, but the unique local Melayalam."

However, this kind of incompatibility does not seem to be a bad thing now, at least because the stable environment here has made it a target for many investments and a destination for tourists, which in turn has promoted local development.

"I think we're here." As the car drove on a road that was much better than before, the driver in front said in English with an Indian accent with a little pride, "Now both sides of the road, including the road itself, are Varma Family business, sir.”

"This road is quite well built." Looking at this two-way single lane, Liang En nodded slightly. Although this kind of road is one of the relatively crude ones, considering the overall traffic level in India, this is already Very good.

The most important thing is that building such a high-standard road is very expensive. For Indians, privately building such a road also has the dual functions of being practical and showing off wealth, which is very important.

The reason why I mentioned practical functions is because just now Joan asked the driver how long the road was, and the driver told him that it was 35 kilometers. This land area far exceeded most people's imagination. In this way, one road is Very valuable.

In addition, the driver also told them that Mr. Varma owned a staggering 3,000 square kilometers of land, yes, square kilometers, not hectares or acres.

"This is equivalent to the territory of some of our good dukes over there." Joan of Arc said softly. In her time, there were many nobles who had their own territories. Therefore, Joan of Arc can be regarded as an expert in this aspect.

In the 19th century, the average real estate owned by each British duke was about 580 square kilometers, so the amount of land owned by Mr. Varma was definitely a large number.

What's more important is that compared with the barren land on the British Isles, the land here is obviously much more fertile. ——This area is a combination of gentle hills and small plains, covered with farmland and woods.

According to the driver's introduction, a large number of cash crops are grown on this land. The core industry is huge plantations, including pineapples, mangoes, coffee, tea and sugar cane. These things can bring a lot of income to Mr. Varma every year.

Liang En is very clear about the income from plantations. After all, he also runs several plantations, so he naturally knows how profitable this industry is. Of course, compared with this real rich man, his industries can be said to be Not worth mentioning.

This is a piece of land equivalent to a county in China, and a person who can own such a large piece of land cannot be underestimated in any country.