To Four Thousand Years Later

"Mr Holmes, long time no see.

Mr. Myron Durant sat on the chair opposite Arthur, and made a calm and peaceful voice: "It has been about three years...We haven't seen each other since we had that glass of wine in Paris last time. Duran Mr. Te is very short, wearing a dark gray velvet robe with black borders, but he is very strong, and his appearance is not exquisite. His round head looks like a bean with teeth. Ordinary. The only impressive thing about him is the sharp curved aquiline nose and the shaved head that seems to be shining inside.

"Long time no see, Mr. Durant. Arthur nodded, patted Ruo Ruo's chubby belly, and said with a smile, "We were still chatting when we met last time. When will I ask you to come out for another drink. But Hui Chi Voss thinks you may be busy with business "Well, there are Augustine and Doyle and Griffith and others.

Arthur fluently reported the names of several university scholars and businessmen he knew well, and eagerly poured a glass of wine for each other: "I think the wine here is quite delicious, but I can't tell where it came from. Good. He looked at Myron Durant with a smile. Hearing this, Mr. Durant's face darkened slightly, and he fell silent. Arthur smiled, poured himself a glass of wine, and happily lightly Take a sip.

Arthur said this on purpose.

Of course he knew that the relationship between Myron Durant and his brother was actually not very good. And because he is the second son in the family and has a playful and frivolous nature, he did not inherit the family winemaking skills from his father. To hit someone is to slap someone in the face, and to curse someone is to expose faults. Once he realized that the other party was not kind, Arthur went up to him without hesitation. And at the same time, you can also pay attention to etiquette and reserve, and lift up the faction you have developed, and tell the other party your weight in a subtle way. He is also a businessman himself, so he naturally knows that a businessman has no conscience at all. Businessmen have no blood or tears, and only have interests in their eyes.

As long as Durant really wants to deal with him, no matter how weak, polite, and humble Arthur is, he will use it all... Even if he kneels down and begs directly, Durant will never hesitate. So instead of begging for mercy and showing favor, it is better to directly show your own weight. In this way, if Mr. Turrant can calmly realize that the risks and costs of attacking Arthur have exceeded the benefits he can get from him, then he will naturally retreat. Master Whitworth, on the other hand, was the best mechanic in Frank, and the most famous and authoritative scholar. More than one-third of the mechanics and engineers with senior titles or above in the Frankish Republic are his students, and more than three-quarters have "expert" or above titles. Any member of Council E must respectfully address this old man as "Master"

To know. Whether it is an airship or a steam locomotive, it is the finished product of Master Whitworth. without seeing the samples. Re-engraved by other people's narration; the world's 5 iron steam ships and the first machine tool were also made by him; and the train with a new type of fuel engine invented by Leonardo was also made by him. Improved... In fact, when he got Leonardo's drawings, the old man already had an idea about the "train". If Pope Leonardo was able to invent the train in two years at night, the inventor of the train may be this gentle and strict old man. Even now, he is still the special senior mechanic of the Leonardo Group. The Augustine family mentioned by Arthur is the only bloodline of the Frankish royal family-he was passed down from the sister of the last generation of King Faleu. This branch is also the first big noble to support the move to overthrow the king. After the execution of the Frankish king, the Augustinian family received a permanent hereditary seat in the Upper Council. The business they are in charge of these days is also very simple... just two things, sugar and salt. They are the only family with the right to operate the salt industry. And Doyle and Griffith are also families in the Upper Council. The Doyle family owns two heavy factories and all the shipyards, and Griffith is the Minister of Taxation of the Frankish Republic. And Arthur is not an ordinary person. When he was young, he was a practicing physician who graduated from the Frank Medical University, and he was also a well-known best-selling author in Frank. At that time, in order to collect materials, he talked with many overseas explorers as a surgeon. It was also at that time that he was keenly aware of the huge business opportunities, so he found the best opportunity, successfully abandoned medicine and went into business, and successfully started from scratch. But until now, he has not given up the contacts he accumulated as a doctor, and still has a say in the medical field. The faction centered on Augustine the Younger is also known as the "Sugar-Salt School". It sounds ridiculous, but in fact they are currently the most powerful faction in Frank. The domains under their control may include rubber, medicine, education, machinery and heavy industry, ... and the most terrible taxation. The people behind Myron Durant are the Franks faction. Among the many factions in the Frankish Republic, they can only occupy the third or fourth level. Durant cannot betray his faction. Otherwise, , if the people behind Arthur do not use it, Durant will die first without a place to bury him. Therefore, if Your Excellency Durant still decides to make trouble for Arthur after being reminded by Arthur... then it means , either the "overseas faction" suddenly had the confidence to confront the "sugar and salt faction" head-on; or Durant switched to the "legal faction" which was comparable to the "sugar and salt faction" The seats in the upper council have controlled the factions in the legal affairs, police affairs, public opinion, transportation and other industries. Compared with the Sugar and Salt faction, the Legal faction is much more aggressive and aggressive, and they really want to set rules for other factions. But because the Augustine family opposed them, the other aristocrats of the anti-royal faction, no matter what the faction, most of them naturally stood against the legal faction. And because the legal sect understands the law better, and everyone knows that they understand the law, whenever there is a new bill that is approved by a majority of members of the legal department, other factions usually choose to oppose it unconditionally. Because they are very determined-they know that they can't see the tricks in this bill, and they don't know whether there is any major influence hidden in it. It is better to veto the matter directly than to engage in in-depth discussions. In short, as long as the legal faction is suppressed, they will not be affected too much. The side effect is that the Frankish Republic has been wrangling all year round. The administrative efficiency is extremely low. After Myron Durant was silent for nearly three minutes, Arthur felt a chill. Just when Arthur was about to say something, Myron Durant suddenly spoke and changed the subject: "What do you think about power, Mr. Holmes?

"In the name of Solomon - I know you are a wise man and therefore I come to you for wisdom.