Chapter 5 Castles can always be opened from the inside
As Grand Duke Ferdinand walked towards the door step by step, Caitlin could no longer help but feel the emotions in his heart. He ran over and hugged Grand Duke Ferdinand in three or two steps and cried bitterly.
Zhou Ming could understand that Caitlin's crying was for the grievances she suffered in the United States, especially the wealthy princess she had to live in the Adams family manor, and had to cater to a group of idiots, and even ended up under house arrest; Caitlin's crying was for her father, Grand Duke Ferdinand.
According to Caitlin's previous statement, although Grand Duke Ferdinand was the last prince in Austria, he was only in his fifties now. When a man was in his prime, Zhou Ming looked at it and said that Grand Duke Ferdinand was like an old man in his seventies or eighties. Not only was his hair gray, his face covered with wrinkles, and he was even so weak that he couldn't even walk steadily, so he needed to use a cane.
It is not difficult to imagine that he exhausted his energy to continue the Harrusburg family, so that he became like this. As his daughter, how could Caitlin not feel sorry for her.
However, although Ferdinand's image is now revealed, it is like a twilight old man, and the castle he lives in now does not belong to him, the security guard of the bank is still respectful to him. This cannot be the result of Zhou Ming's scare, but it can only be the power of the Grand Duke Ferdinand himself. After all, he is also a nobleman, His Highness the last prince in Austria.
Ferdinand was also very excited and felt incredible about Caitlin's arrival: Caitlin, my proud daughter, why are you here, our Harrusburg family should be losing their status here soon.
Caitlin shook her head desperately and choked: No, Harrusburg will not lose its status
Ferdinand calmed down at this time. He looked down at Caitlin, gently stroked her long golden hair, and said with a smile: I will pray to heaven every day, hoping that Harusburg will continue to have the family's luck this time just like the previous thousand years.
Caitlin kept nodding and told Ferdinand that he would definitely do it. Ferdinand said again: I believe it would, but now, what you should do is introduce your friends to me, right? Although we have lost Harrusburg now, we cannot neglect our guests.
After Ferdinand's reminder, Caitlin realized that she immediately took out her handkerchief and wiped away her tears, and then introduced Zhou Ming to Ferdinand.
When Ferdinand heard Caitlin say in person that Zhou Ming was her closest person, Ferdinand was obviously surprised, but the old master did not say anything, but smiled and invited Zhou Ming into the castle.
I am very sorry, because the castle is now owned by Bankman Bank, so according to the agreement, I can only use a few rooms near the door, including the collection room and other rooms and items, which are not authorized to touch, otherwise I can take you to see the collection in Harrusburg.
Zhou Ming followed Grand Duke Ferdinand into the castle. For his apology, Zhou Ming said: I believe that the collection of Harrusburg must be unrivaled in the world.
Ferdinand sincerely thanked Zhou Ming for his praise, but Zhou Ming's praise was not a compliment. In fact, Zhou Ming is now a rich man and has dealt with so many rich man. He is the rich man who is not qualified to be a member of the outside world. His family is full of famous paintings and antiques. Some so-called rich man can even create some so-called private collection museums.
So now Harrusburg is a castle of a thousand-year-old family. How could it not be a breathtaking collection?
Then they arrived at the hall on the first floor, and they sat on the sofa together. Grand Duke Ferdinand asked: I believe you must be very not easy to get Caitlin's affection, but as a father, I still have to ask, what kind of family do you come from, what kind of status or wealth do you have in China.
Caitlin was a little dissatisfied with her father's direct question, but Ferdinand insisted and said: Young man, please believe me. If you and Caitlin are not at the same level, then you have no future. This is a responsible attitude towards you and Caitlin.
Zhou Ming nodded: I understand that your words are summarized in a Chinese saying that you need to be a good match. After all, if you are not a good match, it is difficult to have the same values and moral orientation. To put it simply, a person who only knows which supermarket food is cheaper every day, or who only knows what bags to look good every day can't understand the idea of a person who needs to deal with billions of funds, right?
Zhou Ming's words made Ferdinand illuminate: This is a very good description of the match, and your understanding is also very unique, which surprised me.
Actually, what I want to surprise you should be later. Zhou Ming said, I admit that being a good match is the best choice for marriage in general. After all, couples with the same ambitions and goals will always have a much more reliable relationship than couples who have different dreams.
Speaking of this, Zhou Ming suddenly changed his mind and emphasized: But please note that what I am talking about here is under normal circumstances.
So do you want to say that your situation is special? Ferdinand asked.
Zhou Ming smiled: Actually, I don’t want to say that I am special, but Lord Ferdinand, have you ever heard of a person who has never seen a county magistrate before, and has never seen more than a thousand yuan in banknotes. Will he have a trillion dollars in wealth, and even help a consortium family defeat another consortium family and sniped the Bank of England?
This is indeed very crazy. In fact, even princes from wealthy families may not be able to do it. Ferdinand continued, but there is still one more thing, that is, the foundation.
I have seen many business geniuses as terrible as you in this outside world. They may not be as good as you in the amount of money they make, but their business minds are amazing, but the only ones that remain in the end are still wealthy families, and some of these geniuses have not even left their names. Ferdinand looked at Zhou Ming, do you understand this meaning? An opportunity and a natural mind can quickly make a person earn one million or even billions of wealth, but how to accumulate these wealth and continue to grow continuously is the most important thing.
Thank you very much for the reminder of Grand Duke Ferdinand. In fact, this is my next goal. Zhou Ming said.
Ferdinand was very surprised by Zhou Ming's answer because his language was very appropriate. However, when Ferdinand wanted to say something, Caitlin said first: Father, compared to our affairs, I think what we care more about now is what happened in Harrusburg. Why does this castle not belong to us and became the property of Bankman Bank?
Faced with Caitlin's question, Ferdinand sighed heavily and shook his head. Caitlin immediately asked anxiously: Is it related to that Jefferson?
Maybe it has something to do with him, but he is our enemy, and I don’t care what he wants to do. What makes me even more sad this time is the problem that arises within the Harrusburg family. Ferdinand said, just like the old saying, any solid castle is the easiest to open from it.
Hearing this, Caitlin suddenly realized something, and she immediately asked: Father, is it Andre right?
Ferdinand nodded in pain: I really can't believe that he can do these things
Then Ferdinand told Caitlin about the entire process of the Harrusburg family falling to this point today. In fact, the whole thing is surprising. Andre is Ferdinand's nephew and the second heir of Harrusburg. He has always been dissatisfied with Caitlin's ranking of the first heir and emphasized that he is the real and only heir of Harrusburg, but he is not recognized.
Despite this, Andre's domination and decision-making power over the wealth of the Harrusburg family still existed, especially when Caitlyn went to the United States later, his power became even greater.
So Andre used his decision-making power over the wealth of the Harrusburg family to join forces with other families and consortiums to set up a bureau for Harrusburg. He created many companies and used his left hand to guarantee his right hand to defraud a large number of insurance policies from the insurance companies of the Harrusburg family, causing the loss of wealth in Harrusburg.
Due to the loss of funds, the Harrusburg family had to launch a financing plan. Andre then obtained more wealth and power from the Harrusburg family through financing, and through commercial operations, he suppressed all his debts on Harrusburg, or to be precise, on Ferdinand.
In the end, all these debts were concentrated on Bankman Bank. In order to recover the debt, Bankman Bank had to liquidate the wealth of the Harrusburg family under the premise that Ferdinand could not repay it.
This asset liquidation was also liquidated not only in Harrusburg, Bermuda, but also in our Alsace fiefdom in Europe, and in our real Harrusburg.
Grand Duke Ferdinand felt very incomprehensible: I don't know what Andrey thought. He betrayed the entire Harrusburg just to get that little wealth, and it was even less than he could do before. Is it really worth doing this and being a thug for others?
Caitlin comforted him and said: Father, you know that guy Andre is a lunatic. If he could think about this problem, I don't think he would have done such a thing.
Compared to Caitlin and Ferdinand, Zhou Ming cares more about the whereabouts of Harrusburg Wealth: So now all your property has become Bankman Bank, so please forgive me for my ignorance. I don’t seem to have heard of this bank. Is it that powerful?
Ferdinand told Zhou Ming: If it is just this bank, it can only be considered a relatively good big bank. It is the bank with the strongest assets in Mexico. However, behind him is that Malone, one of the thirteen denominations of the Holy See, will hold shares behind it.
So that's it. Zhou Ming knew it. After all, I'm afraid it's still related to Jefferson. I'm afraid Andre dares to do this, which has a lot to do with him.
Chapter completed!