"Frankfurt is known as Manhattan on the Rhine." Nangong Yun said to Ye.
"Oh, I really don't know about this." Ye Kai nodded and looked outside through the train window. He saw only green mountains and green waters and pleasant scenery. It was indeed a good place.
As Nangong Yun said, Frankfurt is an important industrial, commercial, financial and transportation center in Germany. It is the largest airport and railway hub in Germany, and it is also the largest financial center in Germany. The headquarters of the Deutsche Bundesbank, the European Central Bank and other major banks are located here.
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As a charming city, Frankfurt is not only a symbol of Germany's financial industry and high-tech industry, but also the gathering place of European monetary institutions. There are more than 400 banks, more than 700 insurance companies and numerous advertising companies.
"In fact, Frankfurt has been the place where German emperors were elected and coronated from the 14th to the 18th century. Ten emperors were crowned here and ascended the throne of the emperor." Nangongyun said, "Later, it was destroyed by the war during World War II and rebuilt.
After that, it formed its current scale, which can be regarded as a modern big city."
It's just that Frankfurt's population is much smaller, with only more than 600,000 people, which is not as much as the population of a similar county in China. This fact makes Ye Kai feel a little embarrassed.
Relatively speaking, foreigners have advantages in various conditions, one of which is the vast land and sparse population.
"Since ancient times, economically prosperous cities have basically been located on the banks of large rivers. This is in line with the ancient people's habit of living by water..." Ye Kai looked at the scenery outside, thoughtfully.
said.
As Ye Kai said, even in China, the situation is similar. The estuaries of several major rivers are basically the leading megacities. On the one hand, the shipping industry is developed and logistics is smooth. On the other hand, the
It has something to do with people's long-standing habit of living by water.
"It should be like this." Nangong Yun nodded and replied. Since returning here, her mood seems to have become better. After all, she grew up here. From the perspective of water, soil and blood, there is some constant connection.
Even if the entire Nangong family returns in the future, the foundation here cannot be handed over to others. Someone will still need to take charge and continue to maintain the property here.
Of course, as to how long this overseas industry can last and what direction it should take in the future, this matter is debatable, and it is not something that can be decided in a short while.
"What kind of person is your grandfather?" Ye Kai suddenly turned his head and asked Nangong Yun seriously.
"He?" Nangong Yun suddenly heard Ye Kai's question and was a little stunned. After a long time, she frowned and replied, "It's really hard to draw a conclusion. In fact, in my memory, my grandfather is very
He has stopped caring about world affairs for a long time, and this time he suddenly proposed returning to the mainland, which is indeed very unexpected."
"That is to say, in fact, in the impression of you younger generation, your grandfather is already a figure like a wandering cloud and wild crane?" Ye Kai asked curiously.
"Let's put it this way." Nangong Yun tried very hard to accurately describe Nangong Jinghong's image, "He rarely appears in front of us. Occasionally when we meet, we just treat him as a person who doesn't like to talk much.
, the old man has a somewhat elusive personality. Although he looks kinder, for those of us killers who have seen blood, it is easy to feel his bloody aura hidden under his easy-going face. This is also
The main reason why we are unwilling to take the initiative to approach him."
"Oh, that's it." Ye Kai nodded, thinking that Nangong Jinghong seemed to be a relatively mysterious person among their immediate family members.
But it's no wonder. After all, he is a person from that era and a king of the underground intelligence community. Nangong Jinghong's behavior is a bit mysterious, which is also expected.
It's just that for such a person, once a decision is made, it will definitely be implemented to the end. Ye Kai is not too worried about the return of the Nangong family and what kind of accidents may happen because of Nangong Jinghong's change of heart.
Just after I got off the train, a large group of vehicles came to greet me.
Considering that there are several people including the current head of the Nangong family, Nangong Yun, a popular successor to the future head of the family, and guests coming from afar, it is not strange to have such a big battle.
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After the car drove on the road for a while, it finally drove into a manor that occupied an extremely large area.
The manor is built on a hill, close to the virgin forest, with beautiful scenery, surrounded by greenery, birds singing and flowers fragrant, quiet and pleasant. Living there is like living in a natural oxygen bar every day.
There are many forest paths in the forest along the hills, extending in all directions, which is very convenient.
What Ye Kai particularly noticed was that the buildings in the manor didn't look like they were newly built. They should be some years old.
"The Nangong family has dozens of manors in Frankfurt. This one is a larger one and is also the one used most often when the family holds meetings. The locals call it Falusk, and it is a relatively famous manor in the area.
." Nangong Yun introduced to Ye Kai, "These buildings in the manor are also relatively well-preserved medieval buildings. They were lucky enough to survive the war in World War II, which can be said to be quite rare."
After hearing this, Ye Kai couldn't help but be amazed, because Nangong Yun had introduced to him before that most of the ancient buildings in Frankfurt were destroyed in the war, and those that could be preserved were really very few, and
It is indeed not easy for the Nangong family to acquire such a large manor, which shows how much influence they have in the local area.
No wonder foreigners crowd out and guard against them, which really threatens their living and development space.
After they walked in, servants came to greet them.
A silver-haired old man with meticulously combed hair who looked like a royal butler came out and bowed slightly to Nangong Shouzhuo.
Nangong Shouzhuo actually nodded in return, and then asked, "Uncle De, has the old master come back?"
"The old man just came back and told me to wait for you to meet." The silver-haired old man replied.
Nangong Yun explained to Ye Kai in a low voice on the side that this Uncle De was a close follower of her grandfather Nangong Jinghong. Later, after arriving in Europe, he served as the chief steward. Within the Nangong family, he was also considered a senior figure.
, even the powerful family members of Nangong Shouzhuo's generation are very respectful in front of Uncle De, not to mention juniors like Nangong Yun.
That's almost the same as Uncle Li's status in our old Ye family, Ye Kai secretly estimated in his heart.
Although Uncle Li is not named Ye, his significance to the old Ye family is more important than that of an ordinary direct relative. In fact, even Ye Kai needs to treat Uncle Li as his biological uncle.
"Xiaoyun will sit with Mr. Ye for a while first. I'll be back when I go." Nangong Shouzhuo said to Ye Kai and Nangong Yun.
"Mr. Nangong, please help yourself." Of course Ye Kai wouldn't care about these trivial matters. He also knew that Nangong Shouzhuo must first go see his father Nangong Jinghong before he could decide whether to meet Ye Kai.
After all, as a son, he also needs to fully respect the old man's wishes regarding Nangong Jinghong's travel arrangements.
Fortunately, he didn't have to wait for long. Nangong Shouzhuo came out and said to Ye Kai, "My father has invited Mr. Ye to have tea somewhere else."
"Okay." Ye Kai nodded, then stood up and followed Nangong Shouzhuo as he walked inside.
There are many rooms in the villa, like a maze. There are usually many doors on the walls here. Each house seems to be connected through special channels, but the route is more complicated.
Nangong Shouzhuo took Ye Kai and Nangong Jinghong, and after passing through more than a dozen doors, they finally came to a very elegant room. The furnishings here were all in Chinese style.
Judging from the Arhat bed, short table and footrest, as well as the mahogany bookcases and ancient bookshelves that cover the entire wall, it can be seen that the owner of the room really cares about the importance of inheritance and the importance of his own blood.
The little things left behind.
On the wall on the other side, there are some old photos and so on. From there, you can see some of the style of the owner of the room back then.
Ye Kai paid special attention to those photos and couldn't help but be a little stunned. He could see that the people who took photos with Nangong Jinghong back then were all great people. Just the leader with a shaved head appeared.
Several times, it was either a group photo of two people in private situations, or a group photo of military and political officials.
Although Nangong Jinghong is relatively low-key and wears a pair of sunglasses every time he appears, making it difficult to see his true face, it can still be distinguished from his demeanor and posture.
"Your grandfather, Mr. Nangong Jinghong, is really a mysterious big man." After studying the photos for a while, Ye Kai said to Nangong Yun with some emotion.
To be fair, among the characters in the world now, except for the flowery young marshal who looks like an embroidered pillow, there are really few characters who can match the status of Mr. Nangong Jinghong. No matter where they are placed, as long as there are Chinese
Wherever he exists, his influence cannot be ignored.
"Mr. Ye is too polite. Now I am just an old man living in Frankfurt." At this time, a very magnetic voice came from outside.