() London, England, in the 19th century, was like a huge garbage dump construction site. On the one hand, it was a dirty and messy city with sewage flowing across it. On the other hand, it was the economic prosperity brought about by the Industrial Revolution. In the port on the Thames River
On the ship, a cruise ship from the ocean was docking. David Warburg, who had experienced life and death from the East, was standing on the railing of the ship's side, silently looking at this familiar place.
Located in a manor outside London, the elderly Earl Joseph Warburg was sitting on a lounge chair on the porch with a cup of hot tea, watching the gardeners tidying up the flowers and plants in the center of the yard. This is a manor house.
The small manor was left by Joseph's grandfather. After more than 100 years, it has become very old. Even the roof of the main building is mottled and unsightly.
Someone seemed to be coming outside the gate of the manor. The gatekeeper was opening the iron gate, and a four-wheeled carriage drove in. Since his son David went to the Far East, the count's family has gradually declined, and few people have come.
He came to visit the down-and-out old earl. Seeing the carriage go around the garden in the middle and stop in front of him, the old earl suddenly felt a tremor in his heart, as if he felt something. He put down his teacup, stood up slowly, and stared at the carriage in confusion.
car door.
"David...my David???" Joseph's voice trembled when he saw the young man getting out of the car.
"Father, I am David, and I am back." It was David Warburg who got out of the carriage. At this time, he was crying and hugging the old earl. In the study, David was telling Joseph
He had lived in that huge and weak country for the past few years, and Joseph was smoking the cigar his son had brought back, listening to his son's various experiences with a happy face.
"David, are you still leaving when you come back this time?" Joseph asked.
"Father, I have resigned from my position in the Far East Fleet. When I come back this time, I plan to sell a medicine. This is a miraculous medicine that not only saved your son, but also saved our family," David said.
, while taking out a small porcelain bottle from his pocket, with three Chinese words for "anti-inflammatory tablets" written on the porcelain bottle.
"Is this the medicine you were talking about? It's a beautiful bottle, like an antique." Joseph took the bottle and did not open it, but looked at the bottle.
"Well, father, do you have any friends in the London circle? This medicine is very expensive. I would like to recommend it to nobles first, preferably those who are seriously ill." David asked tentatively.
"Oh, I haven't been to the city for a long time, but don't worry, my son, I will ask the butler to keep an eye on it to see if there are any dances and drinking parties in the near future. As for serious illness... I think those who indulge in drinking all day long will
Guys who hang out with women will never be in good health." The old earl said confidently. In his opinion, if this medicine is as miraculous as his son said, there will be no need to worry about finding a buyer.
Half a month later, David appeared at Marquis Louis' cocktail party wearing a brand new dress. Although he had been away for several years, the circle had not changed much. David quickly found the friends he had eaten, drank, and gambled with back then.
And after a few drinks, the old flame was successfully rekindled.
After hearing that David had come back with a magical medicine and tried the efficacy of the medicine, these nobles immediately became interested. It is not that these nobles are all medical enthusiasts, but most of them have some
Hidden diseases! At that time, lovers were an essential factor in the European upper class society, and promiscuity and promiscuity were also common.
Syphilis was relatively common, and coupled with the sanitary conditions at the time, various sexual diseases were widespread among the upper class and intellectuals. The famous German philosopher Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche was infected with syphilis in a hospital.
And it affected him for most of his life. He didn't even dare to marry the woman he loved, and he lived a lonely life.
As a few bottles of "anti-inflammatory tablets" donated by friends achieved decisive results, David, the heir to a declining aristocratic family, immediately became a celebrity in London's upper-class social circles. All kinds of lords and ladies wanted to be in their own country. He had an intimate conversation with David in private at the dance, and generously purchased a miracle drug that can treat influenza and sepsis.
David was mentally prepared for the pill's popularity: there were only a very small number of people who wanted money rather than their lives. However, David did not expect that the efficacy was basically significant in lower body diseases. As his fame spread far and wide, , David and "anti-inflammatory tablets" crossed the English Channel and were soon heard by various famous social circles in Europe. Then came various invitations, which forced David to basically live in a carriage and carriage for more than 2 months. On the train, he was like a courier traveling through various European countries. In the end, David had to let Joseph set up a "Shandru Pharmaceutical Company" in his hometown territory, and gradually set up branches in European capitals. institution to replace one's own infinite shuttle.
In fact, in addition to selling medicine, David also has another mission, which is to purchase various equipment in various European countries according to Liu Fu's list, and sometimes military equipment is involved. However, this seems a bit difficult to David All the problems were solved flawlessly in his pill offensive. Those upper-class gentlemen didn't care what equipment the Far East businessman wanted to buy. As long as David raised it, people would immediately rush to help him solve it. It is troublesome, and the price and delivery time are the best. There was once a rich man in the Netherlands who heard that David needed to buy a set of shipyard equipment and complained that the delivery time was too long. He immediately transferred himself to a medium-sized shipbuilding company in the Netherlands. The equipment in the factory was dismantled and sold to David, and the installers were provided with the equipment.
Sometimes when David couldn't sleep, he would think of the governor's son. He thought countless times about using his connections in Europe to snatch his son back from Liu Fei's hands. But he could never make up his mind. , on the one hand, it is the promise of his nobles, and on the other hand, it is that he has something neither fear nor worry about Liu Fu. Thinking of his big iron ship that can travel at high speed at any time, it is like a glass Seeing the noodle bag that was as transparent as silk and as soft as silk, the unimaginably beautiful clock, and the glass plate that could cook food without emitting fire or smoke, David felt a palpitation in his heart: Those things were simply not something that humans could do. Yes, and I have translated it into Europe and have never seen anything similar. So where did Liu Fu come from? Hell or heaven? David was not sure, let alone moved.
