Most of the residents of King's District are the first batch of Umbrella Company mercenaries who came to Port Elizabeth, and many of them have now moved their families to Port Elizabeth.
As the earliest residential area formed in Port Elizabeth, compared with the urban areas designed by famous designers built later, the streets in King's District are not very wide, the green belts beside the roads are not neat, and the streets are not even straight.
This is understandable about the streets, because the King District is the city closest to the seaside, and the streets are naturally formed along the coastline, so it is understandable that they are winding.
Compared with Queens, where there are few pedestrians on the streets, the life of Kings is obviously richer. There are very few pedestrians on the streets of Queens, but Kings is very lively, with conscientious patrols, old people walking leisurely, and leaders.
Children whizzing past the streets with hunting dogs on their rampage, mercenaries wearing uniforms whose smell of gunpowder smoke has not yet dissipated, a little woman running to greet her husband with open arms, a civet cat sleeping in a puddle on the window sill, with leaves still in full bloom.
Morning glories dripping with water——
Sa Xian and Yilmaz sat in the car and watched for half an hour. They smoked two cigars and made the whole car full of smoke. Then they opened the door.
"If you want to integrate into Port Elizabeth, you have to integrate into the life of southern Africans. Look at how lively it is here, and look at Queens where no one dares to go out on the streets. I don't want to live in a dark corner like a cockroach." Sa Xian.
He clearly knows what kind of life he wants. He has been well-fed since birth, and now it's time to take responsibility.
"You are right -" Yilmaz has seen many powerful children who fled the Ottoman Empire during this period, and there are not many people as smart as Sa Xian.
Although the environment of Kings Borough is not as good as Queens Borough, the housing prices are obviously more expensive than Queens Borough. The asking price of a two-story wooden building covering an area of about 250 square meters is as high as 19,000 pounds. This price is not far behind that of London.
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However, after learning that his neighbor was an executive of Umbrella Company and a prospector of Adan Company, Sa Xian decisively paid without any hesitation.
The former owner of the house purchased by Sa Xian was once a mercenary of the Umbrella Company. After the outbreak of the world war, many mercenaries of the Umbrella Company were transferred to active duty. The previous owner died in France just last month, otherwise this house would also be in turn.
Don't come to Saxian.
It can be clearly seen that no one has lived in the house for a long time. The rooms are messy and there is dust on the furniture. Cleaning certainly does not need to be done by Sa Xian himself. After all, he is the heir of the Marquis and he still took it with him when he left the Ottoman Empire.
There were a lot of servants, and he had to buy another house to accommodate these servants. While the servants were cleaning the room, Sa Xian and Yilmaz returned to the car.
"Mr. Yilmaz, how much do you earn every month now?" Sa Xian's question was a bit abrupt. It is impolite to ask about other people's income.
"Twenty pounds, or thirty." Yilmaz answered honestly. In fact, his income was more than that. In order to thank Yilmaz, Sa Xian just gave Yilmaz a hundred pounds tip.
Twenty pounds is a lot. In southern Africa before the outbreak of the world war, a monthly income of twenty pounds was an absolute high-income group. It could allow a family to live in a big city like Pretoria or Johannesburg without worrying about food and clothing. But after the world war,
With prices soaring after the outbreak, twenty pounds is really not much. Now in Port Elizabeth, the monthly rent for a single room in a suburban residence is about ten pounds.
"I need a personal assistant. If you are willing, I can give you fifty pounds a month." Sa Xian was indeed generous and directly doubled it to Yilmaz.
Income such as tips cannot be included in normal income. Yilmaz has been an intermediary for more than half a year, and this is the only client who is as generous as Sa Xian. The money of the rich does not come from strong winds.
Don't believe those nonsense about getting rich overnight. Rich people also save their money slowly. Children from rich families who spend a lot of money are called spendthrifts. What if it's a child from a poor family who spends a lot of money?
"Mr. Sa Xian, I want to think about it." Yilmaz struggled very hard. Sa Xian's personal assistant was obviously more promising than the job of a real estate agent, but being with Sa Xian was obviously more risky than his current job.
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"Of course, my father has always warned me to be cautious when making any decisions. How much does the best car in Port Elizabeth cost?" Sa Xian has a lot of money. Of course, he also needs a car when he buys a house. Although he is on the run, Sa Xian has a lot of ideas about life.
The requirements are still very high.
"The Lord's car costs about 10,000 pounds. If you want special decoration, the price may be doubled." Yilmaz knows Port Elizabeth very well, which is why Sa Xian likes Yilmaz.
"Then help me buy a Lord's car, something like 10,000 pounds will be fine." Sa Xian was restrained and did not spend any money that should be spent, and did not spend any money that should not be spent.
Riding his bicycle back to his single room in the suburbs at night, Yilmaz tossed and turned and was unable to fall asleep.
The car belonged to the company, and Yilmaz couldn't afford it. Thinking of how Sa Xian bought the car during the day, Yilmaz felt sad. They were all fleeing Istanbul, they were both young people, and they had received higher education.
The situation is now in danger, and even if Sa Xian escapes to Port Elizabeth, he is still well clothed and well-fed.
Life is so unfair. Yilmaz knew a long time ago that when Sa Xian fled, his Marquis father would still give Sa Xian enough living expenses. If Yilmaz wants to change his life, the best thing in front of him is
Opportunity.
Yilmaz decided to go find Sa Xian tomorrow.
When he came to Sa Xian's house again, Yilmaz was riding his bicycle. Since he had decided to resign, Yilmaz would not hesitate.
There are guests in Sa Xian's home, who are also children of powerful people from the Ottoman Empire. Like Sa Xian, they live in the King's District. Only businessmen will buy houses in the Queen's District.
When he saw Yilmaz, Sa Xian knew that Yilmaz had made a decision and immediately asked Yilmaz to sit down.
Yilmaz knew he had made the right choice. The old African butler was still standing next to him.
Africans were not uncommon in the Ottoman Empire, and there were many Africans who had undergone surgeries among the servants in the Sultan's palace. In this regard, both Eastern and Western traditions were the same.
"Yilmaz, these two are Demir and Serik. We want to do some immigration business together. What do you think?" Sa Xian immediately asked the question. Demir meant iron and Serik.
It means steel. I'm afraid these two are not brothers.
"The largest immigration company in Port Elizabeth is run by Mr. Christian. Mr. Christian is also the largest builder in southern Africa and owns several construction companies." Yilmaz doesn't know much about Christian. Christian has businesses all over the world.
No one in the world knew how big Christian's business was.
"I know, we just want to cooperate with Mr. Christian. Can you contact Mr. Christian?" Sa has ambitions and wants to cooperate with Christian.
"Sorry, I can't contact Mr. Christian, but I know an executive from Christian Human Resources Company. He may be able to help us." Yilmaz has a wide range of contacts, and he probably has a foot-thick business card at home.
"It doesn't matter if you go to him, but we need to make sure first, and then we'd better have a precise plan. Mr. Christian has a bad temper." Yilmaz is tighter, and he can't do it as easily as Sa Xian.
"Although our business scale is not as large as Mr. Christian's, we have our own advantages, Yilmaz, as you know, the Mediterranean Expeditionary Force led by Lord Nyasaland and the South-South Inland Alliance Army led by Marshal Martin are launching an attack on the Asia Minor Peninsula.
, The Ottoman Empire’s time is running out, so even if we have to lose money, we must cooperate with Mr. Christian.” Sa Xian did not want to do business with Christian, but to send money to Christian.
It is an obvious fact that the time of the Ottoman Empire is running out. At this time, the dignitaries of Constantinople also have to consider the interests of their own families. After the surrender of the Ottoman Empire, the Allies will inevitably have to rely on the Ottoman Empire to rule the Ottoman Empire.
The power of the imperial elite is to give money now for investment in the future.
As for the Ottoman Empire, who cares.
Yilmaz said nothing, he needed time to digest this fact.
Unlike the Yilmaz family, who are easy to live in, Sa Xian and Demir Serik are both from the powerful class of the Ottoman Empire. It can be said that they are all vested interests of the Ottoman Empire. When the Ottoman Empire existed, they
The powerful families enjoy the glory and benefits brought by the empire, and are superior to others.
Now that the building is about to collapse, these powerful families not only did not fight for the Ottoman Empire to the end, but they are thinking about how to continue to protect the family interests after the war. This makes Yilmaz feel ridiculous, thinking about those who are still fighting bloody battles on the front line, and who are still
As the Ottoman soldiers stood firm in the heavy snow and charged while shedding tears and blood, Yilmaz suddenly felt that the world was very scary.
Probably these decaying countries on the verge of death are like this.
"Don't be so pessimistic. As far as I know, female slaves are very popular in Port Elizabeth, so they may not lose money." Demir's words refreshed Yilmaz's bottom line.
"The southern Africans I know prefer the land, and there are many southern Africans in Baghdad and Basra now." There was a lot of tongue-in-cheek in Serik's words, and he probably has Slavic ancestry.
"Then give them what they want. No matter who they are, we, the Ottomans, are still the ones living on this land, and we are still the masters of this land." Sa Xian still doesn't know enough about southern Africans, and they don't want what they want.
That's all.
Yilmaz felt very uncomfortable but didn't know how to change it.
(Updates at noon will be sent as usual. I have to go to the hospital to see a patient in a while, so try to come back as soon as possible.)
