Blackstone Code

"Mr. Lynch, we have been waiting for a long time. Please come in." Although the president of the Chamber of Commerce didn't look good, he still made the invitation.

Lin Qi looked around slowly, took out a pack of cigarettes from his pocket, picked one up and held it in his mouth.

With a "chi" sound, the assistant beside him struck a match, covered it with one hand, and approached Lin Qi.

Under the soft light, Lynch's face was covered with a layer of red light under the flame of the match. The light came so quickly that it overshadowed the light of the light bulb in an instant.

He took two puffs casually and exhaled a puff of smoke, "I'm not a Gefra..."

The president turned his head and looked at the sign, and then he became furious, "Who put this thing here and haven't taken it away yet?"

With that said, he walked straight down the steps and stood in front of Lynch, "I'm sorry, Mr. Lynch, there seems to be some mistakes in our work, and I apologize for that."

"But please believe that this is definitely not our deliberate behavior..."

The president has walked down the steps, and it is not suitable for others to stand on the steps, even if the steps are not very high.

From looking down, to normal, to now being vaguely looked down upon by others, the emotional changes of these businessmen are particularly interesting.

"I also believe this must be a misunderstanding!" Lynch reached out and shook hands with the president of the Chamber of Commerce. After the two exchanged words, under the leadership of the president of the Chamber of Commerce, Lynch finally stepped onto the steps.

He entered the house under the unspeakable gazes of the people.

These businessmen looked at each other and followed expressionlessly. This evening's meeting was held to welcome Lin Qi.

Compared with other merchants in the Federation, Lynch has a natural special attribute - he is the baron of Gefra and an imperial noble.

However, this is just the emperor's seal, and there is no real seal yet, and various ceremonies have not been held yet.

In Gaevra, the canonization of nobles is often carried out in autumn, which symbolizes the harvest season. The harvest can be food, titles, and more unspecific things.

In addition, in ancient times, territory had to be allocated after canonization. If the canonization time was set in spring, there was a high chance that spring sowing would be missed.

If it is left in the summer, the original owner of the land will be dissatisfied. Everyone knows that after summer, autumn will come. At this time, allocating this land to others will be in vain for half a year.

The canonization after the autumn harvest is different. Not only does it have various symbolic and beautiful meanings, but the wheat on the land has almost been harvested. There is nothing to argue with in arranging for a new lord to take office at this time.

At the same time, the new lord can also organize a new sowing plan as soon as possible. You must know that during the lord fief period, the seeds sown also come from the lord.

Therefore, for various reasons, the canonization is usually held after the autumn harvest, and the rights and boundaries are determined before the arrival of winter.

History has developed step by step to today. There are no real "fiefs" in the Gefra Empire, and the nobles no longer have their own territories, but many customs have been retained.

It was still summer, and Lynch could only be called a "baronet." As long as he was not granted the title for a day, he could not be fully regarded as a noble of the empire.

This is also the reason why businessmen dare to embarrass him. In addition, behind these businessmen are also nobles of all sizes. Their relationships in the empire are complicated and cannot be easily defeated by a "federal noble".

Secondly, everyone knows more or less that Lynch's aristocrat is not that easy to be.

A foreigner being canonized as a noble is a very strange thing in itself. It will inevitably make people think more. Moreover, this was later requested by the emperor himself and was not the product of some kind of diplomacy. People have more imagination. Space.

This house is not particularly luxurious, because it is a local building and was not built after the Gevra people came. They tried their best to select some suitable houses for use, and others that were not suitable were given to the garrison.

Although the house itself is not luxurious, they later renovated it and it looks much better.

Led by the president of the Chamber of Commerce, Lynch walked through a corridor and came to a hall.

The moment Lynch stepped into the hall with his right foot, the conductor who had been prepared suddenly raised his baton, and a slightly cheerful movement began to play instantly.

As the music sounded, the entire hall seemed to come alive.

Messengers kept placing plates of food on the table, and some ladies wearing exquisite evening gowns entered with the accompaniment of music. This was a very novel experience.

Obviously this is an ordinary cocktail party, but at this moment, people can feel that it is different from the federal cocktail party.

Everything here is too regular and orderly, from the performance of the band to the entrance of the attendants to the entrance of the female guests, they have a whole set of procedures of their own rules, unlike the federal drinking party which is as casual.

And this is precisely where the cultural differences between the two countries are the biggest. One has a strict hierarchy, while the other is free and unrestrained.

"Let me introduce to you..." The president of the Chamber of Commerce stood in the crowd and introduced Lynch to the gentlemen and ladies who had not been greeted. "The person standing next to me is the new nobleman of the empire, from the Federation. Your Excellency, Mr. Lynch..."

What the fuck is this? !

Lin Qi didn't believe that such a big man couldn't even speak. It was obvious that he did this deliberately. He did not fight back immediately, but greeted everyone politely with his eyes and nods.

"Mr. Lynch, say something for us!" The president of the Chamber of Commerce looked at him with a smile. This was obviously a good way to embarrass Lynch.

They didn't believe that Lynch was as familiar with Amelia as he was with Nagaril, and he didn't even have friends here.

In this situation, surrounded by Gefra people and he was the only Federation person, what would a person say?

Generally speaking, he would say something to suit the occasion and most people. As long as Lynch said it, he would lose.

Seeing the flash of light in the eyes of the Chamber of Commerce President, Lin Qi already understood what the other party meant. This was not a conspiracy, but a conspiracy.

Even if you know these things are problematic, you can't avoid them or say no.

Lin Qi looked at these people and asked with a half-smile, "What should I say?"

Without waiting for the president of the Chamber of Commerce to answer him, he started talking to himself, "I'm not sure what I should say. I'm not a hypocritical person. I won't change my original intention and position to cater to certain purposes. other people."

"I know you don't like me, not just me, but you also don't like the Federation and the Federation, because we just did an 'unforgivable' thing."

"And now, I have to come here again to do the same thing that you think is 'unforgivable' but there is no way to deal with it!"

Shocked, he tore off the mask of hypocrisy without hesitation. Looking at those stunned, surprised, unhappy, sullen, and demented faces, Lin Qi did not regret at all for the words he just said. The corners of his mouth were still slightly raised.

Even if he says nice things to please these people, will these people accept him?

No, absolutely not, they will only be more united to reject him. Since belittling oneself and achieving others' achievements cannot satisfy others and make these people change their positions, why should they wrong themselves?

No matter if he says something nice or something unpleasant, these people will target him, so don't be secretive.

He used the word "unforgivable" in this passage. This word came from the mouth of Emperor Gefra. When he knew that his fleet was almost destroyed, this is what he said in the ruler's palace. Roar, unforgivable!

Lynch did not hesitate to use this word to tell these people why he could be here. He also used this word to tell the people here what he was going to do.

He wants to snatch profits from these people's pockets. To these businessmen, this is indeed an "unforgivable" thing!

There is no vain pandering, only frontal fire.

Even the music in the hall was out of tune that was not easily noticeable because of Lynch's words.

He stood in the middle of the crowd. Except for himself, everyone in sight was an "enemy", but he was so confident and calm. He looked at other people with a smile. Few people could look at him for a long time. , mostly just for a moment or half a second, they looked away from those eyes full of aggression.

"Mr. Lynch...", the president of the Chamber of Commerce was a little at a loss. He originally thought that Lynch would say something to suit everyone, such as hoping that everyone would get rich together.

After all, he didn't understand this place, so it was reasonable for him to say some words that blurred the boundaries. Then these words would spread, and under the control and adaptation of thoughtful people, they would become Lynch's manifestation of pandering to the local chamber of commerce and the empire.

The people of the Federation kneel down and lick the Empire. Isn't this exactly what the gentlemen in the country want to see?

But he never thought that Lynch would directly fire on everyone here, even on the Gaevra Empire.

this……

Did this bastard have too much to drink?

But can't you tell from his fair and handsome face? !

The president of the Chamber of Commerce didn't know what he was going to say, but at this time, it was best to interrupt him, "I..."

Before he could say anything, he was interrupted by Lynch. Lynch raised her hand and put it on his arm to stop him from continuing, "I know what you are going to say, I know it very well."

"The purpose of my coming here is not to meet everyone, have a drink, say some appropriate words to each other, and then leave."

"Gentlemen and ladies, I am here to do business. I am here to compete with you for the market. Regardless of nationality or position, we are not on the same side, so we are both friends and enemies."

"I hope we can respect each other, show our style, meet on the 'battlefield' that belongs to us, and as hostile parties, do our best to fight tenaciously."

"Winning or losing!"

He glanced sideways at the president of the Chamber of Commerce, "Instead of using some meaningless tricks to make each other look down on you!"