Rasputin's name, even in the 21st century, is the most famous "contemporary god" of this era.

Roque first heard about Rasputin because of Rasputin's natural state of 28.5 centimeters.

This guy is a standard god stick, he is famous for curing the Russian Crown Prince Alexei's hemophilia, whether he was cured or not is not to say, anyway, people are so legendary, what makes Rasputin widely spread is Rasputin's chaotic personal life and sexual prowess that many people envy.

Such a recognized "god stick" actually dared to leave the Russian Empire, which made Roque really curious, should the British nobles worship this god stick like the Russian nobles.

"In any case, this guy is the most trusted person in Daddy Tsar right now, so it doesn't matter if you hate him or not, he can really have a huge influence on Daddy Tsar." Winston also has to admit that life has a lot of helplessness.

From Winston's title to Nicholas II, you can hear Winston's various dissatisfaction with Nicholas II, for many years, the tsar in the Russian Empire has appeared in front of the Russians as a "father", but now this "father" image is about to be shattered, if the Russian Empire can not reverse the decline on the battlefield in a short time, then the Russians will send their "father" to the guillotine, and then the British 25 million pounds a month will also be lost.

In fact, for Britain and France, the tsar is also a "father" like existence, no matter how unbearable the performance of the Russian army on the battlefield is, Nicholas II is trying his best to organize troops to the front, millions of German troops are involved in the Eastern Front and cannot get out, if the Russian Empire falls now, or Nicholas II takes the initiative to lie down and make peace with Germany, then the Anglo-French alliance will definitely not be able to withstand the crazy attack of the German army.

By the beginning of the war, the Russian Empire had lost nearly a million troops, and if you put this figure on any one of Britain and France, I am afraid that the whole country has collapsed, and don't forget that it has been less than half a year since the outbreak of the world war.

"What does this guy like?" Roque still starts with human weakness.

"I like everything, especially women—" Winston looked disgusted, and it seemed that Rasputin had already been notorious during his time in England.

This kind of thing is normal, France was killed by Germany in the First World War, and by the end of the Second World War, countless women were shaved their heads.

Britain is even more excessive, and when you think of Britain's chaotic interpersonal relations, you can see how much Rasputin is at home in Britain.

"It's normal, there will always be people who are willing to fall, and we can't save everyone." Roque has long seen through that some people are not worthy of pity, and they are all lives that they choose by themselves.

American Wall Street tycoons rushed to marry their daughters to British bankrupt families, and Winston's parents were in such a background.

The thieves and swindlers who can't get along in Europe have become human beings in the colonies, some people can really change their minds and become new people, and some people have run all over the colonies all over the world, should they be scum or scum.

Britain is an "empire on which the sun never sets", and there are pure British women doing business in London's red light district, but at the same time, there are women organizing anti-war demonstrations, and there are also women serving the country in factories and hospitals, and the roads are all chosen by themselves.

There's nothing new under the sun.

"London has now become a foggy city, and it is not at all suitable for human existence—" Winston said more vaguely, and I am afraid that it would be more appropriate to describe it as "smoky miasma".

It's snowy season again, London's countless chimneys will cover the whole city again, and tens of thousands of people die every year in Britain, but the miraculous thing is that no one has ever paid attention to this problem, the royal family lives in a country house with clean air, the aristocracy and politicians are busy fighting for power, the people have to run for three meals a day, and no one cares about the environmental pollution brought about by the industrial revolution.

The good news is that every winter, which is the season when Southern Africa welcomes the most new immigrants, should have more this year than usual.

Roque was not afraid of the miasma, so he turned around and called Christian and asked Christian to go to London.

Christian is now in Paris.

As Roque's most loyal "servant", where Roque is, Christian is there, and many things that Roque is inconvenient to deal with are in charge of Christian, Roque has been focusing on the defense line during this time, and Christian is busy buying real estate in Paris.

After the outbreak of the World War, the value of real estate in Paris plummeted, and an apartment building worth 3.8 million francs before the outbreak of the World War now sells for less than 3 million.

"Monsieur Christian, there are eight apartments in this building, the ground floor is a shop, each apartment has eight rooms, six bathrooms, two living rooms, as well as a corridor, a dining room, and a maid's room, equipped with telephones, elevators, heating, before the outbreak of the world war, the rent of apartments here was 30,000 francs a year, half a year ago this building was worth 3.8 million, now it is only 2.9 million, the best time to buy the bottom." The savvy agent gushed and Christian was happy with the house.

This is a residential building on the Champs-Élysées in the 8th arrondissement of Paris, the entire house is made of white marble, and its owner would certainly not have sold it if it were not for the threat of war, such an asset is a good asset to hold for a long time.

In fact, Christian does not have to deal with these things himself, but Christian likes to make money, he likes the feeling of making money, sitting in the office and reading financial statements will make Christian have a very unreal feeling, Roque said that Christian is a serious lack of security, Christian thinks the same.

"2.9 million is too expensive, if the front line collapses, the house here will be worthless, I want to ensure that the risk is proportional to the profit." The house itself Christian is impeccable, but the price itself is certainly negotiable.

During this time, Christian had already bought many of these houses, as well as some old castles and estates, and in Reims, Christian bought six vineyards that produced champagne.

Reims is the core production area of Champagne, and in 1905 the French Supreme Court ruled that the name "Champagne" was reserved for wines made from grapes harvested in the area around Reims, also known as the "Champagne region".

The war is like this, Roque is planning the interests of southern Africa, businessmen like Christian are also profitable, and it is not their turn to consider the interests of the country, and it is still okay to buy the bottom at a low price.

"How much you can bid, I'll do my best for you." The intermediary finally meets a big client, and will definitely not give up easily.

"Two million francs, which can also be paid in pounds, this house is only worth so much." Christian's broadsword was swinging.

"The price is too low, impossible Mr. Christian, three months ago the house was worth 3.8 million." The intermediary is about to collapse, a cheap 180,000 can still be discussed, and a knife is 900,000, and no one can stand it.

"You said it was three months ago, and in another three months, this house won't even be worth 2 million." Christian is not in a hurry, some time ago, when the German army was only 30 kilometers away from Paris, the price of this house once fell to 1.9 million and no one dared to take over, and now that the front is stable in Belgium, the price has returned to 2.9 million.

"Mr. Christian, this price is impossible—" The agent was sweating profusely, hoping that Christian would give a more normal price, of course, relative to the current price.

"That's it, call me again if you agree, I'm very busy now, I have to look at dozens of houses every day, and I don't have time to spend on one house." Christian said go and go, it's now a standard buyer's market, and sellers don't have much choice.

Leaving the Champs-Élysées, Christian heads to lunch at the Hôtel Vailis next to the Palais Royal, one of the most famous restaurants in Paris during Balzac's time, which offers a set menu with wine and coffee for 5 francs for lunch and 8 francs for dinner.

For Christian, a few francs were not worth mentioning, and after the outbreak of the world war, his trading company and human resources company could earn hundreds of thousands of francs a day, but Christian still felt that it was too expensive, so Christian also ate a set meal with his entourage.

Much to Christian's discomfort, the Willwill Hotel only accepts white customers, and there are several Africans in Christian's chauffeur and bodyguards, so they can't enter the hotel.

Christian was still very kind to his subordinates, asking the waiter to deliver the set menu to the driver and bodyguard who could not enter the hotel to eat, and also gave a bottle of Sir Gabriel's champagne, which was priced separately and cost 20 francs in the restaurant.

"It's so expensive, a bottle of red wine costs 15 shillings, and we can buy five bottles in southern Africa." Christian chattered, Secretary Fanny and Security Chief Cole just didn't hear it, and such a calculating billionaire is really rare.

Christian is indeed rich, but he never wastes it, when Roque arranges Christian to work, Christian does not blink an eye, even if it seems that there is no profit for the time being, he will not hesitate, but in personal life, Christian is not very demanding.

Customers who choose a set menu are not allowed to go to the private room and can only eat in the hotel lobby.

It was lunchtime, the restaurant was still bustling, and although the shadow of war still loomed over Paris, people's lives were not affected.

"I'm sorry, you can't eat here, please leave the restaurant immediately." Just after eating two bites, there was a sudden discordant sound next to him, and the waiter in the restaurant was expelling two soldiers wearing the uniforms of the Southern African Expeditionary Force.

The two soldiers still had bandages around their arms, and they didn't seem to understand the waiter's French, but they could sense the waiter's bad attitude.

At this time, many of the guests who were dining in the restaurant noticed the episode here, and all kinds of indifferent, ridiculed, and sarcastic eyes suddenly focused on the two wounded soldiers.