Chapter 37: The Upper Class Seeks Collection

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  "Jason, Robert and Churchill have all arrived in Manchester and are inside the factory office building (the one Juzi bought) on Vincent Street."

  Looking at Isabel's excited expression, Zhu Jishi was slightly stunned. This female count often came to his side, but her attitude towards him was always lukewarm, yet today she had come all the way from London to Manchester, which was truly rare.

  But what's Robert Churchill doing here? Although he saved his life at Denham Villa that day, the 300-pound medical fee was enough to repay him for his kindness. In the following days, he only saw him once in a London court, without even exchanging a word. What does it mean for him and Isabella to come together today? Could it be that he has discovered his unrequited love for Isabella and wants to duel with him?!

  Can't Countess also afford to be so excited? Does this woman like men risking their lives for her? This taste is too heavy...

  The countess leaned forward to Jason, softly saying: "Jason, the Duke of Marlborough from Oxfordshire wants to see you. Robert has come for this matter."

  "What? The Duke of Marlborough?" Zhu Jishi was taken aback and hastily asked back: "Who is he?"

  The countess smiled brightly and said, "He is the Earl of Oxfordshire, a big shot in the Conservative Party, and Robert Churchill is his brother."

  The countess smiled and nodded, with a few more points of admiration in her eyes. Zuo Jisheng scratched his head, the duke, the earl, the leader of the Conservative Party, sounded like they were all very reactionary? Could it be... that the article he had published in the North Star newspaper to make a name for himself was being used by the Chartists as ammunition to attack Britain's dark capitalist system? Was this duke now going to represent the Conservative Party (Robert Peel was the leader of the Conservative Party) and have him expelled from Britain?

  Well, what that Jones lawyer said was at most just expelling... This British Empire is reactionary, and the laboring people here are also suffering, but compared to the Qing Dynasty, there are still many progressive places.

  First of all, it is the constraint on power. The rule of law in Britain is not just a casual remark, but rather a serious implementation. People like Lord Reed and Lord Hobbs, if placed in the Qing dynasty, would be top-ranking officials with a fourth or fifth rank hat, and to deal with a lowly person like oneself would only require one word, where would they need to go through a public trial, and still end up losing face?

  Secondly, it is the protection of private property, which is also a part of British rule of law, but it is worth emphasizing. Because protecting private property is a sign of British bourgeois dictatorship! In today's Britain, depriving someone of their property is absolutely more difficult than sending him to prison! It's not like in the Qing Dynasty, where confiscating a family's property was a trivial matter. However, if personal property could be confiscated as easily as in the Qing Dynasty, capitalism would have no way to develop.

  Thirdly, it is the respect of Britain for science, this kind of respect can be personally felt and is not superficial, but truly treats science as the primary productive force.

  Zhu Jishi let out a breath, the dock here with Kosper and Meyer was enough, he still went back to the company headquarters to have some tea, and met that Robert Churchill along the way. He said to the countess: "Isabel, we're going back."

  ……

  "Jason, congratulations, you're finally with Roman."

  As soon as the carriage started moving, the countess smiled and said to Zhu Jishi: "She's a charming woman, few men can resist Roman, you actually stayed with him for several months before getting into her bed, it really surprises me."

  "Huh, what do you mean? Are you implying that I'm slow to make a move on your sister?" Zhu Jishi smiled faintly and suddenly placed his palm on the countess's thigh. The countess gave him a flirtatious smile and continued speaking: "Jensen, honestly, your achievements have far exceeded my expectations, you're qualified to pursue me now." She gazed at Zhu Jishi with affection, "Do you know what I mean?"

  Looking at the charming and seductive female countess, Zhu Jishi smiled, "Is it a match made in heaven?"

  The countess lifted her pretty face, and her bright blue eyes fell on Zhu Jishi's face, her gaze flickering as if she wanted to see his heart. Suddenly, she smiled sweetly and pulled out a beautifully designed invitation from somewhere and handed it over.

  "Omar Khayyam Club?" Zhu Zhiyi stared at the letterhead on the invitation for a moment, what does this mean?

  "Don't you know?" The countess blinked her bright blue eyes and smiled, "In these days, have you never paid attention to the upper class of England?"

  "High society? And what's the connection with this Omar Khayyam Club?" he said, but in his heart, he thought to himself that these days he had been paying attention to the lower class of British society. As for high society... was it a level that a yellow-skinned person like him could easily come into contact with?

  The countess's rosy lips curved slightly, revealing an enchanting smile. "This Omar Club is the most famous social club in Britain's high society. To receive its invitation means being accepted by British high society."

  Zhu Jishi raised an eyebrow and sneered, "Will high society accept an Oriental?"

  The countess smiled: "Why not? An Oriental, from far-off China, with talent pouring out of every pore, soon to be possessed of a staggering fortune, and who will also be a member of the French Academy and the Royal Society of England, and become a baronet of the British Empire... High society would naturally welcome someone like you as a new member." She paused for a moment, "Jason, I think you should know just how high the social standing of a member of the French Academy is. Even Emperor Napoleon considered it an honor to be a member! With this title, your skin color will no longer be an issue."

  The countess continued: "There are only 145 members of the Académie fran?aise, roughly equivalent to one ten-thousandth of the number of people in Europe with noble blood! They are the most outstanding scientists of this era, destined to be remembered for centuries. In 19th-century Europe, even the highest nobility would not dare to mock an academician in public, because that would only make others think he (or she) was extremely superficial, uncultured, and a complete idiot."

  Zhu Jishi looked into the eyes of the female count and suddenly said, "I was able to get this invitation from the Omar Club so quickly, it must have something to do with you?"

  The countess nodded slightly, acknowledging it. She was indeed one of the dozen or so relatively well-known "hostesses" in Omar Khayyam Club, not that she had shares in the club, but rather because she often hosted parties and gatherings under her own name, and also had the qualification to introduce some new people into this social circle.

  Isabel thought for a moment, then asked again: "Isabel, what kind of place is this club?"

  He suspected that Omar Khayyam Club might be similar to the clubhouse of later generations, a place where big shots used eating, drinking and having fun as an excuse to pull strings with each other.

  The countess knitted her eyebrows, thinking for a moment: "It depends on what you want. If you want to climb up, that's the ladder to the clouds, because 99% of the big shots in the British Empire are members of the Omar Club. If you want to have fun, it can also satisfy your needs. There are all sorts of beautiful women there, like me, and those who are both beautiful and noble... Of course, that's also where some aristocratic ladies from high society come to find pleasure."

  "If you want to find a marriage partner, you can also find a high-society lady who is a perfect match for you at Omar Khayyam Club."

  The countess looked at Joo-ji-se with a meaningful expression and said, "Jason, I think you should know what a good marriage means to the upper class in Europe."