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The New Year in Vienna is surrounded by waltzes. The capital of music is lacking in everything but not lacking in music. Even if the state affairs are in decline and the homeland is full of depression, it can't resist the music-loving characteristics of the Viennese.

Of course, the Viennese here refers to the upper class who can eat well and wear warm clothes. Only those who are still full of food and doing nothing all day long have the mood to appreciate the beauty of music.

Li Xiao thought that he was a bit out of tune with this city, or that he was so out of tune with the upper class society of this era. Probably because of the time traveler, although he had a period of longing, yearning and intoxication for the luxury of the upper class, but these were quickly eliminated in Bucharest.

After seeing the life of the so-called jet society, he suddenly felt that it was not interesting. The so-called nobility of a group of people who look like dogs and rely entirely on their laurels is really unadmirable. After dealing with these guys, you will find that they are so empty. Except for a shiny shell, there is nothing inside. None, I can only anesthetize myself by indulging in sensuality, which is actually quite sad.

Anyway, this kind of life of doing nothing, eating and waiting to die is not what Li Xiao wants. A traveler must do what a traveler should do, change this era, and leave his own unique mark in this era. This is meaningful.

"Marquis Schneider is bankrupt,"

Just as Li Xiao was looking at the men and women on the dance floor and thinking about the future, Duke Alexander who was next to him suddenly interjected. This made Li Xiao a bit puzzled, because he really didn't know who this Marquis Schneider was? I don't know what this bankrupt has to do with him.

However, Duke Alexander didn't seem to notice Li Xiao's expression, but said to himself: "Can you believe that this Marquis Schneider owed about 1 million rubles in debt! And ten years ago, he just inherited the family business. At that time, the Schneider family still had at least 300,000 rubles of liquidity left..."

In other words, this prodigal son squandered about 1.3 million rubles in assets in ten years, which is about 140,000 to 150,000 pounds. Well, 140,000 to 150,000 pounds is a huge sum of money these days, and ordinary people can live quite comfortably with 10,000 pounds, not to mention living a life like a fairy every day, at least the life of a servant of a fairy.

"It's not 1.3 million rubles, but 3.2 million rubles!" Duke Alexander corrected Li Xiao's mistake calmly, and added with a smile: "During this period, he also sold several Manor, several villas, and some stocks..."

Well, Li Xiao was completely speechless. He looked at Marquis Schneider, who had short brown hair and a slender figure in the middle of the dance floor, with his arms around a socialite dancing gracefully.

"certainly,

This is actually not much, at least compared with his father, it is far behind. The Schneider family is a large landowner in Hungary and Transylvania. In his great-grandfather's time, the assets probably amounted to tens of millions of rubles. Then his grandfather and father kept squandering, and it finally bottomed out with him..."

Li Xiao became more and more speechless, feeling that this is a prodigal family! If there were tens of millions of rubles in assets thirty or fifty years ago, what kind of concept is this, not to mention the richest man in the world, he is also the number one rich man. It seems that being too rich is not a good thing. If he has such prodigal sons and grandchildren, he will probably be so angry that he will throw off the coffin board.

"Don't be surprised, my little friend." Duke Alexander smiled. "Actually, all the people you see with your eyes, not to mention all of them are heavily in debt, at least 70% of them are living on debt. The so-called nobles Not as glamorous as you imagined!"

This is known to Li Xiao without Duke Alexander's introduction, because it is recorded in the history books that the closer to the modern traditional aristocracy, the harder it is to live. Whether it is St. Petersburg, Vienna or Berlin, or Paris or London, there are a lot of dilapidated nobles. Except for a bluffing title, these people can be said to have no money, and they live in extraordinary embarrassment.

For example, Li Xiao knew that there were many dukes or marquises living in low-cost apartments in St. Petersburg. They might look like dogs when they went out, but they were extremely shabby when they returned home. In order to support the appearance of the so-called aristocrats, they are gritting their teeth and struggling, but in fact they live with no dignity than anyone else.

"Perhaps within three years, Marquis Schneider will have nothing and will soon be forgotten. Who would have thought that the Schneider family was so prosperous and prominent?"

Li Xiao was a little uncertain about Duke Alexander's intentions in telling him this, and he replied cautiously: "It seems that I must educate my children and grandchildren, so as not to be pissed off by them again!"

Duke Alexander glanced at him and said lightly: "Of course, but that's not the most important thing!"

Li Xiao was startled, knowing that the really important meat scene was coming, he immediately cheered up and asked, "Then what do you think is the most important?"

Duke Alexander did not directly answer this question, but pointed to another nobleman not far from Marquis Schneider who was about the same age as him, and his expression was almost the same, and he said:

"That is the Marquis of Liendorf. He is similar to the Marquis of Schneider. He is the same playboy, both spend money like water, and have so many hobbies. When he inherited the title, his family property was even less than that of the Marquis of Schneider. But you You know? He is richer now than before, why do you think this is?"

Li Xiao replied cautiously: "This Marquis is more capable of investing?"

"Fart!" Duke Alexander laughed contemptuously, "He's just a playboy, an idiot, with no other advantages except strength on the bed!"

Li Xiao replied frankly: "Excuse me for being stupid, I really don't know why!"

Duke Alexander smiled and said, "The reason is very simple. He has someone to take care of him. The richest inheritance left by his ancestors is not money, but a relationship, an inexhaustible wealth for the descendants of the family!"

A light flashed in Li Xiao's eyes, but he immediately covered it up. He pretended to be curious and asked, "Then what kind of relationship is this?"

Duke Alexander replied solemnly: "Take care of each other, support each other, a relationship where one prospers and the other loses!"

Li Xiao nodded slowly, and asked solemnly: "Then how can we get such a relationship, or this friendship?"

Duke Alexander smiled with satisfaction, and replied: "As expected, you did not disappoint me, you always grasp the key points at once!"

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