Because many years ago, he and his friends were agents of a French brand of cars and had their own store in London.

Gao Bin took it over and renovated it, preparing to introduce the 4S store model to the UK. It was time for John Bulls to experience the devastation of the 4S store.

With a total investment of 30,000 pounds, Gao Bin quickly packed up a vacant factory building and handed it over to Bentley. He couldn't wait to form a research and development team.

With the help of Gao Bin, Bentley hired many top students in related majors from prestigious universities in the UK. As if this was not enough, they also hired professional talents from Rolls-Royce and several French car companies.

A research and development team of up to 100 people and an administrative team of more than 50 people gathered in Downton to start the research and development of the first Bentley car.

Car research and development never happens overnight. It can take one or two years at the earliest and five or six years at the slowest time. Gao Bin is not in a hurry and gives Bentley full trust.

Of course, he also put forward many opinions in the development of the first car.

He originally liked cars. There are many luxury cars in every world, and he has driven them of all brands. His understanding of future cars far exceeds Bentley's imagination.

Many of his suggestions were very constructive, which made Bentley feel astonished. This young aristocrat was not just a whim, he understood cars.

It is undoubtedly a pleasure to work with such a person. The two often discuss the details of the first car while drinking.

For example, Bentley is very stubborn about speed, but Gao Bin told him that a car should not only be about speed. Of course, he also likes the feeling of speeding at high speed, but on this basis, luxury and comfort are also elements that a luxury car should have.<

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In this way, time flies and two years pass.

The 20th century also began to enter the 1920s, and Britain, which had experienced the war, fell into a period of extreme struggle.

The economy is sluggish and the government is corrupt. Britain during this period can be described in one word: chaos!

But heroes emerge from troubled times. This saying can be applied to any country in any era.

Especially for those who have prepared in advance, this chaos is just right.

If there was no chaos, Gao Bin would not have the chance to rectify the market, let alone acquire the brands that he was familiar with in his previous life.

For example, there is a leather goods factory named TUSTING. This is not a well-known brand in later generations, but it has the oldest and most advanced leather tanning technology in the UK. If it were not for the fact that the heirs of his family were running out of food, Gao Bin would not have the chance to acquire it.

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Another example is a brand called Burberry, which many people know. Their clothes are rainproof, practical, durable, breathable and lightweight, and are very suitable for the British weather.

However, due to their obligation to produce military uniforms for the military during the war, their wages could hardly be paid. When they asked the military for help, Gao Bin intercepted them and purchased them in the name of Crowley Automotive Industry Group. The total amount was only

I spent 50,000 pounds, which is a huge profit.

The acquisition of these two brands can also be said to prepare for the automotive industry chain.

But several subsequent acquisitions made his ambitions clear to the world.

At the beginning of 1920, he took his servant on a train to Scotland and stayed in Edinburgh for a month. While buying a holiday castle, he also low-key acquired a not-so-reputable bank, the Halifax Bank.

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When this bank was first established, in order to attract depositors, it absorbed the deposits of many illegal depositors. Therefore, it was boycotted by relevant departments and was unable to operate for a long time.

But in the past 20 years, they have expanded rapidly because they have targeted the credit market, seized the golden period of booming real estate, and attracted a large number of customers.

Unfortunately, due to the war, many loan customers were unable to repay their loans, and banks experienced a huge economic crisis.

At this time, Gao Bin appeared. Through Robert's network, he teamed up with several British nobles to acquire it.

Later, Gao Bin used his own shares to obtain loans from several major banks, including Barclays Bank, to acquire all the shares held by several nobles.

After such a showy operation, Halifax Bank became his sole proprietorship and he officially changed its name to Crowley Bank.

Next, he spent another 2 months to bring Crowley Bank back to Yorkshire. With Yorkshire as the center, it quickly radiated throughout the northeastern region of England.

Because the Crowley family has so much influence in Yorkshire, there must be tens of thousands of people who eat with them, plus their respective families. It can be said that Gao Bin allowed Crowley Bank to own more than ten people in an extremely short period of time.

million new customers.

With savers, it is natural to inherit the fine traditions of its predecessor, and add insurance and car loan businesses to the mortgage business.

Once Bentley's first car rolls off the assembly line, the car loan business will be quickly launched. Gao Bin's plan is really terrifying.

Robert was stunned by his operations. He never thought he could make money like this.

However, Gao Bin's ambitions don't stop there. This is a booming era, and he must seize every opportunity to make money and make acquisitions!

He won't be like other nobles, who buy land as soon as they have money. It's too boring.

He is going to let John girls feel the fear of the Chinese people being dominated by Samsung.

The life of a Chinese can't be separated from three things: death, taxes, and Samsung.

And Gao Bin is ready to let John Bull experience the joy of being branded by Crowley from birth to death.

Of course, if he wants to achieve this step, the few steel coins in his pocket are not enough. It doesn't matter, he has plenty of time.

There are still more than ten years before World War II. What will be the focus of the next hundred years? Oil!

But playing in mining is not something anyone can do if they want to. If you don’t have enough money, you can’t even drive piles.

This is the reason why he acquired the bank. If he didn't have enough money, he would use the bank's help and use customers' money to develop. This is the key to the capital game.

Of course, just having money is not enough. Oil has never been a game that can be played by private individuals. Without the support of violent machines behind it, it will be eaten alive by humans sooner or later.

But these are not problems for Gao Bin. Behind him is the British aristocracy. These old aristocrats may be crazy poor, but once they unite, the power they can unleash is immeasurable.

So he repeated his old tricks, uniting two dukes and a marquis. Most importantly, he successfully persuaded the royal family's investment companies through Princess Mary to jointly establish a company called 'Royal North Sea Oil'.

The royal family contributed resources and part of the capital, accounting for 25% of the shares. Gao Bin contributed the bulk and was responsible for the specific operations, accounting for 45% of the shares. The remaining shares were divided among several other nobles.

The significance of the establishment of this oil company is extremely far-reaching. It is not only as simple as occupying a piece of oil resources in advance, but also allowing Gao Bin to break into the top of the aristocratic pyramid.

At the same time, the establishment of Royal North Sea Oil also brought Gao Bin closer to the royal family, and he finally relaxed about his marriage to Princess Mary.

Robert lobbied for this for two years, but it was not as efficient as Gao Bin setting up a company.

This discovery also plunged him into deep helplessness. He locked himself in the study for a whole day. When he came out again, he said something to Cora:

"Gao is the most suitable heir to the Crowley family!"

With this sentence, it also means that Gao Bin has officially become the heir to the Marquis and has registered with the House of Nobles.

As he let go, Gao Bin and Mary's marriage lost the last obstacle.

In September 1921, in the crisp autumn weather, Gao Bin and Mary held an engagement ceremony in Edinburgh. On the day of the engagement, almost all the nobles from the entire British Isles were present, and the scene was very grand.

However, Gao Bin took very complete security measures to ensure that no outsider would sneak into the scene. He did not want to become the target of discussion by others a hundred years later.

Amidst the sound of blessings, the two officially entered the marriage hall with a passionate kiss.

Although they are only engaged, in the eyes of everyone, the two are already officially married. The Archbishop of England personally appeared to bless them. Who dares to violate God's will?

Therefore, Mary didn't care about propriety and shame. After getting engaged, she moved directly to Downton Abbey and lived a shameless life with Gao Bin.

She is 26 years old and is considered an old girl in this era.
Chapter completed!