0078 King's Chair Legs
University of Cambridge, Trinity College.
The luxurious carriage slowly stopped in front of this great university palace that cultivated great figures such as Newton and Bacon.
Lorraine and Jero got off the car in their most grand dresses, stopped together, raised their elbows, and greeted their female companions from the car.
Jero's companion was his unmarried niece Freya, a standard, lively, and somewhat shady English-style noble lady.
Lorraine's female companion was Carmen.
She tied her long hair today, wearing a cream-colored trouser skirt, a silk scarf, a lace glove, and a wide-brimmed top hat on her head were decorated with simple lace and ribbons. She was not decorated with gold and silver all over her body. The only preciousness was the pansy brooch on her chest made of pearls.
Conservative, pure, but a clever smile on Yanyan, still beautiful and charming.
Lorraine never thought of seeing such temperament from Carmen, and couldn't help but praise: "Today you will make all ladies jealous. I saw that Miss Mindel had pouted her mouth."
Carmen nodded, held Lorraine's arm and jumped out of the carriage, and took it up.
"Miss Jesla told me that the seaman is the captain's private property. If you do not receive your instructions, I shall not show off again. She said this is the rule of the pirate ship."
"Why do you say that I'm old-fashioned..."
"It's respect."
“Is there any difference?”
Seeing Lorraine's depressed look, Carmen covered his mouth and smiled so hard that his branches trembled.
Eight days after the reorganization of the Chamber of Commerce, the major renovation of Butterfly Flowers came to an end, and rare ancient goldwares were successively launched at auction houses in various places.
This batch of goldware caused an uproar in the collection market, with more than 30,000 pounds of cash flowing into Lorraine's pockets, which was converted into the rewards of the sailors, the equity capital of Viscount Alfonso and the brand new ship of the Lucky Grass.
These three things cost Lorraine a total of 20,000 pounds.
After the matter was completed, the General Chamber of Commerce still had a balance of 14,000 pounds on the books, while the Branch Chamber of Commerce had 4,000 pounds, which was abundant.
With the recommendation of Carmen, Ramos had a good first meeting with the prestigious Earl of Pidia, the Basque Country.
If no accident happens next, the Bidia family will make up for the loss of fame caused by the removal of the Alfonso family and become the new partner of the Drake Chamber of Commerce in the Kingdom of Spain and the Basque Country.
There are many things going on, and it will be a while before the Butterfly Flowers can be put into the water.
Lorraine took out her free time and led Pierce to visit Yero, the president of the Mindel Chamber of Commerce.
Until then, Yero always thought Lorraine died at sea...
During the more than 20 days of Lorraine's loss of contact, the situation in Cantabrian became increasingly corrupt.
The Reindeer is unmatched. The first fleet of the Desai family swept across the four fields with the blessing of this powerful warship and made huge profits.
Driven by huge interests, the Kalmar Chamber of Commerce in France, the Jodel Chamber of Commerce in the Netherlands and the Herrera Chamber of Commerce in Spain all sent their strongest fleets to the hunting grounds.
The entire route is filled with elite privateer ships, and English merchants have become difficult to move forward.
Yero was in a state of great anxiety. On the one hand, he lamented that the young man he was optimistic about died early, and on the other hand, he was also due to the losses of the Chamber of Commerce.
Under the current situation, he had to cut off the Spanish route, which made the Chamber of Commerce's profits fall to a cliff.
At this moment, Lorraine returned to the world like an angel.
Single-handedly, use small to make a big fortune, fight the giant whale, and return safely...
Lorraine, who stood in front of Jero again, jumped from a young man full of potential to become the hope of victory in the battle in Jero's eyes.
He restarted the Drake Chamber of Commerce's participation with his greatest enthusiasm, and within a few days he achieved everything he needed.
The Drake Chamber of Commerce officially joined the offshore guild, and this grand afternoon tea party held at Trinity College was the official welcome party prepared by the guild for Lorraine.
Lorraine and Carmen whispered by the carriage, and Jero came over with his niece and took the initiative to act as the host.
"Hare you here at Trinity College, the heroic little Drake?"
Lorraine shook her head with a wry smile: "I was the closest to Cambridge that I was expelled by my family. At that time, a law school admission letter was placed in front of me. As long as I accept it, I can become a student in Cambridge."
Yero laughed: "Triath College is Trinity College, and Cambridge University is Cambridge University. You must be careful and never confuse the two."
He pointed to a corner of the gate, behind a row of big trees, and planted alone under the window, said: "That is the gravitational tree. It discovered gravity with Isaac Newton back then. Now Mr. Newton is in the Hall of Fame, and it is outside the gate, enjoying the tranquility of this courtyard."
“Mr. Mindle seems to be familiar with Trinity College.”
"My brother and I are graduates of Trinity College. In fact, the three chambers of commerce created by the offshore guild have a connection with Trinity College. The initial motion for this matter was planned by three young people by the hot spring in the Juting Court."
"Santa College actually supports students in business?" Lorraine said in surprise.
“Freedom, challenge, humor, we are different.”
Jero laughed proudly, leading Lorraine toward the majestic courtyard gate of the Gothic style.
"In 1546, His Majesty Henry VIII merged the King's School and Michael's School into Trinity College. In order to remember his grace, he summoned the outstanding sculptors of England at that time, selected the most majestic one from thousands of plans, and erected his own statue on the gate of the college."
Following Jero's guidance, Lorraine saw the sculpture above the huge round arched porch of the courtyard gate.
Henry VIII stood on the porch with a serious expression, holding a golden holy ball cross in his left hand and holding a strange stick in his right hand.
"On his hands..."
"A chair leg is still lame."
"Chain legs?"
The complacent look on Jero's face became stronger and stronger.
"At the beginning of the statue, His Majesty Henry VIII held a golden scepter that symbolized the throne and majesty. He was high and wanted every Trinity student to bow to his majesty from the day he entered the school."
"This aroused the dissatisfaction of the old seniors. Less than a month after the statue was completed, a senior named Tony Clayton secretly climbed up the statue, took off his scepter, and threw it into the stinky ditch."
Lorraine and Carmen were stunned: "Drop the scepter into the stinky ditch?"
"It's indeed a stinky ditch." Yero shrugged, "This incident caused an uproar in the whole UK back then. His Majesty ordered the college to investigate, but all the teachers and students of the college firmly kept the secret of Senior Clayton, and even when facing God, they remained silent. The college's investigation was fruitless, and in desperation, they could only re-made a scepter and stuff it back into the statue."
Lorraine laughed and cried: "Mr. Clayton threw it into the ditch again?"
“There is no evidence that Senior Clayton has a direct connection with theft of the last two scepters.”
"The last two times? Hell, this scepter was stolen three times?"
Jero pointed to the broken chair leg of the scepter's right hand and said, "On the third time, the person who stole the scepter stuffed the broken chair leg in."
"Then what?"
"The senior leaders of the college think this is good, and they ended the incident with a public statement. The original text of the statement is: Although the students' approach is naughty, they are still cute, and they also express the college's independent spirit of resisting authority. The college believes that this is a suitable change, and also believes that this should be the last change in the statue event."
"1546..." Lorraine was amazed at the ears, "That is to say, His Majesty Henry VIII has been standing at the entrance of the college for more than two hundred years?"
Chapter completed!