There are both beautiful women and beautiful scenery, you can watch and play at the same time, play and watch at the same time...

It would be even better if there was a hotpot where one could sing songs, but unfortunately there is no hotpot here, only curry, and Alan doesn't like the yellowish curry very much.

…

Although Tehokul is called a town, it is actually just a big village, dirty and messy.

As soon as the train arrived at the station, Alan could no longer enjoy certain privileges of the nobility here, such as getting off the train first.

The untouchables here get off first!

There's no way around it. Who wouldn't want a pariah to fall on their head just as they walk out of the car with their luggage?

It definitely doesn’t feel good to have those feet that haven’t been washed for years or even decades stepping on your head!

Only after all the untouchables hanging outside the train have left can the passengers in the carriage get off with peace of mind.

A fleet of cars was rented here in advance, and there was also a bodyguard who was ready to receive us. The car was not a good one, but a Toyota SUV.

This thing seems to sell well abroad. It is cheap and durable, and its right-hand drive is also suitable for use in India.

After more than half an hour's drive, the convoy entered the city of Mangalore.

Aishwarya Rai's face has been flushed since she got off the train. Although her behavior of playing games with Allen on the train was only seen by some untouchables along the way, she felt as if the whole world saw it. Even with a blindfold, she was still very shy.

It took her two days to recover. Now in the car, she was lying on Alan's legs and didn't even look up when he asked her questions.

…

"We're almost at your house, aren't you going to go back and take a look?"

Alan rubbed Aishwarya Rai's shoulders. The more the girl spent time with her, the more interesting she became.

He just told her that he would open a company for her, and before he took any actual action, she was already obedient to him. Although Alan did not lie to her, he still felt sincerely that the girls here were easy to deceive!

…

"I'm not going. Let's just go to the hotel."

Aishwarya Rai said in a muffled voice that she didn't want to go home. Her father was a naval officer and could only come back during vacations throughout the year. There was no point for her to go home now.

"Well then..."

Alan patted the passenger seat and asked, "Do you have any plans for today?"

Little Stone saw Alan asking him, then turned around and reported: "Master, according to our people, the people in Bangalore are waiting for you here."

"Oh? They chased here? So fast?"

Alan was stunned. He was planning to play here for two days, but he didn't expect that the people over there would chase him. This is the end of attracting investment. Great!

"Haha, as soon as we mentioned your identity, they got anxious. They didn't fulfill their responsibility to entertain you properly in the first place, and now they received the news after you left, so they got anxious."

Little Stone said with pride.

It’s hard to say about the hereditary earldom in the United Kingdom in other places, but in the countries within the Commonwealth, no matter where you go, you are very prestigious!

What's more, before coming here, the itinerary informed to the other party included an investment inspection. Now Alan arrived in Bangalore and left after staying for one night. The officials in Bangalore thought that the noble lord Alan was dissatisfied with their poor hospitality and left in a fit of anger.

In this situation, anyone would have to send someone to chase after them.

…

"Haha, okay, what is their purpose here?"

After listening to Xiao Shitou's report, Alan didn't care. He thought, "Well, it's okay. It saves him the trouble of running back and forth."

"That's not what I said. They arrived the night before yesterday, at the hotel we booked. A second group came yesterday, and they are waiting for you to arrive."

"Well... leave them alone for now. I'll talk to them in the hotel conference room after I've rested in the afternoon. You can notify them to get ready then."

"clear!"

Xiao Shitou nodded, quickly took notes and arranged today's schedule. The young master had had enough fun and it was time to start handling official business!

This guy is too hardworking. He has only been playing for a few days and he has to go back to work.

The young master really cares about the empire.

…

India's administrative structure copied some from Britain and some from other countries. It's a bit like a hodgepodge.

We also have a parliament here, a bicameral one modeled after the British one.

The so-called upper house of India is the Rajya Sabha, which is a permanent institution. The people in it are said to be elected, but they pay great attention to their background and resume. Although there are no rigid rules and requirements, if ordinary civilians want to get in, they can probably only dream of getting in.

India's lower house, the Lok Sabha, is elected every five years.

In addition to the parliamentary system, the official system is also different from that of the outside world.

Take the mayor for example. Mayors in other countries, at least, have some power, no matter what. But it is different in India. The mayor here can't do anything.

From the state perspective, the states here are like small countries. For the sake of ease of understanding, they can be regarded as a province.

The most influential person in a state is the Chief Minister, a position equivalent to a provincial senior official.

There are many officials under the state, including state ministers, chief secretaries, state department secretaries, district commissioners, mayors, deputy commissioners, county magistrates, etc.

This regional commissioner is the one who is most in charge of the local city-level affairs and has the most regional power!

They are civil servants, not elected but tested. As for how the test is conducted and whether there are any shady dealings, don't ask too much about it. Those who understand the British administrative system will understand it.

But the district commissioner must be in the same mind as his boss, the chief minister.

The people who came to see Allen this time were the secretary of the district commissioner in charge of the Bangalore area and the secretary of a state minister who had come down from above.

The identities of these two people are very clever. They can both directly connect with the people behind them. In other words, their arrival represents the attitude of the entire Karnataka state.

The reason why they sent these two heavyweights all the way to Mangalore to wait for Allen was to let this noble lord from Great Britain see their attitude.

As for the people behind them, they certainly cannot come forward directly.

They had to wait until their men had talked to Allen first, and only then could they come out. If they came over now rashly, and this noble lord might give them the cold shoulder, everyone would be embarrassed.

…

At around four o'clock in the afternoon, Alan, who had just taken a nap, finally got ready and came to the hotel conference room wearing a very formal suit.

The entire administrative team of more than a dozen people were already waiting for him here. They had been waiting for Alan in this conference room since lunch.

Compared with those ordinary untouchables who are often seen outside and are dark and thin, these Indian elites have a huge gap with those Indians in terms of skin color and mental outlook!

As Alan entered the room, there was a rustling sound of stool legs rubbing against the ground.

This meeting was more formal. More than a dozen people bowed and said that they welcomed Lord Carmarthen to visit Karnataka, India, and apologized for the poor hospitality he had shown a few days ago.

Alan set his eyes on a tall Indian man, who was the secretary of the regional commissioner. What he said, to a certain extent, represented what the regional commissioner wanted to say to Alan.

The other party is not sure about Allen's attitude now, so these people are just here to act as the vanguard and test the enemy's situation. If the atmosphere is good and this gentleman is easy to talk to, the people behind them will come over and talk to Allen in detail.

This model was also developed by the Indians learning from the British. Everyone is doing the same thing, and Alan has gotten used to it.

…

"Please take a seat. Thank you for waiting for me here. I hope this does not affect your work."

Alan walked to the main seat and sat down consciously. Aishwarya Rai was wearing a professional suit, like a secretary, holding a small notebook. She did not sit at the conference table, but sat behind Alan.

After the servant brought Alan tea and placed several documents in front of him, he asked in a friendly manner.

"No, no, it's us who have caused trouble for you!"

"Haha... What is your purpose in coming to see me this time?"

Alan didn't mention the investment at all. He pretended to be confused and looked at these Indians.

“…”

The secretary of the leading commissioner had a calm expression. He glanced at Alan, then at the bodyguards at the door, and then continued, "When the bodyguards left by the Excellency found us, we knew that the Excellency had left Bangalore. Our commissioner heard that the Excellency sent bodyguards to inquire about the news around the industrial park two days ago? Think about what you know, and we can tell you in person."

The Indians were slow to react, but their methods were acceptable. After they knew that Alan had been to Bangalore, they sent out their manpower and quickly found out when Alan arrived in Bangalore and what he did when he got there.

In particular, he sent people to the industrial park to inquire about the situation, which made the regional commissioner concerned.

With this information, they would also infer that Alan was preparing to invest in their IT industry, which is Bangalore's current main push and also the most lacking overseas investment area. Coupled with his noble status, this is enough to attract attention. It was reported up the chain of command, and finally even the state knew about it.

Then they organized a group of people and chased after Allen. When they were halfway there, they realized that Allen's final destination was Mangalore, so they turned around and went directly to Mangalore to wait for Allen.

…

Alan smiled as he saw that the Indians only mentioned that they had sent people to gather information but did not mention investment. They only hinted that they wanted him to mention it first.

You still want to carry it with you?

He grabbed the documents on the table and put them aside. At the bottom were several newspapers. They were all the same newspaper, the alarmist newspaper that Alan saw that day that fabricated his crimes.

Alan threw the newspaper to the Indians next to him and pointed at the newspaper. Regardless of whether they had read the newspaper or not, he said directly: "I have only been in India for a few days. I feel that the atmosphere here is very bad. Why are your newspapers so hostile to the distinguished guests from Great Britain? I don't know which editor or reporter wrote this report. I only saw the smear and editing against me. Is this your attitude towards investors?"

…

The newspaper slowly made its way to the commissioner's secretary, who picked it up and saw that the headlines were all hostile.

"Winning the Game by Fouling: The Three Deadly Sins of the British Aristocracy" was the title, and he could feel the overwhelming malice without even reading the content.

He knows very well what kind of people the British are!

I didn't expect that this gentleman suddenly stopped talking about investment and turned the topic to newspapers.

Looking at the news in the newspaper, the commissioner's secretary felt a little headache. This was going to be difficult.

He was a member of the visiting delegation and a famous noble. The game that day was not broadcast live or recorded. Even if he really committed a foul, he dared to publish such a report based on hearsay without any evidence...

If this kind of thing happened to a more generous noble, the other party might not care and would just laugh it off. But it was obvious that the person in front of them was not such a generous noble and would not do as they imagined.

The British Crown Prince is used to being criticized by the media. Do they think they can criticize aristocrats at will?

Has anyone ever seen a newspaper casually criticizing a nobleman?

Especially the British newspapers, do they dare?

Generally speaking, for the sake of face, royal family members would not share the same views as these newspapers, but it is different for the nobles. They are very low-key and have deep penetration into all walks of life. If a newspaper really dares to criticize a noble without any evidence.

Haha, if you meet a petty person, death is the lightest outcome.

This newspaper in India has committed a big crime. They dare to slander others without any evidence.

Now that it has been pointed out to them in person, they are asked to give an explanation and it is difficult to cover up the matter.

…

"Sir, this newspaper is not from our state of Karnataka. Can you hand it over to ..."

The commissioner's secretary wanted to fish in troubled waters and clear himself of this matter. After all, it's not like they haven't done such things as preferring the death of a friend to the death of the monk before. So they decided to divert the blame and only talk about investment now, not things that hurt the feelings of both parties.

"ha……?"

Alan narrowed his eyes and smiled. Are you trying to play this on me?

I don't care where your newspaper is...

Since it is an Indian newspaper, Alan has to rely on them. As long as the newspaper slanders him, it is impossible for Alan, who is so narrow-minded, to just let it go!

If they dare to discredit themselves in the newspaper today, will they dare to make up fake news to portray themselves tomorrow?

Will he dare to seize my title the day after tomorrow?

You dare to slander yourself without any evidence. Who taught you to do this? This is called breaking the rules!

This trend cannot be allowed to continue!

But now he is in India, where he is unfamiliar with the place. He can't just send bodyguards to arrest him, right?

In this situation, if you want to vent your anger, you have to use some tricks.

What routine?

Kill someone with a borrowed knife, call a horse a deer, strike first to gain the advantage, kill the chicken to scare the monkey!

Whose knife should I borrow?

Haha, isn't there someone coming to your door with a knife right now?

It would be a waste if you don’t use it.

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