The Goddess Shines on America

The reason why Windsor Castle became the resident place of the current queen has a story to tell about the establishment of the Windsor Dynasty.

*****The queen's grandfather, King George V, was the founder of the family. His paternal ancestor was originally the Wetting family in Germany, and one branch was enfeoffed in the Duchy of Saxony-Coburg-Gotha, which is today's Thuringia in Germany. At the same time, over the years, several princes Wetin have been elected kings of many countries through marriage or election, such as Portugal, Belgium and Bulgaria, and their influence is very strong.

On February 10, 1840, Queen Victoria of England married her cousin, Prince Albert of the Duchy of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha, bringing the German surname into the British royal family. On January 22, 1901, Queen Victoria died, and her eldest son succeeded as Edward VII, thus concurrently serving as the monarch of the Principality of Germany.

George V is his son, and on May 6, 1910, following his father's death, he became the new king of the United Kingdom.

Then the problem comes.

Who started World War I?

Kaiser Wilhelm II.

Are William II and George V related?

If it weren't for the presence of such a cousin of the German emperor, Queen Victoria's grandson, King George V of England, would not have been criticized by the people of the country, let alone change his ancestral surname with humiliation. At first, he was surprised and saddened by such rumors, but he also admitted that the royal families of European countries do not exist in isolation, and there are complicated marriage relationships among them. His family name and some titles of relatives do not sound so "British" Mode". Ordinarily that's fine, but during World War I it was worse than anything.

Fortunately, he was still a wise man, and finally decided to follow the public opinion. In the third year of World War I, that is, in 1917, he issued a formal and solemn statement: the British royal family will use "Windsor" as the family's new surname. It is questioned that the name of Windsor comes from Windsor Castle, which is rumored to be one of the oldest royal palaces in the UK, which was founded by King William I the Conqueror.

Naming a family with a thousand-year-old castle will naturally allow family members to settle here. With an area of ​​480,000 square feet, it easily becomes the largest inhabited castle in the world today.

There are countless treasures of the British royal family here, including works by Da Vinci, Rubens, Rembrandt and other masters, not to mention the furniture and decorations from the Middle Ages. Therefore, it is not an exaggeration to say that every room here is a small art exhibition room.

Alice came here like this. Although she has been studying at Eton College across the river for a whole year, she has never visited the castle. Every year, countless tourists from all over the world flock to Windsor Castle and linger in its open area. However, as a "local person", she pretended that the castle did not exist, which can be said to be in line with the old saying.

The so-called travel is to start from a place where one is tired of living and go to a place where others are tired of living for a while.

People working for the royal family can be seen everywhere in the castle. Soldiers in British jackets stand guard and patrol, and maids dressed like Elisa Rofield, but with different necklines. The servants wore white coats and walked up and down the stairs carrying silverware. While watching this scene with great interest, Alice followed Alisa through luxuriously decorated corridors, and finally in an office, she saw the old woman who was waiting for her.

The housekeeper introduced: "Your Majesty, this is Alice King."

The **** queen in a pink coat is only in her sixties this year. Her hair is all white, but she doesn't have the old look that Alice is more familiar with. The old man who made the British people ignore the hosting of the Olympic Games and concentrate on celebrating his 90th birthday was standing up from behind the table gracefully and gracefully at this moment, and made a gesture to move forward.

"Hello, Her Majesty."

Alice twisted the corner of her skirt and made a standard lady's gift: "It's an honor to meet you."

"It's an honor to meet you too, Alice."

The queen looked at Alice with a gentle smile on her face, then looked at her housekeeper and said, "Alyssa, can you pour me a cup of fragrant black tea for an old man like me?"

Far from being comparable to the working-class Cockney accent, the curvy Oxford accent is very comfortable to hear.

"Yes, Your Majesty."

Alisa immediately left the room, and then, the queen looked at Alice and said, "Sit down, child, don't be too reserved in front of me, just treat it as if you were at home."

I doubt it very much.

Hiding that sentence in her heart, Alice nodded and said: "The decoration of Windsor Palace is indeed extremely sophisticated. It is worthy of being a thousand-year-old castle that has been frequently settled by successive British kings. You can feel the precipitation of history and culture everywhere."

Speaking of non-nutritive routines, when both of them were seated in the reception area, the queen nodded and said, "Your Etonian accent is pretty good, as far as I know, you came here from the United States to go to school with three good sisters? "

"Exactly. Maiya has already graduated, Ashley is one year higher than me, and Sissy is in the same grade as me." After all, Alice is not interested in chatting with Elizabeth. She is not Harry Potter, and neither is the other party. Dumbledore: "Your Majesty, you suddenly asked me to come here. Is there any special situation? For example... Aliens are going to attack?"

"Oh, it has nothing to do with aliens, it's just with you, Alice." The old man was amused by the girl's words, and at the same time, the housekeeper came into the room with a fragrant black tea. One cup for each, and the teapot was put away, and then she left quietly, just as quietly as she had come.

Afterwards, the two tasted the tea with their own concerns. According to Alice's count, the next one minute and thirty-seven seconds were used by the Queen to evaluate the taste of this cup of tea and the source of the tea. ground etc. Then as expected, the so-called Keemun black tea, the queen who turned left and right finally entered the theme a little bit at the exact second minute.

"Alice, I heard that you have invested in mainland China and established a clothing company. This has nothing to do with your business in the United States. Is it because you want to go back to your hometown?"

Alice still couldn't figure out what the queen was planning, so she could only follow the topic: "I don't have any ethnic inclinations in investing. Where there is a market and where I can make money, I will go there to make a fortune... ah."

Seeing the corners of the Queen's lips curled up, but the expression in her eyes without a smile, she came back to her senses: "Ah, yes, Your Majesty, the British stock market is indeed not very good recently..."

A cold sweat broke out.

Not so good for the UK stock market?

Not only is it not good, the month of the "87 stock market crash" has just passed!

With the stock market plummeting by more than 25% for the entire month, Alice is studying in the country at this time, so why not have a good time?

Then the question arises: can I hide my non-stop tens of millions of short-selling behavior from the queen who lives on the other side of the river?

"Take it easy, kid, take it easy."

The queen still looked unhurried, but when she raised her body slightly to pour tea for herself, the corners of her eyes just drooped, and her expression didn't look like she was happy: "Take advantage of the stock market crash and use short selling to arbitrage, yes What many people invest in companies will do, but the impact of the stock market crash this time is really too big. A global disaster has attracted investors to speculate on a global scale, and what you do is normal."

Alice was not an idiot either, she recovered after being surprised for a moment. Obviously, the queen will summon her because of this matter, but it will definitely not be for the sake of asking questions. She is not Elizabeth's student, and the other party is not really Professor Dumbledore. How can they have anything to do with things like being taught by the elders after a child makes a mistake?

However, women are always willing to embarrass women. Now that they have dragged her over, what is it for?

"So Alice, I'm really a little curious now."

When she said this, the queen even poured a cup of tea for Alice herself. Fortunately, someone responded in time, held the tea cup steadily and said thank you in time: "It's been more than a month since that Black Monday, and you all How much did you gain?"

Is it testing her investment ability?

Alice only felt a flash of inspiration, and in an instant, it seemed that the sky was no longer dark (there was snowflakes floating outside the window), and the sun was brighter (it would not snow in a clear sky), even Forrest Gump could be admitted to college (he did) on): "Ah~ not bad not bad!"

She quickly nodded her head and said, "On average, every sale can have a yield of about 20%. Although there are many who lose money, fortunately, they don't lose much."

"The average is 20%, but there should be more than 50% in individual cases, right?"

The queen smiled gently, and the old man's eyes were really hard to see through: "I remember when the chaos first started, there were so many stocks in the world, which seemed to be from Sydney? I did a roller coaster twice in more than a week. You got up five or six times, it seems that you have caught the opportunity?"

Alice began to feel a headache, dealing with characters like the kind old grandma, but she was the worst at it. In comparison, it is much more enjoyable to fight with Hillary.

"Your Majesty... just tell me what's the matter." The young man's skill is still not good, Alice couldn't help but said bluntly: "Do you want me to revive the British stock market, or what?"

It was obvious that no one would talk to her like this for a long time, and the queen laughed easily. Until then, Alice was relieved to see that the old lady's eyes finally showed a clear and kind expression.

"Revitalize the British stock market! If you really have the ability, I can really consider awarding you a medal."

First, there was an astonishing statement that made Alice almost curl her lips. In this room with only two people, the queen smiled and said: "But that is too exaggerated. I just want you to invest more in our country. If you are short, then Many, you should also implement a few items, right?"