After the main talk, Herbert wanted to call Billy Shen, but Lin Mo stopped him. He still had some private matters and wanted to find out about Herbert.

"Old He, can you tell me about the origin of you and Scott? If you can trace the origin of your family history, you can also tell me about the situation of your ancestors."

Lin Mo said carefully, not because he did not trust Herbert and the others, but because the interests of both parties are now deeply entangled, especially Scott, the transactions involved between the two parties are extremely sensitive, and may be even larger in the future. He cannot continue to be confused, at least he must know more about his roots.

When Herbert heard this, he didn't resist much. These were originally what he should have told, but he was a little shy and unwilling to say it in the past.

Now, after coming here, I have had another situation, and the resistance in my heart has almost disappeared, not to mention that these were brought to him by Lin Mo, and there is nothing that cannot be said.

However, the situation about Scott made him hesitate, but when he thought about it carefully, he actually didn't know anything about his secrets at all. He only knew some of his historical situations, and it was superficial.

There is nothing to say, and it is even better if you say it yourself. Otherwise, when this question comes to him personally, you will have to worry about what to say! It would be better to speak on your own and talk about his basic situation so that he will not be embarrassed in the future.

The relationship between the two is actually the two people who originally had a relationship. They were intertwined in a foreign country and eventually became very good friends, but they both understood each other and had no questions or understanding. The secrets they were hiding, at least in Herbert's opinion, what Scott would reveal to him would never be a great secret.

"Lin, you should know the famous water city of Venice, right? My ancestors can trace back to Venice as far as the distance... Well... the surrounding mountains cannot be said to be on the mountain, but in a village on the edge of the mountain, I have visited it."

...Uh... Lin Mo was speechless. He thought your ancestors were in Venice, Water City. What happened! Your home is a mountain turtle on the mountain near Water City?

It seems that both China and the West are the same. They like to be far-fetched and find a good ancestor for themselves. Good guy, this guy is still bragging about how beautiful the scenery of his hometown is. He can see the water city from afar from the mountain. It took him a moment to come back to his senses without blushing and bring his words back to the serious matters.

“…You also know that Italy is in the middle of the Mediterranean Sea, but the Apennine Peninsula is a long line inserted vertically into the Mediterranean Sea, separating most of the central Mediterranean seas.

Venice is at the root of the Apennines and runs through the Po River Plain on the left and right sides of the peninsula. Therefore, the Veneto region and Liguria region where Venice is located are important trade routes for east-west trade in the Mediterranean, and re-export trade is extremely popular.

However, in addition to re-export trade, many things will be transported to the local area for processing and then resold. My ancestors had already started the leather processing business with local convenience back then, but when will they start processing leather be traced back.

You also know that in Europe, handicrafts and other types are very inherited, or in other words, it is difficult for you to have other opportunities to run other businesses. The same is true for my family, who almost always relies on this craft to make a living.

But what I can confirm is that my ancestors did not have a good skill in processing leather during this period, but just a small family workshop for processing the most ordinary leather. So by the time of the Great Discovery, the trade in the Mediterranean east-west fell rapidly, and my family suddenly fell into a dilemma and could not continue.

Of course, at that time, Portugal and Spain obtained a lot of wealth through navigation trade, and consumed a lot of leather. However, most of the ones bought from here were high-end and good leather. At that time, the family should have the skills and ability to process medium and high-end leather, but these were not available here..."

Why can't it be used? Either it was obtained by stealing the master, or these fields were monopolized by others, and there was a bit of turmoil and uneasy back then, so Herbert's family gritted their teeth and simply moved to the Iberian Peninsula.

After the migration, the people of Spain and Portugal were already addicted to pleasure in the flood of wealth. Not many people were willing to do these dirty and tiring tasks, and overseas trade brought a lot of fur, so Herbert's family lived a very comfortable life.

Unfortunately, it has not nourished the previous two generations. Other European countries have caught up and started to seize the overseas interests of Iberia. Although the family has a strong family and can last for some time, outsiders like Herbert's family are not having a good life.

Herbert's family, who had already tasted the sweetness, moved to the Netherlands, which began to rise again. The Netherlands was led by capitalist industry and commerce, transportation, finance, etc., and Herbert's family also made a lot of money.

But when she is rich, she has more wives, more children, and more descendants. After every bit of it, Herbert's family is not rich and noble. Moreover, after more than a hundred years of growth, Herbert's family is not as energetic as to go to other countries.

Of course, this is also very unfavorable to the European mainlander of the United Kingdom, which is lonely overseas. Moreover, the things that the British made their fortune in the early days also made Herbert's family, who was a vested stakeholder, feel very unhappy and not very unhappy.

Strictly counting, Lao He's branch was divided by his family, but the tanning was a hard work, so he threw his ancestral property to them, and the family engaged in high-profit businesses such as fur trade and fur production.

However, in the end, only Lao He, the branch of the fur-related business, passed on the fur-related business, and turned it back to its ancestors, using mid- and low-end leather making and related fur products to process.

However, by the end of the 19th and early 20th centuries, turmoil in the European continent intensified, and many military products needed to be produced in leather. Mainly, after plundering over the years, countries became richer, so Lao He's family became more prosperous again.

Especially when time came to the European war, the Netherlands chose to remain neutral. Various businesses were making a comeback, and the demand for mid- and low-end leather increased dramatically. In addition, the industrial revolution also brought new equipment and new technologies to leather making, and the efficiency was greatly improved. Herbert's family also made a lot of money.

But unexpectedly, the money had a lot of trouble. Brother Ni Kun was spying on him. The part of the family business that should have been inherited by Lao He's father was taken away. The most important thing was that it ended up in the hands of outsiders.

Lao He's father fell ill after being angry and died of a serious illness. Lao He was disheartened and chose to go away. After several twists and turns, he opened a fleece shop at the Lin family's Nanjing Trading Store, which led to the story that followed.

As for Scott, his ancestors also came to the Netherlands from Herbert's family, and they were not far from their place, so this relationship was established from their ancestors.

Before the migration, Scott's family lived in the Principality of Prussia for generations and had Germanic ancestry. However, Herbert believed that the Viking ancestry of his family was purer because their family had their own adventure genes.

Scott's family, like Herbert's family, was very busy, but unlike the Old He family's business operations, the Old Si family almost all sailed on the ocean.

During the most prosperous period of Dutch ocean transportation, which was called the sea coachman, there were ten men of the Scott family, three of them became captains and mates on the ship, three of them worked on other work on the ship, and three of them took boats to explore colonies around the world.

However, when the Dutch Ocean Transportation went downhill, one of the Scott family went astray and started to play privateers and pirates who acted as brokers, that is, selling intelligence, removing dirty things, etc.

That is, Scott's ancestors, who were still running all the way on this road, acting as romantic dealers, dirty brokers, smuggling and selling all kinds of scarce supplies, etc. Anyway, they can be seen in these gray and black industries.

Old S's fathers were still born near Herbert's house, but they may have seen their former hometown and were encouraged by Herbert's family and their family moved back to Germany.

However, after moving over, he became closer to the Herbert family, because he used the contacts accumulated by Herbert's family in the tanning industry for many years to smuggle medium and low-end leather to Germany to serve as military supplies. Herbert himself also had frequent contacts with Scott.

Later, when the European War started, the Scott family disappeared. In the late stage of the war, Scott suddenly came to seek asylum and said that he had become a deserter. Herbert helped with his old love.

As a deserter, Thaksin, although Scott's family likes to take risks, they are rarely willing to get involved in things like war. At least they will not be happy to be a big soldier doing cannon fodder, let alone Scott, who likes to get a wrongdoer.

Moreover, this guy was not honest after coming here, and often lost people. However, he knew what the family liked to do, so Herbert was not curious and just pretended that he didn't see it.

Until the end of the war, two months later, the guy left without saying goodbye and disappeared. Until he met here again, the guy somehow got his American background again.

Herbert could only guess that this guy must be playing with the bad things his ancestors did, but he didn't know which side they belong to, but the United States and virtues are not in opposition at present, and even various financial and trade are being made public and secretly. He may belong to both sides, and may belong to one side at any time.

Lin Mo nodded, which was exactly the same as he expected, but he still needed Herbert's help this time, informing some situations and providing a general proof. After all, he might need to use these situations to convince some people.

As for which party he belongs to, it actually has little impact. There will be no direct conflict or opposition between the two sides and them. As long as you still have value and can still pay benefits, you can trade with him and the people behind him.
Chapter completed!