Chapter four hundred and sixty-eight, business is business
"Ba~" A golden crown fell on the large round table covered with a tablecloth. The front of the golden crown was the national flower of Britannia - iris, and the back was the big head paste of the first knight Arthur, which reads the date of birth and death of Arthur.
"I have to say, Lord Ryan, you really have no talent for this kind of game." A businessman with a glossy face and shiny eyes was sitting opposite Ryan, with red wine on the table and a handful of gold crowns: "Just you said."
"...Yes, you're right, Oliver, I really don't have any talent for this game." Ryan looked at Oliver's "tower" erected with nine golden crons with some envy, and then chuckled and said he gave up: "Okay, I'll give up."
The tower erected by Jin Kron was overthrown.
Although Ryan's face always had a smile, Oliver could clearly feel that Ryan was a little unhappy about losing to himself. The great merchant, who was already famous throughout the old world, wisely changed the topic: "The trading post of King Bellega is under construction, my earl, our chamber of commerce has occupied the best position in the trading post, and the Duke of Hagen also allowed us to trade free trade and unified tariffs. Now, the Principality of Gisoleox has also joined our alliance."
"Very good." Ryan nodded, he lowered his head and remained silent. Oliver also stopped talking wisely. This big businessman with a slightly fat figure certainly knew how much energy this man in his early thirties in front of him had in this country or even the old world.
When his caravan arrived at Midden to take the trade, Boris Todd Bringer, the White Wolf Elector, and Emil Wager, met him in person. Oliver was not stupid enough to feel good about himself. He felt that as a great merchant, he was qualified to be received by these two powerful people even in the empire.
Unless it is a VIP of the High Elves or a merchant messenger of the Dwarf Supreme King, a merchant who can see the company commander of the White Wolf Knights is already at the highest level of reception.
Well, they had dinner together. Although that dinner was not very good, Oliver never encountered any troubles with the stubborn Midden nobles after that dinner.
After thinking for a long time, Ryan raised his head and stared at Oliver who was patiently waiting for his answer: "Dear Oliver, don't you feel uncomfortable? The trading post we have worked hard to build will give a large share to the Duke of Hagen who knows nothing, and the profits will be shared."
"Eating alone is not a good choice, my count." Oliver understood this: "I think you know better than me. If you have money, everyone will earn together, and everyone will bear the risks together. When you encounter problems, these people who make money together will naturally lend a helping hand. At this time, an invisible alliance will be formed."
"More importantly, whether it is the Duke of Hagen or Duke of Furcard, they must accept my favor." Ryan stood up and signaled Oliver to come out with him: "Are you interested in going out for a walk? Oliver?"
"Of course, as long as you need it." Oliver smiled very cooperatively.
Ryan is a nostalgic person. He had already had a very good cooperative relationship with him before he became famous. Oliver naturally devoted all his efforts to maintain it. There is no reason why he can become a top-notch big businessman in the entire old world.
"Huh? Mr. Oliver, are you here? Welcome." As soon as the two left the room together, a mature and beautiful figure stopped in front of the two of them. She wiped her long and curly hair with a towel. Her long legs were straight and slender with dark blue legs. Her high-necked knight's clothing and golden long-heeled black leather boots looked heroic, and her swan-like slender neck was covered with delicate skin that could be broken.
"Oh! Of course, Mrs. Sulia." Oliver saw that the visitor was obviously a little restrained, so he quickly saluted: "You are so beautiful today."
One thing that is recognized in this Earl's corps is that compared to the Earl himself, his wife cannot be provoked. It is no longer news that Suliya calmly dealt with her opponents with a moving smile on her face. Ryan often goes out to fight, and most of the internal affairs are managed by Suliya, and she does manage it very well. She is only one heir now.
"Thank you, Oliver, thank you... Ryan, are you going out?" Sulia had just completed her daily riding and swordsmanship practice. The female knight went to the shower and changed into a new set of clothes. When she came out, she met the two people who were about to go out. The Countess was a little curious: "Where are you going in such a cold day?"
"I want to talk about something with Oliver. Sulia, come together." Ryan smiled and grabbed his wife's little hand: "Let the Oliver family come too, we can go out and find a place to have a picnic."
"Of course a picnic, but where should we choose?" Sulia said softly: "It's not easy to let Mr. Oliver and his wife and children wait for us to hunt in the snow?"
"Of course not." Ryan suddenly remembered something, and he smiled terribly: "Let's go to my brother's house and see what's delicious."
"Everything is my husband."
So, thirty minutes later, Red Fish Village, Angrand's home.
"Oh, my brother has too many fish, don't have that many, let's eat a little." Ryan caught several fish using the net to catch fish.
"There are too many dishes in my brother's house, and it will get old if it is not picked. Let's pick some and eat it." Ryan took a big bag and picked the leaves.
"The brothers' fragrant pig is so beautiful. Let's make a roasted suckling pig."
"Brother's carrots are very beautiful!"
"I've come here, please pull a little more~"
"Woof woof woof woof ~" The two border herders raised by Angron naturally recognized Ryan and Suliya. They barked a few times and ran up to rub against Ryan's trousers.
From Angrand's home, Ryan and his team made a hearty lunch.
Oliver's wife is a beautiful woman in her thirties. It is said that this is Oliver's second wife. Although she is well maintained and does not look aged, she is still completely at a disadvantage when facing Sulia. She is very proud of her being able to participate in private gatherings of this level. The businessman's wife has always had a low status in front of the noble lady. When facing Sulia, she is timid and smiling, and is more like a female housekeeper.
But this is enough for her to brag about in her circle for several years. Ryan thought that sometimes it was like this. The circle of great noble ladies represented by Sulia was attracted by all women, and there may be only a very small number of people who were destined to change their destiny.
"Sulia, how is your situation?" On the picnic, Ryan asked at Sulia casually, holding the orange juice in his hand.
Marriages in the Middle Ages are different from those in many ancient Celestial dynasties in his previous lives.
His marriage with Suliya is just a marriage between them. After getting married, Ryan is still an earl, and Sulia is still a marquis. The two people have relatively independent titles and economic freedom. The female knight has two villages in the Principal of Winford. She enjoys complete financial power and governance. These two villages have no relationship with Ryan. Even if he is the marquis' husband, he has no right to interfere in anything about these two villages. The female knight has a huge dowry of more than 20,000 gold kroners. This money has nothing to do with Ryan. How to use it depends on Suliya himself.
Similarly, if Ryan doesn't want to, Sulia has no right to ask about his territory.
If they want to merge titles, Ryan's generation cannot do it. It will not be possible until their children are born and inherit all the titles of their parents.
Oliver thought to himself that this is probably why the marriage of the Duke's legitimate daughter is mostly unhappy. Marrying a Duke's legitimate daughter as a wife means that she has considerable financial power and autonomy, and will also get strong support from her family. This means that any small conflict between husband and wife can easily cause huge storms and eventually form a family war. The Duke's legitimate daughter will not be afraid of her husband at all, and their husbands will often be the humble party.
However, this situation cannot be seen in Ryan and Suliya. They can be called model couples. While maintaining his strong position, Ryan let Suliya take charge of his territory and help his wife establish prestige. Suliya knows how to respect Ryan's guidelines and debate on some trivial matters. Some small games between the couple make them enjoy it, and they always maintain a close relationship.
He held power but did not use power. Instead, he delegated power to his wife. This is the most slutty and what Oliver envied the most. He knew that if he had learned well, his wife would be able to lose all the entire chamber of commerce within two years.
After dinner, Oliver thought that there were no outsiders here, so the big merchant whispered: "But my count, you know, the establishment of a trading post still touched other people's cakes."
"Yes, I did touch someone else's cake." Ryan whispered with a glass of wine: "Flkard, Duke of Montfort, must be very dissatisfied with this..."
"But he can't attack because Ryan saved his life." Sulia's blue eyes were filled with wisdom: "It makes him feel uncomfortable, and it's good news for us."
"So, we must also let Duke Flkard participate in the establishment of the trading post." Ryan held a red wine glass, and his face reflected in the bright red wine: "Just you said, we must learn to share, share profits, and share risks."
"But Duke Hagen..." Oliver was still worried.
"This is for you, Oliver, bring dwarves when necessary. Stubborn dwarves can always make everyone feel a headache." Ryan whispered: "After all, dwarves are the largest suppliers and the most determined trading partner of trading stations. Their demands should be met. Am I right? You don't have to think too much about the Duke of Hagen. He is not interested in these things. You just need to bring them together to negotiate and let them understand that if a reasonable distribution agreement cannot be reached, the trading station will not be opened, and Sulia and I will support you."
"I understand." Oliver received Ryan's guidance, and the big merchant calmed down a little. He suddenly joked: "It's a pity that Hadrian did not participate in this big deal."
Oliver and Hadrian are now both Lynn's royal merchants. They are both alliances and competitive relationships. The two merchants always try their best to compete for their own share, but they work together to cooperate with each other.
"Hadrian has another important task to complete." Ryan shook his head: "Did you see the gold, silver and jewelry that came ashore in Bordero?"
"Astronomical, my Count." Oliver nodded.
"Find out a way to slowly get out and get what we want." Ryan took out a parchment paper with a golden sacred glory in front of Sulia and Oliver: "As long as everything goes well, this will be yours."
"Is this?" Oliver looked at the title on the parchment slightly.
"Trade license for the trade of Shangrongren."
The signature is a golden signature, with a bright light that can swallow everything flowing between the lines.
“The Eeror Of Mankind”
…………I am the dividing line of the signature……………
"BusinessIsBusiness" In Fugen's tent, the emperor was interested in watching many ancient sacred prophecy stone slabs collected by Fugen. By using psychic energy to answer, the Lord of Humanity seemed to have obtained some interpretations.
Fugen wanted to read something from his beloved father's face, but the emperor's expression was always cold, as if only the stone slab reflected in the black eyes could arouse his interest.
The Lord of Humanity affirmed the achievements of Fugen, and the alliance with the Lizardman seemed not unacceptable to the Emperor. The Emperor's Son Gene Primarch's first reaction was that both sides were enemies of chaos and could naturally cooperate if they had no choice.
Well, just like Keriman and the Spiritual God of Death, as well as San Gilles and King Silence.
In Fugen's impression, only the guy who used psychic transmission to pierce a gap in the net under the palace and shouted "The magical pony did nothing wrong" and "Friendship is magic" really made the emperor angry.
"Business is business." Fugen repeated the Emperor's words, and he said with some uncertainty: "Is it necessary for us to continue our cooperation with those ancient sage servants?"
"It is very necessary. From some perspectives, countless Slan Demon Toads use their lives and will to maintain the vortex through great protection through the act of sealing themselves on the octave, preventing the invasion of the demons." The emperor frowned, and looked at the slabs collected by Fugen: "There are a lot of content on the slabs that have been fulfilled, and some prophecies are blurred, but we can still learn something from it. The ancient sage has greater plans on this planet, and we know nothing."
"The power of those ancient sage servants is very powerful..." Thinking of the danger of the shaking of heaven and earth in the great Lord of Slan Demon Toad Mazda Moody's every move, Fugen said with some uncertainty: "I don't know where they come from, but some of their technology is still far better than us."
"Of course, it's far better than us. Until now, your offspring is still using my technology, and those technology technologies are the legacy of the ancient saints." The emperor said coldly: "There are some hatching pools left by the ancient saints here, just right, I can purify them and then use your genes..."
"Father! Are you talking?!" Fugen grew up with his mouth in surprise.
The emperor shook his head: "But first, let us see the loyal servants of the ancient saints."
After saying that, the emperor directly used the psychic teleportation to teleport Fugen and himself away.
New World, Ruscia, City of the Sun.
Under the protection of more than a dozen lizardman legions, Mazda Moody, the great lord of Slan Demon Toad, noticed two figures appearing in front of the pyramid of the ancient holy sun god.
The voice of the Great Lord of the Demon Toad was trembling.
Chapter completed!