Eastern mythology system

Chapter 78 Princess Yalena

During the meeting of the City Lord's Mansion, the members of the Hilton family had already left, but the conversation continued.

"Have you sensed it? What is the level of strength of that kid?" Grand Duke Mattesias asked.

The old magician squinted at him: "Didn't you sense it yourself, why ask me?"

"Your realm is higher than mine, and the result is more accurate."

"Okay." The old magician said, "Silver, at the peak of the elementary level, at most touched the threshold of the middle level, and definitely did not break through the middle level."

The Grand Duke frowned: "Well, it's the same conclusion as mine. In other words, Anthony really has some means to subdue the four bandit chiefs."

"Are you sure the four bandits really obey Hilton? In the situation just now, they didn't admit it."

"It's almost inseparable. And, it is very likely that he is directly taking orders from Anthony."

The old magician also frowned: "No matter how you plan, the gap in strength is obvious, and Anthony must have taken a great risk. Isn't it a bit too much to treat them with [-]% of the income? Be careful like the story he just told, in the future similar No one will do it for you again when you charge into battle."

The Grand Duke couldn't help chuckling: "Do you think they lost money?"

"Isn't it? You acted too much, they couldn't resist the power of your grand duke, so of course they had to be dumb and eat coptis, gritted their teeth and proposed such a helpless plan."

"You are wrong. They are absolutely satisfied with the result."

"Satisfied? Then tell me, what is there to be satisfied with?"

The Grand Duke shook his head: "I really don't know."

"scoff~"

"Although I don't understand business, I can read people. Just by looking at the expression of the Hilton patriarch, you can guess their attitude."

The Grand Duke turned his head slightly.

"Tell me, am I right?"

The assistant behind him bowed and replied: "Your Excellency is wise!"

The Grand Duke nodded and raised his eyebrows at the old magician.

He didn't ask what Hilton was satisfied with.And his deputy didn't bother to explain clearly to him.

Every big man standing at the top of each field has his own set of behavior styles.What the Grand Duke pursues is that professional matters should be handled by professional talents.

He is good at leading soldiers and fighting wars; he doesn't know anything about business management.

But as long as he finds the right person and puts him in the right position, he no longer needs to worry about other things.

Therefore, the city of Edinburgh has the bustling scene it is today.For this reason, he brought the deputy to the talks.And the deputy didn't give him any reminders or hints, so he reached an agreement with an old fox like the Hilton patriarch with confidence.

"The Anthony you admire, it seems that he not only has excellent talent in martial arts, but also has a good layout strategy, and he is also very shrewd in business. By the way, he will also develop some perfumes that are popular in the city. Tsk tsk! He is an all-rounder. You didn't make up your mind to poach him back then, do you regret it now?" The old magician looked at the Grand Duke jokingly.

"Well, quite a bit."

The Grand Duke nodded with a serious face.

……

Elder Andres, who had just walked out of the gate of the city lord's mansion, couldn't hold back his words.

"I see that you kid just quarreled with the Grand Duke, and you are not stage frightened at all. Why did you propose such a loss-making plan in the end? The potential profits of the business are huge, so you only take [-]% of the profit commission, which is almost the same as giving away for nothing."

Anthony chuckled: "Old guy, don't just think about money. There are many things in this world that are more important than money."

The old man said angrily: "We are businessmen, what else are we talking about if we don't talk about money?"

Count Silvio, who had seen many of the tit-for-tat bickering between the old and the young, didn't take it seriously.However, he still explained for Anthony: "Elder, Mr. Anthony is right, the current Hilton family should really turn their attention away from 'money'."

Elder Andres still admired the successor's handling of affairs, and looked at him quietly, listening to his explanation.

"We, the Hilton family, are jokingly called 'upstarts' by the nobles in the city. Indeed, in terms of financial resources, the entire city of Edinburgh can beat us by less than a slap. In terms of titles, no one except the Grand Duke and the three Marquises They are taller than us. However, such a prominent family almost went bankrupt some time ago. If Mr. Anthony hadn't turned the tide and turned the situation around, perhaps there would be no Hilton family in Edinburgh."

The Earl sighed: "Look at other nobles, such as Viscount Bain. In terms of title, financial resources, and martial arts strength, they are far inferior to us. If his family faced such a situation, it would have been a long time ago. The problem is that veteran aristocrats like them with huge connections and relationships will not and do not need to face this kind of crisis. And this is the background. It is also the relationship between us and the veteran aristocrats. difference."

The old man scratched his head, half understanding what he heard.

"We don't lack money. It is foreseeable that after crossing this hurdle, our family will only become richer and richer. However, if the attitude of other nobles towards us cannot be fundamentally changed, then a similar crisis will inevitably occur in the future. will appear again in the future."

"Mr. Anthony's proposal gave other nobles a good opportunity to cooperate with us and improve their relationship with each other. As long as it is done properly, the Hilton family will truly integrate into the noble circle of Edinburgh City and become a family recognized and accepted by the established nobles. member."

Elder Andres understood a little bit, but he also had doubts: "This money is not money, so forget it. As you said, in the future, this little money will not be so rare in our eyes. But before we There are also many veteran nobles who have business cooperation, and this time they are standing opposite us. What is the difference between this business cooperation?"

Anthony smiled and said: "The difference is that in the previous cooperation, if you don't want to do business with us, you can find other families. But now this cooperation can only come to us. This is the only one in Edinburgh, and there is no semicolon. They only have one choice, and we get to pick and choose."

Earl Silvio added: "That is to say, others are crying and begging us to cooperate, but we can find whoever is pleasing to the eye, and give whoever we like a chance."

"The number of rented carriages, the type of goods carried, the assessment of the profit, etc. There are too many tricks to play and points to manipulate. With the experience and skills of the patriarch, he will definitely be able to play with the other party. Among the applause. At that time, it is not the patriarch who wants to talk, but how to talk." Anthony smiled.

The Earl said modestly: "Everywhere, Mr. Anthony's plan was well planned. In such a short period of time, he was able to come up with such a good move."

Elder Andres looked at the two people who were giving in to each other, and felt that they had pointed ears growing on their heads, and a big fluffy tail sticking out from behind, wagging triumphantly and cunningly.

"They all belong to foxes, hum!"

While talking, a small group of people suddenly came across.Under the guard of several warriors from the City Lord's Mansion, there was a pretty woman in the middle, dignified and elegant, with a generous demeanor.

Both Andres and Earl Silvio obviously recognized the woman, hurriedly walked up two steps, bowed and saluted: "Miss Janice, hello!"

The pretty woman returned the salute gracefully: "Hello, two adults!"

A person beside her leaned close to her ear and whispered a few words.

The pretty woman covered her mouth and exclaimed: "Oh! It turns out that the two are the patriarchs and elders of the Hilton family. I heard that my father invited you over to discuss something, so I rushed back just to ask you for a few bottles of perfume. Of course, I'll pay for it."

The Earl quickly replied: "Because I came here in a hurry, I didn't bring the perfume with me. When I go back, I will definitely send someone to bring it to Miss Janice."

"Great! Sister Yalina has been annoyed by people from the Riga Empire recently, so I just sent a small gift to make her happy." Janice said happily, but there was a hint of worry on her face.

The Earl echoed: "Yes, adding a prince there is too much for oneself. How can he be worthy of a woman as outstanding as Princess Yalena? Miss Janice is a good friend of the princess, and she wants Help her relieve her boredom."

After a few words of politeness, the two sides separated and passed each other.

Janice walked towards the Santo's Mansion, and when she passed by Anthony, she couldn't help but glanced at him in surprise.

Is this young man the most popular Anthony, who is so admired by people that even his father admires him?Why doesn't it look like how powerful it is, but instead looks dumb?

Count Silvio watched the only daughter of the Grand Duke go away, and also noticed the strangeness of Anthony.

"Mr. Anthony, what's the matter with you?"

Anthony came back to his senses, waved his hands and said: "It's nothing, I was thinking about something just now and I was absorbed in it."

"By the way, Lord Patriarch. The daughter of His Majesty the King of the Glorious Empire, Your Highness the Eldest Princess, is Yalena?"

"Yes, it is Her Royal Highness Princess Yalena." The Earl nodded, "Mr. Anthony didn't know before?"

Prince Riga's proposal to Princess Yalena dragged on like a farce for nearly two years, and became the biggest news in the Glorious Empire.Her Royal Highness's name is taboo, so it is widely known.The Earl didn't expect that Mr. Anthony, who was almost omniscient in his impression, would not know.

"Yeah, I really didn't know before." Anthony said in a low tone, with a calm face.It's just an inexplicable flicker in the eyes.

"However, I do have an old friend, also named Yalena."

The Earl smiled, and said indifferently, "Hehe, that's such a coincidence."

"Yeah, what a coincidence."

(End of this chapter)