A successful businessman, Edwin Filmin is sometimes as cautious as a sewer rat that emerges out of a hole in the ground and exposed to the sun, but at other times as bold as a saber-toothed tiger in the wilderness.

Everything about him was created by his hands, not inherited from his father's generation.

His successful life is a role model and a learning object for all businessmen.

His partners often call him "the all-powerful legend of the sea", and the story of what happened to him could have been written as a bestseller.

Edwin Film's family was once a subordinate lord in the northern territory of Crewe, and they lived on the only small village in the realm, and belonged to a very traditional aristocratic family.

However, when Edwin Fellin took over the dominion from his father, he made a change.

On the day he inherited the family estate, Edwin Fellin sold his estate to his neighbors and moved to Baran Town with his elderly mother and young sister to the ridicule of others and began his career as a businessman.

His first business was in the wine trade for investment.

It was a surefire business, but he failed!

However, it is not because he is investing in the wrong direction, but because he has no relevant connections.

Edwin Filmin didn't know this at the time, and the result was that his investment was lost. By the time he really understood the living conditions of the industry, he had fallen to the point of making ends meet by working part-time jobs.

By chance, a freight handling led him to discover a business that smuggled highland ale.

He seized the opportunity to use his title of nobility to purchase a guild certificate and begin his five-year career as a 'legal' smuggler.

In the process, he witnesses all the dark sides of human nature and gains considerable wealth, which he uses to build a vast network of contacts in Balan.

And then... He began to invest in ocean trade.

The ocean trade route is known by many as a trade route paved with gold!

But the merchants were willing to call this road the 'Red Dawn', because if they wanted to make a fortune on this trade road, they had to be prepared to die at any time!

Dawn after blood... What a figurative metaphor.

Edwin Fellin survived this trade route and became one of the most famous merchants outside of the official Kawalburg guild.

Is it luck?

Of course, there is definitely luck,

But it's more about the indomitable spirit under his smiling face and the courage and viciousness in his heart!

During the long period of trade on the trade routes, Edwin Fellin understood that investing in commodities would have earned more than investing in one person.

Therefore, during his later involvement in territorial affairs, he began to invest frantically in some of the great nobles who seemed to have good prospects.

During the Orc War, he took a fancy to Cowlier, who was still relatively depressed at the time.

That investment got him where he is now!

And now, in the face of the conflict between the prime minister and the king... Edwin Fellin did not hesitate to choose to side with the King.

For him, the fight was a choice that didn't take any thought into it.

Perhaps it was the situation of winning that made him more confident, so he blurted out such stupid words as "the era of rule by reverence is over".

This sentence itself may not be wrong for the current Kingdom of Cruria,

But where is it now?

King's Office!

Who is he up against?

The Prime Minister of the Kingdom and... The king sitting on the throne.

In such a place, in the face of the ruler of the kingdom itself, such a thing can be said?

Obviously not!

And Edwin Filmin not only said it, but also took it for granted.

As soon as he said this, everyone in the office subconsciously stood up from their seats...

Prime Minister Daisily Pombo immediately wanted to say something, but he found that silence was the best option at this time, and Sir Sir Sir Cyra Marne glanced at Edwin Film, and then at the expressionless King in front of him, intent on saying something to lighten the mood, but could not find a topic.

Cowlier in the back corner was already secretly cursing in his heart at this moment, he didn't expect that at this critical moment, Edwin Filmin would say such a brainless topic.

And Edwin Filmin himself is burying his head in his chest at the moment, waiting for Pedy's inquiry.

"Very interesting remarks. To everyone's surprise, Pedi was not angry, but the gentle expression on his face suddenly became serious, and he played with the ruby ring on his left thumb and said, "A very interesting remark... Sir Edwin, I ask you... When the people lose their fear of the king, will they obey my rule?"

"We will always follow Your Majesty!" Daisily Pombo scrambled to speak, his voice overpowering Edwin Film's opening to explain, "Anyone who doubts your rule will be our enemy. ”

His statement was sudden, but timely, and was about to correspond to Edwin Film's words!

The prime minister's stunned everyone around him, and his heart began to be entangled. They wondered, should they follow the prime minister's position or not?

"I'm asking Edwin Film. Pedi ignored the Prime Minister's statement and stopped others from speaking in time.

"Your Majesty, your right to rule is in accordance with the laws of the kingdom and is orthodox!" Edwin Film's answer was simple.

"The law. Pedi leaned back in her chair and whispered.

"The rights of the nobility come from the laws of the kingdom, sir. A smile suddenly appeared on Daisily Pombo's face, "If we want to take back their rights, we must first change our laws... If the law can be changed at will, then what's the point of what you call the right to rule?"

"The law I speak of is the law of the entire kingdom, not the law of the aristocracy that is unfair!" Edwin Fellin raised his head buried in his chest and looked at Daisily Pombo with a serious expression, "The law of nobility can rule over backward tribal communities, but not over cities with a large population base. ”

"The ancestors have used it for more than 200 years, why don't you have to come to us?"

"The traditional aristocratic way of education has long since declined, and we should let them change their attitudes, which will be beneficial to them and to the kingdom itself!"

"You have fallen, and you want us to fall with you?"

"It's not depravity, it's progress, the whole kingdom is progressing, our way of life is changing, look at the families who follow the old rules, their lives are not even as good as the owners of some factories in Crewe. Edwin Filmin looked agitated, "I don't understand, why are you so stubborn... History ignores the facts that when we stand still, we are destroyed. ”

"Can you prove that everything you say is true?"

"Time will tell!"

"When?ha! do you want our entire kingdom to pay for your conjecture?" said Daisily Pombolen, with a look of disbelief.

"This is the King's Office and I'm just the one who gives advice. Edwin Fellin buried his head back in his chest, "Everything is up to His Majesty to decide. ”

"But your thoughts are dangerous. ”

"Is it because your own ideas are too conservative, but it's dangerous to blame others?"

The dull sound of "Knock Knock" stopped the two from arguing, and Pedi tapped the table with his knuckles lightly, without any expression on his face, but what Edwin Fellin had just said kept coming to his mind.

Before the regular meeting, Pedi's original plan was to take the opportunity to take down Daisily Pombo directly and reshuffle the cabinet to centralize power.

But after Edwin Film's rhetoric, he found himself thinking a little too much.

He ignores whether the power of the new merchants can really be used by him, and ignores the ambitions of the merchants like wildfire.

He didn't want the more difficult merchant community to become a new problem after he had just solved the problems of the aristocracy.

Even if Pedi knew in his heart that what his chancellor of the exchequer said was indeed the ultimate direction of the country's political formation, that didn't mean he could really take the risk.

After all, there is no guarantee that some unpredictable changes will not occur during this period.

But the abolition or restraint of the privileges of the nobility must be enforced, because too many privileges exist that affect the progress of national trade.

Pedi is a little entangled in his heart, how to choose?

After a long time, Pedi said softly, "Let's not talk about this question for now. He chose to ignore the issue for now.

After all, less than two days had passed since the problem was discovered, and such a steppe's determination might not be a good thing for the entire kingdom.

"Your Majesty, Sir Edwin's rhetoric is too strong, if not..."

"I said, let's not talk about this issue for now. Pedi rudely interrupted the Prime Minister, "Do you want me to repeat it again?" he looked at the clock on the wall, "It's eight o'clock, is there anything else that the Cabinet ministries need to report?"

When the next sentence came out, Pedi's gaze began to cross the faces of everyone in the office in turn,

However, until he withdrew his gaze, no one stood up to speak again. Obviously, both the old orc Morinda and Baron Hanina found out what the king was thinking about now and chose to shut up.

So, today's morning meeting ended with no end in sight.

...

Outside the King's Office,

Prime Minister Daisily Pombo pointed directly at the nose of the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Edwin Film, in front of all the cabinet members, and said in a swaggering tone: "Don't forget your identity, a little nobleman who doesn't know where it came from, and wants to talk about the state system, it's just too much to say!"

"Thank you, Prime Minister, for your warning, I will pay attention. ”

Edwin Fellin's humble attitude stunned Daisily Pombo, and the stares of the other cabinet members around him made him understand that it was best not to show his prime authority too much at this time, otherwise tomorrow there would be gossip throughout the kingdom that 'our Prime Minister's heart is smaller than a pinhole'.

Foreign Minister Bipp stood in the middle at this time and whispered: "Marquis Daisiri means that in the future, similar proposals should be agreed upon by the cabinet meeting first, and then it is safer to report to the Imperial Palace. ”

"Your Majesty has said that you can talk about anything you want at the Imperial Council. Collier smiled as he stood beside Edwin Film, and he stared at Sir Bipp, "If everything is agreed upon by the Cabinet Council, then is there still a need for the Imperial Council?" his smile slowly turned into a sneer, "Perhaps, you should tell Your Majesty what you just said." ”

"Do you have to dwell on this matter to your death?" said Sir Bipp, frowning, "the Kingdom's diplomacy is facing challenges, and I think we can put aside our disputes and settle our negotiations with the nations first." ”

"It's one thing, my foreign minister. Cowlier shook his head.

Daisily Pombo looked at Edwin Filmin and Collier unabashedly showing their alliance, turned around expressionlessly, and walked briskly towards the position of the Prime Minister's Office.

Cowlier looked at Morinda and Hanina, who had just walked out of the office, and was called into the office again, and deliberately said to Daisily Pombo in a loud voice, "How about you go and sit with me?"

"Absolutely!"

Outside the castle, I don't know when it started to rain, making the whole sky look gray, as if it was about to collapse.

The cold wind blows, and it is so cold that people rub their hands.

Outside the castle, in a rain-eroded black carriage, Cowlier and Edwin Fellin sat facing each other. When the old mage cast a soundproof spell, he said, "You shouldn't have been so impulsive just now, if you weren't impulsive, that old fellow of Daisily Pombo might have been crouching in prison." ”

"Maybe... But soon there will be countless people like Daisily Pombo who will come forward. Edwin Filin wore his characteristic smile, "I don't want to fight with those nobles forever, and the kingdom can't withstand such endless infighting... What I need is a strong country that can lead us to a new empire. ”

"You want to be Patved... Or Locke the Great?" said Collier, with a hint of banter.

"I don't want to do anybody. Edwin Filmin shrugged, then the smile on his face dissipated into a very serious expression, "Also, it's better not to say this kind of joke casually in the future... Believe it or not, but my loyalty to the Kingdom and His Majesty is beyond what you can imagine. ”

"Everybody wants to do something for some reason that no one else can understand. Collier did not ridicule the businessman's 'loyalty' again, "I just want to remind you that there are some things that should not be overdone, and that our Majesty will not be relentless." ”

"I don't think the two of us should be talking about such a thing. Edwin Filmin turned his somewhat stiff head, "Let's talk about this morning's meeting... Since yesterday, the police and the military intelligence department have been moving high-ranking agents very frequently, and if I am not mistaken, His Majesty is ready to attack certain people. ”

"I have received information that the King's Secretariat is secretly investigating the embezzlement case of half a million gold coins from a few years ago by the Joint Military Intelligence Service. Collier said in a firm tone: "At the regular meeting just now, Your Majesty must have planned to take action against Daisily Pombo, who is not yet ready, but your remarks made Your Majesty abandon the original plan... Soon, our Prime Minister will know what is happening, and he will not and will not dare to take any action against His Majesty, but he can do something against us!"