Soon, Anthony stepped into the conference room for the first time, led by Andres, representing the Hilton family's center of power.

There was already a well-spoken steward who introduced the young enshrinement and explained the ins and outs of the matter.

After listening to the steward's introduction, Anthony couldn't help but sigh that Hilton was really lucky, and its rise was indeed not accidental.

In this group of people in the conference room, they must be capable, experienced, and experienced, and they are all enough to be independent. What's even more rare is that even though most of them are already middle-aged, they still have the courage to dare to fight, not afraid of hardships and difficulties.

The most important thing is that the Hilton family has met two most suitable people at the helm at the most opportune time.

When the boat had just sailed out of the harbor and set sail for the sea, strong enemies were surrounded on all sides, with tigers in front and wolves in the back. At this time, if the current patriarch is the captain, it should not be difficult to keep the family from being eaten by the enemy with his slick diplomatic strategy and excellent management methods. But if you want to fight your way out of the encirclement and grab a piece of territory among the wolves, it will never be possible.

Facts have proved that only under the leadership of the former patriarch Andrés, with the iron-blooded style of daring to fight, can a bloody road be killed. Only by ignoring the rules like the old man and breaking the old rules rudely and brutally can he snatch his own piece of the big cake that has been planned and divided by the old nobles a long time ago.

After the successful rise of the Hilton family and gradually gaining a firm foothold, the overall positioning and development direction of the family have undergone fundamental changes. They have risen among the old aristocrats and become one of the beneficiaries of the rules. At this time, what they need to do is to consolidate their foundation and develop steadily. Obviously, Andres's set is completely inapplicable.

At this time, the Hilton family welcomed Silvio, the new patriarch. He was good at dancing with long sleeves and sleek and sophisticated, eliminating the hostility of the old nobles to the greatest extent and improving the external environment of the family. Gain enough time for the family to digest the cake they snatched and turn it into rich nutrients, firmly establish their roots, and lay a solid foundation for themselves.

None of this is something Andres can do.

It can be said that if Hilton did not have these two patriarchs, or if the timing of the two patriarchs had been reversed, there would have been no Hilton family, the largest merchant in Edinburgh Province today.

For this crisis of the family, with the collective wisdom of a group of experts, the plan has been formulated very completely. At least with Anthony's business sense, there is no place to correct and improve.

But......

"Is there any hidden meaning to the proposal to open up a new business route? When I mentioned it earlier, I saw that everyone's expressions were very strange. ”

For Anthony's question, everyone looks at me, I look at you, and no one took the initiative to speak. In the end, everyone's eyes drifted to Andres intentionally or unintentionally.

"Humph!" Andres snorted heavily, and said quite frankly, "There's something hidden there." A few years ago, we had been planning to open up that new business route. It's just that the bandits and bandits on the road are very powerful, and even my old man suffered a small loss, and in the end, the matter was over, and it was put on hold. ”

"No, old fellow. I remember you said that you had already advanced to the Silver Rank 10 years ago, and these little thieves could actually make you suffer? Are they also silver fighters? Anthony was taken by surprise.

Andres's face immediately turned red, and his beard and eyebrows were curled: "If it is a face-to-face fight, even if they are together, I am not afraid." But their grandson hid like a mouse, and came out to make trouble when you were not surprised, and my old man did not pay attention to them. Besides, their group of grandsons are not having a good time, they are more seriously injured than me, and maybe a few will die when they are carried back. Hahaha! ”

From Andres's boastful recounting, and the Earl's supplementary explanations from time to time, Anthony probably knew the history of this trade route.

To be precise, this is not the history of the Hilton family's trade routes, but the history of many nobles in Edinburgh.

The road leading from the city of Edinburgh to Krakow, in the western province of Burgundy, is a golden road to the discerning merchant. There are many people who want to open up this trade route and make a lot of money from the trade between Edinburgh City and Krakowshire.

The province of Burgundy is located in the heart of the glorious empire, and to the north is the heart of the empire, the imperial capital. The remaining five provinces of the empire, except for the northernmost province of Hanover, the remaining four provinces of Edinburgh, Aberdeen, Taranto, and Brussels, all bordered it.

On a map alone, the province of Burgundy was strategically located in the heart of the empire and was a hub for communication between the provinces. It should be a province with developed transportation and thriving commerce. However, most of the province is hilly and difficult. If you walk, it's better, but if you are riding a horse, unless you are a top rider, you will fall to death on the road. As for the carriages that carried the goods, apart from a few major official routes, the rest of the place was almost useless.

Transportation is the lifeblood of business. Traffic is blocked, cargo transportation channels are not smooth, even if the geographical location is superior, it can only maintain a situation that is not declining and not prosperous. Overall, it's a notch worse than Edinburgh.

Krakow is adjacent to the province of Edinburgh, and its county seat is about 300 kilometres away from Edinburgh. The most rare thing is that there is a small road between the two places that can barely be passed by horse-drawn carriages, passing through the high mountains and mountains.

The merchants of Edinburgh prepared their wagons, loaded their goods, and set off in high spirits.

Then, they never came back.

The merchants sensed that something was wrong and sent their masters to investigate. After paying the price of half of the casualties, the masters who fled back in disarray brought the news: this inconspicuous path was home to a large number of powerful bandit gangs.

Moreover, there are actually silver-level fighters among them!

The Silver Fighter actually went to be a bandit? The merchants felt that they could not understand.

The powerhouses of the Silver Realm are already qualified to become the guests of the great nobles. Anywhere you are, it's an object of admiration and respect.

Why should such a strongman be a bandit?

Merchants can't figure it out, and there's no need to figure it out. What they are concerned about is that this God-given gold trade route may only be seen but not eaten, and it will be wasted.

Everyone else died down and endured the pain, but the stunned Qing patriarch Andres did not believe in evil. It is with the spirit of daring to fight that he can break out of the encirclement of the old nobles and lay down a piece of the world. At this time, the morale is high and the blood is boiling.

If others can't do it, don't dare to do it, it doesn't mean that I can't!

Andres, who has been in the silver realm for several years and has completely stabilized the strength of the primary level of silver, is full of pride, and personally leads the good men in the clan to escort more than a dozen carts of goods into the path that countless nobles love and hate.

Ten days later, Andres returned with half of his masters. The others, including all the goods, were left behind in the terrible mountains.

Also shortly after that, Andres voluntarily abdicated and Silvio succeeded him as patriarch.

Andres finally understood that the other nobles were not without masters of the silver realm, and if they were united, they could even form a team that had always been super luxurious. Why did they watch this trade route go to waste?

He also figured out that in order to lead a family to truly rise, it cannot rely on individual bravery alone. Vision, brains, and means are sometimes more important than force.

After listening to the introduction, Anthony asked carefully about several key points. After a moment of silence, he raised his head, looked at Count Silvio calmly, and said, "This time, let me try!" ”