After Bruce was seated, William thought about it and asked, "Bruce, do you know what a consortium is?" Don't be nervous, think slowly. ”

"Your Highness William, forgive me for being stupid, I have never heard of the word 'consortium', and you want me to form a commercial company to unite all the commerce and industry in Alençon City, presumably the consortium is a huge commercial company." When Bruce heard William's test, he also scratched his ears and thought about it for a long time, but he didn't get anything, and then replied stubbornly.

"You're right, Bruce." William smiled and nodded, and said, "The so-called consortium is the most ideal business model in my heart. It has two characteristics, the first is financial control, which is controlled by one or several banks of financial insurance, industrial and mining enterprises, commercial companies and transportation enterprises, so that all enterprises can be organically united through banks as a twisted belt. ”

Saying that, William glanced at Bruce, and said with a smile: "Bruce, can you guess based on the first characteristic, as the second characteristic of the consortium?" ”

This time he was able to get Bruce, which made him scratch his ears and cheeks, and his face was sweating.

At this time, Osborne's butler couldn't stand it, and he stopped William's evil taste and said, "Young Master William, don't embarrass Bruce anymore, can you tell us what kind of consortium you are planning?" ”

"Yes, William, I'm also interested in the consortium you mentioned." Uncle Adolf, who was sitting on William's right side, also showed an interested look and said.

Seeing that everyone looked curious, William looked proud, habitually touched his beardless chin, and said: "Well, the second characteristic of this so-called consortium is monopoly, as the name suggests, the various enterprises under the consortium are in an absolutely dominant position in the industry to which they belong, and completely control the market, price, raw materials, channels, etc. of the entire industry in their hands, so as to squeeze out competitors and obtain unimaginable profits." ”

"I see, His Highness William. What a business genius you are! Bruce shouted as if he had just woken up from a dream, his eyes lit up and his face adoring.

"Haha, it turns out that little William, who doesn't like to read, also has such a great intelligence!" Uncle Adolf also said with a smile on his face.

"Alright, alright, I've only got a few things." William was a little modest, changed the subject, and said, "You and I think about what the name of this consortium is, and do you have any good suggestions?" ”

"His Royal Highness William, how about it be called the Alençon Consortium?" Rushed to perform, Bruce stood up and said loudly.

"It's not very good, it's too local if it's called the Alençon Foundation, it's not the international foundation I imagined." William shook his head slightly and said.

Bruce, whose proposal was rejected by William, bowed his head in some disbelief and sat down slowly.

"Alright, Bruce, don't be disappointed, I'm thinking of a more international name." William comforted Bruce for a moment, then turned to look around at the crowd and said, "Do you have any other good proposals?" ”

"It's called the Normandy Consortium." This was Sir Hubert's proposal.

"How about the French consortium?" Steward Osborne suggested.

"I think the above two proposals are good, William, you can choose one and take a look." Uncle Adolf did not make his own suggestion, and replied like mud.

"Hmm... Sir Hubert, your proposal is very good, then it is called the Normandy Consortium, which is my family name and the name of the Duchy of Normandy, which can completely represent that the consortium belongs to the Normandy family and the Duchy. William said after a moment's pause.

For William's choice, everyone was satisfied with the name and agreed with it.

"Ahem, now that the name of the consortium has been decided, then I will talk about its internal composition." William looked around at everyone, coughed, and said: "Among them, the bank is called the Bank of Normandy, and the other enterprises can be called the Normandy Mining Company, the Normandy Military Industrialization Company, the Normandy Steel and Machinery Company, the Normandy Trading and Retail Company, the Normandy Transport and Logistics Company, the Normandy Real Estate Company, the Normandy Mercenary Company, and so on. I'll inject all the merchants, workshops, shop estates, banks, horse caravans, mercenary captives, and 100,000 Tris gold into the consortium as the initial capital, Bruce, you need to form the consortium quickly. ”

"Rest assured, Your Highness William, I will do my best." Councillor Bruce stood up and bowed.

"Osborne Butler, Sir Hubert, and Uncle Adolph, you will first serve as directors of the consortium, of which Osborne Butler is the chief financial officer (CFO, second-in-command, with decision-making power equivalent to the CEO, greater than COO) and vice chairman, and enjoys three percent of the shares, and Uncle Adolph becomes the chief executive officer (CEO, the first leader, equivalent to the secretary of the municipal party committee) and vice chairman of the consortium, enjoying four percent of the shares, and Hubert is the vice chairman of the consortium, enjoying two percent of the shares. William, on the other hand, is the chairman of the consortium and owns 89 percent of the shares. William looked around at the crowd and said.

"This is not good, Your Highness William, there is a way that useless work is not punished, I do not hold any position in the consortium and do not invest any capital in the consortium, I have no way to accept the shares you gave me." Sir Hubert waved his hand and shook his head in refusal.

"You can accept it, these shares are just a small reward for your loyalty, which is converted into tens of thousands of Triss gold coins." William shook his head slightly, disagreed, and said.

"Master William, please take back the shares as well." Steward Osborne also refused.

"Steward Osborne, I take care of me to heart, and these shares alone should be a little bit of my heart." William refused with a firm face.

"Yes, Master William." In the face of William's strength, Osborne's butler had to reluctantly agree.

"William Jr., you should be the leader of the consortium, I really don't have much credit to speak of, there is no reason to take the position of CEO and get shares." Uncle Adolf looked at William and shook his head slightly.

"Uncle Adolf, you can accept it, since our consortium is called the Normandy Foundation, then its principal must be a member of the Normandy family, and I am too young to be in charge, then please take charge of this consortium on my behalf. As for the four percent stake, I would like to thank you. William turned, took Uncle Adolf's hands, and said in a resolute tone.

"It's... In that case, I will help you manage the consortium for a few years, and when you become an adult, I will give you the position and shares. In the face of William's insistent request, Uncle Adolf had no choice but to compromise and agree for the time being.