"You can skip it!Did you know that because of the news you let out outside, the Leshiyama family was under a lot of pressure, and allies from the founding period who had not moved around in the past came in large numbers, interested in the collection of our Tris family, and expressed their willingness to share the legacy of the old times through the exchange of interests. But we all know that there is nothing at all. The first generation of the head of the family may have mastered a lot of secrets, but in the third generation they lost their inheritance, so we can only blame you for everything. ”

Aldrich's forehead tingled faintly, and he stared into the visitor's eyes: "You don't mean that I got the key inheritance, and that I am the only member who can find the right place and open the collection room. ”

"That's right, your father's diary is a good cover. After all, Bauer Triss is the most valued youngest son of the third generation of the family, and often takes him to visit the old mansion, maybe there is a collection room, and the location and key to opening it are well known to your father. ”

Aldrich immediately shook his head: "No, absolutely nothing." Regardless of his father's diary or other last words, he never revealed it. ”

"So where did you get your drawings? It's inconvenient for people outside to disclose them, so you should always give us an explanation. Maybe you really discovered the legacy of the old era, according to the family rules, everything should be shared, isn't that true?"

"What is this? I discovered the amazing benefits contained in the elemental cannon, but there is no way to share the profits with the capital, and now turn my head and start with me?" Aldrich shook his head, "Even I, the initiator, have no way to intervene, I can only be a supplier of gunpowder production in the midstream, you should know that the elemental cannon is a heavy weapon in the hands of the Grand Duke, and only the leader of the Customs Union can suppress the turbulence and unbearable noise under the water, and he has the strength and fame." ”

"Is it really not possible?" The envoy of the Triss family, Aldrich's uncle Nerd finally couldn't sit still, after all, this is the purpose of this trip, even if Leng Shan's family is rich, after so many years, it is about to be empty.

There is only a few dollars in the land, and they are unwilling to engage in commercial trade because of their own status, and even the lucrative factories have no intention of participating in the shares.

Nelle Triss leaned back in the upholstered chair with a dejected expression, looking around at the new ornamental statues to the left and right, his feet still on the soft carpet, which was all money.

He wanted to get out of the eye-stinging, heart-wrenching branch mansion as soon as possible, and return with news that disappointed the people his family had been waiting for, when it suddenly dawned on Nerde that his nephew Aldrich had told him about the fire potion factory, which he was said to have made a fortune from.

I said...... I mean, if you want to invest in your Huoyuan Medicine Factory, it is estimated that you will be able to get a few percent of the shares that can be divided?"

Aldrich laughed in surprise, he raised his right hand, popped out his index finger and shook it gently: "How can a factory involving the military industry survive and make a profit without the care of the big people who hold real power?" Among the shares of the factory are the core knight captain of the city guard, the earliest introducer of the interest bundle, the senior councillor who has been re-elected at the town hall, and a master who has won the trust of the Grand Duke of Eastwood, and I have only less than 20% of the shares. The profit part had to be used to maintain the daily expenses of the factory, and a high salary had to be paid to eliminate the grievances of the workers. Other shareholders only take money and don't work, and provide channels and related care, what conditions can the family give?"

Nell Triss's face flushed, and he pointed at his nephew as if he didn't know him.

It stands to reason that Aldrich saw him for the second time, and in his vague memory or impression, when he inherited his father's name and territory three years ago, there was an envoy from his family who came to witness the ceremony, and the person who came was Uncle Nerde.

It was precisely because of this relationship that Nede Triss was sent to lead the Knights of Tris, but unfortunately, due to the successive failures in the prediction, not only did not bring the two sides closer, but also made a mess of the situation.

"The shareholding structure of Huoyuan Pharmaceutical Factory is very complex, involving the military industry chain, and it is the right choice for this family not to interfere. I suggest you take advantage of the geography of the cold mountains, after all, the vast and boundless primeval forest is a pile of dazzling gold coins in my eyes. ”

The only thing that maintained the family relationship between them was buried by Nellde's own hands, and Aldrich simply put himself in the shoes of his relatives, examining the problem from a very normal business point of view, and providing solutions to deal with it.

When it comes to money and self-interest, the angry Nelle Triss quickly fades from his face, like a chameleon that changes the color of its skin depending on the environment, either to disguise itself or to sneak when he finds his prey ready to be captured.

Aldrich estimated both, and couldn't help but look up a little bit for Nerde Triss, who came out of nowhere and claimed to be his uncle.

None of the nobles are simple characters! Even if they seem very incompetent on the surface, who knows if it is a superb performance to confuse their eyes.

He deliberately sat up straight, but looked down at Nerde in a condescending posture: "Then I'll just say it directly, Tris's family in Cold Mountain has rich resources, and he should find someone he can trust to manage it properly." Wood, flowers, herbs, furs and other mountain and forest specialties, in fact, it is not difficult to get rich rewards for careful care, if it is possible to find minerals in the cold mountain, with the reputation and status of the Triss family, it should be able to hold the land and not be taken away. Even the Grand Duke of Eastwood, given my position and influence, would have chosen to take part in the pre-emptive option. ”

Nerde nodded repeatedly, but after his gaze wandered for a while, he stared straight at Aldrich: "Who else can this family trust except His Excellency the Great Knight?"

Aldrich nodded his head without hesitation: "I am willing to underwrite my own production, and can provide excellent quality saw blades, axes for pruning branches and leaves, scrapers for removing wood bark, and even a medium-sized drying room, a unique steam drying workshop, which is more clever than the natural drying methods of the timber merchants." After all, fresh wood is cut down and needs to be dried for at least a year according to regulations, and our Triss family does not directly supply logs, but preliminarily processed boards, and the profit gap is a big income. ”

Nerde pondered for a long time, and found that there was no loophole in it that could be exploited, so he nodded slightly, and then he remembered something and raised his head: "The unique steam drying workshop is also a legacy of the old era?"

Aldrich was a little tired of his unrelenting temptation: "How could there be such a craft in the old days, I was inspired by the wooden wheels of horse-drawn carriages, and I saw the power of high-heat steam, and the original result of combining the advantages of both sides. Believe it or not, this craft is owned only by the Triss family. ”

Speaking of the front, Nerd still looked hesitant, and when Aldrich added the final statement, he smiled and nodded with satisfaction, as if waiting for this sentence.

And Aldrich, who showed a strong, condescending, inch-inch, and even somewhat aggressive attitude from beginning to end, quickly won the favor and recognition of his family after expressing his willingness to share the benefits, and this shallowness that he saw through at a glance made him quickly judge that the Terris family in the cold mountain should be embarrassed to the point of trough.

The favor of the family was raised, and the pillar of "loyalty", one of the eight virtues, was immediately extended to a new branch, the family, which included the knighthood of Tris, and reconnected with the family.

This can be regarded as an income obtained in advance, although on the spiritual level, just the expansion and promotion of the source of faith has brought this invisible battle to an end in the way Aldrich hoped.

Leaving the battlefield with a victory, Nelle Triss rested in the guest rooms of the mansion, and a strange and familiar name appeared on the list of visiting guests.

Rupert Hines!

He had come to surrender, perhaps to get close to Aldrich Triss again under this name, since the Scavengers' Guild had set up its own bakery, knocked down its dockland-covered counterparts one by one with cheap and high quality, and then re-established the huge Lianfeng Chain-Plus League, began to buy cheap wheat and flour in the name of group buying, and monopolized the output of his estate and the surrounding knights' territories, Mr. Hines was able to continue his business despite the loss of some of his supplies, but he was able to continue his business with the reputation he had accumulated over the years.

When the name of the Docklands bigwigs spreads and gets the tacit acquiescence of both the official and the underworld, some of their peers, who know their complicated relationship with each other, may be trying to win orders or reduce competitors, join forces to squeeze Hines out of the game.

It reached a climax when Triss returned from the North Sea gilding, but Rupertra did not go to Aldrich to complain, and it was his cold treatment that nearly capsized the boat of friendship at the beginning, so he delayed the situation with difficulty.

However, when Aldrich Tris was certified as a veritable Grand Knight by the Red Comet Marthus, Rupert Hines knew that he was finished, that his father's shadow was useless, that no one would lend a helping hand, just as he had been with Terris.

Seeing the embarrassed-looking family friend sit down, but did not dare to sit on the soft cushion, but slightly touched the front of the chair, Aldrich couldn't help but feel a little sympathy, the source of pity was boiling, and the thorn in his heart was still stalking, although it was small.

According to the "Bread and Ale Decree" promulgated by the City Hall, in order to put an end to the chaos of shortages and shoddy products, I have tasted the sawdust bread bricks of red wheat, is that for people to eat? It is almost the same for pigs!

Rupert Hines was oozing sweat from his forehead, the lordship he had obtained by donating food, and the chamber of commerce formed by attracting small businessmen, could be lost at any time, the most important thing was the attitude of the other party, if he could get through the trick, he would be secured.

Don't look at the smiles on the faces of the principals of the Chamber of Commerce who usually come and go, the friendship seems to be very good, if the Hines family falls, the first vulture to pounce on it is estimated to be these people.

"Now let's talk about our human relationship! Tris Manor has been working with you for a long time, when it was in my father's hands, everything was normal, but when I took over, I had to face a situation of price reduction, which made the life of the originally not rich more and more stressful. It was the lack of financial resources that drove me to leave the territory and go to the city to earn a living, in other words, you guided me on the right path in life. ”

Aldrich said this, seeing Hines trying to squeeze out a little smile, and then changed his tone: "When I wanted to gain a foothold in Eastwood City and seek a place, you perfunctory to me with the attitude of sending beggars, if I hadn't carried out the path of the knightly virtue, tolerance and forbearance prevailed to dispel the anger in my heart, and you would probably have died in the blunt object of the black bread brick you sold at that time." ”

Rupert Hines sat softly on the high-backed chair, his heart was filled with remorse and almost suffocated, he was a little afraid, a little hateful, but the people around him were like this, used to looking down on people, who would have known that a knight of a declining manor could make such a big career in just one year, whether it was personal strength or the power he owned, and the network of people was also a set, it was basically two people.

"The environment can change a person's fate! Hundreds of peasant wives' families, the income of more than a dozen gold ouma every year, no matter how much the interests and stakes, can not change the overall situation of the continuous loss of the population of the manor and the gradual decline, on the contrary, after entering the city, there are too many opportunities, there are too many life-changing opportunities, which is also the secret of why the countryside has become dependent and the city has risen strongly. ”

Aldrich shook his head slightly, "Well, that's the end of the gossip! As a Grand Knight of Virtue, the source of faith in my heart prevents me from taking revenge on you, but bad jokes shouldn't be a problem." ”

He stretched out his hand and beckoned, and Peake, who had been standing at the door for a long time, stepped forward quickly, holding a wooden tray in both hands and a steaming bread brick.

"Sawdust bread, if you finish eating it, I'll consider forgiving you for what you once did to me. ”

"I eat ......" full of grief and indignation, the elderly Rupert Hines decided to pay for his family and not hesitate to pay for two rows of teeth.

However, when he forcibly snatched the bread bricks from the wooden plate, held them in his arms and began to nibble on them, he was surprised to find that it was sweet and delicious, like white bread made of fine flour.

"Isn't it strange? ”

Tears rolled down his eyes unconsciously, full of Mr. Hines's annoyed confession, and Aldrich knew that every tear was true, even without listening to him without a spiritual pillar.

"I'll keep an eye on you!" Tris thought to himself, but didn't say anything.

Rupert Hines nodded vigorously, "Your Excellency Triss, in the future, Red Wheat will become the Chained Chain Lock Store of Whole Wheat Bakery, right?"

Aldridge was stunned for a moment, only to realize that Mr. Hines was also a not simple character: "I welcome this!"

Originally, one chapter was 8000+, but after thinking about it, it was still split into two chapters, and it was really good to drink