January 21, 2 p.m.

Joe, who had made a good deal with the bigwigs of the three departments early in the morning, was in a happier mood.

Because he met at the New Year's banquet in the Hydra Palace, Vigrar's youngest son Donn, with a dozen befriended aristocratic youths, organized a group to visit the Apophis Palace.

It was the first time since Joe had been ordered by Mata XIII to think about it because he had spilled a beer on Prince George's body, and it was the first time that a friend of the same age had come to the door.

Delighted, Joe brought out his best wine, the best cigars, the best coffee, the best tea, and the sweet afternoon tea snacks baked by Mrs. Mary, and entertained the guests as much as he could.

In the Amber Room of the Apophis Palace, Don and a group of friends drank aged wine, tasted mellow cigars, and marveled at the extravagance of the Apophis Palace.

Donn, in particular, had already circled the huge Amber Hall several times.

He gulped down the best wine and exclaimed, "Simply ...... I can only say that the benevolent Muteste is above, and the fate of man and man cannot be compared. ”

"Joe, you know, Joe, I and all the guys are still reaching out to the elders with a straight face every month to ask for pocket money...... At the end of each month, we have to carefully calculate each fountain ......"

"An unlucky guy like me who was thrown into a military university and could only squat in the dormitory to endure hard is not counted...... Look at these guys, they can only live with the serious, old-fashioned family elders...... Even if they want to rent an apartment outside, they can't afford to rent it! ”

"Oh my God, oh my God, not to mention, you guy, you are still studying at the Military University, you are already a real marquis!"

Tang En's eyes were red with envy, and he shouted in distress: "And we ...... Hey, hey, you guys, don't just drink your drinks, and I know they're a lot of gold marks in every sip, and you're too embarrassed. ”

"Tell me, what do you hope for your life? Is it possible for you to become a real marquis? ”

A group of aristocratic children rolled their eyes at the same time.

They raised their glasses, shouted 'Cheers,' and drank the wine from their glasses.

Are you kidding?

Do you really think that the title of the empire is cabbage?

Unless they go to the battlefield and fight bloody...... Unless they can take inferior forces and destroy more than one field legion of a top power like the Lucia Empire in an extremely difficult situation, the credit they have accumulated will probably be able to touch the threshold of the marquis?

The problem is that they all carry the imprint of their respective families.

When remembering merit and canonization, the family imprint on their body will become the biggest obstacle to their canonization - most of their personal credit will be counted into the big collective of their family.

It would have been enough for a 'personal' to be crowned a marquis, and it would have been counted in their family...... Their families already have the titles of marquis and duke, so their merits can make their military ranks be promoted, and the head of their family can rise a small step in the power framework of the empire......

But what about their own titles......

'All the glory of the individual belongs to the family', they want to become the real marquis, difficult, difficult, difficult!

Therefore, these aristocratic young men did not bother to answer Donn's question at all.

Joe shook his glass triumphantly, and the deep amber rum turned into a small swirl in the crystal glass, and a rich aroma wafted out.

He laughed out loud, "Oh, Donne, we're friends, we're friends...... So, there's nothing I can do to help you...... But, dear Kim Mark, I can still do you a little favor. ”

"Are you interested in opening a grocery store in the imperial capital?" Joe leaned against the wall and looked at the group of aristocratic youths who suddenly quieted down with a smile: "As you know, the most lucrative business of the Ritu family is overseas trade...... I can provide you with porcelain, tea, and silk from the Eastern Continent at a very affordable price. ”

"Just these three goods, and they are specifically top-of-the-line goods. Generally speaking, goods from the eastern continent can be transported to the port of Tulum with ten times the profit, and once they enter the hinterland of the mainland of Metland, they can have thirty to a hundred times the profit. ”

Below Tang En, a group of aristocratic youths held their breath at the same time, and their faces were flushed.

To tell the truth, the group of aristocratic young people who played with Donn were all from the most old-fashioned, traditional, and conservative old Teutonic families. The tutors of these families are extremely strict, and the biggest manifestation lies in the pocket money of these aristocratic youths!

Donne, for example, is nineteen years old, and his pocket money is only ten gold marks a month.

Of course, Donn studied at a military university, a military university with a fully closed management, and there were very few places to spend money.

Rao is so, in the military university, there are also special shops where you can consume. Ten gold marks, a few packs of good cigarettes, some chocolates, and other odds and ends, it was not enough to spend.

As for the other aristocratic youths, most of them were students of the First University of the Imperial Capital.

They spend more money, but their pocket money is not much more than that of Donn.

Unlike Ma Kai and Andrew, who use various means to make money, these aristocratic young people have strict family education, and they want to use the influence of the family to sneak some extra money, but they are also strictly ordered to be still.

Don't look at their family backgrounds, they are either from the marquis family or the duke family, and they are all descendants...... But seriously, they are all so poor that they are tinkling. To put it mildly, some of the little bosses in the gray area of Hydrderabad, their little lives are better than these aristocratic youths.

Help them open a grocery store, Joe said!

O great Mu, merciful Mutheste!

A grocery store specializing in porcelain, tea, and silk...... Dry, that's the top luxury store.

Thinking about it with their butts, they can probably figure out the annual profit of such a shop. It doesn't take much to ship, and the net profit of such a store in a year can easily reach millions of gold marks!

And the aristocratic young man present, including Donn, was only thirteen people.

Millions of gold marks.

Thirteen people are evenly divided!

"Oh, Joe...... This, this...... Will this be, will it be ......" Don swallowed hard and spat at the mouth.

"Legitimate trading, the source of all goods is well documented, and as long as you pay taxes according to the law, no one can say that none of you are bad." Joe raised his glass, "And I am convinced, Your Excellency Vigrar, that he will never object to your little cooperation with me. ”

Joe shrugged his shoulders and winked at Donne: "I also recently learned that the largest partner of the Vettu family in Port Tulum, apart from His Excellency Ross, Duke of Casica, is your father, Marquis Viglar. He and our family are old friends. ”

Joe said calmly: "My father, Hesse, has reached a cooperation contract with some big families in the imperial capital, and a large number of overseas goods will be shipped to Hyderabador every month in the future...... I have a small part of the control over these goods. Finding a group of friends and letting everyone earn some legitimate income together is also the task that Hesse gave me. ”

Joe spoke thoroughly.

As a newly rising family, the Rittal family needs friends.

Gorkin already had a group of hardcore comrades-in-arms in the army.

Hesse has already become collaborators with some large families.

Joe himself, of course, can also win over a group of friends.

Don tilted his head and thought seriously for a while, then he filled himself with a glass of wine and raised his glass high: "I have no reason to refuse...... Ah, just cheapened you bastards...... To be honest, in the military university, ten gold marks are not enough to spend...... A hundred gold marks, you can't spend it! ”

"Thinking about the two or three years in the future, I will suffer in the military university, and you can spend all day drinking outside, it's really ...... Let's toast to Joe's generosity, and to Joe's friendship with us! ”

The aristocratic youths stood up one after another, raising their wine glasses with smiles on their faces.

They teamed up, with Joe's help, to open a 'grocery store', and there was no doubt that they became their own people!

In aristocratic circles, this kind of behavior can be regarded as an 'alliance' in a sense!

Of course, they believe that their closeness to Joe will definitely be supported by the family.

If their family is against their association with Joe, then they will not come to visit Apophis Palace this afternoon!

In fact, from the moment they entered the main entrance of Apophis Palace, their 'alliance' with Joe had been a matter of course and a matter of course!

Qiao raised his wine glass with a smile, clinked glasses with a group of aristocratic youths, and then poured the wine in the glass in one gulp.

"Well, you don't have to worry about anything else...... Everyone only needs to negotiate the amount of shares in the grocery store, and then arrange a trustworthy person to hand over and check the accounts. Let them and Mr. Sterns do the specific business. I think in a month, we'll be able to see the actual gains. ”

Joe smiled brightly: "However, I wonder why you didn't come to me until today?" You know, I've been suffocating for more than half a month. ”

Tang En and the group of aristocratic youths looked at each other, and then Tang En flattened his mouth and grimaced.

"Ah, Joe, this responsibility is yours."

"This news is only circulated in a small area, but those who should know and those who can know know it......"

"And we, as witnesses, can be miserable by you!"

Donn shrugged his shoulders and instinctively lowered his voice.

"Hell, the mutual aid brotherhood organized by Magnum, they have killed a lot of descendants of big families."

"These days, all the children of the nobility who are all members of the Mutual Aid Brotherhood in age and identity have been interrogated more than a dozen times by the elders of the Ministry of Supervision and the House of Nobles!"

"You know what? When I was fifteen years old, I was dug up for a group fight on the street with the youngest son of the Duke of Beihai's family. Don made a painful expression that could not be looked back: "I passed the test safely, it turns out that I have nothing to do with the Mutual Aid Brotherhood, but the youngest son of the Duke of Beihai...... He is now crouching in the black cell of the House of Nobles! ”

Joe subconsciously opened his mouth wide.

"It's none of my business...... Is it so big? ”