Taking out a beautiful stack of parchment scrolls from his pocket, Kino handed them out to the elders who were working on them, and suddenly a voice of disbelief suddenly sounded.

"This is the transfer deed of the Salt Caravan of the Paradise Grass Chamber of Commerce, transporting salt from the coastal Gallia to the inland province of Galatia, this is to transport gold and make money!"

"This is the contract of the pomegranate flower chamber of commerce's red wine caravan, the nobles of Betica Province are famous for their love of red wine, this caravan specializing in red wine trade is a money-making machine!"

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The talk of the trade caravan transfer deed quickly drowned out the gossip about Philip's scandal, and the anticipation of the future could not compare to the concern for immediate interests, in their eyes, a thin layer of books with numbers written not on paper.

Kino's face regained confidence, cleared his throat, and said loudly: "Everyone, everyone has seen that these caravans are the golden caravans of the Chamber of Commerce they originally mentioned, but they are all hens that can lay golden eggs, in the past, even if others could not buy these caravans with more money, but now, they are willing to sell them to us at a low price, of course, the premise of all this is that I can become the next head of the Ross family." ”

The elders were tempted, and they were quickly weighing the benefits, and Keno decided to add fuel to the fire to them: "Perhaps, you will say that Philip has the High Elf Clan, and the support of the church will bring benefits to the family, what are the benefits? Isn't it all about converting into yellow-orange-orange gold coins in the end? Now, I will bring gold coins directly to the family, and I don't need too much political operation." You don't need to start from scratch, and the caravans that are already mature and can bring us a lot of gold coins are right in front of you, so isn't the effect more direct?"

A thin old man with a wrinkled face put down the contract in his hand and slapped it heavily on the table, "Keno is right, all future expectations are fulfilled into benefits, and Philip is only chosen because we think he can bring benefits in the future, and Keno can bring benefits now, I think it is better to choose him." ”

Keno smiled at the elder. Nodding his head, he said, "Xiexie." Elders, I would like to remind you that although our Ross family is also considered an old and wealthy family, but. Over the years. As the population of our clan continues to increase. Household expenses are also rising. Although because of the military exploits of your clansmen, the empire has given us many mines, and everyone knows it. The Republicans are in the way, and although many mines are rich in minerals, they are very steep, and many of them are blocked by hard rocks, which makes it difficult to mine, so the family's income has not risen. ”

Kino suddenly turned to Lena: "Elder Lena, as far as I know, the family has been barely making ends meet in recent years, right?"

Lena's face was very stiff, the family's financial expenses have always been relatively neutral, she is in charge, although she is only a bookkeeper, but the family income has not increased, and she also feels gloomy.

Keno continued: "These caravans are now pure earnings, and once I become heirs, I will take them into the arms of the family, and think about it, what can they do for us with the gold they bring, and the dividends that everyone will receive from the family business will increase, and we will have bigger houses, more servants, more wine, and more importantly, I will be able to use the money to take the family business to greater heights." ”

In Keno's mind, a higher height meant that Anthony Cooper wanted what he had promised – the president of the Republic of Bugas.

In Kino's voice, the other elders also nodded, everyone is not a young person who has just stepped into society, and they all know very well that the future expectations may not necessarily become reality, and the most important thing is to be able to grasp what is in front of them.

Philip's fingers rubbed against the table, no one knew what he was thinking at this time, his fingers were getting faster and faster, and the smooth conference table seemed to be about to be carved out of him.

Lord Lobit wasn't too worried about Keno's words, there was a card he hadn't played yet, he was thinking about Keno Weishenme being able to take out so many caravans at once, which was definitely not something that a twenty or thirty-year-old elder of the Rose family could do, just like he said These caravans are hens that lay golden eggs, and no chamber of commerce can let go easily.

Philip's eyes looked at Keno, who was talking loudly and excitedly, and it seemed that behind him, Philip saw a dark shadow, from the Republican Party, from the Cooper family.

"Phew!"

The door of the conference room was suddenly opened from the outside, and a touch of long golden hair floated in, and the elegant steps showed the noble identity of the long-haired owner.

Caroline stretched out her slender hand and shook Nicholas, and said to Nicholas with a smile: "Uncle, although I haven't married yet, I've always been a member of the Ross family, and I'll come over to observe the next time Philip comes to the meeting?"

Nicholas was stunned for a moment, hesitated for a moment, and said very cautiously: "Caroline, the Elven King Seymour Liaton also came just now, and he announced the appointment of Philip as the guest of the High Elf Clan. ”

Nicholas was not stupid enough to follow Caroline's words by deception to continue to default to her as his daughter-in-law, and Philip had an affair with the elven princess and remained fiancée with the princess of the empire, and such a triangle is likely to break down.

The breakdown of the relationship is secondary, and the breakdown of the political support it leads to is fatal, if both parties break up with Philip, not only will he not get the support of the High Elves and the royal family, but he may also be disgusted by these two political shili, the elders will not see this, and they will not choose Philip as the heir of the family, Nicholas might as well be a favor and tell Caroline about this in advance.

Caroline's smile did not diminish, and she said sweetly, "Uncle Seymour went to visit my father before he came, and I was supposed to come with him, but there was something wrong with my carriage on the way, so I came a step late. ”

Half of the more than ten elders present had their jaws on the ground, and the remaining half were all wide-eyed and speechless for a while.

She knows!

Caroline actually knew that Philip had an affair with the princess of the elven clan, and still planned to marry him, which was a god's situation!

When will these celebrities to be married all fall in love with Philip, two princesses, a duchess, and if you want to count a goddess who can only look at but not "eat", Philip's harem can already open a celebrity salon.

"Damn! The celebrity collector really lives up to his reputation. ”

The reputation that was originally spread through the grapevine was finally publicly spoken by a family elder, and at this moment, Philip's hobby of celebrity collecting habits may really be confirmed.

Philip's mood became irritable, and the calm mind that was still in his chest just now instantly became as if he was in a boiling oil pot, and he couldn't wait to shout immediately,

I have made it clear that I would rather not have the support of the royal family than marry Caroline, the princess of the empire is beautiful, wise, noble, virtuous, and a rare good woman, and eleven out of ten men are willing to marry her home.

However, Caroline is George's fiancée, and although others believe that George is dead, Philip is never sure, and he changes his original simple personality in an attempt to gain more power, so that one day he can find George.

If he marries Caroline, who was supposed to marry George, how will he explain to his brother in the future?

Philip stood up and was about to object, but was pulled by Franklin behind him, the old man desperately glanced at Philip, of course Philip knew what Franklin wanted to express, if he opposed on the spot, not only would Nicholas and the royal family not get off the stage, but also be considered by the elders as a manifestation of instability, how could a person who couldn't hold his breath shoulder the heavy responsibility of the family's rise.

The elders rethought again, and after Caroline made it clear that she was going to marry Philip, everything was different again, the High Elves were just an ambiguous support, which may or may not be, and the Watson family of the Blood Family was also just ambiguous, and the slightly more reliable hope that the church could not be too excessive, lest it be said that it was too biased towards a certain political Shili in the country of Bugas and lose the status of the state religion.

But the royal family is different, the current emperor Lawrence Hoddle has only one daughter: Caroline Hoddle, the future Empress of the Empire, and once Philip marries him, he will be the Prince of the Empire, the husband of the Empress, and it is not too much for the royal family to fully support him.

The Ross family can continue to occupy the second largest political position in the royalist party, and there is no need to risk changing the court, after all, the notoriety of "betrayal" caused by jumping from the royalist party to the republican party will have a big impact on the Ross family

The elders quickly exchanged glances, Keno could bring benefits, Caroline marrying Philip could also bring benefits, and there were many benefits for both sides, and the choice became very difficult.

Seeing Caroline walking towards her, as if she was really going to sit behind her, like a little daughter-in-law, Philip took the lead in standing up, not giving Caroline a chance to show herself, and said to the elders who were whispering, "Everyone, please be quiet and listen to me." ”

The elders fell silent and turned their heads to look at Philip, the meeting had been held so far, there was the voice of Keno, there was the voice of one of Philip's allies on the platform, but the business of the other protagonist of the two sides of the campaign was missing, and everyone was eager to hear what Philip had to say.

The second son of the Rose family looked at these relatives of his own, with a determined expression on his face, as if he wanted to end it all as soon as possible, he glanced lightly, and his contemptuous eyes made Kino panic for a while.

"It's time to put an end to this. Philip's voice was sonorous, "Please give me an afternoon, and I will show you the future of the Ross family!" (To be continued......)

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