"If you want to force out the big people behind the scenes, you can only let Mr. Butler encounter problems that he can't solve on his own."

Fat Orange's guess obviously expected Ma Wei's plan: "Judging from the information transmitted back from Xiao Hei, the underground laboratory is heavily defended, and Mr. Butler is personally stationed, for the big people behind the scenes, the underground black market is important, but the underground laboratory is the lifeblood..."

"What are you going to do?" Fat Orange asked, "We have locked down the specific location of the underground laboratory, and judging from their level of defense, it should not be difficult to destroy." ”

"The movement can't be too big, otherwise it will attract an investigation by the Church of the Three Goddesses of Fate, the current situation in London is very sensitive, I don't want the Church of the Three Goddesses of Destiny to know about the existence of Londinium and alchemy technology, so..."

Ma Wei muttered: "The number of people who launch the attack should not be too large, let alone the use of large-scale killing magic like Black Sun, after Yin Lina leaves the port, let the communication and Edward do it." ”

After a pause, Ma Wei added: "I brought the catnip you wanted, the stray cats in London, have you integrated them all?" ”

"It's a little bit closer, East London and South London are pretty much the same, and West London and the city of Westminster are a bit tricky." Fat Orange replied: "Although there are many stray cats in West London, they have a good relationship with many domestic cats, plus it is a rich area, there is no shortage of food, and they all have their own territory, and they cannot be brought to their knees by force alone, and it is easy to do it with catnip." ”

Ma Wei nodded, and he was relieved that Fat Orange was doing things, saying that there was no problem, and it would be no problem.

After handing over the funds and catnip to Fat Orange, Mavey left Canary Wharf and hurried to the Potions Factory in the Black Flin District.

With the loud roar of the machine, the production line was running slowly, and the potions were being produced and packed under the assembly of the workers, and everything was going on in an orderly manner.

Several other machines have also arrived, and they will be assembled the day after tomorrow, and by the time the five production lines are fully operational, the factory will be able to produce hundreds of gallons of potions per day, and the profits will be considerable.

The problem of the production line is solved, and the next step is to find a dealer, good goods need to enter the public's field of vision, London is so big, only a grocery store can not be busy, and it is impossible to eat so many goods.

Ma Wei found Freya, who was busy in the factory, and he rushed to the factory to find Freya.

"Freya, there's something I want to tell you."

"What's the matter?"

Freya put down the account sheet in her hand, and when she saw that Ma Wei looked serious, she took him to the office: "Say it." ”

"What do you think about Stull, Steven, who want to become distributors of the Manstein Potions Company, and other aristocrats who have invested in it, who want to open a shop that sells potions?"

"They are investors, and I don't recommend letting them run the store, otherwise there will be problems and it will be difficult to solve them." Freya has no scruples about the identities of Steven, Stuart and others, she is a duke, and she has this confidence: "The Shevali family has so much property, take the horse farm as an example, the management must be my confidant, including other miscellaneous shops, if there is a problem, I can respond quickly, cut and replace." ”

"If Nicholas you let Stull, Steven and other partners run the shop business, it will inevitably lead to a situation where your power is hollowed out, from the chairman to the production supplier, production and distribution is the most important business area of a company, and you must firmly grasp it."

Freya's statement, Ma Wei listened to it in his heart, doing business is like running a church, for the church, the kingdom, the most important thing is the military and political personnel appointment and dismissal power, mastering these two points, in order to ensure their status.

Even if power is delegated, it is necessary to ensure that the supreme leadership of both is in your own hands.

In the Church, Ma Wei is the founding pope, has the final right to interpret the doctrine, and the goddess unconditionally supports him, and his position is unbreakable.

But in Manstein's Potions, there are many partners, and the binding force is nothing more than his 'channels', 'connections', and 'technology', which can only make the partners value him, but cannot influence the other party's ideas.

Freya did get to the point, if partners like Steven and Stull were allowed to run the store, would they cheat on the accounts for profit?

What can I do if the fraud is discovered?

Isn't it possible to risk arguing with them at the risk of tearing your face with the second prince?

Ma Wei can avoid the risk before the conflict erupts, as long as he changes the potion sales store to his own people.

Ma Wei thought the same way before, he planned to transfer a dozen members of the Aurora Society to become the store operators of the Manstein Potions Company, so that he could monitor the customers who entered the store to buy potions, and second, he did not have to worry about falsifying the accounts.

"The bidding is about to start, and there are still three days to go, are the documents ready?" Freya asked suddenly.

"The paperwork has already been completed, and I now want to open a store." Mavi pondered, "I'm going to lease a few empty shops and hang the sign of the Manstein Potions Company first, but I won't be in the actual business. ”

"Empty shop?"

"Well, time is tight, and we can't get all these stores open in three days, so we have to settle for the next best thing, rent the store first, increase the chips in the bidding, and then think about opening the store."

"I don't think there's a problem." Freya said, "But I heard that the third prince has prepared a lot of money for this competition, Nicholas, how much money have you prepared?" Is it convenient to get to the bottom with me? ”

After staring at Freya's flat eyes for a few seconds, Ma Wei spoke, "12 million gold pounds." ”

"Too little...."

Freya shook her head: "Do you know how much money the third prince has prepared?" Nearly 30 million gold pounds! Even the eldest prince has prepared 20 million gold pounds! ”

"If you go on like this, you can't compete with them!"

"What did Shukri do! His capital should be stronger than Charles's! ”

"Whether it is the eldest prince or the third prince, the situation is different from the second prince."

Ma Wei rarely explained for the second prince: "The eldest prince is the first crown prince, worthy of the name, respected status, according to the primogeniture system, if nothing else, the throne must be his, and King Rhodes IV's poor health in recent years has caused many people to fall to the camp of the eldest prince, and most of the people who support the eldest prince are conservatives, they are old nobles, with strong backgrounds, and at the same time they are deeply hidden." ”

"Not to mention the third prince, behind him is the military, this is a mountain of gold, a little embezzlement of army reserves, you can mobilize tens of millions of gold pounds."

"On the other hand, the second prince, caught in the middle, is difficult to be noticed, even if it is a marriage, it can only marry a family like the baron.... Although Baron Frederick's actual strength is not lower than that of the Duke, it always sounds like he is one notch behind, and the parliamentarians who support him are all Liberals, and there are more emerging aristocrats, and in terms of comprehensive strength, they are not as good as the old men of the Conservative Party. ”

Freya sighed and said, "If it's just a matter of funding, I'm not so worried, but when Pope Ubrey I was still an archbishop, he supported the eldest prince Charles, and now he is the pope..... I'm afraid that more people will fall to the eldest prince. ”

"I'm sure Ubuli I will treat the bids fairly." Ma Wei said surgingly.

"Why?"

"Because he's the Pope."

"Does this have anything to do with the Pope?"

Ma Wei smiled, lowered his eyes and said: "The position is different, the behavior is different, during the archbishopric period, Ubuli still needs the support of the eldest prince, so he got close to the eldest prince, and now he has become the pope, and he is the most powerful figure in the church except for the goddess, and even the king has to grovel..... Ubri I, who has come to this position, no longer cares about the eldest prince, he pays more attention to the views of believers and goddesses about him, and will never seek personal gain for the sake of the eldest prince who has helped him, you know, the goddess is watching him..."

"You know a lot about the Pope." Freya blinked, "Why do you know so much about the state of mind of Ubrey I?" Even... So sure? ”

"It's just my personal speculation, and it's normal logic." Ma Wei smiled and said, "I also want to thank Freya for keeping this matter a secret for me." ”

"Is it just a verbal thank you?"

"I'll treat you to lunch another day, there's a Sovey Hotel, and the food in it is very good."

"Why not dinner?"

"Don't you have time?"

“.... Yes, of course. Freya smiled reluctantly, "What time?" ”

"At any time, if you have time, just tell me about it."

"Then tomorrow, I'll have time tomorrow."

"No problem."

Dongdong!

As he spoke, there was a knock on the door, and a worker walked into the office with three cups of freshly brewed hot tea, placed them in front of Freya, Mavi, and Yunia one by one, and then bowed down to leave.

"Wait."

Ma Wei suddenly stopped him: "You look a little faceless, are you a factory employee?" ”

"Oh, he brought it with me." Freya said: "In the last two days, the factory had to assemble machines, and the production line could not be stopped, and there was a shortage of manpower, so I brought a few engineers here. ”

"He's an engineer?"

"No, he's a coachman, and Mr. Josiah, who drove me, had something to do to go back to his hometown, so he introduced me to his nephew and worked two days for him."

"I see." Ma Wei nodded and said to the new driver, "You can go." ”

After the new driver left, Freya smiled even more: "Are you worried about me?" ”

"Do you need me to worry?"

"Don't you need it? Black Billy is your gift to me, and it has already helped me make a lot of money. Freya said, "You can bring me luck, Nicholas." ”

"I hope so."

Ma Wei got up and said, "I'll go first." ”

"Hmm."

After seeing Ma Wei leave, Freya looked at the steaming tea in front of her, picked up the cup, exchanged it with Ma Wei's, and then took a small sip, muttering to herself as she drank, "Mr. Josia has no children, and his wife died a few years ago, so why should I go home?" I'd love to see you..."

............................................

"Leon! Lyons! What's wrong with you today! ”

In the evening, the bedroom door was pushed open, and a girl with braided hair rushed into the room, and said angrily to the man sitting on the bed, "Mom and Dad finally came to London once, and you didn't even eat dinner with them?" ”

"Charlie...."

On the bed, the man raised his godless eyes and glanced at his sister: "I'm sorry, I don't have an appetite today...."

Seeing him like this, the dissatisfaction in Xia Li's heart suddenly dissipated a lot, and she couldn't help asking, "You have been like this since you came back this morning, has something happened?" ”

"Captain he.... No, it's nothing, I'm just too tired, just take a break. ”

When the words came to his lips, Leon Ingres still couldn't say it.

At work, he rarely complains to Xia Li, but today's captain's tragic situation hit him too hard, as his guide, the captain turned out to be a monster that is neither human nor ghost, from the proud captain of the witcher, all of a sudden to the object of strict supervision by the church....

Such a big gap made it difficult for him to accept.

Just because it was contaminated with an unknown liquid, should the church treat the captain like this?

Not only did he arrest the captain, but he also put him in a dungeon and plotted to study ....

Leon Ingres clutched his head, his mind in a mess, not knowing what he had to do and what he could do.

He wanted to protest, but the result of the protest was a temporary suspension, and the church considered him mentally unstable and asked him to go home and rest for two days, and then report back to work after two days to confirm that he was okay before he could resume his job.

"Mom and Dad are leaving tomorrow afternoon, today is the last dinner, Leon, if you have a good rest, come and eat, I cooked your favorite curry."

Leon Ingres didn't answer, curled up on the bed like a watermelon worm.

Xia Li left helplessly, as soon as she walked with her front foot, an arm stretched out in the dark with her back foot, and gently closed the door.

"You seem to be in pain, Mr. Angles."

"Who?!"

The voice of the strange man startled Leon Ingres's heart, and he looked up reluctantly, only to find the man who had sneaked into the room at some point.

The man stood in the dark corner of the room, merging with the darkness, and only just now stepped out of the darkness and made a sound.

Seeing that the other party was wearing a top hat, a crisp tuxedo, and a walnut cane, Leon Ingres felt that this outfit was somewhat familiar, as if he had seen it somewhere, and he thought for a long time before a figure appeared in his mind.

Felix von Manstein!

The Witcher's profile includes him!

"Mr. Felix?"

Leon sat up straight all of a sudden, and asked vigilantly, "Why did you come to my house?" ”

"Because I feel your pain, your struggle... There is also confusion. ”

The source looked at Leon Ingres and said quietly, "Your faith seems to have wavered, right?" ”

"I...."

"You're indignant at what happened to Captain Moses, right?"

"I.... You...."

Leon Ingres stared at the communication blankly, with ten thousand doubts in his heart, but he did not know what to say for a while.

"Empty beliefs, of course, will attract doubts from believers."

The source took off his top hat and said softly:

"When you realize this, it means that you have identified the problem, and that's good, because I'm going to answer your questions."