Domestic cats are different from wild cats, they have the owner's feeding, live a worry-free life, wild cats sleep all day long, suffer hardships, the slightest carelessness will encounter the danger of life, the situation faced by the two, determines their acceptance of the cat legion.

In Ma Wei's view, recovering domestic cats and wild cats is also essentially a spiritual struggle, and wild cats may join the cat army for food, shelter and safety, but domestic cats are not necessarily so.

If you want to subdue a domestic cat, you are destined to use another way.

First make a stand, get recognition by agreeing with the other party, then point out the trivial mistakes to suppress the arrogance of the other party, secretly improve your own status, and then use the way of exhortation to let the other party let down their guard, draw a big pie, and induce the other party to fall into the trap of thinking

Treat, behead, accept as a dog.

The three-board axe comes down, even if the other party does not bow his head, he must be in awe of three points.

Friday used this trick, and with the help of catnip, he successfully subdued a group of little brothers and lured the unworldly domestic cats to join the cat army.

Since the appearance of catnip, the highest reward of the cat army has become catnip, and like small dried fish and canned food, if you want to get catnip, you need to make a contribution, which is also a condition for domestic cats on Friday.

At the beginning, of course, you can't ask domestic cats to perform any dangerous tasks, and you can't fully trust them, the task is too difficult, and it will also make them resistant.

It's Friday who is responsible for docking with the palace cats.,Although this kid is a little cowardly.,Shrink back when you encounter something.,But he's also a patriarch.,Loyalty is reasonable.,The ability is just like that.,Can't do big things.,You can only do some time-consuming chores.。

Leaving the docking task to Friday couldn't be more appropriate.

The next day, Ma Wei was very happy to learn that the Cat Legion had taken control of the palace, because Fat Orange had brought him a lot of news about the king and queen.

"The king and the queen are so detached that they often do not say a word for two or three days, and there is a marquis who enters the palace every Wednesday when the king attends a regular meeting to have a tryst with the queen, and the internal affairs officer knows about it, but does not dare to say anything."

The fat orange who was squatting on the desk said faintly: "You know this marquis. ”

"Who?" Ma Wei flashed several names in his mind, and he couldn't determine who it was: "Who dares to have a tryst with the queen?" ”

"The Great Prince's henchman, Marquis of Brecken."

"It's him?!"

Ma Wei was shocked, he didn't expect the Marquis of Brecon to have such a big courage to dare to have a tryst with the queen in private, you know, even Dino didn't know about this matter!

"Does the eldest prince know about this?"

"I don't know." Fat Orange shook his head: "Queen Madonna is the biological mother of the eldest prince, how could the eldest prince allow his henchmen to have an affair with his mother?" ”

"You're right." Ma Wei pondered: "This information is of great help to us, once the eldest prince knows the relationship between the Marquis of Brecon and Queen Madonna, there will be a split between the two, and the Marquis of Brecon holds the economic lifeline of the eldest prince, I will say why the Marquis of Brecon is desperate to follow the eldest prince, it turns out that there is such a heavy relationship."

The Marquis of Brecon is definitely the core figure of the Grand Prince's camp and holds many secrets of the Grand Prince in his hands, if he falls out with the Grand Prince.

Isn't that the opportunity coming?

However, Ma Wei is not in a hurry to publicize this matter, good steel should be used on the blade, and when the eldest prince is in trouble and then throw this bomb, it will definitely get twice the result with half the effort!

After letting Fat Orange continue to monitor the palace's movements, Mavi unleashed the Siren's Tears, transformed himself into Russell Benjamin, took Edward, and picked up the blue cat that Yunia had turned into, and prepared to go to Clarence Palace to find the eldest prince to collect his debts.

It happened that Levine was at home, so he and Muir watched the store and dealt with the customers.

Since Manstein won the bid, Ma Wei has opened more than a dozen stores in various parts of London, and many customers do not need to go to Flower Street to buy potions.

Manstein's Potions Company is the big one.

At 9 o'clock in the morning, before the morning fog had lifted, the street was filled with the sound of wheels, the carriage stopped in front of Clarence Palace, Edward got out of the car and knocked on the door, and in a few moments, the prince's butler Nicks opened the door and led Mavi to the study.

In the study, Charles, the eldest prince with gold-rimmed glasses, was talking to the Marquis of Brecken.

"Last night, Your Majesty booked Box 1 at the Covent Royal Opera House to see Miss Helena's performance."

"Oh?"

The eldest prince stopped his right hand, which was flipping through the company's accounts, took off his glasses, and asked, "What is the name of Helena's play last night?" ”

"King John."

"It's this scene again" The eldest prince frowned slightly, picked up the cigar leaning on the ashtray and took a puff: "My father occasionally goes to the theater to watch plays, and Box 1 is reserved for him, but why does he always watch the play "King John"? He never watches other plays! ”

"Could it be that Your Majesty is hinting at something?" The Marquis of Brecon also felt a little strange.

Knock knock!

As soon as he finished speaking, there was a knock at the door, and the butler Nicks walked into the study and said to the eldest prince, "Your Highness, Mr. Benjamin is here. ”

"Benjamin?"

The eldest prince's body shook slightly, how could he not guess the purpose of Russell Benjamin's visit?

The IOU is in the hands of others, and he is a prince, so he must not do anything that he owes and does not repay, and after a little thought, the eldest prince immediately said: "Please let him in." ”

The Marquis of Brecken got up and was about to enter the dark room of the study to hide, but the eldest prince pressed his hand: "No need to go, Benjamin is here to ask for money, and I borrowed 1.5 million gold pounds from him last time." ”

Russell Benjamin is willing to lend 1.5 million gold pounds to prove that he chose to take refuge in the eldest prince, and he is not an outsider in theory, not to mention that the other party is not involved in the dispute of the royal capital at all, even if he sees the Marquis of Brecken.

Again

Later, when it comes to repaying the money, the eldest prince will have to ask the Marquis of Brecken for advice!

As soon as Ma Wei entered the study, he saw the eldest prince striding towards him with a cigar in his hand: "Benjamin! My friend! You're finally here! ”

As if to express his enthusiasm, the eldest prince cordially and Ma Wei had a veneer ceremony, which is not fashionable in the Kingdom of Windsor, and is only used on special occasions.

"Benjamin, let me introduce you, this is the Marquis of Brecken, the Marquis of Brecken, this is Russell Benjamin, my friend!"

After nodding, several people sat on the sofa, and the eldest prince took the lead in speaking: "Benjamin, are you here today for 1.5 million gold pounds?" ”

"I read in the newspaper that the potions bidding is over, and I'm sorry for the result, but the 1.5 million gold pounds are Benjamin's construction company's work, and I have to come and ask for it," said Ma Wei bluntly. ”

"It should be, it should be."

The eldest prince nodded again and again, and looked at the Marquis of Brecken, who was sitting next to him: "Take 1.5 million gold pounds from the company and return it to Benjamin, and do it today." ”

"Yes, Your Highness."

The Marquis of Brecon was a little surprised, the attitude of the eldest prince was really a little 'courteous', he knew Charles very well, knew that the other party was a careful master, whatever he paid, he must get something back, and he agreed so happily. It's definitely greasy!

Sure enough, the eldest prince immediately made his own 'request': "Benjamin, if I'm not mistaken, you're from the north, right?" ”

"Edinburgh, yes, Your Highness, I am from the north."

"Edinburgh is a city with a long history," the eldest prince sighed, "The Benjamin family, being able to undertake the construction of the London Railway is enough to show the strength, and you also know that the Brecon Potions Company has just been established, and all aspects are still in its infancy, so."

Under Ma Wei's calm gaze, the eldest prince smashed his mouth and said the purpose: "I want to use the power of the Benjamin family to open potions shops in the northern part of the East Island and the West Island. ”

Benjamin Architects was contracted to build the London Railway, a north-south rail line, and Benjamin Architects was also contracted by Benjamin Architects to run several railways from Belfast to the south.

The southern economic center of gravity of the Kingdom of Windsor is in London, the north is headed by Edinburgh, and the economic circle of the West Island is near Belfast.

Now that Manstein Potions has won the bid and has received the support of the Church, few companies can compete with Manstein Potions in this acre of land in London, and the eldest prince has to look to the north, even the West Island, intending to take advantage of the opportunity of Manstein's Potions Company to develop in London and have no time to look outside, to expand his sphere of influence.

This is also a helpless move, most of the potions market in London has fallen into the hands of Manstein, many people have only heard of Manstein Potions, and are extremely unfamiliar with Brecon Potions, the main battlefield of Edie's Potions is the military, not an ordinary business circle, if you want to break the situation, you can only take a long-term view.

"Well, the Benjamin family does have some connections in the north, and it's okay to assist the eldest prince in opening a shop, but."

"Just what? Don't be restrained, the Marquis of Brecon is not an outsider, just say anything! ”

Ma Wei hesitated: "After a family meeting, the Benjamin family unanimously decided to tilt the future development center to the south, that is, the London business circle"

"I don't think it's a conflict at all." The Marquis of Brecon smiled: "The main industry of the Benjamin family is construction, and we want to seize the potions market, wouldn't it be better for everyone to come and go and help each other?" ”

"Now that the potions market in London is in the hands of the Manstein family, Nicholas von Manstein is in the church, and his power is so great that it is no longer the same as in the past." Ma Wei hesitated, "If the Benjamin family helps the Brecon Potions Company to seize the Potions market in the north, will it invite their revenge?" I don't want to provoke the second prince and them."

Hearing Ma Wei mention the second prince, the eldest prince's face stiffened, not as natural as just now: "London is not a one-person London, and there will not be a situation where someone's hands and eyes cover the sky, yes, I admit that Manstein Potions Company is hot and prosperous at the moment, but this does not mean that Brecken Potions Company has completely withdrawn from the London market and is not competitive!" ”

"Benjamin, your worries are completely unnecessary! As long as you and I cooperate, even if the second prince regards you as a thorn in his side, there is nothing he can do! I'll protect you! ”

The eldest prince faintly felt that the sequelae of the bid failure had appeared, and the current members of his camp were panicking, thinking that he, the first crown prince, was going to lose the competition in the future

The emergence of this situation also made the eldest prince realize that what he needed was not a wall grass, but a firm and loyal ally!

He must develop henchmen and strengthen his core forces!

Wooing Russell Benjamin was the first step, and the next step, the eldest prince, who sensed the approaching crisis, had to vigorously recruit troops and find allies.

Most of the local nobles in London have already made a choice, instead of being confined here, it is better to expand outward and win over the nobles in the north of the East Island!

The southern aristocracy needs a medium to contact the northern aristocracy, and Russell Benjamin is a good fit!

Seeing that Ma Wei was still hesitating, the eldest prince seemed to think of something, and glanced at the Marquis of Brecken, who said understandingly: "The bidding for the second phase of the Metropolitan Subway plan has begun, Benjamin, don't you want to participate in the construction plan of the Metropolitan Metro?" With the support of His Highness, this is not a difficult task. ”

"On the contrary."

"If you miss this opportunity, you don't know when the next tender will be."

"I want a 10% stake in Brecken's Potions, and Benjamin Construction is going to win the bid for the Met's subway plan."

Ma Wei suddenly said: "If Your Highness can agree to my conditions, I am willing to help Brecon Potions Company open up the northern market." ”

10% stake!

This price, although it is not a lion's mouth, is definitely not low.

At the current market price of Brecon Potions, it is equivalent to giving away 3 million gold pounds to Ma Wei for nothing, not counting the future quarterly dividends and stock price increases

"You can't be too greedy, Benjamin."

The eldest prince smoked a cigar and said in a deep voice: "10% of the shares, your family can't eat it, don't end up bursting your belly." ”

"I think the price is very reasonable." Ma Wei said: "But the business is all negotiated, Your Highness, you are not happy, and I have no good fruit to eat, in this case, Your Highness, you will return a price?" ”

Staring at Ma Wei's eyes, the eldest prince took a sip of cigars one after another, and he could take out 10% of the shares, but as he said, the price was too high, and the eldest prince had to win over the nobles in the north, if those nobles knew that the Benjamin family took 10% of the shares, what would they think?

Are they unhappy with the Great Prince, or are they unhappy with the greedy Benjamin family?

If you want to win over the Benjamin family, the price should not be too low, but not too high, after thinking about it, the eldest prince said the limit of what he can accept: "5%, I can give you 5% of the shares of Brecon Potions." ”

"Deal!" Ma Wei said with a smile: "It's refreshing to cooperate with the eldest prince!" ”

Looking at the smile on Ma Wei's face, the corners of the eldest prince's mouth twitched slightly, feeling

The price seems to be high.

(End of chapter)