"You want to borrow money from me?"

In an orphanage in Newham, Mavey, who had received the letter and rushed to meet Arthur, was surprised and wondered if he had heard it wrong.

As soon as he entered the door, Arthur asked him straight to the point if he had any money, and if he had money, he would lend him some.

Okay

Feelings called him over just to borrow money!

"The Labor Party launched this general strike, of course, to ensure the basic needs of the striking workers, but there are too many people on strike, and those Western Island nobles who support me will not give it their all, so I have come to you for help." Arthur said calmly.

"How much are you going to borrow?"

"How many do you have there?"

Since he began to send money back to the Romanov Kingdom, Mavi only set aside the liquidity to keep the company running, and the second prince asked him more than once to move to the wealthy Yiling District to live in a large villa, and Mavi did not go to save money.

Living in a large villa looks comfortable, but in fact, you have to hire a servant, which invisibly increases the risk, on the contrary, if you live in a grocery store, there is no one but them, so you are naturally not afraid of leaks.

Now Arthur wants to borrow money and asks him how much money he has

"You don't want to hollow me out, do you?" Ma Wei looked at Arthur vigilantly: "I don't want the second prince to be suspicious, so I can only lend you 500,000 gold pounds." ”

"How much?"

"500,000."

"I originally wanted to borrow 300,000." Arthur said faintly, "Father, you are really rich. ”

"The company has to buy potions from all over the world, store, freight, customs clearance and other procedures, and of course the working capital has to be prepared, this is the international market."

It is no exaggeration to say that with the strong support of the Church of the Three Goddesses of Destiny and the acquiescence of other churches such as the Cult of Wisdom and the Cult of the Judgment, Manstein Potions Company has almost monopolized the international potions market, accounting for 70% of the number of potions traded on the surface, swallowing most of the cake with the momentum of swallowing.

The main thing is that there are no opponents, whether it is the First Bonaparte Empire or the Kingdom of Frederick or the Roman Republic, although they have established a relatively complete Potions system, they still can't compete with the Manstein Potions Company, they have not understood the reason, in fact.

Behind the Manstein Potions Company is the support of the two great powers, the Kingdom of Windsor and the Kingdom of Romanov.

The Kingdom of Windsor has a large number of overseas colonies, and the land owned by the Romanov Kingdom together is equivalent to one-third of the total land area of the world.

Today's Ma Wei, as long as he wants, there is no potion material that cannot be bought, and many churches lack materials, so they have to seek help from the Manstein Potions Company, and over time, a virtuous circle has been formed, which has helped the Manstein Potions Company grow stronger and stronger.

It stands to reason that Ma Wei, as the founder and top shareholder, should not go shopping leisurely every day, but in fact, once such a huge gold-absorbing machine is started, it will run by itself, and the so-called leader is just a person who specifies the direction of the company, and does not need to do it himself.

"If you just borrow money, you won't solve the problem."

In the empty backyard, Ma Wei looked up at the sky and said: "It is not a wise move to fight for capital with capitalists, this is the track they are best at." ”

"I've thought about it." Arthur said: "I intend to attack from the outside, although the big merchants of all London are united, but this strike involves the whole southern part of the kingdom, the merchants of London can resist, what about the merchants of the small cities?" They won't last long. ”

"As long as we can withstand it for a week, the businessmen in the small city can't support it, so they will naturally compromise."

"Looks like you already know what to do."

"I came to you today, in addition to borrowing money, there is one more thing." Arthur looked into Mavi's eyes and said, "Soul Elixir, have you already handed it over to Charles?" ”

"I handed it over to him yesterday, if he was fast, he should have started poisoning today, what, you changed your mind?"

"Just trying to get an approximate time." Arthur said lightly: "You said last time that you found Avalon, is it true?" ”

"I'm not sure if it's the holy place you're following, because I haven't been there either, but I've got the key to Avalon and do you want to go now?"

"Nope."

Arthur shook his head: "If my mother is there, then I should wear the crown and go to see her again." ”

Palace.

Sending off the nobles who had come to complain, Rhodes IV slowly closed his eyes and leaned back on the throne, a strong sense of exhaustion came over him, as if he would fall asleep at any time.

This is a sign that the soul is about to be completely exhausted, even if you do nothing, you are still drowsy, and exhaustion spreads in your bones, and now Rhodes IV is like an old man who is about to die, even if his hair is still black, but his spirit can no longer support it.

The sound of faint footsteps behind him, accompanied by a faint aroma, did not open his eyes, and asked hoarsely: "How long do I have to live?" ”

"Half a year at most."

A woman's voice came from behind her: "Unless you are willing to give your soul to the great Belier, then Belier will grant you eternal life." ”

"Eternal Life"

Rhodes IV smiled, "It sounds tempting, but I won't agree." ”

"You should understand that death is not the end of everything, but the beginning of everything." The woman said.

"I'm tired, I want to rest."

Opening his tired eyes, Rhodes IV took off his crown and stroked the precious jewel on it: "I have enjoyed the power of the world for a long time, and now, I want to have peace." ”

"I hope you can fulfill the contract, and after I die, don't interfere with Arthur."

The woman said coldly, "We never break the contract." ”

"That's good."

Click.

The door opened, and the maid brought lunch on a plate of Rod IV's favorite grilled sturgeon.

Picking up the knife and fork, Rhodes IV slowly cut off a piece of fish meat and handed it to the woman next to him, who opened her red lips and bit the fish, chewed it twice and said, "Poisonous." ”

"Deadly?"

"Not fatal, but against the soul. If you take it for a long time, ordinary people will be paralyzed in bed, and with your current condition," the woman thought for a moment: "I'm afraid that the life expectancy will be shortened to three months." ”

"They should have done it." Rhodes IV cut off a piece of fish, stuffed it into his mouth under the woman's gaze, and chewed slowly: "In my life, I have four sons, Charles, Shukri, Andrew and Arthur I hope they will be harmonious and not kill each other, but now it seems that all this has become a luxury." ”

"Isn't it too late to say this?"

"It's a little late, but I don't regret it." Rhodes IV said: "Everything I do is for the Kingdom of Windsor, my union with Sophia is inevitable, Arthur's birth is also inevitable, he will lead the Kingdom of Windsor to the top, in my life, the most regrettable thing is to let go of Mavi Enders and make him the biggest enemy of the Kingdom of Windsor." ”

After a pause, Rhodes IV asked, "How long will it take for the attack?" ”

"It's a chronic poison that only takes about a month to attack."

"In other words, what do I want to do to get it done as soon as possible?"

"Yes."

"Got it."

"What? Father is going to Frederick's kingdom? ”

Nightingale Club, the eldest prince listened to the report of the palace servant, and couldn't help frowning: "Father, what is this crazy?" Why did the good people suddenly go to Frederick's kingdom? ”

"Your Majesty. His Majesty said that this was an idea he had when he was young, and it had not been realized for so many years, so."

"He's a king! How can you leave the kingdom without permission? Aren't you afraid of danger on the road? ”

"Your Majesty has invited the Archbishop of Liviu to Berlin with him," said the servant.

"I don't know what to do!"

The eldest prince put down the book, not understanding what was going on in the mind of Rhodes IV.

For so many years, Rhodes IV had been a peaceful monarch, he rarely left London, and he completed the affairs of the government every day, and for decades he was suddenly going to Berlin

What is Berlin?

The royal capital of Frederick's kingdom!

What are you doing there?

What the eldest prince didn't understand, the fourth prince knew it clearly.

Educators' Association, in the office, Arthur also heard about Rhodes IV's preparation to leave for Frederick's kingdom, and after hearing this, his first reaction was silence.

"Your Highness, why don't you speak?" Sean Rickman asked.

"When I was a child, King Rhodes IV said that he wanted to visit my mother's hometown, and he said that he would set out with my mother to the snow-capped mountains of Frederick's kingdom, which was my mother's hometown."

"Is Your Majesty going to fulfill the promise of the year?" Sean Rickman was surprised: "How many years have it been?" How did Your Majesty come on a whim? ”

"Who knows? Maybe it's because he feels that his physical condition is getting worse day by day, and if he doesn't go, I'm afraid he really won't have a chance. ”

Sean Rickman doesn't know what to say, it's Arthur's family affair and has nothing to do with him, and it's even more unlikely that he will be too talkative.

Arthur's mother, Princess Sophia, was born in the royal family of Frederick and was the sister of Katerina's mother, and Arthur was Katerina's cousin by blood.

At the same time, Princess Sophia is also the sister of William V, the current king of Frederick's kingdom, and Daniel, the eldest son of William V, is a relative of the same generation as Katerina and Arthur.

Marriages between royal families are already complicated, and if you have to go back to the king, there was a king in the Kingdom of Windsor who married the sister of the king's mother in the kingdom of Frederick, and his son married the king's daughter.

Such a complex network of relationships is, of course, impossible to calculate, so countries abide by one rule:

Regardless of bloodline, be loyal to your current kingdom.

This is also a way to do no way, if it comes to bloodline, everyone is related by blood, I am not only your eldest brother or your second brother-in-law or your son-in-law, what should I do at that time?

It's best to forget about the past.

In any case, Arthur had no reason to stop Rhodes IV from going to Frederick's kingdom, but the timing of the other party's choice was very delicate, not only the period when the eldest prince was trying to poison him, but also the moment when the strike was at its worst.

"If Your Majesty leaves the Kingdom, many matters will be decided by the Cabinet, which does not currently support the Labour Party, which is not good for us." Sean said.

"Leave them alone, the top priority is to distribute the supplies, what's going on in the city?"

"Like last time, the lives of many residents have been affected after the strike, trains and freight ships cannot come in from outside, and there is a shortage of supplies in the city, but we have opened a passage where food is continuously brought in every day, and the private allocation from Manstein Potions has also arrived, and it is not a problem to hold on for half a month."

Arthur nodded and said, "Those small businessmen outside, have they been running around lately?" ”

"That's right." Sean smiled and said: "They are more uncomfortable than anyone else now, and there are people who come to ask for debts every day, and at this rate, they will soon be unable to withstand it." ”

"Add another fire, and let the West Island businessmen take them to court."

"Understood!"

As early as a month ago, Arthur had the nobles of the Western Isles sign large orders with many factories in the southern part of the kingdom, and after paying the deposit, they launched a second general strike.

If you can't get the goods, you are in breach of contract, and the large amount of liquidated damages is enough to make these businessmen break their bones, which is the last straw that breaks the camel's back.

Soon, the nobles of the West Island sued many factory owners in court in the name of breach of contract and non-compensation, and when they received the summons, the factory owners' legs could not stop trembling, they knew that this lawsuit would be lost.

The contract is written in black and white, and the goods can't be taken out, and they go to court, who will favor them?

And once the lawsuit is lost.

They will face bankruptcy liquidation.

As a last resort, these merchants ran into London to seek refuge from the second prince, hoping to find a bank loan in order to tide over the difficulties, and the second prince also lent them generously, but the interest rate was very high, and it was completely implicit in taking advantage of the fire.

Of course, the second prince understands the truth of cold lips and teeth, but those bankers don't understand, they don't understand, but they are holding a fluke mentality and are blinded by interests.

Once a merchant signs a loan contract with a high interest rate, it will be controlled by the bank in the future and turned into a money-making tool.

All this was done in secret from the second prince, and the merchants were desperate after getting the contract, borrowing or dying, not borrowing was also death, they were completely set up, and they were in a dilemma.

unless

Agree to the terms of the workers' union, accept the minimum hourly wage treaty, and then survive even if the profits are reduced!

At least not to be constrained!

Having figured this out, many businessmen turned around and compromised with the workers' union, and after agreeing to the conditions, many workers immediately returned to work and continued production, helping the boss to escape the penalty date.

"Moth! Moth! They're a bunch of goddamn moths! He deserves to be hanged on the gallows!! ”

The second prince, who learned of this, was furious and smashed everything he could see, and he scolded not only the soft-boned merchants, but also the group of bankers who took advantage of the fire to rob!

"When are you still thinking about making money! Have they fallen into the eye of money?! ”

"Your Highness, be cautious."

Baron Frederick hurriedly persuaded: "Thames Bank is behind you, and your words can't reach their ears." ”