Facts have proved that if a person really wants to accomplish something, even if one is above and the other is below, and there is a long, long, deep threshold in between, it is not impossible to cross it.

Although it is not possible to directly and obviously hand the invitation to Mr. Tallrinkos through a bridge built by someone else, fortunately, there is not only one site where the bridge can be built, and Miss Marlena, who has inadvertently planted the foreshadowing, is also a good candidate.

Although Miss Marlena is not active in the social circle of the noble ladies, she is not without her own circle, and because of her out-of-the-box personality and generousness, it is difficult for such a person not to be liked by others.

Although she always felt that she didn't have many friends who could treat her sincerely, there were many people who regarded her as a confidant because of her enthusiasm.

Therefore, Marlena asked the people around her about a nobleman named "Corina", and it soon reached the ears of Corina herself, so Corina easily handed over the invitation through the hands of these people.

If the barrage learns of this complicated operation, it will definitely put a bunch of question marks on it, saying something like "why do you want to make things so complicated, can't you just transfer it directly through the circle of merchants?"

However, in the eyes of these nobles, there is an essential difference between direct contact with a merchant and contact with a merchant's daughter.

The former means that you have put down your body, and after falling into the eyes of others, others will also think that you are not as tall as before; And the latter, it can be disguised with excuses such as "children are not sensible" or "spoiling children".

Even if everyone knows that this is just a lie, who doesn't have a fig leaf on their face?

If no one says it, it means no.

Of course, Marlena didn't expect the process of things to be so complicated, she just felt that she still had some ability, at least her friends were everywhere and could help her get channels.

With the invitation in hand, the girl returned to her father's study, slapped it on the table, and without speaking, raised her head triumphantly.

“.” The merchant was really shocked now,

He glanced at the badge on the invitation a few times and was sure that it was not a fake, so he looked up and asked in surprise, "Marlena, how did you do it?" ”

Marlena was pleased with her father's contrary attitude compared to usual, and she wanted to continue to maintain this pleasure, so she chose to continue to be cold and silent, like a child who wants more rewards because of good grades.

Unfortunately, although the businessman has made great achievements in business, he can be said to have all the skills in educating his children, and when he saw that his daughter did not speak, he thought that she did not want to speak, so he did not continue to ask.

Fortunately, the recuperation he had been cultivating for many years was still there, and it didn't make Marlena angry again because she didn't get what she wanted.

"Thank you, Marlena, is there anything you want?"

Marlena shook her head and said, "No. Wait a minute. ”

She suddenly thought of something, and changed her words: "Anyway, can I go to this banquet?" ”

"Huh? Don't you dislike these things the most? ”

"I'll just ask, can't I?"

“.”

The merchant was keenly aware that there was something wrong with this, but instead of refusing Marlena, he said seriously, "I'll go and ask, and try to bring you over." ”

"Good!"

After Marlena left the study, the merchant rubbed the stubble on his chin thoughtfully.

The daughter's abnormal behavior was obviously caused by a reason, and this key point was obviously in this banquet.

Judging from the businessman's years of experience in knowing people and his understanding of his daughter, she is afraid that she has met someone she is interested in.

Businessmen rarely interfere in the children's private affairs, unless there is a scene that only appears in the vulgar world of being abducted by people such as security guards and gatekeepers, so if Marlena really has someone he likes, he won't care too much, at most he just asks people to investigate the identity and background of the other party.

It's just that he vaguely remembers that some people say that the real leader of this banquet is a daughter of Christine's family.

"No wonder she never had much contact with men. But then again, why not go to the girls' party? ”

The merchant tugged at his stubble and shook his head.

The world of small children, he does not understand.

With the appointed time coming, Marlena had already packed herself.

Today's girl didn't wear elaborate makeup or enviable clothes, because she knew that the protagonist of the dinner party must not be herself, and she just wanted to join in the fun.

It was rare to get in the same carriage with my father, and they came to the banquet hall where the invitation was written, and they entered the venue with the smile and welcome of the hostess.

As soon as she entered, she saw the young man who seemed to her a strange one waiting and beckoning to them, but just as she was about to say hello first, Lynn moved first.

"Mr. Tallinkos, is he?" Lynn smiled and made a gesture of please, completely ignoring the girl's eyes.

"Huh?" The merchant squinted slightly, "I've been here before, if I'm not mistaken, it doesn't seem to be the location of the main hall, right?" Don't you treat me as a guest? ”

"No, no, no." Lynn chuckled and said, "In fact, this banquet is arranged for you alone, and you are the only guest. ”

"Oh?"

The merchant came interested and nodded slightly.

"Then I'll see what kind of business you want to talk to me about."

In the girl's ignorant eyes, her father followed her goal out of her sight, leaving her alone to doubt her life, not knowing what to do.

Fortunately, at this time, Corina appeared and relieved her predicament.

"What the hell are you going to do?"

Marlena asked suspiciously, but Corinne didn't explain to her, just looked at the place where the two had left.

I don't know if it can be done.

Entering the separate lounge and taking his seat, the merchant was about to ask if the man who was about to arrive was the Duke, when he saw the young man who had invited him to talk sitting down opposite him.

"Huh?" He laughed, "It seems that this banquet is full of surprises." ”

Lynn smiled noncommittally and said, "Sir, do you need me to be polite beforehand, for example, to introduce myself or something?" ”

"No need." The merchant caught a glimpse of the badge on his wrist bracelet and said, "Tell me straight, what is your purpose?" ”

"Decisive people have always been able to achieve great things, and it's no wonder you've become the kingdom's premier merchant." Lynn smiled again and said, "Actually, I wanted to talk to you about 'mortgages' and stuff like that. ”

"Loans?" The merchant was stunned.

Originally, looking at this battle, he thought that the other party was short of money and forcibly wanted to collect his protection money, well, maybe it was a different way to collect it?

After a pause, he said, "Sir, you know, I can provide a loan, but we have always been limited in the types of collateral. ”

"If your collateral is something like a treasure, we generally won't accept it unless it's a necessity that the public agrees on."

There are many kinds of treasures in this world, some useful and some useless, and the useful ones depend on the number of people who can use them, and if there are few people, even if they are useful, it is a problem that no one uses them.

And what can only be piled up in the warehouse is, for the merchants, garbage.

Lin En understood the deep meaning of the merchant's words, shook his head, and said: "No, no, no, we won't do anything like deceiving people with useless things, integrity, but the basis of the transaction." ”

Good faith? You told me that nobles talk about integrity?

The merchant secretly scolded himself in his heart, and his face remained silent: "Oh? Then what you have prepared is."

"Real estate." "In Catalena, we have a lot of assets, including shops and residences, and a lot of them are concentrated in the bustling areas of the city, so I think it should be enough as collateral, right?" ”

"This"

If it is an industry, it is indeed something that businessmen love, and it is no problem to use it as collateral.

The merchant nodded: "In that case, I have no problem, do you need it now, or later?" ”

"Details and stuff, we'll talk about that later." Lynn squinted and said, "These things are just pre-dinner desserts, real feasts, in the back." ”

"Oh? What else do you think? ”

"Gao Jian doesn't count, it's just that I want to take this opportunity and exchange more money." Lynn said, "We're going to have a lot of assets to pledge at that time, and it's going to be a bit hard for you to come by yourself, so I hope you'd better bring other people along." ”

"Pull the others along, together."

The merchant's sense of smell made him sniff something wrong from this sentence.

He was the richest merchant in the kingdom, and Lynn said that the assets they were going to pledge would be very, very large, and he couldn't eat it alone.

So, how many assets are there that make a businessman feel struggling?

It's a huge number.

But, Christine, when did you have so many assets?

Catalena is so big, and Christine is a more famous "poor aristocrat", where did they get so many assets?

At this time, the merchant remembered that in the other party's words, he said that their assets were concentrated "near the church school".

As a businessman, being well-informed is a must-have label, and he naturally knows about the recent fact that a mysterious guy has been buying other people's shops in the area.

Could it be that it is the person in front of you?

But if it was him, why would he do it?

And according to his meaning, he is not ready to stop, and wants to continue to buy.

What's he doing?

Bought and mortgaged? Make the money less and less?

Is this because there is too much money and nowhere to spend it, or is there a problem with the brain?

The merchant raised his head and looked the young man in front of him up and down.

He didn't think the other party was a fool, so he must have another purpose in this matter.

It's just that the merchant can't figure out what he's hiding for the time being.

With a sigh of relief, Mr. Tarrinkos was already thinking about how to get out of the other party's demands.

His money did not rely on gambling to make a small profit, but relied on steady development, coupled with good luck to get to where he is today.

It's just that just as he was thinking, Lynn used words to change his mind.

"I know that after hearing my words, you are now mostly thinking about how to reject us, or how to reduce the losses in our demands." Lynn tapped his fingers lightly on the tabletop and said with a smile, "That's right, if you don't see a return on profits, how can you be willing to invest." ”

"But what I want to say is that I can pull you and make money together."

"Pull me to make money together? Whose money is it earning? ”

"Your peers, and"

Lynn uttered a word that the merchant did not expect.

"How dare you?" He was shocked.

"Why don't you dare." Lynn was full of indifferent attitudes, "The recent situation has become more and more unpeaceful, don't make a profit at this time, and wait for the real chaos and strict control, it will be difficult to fish." ”

Then he told the merchant an idea that was extremely crazy for him.

He is going to acquire a large number of small shops through this kind of acquisition and remortgage.

These stores are relatively thin in terms of individual profits, but they have a key point.

They are shops that sell the necessities that people need.

If such a store reaches a certain level, then to a certain extent, they can reach the level of "monopoly" in a certain area and have the power to "set prices".

Anything, once monopolized successfully, is profitable enough to make anyone drool, even if it is just the most ordinary things around them.

However, if you think about it, it is not easy to achieve it.

First of all, the royal family will certainly not sit idly by and watch this, otherwise Catalena will be greeted by a collapse of order, and they will definitely put obstacles in their way to curb such behavior.

That alone was enough to make the plan fail.

"You can rest assured of this." Lynn smiled lightly, "The pressure above, someone will come to the top, after all, the stakes are not only for me." ”

"A dog that has eaten big fish and meat won't like leftovers anymore."

The merchant was skeptical of this sentence for the time being, he thought about Lynn's words, and suddenly found a very critical question: "There seems to be no place for me here?" ”

"How could it not be?" Lynn said, "Do you think if we keep doing this, will the profits come first, or will we go bankrupt first?" ”

“.” The merchant thought for a moment, and his face became strange, "You must have gone bankrupt first. So you're not ready to pay it back, are you? ”

"yes." Lynn said calmly, "Not only am I not prepared to pay back, but I am not prepared to really do this monopoly business." ”

"At that time, if we go bankrupt under the intervention of the royal family, then these assets, without accident, will all fall into the hands of you merchants, and it is very difficult for them to generate income without high returns, but for some merchants who have pledged a lot of money to us, they are in great need of a gold coin to replenish the capital chain at this moment—at this time, can't you appear?"

"As for how much you can get, it depends on how much you can 'borrow' for me."

“.”

When he heard this, Mr. Tarlinkos was already already excited.

Taking advantage of the fire to rob, he has done this kind of thing a lot, and he can be said to be very experienced.

It's just that he also knows that there can't be such a good thing in the world, and someone uses the method of self-explosion to create benefits for him.

"Before I shake your hand, I want to ask you a question." The merchant asked, "No one in the world is going to make a loss-making business, whether it's a businessman or an ordinary person, so can you tell me what you're doing this for?" ”

"Well, this one."

Lynn smiled mysteriously.

"It's nice to look to the future, but most people focus on the present."

"People care more about how much money they can get now than what you can earn in the future."

"The more you get, the more you value."

"As for the future."

Who cares about Christine's future?

God knows what kind of torture it is to ride a shared bicycle for a long distance for several kilometers in the middle of the night when it is only 5 degrees Celsius and there is a light rain!!

(End of chapter)