Verse 85 Meet

Lyle's face changed color all at once. He seemed unhappy with the decision - it was normal, the prodigal had an unusually strong self-esteem for some reason, which made him unhappy to do the kind of work he considered "inferior" and "errands". In fact, being called around by a woman made him feel extremely unhappy.

Of course, it didn't matter, although Lyle's face turned the color of pig liver, although he clenched his fists, and although his expression seemed to explode at any moment, Shirley knew that he would obediently obey his orders.

Although she is only a woman, she believes that she will never see people worse than anyone else.

The tension in the air lasted only a few seconds, and Lyle turned away angrily, and only after he walked out the door did Shirley call out "Your hat!" and the latter hurried back, taking the fancy black top hat in his hand, and then left again.

How long would it take for Ashrufat to find here?, she thought to herself with interest. However, she had long known that Countess Marianne had a close relationship with Russell, the city's treasurer. If you go through this line, it will not be difficult to inquire about her location from the Double Horse Chamber of Commerce. If he wants to find it, then it only takes a day to know the way.

According to the plan, this was the time for her to dodge. Of course, she is also willing to reach a compromise with Eshurufat, but she also knows very well that this must be a compromise after she has an absolute advantage, indicating that she is generous, and cannot let the other party feel that there is still a chance to fight back. She looked at the price list on the wall again, and it was a good price point.

"Miss Shirley, are you going out of the house?" As soon as she left the door, she met a subordinate who was using a folder to bring her a new message.

"Well, if someone comes looking for me, say I'm going away and I'm coming back in three days. She replied. "If a new document comes in, it goes straight to my office. ”

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Outside the window, most of the farmland has already been harvested. After the golden ears of rice are harvested, an open field can be seen from time to time, and poultry and dogs can be seen running around on it.

It is normal that this office building could not be rented out before. The building is surrounded by farmland, mosquitoes fly around in the summer, and the scenery is bleak in the cold weather. On top of that, when you open the window, you can smell the smell of fertilizer – it's not a pleasant smell. It's one thing to stop for a short time, and plan to stay in Brasian City for a long time

Although the tax revenue has risen a lot in recent years due to war and political chaos, for the city of Bracian, which is located in the western part of the kingdom, it seems that everything is no different from last year. It's been another quiet year.

She returned to her desk, which had a whole stack of papers in her absence.

"Yesterday afternoon, the Orok Chamber of Commerce invested a considerable amount of money to bring down the price of furs in one go. She read one letter softly, and then immediately picked up another note, which contained the details of the matter. "Yesterday, the Eurolock Chamber of Commerce smashed three selling orders in a row, and invested 4,000 gold in one go. ”

"Four thousand golden orioles......" she came to the edge of the bookcase, took out a thick folder from it, and found a page.

"If four thousand gold ollies are invested, it means that at least three thousand gold coins of this money do not belong to the Orok Chamber of Commerce. They simply don't have any extra money to spare. She closed the file and put it back in the cupboard. The materials here are all from the Orok Chamber of Commerce, and she can fully believe the number. "So these three thousand...... It's like Ashruphat himself came out. Did he do it? No, he should. ”

This was Ashrufat's first blow, and it was a very conservative and cautious blow. However, the blow failed to make a splash at all. Shirley's side didn't do anything, but the latest price of fur was still firmly locked at the forty mark. This is because according to the normal experience of "one year of good yield, one year of low yield", many people intend to make a small sum of money on futures.

He tossed the document in the wastebasket and picked up the next one. The document made her laugh a little. Just after the investment of four thousand gold coins came to naught, the Orok Chamber of Commerce, or Ashrufat, was unwilling to throw another sum of money. There were 10,000 quillies, which was probably the vast majority of the man's cash at hand, and the price of furs had been cut down in one go.

With mobile forces thrown in so quickly, it doesn't look like that mercenary is a good general either. She picked up the price of fur written on the slip of paper, went to the form hanging on the wall, and filled it into a blank space.

But that's already the price three days ago. Three days were gone, and quite a lot of things had been accumulated, and the changes in these numbers also witnessed the rebellion of the Eurolocke Chamber of Commerce, or Aerufat. The price kept rising and falling, rising and falling, and she had already arranged the relevant personnel, and through stable investment, she had consumed more than 25,000 funds in Ashrufat.

Ashrufat should have about 10,000 cash on hand. In addition, he was able to get at least eight thousand or so by mortgaging his castle, land, and other bits and pieces. Add to this the assets of his two fiancées, as well as the liquidity of the Eurole Chamber of Commerce...... Although twenty-five thousand is not the limit of the other party, it has already brought him close to the limit. No, if you consider that he may have a secret fund, maybe the situation is not so embarrassing.

But in any case, Ashrufat must have felt uneasy and frightened now.

Shirley pulled a bell on the side of the door, and a few minutes later, a young man appeared at the door.

"Miss Shirley, what do you command? "This is an employee she hired locally, currently working as a porter, and she doesn't know anything about where she came from.

"Did anyone come looking for me when I wasn't there for the past two days?"

"Oh, yes, it's a gentleman named Ashrufat. He came to you yesterday, but since you weren't there, I asked him to come over today. ”

Oh, that Ashrufat isn't stupid. He's here...... Well, it seems to be about the same in time.

"Is he here today?"

"Not yet. But he said he would come to visit you this morning...... You mean, you don't want to see him, let me get rid of it for you?"

"No, just tell me when he comes. Shirley replied.

The porter nodded and walked away. Shirley returned to her desk and began to read all the reports once again.

That Ashrufat, the smashing action was very rude, and he looked strong and lacked skill. At the same time, the other side does not seem to notice the problem of public opinion...... Shirley once again mentally assessed her opponent. After all, he is just a mercenary-turned-man, and he seems to lack knowledge of real business tricks and pitfalls. He shouldn't throw in 10,000 gold in one go, but should use the money to change the popular saying in the city that "this year is a year of reduced production".

Of course, this requires careful layout and arrangement, rather than just a casual rumor. I'm afraid there won't be that time.

As she thought so, she suddenly heard the neighing of horses downstairs, followed by a bell ringing in the room. A few minutes later, the previous porter appeared at the entrance of the room.

"Miss Shirley, Mr. Essrubat is here. The porter politely introduced, then stepped aside and let the guests behind him walk in.

She looked at the guest. Eshurufat was dressed formally, specifically, in a new, well-textured tuxedo that looked like a character from a storybook picture. Of particular note was the face of the man - either the man had great self-control over his expressions, or his condition was not as bad as she had expected - Eshurufat's face was so calm that he could not see any mood swings.

The porter brought the guests and left quickly, taking the door with him before leaving.

"Miss Shirley, it's a pleasure. Ashrufat said, and the woman in front of him sat at her desk, her hands seemingly casually resting on the desk, which had a lot of papers piled up. It could be seen that she was reading these things before he came. Surprisingly, the woman wore a veil that prevented him from seeing the other person's expression. "May I sit?"

"You may be seated. Shirley gestured with her hand.

Ashrufat sat down in the chair across from his desk. The two men were now looking at each other across a desk.

"I wonder what is the reason for Sir Ashrufat's visit?" After a brief moment of silence, Shirley broke the silence first.

"I'm not one to beat around the bush. Ashrufat replied. "I'm here just to say something. Miss Shirley, please don't make a mistake. ”

"I've always thought I'm trying to do a legitimate deal...... I don't know if I'm doing something wrong. ”

"Well, in order to make our conversation more sincere, I'd better tell Miss Shirley one thing first. Ashrufat put his hand on the arm of his chair and leaned back hard. "I had already met Lyle before coming here. I won't go into the details of the process, but you can think that I learned a lot from him. ”

The idiot!, Shirley cursed inwardly. But even if her expression wavered, at least the veil blocked Eshurufat's gaze.

"So what did Lyle tell you?"

"He told me who you are. If he is right, you should be the illegitimate daughter of our regent, the Duke of Byron. Don't get me wrong, I don't discriminate against this kind of thing......! These private aspects of life are entirely personal freedom. As far as parents are concerned, as long as you are willing to do so, what should you not? As for children, you must know that a person cannot choose his parents, and it is not anyone's fault that he was born there and what identity he was born with. ”

"You're really open-minded. Did Lyle say anything else?"

"Yes, it's about futures. ”