"If you want to force out the big shot behind the scenes, you can only let Mr. Butler encounter problems that he cannot solve on his own."
Fat Orange’s guess had obviously predicted Ma Wei’s plan: “Judging from the information sent back from Xiao Hei, the underground laboratory is heavily defended and Mr. Butler is personally stationed there. For the big shots behind the scenes, the underground black market is important, but the underground experiments The room is the lifeblood..."
"What are you going to do?" Fat Orange asked: "We have locked the specific location of the underground laboratory. Judging from their defense level, it should not be difficult to destroy."
"Don't make too much noise, otherwise it will lead to an investigation by the Church of the Three Destinies. The current situation in London is very sensitive. I don't want the Church of the Three Destinies to know about the existence of Londinium and alchemy technology, so..."
Ma Wei pondered: "The number of people who launch the attack cannot be too large, and we cannot use large-scale destruction magic like Black Sun. After the Yin Linna leaves the port, let Lai Wen and Edward do it."
After a moment of pause, Ma Wei added: "I brought the catnip you asked for. Have you integrated all the stray cats in London?"
"It's still a little bit worse. East London and South London are almost there. West London and Westminster are a bit more difficult to deal with." Fat Orange replied: "Although there are many stray cats in West London, they have strong relationships with many domestic cats." Not bad, plus it’s a wealthy area, there’s no shortage of food, and they all have their own territories. You can’t make them succumb by force alone, so catnip will make it easier.”
Ma Wei nodded. He was relieved when Fat Orange was doing things. If he said there was no problem, then there would be no problem.
After handing the funds and catnip to Fat Orange, Ma Wei left Canary Wharf and rushed to the Havering District without stopping, arriving at the potion factory.
Amidst the huge roar of the machine, the production line was running slowly, and the potions were being assembled and packed into boxes by the workers. Everything was going on in an orderly manner.
Several other machines have also been shipped and will be assembled tomorrow and the day after tomorrow. When the five production lines are fully operational, the factory will be able to produce hundreds of gallons of potion every day, making considerable profits.
Now that the problem with the production line has been solved, the next step is to find a distributor. Good goods need to be brought to the public's attention. London is so big that just one grocery store can't handle it, and it can't handle so many goods.
Ma Wei found Freya who was busy in the factory. He came to the factory just to find Freya.
"Freya, there is something I want to tell you."
"What's up?"
Freya put down the account sheet in her hand. Seeing that Ma Wei looked serious, she took him to the office: "Let's talk."
"Stull and Steven want to become dealers of the Manstein Potion Company, and other investing nobles want to open a shop selling potions. What do you think about this?"
"They are investors. I don't recommend letting them run the store. Otherwise, if there is a problem, it will be difficult to solve it." Freya has no regard for the identities of Steven, Stuer and others. She is a duke, so she has this Confidence: "The Chevali family has so many businesses. Take the racecourse as an example. The managers must be my confidants, including other miscellaneous shops. If there is a problem, I can respond quickly and eliminate or replace it."
"Nicholas, if you let partners like Stuer and Steven run the store business, it will inevitably lead to a situation where your power is eclipsed and you change from the chairman to a production supplier. Production and distribution are one company. You have to keep a firm grasp on the most important areas of your business.”
Mavey took it to heart what Freya said. Doing business is like running a church. For the church and the kingdom, the most important thing is the military and political personnel appointment and removal rights. Only by mastering these two points can we guarantee own status.
Even if power is delegated, we must ensure that the supreme leadership of the two is in our own hands.
In the church, Ma Wei is the founder of the sect and has the final authority to interpret doctrines. The goddess also supports him unconditionally. His position is unbreakable and he speaks the truth.
But in Manstein Potion Company, there are many partners, and the binding force is nothing more than his 'channels', 'connections', and 'technology'. These can only make the partners pay attention to him, but they cannot influence each other's ideas.
Freya did get to the point. If partners like Steven and Stu were allowed to run the store, would they make false statements in the accounts for the sake of profit?
What can you do if you are caught cheating?
Is it possible to argue with them at the risk of breaking up with the second prince?
Ma Wei could completely avoid the risk before the conflict broke out, as long as he replaced the potion sales store with one of his own.
Ma Wei had also thought this way before. He planned to recruit a dozen members from the Aurora Society to become store operators of the Manstein Potion Company. Firstly, they could monitor the customers who came into the store to buy potions, and secondly, they would not have to worry about the accounts. The problem of fraud.
"The bidding will start soon. There are still three days left. Are all the documents ready?" Freya asked suddenly.
"The paperwork has been completed a long time ago. Now I want to open a shop." Ma Wei said thoughtfully: "I plan to rent a few empty shops first and hang up the Manstein Potion Company's sign, but there is no actual operation." business."
"Empty shop?"
"Well, time is tight, and we can't get all these stores open within three days, so we can only do the next best thing, rent a store first, increase our chips in the bidding, and then consider opening the store."
"I don't think there's any problem." Freya said, "But I heard that the Third Prince and others have prepared a lot of funds for this bidding. Nicholas, how much money have you prepared? Can you tell me the details?"
After staring into Freya's dull eyes for a few seconds, Ma Wei said: "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 this continues, you won't be able to compete with them!"
"What did Shukri do! His capital should be stronger than Charles!"
"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. He is worthy of his name and has a respected status. According to the primogeniture system, if nothing unexpected happens, the throne must be his. However, King Rhodes IV has been in poor health in recent years. , causing many caring people to fall to the camp of the eldest prince, and those who support the eldest prince are mostly conservatives. They are old nobles with strong foundations, but at the same time they hide it deeply."
"Not to mention the third prince. Behind him is the military. This is a mountain of gold. With a little diversion of military reserves, tens of millions of gold pounds can be mobilized."
"On the other hand, the second prince is sandwiched in the middle, so it is difficult for others to notice. Even if it is a marriage, it can only be with a family like the Baron... Although the actual power of Baron Frederick is not lower than that of the Duke, it still sounds like it is inferior. Now, the MPs who support him are all from the Liberal Party, and there are more emerging nobles. In terms of overall strength, they are not as good as the old guys from the Conservative Party."
Freya sighed and said: "If it were just a matter of funding, I wouldn't be so worried. But when Pope Umbry I was still the archbishop, he supported the eldest prince Charles. Now he has become the pope... only I’m afraid more people will fall to the eldest prince.”
"I believe that Ubli I will treat the bidding fairly." Ma Weidan said calmly.
"Why?"
"Because he's the pope."
"What does this have to do with the Pope?"
Ma Wei smiled, lowered his eyes and said: "The position is different, the behavior is different. During the archbishop period, Ubli still needed the support of the eldest prince, so he got close to the eldest prince. Now he has become the pope. Apart from the goddess, he is the most important person in the church. The most powerful person outside the country, even the king, has to grovel...Wubli I, who has reached this position, no longer cares about the eldest prince. He pays more attention to the opinions of believers and goddesses towards him, and will never do it for the sake of the eldest prince. The prince once helped me and then sought personal gain. You know, the goddess is watching him..."
"You know a lot about the Pope." Freya blinked: "Why do you understand Ubli I's state of mind so well? Even... so certain?"
"This is just my personal speculation, and it is also normal logic." Ma Wei said with a smile: "I would also like to thank Freya for keeping this secret for me."
"Just a verbal thank you?"
"I'll treat you to lunch another day. There is a Solway Hotel, and the food there is very good."
"Why not dinner?"
"Don't you have time?"
"....Yes, of course." Freya smiled reluctantly: "What time?"
"Anytime, if you have time, just tell me."
"Then let's do it tomorrow. I'll have time tomorrow."
"no problem."
Dongdong!
While he was talking, there was a knock on the door. A worker walked into the office carrying three cups of freshly brewed hot tea. He placed the three cups of tea in front of Freya, Mavie and Yunia one by one, and then bowed and thought. To leave.
"etc."
Ma Wei suddenly stopped him: "You look a bit unfamiliar, are you a factory employee?"
"Oh, I brought him here." Freya said, "The factory has been assembling machines in the past two days, and the production line cannot be stopped. We are short of manpower, so I brought a few engineers over."
"He's an engineer?"
"No, he is a coachman. Mr. Josiah, who drove me, had to go back to his hometown for something, so he introduced his nephew to me and took over his shift for two days."
"That's it." Ma Wei nodded and said to the new driver: "You can go."
After the new coachman left, Freya's smile became even brighter: "Are you worried about me?"
"Do you need me to worry?"
"Don't you need it? Black Billy is the gift you gave me. It has already helped me make a lot of money." Freya said: "You can bring me luck, Nicholas."
"I hope so."
Ma Wei stood up and said, "I'm leaving first."
"Um."
After watching Mavie leave, Freya looked at the steaming tea in front of her, picked up the cup, exchanged it with Mavie's cup, and then took a sip. While drinking, Freya murmured to herself: "Mr. Josiah There are no children, and my wife passed away a few years ago, so there is no need to go home? I would really like to see you..."
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"Leon! Leon! What happened to you today!"
In the evening, the bedroom door was pushed open hard, and a girl with braided braids rushed into the room and angrily said to the man who was sitting on the bed in disbelief: "My parents finally came to London, and you didn't even have dinner with them." eat together?"
"Charlie..."
On the bed, the man raised his dull eyes and glanced at his sister: "Sorry, I have no appetite today..."
Seeing his appearance, Charlie's dissatisfaction suddenly dissipated a lot, and she couldn't help but ask: "You have been like this since you came back this morning. What happened?"
"Captain... No, it's nothing. I'm just too tired. I just need to take a rest."
When the words came to his lips, Leon Angel still couldn't say them out.
He rarely complained to Charlie about work matters, but the tragic situation of the captain today was a huge blow to him. As his guide, the captain turned into a monster that was neither human nor ghost. The proud demon hunter captain suddenly became the subject of strict surveillance by the church...
Such a big gap was difficult for him to accept.
Just because he was contaminated with an unknown liquid, should the church treat the captain like this?
Not only did they arrest the captain, but they also put him in a dungeon and conspired to study...
Leon Angel held his head, his heart in a mess, not knowing what he should do or what he could do.
He wanted to protest, but the result was a temporary suspension. The church believed that his mental condition was unstable and asked him to go home and rest for two days. He would then report back two days later and only be reinstated after confirming that he was fine.
"My parents 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 Angel did not answer, curling up on the bed like a watermelon bug.
Charlie left helplessly. As soon as she left, she stretched out an arm in the darkness and gently closed the door.
"You seem to be in pain, Mr. Angel."
"who?!"
The strange man's voice shocked Leon Angel's heart, and he raised his head suddenly, only to find the man who had sneaked into the room at some point.
The man stood in the dark corner of the room, blending in with the darkness. It was only just now that he stepped out of the darkness and made a sound.
Seeing that the other party was wearing a top hat, a straight tuxedo, and holding a walnut cane, Leon Angel felt that this outfit was somewhat familiar, as if he had seen it somewhere. He thought for a long time before a figure appeared in his mind.
Felix von Manstein!
He's in the witcher profile!
"Mr. Felix?"
Leon sat up straight and asked warily: "Why did you come to my house?"
"Because I feel your pain, confusion... and confusion."
Lai Wen looked at Leon Angel and said quietly: "Your faith seems to have been shaken, right?"
"I...."
"You're outraged by what happened to Captain Moses, aren't you?"
"I...you..."
Leon Angel looked at the letter blankly, with ten thousand doubts in his heart, but he didn't know what to say for a while.
"Nihility of faith will certainly lead to doubts from believers."
Lai Wen took off his hat and said slowly:
"When you realize this, it means you have discovered the problem, which is good, because I will answer your doubts."
