"I'm still thinking about where I will meet you next time? I didn't expect you to come to my door." McNee said with a smile.
"To put it bluntly, you two, aren't you afraid that I won't let you leave my house today?" When McNee said this, there was a glint in his eyes, with a hint of murderous intent.
Alvin was stunned for a moment and couldn't help laughing. He was obviously amused by McNee's words.
McNee's father and son all had angry looks on their faces, but Alvin's laughter relieved the awkwardness very well.
"I always feel that you..." Alvin paused when he said this, "You are a businessman, aren't you?"
"Oh? How do you say this?" The anger between McNee's brows melted away a lot.
"Why use knives and guns when you can settle things through negotiation?" Alvin smiled and glanced at McNee, "Isn't that the case?"
"But by trapping you two in my mansion, wouldn't Zanc City be within easy reach? Why bother?" McNee asked in return.
Alvin shook his head, "You still have to take a longer-term view. What I'm here to talk about today is not a small business like one city or one place."
"Oh?" McNee suddenly became interested, "How big is the business?"
"I'll get straight to the point. You should also know about the Zanqiao thing, right?"
"I've heard about it a bit." McNee nodded, "It's indeed an interesting idea."
Regarding this point, Lao Liqun was quite appreciative.
"To be honest, if this thing is only circulated in Zanc City, it will always be just a small fight." Alvin was sincere and directly exposed his weakness, which seemed to bring about sincerity in business negotiations.
McNee thought for a moment after hearing this, showing an expression of appreciation, and nodded to let Alvin continue.
"I want to bring the business of Zongheng Trading Company to Tilea City." Alvin said while looking at McNee.
"What's the benefit to me?" McNee blinked and asked with a smile.
Alvin also laughed at this time, and the two of them had quite a tacit understanding.
"Thirty percent, as long as you can make Zan money circulate in this Tilea city, 30% of the shares of Zonghengtong Trading Company will be yours." Alvin said with three fingers.
This time it was McNee's turn to show off. He looked at Alvin with disdain, "Your Majesty, do you think... I'm short of these shares? Or, am I short of you in the dividends?"
After hearing this, Rusty and John both showed contempt, feeling that Alvin was still a piece of shit who had never seen the world.
Alvin looked unfazed, with a calm smile on his face, "Hey, how big is the Philodi family's business? Can I not know?"
"Perhaps the income of hundreds of thousands of rupees a year is really nothing in front of these few people." Alvin explained, "But as I just said, what we are here to discuss this time is not such a small matter. It’s business.”
When Alvin threw out the number of hundreds of thousands of rupees, the three Philodi family members still felt a little thump in their hearts. They had no idea that the trading house could make such huge profits.
This moment of astonishment was still clearly captured by Onian, who was standing aside, with a trace of contempt rising at the corner of her mouth. As a princess, she naturally did not want to participate in such a negotiation that smelled of copper. If she hadn't looked at the face of the talkative man next to her, how could she have come to the mansion of a businessman like Philodi. The exiled princess still has her pride and self-esteem.
"Don't underestimate this new type of currency. Behind it is the power of the masses." Irwin paused when he said this and glanced at McNee. "In other words, this is the power of the people."
"I'm not bragging. Once the money starts circulating, you will soon find that the income from the Philodi family's properties will increase exponentially."
Doubling growth?
McNee looked at Alvin in disbelief. He couldn't help being surprised, "Can the income from the Philodi family's business increase exponentially now?"
"Your Excellency may still not understand the Philodi family's business, so you can say such interesting things." After thinking about it, McNeese finally said with a smile and waved his hand.
Rusty obviously thought the same as his father and didn't believe what Alvin said at all.
John, on the other hand, lowered his eyes and did not express any attitude. In fact, he vaguely felt that what Alvin said was wrong.
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Virtual. It seemed that he would not be surprised if the young painter in front of him stirred up such a stir. This is the ability to recognize people, and this is what John is best at.
Although today was not the first time they met, after taking a closer look at his appearance and listening carefully to his conversation, John was convinced that Alvin's identity was more than just a careerist and conspirator with superb magic power. Perhaps this Alvin was a real businessman and a businessman. A businessman whose business is the world. So is taking the world as a business really just a business?
"Father, I think you might as well give it a try." John stood up and suggested.
McNee looked at his youngest son in surprise.
Even Alvin didn't expect that Rusty's brother could come forward and say such a thing at this time. Alvin didn't even know what this kid's name was.
But what makes Alvin feel strange is that this kind of thing can be explained with a look or a whisper, why does this dear friend say it openly? He didn't think that the Philodi family would have such an upright person.
Indeed, as Alvin thought, John's purpose in saying this was not that simple.
He naturally saw that Alvin was not a fish in the pond, and his ambitions were far beyond what a Boer Principality could fill. So at this time, you have to leave Alvin with a heart, a friendly impression, and a future plan that can treat him as a partner. He had to make Alvin feel that this business was facilitated by him, John.
While Rusty was still foolishly following his father's lead, John already had a strange little thought.
After all, in the struggle with his eldest brother, with a figure like Alvin as a strong support, it is really hard to say who will own the Philodi family's industry in the future.
John is also giving Alvin a message. Even if things don't go as planned today, he can still come to him to discuss the next step.
Alvin naturally accurately captured John's hint.
Sibling rivalry is something that is extremely familiar to Onian, who was born in the royal family. She doesn't even bother to glance at it with her golden eyes. She can know what these people are thinking just by listening. Xiao Jiujiu.
Of course Lao Jiugong knew that his younger son John was trying to show his favor to Alvin, but he didn't understand why this brat's attitude changed so quickly.
"Is it possible that Alvin really has some charm that I can't detect?" Old Wine Barrel secretly wondered.
Rusty saw that John had tricked him. He was filled with anger but could not break out, so he had to hold back a sentence: "If you think about it carefully, it seems that there is really no loss to us." After he finished speaking, he looked at his father, and then He looked at Alvin gently again.
The two brothers, Rusty and John, are a great example of what it means to adapt to the changing circumstances.
Even their father, Old Barrel McNee, was caught off guard for a moment.
McNee originally wanted to make things difficult for Alvin, but he didn't expect that his two sons were well versed in the face-changing skills of the women in Fireworks and Willow Lane, and he was like the benefactor who didn't pay enough, and he was suddenly ignored. See you soon.
Even Alvin found the current situation a bit baffling.
However, with his keen observation, he naturally noticed that Rusty and his brother were not dealing with each other.
"But Mr. Alvin, you still can't fundamentally convince me." McNee didn't care about his two sons' thoughts anymore. He smiled and said straightforwardly to Alvin, "Even if you brought such a good business, .”
"Oh?" Alvin said with a "puzzled" look on his face.
McNee was amused by Alvin's pretentious attitude, "We are always hostile."
Hearing this, Alvin nodded solemnly and said, "But as I said before, I always thought you were a businessman."
"What exactly do you want to say?" McNee asked, staring at Alvin.
"The Free City State must be a very free government." Alvin said calmly, "In my opinion, there is no problem at all if Tyrell City is now managed by the Philodi family."
"You want to take me under your wing with just a few words?" McNee said with a somewhat surprised smile.
"Oh, my Mr. McNee, your concept of hierarchy is too strong, isn't it?" Alvin opened his arms and sighed, quite like the charm of the bards on the street.
This actually made Onian on the side laugh. She glanced at Alvin sideways with a smile on her face, as if she was angry or resentful, and slightly poked Alvin with her elbow.
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Wen's waist seemed to be blaming Alvin for acting so frivolously.
Onian's accusation really dumbfounded Rusty and John. However, the two brothers had different looks in their eyes. Rusty was full of enthusiasm and admiration. As for John, in addition to the lustful desire of a man, there is also an unknown resentment, that kind of terrible evil desire to destroy what he can't get.
"As long as you are a friend who wants to overthrow the aristocratic rule, you are a member of our Free City." Alvin explained with a smile, "There is no such thing as who rules who."
McNee was stunned when he heard this, then understood in an instant, then pointed at Alvin and laughed, "You are still smart as a kid."
"This is the business you really want to discuss this time, right?" McNee looked at Alvin and smiled.
Alvin's mouth curved, but he said nothing.
"But, what does Riya say?" McNee said and glanced at Alvin, "You don't have the final say on the Universal Church side, right?"
I have to say that Lao Jiutong's vision is quite vicious. He knew that Alvin and Riya could not be monolithic.
"If the Archbishop of Leia heard that Tilea City had joined the Free City, he would probably laugh so much that he fell off his little bed that could barely stretch his legs." Alvin curled his lips and said.
"Hahaha, that's really interesting." McNee laughed, but there was something meaningful in that smile.
Then Alvin and McNee discussed all the details in depth, including the inflow of Zan money, the division of shares of the Commercial Bank, the new institutions that need to be established after Tyrell City joins the Free City, etc.
Of course, McNee also heard about the things that happened in Zantz City, such as land distribution and household registration. He had no objection to the equal distribution of land to the common people. After all, the land in the Principality of Boer was originally owned by the Marquis of Elu, but now the land around Tilea City has been divided. The people naturally have to be grateful to him after knowing this great good thing. This kind of business is free of charge. , why wouldn't he do it? Besides, there is also an additional land tax, which actually goes into his own pocket.
Originally, the Philodi family was only entrenched in Tilea City. Now after joining the Free City State, the government agencies were reorganized, and the Philodi family officially took over the municipal work of Tilea City.
Even though the Grand Duke of the Principality of Boer, the Marquis of Erou, is weak and incompetent, Lao Jiugong is still somewhat afraid of him. But now that he has plans to join the Free City State, it is naturally equivalent to completely breaking up with Newfandor.
Besides, Theresia will appear on the battlefield, which means that Newfandor has already thought of dealing with them, and then there is nothing to cover up on his own side, McNee thought.
For him, after the Battle of Constant, what attitude he should take toward Newfandor was a question in itself. Now that Alvin has come with such generous conditions, the balance in Lao Jiugong's heart has naturally tilted. Of course, there was no Marquis Erou on the balance from beginning to end. It's just that after talking to Alvin, Lao Jiugong felt that he should give up the option of fighting alone against two. It seems good to have the hat of "Free City State" on your head, and it is better to have one more ally than one more enemy.
"From now on, you young people will rule the world." McNee looked at Alvin and suddenly sighed.
"Why are you sighing like this all of a sudden?" Alvin asked in shock.
"Even though I have been saying that I look down on those poor nobles all my life, I have never been able to do anything about them. In their eyes, I am always just a stinky businessman who lives on the Looney Pile." McNee smiled bitterly. He said, "After listening to your shocking reform today, I believe that soon there will be no difference between the nobility and the common people. It seems that such an earth-shattering undertaking as overthrowing the nobility will always be completed by young people like you." "
"It's not that simple." Alvin waved his hand and said seriously.
"I dare not say anything else. It shouldn't be a problem for you and I to join forces and take over the Principality of Boer." McNee said confidently.
"Oh? Then...is it finalized?" Alvin asked deliberately pretending to be dumbfounded.
"You're not talking nonsense. Why are you wasting so much time on me if you don't agree with me?" Lao Jiugong scolded with a smile.
Alvin was stunned for a moment and looked at McNee. As soon as their eyes met, both burst out laughing.
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