Grandet knew that Aiwass was very busy, so after the conversation, he politely excused himself and left.
Objectively speaking, Grandet's existence helped Aiwass solve a lot of troubles.
Gray Green obviously knew some details about Grandet. And the trouble and cunning shown by Aiwass when negotiating with the "Mr. Gold Coin" prevented her from testing Aiwass again. This saved both parties at the same time.
Time and energy.
Unlike Grandet's large-scale orders involving core national policies, the demands of the gray-green lady are quite simple.
She just hopes that Aiwass can serve as the new president of Lloyd's of London, so as to stabilize the Avalon businessmen who are beginning to have more imaginative ideas.
——Lloyd's is a merchant association, and its members are all businessmen. And businessmen have no loyalty at all.
When they had confirmed that Lloyd's was facing opposition from the top, those businessmen would unceremoniously abandon Lloyd's.
But this does not mean that they will not gather together again. They will only gather another group as the core and form a new business alliance...perhaps giving a new name, such as "Gaolouhui", "
"Prince's Meeting".
Maybe it will be in the open, more likely it will be in the dark.
But in essence, the essence of these organizations is the same. And different small groups will inevitably try to compete for the right to speak, which will bring instability and changes to the environment. To be fair, businessmen who already have resources will definitely want to be as stable as possible.
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At this time, if Aiwass, who is a minister without charge, can become the president of Lloyd's, it will undoubtedly send a very friendly signal to these businessmen: the Round Table may not want Lloyd's to be dissolved, but just hope that Lloyd's will be dissolved.
You can step in and get a piece of the pie.
The logic of businessmen is the same. They are not afraid of bargaining, nor are they afraid of asking for more, but they are afraid that you don’t even want to talk about it.
Aiwass had joined Lloyd's a long time ago. The Moriarty family has been in business for generations, and his adoptive father, James Moriarty, was still a senior executive at Lloyd's. He was undoubtedly the best choice.
For Aiwass, this is not a bad thing.
Rather than letting those rats gather together and cause trouble in a corner where you can't see them, it's better to keep them safely in front of you.
And with Gray Green as his agent, Aiwass can finally exert influence on the gangs in Lloyd District.
For gang members like this who live in the mud, the decrees issued by the superior Round Table Hall are basically useless. If you don't plan to kill them all like the "Hanging King" Tudor III, just kill them all.
You have to rely on channels recognized by these gang members to control them.
In addition, they also have other great uses for Aiwass.
If possible, Aiwass even wants to help Gray Green expand its power. If possible, it would be best to directly integrate underground gangs across the country.
——When Grandet sends his "engineering team" to Avalon to build the railway, these gang members will be able to use it.
People know their own business, and local people have their own rules. Building the railway will be a good thing for the whole of Avalon in the long run. It is beneficial and harmless to allow the troll construction team to come over for free to work and consume money, but this may not necessarily prevent them from suffering.
Hostility and obstruction from local people.
After all, the trolls are too ugly, and Avalon is too conservative. Residents in some remote towns do not understand the significance of railways. The process of building railways will inevitably pass through many living areas, and many land and houses need to be redeemed at Avalon's price.
...Grandet will definitely not pay for this part of the money.
And if someone realizes the necessity of the railway to Avalon at this time, there will inevitably be some ill-intentioned people who raise prices, extort additional benefits, and even connect entire villages and towns to repeatedly raise prices, or collect star antimony.
Iris spends people's money to destroy the railway. But it is not easy for Avalon to directly send official people to solve this kind of problem.
In the past, these violent acts were handled by the Supervisory Bureau. But because of this, many people are very afraid of the Supervisory Officer and have strong hostility towards the Supervisory Bureau.
Whether it is interference, protection or surveillance, these gang members are much easier to use than the people in the Supervision Bureau. Various news spreads much faster than official channels; many things that are inconvenient for Aiwass and Isabel to deal with can also be solved.
You can leave it to the gray-green lady to solve.
And if she has a channel to clear people's names, it will be equivalent to giving gang members in local towns and villages a chance to start over. In Avalon, which will soon have many legal jobs, this is a very useful pie.
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Gray Green is a smart person. She can quickly understand what she needs to do and what she can get from it without the need for Aiwass to explain it repeatedly.
When two smart people avoid the trouble of testing each other, efficiency becomes very high. When Aiwass and Gray Green finished talking, it was not even noon.
Afterwards, Aiwass returned to the Palace of Silver and Tin to rest for a while, took a bath and put on new clothes.
Although his wound had healed, there was blood on the collar of his clothes after all. Isabel might be worried if she saw it, so it would be better not to tell her about it.
After Aiwass changed his clothes, he went directly to Isabel's bedroom to wait for her to come back. They arrived almost immediately. When Aiwass's hair was still a little damp, Ligeia took Isabel and left in a hurry.
Come in.
"Long time no see, my Majesty the Queen. Let's drink some hot black tea first."
Aiwass raised his head and said softly.
It was not yet lunch time, and he was drinking warm black tea in an orderly manner. When he saw Isabel, who was still wearing a dress, coming in, he poured two cups for Isabel and Ligeia.
This tea adds a little ginger, a lot of sugar, and bergamot essential oil that was personally blessed by Aiwass. It is more like a cup of potion than a cup of tea. Just drinking it is enough to restore some energy.
Lily took the glass teapot that was low on tea from Aiwass and went to change it.
Isabel did not drink tea, but after taking off her crown, she sat directly opposite Aiwass regardless of her appearance. She lay on the table very tiredly. Her arms were folded together.
, just like when you want to lie down for a while and take a rest during recess.
"How does it taste, Ligeia?"
Aiwass watched Ligeia, who was standing about the same height as he was sitting, drink the tea in one gulp, and casually said with a smile: "Would you like some more milk?"
Ligeia said casually: "If possible, I would like to add some beer."
"Why not give it a try? It might taste delicious."
Aiwass encouraged Ligeia: "Add some oranges and ginger, cook it with beer, or red wine; or add some mint and ice cubes to the beer and black tea, I think it might be delicious.
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"You're right," Ligeia seemed to be really moved, "I'll try it in a minute - can you drink it if I make it?"
"It's not impossible."
Aiwass smiled and said: "You go and prepare some drinks, and we will take Her Majesty the Queen to drink with us. You see Her Majesty is quite tired, so it is just right for you to have a little drink and then take a sweet nap."
"If His Majesty also wants to drink, the ingredients I prepare must be more conservative...Lily, come and help me!"
Ligeia said with a smile, shook her head and left Isabel's bedroom, leaving a private space for Aiwass and Isabel to talk alone.
Aiwass looked at her pulling Lily away in a hurry and shook his head slightly.
Sometimes, Aiwass wasn't sure whether Ligeia's emotional intelligence was high or low.
Looking at Isabel who was lying motionless on the table, as if she was asleep, Aiwass reached out and touched her head gently. He felt the warm and soft hair brushing through his fingertips like smoke, and
Isabel had no reaction.
"Thank you, Isabel."
Aiwass looked at Isabel, who was lying quietly on the table as if dead, shook her shoulders slightly, and then whispered: "Be obedient, drink the tea first...and then go change clothes."
"...Aiwass."
Isabel's muffled voice came from her arms: "This is the first time since I was born that I have been allowed to leave the glass island."
"I know." Aiwass said softly.
"I thought I would be excited..."
Isabel said, raising her head. She covered her face with her hands and supported her forehead.
She didn't cry, she just looked tired. It wasn't because of lack of sleep or overwork, but because she felt tremendous pressure for the first time.
Aiwass handed over the tea, and Isabel finally put down her hand and took the tea.
She drank the tea that was not too hot in the cup in two gulps, and felt a little better.
Isabel put the empty tea cup back on the tray and suddenly asked: "Have you been to any place other than the Glass Island, Aiwass?"
Aiwass said calmly: "You know, I just came back."
"Yes. Sherlock has also been there, Meg... Ms. Ligeia has also been there, and the teacher is a world traveler... but none of you have told me that places other than the Glass Island are like this.
of……"
Isabel's words suddenly stalled.
"desolate?"
Aiwass tried to piece together the word for her: "Barbaric? Backward? Poor?"
"--【blank】."
Isabel kept shaking her head, but then suddenly blurted out.