In the evening, Renly ran to Werther's room to talk.
"The family has no money. You asked me to spend all the remaining money on this outfit and decorations. Are you sure I can make money this time?"
Vert looked at Renly's luxurious clothes and accessories, "When doing business, you have to package it up. Even if you don't have money, you have to pretend to be rich, so that the other party will increase their trust in you."
"I am also the Duke of Storm's End after all! Do I need to be like this? Do I really want to be a businessman in the future?" Renly was a little confused.
"Although you are the Duke of Storm's End, you are only a 10-year-old Duke, and there are rich Dukes and poor Dukes."
Werther answers Renly's questions in turn
"If you create the image of yourself as rich now, over time, even if you are penniless, others will think you are rich and will do business with you. For example, this time for cocoa bean raw materials, what I am talking about is next quarter.
Pay, and when the first batch of finished chocolates are sold, we will be rich."
The business between Werther and Renly is 70/70, with Renly taking 70% and providing the cost, workers, space, transportation and sales, Werther taking 30% and providing technology, sales strategy and training of workers.
"Then there's no need for me to show it off. I can recite the rhetoric in the hall today for a few days." Renly has grown up slowly, and now he is starting to lose face.
"Every new thing needs a leader to spread, and you, the Duke of Storm's End, are both the seller and the best leader"
Werther put a hand on Renly's shoulder
"If you create a wealthy image and maintain good business credit, when you do business in the future, as long as you go to that stop, even if you don't say a word, just look at others and the business will be done automatically!"
Renly thought that he would be able to do business with just one glance in the future, and his heart immediately surged, "Then let me give it a try?"
"No need to try, just get up and say to yourself every day: I can do it, then I will definitely be able to do it in the future!"
Renly nodded solemnly.
He knew that his younger brother was very smart since he was a child, and he also taught him magic. When he was a child, he was forced to learn and practice martial arts. As he grew up, he realized that there was a big gap between him and his peers. He was always the first to benefit.
Thinking of him, I have never cheated myself. So while I am very grateful and admired for my younger brother, I sometimes wonder who is my younger brother? Did my parents get the birth time wrong?
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After the business is settled, other people will naturally be arranged to take over, and Werther and Renly are going to watch the tourney.
Stannis is also here. He was hired by the Duke of Metz to prepare for the tourney. Werther didn't see him yesterday because he was busy with the tourney.
In the past, when Tywin was the Hand of the King for 20 years, he advocated the establishment of tourneys. But at that time, various nobles held tourneys to show their strength, and spent their own money and rewards, just to gain some reputation. In fact, every time a tourney was held,
Lost a lot of money.
But since the tourney at Storm's End a few years ago, Stannis has made a lot of money every time he holds a tourney. After Robert became king, he found various reasons to hold tourneys, and every time it was hosted by Stannis.
Tannis takes care of it.
King Robert lived a luxurious life and spent a lot of money, and he did not have a dedicated finance minister. Jon Arryn now serves as concurrent minister. Jon handled government affairs well, but everyone recognized that his ability to make money was average, so he borrowed money from everywhere and asked Tywin for help.
Borrow it, borrow it from Highgarden, borrow it from Storm's End. But you will pay it back after every tourney.
Later, all the ministers in the Royal Council knew that this Lord of the Admiralty was not doing his job properly. He relied on gambling at the opening of the tournament to get Robert back a wave of blood. Robert told him to keep it a secret. No one would talk about making money, but the news would always spread.
Come out.
The continent of Westeros believes in the Seven Gods. The teachings of the Seven Gods do not approve of gambling, oppose illegitimate children, and the most serious curses are incest, parricide, etc. Everyone thinks that incest and parricide are very serious, and if you make a mistake, you will basically be sentenced to death or sent to a vigil.
People. But gambling and illegitimacy are not such serious crimes. What everyone says and does are two different things.
Other nobles also tried to learn how to open odds, but the odds were not so easy to determine. One noble even sold his castle after holding a tournament.
Over in King's Landing, Robert can't hold a tourney every month. It's peacetime now, and Stannis always has time to spare. The Duke of Mace found a relationship and asked Stannis to help Highgarden hold a tourney.
, and promised a generous reward.
Werther found Stannis. The person who organized the tourney was Highgarden, but these things were brought by Stannis himself. His uncle Lomas Ismond also came with him. The Duke of Metz only
He can check accounts, as long as he can make money.
My younger uncle went to Dragonstone and is now the vassal of my second brother, while my eldest uncle is Renly’s vassal back home. It’s a typical bet on both sides.
"Second brother, uncle" Werther and Renly greeted them
"Werther is here. What did you write to say you had a good thing for me?" Stannis was still unsmiling.
"If you hadn't written the letter, Stannis wouldn't have agreed to come to Highgarden. We would still have to train the navy." Uncle Lomas opened his mouth to come.
"What kind of navy are you training? Why don't you find some reason to open the door? You really think I don't know. Come on, let's go to the table over there."
They are all relatives, so it doesn't matter what they say, just expose it directly. Werther took out his hands and the square box, moved the chairs, and seated the four of them on four sides.
"This is called Mahjong tiles, there are 144 in total."
Witte took the mahjong tiles out of the box, taught the three people the rules, and tried out a few games.
"This is an intellectual game, and of course there is some luck involved. But technology is the most critical."
"But you need to gather four people, and this kind of game is not suitable for poor people. Second brother can find a spacious shop in the aristocratic area of King's Landing, preferably on several floors, with comfortable seats and high-quality mahjong tiles.
, use a separate small room upstairs."
Stannis and his uncle's eyes lit up when they heard this.
"This kind of mahjong tile imitation is very simple. The key is who to play with. If the second brother can find a luxurious place and organize some nobles to participate in the game, then other nobles will follow. The place to make money is not selling these
You know how to grow mahjong tiles, but I won’t go into details about room fees, drinks, and pumping.”
Witte doesn't know whether Mahjong can become popular. After all, there are many places in the world where this game is not played. No one will play it no matter what you say. This is a problem of cultural acceptance and there is no solution.
"I give these to you. In exchange, the mahjong tiles my second brother will use in the future and sold in King's Landing must be ordered from Storm's End. These are just samples today. I will ask Renly to purchase the most luxurious materials for the craftsmen to use in the future.
It’s made and feels great to the touch.”
"Okay, I'll talk to you in detail after I'm done," Stannis said in his usual brief style.