"Helen, for God's sake please be gentle! My jaw is about to drop."
Nipoli's sister Helen was applying medicine to his wounds. Nipoli had a fight with two strong men. In the tavern, with only Caroline by his side, Nipoli was beaten severely without any suspense. When he arrived at the tavern,
Outside, soldiers of the Third Army were waiting at the door. No matter how ferocious the civilians were, they could not be a match for the soldiers. The two strong men were ruthlessly killed.
Seeing that the situation was not good, the waitress quickly summoned more people. Seeing that the situation was about to get out of control, Brooke finally appeared and stopped the fight.
"Who asked you to fight with them and not come to us even after they arrived at the door?" Helen applied the ointment deliberately and forcefully.
"Looking for you? Miss Helen, you said it was really easy!" Nipoli said with a mocking look, "Why is Lord Brooke so easy to find? His threshold is higher than that of Lord Lord!"
Brooke's eyes remained on Nipoli. He couldn't believe that his brother was so alive in front of him.
"Lord Victor, how are you doing lately?" He wanted to have a good chat with Nipoli, but he didn't know where to start.
"My lord has been very good recently. He is preparing for a annual gathering."
"Are you in Broken Snow City?"
"It's in Zhilin City, which is also your territory now."
"I heard that Lord Victor has gained a lot of new territories, which is great..."
Nipoli sighed and said: "My brother, do you only care about the lord? Don't you care about your brother who came back from the dead?"
"I, I heard about it too. Decto told me when he came here last time. I, I didn't believe it at first, but..." Brooke couldn't hold back his tears anymore. He stepped forward and hugged Nipoli.
, cried: "I really didn't expect it, I really didn't expect it, thank God, thank Lord Victor, this is really great..."
Helen also rushed forward, crying so hard that Nipoli also cried. While crying, he shouted: "How many times have I told you, be gentle, be gentle! My ribs seem to have been broken by those guys."
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The family talked a lot, and it wasn't until Helen noticed Caroline that the room became quiet.
"Who is this girl?" Helen said with a playful smile, "It seems that you have gained a lot in Shattering Snow City."
"This is..." Nipoli was about to introduce Caroline when he saw his mother pushing open the door and walking in.
"God, is it really you? My child, is it really you?" The mother stepped forward and hugged Nipoli tightly. "Thank God, you are still alive. Let me take a good look at you. This
Is it really you?"
Nipoli glanced at Caroline, who quickly stepped forward and saluted: "Mother."
"You call me mother?" The old lady looked at Caroline, then turned to Nipoli, "Are you married?"
"This is not my wife," Nipoli laughed, "this is my sister."
"Your sister?" the old lady frowned, "I knew this must be the seed your father left outside! No wonder she looks so like him!"
"You misunderstood. Caroline went to the cross instead of Helen. We all survived that nightmare. From then on, I treated her as a relative."
"Good girl, let me take a closer look at your appearance." The mother let out a sigh of relief. She pulled Caroline closer and carefully looked at the girl's appearance. Helen, who was standing aside, was a little dissatisfied. She didn't want to accept it.
This relative appeared out of thin air.
"You are really lucky. You took our gold coins and saved a life. Now you still want to become a member of the Sloan family?"
Caroline's cheeks instantly turned red. Nipoli frowned and said, "Don't be so mean. She is my relative whether you like it or not!"
"Men, let's talk about men's things," the mother said with a smile, "Good girl, wait for me for a while, I have a gift for you, Helen, you come with me."
The mother took Helen out and whispered: "Don't worry, she will not become Nipoli's sister, and I will not let her steal our property. I will send her to Nipoli's bed and wait.
They slept one night and she became the woman of Nipoli."
Helen snorted and said, "That's pretty much it."
After all the private talk at home, it was time for Nipoli to talk to Brooke about serious matters.
"As I said just now, the lord has an annual gathering and he needs your help."
Brooke replied simply: "I am willing to provide any help to you, sir."
"Then let's talk about money first. As far as I know, half of this tavern belongs to the lord. Judging from the current operating conditions, the amount of money should be quite large."
"I don't know what your boundary is between more and less," Nipoli smiled. "So far, I have earned a total of more than 6,000 gold coins for Lord Victor. I don't know if this amount satisfies him."
With more than 6,000 gold coins, Brooke has only been operating here for a few months. This efficiency in making money puts even Nipoli to shame.
Nipoli licked his lips and said: "I have never doubted your ability, but I am really curious, what method did you use to turn a tavern that was about to close into a gold mine?"
Brooke's business history is very classic, and every aspect demonstrates the extraordinary ability of a first-class businessman.
From the beginning, Brooke had no intention of using traditional business methods. He wanted to run a tavern through quality and price. Even in a place full of opportunities like Shazhou City, the probability of success was slim.
Everyone in the Sloan family knows one thing very well. The so-called "work hard and you will eventually succeed" is the biggest lie in the world. The first step to success is to raise your head and see
See what other capital you can utilize.
Although he was impoverished, Brooke actually had a lot of capital. First of all, he owned a fortune in glassware that Reggie gave him for sale.
He gave an exquisite glass jug and an engraved glass plate to the adjudicator. The adjudicator Emil still maintained the good habit of collecting money for doing things. He gathered several wealthy businessmen from Sandbank City to Brooke's tavern.
, giving Brooke the opportunity to promote his crystal products.
The quality of Shattered Snow City and the reputation of the Sloan family allowed these glass products to be sold at a good price. Twenty ornaments and two sets of tableware were sold for a total of more than 10,000 gold coins.
There are also sixteen bottles, which were designed by Khalaf based on sixteen kinds of beasts on the mainland. According to Brooke's speculation, this set of bottles can probably be sold for twenty thousand gold coins. Their workmanship is very exquisite, and they have different effects on different ethnic groups.
meaning.
Just like the bottle that looks like a giant bear, which will definitely make the wealthy businessmen of Bayer country excited, and the bottle with the eagle, which must be the favorite of the Golden Eagle people. As for the mighty lion, I don’t know Ryan
No one in Congress will take action. Their country is at war. As well as the strong stag and the majestic wolf, the collection value of this bottle set is much higher than that of the ornaments and tableware.
But Brooke did not sell these bottles, and he would pay half of the money and half of the money. This was the agreement Reggie made with him before leaving. In Brooke's view, he had half the right to dispose of these glass products and the money.
First, he spent some money to renovate the tavern. He bought several surrounding shops and quadrupled the area of the tavern. He also purchased the most expensive materials and carefully decorated the inside and outside of the tavern.
Only the most expensive materials are worthy of the Sloan family's business. After the tavern opened, it quickly attracted a large number of upper-class people. They were willing to come for entertainment, and naturally they could not drink the cheap drinks left by the previous boss. Brooke came from Gley, the Holy Land of Wine.
Puth purchased a batch of high-quality wine, but after achieving this step, he still could not set up the Sloan family's flag in Shazhou City, because he still needed something personalized, something unique to himself.
And those sixteen bottles have become the key. They are "crystals from the Dragon Palace." The wine in the crystal bottles naturally becomes the wine from the Dragon Palace.
The reputation of the Dragon Palace Tavern spread rapidly in Shazhou City. Although the price was relatively high, the wealthy people in the city liked to have a drink in the tavern, especially the passing businessmen, and the national feelings of wandering in a foreign land were also aroused.
A wealthy Golden Eagle businessman only drank the wine from the Eagle bottle, and drank a whole bottle every time. A fur trader from Benlang Country only drank the wine from the Wolf Head bottle, because he thought other wines were too bland.
A bottle of wine costs less than twenty silver coins, but sells for more than three gold coins. These wealthy businessmen have never been stingy with their gold coins. In the initial stage of his business, Brooke could earn hundreds of gold coins every day.
But he was not satisfied with this. To be precise, he was not satisfied with the single function of the pub, with dozens of fine wines and a few dishes to go with the wine. There was a clear gap between this and the business scale that Brooke expected. So he spent another
He paid a huge price and made a crazy move. He invited the best artists from Tianxing Kingdom to Shazhou City.
Tianxing Kingdom is one of the oldest countries on the continent. Before the rise of Golden Eagle Kingdom and White Tower Kingdom, it was also the most powerful country on this continent. Tianxing Kingdom has extremely high artistic achievements and can see the stars.
An artist's performance is definitely a lifetime honor for ordinary people.
But Tianxing Kingdom is very traditional. Their artists only perform for the country's nobles. Most of the artists have never left the country from birth to death. However, with the decline of Tianxing Kingdom, the lives of the artists have gradually declined, and some have become famous.
Artists are also trying to expand their financial opportunities, and some have tried to perform for nobles in other countries.
Brooke seized this opportunity. On the recommendation of his friends, he met several Tianxing artists passing through the White Tower Kingdom and persuaded them to perform in his tavern.
Note that this is not a performance for nobles, but for common people in the tavern. This obviously violates the moral standards of the artists. Some people even directly warned Brooke that performing for common people is tantamount to trampling on the dignity of Tianxing artists.
But when Brooke stated his price, almost all the artists chose to acquiesce. Thirty gold coins a night, this amount is enough to make most artists forget all morality and dignity.
In two days' time, Frodo Baggins, the famous castrato from Star Kingdom, will perform in Brook's tavern. Before that, some lesser-known entertainers will perform on the stage every night. This is Tavern and Inn Day.
The reason why the day was so crowded was that people were waiting for Frodo's arrival and at the same time enjoying the atmosphere of the approaching New Year. Although this group of businessmen may not like the singing voice of a castrato, no one would give up this opportunity to show off easily.
When doing business with nobles in the future, they will have a common language.
If a noble asked a businessman: "What do you think of the singer's voice?"
Under normal circumstances, the answer a businessman can give is: "It sounds really good."
But now he can give another answer: "She sings very movingly, and can even compete with Frodo from the Star Kingdom."
"Have you ever heard Frodo sing?"
"Of course I have heard it. His voice is as moving as an angel's."
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After listening to Brooke's narration, some worry appeared on Nipoli's face.
Brooke asked tentatively: "Uh...did I do something wrong?"
Nipoli said: "I didn't do anything wrong, it's just that I don't know how to describe it to the lord."
Brooke sighed and said: "It seems that what I did is still not good enough."
Nipoli shook his head and said: "You have done so well. If I tell the lord everything you have done, I am afraid that my position as commercial officer will not be preserved, because he will think that you are better than me."