As brothers of the Sloan family, Brooke and Nipoli are both bold businessmen, but their courage is reflected in different places.
Nipoli dared to do business with Reggie, and he dared to risk his life for the huge profits from scarce products.
And Brooke dares to do things that others dare not do. For example, now, he has run a tavern into a nightclub for later generations. In this era, such a place is irresistible to wealthy people.
"The tavern is called the Dragon King's Tavern, then your inn must be called the Dragon King's Palace," Nipoli said with a smile, "Show me my room. The lord said that there will always be a room for me in your inn.
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"Of course, I have prepared the most gorgeous room for you," Brooke looked a little embarrassed, "But, you also know... a guest rented your guest room for five gold coins a night. He wanted to
I want to see it, it’s five gold coins, so I..."
"You are so shameless!" Nipoli said angrily, "It seems you have sold my room many times!"
"Not only your room, but also Lord Victor's..."
"Okay, let's not talk about this for now," Nipoli said, "at least let me see what your inn looks like."
Brooke took Nipoli to the guest room area. He purchased a large number of private houses at a high price and renovated them in detail. This gave him more than 400 guest rooms, each of which cost more than one gold coin.
"The most expensive house has the best services, the best furniture, the best bedding, and the best girls." Brooke took Nipoli to a guest room where the previous guest had just left.
The next guest is about to move in. "The sheets must be made of the best cotton, the curtains must be of the best cotton yarn, even the chandeliers must be of the best white wax, and every piece of furniture must be spotless, even the smallest stain."
Nothing is within the tolerance range. It is noble, elegant, bright and clean. This is what meets the standards of the Dragon Palace."
"Wait a minute," Nipoli stopped Brooke, "Did you just say bright? This house is obviously dark."
"It's winter now," Brooke laughed. "If it's summer, you'll know how bright this room is."
"Why not make the Dragon Palace bright all year round? I have a way to stick the Dragon Palace crystal directly on the window."
Nipoli showed Brooke the glass window. Brooke was shocked, but also very rational.
He asked the guests for their opinions and renovated only a quarter of the guest rooms. After all, some guests liked candlelight in winter.
Three days later, on the day of Frodo Baggins' performance, Adjudicator Emil was also present.
With his status, he should not appear on such an occasion, but since he came, he naturally became the number one guest of the night. He watched the performance quietly. An artist of Frodo's level could not bring him much.
Surprise, it's obvious that he didn't come here just for this performance.
After the performance, Brooke and Nipoli welcomed Emil into the most private room. After drinking two glasses of wine, Emil explained his purpose: "I heard that you found a dragon bone crystal.
The piece can block the cold wind in winter, but it can also retain the warm sunshine in winter."
Nipoli smiled. The news spread very quickly. It seemed that the product promotion was very successful.
Brooke said: "This is the precious crystal that Lord Victor found from the Dragon Palace. If you need it..."
"Of course I need it. I'm old. My eyes will always swell and hurt when I read documents by candlelight. I just don't know the price of crystal..."
Nipoli smiled and said: "You are too kind, sir. It is our honor to serve you."
Emil sighed: "I just don't know what Viscount Victor would think."
Brooke said: "Viscount Victor is your friend, so there is no need to negotiate the price between friends."
Emil laughed loudly, and the atmosphere relaxed instantly. This was the normal rhythm of business discussions. The brothers were all too familiar with this kind of scene.
"Mermaid of Blue Bay, I never thought I could see you again." Emil looked at Nipoli with admiration.
"Thanks to Lord Torvector, I escaped Charlemagne's butcher's knife."
"How's Mr. Giredno doing?"
"Ji... Redeno, uh..." Nipoli looked at Brooke awkwardly, he didn't know who Giredno was.
Brooke took up the topic and said: "The lord's brother doesn't like my brother very much. You know, they are both people who know how to do business. Mr. Giledno is worried that my brother will compete for favor, and their relationship is a bit awkward."
"I can understand. I advise you not to get involved in Viscount Victor's family affairs. After all, family is more important than anything else." Emil drank two more glasses of wine and then brought up another matter, one about business.
"I think there are still many people in Shazhou City who need crystal pieces from Dragon Palace."
"I think so too." Nipoli nodded.
"I think there are many people in the entire White Tower Kingdom who want the crystal pieces from the Dragon Palace."
The businessman's sense of smell immediately made the brothers understand each other's intentions, and a huge business opportunity was about to appear.
"Lord Victor has given us enough trust," Nipoli said, "but the Sloan family is no longer what it used to be. We can't guarantee that we can gain a foothold in Shazhou City, let alone the vast White Tower Country."
"Yes, it is indeed not easy to gain a foothold in Shazhou City," Emil sighed. "There are always some vicious people who will cause you some trouble."
Brooke said: "But if the crystal piece of Dragon Palace was not from our hands, but was in your name, this matter would be much simpler. Who would dare to trouble you?"
Emil shook his head and said: "I never interfere in businessmen's affairs, but I have a friend who is a very good businessman. But you should also understand that a businessman must pursue interests after all. He must be able to see the interests that belong to him before he gives
You help."
"Since we are your friends, I think we should give you a suitable price." Brooke looked at Nipoli.
Nipoli smiled and said: "Do you think the 30% benefit can satisfy your friend?"
Emil smiled and said: "I think he will be very satisfied."
The three people raised their wine glasses, indicating that a big deal was concluded.
The brothers knew that the so-called friend was the Emir himself. Next, he would set a suitable price for the glass, and the merchants he controlled would sell it. They would first establish a foothold in Shazhou City, and then sell it to the entire White Tower Country. If
If the business succeeds, it will create unimaginable wealth for Reggie.
This is not urine wax, nor any other luxury product, but Reggie's unique glass. Although the Golden Eagle Country also has glass, they can only produce a few glass beads with extremely low efficiency, and Reggie's industrialized mass production methods
Totally incomparable.
This will be a completely monopolized industry and will also become Reggie's latest economic pillar.
Emil thought that Reggie spent a lot of money to make these Dragon Palace crystals. He thought that there was at least 50% of the profit, and he took 30% of it. This was a big deal.
But if he knew that glass was made from sand, he would regret today's tolerance.
After eating some ham, it was time for Emil to leave. Before leaving, Nipoli talked about the New Year's Fair. He hoped that the businessmen would go to Zhilin City to support him.
"Zhilin City, the fragrance of powder can defeat the cold wind," Emil said with a smile, "That's a good place. I believe all the businessmen are willing to go there, but the journey is a bit long."
Nipoli smiled and said: "If there are endless food and wine along the way, and a lovely girl to accompany you every night, I believe this journey will not be so long."
"I'm already looking forward to it. I'll ask my friends to see if they are interested."
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There are still fifteen days left before the annual fair, and Edwina feels like she is going crazy. Several castles in the center of the city are still being repaired, and occasionally there are some that have not been cleaned up on the main street.
Clean ruins, and all kinds of garbage will appear from time to time in the newly cleaned port. Zhilin City is used to being indifferent and doing things slowly. Even if they are driven away with a whip, they will not change their loose nature.
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Suixue City manufactured a total of four road rollers, and Reggie sent two of them to Zhilin City, along with a group of workers.
The roaring steel behemoth frightened Wenna, but the efficiency of road construction surprised Edwina. The smooth asphalt road added a lot of color to Zhilin City. At this speed, before the New Year's Fair, from the pier to the city wall,
The road can definitely be completed.
Wen Na decided to reward these workers, but her money was a little tight. Zhilin City was being rebuilt, and the daily expenses were very staggering. The funds Reggie gave her were almost used up, so she thought of another way.
Come to comfort these workers, there happens to be a group of girls who have been away from the battle for a long time, waiting for the opportunity to practice.
Asharif is among this group of workers. Originally, his wife did not agree with him coming to Zhilin City, but there was no way. Who made him the lord's number one technician? Now he is directly dispatched by Reggie, and even the foreman talked to him
They have to be careful, and the wife can obviously feel that her husband is now a man of status.
At first, she still objected to Asharif going to Zhilin City, but Asharif brought back a document, which actually had the Lord's seal on it. God, this is the Lord, the biggest thing my wife has ever seen in her life.
The official was their village chief, and she had never even met the officials in the town.
She did not believe what her husband said, but she was illiterate, so she took the document to her neighbor next door. After reading the document, the neighbor told her that this was an order personally issued, asking her husband to rush to Zhilin City immediately.
Even if she had a hundred reluctances, she could not disobey the Lord's order and could only watch Asharif proudly get on the carriage leading to Zhilin City.
Among this group of workers, Asharif is obviously the most charming one. Regardless of his appearance, he is far superior to others simply by looking at the nature of his work.
Other workers either work in the dirty asphalt or shovel coal and add water on the back of the steel behemoth. Only Asharif is special. He sits on the head of the behemoth and controls the direction of the behemoth's progress.
With his order, everyone would stop, even the roaring beast.
The girls looked at Asharif and were whispering.
"See, that man tonight is mine."
"Why is it yours? We agreed to draw lots."
"He is a wizard, aren't you afraid?"
"What's there to be afraid of? Master Victor sent me anyway. I just want to have a taste of being a wizard."
The foreman signaled to Asharif, who blew the whistle to call it a day. When he stepped off the roller, a group of girls immediately gathered around him.
"Warrior riding a dragon, would you like to have a drink with me?"
"Did you use a totem or a spell just now? I also know some witchcraft!"
"If you leave that giant dragon here, won't it run around and eat people?"
Asharif was not in the mood to answer these girls' questions. He looked at one of the most beautiful girls and smiled: "You just said you wanted to have a drink with me. I'm not very familiar with Zhilin City. Are you willing to lead me?"
"
The girl excitedly held Asharif's arm.
"There is a restaurant at the end of the corner. Their wine is very delicious. There is also a restaurant on the back street. Their wine is also very good, but the side dishes that go with the wine are a bit lacking. There is a restaurant on East Street that makes delicious side dishes, but
There are some wine-selling girls there who will come and disturb us... What's wrong with you? Why don't you leave? Why don't you talk!"
Asharif stood there, trembling and looking at his wife in front of him. Who would have thought that she would come to Zhilin City without saying a word.
"My God, the weather is so nice," Asharif squeezed out a sentence from his throat, "When did you... come?"
His wife kicked Asharif in the vital part. Asharif did not hide or hide, but he took the blow.