Annan's first reaction was after thinking about it.
I just found the head of the Rasputin family... [Beauty of Imbalance] Vasika Rasputin.
Because Annan believed in Ivan.
Ivan said to Annan before, "Although the Rasputin family are all weirdos, when you succeed the Duke of Winter, Rasputin will be your best partner."
Because Rasputin is a secret-keeper family, there is no need to worry about them leaking secrets.
Annan planned to attribute the discovery of this mineral vein to the Rasputin family. As a family of pure-blood ritualists, it was not surprising that they would learn some weird secrets and master some inexplicable rituals.
A gem mine vein will be discovered - and because he is worried that he will not be able to monopolize such huge profits, it is very reasonable to give up a considerable part of the profits to the Duke of Winter in exchange for the privilege of mining gems.
In this way, not only would it be impossible for the nobles to go to Annan to "share half of it".
Instead, they would go to the Rasputin family to seek cooperation, and then turn around and go to Annan to ask Annan to sanction the Rasputin family.
This is the way of checks and balances.
If there is too much imbalance on Annan's side, the nobles will worry about themselves. They will subconsciously try to contain the Winter Family - after all, in the winter, the Winter Family is just an ordinary noble family.
But Annan pushed the Rasputin family out and became openly "partners who shared interests with Annan and each had their own thoughts."
——So here, it is no longer Annan who is out of balance, but the Rasputin family.
What those nobles have to do is try to drag down the Rasputin family.
Like a crab in a basket.
Anyone who wants to climb out will be pulled back by his companions.
"Your Majesty, have you never considered... the possibility that I might disagree?"
"The beauty of imbalance" Vasika said with a smile: "This is putting our Rasputin family on the fire."
Vasika Rasputin in May is still female. According to the moon phase that day, this time she is in the purest human form.
Her pupils returned to normal brown, and the dark brown ponytail on the back of her head was still divided into a bunch hanging loosely on the left side of her chest, and a bunch tied into a ponytail hanging behind her right side.
Her slightly brown skin looks much darker than Catwoman's form. Her nails and eye shadow also look much lighter. In addition to the strong left-right asymmetry, she is much plainer than Catwoman's form.
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"I've never thought about that."
Annan shrugged and said with a smile, "Because I plan to sell you 30% of the shares."
"so much?"
Vasika was a little surprised.
She originally thought that if she could get 12%, she would be able to actively take the blame. Two percent was her ideal line.
After all, she didn't do anything in this matter. She was just pushed out to block the gun... How can she actually get 30%?
Of course, the 30% must be an upfront investment...but this is a trivial matter. As an ancient family with elven blood, the Rasputin family cannot have no savings.
As long as Annan allows them to invest in the "Lin Dong Mining Company" that is about to be established, it will be tantamount to directly transferring a considerable part of the interests.
But this 30%...
But Vasika is the head of the clan after all.
She reacted quickly.
"Are you planning to target the Melvin family?"
Winter, Melvin, Rasputin.
These are the top three families in the Principality of Winter.
One generation controls the Tower of Storms and stably rules the Principality of Winter; one always has more than one gold-level extraordinary, and each generation produces at least ten silver-level extraordinary; one is rich in a large number of ritualists, accounting for 10% of the total in Winter.
More than 40% of the official extraordinary people.
In fact, most people have no idea about the most important thing about the Winter Family, the Blood of Winter that can command frost beasts.
After all, frost beasts are just a legend to most people - they can't just go outside the small barrier to watch. It's also impossible for frost beast troops to come and beat them.
Just like Noah could hardly see extraordinary beings.
In fact, a considerable number of people in winter will never see a living frost beast in their life. Only when they catch frost beasts from outside every year, do they have the opportunity to see the convoy that captures frost beasts passing through the city - at that time everyone
Almost all the people from the city came to watch.
It is precisely because of this that they believe that "frost beasts really exist."
So for them, the Winter Family is not necessarily much more powerful than the Wizard Family and the Ritualist Family.
After all, the number of people in the Winter family is too small.
In the Principality of Winter, where "birth means victory", this sounds very weak. But after all, as a ducal family, they have been grand dukes for generations... so there is no problem.
So at this time, Winter and Rasputin divided the profits of the new mine.
People's first reaction would not be "Lin Dong cooperates with Rasputin".
But "Are the Rasputins stronger than Melvin?"
Because the Winter family has never been included in the "strength debate".
After the Rasputin family became stronger, ritual masters born in Rasputin would naturally seize some ministerial positions.
They were already more fertile than the Melvin family, and now they were richer.
This means that the power of wizards from the Melvin family will be greatly diluted. And Annan's biological mother is a member of the Rasputin family. "The Rasputin family is willing to share the interests with him" sounds very reasonable.
In the opinion of "Beauty of Imbalance" Vasika.
If this mining company is really established.
So in the first few years, the Rasputin family would definitely be suppressed by other nobles in turn because they could not bear the pressure.
But this suppression is only superficial.
Because they themselves also know that the Rasputin family will definitely get a lot of new blood. Then they will no longer support "Melvin".
In the next few years, I'm afraid there will be repeated debates in the court.
On the surface, Rasputin would continue to be deficient, but in fact, he would be very smooth-but the "friends" of the Melvin family would curse Rasputin while quietly cutting off from Melvin.
connect.
At this time, it is impossible for the Rasputin family to rebel.
Because the longer this situation lasts, the more benefits they will gain.
Other nobles will even start to shut themselves off.
Because their growth rate is in no way comparable to the resources Rasputin obtained from the gem trade - even combined. Then they can only start to accumulate strength and shrink their influence.
Melvin would suddenly be isolated.
"I plan to make Melvin jump or give in within half a year."
Annan nodded and explained to Vasika in a deep voice: "Help me and find a way to force them.
"This 30% share is just a deposit."
The real benefit Annan promised was to make the Rasputin family become a super-large family "second only to the Winter Family" in the future!
This surprised even Vasika.
...How dare Your Majesty Annan do this?
Although she was indeed loyal to His Majesty Annan for some reasons...but this does not mean that Rasputin in the future will also be loyal to Annan's descendants.
This is like the two families, Winter and Rasputin, diluting the equity of other shareholders of the company "Prince of Winter" on a large scale.
This will turn the present Principality of Winter into one voice again. After the Melvin family retreated, there is no force in the entire Principality of Winter that can prevent the union of opinions between Winter and Rasputin.
It is impossible to stop it even if it is just a serious violation.
This means that Annan will regain the dictatorship of the Principality of Winter.
And as a price... in the future Principality of Winter, Rasputin's voice will become very loud.
And this plan itself may make some nobles who have been diluted to the edge of the circle of power jump over the wall. They may even unite with the Melvin family to openly rebel!
As long as they don't raise troops, Annan will not be able to use the army to attack them. And if they are determined to fight against the two families of Winter and Rasputin, I am afraid that the Principality of Winter will fall into chaos.
unless……
Vasika's pupils suddenly contracted.
"...Grandma, is she...going to wake up?"
She asked with some uncertainty and fear.
If the old grandmother wakes up, there will be no problem with this plan.
In the winter, the Winter Family is just an ordinary noble, and their advantage lies in controlling the Tower of Storms - but in the harvest year, they are the largest priest family, with a higher status than the Pope.
Annan nodded slowly.
"The old grandmother has entered a state of light sleep. If nothing happens, the old grandmother will wake up in about half a year... around October this year."
The young Grand Duke said this: "After the 'beginning of spring', winter will usher in an unprecedented period of development. Sitting on this wind, even a pig can take off.
"As long as the old grandmother is awake, no one will dare to disobey my opinions. But the old grandmother will not agree to my casual attacks on other nobles... because this is an act of a tyrant. They are also the 'descendants' of the old grandmother.
, we are a 'family that loves each other'.
"——But it will be different if they show their fox tail and start to openly oppose me. That will undoubtedly question the authority of the family leader... and I don't want those who have opposed me before to take advantage of this bonus.
, what benefits do you get?"
Annan showed an innocent smile and crossed his fingers on his chest: "I don't have any bad intentions. I don't hold grudges because they troubled me before.
"I just hope that those who don't like me can honestly express their innermost thoughts as soon as possible."
"Five months..."
Vasika thought for a moment.
She suddenly said: "Then why don't you... go abroad again?
"In June or July, you will find an opportunity to go abroad. If you can rest assured, I will take your Highness Dmitry and Your Highness Maria with you..."
"I have a way to make them start to have some twisted thoughts."
Chapter 2, updated! Please vote!
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