The fourth prince's full name is Paré Charman. He is not outstanding among Ren's sons, and compared to the eldest prince, who is a high-profile prince who expands his power in the city guard and local garrison.
Low-key, with a weak sense of presence.
Richard didn't notice anything special about the fourth prince at first, and even thought he was annoying.
But starting from that box of gems, Richard had a new understanding of the fourth prince.
When giving gifts, it is important to give gifts to those who suit your needs and give some miscellaneous things. Those who give gold directly are on the first floor. Those who know that Richard is studying ancient books recently and send some ancient books are on the third floor, such as handkerchiefs.
Prince Lei, who directly delivers the gems Richard needs, is at least on the fifth level.
This shows that the fourth prince at least has a good intelligence channel, so he can find out that Richard's men are looking for and collect this thing.
There also needs to be a strong force that can collect these gems immediately and send them to the royal capital. According to the nature of the system, the crystal must require a magic crystal to be recognized. This gem cannot be just an ordinary gem.
It's definitely not a popular product. At least Richard can feel a cool flow of energy when he touches these gems, which is a feeling that ordinary gems don't have.
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"Your Highness Parley, Marquis Hunter invites you to join us for afternoon tea."
"Well, you ask the Hunter family to go back and tell my brother-in-law that I will arrive on time."
"yes"
Parley straightened his collar carefully in front of the bronze mirror, looking very calm.
But suddenly a cynical smile appeared at the corner of his mouth, breaking the calm temperament he had just created.
"Hey, you guessed it right."
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Richard and Pare made an appointment in a high-end restaurant in the royal capital. This restaurant adopts a reservation system. Only people with a certain status are eligible to enter and consume, thus avoiding the situation of complicated personnel. This marketing method is used in
Later generations can also be regarded as one of the common methods to improve one's strength.
Naturally, the prices for food in a place like this are ridiculously high. You can taste everything from sand lizard meat from the west to giant sea clams from the south in this restaurant.
In Richard's opinion, the only flaw in this restaurant is that although the ingredients are rich and fresh, the cooking method is too simple, either roasting or steaming. These expensive spices and fine raw materials are suspected of being wasted.
"Oh, brother-in-law, you are so polite. You just treated me to dinner yesterday, and you treat me again today. I said I really have to treat you to Liuying Street one day, otherwise I would feel bad if you treat me all the time."
Richard and Parley were sitting opposite each other in a seating area of the restaurant. There were a lot of dishes on the table, and Parley was lying on his stomach and enjoying his meal, showing no royal restraint at all.
"No, no, no, it's just a meal."
Seeing Pa Lei eating like a starving ghost and reincarnating himself, Richard couldn't help but twitch his lips slightly. This guy's shamelessness really exceeded Richard's imagination.
Originally, Richard just asked him to have afternoon tea, but he didn't expect that this guy didn't have lunch and came to the appointment with an empty stomach, turning the afternoon tea into a dinner party.
That is to say, Richard's financial resources are not very strong. He even made a small fortune recently.
The price of this restaurant, and the way Pare eats it, let alone ordinary civilians, even the average small noble cannot afford it.
"I invite His Highness Parley to come out this time. The main reason is that I have something to ask His Highness Parley."
Seeing that Parley was almost finished eating, Richard finally revealed his purpose.
"Oh, brother-in-law, calling him Your Highness is too outrageous. Didn't I tell you to call him Fourth Brother?"
"Yes, fourth brother."
Although Richard's status has been rising recently, he has not lost his ability to beat snakes with sticks.
"What you want to ask about is the cold spring gem, right?"
"Yes, I need a lot of cold spring gems here. I have been looking for them for a long time without any clues. This time I happened to receive them from my fourth brother. Can you tell me where I can get these cold spring gems?"
"This cold spring gem is a specialty of the southern islands. The places where these cold spring gems are produced are mainly distributed on Naga's territory. That is to say, fourth brother, I have some connections and can exchange some cold spring gems with Naga."
Everyone in the Golden Dragon Kingdom knows that the relationship between humans and the Naga clan is not good. Human exploration of the ocean is actually invading Naga territory.
Although the two sides did not have a full-scale war like the orcs due to different living environments, conflicts were very frequent, normal trade was rare, and there was not much communication between the two sides. They mainly relied on knives to speak.
The meaning of Pare's words is actually very obvious. I'll tell you where the thing is and how it came from. But you have to know that this route is not wide, and it is even my own. If you need it, you can't get around me.
"Then can you ask Fourth Brother to help me get some more cold spring gems?"
Richard has not thought about finding the source of the gems himself. At least at this stage, he cannot reach the southernmost part of the kingdom, and it is difficult to find a way in a short time. It is best to buy it directly from Paley.
As a result, I was afraid that Parley would raise the price and make irrelevant demands that would make it difficult for me.
"Since my brother-in-law needs it, I will do my best to help. I just don't know how many cold spring gems my brother-in-law needs."
"At least fifty pills every month. How much will it cost? Fourth brother will tell me the price."
If you do business like Richard, if you have obvious rigid needs and ask the other party to set the price, you will probably lose everything.
But Richard and Parley are obviously not serious businessmen, and everyone actually knows some things well.
Since Parley was able to find out that Richard needed the cold spring gem, Richard would be in trouble if he tried to hide his need. It would be better to ask for the price openly.
Richard was confident that Pare's purpose was not to blackmail him with the cold spring gems. If his purpose was to make money, he would not come out to contact him personally. He would directly ask the agent's chamber of commerce to come forward, completely following the business style and forcefully
Just rip yourself off.
After hearing Richard's quantity requirements, Parley, who had been confident just now, frowned and thought for a long time before he seemed to make up his mind.
"Fifty pills a month is fifty pills. I will definitely deliver them to my brother-in-law every month."
"Then thank you Fourth Brother. I wonder what Fourth Brother needs?"
As soon as Richard said these words, the atmosphere at the dinner table became subtle.
Parley's expression also became unusually serious. When he became serious, Parley actually had a shadow of Ren's in him.
Everyone knows that this is a show, and if you give something, you will have to ask for it. Parley is neither a saint nor Richard's long-lost biological father. Paying the price of fifty cold spring gems a month is certainly not a good deed.
of.
"I heard that my brother-in-law has a business called soap, which has just been launched in the royal capital. I won't argue with my brother-in-law here in the royal capital. Can you leave the sales in the southern part of the kingdom to me? We will have five
That’s five points.”
"good."
"It's a pleasure to work with you."
“A pleasure to work with.”
Richard agreed very decisively, and the conditions given by Parley were not bad, and could even be said to be very good.
It was impossible for Richard to take over all the soap business. It would be a matter of time before he found agents in different places.
Although Pare took away 50% of the revenue, it was promoted through the business network that Pare had already established in the south, and the sales were completely through the channels of Pare.
Soap has basically no cost, which is a huge profit for Richard.
And the most beautiful thing about Pare is actually here. He knows very well that although he has the source of the gems that Richard urgently needs, if he wants Richard to show his support for him on this condition, then that is
impossible,
Rather than embarrassing everyone like this, it's better to take the path of cooperation.
Sometimes, long-term interests are the closest way to unite an alliance. As long as we can form a long-term business cooperation with Richard, Richard will not have to support him for the sake of money even if he is not willing to take sides easily in the future.
Judging from the current situation, Prince Parley is the son with the deepest secrets and the most sophisticated methods among Ren’s sons.
Richard even suspected that this guy should have reached the knight level a long time ago, but it has never been made public.
"Thank you for the hospitality today, brother-in-law. Another day when Messiah is not here, I must invite you to Liuying Street for a happy time."
After talking about the matter, Parley returned to his nonchalant look.
Richard also gradually got used to Parley's appearance. After paying the bill, he greeted Zebul at the door and left with him.
"Brother-in-law, what do you think this restaurant tastes like?"
I don’t know why, but just as a few people were leaving, Parley asked a somewhat incomprehensible question,
"not bad."
Richard thought about it for a while, and honestly speaking, this restaurant is actually not bad. Except for the monotonous cooking, other aspects are very safe. It is worthy of being a high-end restaurant in the capital.
"Yeah, it's just not bad. If I hadn't eaten the food from your restaurant yesterday, I would have been quite satisfied with my restaurant.
But now, it’s not that interesting. I wonder if my brother-in-law can send someone to teach me. At worst, we can split the profit 50-50 by then."
That's okay. Compared to the deal the two of them reached, the income from the several hotels is actually just a fraction.
And with the customer base of this store, Richard must have made a profit with a 50-50 split, but this guy actually took Richard to his own restaurant and ordered a lot of delicious dishes for Richard to treat?
He was so thick-skinned that he actually wanted to laugh...