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chapter eight(2/2)

Ribo's answer obviously made Baroness Oneel extremely angry, and she never thought the teenager was so bold.

Obviously, most people present thought that Ribo's answer was too direct and too impulsive. Even if he wanted to refuse, he had to use a more tactful way. It was really hard to imagine how such a young man with impulsive speaking could be regarded by the Baron as a young diplomat with great diplomacy.

But Ruibo's complacent look of indifferentness gave everyone on the dining table an unfathomable feeling.

Everyone was puzzled. Is this young man really confident? Or is it just because he is young and energetic, he doesn’t know that the sky is high and the earth is thick?

Seeing everyone staring at him, Rebeau said leisurely: "You don't know anything, because many people have asked my grandfather for those thoroughbred horses to buy or rent them. Among them, the highest-ranking one is Duke Focos, the vice chairman of the Presbyterian Church. The Duke of Focos must be unspeakable in Francis, but Grandpa refused to sell it. Of course, the Duke would be unhappy. The Duke is in power and can't get anything? However, in the end he still did not get any horses, and some things could not be forced.'

Rebow's words were a bit puzzled, but at least one thing was understood by those present. Lord Caveelere Egret Hyde had great powers, and even Duke Foucous had no choice, let alone a small nobleman in the south?

'I seem to have heard of this. Duke Focos had a crush on several thoroughbred horses back then, but he didn't get it. For many years, the Duke has been talking about this all day long. He told me that those thoroughbred horses are so beautiful and outstanding. Unexpectedly, the one who defeated him was your grandfather Lord Caveyere Egret Hyde.' said the Baron Brown sitting beside Rebbo.

‘Dukes is a true horse lover. Who doesn’t know about Francis?’ Fatty interrogates.

'Who said no? The Duke has six horse farms and nearly a thousand good horses. If he can't be found in the Elder's Court every day, he must be there. People joked that if you want the Duke to help, as long as you give him a good horse, everything can be solved. When talking to the Duke, it is best to be on the back of the horse. At that time, the Duke was in the best mood.' Baron Brown said again.

The two of them stood up and said, and the meaning of their words was nothing more than warning Baroness Oneel, Caveelle Egret Hyde, even if there was no way out, as long as they gave a thoroughbred horse to Duke Focos, Baroness Oneel would have to be in trouble.

Baroness Oneel was not a fool, her face obviously became ugly, and she sat there silently.

‘Just now, in the lounge upstairs, we tasted Baron Lonna’s tea. It tasted so good. I heard that these teas were given by Mr. Hyde. Does the Lord run the tea business? ‘The old Baron Henreid disconnected the topic.

‘No, the tea transaction is only occasionally. Unless there is extremely excellent tea, my grandfather will buy some, but most of them are sold and given away, and they are provided with special customers. In fact, my grandfather cannot be regarded as a pure businessman, and my family does not make money through the sale of goods.’ Ruibo explained.

‘How could it be so rich if you are not a businessman?’ asked the fat man.

‘Brother, it seems impolite to ask this question.’ The Baroness taught her a lesson.

Lord Buffon was obviously afraid of his sister and immediately shut up.

Ribo didn't care about this. In fact, that was exactly the topic he was good at. Eckert once talked about a strange business method. Mr. Hyde made a lot of money from this business. However, because the risk was too great, he never did it again. This kind of business seemed to be a fraud in one aspect, but it was completely legal in another aspect. Ribo spent two days to understand this strange business method.

These things must be unheard of by the nobles here.

Ruibo said: 'Buying commodity trading depends on the timing and connections. The wool after the rain and charcoal in summer are obviously difficult to sell goods. A family that has been in the south of Francs for a century and a family that has just laid its feet here are incomparable in terms of credibility and popularity. Therefore, grandpa only traded some commodity trading in the early days, which was not entirely to accumulate wealth. More importantly, to get familiar with the main characters in this channel. After getting familiar with the connections, it is an opportunity to make money. Do you know how much the price difference between glass cares about thunder and Francs?'

‘It’s about five times the difference’ said Lord Skaz.

‘Yes, when the glass was transported onto the ship, it was already twice as different. That was the tax that had to be paid to Yilei and the fees charged by Yilei Commercial Guild. When we arrived at Francs and got off the dock, it increased twice as much as the money was entered into the treasury. Therefore, what the merchants worked hard to get was only a deal for the capital and profit, and it also required to remove losses and unexpected losses. Therefore, often a ship sank, which could bankrupt several wealthy businesses.’ said Ruibo.

‘Is there no tax evasion?’ the fat man interrupted.

‘Yes, almost every merchant in Nangang has evaded a little tax, but it is impossible to get rich with it. Nangang has a chamber of commerce jointly managed. They do not want to see too arrogant tax evasion. This is unfair to most merchants and will cause trouble. Therefore, merchants at most pass on losses and accidental losses to taxation. The chamber of commerce jointly turned a blind eye to this. However, the profits of merchants are still less than 50%, and they have to pay wages and rent a boat. Grandpa did not make any decisions on this route. He spent a lot of energy and great costs to clear several ways between Yilei, Xibai and Francis. Take Yilei's glass as an example. Grandpa bribed two glass factories and Yilei Chamber of Commerce jointly with specialized glass.

The exporting official, grandfather made the glass that needed to be produced into an order and asked the glass factory to produce it in advance. The grandfather had already bought this batch of glass. Then grandfather took the order to the merchants in Nangang and asked them to bid and sell it to the highest bidder. In this way, grandfather had done a business and paid the tax seriously, and the money was obtained. The merchant went to Yilei to transport the goods back. Any loss in the middle was his own business, but he did not need to pay any taxes, because the tax had been paid. Later, grandfather became more and more famous and had better reputation, and he did not need to place an order to the glass factory in advance. Both the glass factory and the merchant were willing to pay the money first. This was how grandfather made a fortune. Ruibo explained.

Lord Skaz thought for a long time and suddenly shouted: "No, in this way, your grandfather actually didn't make any money. He was like a waste of time for the merchant. The merchant spent money, bought glass, transported it back, and paid taxes. If the glass did not increase the price, Yilei's glass factory did not fall, and the merchant refused to suffer losses. Your grandfather could not make a copper from it. Even if he made a small difference, it would not make your grandfather so rich."

‘Yes.’ The fat man suddenly realized the truth.

Ruibo had already guessed that these people were reacting like this, because he thought so at the beginning. Ruibo explained with a smile: 'There are many things to make money in this way. The price difference is not counted. Joint ventures are the easiest way. Grandpa used half of the goods as capital to do business with the merchant. In this way, the profits can be divided equally and reduce risks. Most merchants are willing to do this. This is a piece of profit. In different seasons, the price of goods is floating. The reason for making articles on this is the real reason for grandpa to make money. For example, these teas are not produced, but are also transported from foreign countries. The season when tea arrives in large quantities is the trade wind season from March to May. At that time, tea was relatively cheap. Grandpa bought a batch to hide, but for Francis, it is quite expensive all year round, so no matter who works with anyone, you can make money. In addition, another one can make money.

The reason is that as the business grows bigger and bigger, a lot of my grandfather’s funds are on credit or paid in advance. This has two benefits. First, invisibly, my grandfather’s capital increases by ten times, twenty times, or even one hundred times. You should know that one cent of the capital is worthy of profit, and the extra capital is equal to increasing the profit. Although these capitals are false, the profit is real. The second benefit is the real source of my family’s wealth. With my grandfather’s business method, the first business has just been done, and the goods have not been loaded on the port of Yilei, and the second transaction can be started here. Therefore, even if the profits of each operation of our family are much smaller than those of ordinary merchants, our capital recovery speed is thousands of times faster than other merchants. It takes about three months for other merchants to ship goods once, but it takes at most an hour for grandfather to negotiate a transaction.

'No, good, amazing, amazing.' The fat man nodded repeatedly and said, 'Your grandfather is such a genius. He can think of such a clever business method, but this business method seems extremely dangerous. Once there are twists and turns in the middle, he may fall into a situation where the funds cannot operate.'

‘Yes, so, uncle is preparing to gradually spread the business and reduce risks, or invest in several more reputable businesses. He is too busy alone, and our family’s wealth has accumulated considerable amounts.’

‘Okay, okay, you said so vigorously, but we couldn’t understand it at all. It was very boring. ‘Baoness Lonna stopped this topic that made the ladies feel bored.

‘Yes, it’s better for everyone to think about the ladies on the dining table and talk about some relaxed topics.’ The fat man chewed the creamy lettuce.

Seeing that Ruibo didn't do anything, the beautiful daughter-in-law picked a few refreshing and tasty cucumbers with cream and put them in a clean dish and pushed them in front of Ruibo.

According to the strict recipes Eckert has prepared for himself, there are many foods that cannot be eaten at all, so Ribo is just a symbolic meaning that it touches his lips.

‘Brother-in-law, what happened to your villa? It was like this. If Midit hadn’t come to the city to recruit workers, that big tree would have blocked all of us outside your villa.’ said the fat man.

‘This is indeed quite strange. Since the renovation of this villa seven years ago, there has always been a heavy rain every few months. This villa has been built since the ancestors settled in Piton. This strange phenomenon has never been mentioned. However, seven years ago, our couple decided to move here. Since then, there have been frequent rainstorms and many trees have been damaged. Fortunately, there has not been any harm to anyone, and thunder and lightning have never been to the vicinity of the villa, so we don’t care much.’ Baron Lonna said.

‘Will there be any monsters hidden in the woods?’ Lord Skaz asked: ‘I once heard Elder Foleybe say that some monsters will cause abnormal changes in the weather to a certain stage.’

‘Warcraft? Then aren’t we very dangerous?’ Fatty’s wife shouted.

When Ribo heard everyone talking about something he was interested in, he thought about how he could take the opportunity to let Baron Lonna provide some clues, thinking about it. In this case, it was the best way to make everyone think that he was an expert in this field. Eckert once taught himself a strategy of "playing as a tiger and eating a pig". He also said that this extremely simple strategy is often the trick with the highest success rate, not to mention that he is not really capable of nothing, at least he has a magician teacher, which is not adulterated at all.

Thinking of this, Rebow pretended to be meditating and asked the baron daughter sitting next to him: "Miss Fanny, have you dug out stone statues, stone slabs, etc. Maybe, when you renovate this villa, you encountered something that was not clear about your purpose."

The beautiful lady blinked and tried hard to recall, but it was a past seven years ago. She was only eleven years old at that time and didn't understand things.

'Ribo, do you have any insights?' The Baron asked: 'Your grandfather travels around the nations, and his views must be much wider than ours. Your uncle Eckert is also a knowledgeable person. Many people here know that you must have some clever insights on this.'

Everyone at the dining table turned around and stared at Ribo. Everyone wanted to see what this young man who was extremely outstanding by the Baron had. Although the strange business methods that were unheard of just now had already shocked many people here. Although none of them understood completely, only those who worked in the Finance Department or the Tax Administration Department, others, especially those who were confused and confused, were simply inexplicable.

However, everyone felt incredible about the Hyde family being so smart, no wonder such a family could be so prosperous.

However, this is more of a praise for Lord Caveyere Egret Hyde. This wise diplomat and businessman is undoubtedly a genius. Everything that Ribo showed only proves that the old man was also a genius educator. In the eyes of everyone, the young man in front of him was undoubtedly the heir carefully cultivated by the old man. Although the cultivation results were quite outstanding, this should be attributed to the wise old man.

Therefore, everyone is looking forward to seeing this young man’s amazing performance.

Rebow frowned and thought for a while and said, "I just felt that the gathering of thunder elements on this land is a bit abnormal. The problem lies in the land itself, not any plants or animals growing on this land. As you said just now, all the magic elements in this land were in a balanced manner. The reason why the changes began to be changed was that your ancestors had left some records, indicating why the villa was built here? This place was a little far away from Piton, and it must be not safe to live alone in the age of your ancestors. "

After hearing Ribo's question, Baron Lonna frowned and thought for a long time, he said, "This villa was built in a longer time than my ancestral home. It was originally bought by my ancestors from a person of prominent status. If you want to know the details, I will get the study and check the information left by the ancestors later. By the way, just look at the deed to know who the original owner was, but I doubt how useful it is."

‘Oh, my dear brother-in-law, I’ll take you to the study. The main course hasn’t been served yet. Do you want us to wait here with curiosity, so that we can’t be satisfied with our strong curiosity and lose appetite?’ asked the fat man.

Others on the dining table were also urging.

‘Yes, my father, maybe this matter is very important. Although the lightning has not hurt anyone so far, it is difficult to guarantee that he will be so lucky in the future. Since Ruibo has found some clues, you should go there.’ That beautiful daughter is also acting coquettishly.

Baron Lonna saw that everyone had an agreement. It was worth standing up from the dining table and walking towards the study upstairs.

After a while, he hurriedly ran down the stairs, looking panicked, and obviously made a major discovery.

He was holding a roll of parchment paper in his hand. The parchment had already turned yellow and even had a black spot on his feet.

‘It’s amazing, I never noticed it, it’s amazing, you absolutely can’t imagine what the guarantor and witnesses on this closing letter are. It’s amazing, it’s amazing.’ Baron Lona said panting.

‘Tell us quickly, your discovery.’ Midit said, he was very clear about Baron Lonna. Baron is not the kind of person who likes to be shocked. There must be something unexpected.

‘Oh, yes, who would pay attention to the guarantor and certifier in a proof of property? Unless he is a judge, the proof of delivery of property is completely different. Both parties to the transaction are obviously unknown. My ancestors have left no trace in history. But who has heard of the person Botany Laidu? Anyway, I have never heard of it, but the guarantor and the witness are completely different. The guarantor of our family, my god, it is Paul Lupis, my god.’

‘Paul Lupis? Who is he?’ asked Midit, and the fat man also looked confused.

Most of the others obviously had never heard of this name, only Viscount Terbo, who was sitting on the other end, thought for a while and said, "The Pope in the Francis V era was Paul Lupis, the famous Lupis III."

'Yes, you're right. It's this noble Pope. The guarantor of the seller is the great and noble His Majesty Francis V. Oh, my god, this Supreme doesn't like signing, it's recorded in history books. There are no more than ten signatures of His Majesty Francis V that can be found so far. Oh my god, there is one here.' Baron Lonna muttered to himself.

‘So who is the witness? Say it quickly,’ the fat man shouted.

‘Oh, by the way, Witness, this Witness is not as noble as the two Guarantors, but he is equally famous, Francis Parod.’

‘The founder of the Saint Knights, Francis V’s swordsman, ‘Paladin’.’ Viscount Terbo quickly spoke everything he knew about the name.

'If this document is true, it is indeed an amazing thing. Each of these three signatures is worth at least 20,000 Francs. If you are willing to sell it, I can introduce Duke Donem or Duke Auburn to you. They will definitely have a strong interest in these signatures, especially the signature of His Majesty V, which is really rare.'Baron Brown beside Ribo.

‘Oh, thank you for your kindness, but you must know that this is a heirloom, a real heirloom, and I will not betray it.’ Baron Lona quickly refused and said, ‘I even hope you don’t mention it to those two gentlemen that I have three signatures like this, otherwise, I’m afraid they will come to rent this document from me, so I will have a headache.’ Baron Lona smiled and said.

Everyone on the dining table smiled knowingly about this indirect sentence.

Baron Lona was in a very good mood and he whispered: ‘It’s time to serve the main course, now is the time to serve the main course. Come on, bring the good wine.’

When the servant heard the order, he quickly ran into the kitchen, and soon served the dishes he had just cooked.

The butler asked the guests one by one along the dining table, seeing whether they wanted to drink or other drinks, followed him with a maid, and arranged the cups neatly as the guests asked.

The wine was brought in, and the most conspicuous one must be the bottle given by Ruibo.

The bottle of wine was first opened, and everyone who wanted to drink poured a little, and some were left after a circle.

In fact, there were not many people who originally drank, and of course the ladies did not drink any alcohol. The old baron seemed to be controlled by his wife and could only drink some ale. The little boy gave him milk for granted him, and Ruibo himself did not drink alcohol.

‘Good wine, it’s really good wine.’ The fat man shouted.

‘Of course it is a good wine. The Fonden wine brewed by the Robeck family is usually dedicated to the Pope except for drinking it in their own family.’ said Viscount Terbo.

‘How could you know this?’ asked the Viscountess.

‘Old Earl Medin is a person who likes to drink. He has a lot of wine. I am his personal secretary. Over time, I also learned about these things. In addition, the glass bottle containing wine contains the mark of the Robeck family. Fengdeng’s wine has a unique taste and is impossible to imitate.’ said Viscount.

‘By the way, you just said that the thunder element here is not normal. How do you know? Are you a magician?’ Viscount Terbo asked.

‘I’m not a magician, but I have a great chance of becoming a magician. After I fulfilled my grandfather’s wish, I planned to learn magic from my teacher, Mr. Masque.’ said Ribo.

Ruibo's words made people around him stare at him again.

‘I really didn’t expect, Oh Ribo, you and your uncle never told me that you would become a magician, which is so great, but why have you never mentioned it before?’ asked Baron Lonna.

'This was originally my own idea, but, without the consent of my grandfather and uncle, my uncle was very busy, and he hoped that I could inherit the family business. Grandpa was like this now, but I do like magic very much. Moreover, my teacher, Masque, agreed to accept me as a disciple, and he gave me this ring.' As he said that, Ribo took off the sapphire ring and handed it to Baron Lona.

‘What a precious gem’ Baron Lona looked over and over and over and over and said.

The fat man sitting beside him pulled his brother-in-law's sleeve and signaled him to see it too.

The ring was passed to the fat man, and Midit would certainly not miss such an opportunity.

The ring was passed from one person to another. Although everyone could not see any mysterious power contained in the ring, the huge and extremely pure sapphire deeply attracted everyone.

When the ring was passed to the Baroness Oneel, her eyes glowed and she couldn't let go, and she was obviously thinking of temporarily renting it again.

Fortunately, her husband knew that a magician's things were absolutely untouchable. For these special people, power was of no effect, not to mention that they had mysterious powers. If they aroused their revenge, then the law would not be able to protect you from the catastrophe.

The ring was finally passed to Baron Brown. The man was obviously very familiar with and knowledgeable. He skillfully flirted with the ring, leaned close to his eyes to distinguish the spells carved on the ring, and nodded, and said, "This is indeed a rare magic ring. It must contain powerful power that I don't understand. The talisman carved on this ring is more and more refined than any other magic equipment I have ever seen. Moreover, you see, the metal casting of this ring is Misin. This kind of metal is so little that our Supreme King does not have such a ring in his hand. All the Misin in his hand can only cast a flat disc with a diameter of half a centimeter. Our King embedded the Misin in the ring and wore it on the ring finger of the right hand, and wore it with the famous Angel Heart Ruby ring. "
Chapter completed!
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