The Original Vampire

Stepping on the bright moonlight, Colin left the Butter Tavern all the way back to the Lion's Roar Fort.

The two Oliver brothers followed in step and walked into the castle's study.

The three of them were seated separately, and the maid gently served drinks and desserts before leaving quietly.

Colin picked up the coffee and took a sip, then smiled at the slightly restrained two: "Now you know why I'm looking for you?"

Oliver quickly straightened his back, suppressed his inner excitement, and nodded: "Yes, Lord Earl, you can probably guess some."

Colin looked into Oliver's eyes and said solemnly: "Originally, I wanted to force you to be the president of the Northern Merchants Association, but later there was a better plan, so the association would Give Arnold a play for himself.

As for you, when the Northern Foreign Trade Company is officially established, the Duke will appoint you as the general manager of the company, in charge of the daily operations of the company. "

Although he had already guessed in his heart, at this time, when he was confirmed by Colin himself, Oliver was so excited that he could hardly contain himself. He quickly patted his chest loudly and expressed his determination to Colin:

"Thank you for your trust in the Earl! I will definitely manage this company for you and the Saint Hilde family conscientiously!"

Ke Lin nodded with satisfaction and continued: "I have already discussed with Earl Uman that the Tulip Chamber of Commerce will be merged into the new company, and all the assets of the Chamber of Commerce will be converted into company shares. In this way, you can also occupy the board of directors. One seat."

"Yes." Oliver nodded and replied, of course he had no objection to such an arrangement.

Although he is the president of the Tulip Chamber of Commerce, the Chamber of Commerce is actually the property of the Uman family, and Oliver is just a manager pushed to the front.

The Tulip Chamber of Commerce is about to become history, but the North Frontier Foreign Trade Company, which represents a brilliant future, is waiting for him. Of course, Oliver has no complaints.

"Lord Count, I have a question that I don't know if I should ask." Oliver said carefully after the initial excitement.

Colin seemed to see through Oliver's doubts and asked, "Are you worried about the board?"

"Yes." Oliver nodded again and again, "Sir, Arnold has strong assets and a high reputation in the North. If he attracts a large number of businessmen to invest in our new company, will the board of directors fall under his control?"

Colin glanced at Oliver,

Asked in a questioning tone: "Arnold can win over other businessmen, can't you win over?

Don't tell me that your prestige is not as good as Arnold's. With my support, your appeal in the northern business world will never be lower than Arnold's.

What's more, you also have the right to advise the management team of the new company. Taking advantage of this will definitely help you win over a large number of merchants from the north.

If that gets Arnold in charge of the board, then you deserve to be held back by him in the future! "

When Oliver heard this, he quickly expressed his stance: "Lord Count, please rest assured! I will make good use of the new company's management team to attract a group of powerful businessmen from the north, and will never let the board of directors fall into Arnold's hands. !"

Colin's expression softened a little, and he encouraged: "Do it with confidence and boldness, don't let me down."

In fact, even if Oliver's funds are not as good as Arnold's, Colin still has a way to help him.

The Saint Hilde family, the Angele family, the Schultz family, and the half-elf royal family Miller family can all provide financial support when Colin needs it.

Moreover, Colin still has two war reparations, one from the Troll Empire and the other from the Maynum family. This is a huge sum of more than 10 million gold coins. No chamber of commerce can take out such a sum at once. More liquidity.

At present, this North Border Foreign Trade Company is only a prototype. Although many far-sighted businessmen can see its potential, they are definitely not as confident as Colin.

Therefore, the businessmen's investment must not be too much, and Colin has enough confidence to control the board of directors.

Controlling the personnel rights of the company's management team and the board of directors, in this way, this northern foreign trade company cannot escape from Ke Lin's palm.

Using this as a starting point, Ke Lin can also integrate and master the business world of the North, and even use it as a special weapon for external expansion.

That's right, Colin is going to teach the people of this world a lesson, let them know that war is not only a form of military aggression, but economic aggression is actually a means.

It is more difficult to detect, but its destructive power is no less than a military invasion.

After explaining to Oliver, Colin turned to look at Olma, who was sitting beside him.

Seeing Colin's gaze, Allma quickly showed a flattering smile on her face.

For Oliver's brother, Colin also made arrangements, and said with a smile: "Mr. Allma, I am going to become a charitable foundation. I wonder if you are willing to help me manage it?"

Olma originally thought that she could take advantage of her younger brother and infiltrate the Northern Foreign Trade Company to be an executive or something, but she did not expect that Colin had other arrangements for him.

It was just what this charitable foundation was, and Olma was at a loss.

Although he didn't understand, Allma would definitely not refuse Colin's request, and immediately responded loudly: "Of course! Lord Count, if you have any request, I am willing to serve you!"

Colin nodded with satisfaction, he didn't know what to think, his eyes became extremely deep:

"Very good. This charitable foundation is not a for-profit organization, but its importance is by no means less than that of the North Frontier Foreign Trade Corporation."

Alma was refreshed and immediately asked, "Sir, what does this charitable foundation mainly do?"

"In the past two years in the north, there have been frequent wars, resulting in a large number of people in need of assistance, such as farmers who have lost their fields, disabled veterans, unattended elderly people, homeless children, etc. These people rely on the glory alone. Church help is not enough.

That's why I wanted to set up this charitable foundation to help these poor civilians. "

"My lord, your kindness is brighter than the sun!" Allma praised loudly, and then asked carefully, "However, how to solve the source of funds for the charitable foundation?"

"The foundation accepts donations from anyone. Nobles, businessmen, and even surplus farmers can contribute to this. However, these donations alone are not enough. Therefore, the foundation needs to issue a set of welfare lottery tickets!"

"Welfare lottery?" Allma repeated the new term, waiting for Colin's explanation.

"That's right." Colin picked up a piece of paper from the desk, handed it to Allma, and explained, "This is a sample welfare lottery ticket, made of special paper, which cannot be counterfeited, and has a series of numbers written on it. , selling for ten copper coins..."

Colin briefly explained how the lottery was issued, and the two brothers, who had been in the business world for many years, immediately realized the business opportunities there.

Allma praised with glowing eyes: "Lord Count! This is really a genius idea! I'm sure that the welfare lottery will be popular in the north and raise a lot of money for the charity foundation!"

Colin smiled lightly and accepted Olma's flattery.

However, the true meaning of his preparation for the charitable foundation, I believe the two brothers in front of him should not understand.

His move was actually aimed at the Radiance Church.

Why does the church have such a great appeal among the people?

The place to be baptized as a knight is too precious to have anything to do with commoners.

The promise of entering the kingdom of heaven after death is too ethereal to be seen or touched.

As for the protection of the gods...there have been no miracles in this world for thousands of years.

In addition to providing spiritual sustenance for the common people, the reason why Glorious Church can have such a great influence among the people is charity.

The church collects "tithes", and in addition to maintaining the normal operation of the institution, most of the taxes are used to relieve the bottom civilians.

For civilians, this is a real benefit, and the most important reason for them to believe in the Lord of Radiance.

In Colin's view, this is actually a welfare system. However, this welfare system is actually controlled by the church. It is no wonder that the prestige of the lords among the bottom people is difficult to compete with the church.

And in order to support this welfare system, a lot of money is definitely needed.

Given the current situation in the northern region, if the tax was rashly increased, public resentment would certainly boil over. Of course, Colin would not be so unwise.

That's why he came up with the idea of ​​using lottery tickets to make money.

Of course, the lottery is actually a tax - IQ tax.

This time when the charitable foundation was established, Ke Lin started from the foundation of the church and robbed the support of the people at the bottom.

If it is said that the royal family wants to limit the power of the church when it comes to confronting the church, and Adjani and Mr. Hoo are determined to start with "the gods are dead" and disintegrate the source of the church's belief from top to bottom, then Colin will Be prepared to start with charitable relief, gradually eroding the foundations of the church.

In fact, Ke Lin himself has no ill feelings for the existence of the church. He recognizes the Lord of Radiance for the protection of the human race, and also feels that the people really need a spiritual sustenance. However, he cannot bear the clergy who use the name of the Lord of Radiance for personal gain, let alone. The Pope actually hit Vera with his idea.

Since sooner or later he had to face the church, Colin wanted to prepare as soon as possible.

Moreover, establishing a welfare security system that can be controlled by oneself is actually part of Colin's centralization plan.

Yes, centralization.

According to Ke Lin, the current system of feudal feudal lords implemented by the Radiance Empire actually has great waste of efficiency and risks of internal friction, and it is far less convenient to rule than a centralized system.

Of course, to really establish a centralized ruling system, there are still many things needed, and Ke Lin is currently laying some foundations.

Colin would definitely not talk to the two businessmen about these things, and even Vera could not know that there was such a crazy idea in Colin's mind.

"Okay, go and prepare yourself. Tell me what you need."

"Yes, Lord Count!"