Father Mavie

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Mentor Wilmer came to Ma Wei to explain the seriousness of the situation, but he never expected that he would become a sponsor for Eton College in the end.

Is Eton short of money?
No shortage.

Does Eton College require donations?

need.

The teaching building needs to be repaired, the ground needs to be maintained, and the artificial lake needs to be taken care of. These are all money, who would think too much money?

Eton College is no exception and welcomes donations from outside celebrities and alumni.

Every year, Eton College can receive a large amount of donations, but like Ma Wei, there are very few wealthy people who can spend [-] pounds at a time.

This is twenty thousand gold pounds!

It is equivalent to the annual income of the top nobles!

Ma Wei has tens of millions of funds in his hands, but he never thinks that [-] gold pounds is a small amount of money. The reason for donating money is to silence the school and let Daniel's classmates know about Daniel's existence.

The money he donated was nominally for the repair of the boys' school building. After receiving the money, Eton College would definitely use half or more of it to repair the house and give Mavi an explanation.

as for the rest of the money
Ma Wei wouldn't ask, and the school wouldn't say anything, let alone what to do.

The moment Mentor Wilmer stepped out of the grocery store with a 2-pound check, Mavi. It should be said that Nicholas von Manstein became the honorary director of Eton College. No job, no participation in school management, and no benefits. It is just a reputation established by Eton College for wealthy gentry who donate 5000 pounds or more.

Due to the sensitivity of his own identity, Ma Wei wrote the donor as the Manstein Potion Company, and major newspapers will soon report that Nicholas donated 2 gold pounds to Eton College in the name of the Manstein Potion Company things.

At that time, the stock price of Manstein Potion Company is bound to rise slightly.

And Ma Wei can also use the vain position of honorary director to have reasonable contacts with other 'alumni' who graduated from Eton College.

This is called building momentum.

The invisible benefits brought by 2 gold pounds far exceed the value of 2 gold pounds itself.

As for the establishment of an educators' association, Ma Wei was not just talking nonsense and joking.

He did have the idea of ​​an educators' association.

Educators include not only tutors from Eton College, but also professors from well-known universities such as Cambridge and Oxford. They are all educators.

For these people, it is certainly not a good thing for some educators association to restrain them for no reason, but if they can get the corresponding rewards after passing the assessment, the situation may become slightly different.

Research funding has always been a headache for professors. Without money, research cannot go on smoothly. Many professors have to stop research because of funding problems, or bow their heads and go to seek capital for sponsorship.

Would it be welcomed by professors if such awards as the Nobel Prize, Fields Medal, Grammy Award, etc. that could solve funding problems and the 'Association Fund' were established under the Educators Association?

The assessment is scary, but the rewards behind it are equally attractive, like a sports event, the winner can get fame, bonuses and many other benefits, and there are countless applicants.

Once these well-known professors are recruited, their students will be quite a fortune.

The problem is that Ma Wei cannot establish the Educators Association himself. First of all, he is not from Windsor and does not enjoy the policy benefits of the Kingdom of Windsor. Secondly, he can't spare more time. This matter can only be handed over to others.

such as
Fourth Prince Arthur!
Mentor Wilmer reminded Ma Wei that the establishment of the Educators Association could help Arthur step into the political arena as quickly as possible. Now Arthur has almost zero influence in Congress, and his proposals are all directly submitted to the Church or Rhodes IV to implement it.

"Felix, get ready and go out."

In the evening, after the potion grocery store closed, Mavi asked Edward to stay and look after the house. He took Junia and Levine with him, activated the mud shadow magic, and came to the villa area of ​​Regent's Park. se.

"You want me to come forward and start the Educators' Association?"

In the dining room, Arthur, who invited the Mavics to have dinner with him, said in surprise, "Father, why do you have such an idea?"

"Your Highness, education is the most important thing for a kingdom. It not only involves the basic education of the people, but also related to scientific and technological research. The prosperity of the Kingdom of Windsor today is inseparable from technology."

Mavi cut a piece of Wellington steak, dipped some sauce into his mouth, swallowed it and said, "The Romanov Kingdom has started educational reforms. If a country wants to prosper, it needs the support of education. Even the magic circle , all involve knowledge of geometry and physics, and potions are closely related to biology, chemistry and other subjects."

"If Your Highness, you can start an educators' association and assume the position of president, then you will definitely attract the attention of the eldest prince."

Arthur nodded slowly. He knew the importance of education. From the way he arranged for Gulihana to work in the orphanage after he went to New Ross City, it can be seen that he attaches great importance to the cultivation of children.

but
"Can the eldest prince agree to Arthur's establishment of an educators association?" Gu Lihana asked after sipping her red wine: "Once such an important matter is brought up, the eldest prince will definitely realize the importance immediately, and he will arrange other people what to do?"

"It's best not to let the eldest prince have the right to speak." Ma Wei said: "This proposal, His Highness should go directly to King Rhodes IV and propose it in person."

"The king is partial! He has always disliked Arthur! How could he let Arthur start an educators' association?"

"On the contrary, if His Royal Highness the Fourth Prince went to the king immediately and proposed to establish an educators' association, the king would definitely agree."

Under Gulhana's puzzled eyes, Mavi explained: "Every weekend, the king will ask the four sons to go to Windsor Castle to reunite. The purpose is to promote the relationship between each other. The king is absolutely unwilling to see The four sons killed each other."

"If His Royal Highness the Fourth Prince raised the issue of the Educators Association in person, and the king handed over the matter to one of the other three princes, would it cause His Royal Highness the Fourth Prince to be dissatisfied? Whether it will or not, the King They will definitely consider the feelings of the Fourth Prince, because His Highness the Fourth Prince has already been treated unfairly once, and if the unfairness continues, His Highness the Fourth Prince will definitely feel resentful."

"King Rhodes IV is a moderate monarch. He is best at balancing. In order to avoid future battles among the princes, he will give certain compensation to His Highness the Fourth Prince. The Educators Association is the best way."

Education is of course important. The Kingdom of Windsor has paid more and more attention to education over the years, but education is far away from the core of politics. Major events in the Kingdom of Windsor are decided by the church, Congress and the king. What does the professor have to do with it?
Education is the foundation, just like the foundation of a house. People who live in a house step on the floor, not the foundation.

In short, even if Arthur becomes the president of the Association of Educators, it is impossible to shake the status of the king and the church!

Rhodes IV did not have too many worries.

This is on the premise that Rhodes IV realized the importance of education. If Rhodes IV did not realize the importance of the Educators Association, it would be easier.

"Tomorrow morning, the news that I donated 2 gold pounds to Eton College will be reported in the newspaper. After the public opinion ferments, I will write a manuscript the day after tomorrow, calling on the Kingdom of Windsor to establish an educators association. When I see the news in the newspaper News. Your Highness, you should go to the palace as soon as possible and propose to the king face to face the establishment of an educators association."

Ma Wei put down the knife and fork, picked up the teacup in front of him and said, "You must be fast, because I will go to the second prince tomorrow and propose to him the establishment of an educators association to increase the popularity of potions. No accidents." If so, the second prince will send someone to propose a corresponding bill in the next Congress, and at that time, your Highness, who has greeted the king in advance, will most likely become the first president of the Educators Association."

"It turns out that Father, you have already thought about it for me."

With a smile, Arthur raised his glass and motioned to Ma Wei: "I know what to do. After I brought up the issue of the Educators Association to the king, I went to Charles in person and asked him to dispel his doubts about me."

Cooperating with smart people is peace of mind. Arthur grasped Ma Wei's inner thoughts at once, and with mutual cooperation, the certainty of this matter was even higher.

The next day, the Times reported that Nicholas von Manstein donated 2 gold pounds to Eton College. For this reason, Ma Wei commented:

A reporter with a nose bigger than a dog's.

The news in the newspaper, as Ma Wei predicted, Eton College, which received the donation, sent a thank you letter that afternoon. The mood of drinking and talking with Ma Wei.

Of course, Ma Wei didn't have time to chat with the principal. He wrote a manuscript calling on the Kingdom of Windsor to attach importance to education, and submitted it to the Times Daily. He had just appeared in the newspaper, and the manuscript he wrote would definitely attract the attention of the editor-in-chief.

After finishing the manuscript, Ma Wei went out to find the second prince, chatted with him for a full hour, and finally convinced the second prince. What made Ma Wei a little strange was that the second prince didn't seem to attach much importance to education—the education of the people at the bottom.

As the Duke of Oxford, the second prince only cared about top schools like Eton College and Oxford and Cambridge. As for ordinary public schools, he didn't even care about them.

In the end, it was because of Ma Wei's face and the fact that after the establishment of the Educators' Association, he could promote the harmlessness of potions in various schools and increase the popularity of potions, so he agreed to send someone to propose the bill of establishing the Educators' Association in the next Congress.

After finishing, Ma Wei has already done it, and next, it is the turn of the fourth prince.

On the third day, at 7 o'clock in the morning, with the morning fog, the courier delivered the newspaper to thousands of households. On the headline of the newspaper, the news that Nicholas von Manstein called for the establishment of an educators association was impressively printed.

At 8 o'clock in the morning, a carriage bearing the royal emblem drove into Buckingham Palace, which was being restored. Arthur got out of the carriage, found Rhodes IV who had just woken up, and told him about his desire to establish an educators' association.

"You want to start an educators' association?"

Rhodes IV, who was eating scrambled eggs with butter, held a newspaper in one hand and a dinner fork in the other. He glanced at Arthur sitting across the table, put down the newspaper and asked, "Why?"

"As the capital of the Kingdom of Windsor, London has many children who cannot afford to go to school. If the children living in the capital are like this, what about the children in other cities?" Arthur looked into Rhodes IV's eyes, He said calmly: "If you can't afford to go to school, you can only do some unskilled jobs. I want these children to go to school, so I need to establish an educators' association to improve this situation."

"You are as kind as your mother." Rhodes IV lowered his head and sipped his coffee, "Since this is what you want to do, then do it, and I support you."

The goal was achieved. Arthur didn't have the idea of ​​staying for breakfast. The breakfast in front of him didn't move at all. He got up and walked towards the door. When he reached the door, he stopped suddenly and asked without turning his head: "You Do you remember what my mother looked like?"

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In the silence of Rhodes IV, Arthur left the dining room. After he left, Rhodes IV put down his coffee cup and silently took out a golden necklace from his arms. After opening the lid, there was a picture of Princess Sophia embedded in it. , which is a black and white photo of Arthur's biological mother.

"You gave birth to a good son, Sophia, but his fate is already doomed. Without him, you can still sit by my side. Unfortunately, without him, the Kingdom of Windsor cannot continue. This is your destiny, and it is also your destiny." .my fate."

In the dining room, a deep sigh sounded.

After leaving the palace, Arthur came to Clarence Palace where the eldest prince Charles lived, and met his half-brother.

Hearing the news of Arthur's arrival, Charles, who was eating a soft-boiled egg with a small spoon, was a little surprised, but he still met him, also in the restaurant.

"Arthur, come to see me so early, what's the matter?" Charles pointed to the chair opposite, motioned for Arthur to sit down, and asked the maid to serve another breakfast.

"Charles, have you read the paper?"

"Which paper? I was just reading the Daily Mail."

"The Times."

The eldest prince took out a newspaper from a pile of newspapers on his right, which was the latest issue of The Times. The Times mainly publishes two kinds of newspapers, one is the Times, also known as the Morning Post, and the other is the Evening Times. Make sure your subscribers see the latest news.

On the front page of the Times Daily, there was a news about Ma Wei calling for the establishment of an educators' association. After reading the news, Charles frowned, threw the newspaper aside, and looked at Arthur: "What do you want to say? "

"Half an hour ago, I went to the palace and told the king that I wanted to establish an educators' association. The king supported me."

"Oh, the king supports you." The eldest prince Charles nodded slightly, and continued to eat soft-boiled eggs: "You came here just to tell me about this?"

"Although the king supports me, I want to establish an educators' association, and I still need your support."

"What can I do for you?"

"I want you to use your power to help me become the first chairman. Shukri will definitely compete with me. After all, this matter was proposed by Nicholas von Manstein."

Hearing these words, the eldest prince Charles calmly put the half-eaten soft-boiled egg into the raised groove in the middle of the plate, picked up the napkin and wiped the corners of his mouth, thought for a while and said:
"You can help me, but you have to tell me, what good will it do me?"

(End of this chapter)