Father Mavie

Chapter 622 Northern Market (two in one, please subscribe!!!)
Domestic cats are different from wild cats. They are fed by their owners and live a life without worrying about food and clothing. Wild cats live in the open all day long, go through hardships, and encounter life-threatening danger if they are not careful. The situation they face determines their Acceptance of the cat and cat legion.

In Ma Wei's view, recovering domestic cats and wild cats is essentially a spiritual struggle. Wild cats may join the cat and cat army for food, shelter and safety, but domestic cats may not necessarily.

If you want to tame a domestic cat, you are destined to use another method.

First express your position, gain approval by agreeing with the other party, then point out trivial mistakes to suppress the other party's arrogance, secretly improve your own status, and then use the method of persuasion to let the other party put down their guard and draw a big pie to lure the other party falling into a thinking trap
Treat guests, behead them, and accept them as dogs.

When the three-pointed ax comes down, even if the opponent bows without accepting his head, he must be in awe of three points.

Friday used this tactic, and with the help of catnip, he successfully subdued a group of younger brothers, and lured the ignorant domestic cats to join the cat army.

Since the appearance of catnip, the highest reward of the Cat Legion has become catnip. Just like dried fish and canned food, if you want to get catnip, you need to make a contribution. This is also the condition given to house cats on Friday.

At the beginning, of course, you can’t ask domestic cats to perform any dangerous tasks, and you can’t completely trust them. The task is too difficult, and it will make them resist. Whoever and what they say can be exchanged for a certain amount of catnip.

It is Friday who is in charge of connecting with Wanggong Maomao. Although this kid is a little timid and shrinks back when things happen, he is still a veteran. His loyalty is reasonable and his ability is just that. He can't do big things, he can only do some time-consuming things. Trivia.

It's perfectly appropriate to assign the docking task to Friday.

The next day, Ma Wei was very happy to learn that the Cat and Cat Legion had taken control of the palace, because Fat Orange brought him a lot of news about the king and queen.

"The king and the queen seem to be inseparable, and they often don't say a word for two or three days. There is a marquis who will enter the palace every Wednesday when the king attends a regular meeting to have a tryst with the queen. The internal affairs officer knows about this, but dare not say anything."

Fat Ju, who was squatting on the desk, said quietly, "You know this Marquis."

"Who?" Several names flashed in Ma Wei's mind, but he couldn't determine who it was: "Who dares to have a tryst with the queen?"

"The prince's confidant, the Marquess of Bracken."

"It turned out to be him?!"

Ma Wei was startled, he didn't expect the Marquis of Bracken to have the courage to have a private tryst with the queen, you know, even Dino didn't know about it!
"Does the prince know about this?"

"I probably don't know." Fat Orange shook his head: "Queen Madonna is the eldest prince's biological mother. How could the eldest prince allow his confidant to have an affair with his mother?"

"You're right." Ma Weisi thought, "This information will be of great help to us. Once the eldest prince knows the relationship between the Marquis of Bracken and Queen Madonna, there will be a split between the two, and The Marquis of Bracken holds the economic lifeline of the Eldest Prince, so I said why the Marquis of Bracken followed the Eldest Prince wholeheartedly, it turns out that there is such an important relationship in it.”

The Marquis of Bracken is definitely the core figure in the Grand Prince's camp, holding many of the Grand Prince's secrets in his hands, if he and the Grand Prince break up.
Isn't the opportunity coming?
However, Ma Wei is not in a hurry to publicize this matter. Good steel must be used wisely. When the eldest prince is in trouble before throwing this bomb, it will definitely get twice the result with half the effort!
After letting Fat Orange continue to monitor the movements of the palace, Mavi launched the Siren's Tears, turned himself into Russell Benjamin, took Edward with him, and then picked up the blue cat that Junia turned into, ready to go to Clarence Palace to find him. The eldest prince collects debts.

It happened that Levine was at home, so he and Muir were asked to watch the store and deal with the guests.

Since the Manstein Potion Company won the bidding, Mavi has opened more than a dozen stores one after another, all over London. Many customers no longer need to go to Flower Street to buy potions. Although the business has become much colder, but Mavi didn't expect the potion grocery store in Flower Street to make money either.

Manstein Potions Company is the big head.

At 9 o'clock in the morning, before the morning mist cleared, there was the sound of wheels on the street. The carriage stopped in front of Clarence Palace. Edward got out of the car and knocked on the gate. Not long after, the grand prince's butler, Nix, opened the gate and brought Follow Ma Wei to the study.

In the study, the eldest prince Charles wearing gold-rimmed glasses was talking with the Marquess of Bracken.

"Last night, His Majesty booked Box 1 at the Covent Royal Opera House to watch Miss Helena's performance."

"Oh?"

The eldest prince stopped his right hand, which was flipping through the company's accounts, took off his glasses, and asked, "What's the name of the play that Helena performed last night?"

"King John."

"It's this scene again." The eldest prince frowned slightly, picked up the cigar leaning on the ashtray and took a puff: "My father occasionally goes to the theater to watch plays, and Box 1 is reserved for him, but why does he always go to the theater?" Watching "King John"? He never watches anything else!"

"Is Your Majesty hinting at something?" The Marquis of Bracken also felt a little strange.

dong dong!

As soon as the words were finished, there was a knock on the door. Butler Nix walked into the study and said to the eldest prince, "Your Highness, Mr. Benjamin is here."

"Benjamin?"

The eldest prince's body shook slightly. How could he guess the purpose of Russell Benjamin's visit?
The IOU is in someone else's hands, and I am a prince, so I definitely can't do things that I owe a debt. After thinking about it for a while, the eldest prince immediately said: "Please come in."

The Marquis of Bracken got up and was about to enter the dark room of the study to escape, but the eldest prince pressed his hand: "No need to go, Benjamin probably came to ask for money. I borrowed 150 million gold pounds from him last time."

Russell Benjamin was willing to lend 150 million pounds to prove that he had chosen to join the eldest prince. In theory, he was not an outsider. Moreover, the other party was not involved in the disputes in the capital at all. Even if he was allowed to see the Marquis of Bracken, it didn't matter.

Besides
When it comes to repaying the money later, the eldest prince will still consult the Marquis of Bracken!

As soon as Ma Wei entered the study, he saw the eldest prince walking towards him with a cigar in his hand: "Benjamin! My friend! You are finally here!"

As if to express his enthusiasm, the eldest prince kindly performed a face-to-face ceremony with Ma Wei. The face-to-face ceremony is not fashionable in the Kingdom of Windsor and is only used on special occasions.

"Benjamin, let me introduce you. This is the Marquess of Bracken, the Marquis of Bracken. This is Russell Benjamin, my friend!"

After nodding, they sat on the sofa, and the eldest prince spoke first, "Benjamin, are you here today for 150 million gold pounds?"

Ma Wei said bluntly: "I read in the newspaper that the bidding for the potion has ended. I feel very sorry for the result, but the 150 million pounds is the project fund of Benjamin Construction Company, so I have to come here to ask for it." .”

"It should be."

The eldest prince nodded repeatedly, and looked at the Marquis of Bracken who was sitting next to him: "Return the 150 million gold pounds from the company to Benjamin, and we will do it today."

"Yes, Your Highness."

The Marquis of Bracken was a little surprised. The eldest prince's attitude was indeed a little 'gracious'. He knew Charles very well, and he knew that the other party was a budget-conscious man. Whatever he gave, he would definitely get something back. He agreed so readily. It was definitely tricky!
Sure enough, the eldest prince immediately made his 'request': "Benjamin, if I remember correctly, you are from the north, right?"

"Edinburgh, yes Your Highness, I am from the north."

"Edinburgh is a city with a long history." The eldest prince said with emotion: "The Benjamin family's ability to undertake the construction of the London Railway is enough to show their strength. You also know that the Bracken Potion Company has just been established and is still in its infancy in all aspects. so."

Under Mavi's calm gaze, the eldest prince smashed his mouth and stated his purpose: "I want to use the power of the Benjamin family to open potion shops in the northern part of the East Island and the West Island."

Benjamin Construction Company has undertaken the construction of the London Great Railway, which is a north-south railway line. In addition, the West Island starts from Belfast and goes directly to several railways in the south, which are also contracted by Benjamin Construction Company.

The economic center of gravity in the south of the Kingdom of Windsor is London, while the north is headed by Edinburgh. The economic circle of the West Island is near Belfast. Under normal circumstances, south is south and north is north. Businessmen in the south rarely cross the border to the north. The merchants in China seldom cross the border to the south, and everyone does not interfere with the river, and there is a clear distinction between Wei and Wei.

Now the Manstein Potion Company has won the bid and has received the support of the church. In this three-acre land in London, there are few companies that can compete with the Manstein Potion Company. The North, and even the West Island, planned to expand their sphere of influence by taking advantage of the development of the Manstein Potion Company in London, which had no time to look outside.

This is also a helpless move. Most of London's potion market has fallen into the hands of Manstein Potion Company. Many people have only heard of Manstein Potion Company and are very unfamiliar with Bracken Potion Company. Edie Potion Company The main battlefield of the company is the military, not the ordinary business circle. If you want to break the situation, you can only take a long-term view.

"Well, the Benjamin family does have some contacts in the north. It's not a bad idea to help the eldest prince open a store for you, but..."

"Just what? Don't be restrained, the Marquis of Bracken is not an outsider, so feel free to say anything!"

Ma Wei hesitated: "After the family meeting, the Benjamin family unanimously decided to shift the future development center to the south, which is the London business circle."

"I don't think there is any conflict at all." The Marquis of Bracken said with a smile, "The main industry of the Benjamin family is construction, and we want to seize the potion market. Wouldn't it be better for everyone to come and help each other?"

"Now London's potion market is in the hands of the Manstein family. Nicholas von Manstein has joined the church, and his power is huge, which is no longer the same as before." Ma Wei hesitated: "If we The Benjamin family helped the Bracken Potion Company to seize the potion market in the north, will they incur their revenge? I don’t want to provoke the second prince and the others.”

Hearing Ma Wei mentioning the second prince, the eldest prince's face froze, not as natural as before: "London is not a London of one person, and there will not be a situation where someone's hands and eyes cover the sky, yes, I admit that Manstein's magic Pharmaceutical companies are very popular right now, but this does not mean that Bracken Potions has completely withdrawn from the London market and is no longer competitive!"

"Benjamin, your worries are completely unnecessary! As long as you and I cooperate, even if the second prince sees you as a thorn in his side, there is nothing we can do! I will protect you!"

The eldest prince faintly felt that the aftereffects of the failed bid had appeared. Currently, members of his camp were panicked, thinking that he, the first crown prince, would lose in the future competition. On the other hand, the second prince had a lot of people recently, and met many people. few new friends
The appearance of this kind of situation also made the eldest prince realize that what he needs is not a fool, but a firm and loyal ally!
He must develop his confidants and strengthen his core power!
Winning over Russell Benjamin was the first step. Next, the eldest prince, who sensed that the crisis was approaching, had to vigorously recruit troops and find allies.

Most of the local nobles in London have already made a choice. Instead of being confined here, it is better to expand outward and win over the nobles in the northern part of the East Island!
Southern aristocrats need a medium to contact northern aristocrats, and Russell Benjamin is very suitable!
Seeing that Mavi was still hesitating, the eldest prince seemed to have thought of something, and he winked at the Marquis of Bracken, who said knowingly: "The second phase of the metropolitan subway project has started bidding, Benjamin, don't you want to participate in it?" Is the construction plan for the Metropolitan Metro under construction? With the support of His Royal Highness, it will not be difficult."

"on the contrary."

"If you miss this opportunity, the next time you bid, you don't know when it will be."

"I want 10 per cent of Brecon Potions and Benjamin Construction to win the bid for the Metropolitan Subway."

Ma Wei suddenly said: "If you agree to my terms, Your Highness, I am willing to help Bracken Potion Company develop the northern market."

10% of the shares!
Although this price is not considered a lion's big mouth, it is definitely not low.

Based on the current market price of Bracken Potion Company, it is equivalent to giving away 300 million gold pounds to Ma Wei, and this does not include future quarterly dividends and stock price rises.
"You can't be too greedy, Benjamin."

The eldest prince smoked a cigar, and said in a deep voice: "Your family can't afford 10% of the shares, so don't burst your belly in the end."

"I think this price is very reasonable." Ma Wei said: "But the business is negotiated. You are not happy, Your Highness, and I have no good fruit to eat. If this is the case, Your Highness, will you give me a price?"

Staring into Mavi's eyes, the eldest prince smoked his cigar one after another. He could get 10% of the shares, but as he said, the price was too high, and the eldest prince wanted to win over the nobles in the north. What would the nobleman think when he knew that the Benjamin family took 10% of the shares?
Are they unhappy with the eldest prince, or unhappy with the greedy Benjamin family?
If you want to win over the Benjamin family, the price should not be too low, but it should not be too high. After thinking about it, the eldest prince stated the limit he could accept: "5%, I can give you 5% of the Bracken Potion Company." shares."

"Deal!" Ma Wei said with a smile, "Cooperating with the eldest prince is refreshing!"

Looking at the smile on Ma Wei's face, the corner of the eldest prince's mouth twitched slightly, feeling
The price seems to be high.
(End of this chapter)