After I became a real young master, I became famous for my bad behavior

Eric scratched his head and smiled awkwardly:

"He just said, 'Since I invited you, just go.' I didn't expect it would cause you trouble..."

"Humph."

Scott was a little helpless.

"You..."

Sheen and Scott's first meeting was awkward.

If they weren't old enemies and it was just the first time they met, why would he be so nervous?

Scott thought to himself:

"Why is there some nervousness in Sheen's eyes when he looks at me?"

"Have I met him before?"

He's hiding from me?

It's a bit disappointing...

Scott said slowly:

"Although it will be troublesome in the future, I can't kick him out again, right?"

Eric lowered his head, like a child who had made a mistake:

"The blizzard season is coming, and it would be cruel of us to kick him out - not to mention that he paid for his own accommodation..."

Humph.

Scott looked down at his hand which had many wounds:

"Whether he really just wants to be Impes's friend or is backstabbing me for the sake of the family's interests, it doesn't matter..."

Click...

The teacup in Scott's hand was cracked.

Eric shivered, his sky-blue eyes fixed on the growing crack in Scott's teacup.

"Should I be happy? Or should I be on high alert?"

Scott narrowed his eyes and raised the corners of his mouth.

"He is no longer the simple and weak Sheen in "Game of Mediation"!"

...

On a quiet day, in the Impes Office.

This place was not decorated in a very luxurious way. There was really only a table, a bookshelf neatly filled with documents, and a sofa and a coffee table in the open space not far away.

The brown floor and the gray and white velvet carpet reflect people’s shadows.

The Duke is meeting a guest, his confidant, Earl Connor.

"How's business, Matthew?"

"The jujube honey business under the name of Impes is very good. It can be regarded as taking advantage of the low production of white sugar..."

Lord Connor was a business partner whom James had met when he was a young businessman:

When James proposed the idea of ​​"seizing power", many business partners left James.

Only Earl Connor stayed with James to assist him.

The departure of those business partners who seemed to be enthusiastic about James told James:

"There is no eternal friendship in human cooperation, only eternal interests."

Even though James has really become the Duke of Imperth, he has already looked down on those businessmen who betrayed him.

Only Earl Connor can get along well with the Duke and can enter and leave the Duke's mansion at will as a confidant.

They are not only superiors and subordinates, but also close friends.

Earl Connor reported to the Duke with a smile:

"Hasn't it snowed in the south in recent years? As a result, the sugarcane they produce is not enough to make sugar. No matter how much sugar they save this year, it will be difficult to make desserts there."

White sugar is not surprising, but...

This resulted in the nobles' favorite desserts becoming unpalatable - there were many news reports of picky nobles fighting in public.

I even heard that some dessert shops in the south are having trouble staying in business.

The Duke asked calmly:

"Then the southern nobles must be very worried, right? No dessert in the middle of winter is really a disaster of the century~"

The Duke rapped his hands on the armrests of the sofa and laughed very loudly in front of the Count.

The count did not think it was "improper" to sit opposite him, covering his mouth and making goose-like sounds.

"Hahaha!"

What they really think in their hearts is "Should I be happy or should I be happy?"

After Earl Connor calmed down, he said bluntly:

"They asked for it, especially since Duke Haines created the snow to please Siren - the harvest there wasn't that good either."

"Yes, you are right."

James adjusted his tasseled glasses and looked at the newspaper in his hand.

What caught my eye was the title "Lishilun family declared bankruptcy and transferred territory at a low price."

"Hi there,"

The Duke was actually very sorry.

"I've heard a lot of news about families going bankrupt recently. It's all because of the heavy snow in the south."

James increasingly felt that although Atole (Duke of Haines) had some ability, he was still too focused on the interests of his family in many considerations.

Especially the fact that they went to great lengths to make snow in order to please Xi Lun, something James found "unreasonable."

"Um..."

James put his hands together and thought of the scene last year when he and Arthur (whose hair was blond and not dyed) were sitting face to face drinking tea.

James certainly remembered what he had said to Arthur:

"How great would it be if you were the Duke of Haines?"

indeed,

James and Arthur knew each other.

Many years ago, James was surprised to learn that Haines' direct heir was still alive.

Arthur's existence tells James that the current Haynes is not reliable at all - James doesn't need to give any good face to Haynes...

Since Haines launched an offensive against Impes in terms of reputation, Impes took all the wealth of the empire into his own hands:

If you are hungry, you won't have the energy to curse.

James thought to himself:

If Arthur had become the Duke of Haines, there wouldn't be so many problems in the south, and he wouldn't have challenged Impels anymore.

(Tap on armrest)

"If I can take back my position, why can't you?"

This is what James said to Arthur after that afternoon tea.

...

When he came to his senses, the Earl was still reporting their business success to the Duke.

"We seized the opportunity, and the jujube honey business under the name of Impes has reached its peak. Because the Baiwei Flower Field was bought by the fourth lady two years ago, it has become the raw material supply base for jujube honey,"

Lord Connor said happily,

"What's even more amazing is that the fourth young lady planted jujube flowers on that piece of land. Jujube flower honey is sweet, abundant, and delicious. Naturally, it has become a substitute for white sugar throughout the empire."

"Of course, it's much more expensive than white sugar. But we can't live without sugar."

The Count placed his left hand on his chest and said happily:

“And I, as the direct operator, also benefited.

"In the final analysis, it is our mutual cooperation that has led to this year's win-win trading situation."

The Duke looked up and smiled at the Count:

"Haha. Yes, if it weren't for your hard work, we wouldn't be able to earn this much."

"Well, I remember - I had almost forgotten the idea,"

The Duke suddenly straightened up, picked up the account book on the table and looked at it. Then he handed the account book to the Earl and pointed to the analysis chart on it.

"This was my heir's idea. Take a look."

The Count took the account book. The picture on it was a population analysis chart of the Portia Empire:

The aristocracy only accounted for 10% of the empire's population, but contained 80% of the wealth.

The civilian population accounts for 90 percent, but owns less than 20 percent of the assets.

The forms show a trend of polarization.