The Original Vampire

Under the bright moonlight, Colin left the Butter Tavern and returned to the Roaring Castle.

The two Oliver brothers followed closely and walked into the castle’s study.

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

Colin picked up the coffee and took a sip, then smiled at the slightly reserved two people: “Now do you know why I’m looking for you?”

Oliver straightened his waist quickly, suppressed the excitement in his heart, and nodded. “Yes, Lord Earl, I can probably guess something.”

Colin looked into Oliver’s eyes and said solemnly: “Originally, I wanted to force you to become the president of the Northern Merchants Federation, but then I changed my mind. He has a better plan, so leave the federation to Arnold.

As for you, after the Northern Foreign Trade Company is officially established, the Duke will appoint you as the general manager of the company and be in charge of the company’s daily operations. ”

Although he had already made a guess in his mind, after receiving Colin’s personal confirmation at this time, Oliver was so excited that he could hardly control himself. He clapped his chest loudly and expressed his determination to Colin:

“Thank you, Lord Earl, for your trust! I will definitely do it. I will work hard to manage this company for you and the St. Hilde family!”

Colin nodded with satisfaction and continued, “I have already discussed it with Earl Uman. The Tulip Chamber of Commerce will all be merged into the new company, and all the Chamber of Commerce’s assets will be converted into company shares, so that you can also occupy a seat on the board of directors.”

“Yes.” Oliver nodded in agreement, and of course he had no objection to this arrangement.

Although he is the president of the Tulip Chamber of Commerce, this chamber of commerce is actually an asset of the Uman family, and Oliver is just a manager who is pushed to the forefront.

The Tulip Chamber of Commerce is about to become history, but the glorious future of the Northern Foreign Trade Company is waiting for him, and Oliver certainly has no complaints.

“Your Majesty, there is a question I don’t know whether to ask.” After the initial excitement, Oliver spoke carefully.

Colin seemed to see through Oliver’s doubts and asked, “Are you worried about the board of directors?”

“Yes.” Oliver nodded repeatedly. “Sir, Arnold has strong assets and a high reputation in the north. If he recruits a large number of businessmen into the company, will investing in our new company put the board of directors under his control?”

Colin glanced at Oliver and asked in a questioning tone: “Arnold can win over other businessmen, can’t you win over him?

Don’t. Tell me that your prestige is not as good as Arnold’s. With my support, your appeal in the northern business community will never be lower than Arnold’s. What’s

more, you also have the right to make suggestions for the new company’s management team. Take advantage of this. , can definitely help you win over a large number of northern businessmen.

If this allows Arnold to control the board of directors, then you deserve to be restricted by him in the future!”

After hearing this, Oliver quickly expressed his position loudly: “Your Majesty, please rest assured. ! I will definitely make good use of the quota in the new company’s management team to attract a group of powerful northern businessmen, and will never let the board of directors fall into the hands of Arnold!”

Colin’s face softened slightly and he encouraged: “Do it with confidence and boldness. , don’t disappoint me.”

In fact, even if the funds Oliver raised were not as good as Arnold’s, Colin could still find a way to protect him.

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

Moreover, Colin still has two war reparations in his hands, one from the Troll Empire and the other from the Menam family. This is a huge amount of more than 10 million gold coins. No chamber of commerce can allocate so much money at once. funds.

The Northern Foreign Trade Company is still in its infancy. Although many far-sighted businessmen can see its potential, their confidence is definitely not as strong as Colin’s.

Therefore, the businessmen’s investment must not be too much, and Colin is confident enough to control the board of directors.

Controlling the personnel rights of the company’s management team and controlling the board of directors, this northern foreign trade company cannot escape from Colin’s hands.

Using this as a starting point, Colin can integrate and control the northern business community, and even use it as a special weapon for external expansion.

That’s right, Colin is ready to teach people in this world a lesson, letting them know that war is not just a form of military aggression, economic invasion is actually a method.

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

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

Alma caught Colin’s gaze and quickly showed a flattering smile on her face.

Colin also had arrangements for Oliver’s brother, and said with a smile: “Mr. Alma, I am planning to become a charitable foundation. I wonder if you are willing to help me manage it?”

Alma originally thought that he could take advantage of his younger brother and sneak into the Northern Foreign Trade Company to become an executive or something, but he didn’t expect that Colin had other plans for him.

Orma was just confused about what this charitable foundation was.

Although she didn’t understand, Alma would definitely not refuse Colin’s request, and she immediately responded loudly: “Of course! Sir Earl, if you have any requests, I am willing to serve you!”

Colin nodded with satisfaction, and remembered what, his eyes became extremely deep:

“Very good. This charity foundation is not an organization with the purpose of profit, but its importance is by no means lower than that of the Northern Foreign Trade Company.”

Orma cheered up, He immediately asked: “Sir, what does this charitable foundation mainly do?”

“The wars in the north have been frequent in the past two years, creating a large number of people in need of assistance, such as farmers who have lost their fields, disabled veterans, the elderly without care, homeless children, etc. These people rely solely on the Guanghui Church The rescue is not enough.

That’s why I want to set up this charity foundation to help these poor civilians.” ”

Sir, your kindness is more dazzling than the sun!” Orma praised loudly, and then carefully He asked, “But how should the source of funds for the charitable foundation be solved?”

“The foundation accepts donations from anyone. Nobles, businessmen, and even surplus farmers can contribute to this. However, just relying on These donations are not enough, so the foundation needs to issue a welfare lottery!”

“Welfare lottery?” Olma repeated this new term, waiting for Colin’s explanation.

“That’s right.” Colin picked up a piece of paper from the desk, handed it to Olma, and explained at the same time, “This is the sample of the welfare lottery. It is made of special paper and cannot be counterfeited. It has a series of numbers written on it. The price is ten copper coins…”

Colin briefly explained the method of issuing lottery tickets, and the two brothers, who had been in the business world for many years, immediately realized the business opportunities contained therein.

Alma praised with shining eyes: “Your Majesty the Earl! This is really a genius idea! I’m sure that the welfare lottery will become popular in the north and raise a lot of money for the charity foundation!”

Colin smiled lightly and was flattered by Orma.

However, I believe that the two brothers in front of him would not understand the true meaning of his preparation of the charity foundation.

His move was actually aimed at the Glory Church.

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

The chance to be baptized as a knight is too precious and has nothing to do with commoners.

The promise of entering heaven after death is too elusive and cannot be seen or touched.

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

The reason why the Glory Church has such a great influence among the people is that in addition to providing spiritual sustenance to the common people, there is another very important reason: charity.

The church collects “tithes,” and in addition to being used to maintain the normal operation of the institution, most of the taxes are used to provide relief to the common people at the bottom.

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

In Colin’s view, this is actually a welfare system, but this welfare system is actually controlled by the church. It is no wonder that the lords’ prestige among the lower-class people makes it difficult to compete with the church.

In order to support this welfare system, a large amount of money will definitely be needed.

Given the current situation in the north, if taxes are rashly raised, public dissatisfaction will boil over. Of course, Colin will 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 kind of tax – IQ tax.

When setting up a charitable foundation this time, Colin aimed to start with the foundation of the church and win the support of the people at the bottom.

If the royal family wants to limit the power of the church when it comes to confronting the church, and Adjani and Mr. Jiang want to start with “the gods are dead” and dismantle the source of the church’s faith from top to bottom, then Colin Be is prepared to start with charity relief and gradually erode the foundation of the church.

In fact, Colin himself has no ill feelings about the existence of the church. He recognizes the Lord of Glory’s protection for the human race, and feels that the people do need spiritual sustenance. However, he cannot stand the clergy using the name of the Lord of Glory for personal gain, let alone the fact that the Pope of Tolerance actually set his sights on Vera.

Since he would have to face the church sooner or later, Colin wanted to prepare early.

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

Yes, centralization.

In Colin’s view, the lord enfeoffment system currently implemented by the Glorious Empire actually involves a great waste of efficiency, risks internal friction, and is far less convenient for governance than a centralized system.

Of course, there are still many things needed to establish a centralized governance system. Colin is currently laying some foundations.

Colin would definitely not talk about these things to the two businessmen, and even Vera would not know that Colin had such crazy ideas in his mind.

“Okay, you go prepare yourselves. Tell me what you need.”

“Yes, Your Majesty the Earl!”