This kind of Li Te is "hopeless".
(PS: As for why this chapter is still a single big chapter, let me explain. I originally wanted to split it, but sometimes the plot content is coherent and difficult to split. At the same time, a single larger chapter is not suitable for the first week. It is helpful to increase the average order. The average order is higher in the first week, so I will eat more in the future. There will be more recommendations, which means the book will have a longer life, so I will still maintain the rhythm of single and larger chapters in the first week of release, that is, until Saturday. In order to express my apology, I will still keep this chapter. It has maintained 1.2W, but it may not move that much tomorrow)
(As for the update after Saturday, everyone can vote and I will check back on Saturday.)
(If you still want to continue to order bigger chapters, leave a comment below this article) (If you don’t move in the future and there is no more 1.2W, it may be a big chapter like 6K or 8K)
(If you want to split into small chapters, leave a comment below this post) (It may be split into chapters between 2K and 4K)
Chapter 84: The art of taking sides (1W)
When Leeteuk woke up again, it was already night.
In the slightly dark room, only Orson's desk was lit.
But at this moment, there was no one there.
Liteuk rubbed his eyes, walked out of bed, and then came to the table.
There was an open letter on the table. Li Te was a little curious. Just as he was about to take a look, the door to the room opened.
Orson stood at the door holding a cup of tea. After seeing Li Te, he closed the door and walked to the desk.
"You're awake, Liteuk." Orson said, putting the teacup on the desk.
"Yeah." Lit nodded. "Sorry, Orson, I was a little tired this afternoon and slept in the wrong bed."
"It doesn't matter." Orson shook his head. "Would you like to see this letter?"
"Um, ah, no." Lit nodded, then shook his head. "This is for Orson
Yeah, it wouldn’t be good if you showed it to me..."
"It's okay." Orson smiled when he saw Li Te's reaction. "It seems to have something to do with you."
With that said, he handed the letter to Lee Teuk.
Liteuk read it carefully and then slowly frowned.
"Isn't Miss Chelinina also a member of the Silver Moon Chamber of Commerce? And she is the president's daughter, right? Why do they do this?"
The content of the letter is what happened after Chelinina and Orson left the banquet hosted by Louis.
Although Louis did not remove Chelinina from her position, he ordered other chambers of commerce under him to cut off all contacts with the Antica branch. As a result, the Silver Moon Chamber of Commerce's turnover this month may be greatly reduced.
Although relying on the advantages of "Business Messenger", the Silver Moon Chamber of Commerce can still achieve growth in turnover, it is obvious that as the information about the "Business Messenger" system spreads, more and more chambers of commerce will adopt this system. The advantages of the Antica Chapter will also cease to exist.
However, another piece of good news is that the textile industry has developed smoothly. Although it is currently in the initial stage of operation and requires a large amount of investment, in the future it can be seen with the naked eye that the textile market will be controlled by Chelinina and Lissen. controlled by the group.
At the end of the letter, Chelinina mentioned the recent orc problem on the eastern border of the empire, saying that if the Duchy of Antica lacked funds, she still had something on hand to provide.
"There is no other way. If Louis was willing to let Chelinina participate fairly in the family competition, this situation would not happen." Orson shook his head helplessly. "Li Teuk, you can interpret this as a family dispute."
"Oson, have you been helping Chelinina during this time?" Li Te thought of the second half of Chelinina's words in the letter and couldn't help but ask.
"Ah, I just gave her a little advice. Chelinina did the actual operation herself." Orson said. "Besides, weren't you present, Leeteuk? When I gave Chelinina that notebook."
"That's right..." Lit nodded.
Judging from the content of the letter alone, the relationship between Chelinina and Orson is more like that of collaborators, which made Li Te's defense against Chelinina suddenly weaken a lot.
Coupled with the recent sudden appearance of another strong rival, Olivia, Lite was not too wary of the relationship between Orson and Chelinina.
"So, Orson, how are you going to reply to Chelinina?"
"Well... to put it simply, let her discuss with her father to take away all the market share in the Antica area." Orson smiled. "If it were someone else who wanted to monopolize the market in the Antica region, I would definitely refuse, but Chelinina's business ability is still acceptable, and I can rest assured if she can do it."
"After all, she and her father are in such a situation. They can only stand with us to have the capital to confront President Louis."
Excessive support may lead to economic rigidity, collusion between government and business, and political corruption. But in any case, in the early stages, such support is definitely beneficial to the government, business and people.
And Orson is also fully confident that Chelinina will not follow the path of the plutocrats of later generations.
"Okay." Li Te was still confused about economic matters. After all, if Orson's economic concepts were not taught one-on-one, it would obviously be impossible for people in this world to understand them based on their current knowledge.
"Okay, Lite, you should still be busy, right?" Orson said, and then took out a pen to write a reply to Chelinina.
Lite nodded obediently, and then took the initiative to leave Orson's room.
…
On the other side, the headquarters of the Silver Moon Chamber of Commerce in Saint Laurent City.
"President." At this moment, an old man with white hair and beard was following Louis, reporting something.
His name is Paul, and he worked hard with the old president of the Silver Moon Chamber of Commerce, Louis' father. He is the contributor to the current scale of the Silver Moon Chamber of Commerce. He can also be regarded as a veteran figure of the Silver Moon Chamber of Commerce. Today, he still serves as the assistant to the president, helping Handle various matters.
"According to your arrangements, we have severed ties with several of our affiliated chambers of commerce and the Antika branch."
"Well, good job." Louis nodded.
"However, President, my suggestion is that it is enough to teach Miss Chelinina a lesson. Goods need to be circulated. After communication is cut off, it will also have an impact on several of our chambers of commerce."
"Paul, you don't need to worry about this matter. I have my own ideas." Louis said this, gesturing for Paul to end the topic.
"Okay." Paul nodded and could only talk about other things.
"In addition, before you
I was asked to investigate, and we also received relevant information from the Ali Chamber of Commerce regarding the reasons for the increase in the Antika branch's turnover. "
Hearing this, Louis stopped and looked at Paul.
"Alibaba Chamber of Commerce?"
"Yes." Paul nodded, "Muhammad, the president of the Ali Chamber of Commerce, is waiting for you in the waiting room. He said he is going to tell you the content of this matter in person."
"Okay." Louis nodded and walked into the waiting room.
In the waiting room, a middle-aged man wearing a turban and a beard was waiting there. After watching Louis walk in, he stood up with a busy smile.
"President Louis, long time no see."
The Ali Chamber of Commerce is currently the largest chamber of commerce in the empire besides the Silver Moon Chamber of Commerce. Although its turnover is only half of that of the Silver Moon Chamber of Commerce, its strength is still considerable and cannot be underestimated.
"Well, long time no see, President Muhammad." Louis smiled and shook his hand.
After that, the two sat opposite each other.
"President Louis, you really have raised a good daughter." Mohammed took a sip of tea and said with a smile.
"Oh? What should I say?" Louis smiled and looked at Muhammad.
"Aren't you going to cut off her financial resources? Guess what she did to revitalize the Chamber of Commerce?" Muhammad said.
"Forget it, I won't hold back on you anymore. The method to double the Antika branch's turnover is now in my hands. If you want to know, just give me money in exchange."
Saying this, he made a three-digit gesture.
"Three million, otherwise there is no need to discuss it."
The unit at the back is of course gold coins. Rich businessmen like them would not have silver coins and copper coins, two low-priced currencies, in their pockets.
"..." The smile on Louis' face froze. "President Muhammad, you know that Chelinina is my daughter. If you offer this price, I might as well ask my daughter directly."
"Okay, you go and say hello." Muhammad said.
Louis was silent.
He had just broken up with Chelinina and cut off the connection between the Chamber of Commerce. Muhammad had seized on this to dare to blackmail him.
"One million, no more." Louis countered.
Although the turnover of all the industries under his control is much more than this amount, most of the funds still have to be reinvested in the operation of the chamber of commerce, and the working capital on hand cannot be invested all at once, otherwise the risk resistance of the chamber of commerce will be reduced.
"Too little, President Louis." Mohammed still maintained a smile. "Do you know how much impact this trade secret will have on your chamber of commerce business in other regions if I have it but you don't?"
"At that time, under the circumstances of ebb and flow, President Louis, are you sure you can still hold on to the inheritance given to you by the old president?"
"Four million," Muhammad said. "The fixed price is not only buying the friendship between the two chambers of commerce, but also buying your future."
How can there be any reason to bargain for a higher price?
"No, didn't you still have three million at the beginning?" Louis asked puzzledly.
"Yes, but it was a special price just now, and now I find that it seems to be more important to you, so I have raised the price, isn't it okay?" Muhammad smiled. "If I'm to blame, it's just that you didn't agree directly just now."
"..." Louis was silent, he clenched his fists, and after thinking about it again and again, he nodded. "I know, four million, I will raise it all within a month."
"That's right." Muhammad laughed. "President Louis, our cooperation will last for a long time."
"In addition, I would also like to thank your precious daughter. If it weren't for her, I don't know how I would make this money."
"President Muhammad." Louis said at this time: "Can I ask why my daughter sold this information to you?"
"Ha, isn't it because you interrupted the communication between the chambers of commerce?" Muhammad said. "She bought future cooperation from me, and I got four million gold coins for nothing, haha."
As he said this, he deliberately showed a look of enlightenment.
"Oh, yes, in that case, I would also like to thank you, President Louis. If it weren't for you, how could I have earned four million from this in vain?"
…
After Mohammed left in a swagger, Louis sat on the sofa, blushing with anger.
"Asshole!" he said, smashing the cup on the table to the ground.
He didn't expect that his behavior would shoot himself in the foot.
With the help of the Ali Chamber of Commerce, Chelinina’s Antika branch will definitely be able to tide over the difficulties, and she
Four million gold coins were lost in vain.
That's four million gold coins! !
This is enough to buy land in several cities.
"President." Hearing the voice inside the room, Paul also walked in.
"Uncle Paul." Louis said this and looked at Paul. "You said, did I do something wrong?"
"..." Paul was silent for a while, and then sighed. "President, I can understand your mood, but now please cheer up. Now that we know the information, we must take action immediately."
"Also, we actually didn't lose much," Paul said. "Didn't the Duke of Napoli promise to increase cooperation yesterday? We can make more money in the Duke of Naples."
"Okay." Louis nodded and stood up. "I hope I'm right to stand in line like this."
It's not that Louis doesn't know the value of Orson, but compared to one Orson, the value of the entire Duchy of Naples is obviously higher.
Just like when Chelinina asked Lorenzo how to choose investments, the higher the net worth, the more likely they are to seek stability and choose investments that may not have that high a return rate but are relatively low-risk.
Of course, I don’t know how he would feel if he knew that Chelinina’s current status was closely related to Orson.
"In short, since Chelinina has betrayed the Silver Moon Chamber of Commerce, there is no need for her to continue to hold the position of branch president." Louis said this and ordered: "Paul, please draft a dismissal letter. Shu, bring me Chelinina back from Antica."
"President..." Paul couldn't bear it, so he said, "Let's forget it, President."
"Since she is ready to leave me, let her try and see if the people over there listen to me, the president of the Silver Moon Chamber of Commerce, or him." Louis said this and left the room directly.
Paul was left sighing.
"I'm just worried that Antica won't listen to you, President..." With that said, he shook his head and was still going to go to the office to draft a letter of resignation.
Louis' move almost ruined the relationship between the headquarters and the Antica branch.
But no matter what, he is only an employee of the Silver Moon Chamber of Commerce and has no right to interfere with Louis' behavior.
…
Duchy of Naples, City of Romulus.
In the Duke's Palace, Giovanni looked at Donnie who was standing obediently in front of him and was furious.
Since being taken away that day, Downey was interrogated by the Imperial Court. In the end, because Downey had no knowledge of the matter and with the help of Giovanni, Downey was acquitted.
Tyrell was in a worse situation, because he betrayed Downey, Giovanni was unwilling to take action at all, and his father was unwilling to save him for fear of offending Giovanni.
In addition, after rescuing him, Downey will be angry with him. Thinking about it this way, it seems that being locked up in prison can ensure his safety in life.
As a result, Tyrell was sentenced to ten years in prison in a high-security Imperial prison.
As for what will happen to him in ten years, no one knows.
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