"Young Master, Young Master! Today's income is quite a lot!" Ma De blushed. He was holding a thin booklet in his hand, and the first two pages were densely packed to the brim. Every stroke, every tick, and the strings of numbers behind it all made the loyal old servant feel abnormal. Excited.
"Oh, how much is it in total?" Du Wei asked lazily, leaning back on the chair.
At this moment, the setting sun was hanging at the end of the Arc de Triomphe Avenue. At sunset, the shops were closed, and the nobles who visited originally kindly invited Du Wei to have dinner together. Especially the Delan Mountain Warcraft, the famous rich businessman of this empire is very interested in the industry of Du Wei's land, and the words are beyond words. They all seem to be willing to have a "deep talk" with Du Wei carefully.
However, Du Wei's original good mood disappeared after Master Clark's last words before leaving!
"A total of six hundred and eighty-four thousand six hundred gold coins!" When Old Made announced the figure, his voice trembled a little.
Du Wei didn't say much.
Hmph, after spending so much time, if you still can't make so much money, then wouldn't you be too much of a failure? As expected, as expected...
Seeing that the young master had no expression on his face, old Made thought that the young master was dissatisfied with his report being too general, so he quickly flipped through the account book in his hand, and said in detail: "Today, Miss Ruolin is the biggest contributor. The things she sold were worth 380,000 gold coins. Master, Miss Ruolin is the biggest contributor today, if we could have more people like Miss Ruolin..."
"Okay." Du Wei waved his hand, interrupting Old Mad's obsession
How many more people like Ruolin? That is unrealistic.
The so-called rarity is more expensive. The image of Ruolin's super gorgeous female knight mainly occupies a "novelty", which makes those drooling nobles willing to spend a lot of money. If there are too many characters like this, those nobles will lose their sense of novelty, and there will be no effect. Moreover, talents like Ruolin are really hard to find. Ruolin's appearance and body are top-notch, and most importantly, this woman has quite a brain. In his early years, he was involved in the business of mercenary adventures, and accumulated a lot of tricks against men. Clever, beautiful, and intelligent, he is also a warrior himself, and he is loyal to himself. Where can we find more people like this
However, on the first day of opening, there were 880,000 gold coins in the account, which still made Du Wei very satisfied. In fact, the pure sales volume is only 500,000 gold coins, and many nobles came to attend the opening ceremony because of Du Wei's face. If they don't buy something to go back, wouldn't it be too disrespectful to the Duke
Du Wei understands this very well. To have so much income today is purely taking advantage of his own land, and I am afraid that there will not be so much in the future. Moreover, in the income of 880,000 gold coins, there are 300,000 gold coins, which are purely gifts from a few big nobles!
The Earl of Villa just handed over 100,000 gold coins. And Delan Mountain Warcraft. Although this time it seems not so bold. However, Du Wei understands that the site of this store is sold to him at an absolute price at a local price, and the land he owns is cheap, not just hundreds of thousands of gold coins
"Go get ready and get another set of armor like Ruolin's. It doesn't have to be strong, but it should be as gorgeous as possible. Well..." Du Wei hesitated for a moment, and took a closer look at Made: "Mad, I ask you a question."
"Master, please tell me."
Du Wei pondered for a while: "I will go to the northwest in a few months. Would you like to stay in the imperial capital and help me take care of the real estate here, or go to the northwest with me?"
Honestly, Made said without hesitation: "Master, I am your loyal servant, and of course I will follow you to the Northwest." As he said, the old Made's eyes turned red: "You are my mother who has embraced the earth since I was a child. Could it be that the young master is now getting old and wants to leave old Made?"
Du Wei smiled, looked at the red-eyed Made, and said gently: "Okay, Made, stop crying, of course I won't leave you behind. Well, you are right. I have been hugging the earth since I was a child, Even if I leave everything, I won't leave my dear Uncle Madd."
The address of "uncle" made Made pale with fright. He was stunned, and quickly waved his hands and jumped up: "Master, please don't call me that, old Made can't afford it! I am Your servant, your groom, your housekeeper... what kind of uncle or something, please don't shout like that, otherwise, I, Made..."
Du Wei had already stood up, walked to Made's side, patted his shoulder lightly, and said with a smile, "Okay, Made, it's just the two of us here. Well, speaking of it, now the Luo Lin family stays in the imperial capital. The locals, just the two of us... oh, and there is also an Alpha bodyguard. There is no need to be courteous between us."
Everyone knows the stakes in the choice just now.
Go to the Northwest where the wind and sand are all over the world. Or stay in the prosperous imperial capital, such a choice, everyone can see which is more advantageous. But old Made did not hesitate to choose to accompany Du Wei to open up wasteland in the northwest. This loyalty was enough to move Du Wei.
"Since you want to accompany me to the northwest, what about the imperial capital..." Du Wei thought for a while, and felt that the real estate industry here in the imperial capital is the best person in charge. . This female knight has looks, brains, and is true to herself. It is a most suitable candidate.
It's just... Who cares about those pirates
Oh, I have a headache. The problem of insufficient manpower cannot be solved in a day or two. "Go and call Ruolin for me." Du Wei sighed, "I have something to tell her."
When Made walked out, Du Wei casually picked up a cup of herbal tea on the table, drank it down, and couldn't help but frown.
Master Clark's arrival today is obviously the meaning of the chairman of the magic union, and he gave himself face. It also gave me real benefits. The magic guild also pays for big purchases from itself every year... These benefits are all lost to themselves.
but. These are not free lunches!
Hmph... Remember your identity as a magician? The magic union will always be its own home
Needless to say, after the political situation stabilizes, the previous plan to establish a magic academy must be put on the agenda again!
For Du Wei himself, he certainly didn't want to be caught between the regent king and the magic union as a ball kicking around when it came to the establishment of the magic academy. History has proved that if you want to be a grasslander on the wall, most of the time you will end up with no good end!
From the current point of view, Du Wei thinks the best way is to leave the imperial capital and go to the territory as soon as possible! Then sit down on the northwest and never return to the imperial capital!
When the time comes to establish the Magic Academy, even if the Magic Union and the royal family fight bloody battles, it's none of my business!
But I thought the coup had just ended. Prince Chen has just come to power, so he shouldn't put the plan of establishing the Magic Academy back on the agenda so soon, right? But where did you expect it to come so fast
But now, I want to leave the region and go to the northwest, but I can't! The local government affairs in Northwest China have not yet been handed over—it's not that the central government affairs departments are stuck with themselves. It's really that I don't have a group of capable people to fill the grassroots officials in a province in the northwest!
Magic Academy... Magic Academy!
snort!
Du Wei suddenly felt angry. With the establishment of this magic academy, it is foreseeable that batch after batch of magician talents will be trained in the next few years! But these people will not fall into their own pockets in the end! I am jumping up and down here, being angry on both sides, why bother to come here
Better to leave early!
However, thinking of the talent of a magician, Du Wei's heart suddenly moved, and he had an extra thought for no reason.
The next day, Du Wei took the initiative to go to the palace in a carriage to meet the regent Prince Chen.
After experiencing the previous territorial turmoil. Prince Chen's mood seems to have calmed down a lot now, at least he seems to have forgotten that Du Wei used the honor he gave him to force himself not to kill old Lei Meng. When Du Wei arrived, he was warmly received by Prince Chen. Even in public, the regent took the young duke's hand into the palace hall, and the two had a secret conversation in the palace for a long time. At noon, the regent even left Du Wei to have a sumptuous lunch .
No one knew what important things the regent and the young duke had discussed this morning. It's just the regent's personal guard. After seeing the young duke leave, the regent seemed to be in a very good mood. He even patted himself on the shoulder with a smile and joked with himself.
As for Du Wei, he left Prince Chen's palace, only to feel that the sweat on his back was completely dry, and his underwear was sticky to his body. Very uncomfortable.
Alas, this Prince Chen really intends to use himself as a gun to deal with the magic union!
In the morning, Du Wei carefully tested Prince Chen's plans for the establishment of the Academy of Magic. To Du Wei's surprise, Prince Chen actually told Du Wei frankly on the spot.
The establishment of the Academy of Magic will enter the implementation phase within a month! The selection of the first batch of students of the Academy of Magic is underway. At present, the royal family is engaged in round after round of open and secret battles with the Magic Union.
However, during the coup, he strongly supported Prince Chen, and the magic union obviously got certain concessions from Prince Chen.
In the first batch of students of the Magic Union, the general plan is to recruit 100 students.
Don't underestimate these hundred people. Seems like a small number. But you must know that on the entire continent, there are only a few hundred magicians who have the qualifications of genuine magicians!
And now... According to the current negotiations between the two parties, the magic union requires half of the quota!
Such a share is something that Prince Chen cannot agree to.
joke! The establishment of the Magic Academy is mainly to break the magic union's monopoly on magician talents. If the magic union still occupies half of the quota, then how will Prince Chen distribute the remaining half
The royal family must first select a group of people to enter the Magic Academy, and several noble families below will also occupy a certain number of places.
Spreading out layer by layer like this, there are really too few people that Prince Chen can control. As the actual ruler of the current empire, he absolutely does not allow such a situation to happen.
He revealed his bottom line to Du Wei today, that is, the students sent directly by the royal family must account for half of them! Let the magic union, the noble families below, and the military grab the rest!
After talking with the regent for a whole morning, Du Wei only got one idea from Prince Chen: "Go and tell the chairman of the magic union that I will make the biggest concession. It is when the magic union competes with the military and other aristocratic families for places." , I can secretly support the Magic Union! But the premise is that the students directly sent by my royal family must account for half of them!"
Originally, Du Wei came to find Prince Chen, but he also thought that the establishment of magic students would cultivate a group of magician talents, and he would also share a share of the pie. But in the end, Prince Chen gave him a very simple answer: " Yes, but you need to negotiate with the magic union yourself for your quota, after all, you also have the bachelor of magic qualification recognized by the magic union."
In the afternoon, Du Wei originally planned to go to the Magic Union to meet the old guy, Jacob Doug, the chairman of the union.
However, Du Wei temporarily changed his mind!
Why not wait for the other party to come and beg me
Hmph, the establishment of the Academy of Magic is such a big deal! Such a big benefit! Your magic guild just sent a Mage Clark to buy some goods from my shop like alms, just to impress me
Humph, it's too cheap!
Du Wei was heartbroken! Even in the matter of the establishment of the Academy of Magic. I can't get any benefits, but I have to beat the Magic Union hard again!
With this sliver of determination, Du Wei walked out of the palace with a sullen face. The court guards beside him looked at the gloomy expression of the young duke, feeling uneasy in their hearts, and followed behind all the way, not daring to speak.
When he walked to the square in front of the Emperor City Gate, Du Wei suddenly saw a group of people coming towards him.
A fully enclosed carriage, almost the entire carriage is inlaid with bright silver pieces, and there is a snow-white white flag hanging on it!
White banner
Du Wei froze for a moment, this is the flag of the funeral!
And this carriage drove slowly into the imperial city, and the imperial guards guarding the imperial city immediately flashed to the sides, kneeling on one knee and saluting. On both sides of the carriage, there were two knights riding their horses with serious faces to follow. To Du Wei's surprise, the two knights were actually members of the Holy Knights of the temple!
And above the compartment of the carriage, there is clearly a thorn flower family emblem of the royal family! What is nondescript is that next to the emblem of the thorn flower family, there is also a badge of the temple that Du Wei is very familiar with.
Even the groom sitting in the car had a serious face, wearing a white robe with a cross badge pinned to his chest.
When Du Wei was stunned, the carriage party had already arrived in front of him, and the inner court guard beside him saw that the Duke was in a daze, so he quickly pulled Du Wei gently, pulled Du Wei aside, and got out of the way.
When the carriage drove slowly into the palace, Du Wei frowned and looked at the inner court guard beside him: "Who was in that carriage just now? Why can people from the temple enter and leave the palace at will?"
The inner court guard hesitated for a moment, then lowered his voice and said, "Master Duke... don't you know? The one in the carriage is Saintess Verona. Known as the flower of the royal family, the Saintess of the Temple..."
saint? Du Wei only vaguely knew that the so-called saints were actually a gimmick created by the religious organization of the temple. Some holy and beautiful girls were selected to convert devoutly to the temple, never marry for a lifetime, maintain a holy body, and serve the gods...
But this Verona saint? Royal flower
"You really don't know?" The inner court guard was a little surprised by the young duke's ignorance, and his expression was a little unnatural: "Saint Verona... her father is the late eldest prince..."
"Oh..." Du Wei meaningfully turned around and glanced at the carriage going away.
The eldest prince's daughter? saint
Ha ha... Then it's no wonder there are white flags hanging on the carriage.
Although the First Prince committed suicide after the coup, Prince Chen still did a good job in this matter. He did not deprive the First Prince of his status as a member of the royal family, and allowed him to be "flag buried" after his death in accordance with the tradition of the Augustinian royal family. It is to be buried with a flag of thorns and flowers wrapped around the body. This is the exclusive etiquette of the royal family.
This saint...is the eldest prince's daughter. Hmph, it seems that the first prince has not tried to win over the temple. However, when things came to an end, the temple chose Prince Chen in the end, and at the critical moment, the First Prince was placed together!
hum...
Just when Du Wei asked to look at the carriage, he faintly felt that the closed carriage, as if a corner of the window had been opened, and a gaze was drifting towards him from afar...
Back to his own hell.
Du Wei has been made a duke, but he has not set up his own duke's mansion in the imperial capital. Because the regent has granted him a lot of court titles. Glory is enough glory, but it didn't allow Du Wei to serve as an actual official in any department in the center of the empire.
Of course, this is because Du Wei is only fourteen years old after all, and being a duke at this age is already shocking, if he becomes the first minister of any department. That would be too much nonsense.
Therefore, Du Wei did not set up his own duke's mansion, but prepared to go to the northwest to become the local emperor with all his heart.
He is currently in the "mansion" of the imperial capital, but it is actually a small house in the wealthy area of the imperial capital. This house was given to him by Prince Chen, and it is said that it was originally owned by the First Prince.
As soon as he returned to his home, he saw the old servant Made was already waiting at the door.
Seeing the young master coming back, Made hurried up, helped Du Wei get out of the carriage with his own hands, and then the first sentence was: "Master, someone from the Magic Union came to see you today, but you are not at home. The member of the Magic Union is waiting at home." I didn’t wait for you all morning, so I had no choice but to go back.”
Come to beg me so soon
Du Wei sneered in his heart.
But the next sentence surprised Du Wei.
Obviously, the magic guild didn't directly woo him, the other party played better than expected!
"The coming of the magic union is actually to inform the young master... Say yes, the level assessment for your magic will be conducted in three days, and the chairman of the magic union will personally preside over it."
Magician level assessment
Du Wei was stunned.