Viktorm's death was unexpected by Jenkins, but he died when he died. Vendettas among nobles are not uncommon, but this time it happened that the guy who had a grudge against Jenkins was assassinated.
On the other hand, Jenkins stayed at the antique shop for a morning and left after lunch. Dad also understood Jenkins' busyness during this period, so he allowed him to ask for leave, but only asked him not to forget the task of studying.
In the afternoon, I will meet with Miss Windsor with several old dukes in the country. These are all things that can be won. Since the revolution of the steam industry swept the entire material world, great wars and conflicts have never broken out. The number of dukes in the Fidetictli Kingdom has not changed for a long time, and most of the nobles who still have titles are inherited from their ancestors.
Although rich businessmen and large factory owners who do not have aristocratic titles can still get seats in parliament with money. But in the final analysis, this era is still an era in which the nobles are in power. The seats in the House of Lords are controlled by the nobles. At the same time, the real power of the country is not in the hands of the parliament, and the king is still the king.
Those gray-haired old dukes were originally loyal to the blood of the Middleton family, and they were even more "shocked" when they saw Jenkins himself. Although Jenkins looks young, just sitting there without speaking has an oppressive aura that normal people can feel.
"You are a born king."
The old dukes sat on the sofa and praised, not realizing what they were facing.
It is easy to win their support, but it is a bit troublesome in the army. Most of the army officers are promoted by Queen Isabella herself, and one-third of them are not of noble origin. They are more loyal to the queen than to the royal blood or the name of the Middleton family. Therefore, except for the third army, other armies can't even attack Miss Windsor.
According to Dolores' intelligence, Queen Isabella has direct contact information with the army. This old man seems to have a loose grip on power, but in fact she has been in power for fifty years, and she has not done nothing.
Miss Windsor will continue to help Jenkins and do her best with Dolores. Among the young people who intend to get their hands on the throne, Jenkins is the one with the greatest advantage, and he doesn't know how to lose.
After saying goodbye to Miss Windsor, Jenkins went home and had dinner with Hathaway and Britney. Hathaway seemed to be in a bad mood. Britney said that a very beautiful strange woman met with Hathaway today.
Jenkins guessed that it was his senior sister, and asked Hathaway. She just said that someone from the music church contacted her, but refused to tell Jenkins the purpose of the church.
Played cards with the three ladies at home in the evening, put them to bed, and then left the house to meet Dolores and Alexia.
Probably out of concern for safety, the Stuart family now lives scattered in the city. King Salhi II lived near the Church of the Sages in the city, very close to the mansion where Queen Isabella stayed.
Alexia greeted Jenkins with a hug, and the three of them were going to Loen tonight to confirm the specific situation there.
"There is one very important thing before that."
Jenkins said, motioning the ladies to sit down first. He came here on a unicorn, and Julia was also brought by him. During the projection of the three of them to Loen, Julia took care of their bodies.
"I remember you have a small tulip garden in Loen?"
Jenkins asked Dolores, who nodded, wondering what Jenkins wanted to do. Several people sat around the decorative fireplace in the room, and Jenkins twirled the seeds at his fingertips, and tulips "grow" from his fingertips.
"Now there is a very important thing, extremely important, I must rely on your strength."
He handed the tulip to Dolores with a serious expression on his face:
"There are more important things than the throne."
A smile appeared on Dolores' face:
"Willing to work for you."
"I'm going to do another 'hoax'."
Even Alexia looked at Jenkins:
"What are you going to do?"
"This time it's not Fabry's scam. I need a scam that can be effective quickly and shake the whole world. Although the effect of the scam is only to radiate Nolan's surroundings, but now almost all the big shots from all over the world are gathered here. If it works, the whole world will know what we did."
Dolores twirled the tulip stalks with her fingers while listening. Although it was a bit thorny, Her Royal Highness didn't care.
"I need to turn this flower into the city's most expensive luxury in a month, or at most two months, and become a synonym for wealth and luxury."
Jenkins narrowed his eyes, carefully recalling the historical knowledge belonging to another world:
"Of course it's not easy, but we have advantages. As long as you give me seeds, I can produce multiple generations of hybrid varieties in a short period of time, allowing tulips with various exotic patterns to be propagated. Moreover, I hope that the flower girls on the street can Participate in the plan as one of the sellers, so that I can always grasp the actual price of any flower transaction in this city... Step by step, let people accept and let people know that this is a way to make money Let tulips become synonymous with money, and let this flower become a signal of rising wealth every day."
"This is... the tulip scam you said!"
Dolores had a good memory, and Jenkins had mentioned this "scam" to her before the Loen Ice Festival. Its principle is quite simple, as long as people realize that this kind of flower can make money, its price will continue to rise, and people will be willing to pay higher and higher prices to buy it.
As long as you keep "passing flowers" in this game similar to "drumming and passing flowers" and leave the field before the end of the game, the tulips with almost no cost will bring huge benefits to the people behind the scenes.
There are still many details in this, and it also requires a lot of manpower to participate. Whether it is a businessman who "brings rare varieties into Nolan", or a wealthy noble who "spends a lot of money at the auction", or a lobbyist who "spreads false news on the streets of pubs", they all need to be arranged separately.
This is no longer like the "Fabry scam", something that Jenkins can accomplish alone. He needs the strength of Dolores and Miss Windsor to complete this matter in a short period of time.
He looked at the flower between Dolores' white fingers, the petals were shaking slightly, and the color was so intense that it looked like an oil painting. It's not that Jenkins needs money. The treasure unearthed near Beldyran is worth more than he estimated, and it's no problem to support three battles for the throne.
What Jenkins needs is divinity, and after a head-on confrontation with the full-body Calamity Beast, Jenkins has a rough estimate of this existence. As long as there is divinity, although he may not win against the beast of disaster, he will never lose, and he only knows that divinity must be obtained through priesthood, so there is no better way than the "tulip scam".
"I hope you can gather as many flower girls as possible in the Nolan area, and use them to distribute the first batch of tulips."
Jenkins said to Dolores, and Dolores immediately nodded and remembered that Her Royal Highness was completely excited at this moment.
Relying on the flower girl is not just trying to use the power of the priesthood to control the price of tulips at all times in order to prepare for the next step. In fact, Jenkins doesn't just want the priesthood of [lie] to condense divinity.
"We can give some preferential conditions to Nolan's flower girls. The profits we get will be distributed to them, help them try to change their lives, and even gather them to form a trade union... This time, what I want is not banknotes..."
Although the priesthood [Protector of the Flower Girl] covers a small area, it is highly directional. Helping flower girls change their lives by becoming part of the "tulip scam" isn't too difficult to do.
The deception this time is Jenkins' two attempts, the joint application of two completely different priesthoods. Since he does not know the exact deadline for the final day, he hopes that the scam will be completed as soon as possible.
Fortunately, the right time, the right place, and the right people are with him. Now the city has gathered aristocrats and businessmen from all over the world. The supply of luxury goods is less than the demand, and this is the city he is most familiar with. The extraordinary talent of "Affinity" allows him to better cooperate with girls from poor backgrounds.
He even planned to compose dreams in the form of dreams at night, so that all the potential flower girls in the city would know that tulips are a good way to make money, and thus actively participate in his plan.
"Using true lies to deceive flower girls, and then helping them change their lives... I am indeed suitable for the two priesthoods now."
He thought to himself, not knowing how to comment on himself at this moment. But he made up his mind that he would never make money from this matter, and in the end he would expose himself, so Jenkins didn't think he was a real liar.
I mentioned this to Dolores, and Alexia easily understood what Jenkins meant, so I left this matter to the girls, and Jenkins hid behind the scenes to manipulate it, so there was no problem of.
It may sound like a joke to fry tulips that were originally priced at sky-high prices in a month, but in the eyes of Jenkins who has seen history, this is entirely feasible.
After this incident, I have to talk to Miss Windsor. After all, Dolores is a foreigner. No matter how powerful the spy is, it is difficult to support such a large-scale operation.
Jenkins is confident in persuading Miss Windsor to do such a "meaningless" thing at a critical moment in the battle for the throne. He knows that lady is willing to obey all his arrangements...
Thinking of this, I suddenly felt a little guilty.