Baron Milo looks hateful, and everything he says and does is the standard expression of an old politician. The black beard is cunning and cunning, so he can stand up to him and put on a good show. wWw, QuAnBen-XIaoShuo, and COm were shoulder to shoulder, like a pair of good brothers, and their smiles were really brilliant.
Baron Milo was the only one left in the mayor's residence. His wife had already taken his son and daughter back to the ancestral home to visit the family. After all, Baron Milo is not alone. He has a lot of family members in Black Rock City who need to be taken care of. Every winter, his wife takes her children and family members back to arrange the family affairs for the coming spring.
Perhaps because of the lack of a hostess, the refreshments Baron Milo asked the servants to prepare for guests were a bit unsatisfactory. The color of the tea was not that good, and the pastries were obviously not freshly made in the kitchen, but had been prepared in advance. The pastries that may have been stored for several days were slightly heated and served.
In terms of social etiquette, Baron Miró was undoubtedly rude, but can you be too harsh on a seventy-year-old man whose hostess is not at home? Besides, you still have something to ask for? Lin Qi was holding a cup of black tea, chewing on a chewy muffin, and shook her head angrily.
As expected of the 'incorruptible' mayor, it's okay to forget that the refreshments are so bad, even the living room where guests are entertained is very shabby. The large living room was deserted, and a few pieces of miscellaneous wood were burning feebly in the small fireplace. This kind of wood had no heat power, and the living room was very cold.
As for the furnishings in the living room, not to mention the majestic mayor's residence in Dun Erqe, even the living rooms of small landowners with a little financial resources in the imperial countryside are more gorgeous than here. Looking at the blackened wallpaper, it had fallen off in many places and was hanging on the wall like a hanged ghost. Lin Qi's impression of Baron Milo's "incorruptibility" deepened even more.
A group of people sat down around a round table in the living room. Baron Milo took a sip of the slightly cold black tea with a smile, and looked at Lin Qi with squinted eyes: "Tiger, this is your child who went to study in Bureilly. Right? Well, he is indeed a hero of the empire!"
Lin Qi put down the tea cup and swallowed the dry waffle into his stomach. He stood up, smiled and saluted Baron Milo: "Your Excellency, the mayor, I am Lin Qi, Borelli. A student majoring in accounting at the Fifth University.”
Baron Milo narrowed his eyes and smiled: "Ah, fifth university majoring in accounting?"
The thoughtful Baron Milo blinked at Blackbeard: "Tiger, you have found a good major for Mr. Lin Qi. Well, if Lin Qi can enter the Imperial Treasury in the future, your family will have a bright future. , The future is truly boundless!”
Blackbeard laughed a few times, touched the beard on his face, and nodded proudly.
After praising Lin Qi a few words, Baron Milo looked at Enzo curiously: "Who is this?"
Enzo stood up, stood there as straight as a spear and said loudly: "Dear Mayor, I am Lin Qi's friend, Enzo, a student of the Joint Infantry Command Major of the Imperial Army Academy, with the rank of Lieutenant in the Imperial Reserve!"
Baron Milo looked at Enzo in surprise. It was not surprising for the students of the Army Academy. The students of the Army Academy were generally officers of the Imperial Reserve. This was not surprising either. But a current student can hold the rank of lieutenant in the reserve force, which proves that Enzo is first-rate in both professional performance and personal strength, otherwise he would not have been able to obtain such a high military position.
Blinking his eyes, Baron Milo suddenly thought of many things.
Blackbeard's son is a student of the Fifth University's accounting major. It is well known that graduates of the Fifth University's accounting major are in demand in all administrative departments of the empire, especially among the nobility, big and small, who are known to be able to hire a Fifth University graduate. Graduates majoring in accounting are proud to be their own financial managers. As long as Lin Qi can graduate successfully, he can find a very good job in the imperial capital.
Enzo, on the other hand, is a top student at the Imperial Army Academy. With his reserve lieutenant rank, once he graduates and joins the regular Imperial Army, he can at least get the rank of a warrant officer or even a second lieutenant. If Blackbeard uses the family's strong financial position to work for Enzo and prevents him from joining the front-line combat troops, but instead enters the Imperial Army for training, maybe in three to five years, Enzo will be able to become a 'school-level' officer. Join the army as a soldier and become the garrison commander of a region. …,
For example, the garrison commander of Dunerker Port, the third largest seaport in the empire, who is in charge of an infantry regiment of 1,000 people, is just a lieutenant colonel!
Baron Milo thought wrong for a moment. He thought Enzo was the military spokesperson Blackbeard was deliberately cultivating in the imperial capital! Imagine that after Lin Qi graduates and joins a large noble family, Blackbeard will have a strong backer in the imperial capital.
If Enzo is allowed to practice in the imperial capital for a few more years, and then he is sent to Dunkirk or the Assen province to become a garrison commander, then Blackbeard will have too much power. With both administrative and military power under his control, coupled with the powerful power of his own family, this is the power and glory that only a large aristocratic family can have.
Thinking of this, the trace of reserve on Baron Milo's face disappeared without a trace. He suddenly placed the tea cup heavily on the round table and shouted sternly: "What are you doing? I don't know that Mr. Tiger belongs to me. Are you a distinguished guest? How can you serve guests with such poor refreshments? You lazy fools, why don’t you change the refreshments quickly?”
In just a few breaths, an exquisite sterling silver tea set was brought up, and inside the teapot was fine tea with a mellow aroma. New snacks are also constantly being served, including both meat and vegetables. There are more than twenty kinds of snacks of various colors, and the shapes are all exquisite and elegant.
Baron Milo's smile became brighter, and he held Blackbeard's hand with a smile: "Dear Tiger, we are friends, aren't we?"
Blackbeard squinted his eyes, smiled enigmatically and nodded repeatedly: "Of course, of course we are friends!"
Baron Milo glanced at Enzo, who was sitting upright on the sofa. He smiled and said: "I will recommend you to the province to take over my position. As long as you can convince the leaders of the various chambers of commerce in Dunkirk, you will He is the new mayor. Of course, I also have a small request!"
Blackbeard and Lin Qi glanced at Enzo at the same time, and they understood something at the same time.
Lin Qi smiled and nodded repeatedly, and Blackbeard said generously: "Since we are friends, what else is there to say? Just tell me, no matter what it is, as long as it does not violate the laws of the empire or the teachings of God, I’ll take care of it for you.”
Baron Milo squinted his eyes and said with a smile: "My youngest son Aaron is only eighteen years old this year. He will graduate from the military academy opened in the Assen province in two years." Baron Milo looked at the black man meaningfully. Beard, the implication was that he thought Blackbeard should be able to figure it out.
Blackbeard's eyes widened, and he held Baron Milo's hand tightly: "Then, deal. The mayor is mine, your Aaron, and I will take good care of him."
Baron Milo smiled happily. He took Blackbeard's hand and squeezed it hard a few times.
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The pig head is dozing off!
It’s the weekend and I really want to eat something delicious! The blood is so strong, the eel is boiled in water, uh, my mouth is watering!