"You know the history of the Licinius family, don't you?" asked Capasilin.
"Our Licinius family can be traced back to the early Third Age, the era of the Ancient Solomon Republic. However, the most famous ancestor is, of course, one of the three great men of Ancient Solomon in the late Third Age, Marcus Licinius Crassus."
"I've heard of him." Ask said, "He's the richest man in ancient Solomon City. I think he's in real estate?"
"No, our ancestor started out as a public service contractor," Kapasilin said seriously. "At that time, more than 70% of the private fire brigades in Solomon City were controlled by him."
"When a fire broke out in the neighborhood, he would rush to the scene of the fire, have the fire brigade rescue the people inside, and then sign a house and land transfer agreement with them on the spot."
"Because most of the houses in ancient Solomon's city were made of wood and were tightly packed, the fire destroyed the houses and made them uninhabitable. Dealing with the remaining debris required additional funds, so many house owners whose wealth was burned down in the fire were often willing to sell their ruins to him at a very low price."
"In this way, he gradually accumulated a large amount of land and began to transform from a service contractor to the real estate industry."
"I see." Ask nodded with a smile.
"Not only that." Kapasilin said meaningfully, "Sometimes, some house owners are unwilling to sell their houses, so the fire department will be unable to put out the fire due to some problems, until the fire completely burns the house to the ground. If this still doesn't work, then when the house owner tries to rebuild, it often fails to pass the fire safety review of the Solomon City Housing and Construction Committee."
"It's understandable. After all, it burned down once, so they will have to be more strictly inspected when rebuilding it again." Ask said calmly.
"You know what?" Kapashilin tapped the table with a finger. "Speaking differently to different people may help you in the workplace, but it will never help you leave a good impression in my heart."
Ask didn't refute, just laughed.
"In short, it's probably karma." Seeing that the other party didn't react to his knocking, Kapasilin continued, "Later, the ancestor tried to switch from real estate to military politics, but the first time he went to the Parthian Empire, his army was completely defeated, and he was captured and killed. His head was filled with molten gold and sent back."
"According to the Parthian messenger, the ancestor's last words were: Remember why he died. And in future generations, never allow any descendants of the Licinius family to enter the military or political world."
Ask: …
So now you have transformed yourself into the world's largest arms giant and even produced a cardinal
As if she knew what he was thinking, Kapasilin said slowly:
"So, now we only produce military equipment, vehicles and synths, but we never care about how they will be used. This can only be regarded as being involved in the military manufacturing industry and has nothing to do with the military. From the Third Age to the Fourth Age, throughout the entire ancient Solomon Republic to the Empire, no one in our family has been involved in politics. We just focus on business."