Under the bright moonlight, Colin left the Butter Tavern all the way back to Lion's Roar Castle.
The two brothers Oliver followed step by step and walked into the study of the castle.
The three of them divided the guests and took their seats, and the maid served drinks and desserts lightly, and then left quietly.
Ke Lin picked up the coffee and took a sip, then smiled at the slightly reserved two, "Now you know why I'm looking for you?"
Oliver quickly straightened his back, suppressed the excitement in his heart, nodded and said: "Yes, Mr. Earl, I can probably guess something."
Colin looked into Oliver's eyes, and said in a deep voice: "Originally, I wanted to force you to be the president of the Northern Merchants Federation, but later I had a better plan, so the Federation will hand over to you." Leave it to Arnold to play himself.
As for you, after the Northern Foreign Trade Company is formally established, His Excellency the Duke will appoint you as the general manager of the company to be in charge of the company's daily operations. "
Although he had already guessed in his heart, but with Colin's personal confirmation at this time, Oliver was still so excited that he could hardly contain himself. He quickly patted his chest loudly, expressing his determination to Colin:
"Thank you Earl for your trust! I will definitely work hard for you and manage this company for the St. Hilde family!"
Colin nodded in satisfaction, and continued: "I have already discussed with Earl Uman that the Tulip Chamber of Commerce will be merged into the new company, and all assets of the Chamber of Commerce will be converted into company shares. In this way, you can also occupy the board of directors. A seat."
"Yes." Oliver nodded, of course he had no objection to such an arrangement.
Although he is the president of the Tulip Chamber of Commerce, this Chamber of Commerce is actually the property of the Uman family, and Oliver is just a manager who has been pushed to the front.
The Tulip Chamber of Commerce is about to become history, but the Northern Foreign Trade Company, which represents a brilliant future, is waiting for him. Of course, Oliver has no complaints.
"My lord, there is a question I don't know whether I should ask." After the initial excitement, Oliver said carefully.
Colin seemed to see through Oliver's doubts, and asked, "Are you worried about the board?"
"Yes." Oliver nodded again and again, "My lord, Arnold has strong assets and a high reputation in the northern border. If he attracts a large number of businessmen to invest in our new company, will the board of directors fall into his control?"
Colin glanced at Oliver, and asked in a questioning tone: "Arnold can win over other businessmen, can't you
Don't tell me that your prestige is not as good as Arnold's. With my support, your appeal in the northern business world will never be lower than Arnold's.
What's more, you also have the right to advise on the personnel of the new company's management team. If you make good use of this, you will definitely win over a large number of northern businessmen.
If this allows Arnold to control the board of directors, then you deserve to be restrained by him in the future! "
Hearing this, Oliver quickly expressed his opinion loudly: "Your Earl, please rest assured! I will definitely make good use of the quota of the new company's management team, win over a group of powerful businessmen from the north, and never let the board of directors fall into the hands of Arnold !"
Colin's expression softened slightly, and he encouraged him, "Do it boldly and don't let me down."
In fact, even if Oliver's funds are not as good as Arnold's, Colin has a way to cover for him.
The St. Hilde family, the Angelet family, the Schultz family, and the half-elven royal family, the Miller family, can all provide financial support to Colin when he needs it.
Moreover, Ke Lin still has two war indemnities in his hands, one from the Troll Empire and the other from the Menam family. This is a huge sum of more than 10 million gold coins. No chamber of commerce can come up with such More liquidity.
Now the Northern Foreign Trade Company is still in its infancy. Although many far-sighted businessmen can see its potential, their confidence is definitely not as strong as that of Colin.
Therefore, the investment of the businessmen will not be too much, and Ke Lin has enough confidence to control the board of directors.
Controlling the personnel rights of the company's management team and the board of directors, the Northern Foreign Trade Company cannot escape Ke Lin's grasp.
Using this as a starting point, Ke Lin can also integrate and control the northern business world, and even use it as a special weapon for external expansion.
That's right, Colin is going to teach the people of this world a lesson, let them know that war is not just a form of military aggression, economic aggression is actually a means.
It is more difficult to detect, but its destructive power is no less than a military invasion.
After explaining to Oliver, Colin turned to look at Alma who was sitting beside him.
Olma saw Colin's gaze, and immediately showed a flattering smile on his face.
For Oliver's elder brother, Colin also made arrangements, so he smiled and said, "Mr. Alma, I am planning to become a charitable foundation. Would you like to help me manage it?"
Alma originally thought that she could take advantage of her younger brother and sneak into the Northern Foreign Trade Company as an executive or something, but unexpectedly, Ke Lin had other arrangements for herself.
It's just that Olma is at a loss as to what this charitable foundation is.
Although she didn't understand, Alma would definitely not refuse Colin's request, and immediately responded loudly: "Of course! Sir Earl, if you have any requests, I am willing to serve you!"
Colin nodded in satisfaction. He remembered something, and his eyes became extremely deep:
"Very good. This charitable foundation is not a profit-making organization, but its importance is by no means lower than that of the Northern Foreign Trade Corporation."
Olma cheered up, and immediately asked, "My lord, what is the main purpose of this charitable foundation?"
"Wars and turmoil in the northern border have occurred frequently in the past two years, resulting in a large number of people in need of assistance, such as farmers who lost their fields, disabled veterans, elderly people without care, and homeless children. Church bailouts are not enough.
That's why I wanted to set up this charitable foundation to help these poor civilians. "
"My lord, your kindness is more dazzling than the sun!" Alma praised loudly, and then asked cautiously, "However, how to solve the source of funds for the charitable foundation?"
"The foundation accepts donations from anyone. Aristocrats, businessmen, and even wealthy farmers can all contribute to this. However, these donations alone are not enough, so the foundation needs to issue a set of welfare lottery tickets!"
"Welfare lottery?" Alma repeated this new term, waiting for Colin's explanation.
"That's right." Colin picked up a piece of paper from the desk, handed it to Alma, and explained at the same time, "This is the model of the welfare lottery. It is made of special paper and cannot be counterfeited. There are a series of numbers written on it. , selling for ten copper coins..."
Ke Lin roughly explained the method of issuing lottery tickets, and the two brothers, who had been in the business world for many years, immediately realized the business opportunities hidden in it.
Alma praised with glowing eyes: "Your Earl! This is such a genius idea! I'm sure that the welfare lottery will be popular in the northern border and raise a lot of money for charity foundations!"
Colin smiled lightly, and accepted Alma's flattery.
However, I believe the two brothers in front of him would not understand the true meaning of his charity foundation.
His move was actually aimed at the Radiant Church.
Why can the church have such a great appeal among the people
The quota of being baptized as a knight is too precious and has nothing to do with commoners.
The promise of entering the kingdom of heaven after death is too illusory, invisible and intangible.
As for the protection of the gods... There have been no miracles in this world for thousands of years.
The reason why the Radiance Church has such a great influence among the people is that apart from providing spiritual sustenance to the common people, there is another very important reason—charity.
The church collects "tithes". In addition to maintaining the normal operation of the institution, most of the tax money is used to relieve the low-level civilians.
For the common people, this is a real benefit, and it is the most important reason for them to believe in the Lord of Radiance.
In Colin's view, this is actually a welfare system. However, this welfare system is actually controlled by the church. It is no wonder that the prestige of the lords among the people at the bottom is difficult to compete with the church.
In order to support this welfare system, a large sum of money is definitely needed.
Given the current situation in the northern border, if the tax is raised rashly, the people will definitely be filled with dissatisfaction. Of course, Ke Lin would not be so unwise.
That's why he came up with the idea of using lottery tickets to make money.
Of course, the lottery is actually a tax—an IQ tax.
The establishment of the charitable foundation this time, Ke Lin started from the foundation of the church to grab the support of the people at the bottom.
If the royal family wants to limit the power of the church when it comes to fighting against the church, and Ajani and Mr. Ji want to start with "the gods are dead" and destroy the source of the church's belief from top to bottom, then Colin will Prepare to start with charitable relief and gradually corrode the foundation of the church.
In fact, Colin himself has no ill feeling toward the existence of the church. He recognizes the Lord of Radiance’s protection of the human race, and feels that the people really need a spiritual sustenance. The pope actually set his mind on Vera.
Since sooner or later he had to confront the church, Colin thought about making preparations early.
Moreover, establishing a welfare system that can be controlled by oneself is actually part of Ke Lin's centralization plan.
Yes, centralization.
In Colin's view, the current lord enfeoffment system implemented by the Glorious Empire actually has a huge waste of efficiency and risks of internal friction, and it is far less convenient to rule than a centralized system.
Of course, if we really want to establish a centralized ruling system, there are still many things that need to be done. Colin is currently laying some foundations.
Colin would definitely not confide these things to the two businessmen, and it was impossible for even Vera to know that there was such a crazy idea in Colin's mind.
"Okay, go prepare yourselves and tell me what you need."
"Yes, my lord!"
(end of this chapter)