Chapter 1,287 Viscount Javier’s Mansion

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Family banquet in the royal capital of King Vilva, Viscount Javier's Mansion. This kind of banquet was to receive an old friend, so there was no big fanfare to invite people from all walks of life.

At this family dinner, the hosts were Juan Javier and his wife Annemarie. The guest of honor is the great magician Guybrash Tripwood. Among the guests invited to accompany him were King Harn IV, Queen Catherine and the Crown Prince.

Originally, Lin had intended to bring Fen here to have a meal with Juan, a wealthy family. But the former Demon King is not an ordinary female family member. If she is asked to deal with a noble lady or young lady for a meal, she will not be polite now. Now Fen would rather lie on her bed and eat steamed buns, moving towards the state of a dried fish girl. So someone has to attend alone.

The reason why the king appeared was not because Juan was proud enough, but because this banquet was originally arranged by King Hahn IV. Because if the king holds a banquet without extravagance and waste, it will appear disrespectful to the guests and lose the king's face. But Hahn IV wanted to find an opportunity to talk with the magician in detail, so through Juan's relationship, this simple dinner was held.

The Queen's presence not only represents the importance given to the magician, but Queen Catherine is also the only one who can make Juan obedient. With the queen's presence, the eldest son's actions will not be too outrageous. The Crown Prince was also present. Not only did Hahn IV intend to cultivate him, but the Crown Prince also took the initiative to express his kindness to Juan, his eldest half-brother.

Among the six sons born to the king, the Crown Prince had the best relationship with Juan. The other sons, not to mention being enemies, were eaten to death. Because the crown prince's position was stable because of Juan's support.

The magician whose alias is Prince of Elements has publicly stated that if the king's eldest son is appointed as the crown prince, he will respect this tradition and will offer his allegiance. If everyone competes based on their ability, then he will be very interested in participating and make sure that no one can win against him.

Therefore, no matter how dissatisfied the little princes were, they did not dare to give their half-brother an excuse to fight for the throne. For example, when the king dies, all the princes and princesses also die. So what if the queen is to remarry and continue the royal family? Or should the queen's only remaining son take the throne and succeed him as king?

Regarding the answer to this question, the nobles of the kingdom would choose the latter without hesitation. There's no other reason than that no one can beat Juan Javier. The bloodline issue is less important at this time. If you are strong enough and have a name, you can make things happen.

If you support the former plan against the Queen's wishes, you have to consider whether you can withstand the revenge or lessons from this great magician named Prince of Elements. After all, there is a precedent for this kind of thing. When the king was critically ill in the past, it was this great magician who suppressed the rebellion and stabilized the situation in the kingdom. As for the fate of the rebels, of course it goes without saying.

The crown prince is not afraid of competition from his eldest brother, because as long as Juan has the idea of ​​​​competition, no one can be his opponent. On the contrary, as long as Juan does not have that idea, then the crown prince's biggest supporter is his half-brother. So the relationship between the two is quite close.

Lin was not very clear about the calculations behind everyone. But what he can be sure of is that the people who will be present at this dinner are equivalent to implicit natural allies.

Therefore, his speech at the dinner was much more relaxed. Instead of having to think about what he said for a long time like when he met the emperor of the Gwana Empire before. Although he was not afraid of angering the emperor, there was no need to add extra trouble to himself.

The theme of today’s family dinner is about the changes in the Southwest Peninsula over the years. When Juan drove the airship to find Lin Gao, the two of them talked about this aspect a lot. Although some topics are deliberately avoided, such as various news about the Tower of the Great Sage.

But listening to King Hahn IV bragging about his country, what kind of local products there are, what are the cultural characteristics, and the wonderful things that have happened in the kingdom over the years. These topics are all very good at arousing someone's interest.

Lin had also been to the Kingdom of Velva before, when he had just traveled to the Lost Land and had adventures in various places in the southwest peninsula after becoming a magic apprentice. At that time, the circulation of information was not yet developed, so if you wanted to find a better place to spend money, you had to rely on your own feet to confirm. Doing the math, it's been nearly seventeen or eight years.

Some places may remain unchanged for decades. But some places are changing so fast that no trace of the past can be seen. The Kingdom of Velva sounds like the latter.

Of course, this conversation wasn’t all the King’s show. From time to time, he asked a certain magician who had traveled to so many places. How were those places different from the Kingdom of Velva, and what were their merits?

Simply comparing the differences, and then analyzing the pros and cons, Lin, who has a lot of skill points in keyboard warrior and trolling, can be said to be very familiar with it. There was no need to make up any false data to fool the king. Lin had done a lot of research during this period to inspect the location of the bank. If you have these things at your fingertips, you can tell them all.

In the middle, the topic inevitably turned to banks, introducing the strategies of various big guys in setting up banks. Such as the overall layout of Kawei Gong, the mine layout of the Jialong Chamber of Commerce, the caution of the Emperor of the Gwana Empire, and most importantly, the development of the holy city of Estali.

After introducing so much content, he actually said good things about the bank, making the king in front of him make up his mind. After all, when he talked about banks with this elderly king, his face was full of hesitation.

He would want to meet him in such a private occasion. In Lin's judgment, the king also had an inclination in his heart. Or this matter, Juan was pushing hard from the side. So what he should do is to give him another push and strengthen the king's determination.

It was only when Hahn IV opened his mouth to ask questions that Lin realized that his judgment was wrong again.

"Your Excellency, I can understand that the construction of the bank is a good thing, and it is also very in line with the current needs of the southwest, especially the transaction based on the mall. But what I want to ask is, is there any good way for me to In the promotion of the bank, maintain the status of building the first bank in Southwest China?"

All I can say is that he truly deserves to be a king. I was still playing with mud, and people were already thinking about the shape of the house. Someone is in shock.

Lin was silent for a moment, and Hahn IV saw this and continued: "According to what you said, I think the biggest purpose of the Gold Coin Goddess is to build more banks and make them available to more people. This is a bit like various divine churches. It is spreading faith and increasing believers, but it is a little different. Under this premise, I think it is impossible for me to block the construction of banks in other places after building the first bank in the southwest peninsula. If I do this, I will definitely offend the goddess. . And if you offend the goddess, the consequences will not look good. So how can I use the opportunity of building the first bank in Southwest China to maintain my interests in the long run? "

Before considering this issue, let’s first understand the geographical location and national power of the Kingdom of Velva.

Although the Kingdom of Velva is called a 'kingdom', its actual geographical area is almost equal to that of a province in my hometown, and it is not a particularly large province. The most prosperous city is the royal capital. Other places include the nobles who have been enfeoffed. The most lively areas are just small towns.

But one of the great advantages of the Kingdom of Huelva is that it is located at the transportation hub of the Leon region.

Logically speaking, such a geographical location should be very conducive to business development. But the actual situation is that the location of the kingdom is conducive to business development. However, when there are other more competitive locations in the southwest peninsula, where the overall economic volume is not large enough, the Kingdom of Huelva is squeezed out and fails to develop.

Those more competitive locations are the headquarters of the four Magician Association branches in the Southwest Peninsula. The headquarters of the four district chapters, Sijia District, Noonan District, Cadiz District and Leon District, are the earliest developed locations in the southwest peninsula of Midi. They are also the cities with the largest population and the strongest defensive capabilities in the southwest peninsula.

The ancestors of other kingdoms and nobles came to these four places first. Then radiate outwards and develop the current situation.

Also because of the large gathering of magicians, various chambers of commerce have settled here in order to serve the mages. Coupled with the rise of forums and shopping malls, the location of the four district branch headquarters is at the center of the four districts. Such advantages have made these four cities where magicians gather become important economic hubs of the Southwest Peninsula.

In such an economic environment, even if the Kingdom of Velva established a bank, it would only be the first establishment and the good name of the bank organization to be spread, and there would be no benefits. But this was not what King Harn IV wanted.

With opportunities like this, Hahn IV wanted more. That's why I met the magician in private and asked him this question directly.

Lin has never thought about problems from such a perspective when promoting banks. He has always looked at how the bank should be laid out from a user's perspective, which is most beneficial to 'users' like himself, and the layout method must be feasible.

After all, he is not a ruler and does not need to make plans from a high level. If you take the initiative to do it or bring it up, not to mention whether you will be suspected of having ulterior motives, I am afraid that new responsibilities will be imposed on you. This kind of boomerang cannot be released.

But since someone asked, it’s not impossible to answer. Anyway, according to Lin's observation, no matter how good an idea you think you are, when it is handed over to others, it will be magically modified during the execution stage.

If you are unlucky, it is possible that it will be changed to the point where you no longer see the original appearance. It's the kind of thing where you follow someone's opinion in the name of it, but actually you just do what you want to do. The reason why I say this is just because someone can take the blame when passing the blame and taking the blame.

As for whether he had any good ideas, Lin was actually able to come up with one in this short period of time. However, this is not an original and new thing. Before time travel, there was a famous policy "Le Shi Le Zuo" in a certain period of history of my hometown and neighboring country.