Regressor of the Fallen Family Chapter 176

The harvest season for the 176 Hwamaek Line has passed, and the budget allocation based on the tax revenue has been completed.

McLane, the Plain of Bipros, and other castles expanded after the civil war.

In terms of amount alone, the budget is enormous, exceeding 80 million gold.

But still, Logan’s expression was not satisfactory.

“It’s not even close to the amount produced by the gold mine itself.”

“…Confucius. You know that you sound really full right now, right? If you remember a few years ago, you really shouldn’t be like that.”

Logan smiled as he saw Dwayne looking at him in bewilderment and immediately changed his stance.

“It’s good that the post-war internal maintenance is over. First of all, let’s allocate support funds to the Magic Tower again. Oh, you’ve sorted out all the grain and wagon applicants, right?”

“Yes. Preparations are complete.”

“Okay. Then call Philip.”

“But are you really going to do it? I don’t know about Philip, but he…”

“Dwayne, don’t make me hesitate. You already decided to do it.”

“…yes.”

Dwayne had an uneasy expression on his face, as if something was untrustworthy, but he could not disobey the instructions.

Soon Philip was called into the office.

Again.

Philip’s gray eyes rolled left and right to the sound of tea being poured in front of him.

‘Why did you call me?’

I couldn’t help but feel anxious.

As the number of administrative officials increased, Philip, who was actually a temporary employee, had been frequently sabotaging work recently.

These days, I’ve put all the tedious paperwork behind me and been trying to figure out the market situation in a town overflowing with supplies, collecting rumors, and thinking about what will sell well in what places.

In that situation, the person in power created this situation…

Moreover, the gaze of Viscount Dwayne Pilsner, the head of the administrative officials watching from behind, was also cruel.

so.

“Is it worth working these days? Is it boring?”

“sorry!”

The moment the question was asked, Philip immediately lowered his head.

On the other hand.

‘What’s wrong with this guy?’

Logan couldn’t help but be taken aback.

“…what?”

“I’ve been thinking about something else lately, and actually I’ve been neglecting my work. I’m sorry.”

“What are you thinking?”

“I was collecting rumors about what products are popular in which areas these days. Where and what kind of business would do well, etc. I guess I stayed here for too long and got wanderlust… I’m sorry!”

“Hmm… So what is the conclusion?”

“yes?”

“The conclusion of that wandering thought. What would be good to sell in our Mac Line, and what would it be good to sell elsewhere?”

Philip’s eyes seemed to roll again.

“The most valuable thing in McLane’s territory is weapons… of course, you won’t sell them. Haha. Then, of course, it’s the grain produced in the two plains. And if you need anything here, it’s still a daily necessity.”

Philip’s words poured out like a dam breaking and water pouring out, and continued without hesitation.

“Looking at the territory as a whole, the number of refugees is still increasing, and even if land is given for tenant farming, it is common for people to make basic living tools themselves. Even if it is not a luxury item by artisans, sufficient supplies can be secured in Ruspelheim, a large city in the eastern part of the empire that is overflowing with handicrafts. I think I can do it. If possible, I will send the grains from here to the Tritan territory in the north…” “

Ah, stop. I understand. I guess what you’re saying is that you want to run the business rather than take an administrative position. Right?”

“Yes that’s right!”

A small flame began to settle in the place where the anxious eyes disappeared.

‘Maybe…’

I sensed a hopeful premonition from Logan’s positive tone.

After signing a contract that was almost like a slave, I hit the jackpot with something called Imporic, but since then I’ve been doing nothing but boring work.

I had a feeling that my recent boring life would change drastically.

And Philip was actually able to live up to his expectations.

“It would be right for a person to do a job that suits his or her aptitude and talent. So, I would like to entrust you with the leadership of the McLine Merchant Marine. It is the representative merchant sponsored by our family.”

“Are you sure?”

Philip jumped up from his seat without realizing it.

The aristocratic upper houses, which openly wore the family flag and clearly stated their sponsors, were able to make credit transactions that were incomparable to ordinary small and medium-sized upper houses due to the advantage of having a strong capital and power background.

Moreover, the current Macline is a family that boasts virtually omnipotent power within the kingdom.

Even just the basics would give it an almost unrivaled status in the kingdom’s commercial world.

No matter what you trade or what you do.

Most merchants will pass on their goods to the top of McLine, risking a moderate decrease in profits for the sake of their relationship with McLine.

‘You’re leaving that kind of management to me? What on earth do you believe? Oh right. Contract…’

His excited heart cooled down as soon as he remembered the contract he had personally signed, which was no different from slavery.

No matter who runs it, the kingdom is sure to profit.

As its representative, there is probably no one more trustworthy than himself, who is in fact a slave.

‘But it’s still better than doing boring paperwork. If it provides profits that exceed expectations, the evaluation will also change.’

Philip braces himself and clenches his fists.

“We have completed all the preliminary paperwork with the royal family and the merchant guild, and as you said, we have prepared over 10 million gold worth of overflowing grains. A thousand volunteers to be used as chore workers, 30 knights to be escorts, and ten officials to assist you in your travels. I’ll send it to you as well.”

“…yes?”

I heard more words than I expected.

“Why isn’t it enough?”

“Oh no. Absolutely not! That’s more than enough to start with!”

“Yes. I have created a Coopers Bank account with 10 million gold as reserve funds, so you can distribute it as much as you like in the big cities on the eastern part of the continent.”

“10 million more…”

Philip’s eyes seemed to slightly open at the amount that seemed so far away.

“And 0.5% of the profits from the top will be given to you as a performance bonus.”

I was startled by the words that followed and opened my eyes.

“Ah. Ahhh… what did you just say…?”

“Performance bonus. 0.5%.”

“Oh yes. I guess my ears are wrong… Haha. 0.5% performance bonus at the top starting with capital of 20 million….”

Philip muttered like that and then seemed to come to his senses and sat down again and spoke with trembling hands. I picked up a teacup.

“Oh, it’s hot!”

Eat.

“Drink slowly. And think slowly about what to do and how to do it. You can leave right away, or we can give you more time to prepare if you need it.”

“What do you want from me? Why is it so big….”

“I want only two things from you and the merchant. One is to make profits, which is the basic of the merchant. And the other is to make the empire the main trading area. “Within that, we create our own personal connections and commercial routes.”

“Empire… you mean?”

Among the kingdom’s large merchant merchants, there is no merchant that does not trade with the empire.

Because a business that did not jump into that large market could not be considered a big business.

However, the second condition Logan mentioned did not seem to simply refer to a general upward route.

“There is no need to make it complicated. All you have to do is be good at business and make trustworthy connections within the empire.”

Despite Logan’s comforting words, Philip’s eyes became even more serious.

‘He certainly has a sense of humor…’

In his previous life, Golden Chung was a refugee from the kingdom and was a man of great standing who rose to the position of one of the top 10 kings within the empire.

Of course, if you start an international business under the MacLine flag, no matter how much time and capital you invest, you will not be able to create as much influence within the empire as the Golden Chong of your previous life.

No matter how much the empire gave preference to talented people, it did not treat its citizens and foreigners equally.

‘Rather, it is thoroughly discriminatory.’

Abandoning one’s nationality and becoming a naturalized member of the empire was only possible for those who had proven ability.

At the very least, if you were a knight or wizard merchant, the standards were higher and you had to be at the level of a self-made man.

Even after that, under the pretext of proving loyalty, they will be the top priority for requisition for any work carried out by the state for the next 10 years.

Therefore, until the Imperial War, all that could be expected from Philip was that he would have an influence that could not be ignored in the eastern part of the empire.

We just don’t know how far the scope will be, that is, how far the talent that was golden in the past life will blossom.

“What level of connection do you want? I don’t think you’re talking about a simple business partner. Do you want a level where you can exchange information? Or do you want a level where you will never betray?”

“…I hope it’s the latter.”

It may be difficult, but that’s what I expected and expressed my expectations.

“It takes people and time.”

“what?”

“It requires at least 5 years with a colossus who has already established a solid business relationship in the empire’s major cities. This is too unreasonable a condition for me to start now.”

Philip gave an unexpected answer.

Fortunately, both were within the acceptable range.

“That’s enough.”

“yes?”

“Then I’ll assign someone to do it, so you can give it a try.”

“Hey, Confucius. You heard me correctly, right?”

“Uh. Anyway, I just called the person you wanted. Dwayne, let him in.”

“All right.”

Dwayne, who was watching with an anxious expression from the side, moved with slow steps.

Philip looked at Logan and Dwayne alternately with bewildered eyes.

“…Huh? Isn’t that easier said than done?”

Although it may be simple to say that he was a great merchant who had established business relationships in the empire’s major cities, he was one of only a few people in the kingdom.

One of them died in the last civil war.

One is the fall of the family itself.

And the other one….

Sigh.

“…uh?”

“Did you call me, Prince Logan?”

“Why are you so upset, uncle? I told you to speak comfortably.”

Even with Logan’s rare hospitality, this person can’t give up his shit-chewing expression.

Among the three major merchants in the kingdom, he was Veron Kairos, the current representative of the Kairos Merchant Marine Company, famous for its grain merchants, and successor to the Kairos family.

“The representative of Kairos Merchant Marine will assist you and help the merchant merchant. Wouldn’t one network of connections be enormous?”

“Wow…”

Philip lets out an exclamation.

“Now, please say hello to my uncle. This is Philippe Claude, who will be the representative of McLine Upper.”

“Ha… At least you have a castle. Are you a noble?”

“No. I don’t know about my distant ancestors, but now I’m just a commoner with a last name.”

“Now you tell me to become a commoner’s subordinate…”

“Do you not like it? Hmm, it looks like the Kairos family is full yet.”

“…It should be fine. I will do my best to help you.”

“Please take care of me, Veron Kairos.”

“Yes…yes. Please take care of me.”

“I’m saying this out of old age, but Philip has the power to decide on all transactions. All my uncle needs to do is introduce his personal connections and provide assistance. “You understand,

right?” “Of course.”

It was clearly visible that his shit-chewing expression changed into a forced smile, but Philip was able to laugh sincerely.

Two months ago,

when Juan Douglas’ head was cut off at the Battle of McLane.

Kairos was the first to respond. It was one of the families that chose to surrender.

Before that, the family’s knights had already been destroyed and there were not many soldiers left, so there was no choice.

But even after that, the Kairos family was in a bleak situation.

After the civil war, this country One of the families that took control was the McLane, whom Kairos had coldly ignored in the past.

What awaited them was only a bleak future.

In the end, Simon Kairos, the old head of the Kairos family, had no choice but to lay down an iron plate and ask his daughter for a favor.

– Please . Please save me. Still,

this is your original family. After receiving the letter, Marian said to Logan with a very sorry face.

“You can ignore it, Logan. I just conveyed the message as a daughter. “I’m an abandoned daughter, too.”

“No, mother. I just happened to need something.”

Logan accepted the offer with a smile.

Thanks to that, Veron Kairos came to MacLine, and the launch of the upper MacLine went smoothly. It could begin.

And now,

a large procession with flame-shaped flags was waiting to depart from the center of McLane Town.