I Will Be The Crowned King Chapter 267

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Ding!

Gently put down the dinner fork in his right hand, Anson picked up the napkin and wiped the corner of his mouth, while looking at the remaining apple tarts on the table with aftertaste.

This delicious Imperial North home-style dessert is as simple as its name: base it on a crispy crust, drizzle with carefully cooked applesauce, top with fresh apple slices, and bake in the oven. .

Because the production is simple, the main materials are also very common (flour, apples, butter), and it is in line with the characteristics of the Clovis people's heavy taste. It is very common in the cafes and restaurants in Clovis City and North Harbor. It is a Clovis. This is the most affordable one of the "Ge Yingren Imperial Cuisine".

But compared to the one in front of me, all the apple tarts I had tasted before were only matched with a pie called "apple flavor".

"How, are you still satisfied?"

Reinhard, dressed as a chef, walked to the table with a smile, and hung his hat and apron on the back of the chair: "I hope it's not too bad...I haven't made apple tarts for about two years, and I'm a little hand-made."

"It's perfect." Anson praised without hesitation, and took out his pipe from his arms: "I once ate an apple **** called 'authentic' in Beigang, and compared to this, there is a world of difference - it is a different apple variety. The reason?"

"Ah...that's the most common mistake the average diners and novice cooks make."

The corners of Reinhard's mouth couldn't help rising, and he sat down while shaking the fork in his hand: "People are always used to taking the word for it, thinking that the quality of the apple determines the success or failure of this dessert, to a certain extent the opposite... Yes, if It's an apple with great sweetness and taste, and it's sure to add a lot of flavor to it.”

"But don't forget, this is a homemade dessert! The first peasants who invented it can get a stove and pick a few crispy and sweet apples. They can't force a variety... No no no , the most critical place is the temperature, and the meringue on the outside."

"Puff pastry?"

Anson asked with a smile.

"Yes, the part that is very easy to ignore, right?" Reinhard forked an apple **** and took a bite:

"But it's actually quite a tricky thing to do... the ratio of flour to salt, how finely chopped the butter is, how soft the dough is, how to make sure it heats up as evenly as possible when it goes into the oven, and turns a crisp golden brown. "

"When I make this dessert, I can always put myself in the role of the tenant's wife: my husband brought apples and sugar hard, there is not much butter at home, the salt was just bought on credit, and half of the ground wheat flour is used for winter and half Preparing for the New Year's banquet."

"In order to surprise the hardworking husband and the children at home who are waiting to be fed, how careful this wife who is also working hard all day must be, repeatedly thinking about how to use the extremely limited materials to make the whole family smile and see the sincerity on their faces. Not the smile that I desperately squeezed out to comfort myself!"

Reinhard's expression was quite serious, without the slightest exaggeration; it was as if the dessert had transcended itself and was endowed with a deeper meaning.

Anson listened patiently, the corners of his mouth raised slightly:

"Unexpectedly, you are still an excellent cook."

"I prefer the term 'gourmet'." Reinhard shrugged:

"When you're one of the youngest children in the family and there's absolutely no hope of inheriting the family business, it's hard not to find some interest - because your parents only care about your marriage, not you."

"And food can replace parents and teach a child a lot of things... There must be steps in doing things, pay attention to details, learn to choose, be cautious, understand history, and consider problems from different perspectives of producers and guests at the same time... …”

"Like... apple tarts."

Anson raised his eyebrows.

"Exactly." Reinhard leaned back slightly, leaning back in the chair:

"Delicious apples and jams are important, but everyone can see it; whether you can do enough work on the meringue, and work hard, will determine its success or failure - just like New World Bank."

"what do you want to say in the end?"

"I've been thinking about it for a long time, and I hope that Newland Bank and Newland Corporation can be merged."

In the face of Ansen's inquiry, Reinhard did not hide it, and said straight to the point: "Instead of letting the two 'New World companies' do their own thing, it is better to simply merge the two into one, and become one that simultaneously combines investment, development, pioneering, security, and transportation. A true New World company in the industry!"

"I have asked Colonel Fabien, and your clerk, the Honourable Alan Down, about the Shooting Army and the New World Corporation; this paramilitary, trans-regional large institution is in extremely high demand for finance; and New World Bank is a bank with coal mines and steel as final collateral, and there is a high demand for safe transportation and postal services.”

"If the two operate independently, there may be cooperation at the beginning, but in the end, they will definitely develop their own financial and security units for the convenience of management; I personally think that this kind of reinventing the wheel is a great waste. It will also result in a meaningless battle for talent and resources, which is far less beneficial than combining the two into one!"

After having a detailed understanding of the functions of this so-called "New World Company", Reinhard's instinct as a businessman told him that Ansen Bach was definitely not as simple as finding a fig leaf for his servant army called the Shooting Army.

He is building an extremely complex, extremely sophisticated organizational system for controlling and operating all colonies!

If the Declaration of Freedom and the Faithful Alliance created an imaginary community for the imperial colonies, the defeat of the imperial army was in fact to force the colonies to accept the intervention of the Storm Legion, and the newspapers of the colonies were public propaganda and collection agencies. The tongue and ears of information... Then New World companies and banks are the last and most critical part of the entire system.

Reinhard, who was born in the empire, has a deep understanding of how to truly connect the six colonies that are independent of each other and cannot interfere with each other, and how difficult it is to issue orders to them.

In a sense, the six colonies are microscopic "empires"; although the emperor has authority in name, but in essence he is only one of the rulers, which is completely different from the absolute centralization of the Clovis Kingdom; In the Confederacy, the so-called "Supreme Council" and "Consuls of the Confederation" are not even as good as the Emperor, and it is almost impossible to interfere with other colonies.

And Anson Bach... He obviously found a way to solve this problem from the ruling logic of the Kingdom of Clovis.

Concentrating most of the country's wealth and army in the capital (the lord's castle), and mastering the most power to suppress all parties, this is what the knights and warlords of the dark age understand; but how to use this power most effectively?

postal.

A set of efficient, fast, and hierarchical information transmission system; the information that occurs in an area is transmitted from one place to another in the fastest and safest way.

Not only information, materials, armies, wealth... can all go through this channel, and they can complete the most efficient assembly and projection in the shortest time; through the postal route, the originally semi-independent areas are linked to each other .

And the reason why Reinhard was able to perceive this quickly was because he had seen the "power" of this power with his own eyes.

Black Reef Harbor, Sail City, Red Hand Bay... The reason why these colonies dare not accept Cedric's proposal is that, in addition to the storm division's previous prestige, more importantly, they very much believe that once they make a betrayal act, the storm division can quickly deal with They retaliate.

The so-called "Confederation" is just an empty shell on the surface, the soon-to-be-established "New World Corporation" is the institution that rules and manages the colonies of the New World; if the bank wants to obtain the maximum benefit as soon as possible, it must take the initiative to join... Reinhard is on this point Believe it or not.

"Even so, I still advise you not to make a decision so quickly." Anson bit his pipe and said, "This is a very big step, involving many interests."

In fact, even if Reinhard does not say, this is also in Anson's plan, but it is definitely not now; according to the expected plan, it should be after long-term cooperation, the two sides will gradually get closer through frequent business contacts, and finally realize the integration naturally. the result of.

Now the other party wants to merge as soon as he comes up. In addition to being surprised, he is also somewhat suspicious if there is something he doesn't know about...

"No, I've already thought about it, it's true!" Reinhard interrupted by raising his hand:

"To be honest, Cedric stole my idea by changing the name of Coal Mines Bank to 'New World Bank'; the reason for this name is that there will be less resistance for the two sides to integrate into one, and it will be more convenient for those investors. they accept."

"And once the merger is completed, the business scope of New World will become wider and it will be easier to attract investment from outsiders." Reinhard pushed away the plate on the table and leaned forward slightly:

"Let me remind you that the investment that Ice Dragon Fjord has won from the mainland is partly due to the strong support and support of the Franz and Cecil family, plus the leading effect of the Roland family; partly due to the security you provide in terms of force. Guarantee, so that trade flow is safe and unimpeded.”

"For a local chamber of commerce or financial institution, this may be enough; but for a bank destined to span the entire New World colony, far from the orderly world, she must have the strength to protect herself!"

"Combining with the New World Company, 10,000 shooting soldiers will be able to provide this guarantee - especially when our business extends beyond Ice Dragon Fjord and into other colonies."

"But in this way, as the president of New World Bank, your power will be greatly reduced, which is not in line with the agreement we originally negotiated." Ansen gave a kind reminder:

"Although it's just a servant army, it's still a military organization. Even if you and the Roland family behind you are willing to invest more, I can't give you much say."

"It doesn't matter." Reinhard shrugged: "As long as you can get a corresponding return, I believe the family can understand this small change."

This is definitely not a small change, but the entire bank is directly merged into the New World Company... An Sen's mouth twitched.

From Reinhard's tone, he had probably guessed what kind of wishful thinking this guy was playing - the merger of the New World Company and the bank, on the one hand, weakened the Roland family's right to speak to the bank (avoiding family interference), on the other hand On the other hand, you can enjoy all the conveniences of the Storm Division in the Free Confederation (reduced costs).

Then, as the person in charge of the money bag in the New World Company, he became a de facto "Minister of Finance", second only to the Rune family and himself.

If you are right, Reinhard Roland, he has already planned to break away from the control of the family, establish a new Roland family in the New World colony, and become one of the behind-the-scenes rulers of the New World like the Rune family.

To be honest, An Sen is not against it. After all, this is also a way for the other party to show loyalty - to show that everyone is a grasshopper on the same rope through the deep binding of interests, which is helpful for the New World Company and strengthening the strength of its own camp. .

The only problem is that this actually slightly damages the interests of the Rune family, which is equivalent to turning Reinhard Roland and the strength behind him from allies to shareholders who share the cake.

Under the gaze of the other party, An Sen was silent for a few seconds, and slowly took off the pipe from the corner of his mouth:

"I can't make an immediate decision on this matter. I need to discuss it with some people before giving you an answer; but if there is no accident, it shouldn't be a problem."

Anyway, the core interests of the Rune family are "evolution" and "immortality", and ruling the new world is only to provide them with a cover to avoid the forces of the Ring of Order, and to sacrifice a little in exchange for stability, Talia should not mind.

Of course, the most important thing is the 'Rune Apostle' behind her, who shouldn't mind.

Maybe?

Anson suddenly felt a little stiff in his body.

"Then I'll wait for the good news~www.mtlnovel.com~ Reinhard smiled slightly. Politely bowed:

"After a while, I'm going to go to the construction site of the New World Bank to check on the progress; are you interested in going with me, and by the way, I will talk about the recruitment of the shooting army source-I have thought of a good animal slave acquisition plan. "

"No problem, but I'll have to talk to my clerk first to rearrange the original schedule."

An Sen nodded slightly. Regarding the acquisition and training of animal slaves, the Shooting Army did need financial support from the New World Bank.

While speaking, a figure in a dark suit pushed open the door of the restaurant, and Reinhard, who was facing the door, subconsciously got up and prepared to leave.

But after he saw the appearance of the visitor, a puzzled expression appeared in his eyes: "You are..."

Before he finished speaking, the figure had already stretched his right hand into his arms, and at the same time, he stepped forward and rushed towards An Sen who had his back to the door.

"boom--!"

Chapter end