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There is a huge gap between nobles and ordinary people. If it is another butler who is close to being questioned like this, no matter how nervous he is, he will still be under a lot of pressure, but this butler named Muori is very calm. He took out a coat of arms, with a blue crystal bottom, and redbud flowers patterned with gold threads on it, and said softly: "Of course I am not qualified to ask a soul thinker to visit me, but this coat of arms represents our Patriarch , he couldn't come in person due to something, so he entrusted me with a message. This coat of arms is the symbol of our Bauhinia flower. The coat of arms is like the owner of the family. As the owner, I think it should be enough to summon His Excellency Chen Xiansong to come and ask questions. .”

Duncan gritted his teeth and grew up among the redbuds. This was the first time he saw this thing.There are indeed three grades of family crests. One is just a symbol, which is used on carriages or clothes, and the other represents the rights of clan members, which can only be held by a small number of people. The other is the patriarch's crest, which represents the highest dignity of a family.

As long as the aristocratic family with some background will have such a piece, sometimes the owner of the family has important matters and cannot take part in some important meetings or banquets, so he asks his confidant to bring such a coat of arms, which can save a lot of trouble. It also makes others feel valued.However, this thing, if it is not necessary, rarely appears. After all, if the same move is used more times, it will make people feel that it is not worth much.

Ze Longer also frowned, his family also had this thing, but he had never seen his father use it, so one could imagine that once this thing appeared, it would indeed be like the legend, like the head of the family came.In terms of titles, the owner of the Bauhinia family is a duke, while Chen Xiansong is the lowest baron. Although he has the transcendent status of a soul thinker, there is still a gap between the two statuses.It stands to reason that the housekeeper Muoli could indeed summon Chen Xiansong to come to question with this thing, but Ze Longer felt that the matter might not be as simple as he imagined.

It is impossible for the Bauhinia family to use the patriarch's crest to summon Chen Xiansong just to ask a question. There must be a reason for this.

"Chen Xiansong should be in the association now." Ze Longer thought for a while, and said: "Steward of the Bauhinia flower, since you have brought the ransom, I will transport it to the Soul Thinker Association for you, and summon the Bauhinia family How about telling him about him?"

Zelonger didn't want to call Muori by his name.Although the other party may be quite important in the Redbud family, no matter what his status in the Redbud family is, it can't change the fact that Muori is a commoner, not to mention that Black Rock City is his family's territory.Moreover, he himself was a nobleman, so there was no need to humble himself to a housekeeper.

"Then trouble the Young City Master." Muori bent slightly.standard etiquette.There is also an expression of neither humility nor condescension.

Ze Longer had to admit it.Although his own butler is also very competent, compared with this Muori, he lacks some indescribable charm, and also lacks some momentum.After all, the other party is a big family with hundreds of years old, and they are barely regarded as new families accepted into the aristocratic system.

But Ze Longer found that Muori's words were wrong: "I am not the Young City Lord."

Muori smiled slightly: "Sooner or later."

Zelong Erli looked around with a guilty conscience.After seeing that there were no other people waiting, he was secretly relieved.If the conversation between the two just now spread out, the elder brother's reaction can be ignored for the time being, but it is uncertain what father will think.Now is the observation period, even if he does not get the right of inheritance.In the future, when the family is separated, it is up to the father to decide how much territory he can get. If this makes his father have a bad impression of him, then it will be bad.

"Please be careful!" Ze Longer said coldly.Then he went outside, let his servants come in, and moved the copper boxes brought in by Muori, which contained Duncan's ransom, [-] gold coins.Ze Longer didn't check whether there were enough gold coins in these boxes, because he knew that the reputation of Bauhinia far exceeded the price of [-] gold coins.

After letting Muori and Duncan rest and wait in the hall, Zelonger took a few guards and carried a few boxes of gold coins to the Soul Thinkers Association.Along the way, he was thinking about why Muori brought the patriarch's crest before the meeting, and what the Redbud family wanted to talk to Chen Xiansong.

The more he thought about it, the more his head began to ache.Twitching and pumping, as if someone is holding a wooden stick and stirring it around in the brain.He patted his head vigorously and shook it a few times before he felt more comfortable. Then when he looked up, he saw that the Association of Soul Thinkers was already in front of him.

After asking the doorman outside to inform, Ze Takiji ordered the guards to unload the copper box and carry it into the association.

The doorman came down again soon, asked him to go up to the second floor, and told him that the president was in the study.Ze Longer was already very familiar with the internal layout of the association. He walked to the door of the study and knocked, then pushed the door in. First he saw a familiar background, and then Chen Xiansong's picture was pretty, but very The face of a scholar, finally saw Bai Min who always had a cold face, so beautiful that people dare not look at him more.

Seeing him coming in, Chen Xiansong waved his head and said with a smile: "You came just in time. The storage of salt in the warehouse of the association is almost ready for sale. The vice president and I are discussing where the sales points should be placed. As one of them, your City Lord's Mansion should naturally know about our plan, and was about to send someone to invite you, but you came first yourself."

Hearing this, Ze Long'er walked quickly outside the study room, looked left and right, and after confirming that no one was nearby, he immediately closed the door, then walked to Chen Xiansong's desk, and complained: " For such an important matter, you actually don’t arrange some trustworthy people outside to check it out, and if someone listens to it, what will you do if you make a plan against us.”

Chen Xiansong smiled, and said: "Don't worry, there is Xiao Min, the whole building is under her surveillance, and she knows very well if anyone is approaching."

Hearing this, Sawa Takiji felt relieved.The Servant of the Sun God is famous, and Chen Xiansong said that Bai Min can monitor the entire building, so it is absolutely foolproof.He lowered his head and found that there was a map of Kate Kingdom on the desktop, and the names of some cities were scratched in black circles.

He took a closer look and found that these black circles started from Black Rock City and spread all the way outside, presumably they should be trade road maps.

In this era of poor information circulation, the prices of goods in each city, except for the locals, are generally only known to businessmen traveling north and south.And for each trade route, only experienced merchants know where, when, what goods, and what goods should be shipped. station, the destination will not even be announced to outsiders.

Chen Xian pointed to the route of these black circles and said: "This is the shipping channel planned by the association." Then he drew a circle around Black Rock City and said: "The cities or villages in the vicinity are determined by Your City Lord’s Mansion will run the business. After all, you are not pure merchants. You cannot compare with our association in terms of business, business routes, and connections. These places are relatively close to each other and have low transportation costs. They are very suitable for your City Lord’s Mansion. Do, besides, you still have the duty to defend the border, so it is impossible to devote too much attention to business."

Ze Long'er's heart skipped a beat. Even if he is not a full-time businessman, he can see from his eyes that Chen Xiansong's arrangement greatly benefits the City Lord's Mansion, saves costs and saves transaction time. This is the way to make money in business. The two basic conditions are that there are many cities near Black Rock City, and the combination of nobles and nobles can definitely digest the amount of salt he gets.It's just that he is also a little strange: "Why do you give us such a big benefit."

Chen Xiansong smiled: "Because we are allies now."

Even if they are allies, no other noble will give up such a big benefit. Ze Takiji believes that there are deeper reasons for this, but he thinks it should not be some ulterior motive.After a moment of silence, he sighed and said: "You are planning to tie our family to your waistband all the time, you have made it clear, what exactly do you want us to do in the City Lord's Mansion, there is a famous saying among our nobles, there is no reason There is no hate without reason, and there is no love for no reason, speaking out, let me feel a little bit bottomed out."

Chen Xiansong chuckled: "Really not!"

Ze Longer stubbornly believed that there must be a reason for the peace, but the other party refused to say, and he had no choice but to say: "Since you said no, then there is no more! But I have two things to tell you here, One is that Duncan’s ransom has arrived, and I have sent the gold coins to the association. You can go and count them yourself in a while. The second is that the emissary of the Bauhinia family brought the patriarch’s coat of arms and called you personally to summon you, saying that they want to ask you In a word."

Seeing this, the vice president was a little moved.

"Patriarch's coat of arms?" Chen Xiansong was a little puzzled, this was the first time he had heard of this.

"Seeing the coat of arms is like seeing the Patriarch himself." Ze Longer explained a little, and then said: "I think you should meet better. Although I know your identity is definitely not simple, there must be a big force behind it, Otherwise, a genius like you would not be able to be cultivated. But Bauhinia is also a veteran noble in the royal city, with deep roots and strong flavors. Although we are not afraid of him, the other party's patriarch's coat of arms is on display. As nobles, I think we should give them some face."

Chen Xiansong now understands that the patriarch's coat of arms is something extraordinary, representing a special status.He thought for a while, and said with a smile: "Since the other party is very sincere, then go and listen to what he has to say. Vice President, I will trouble you about the business route. In addition, the [-]% share under my name is Leave [-]% of the salt block and send it to my territory, I have other uses."

The vice president nodded, expressing his understanding.

Then Chen Xiansong took Bai Min to the City Lord's Mansion in a carriage. When he heard him, Muori, who was sitting and drinking fruit wine, immediately stood up and said to Ze Longer who was accompanying him: "Young City Lord, I want to Talk to His Excellency Chen Xiansong alone, can we be alone for a while."

Ze Longer smiled and led Duncan out of the hall. (To be continued..)