Heritage foundry

Chapter 586 Forty Thousand Gold Coins
"Housekeeper?" Eldest Prince Balot suppressed his anger and asked suspiciously.

The old butler brought him up since he was a child, and he was an old man who had followed his father, so the eldest son Barot has always respected the old butler.

"Eldest Prince, if these gold coins are spent, we will not be able to maintain the operation of the manor, and we will not even be able to purchase daily necessities and ingredients for you, Eldest Prince!"

The old butler's voice became a little sad. When did the Barot family worry about this?
Hearing the old butler's reply, Eldest Balot turned red all of a sudden, and the bleakness in the old butler's tone hurt him.

"Then reduce those expensive things and replace them with ordinary things. I am the eldest son of Duke Barot. For the sake of the family, it doesn't matter if I suffer a little bit!"

The almost roaring order made the old housekeeper and the head of the business exchange a glance, and then quickly backed away.

"You can only spend 200 gold coins. This is the limit. The operation of the manor is not just a matter of the eldest son alone. There are hundreds of servants and [-] private knights stationed here!"

"Also, if there is no addition to the account within a month, the Balotte family may have to face the situation of selling their assets!"

The old housekeeper said to the supervisor in a deep tone.

After loading bags of gold coins into the carriage, the two watched the last piece of wealth in the Barlot Manor go away.

The supervisor bowed slightly and said:
"Steward, if possible, I think the flow direction of gold coins will always be from the Balote family's business house to the Balote family's manor. This is the meaning of the existence of the business house. It’s my ideal firm!”

The supervisor said it very sincerely, which made the old housekeeper who had been violated the financial rights of the manor look a lot better.

"However, steward, the eldest son has drawn the working capital in the firm to a limit, which has reduced the firm's ability to resist risks to zero. Some people have seen this, and with a little work, they have achieved the desired result. !"

The executive's words were full of hints.

"They?" The housekeeper frowned when he heard the title of the supervisor used.

"You mean, Madame and Missy?"

The supervisor raised his eyes and glanced at the old butler, seeing that his expression was really suspicious and surprised, he let out a sigh of relief and said:
"Steward, almost all the mineral resources on the market come from the territory of Van Diesel, and all kinds of luxury goods that were originally sold in the territory of Balotte have also been purchased in large quantities by the trading houses in the territory of Van Diesel. I think you should understand What does this mean!"

The old butler was surprisingly angry, his wrinkled old face was full of anger.

"How dare they, why would they do this? At this time, they are uniting with the Van Diesel family to suppress the Barot family's property. Don't they know that the Van Diesel family is the supporter of the Platinum King? Why do they want to join forces with the enemy? "

This is simply unacceptable to the old butler who has been loyal to the Barot family for more than ten years.

The supervisor lowered his head, waiting for the old housekeeper to vent his anger, and then said:
"The eldest son forced the Duchess to leave the manor as soon as he mastered the Knights. Although the wife is not his mother, she is the real Duchess Barlot. If the eldest son did this, he can't blame the original Miss Barlott. The current Mrs. Vin Diesel looks out for her mother!"

The supervisor's words made the old housekeeper terrified, and he grabbed the supervisor's shoulders with both hands.

"The eldest son is the eldest son of the Duke, and he has a natural right of succession. He is the reasonable heir of Duke Barot. Tell me, you agree with this!"

The supervisor's waist bowed even more.

"Of course, I agree with this, but the young son born to the duchess also has the right to inherit the duchy, and it is not only reasonable, but also legal. After all, the young son is the heir of the duke and duchess, the mother of the eldest son, There is no title of Duchess!"

Although the posture was respectful and fully showed respect for the old butler, the supervisor's words made the old butler feel cold.

"What do you want to do? Don't forget, the Knights are still in the hands of the Eldest Prince. If you don't want anything to happen to your family, don't worry about it!"

The old housekeeper's voice is stern!
The supervisor straightened his back slowly, with a look of despair and struggle that the old housekeeper had never seen before.

"Steward, you don't understand the current business situation. With the financial resources of the Van Diesel family, it only needs to last for two months in the current way. I don't know if the finances of the Balot family are going to collapse. Among them, [-]% of the nobles will be unsustainable!"

"And Mrs. Vin Diesel, our eldest lady, almost dominates the financial power of the entire Vin Diesel family. As long as she wants, she can definitely do it!"

"Instead of letting the young master accept a dilapidated Dukedom of Balotte at that time, why don't we take refuge in the past now? Anyway, the young prince Balotte is also the Duke's bloodline, and he is even more liked by the duke. It is not a betrayal for us to do so! It can also better protect the property and manor left by the Duke!"

"This is the best choice, otherwise, even if everyone continues to be loyal to the eldest son, but in a state of financial collapse and unsustainable life, they will eventually betray, and no one will follow a man who makes them live. No peace, no lords without gold coins to support their wives and children!"

The butler trembled as he grabbed the supervisor's hands.

"How can you say that, how can you..."

The supervisor moved the butler's hands off his shoulders little by little, and said in a low voice:
"Housekeeper, you know, I can't blame me for this, I can only blame the eldest son for mistrusting the nobles in the imperial capital, and blame the eldest son for underestimating his sister!"

"Actually, I didn't expect that the gentle and generous young lady would turn out to be so decisive and clever. She would rather destroy the economy of the entire Duchy of Barot than kill her mother and daughter. Younger brother helps you to the throne of the duke!"

"While this ruthlessness and methods are scary, it also makes those of us who are in business feel uneasy!"

"Housekeeper, I admire your loyalty to the eldest son, but please forgive me, I don't want to watch the old duke's property decline day by day, and I don't want to see the prosperous Barot family struggling with food and rice, so , I want to choose again!"

After saying that, the supervisor quickly left Barlot Manor, and returned to the city as quickly as possible.

The old housekeeper stood alone in the open space of the manor, full of bewilderment.

All of a sudden, the old butler was shocked, and ran back to the castle in the manor.

"My lord, immediately order the Knights to chase after the stolen gold coin!"

Even though the old butler was panting violently, he finished the sentence as fast as he could.

Eldest Prince Balot swore that he had never seen the old butler, who had always been steady and serene, lose his composure. He frowned and asked:
"My housekeeper, what's the matter?"

The old butler's face was flushed red.

"The firm may betray!"

In a word, the eldest son Balot stood up from his seat suddenly, turned his head and ordered loudly:
"Have you heard what the old housekeeper said? Set off immediately and recover the gold coins you spent!"

The knights of the Erbalot family guarding the door moved quickly. Although the knights cultivated by the Duke of Barot were vulnerable to the power of the Platinum Knights, objectively speaking, they were definitely a team. Elite.

"Steward, what happened?" Young Master Balotte watched the knight start to move, before continuing to ask.

The old butler panted and said:
"The price of mineral resources in the territory has been suppressed, and the price of consumer goods has been exorbitantly high. All of this is caused by the Vin Diesel family firm."

Vin Diesel Family Firm!
As soon as this name was mentioned, Elder Baluot understood what had happened.

"It's her!" With a bang, a teacup was smashed into pieces.

"What is she going to do, want her mother who is a duchess to die quickly, or is she so arrogant that she wants to help her younger brother compete with me for the title of duke?"

Eldest Prince Balot's eyes were red as he roared in the study.

At the same time, in the Barlow Special Courtyard, the middle-aged fat butler was reporting the good news to Mrs. Vin Diesel.

"There's good news from Barlot Manor. The manager of the firm who knows the times has transferred the little cash left in Barlot Manor to our firm!"

Mrs. Vin Diesel smiled when she heard the words, looked at the middle-aged fat butler approvingly, and said:
"Very well, this is really an unexpected surprise. I didn't expect that after the death of my father, the hearts of the people in the territory would be so vain. This is really good news for us!"

Even Mrs. Vin Diesel did not expect that the head of the business firm who has served the family for more than ten years would be so decisive and wise to come over directly!

On the other hand, Mrs. Ballot frowned. The gold coins belonging to the Ballot family were shipped to the firm of the Vin Diesel family?

This made Mrs. Ballot feel extremely delicate.

Mrs. Vin Diesel saw her mother's thoughts and said with a smile:

"Don't worry, mother, as long as the gold coins are put into the warehouse, the people in the business will immediately send over the tokens of equivalent value. I don't want to have the reputation of annexing my mother's assets!"

Mrs. Ballot was seen through by her daughter, and said with some embarrassment:

"Don't say that, my daughter, I have seen all the things you did for Barot's territory, and the cost you paid is far higher than the value of these gold coins. Mother, I am just worried that your eldest brother was killed Under the blow, what irrational things will be done!"

This reminder made Mrs. Vin Diesel frown and ask:

"Does he still dare to use the Knights to attack his titular mother and the wife of the heir of the Vin Diesel family? This consequence is not something he can bear!"

Mrs. Vin Diesel didn't think so, but the middle-aged housekeeper jumped in his heart and said:

"Ma'am, if this kind of thing really happened, as long as no one is left alive, you can say whatever you want afterwards. If you push the incident to those illegal organizations in the underground world, even if no one believes it, you can't come up with evidence!"

Mrs. Ballot nodded worriedly, while Mrs. Vin Diesel thought for a while in silence, and then asked:

"Don't be afraid, we are protected by five hundred soldiers of the Vin Diesel family. Even if we lose to the Knights of the Barot family, there will still be no security issues in a short time. If we can't get rid of all of us in a short time, he will Absolutely can't get rid of the crime! He won't do this kind of thing."

Hearing his wife's analysis, the middle-aged fat housekeeper was relieved, but Mrs. Barlot was still worried:
"What you are talking about is that when your elder brother is still sane, he has always been smooth since he was a child, and he has not suffered any setbacks. I am afraid that he will go crazy because of the betrayal of the head of the firm. For a lunatic, he does not consider the consequences. of!"

At this time, Sous strode in, and the clang of metal boots attracted everyone's attention:
"Ma'am, someone came to the butler from outside, saying it was urgent."

The butler glanced at Mrs. Vin Diesel, and after getting permission, he quickly came out with South.

It was a young man from Vin Diesel's firm who reported the letter. After seeing the housekeeper, he hurriedly said:

"Steward, it's not good. The Knights of the Duke of Barot have surrounded our firm, saying that they want us to hand over the [-] gold coins that we just put into the warehouse. The guards and directors of the firm are confronting the knights. Little one, come and let the steward make an idea right away."

The middle-aged fat housekeeper's face wrinkled into a big bun in an instant, which made Sous almost laugh out loud.

"This is really bad news, just wait, I'll go ask Madam for instructions."

After hearing the news, Mrs. Vin Diesel also fell silent. This matter needs to be handled carefully.

"Housekeeper, do you have any comments?" Mrs. Vin Diesel couldn't make up her mind for a while, and began to ask the housekeeper.

The middle-aged fat housekeeper said:

"This matter must be handled carefully, and the knights must not be given the chance to do something. Of course, the gold coins in hand must not be returned, so that after giving the prince Balot a breathing space, he does not know what will happen! "

Mrs. Van Diesel understands what the steward means. Now that they have been exposed, if the money is taken back by Mr. Balot, it is likely that Mr. Balot will have room to fight back, which is also not good for them.

"We can temporarily put the banner of the Platinum Merchant Group on the firm, so that the Barot Knights will never dare to offend!"

The housekeeper came up with a bad idea.

"This is not feasible. Although it was the firm of the Van Diesel family at that time, no one knows that the Van Diesel family firm is run by the eldest daughter of the Barlot family. Those who leave the Barot family will be reduced to the power of the Platinum Principality." Protection, what will others say about the Balot family?"

"The glory of the Balotte family is still waiting to be revived. This kind of thing that adds fuel to the flames must not be done! I would rather return the gold coins!"

Mrs. Vin Diesel's forceful objection silenced the fat middle-aged housekeeper.

At this moment, Mrs. Barlot said:
"Let me go, I think, the Barot Knights will not do anything offensive to Duke Barot's wife!"

(End of this chapter)