Above the Pirate King

Seeing him, everyone present immediately fell silent, showing respectful expressions.

This person is Hughes, Minister of Commerce of the Kingdom of St. Martin, and people generally call him Old Hughes!

His life is a legend. He started business at the age of fifteen and sold clothes. But at the age of eighteen, because of ignorance and mistrust of others, he went bankrupt and owed huge debts.

After that, he learned from the pain and worked part-time for two years, getting up early and working late every day, and finally paid off his debts.

Then, he started his entrepreneurial career again. This time he did not sell clothes, but grain. Relying on his perseverance and hard work, he worked in the grain industry for four years.

At the age of twenty-four, he finally made some achievements and became one of the great grain merchants in the kingdom.

At this time, a locust plague, which is rare in a century, appeared in the kingdom, and the food harvest was wiped out!

It stands to reason that this matter has nothing to do with him. As a grain merchant, the grain harvest is dead, so he can sell less. With the grain he stored before, he might be able to make a fortune!

But he is not happy!

He looked at the civilians who couldn't eat, and showed great kindness. He sold or gave the food to the civilians at an extremely low price, or even a part of it for free!

So, he went bankrupt again!

This time, he didn't owe any debts. He also had a little wealth in the past few years. After putting his wealth in, he left empty-handed!

After working for another year, he started his own business again.

Part-time job, start a business, get rich, go bankrupt, work part-time, start a business again!

He goes back and forth non-stop in between!

At the age of [-], he started his business at the age of [-]. In the past [-] years, he has gone bankrupt more than ten times due to various reasons. He has worked in all walks of life for a few years and a few months. have enough understanding.

At the same time, because of his usual integrity in business, although he went bankrupt every time, he still won people's trust!

Every time he went bankrupt and fell down, he could stand up easily because others trusted him and were willing to give him the goods on credit, or sell them to him at a low price!

A few years ago, after his last bankruptcy, he did not start a business again!

Instead, he was conscripted into the palace by Arthur. After asking him some business questions, Arthur was very satisfied with his understanding of business, and awarded him the position of Minister of Commerce!

Mainly responsible for managing state-run trade funds and inventories, determining the prices of national state-run trade wholesale commodities, guiding national private businesses and trade departments at all levels in the management of the market, as well as state foreign trade, etc.

He has lived up to expectations, and he has flourished in this position!

"I would like to invite everyone to come today. The Kingdom wants to sell you some good things, and I will do business with you by the way..."

"Old Hughes, just say it directly, don't talk about those things, the kingdom is going to be sold to us, we will definitely buy it!" Wyatt interrupted Old Hughes with a smile.

"Yeah yeah!"

"Old Hughes, hurry up!"

"I can't wait!"

……

As soon as Huai Ya opened his mouth, someone behind him began to echo.

"Cut me in again, I'll go to your house tomorrow and let your father break your leg!" Old Hughes glanced at Wyatt and said calmly.

"Uh...haha!" Huai Ya seemed to be strangled by the neck, so he could only laugh a few times.

Wyatt's father was also a businessman, and he happened to be of the same generation as Old Hughes. At the beginning, Old Hughes had a good relationship with him. Until now, Old Hughes often visits his house!

It can be said that Wyatt was grown up by old Hughes, that's why he dared to interrupt old Hughes!

"Hahaha……"

Huai Ya's dry laugh immediately caused a roar of laughter. Everyone knew that although Huai Ya's business was doing well, his father was the one he was most afraid of, and he even taught him a lesson two months ago!

"What are you laughing at?" Huai Ya looked at the people around him who were laughing, and said angrily.

"Okay, let's get down to business!" Old Hughes said, and everyone fell silent immediately.

"See these things, this is what the kingdom wants to sell you!" Old Hughes said, pointing to the various steam production lines next to the factory.

"What is this?" Crewe questioned, which was also the doubt of all the people present.

"Papa!" Old Hughes didn't answer, but clapped his hands.

Immediately, a group of craftsmen walked out of the factory, skillfully activated various steam facilities.

"Boom!"

The production line has been fully activated.

"Kakkaka!"

Amidst the sound of the machine running and the craftsmen operating, a piece of cloth was woven by the steam loom soon.

Huai Ya couldn't wait to go up to check this piece of cloth. He is in the cloth industry. If there is such a machine, the efficiency can be increased many times!

"Okay, okay!" Huai Ya said happily, the quality and feel of this piece of fabric are all top-notch, and the speed is so fast that it is outrageous!

However, Crewe's expression turned ugly, and he asked Old Hughes, "Is this what the Kingdom wants to sell us?"

"En!" Old Hughes nodded.

"But..." Crewe hesitated to speak.