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Chapter 52 Chamber Structure

The West Wind Kingdom has always had a tradition of focusing on family, and it is common to talk about things at the dinner table, and Vergar was once part of the West Wind, and this custom has also been affected.

Roland Hill first sat down at the table, and then the branch presidents from other places sat down in order. Other important personnel were the fleet leader of Carites, the store manager, the workshop manager, etc. These people Together they form the backbone of the Chamber of Commerce.

At the dining table, Roland Hill took small bites of bread, watched the members of the Chamber of Commerce introduce himself, and occasionally nodded slightly, and gradually constructed the structure and composition of the Chamber of Commerce in his mind.

If she is the brain that commands everything in the Chamber of Commerce, then the Chamber of Commerce is divided into several parts.

The first is the local branch presidents. The branch is mainly responsible for the sales and acquisition of local stores, as well as some crop farms, along with some other chores and a small amount of guards.

The second is the management of the large workshop, which mainly processes the purchased raw materials, such as textiles, oil extraction, shipbuilding, etc. Among them, shipbuilding is an important industry of Karites.

The third is the leader of the fleet. At present, there are three large fleets of the Chamber of Commerce, mainly for trade between the South China Sea Islands and the Green Empire. There are 16 other scattered small fleets. The ships are also equipped with artillery, which has a certain combat effectiveness.

The fourth is the team manager, who is mainly responsible for purchasing and transporting goods to some raw material origins on land, and has its own armed guards.

Since many of them were new faces, even after Lorraine Hill finished eating, there were still a lot of people who had not been introduced. Chelsea asked the maids to clean up the tableware, then put on new tablecloths and served refreshments.

As a seaport city, Hopelander is not too hot even in summer. However, considering the large number of people in the hall, the housekeeper Seres arranged for the maids to move 20 ice mirrors and place them in the corner of the hall, and the temperature gradually dropped. down.

Finally, after the cadres of the chamber of commerce finished introducing him, Roland Hill also briefly introduced himself.

.....

"Because of my father's sudden death, I will take over the Chamber of Commerce in the future."

Her eyes slowly swept across the audience, some of them didn't seem to care, some looked at her suspiciously, some hesitated, some bowed their heads Others seem to be more interested in her looks. '

It's not surprising that Lorraine Hill, after all, is very sudden, and it is not acceptable to change anyone immediately. In addition, she is too young, and it is normal for some people to distrust and worry. After a little pause, she motioned for Chelsea to take it out. The suicide note, of course the one that was made public on the surface, stated that Angus had transferred all his property to his offspring, Lacey.

The suicide note was carefully held in Chelsea's hands, and was shown to the members present.And Roland Hill sat in the seat, quietly observed the expressions of these members, and then kept taking notes.

After passing around, most of the chamber of commerce cadres present recognized the leadership after Loren Hill. Although the Karites chamber of commerce was created by Angus, he only had 60% of the shares before his death, and the rest 40% of the shares are scattered among these chamber of commerce cadres. On the one hand, it motivates and on the other hand, it firmly retains some talented people.

"Is there any other major event in the Chamber of Commerce recently?" Roland Hill asked, wanting to briefly understand the current situation.

"Hello, Miss. Due to the sudden death of Lord Angus, many other chambers of commerce are afraid that we will disintegrate, and they have recently begun to urge the settlement of accounts."

"How often did the accounts settle before?" Roland Hill asked.

"Usually, large chambers of commerce clean up their accounts once a year, while small chambers of commerce have half a year. At present, the chambers of commerce have limited liquidity and cannot pay in full."

"Let the small chamber of commerce sort out the accounts by themselves, and then settle the accounts with us in order. Explain in advance that if any false reports and false reports are found, they will wait until next year to pay them, so that they will settle them slowly, and we will come one by one. This way, we can pull out Time difference to buffer, and also to give them peace of mind."

"In the case of a large chamber of commerce, their ability to withstand pressure is relatively strong. It is not short of time. As usual, it will be closed every year. If you still need to settle accounts in the near future, report it to me, and I will visit in person."

"Next, keep talking."

"Due to the recent civil strife in Xifeng, many raw materials usually purchased in Xifeng have been affected a lot." A team leader said with some distress.

"Which are very important and need to be acquired in Westwind?"

"It's mainly wood, fruit, and cotton. Others are not large and can also be supplemented in other places."

"Related to these raw materials, don't take any more orders recently. How many raw materials are still missing from the existing orders?" asked Roland Hill.

"Going back to the eldest lady, the shipyard still has a little bit of wood in reserve. In addition, a few ships that were originally prepared for us will be delivered, which will probably be barely completed."

"Okay, let the fleet go to the Green Empire to replenish it. There is also a lot of wood production there, but it is usually not cost-effective to transport too far."

"In terms of cotton... are there a lot of spinning orders in the workshop lately?"

"Yes, Miss, Xifeng is urgently recruiting troops recently, and many nobles over there have ordered burqas and uniforms from us."

"Stop taking orders. The big nobles' orders are not in a hurry, and a small amount of orders will be completed first." Roland Hill suspected that these west wind nobles could not wait for the time to receive the goods.

"As for fruit, let the fleet go to the South China Sea Islands to purchase."

Roland Hill handled various problems quickly, his wrists were orderly, and he was able to grasp the key to the problem at once, which was surprising.

"Okay, next one, any questions?"

"Hello, eldest lady, now there is civil strife in the west, and many chambers of commerce have begun to store food. Do we want to store some as well?"

"No, it's the same as usual. Besides, we don't have a lot of money in running water now." Loren Hill held the teacup and shook his head.

Although it is foreseeable that the price of food will rise, the most important thing is to spend it smoothly now. It is not clear whether the Tisifone family will take the next step. They are professional warmongers.

Then Roland Hill handled some problems flexibly, and finally ended the meeting slowly towards the middle of the night.

After the meeting, all the members of the Chamber of Commerce slowly left the venue, while Roland Hill was alone at the table, rubbing his head with his fingers.

"It's hard work, Miss." Chelsea handed over a white towel from the side, asked Loren Hill to wipe her hands, and then asked the maids present to clean up the messy tabletop.

"Um... I feel like there are a lot of things, was it like this before?"

"Not so much. It is estimated that the sudden departure of Lord Angus made everyone a little uneasy. I want to get a reassuring and affirmative answer from you."

"The eldest lady has performed very well. She doesn't look like she is sixteen or seventeen years old at all."

"I'm not that good anymore." Roland Hill stood up from the chair, moved a little, and denied with a smile.

"Really, but I see the reassurance and admiration of those stewards before they leave, but they are not as humble as you said."

Chapter 53 First Visit

The junction of the sky and the sea was white, and an orange sun slowly climbed up from the sea, and then gradually turned into a blazing golden white, as if it was only then that he really woke up from his drowsiness.

The white building is 5 stories high, with a large cylindrical shape in the middle, a rectangular building on both sides, and two large cubes at the other end of the rectangular parallelepiped. The overall shape is roughly the same. Only the middle building has 4 floors, and the top floor is a beautiful prismatic spire.The pavilion is roughly white, and the roof tiles and corners are dark purple, and its style is similar to the Bavarian style in Lorain Hill's memory.

Lorraine Hill's room is on the left side of the 3rd floor, the birds outside the window are chirping on the spruce tree, the white light of the sky shines through the gap of the dark curtain, the girl is sleeping on the bed in a white nightdress , satin-like hair scattered on the pillow, on the thin blanket and between the white collarbones.

After the sun slowly rose, it took a while before the girl opened her eyes reluctantly. She actually woke up for a while, but she still didn't want to get up. After sleeping in the tent and carriage for a long time, , finally lying on the soft bed again, a faint sense of satisfaction and happiness came from every corner of the body.

Well, get up.After all, you don't live alone, you can sleep as long as you want, but you still have to pay attention to your image.Thinking like this, she slowly propped herself up from the bed, shook her head to wake herself up, then opened the curtains, and the light from the sky illuminated the cozy bedroom.

Sitting in front of the dresser, she simply took care of her hair and tied the hair tie before she remembered that this was a new bedroom, and she didn't know where her clothes were, so she looked around and opened the white wardrobe next to her. , a dazzling array of dresses appeared in front of her eyes, making her unable to react for a while.

Is this for her?The problem is that she only arrived yesterday, which means it will be ready before she enters the bedroom last night at the earliest.But how do they know her body proportions? They only appeared at the Chamber of Commerce headquarters last night.

Loren Hill took out a few pieces of clothes and tried them on at random, and they fit unexpectedly.

How did they do it in advance? Wait, there is still a time difference. When she showed up at the headquarters, it was just into the night, and when she came back to rest, it was close to the early morning, and there was a time difference of nearly five hours. Is this called professionalism? ?

Thinking back carefully, among the stewards I met yesterday, there were several from the clothing workshop, maybe they were secretly preparing, and they would find out when I asked Chelsea.

Instead of thinking about these flattering actions, she chose a body dress with a white body, which was more in line with her aesthetic, with just the right light blue decoration in its simplicity.

There are also some rococo-style graceful long skirts in the wardrobe. The skirt is bell-shaped, with arc-shaped skirts, pleats with layers of patterns, and skirts are dragged behind. This kind of skirt is currently more popular among west-style aristocrats, but Lorraine Hill is not too cold.It just feels too restrictive and inconvenient, like a beautifully decorated colorful vase, that is, it looks good, and it is not comfortable to wear.

After a brief dressing, she pushed open the bedroom door. There were already 4 maids waiting outside the door. This was the result of her request yesterday. According to Chelsea's standard, 12 are the norm.This kind of waste of manpower made the girl quite sigh. She didn't need the number of people to serve to show her identity, but considering that she was not familiar with the situation of having someone lead the way, she originally intended to keep two enough.

"Good morning, miss."

The four maids bowed their heads and saluted. They all looked good and were very young, with towels in their hands, and then took the girl to the bathroom.

Breakfast was cranberry bread and honey tea. After a brief meal, Lorraine Hill began to ask the housekeeper Serres about the situation.

"How are Mr Angus' other child and his mother doing now?"

"Their mother and son live in a single-family attic at No. 209 Gladiolus Street in Hopeland. The law and order there is very good. Yesterday, some people were urgently dispatched to covertly protect the surroundings."

"Well, prepare an inconspicuous carriage, I will visit today in secret."

"Yes, Miss."

After the Karites Chamber of Commerce returned from Loren Hill, the previous uneasiness ended, and various orders began to be distributed from the headquarters to distant chapters to inform future arrangements and decisions.A manager's carriage was scattered from the huge headquarters, and one of the ordinary carriages was also mixed in.

Roland Hill put on a black robe over his dress again, and then got on the carriage. As the wheels ran over the bluestone street, he turned several corners before arriving at Jianlan Street.This is the place where the nobles lived in Hopelander in the early years. Later, after Verga became independent, most of the nobles evacuated, and those who stayed were also bought by the rich. The security here has always been good.However, the real top of Hopelander is not here, but in the wide courtyards on the west side. Those courtyards were built after the establishment of Vergar, and the newer and more pleasing style.

Lorraine Hill got off the carriage, and then Ceres, dressed in a strict butler's dress, knocked on the door. Two elite guards dressed as attendants stood beside the carriage, and they blocked the sight of others intentionally or unintentionally.

The door creaked open, and under the fierce sunlight at noon, the woman in the room seemed to be unable to open her eyes, and it took a while to recognize the housekeeper.

"Hello, Mrs. Mela, I was in Seres, and I followed Lord Angus before, do you remember?"

"You... Hello, I remember that you are a respectable person who has helped me and my children a lot."

"You're too much. I also help you according to Lord Angus's instructions. It's nothing."

Serres paused for a while, then turned sideways, letting the figure of Roland Hill appear in front of the woman.

"This is Miss Lacey, the daughter of Lord Angus, she wants to visit you, do you think it's okay?"

"Okay, okay, please wait a moment, the house is too messy." The woman's voice was a little frightened.

After waiting for a while, Roland Hill was ushered into the room, and a shady breath came over him.

Most of the curtains in the house are drawn, and the lighting is not good. Considering that it is summer, it is normal to be afraid of heat.The house is relatively dry and shady, and it is quiet at noon, except for the occasional sound of the pendulum in the hall.

The grandfather clock made of mahogany and brass is placed against the wall in the middle of the hall, covered with a thick layer of ash. In the quiet room, some dust can be seen slowly fluttering in the sunlight through the gaps in the curtains.

Mrs. Mera poured out two cups of cold water from the porcelain pot next to her and placed them in front of the table. There was also some dust on the lid of the porcelain pot, but fortunately the water inside was fairly clean. It should have been prepared yesterday or this morning.

Lorraine Hill looked at this lady in a long black dress. Her complexion was a bit pale, she didn't have any decorations on her body, and there were some wrinkles on her forehead. She was only in her 30s, but she felt a kind of old-fashioned, restless and nervous. looked at Lorraine Hill.

"I'm very sorry Mrs. Mera. I have unfortunate news to tell you today that Angusta was attacked on the return journey some time ago and has left us forever."

As the girl's voice fell, the lady shook her hand and knocked the teacup next to her, and then a crisp voice sounded on the ground, shattering it.

Chapter 54 Investigating Hidden Secrets

Mrs. Mera lowered her head in a panic to pick up the broken teacup pieces, and Ceres saw it and stepped forward.

"Madam, you are sitting here, and I'll take care of this."