Please make money.

"Mr. Anhe, long time no see." Suzuki Tomoko was a little surprised.

The old fox from the Anhe family?

Didn't he announce his retirement? Why would he come out to do activities again?

Could it be that An and Yumiko from Alia's side invited this old guy out as well?

"Mr. Suzuki, Mrs. Suzuki, long time no see."

An and the old fox knelt down in the tea room, feeling quite emotional.

"The scene of my father and I drinking together at the Moon Festival is still fresh in my mind..."

"Yes, my father mentioned it before. He said that if there is still a chess player in Sakura Empire who can compete with him, Mr. Anhe is definitely one of them."

"Ahahaha - actually, I'm better at Kyudo, not chess."

The three of them reminisced about the past and then got down to business.

As for the serious business - it was naturally the serious business of Arya III and the seven of them.

"Miss Ai, do you have any comment?"

"Miss Ai asked me to deliver a letter."

General Manager An He took out a box with a signature on it.

This is a very formal etiquette, or maybe the Sakura Empire likes this.

Tsk, do you know what style is?

Suzuki Shiro took a look, sat up straight, and said very seriously: "Please——"

Inside the box was a red business card.

But it was a two-inch and three-inch long piece of paper cut from gold-embossed plum blossom paper.

It has Alia's name written on it, as well as auspicious words wishing everyone a happy festival. At first glance, it looks like a greeting card.

"It's actually such a business card." Suzuki Shiro took it with both hands: "Ms. Ai is very thoughtful."

"Miss Ai's family background is far better than yours and mine," General Manager An He reminded her.

He likes to chat with old foxes, and this time he came here to act as a lobbyist on someone's behalf.

After all, doing business is not a battlefield of life and death. No matter how far you go, the ultimate goal is still profit, and you have to consider everything carefully.

Alia only has an 80% chance of winning, so their partners have to consider the other 20% risk.

This time, Alia entrusted An and Changchang to do only one thing.

That is to turn an 80% chance of winning into a 100% chance!

But this requires the Suzuki Group to act as a stand-in.

Whether they are willing or not depends on An Hechang's persuasiveness.

Shiro Suzuki saw that there was a piece of letter paper inside and was about to take it out to read it when he was stopped by General Manager An He.

"Mr. Suzuki, I would like to ask, what do you think of Miss Ai?"

“……”What a familiar question.

Suzuki Shiro thought about it, and this time he gave an answer -

"He is a natural born hero!"

"At the beginning, I thought so too. At this age, he can achieve the unity of mind and skills, and has an indomitable spirit. He is like a hero."

General Manager Anhe said this, looking into Suzuki Shiro's eyes.

"But Mr. Suzuki, is that all you think?"

"Oh? Is there anything different now?"

Suzuki Shiro pretended not to know: "Miss Ai's courage, is it because she is injured that she is afraid?"

"If you think so, please allow me to retract this letter."

An Hechang bowed again and took back the box.

"The Suzuki Group is about to face disaster. I was drinking with your father and came to warn you. Now that the message has been delivered, let's say goodbye."

As he said this, he stood up and was about to leave, decisively and without any delay.

"Please wait a moment——"

Shiro Suzuki quickly stopped An Hechang and said, "Sir, please sit down. Please teach me something."

"Mr. Suzuki, do you think that a mere hero would dare to take over an entire industry?"

"This..." Suzuki Shiro thought for a moment: "Such a spirit is indeed rare."

"If you are just a hero, but don't have the right time, right place, and right people, you won't be able to achieve what you have now even if you have such courage."

"Ms. Ai's achievements are indeed admirable, but even though she has taken over an entire industry, she doesn't seem to have gained that much."

"This is why I came here. Or rather, this is also Miss Ai's purpose."

"Does she want more equity?"

"No, she wants to use this as an opportunity to revise the relevant new laws!"

"?!!!"

399-He who steals a hook shall be executed, and he who steals a country shall be made a marquis

“Governing a large country is like cooking a small fish. I think this is also true for doing business.”

Alia poured a cup of tea for An and Yumiko in front of her.

“In business, second-rate companies sell products, while first-rate companies set industry standards.”

Of course, a first-rate company, selling a building...

Anhe Yumiko lowered her head and carefully took the teacup, a little dazed.

Although everyone repeatedly overestimates Arya and thinks she wants a lot.

But when the time really comes, you will often find that what she wants is more than you imagined.

Plan for yourself, plan for others, plan for the military, plan for the country, and plan for the world.

Everyone thought they were overestimating Arya, and even boldly thought that she was plotting for the country.

But in fact, she is planning to expand into the whole world - not just the medical industry.

"Please teach me, Miss."

The reason she came to find Alia this time was very simple: she couldn't understand.

"The country is the most powerful tool in the world, and the monarch is the most powerful position in the world, at least in our Donghuang, this is the case."

In a unified country, the monarch in feudal times was invincible.

The so-called lord of all things and subjects, any ability that can resist the imperial power is nothing more than the imperial power delegating its own authority.

An and Yumiko nodded. Although the Sakura Empire had never been unified, she was aware of this cultural view.

"If the correct rules are used to govern the country and the monarchy, it will be very stable and glorious, and will become the source of all good things."

Alia said as she picked up a senbei. It didn't look like they were talking about anything scary, but more like they were just chatting.

An and Yumiko were sitting, heads bowed respectfully, watching the ripples on the teacups.

"But that's too idealistic and impossible to achieve."

"So this is theory, not reality. Just like in theory, if you don't use the correct rules to govern the country and the throne, it will be very dangerous and there will be great disasters. It is better to have it than not to have it. When this situation is the most serious, even if the monarch wants to be a commoner, it will be impossible."

"...I can probably understand this sentence." An and Yumiko thought.

This is probably what they mean when they say opportunities and dangers coexist.

"In the future, the Suzuki Group will become a monarch in the medical industry, or even in the financial world of Sakura."

Alia knocked on the table three times: "I want to know, does Mr. Suzuki have such awareness?"

……

……

"…Not yet, and that's a bit too much."

Is it okay to talk about being the monarch of the financial world?

Shiro Suzuki lowered his eyes to hide the ambition in his eyes.

It is well known to everyone that the entire financial world of Sakura Empire is controlled by six major financial groups.

However, it is an objective fact that the six major conglomerates are closely related but also compete with each other.

Wanting one company to overwhelm the other five is nothing but a daydream.

"Then just consider it my nonsense, Mr. Suzuki."

An He, the general manager, smiled slightly, as if what he had said before was all nonsense.

“The monarch is in the most powerful position in the world, but he cannot stabilize the country by himself. If he wants to stabilize the world, he must master the correct principles of governing the country.”

...rules of governance?

Shiro Suzuki raised his eyes and looked directly at General Manager An He.

"I can understand the profound truth behind this, but what does this have to do with Miss Ai?"

"If a person controls a country, he can rule the world by establishing etiquette, and he can dominate the world by establishing credit. But if he plays tricks and schemes, he will perish."

General Manager An He put the box in his hand on the table beside him and pointed to the business card in the box.

"These three situations are what wise monarchs must carefully choose, and what benevolent people must understand."

"I mean, Miss Ai, are you such a kind and righteous person?"

"A benevolent and righteous person governs the country with propriety and righteousness, and does not harm it with other things. He will never do anything that is not in accordance with propriety in order to gain the world."

"… Then Miss Ai, I'm afraid she's not such a person."

The truth sounds good, but it is difficult to live by it.

"Is that really the case?" An He asked, "Miss Ai, aren't you a kind and righteous person?"

"Miss Ai, your attitude towards propriety and righteousness is not as firm as a rock and cannot be used to restrain your thoughts."

Shiro Suzuki shook his head. Everyone knew that Alia was cruel and ruthless.

But benevolence and righteousness - maybe she has them - are definitely not the way she treats friendly merchants or colleagues.

"The goals she led everyone to pursue were all consistent with propriety and righteousness."

"..."

Shiro Suzuki frowned slightly and did not respond for a moment.

……

……

"Because of morality, the 'subjects' will respect their monarchs, and then the foundation will be consolidated."

"When the foundation is strengthened, the country will be stable."

"When the country is stable, the world will be stable."

Alya taught An and Yumiko this while munching on senbei with her other hand and fiddling with the game console.

"My grandfather once said that the eldest lady is not a hero."

"Oh? Then what am I?"

"I'm afraid it's a monarch-like figure..."

"Manager An He has good taste, hahahaha—"

Arya laughed: "I am just a businessman, how did I become a monarch? It's really interesting!"

Anhe Yumiko seemed to want to say something but ultimately did not elaborate on Anhe Changzhang's comments.