After collecting the Cadier family's debt, Tang En immediately contacted Old Tom and settled the debt for the purchase of the house.
He then took out the remaining one million gold coins. Seeing the shiny gold coins being taken away by Tang En, the manager of the Star Diamond Bank, Garian Blaster, felt his heart ache.
At the same time, it also strengthened his determination to apply to the headquarters to open an Ellington branch as soon as possible.
Everything seemed to calm down after that.
Overall, Tang En's publicity strategy in Alinx was very correct.
His membership card system was also a success.
Although he had not yet disclosed the meaning and value of the membership card, just the 5% discount on purchases was already very attractive.
After all, the items in his shop were easily worth thousands of gold coins, and they were all very useful and very attractive. It made the nobles unable to stop themselves. The 5% discount was not a lot, but if they bought more, they would save a considerable amount of money.
What made these nobles most satisfied was that this so-called savings was not something they bargained for. It was something they could only have because of their "unique and noble" identity as a customer. That's right, Tang En gave the membership card a unique and rare identity. Therefore, this discount was regarded as an honor by the nobles, not a stingy miser.
They were not fools. Of course, they would be happy to save money. Usually, they had to puff themselves up at their own cost. Now that there was such a reasonable opportunity to save money, not only would it not be embarrassing, but it would also give them honor points. Of course, they would not let it go.
The honor points that they spent, coupled with the level system, became Tang En's sharp weapon against these nobles.
The level system gave them a more obvious sense of competition. A high-level membership card was better than a low-level one. The most insidious thing was that he limited the number of members at each level. Once it was full, the number of members would not be increased unless they were specially vetted and nominated.
In order to increase the attractiveness, Tang En specially gave Aubry and Adrian two eight-star membership cards, which were second only to nine-star membership cards. He also spread the news. As soon as they heard that the two dukes were eight-star members of the Datang Chamber of Commerce, the nobles from the royal party went crazy. In order to get a spot as a high-level member, they had been frantically buying goods in Tang En's shop these days.
On the other hand, although many people from the aristocratic party came to buy things and became members, they were just ordinary "customers" and were not enthusiastic about becoming high-level members.
They wanted to draw a clear line between themselves and Tang En.
Unfortunately, they did not know that apart from the Spade family and the Cardier family, the two leaders of the aristocratic party, Tang En still did not know who was part of the aristocratic party.
Benefiting from the attack of the membership system, and borrowing the power of the two dukes, the Datang Chamber of Commerce became popular. All of a sudden, it became a hot topic in Alinx.
Such a hot sales situation attracted the attention of the Trade Alliance. They were not stupid. Although the success of the Datang Chamber of Commerce could not be replicated, there were some things that could be learned.
They immediately realized how significant this so-called membership system was in increasing the loyalty and adhesion of customers.
Although the discount price of membership would sacrifice some profits, sacrificing some small profits could bring in more long-term and loyal customers. Why not?
This was simply a genius idea!
Tang En, who could think of this method, was obviously a rare business genius!
The Trade Alliance, who discovered this, immediately sent an invitation to Tang En.
Tang En sipped his tea and handed the invitation to Hilton. "What do you think of this invitation?"
They had now moved out of Aubrey's place and lived in a new house at 77 Queen Street in the aristocratic district.
"The Trade Alliance …"
Hilton pondered for a moment. "The Rosa d 'Oro family was one of them. They were even members of the Alliance Committee."
"Oh? What about this organization? Was it really like what they said, that they joined forces to seek benefits and status for businessmen? "
"That's right."
Hilton explained, "At least the Trade Alliance was a neutral organization at that time and did not participate in the struggle between the royal party and the aristocratic party."
"Ha."
Tang En sneered. "Do you believe it?"
Hilton shook her head.
"It's right not to believe it. The operation of capital is often inseparable from the struggle for power. The importance of taking sides is almost above the correctness of the investment."
Tang En pursed his lips. "The Trade Alliance must have contributed a lot to the fall of the Rosa d 'Oro family so quickly."
Hilton was silent. She had suspected this a long time ago, but it was useless to say it out loud.
"Well, it seems that we need to meet this Trade Alliance."
"Have you decided to go?"
"Of course. How can I let go of such a good opportunity to gather information?"
Tang En said with a smile. "In any case, Fiona and you have helped me build my territory. It is my duty to help you dig out your enemies and avenge them."
"My Lord."
Hilton chuckled. "You should say this to Miss Fiona …"
"Ah? Why? "
Tang En was startled and shook his head. "Forget it. Let's get ready. We'll go tonight."
"Okay … Wait? You want me to go with you? I think Miss Elsa is better. "
Hilton frowned. "After all, I'm a civilian. Although the Trade Alliance's people are all businessmen, they are at least small nobles now. It's not convenient for me to go. Miss Elsa is the granddaughter of the Grand Duke. If you take her there, they will pay more attention to you."
"I'm not going to that kind of occasion!"
Before Tang En could say anything, Elsa shook her head. "A few days ago, grandpa wanted to take me to meet his friends and asked me to change into that kind of dress … I hate wearing that kind of dress the most! And those people, they all smiled hypocritically. I'm not going, I'm definitely not going! "
Tang En shrugged. "I didn't plan to take you there. They are probably all smart people. You're so stupid. You'll be fooled if I take you there."
Elsa blushed and defended herself. "I, I'm not stupid … I, I'm just too lazy to think …"
"Whoa, it's the first time I've heard someone say stupid is so refreshing … Ah! Don't hit me! "
Elsa was so angry that she waved her little fist and wanted to fight Tang En. Tang En immediately held Elijah in front of him as a shield.
"Sister Elsa …"
Elijah looked at Elsa with tears in her eyes. There were still remnants of the pastry in her mouth. Nola on her shoulder looked exactly like her. These two cute things, one big and one small, stared at her with their big eyes. She couldn't wave her fist no matter what.
"Sir, Sir Lord is too cunning!"
Elsa pursed her lips and stared at Tang En angrily.
"Hehe …"
Tang En laughed.
"Sir Lord, stop fooling around. We're talking business."
Hilton said helplessly. "No matter what, I can't accompany you to this banquet tonight."
"Then … I'll go back and bring Fiona here?"
Tang En rubbed his chin. "If it's Fiona, she should be very good at dealing with this kind of occasion, right?"
Hilton smiled. "Of course. After all, Miss has been studying hard to revive the Rosa d 'Oro family."
"Well, I'll go back."
"But," Hilton spread out her hands. "Do you think Miss can leave now?"
Tang En was stunned. Ellington was now in full swing, and Fiona was also busy from morning to night. She had no time to leave, let alone attend a meaningless banquet.
"Well, that is to say, I can only go alone tonight?"
Tang En didn't know whether to laugh or cry. After all, he was a lord and the boss of the Datang Chamber of Commerce. If he was reduced to attending a banquet alone, the nobles would laugh at him.
"You can bring Miss Elijah," Hilton said with a smile.
Hilton said with a smile, "There is usually a lot of delicious food at a banquet. Miss Eliya will be very happy."
"No way!"
Elijah hurriedly shook her head. "Elijah is not such a glutton!"
… Before saying that, can you put the desserts back on the plate?
How can you two fight over them with Nola?!
At this time, Tang En suddenly froze and looked at the window with a strange expression.
Hilton also looked over. The afterglow of the setting sun shone into the room diagonally. The golden light spread on the ground, and they could see the glorious castle in the distance.
Hilton nodded and praised, "What a beautiful scene."
"It's beautiful, but …"
Tang En smiled strangely. "Miss Ye Ge, can you put down the dagger in your hand? I have a child here. I don't want her to see blood. "
"Ye Ge?!"
Hilton was shocked. "Where?!"
As a merchant, of course, Hilton was afraid of thieves.
"Your reaction is quite sharp. Are all rogue Mages so powerful?"
The air beside the window rippled, and Aurelia, who had turned into Ye Ge, appeared before them again.
"You've got your eyes on me?"
Tang En blinked. "To be honest, my income can't compare to those big nobles, and I have so many people to feed in my territory. Let's talk about it. Why don't you steal from someone else? I think Duke Cadier is a good target. "
"You want me to steal from Duke Cadier?"
Ye Ge said unhappily. "Why don't you want me to kill myself?"
Tang En looked at Ye Ge with interest. "No, I think it's strange. What gave you the courage to appear before me again?"
"I wanted to repay you for your ruthless behavior last time, but I didn't expect to hear something interesting."
"My ruthless behavior?"
Tang En smiled. "I tied you up and locked you in a box, and you escaped in front of hundreds of people … And you said you were forced to take refuge in my shop? Are you stupid or am I stupid? "
Ye Ge was speechless.
"Although you tried to pretend to be pitiful and enter my inner circle, I'm not stupid enough to give you a chance to attack us. That money is very important to us."
Tang En stood up, his eyes sharpening. "So I'm sorry this time, Miss Ye Ge. You might really have to go to jail for a while."
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