"Then ….. princess Aurelia?"
"Ah, I'm sorry, I also don't have money."
Aurelia revealed an embarrassed smile and Charles fell into a daze.
Frank said, "Humph, un!"
Charles came back to his senses and said with a serious look, "Princess Aurelia, please don't joke around."
"You think I'm joking with you?"
Aurelia said with a bitter smile, "How much money does our royal family have, could it be that you don't know?"
Frank softly said, "Of course we don't know."
"… …"
Aurelia revealed a faint smile, "In short, we can't take out that much gold coins. The reason why we bid is to save the market."
Without waiting for Charles to speak, Aurelia continued, "But you can be assured. Although we can't take out that much gold coins, we can compensate the Cardier Family in other ways. For example ….. a full tax cut."
Charles' eyes lit up, "How much?"
"30%, two years."
"Not enough."
Frank cut them off and spread his hand, "50%, three years!"
"The duke's appetite is too big."
Aurelia revealed a ghost of a smile, "The authority royal father gave me is at most 40%. In two years, with the Cardier Family's background, the 40% tax cut in two years is enough for you to earn back the money you lost from the Magic Crystal mine."
"Princess, you're joking. This is a large market and we've almost completely given up on this market, it hurts our hearts."
Frank's smile made it hard for people to see what he was thinking, but there was no doubt that he was very satisfied with the 40% tax cut in two years.
It was like Aurelia said, with a 40% tax cut in two years, the shocking income of the Cardier Family's other industries would be enough to make up for the loss of profits from selling the Magic Crystal mine. The mineral tax, agricultural tax, business tax, and other taxes added together wasn't a small number. With this tax cut, they could even earn a large amount as a middleman.
"It seems like the Lord Duke has agreed."
There was a parchment scroll that had already been prepared in Aurelia's hand.
Frank said with a smile, "Charles, why aren't you giving the contract to her highness?"
Both sides completed the handover.
"Congratulations Baron Tang En, Princess Aurelia. If we want to buy Magic Crystals in the future, we'll have to look for you."
"What are you talking about?" Tang En said with a smile, "Didn't His Excellency Duke Frank leave behind a mine? It's enough for us to produce and sell."
The important Magic Crystal mine was finally in his hands, so Tang En was in a very happy mood. After grasping the energy lifeline, he could follow his original plan to expand the market.
Frank said with a fake smile, "Ha, ha, our Cadier Family is famous for our Magic Crystal mines. Even if we give up this market, we have to leave a mine to keep up appearances."
"I see."
Tang En nodded. "Then we'll take our leave first."
"Won't the baron stay for the dinner?"
"No, I have an appointment with Ms. Fiona … You know what I mean."
Tang En purposely winked and signaled with his eyes.
"Oh, then I won't keep you any longer."
Frank said with a smile, "I wish your excellency a pleasant night."
"Of course, I'm certain that tonight will be a pleasant night."
Tang En turned to leave while laughing.
"Your highness?"
"I also need to return to the palace. Royal father is still waiting for me to come back for dinner, goodbye."
Aurelia said goodbye to him and also left.
After Tang En and Aurelia left one after the other, Charles' expression became very bad.
"This Tang En, he really does have something going on with Victor."
Frank muttered to himself, "This fellow ….. What are they planning?"
"Sir father."
Charles said in a bitter voice, "The mine was sold, but we didn't get a single gold coin back. What should we do?"
"It doesn't matter if we don't have gold coins, we don't lack gold coins right now. But the things they used to trade … …"
Frank said thoughtfully, "Lawrence reported about the combine harvester, and his words were full of praise. It is said that the efficiency of harvesting farmland is extremely amazing. If we can use the mine to exchange for those combine harvesters, it would be a good deal."
"And the policy Victor used to trade ….. Hehe, power is really a good thing."
Frank spread out the scroll, and the corners of his mouth curled up slightly, "It's just a policy in exchange for three mines … …"
Charles frowned and said, "But Victor is not a fool. Why would he agree to this policy? Obviously, the benefits of a 40% tax reduction in two years are greater. Why would he agree to use this policy in exchange for the mines? "
"The official statement is to save the market."
"Sir father, do you believe it?"
"It would be strange if I believe it."
Frank's smile became more and more benevolent, "It is because the benefits they gave out are so amazing that I am even more suspicious of their motive in exchanging for the mines … … Now that the mines are in their hands, their purpose should be revealed soon … … Waiting is really torturous."
Frank was not afraid of any conspiracy by Victor, nor was he afraid of a full-scale war, but he was afraid of this feeling of the unknown.
The unknown was painful, and waiting for the moment when the unknown was revealed was even more torturous.
After Tang En, Fiona, and Aurelia left the Cadier family one after another, the two carriages quickly converged and drove into the Royal District.
Because of their sensitive identities, they could not participate in the auction, so Victor, Aubury, and Aradeline were waiting for their return in the study.
"They're back!"
Aubury suddenly opened his eyes.
"I hope the plan succeeds."
Aradeline gritted his teeth and said, "It's too torturous to wait for the results."
Victor had the best self-restraint, but at this moment, he was also restless because this matter involved too many things.
He took a gamble because of Tang En's identity as the "Son of God." If he won this round, then he would have to continue betting heavily on Tang En in the future.
If he lost this round, he still did not dare to do anything to Tang En. He could only swallow his resentment and prepare for the civil war.
The footsteps were getting closer and closer. Victor and the others' hearts were beating faster and faster. They could not help but stand up.
Clang!
The door was pushed open, and the expressionless Tang En walked into the study.
Seeing his expression, Victor and the others' hearts skipped a beat. They knew that this was not good.
The next moment, he showed a bright smile and gave a thumbs up. "We did it!"
The sudden reversal almost made the three of them breathless.
"Did, did it?"
"Yes, it worked."
"If it worked, why did you look like you were going to die when you walked in?"
"I wanted to leave you with suspense."
"Suspense my ass!"
Aubury drew his sword with a clang. "I really want to kill you right now!"
As soon as his voice fell, the smiling Aurelia and Fiona also entered the study.
At the sight of Fiona, Aubrey was stunned.
Although the girl had grown up, he could still see her when she was a child.
Fiona also saw Aubury. When she thought of Tang En saying that he was her godfather, Fiona felt a little awkward because she had no impression of him at all.
"Greetings, Your Majesty."
Fiona bowed to Victor in a very restrained manner.
"We're all on the same side. No need for formalities."
Victor did not know what the relationship between Fiona and Tang En was. If she was the lover of the Son of God, then he could not afford to accept her kneeling …
"You know everyone here, so I won't introduce you. This is my chief financial officer, Fiona Golden Rose."
Tang En introduced Fiona before teasing Aubury, "You've seen your goddaughter, why don't you bring a greeting gift?"
Aubury was stunned. He didn't know that Tang En would bring Fiona here, so of course he wouldn't prepare a gift.
"Sir Lord … …"
The nervous Fiona grabbed Tang En, "Let's talk business."
"Oh, right, business."
Tang En gave a soft cough before opening his arms, "Everyone, cheer. With our cooperation, the Cardier Family's Magic Crystal Mine has finally fallen into our hands!"
Aradeline added, "Don't forget my sacrifice!"
"That counts as a sacrifice? Cheap people are just hypocritical! "
Aubury curled his lips, "If marrying a beautiful wife is a sacrifice, believe me, there are countless men in this world who want to sacrifice themselves."
Adrian said to Victor without any expression, "Your majesty, I think his words need to be passed on to Parola."
"Damn, that's not what I meant! I'm talking about you bastard! "
"Alright, alright, I understand."
Victor didn't know whether to laugh or cry, "Let's not bicker at this good time, I've already ordered people to prepare a celebration banquet. Tonight, it will be an important page for our royal family to turn around. Everyone, let's drink to our heart's content!"
"Royal father, it's still too early to turn around."
Aurelia couldn't help saying, "We've paid such a large price to take the Magic Crystal Mine, but we don't know if Baron Tang En can maximize the value of the Magic Crystals. There's still a large risk for us right now."
Everyone looked at Tang En when they heard this.
"Relax, Fiona is in charge of this."
Tang En, who was rubbing his palms together, chuckled. "After we finish our meal, we'll go back and start planning for an increase in production and expansion. To be honest, if we hadn't been waiting for this moment, our magical machinery would have long been famous."
Victor said with a smile, "Speaking of this, I'm also very interested in the magic machines you mentioned. Can you get me some? The royal family also has some private farms. "
"Of course."
Tang En nodded, "Buy them with money."
Victor's smile froze on his face.
"Ke, your majesty doesn't need to care, he's just joking."
Fiona gave a soft cough and secretly pinched Tang En, "If your majesty needs it, of course we'll send it over."
"He, he … …"
Victor gave a dry laugh.
Tang En's natural expression didn't seem like he was joking.
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