"Forget it then." Duke Grosvenor could barely accept the crying and injured Wilson, but he could not accept the fact that his only son had disappeared right under his nose for a month. Who knew if the person who came back after a month was still his son?
Moreover, William's expression clearly showed that he wanted to vent his anger on his son. As expected, before he could say anything, William said, "What a pity." Then he turned to Prince Charles and said, "Your Highness, how about letting Wilson train with me for a month? You can see that he's already learned a lot from me, but this is all superficial. I'm confident that he'll be reborn after a month."
"Thank you, but you have too many things to do, so I won't trouble you. I plan to let him go to the army for military training," Prince Charles rejected indirectly.
"Does England have an army? Sorry, I'm not belittling them, but what can Wilson learn if he goes there? Maybe he'll be mocked and teased on purpose. It'll be different if he follows me. I'll only drill him so hard that the only thought in his mind when he lies in bed every day is to sleep. I guarantee that he won't have the thought of settling accounts with children and tattling on them. "
Just as Prince Charles was about to refuse, King Philip, who was sitting on the sofa in the private room, complained, "Alright, what are you guys chatting about? Don't you feel guilty for making an old man who's almost eighty years old wait for you for so long? The sooner we finish talking about business, the sooner I can go home and rest. "
"Come over, gentlemen." After everyone entered the private room, Philip said to William, "Over here, let's sit closer so that I don't have to listen carefully when you talk."
"Good evening, Your Majesty."
"Good evening, William. Sit down, let's talk," Philip said with a smile.
"Thank you." William nodded and sat down on the sofa at the side with a smile. He knew very well that Philip had something to discuss with him, which was why he was so polite to him. Although the old king was old, there was no problem with his hearing. Otherwise, Philip wouldn't have been able to hear what they were talking about when they were more than ten meters away.
As soon as he sat down, William congratulated him, "I heard that you have a new grandson. Congratulations."
"Haha, this is indeed something to be happy about. Thank you."
After chatting for a long time, Wilson, who had received a signal from his father, Prince Charles, waited for a break in their conversation and said, "William, it's getting late. Let's get down to business. It's not good for my grandfather's health if it's too late."
William looked at Wilson, amused. Then, he nodded at King Philip. "Just tell me what you want me to do. I won't refuse if I can do it."
"Alright, let's get down to business. William, I heard that you're trading Celestial Dynasty antiques with Grand Duke Devin. Can you tell me the details?"
"I'm sorry," William pretended to shake his head apologetically. "I can only say that the Grand Duke of Devonshire has given me a 30% discount on the antiques worth one billion dollars in exchange for some ways to make money. So far, they have done a good job and are quite satisfied with the deal."
"You didn't buy it with cash?" Grand Duke Grosvenor interrupted. "I thought they were crazy. Even if they are short of cash, they can't sell antiques at a 30% discount. I didn't expect them to be a way to make money."
Prince Charles, who had been sitting on the side without speaking, said, "William, based on your character and the Grand Duke of Devonshire's experience, it seems that this way of making money is somewhat different?"
"Haha, of course, it's a way to make more than 500 million dollars a year. If you're lucky or ruthless, it's not difficult to make one billion dollars a year. That's the end of this topic. Gentlemen, you can ask the Grand Duke of Devonshire about the rest."
"One billion dollars a year, ha, no wonder the old Grand Duke of Devonshire refused to let me talk to him, saying that he didn't have time. It turns out that he wants to keep all the profits in the noble circle of Devonshire."
"No, Your Majesty, you're wrong about that. As far as I know, several nobles from other counties who are very close to the Grand Duke of Devonshire have recently been buying Chinese antiques from some nobles who are short of money at a low price. If it weren't for someone asking me if I accept Chinese antiques, we might not even know about this news after William and the Grand Duke of Devonshire have completed the deal."
"So, we've been excluded by some people," Wilson said in surprise.
"Haha, what's so strange about that? One billion dollars a year sounds like a lot, but it's not something that can be divided between one or two people. Those who participate will certainly keep it a secret. If it were you, you would keep it a secret too," Philip explained to his grandson with a smile. He then said to William, "Since you're buying Chinese antiques, you don't mind buying some from us, right?"
William understood what Philip meant. "Of course I don't mind, but the new channel that I left in my hands is used to settle this batch of antiques with the Grand Duke of Devonshire. The deal with you will have to wait until next time."
"William, you should be able to guess that the antiques that are worth one billion dollars can't all be good stuff. There must be a lot of ordinary goods in it. Besides, you're so smart, you should know the benefits of doing business compared to competing between two families," Grosvenor reminded him with a smile.
Everyone knew this, but it wasn't a good idea to eat from the west after eating from the east. Not only would he offend his old customers, the Grand Duke of Devonshire, but King Philip and the others might not necessarily approve of William in their hearts.
The relationship between the English nobles was inextricably linked. Today, they might be hostile to each other, but tomorrow, they might walk together because of common interests. It wasn't a one-time deal, so credibility was still important.
"Although I'd like to see the antiques in your hands, I still have the business ethics. I can only say sorry this time."
"Alright, it's our fault for being latecomers." Philip waved his hand to stop Grosvenor, who still wanted to say something. He knew that when Grosvenor had just inherited the title, some of the big nobles had made a move against him. So, like William, he didn't value the tacit understanding between the nobles.
However, as the head of all the nobles, he had to consider the balance between the nobles and maintain the shaky relationship between them.
"Then, what about the new company you have? Are you interested in letting us have a share in it?"
Philip's words made Grosvenor, who still wanted to say something, shut his mouth immediately. Even Prince Charles and Prince Wilson's eyes lit up.
The prospects of the new bulletproof goods company were obvious. To be frank, the five of them were all wearing the new bulletproof suits today. The price of a set of five million pounds was really distressing.
However, if they could become the antiques of this company, it wouldn't be distressing, but elation.
Philip knew that it wasn't easy to get the original shares, so he was prepared to let William rip him off. However, William smiled and said, "I remember that you promised me that you would help persuade the Oxford government to sell me the nearly 30,000 acres of land near Devonshire Castle. Your Majesty, can you tell me how this matter is going?"
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