"A few months is too long?" Philip's emotionless words shocked Wilson, who had never come into contact with such matters. He looked at his grandfather and father in disbelief.
Charles could not bear to see his son's fearful look. "Father."
Philip ignored Charles's worry and stroked his beard. "He's already 18 years old. It's time for him to experience some things. Think about William's experience. Suffering is the best teacher."
"But William had no choice. Wilson still has me and you. You've taught me before that with the current state of the country, the King doesn't need to scheme so much. No matter how perfect the scheme is, it'll still be exposed. Being open and aboveboard is the best choice."
"Yes, I did say those words, but I had no choice. The people don't want to see the nobles control too much land and property, so they've been restricting us. The politicians have been trying to please the voters and suppress us for votes. Although we've controlled a lot of wealth, we've been living in fear.
"We've been fighting for hundreds of years, and the situation hasn't shown any signs of improvement. Although we've been working hard to follow the rules set by the capitalists, it's been decades. Among the hereditary nobles, there's no one else other than Grosvenor who can make money. However, Grosvenor can only play in the low-level business of real estate, which is criticized by the people.
But now, it was different. This world was just a game of money. As long as William could reach the pinnacle in a certain industry and affect the livelihood of more people, he would be able to gain more rights to speak. Our lives would be much better.
So I have to ensure that William stands on the side of the hereditary nobles in Devonshire, and inheriting the title is the simplest and most direct way. "
Charles and Wilson understood such a simple and straightforward logic. Charles nodded. "That's right. In a sense, helping him is helping ourselves. If there's really a world's richest man or someone who can influence a certain industry among us hereditary nobles, it'll be beneficial for us. The only thing that worries me is that William is too stingy. It's not that easy to take advantage of him."
"Are we really not taking advantage of him?" Philip squinted his eyes and smiled. "William is a smart man. He must understand the benefits of roping us in. In the short term, we are indeed helping him for nothing. It looks like we are at a disadvantage.
However, the technologies that William brought out were all mature technologies that could be sold on the market. The valuation of 5 billion pounds was only to prevent us from taking advantage of the initial shares.
Think about it, it's only been a month, and there are more than 50 people I know who have bought more than one of these bulletproof suits. This month's sales should be at least 100 sets. What does 100 sets mean? It's a total of 500 million pounds. If a company that hasn't been listed can reach 500 million pounds in sales in a month, then what about the whole year? "
Charles immediately replied, "Even if the English market is saturated, it shouldn't be a problem to sell a few hundred sets. If the technology isn't cracked, it should be easy to sell 1,000 sets a year worldwide."
"Cracked? Haha, let's not talk about cracking the technology. I've sent people to look for it for nearly 20 days, and they don't even know where these suits are produced," Philip said faintly. "The Devonshire family used to be secret agents. It's not that easy to crack the secret from them."
"That means that no one will be able to copy these suits in the short term. 1,000 sets a year. God, wouldn't that be 5 billion pounds?"
It was such a simple math problem. Charles and Wilson understood it in a few seconds. When they thought about how the sales this year would be at least a few billion pounds, the unhappiness in their hearts immediately disappeared without a trace.
Philip looked at his son and grandson who understood and the corner of his mouth twitched. "I understand now. Not only are we not at a disadvantage, we are actually at a disadvantage. Think about it, the simplest and most direct benefit is that as long as we are the company's shareholders, it would be easy for us to get the new products in the first batch.
With William's money-grubbing personality, would those who can't buy the new products come to us for help if he limited or deliberately pulled apart the production of the old and new products? "
Wilson laughed. "Grandfather, they definitely will. A few days ago, someone came to me and wanted to buy an old bulletproof suit. Looks like I have to tell William that the new products must be sold in limited quantities. Only people with status can get an invitation from our company. Those who don't have status can just wear the old ones."
"Haha, you don't have to remind me. With my understanding of William, he will definitely do that," Charles, who had the most contact with William, said confidently.
They laughed and drove the car into Buckingham Palace. Before getting out of the car, Philip said to Charles, "Tomorrow morning, pick out some things that can be said and tell Grosvenor what we just said."
"Why don't you tell Grand Duke Grosvenor now?" Wilson asked curiously.
"Telling him tomorrow is to teach him a lesson. I don't need to think to know that Grosvenor, who can't understand, will smoke all night and can't sleep. I heard that he has some mental problems."
Charles looked at his father, who was staring at him, and said guiltily, "Grosvenor's thoughts are more serious. The economic crisis has caused him to suffer heavy losses. There might be some problems. Father, I will continue to pay attention and persuade him."
"Very good. There's one more thing. I heard that some people in Oxfordshire aren't very friendly to William's mother, Lena, in Devonshire."
"How can that be?" Charles and Wilson were surprised.
"Why not? Some idiots just can't see the situation clearly. They use their ancestors' contributions as capital and live like beggars. Yet, they still look down on the wealthiest family in England. You should stay away from people like this."
"Understood, Father."
"Yes, Grandfather."
"Also, let Diane find a chance to visit William's mother. From now on, she is the one we should pay attention to the most. Think about William's recent actions. You will understand that Lena is the only person in the world that William cares about.
Why did William set up the Devonshire Family Fund and let Lena be the actual owner? He was filial to his mother and also prepared for some possible situations.
Charles, Wilson, our enemies are not just ordinary people who are jealous and hate the nobles. Castles are often attacked because of internal conflicts. "
"Understood, Father."
"Yes, good night, my children."
"Good night, Father." "Good night, Grandfather."
Watching Philip walk into the palace, Charles pressed a button beside the car door. "Drive, send Wilson and me back to Kensington Palace."
"Yes, Your Highness."
Sitting in the car, Charles thought about Philip's words. When they were about to reach Kensington Palace, he saw Wilson's hesitant look. He smiled and said, "Let's go for a walk later."
"Yes, Father."
The motorcade entered Kensington Palace. Charles and Wilson got out of the car and walked into the garden. Only then did Charles say, "Tell me, what did you want to ask me in the car just now?"
"Father." Wilson hesitated for a few seconds and finally said, "I heard some rumors that the Earl of Oxford had a child when he was young. What, what, what,"
"Shut up."
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