Beatrice said:
"That’s where Lady Xilin’s cleverness lies. After all, she is one of us from Ense. With her intelligence, how could she not foresee the severe consequences if this painting fell into soone else’s hands?"
"So even before it was created at the border of the Snow Country, she had already placed several restrictions on this painting."
Louis was shocked: "You can place restrictions on it?"
Beatrice nodded: "The place where ’Border of the Snow Country’ takes effect must be within the Ense Empire, this is the first restriction."
"Only Lady Xilin, her husband, their descendants, and mbers of the Ense Royal Family can summon the city walls, this is the second restriction."
"As for the thod of using ’Border of the Snow Country,’ many years ago, Lady Xilin secretly sent it to the Imperial Palace."
"Very few people know about this, and we have wanted to retrieve this painting for over a hundred years now."
"But Lady Xilin passed away suddenly, and by the ti we learned of this, most of her remaining works had already been snatched by ambitious people."
"Including this precious ’Border of the Snow Country.’"
"The royal family has kept this secret for almost a hundred years, continuously planning to bring this national treasure ho. But because Lady Xilin’s paintings are highly valued, it has not been able to return for a long ti."
"It wasn’t until recently, the Am Empire, which held the painting, never managed to test its use, that they agreed to auction it at a high price."
Louis clicked his tongue.
Just from Beatrice’s brief words, one could infer the countless hidden strategic maneuvers behind this national treasure’s return ho.
Louis pondered for a mont and said:
"In that case, I’ll divert a stream of cash flow here to prevent any problems during the auction."
Beatrice smiled and said:
"Are you worried soone might snipe us at the auction?"
Louis nodded:
"’Border of the Snow Country’ must not be lost. It’s been a hundred years, and even if the royal family has kept the information well-hidden, there’s no guarantee that unexpected variables won’t arise."
Beatrice nodded:
"I’ve allocated 1 million gold coins, a price that surpasses any market value of Lady Xilin’s works."
Louis shook his head and said:
"Although I’m unaware of the prices of Lady Xilin’s other paintings, if the effect of ’Border of the Snow Country’ were known to outsiders, I would not hesitate to spend 1 million gold coins to buy it."
Beatrice found it reasonable but sighed and said:
"In that case, it might have to be you who first draws from your side."
Louis quickly understood Beatrice’s aning.
gold coin = 10,000 copper coins.
The purchasing power of 1 copper coin is similar to RMB from the previous life.
In other words, for the Ense Royal Family to purchase this painting, they directly accessed a cash flow equivalent to 10 billion RMB.
This is not a small sum.
The main point is...
"Is this draw made in the na of the royal family and not in the na of the Ense Empire?"
Beatrice nodded:
"In the na of the royal family ans using our private treasury; in the na of the empire ans using the national treasury."
"The commotion of using the national treasury is too big; it’s not possible to hide it from outsiders."
"If the outside world knew, with the Am Empire’s businessn’s keen instincts, they would certainly realize that ’Border of the Snow Country’ has potential value that the Ense Royal Family could exploit."
"If it turns out to be such a worst-case scenario, spending more money would still count as nothing; the Ense Empire has the funds."
"But the fear is..."
Louis sighed.
The fear is that if Am Empire suddenly decides, "I’m not selling,"
Then the hundred-year-old layout on this side of the empire would have big problems.
Louis pondered for a mont and said:
"No, we can’t be led by the Am Empire and potential risks. Beatrice, let the Mayer Comrce Association handle the purchase of ’Border of the Snow Country’ this ti."
Beatrice was surprised for a mont: "Is that okay?"
Louis said: "Originally, the Mayer Comrce Association was created by to prevent risks."
"In this situation now, it’s precisely when the Mayer Comrce Association should play its role."
Louis smiled and said: "Moreover, for the Mayer Comrce Association, it’s indeed necessary to display so ans to tell our allies, in terms of cash flow, the Mayer Comrce Association fears no other association."
As he spoke, one idea after another popped into his mind.
He added:
"To be precise, it’s ti to further expand the reputation of Mayer Morgan Rockefeller."
"Recently, the comrce association has hit a bottleneck period, or rather... due to the rapid pace of expansion, my side’s liquid funds are sowhat insufficient."
Beatrice grumbled:
"You’re short on liquidity, yet you still think about getting involved in this?"
Louis laughed loudly:
"Precisely because there’s not enough liquidity, it’s essential to give investors confidence!"
"The more money-scarce, the more we need to showcase Mayer’s fearless nature to the outside world, otherwise how will we deter those wolves and tigers."
He blinked and said:
"Besides, this money isn’t truly flowing out of the Mayer Comrce Association."
Mayer’s identity, externally, is the top rchant of the Ense Empire.
Purchasing ’Border of the Snow Country’ with astonishing financial power and then "offering" it to the Ense Royal Family better fits others’ definition of the Mayer Comrce Association.
Otherwise, purely capitalizing on it, consuming so many imperial benefits without paying much of a price, doesn’t et the conditions for benefit consumption.
Making profits without paying a price is sothing no country would allow.
It’s important to note, whether it’s Tunisia or the Am Empire, when the Mayer Comrce Association enters, it still bears the weight of building local supply chains.
Even the Tower of Eternal Daylight serving as a transit station must allocate a portion of benefits to city heroes.
But on ho turf in the Ense Empire, no price at all was paid, and yet it consud the share of nationalized businesses?
There would inevitably be suspicions, perhaps questioning if there is any need for the Ense Empire to control the Mayer Comrce Association at all?
For instance... the true controller of the comrce association might be the highest tier of the empire.
Though this deception will be revealed eventually, it is certainly not now.
The Mayer Comrce Association still has a historical mission to stay hidden.
Being under Prince Louis’s protection is conceptually different from being directly controlled by Prince Louis or even the Eldest Princess.
With these understandings, he resolutely decided to be part of this matter.
He opened his communicator and contacted his dedicated executive, Lord Rom:
"Lord Rom, it’s Mayer."
"Mr. Mayer, how can I assist you?"
"Help divert 5 million gold coins in liquid assets, there’s a new plan."
Lord Rom said softly: "Please hold on."
A mont later, Lord Rom said: "Instruction verified as yours, the funds will be ready for you by tonight at the latest, still your previous corporate account?"
Louis said: "Yes."
"Alright, I’ll arrange it now."
Louis hung up the communicator and turned to Beatrice, saying:
"Since we intend to compete, we mustn’t leave the opponents any chance."
Beatrice said with emotion:
"Your approach suits you very well."
The Mayer Comrce Association is a one-man association.
Since Louis began acting under the identity of Mayer, the Mayer Comrce Association has forged a blood-stained path forward without looking back.
For the mbers of the Mayer Comrce Association, they do not need those high-level ideas.
The most important ones are those who can fully execute "Mr. Mayer’s" orders.
Although this behavior may turn the Mayer Comrce Association into a one-man show for Mayer,
for a comrce association without much historical background, what supports its rapid developnt is the personal charisma of its high-level founder.
Operating under a purely comrcial managent model instead sacrifices the Mayer Comrce Association’s greatest advantage.
From this perspective, it’s likely Lord Rom will remain Louis’s most useful subordinate for quite so ti.
A huge amount like 5 million gold coins, any other executive would imdiately question the funds’ utilization.
But Lord Rom wouldn’t.
On this point alone, he perfectly aligns with Louis as a tool person.
Thinking of this, Beatrice smiled and said:
"I initially worried your expansion might suffer from a lack of talent, but now it seems you can hold on for a while."
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