Chapter 206 The World of Western Classics 19
Chapter 206 The World of Western Classics 19
Bentley's vineyard is really good, with beautiful scenery and pleasant climate. Everyone lived there for half a month before leaving.
There is no way to do this. Although this place has a beautiful view, it is too far away from the surrounding neighbors. There is no communication, let alone entertainment.
The manor was really empty. Except for the necessary furniture, there was only some red wine left. Among them, the more precious ones, which were produced in the previous vineyards, were taken away by Sir Jones.
Without books, and far from the river, gentlemen could do nothing but hunt.
Anxi doesn't like hunting. With his martial arts, hunting with a shotgun is not interesting at all.
Bingley didn't like hunting either. He was soft-hearted and didn't like such bloody activities.
Only Colonel Fitzwilliam and Mr. Darcy had a little fun, but they couldn't bear it every day.
And the ladies are even more boring, there is no ball, you can't buy beautiful clothes and jewelry, there is no piano in the key manor, no tools for painting, except for eating and drinking, it is really boring.
Therefore, after half a month, everyone couldn't bear it anymore and expressed their desire to go back to London.
After returning to London, Anxi heard a lot of news, and the most popular figures were Earl William's family and Sir Jones.
Sir Jones was very complacent. He not only bought the rare shares of the mine, but also became the guest of the two big men, and he was in the limelight for a while.
But the Earl's family was different. Knowing that Earl William had actually sold such a profitable property for an illegitimate child, the Countess fell ill immediately in a panic.
The Countess is from the family of the Duke of Smith, and she is the second daughter of the Duke.The status of the two is equal, so there is the original marriage.
After this incident broke out, Earl William directly faced pressure from the Duke, asking him to give an explanation.
The earl, who played the "affectionate" character, resisted the pressure from the duke and gave half of the property from the sale of the shares, which is 20 pounds, to his illegitimate son.
But at the same time, he also promised that the rest belonged to the earl's heir, and he would not spend a cent himself, and made a series of investments in the name of the heir.
Of course, these did not satisfy the duke. Whose insult is it that an illegitimate child gets the same money as the heir?
The final result was that the illegitimate child had to be sent away and promised not to set foot in the UK for the rest of his life.
This is also a promise in disguise. From then on, the earl will not help this illegitimate son again.
After all, according to the Earl's current political status, if he repeatedly helps his son who is not a British citizen, it will be difficult not to arouse suspicion and make people wonder whether he has taken refuge in foreign forces.
Such a guarantee barely satisfies the Countess and the Duke's Palace.
This matter went on and on for half a month, until the illegitimate child was sent away, and the heat subsided a bit.
And Anxi and the others just came back at this time, and after listening to all the gossip, they didn't let the center of the gossip shift to themselves.
As the summer heat dissipated, the city of London became more and more lively, and the gentlemen and ladies slowly returned to the city, which brought more gossip.
With the addition of new excitement, everyone didn't expand their thinking, and didn't connect the series of turmoil that happened before to Darcy and Anxi.
The incident of buying and selling mine shares passed away quietly, except for the parties involved, no one remembers it, let alone investigating the details.
On this day, Anxi was lying at home with salted fish, flipping through a freshly baked novel, and drinking coffee occasionally, feeling very comfortable.
The butler came to report, "Sir, Mr. Darcy is visiting."
Anxi nodded, and asked the butler to bring him directly to the small living room on the second floor.
In fact, they are already so familiar, even if they are not next door, they are also on the same street, within a few steps, but every time Darcy comes over, he will call the housekeeper to report, which also makes Anxi speechless.
But Bentley was completely different. When he came to Anxi's house, he yelled loudly at the gate. Before he entered the door, the purpose of coming had already been said.
Then, without waiting for Anxi to react, he took Anxi to Darcy's house a few steps away.The speed of its actions and the agility of its movements are amazing.
When Darcy came in, he was still dressed in a decent suit, not particularly grand, but he was also strict and well-behaved.
Anxi smiled and asked the butler to take out the tea set and put down the coffee.
Although Darcy is a Westerner, he fell in love with this activity after watching Anxi make tea, and he also asked Anxi for advice many times.
Anxi has already taught everything that can be taught. As for the feelings and feelings, he has to experience them himself.
But Anxi saw that Darcy learned well, he was methodical, and people with smart minds learned everything quickly.
Washing tea, brewing tea, and pouring tea in a slow manner, after finishing, Anxi took a sip by himself, which was not bad.
I bought this tea on Taobao, and there were not many cans left. Seeing that Darcy liked it, I kept one can, and gave the rest to him.
But a few days ago, Darcy also sent him some tea, saying that it was brought back by the caravan of Darcy's family. Anxi hadn't opened it yet to see what kind of tea it was.
Darcy picked up the teacup in front of him, took a sip carefully, and then explained his purpose to Anxi.
"The rubber factory has already dealt with everything, whether it is the purchase channel of raw materials or the sales of products, there is no problem."
Anxi raised his eyebrows, "Is there no moth on Sir Jones' side?"
"Not yet. He is enjoying the glory of victory. He sold the rubber factory to us. He will not tamper with it in a short time. Otherwise, his current good reputation will easily be flawed." Darcy shook his head.
"This is really a hypocritical person. He wants to calculate the benefits of others, but he is unwilling to let go of his own face." Anxi commented that such a person is destined to fail to achieve great things.
"But it's also annoying." Darcy said succinctly.
"So which industry is he eyeing again?" Anxi immediately realized that Sir Jones would not tamper with the rubber factory, after all, that matter has not been completely over yet.But that doesn't mean he won't mess with other things.
"Textile factory," Darcy nodded, confirming Anxi's guess.
"Which link went wrong?" Anxi was curious. Based on his previous understanding of the various industries of the Darcy family, this textile factory is currently one of the most profitable industries of the Darcy family. On average, it can bring Darcy a year. A net profit of [-] to [-] yuan.
Moreover, this textile factory has been profitable as early as three years ago, and now it is operating well. The online raw materials and offline sales are very stable, so there shouldn't be any problems.
"Raw materials and sales, the Jones family buys raw materials at a higher price and dumps goods at a lower price."
"Where did he get so much money?" Anxi wondered, if he had so much money, Sir Jones would not have to sell the manor and rubber factory.
"Since he bought shares in the mine, a group of businessmen have gathered around him, hoping to reach a cooperation."
"But that's not right either."
To buy a large amount of raw materials, even to the point where Darcy can't buy them, the capital required is not a small amount.Then he sold it at a lower price, not to mention that if he could sell it or not, even if he sold it, the profit would be pitifully small.Where did he have such a good eloquence, to trick those smart businessmen into paying, and followed him to attack Darcy's factory?
"He borrowed the names of those two."
"So, those two also made a move, planning to sell their shares, just like Earl William?"
Darcy nodded, agreeing with Anxi's idea. The two probably wanted to use Sir Jones' hand to transfer the shares already in their hands to others.
Anxi smiled, "Then some people are going to hate Sir Jones to death?"
Those who can afford to buy mine shares must have certain financial strength. When they find out that they have been tricked, they dare not resent the two high-ranking and powerful people, so they can only hate Sir Jones.
There was also a smile in Darcy's eyes, which was the joy of seeing his enemy commit suicide.
"Didn't he investigate before dealing with you?" Closer to home, Anxi once again talked about the textile factory.
As long as you go to Darcy's textile factory to take a look, you can find the problem. Then the freshman factory building even built a staff dormitory, and there is a problem at first sight!
The scale of Darcy's textile factory is large, and there are thousands of female textile workers alone. The reason why the profit is only [-] to [-] is also the reason why Darcy gave too much profit.
First of all, Darcy buys high-quality raw materials, and the production cost is more than three levels higher than other factories.
Secondly, he treats the workers very well, the factory is well equipped, the machines are all the most advanced, the working environment is clean, the wages of the workers are not low, and he also recruits a group of orphans to do what he can.
Then, in the sale of the cloth, Darcy also made a profit. Although it was a high-quality cloth, he sold it at the price of ordinary cloth.
This feeds a large number of small businessmen, allowing them to make a living from the difference.
Therefore, in essence, Darcy's textile factory is actually suspected of doing charity, but this charity factory can still bring him an income of [-] to [-] pounds a year, so outsiders have not suspected it.
Everyone's textile mills have this income, and Nadarcy's is also like this, isn't it normal?
However, what they don't know is that compared to their factory with dozens or hundreds of people, Darcy's scale is much larger.
Because of this, Darcy needs more raw materials than they imagined.
In order not to cause problems with raw materials, Darcy has more than one purchase channel, and Sir Jones can take care of wherever he wants.
In terms of sales, although Darcy will also ship to some merchants and shops, the bulk is still given to those small merchants, allowing them to take the goods to the whole of the UK and even Europe.
Under such circumstances, how could Sir Jones prevent Darcy from selling the goods?
So, no matter which aspect it is, it can't affect Darcy, so why is he here?
"This is a good opportunity." Darcy was as concise as ever.
But what he meant was very clear, and Anxi understood it as soon as he heard it, and he couldn't help but start to stir in his heart.
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