I Shall Master This Family's
79

Chapter 79

"Tambani...?"

Violet asked back with a blank look.

"Yes, mine. I'll buy the mine on behalf of the Pellet Company, Violet."

"Oh yeah...."

The answer was yes, however, his face showed that he did not understand.

"I know, mine is expensive."

Exactly it.

A mine has the same price as a plantation.

Depending on what is buried, there are times when the difference is several times over.

"Sorry, Miss Florentia."

Violet raised one hand carefully.

"What kind of mine do you have in mind?..."

"It's a coal mine."

"Oh, I don't know if that's possible."

Violet seemed to be counting the amount of money I gave her when I opened this Pellet Company.

"I won't use the money of the Pellet Company, Violet."

"But even a relatively cheap coal mine would cost a thousand gold."

The monthly wage of an ordinary worker without special skills was about three silvers.

And when 40 pieces of silver are collected, it is worth gold.

I earned 8 gold per month just by breathing as Lombardy.

After adulthood, this money rises to 20 gold.

Of course, the money I need to live a basic life does not count.

Ever since I was born, this money has been piling up in my vault at the Lombardy bank.

After the daddy apparel business started and made Clerivan my man.

I left all the money I'd saved to Clerivan and invested it in Gallahan's clothing store.

And the result, of course, was very successful.

"Clerivan, do you have enough money?"

I looked back at Clerivan, who was enjoying the aroma of tea and asked.

"Well, it doesn't matter if the price of the mine doesn't exceed 3000 gold. If it exceeds that, it takes about a month to raise funds. We have to get him cash."

"It's okay."

Violet looked dumbfounded as she heard me and Clerivan talking casually.

"3000 Gold ..."

He muttered softly as if the money was not real.

I think he still needs a little time to get used to it.

"After all, if we are going to run the business we think of in the future, we should take this opportunity to raise funds."

With this single investment, the Pellet Company would become one of the best in the Empire.

I assure.

Clerivan asked me, smiling meaningfully.

"Which mine do you have in mind?."

As expected, Clerivan.

He's good at reading my mind.

"Old coal mines in the Lira region in the northwest will be auctioned off. It belongs to the Lencanta family. The size of the mine itself was quite large, but expectations of the amount of coal remaining were very low."

In my previous life, the story of the Lira mine was quite famous and talked about for a while to shake up the entire empire.

The Lencanta family that owns the Lira region is not harvesting well due to the ongoing drought.

However, they had to pay a fixed tax to the Royal Family every year, so they borrowed a lot of money from other nearby families.

In order to pay off the ever-increasing debt, a coal mine that was one of the assets was long auctioned off.

This is a bad coal mine.

The last time they did mining was a few decades ago.

But, a gemstone, which had never been found before, was buried under this old coal mine.

Gems that when polished by the right craftsmen, would be the kind of gems that everyone wanted to get, regardless of the Imperial Family or Aristocracy.

"At that level, it would be a successful bid with 1,000 gold."

Violet, who looked a little wary, said in a cautious voice.

"If we don't have a competitor, we might be able to take down 600 gold."

Clerivan is also optimistic.

But I shook my head.

"2000 gold."

The original winning bid was 1800 gold.

I'll just put 200 gold higher.

It was a simple auction where everyone was only given one chance to bid, so it was easy to win the bid if we knew how much others would spend.

"We have to spend about 2,000 gold to win the bid."

"What?"

Two people were surprised.

"It's not worth 2,000 gold to an old coal mine, Lady Florentia."

Clerivan.

Sure oes.

If it's a newly discovered coal mine, there's still a lot to dig.

2,000 gold is too much.

"You said it a moment ago. If you don't have a competitor, you can lower the price."

That's what Clerivan said a while back.

"Instead, there will be competitors, so we can't help but raise prices."

"No matter how competitive they are ..."

"The angenas will bargain for it."

In his previous life, it was Angenas who won the mine and hit the big jackpot.

Thanks to the jewels found in the Lira, Empress Rabini continued to maintain her power and bribed the nobles to empower Astana even though her relationship with the Emperor gradually deteriorated.

The office became quiet.

Then Clerivan swallowed.

"Of course, if you're going to deal with Angenas, you're going to have to risk that much ..."

Angenas has recently grown rapidly in size with aggressive investments in mining.

"Maybe it's not just a coal mine?

"Why do you think that, Violet?"

Violet with a finger on her chin started to think hard.

"But it's common to secretly send a specialist to reevaluate the mine before going to the auction.There's a chance we can have other information that Lencanta doesn't know."

I look at Violet's deduction with pleasure.

"Gold mines? But gold mines will be more aggressive. We have to get it somehow. However, given the winning bid is ambiguous, I don't think they want to show it as much as possible..... "

And I can see one consciousness on Violet's face.

"..."

But Violet would rather keep her mouth shut.

So I said it on his behalf.

"Iron ore."

"But iron ore ..."

"It was an illegitimate possession for Angenas."

Iron ore, a military resource, was largely subject to the Empire's monopoly.

When iron ore was found on their land, they were often given to the Imperial Family, raised titles, or granted other lands.

Of course, Angenas didn't do that.

They did not release the mines because of the low iron reserves, and became a family of iron owners.

"But what I want is not iron ore."

In the first place, the iron reserves are small.

Of course, this has its own uses.

"For now, the rest of the story is told after winning the bid for the mine."

If I devote all my plans now, I will only add to the confusion between Clerivan and Violet.

I stood up and instructed Violet.

"Find out about the Lira Coal Mine, Violet."

"Yes, Miss Florentia."

Violet's eyes lit up with a strong determination, as it was her first assignment from me.

"And Clerivan came out in a few days to visit the Capital"

The gems found this time around could not be handled by ordinary craftsmen.

we need highly experienced and talented craftsmen in the Empire.

Only in their hands will the gemstone shine.

Now I'm gonna steal it from Angnas.

Angenas, who will be hit by a mine right in front of his nose, has stomach pains and is rolling around.

Lombardy repaid the good tenfold, and the evil of his enemy tenfold.

Well, they have to regret it in the depths of their hearts.

Who tried to steal my father's business?

* * *

Early in the morning, I left for the Capital with Clerivan.

Of course, the reason was the tour with my teacher.

I dressed up a little more carefully than usual.

On my neck, I wore a flower-shaped necklace carved from the intact pomegranate stone of Perez.

It is easy to move because the highways used by thousands of people every day are well taken care of from the Imperial Palace to Lombardy.

Before long, we arrived at Sedakyuna, a bustling area mainly used by the nobility in the Imperial Capital.

Our first destination was a bakery called Caramel Avenue, which had just opened in Sedakyuna.

It was a popular place due to the ancient atmosphere with the use of fine charred marble and wood decorations.

I purposely left her alone today, but Laurel is also a big fan of this place.

"Welcome home."

A well-looking employee greeted us with a smile.

It was an impressive employee with dark yellow eyes, with curly brown hair neatly combed.

"My name is Bate, a Caramel Avenue employee. Can I show you upstairs?"

The displays and sales are available on the first floor, while desserts and tea are available on the second and third floors.

"No, I'll buy you a cake."

"Yes, then I'll take you there."

The more I look at it, the better it is for the dessert shop.

I stood behind Bate in front of the display booth with over 30 kinds of desserts.

"Hm."

Everything looks delicious.

It's hard to choose.

I know it. Don't worry about that.

"Give me everything."

"...Yea?"

Bate asked with a smile on her face.

"I can't choose. Please give me the dessert on display here."

The famous 'from there to there' shopping laws.

"Oh! Please split the packaging in two."

Being rich is the best

I observed the interior of Caramel Avenue, waiting for it to be packed.

"I'll pay the bill."

Clerivan stepped up and said.

"Yes, please."

This will be handled by the cost of the Pellet.

But Bate, who was about to give the bill, stared at Clerivan's face

"What's that?"

"Oh, no. Excuse me. Can I help you with the bill?"

When the offended Clerivan asked, Bate, smiled, and immediately apologized.

"Take one of the parcels home and eat with Louryl, and send one to Perez via Lombardy. Is possible?"

"Yes, Miss Florentia."

Then I threw my face away, and Bate's yellow eyes looked at me like she saw Clerivan a while ago.

I smiled gently.

"Let's go, Sir. Clerivans."

"Yes, Miss."

Clerivan followed me with two big boxes of cookies in both hands.

And the gaze of Bate, a Caramel Avenue employee, kept following until we boarded the train.