Chapter 73: The Corn Laws, Royal Evening
Who is behind this?
Greg?
This is not his style.
Grallint?
He should not have such great courage and motivation.
It was not until Hastur went to Backlund University and met Professor Wayne that he realized that it was Professor Wayne who was behind all this.
After years of teaching and educating people, Professor Wayne may not have many students all over the world, but he still has many students, many of whom are outstanding.
After learning of Professor Wayne's request, the newspaper called Backlund Daily put the news about Hastur in a more prominent place on the front page.
Successfully joined the Three Gods Church and the latest news of the Dawn occupied the front page.
The Backlund Daily is a large newspaper covering the entire Loen, and its gold content is extremely high.
Hastur could not say anything except sighing silently.
After all, Professor Wayne was kind-hearted.
Sure enough, in the evening of the next day, Greg came to visit in person, saying that after the king learned of his heroic deeds, he would reward him and let him attend the party this Saturday.
Hastur asked tentatively, "What is the king's reward usually?"
Greck smiled and said, "It's a bit difficult to be promoted to a noble title. I guess he will give you some land. After all, the royal family also won a lot of real estate from your father."
"..."
Hasta didn't know how to describe Voltaire. At the same time, he was also curious about how much property the Campbell family had at that time.
Greck looked around and lowered his voice and said, "The kingdom is about to change. If the king asks you to choose between land and gold pounds, you must choose gold pounds."
Hasta was shocked and said in surprise, "Is the kingdom going to abolish the Corn Law?"
Greck didn't speak immediately. He just looked at Hastur up and down for a while, and then sighed, "Hasta, you are worthy of being my best friend. You are very sensitive to politics and very smart."
No, I just knew in advance that the Corn Law would definitely be abolished before Klein was born, but I didn't know exactly when it would be.
Hasta murmured in his heart and smiled: "I have always been concerned about the future of Rune."
"A baron title is too low, it is not worthy of your intelligence and wisdom."
"Revitalizing the glory of the Campbell family has always been my goal."
The two talked about the situation in Rune for a while, and then Hasta mentioned investment.
The wheel of fate has begun to turn, and he should make some plans early so that he can get more benefits in the future.
He has now paid off Grallint's debt of 2,000 gold pounds, and with the king's upcoming reward, he has a lot of spare money to use.
Investment is the best direction.
Especially when the Corn Law is about to be repealed and reforms begin.
The good times when the land nobles lie at home and collect money are about to pass, and the next is the rise of the bourgeoisie.
For example, steel, banking, coal and other fields.
That is what Greg and Hibbert are currently doing together.
Greg told Hasta tactfully that if you want to enter the banking field, you need very strong funds, at least 100,000 gold pounds to start. Although the threshold for steel is lower, Hasta does not have that money now.
As for coal, if he could gather 10,000 gold pounds, he could help Hasta get started.
Hasta thought about it and still felt that buying related stocks was more suitable for him.
With his current financial resources, he could not become a banker, and could only be a small retail investor.
Greg smiled and said, "This is the wisest choice. Through stocks, 10,000 gold pounds can easily make 100,000 gold pounds, but 100,000 gold pounds can hardly make 1 million gold pounds."
Hasta understood what Greg meant. He wanted to help him buy stocks and increase his wealth in a short period of time through insider information and operations.
Hasta really couldn't say no to such kindness.
In the end, he could only sigh that retail investors are destined to be cut!
...
Saturday night, seven o'clock.
Hasta put on a dress, sprayed on expensive perfume, and dressed up for half an hour with the help of three maids, barely meeting the requirements of Butler Neil.
Attending the party organized by the royal family is troublesome, and every aspect must be exquisite.
Butler Neil also specifically reminded him that he must show the elegant and generous side of the nobles at the dinner party tonight, and must not act like at home!
Recently, Hasta was very casual at home because of the need to play the role of a barbarian, and he did not act like an elegant and decent noble when he went out.
This made Butler Neil very worried about his performance at the party tonight.
Hasta felt that Butler Neil's worry was very correct.
The party organized by the royal family can be said to be the most cumbersome and most rule-abiding place in the Loen noble circle, which just meets Hasta's needs to play the role of a barbarian.
This is a good opportunity to digest the potion as soon as possible.
But he will try to be more obscure to avoid an unmanageable situation.
He himself knows that playing the role of a barbarian should be more courageous and fearless, ignoring these rules and regulations, so as to better digest the potion.
But in this kind of occasion, being too unruly can easily make his noble reputation fall to the bottom.
He can only try to act according to the situation.
It's better to go slowly than to make a big fuss.
At 7:30, Hasta came to the place where the royal family held the dinner tonight.
This place is similar to his Aster Manor on the outskirts. They are both manors with a large area. The only difference is that this place is in the center of Backlund instead of in the suburbs.
Hastur's arrival attracted a lot of attention, and with the appearance of the report in Backlund Daily, many nobles also knew about him, the heir to the Campbell family.
Coupled with the aura of Voltaire, a famous celebrity, he naturally became the target of many nobles.
Hastur kept a decent smile and looked around, finding Viscount Graylint who was also attending tonight's party.
He walked over holding a glass full of wine.
Gray Linte also smiled and came over with a toast, touched Hastur's wine glass lightly, and said with a smile: "Hasta, I heard that the king intends to reward you tonight."
"maybe."
Hastur did not continue to talk about this topic, but walked to a quiet corner with less people to chat with Gray Lint. The whole person felt much more relaxed.
"Hasta, you can't have such a temper. As a qualified noble, it is very important to learn to communicate with others."
Seeing that Hastur was unmoved, Gray Lint continued: "For example, Miss Audrey, her temperament does not like to attend noisy banquets, but as long as she participates, whether it is dealing with others or communicating elegantly, she will It’s so perfect.”
"you're right."
Hastur nodded, walked toward the crowd with his wine glass in hand, then walked around them, and came to the corner alone, sipping the wine and admiring the so-called aristocratic elegance.
"..."
After witnessing this scene, Gray Linte was stunned for a long time, and finally walked into the crowd with a glass of wine, and skillfully communicated with the familiar nobles.
Audrey was naturally invited to tonight's banquet. She came relatively late, arriving at the party around 8:20.
Her arrival naturally attracted a lot of attention. Hasta used her light to taste tonight's dessert in his free time.
It is worthy of being produced by the royal family. The taste and texture are both excellent. It is difficult to evaluate the advantages and disadvantages between them at the moment.
Mainly because he ate a little less. If he had tasted it for a while, he would have been able to prioritize the dozens of desserts tonight.
Audrey, who was among the crowd watching, naturally saw Hastur, who was far away from the crowd and enjoying desserts.
"Mr. Hastur is obviously not in the same world as the other nobles. Well, he seems to like desserts? Especially the chocolate cake. He tasted it three times."
Audrey communicated appropriately with other nobles, and took a look at Hastur when she was free.
"I'll try it too."
Audrey came to the chocolate cake, took only a small spoonful, put it in her mouth, and tasted it silently.
It has a soft taste with a bit of bitterness in the mouth, followed by a mouthful of fragrance, and a continuous sweet taste emerging from the bitterness.
The taste is rich, sweet but not greasy, and the slight bitterness adds a lot of flavor. It is indeed much more delicious than what is made at home.
She tasted another small spoonful and left the place, not tasting the same food too many times, which was the default rule at parties.
Otherwise, people will think that you have not seen the world.
By the lakeside, Hastur was quietly admiring the moonlight in the lake.
"Baron Campbell, you are more handsome than the newspapers describe you."
A middle-aged man of about thirty-five years old approached with a smile on his face and a glass of wine.
His eyes were like a ruler, constantly measuring Hastur.
The unabashed gaze was like seeing a beautifully packaged product, full of greed and disgust.
Hastur frowned and said, "You are?"
"Viscount Chelf Barron!"
The middle-aged nobleman is obviously very proud of his surname.
"..."
Hastur had no intention of talking to him, so he just said some polite words and prepared to leave.
Chelf stopped Hastur, leaned close to his ear and whispered: "As long as you are willing to follow me, I can help you restore the glory of the Campbell family."
Hastur stopped, looked at him, and said calmly: "Say what you just said again?"
"Young and handsome nobles like you are a very scarce resource in the circle."
"Thank you for the compliment."
Hasta had a smile on his face, and Chelf looked proud. Just as he was about to say a few more words, Hasta grabbed his neck and lifted him up.
Under Chelf's horrified eyes, he threw him into the artificial lake. With a plop, Chelf's obviously fat body crashed into the lake, causing a large ripple.
"It's better for you to go down and clear your head."