Chapter 407: Ultimate Dog Licking

Thomas felt abandoned.

Because he tampered with Yvonne's secret letter, after the incident was exposed, he lost the opportunity to work beside his father, and the power in his hand was transferred to take charge of business again.

This is also very familiar to him.

Recently, the biggest reason why the Scarlid family has been able to gain a firm foothold in the noble class of Abetus is that Garcia has controlled the trade routes in the western sea area.

Through the distribution of some profits, let a group of nobles gather together.

However, after taking over the commercial work again, Thomas approached Admiral Garcia again, hoping to transport a batch of goods out of the harbor, but he did not expect a simple question, but was ruthlessly rejected.

Thomas also asked his uncle, but got no answer.

"Is it because I have no value to use? So even Uncle Garcia wants to give up on me?" Thomas was distressed. He stated to Garcia the huge power behind the shipment and the benefits it brought.

But the result didn't change anything.

Still unwilling to give up, Thomas changed several kinds of goods in a row, but they were all ruthlessly rejected in the end.

But how did he know that Garcia received Sigmon's order, and several kinds of goods were strictly prohibited from exporting. At this time, he had no way to explain to his nephew, so he could only end the communication between the two in agitation. .

He wanted to ask his father to mediate, but Thomas was afraid of being scolded bloody, and on the other hand, the noble who entrusted him was also waiting for the goods to leave the port.

Unable to advance, unable to retreat, under the irritated mood, Thomas got himself drunk again. For the first time, he felt a kind of sadness after being abandoned.

Get up from the woman's entanglement, put on clothes indiscriminately, and staggered away from the gentle village.

The weather in Abetus at the end of September had begun to cool down. When he opened the door, the night wind blowing on his face refreshed Thomas' spirits.

He thought of the happy time not long ago, as if all this happened because the gentleman left.

"How could it be dead? Mr. Henrik..."

Turning up his collar and putting on his hat, Thomas walked to his carriage with an inexplicable emotion in his eyes.

"Go outside the city." He told the coachman.

Seeing Thomas board the carriage, the coachman raised his whip, but at this moment, Thomas let out a short scream from inside the carriage.

"What happened, sir?" asked the coachman warily.

"No...it's nothing, I drank too much and hit my head." For some reason, the coachman heard a hint of surprise in Thomas' voice.

The carriage starts.

At this time, under the dim light of the carriage, Thomas was looking at the man sitting opposite him with a look of excitement.

"How is this possible?" He opened his mouth wide, "Mr. Henrik, haven't you already...?"

"Dead?" Sigmund smiled, "Who told you the news?" He then asked.

"It's my father. He learned about it from Bishop Yvonne." Thomas replied.

"I'm fine." Sigmund showed a reassuring smile, "This trip to the southern waters has also achieved surprising results."

"By the way, you did a good job about Yvonne's secret letter." He gave Thomas an encouraging look.

"This is what I should do, sir." Thomas looked excited after being praised by Sigmund, but then he suddenly raised his head, "Sir, how do you know?"

"Garcia told me that before returning to Abetus, I went to the western sea to meet him." Sigmund said casually.

"By the way, are you still in charge of the foreign trade work of the Scarlid family?"

"Yes, sir." Thomas nodded, he hesitated, but still did not mention the difficulties he was facing.

"Are you aware of the foreign trade of most nobles in Abetus?" Sigmund asked.

"Knows everything well." Thomas said confidently.

"Okay, tomorrow you go to set up a trading company. From today, I hope that in addition to the noble trade, you will also bring together those emerging bourgeois merchants who are active in Abetus."

"Then ship all the factory-produced goods to the southern seas."

"Southern Sea?" Thomas was taken aback.

"It's a chaotic sea area full of pirates. If you hire a frigate to escort, the cost will be too high." He raised his doubts.

"Don't worry, the chaos there has become a thing of the past. As long as the goods we ship out, they will not be blocked in any way. The pirates in the entire southern sea area are under my jurisdiction." Sigmon said lightly. Thomas was shocked.

"Even those legendary pirates...?"

"That's right." Sigmund nodded.

"In addition, I have prepared a large number of cargo ships equipped with new steam power systems for you. These ships have a larger carrying capacity, but their speed has nearly doubled." Sigmon threw out another heavy news.

"This is incredible!" Thomas almost jumped up excitedly.

The most advanced technology is in the hands of the Royal Academy of Engineering, which is where Appleyard is in charge. As one of the two pillars of the kingdom, there are only a handful of people in this country who can make him change his mind.

The most advanced steam-powered engines will definitely be equipped on warships first. If you can get a batch of improved cargo ships, the cargo operation cycle will be greatly shortened.

This means untold profits.

Thomas has already begun to imagine the days when he is surrounded by many nobles to please him.

If everything is really as Mr. Henrik said, the vast southern sea area will allow the entire Elam factory to operate and control all the waterways. In a sense, his own importance even surpasses that of the kingdom. certain chancellors.

He will be the uncrowned king of this business king.

Don't forget, in addition to the transportation of products, there are also many mineral deposits and raw materials in the southern sea area.

All this is enough to drive any nobleman and businessman crazy.

Thinking of this, Thomas' eyes suddenly turned red, and he almost fell at Sigmund's feet.

In just a few days, he felt the pressure from his father's neglect.

Becoming more marginalized in the family, he saw the contempt hidden in his brother's friendly eyes, and he remembered Uncle Garcia's indifferent rejection not long ago.

But everything will be completely changed because of this man in front of him.

"I did not follow the wrong person!" Thomas sighed in his heart.

"Mr. Henrik is really a respectable person. He has just returned to Abetus, and he immediately understood the difficulties I faced, and then directly sent the opened southern route to me!"

"This trust..." Thomas tremblingly controlled his emotions.

"He trusts me even more than my father!" He secretly made up his mind.

"I will try to repay Mr. Henrik!"