Chapter 118 The Director's Advice
Chapter 118 The Director's Advice
Donate all of Ryan’s property... to the royal family?
After hearing what Leon said, the red-haired chief couldn't help but sit up straight in surprise.
Even though the Ryan family is already on the verge of collapse, it is estimated that it will not be long before the majority of its assets are taken away by various forces, leaving only a meaningless shell.
But even with this empty shell, for an "ordinary person", it is enough to squander for a lifetime. Why would one think of donating it all?
"Because the salary from the Cleanup Bureau is enough for me to spend, and even allows our family to live quite comfortably. Although I will get more wealth after inheriting the Dukedom, I will also be involved in endless troubles, and Anna and the others' lives will be completely disrupted. In comparison, I think it is better now."
After briefly explaining his reasons, Leon thought for a moment and added:
"Of course, I also did this to avoid suspicion. After all, if I inherit the title of Duke Lionheart, I will become the biggest beneficiary of Ryan's Bloody Night. The investigators from the bureau might think too much, so it's better to force them to quickly replace me with someone else to inherit the title and get rid of this burden as soon as possible."
So the wealth of an entire duke's family is just a heavy burden in your eyes?
After staring into Leon's eyes and confirming that he was speaking the truth, the red-haired chief couldn't help but raise his eyebrows slightly, and then glanced at the toad pendant on Leon's chest.
That's true... If he had a strong desire for wealth, he probably wouldn't be able to resist this Holy Spirit that holds the power of wealth. It's not hard to understand why he made such a choice, but...
"Why did you choose to donate it to the royal family?"
The red-haired director thought for a moment and then reminded seriously:
“If you just want to force them to replace the title with someone else, I don’t really recommend you donate it to the royal family, because they may not accept it.
After all, this looks too much like a robbery of property, and the old nobles are quite powerful. If it is not handled properly and causes a large-scale counterattack, the royal family will definitely be in big trouble.
Moreover, even if you don't donate to them, with the current momentum of the royal family, it is estimated that they can still take 30% to 40% of the wealth. If the operation is better, 50% is also possible. They may not be willing to take this risk, and there is a high possibility that you will be rejected on the spot."
"..."
Is there such a development?
After hearing what the red-haired director said, Leon couldn't help but be slightly startled, and then he was glad that he didn't just do it directly, but chose to consult her first. Otherwise, if the royal family really "refused to accept" him, he would be in trouble.
After realizing the gap between himself and the director in this regard, Leon, who had always been humble and eager to learn, immediately lowered his posture and took the initiative to ask for advice:
"So, in your opinion, what should I do?"
"Simple!"
After snapping his fingers, the red-haired director said with a smile:
"It's such an important inheritance ceremony, the princess will definitely be there, you can just use the entire Ryan family as a betrothal gift and propose to her on the spot~"
"..."
"ah?!?!?!"
"Trust me, this is definitely the best way."
Seeing Leon's jaw drop at his plan, the red-haired director felt relieved after getting his revenge. He then said with a smile:
"Isn't your ultimate goal to force them to replace the title with someone else?
In the eyes of those people now, you and the entire Ryan family are fish on the chopping board. No matter how hard you struggle, you will be eaten up. So no matter how absurd and outrageous your behavior as a duke is, it will not affect the outcome in any way. "
It doesn't even matter if you donate the Ryan family. You can only donate the Ryan family's wealth. More importantly, you can't donate the seat in the House of Lords and the influence in the military and the Ministry of Roads. These core things can only be occupied by other aristocratic relatives.
But if you use the entire Ryan family as a betrothal gift to propose to the princess, then the situation will be completely different. "In the face of Leon's confused expression, the red-haired director vowed:
“If you succeed, the princess will be able to swallow up the Ryan family’s wealth and the seat in the House of Lords, and then legitimately take over the Ryan family’s positions in the military and the Ministry of Highways, and fully exert her influence there.
In this case, the number of "departments" that the royal family can basically control has reached nine. If we count some other "departments" that they cannot control but still have some influence, more than half of the military departments in the entire kingdom are influenced by the princess.
With the addition of Ryan's seat as Vice Speaker of the House of Lords, both the upper and lower houses have the power of the princess. Even if the old nobles and the parliament unite, they are only slightly stronger than her by 20 to 30 percent.
If we exclude the internal friction and evil intentions after the two parties joined forces, the princess faction and the non-princess faction are basically evenly matched. The reform measures that had been stuck in the past may be forced through, and the entire old aristocracy will suffer a heavy blow.
Once they figure this out, let alone just replacing the inheritor, they might even want to kill you on the spot!"
"..."
Seeing Leon’s face go from shock to dumbfounded, and finally to silence, the red-haired chief, whose evil taste was satisfied, concluded with a smile:
"If you do as I say, the worst-case scenario is that you can successfully get rid of your dukedom. If it's the best-case scenario, you can even marry the princess and become a prince directly!
Little Leon, what do you think of my suggestion?
"..."
That's a good idea, but it would be better if you didn't tease me at the same time.
By now Leon had realized that his chief might have fallen into a habit of playing tricks on people, and the proposal just now was obviously meant to tease him.
"Thank you for the reminder, Chief."
After memorizing this super special move that would definitely get rid of the Duke's identity once it was used, Leon said with a dark face:
"But there's no need to actually propose to the princess, right? As long as I tell them that I'm going to propose, they'll probably kick me out of the Duke's position."
"That's fine, but don't you really want to consider it?"
The red-haired director smiled and said:
"According to the princess's style of doing things, she would definitely agree to your proposal immediately after hearing your conditions. She is known as the most beautiful woman in the whole capital. Don't you have any feelings in your heart..."
"no!"
Seeing that the director had entered the nonsensical mode, Leon, who had already asked for the solution to the problem, naturally did not want to stay here and be teased, so he left the director's office with a stern face.
"There's a lot of backlogged work these past two days, so if there's nothing else I'll go get busy first."
"Yeah, go ahead~"
After watching Leon leave with a smile, the red-haired director, feeling much better, took a pile of documents and continued to work at her desk. However, when the sun began to set, she suddenly cried out, opened the drawer with some annoyance, and took out a family photo tied up with hair.
He was busy with work at first, and then he was looking for fun. Jerry forgot to return the unusual object he stole from Leon!
(End of this chapter)