Chapter 387: Ordinary People
After completing the negotiation with Livingston, Ethan originally planned to keep Treasurer Cloz for dinner, but Treasurer Cloz firmly disagreed, so he had to give up.
However, he personally sent Cloz out to show his respect for him.
And gave Paparia a holiday, so that he could go back with his father.
After the carriage went far away, Paparia asked impatiently: "Father, what happened?"
Cloz couldn't help but smile bitterly when he heard this.
This son certainly didn't ask about the results of the negotiation, he asked about another thing.
And it was a very tricky thing.
The cause of the matter was that he had been getting bolder and bolder recently, and he was completely dissatisfied with the status quo, and he actually had the idea of a seat in parliament.
Yes, the son of a family treasurer actually had the idea of the highest ruling seat in Maro City.
He asked his father-in-law, the businessman Milochi, to discuss to seize a seat in parliament.
And the in-law was also an ambitious man, and he was as whimsical as his son. The two hit it off, and the key was that he really dared to do it.
To this end, they sold a manor to raise funds and arrange things everywhere.
However, they did not ask for the help of Knight Ethan, but went to outsiders and wanted to be independent.
They did not think that if there was no relationship with Knight Ethan, with their background, they would not even be qualified to ask for help.
Others saw that Knight Ethan was silent, and they would definitely not say anything to help them, but they still had to take the benefits that were delivered to their door.
The result is naturally imaginable. A lot of money was spent, but nothing was gained, and they were still very angry.
The key thing was that neither of them discussed it with me beforehand.
Now that they have hit a wall everywhere, they think of this old man.
They even want to take advantage of the credit of helping with the negotiation this time, so that I can ask Knight Ethan for help and get Miloqi into the parliament.
Thinking of this, Kloz felt bitter in his heart.
How could he open his mouth!
This negotiation seems to be a great credit to me, but in fact it is just because Knight Ethan does not know much about negotiation skills.
The fundamentals supporting the entire negotiation are the strong strength of Knight Ethan himself, as well as his unparalleled prestige and credit.
The reason why it was so smooth was also due to the huge sense of oppression given by Knight Ethan himself, which made the orc panic.
As mentioned before, I really have no merit in this.
Not to mention that I have no merit, even if I really have merit, it is impossible to make a request to Knight Ethan.
In fact, whether to ask or not is secondary. The most important thing is that my son has completely lost his eyes in front of power.
So that he can't even see the basic situation clearly, let alone Knight Ethan's mind.
Knight Ethan seems to be indifferent to the seat in the parliament, but he has actually been controlling it all the time.
There is only one criterion for admission, that is, the ability to pay taxes.
Yes, the ability to pay taxes.
As long as you have enough ability to pay taxes, Knight Ethan doesn't mind you entering the parliament at all.
In fact, this is what you deserve.
It's a pity that although the relative is still rich, he is not up to the passing line.
In other words, no matter how he struggled secretly, it was useless.
What's worse is that his son is living too smoothly now, and he has lost track of who he is.
Recently, Knight Ethan fulfilled his promise and conferred the title of knight to his family in the name of the earl, and also granted him a territory. Not only did he not know how to be grateful, but he felt that he deserved it.
If you know that an ordinary person may not get a knighthood even if he works hard all his life, this is a very important watershed in life.
But Ethan gave it to him without hesitation and also granted him a territory.
He didn't even think about what merits he had to deserve such preferential treatment?
Maybe his son thought that he managed Knight Ethan's territory in an orderly manner, and everything was what he deserved.
But he didn't know that with Knight Ethan's reputation, even if he ignored the territory, his territory would be in order, because all the people in the territory were loyal to him.
And he got so many benefits in advance, but he didn't know how to be satisfied, and he tried to break away from Knight Ethan's control and establish his own mountain. This is simply a way to death.
Don't think about it, since Knight Ethan can give you everything, he naturally has the ability to take it back.
And he may also send you to hell forever, so that you can never turn over again.
In order to prevent his son from playing a good hand badly, Kloz felt it necessary to have a good talk with him.
"My dear son, I know you have great ambitions and I know you are unwilling to lag behind, but you have to take your time in everything and you must not rush.
This is especially true for power.
The more anxious you are and the more you fight for power, the further it will be from you, because it takes time to slowly settle.
You see, even a great swordsman as strong as Knight Ethan still has many people who do not obey him, and many people still oppose him and even openly provoke him.
There are many people among them who he has identified as allies, including you.
The reason is that he has not been in power for enough time and has not yet fully transformed his strength into prestige.
You think he is too young and impetuous, so although you are respectful to him on the surface, you sneer at him in your heart.
My dear son, I don't care what others think, but I hope you better not be like this.
You must understand that everything you have now was given by Knight Ethan.
Rather than what you earned with your own ability.
This is hurtful, but it is the truth.
If you are not convinced, or you are unwilling to sincerely offer your loyalty.
Then I advise you to quit everything immediately and start from scratch.
Are you willing? "
Hearing this, Papalia lowered his head and said nothing.
Seeing this, Kloz couldn't help but sigh heavily.
If the man in front of him was not his son, he would not bother to waste so much time.
He also had to take care of the other party's emotions and speak in a nice voice, for fear of hurting his self-esteem.
It's really tiring!
But what can I do if I am tired? I still have to say it.
"My dear son, I know you are not convinced. Why can Knight Ethan become famous at a young age and hold a high position, but you can't.
In fact, you don't need to do this.
Compared with becoming famous at a young age, late success is more worthy of praise.
You are only 30 years old now, and there are still many days to come!
I believe you will have your own stage in the future.
But now, you'd better follow the pace of Knight Ethan and contribute the sweat you should pay.
When you have accumulated enough merits, you will find that everything will come naturally.
You don't have to fight for what you want, they will come to you by themselves.
In this regard, you should learn from Embiid.
Look, what has he done since he made up his mind to follow Knight Ethan?
For example, why would he go out and keep a woman. "Hearing this, Papalia was stunned for a moment, and then suddenly opened his eyes wide.
"Could it be..."
Kloz smiled with relief: "Yes! The first thing he did was to destroy his reputation.
You should also know that he has always been a good father and a good husband. His reputation in the family is much better than Knight Ethan.
Do you think Knight Ethan doesn't know these things?
Of course he knows.
Think about it again. If Embiid always has such a good reputation in the family and always hangs around Knight Ethan, do you think Knight Ethan will have no thorns in his heart? "
"So, he keeps women outside and tarnishes his reputation just to make the lord feel comfortable?
And all this is just a show?" Papalia added.
Kloz saw his son wake up and couldn't help but smile: "What do you think?"
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