After more than an hour, Acharin and Pierce, riding in a luxurious carriage, finally arrived late.

　　Mr. Reynolds gathered all the white people of the manor and lined up at the wolf gate to welcome him.

　　 Lorraine did not join in the excitement. After meeting Hannah, he only asked the entourage to lead the sailors to go out one step earlier, forming Acharin's guard at the fork.

　　 As for himself... the guest room on the third floor, a glass of wine, and the huge floor-to-ceiling windows have an excellent viewing angle. The only flaw is that he cannot hear the actors' lines anyway.

　　 But this kind of thing really doesn't matter, Lorraine knew exactly what they could say anyway.

　　 The insignificant door shook sounded behind her, and Henna walked in and grinds her coffee at the bar.

　　 Lorraine glanced in surprise: "Why do you suddenly think of hand-milled coffee?"

　　 "The maid chief."

　　 "The maid? From Renault Manor?"

Hina nodded slightly, her eyes did not leave the small balance in her hand for a moment: "The chief maid said that nobles like to make coffee during conversation. Different topics have different proportions. As a reserved metaphor, it is closer than tea and wine. . I want to try."

　　 Lorraine sounded weird: "That...when did you guys know it?"

　　 "Unfamiliar, she wants to know Yacharin's dietary preferences, and if she takes the initiative to find me."

　　 Probably the coffee beans have been prepared, Hina finally let go of the balance, poured the three kinds of beans into the hand grinder, and then turned the handle.

　　The fines of coffee beans drip out from the mouth of the mortar and pile up on the snow-white filter paper, one black and one white, complementing each other.

　　 Lorraine put down his glass with interest: "What kind of coffee is served this time."

"Fruity mocha. 40% of Guatemala, 30% of Kilimanjaro, and obviously as the main ingredient, but the proportion is not the highest Mocha Plateau Hara, the aroma is strong but not obscure, most suitable for events that do not show up in front of the stage controller."

　　 She installed the siphon stove, spread the filter cloth, added water, and lighted it. Seeing that the water in the pot was slowly sucked into the filter jar, she poured the coffee powder and gently stirred it with a stirring rod every 15-20 seconds.

When the heat source is removed and the bottom furnace is cold, the brewed coffee flows back into the pot through the filter cloth. Only insoluble residue remains on the filter cloth. A cup of orthodox hand-ground coffee is finally completed. Pour it into the cup and saucer. Put the cream foam on it and lay it flat in front of Lorraine.

　　 Henna's hands are very clever.

　　 Although it is the first time to make coffee, the floating cream does not have those fancy patterns, but the clean edge of the cup and the even liquid surface can still convey the attention and focus of the producer.

　　 Lorraine smiled and took a thin glass rod, swiped it a few times, and painted a clear mark of Assassin on the cream layer, only to feel satisfied.

　　 "Henna made me the first cup of coffee, and I will call it Asasim Mocha from now on."

　　 "Assassin...Mocha?"

　　 "Don't you like it? It is the maid who taught you, or the maid Mocha?"

　　 "I will pour it down."

"sorry……"

As Hina said, the fruity mocha has a very unique characteristic. It is clearly fragrant like the top fragrant tea, but it is hidden by the thick foaming cream, except that the drinker can leave the fragrance on the teeth and cheeks. When I get close to smell it, I can't even think of smelling a second taste besides bitterness.

　　 Low-key and restrained.

　　 Lorraine sipped his coffee beautifully, crossed his fingers and looked at Henna with a smile.

　　 "I'm done drinking, can you tell me what's going on now?"

　　 Henna turned her head subconsciously: "It's not a matter of mind... It's just that the medicine is bitter."

　　 Lorraine frowned: "Are you worried that I'm doing something wrong?"

　　 "You gambled too much." Hina put away the cup and saucer, "Different from cliff climbing and raids, you leave too many factors of instability in Le Lorin. Assault the manor, what if the guards counterattack?"

　　 "Kill a few, or a dozen? They are not professional soldiers. Deterrence plus enough blood is enough to make them give up their duties and send Mr. Reynolds to me."

　　 "How about 4,000 pounds? Why can you let Renault help us deceive the locals with 4,000 pounds? If..."

　　 "Do you think that 4,000 pounds is a commission?" Lorraine looked at Hina's eager face with tears and laughter. "From Mr. Renault's point of view, 4,000 pounds is his reward for this performance?"

　　 "Isn't it? The identity of Zieg is false. You also said that Renault made it clear that he did not remember to teach this student."

　　 Lorraine looked at Hina quietly, waiting for her to calm down.

　　 "Vaguely feel that perhaps you should have more contact with some chambers of commerce affairs."

"Chamber of Commerce?"

　　 "Yes, the daily affairs of the Drake Chamber of Commerce, such as finance, assets, personnel, systems, etc."

　　 "Don't avoid the topic."

　　 "I didn't avoid the topic. In fact, if Carmen is here, she should be a better candidate to explain than me. She is very good at persuading people."

　　 Lorraine scratched his hair embarrassingly.

"Let’s talk about the plight of the Renault family first. Because Mr. Renault’s second son-in-law was an early pioneer, and the second daughter was not good at socializing, the New World Intelligence Office paid very little attention to them. We have no way of knowing the size and scale of the chamber of commerce. The only thing that is known is that they encountered pirates a few months ago. The loss of people, ships, and goods was exhausted, and the Chamber of Commerce fell into a financial crisis."

　　 "Why use this crisis?" Lorraine asked himself, "This news should tell us enough information."

　　 "The Drake Chamber of Commerce also started as an obscure small chamber of commerce. You should remember the situation in Ergen and Southampton."

"As a maritime chamber of commerce, we live on price differences in different places, and small chambers of commerce without strength cannot get the privilege of credit. After we have a certain strength, we will try to avoid debt, because debt interest will increase costs and maximize profits. The principle of transformation is contradictory."

　　 "This is the principle of limited trade. Goods and ships are the assets of the Chamber of Commerce. Only people are hired. Even if they are lost, they will only hurt their muscles and not move their bones."

　　 "However, the intelligence tells us that the dilemma of the chamber of commerce includes the payment of goods, and they go beyond the principle of limited trade."

"Under what circumstances will the Chamber of Commerce give up the principle of safe limited trade? The answer is naturally opportunity. In the face of huge benefits, the Chamber of Commerce decided to fight hard. Gamblers are no different."

"We have also experienced such a big bet. The decisive battle between Cantabrian and the French and Merchant Fleet is far away, and the New Orleans smuggling contract that we signed is naturally near. strength."

　　 "The Renault family's chamber of commerce is the same. It can be guessed that they have obtained a batch of highly profitable commodities due to chance. They have manpower and capacity. Once they are released, the chamber of commerce can make huge profits, but they have no funds."

　　 "So they adopted the method of credit, which overwhelmed the future of the Chamber of Commerce and the credibility of the family, but in the end they ended up in a random fashion."

　　 "Assuming that their ship is Skuner or Brigentine or Brig, the main ocean-going main force in the Inland Sea, then they bet that all the goods themselves are worth more than five thousand pounds."

"At least five thousand pounds of goods, as well as staff pensions and the daily expenses of maintaining the Chamber of Commerce, but the loss of the main merchant ship has greatly reduced their income...their financial gap is so large that four thousand pounds is not enough to solve any problems. ."

　　 Lorraine made a decisive conclusion, smiling more and more proudly in front of Hina.

　　 Henna opened her mouth slightly: "So...four thousand pounds is just a gift?"

"Yes. An ordinary meeting gift, a suitable value given to a teacher by a long-lost student who has no money. Money is only the most appropriate form of expression at this stage. If Mr. Reynolds has not suffered such an unpredictable disaster, replace it with wine or Crafts, the effect is no different."

　　 Henna became more and more confused: "In this way, Renault has no reason to help us?"

　　 "Who said he was helping us?" Lorraine sneered, "First of all, Egnahou of Porto, this family is real, he is a collateral member of the royal family, and there is nothing false."

　　 "Mr. Renault's glorious past is equally real, losing power, and exile is also a real experience."

　　 "The intelligence also said that he was highly respected in Martinique, and he was the first choice for the etiquette enlightenment of Martinique's upper class. He has huge connections and influence, but are they real?"

　　 "A person with a glorious past and great influence is not a member of Martinique, and even in a poor rural area like Le Lorraine, he has not joined the regional assembly and has no say in local affairs."

　　 "Immigrated for more than 20 years, with insufficient assets and in-laws. The second son-in-law encountered a small crisis, but he was helpless."

　　 "Too many things can prove that he may really have a huge social circle, but whether it is connections or influence, it is fake."

　　 "For the squires of Martinique, his etiquette and knowledge are indispensable decorations for the children, he himself... is nothing."

　　 Lorraine stood up in a mocking tone~lightnovelpub.net~ spread his hands and drew two semicircles.

　　 "Let us put ourselves in a position to consider for Mr. Renault. He was glorious and honorable, but he lived here without dignity. Recently, even the basics of food and clothing have been threatened."

"At this time, a student who claimed to be a royal family appeared. The arrogant and powerful guard first rejected the idea that he refused. The expensive meeting ceremony immediately ruled out the possibility of fraud. There is also the big ship on the dock. He is probably already I know the existence of the Golden Deer."

"Is Zieg's identity true? Does he hope that Zieg's identity is true? Or to put it another way, admit that a student related to the royal family traveled far and wide to the lonely Le Lorraine to show his care and help. , Is it good or bad for him?"

　　 Hearing this, Henna finally figured out all the joints.

"Acknowledge Zieg, Renault can reap huge prestige and huge benefits. The only risk is that Zieg is true or false. But you have told him that we will only stay for a few days... Even if there are good people to verify the body, wait until As the result came back, we had disappeared a long time ago. He was just one of the victims. Even if he did it properly, he could become the most injured one and continue to reap a wave of sympathy and comfort..."

"Benefits without harm..." she murmured, "Renault's role is not an employee who cooperates with us in acting at all. He sincerely hopes that Zieg is true. Even if it is not, in the next few days, he will Will do everything possible to make Zieg true, because he has been our accomplice since we accepted Zieg’s existence."