156 Business Mind (2/2)

He had already been notified by Joel that he can't buy properties in other kingdoms because every kingdom had a law against it to prevent the rich kings from buying the lands or buildings. Considering a rich king like Don could start to buy the properties and lands and eventually own the half of a kingdom. So if Don wished to open restaurants in other kingdoms, he had to get permission to buy or rent the property from each king.

However, these small obstacles wouldn't stop him from putting his plan to motion as there must be some loopholes to buy or rent a property if a king didn't give permission. The real problem was, if he used the loopholes to get the property and opened a business, a king could simply order the nobles unofficially or officially to ignore the restaurant, which could waste all of the efforts he put in.

There were nine rank four kingdoms and because Don stripped away the noble title in Agoria, the ex nobles would certainly not support any of his establishments and Korrinth was simply out of the question. With King Edward's support, he could open a restaurant or any business in Sigalla. Since Emir was his and he had little to no contact with the nobles there, he could open one there and get them addicted to the food before stripping away their titles.

And Lord Clemo had already said that the Vreston king has a prejudice against the outsiders so he could rule out Vreston also. If he made his moves carefully, he could end up getting permission from the other four rulers and the gathering might just be the best place to begin.

Even though getting rid of noble titles was a necessity to develop a prosperous kingdom where everyone could get wealthy with their hard work, it would become a hindrance in the short term. At the moment, the laws were biased towards the nobles, and a commoner could never even dream of becoming rich like even an ordinary noble no matter how hard he or she tries so the rich would get richer and the poor get poorer. By changing the laws and everything, Don could provide a chance for even a commoner to get more loaded like the nobles if he or she puts in enough hard work.

”No need to worry, King Don, there will be plenty of opportunities in the gathering to strike up some deals”

He was never a fan of social gatherings or events such as this but he grasped the fact that as a king, he must adapt to situations like this and deal with the nobles without having an urge to beat the hell out of them.

”I have one more thing to share”

Don said and glanced at Arrora as she came towards them.

”Your majesty”

Arrora had heard everything they were talking about and when Don called her out, she understood that he's going to make them drink tea.

”I'm waiting, King Don”

King Edward and General Brown were pretty excited to see what he meant by that as Arrora waved her hands and retrieved the kettle and ingredients to make three cups of tea. However, from their view, they couldn't see what she's doing as her movements were too fast to track.

”Here you go, your majesty, King Edward, General Brown”

When Arrora stopped moving her hands, three cups of tea floated towards each of them.

Don grabbed the cup floating before him and took a sip to show there's no poison in it, suppose they thought like that. After DOn, King Edward took the cup and blew on the tea before taking a sip.

The moment King Edward took a sip, General Brown saw Edward close his eyes and let out a mild smile. Looking at Edward's reaction, he wasted no time as he took a long sip. Just like King Edward, he also couldn't help but close his eyes and enjoy the aroma and the flavor of the tea. It took a few moments for King Edward and General Brown to open their eyes

”How is it?”

”Wow, King Don, what is this? Now I understand how you live without drinking any liquors” King Edward said and took another long sip

”Delicious foods, delicious drinks, you're living a king's life to the fullest, I'm becoming jealous of you, King Don”

”It's called tea, King Edward, Adria here is an expert in making these”

”You're a woman of many talents, Lady Adria”

Arrora smiled as she said

”Thank you for your praise, King Edward”

”Unlike the food we ate, everyone can afford this and I'm planning to open and sell this in tea houses, what're you thinking of this King Edward?”

”Unlike the foods, this drink is unique, so I think, the business will bloom if you start selling this, King Don”