European Financial Emperor

049 Seeing the Good (1)

It doesn’t take long to get from Rotterdam to Germany along the Rhine.

Lee Hwan, who sailed from Ritterkirk to Duisburg by boat, prepared to meet Elisabeth Sofia.

Since Elizabeth Sofia came from Austria to Duisburg in northwestern Germany, the location was decided in East Stella.

But surprisingly, the place was provided by the Ben-Heren family directly.

By the time Yi-hwan arrived in Duisburg, Marc, a butler from Holland, told Yi-hwan that Richard Ben-Herren and Icilia had come to this place by hand.

The Benheren family owned two mansions in Duisburg, which were originally used as warehouses for peddling, but were also suitable for use as villas due to the beautiful surroundings.

Richard Ben-Herren organized the warehouse and cleaned the restaurant, making it a quaint meeting place.

Lee Hwan followed Mark into the living room of the Duisburg Benheren mansion.

He just couldn’t take his eyes off the splendor of the mansion.

“This is it.”

“The rugs and ornaments are all of the highest quality. Did you put Arabian rugs on the floor?”

“Yes, it is. Originally, German aristocrats valued Asian luxury as the best.”

Lee Hwan originally came from Asia, and as he peddled along with merchants while sailing, he naturally developed an eye for things.

Of course, the theory created by the knowledge of someone unknown also played a part in seeing things.

Taken from NovelNext.com

Marc looked at the 40 attendants who were moving quite busily, and said.

“Prince Ben-Herren wants the Holy Marriage of Sir Ritterkirk more than anyone else. That is why the Master personally selected and dispatched about 40 servants.”

“… … what up to that.”

“The Prince said that if we were to make a rifle in Ritterkirk and deliver it to the United States, we needed the strength of two families. One is the Habsburgs and the other is the Golden Child. If either family unites with Lord Ritterkirk, it will lay the groundwork for the sale of rifles not only in the United States, but throughout Europe.”

“Hmm… … .”

“The same goes for supplying new weapons that are currently in development.”

In recent years, Britain has been working hard to obtain the priority to be the first to import new weapons through negotiations with the Netherlands.

Not long ago, after hearing that Lee Hwan recorded two great victories in South America, the British army had the momentum to sell their souls if they could purchase the ES-1.

As such, Lee Hwan’s cartridge rifle had tremendous value, but it was not easy to sell it to a third party other than the UK.

Taken from NovelNext.com

Moreover, as Lee Hwan will soon announce a new weapon, relations with the UK have become even more important.

For such Lee Hwan, the strength of the Habsburgs and the Golden Child was absolutely necessary.

However, Lee Hwan wanted to discuss marriage with a woman he had never seen before.

“First, look at your face… … .”

“Appearance is just an accessory to marriage. Marriage of aristocrats can only be viewed in terms of practicality and power. You don’t need to see anything else.”

“Ugh. Well, it is.”

Taken from NovelNext.com

Marc was a person with a typical ‘old man’ mind in Europe in the 19th century, and it might have been quite difficult for Lee Hwan to have been sent to encourage Lee Hwan to marry.

One thing was clear, however, that the place he met with Mark was taking on a rather aristocratic aspect.

Lee Hwan did not know whether it was for his own marriage or Ben Heren’s business, but he decided to calmly wait for Elizabeth Sophia since he came to the meeting.

Lee Hwan is sitting in the waiting room and drinking Pu’er tea.

The maids passing by looking at him glanced at him.

“… … He said he was a young baron from Asia and he was handsome.”

“I heard that all Asians are short and short, but Sir Ritterkirk is very strong. It looks like some kind of Minotaur!”

The problem was that my ears were too bright to hear things I didn’t need to hear.

Lee Hwan touched her face involuntarily at their whispers.

‘Well, Lee Hwan was a pretty good-looking guy.’

In a previous life, Yun-woo wasn’t that good-looking.

Although he was called ‘Hellchang’ because he exercised hard with the pride of the Marine Corps, he was not a handsome man that suited him.

However, this person named Lee Hwan had round eyes, a tall nose, and a fairly three-dimensional face from a young age.

Now, somehow, he has an outstanding appearance that makes him feel like he is looking at an oriental David.

‘… … Zep, it would have been better if I had been born with this appearance in my original era. If I did, I would have enjoyed a life that was not envious of the Crown Prince.’

In this day and age, a man’s appearance was not so important.

Of course, it’s good to be handsome, but that’s never what fed him.

Lee Hwan applied strength to his arm and tried to touch the biceps.

‘Of course, muscle growth is a blessing for soldiers.’

Although it was not because he wanted to, Lee Hwan was a merchant and a soldier.

Taken from NovelNext.com

Monster-like muscle strength was a blessing for the soldier, and Lee Hwan, who was a former health maniac, was able to make full use of that strength to create a beautiful and luxurious body.

It also came to possess beautiful and fluid muscles like an IFBB Physique player, not Hulk-like muscles like a heavyweight bodybuilder.

Perhaps, if there was a job as a magazine model in this era, Lee Hwan might have been the number one cast.

With a thin waist, Pacific-like shoulders, and an inverted triangle back, if Lee Hwan had run as a model, he would have had great success.

As Lee Hwan was contemplating himself, he heard the sound of a carriage arriving.

“Nari, get up now. The other lady has arrived.”

“Hmm, then?”

It’s a little annoying, but Lee Hwan is also a man, so the thought of meeting a beautiful woman made my heart flutter a bit.

***

Elisabeth Sofia was quite dissatisfied with her carriage ride from Austria to Germany.

“No, to bring this beautiful and noble me all the way to Germany. Like his cheating bride… … .”

Elisabeth Sophia, the daughter of the Habsburgs and the granddaughter of the Grand Duke, was not the only reason why she had to come to Germany because of her marriage to Ritterkirk.

She would never have moved in Austria if it had been a simple match-up, as she had no intention of getting married in the first place.

An appointment with Father Hana, Andre, forced him to travel a long distance from Austria to Germany.

The family was very happy because they thought she was active in marriage.

After the Vienna regime, Europe insisted on a military balance, but the Habsburgs had to increase the strength of the armed forces by the declaration of the Austrian Empire.

For Austria, the rifle called the ES-1 was like a ray of light, and marriage to the president of East Stella was like a mission that should be given priority above anything else.

From the point of view of such a Habsburg family, how could he not feel good when his daughter, who had never looked at marriage, took an active stance toward Lee Hwan?

Elizabeth Sophia was very far from the position of such a family, but she was forced to move because of her promise to Andre.

So she just felt annoyed by everything around her now.

After a while, the coachman said to her.

“Lady, it’s all here!”

“Whew… … . I really can’t live.”

As soon as the carriage stopped, her maids were busily moving, and the servants who were at the meeting laid a red carpet under it.

Thanks to this, despite the rain a few days ago, her skirt remained pure white.

Even red roses were sprinkled on the carpet.

“It smells good.”

“I prepared it for you.”

As many as 40 attendants followed her in unison, the bad mood seemed to be relieved a little.

A large young man was standing at the place he arrived after walking down the red flower road.

He was so handsome that, despite his rather modest clothing, he felt a halo as if the emperor had undressed him.

‘Looks like that person. I don’t even need to talk to you.’

She’s a little over 190cm tall, with wide shoulders, and bright eyes that make you wonder if your eyes can be that big even though you don’t have double eyelids.

I wondered if the prince in the popular novels would look like that.

Even his eyes and hair were all pitch black, creating a mysterious feeling.

“What… … . Not bad.”

The first impression was that it was successful.

From now on, it was his turn to find out what kind of personality he really had and what kind of vision he would bring to the family.

Of course, it didn’t matter who she was dating, as she had no intention of getting married.

However, I thought that there would be nothing wrong with this kind of person even pretending not to know and talking about marriage.

‘Above all, you’re a gun dealer. Hmmm, it will be of great help to our family. You’ll fall in love with my beauty and rush to dedicate your entire company just a few words to me?’

Elizabeth is a woman with a very smart brain, and so clear-cut, she would have become a politician if she had been born as a man.

If there is one problem, it is that there is no male experience so far.

She stood in front of him with a proud expression.

“Sir Ritterkirk?”

“Nice to meet you. This is Michael Ritterkirk.”

Taken from NovelNext.com

Michael Ritterkirk takes Elizabeth’s hand and kisses the back of her hand.

There was no way that the feeling was so exhilarating.

‘It smells so good. What perfume do you wear? No, weren’t men’s lips originally this soft?’

She couldn’t come to her senses at all, but she tried not to lose her arrogance until the end.

After a light greeting, Elizabeth asked, looking straight into his face as they made their way to the dining room.

“I have heard of his activities in the Private Fleet. They say he’s a great strategist. He will be the best soldier since Napoleon.”

“It’s not that far. I was just lucky.”

Even though Napoleon was a tyrant who turned the whole of Europe upside down, he had no choice but to acknowledge his value as a soldier.

Comparing her to such a Napoleon meant that she liked the opponent she faced. Of course, he tried to deny it, though.

‘… … You have a good voice.’

She unwittingly lost her gaze to Michael Ritterkirk.

I looked at him in awe, and I woke up from my thoughts by a sweet voice.

“by the way.”

“… … Huh, hmmm!”

“I think I have a lot to talk about today. I heard that you are interested in our East Stellar.”

“No, of course.”

This man didn’t seem very impressed with himself. Elisabeth was then a little bit proud of herself.

‘what? Even when you see this beautiful me, do you start talking about business? this dog… … .’