After Arci finished with her work she was about to go home when Bremo stopped her.
"Arci, are you free tonight?" He asked
"Yes, why?"
"Let's go and have a drink with Philip in Daisy Hotel"
"Okay, you have a reservation?" she replied
"Sure"
Bremo smiled and held her hand.
They went out of the command together.
When they got to the Hotel Philip was already waiting in the room.
They exchanged greetings and sat down.
The waiter served wine.
"Mr Philip" Bremo started "The municipal council sent us a copy of a report about the Ministry of Economic, trade and industry of America which mentioned that America Cotton mills are willing to provide low interest loan to California mills i wonder if you have noticed it"
"Yes i have. But it is the business of the cotton yarn industry and Miss Arci must have a say in it because almost half of the California yarn mills in Los Angeles belongs to the Lincoln family, Miss Arci what do you think?" Philip looked at her with lust in his eyes.
Arci smiled briefly
"We should accept the loan from the America chamber of commerce?" Philip asked
"Mr Philip you are so intelligent and of course you know the pros and cons. The american cotton yarn merchants wants to use this method to occupy the California market then oppress the California cotton yarn merchants and force up the prices they are messed up the cotton yarn market in London and Israel now they want to do it again to disrupt the market in Los Angeles. Mr Philip if you don't stop them things in Los Angeles will fall in disorder sooner or later" Arci analyzed for him.
Phillip sighed, He glanced at Bremo "She is not only a foreign language secretary but also an economic secretar" He joked
They all laughed.
"The Lincoln family has their own cotton suppliers, dock warehouses, and fixed sales channels so i guess your business won't be affected" Philip said
"But the cotton yarn industry is an industry that concerns the national economy and people's livelihood. It affects the lives of ordinary people if it falls into the hand of the American we will be under their thumb, Mr Phillip please think about it" Arci told him.
"But if you do that you will clearly be challenging the American in public. If i choose to support you and reject the American they will think i am being unfair" Philip said
"You don't have to worry about it i have got an idea that won't make you offend anyone" Bremo told him.
"Okay tell me about it" Philip replied.
"The Bush Army is about to disbanded and the soldiers need to be resettled If we put them in the cotton mills the Lincoln family can give the cotton mills a sum money as the settling costs. After receiving the money the cotton mills won't have to borrow money from the American and the American won't blame you for this" Bremo said.
"But the things is if we put the Bush Army soldiers into the cotton mills Commander Richard can't build a militia for the California chamber of commerce
'So he wants to transform the Bush Army into a militia armed force no wonder he didn't ask me for help' Arci said in her mind.
"Marshal Bremo today you came here just because you want to spoil the militia matter, right?" Philip asked.
"Mr Phillip i will be honest with you Los Angeles is under the jurisdiction of the Military Governor's office and the Military Governor office wont allow the existence of any militia armed force so the best solution Is to put the soldiers into the cotton mills as workers" Bremo said.
"Miss Arci, it is related to the interest of your family and you want me to offend the american and Commander Richard? Shouldn't you have a few glass with me first to show your sincerity?" Philip said.
"Mr Phillips, Miss Arci can't handle her drinks let me have some drinks with you" Bremo said.
"Miss Arci you asked me for help you wouldn't drink with me it means you are not sincere enough" Philip said as he eyed her like an eagle.
"Mr Philip i really can't handle spirits" Arci said.
She has a low tolerance in drinking so she never drank just a glass cup she will become drunk.
"Okay, that is not problem. How about we have some wine?" He asked.
He called the waiter and ordered for wine.
In the other sideroom of the hotel Richard was sitting down beside the room Arci was.
The Guards he asked to protect her told him they were here so he came to sit next to the room luckily the room was not sound proofed so he heard everything they were talking about he just couldn't barge in.
The waiter served the wine
He put a bottle infront of three of them.
Arci just glanced at the wine she didn't reach out to pour it.
Bremo took the wine infront of her and put it beside his wine.
"Mr Philip Miss Arci can't handle her drinks. Let me have some drinks with you" Bremo told him.
"Marshal Bremo wait a moment if it's miss Arci i want to drink with it will be i drink a cup and she drinks a cup but that is not for you" Philip said cunningly.
"Then how should we drink it?" Bremo asked
"I like the number of six a lot. Six is a great number. How about this? I drink one cup and then you drink six cups for her. How does that sound?" Philip asked