328. Happy Doing Business

Their holiday was coming to an end. Ted had already shown the booklet with the plan to Develop Bhutan to King Wangchuck.

Magnus was now waiting for the news while enjoying his time with his family. The three babies were just the cutest little bundle of joy.

They had started crawling and loved Magnus and Ragnar. So they followed them if they weren't put inside their strollers. Not just that, they also liked flying around with Magnus' magic. He was totally spoiling them and nobody had any right to stop him.

"I'm your big brother... say brother... say brother..." he played with them. Ragnar did the same, not wanting to stay behind.

Grace and Adam sat at the side on recliner seats, watching them play. It brought great peace to their hearts seeing their family being so close to each other, so loving.

"I must have done some really great deeds to have such a loving family," Adam muttered.

Grace looked at him with a doubtful gaze, "I thought you were not religious, since when did you become a believer?"

He chuckled, "Of please, you also know it. Merlin has confirmed that God does exist. And recently, Magnus told me that Hell also exists, as he has seen inside Hell with a treasure left by Merlin."

"He did? Why didn't he tell me?" She muttered sadly.

"Don't worry about it, Grace. He's getting big and we both know he's mentally much older than he looks. There are bound to be things he can't share with you, besides, you were pregnant, he didn't want to give you any stress." Adam advised her.

"But... I know he can't share some things, but... I want him to at least share his problems, sorrows and fears. I don't want him to ever feel lonely." She worriedly said.

Adam sighed and replied, "Dear, we are normal parents of extraordinary children, worrying is a full-time job for us. And we don't even know if our three new gremlins will be wizards or not."

Grace's face paled, "NO! NO! I can't face so much tension..."

"Don't worry, by then Magnus and Ragnar will be out of school, they will be the bosses of Britain and possibly the world. Grace, you don't know some things but know this, Magnus and Ragnar are vastly powerful, and Magnus' influence is spread around the world. You will understand that in a few years." Adam confided in her.

She fell silent and just looked at her children playing. Then all of a sudden a man came via apparition, he wore a monk tunic. He bowed to Magnus and told him something. After that, Magnus informed them he'd be back soon and left.

Grace was taken aback, "I... how blind I could be? I didn't notice all that's happening around Magnus."

"I call that parent bias," Adam blurted.

...

Royal Palace,

Magnus was greeted by many ministers of the King's government. Most of them were old men with one step in their graves. But surprisingly, besides the King stood Grandmaster Yangchan, this made it clear that the Bhutanese government worked closely with the wizards.

"Welcome, King Pendragon, we have a lot to talk about. Let's sit." King Wangchuk sounded much happier today. Though a few ministers were frowning.

There was a big elliptical table in the middle of the hall. The king, Grandmaster and the 5 ministers sat on one side and on the others was one single chair for Magnus. It was as if they were doing some negotiations.

Magnus internally frowned, wondering if he was going to end up being angry after this meeting. "So, what have you decided, King Wangchuk?"

"You can call me Singye. You will find it interesting, the formal designation of the King in Bhutan is called Druk Gyalpo, which in English means Dragon King. And you as well, are supposed to be the Dragon King." King Wangchuk started.

"Are you by any chance related to dragons?" Magnus inquired. As it was his experience, that most people who claim to be related to dragons are not really that.

"That is a debate for another time. There is no way to ascertain that. Even the Bhutanese people call themselves Dragon People, so who knows." he replied.

Magnus seemed disappointed. But, he liked that there was a society where Dragons were so widely accepted. ~Hah, Duck will be seen as a god here.~

"You can call me Magnus then. I prefer that, even the Saudi King calls me that. So, have you made a decision? What did you think about the plans Ted showed you?" Magnus inquired. He didn't bring Ted along to see the King's sincerity. Ted also didn't care, since Magnus was much better than him in making money. Even deals that may seem unprofitable now are supposed to make loads of money in a few months with what Magnus plans.

"First I want to ask you, Magnus, how much are you willing to invest in Bhutan according to your proposed plan?" the King asked.

"Well, I am planning to invest 1 billion pounds in the coming 5 years." He revealed. 1 Billion pounds (about 10 Billion in 2021) was a HUGE amount of money. It was many many times more than the entire GDP of this small nation.

They erupted in their talking. The Ministers who were frowning a while ago were now gleaming with smiles. Magnus added further, "And I did not include investments that various of my companies will make. So the end amount is much more than 1 Billion."

"And who shall be overseeing all this money?" One of the ministers asked. Magnus saw greed in his eyes and immediately decided to poison this man if the King agreed.

"Certainly not you. I don't trust governments, they tend to be more sloppy. Only a company that has to worry about losses can be efficient and effective. The money, the investment, all of it will be done by me. Remember, it's not the British Government's money, it's the personal funds I am using. I am taking a huge risk." Magnus stated. This was true, he was investing from his own pocket. Not because he was a saint, but because the British Government didn't have this kind of money to spend. Also, by doing this, Magnus will be ensuring huge returns.

The King nodded, "I understand, Magnus. I accept your proposal of making a National brand, and to give you a 51% administrative and 50% money stake in the Himalayan parent company. As promised, you will help us with our educational and health infrastructure immediately. In return, we will waver taxes over your companies involved in nation-building and waver 40% taxes on companies that set their firms here for 5 years."

"Your Majesty, that's being too lenient... you should not be blinded by the dream..." the Prime Minister spoke up.

King Wangchuck glared at him, "Prime Minister, do you have a billion pounds in your pocket? Can you build a total of 100 schools, colleges and hospitals in a year? NO? Then stay silent, this is not your place to speak. I know what I am doing."

~Damn right, that's what a king is supposed to be.~ Magnus thought. But, then he noticed something concerning and tried to mentally talk with Grandmaster Yangchan who was silently sitting at the side of the king with his eyes closed.

~Grandmaster, can you hear me? Nod if you can.~ he talked.

The old man suddenly opened his eyes wide and looked at him across the table. This was enough proof for Magnus, so he spoke further, ~I do not know if you have laws against reading minds, but I just read the minds of all your ministers. Your prime minister is colluding with your enemies in the North, he has taken the bribes. While 2 are in contact with them.~

The old man's eyes shined red, showing anger. He glanced at the ministers and possibly read their minds himself. He then started radiating a very dangerous aura.

~Oh boy, I guess these men are taking their last breath.~ Magnus muttered.

...

In the end, the deal was completed. The King of Bhutan was officially allied with Magnus.

One more thing happened, later, Grandmaster Yangchan caught many spies in the government and even in the ministry. They were all given a public trial according to the imperial constitution, the biggest ones were given capital punishment. The country had not stupidly stopped capital punishment. Treason was still a crime for which it was given. As seen in 1964, when the previous King's own brother, the head of the Bhutanese Royal Army attempted a coup and got capital punishment when it failed.

After these events, monthly secret legilimency audits became normal. Magnus was happy, magic should be used in such cases, he wholeheartedly supported this.

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