Although the weather was already a bit chilly at this time, a few drops of cold sweat broke out on Harvey's forehead involuntarily. He laughed dryly and said: "President Xu, with all due respect, if there is no support from His Majesty the King and the Department of Agriculture, what do you think?" It will be much more difficult for you, Xinfei Chamber of Commerce, to promote farmland magic machinery alone."
Xu Yi smiled relaxedly: "It's okay, I'm not in a hurry."
"You..." Harvey's expression suddenly changed.
Seeing that the two of them were about to talk, Sevigny, who had been silent all the time, suddenly spoke.
"President Xu, as you just said, we are not children, so we should stop talking nonsense." Sevini stared at Xu Yi and said seriously: "Useless arguments are meaningless. Let's discuss the issues seriously. President Xu, you are not satisfied with the proposal that Harvey just made. Can you please tell me your proposal now? I think you already had sufficient plans before coming to Anvilmar City. Already?"
Xu Yi smiled slightly. He had known for a long time that although Harvey had been talking to him among the two, it was Sevigny who had the decision-making power. Now that Sevigny finally spoke, it proved that he finally had the leverage to bargain with the other party. Chance.
"My proposal is not complicated. First of all, I will not, or to be precise, will not hand over the technology of farmland magic machinery for the time being. Because to be honest, I don't trust you, and with your ability, even if you hand over Without these technologies, it would be difficult for you to master them, so my idea is that our New Flying Chamber of Commerce will continue to produce farmland magic machines, and we can make various improvements and improvements in accordance with the requirements of the Agriculture Department to make these farmland magic machines more adaptable to different conditions in the kingdom. The work of your Agriculture Department is very simple. You only need to be an intermediary to promote these farmland magic machines to all nobles and ordinary farmers in the kingdom, and vigorously promote agriculture to the nobles. The Department can force them to buy it, and for ordinary farmers who cannot afford it, we can continue to implement the farmer support program of our Xinfei Chamber of Commerce. In this way, I think it won’t take too long to spread these magic farm machines throughout the country. Kingdom, the utilization rate of farmland in the kingdom has been greatly increased in a short period of time.”
Harvey's eyes widened, obviously he strongly disagreed with Xu Yi's proposal, but Sevini did not speak. He just stared at Xu Yi without speaking.
After listening to Xu Yi's story, Sevini was silent for a long time, and then slowly spoke: "In this way, your Xinfei Chamber of Commerce can earn a lot of gold coins from selling these farmland magic machines, right? You just said that you The Chamber of Commerce can earn one gold coin for every piece of farmland magic machinery sold. Isn't this right? If this number is multiplied by ten, it may still be too little. If your chamber of commerce can really sell 10,000 farmland magic machines in the kingdom. , your Chamber of Commerce will get at least a huge profit of more than 100,000 gold coins!"
Xu Yi smiled and shook his head: "No, dear Miss Sevigny, you guessed wrong. This number is not multiplied by ten, but multiplied by twenty. Or even more."
Harvey couldn't help shouting: "That's more than 200,000 gold coins? God! Our Lampali Kingdom's tax revenue last year was less than 1 million gold coins!"
Sevini glanced at Harvey, who suddenly realized that he had made a mistake, smiled awkwardly, and turned away.
Sevini looked at Xu Yi again and nodded: "Such a huge profit. No wonder, President Xu, you don't agree with our proposal. But President Xu, if you keep this price, I'm afraid even with our help, you won't be able to make a profit." It is difficult to fully promote it throughout the kingdom, and improving agricultural production is the most basic national policy of the kingdom. Your actions are actually hindering this national policy, and I don’t think I need to remind you of the consequences. "
This last sentence. It is undoubtedly a naked threat.
However, Xu Yi did not show any nervousness at all. He still smiled easily, shook his head and said: "Miss Sevigny, I think you misunderstood. I fully support the improvement of agricultural productivity, so I A farmer support program will be launched to allow farmers in Bangta City to enjoy the convenience of mechanized production earlier and free them from the fields. It is precisely because of this that I decided to come to Anwema. Ercheng and the Agriculture Department are discussing cooperation. Otherwise, why don’t I just stay in Bangta City and sell these magic machines slowly?”
Sevini nodded slightly: "Yes, you can have such an idea. It proves that you are not an ordinary businessman with low vision. But President Xu, I still don't understand, why do you insist on selling farmland magic machinery? You Don’t you know that the price of a set of dozens of gold coins is a huge burden even for some small nobles?”
"It's very simple, because of the laws of business. Since our Xinfei Chamber of Commerce has already sold farmland magic machinery in Bangta City and already has a price, then if the same farmland magic machinery suddenly appears elsewhere, the price is lower. For tens of gold coins, what do you think of the people in Bangta City who have purchased these magical machines? How do we, the New Flying Merchant Association, deal with them? So the price cannot be changed. But..."
Xu Yi suddenly changed the subject.
"The selling price cannot be changed, but it does not mean that other places cannot be changed. Miss Sevigny, I hope that the tax bureau will revoke the tax exemption for the farmland magic machinery produced by our chamber of commerce, and at the same time ask the Agriculture Department to issue a document to everyone who buys farmland magic machinery. Users of machinery can receive some of the discounts provided by the Kingdom’s Agriculture Department based on their vouchers. This discount can be direct funds or some agricultural tax exemptions. In short, these farmers can get some benefits and compensation.”
Sevini frowned: "Your idea is good, but... the Agriculture Department actually doesn't have much money..."
"Money is not an issue." Xu Yi smiled. "Our Xinfei Chamber of Commerce can provide this money, and as for the name, we can think of any name."
Sevigny and Harvey were stunned.
"President Xu, you have to cancel the tax exemption for farmland magic machinery and bear the expenses. Don't you plan to make money from farmland magic machinery?" Sevini said in surprise. "This is different from what you just said. If you really don't plan to make money, you might as well agree to Harvey's proposal just now."
"No, no, no, this is completely different." Xu Yi shook his head repeatedly. "If Mr. Harvey's proposal is followed, our New Aircraft Chamber of Commerce and I will become completely vassals of the Agriculture Department, without any initiative at all. I cannot accept this at all."
Sevigny couldn't help but laugh.
Her smile is different from Steele's. If Steele's smile is as gorgeous as a rose in full bloom, then her smile makes people feel like a lotus is slowly blooming.
"As expected, President Xu is not someone who wants to be subordinate to others. That's good. President Xu, what do you want to get after giving up such a huge profit?" Sevini asked. "Don't tell me you're doing it all for ordinary farmers."
"Of course I'm not that noble." Xu Yi smiled and stretched out a finger. "I only have one request. That is a territory of my own."
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At the beginning of the night, the city of Anvilmar became more lively than during the day. People came out in twos and threes and wandered around on the streets, bathing the entire city in the noise.
But when the noise came to a large courtyard in the west of the city, it seemed to be cut off by someone's hand, and it stopped abruptly.
Parmes Allen, the president of the Lampali Kingdom's Magician's Guild, sat in the middle of the living room with a sullen face, holding a tea cup in one hand but not taking a sip. He didn't know what he was thinking.
I feel that the master is unhappy. The servants in the mansion were all trembling with fear. Not only did they speak in extremely low voices, they even walked with slow steps, trying not to make any noise.
This huge courtyard was usually quite lively, but now it seemed like a dead zone. It was so quiet.
A moment later, a beautiful middle-aged woman who looked to be less than forty years old came out of the inner room. When she saw Palmes Allen, her eyes immediately turned red and tears rolled down her face.
"Master, Anke was so seriously injured, you must avenge him!" The beautiful middle-aged woman begged in pain.
Palmes Allen glanced at her. He snorted coldly and said: "What's the point of revenge? This kid himself is not good at learning. He wants to teach others a lesson but is punished by others. Can we still trouble that person? If he can learn his lesson this time, It’s a help to him, so that he doesn’t know how high the sky is and who will really take care of him sooner or later.”
Seeing that Palmes Allen didn't listen to his plea. The beautiful middle-aged woman suddenly refused.
She only has one son, Anke Allen, whom she has doted on since he was a child. Today, when she saw him being beaten until he was unconscious and carried back, he almost fainted from fright.
Palmes Allen was upset by her crying and yelled at her impatiently. He drove her back to the inner room.
What happened at the assessment site today, the magicians union's subordinates had already told him everything in detail.
No matter how you look at it, Anke Allen is to blame for this incident. Even though Parmes Allen dotes on him like his wife, she can't say anything more.
Of course, under normal circumstances, he would still have to vent his anger on behalf of his precious son, which would definitely make the guy who injured his son have nothing to gain.
But the key is that the guy who injured his son is called Xu Yi.
Palmes Allen was not familiar with this name. At first, he just thought that this guy must have hidden his strength. He obviously had the strength to hurt his son, but he ran to take part in some preliminary assessment.
But after making inquiries later, he discovered that this Xu Yi didn't seem to be simple.
First of all, he came from Bangta City and was specially recommended by the great magician Camilla to participate in the qualification assessment of the Magician Guild.
Secondly, he came to Anvilmar City from Bonta City with Viscount Leslie, the eldest son of Duke Stagg. It is said that he has a close relationship with Viscount Leslie.
Secondly, Xu Yi's residence in Anvilmar City is actually the villa of Count Satsuma, the lord of Bonta City.
And Xu Yi is not an official in Bangta City, but an ordinary businessman. The fact that he can live in this villa only proves that he has a good relationship with Earl Satsuma.
Finally, and most importantly, this guy will be summoned by His Majesty the King tomorrow!
Palmes Allen couldn't help but hit his head with a headache.
If he was just an ordinary low-level magician, he would have some ways to deal with the other party and avenge his precious son. But now that Xu Yi is involved in so many important people who cannot be ignored, he must be even more cautious in handling it.
Out of the prudence and suspicion of an old man who was about to be sixty years old, Palmes Allen even suspected that Xu Yi was sent by one of his enemies to deliberately injure Anke Allen, and then dug up a hole. The trap is waiting for him to jump.
As long as he dares to deal with this Xu Yi, he may suffer a powerful counterattack.
"Where did this guy named Xu Yi come from?" Palmes Allen frowned and thought for a long time, but had no clue at all.
A servant suddenly and hurriedly walked in with a strange expression.
"Master, I have a guest to see you."
Palmes Allen waved his hand angrily: "I'm not in the mood to see any guests now, so let him go."
The servant did not respond and left. Instead, he hesitated and continued: "Master, he said his name is Xu Yi."
Palmes Allen suddenly stood up from the stool.
This Xu Yi actually came to the door by himself!