While Urgot and Anko Allen were fighting in the Op Casino, Xu Yi was already in the palace, attending a celebration banquet hosted by His Majesty the King to celebrate the harvest of the Lampali Kingdom.
As a great hero named by His Majesty the King himself, Xu Yi was not only pulled out by His Majesty the King alone at the beginning of the celebration banquet, and praised in front of everyone, Xu Yi was also awarded a special award in public.
In order to reward Xu Yi and the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce for their contribution to this harvest, His Majesty the King specially rewarded Xu Yi with an upgrade of his title from an Honorary Lord to a Kingdom Baron.
It can be said that Lord Honorary is just an honorary title and cannot be regarded as a real noble. However, becoming a Baron of the Kingdom means that Xu Yi has officially entered the circle of nobles and truly become a noble in the Lampali Kingdom.
Everyone at the banquet was surprised when they heard about this reward.
Because according to the relevant regulations of the Kingdom's Nobles' Council, the Kingdom's nobles are not allowed to directly participate in business, so even if the Kingdom's nobles want to engage in business activities, they will find an agent to come forward, and they will hide behind the scenes to direct.
However, now His Majesty the King has directly made Xu Yi, the president of the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce, a baron of the kingdom. Although the baron is only the lowest noble, it is also a direct violation of this rule.
What’s even more strange is that Duke Ricedo, the speaker of the Kingdom’s Noble Council, was present but did not express any objection at all.
As a result, Xu Yi, a baron of the kingdom, has now become the most special baron in the Lampali Kingdom.
This also lets everyone know how much His Majesty the King values Xu Yi.
While Xu Yi was given generous rewards, the rewards given to Xinfei Chamber of Commerce were relatively inconspicuous. They only gave Xinfei Chamber of Commerce the title of "Kingdom Honorary Chamber of Commerce".
This title can only be regarded as an honor and has no practical significance.
To be honest, maybe it can only be regarded as improving the reputation of the New Flying Chamber of Commerce.
But Xu Yi himself didn't see it that way.
As a person who has traveled across the earth, he knows very well how highly ordinary people recognize officially recognized brands.
If there is a company on earth that can be approved and directly commended by the government, the advertising effect will be far beyond the company's advertising on TV and various media.
Now that the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce has won the title of "Kingdom Honor Chamber of Commerce", there may still be some unconvinced civilians on earth who have doubts about this. But in Sainz Continent, I believe that in the minds of all ordinary people in the Lampali Kingdom, the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce will instantly become a first-class and trustworthy chamber of commerce.
This is very beneficial for Xu Yi who wants to promote Xinfei Chamber of Commerce's products throughout the Lampali Kingdom.
Of course, this reward was originally proposed by Xu Yi privately when negotiating with Sevini.
Originally, His Majesty the King planned to give the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce some more practical and effective rewards, but Xu Yi rejected them all and suggested that he only needed to be awarded such a title.
With Xu Yi's insistence, His Majesty the King naturally agreed to Xu Yi's request.
For this reason, His Majesty the King also expressed his gratitude to Xu Yi through Sevigny. Because the kingdom's finances are not loose, if actual rewards are to be given to the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce, it will be considered an increase in the kingdom's financial burden.
Now that Xu Yi has taken the initiative to say no, he is doing His Majesty the King another favor.
"Hey, as for the actual benefits... I can't ask His Majesty the King to give me a few mines, right?" Xu Yi thought of Sevini's slightly apologetic expression when talking to him, and smiled. His eyes swept across the banquet hall and soon locked on his first target.
Although His Majesty the King's special knighthood had made him a big attraction just now, in the eyes of these nobles in the banquet hall, Xu Yi was still just a small businessman who had just stepped into the circle of nobles, so in fact he It didn't attract any special attention.
However, when some people noticed that he actually took the initiative to find Marquis Joseph, they still couldn't help being surprised.
Marquis Joseph is the current patriarch of the Joseph family, and his status is many times higher than that of Xu Yi, a small businessman. Wasn't he afraid of being embarrassed when he approached her so rashly
However, to everyone's surprise, although Marquis Joseph was obviously surprised that Xu Yi came to him, after thinking about it for a moment, he actually left the several nobles he had talked to before and came with Xu Yi. Go to a remote corner of the hall to talk privately.
"Master Marquis, thank you for giving me a chance to speak." Xu Yi raised his glass to express his gratitude to Marquis Joseph.
Marquis Joseph is forty-seven years old, but he is well-maintained. He looked to be in his early forties, but still looked like he was in the prime of life. His figure had not gained any weight, and his eyes were full of energy. You could tell at a glance that he was not an ordinary person.
After hearing Xu Yi's words, Marquis Joseph nodded slightly: "Actually, I have long wanted to talk to you in person, President Xu, and today is a good opportunity."
"Okay. I know that your time is precious, so I won't beat around the bush." Xu Yi said with a smile. "My Lord Marquis, I came to you mainly to discuss matters regarding the Falcao Chamber of Commerce."
Marquis Joseph took a sip of the wine in his hand. He pondered for a while and said: "You should discuss this matter with President Morgan. I generally will not interfere in the affairs of the Chamber of Commerce in Bonta City."
"The problem is that the things I want to talk to you about are not limited to Bangta City, but are related to the Falcao Chamber of Commerce's business in the entire kingdom, and even to the Falcao Chamber of Commerce's business in other countries."
Marquis Joseph raised his eyebrows: "Oh? President Xu, are you speaking too loudly? Although your Xinfei Chamber of Commerce has developed well, you are not qualified to discuss the role of Falcao Chamber of Commerce in the entire kingdom in front of me. Domestic business?”
Xu Yi smiled and said: "My Lord Marquis, can I ask you a question first?"
Joseph Hou nodded slightly: "You can ask."
"As far as I know, in addition to the iron ore business in the kingdom, Falcao Chamber of Commerce is only involved in some copper ore business, and is not involved in any other metal ore business?" Xu Yi asked.
"Other metal mines?" Marquis Joseph narrowed his eyes, thought for a moment, and suddenly asked: "President Xu, I heard that your Xinfei Chamber of Commerce seems to have discovered some kind of non-ferrous metal vein in the Black Rice Wasteland. This is what you Are you talking about other metal mines?”
Xu Yi couldn't help but smile even brighter. Judging from this question, although Marquis Joseph seemed not to care about the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce, he was actually very concerned about it and actually knew his actions in the Black Rice Wasteland.
"Yes. What I want to come to you to discuss is matters related to these non-ferrous metal veins." Xu Yi nodded.
"With all due respect. President Xu, I don't see what role these non-ferrous metal mines you mentioned can play. These things have existed on the continent of Sainz for thousands of years, but no one has ever discovered them. It’s useful, that’s why no one has ever mined it. I don’t think you and your Xinfei Chamber of Commerce can discover its use.”
"Before iron was extracted from ore by humans and made into various iron tools, the elves ruled this continent for so long, didn't they also not discover the great role of iron?" Xu Yi asked with a smile. "But now I know that these non-ferrous metal mines can have very good effects, not inferior to iron, and I know how to use them. So, Marquis Joseph, are you willing to let the Falcao Chamber of Commerce cooperate with our Xinfei Chamber of Commerce to jointly What about mining these non-ferrous metal ores?”
Marquis Joseph took another sip of wine, pondered for a moment and said: "President Xu, now that you have reminded me of the role of non-ferrous metal mines, with the strength of the Falcao Chamber of Commerce, we can mine these non-ferrous metal veins on our own. You new If you want to use it in the future, you can just buy it directly from the Flying Chamber of Commerce. In this case... why should I cooperate with you? "
"Because in this world, I am the only one who understands the roles that these non-ferrous metal mines can play." Xu Yi said confidently.
Marquis Joseph was silent for a while and shook his head: "President Xu, you think too highly of yourself. Before iron was discovered by humans, no one knew the role it could play. But after subsequent research, now humans The functions of iron have been fully explored. So even without you, I can still find someone to study the functions of these so-called non-ferrous metal minerals."
"You said... you have fully explored the functions of iron?" Xu Yi showed a slightly contemptuous smile. "I'm afraid that's not the case, right? If that's the case, how did our Xinfei Chamber of Commerce make those special alloy steels?"
Marquis Joseph's expression changed slightly, he stared at Xu Yi for a while, and suddenly said in a deep voice: "President Xu, I heard that you are cooperating with the military to build an arsenal to use magic machinery to produce armor and weapons?"
Naturally, it was impossible to hide this matter from a noble like Marquis Joseph, so Xu Yi nodded and admitted honestly.
"Then do you know that because of the establishment of this arsenal, our Joseph family lost a large order from the military?" Marquis Joseph asked again.
Hearing Marquis Joseph's question that contained a hint of dissatisfaction and warning, Xu Yi felt relieved, because he knew that since Marquis Joseph took the initiative to change the topic, it actually meant that he already had some ideas about his proposal. Heartbeat.
"Lord Marquis, since the military has discovered that the magic machine tool can be used to produce armor weapons in large quantities in an assembly line, it is inevitable to choose an arsenal in the city. In fact, using blacksmiths to make armor weapons is not only costly, but also extremely efficient. "Hey, I think even you have discovered the shortcomings of this aspect a long time ago, right?"
"Of course I know that." Marquis Joseph snorted lightly. "But this order was lost because of your Xinfei Chamber of Commerce. Aren't you going to give me an explanation?"
Hearing these words, Xu Yi felt at ease.
"Lord Marquis, I took the initiative to come to you today just to give you this explanation..."