The other three were stunned at the same time.
Princess Carolyn first asked in surprise: "Why? President Xu, since you can agree to invest in the Kingdom of Luersun and the Principality of Standing, why can't you invest in our Principality of Drake?"
"I'm not saying it's completely impossible, but I think Mr. Anduin's idea is not realistic in practice, or it's not realistic at this stage." Xu Yidao.
"Why is it unrealistic?" Princess Caroline asked.
"Because of the distance." Xu Yidao: "Your Royal Highness, Mr. Anduin, I think you should understand that although the Duke of Drake shares a border with our Kingdom of Lampali, it is close to a thousand kilometers away from our Bangta City. This is It is a very far away place at present, and with the current strength of our chamber of commerce, it is actually very uneasy to invest in such a far away place.”
"Why are you worried?" Princess Carolyn asked again: "Kuraka City, the capital of the Luersun Kingdom, is close to a thousand kilometers away from Bonta City, and it is not much closer than our Duke of Drake. Why? Would you feel confident investing in the Kingdom of Luersun, but not in the Principality of Drake?"
Xu Yi smiled slightly: "Your Majesty, the Luersun Kingdom and our Lampa countries are close allies. There is no danger in investing in the Luersun Kingdom under normal circumstances, so I am relieved."
Princess Caroline frowned: "Are you trying to say that our Principality of Drake is not safe enough?"
"I'm not worried about your Duke Duke, but I'm worried about your good neighbor." Xu Yi said with a smile.
Princess Caroline and Anduin suddenly realized at the same time.
"So you are worried about the Kingdom of Sark." Princess Carolyn and Anduin looked at each other and persuaded Xu Yi again: "President Xu, I think you don't have to worry about this at all. Although the Kingdom of Sark is different from yours The Lampali Kingdom is in a hostile relationship, but their relationship with our Drake Principality has always been peaceful and friendly, and it will not have any impact on your business investment in our Principality."
Anduin also said: "Your Highness the Princess is right. Even if the Sark Kingdom and your Lampali Kingdom are hostile, it has nothing to do with your chamber of commerce investing in our principality. This is just a very ordinary business. Cooperate, the Kingdom of Sark will not take any adverse action against your merchants in our Principality of Drake. If they really dare to do this, they will declare hostility to our Principality. And this is exactly what happened. It’s something that the Kingdom of Ke has been avoiding for so many years, so you don’t have to worry.”
Of course Xu Yi knew that Anduin was telling the truth. The reason why the Principality of Drake could survive for so long was between the Kingdom of Lampali and the Kingdom of Sark. In addition to the fact that its own strength is not weak, it is also because both the Lampali Kingdom and the Delak Kingdom are wooing it at the same time and do not dare to offend it easily.
Because for the Kingdom of Lampali and the Kingdom of Sark, which are relatively close in strength, as long as the Principality of Drac joins either party, it is possible that the balance of balance between the two parties will tilt instantly, causing the situation to change suddenly.
This is something that neither side wants to see, so the Principality of Drake has always been able to navigate between the two sides with ease.
However, the reason why Xu Yi rejected Anduin's proposal was not actually due to safety considerations, but that if he chose to invest heavily in the Duke of Drake at this time, it would disrupt his overall layout plan for the New Flying Chamber of Commerce.
According to his long-term plan. If the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce wants to develop steadily, it must first lay a solid foundation in Bangta City.
This has been accomplished so far. Even if Earl Stark comes in force and targets the New Flying Chamber of Commerce at every turn, there is still not much that can be done against the New Flying Chamber of Commerce.
Secondly. It is to develop the New Flying Chamber of Commerce to the entire Lampali Kingdom, so that the magic industry covers the entire kingdom, and completely changes the appearance and national strength of the Lampali Kingdom.
This has been temporarily hampered by the current political uncertainty within the Lampali Kingdom.
So Xu Yi slightly advanced his next step of planning, that is, he slightly advanced his plan to invest in other countries, so that the scale of the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce could be further expanded and its tentacles could be extended to more places in Sainz continent.
Xu Yi took this step very carefully. Whether it is in the Principality of Standing or the Principality of Luersun, the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce is very cautious in its investments, and at least 80% of them must be sure that there will be no problems before Xu Yicai is willing to actually proceed.
So although it seems that the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce has cooperated with the Kingdom of Luersun and the Principality of Standing many times, in fact, up to now, the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce has not officially established the various factories it should have in these two places.
at this time. The Principality of Drake, thousands of miles away, suddenly came to invite Xu Yi to carry out all-round investment and construction. Of course, Xu Yi could not agree immediately.
However, Xu Yi cannot completely seal it off. After all, the Principality of Drake is a country bordering the Kingdom of Lampali. In the long-term expansion plan of the New Flying Chamber of Commerce, it is also an area that must be covered.
Looking at the sincere expressions of Princess Caroline and Anduin. Xu Yi thought for a while and said: "Let's do this. It is very unrealistic for our Chamber of Commerce to go to the Principality of Drake immediately for comprehensive investment, but it is no problem to carry out preliminary cooperation. There is a saying in our hometown, don't try to eat everything in one bite. Become a fat man. Therefore, our cooperation can be carried out step by step, and when it reaches a certain level, we can truly invest in it. But before that, I hope you won’t be too impatient.”
Princess Carolyn and Anduin exchanged a look, and Anduin nodded: "I admit, President Xu, what you said makes sense. So President Xu, where do you think we should start from our initial cooperation? Which one is more suitable?”
Xu Yi was slightly startled and suddenly realized that Anduin probably never thought that he would agree to make a comprehensive investment in the Principality of Drac.
What he did was simply to shout out the price and pay back the money on the ground.
He did not allow him to make a comprehensive investment in the Principality of Drake, but he had agreed to cooperate with the Principality of Drake without paying attention.
After understanding this, Xu Yi couldn't help but shake his head slightly.
Sure enough, the person who can become the Minister of Commerce of the Principality will definitely not be some simple-minded passionate young man who demands that the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce immediately start comprehensive investment.
However, this is not considered to have any special influence. Anyway, Xu Yi is not resistant to investing in the Principality of Drak.
"I don't know much about the Principality of Drake, so you should propose which aspect of cooperation is more suitable. What your principality needs now and what our Chamber of Commerce can provide, after knowing this, we can talk about specific Isn't it cooperation?" Xu Yi asked.
"That's right." Anduin laughed and said, "But President Xu. I'm afraid these things require us to know more about your Chamber of Commerce, so in the next period of time, Your Highness the Princess and I will have to disturb you more." is you."
"Welcome." Xu Yi put on a warm smile. “It is our honor to have guests from far away visit our chamber of commerce.”
"Okay. President Xu, starting from tomorrow, we hope to go to Fallen Rain Valley for inspection. We hope you can be prepared." Anduin said again.
"must."
"President Xu, I'll see you later." Princess Carolyn waved to Xu Yi, and with a smile, she stood up and left the side hall with Anduin.
"See you later?" Xu Yi wondered, watching Princess Caroline and Anduin walk out of the door, turning to look at Count Standing who had been silent, the smile on his face faded, and he asked calmly: "Mr. City Lord . Is there anything you need to explain to me alone?”
"I can't talk about it, I just need your help with something." After Princess Carolyn and Anduin left, the smile on Earl Stark's face faded a lot in an instant, although he still had a smile on his face. But no matter how you look at it, there is a hint of coldness.
"Oh? Need my help? Lord City Lord, you are too polite. If you have anything to say, just say it." Xu Yidao.
Earl Stark glanced at Xu Yi and confirmed that Xu Yi showed no resistance, then nodded and said: "Well, on behalf of the city lord's palace, I will now make a request to the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce. In view of the fact that Bangta City is about to enter the autumn harvest, In order to ensure the smooth progress of the autumn harvest and ensure the food production of Bangta City, the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce is required to conduct a comprehensive overhaul of all farmland magic machinery currently used in Bangta City within half a month. If there is any damage, it must also be done during this half. Repair it within a month or just replace it, you know what I mean?”
"I don't quite understand." Xu Yi shook his head. "Sir City Lord, all the farmland magic machinery in Bangta City are currently sold by our Xinfei Chamber of Commerce, so of course their after-sales service guarantees are borne by our chamber of commerce. If there is a problem with any farmland magic machinery, the buyer Obviously, you will find our product service center to report it. I think it won’t require us to conduct an additional inspection, right?”
"I have just said it. This is to ensure the smooth progress of the autumn harvest." Earl Stark frowned.
"Okay, since it is the request of the City Lord's Palace, I accept it on behalf of the New Flying Chamber of Commerce. But..." Xu Yi looked at Count Stark with a smile on his lips. "For the additional expenses incurred, please ask the City Lord. Who should bear them?"
Earl Stark snorted coldly: "What? The autumn harvest is the most important thing in Bangta City. Do you have to worry about your New Flying Chamber of Commerce making a small contribution to this? President Xu, in the face of such a major event, I I advise you not to act like a businessman. Don’t forget that in addition to being a businessman, you are also a noble noble of the kingdom!”
Xu Yi shrugged: "Okay, I understand. On behalf of the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce, I accept your arrangement, Lord City Lord."
Earl Stark snorted again and continued: "In addition to this, according to the statistical results, I found that if you want to fully cultivate all the farmland in Bangta City, you need to add about 3,000 units of various farmland magic powers. Machinery. On behalf of the City Lord’s Mansion, I request that your Xinfei Chamber of Commerce hand over these 3,000 various farm magic machines to the City Lord’s Mansion within this half month.”
Xu Yi raised his eyebrows slightly and raised his voice slightly: "Lord City Lord, our Xinfei Chamber of Commerce has a large number of orders for farmland magic machinery, and the production task is very heavy. If an additional 3,000 units are handed over to the City Lord's Mansion within half a month, I am afraid it will be affected. Delivery of other orders.”
"I don't care about this. This is an order from the City Lord's Palace. You must accept it." Earl Stark waved his hand.
Seeing that Earl Stark actually acted unreasonable, Xu Yi breathed a sigh of relief, slowed down, leaned back on his chair, looked at Earl Stark, and asked with a chuckle on his face. "Then, please, City Lord, should we, the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce, still bear the cost of these three thousand farmland magic machines?"
The muscles on Earl Stark's face twitched, and finally he gritted his teeth and said, "No, these three thousand farmland magic machines will be paid for by the city lord's palace."
The smile on Xu Yi's face suddenly became a little thicker.