Newman is gone.
The negotiations with the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce did not go well, so he seemed a little worried when he left, and it was obvious that he was not satisfied with the results.
Although the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce has promised to increase investment in the Kingdom of Luersun, and will try its best to assist the Kingdom of Luersun in establishing a basic magic industrial system, specifically, it will transfer more magic machinery related technologies to the Kingdom of Luersun for a fee. , but Xu Yi has never given a clear answer to the military magic machinery that His Majesty King Trutz is most concerned about.
Although Xu also promised that when the magic industrial system of the Kingdom of Luxun is perfected in the future, he will consider transferring some of the technology related to military magic machinery to the Kingdom of Luxun, but when this so-called "future improvement" specifically refers to, it is not clear. It's a very vague concept.
What's more, according to what Xu Yi described, it would take at least three years to create a basic magic industrial system comparable to that of the Lampali Kingdom.
But to get Xu Yi's approval, it would take at least five years.
The Kingdom of Luersun could not wait for five years, so Newman knew in his heart that no matter how reluctant His Majesty King Trutz was, he would probably have to accept the only solution proposed by Xu Yi in the end, which was to purchase directly from the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce. Military magic machinery to maintain the combat effectiveness of the Luersun Kingdom’s army and the balance of the Lampali Kingdom. If the Luersun Kingdom cannot catch up, it won't take long before it may be left far behind by the Lampali Kingdom.
Wait until the difference in strength between the two sides is large enough. So-called "allies". It doesn't make any sense.
Ambassador Hakanin also left. And he and Newman left one after another.
Compared to Newman, Hakan left the ambassador looking quite satisfied.
Although he, like Newman, failed to get a clear reply from Xu Yi about military machinery, the Candela Empire did not care much about this matter, and Ambassador Hakanin naturally cared less about it.
In comparison, what he cared more about was the large number of household magic machines that Xu Yi promised to provide him.
According to the agreement signed privately between Xu Yi and him, Xinfei Chamber of Commerce will sell him a total of more than 30,000 various household magic machines at 90% of the normal price, and the agreement involves a sum of up to 740,000 gold coins. Even if he is more cruel, the profit will be higher.
So when leaving the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce, Ambassador Hakan smiled so brightly that his face seemed to be blooming with flowers.
Although he was highly valued and had a very high status as the ambassador of the Candela Empire in the Luersun Kingdom, he did not have any actual power, so in fact, he was not very rich.
In one year, it is extremely rare for him to be able to collect 40,000 to 50,000 gold coins.
But now it's just a trip to Xinfei Chamber of Commerce. It is possible to obtain huge profits of more than 200,000 gold coins.
And he didn't have to do almost anything during this, because Xu Yi promised. He will personally dispatch a convoy to transport the goods to Kuraka City, or even directly to the Kandra Empire.
The only condition is that Ambassador Hakanin is responsible for the transportation costs and the procedures for the convoy to enter the Kandra Empire.
It was natural to bear the transportation costs, and allowing a mere fleet to enter the Candela Empire was an extremely simple matter for Ambassador Hakanin, so he agreed to this condition very easily.
After everything was settled, Ambassador Hakanin only needed to return to Kuraka City and wait patiently.
When the New Flying Chamber of Commerce's convoy arrived and returned to the Kandra Empire with Ambassador Hakanin, he could sit at home and wait to count the gold coins.
Ambassador Hakan was extremely happy, but the joy in Xu Yi's heart was not necessarily less than his.
After negotiating with Newman, who represents the Luersun Kingdom, although there is no clear result regarding military magic machines, it is certain to deepen cooperation with the Luersun Kingdom in civilian magic machines.
According to the preferential conditions given by His Majesty King Trutz, the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce will receive great convenience in the future whether it is investing in building factories or selling magic machinery in the Luersun Kingdom.
For example, the Kingdom of Luersun will pass a resolution to classify magical machinery as a separate category of goods and adopt a new tax collection system instead of collecting them according to general goods standards.
According to this new standard, when the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce sells magic machinery in the Luersun Kingdom in the future, it will not only pay a 5% reduction in tariffs, but will also receive a tax reduction of approximately 3%.
Don’t underestimate the figures of five percent and three percent.
You know, in the first half of this year alone, the profits of the various magic machines sold by the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce in the Luersun Kingdom exceeded three million gold coins.
If you add 5% to 3%, it will directly save the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce close to 300,000 gold coins, which should not be underestimated.
As for Ambassador Hakanin, the New Flying Chamber of Commerce did not gain any direct benefits from cooperation with Ambassador Hakanin. On the contrary, because the New Flying Chamber of Commerce needed to prevent a convoy from transporting goods to the Kandra Empire, even if Ambassador Hakanin Responsible for transportation costs, in fact, Xinfei Chamber of Commerce still has to invest a lot of manpower and material resources for this. If the final settlement is made, not only will it not make much money, but it may even lose some.
But the most important significance of the cooperation with Ambassador Hakanin is to help the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce open up the huge market of the Candela Empire.
Compared to the Lampali Kingdom, the Candela Empire's land area is dozens of times larger, and its population is also dozens of times larger. This market is undoubtedly dozens of times larger.
If the New Flying Chamber of Commerce's magic machines can successfully enter the Kandra Empire and gain a foothold in the Kandra Empire, it will undoubtedly mean that the New Flying Chamber of Commerce has a bright future.
It's just a little loss, so naturally it's nothing.
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The scorching sun has climbed above the head, and its hot eyes are cast straight down from above, turning everyone's shadow into a ball condensed at their feet.
From time to time, a few drops of hot sweat would slip down from above and drip onto the ground, creating a small patch of moisture on the sun-scorched road surface, and then evaporate in an instant.
Xu Yi wiped the sweat from his forehead vigorously, and asked Akali, who was squatting on the ground, in a slightly hoarse voice: "How are you? Are you responding?"
Akali raised her head, her pretty face was covered with sweat, and she looked slightly confused.
"Strange... It should be fine, why is there still no response?"
Xu Yi looked down at a half-meter-square wooden platform placed in front of her, and found that the magic array engraved on the surface of the platform had no response. She couldn't help but frown: "Did...failed?"
"Impossible!" Akali raised her voice and shook her head firmly. "Our group has conducted this experiment hundreds of times, and it has been successful almost every time in the last dozens of times. It is impossible to fail!"
Xu Yi nodded: "Well, I believe in your abilities. But you don't have to worry, it doesn't matter even if you fail once. I said that you are allowed to fail in the experimental stage, but when you enter the practical application stage, you cannot fail at will. .”…
"I told you I won't fail!" Akali stamped her feet vigorously, stood up suddenly, and glanced at a high platform erected next to the road in the distance. Suddenly, the magic power in her body flowed, and she flew directly into the air. With one movement, he flew towards the high platform.
Xu Yi couldn't help but rolled his eyes.
This Akali really can never change her impatience.
Turning to look at the few young magicians wearing the uniforms of researchers from the New Flying Chamber of Commerce Magic Research Institute standing next to the wooden platform, Xu Yi smiled and asked: "Have you done this experiment hundreds of times? "
Several researchers looked at each other, and an older researcher replied respectfully: "Yes, Mr. President. Team leader Akali has been studying this magic transmission network since last year. He has been doing magic transmission since the beginning." During the long-distance test, hundreds of experiments were conducted. Later, after the breakthrough in magic transmission distance, the subsequent magic transmission network laying experiments were also conducted hundreds of times. We have conducted experiments on this topic at least a thousand times.”
"Oh? So Akali just said too little?" Xu Yi turned his head and glanced at the high platform in the distance, and found that Akali had landed on the high platform, and seemed to be hunched over to inspect something. "Well, since you have done so many experiments, I believe you are very familiar with this subject and there will be no problems."
"Yes!" After hearing Xu Yi's praise, several young researchers in the institute puffed up their chests and said proudly: "We have spent so much effort on this, there is no way we will fail!"
"Yes! With the leadership of Team Leader Akali, we will definitely succeed!"
Xu Yi laughed, thinking that after a few years, Akali not only became a veteran senior researcher at the New Flying Chamber of Commerce Magic Research Institute, but also established sufficient authority in the eyes of subsequent institutes.
At the very least, in the minds of the members of the research team she led, she must have a very tall image.
"If they know what Akali looked like before, will it affect Akali's glorious image in their minds?" Xu Yi thought with some narrow-mindedness.
Looking back at the wooden platform, Xu Yi couldn't help but feel a little emotional.
Regarding the idea of creating a magic output network by imitating the power grid on the earth, Xu Yi only mentioned it to Akali, but he did not expect that Akali would devote herself wholeheartedly to it.
At present, this wooden platform represents one of the magic output network terminals. Although it is still very immature and far from mature, it means that this idea is very likely to become a reality.