Marquis Southgaard is like a curious baby, full of endless curiosity about the New Flying Chamber of Commerce.
Now that he finally saw Xu Yi in person, countless questions emerged.
Of course, relying solely on Xu Yi to answer these questions would not really satisfy him.
So he proposed to Xu Yi that he planned to stay here for a while and observe the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce, and Xu Yi naturally agreed.
But Princess Carolyn never expected that the Marquis of Southgaard would stay here for half a month and had no intention of leaving.
If the reason for the previous week was that Seymour was still detained in the police station, and the Marquis of Southgaard could not leave him alone, then in the next week or so, even if Seymour expressed his feelings many times, Marquis Southgaard still ignored the idea of not wanting to stay in this humiliating place, and continued to stay here solely because of his personal wishes.
Xu Yi welcomed the Marquis of Southgaard's idea of staying here longer, but Princess Caroline was a little embarrassed.
Originally, she only planned to come to the Principality of Standing, stay for three days, and then return to the Principality of Drake in no more than a week. However, now because of the Marquis of Southgaard, she was forced to stay here with him for half a week. More than a month, far beyond the expected schedule.
Princess Carolyn is now mainly responsible for presiding over the magic industry in the Duke of Drake. There are many related matters in the principality that need to be handled by her personally. If she continues to stay here, it will cause a lot of inconvenience.
But the Marquis of Southgaard is a big shot from the Malo Empire. Getting to know him is not only a very important opportunity for the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce. It is equally important to the Principality of Drac.
It is impossible for the various household magic machines produced within the Principality of Drake to compete with the Xinfei brand household magic machines. It is also difficult to compete with various brands of household magic machines within the Lampali Kingdom, so it is necessary to open the market to the outside world.
Prior to this, the Duke of Drake's efforts were directed towards the neighboring Kingdom of Sac and the Kingdom of Frank. Now that the Malo Empire appears in front of them, Princess Carolyn certainly hopes to seize this opportunity.
So without much consideration, Princess Caroline made the decision to stay here and accompany the Marquis of Southgaard.
As for matters within the principality. I'll leave it to my subordinates for the time being.
What's more, even if there is no reason for Marquis Southgaard, she is very willing to stay here.
The Xinfei Chamber of Commerce is the most important partner of the Principality of Drake. It will also be beneficial to the Principality of Drake to have more contact with the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce and strengthen the relationship between them.
Even if all these factors are put aside, as far as Princess Caroline is concerned, staying here is a choice she is very willing to accept.
But this choice always leads to a scene that makes her feel a little frustrated deep down.
"Steele, this second child. Do you want him to be a boy?" Princess Carolyn took her hand away from Steele's belly and asked her.
Both of them are now in Xu Yi's private manor. There was no one else around, so we could chat about some private topics.
Steele smiled slightly: "Well, Freya is a girl. It would be better if she had a boy. But Xu Yi has never cared about this issue. I think he should like his daughter more."
"Liz and Linda both gave birth to a son for him." Princess Carolyn glanced at Steele, her eyes full of meaning.
Although she didn't explain, how could Steele not understand what she meant? He chuckled, shook his head and said: "Your Highness, if you want to continue to maintain a good image in front of Xu Yi, this is the best thing to say. Don't say it in front of him."
Princess Carolyn didn't expect Steele to speak so frankly. She couldn't help but be stunned for a moment, and then she forced a smile and said: "Okay, I thought too much. Xu Yi is a rare good man, and this pair It's not a problem for him. Steele, do you know how much I envy you?"
Steele smiled and spread his hands: "Your Highness, if you really envy me, I have no objection to your thoughts about Xu Yi."
Princess Caroline was startled and looked at Steele in disbelief. However, she saw that the smile on her face was not forced at all, and she couldn't help but feel strange.
"Steele, I thought that Xu Yi suddenly became carefree in the past two years because of himself. Now it seems that this may have more to do with you?"
"You're right. If I hadn't encouraged or even forced him, he would have only had me as a woman until now."
"Then why are you doing this? Aren't you worried that he will be snatched away by other women?" Princess Carolyn looked at Steele in confusion. "If it were me, I would only hope that I would always be the only one in Xu Yi's arms."
"I thought so at first, but after being with Xu Yi for so long, I no longer care about this kind of thing as much as before."
"Why? Is it because you... don't love Xu Yi as much as before?" Princess Carolyn hesitated and asked.
"No, I still love him. But unlike before, I feel now that since I love him, I must support him. Although he has had several women in the past two years, whether it is Liz, Linda, or Yanis had to marry him due to various factors. If I objected, it would cause harm to many people."
"But if you don't object, you will cause harm to yourself. Steele, why are you so stupid?"
"I don't feel like I'm hurt?" Steele smiled and shook his head. "Because I know that Xu Yi always puts me first in his heart, and that's enough."
Princess Carolyn looked at Steele quite speechlessly, and then sighed after a while: "I can't understand your thoughts. In my opinion, love is selfish. If you don't want to monopolize the other person, that proves Your previous love was not perfect."
"I am about to become a mother with two children, but Your Majesty, you are still an unmarried girl. Of course, your thoughts will be different. This is not surprising." Steele smiled. "Speaking of which. Your Royal Highness, are you still not considering getting married? People in Duke Duke have been looking forward to your marriage for a long time?"
Princess Carolyn rolled her eyes: "Except for Xu Yi, there is no man I would take seriously."
"But with your current reputation in the Duke of Drake, you are very likely to inherit the position of Grand Duke in the future, so you can't help but get married?"
"Tch, Her Majesty Queen Sevini of the Lampali Kingdom is not married yet, although she has already given birth to a child..."
Speaking of this, Princess Carolyn seemed to suddenly think of something. He glanced at Steele with a strange look, paused, and stopped talking.
Steele glanced at her but said nothing.
The two looked at each other in silence for a long time. Princess Caroline showed a somewhat embarrassed smile, looked around, and stood up.
"Okay, I should take my leave. The Marquis of Southgaard should have finished his visit to the shipyard. I will go find him."
"No need, Lord Marquis is on the Paladin now. Set off to Heimi Port. If nothing else happens, he will not come back until tomorrow."
Xu Yi's voice suddenly sounded behind him.
Princess Caroline turned back in shock: "What did he do to Heimi Port? Does he want to go back directly from there?"
Xu Yi suddenly laughed: "Do you think the Marquis would be so rude? Leaving you here and running home? He just wanted to experience the sailing of the magical freight ship on the sea, and take a look at Heimi Port. It’s just operational.”
"Oh... This Lord Marquis is really very curious. He just experienced a racing car yesterday, and today he went to experience a ship..."
Xu Yi laughed: "Yes, many times I even feel that the Marquis is not like a middle-aged man who is over fifty years old, but like a child full of curiosity. But this is a good thing, he is very interested in The more interested he is in these things, the higher the probability that he will choose to cooperate with us.”
"That's right. But Xu Yi, when you have been in contact with the Marquis these days, has he revealed any thoughts to you?" Princess Caroline asked.
Xu Yi pointed to the chair on the suspended platform, motioned Princess Caroline to sit down, then sat down next to Steele, and replied: "According to what the Marquis revealed, after he returned to the Marlow Empire, We may first ask the Ministry of Agriculture of the Malo Empire to purchase a batch of farm magic machinery and fertilizers from our Chamber of Commerce.”
"Well, this is not surprising." Princess Caroline nodded.
Agricultural issues are the primary issue for any country on the Sainz continent, even the huge empire of Malo Empire is no exception.
Previously, when Xinfei Chamber of Commerce started, it relied on promoting farmland magic machinery in the Lampali Kingdom. Later, when it cooperated with any other surrounding countries, the first cooperation project was not surprisingly the purchase of farmland magic machinery.
So far, the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce has sold a total of more than 500,000 farmland magic machines of various types to surrounding countries, and the profits gained from them have even exceeded 20 million gold coins.
At present, farmland magic machinery has been basically popularized in surrounding countries, and the market is becoming saturated. Only the Sark Kingdom still has some room for development.
Now that the Malo Empire has suddenly popped up, it is naturally good news for the New Flying Chamber of Commerce.
"What about farmland magic machinery? It's impossible that he is only interested in this aspect?" Princess Carolyn asked.
"Of course. The Marquis's biggest interest is actually focused on various infrastructures. For example, he has always been very interested in automatic water supply systems and various engineering magic machines that can enhance infrastructure. He has revealed to me several times that he plans to return to After the Maro Empire, he immediately started to carry out infrastructure reconstruction in the small towns in his territory. The first was to build roads and automatic water supply systems, and at the same time set up an urban bus system. For this purpose, he planned to purchase a large number of medium-sized passenger magic locomotives from our Chamber of Commerce. and seeking the cooperation of the Armley Chamber of Commerce.”
Princess Caroline frowned slightly, looking a little disappointed.
"Apart from these? These are all about magic machine tools. Doesn't he have other ideas? For example, buying some magic machines for home use and taking them back?"
Xu Yi gave her a funny look and shook his head: "The Marquis said that although household magic machinery is easy to use, it is far less important than infrastructure renovation, so he will not consider it for the time being."
"But these things can also improve people's lives! Don't people in the Malo Empire need them? Xu Yi, can't you take the initiative to sell them to the Marquis?"
"No, I have the same idea as the Marquis. Cooperation in household magic machinery should not be carried out between me and him. Otherwise, what is the difference between him and Ambassador Hakanin of the Candela Empire?"
"But you also made a lot of money through Ambassador Hakan, didn't you? Besides, it was because of him that you were able to enter the Candela Empire. Xu Yi, I don't understand what you are thinking." Princess Carolyn looked a little anxious.
The current magic industry in the Principality of Drake is all focused on household magic machinery. If Marquis Southgaard is really not interested in household magic machinery, then Princess Caroline's efforts during this period will be almost in vain. .
"No need to worry." Xu Yi seemed to have seen through Princess Carolyn's thoughts, and waved his hand with a smile. "Even if the Marquis is not interested in household magic machinery for the time being, it does not mean that he will still not be interested in the future, and it does not mean that the entire Maro Empire is not interested in this aspect."
"But… "
"You don't have to worry that the Duke of Drake won't be able to benefit from it." Xu Yi said with a smile. "Caroline, I am very grateful to you for bringing these two special guests here, so as a thank you, I decided to start a new cooperation with your principality, which is about magic machine tools."
"Magic machine tool?"
Princess Carolyn's big eyes suddenly became extremely bright, and her expression became slightly excited. (To be continued...)