Although Xu Yi found the attitude of the Candela Empire strange, Ottov aside, the other businessmen from Pompeii brought by Russell this time were very serious about negotiating cooperation with the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce.
Several of these businessmen actually went to Nisi City in the Luersun Kingdom for inspection, and saw with their own eyes the current prosperity of Nisi City and Nisi Port, and they were very yearning for this kind of scene.
As one of the naval bases of the Candela Empire, Pompeii itself is also a seaside city. It has a military port dedicated to the Candela Empire Navy and a civilian port affiliated with Pompeii. Like the Port of Nissi, it is called Pompeii Port after the city's name.
The first step for these businessmen who want to cooperate with the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce is to introduce various civilian magic machines from the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce. For this reason, they discussed with Xu Yi and decided to cooperate with the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce in the first step of developing Pompeii Port. .
They were extremely active in this matter. Even before arriving here, they had jointly persuaded the Lord of Pompeii and obtained approval from him to invest in the development and expansion of Pompeii Port.
Of course, Pompeii did not need to invest half a copper coin in this matter. It was entirely up to the merchants to invest independently, and the city lord of Pompeii had no reason to object.
Xu Yi, of course, strongly welcomed their proposal to develop the Port of Pompeii, but he was not so enthusiastic about their proposal that they and the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce jointly invest and each of them hold a share of the port.
No matter how well developed the Port of Pompeii is, it is still under the rule of the Candela Empire. These chambers of commerce from Pompeii City have no problem, but the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce, a chamber of commerce that does not belong to the Candela Empire, will have great doubts.
In case the Candela Empire deliberately makes things difficult. With the current strength of the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce. But there is no way.
But after some consideration and discussion. Xu Yi still agreed that the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce would invest one million gold coins in the development plan of Pompeii Port, and only hold a symbolic 10% stake in Pompeii Port.
Compared with unreliable ownership, Xu Yi cares more about reliable usage rights.
Once the Port of Pompeii is completed, it will become an important window connecting the New Flying Chamber of Commerce and the southern part of the Candela Empire.
In the future, the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce may have countless transport fleets flocking to the Port of Pompeii, so it is crucial to obtain the priority to use this port.
Although in fact the right to use is not that reliable because of the powerful existence of the Candela Empire, in comparison, the right to use does not touch the official nerves of the Candela Empire as much as the right to ownership, and it is more likely to be guaranteed.
Through this negotiation with several chambers of commerce in Pompeii. Xu Yi discovered a fact that made him very emotional.
The Candela Empire is indeed one of the two major empires on this continent. Although these chambers of commerce are just ordinary chambers of commerce in an ordinary city near the coast of the Candela Empire, their strength cannot be underestimated at all.
In their plan to develop Pompeii Port, the initial estimated investment was as much as seven million gold coins.
Compared with the total investment in the development of the Port of Nissi in the Kingdom of Lursun, which was only three million gold coins, it was more than twice as high.
Moreover, the development of Nissi Port is a development project that the Kingdom of Luersun attaches great importance to. King Trutz paid personal attention to it and invested a huge budget in the Kingdom of Luersun before its development was successful.
It can be seen that compared to superpowers like the Candela Empire, small countries like the Kingdom of Luersun are still far behind in terms of overall strength.
This is why Xu Yi has always attached great importance to developing the internal markets of the two empires, the Candela Empire and the Malo Empire.
But what made Xu Yi a little depressed was. Also one of the two major empires on the Sainz continent, the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce is making very smooth progress in developing the Malo Empire. But the Candela Empire has repeatedly encountered obstacles.
Having cooperated with Ambassador Hakan for so long, it is indeed through Ambassador Hakan that various household magic machines have become popular in Wimbledon, the capital of the Kandra Empire, and have been greatly welcomed.
However, it has been nearly two years, and Xu Yi's request for the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce to officially enter the Candela Empire and obtain a sales channel through Ambassador Hakan's relationship has not been met.
The reason for this may be difficult to fully understand, but judging from the results, I am afraid that Ambassador Hakanin himself played a certain role in it. At the same time, the Candela Empire does not seem to be interested in this.
Then there is the matter of the Amri Chamber of Commerce building a road in the southwestern province of the Kandra Empire.
This road has been under construction for more than a year, but it has not been completed yet.
This is just a road with a total length of less than 500 kilometers. With the strength of the Amuli Chamber of Commerce, if everything goes well, it should be completed within half a year, but it has been delayed until now, and the progress is still very slow. .
President Cruz complained to Xu Yi many times because of this, and the target of the most complaints was the local officials in the southwestern province of the Candela Empire.
The Armli Chamber of Commerce has shared a total of more than 100,000 gold coins in bribes with these guys. However, the construction of this road has always encountered various obstacles and difficulties. Many times, President Cruz even wanted to get angry and not build it at all.
Anyway, the benefits of roads are obvious. The Candela Empire is unwilling to build roads, and they are the only ones who suffer.
Coupled with the many difficulties that Billiel had in opening the new Flying Magic motorcycle sales outlet in Wimbledon City, Xu Yi had a very bad impression of the Candela Empire.
However, no matter how bad Xu Yi's impression of the Candela Empire was, it was useless. This did not affect his determination to continue to develop the market of the Candela Empire.
So when Billil suddenly returned to the Principality of Standing a week after Russell and others left, and revealed to Xu Yi his purpose after returning this time, Xu Yi was still refreshed.
"Prince Frank has changed his mind?" Xu Yi looked at Billier unexpectedly and excitedly. "What did His Highness the Prince say?"
Billier tilted his head, summed up what Prince Frank had revealed in his many contacts with him during this period, and said with a smile: "Frank still can't resist the temptation of racing, but he is a dignified prince after all. Your Highness cannot come to participate in the private little competitions I organize like other minor nobles, so he wants to make this event formal so that more people in the empire can accept it, so that he can be legitimate. Got involved.”
"So he wants to cooperate with our chamber of commerce to organize a formal racing event?" Xu Yi asked in surprise. "What name does Your Highness want to host it under?"
"Well... specifically, His Highness the Prince feels that your Xinfei Chamber of Commerce has sufficient experience in organizing racing events, and it is also a chamber of commerce that produces racing cars, so he hopes to cooperate with you and let him smooth the relationship in the Candela Empire. Introduce your already relatively mature competition into the Candela Empire. He will only be responsible for the nominal issues, and all other operations will be completed by your New Flying Chamber of Commerce."
"To put it simply, everything is handled by ourselves, and His Royal Highness is only responsible for providing some conveniences?"
"Yes."
"Well... This is actually the pattern I have always expected. It's just that His Highness the Prince didn't agree before, but he didn't expect to propose it now. Billil, why?" Xu Yi asked.
Billil rubbed his hands and glanced at Xu Yi with a hesitant expression.
Xu Yi was very surprised.
This question is not difficult to answer, but Billil is hesitating.
"This...actually...in addition to the introduction of new flying racing events, Frank wants me to tell you another thing that is more important..."
Looking at Billil's hesitant expression, Xu Yi frowned, thinking that this matter would definitely make him very embarrassed, otherwise Billil wouldn't have this expression.
"Okay, let's talk. No matter what conditions His Royal Highness puts forward, they are all negotiable." Xu Yi said calmly.
Billiel scratched his head and chuckled: "Okay. Frank said that he is not only interested in racing, but also very interested in the magic motorcycle itself, so he hopes... ahem, to cooperate with your New Flying Chamber of Commerce. , open a magic motorcycle factory directly in the Candela Empire."
After hearing the first half of Billil's words, Xu Yi had already guessed what he wanted to say, so he wasn't too surprised by the subsequent request.
After pondering for a while, Xu Yi asked: "How do you want to cooperate, Your Highness?"
"Frank said... he hopes to be able to research his favorite magic racing car on his own, so... he hopes that your chamber of commerce can transfer the technology related to magic motorcycles to him and give him some support from researchers to help him research faster magic racing cars. …”
The further he talked, the softer his voice became, and the smile on his face became forced. Apparently he also felt that Prince Frank's request was a bit excessive.
However, Xu Yi's expression did not change at all. Instead, he began to ponder, showing a look of serious consideration.
Seeing Xu Yi's delay in answering, Billier asked tentatively: "President Xu, what do you think?"
Xu Yi extended his hand to Billil.
"Do you have a detailed plan?"
Billil was startled: "You agreed?"
Xu Yi shook his head: "I can't give you a definite answer now. This can only be determined after seeing Prince Frank's specific plan. So, is there a plan?"
Billil shook his head in embarrassment: "Frank just asked me to inform you first, and did not give any specific plan..."
Xu Yi sighed: "Are these guys from the Candela Empire so unreliable? Well, Billil, you wait here for a few days, and I will draw up a detailed plan for cooperation, and you can take it back to Frank If the prince agrees, then there will be no problem with this cooperation."
"What if Frank isn't satisfied with the plan you proposed?"
Xu Yi narrowed his eyes and snorted softly: "If he still doesn't agree even if I give in, then why is there any need to cooperate?"
Billil swallowed and intended to persuade Xu Yi, but when he saw the slightly cold expression on Xu Yi's face, he swallowed the words directly. (To be continued...)