"Tens of thousands of items every day?" Prado couldn't help but gasped.
He runs a clothing store himself, so of course he knows much more about this than ordinary people.
As far as he knows, there are now twenty-three tailor shops in Lalu City. A total of more than 300 tailors from these twenty-three tailor shops are gathered together, and they are allowed to sew clothes day and night. I am afraid that the maximum number of tailors in a day is This means that no more than five hundred pieces of clothing can be made.
But this Armani Chamber of Commerce can produce tens of thousands of pieces a day, and the workmanship of each piece can be so fine, which is simply incredible.
"This Armani Chamber of Commerce...does it have some magic?" Prado couldn't help but ask.
"Ha, they have indeed mastered some magic, but these magics come from the magic textile machinery sold to them by the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce, so in fact it is mainly the credit of the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce."
"Is it the New Flying Chamber of Commerce again?" Prado frowned slightly.
He had heard the name of this chamber of commerce from Khafre no less than a hundred times. Every time he talked about things in the Lampali Kingdom, he would always hear Khafre mention it, as if everything in the Lampali Kingdom was... It seems to be related to this chamber of commerce.
"Of course, Xinfei Chamber of Commerce is..."
As soon as Khafre opened his mouth, he paused.
Because he suddenly discovered that explaining the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce to Prado was definitely not something that could be done in a short while.
"Well... you won't understand if I explain to you those magical machines that you have never seen before, so..." Khafre looked around, walked to the counter in the store, and picked up one from the top. An iron cup for drinking water. He reached out and knocked on it. It makes a popping sound. "Brother, how much did you pay for this cup? Isn't it almost embroidered?"
Prado glanced at him inexplicably, then looked at the water cup in his hand, and smiled sheepishly: "I have bought this cup for five or six years. I have been reluctant to throw it away, and the paint on it has dried. , I was just thinking about repainting it and continuing to use it.”
"You still need to touch up the paint?" Khafre sneered. "Brother, I'm not telling you. You are still using this kind of rusty cup, but you are really backward. The water cups used by people in the Lampali Kingdom are either glass cups or porcelain cups. Even iron cups. The cup should at least be made of stainless steel, so there is no need to worry about rust. Or simply use an alloy cup or a plastic cup, and there is no need to worry about rust and repainting. "
"Wait, what did you just say?" Prado was confused. "I can still understand glass cups and porcelain cups, but what are these stainless steel cups, alloy cups, and plastic cups mentioned later?"
"Hey, brother, what would you think if I told you that these things you don't understand are all created by the New Aircraft Chamber of Commerce?"
"Huh?" Prado's eyes widened. "No way? How can this new flying business association come up with so many novel things?"
"This is a fact." Khafre said. "It is no exaggeration to say that the huge changes in the entire Lampali Kingdom over the years are actually brought about by the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce. So ordinary people like me in the Lampali Kingdom are grateful to the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce from the bottom of my heart. . If it weren’t for them, let alone living so comfortably now, I’d probably still be as hungry as before, let alone eat meat every day.”
Seeing that there was no hint of joking in Khafre's expression, Prado couldn't help but sigh: "If this New Flying Chamber of Commerce is really as good as you said, it would be really amazing."
Khafre turned his head and glanced outside the store, stretched out his arm to block Prado's shoulders, and said with a smile: "Okay, brother, we can't talk about the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce in a short while. It's just a matter of time. It’s almost noon, why don’t we pack up and have lunch first, and we can chat while eating at the dining table?” Khafre suggested.
Prado looked at the sky outside the shop and found that it was indeed noon, so he nodded: "Okay, let's go and call Nasus up."
The two of them walked out of the store together. Before they could walk out of the door, several heavily armed soldiers suddenly rushed in.
Both of them were stunned. Prado took a look and found that these soldiers were all wearing the uniforms of the guards of the city lord's palace, so he asked with some confusion: "Sir, what are you doing here?"
The leading soldier who looked like a squad leader swept his eyes over the two of them, and finally landed on Prado.
"Is that Prado, the owner of this store?"
Prado was even more surprised: "It's me. Sirs, you... have something to do with me?"
"It's not that I'm looking for you, but the City Lord is looking for you. Come with us quickly, the City Lord wants to see you."
"Lord City Lord?" Prado shouted in surprise, turning his head and looking at each other with Khafre, their expressions were full of confusion.
How could the almighty city lord suddenly find Prado, a small ordinary businessman, to blame
# # #
In the Lord's Mansion of Lalu City, the Duchess of Windsor and Earl Narsaps sat across from each other.
The atmosphere in the room seemed a bit quiet.
The Duchess of Windsor sipped warm tea with a calm expression on her face, but Earl Narsaps lowered his head slightly, looking hesitant and even struggling.
After a moment, Earl Narsaps raised his head and glanced at the Duchess of Windsor, narrowed his eyes, and smiled bitterly in his heart.
The Duchess of Windsor came in person, and indeed she came not just for fun and relaxation.
But Earl Narsaps never expected that when she came this time, she would throw him such a big problem that he could hardly cope with it.
The Duchess of Windsor just had a secret conversation with him for a short time, but in a more obscure way, she very clearly expressed what she... or should be said to be what she represented as the Duke of Windsor.
The Duke of Windsor was very opposed to the signing of a trade agreement between the Empire and the Kingdom of Lampali. He had expressed his opposition in public when the proposal was voted on in the Imperial House.
However, the resolution was eventually passed by the House of Representatives and implemented.
According to the general results, since the House of Representatives has the final vote, everyone in the empire should abide by it.
But the Candela Empire is too big, and it's obviously impossible for everyone to have the same idea.
This time, the Duke of Windsor had a completely different idea.
His objections in the House of Representatives were ineffective, but that did not mean that he had no other ways to express his objections.
This time the method he chose seemed very drastic.
The Duke of Windsor actually decided to ban the passage of any goods from the Kingdom of Lampali in the southern provinces!
In other words, even if the Imperial House passed an agreement on trade with the Lampali Kingdom, the southern province would still defy the agreement and refuse to implement it.
Of course, doing so openly would be tantamount to going against the Imperial House of Representatives, and the Duke of Windsor would not do such a stupid thing.
Therefore, he just wanted to make a notice to the city lords of various cities in the southern province to ask them to cooperate.
Larue City was the second stop of the Duchess of Windsor's trip, so she just let it out.
As for how to judge, it is up to Earl Narsaps himself.
However, this judgment was extremely difficult for Earl Narsaps.
If the Duke's decision is implemented, he may be charged with refusing to implement the resolution of the House of Representatives.
And if it is not executed...
The Duke of Windsor has been the governor of the southern province for seventeen years. The Windsor family has deep-rooted influence in this land. Even the imperial family has some scruples about it, which shows how powerful it is.
Relatively speaking, Earl Narsaps is an ordinary Earl City Lord without much foundation. If he dares to go against the Duke of Windsor's decision, he may get out of the position of City Lord the next day.
"Earl Nassaps, every time the Duke mentions you to me in private, he always praises you very much, saying that you are one of the few nobles in the southern province who are sensible and far-sighted. Duke, he If he values you so much, don't let him down." The Duchess of Windsor suddenly said quietly.
Seeing the sharp light in the eyes of the Duchess of Windsor, Earl Narsaps sighed secretly in his heart, but showed an extremely sincere smile on his face, nodded to the Duchess of Windsor and said: "Thank you, Your Majesty the Duke. My appreciation. Madam, please tell the Duke that I will always support the Duke."
Hearing this, the Duchess of Windsor finally showed a real smile on her face, nodded slightly and said: "Okay, I think the Duke will be very happy to hear your answer."
Earl Narsaps continued to smile on the surface and nodded in agreement, but he couldn't help but smile bitterly in his heart.
He actually missed an opportunity.
If you still have to decide to implement the Duke of Windsor's decision, you should not hesitate beforehand.
Because these hesitations will inevitably leave a bad impression on him in the mind of the Duke of Windsor, which will have a certain impact on his future prospects in the southern province.
And since it has been decided to implement the Duke of Windsor's decision, it means that his evaluation in the Imperial House will be affected to a certain extent.
Rather than trying to please both sides now, it would be better to make a decision from the beginning.
Just as he was reviewing his mistake in his mind, he suddenly heard footsteps outside the room that were obviously aggravated on purpose.
Earl Narsaps looked up at the Duchess of Windsor with a questioning expression.
"Let him in." The Duchess of Windsor nodded slowly.
Only then did Earl Narsaps clapped his hands to signal.
A moment later, Thorp, the supervisor of the City Lord's Mansion, walked in with a slight bow, bowed to the two of them and said, "Duchess, the owner of the clothing store has been brought here. Do you want to see him now?"
The Duchess of Windsor stood up and smiled happily.
"Let's go, I'm really curious about him." (To be continued...)