Nacer's 7th Avenue is a gathering place for "outsiders" in the city, and many people return to their hometowns to join their families before the New Year, so it is much more deserted than the other neighborhoods.

The two southernmost blocks of Seventh Avenue are the Bunker Quarters, and one of the luxurious villas is the residence of Countess Butret Moyano, who stayed in Nasser and did not return to her hometown because of certain expectations, and today, the expectation has finally come.

In the morning, Butret Moyano was invited to the Charles' succession ceremony, where a new generation of Marquess of Lorraine was born.

As Charles rode in alone, Butree Moyano was moved to tears, she was proud of this strong little man.

When Charles received the king's canonization at the door of the House of Lords, she was happy for Charles from the bottom of her heart.

"He's my partner, I'm sad for him, I'm happy for him, it's normal. ”

While Butret Moyano was secretly happy for her "partner", Charles delivered even happier news.

Charles successfully became a member of the House of Lords, and was willing to discuss the formation of a chamber of commerce with the emerging merchant class.

At the royal family's New Year's party, Butret Moyano had spoken for the new businessmen to make him president of the soon-to-be-formed Chamber of Commerce, but Charles was very resistant until Butree Moyano said that "if you don't become president, then the king will probably make Wembley president", and then he agreed to consider it.

But the day after the New Year, the crown prince of Wembley somehow heard the news, and came directly to the door, and wanted to be the president of this chamber of commerce.

The businessmen didn't dare to refuse directly, so they tentatively asked Wembley about his plans after becoming the president of the Chamber of Commerce, but they were collectively knocked unconscious by Wembley.

It's black, it's black, it's so dark.

Wembley made it clear that everyone in the Chamber of Commerce was to swear allegiance to him, and that all business profits were to be distributed by him, as if the Chamber of Commerce was his own personal property.

Merchants have always been profit-oriented, and where can they do things without profits, everyone had to say that they would first discuss it internally, and then ask His Majesty the King for instructions, and then they prevaricated Wembley.

But this incident has caused a lot of trouble to this group of big businessmen, Wembley has openly stated that he wants to be the president, so who in the Kingdom of Florence dares not to look at him for a long time, huh?

Although everyone can give up on forming a chamber of commerce, the power of a single businessman or a few merchants is limited, and they can't withstand the wrath of Wembley and his minions.

In this dilemma, Charles's decision undoubtedly gave them hope again, judging from the recent situation, Charles also has the support of His Majesty the King, and he is obviously not dealing with the Crown Prince Wembley, he is a big boss who can be exploited, oh no, a leader who can be trusted.

Because of the royal New Year's banquet, the big businessmen stayed in Nasser and did not return to their hometown, and Butree Moyano quickly gathered them to his villa and waited for Charles to come to his door.

"I don't know if this Marquis of Lorraine will be as greedy as Wembley......"

"Probably not! I have asked someone about the new changes he has made in the county of Bayonne, and I have great respect for the rights and interests of us merchants.......

"No matter what, it won't be worse than His Highness Wembley's conditions! After listening to His Highness Wembley's conditions, I feel that I am not as good as the Fengyue woman on Thirteenth Street now!"

At seven o'clock in the evening, in the midst of the hesitation of the merchants, Charles arrived punctually, and with him the lord of Fani.

The meeting room of Butree Moyano was not small, but dozens of businessmen gathered around Shire, and the atmosphere was warm from the start.

"I'm leaving Nasser tonight, so I won't talk politely or nonsense, I'll just say my principles and conditions, if you think it's suitable, I'll be the president of the new chamber of commerce, if it's not suitable, then we're a partnership, whether it's the Marquis of Lorraine or the Marquis of Bayonne, we welcome everyone to do business." ”

“.........”

Charles's straightforward attitude was a bit blunt, which made a group of expectant businessmen a little unhappy, but now that the Marquis of Lorraine was in the limelight, they chose to be patient for the time being and listen to Charles's follow-up conditions.

"First of all, I will definitely not be able to stay in Nasser City in a short time, I will either be in Lorraine or Bayonne, my suggestion is to appoint three vice presidents, you can solve the ordinary small things by yourself, write to me or meet to solve the problems that cannot be solved, and I will deal with them in trouble. ”

"Second, don't think about using the businessman's code of conduct to demand me, you know my identity, so the cooperation between us is definitely unfair, I will take the lion's share of the profits, and similarly, when we do business with people outside the Chamber of Commerce, it is also unfair, and how to distribute the profits at that time, several vice presidents can discuss it, and I don't participate in the opinion. ”

"Thirdly, we must make a strict commercial law, everything within the Chamber of Commerce must follow the law, and the interests of no one are protected and limited by this law, including me, that is, what is not legal, I cannot do. ”

"Of course, the third article I mentioned is limited to our Chamber of Commerce, when we do business with outsiders, we don't have to worry about any laws, only the interests of the members of the Chamber of Commerce come first!"

"Is there anything you don't understand?"

Charles said three conditions in one breath, and then waited for the surrounding merchants to ask questions, but the people around him didn't squeak for a long time, and they all looked at Charles stupidly.

Charles had already anticipated this kind of scene in his heart, after all, these issues had already been discussed with Fani and Olive at home, and the two women's expressions were similar at the time.

"Lord Charles, are the laws of commerce you are talking about?"

After a long time, a bold businessman finally stood up and asked a question that everyone wanted to ask.

"Are you saying that the laws of commerce restrict me? Since I am a member of the Chamber of Commerce, I naturally have to obey my own laws!"

"So the rules we set won't change at any time?"

"Of course not, if there is a real need to change, then we will change it through a consensus vote, and more than half of the members agree to take effect. ”

Dozens of merchants already had joy on their faces, they were not afraid that Charles would take the big head, but they were afraid that Charles would rely on his status as a great nobleman to change his orders and squeeze their wealth through various means.

For nearly a thousand years, the big aristocrats have oppressed the small nobles, the small nobles have oppressed the merchants and commoners, and the way of distributing the benefits of class suppression has never changed.

And the Charr gave them the right to vote, which was a right that they didn't expect.

Dozens of businessmen asked a lot of details about the "Law of Commerce", and Charles answered them carefully one by one, although some of the explanations he felt that he had made a lot of money, but these big businessmen nodded excitedly.

"Ahem, now I would like to add a few comments for your reference and discussion. Seeing that the opportunity was almost up, Charles threw out his last bit of plan for the day.

"Do you know what business is the most profitable?"

You look at me, I look at you, you don't know how to answer Charles's question.

The mode of doing business between the aristocracy and the merchant is the most profitable, the profit is the nobleman's, and the loss is the merchant's, and many times the businessman can't do it if he wants to do it.

"I'll tell you, the war business is the most profitable!"

"War?"

Butree Moyano covered her lips with her small hands and looked at Charles in surprise.

"War creates a monopoly, and you don't know the profits that can be obtained by monopoly, right?"

The big businessmen immediately understood.

There are thousands of large and small states on the continent, and I don't know how many small-scale wars occur every year, and after each war, the losing side will sign a humiliating treaty, allowing the merchants of the victorious side to monopolize some business and lose a lot of rights and interests.

"Your Excellency the Marquis, we are a Chamber of Commerce, only a few escorts, no army. ”

"Then form an army. ”

"This ...... Will the military department allow it?"

Charles looked at a group of big businessmen who were obviously moved, but still pretended to be stupid and cute, and said with a wicked smile.

"Do you know what affiliation is?"

In 1857, the infamous Flensian United Commercial Company was founded in the city of Nasser, and for hundreds of years, all the rivals and enemies that stood in the way of their prosperity were brutally crushed under their feet.