"Hmmm... Whose idea was this?"

Leaning on the armrest of the throne, Hu Feng snorted coldly, and then threw the decree document in his hand on the floor.

"The idea of Countess Catlana Presto, I think... ”

Before Ryan could finish speaking, he was interrupted by Boss Hu's wave.

"She has a good idea, the Artisan Guild of Stormwind City has paid a huge amount of effort and cost to carry out a comprehensive renovation and expansion project for the city, and even the Valley of Heroes is also responsible for the construction of it, and now you have a sentence about the treasury and postpone the payment to them, do you let them eat and drink and wait to starve to death?"

"Uh... Lord Divine Venerable, it will not be delayed for a long time, but I plan to wait until all this year's taxes are in the treasury and then make a specific distribution. The Grand Duke of Berval, who was on the side, replied immediately.

As the prince of the Stormwind Kingdom and the highest honorary commander, Boss Hu is naturally qualified to participate in the politics of the Stormwind Kingdom, coupled with his identity as a Titan god, no one dares to refute him.

Hearing Boval's words, Hu Feng smiled and looked at the Grand Duke.

"Berval, you are a fair aristocrat, dedicated to the Storm Kingdom, I know this, but your habitual thinking has hurt you, you are a nobleman, the artisan association is not a nobleman, you have a family that can be delayed for a year and a half, they can't afford it, they still have a family to support, and the cost of materials and labor to pay, you are dragging their money now, they won't even be able to eat in a few days. ”

Bolval was stunned, then bowed his head.

"Lord Shenzun is right, but I didn't think it all over and ignored some individual factors. ”

"If they can't even eat, and they owe a lot of debt to the raw material suppliers, what do you think they will do in the end? They also have parents, and they have wives and children, and if you force them to die, they will also be free. ”

King Ryan nodded, and turned to look at the royal guards waiting in the hall.

"Order, let the representative of the craftsman's guild come in. ”

A middle-aged man in a leather coat walked quickly into the king's hall, looking extremely nervous and apprehensive.

Edwin Van Cleef, an experienced master craftsman and leader of the Stormwind Artisan Guild, is the city's shaper in the majestic Valley of Heroes, the wide harbor docks, and the pleasant aristocratic and garden districts.

"Greetings, Your Majesty, and greetings to you, Grand Duke. ”

Van Cleef knelt down on one knee and said in a respectful tone.

"This is the mortal incarnation of the Titan god Sarodar. King Ryan said, raising his hand.

Hearing this, Van Cleef knelt down directly on his legs, he didn't expect to see the incarnation of the gods.

"I beg your pardon, I... I don't know ... You"

"Alright, well, I didn't let you come to see you salute, Ryan, give it to him. Boss Hu interrupted Van Cleef's somewhat incoherent words, and then nodded at Ryan.

"Edwin Van Cleef, you and your Artisans' Guild have made a great contribution to Stormwind, and the city has become even more glorious in your hands, but because the current treasury is strained, it has been a few days of delay in the payment due to you, I, as the king, apologize to the Artisan Guild, and the Grand Duke of Berval will take you to the treasury to get all the gold coins you deserve. ”

When Van Cleef heard this, his emotions immediately became involuntarily excited.

"Thank you, Your Majesty, praise the Titans, praise the Stormwind Court! You have no idea how important this money is to us right now!

Speaking of this, Van Cleef's mood slowly calmed down and seemed to think about it.

"Your Majesty, you just said that the kingdom's treasury is also tight, and we, as the people of the Stormwind Kingdom, are equally willing to share our worries, and the Artisan Guild is willing to take only the arrears of urgently needed raw materials and the salaries of the craftsmen, and we are willing to give up the rest of the profits. ”

Hearing this, Ryan glanced at Boss Hu next to him.

This Van Cleef is quite good and shrewd, completely different from ordinary craftsmen.

"So, what do you want in return, Van Cleve. ”

"We in the Craftsmen's Guild only want to continue to serve the Kingdom, and in the future, we hope that His Majesty the King will give priority to us for any engineering projects in the city, and allow us to form our own business guild with the right to trade in raw materials. ”

I understand that Van Cleef just wants a commercial monopoly, and at the same time wants the craftsmen of Stormwind to form an organization and corporatization.

Who says craftsmen have to be stupid and honest?

However, these requirements of his are also normal, at least it shows that he has a lot of ambition.

King Ryan pondered for a moment, then nodded eventually.

"As long as the Craftsmen's Association can guarantee the quality of future projects, it will be as good as ever, then I agree to your request. ”

Van Cleef was a man, he was smart, and he loved his kingdom at the same time.

Since the kingdom has not let itself down, then it is willing to contribute.

This time, the Artisan Guild only charged the cost, and it didn't make a penny inside and out, and it was in vain, but in Van Cleef's opinion, it was worth it.

The artisan guild got something more important: a monopoly of the project, the formation of a formal corporate organization, and the right to freely choose and purchase raw materials.

In the past, they did not have the right to choose, and the merchants who sold building raw materials were basically the family industry of the aristocratic family, and the nobles were very black-hearted, and the prices of these rigid necessities have always been high, especially the materials used in official projects.

Now they can completely put aside the material monopoly of these nobles and go to the raw material merchants they know well to buy.

Soon, a new business guild was established in the Stormwind Trade District.

The Defia Artisan Brotherhood, a new guild of artisans, construction workers, and raw material merchants, is headed by Edwin Van Cleeff, a commoner.

They also got big orders right away.

No way, the Brotherhood of Defia has a huge advantage: the King's Decree.

They are the official contractor for the construction of the project, and they are responsible for all the major works in Stormwind, which gives the people a great deal of confidence.

How bad can it be to be officially specified?

Van Cleef traded a huge business that didn't make money for a steady stream of daily small businesses.

In the huge area of Stormwind City, building a house has always been a rigid need in the rigid need, and there is no worry about no customers coming to the door.

Because they had no liquidity in their hands in the early stage, they relied on the raw material merchants they knew well to build on credit, and soon repaid the money they owed, and slowly began to accumulate sufficient liquidity in their hands, and began to pay taxes to the Storm Court on time.

King Ryan and Grand Duke Berval were naturally very satisfied, and the status of the Defia Artisan Brotherhood became more and more stable.

Of course, the only thing that is not happy is the office of the Black Rope Chaebol in Stormwind.

This group of black-hearted goblins originally wanted to lend money to Van Cleef, but Van Cleef decisively rejected the goblin's "kindness".

As for your terrible usury, if I take out a loan, I won't be alive.

In addition to the arms business, the black suo chaebol has now opened a notorious usury business, and the extremely greedy for gold has begun to extend its hand into the financial field.

It's just that they have inherited the madness of their ancestors, and the goblins of the Black Suo chaebol will naturally not carry out normal financial business like ordinary goblins.

Boss Hu is too lazy to care about this, as long as you Hei Suo honors himself as a Titan master on time, whatever you want to do is up to you.