Chapter 79: Let's go together
As it turned out, what happened to the three Khafre in the city of LaRue was not an exception.
After the signing of a new trade agreement between the Kingdom of Lampari and the Candela Empire, Khafre was certainly not the only merchant who could see business opportunities in it.
In the last few months, a large number of merchants from the Lampari Kingdom have poured into the Candela Empire with a large number of goods from the Lampari Kingdom.
With these useful and cheap goods in the Lampari Kingdom, these merchants all made a lot of money in the Candela Empire.
Originally, this situation would have continued as a matter of course, but since May, there have been more than a dozen incidents in the southern provinces of the Kandela Empire in which merchants from the Lampari Kingdom were arrested, their goods confiscated and then deported, which attracted the attention of many people.
Although the officials of the southern provinces gave an explanation for these more than ten cases, it was that these merchants from the Lampari Kingdom violated some of the administrative regulations of the Candela Empire, and even directly violated the laws of the empire, and also gave various evidence to prove this.
But a discerning person could easily see that the Southern Province was clearly deliberately targeting these merchants from the Lampari Kingdom.
For the same situation against the merchants of the Lampari Kingdom was not at all as continuous and dense as in the southern provinces, although it occasionally occurred in other parts of the Candela Empire.
And these incidents obviously carry the shadow of the official of the southern province, which makes it difficult to think that this is deliberately targeted.
But the question is, why did the southern provinces deliberately target the merchants of the Lampari Kingdom?
This question is something that the Lampari Kingdom wants to figure out very much, and Queen Sevinj even very simply repaired a letter and sent it directly to the Ministry of Commerce of the Candela Empire. Let them give an explanation.
However, the letter received a response from the Candela Empire's side. But there was only a letter from the Marquis de Carcas, the Minister of Commerce of the Candela Empire.
In the reply. The Marquis de Descartes said that what happened in the southern provinces was just an accident and did not represent the attitude of the Candela Empire, so he hoped that the Lampari Kingdom would not be too nervous, and the Candela Empire would still be willing to trade with the Lampari Kingdom......
Although the meaning of the letter from the Marquis de Descartes seemed correct, the tone of his heart and the attitude of his expression revealed a clear indifference.
After all, the Lampari Kingdom was questioned by Her Majesty Sevigny, the queen. Although the Candela Empire does not necessarily have to reply to the letter in person, at least it should be done by someone more weighty.
And at least the Candela Empire had to give a reasonable explanation for this, and not be so relaxed and indifferent as the Marquis de Descartes said in this letter.
This does not show even the slightest sincerity to solve the problem.
"Ha, do you think the Candela Empire really treats your Lampari Kingdom as an equal? Obviously, they just don't want to make more enemies in the previous situation. And now, when they find out that the Ruerson Kingdom is still unable to pose a threat to them, this sense of superiority belonging to the Great Empire inevitably emerges. ”
"It's like it has nothing to do with you. Sevini glanced at Xu Yi angrily. "Since the Candela Empire will specifically target the merchants of our Lampari Kingdom, of course, it will also target you Xinfei Chamber of Commerce. Do you really think you can be so easy?"
"Of course, why not?" Xu Yi shrugged. "Let's tell you the truth, there is actually one thing that the Candela Empire is not wrong. This action is aimed at you merchants of the Lampari Kingdom. If nothing else, it should be entirely due to the arbitrariness of the southern provinces of the Candela Empire, rather than the meaning of the entire Candela Empire. ”
"Why are you so sure?" Sevigny looked at Xu Yi suspiciously.
"Because...... Cough...... The governor of this southern province was the Duke of Windsor. And he ...... It is not surprising that we have some personal enmity with the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce and will deliberately target the merchants of your Lampari Kingdom, because most of the things you merchants bring over are magical machines and related things. Xu Yi replied.
"Do you have a personal vendetta against this Duke of Windsor?" said Sevigny, incredulous. "Your Chamber of Commerce has never entered the Candela Empire at all, how can you make a feud with the governor of the southern provinces?"
"It's ......a long story," Xu Yi smiled helplessly, thinking that it was not that we wanted to make a feud, but that the other party took the initiative to come to the door to make a vengeance, no wonder us.
"Alright, let's get down to business. Sevigny, I have advised you before, asking you Lampari Kingdom officials to come forward and organize these Lampari Kingdom merchants who have gone to the Candela Empire to do business, so that they can have a unified command, which can not only facilitate them to help each other, but also help your Lampari Kingdom to strengthen the management of these merchants, but unfortunately you refused at that time. ”
"Hmm...... At that time, I was just worried that many of these merchants had the support of the nobles in the kingdom behind them, and if I came forward, it was very likely to arouse the vigilance of these nobles in the kingdom, which would not be good. Looking at it now, I am disappointed that these nobles can't even handle these simple things. Sevigny sighed softly.
"You can't blame them all. Xu Yi shook his head. "The Lampari Kingdom has a rule that the nobles can't do business directly, so it's not good for them to use their power directly. Besides, they are just some nobles after all, and they can't represent the Lampari Kingdom. When this happens, do you still expect them to fight against the Candela Empire?"
"Indeed...... It was my negligence. Severny nodded honestly. "Then Xu Yi, what do you mean......"
"Our Chamber of Commerce has officially reached a cooperation agreement with Prince Frank, and is ready to enter the Candela Empire next month and open a magic locomotive factory on Prince Frank's personal domain. I would like to follow the example of the previous model in the private domain of the Marquis of Southgate, and once again invite the major chambers of commerce in the kingdom of Lampari to invest and build factories with our chamber of commerce. Xu Yizheng said. "However, I was able to go with our chamber of commerce. It can only be a chamber of commerce that is officially recognized by the Kingdom of Lampari. ”
Sevigny's expression moved. looked at Xu Yi's eyes with a hint of tenderness.
"Xu Yi. Thank you for helping me so much. ”
"Don't get me wrong, I'm not just here to help you. The situation in the Candela Empire is much more complicated than the Marlo Empire, and I don't want to run over with a bunch of stragglers with different minds, that would only cause trouble for myself. Xu Yi waved his hand.
"Really?" Sevigny smiled slightly, but didn't continue to ask, but thought for a while, "Okay, I'll help you review these chambers of commerce." By the way, the thirteen chambers of commerce that were specially selected before have now made arrangements. Do you want to count them as well? After all, they have some roots in the Candela Empire. ”
"Yes. They were already in my plan, and they could have done more than any other chamber of commerce in the past. Xu Yi smiled a little sly.
"Well, that's all for sure. Sevigny paused, and then suddenly asked, "Say...... Xu Yi, you just said that your Chamber of Commerce has a personal enmity with the governor of the southern province of the Candela Empire, and then I am sure that because of the matter of the Ruerson Kingdom, there are still many people in the Candela Empire who will be very dissatisfied with your Xinfei Chamber of Commerce, and even full of hostility. Are you sure in this case. Will you be able to open up the situation in the Candela Empire?"
"You have to be clear. The smile on Xu Yi's face became full of confidence, and even a little proud. "This time. It was the Candela Empire that begged us to go, not us to them. ”
Speaking of this, Xu Yi suddenly sneered as if he had thought of something funny.
"Hey, Sevigny, I just compared the Maro Empire to the Candela Empire in my mind, and suddenly I felt that the Candela Empire was simply stupid. Originally, they suddenly announced that they were going to establish a cooperative relationship with your Lampari Kingdom, and I thought it was a clever move by them. But I didn't expect that in just a few months, they actually began to suppress the merchants of your Lampari Kingdom. What does that make me say...... Could it be that this is the legendary saying that if you don't die, you won't die?"
Sevini looked at Xu Yi with some inexplicability, wondering why this guy was always so confident when facing the Candela Empire, and even ...... Full of superiority?
This huge empire seemed to him not to be valued at all.
It's really weird.
Because of his attitude towards the Maro Empire, which is also one of the two major empires on the mainland, Xu Yi's attitude is obviously different.
Thinking of this, a question suddenly occurred to Sevigny.
"By the way, Xu Yi, the military representatives of the Maro Empire and the Candela Empire appeared at the main base of your Xinfei Chamber of Commerce at the same time, and it seems that they met with each other, how did they deal with it later?"
"I didn't deal with it. They went back to their own homes, and they did what they should do. ”
"You know that's not what I'm asking. Sevigny showed a rare look of coquettishness and glared at Xu Yi. "I'm asking you about the follow-up, how to deal with the follow-up?"
"What's next...... We have signed an agreement with the Maro Empire's military headquarters to sell 50,000 magic repeaters, 3,000 individual magic rocket launchers, 2,000 large cargo magic locomotives, and five magic airships to the Maro Empire. As for the Candela Empire, for the time being, it's just as much as I told you. “
"The Marlo Empire is really generous. Severny couldn't help but be stunned, and then realized that something was wrong. "Wait, five magic airships? Xu Yi, you haven't delivered all of our 100 magic airships!"
Xu Yi smiled: "Anyway, there are dozens of you missing, and it's nothing to deduct five from it to open the eyes of those guys in the Maro Empire first......
"You!" said Sevigny, who looked like he wanted to be angry, but then laughed again. "Well, you have to compensate me!"
Xu Yi rolled his eyes, thinking that since Sevini ascended the throne, he had really become more and more treacherous.
"Well, Your Majesty the Queen, please say what you ask. As long as I can do it, I promise that I will never refuse. ”
"Really?" Sevigny narrowed, his eyes curled into crescent moons. (To be continued......)