Eric took a breath, closed his eyes and rested for about a minute, then opened his eyes again, picked up the towel soaked in cold water in the basin of water, wiped it twice on his face, regained his spirits, and continued to read the official documents.

Since the last time he dealt with the rebellion in Colebor City, he forcefully prevented Duke Stark from sending the Second Army of the Kingdom Garrison to quell the rebellion, Eric seemed to have suddenly understood something, and he had a new understanding of various government affairs that he had always felt like a mess before, and now he is no longer as assertive as before.

Correspondingly, he relied on Duke Stark less and less, and now when there is basically nothing important, he never takes the initiative to summon Duke Stark, but most of the time he tries to make independent judgments.

Of course, in normal times, he would consult with various noble ministers in the kingdom, and at the same time read various books to strengthen his learning, and even often went out of the palace to disguise himself and blend in with the commoners to observe the people's situation up close.

In short, he has now become more and more committed to his role as a king, and has become deeply proud and honored to be a king.

Of course, I also felt the pressure deeply.

The more he learned about government affairs, the more Eric regretted the decision he had made.

The number that came out of the various tables shows that the most wrong thing he did was that he did not leave the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce behind.

Seeing that most of this year has passed, the current financial income of the Lampari Kingdom is less than one million gold coins.

Judging from the current trend, by the end of the year, the kingdom's annual fiscal revenue will barely exceed one million gold coins. It will never exceed 1.5 million gold coins.

Compared to previous years, there were at least two million gold coins per year. Even the fiscal revenue of more than three million gold coins the year before last. The current kingdom of Lampari is much poorer all of a sudden.

Eric is much more familiar with government affairs now, so he knows why this is the case.

In the past, when the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce was here, two-thirds of the annual financial revenue of the Lampari Kingdom was related to the magic industry represented by the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce.

Among them, Bangta City alone pays a huge tax of more than nearly one million gold coins to the kingdom's treasury every year, which is almost equivalent to the annual financial revenue of the Lampari Kingdom before.

It has to be said that the new flying chamber of commerce has played the most important role in it.

However, since the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce left the Lampari Kingdom, most of the magic machinery-related chambers of commerce in Bunta City and the Lampari Kingdom led by the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce have also left the Lampari Kingdom, which has caused the influence of the magic industry to plummet in the Lampari Kingdom, and the taxes received have naturally dropped significantly.

Of course. This is also related to the fact that the ten chambers of commerce designated by the Magical Industry Administration control the magic industry industry in the country.

According to the statistics, the ten chambers of commerce are now trading at a loss because of the recession in the industry, so the taxes paid are also extremely pitiful.

But Eric actually knows very well in his heart that although the magic industry in the Lampari Kingdom has been greatly affected by the withdrawal of the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce and those chambers of commerce, if it is said that engaging in this industry will lose money, it is impossible to say anything.

According to the information obtained by Eric privately, in fact, the Rockefeller Chamber of Commerce alone made a profit of more than 200,000 gold coins last month.

Last month, the Rockefeller Chamber of Commerce lost as much as 70,000 gold coins in the financial statements released by the Commerce Administration, so the Rockefeller Chamber of Commerce not only failed to pay the more than 80,000 gold coins in taxes that it should have paid, but even received a special financial subsidy of 30,000 gold coins from the Commerce Department.

This one in and one out. It is equivalent to the Rockefeller Chamber of Commerce adding nearly 120,000 gold coins out of thin air.

As for where did the extra nearly 120,000 gold coins go......

Every time he thought that the backstage of the Rockefeller Chamber of Commerce was the Stark family, Eric couldn't help but feel a trace of anger in his heart.

"These kingdom moths!" Eric scolded inwardly. Then he smiled bitterly helplessly.

Although Duke Stark was superficially obedient to him during this time, rarely objecting to any of his opinions, and carrying out almost every order he gave seriously, Eric was well aware that his current control over the entire kingdom was still far from enough.

Before he was strong enough to deal with the stubborn old-school aristocracy represented by the Stark family, Eric could only endure it for the time being.

Until then, the only thing he can do is to take back the power that rightfully belongs to him from Duke Stark, little by little.

"Tuk Tuk—"

There was a knock on the door.

Eric glanced up at the door and couldn't help but smile.

Now Duke Starr has finally learned to knock on the door when entering his room.

"Please come in. Eric said young.

The door was gently pushed open, and Duke Stark strode in.

"陛xià. Duke Stark saluted Eric. "May I suddenly summon me, do you have something you want to explain?"

"Well, I've just drawn up a will, look at it. Eric handed over the paper that had not yet dried.

Duke Stark took it and looked at it, and immediately frowned deeply.

This decree is addressed to the Magical Industry Administration.

To sum up, Eric wants to reform the Magical Industry Administration and re-examine every Chamber of Commerce of the Magical Industry in the Kingdom under the jurisdiction of the Magical Industry Administration.

First of all, it is necessary to conduct a qualification review for each chamber of commerce.

If a Magical Machinery Chamber of Commerce is not doing well, then the Magical Industry Administration should first find a way to help the Chamber of Commerce turn a profit.

If the Magical Industry Administration fails to do so, then it is a dereliction of duty.

And if this chamber of commerce is too incapable to make a profit, then in order to promote the healthy and orderly development of the magic industry in the kingdom of Lampari, the Magical Industry Administration has the right to ban the business qualification of this chamber of commerce and order it to change its business.

On the face of it, there is nothing wrong with this purpose.

But if you think about it. Because the current head of the Magical Industry Administration is a member of the Stark family. The ten chambers of commerce designated by the Magical Industry Administration now have almost complete control over the magical industry in the Lampari Kingdom. This will is undoubtedly directed against them.

However, these chambers of commerce represent the interests of the stubborn conservative aristocracy, led by the Stark family, and Eric does this because he clearly wants to target them.

Duke Starr looked up, narrowed his eyes slightly, and looked at Eric.

"Your Majesty, I'm afraid this is inappropriate. ”

"Oh, what's wrong?"

"Even if some chambers of commerce are incapable and unable to make a profit, they are still contributing to the development of the magic industry in the entire kingdom. If you directly cancel their business qualifications, it will inevitably discourage them too much. Didn't you say that it would be better to make every city in the kingdom like the city of Bonta? In that case, we should give them more encouragement. ”

Eric sneered in his heart.

Duke Stark's so-called encouragement was to allocate funds from the kingdom's treasury to fund those chambers of commerce.

Now that the Kingdom's finances have fallen sharply, and if some of them are allocated for so-called "encouragement", the Kingdom's finances will be even more stretched.

Having sat in this king's position for a long time, Eric is well aware of the important role of money.

There are many areas for improvement in the Lampari Kingdom, but each one requires a lot of money.

Eric is trying to wrest some of the money that should have belonged to the kingdom's treasury from the ten chambers of commerce appointed by the Magical Industry Administration, to be precise, from the stubborn conservative aristocracy, and for the development of the kingdom as a whole.

"Shopping malls are like battlefields, if a chamber of commerce can't make a profit. That proves that it is not suitable for this battlefield. Rather than wasting precious kingdom finances to help him survive, it would be better to follow the rules of the mall. Let it die out naturally. Are you right, Duke Stark?" asked Eric.

Duke Stark looked at Eric in silence for a while, and when Eric felt a sense of uneasiness in his heart, he suddenly showed a smile and nodded slowly: "What Your Majesty said is very true, and it should indeed be done. ”

Hearing this answer, Eric could hardly believe his ears.

His will was clearly aimed at the nobles represented by the Stark family, and Eric had already prepared that Duke Stark would strongly oppose it, and thought of his rhetoric in advance, and even did not hesitate to be tough to really implement this will, but he didn't expect Duke Starr to agree!

Eric stared blankly at Duke Star, and a thousand doubts rose in his mind.

"Your Majesty, is there anything else important?" Duke Stark suddenly asked.

"Huh? ah...... Not...... Not for ...... moment," Eric shook his head, a little dazed.

"Since His Majesty has nothing else to explain, then I will take my leave. ”

It wasn't until the Duke of Starr walked out and the door was closed again that Eric was still stunned and couldn't react.

Why didn't the Duke of Starr object?

Eric was surprised and delighted.

Does this mean that he has finally established the majesty of the king, so that the Duke of Stark will not oppose it to his face?

Duke Stark, who walked out of the room, did not have any excited expression on his face, and still maintained an extremely calm face.

But when he saw a little boy trotting from the other end of the hallway, he smiled gently.

"Your Royal Highness, Your Majesty is working, don't disturb him now. Duke Stark hugged the little boy with a smile on his face and admonished.

This little boy is none other than Eric's eldest son, His Royal Highness Prince William, who is only five years old this year, but he is already born smart and clever, and is hailed by many as the best choice for the next king.

"Why is my father working again......" Prince William was angry, very aggrieved and dissatisfied. "You know your job every day, and being a king is so busy?"

Duke Stark smiled: "Yes, being a king is so busy. Your Royal Highness, do you want Your Majesty to rest?"

"Of course I want him to rest. That way he has time to play with me. His Royal Highness Prince William said.

"Then let's let him have a good rest, shall we?" The smile on Duke Stark's face was still gentle, but a chill flashed in his narrowed eyes. (To be continued......)