In the ore business, because Silas got the head start, many merchants could only sigh to themselves, and now that there is a turnaround, they naturally want a piece of the pie. Pen | fun | pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

"Lord Leon, how is the price of ore determined?" A merchant asked, iron ore is a scarce commodity in the northwest region, so most of the iron is imported from other places, and the prince can rely on this advantage to raise the price.

"According to the market price. "Lyon doesn't mean to raise the price.

"Okay, then I'll make a reservation first. Said one of the merchants closest to him.

"I also booked. "Other businessmen are almost rushing up, and the iron ore is just a little bit, and if it's late, it won't have its own share.

Due to the chaos of the scene, Silas had to intervene to maintain order in the arena.

"Your Highness, you may be seated. When Silas saw that the prince had finished speaking, he asked the next man to prepare.

Leon signaled that he was not in a hurry, and that the most important thing had not yet been said.

"Sorry, Iron Ore in Ravenwood Town is not accepting reservations. "If he just wanted to sell the ore, he wouldn't have come to the trade conference.

Everyone was puzzled, what did the prince mean by this?

"If you want to buy iron ore, you have to have an industry in the town. "That's what Lyon's ultimate goal is.

According to Silas's cooperation agreement, Leon could not import necessities such as grain from elsewhere, but under pressure from the Count to adjust taxes, he had to find another way.

Walking on the road that day, he suddenly realized that he had signed this agreement with Silas because the town had almost no commercial existence and no conditions for development.

In order for the townspeople to work in the mines and lumber yards with peace of mind, some basic survival guarantees must be provided, and food is the core of them.

Leon could have continued to import large quantities of grain and other necessities through Silas, and then paid the townspeople a certain wage, but the Count's tax adjustment made this no longer feasible.

Leon didn't want to break the treaty, and he couldn't let the count's plot succeed, so the import must be stopped, how to solve the problem of the townspeople's lives?

It's really too simple. After Leon thought about it at the time, he wondered if his brain was broken, and he took a lot of effort to figure it out when the answer was right in front of him.

As long as there are merchants to establish industries in the town, all materials are constantly provided by people, so why bother importing?

"Build an industry?" the merchants began to whisper, Ravenwood was always a hell for merchants, it was poor, there was no business foundation, as long as a normal person would stay away from it. Nowadays, there is a profit to be obtained from the iron ore trade, and if it is necessary to establish an industry, it is worth considering.

The merchants did not know what was going on in the town.

According to the normal way of thinking, the town found iron ore, and the profits from the sale of it went into the lord's pocket, and those mining townspeople would have something to eat.

Are there big nobles in the town, rich people? According to the news, no. Where there is no purchasing power, the merchant is regarded as hell.

"You can take this opportunity to visit Ravenwood. "Leon knew what the reason for their hesitation was, and if it weren't for that, the imported content would not have been signed.

The townspeople worked in the town, and everyone was paid a corresponding salary, and Lyon could guarantee that Ravenwood would be more attractive to merchants than the surrounding towns.

At this point, Silas was a little desperate.

This act of the prince is nothing more than a declaration of the existence of cooperation.

Without iron ore as a foundation, there is no import of this major item, and there is still room for cooperation between the two sides?

When he first went to the town, the prince said that he would pay the townspeople, which he thought was ridiculous, and it was really stupid for a lord to treat the townspeople like this.

Now that I think about it, it's still myself who is stupid. In order to reach cooperation as soon as possible, I ignored such a point, and I have been busy with official business recently, so I didn't put too much effort into this aspect at all, and finally suffered a lot of losses.

It was almost impossible to persuade the prince to change his mind and continue to cooperate with him, and the prince had already thought of the best thing for him, and he had to consider how he could benefit from the change.

Some businessmen have the attitude of giving it a try, while others just give it upright.

Seeing that everyone's interest was not high, Leon decided to add another fire.

"If you set up an estate in Ravenwood this time, it will be completely tax-free for a long time. "Lyon must get the attention of the merchants at the convention, and the town's stock of food will not last long.

"What about iron ore?" someone asked, and the tax exemption was indeed attractive.

"Whether it's an acquisition or a sale, it's tax-free. "Lyon's idea was to attract merchants to buy and sell in the town as soon as possible.

In the past, when I cooperated with Silas, my own people were responsible for buying and selling, and there was no such thing as taxation at all, but now it is nothing more than a different way.

As soon as the news came out, the businessman who had planned to give up became interested again.

The general tax rate of the Snow Man Kingdom is not low, and most merchants have little room to make a profit, and it is precisely because of the low tax rate in White Mist City that it has developed so fast, and merchants are willing to cooperate with it.

Now that Ravenwood is tax-free, even if the establishment of the property there is a loss-making state, as long as the scale of the industry is controlled within a certain range, the benefits will far outweigh the losses, and no one wants to miss such a good deal.

The earl's face turned blue.

"After the trade conference, everyone is welcome to Ravenwood. Leon took advantage of everyone's high mood and casually proposed.

"Smack. The Count slapped the table.

"Leon Burton, don't go too far. "The Earl finally couldn't help it, there was a banquet after the trade conference, mainly to strengthen the ties between the merchants, and most of the cooperation was negotiated at the banquet.

If people really leave, it will be the interests of White Mist City that will be lost, and such a thing must not be tolerated.

"Count Payne, who is the excesses?" Leon thought it was ridiculous, how could he have come to participate if he hadn't suddenly raised taxes to target the town.

"Leon Burton, you're not welcome here. The Earl didn't want to say more, so he drove people away.

"As you wish. Leon's purpose had been achieved, and no matter what was happening now, the message of duty-free trading was conveyed, and he believed that these tempted merchants would definitely go to the town.

"Then let's move on. Silas stood up and said, it was the first time he had encountered such a situation after so many years as president.

The morning meeting was finally over, and the people from the Chamber of Commerce were still in the room.

"As of today, White Mist City prohibits any transactions with Ravenwood, and if discovered, it will be dealt with as a smuggling charge. "The Earl gave the final order, and the tax adjustment did not relieve the hatred in his heart at all.

Everyone was shocked, why did it get to this point?

The most frustrated was Silas, who suffered a great loss directly from this order.

White Mist City Pier.

"Haha, the Earl is really angry today. "York was happy with what he saw today.

"Leave him alone, we still care about our own business. Leon urged him to get on the boat.

"Your Highness, you're wrong, this is our ship. York said, pointing to the other side.

"No, let's go to Timpoo. "Leon doesn't plan to go back to Ravenwood, the corresponding matter has been handed over to Chris, and he will take care of it.

"Timbu Town?" York felt strange.

"The hometown of the Chris siblings. Leon wanted to know some information about Rachel and maybe get more useful things from their hometown.