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It is not a national festival such as the Winter Festival, but an exclusive day for merchants, a trade conference.

Every three years, White Mist City holds a trade conference, with the aim of using the credibility of the Chamber of Commerce as a guarantee to expand business contacts throughout the city.

Originally, the trade conference was supposed to be held before the winter festival, but because of the urgent information from the royal capital, the conference was forced to cancel, but now that it has gradually calmed down, the conference will be held again.

The Earl and the Chamber of Commerce originally planned to take advantage of the anniversary of the king's accession to the throne to expand trade between White Mist City and other countries, but now that all countries are busy guarding against the invasion of dragons, merchants do not dare to trade long distances for a short time, so the conference will be changed to expand domestic trade, and merchants from several surrounding cities will come to participate.

Silas was busy in the Chamber of Commerce, and some of the previous preparations were no longer useful, and in order to hold it smoothly, he had stayed up for several days in a row, and his face did not look very good.

The matter was finally dealt with on the last day.

He returned home with his tired body, but the butler was waiting for him in the hall, as if something important was going on.

"Tell me, what's the matter?" Silas knew the butler wouldn't bother him with a trivial.

"I'd better wait until you've rested. The butler saw that he was tired, and it was really not appropriate for him to talk about it.

"Let's just say it. Silas sat down and poured a glass of wine, which was needed for a pick-me-up.

"The Earl has a separate tax on Ravenwood. The butler knew Silas' character, and he didn't hide it from him.

This happened a few days ago, when Silas was busy at the Chamber of Commerce, he didn't bother, after all, the tax rate was not high, and it was completely within the scope of his commitment, so he agreed to the trade on his own.

"How can the Count do that?" Silas slapped his glass on the table, he knew that there was a holiday between the Count and the Prince, but the tax adjustment was a big deal, and it affected the interests of the merchants, and the merchants were the core personnel of White Mist City.

What's more, Ravenwood is the only one to work with, Silas, and the Earl is doing this to put his own interests aside.

"Isn't there a contradiction between them, and this is probably only for a short time. The steward is not particularly clear about the specific situation, but most of the merchants know about the conflict between the two sides because of the ownership of the ore vein.

"No, if it were only for a short time, the Count wouldn't have just adjusted it like that. "Silas has been with the Earl for many years, and he still knows what to do.

If he just wanted to retaliate, the Earl could have raised the tax rate several times or even more than ten times, but he didn't, just raised it to the level of the general tax rate, which shows that he has follow-up actions.

What will happen next, to restore the original tax rate? That would not be the well-known earl, and it must continue to find a reason to go up.

"According to the Count's personality, it is very likely. It's just the grudge between them that has caused our losses. "The steward was a little worried that the tax rate increase would go both ways, buying and selling from Ravenwood, and Silas was the only one to buy and sell.

"Prince Leon should have received the latest shipments, so did he write a letter?" Silas has been busy at the Chamber of Commerce, and this matter is not known until now, the prince must be very dissatisfied with this tax adjustment, and if the cooperation between the two sides breaks down because of this, Silas is also quite heartbroken.

In order to get the prince to agree to cooperate, he had already paid a purchase price in advance, and half of the money had not yet been recovered, and the smelter was almost finished, and the iron ingots were about to start generating profits.

If he continued to cooperate, under the high tax rate of the earl, there was basically no room for profit in the sale of his iron ingots, and he might even incur losses, which in the eyes of a businessman was absolutely not allowed.

"No letter received. "The butler deals with big and small things every day, and now the prince's side is the focus of attention, but he has not found any letters.

"Did the prince not find out or what's wrong?" Silas wondered.

"Shall I write to me and ask?" asked the butler.

"Forget it, I'll go there myself when the trade conference is over. "The Earl's tax adjustment is by no means a matter of a few sentences in the letter, and the Earl will be busy with the affairs of the General Assembly at the moment, and there should be no time to deal with the Prince.

In addition to discussing a solution, Silas also wanted to change the content of the cooperation, the ore was not included in the agreement in the first place, and now that Peel had long since withdrawn, it was necessary to add it.

"Then do you have any good ideas?" The housekeeper has no good ideas for the time being, the troubles he encountered in the past are all in the business field, but this time it is a conflict between the lords, if one is not handled well, both sides will be offended.

"The root of their contradiction lies in the vein, and as long as the vein exists for one day, their contradiction will exist for one day. The prince did not have a title, and the earl thought that the vein belonged to him, but the prince found a flaw and defeated him. Silas believes that the best way to do this is to start at the roots.

"The veins won't disappear out of thin air, how can they ease up between them?" the butler couldn't figure it out for a while.

"The focus is not on the veins, but on the ownership of the veins. Silas corrected.

The discovery of the veins would not have led to these events, but the question of the prince's title led to a rivalry between the two sides.

As long as the ownership of the veins is determined, there is no reason for everyone to fight, not to mention completely eliminating the contradictions, but at least the relationship between the two sides can be eased, and he, a merchant, can continue to trade in peace.

"Sir, this is not an easy thing to do. The prince's title must be a royal canonization, but it is said that the prince's relationship with the current king is not very good, otherwise how could it be delayed for so long. We're just ordinary civilians, so I'm afraid we won't be able to help in this matter. The steward understood what Silas meant, but the civilians who had no rights could only say it verbally.

"Of course we didn't go, the Count would have cared. "Silas knows what he can do, and he can't get involved with the royal family, but there is still room for conversation with the earl.

"Do you want the Earl to go to the royal capital?" the butler was a little skeptical about the feasibility of the matter. The Earl cared about the veins, but he wouldn't be stupid enough to go to the royal capital to ask. The relationship between the king and the prince is not good, and some people ask about the title, which is to force the king to make a decision, even if he is an earl, he will be reduced to a prisoner at the king's order.

"He doesn't need to go, it's enough to recognize that. Silas didn't think about it that way.

Leon is a prince, even if the relationship with the royal family is not good, doesn't he get a fief? The title is just a title, and the real power is the most important thing.

"I see. The butler finally understood Silas's thoughts.

At this time, the guard brought a letter.

"It seems that the Count is not worried about me. After reading the letter, Silas sensed trouble, this time not only against the prince, but also at himself.