Chapter 17: Earl Stark's Request

The other three were stunned at the same time.

Lord Caroline was the first to ask in surprise, "Why, President Xu, since you can agree to invest in the Ruerson Kingdom and the Duchy of Stantin, why can't you invest in our Duchy of Drake?"

"I'm not saying that it can't be at all, but I don't think Mr. Anduin's idea is very realistic in practice, or not at this stage. Xu Yidao.

"Why isn't it realistic?" asked Lord Carolyn.

"Because of the distance. Xu Yi said: "Your Royal Highness, Mr. Anduin, I think you should understand that although the Duchy of Draco has a border with our Lampari Kingdom, it is close to a thousand kilometers away from our Bangta City. This is a very long distance at present, and with the current strength of our chamber of commerce, it is actually very unreassuring to invest in such a distant place. ”

"Why don't you worry?" the Lord Caroline asked again, "The capital of the Ruerson Kingdom, Kuraka City, is also close to a thousand kilometers away from Bonta City, and it is not much closer than our Duchy of Drake. Why would you invest in the Kingdom of Ruerson instead of our Duchy of Drake?"

Xu Yi smiled slightly: "Your Royal Highness, the Ruerson Kingdom and our Lampa are close allies, and there is no danger in investing in the Ruerson Kingdom under normal circumstances, so I am very relieved." ”

Lord Caroline frowned, "Do you want to say that our Duchy of Draco is not safe enough?"

"I'm not worried about you Duchy of Draco, I'm worried about your good neighbors. Xu Yi said with a smile.

Lord Caroline and Anduin suddenly realized at the same time.

"So you're worried about the Sark Kingdom. Lord Caroline and Anduin glanced at each other, and said to Xu Yi again, "President Xu." I don't think you have to worry about that at all. Although the Kingdom of Sark is in hostile relations with your Kingdom of Lampari. But their relationship with our Duchy of Drake has always been peaceful and friendly. It will not have any effect on your Chamber of Commerce investing in our principality. ”

Anduin also said: "His Royal Highness the county lord is right, even if the Sark Kingdom and your Lampari Kingdom are hostile, it has nothing to do with your Chamber of Commerce investing in our principality. This is just a very ordinary business cooperation, and the Kingdom of Sark will not take any adverse action against your Chamber of Commerce in our Duchy of Drake. If they dare to do so, it will be a declaration of hostility to our principality. And that's exactly what the Kingdom of Sark has avoided for so many years, so you don't have to worry. ”

Of course, Xu Yi knew that Anduin was telling the truth, the reason why the Duchy of Drake was able to survive for so long in the gap between the Lampari Kingdom and the Sark Kingdom. In addition to the fact that its own strength is not weak, it is also because the Lampari Kingdom and the Drake Kingdom are both wooing it at the same time, and they dare not offend it lightly.

Because for the Lampari Kingdom and the Sark Kingdom, which are relatively close in strength, as long as the Duchy of Drake joins either side, it is possible to tilt the balance of the two sides instantly, which will cause a sudden change in shape.

This was something that neither side wanted to see, so the Duchy of Drake had always been able to navigate between the two sides.

However, the reason why Xu Yi rejected Anduin's proposal was not because of security considerations, but because he chose to go to the Duchy of Dedraco at this time to make a big investment, it would disrupt his overall layout plan for the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce.

According to his long-term plan. If the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce wants to develop steadily, it must first lay a solid foundation in Bangta City.

So far, this has been done. Even if Count Stark came strongly and targeted the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce everywhere, there was still not much to do with the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce.

Secondly, it is to develop the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce to the entire Lampari Kingdom, so that the magic industry will cover the entire kingdom and completely change the appearance and national strength of the Lampari Kingdom.

This has been temporarily hampered by the current political uncertainty in the Lampari Kingdom.

Therefore, Xu Yi advanced the next step of the plan a little, that is, the plan to invest in other countries was slightly advanced, so that the scale of the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce could be further expanded, and the tentacles could also be extended to more places in the Sainz continent.

Xu Yi is very cautious in this step, whether it is in the Duchy of Stantin or the Duchy of Ruersun, the investment of the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce is very cautious, and at least eighty percent of the certainty that there will be no problems, Xu Yi is willing to actually carry it out.

Therefore, although it seems that the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce has cooperated with the Ruerson Kingdom and the Duchy of Stanting many times, in fact, until now, the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce has not officially established the various factories it should have in these two places.

At this time, the Duchy of Draco, which was thousands of miles away, suddenly came to invite Xu Yi to carry out all-round investment and construction, and of course Xu Yi could not agree immediately.

However, Xu Yi can't be completely sealed, after all, the Duchy of Drake is a country bordering the Kingdom of Lampari, and it is also an area that must be covered in the long-term expansion plan of the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce.

Looking at the sincere expressions of Lord Caroline and Anduin, Xu Yi thought for a while and said, "In this way, let's go to the Duchy of Draco immediately to make a full investment, which is very unrealistic, but it is no problem to carry out preliminary cooperation." There is a saying in our hometown that you should not be fat. Therefore, the cooperation between us can be done step by step, and after accumulating to a certain extent, we can truly achieve comprehensive investment. And until then, I hope you don't get too anxious. ”

Lord Caroline and Anduin exchanged a look, and Anduin nodded, "I admit that President Xu has a point. So, President Xu, where do you think it is more appropriate to start with our initial cooperation?"

Xu Yi was slightly stunned, and instantly came to his senses, this Anduin probably never thought that he would agree to go to the Duchy of Draco for a comprehensive investment.

He did this completely shouting the price and paying back the money on the ground.

He didn't promise him to go to the Duchy of Draco for a full investment, but he had already agreed to cooperate with the Duchy of Draco when he wasn't paying attention.

After understanding this, Xu Yi couldn't help but shake his head slightly.

Sure enough, the person who can become the Minister of Commerce of the Principality will never be a simple-minded hot-blooded teenager who shouts that the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce immediately start investing in full force.

But that's not a special impact. Anyway, Xu Yi was not resistant to investing in the Duchy of Draco.

"I don't know much about the Duchy of Draco. So which aspect of cooperation is more appropriate. It's up to you to ask for it. What does your principality need now, what can our Chamber of Commerce provide, and only after knowing this, can we talk about specific cooperation, right?" Xu Yi asked rhetorically.

"Not bad. Anduin laughed and said, "But President Xu, I'm afraid we need to know more about your Chamber of Commerce, so in the next period of time, His Royal Highness the County Lord and I will have to disturb you more." ”

"Welcome. Xu Yi smiled enthusiastically. "It is our honor to have guests from afar visit our chamber of commerce. ”

"That's good. President Xu, starting tomorrow, we hope to be able to go to the Falling Rain Valley for an inspection, and I hope you will be prepared. Anduin added.

"Definitely. ”

"President Xu, I'll see you in a moment. Lord Caroline waved her hand to Xu Yi and got up with Anduin to leave the side hall with a smile.

"See you in a while?" Xu Yi wondered in his heart, watching the Lord of Caroline and Anduin walk out of the door, turned to look at Count Stantin, who had been silent, the smile on his face faded, and asked calmly, "Lord of the City." Is there anything you need to explain to me alone?"

"I can't talk about it, but I need your help with something. "After Lord Caroline and Anduin left. The smile on Earl Stark's face faded a lot in an instant, although he was still smiling, but no matter how he looked at it, there was a hint of coldness.

"Oh, do you need my help, Lord Castle, you're too polite, just say anything you want. Xu Yidao.

Count Stark glanced at Xu Yi and confirmed that Xu Yi did not show any resistance, so he nodded and said, "Okay, I will now propose to the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce on behalf of the City Lord's Mansion...... Request. In view of the fact that Bangta City is about to enter the autumn harvest, in order to ensure the smooth progress of the autumn harvest and ensure the grain production of Bangta City, the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce is required to carry out a comprehensive overhaul of all the farmland magic machinery currently used in Bangta City within half a month, and if there is any damage, it must also be repaired or simply replaced within this half month. See what I mean?"

"I don't quite understand. Xu Yi shook his head. "Lord of the City, all the farmland magic machinery in Bangta City is currently sold by our Xinfei Chamber of Commerce, so of course their after-sales service guarantee is borne by our Chamber of Commerce. If there is a problem with one of the Farm Magic Machines, the purchaser will obviously find our product service center to report it. I guess we shouldn't have to do an extra overhaul, right?"

"As I said earlier, this is to ensure that the autumn harvest goes smoothly. Earl Stark frowned.

"Okay, since it is a request from the City Lord's Mansion, I accept it on behalf of the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce. But ......" Xu Yi looked at Count Stark, a smile on the corner of his mouth. "Who should bear the additional costs incurred as a result, Lord Castle?"

Count Stark snorted coldly: "What? The autumn harvest is the most important thing in Bangta City, so do you have to worry about letting your Xinfei Chamber of Commerce make a little contribution to this?" President Xu, in the face of such a big event, I advise you not to put on a businessman's face. Don't forget, in addition to being a merchant, you're also a noble nobleman of the kingdom!"

Xu Yi shrugged his shoulders: "Okay, I understand, on behalf of the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce, I accept your arrangement from the City Lord." ”

Count Stark snorted again and continued, "In addition to this, according to the statistical results, I found that in order to fully reclaim and cultivate all the farmland in Bonta City, it is necessary to replenish about three thousand farmland magic machines of various kinds. On behalf of the City Lord's Mansion, I ask you Xinfei Chamber of Commerce to hand over these three thousand required farmland magic machines to the City Lord's Mansion within this half month. ”

Xu Yi's eyebrows raised slightly, and he raised his voice slightly: "City Lord, our Xinfei Chamber of Commerce has a lot of orders for farmland magic machinery, and the production task is very heavy, if another three thousand units are handed over to the City Lord's Mansion within half a month, I am afraid it will affect the delivery of other orders." ”

"I don't care about this, this is an order from the City Lord's Mansion, you must accept it. Earl Stark waved his hand.

Seeing that Count Stark actually put on an unreasonable appearance, Xu Yi breathed a sigh of relief, slowed down, leaned back in his chair, looked at Count Stark, and asked with a chuckle on his face: "Then may I ask the city lord, is the cost of these three thousand farmland magic machines still borne by our Xinfei Chamber of Commerce?"

The muscles on Earl Stark's face twitched, and finally he gritted his teeth and said, "No, these three thousand farmland magic machines are paid for by the City Lord's Mansion. ”

The smile on Xu Yi's face suddenly became a little thicker. (To be continued......)