Xu Yi turned his head and smiled slightly: "You have seen it with your own eyes now instead of His Majesty the King, isn't it the same?"

"Perhaps......" Sevini chuckled and nodded.

Three months later, Sevigny was no longer as sad as he had been when he received the news of Lampari's death, and his face had regained his usual peaceful smile. And compared to before, her smile seems to be much more sincere and gentle, making people look more kind.

Thinking of what Severny had done during this time, Xu Yi couldn't help but feel a hint of admiration in his heart.

Being able to remain calm and strong in the face of great changes, and being able to stick to her ideas without the temptation of great power, I am afraid that there are few people in this world who can compare with her in terms of determination.

"Speaking of which, you still only call your father the king. Sevini glanced at the Potter Chamber of Commerce cargo ships weaving across the Sandy River, and suddenly added. "Big brother, he hasn't done anything to you and the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce since he succeeded to the throne, and you still refuse to accept him?"

"It's not about accepting or not accepting. Xu Yi shook his head. "It's just a habit. I've only seen one king in my life, His Royal Highness Prince Eric...... I've never seen it at all, so I'm not used to changing my name. Besides, I'm just an ordinary small businessman, and what I think of him doesn't matter. ”

"Xu Yi, your old mistake has been made again. Sevini smiled slightly playfully, and stretched out his finger and nodded at Xu Yi. "Don't think so much about yourself all the time. You say you're just an ordinary small businessman, and I'm afraid there won't be a second person in the whole kingdom who believes you but you. If a person who can influence even more than half of the city's decisions in the kingdom is a small merchant, then what are the other merchants in the kingdom?"

"Her Royal Highness. Don't make fun of me. Xu Yi smiled bitterly and shook his head. "Which cities make decisions just so that they can make a little more money. It has nothing to do with me. If your words fall into the ears of His Royal Highness Prince Eric. Then I might be out of luck. ”

"That's another old problem of yours. Severny pursed his lips and chuckled. "Every time you don't mean something, you use honorific titles on me. Don't worry, big brother, he promised to treat you and the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce well, and from now on, he has indeed done it. You see, the eldest brother has been on the throne for three months, isn't it that he hasn't been doing anything with you and the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce all along. So in fact, you can be bold and continue to develop the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce as before. ”

Xu Yi glanced at Sevigny: "Are you here to be a lobbyist for His Royal Highness Prince Eric?"

"Nope. I'm here to be a lobbyist for the whole kingdom of Lampari. Severny shook his head slightly, his expression solemn. "Xu Yi, please don't abandon the Lampari Kingdom, okay?"

Xu Yi was silent for a moment and said, "I never said that I would give up the Lampari Kingdom. ”

"But that's what you do. Sevigny said. "In the past three months, not only have you not expanded the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce's base in the Falling Rain Valley according to the plan you told me before, but you have also relocated all kinds of personnel and facilities in the Falling Rain Valley. As far as I know, the Magic Research Institute and the Magic Machine Tool R&D Center of the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce have now been relocated to your Chamber of Commerce's base in the Duchy of Stanting, right?"

Xu Yi was expressionless, but he didn't deny it: "Where did you know that?"

"Do you think that such a big move. Is it possible to hide it from everyone?" asked Severny unceremoniously. "On top of that, Steele and your daughter Freya were also sent to the Duchy of Stanting by you. You do. Don't you want to leave the Lampari Kingdom?"

"You're thinking too much. Xu Yi smiled. "The climate in the Duchy of Stantin is better than here, and I sent Steele and Freya there just to make their lives more comfortable. ”

"Don't lie to me. Sevini stared at Xu Yi with a firm tone. "Xu Yi, I've been with you for so long, how can I not see what you think in your heart. You clearly have a plan in place, and you have already started to implement it step by step. Actually, to be serious, you already had this intention when you first went to the Duchy of Stantin more than two years ago, right?"

Facing Sevigny's gaze for a long time, Xu Yi sighed softly and said, "This is just leaving a way back for yourself." Your Royal Highness, didn't you remind me to prepare in advance three months ago, and now you are coming to accuse me, why is that?"

A hint of gloom crossed Sevigny's face, gritted his teeth slightly, and continued, "I understand what you did. But Xu Yi ...... Can't you be more patient? Give your eldest brother more confidence, at least see that he really wants to target you and the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce, isn't it good to make a decision?"

"By that time, it would have been too late. Xu Yi snorted softly. "Let me have a little more patience and confidence, Sevigny, if you take over the throne, I can give you absolutely patience and confidence, as for His Royal Highness Prince Eric...... Hehe......"

"But I think the eldest brother has done a very good job in the three months since he took over the throne. At least he didn't do what you feared, once he ascended the throne, he would do something to you and the New Flying Chamber of Commerce, did he?" Severny still refused to give up persuasion.

"Really?" Xu Yi asked rhetorically, looked at Seviny for a while, and suddenly asked, "Your Royal Highness, I heard that after you handed over all your duties, you have been living in seclusion in your own territory and have never left?"

"Yes. Sevigny nodded slightly. "This is also to be able to reassure the eldest brother. This is the first time I've left the territory in months. ”

"Is it His Royal Highness Prince Eric who asked you to persuade me?" Xu Yi asked again.

"No, it's my own decision, the eldest brother just told me about the situation. Sevini replied.

"That's no different than him asking you out. Xu Yi shrugged. "It seems that His Royal Highness Prince Eric knows your character quite well. Well, whatever your reason for coming to see me, but you've been living in seclusion in your own territory for the past few months. Compared to the fact that I don't know anything about the situation outside. ”

"What, is there anything unusual?" Sevigny wondered. "I didn't see any special changes along the way, did I? I've seen Bonta City become more prosperous than it used to be. This makes me very happy. ”

"Of course, I can't see it on the surface, but in reality...... I'll give you an example. Sevigny, do you know that the Chamber of Commerce policy in Bonta City has been adjusted recently?"

"Adjust the commercial tax?" Severny frowned slightly. "How? Is it down or up?"

"What do you think?" Xu Yi sneered. "Just six days ago, the City Lord's Mansion announced the latest Banta City commercial tax collection standards. According to this criterion, the chambers of commerce that produce magic machinery, including our new flying chamber of commerce, will be classified as a new industry and enjoy the new commercial tax standard. Specifically, there is an additional special guarantee tax on magical machinery, ranging from 5% to 8%. ”

"Additional taxes?" Sevigny's brow furrowed a little deeper. "The previous commercial tax remains the same?"

"Nope. The previous commercial tax was also raised. Take our Xinfei Chamber of Commerce as an example, because our Xinfei Chamber of Commerce reports an annual income of more than 5 million gold coins, which belongs to the first tier of income Chamber of Commerce, and the business tax rate will be increased from the previous uniform 43% to 56%. A direct increase of 13%. “

"13%?" Sevigny was stunned. "How can it be raised so much all at once? If you add that extra tax, wouldn't it suddenly increase by nearly 20%?"

"Taking our Xinfei Chamber of Commerce as an example, it is not close to 20%, but exceeded. Xu Yi sneered. "Of course, except for our Xinfei Chamber of Commerce, most of the other chambers of commerce are not mainly engaged in magic machinery, so the increase in the tax ratio is not high. The largest Amritri Chamber of Commerce has only increased by about 17%. ”

"This is crazy!" Hearing Xu Yi's number, Sevigny's pretty face immediately sank. "So much at once. How much profit do you have left?"

"Your Royal Highness, if I sue you, our Xinfei Chamber of Commerce may eventually cut off more than half of this year's annual profits according to this commercial tax standard, do you believe it or not?" Xu Yi asked with a sneer.

Sevini was silent for a moment, nodded slightly, and then became a little puzzled.

"If that's the case, then why is Bonta City even more prosperous now than it used to be? You see, there are all kinds of goods being shipped out everywhere, and among them, all kinds of magic machinery are the most. Why is that?"

"Quite simply, because the profit margin is so low, if you don't do a little more to sell, you won't make any money at all, and even maintaining the basic operation of the chamber of commerce is very problematic. Xu Yi sighed. "Sevigny, when you were walking around the city just now, didn't you notice that everyone had a lot less smiling on their faces than before?"

Sevini recalled what he had seen when he and Xu Yi were walking around the city of Bonta in a magic car, and found that Xu Yi was indeed right.

It is true that the city of Bonta seems more prosperous and the transportation of goods is busier, but the faces of the people are not always filled with happy and satisfied smiles despite nervousness as when she was the lord of the city, but they all have solemn expressions, frowns, and you can tell that the pressure is very high.

"When the Chamber of Commerce is not making money, it will naturally find ways to save costs. And the most important part of the cost is the wages of the workers. Xu also continued to explain. "In the last month alone, there have been 15 worker riots in the factories of the major chambers of commerce in Bonta, all in protest against wage cuts. ”

Sevini looked at the old city of Bonta in the distance and was silent.

"The workers are not satisfied, in fact many of the merchants in the city are even more dissatisfied. Many of the presidents of the Chamber of Commerce, who also produce magical machinery, have complained to me that they are running out of their way. Xu Yi's face was also not good-looking. "There's nothing I can do about it but to advise them to keep going. ”

"That'...... Can you hold on?" asked Severny, hesitantly.

Xu Yi sneered lightly: "What do you think?"

Severny looked again at the far edge of the horizon at the city of Bonta, lost in thought, and for a moment said nothing. (To be continued......)