"Withdrawal?" Xu Yi was taken aback. "Why, Lord Viscount, you can still keep your shares, even though you're out of here. I promise that the annual dividends will not be missing you! Is there any need for you to withdraw your shares? I think ......."

"Listen to me. Viscount Leslie raised his hand and interrupted Xu Yi's words. "Xu Yi, let me ask you a question. The reason why you leased my territory in the first place, and took advantage of that little slave, to deliberately cede shares to me, was to get close to me, or to be more accurate to the family behind me, right?"

"This ......" Xu Yi didn't expect Viscount Leslie to ask this question at all. Although both sides know this kind of thing, under normal circumstances, no one will directly break it in person.

Looking at Viscount Leslie's serious eyes, Xu Yi thought about it, took a breath, and nodded slowly.

"Yes. Viscount, since you have asked so, then I will answer honestly. Yes, my purpose is to get close to you and the family behind you. Our Xinfei Chamber of Commerce is a small self-made chamber of commerce, and without any background support, I think it will be difficult for me to survive, let alone grow, in Bonta City. And when I learned that you were from the Stark family, Lord Viscount, I immediately decided to try to get close to you by all means. Whether it's leasing your territory or giving you a stake in the Chamber of Commerce later, they want to build a good relationship with you and eventually gain the support of the Stark family. ”

Viscount Leslie smiled slightly: "So the last time you went to Anvimar City, you couldn't see my father, you must have been very disappointed?"

Xu Yi nodded honestly.

"Yes. If we can meet Lord Stark, then maybe our Xinfei Chamber of Commerce will be noticed by Lord Duke. And it is possible to get the attention and support of the Stark family, which will be of great help to the development of our chamber of commerce. ”

"Really?" said Viscount Leslie, with a rather playful smile. "Then Xu Yi. Have you ever thought that getting your father's attention is not necessarily a good thing for you, in addition to helping and supporting the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce. There is another option that is easier and more advantageous for my father, and that is to swallow the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce in one bite. ”

Xu Yi's face changed slightly, and he smiled reluctantly: "Probably not...... The Xinfei Chamber of Commerce is just such a weak small chamber of commerce, how can Lord Duke be eye-catching?"

"Then why do you think your father will support you?" Viscount Leslie's rhetorical question left Xu Yi speechless. "Xu Yi, accept the reality. If your father really notices you and the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce, then the most likely possibility for you and the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce is that they will be completely controlled by the Stark family, and will not leave you any chance. Don't sue me, you don't know what the three hundred slaves I sent before represented. ”

After Xu Yi was silent for a moment, he couldn't help frowning and asked, "Lord Viscount." What are you talking to me about, and why are you proposing to withdraw at this time?"

"Why?" said Viscount Leslie, a hint of gloom in his expression. "Because there are very few people in this world that I can look up to, and you can be regarded as one of them. Xu Yi, although we have not had much contact with you since I met you, I can be sure that you are a person with lofty ideals and ambitions, and you do have abilities that no one else has. I even sometimes feel that you have the potential to change the world. I don't want to see this being erased. I don't want you to sink forever. So, I want to help you out and give you a few pieces of advice. ”

Looking at Viscount Leslie's sincere eyes, and a serious expression that he had never seen before. Xu Yi nodded unusually slowly.

"Please advise the Viscount. ”

"First, the King does not represent the Kingdom of Lampari, but the royal family. As for the royal family. It is the largest aristocracy in this kingdom. ”

"Second, between the nobility and the nobility. Especially between the big nobles and the big nobles, there are absolutely no real friends. There is only competing interests with each other. The royal family occupies the most resources and the greatest interests in the kingdom, so it actually has the greatest contradiction with other big nobles. ”

"Third, I'm the eldest son of the Starks, but I'm not the Starks. Your proximity to me does not mean that you can approach the Stark family. And now that you have the appreciation and strong support of His Majesty, it is best to remain loyal to His Majesty, and not to try to please His Majesty and the Stark family at the same time. ”

"Fourth, His Majesty the King has spent more than ten years in power to prove that he is a powerful king, do not doubt him casually. ”

"Fifth, you are a political idiot, just run the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce honestly in the future, and don't participate in politics casually. ”

Xu Yi and Viscount Leslie have known each other for so long and have had a lot of contact, but it is the first time that they have heard Viscount Leslie say such a long sentence in one breath, and they still use such a solemn tone.

These pieces of advice were clearly from the heart of Viscount Leslie, and they were sincere and contained truth, and Xu Yi nodded his head again and again.

It's just that when he heard the last piece of advice, Xu couldn't help but be a little unconvinced.

Even Her Royal Highness the Queen of Sevigny praised Xu Yi that he should be a politician, why did Viscount Leslie say that he was a political idiot.

"Discussing politics when you haven't reached your own status proves that you're an idiot. In response to Xu Yi's questioning, Viscount Leslie rebuked unceremoniously. "My advice to you is to work hard to run the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce, and when the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce is strong enough to influence many things in the kingdom, you are qualified to talk about politics. And when what you say requires serious consideration by many people, you are eligible to participate in politics. Otherwise, you are killing yourself. ”

Xu Yi thought about it, and had to admit that Viscount Leslie's words were very reasonable, so he nodded and stopped refutating.

But that still doesn't explain the question in his mind.

"But what do these things have to do with your withdrawal of shares?" Xu Yi asked in confusion.

"First of all, because my goal is to become a great nobleman in the kingdom, then the title must be promoted accordingly. According to the rules of the Council of Noble Senators, I cannot participate in business myself. ”

"It's just that there's nothing wrong with taking shares, right? Besides, it's a big deal to transfer your shares to someone else you trust. For example, the Brunei housekeeper. Xu Yidao.

"Have you forgotten the advice I just gave you?" Viscount Leslie snorted softly. "I'm not the Starks, but the Starks can represent me. If the stake remains. As a result, you can only be swallowed by the family, and you and Xinfei will only become vassals in the future. Even if it's a Brunei ......."

Viscount Leslie did not continue. But Xu Yi already understood what he meant.

After thinking carefully about the meaning revealed in Viscount Leslie's words, Xu Yi couldn't help but feel a little moved in his heart.

"Lord Viscount, why do you think so much about me?"

"As I said earlier, I think you have the potential to change the world. Now the world is so boring, it's hard to have a special person like you, and I certainly don't want you to be ruined. That's all I can do for you now, I hope you don't let me down. ”

Xu Yi smiled slightly: "Don't worry." If I fail your expectations, doesn't that prove that I don't live up to your expectations?"

Viscount Leslie nodded slowly: "Okay, then I'll give you one last piece of advice." After I left. Someone else in the family will be sent to take over the territory. Although this candidate has not yet been decided, don't think that he will be like me. ”

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A week after Xu Yi and Viscount Leslie talked, Viscount Leslie and Baron Haynath got into the carriage again and set out on a journey back to Anwemar City.

Baron Haynas was obviously very reluctant to leave Bonta City, or rather, the Bonta Daily, and even grabbed Viscount Leslie and Xu Yi for a hard drink the night before leaving.

Because of his strict upbringing, this was actually the first time that Baron Hainas had drunk so presumptuously, so much so that he only drank a few glasses before getting drunk. He cried in front of Xu Yi and Viscount Leslie.

Throughout the night, they listened to Baron Haynas talk incessantly about his dreams, his enthusiasm for betting on the Bonta Daily, and his depression in Anvimar, until he finally fell to the ground drunk. Unconscious.

And Viscount Leslie hasn't mentioned anything more since the conversation with Xu Yi that day, just getting along with Xu Yi as usual. It was as if the conversation had never happened that day.

It's just that Xu also knows, in private. Viscount Leslie asked the Brunei butler to send the share deed signed by the two parties last year, and transferred 30% of the shares now owned by Viscount Leslie to Xu Yi at a price of 300,000 gold coins in accordance with the provisions of the contract.

It should be said that with the current total asset value of the new flying chamber of commerce. This price is not high.

It's just that compared with the extremely low cost and investment of Viscount Leslie at the beginning, this business is still very profitable.

Of course, neither Xu Yi nor Viscount Leslie cared too much about this.

If Viscount Leslie is to make money, with the current development prospects of the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce, it is obviously better to continue to keep these thirty percent of the shares, and ensure that he will obtain a profit of far more than 300,000 gold coins in the future.

And the reason why Xu Yi transferred these thirty percent of the shares to Viscount Leslie in the first place was to get in touch with the Stark family so that he could hug this thick thigh.

However, Viscount Leslie clearly told Xu Yi that it was not a good choice to join the Stark family, and in the end, the result of the guide zhì was likely to be swallowed by the Stark family in the entirety, and Xu Yi would not be left with any dregs.

For the advice of the eldest son of the Stark family, Xu also had to choose to believe it.

Even Viscount Leslie, the eldest son of the family, said so, and even did not hesitate to return thirty percent of the shares to Xu Yi at this time, which not only proved that there was a contradiction between Viscount Leslie and the family that Xu Yi did not understand for the time being, but also proved that the Stark family was indeed not worth taking refuge in.

"But...... Is His Majesty's support really that good?"

Watching the carriage in which Viscount Leslie and Baron Haynas were riding disappeared into the distance of the road, Xu Yi's mind couldn't help but think of Sevigny's pretty face that was not amazing, but extremely attractive, and always had a hint of elegance and a gentle smile.

In Xu Yi's mind, compared to His Royal Highness the King, who has only met once, Her Royal Highness is obviously more trustworthy. (To be continued......)