Chapter 188: I Did It On Purpose
Earl Stark's reaction came quite quickly.
After the Count of Satsuma and he left Bonta City, he officially became the lord of Bonta City, but a week later, the new city lord's palace introduced a measure.
On the surface, there was nothing wrong with this measure, because the new city lord took office and decided to carry out an inventory of the inside and outside of the city, especially the use of land, so that the new city owner could familiarize himself with the situation and implement some targeted measures.
But in practice, it quickly found the head of the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce.
The first target was to find Sanketon Manor.
Sanchiton Manor was originally the private estate of Viscount Sanchiton, and later because of the bankruptcy of Viscount Sanchiton's family, he was forced to sell the territory occupied by this manor and connected manor, and was bought by Xu Yi at a high price, and then Xu Yi converted this place into a small production base of the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce.
When Count Satsuma was the lord of the castle, no one felt that there was anything wrong with doing so.
However, when Earl Stark took over as the lord of the city and began to conduct an inventory of the land use of Bunta, he questioned the current situation of Sanchiton Manor.
According to the notice of the City Lord's Mansion, because Sanchiton Manor was originally the manor of Viscount Sanchiton, that territory belonged to private residential land.
According to the laws of the Kingdom of Lampari, private residential land cannot be used for commercial purposes.
In other words, although Xu Yi could buy this manor from Viscount Sanchidon, he could only use it as his own private residence, and he could not transform him into the production base of the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce.
on this case. The notice from the City Lord's Mansion stated. Xu was ordered to immediately rectify the Sanchiton Manor. The factory of the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce must be relocated in the shortest possible time, otherwise, the City Lord's Mansion will be eligible to take back the ownership of the land occupied by Sanchidon Manor according to the laws of the kingdom.
As soon as this notice was issued, it immediately caused a great deal of criticism in the city of Bangta.
It has been more than a year since Sanchiton Manor was converted into a production base by the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce, and no one has ever felt that there is any problem, and the previous city lord, Count Satsuma, has not expressed any opinion on this, so why did Earl Stark immediately order Xu Yi to rectify it as soon as he took over?
However, the Bonta Daily newspaper published a front-page headline in the Land Use Code of the Kingdom of Lampari.
Described in accordance with this provision. The current situation of Sanqiton Manor is indeed a violation, and the City Lord's Mansion's approach has a legal basis and is not wrong.
And the "Bonta Daily" also stated in the corresponding commentary that in fact, this situation is not impossible to avoid.
If Xu Yi had purchased the Sanchiton Manor and applied to the Council of Nobles of the Kingdom for commercial use and obtained the approval of the Council of Nobles, there would have been no problem.
Although according to the general chapter of the Council of the Nobles of the Kingdom, the nobleman's domain belongs to the nobleman's private property, and no matter what the nobleman disposes of his own domain, it is his private matter. No one else has the right to interfere.
However, the territory theoretically belonged to Viscount Sanchiton, who converted it to commercial land. Indeed, no one has the right to question it.
However, Xu Yi bought this territory from Viscount Sanqiton, so according to the relevant regulations of the noble council, although the ownership of this land belongs to Xu Yi, how to deal with it, Xu Yi cannot be as free and unfettered as Viscount Sanqiton.
In general, the city lord's mansion's announcement against Sanqiton Manor could not be faulted on the surface.
"Phew!" President Cruise spat viciously. "On the surface, it's fine, but who would really be so unsympathetic? This Earl Stark is clearly targeting you. ”
Xu Yi smiled slightly: "What? Did you only find out today?"
President Cruise glanced at Xu Yi, who had a relaxed expression, and couldn't help asking, "Hey, I said you're not in a hurry at all?" Earl Stark has already started to do something to you, so you plan to just watch it?"
"What else can I do?" Xu Yi spread his hands. "As you said earlier, he can't find anything wrong with it on the surface. And after all, he is the lord of our city of Bang Ta, no matter what he does these things, he has a reason, as an ordinary merchant in Bang Ta City, can I still do against the law of the kingdom and the city lord's mansion?"
President Cruise muffled, "Then you mean to just sit here and die?"
"What do you mean by waiting for death?" Xu Yi asked rhetorically. "Didn't I have expected this kind of thing for a long time, and I prepared for it in advance. ”
President Cruise was stunned for a moment, then came to his senses, his eyes widened, and he looked at Xu Yi incredulously: "I said...... You wouldn't have known he was going to target Sanchiton Manor, so he moved early, right?"
"That's fine. However, I just knew a long time that he would definitely target me and our Xinfei Chamber of Commerce, so I just prepared in advance, but I didn't expect him to attack Sanchiton Manor directly, and I was really anxious. Xu Yidao.
President Cruise's eyes widened: "Since you already know, why don't you just prepare a little more well? With your relationship with Her Royal Highness Princess Severny and Count Satsuma, it is just a matter of making up the formalities, and it can be solved casually." How could he be so passive now that Earl Stark was grasping at this issue and holding on to it?"
"If you say...... I did it on purpose, do you believe it or not?" Xu Yi smiled.
"On purpose?" President Cruise was stunned for a moment, and asked with a frown, "Why did you deliberately leave a handle for him to catch? Now that you have to rectify the Sanchidon Manor, is it any good for you and the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce?"
"Of course there are benefits. Although there will be some losses to be borne by the relocation from Sanchiton Manor, in the long run, the foundation of our Xinfei Chamber of Commerce will inevitably still be in the Falling Rain Valley, so sooner or later it is necessary to concentrate the R&D institutions and production institutions in the Chamber of Commerce, so that it can be more convenient to manage and coordinate. Xu Yidao. "As for the good for me...... You might as well ask me how bad this is for Earl Stark. ”
"What bad is it for Earl Stark?" said Cruise in confusion. "What's the harm to him? He can't find any fault with him at all, no matter how much Her Royal Highness Queen Severny supports you, you can't do anything with him because of this matter, so what else can he lose?"
"Some losses are not visible on the surface. Xu Yi showed a meaningful smile, but he didn't plan to continue to explain to President Cruise, but paused, and immediately changed the topic and asked, "Okay, these issues will be discussed later, let's discuss what your Chamber of Commerce should do next." ”
"What's there to do?" As soon as he mentioned the matter of the Amrley Chamber of Commerce, President Cruise immediately showed anger on his face, and said with a sneer: "Our respected new city lord claims to do an inventory, and orders all the projects of our Chamber of Commerce in and outside the city must be stopped first, and no construction is allowed, and a bunch of people in our Chamber of Commerce have been idle at home for several days and have nothing to do!
"Isn't that just right?" Xu Yi laughed instead. "Don't you keep saying that there is a shortage of manpower, and you can't do a lot of things you want to do. Now that work has been shut down here, you can take these idle people somewhere else. I've got a lot of projects that you need to do. ”
President Cruise sighed, shook his head, and said, "Actually, I'm not worried that the Chamber of Commerce has no business to do, but I'm worried that if this continues, I'm afraid that our Chamber of Commerce's foundation in Bonta City will be destroyed." We, the Amritri Chamber of Commerce, were founded in Bang Ta City and have been growing ever since. If Earl Stark insists on this, I'm afraid I'll have to consider moving our Amrley Chamber of Commerce out of Bonta City as you did. ”
"What, you have this idea too?" Xu Yi was slightly surprised.
He originally thought that President Cruise did not have an irresolvable conflict with Count Stark like himself, and he would definitely not simply decide to move the entire Xinfei Chamber of Commerce out of Bonta City like himself, to get rid of the influence and control of Count Stark.
But I didn't expect that President Cruise would not only advance and retreat with him at the joint meeting of the business association, but now he would actually make the same choice as himself in such a major event.
"Of course, if there is the slightest possibility, I am not willing to move our Amrley Chamber of Commerce away. However, judging from the situation we have seen so far, I am afraid that there is not much hope for this. President Cruise looked at Xu Yi and said with a wry smile: "Judging from the attitude of our new city lord, he should have classified me as one with you, and he will not let you go, and of course he will not let me go." ”
Xu Yi patted President Cruise on the shoulder and sighed softly, "I'm sorry, I'm the one who bothered you." ”
President Cruise laughed and shook his head vigorously: "What do you say?" If it weren't for the cooperation with you, how could our Amritri Chamber of Commerce develop into the current scale in such a short period of time? Because of you and the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce, I realized my dream of developing the Amritri Chamber of Commerce into a large chamber of commerce in the Lampari Kingdom. I am only grateful to you, how can I feel that I am being affected by you?"
Xu Yi was silent for a moment and nodded lightly: "Since that's the case, then I won't say more meaningless words." In short, since you have chosen to advance and retreat together with me and the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce, then we will always maintain such a cooperative relationship in the future. Don't worry, I'm confident that as long as I continue to cooperate, the Aarri-Lamri Chamber of Commerce will not only become one of the largest chambers of commerce in the Lampari Kingdom, but can even become the largest chamber of commerce in the entire Sainz continent!"
Cruise laughed, "Of course I have faith in you. But Xu Yi, before that, do you want to think of a way to let the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce survive well? Otherwise, all these words will be meaningless. ”
Xu Yi smiled, glanced in the direction of the City Lord's Mansion, narrowed his eyes slightly, and a hint of ridicule appeared at the corner of his mouth.
"Let the new lord continue to perform. I don't think he knew that such a performance was actually a script that I had written for him a long time ago. (To be continued......)