Chapter 84: Choice

Hearing this question, Heinaston's expression, which had just been excited, froze, and after a moment, he softened in deflatment.

"Xu Yi, I thought you were here to cheer me on, but I didn't expect to come and bring up this disappointing topic. Baron Haynas seemed to become tired all of a sudden, found a chair and sat down, and waved his hand with an irritated expression: "Leslie and the Earl have talked to me about this matter, and advised me to return to Anwemar at once, and someone in my family has also urged me, but when I think of going back, I will have to stay in the boring city of Anwemar all day long, breathe the dull air every day, and face those lifeless people, I can't have the idea of going back." ”

At this, Baron Haynas paused, took a deep breath, and looked up at the window, his face full of intoxication.

"Think about how good life is here. Although I sleep a little less every day and don't eat as well as at home, I am full of passion every day and feel that I am full of strength from top to bottom. Growing up, I never found one thing that excites me so much and makes me so engaged. I even think that what I am doing now should be a great cause that I have devoted my whole life to, and that it is better to be a hypocritical politician or a rancid businessman than to be a rancid businessman. ”

"Xu Yi, do you know that just the day before yesterday, our "Bonta Daily" reported a news outside the city, a small nobleman ** the daughter of an ordinary farmer, but the farmer's daughter committed suicide directly into the river in shame. As usual, this matter would have been suppressed like this, and the little nobleman would have nothing to do, and the poor girl would have died in vain. But now that this matter was reported in our "Bonta Daily", the Earl was furious when he saw it, and sent someone to arrest the little nobleman, and beat the nobleman with twenty lashes in public according to the regulations of the Council of Nobles of the Kingdom, and asked him to compensate the peasant with thirty gold coins. I can say that if it were not for the justice done by our daily newspaper Bonta, this matter would never have been handled so well. ”

Looking at Baron Hainas's righteous and awe-inspiring appearance, Xu Yi could only smile bitterly.

Twenty lashes and thirty gold coins in compensation, even if you preside over justice?

That's a living human life!

However, Xu Yi knew very well that Baron Haynas was not right at all, this was the reality of the Sainz Continent.

The status of nobles is much higher than that of ordinary commoners, and even if nobles are ordinary commoners, they will only receive such punishments.

Even if it hadn't been for the fact that the Daily Bunta reported it and attracted the attention of the lord of the city, Count Satsuma, this petty nobleman would not have been punished at all.

Xu Yi was powerless to change this reality, so he could only remain silent.

Compared with Xu Yi's silence, Baron Hainas became more and more excited the more he spoke, and began to talk to Xu Yi about all the things that the "Bonta Daily" had done during this time, including exposing the justice of the minor nobles like this, as well as the positive news of promoting the filial piety of the children of a certain commoner to their disabled parents, and some information revealed by the city lord through the "Bonta Daily......

Xu Yi listened to him patiently, and when he finished and rested for a while, he muttered: "Henus, I admit that you are right, the Bonta Daily is indeed a great cause for which you have dedicated your life, and it is even greater than you think. However, I have to warn you that the undertaking you want to carry out will encounter very terrible difficulties.

I'm sure you won't be able to proceed. ”

Haynas's face sank, "What? You want to persuade me to go back and work with those guys in the family like Leslie did?" believe it or not, if they were to join in, the newspaper would immediately change its flavor?"

"Of course I do. Xu Yi smiled. "Actually, even if they didn't join now, many people would still think that the Bonta Daily is not something pure and great, because ......" Xu also pointed to himself. "I'm a rancid businessman here. ”

Haynas was stunned for a moment, then thought of what he had just said in anger, and smiled at Xu Yi embarrassedly.

"Don't get me wrong, I wasn't talking about you. Compared to those guys, Xu Yi can be regarded as a very conscientious businessman. Last time, the farmer support program launched by your Xinfei Chamber of Commerce has changed the lives of all the 23 farmers who joined the program, and it has also greatly improved the efficiency of autumn harvesting and autumn planting outside the city this year, which is a great thing. If you weren't giving those magic machines to those twenty-three farmers, they wouldn't be able to afford them. ”

"Don't think of me so highly. If you look at this farmer support program from a business point of view, I actually make a lot of money. Although the 23 farmers do not have to pay now, they will still have to pay when they earn money in the future. In addition, I used their hands to advertise the magic machines, and it worked very well. I'm sure that when we harvest next spring, the sales of our Xinfei Chamber of Commerce's farmland magic machinery will definitely increase significantly. Xu Yi said with a smile.

"Of course, this kind of good thing can be sold as much as possible. Baron Haynas laughed. "I wish you could even see your farmland magic machines on every farmland in our Lampari Kingdom, so that the people of our Lampari Kingdom would never have to worry about food again. ”

Seeing that Baron Haynas was once again immersed in the fantasy of his literary youth, Xu Yi shook his head helplessly and decided to pull him back.

"Let's go back to the question. You say I'm different from other businessmen, but others don't think so. Anyone who has read the "Bonta Daily" will find that the "Bonta Daily" will always report on the affairs of our Xinfei Chamber of Commerce, which in their opinion, is helping our Xinfei Chamber of Commerce to advertise, which means that the "Bonta Daily" is simply the ...... of our Xinfei Chamber of Commerce."

"Who is this nonsense?" said Baron Hainas angrily. "Isn't it the other chambers of commerce in Bonta City? these disgusting guys, they don't know at all, if you hadn't stopped me, I would have liked to report more about your new flying chamber of commerce. Because in my opinion, those magic machines produced by your Xinfei Chamber of Commerce are epoch-making things that can completely change people's lives! These guys will only be jealous of your achievements, but they will not see the true value contained in the products of the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce, which is simply a mouse's eye!"

Xu Yi smiled bitterly and stopped Baron Hainas's rampage again, and said, "I don't care why they say that, but this is the truth. As much as I appreciate your insistence on the self-preservation of the Bonta Daily, you must also admit that you cannot be completely free from the influence of anyone and everything. Do you think that when you have to make a choice, would you prefer to keep the newspaper's position under your own control, or let it remain uncontrolled?"

After all, Baron Hainas is from a great aristocracy, although he is a little idealistic, but it does not mean that he is naΓ―ve, after hearing Xu Yi's question, he thought for a while with a calm face, and nodded lightly.

"Xu Yi, I understand what you mean. But what does that have to do with you trying to persuade me to go back to Anwemar?"

Xu Yihe smiled: "Of course it matters. Heinas, do you think that if you don't go back to Anwemar, how long will Anwemar be out of Anwemar Daily?"

Haynas snorted coldly: "Although those old guys have been slow to decide things, they will never let go of the opportunity. Even if I don't go back, I can guarantee that within this year, they will toss out the Anvimar Daily. ”

"That's right. In that case, why don't you go back as soon as possible and take advantage of your familiarity and experience with newspapers to get the first step?" Xu Yi said seriously. "I think you should know very well that newspapers are like news, and they always have an advantage when they come first. If you can't control the situation in Anweimar, then you can try to influence it on your own initiative. No matter how reluctant you are to rely on the power of the family, you must admit that the power of the family is far stronger than you alone. It's better to have the Daily Anvimar in your family's hands, at least than in other families, right?"

Haynas lowered his head and thought for a while, and suddenly glanced at Xu Yi with a somewhat strange expression: "Why do you care so much about this matter? To be honest, you are just a small businessman now, no matter what, these things have nothing to do with you, right?"

"Why doesn't it matter?" Xu Yi's eyes widened exaggeratedly. "Haynath, have you forgotten? The Magic Printing Machine was developed by our Xinfei Chamber of Commerce. As the president, I naturally want to open up sales for my chamber of commerce's products. Think about it, if a newspaper also appeared in Anweimar Chengnei, then there would definitely be a newspaper in the entire Lampari Kingdom, and even a newspaper in the entire Sainz continent. By that time, we'll be selling countless new Flying Magic Printers! How much money should I make!"

Henas rolled his eyes at Xu Yi angrily: "It seems that I was mistaken, you are no different from those guys, and you are also a disgusting guy who is full of rotten copper smell all over his body." ”

Xu Yi smiled, didn't care, and asked: "Then the noble Lord Baron Hainas, who is full of righteous spirit, would you like to return to Anweimar City and use the Anweimar Daily to change that decaying city?"

Henas turned his head, took in the room, and sighed deeply.

"I'll go back, but I'll come back here. This is where I am rooted, and even if I return to Anvimar City, I will only be a passerby. After a pause, he thought about Xu Yi and asked, "I heard that you are going to Anweimar to participate in the qualification assessment of the Magician Guild in a while?"

"Hmm. Xu Yi nodded.

"Alright, I'll go with you then. Just take advantage of the rest of the time to arrange my affairs here. ”

Xu Yi shrugged his shoulders and said he had no objections.