Although the attitude of the Candela Empire made Xu Yi feel strange, but aside from Otov, the other merchants in Pompeii brought by Russell this time were very serious about discussing cooperation with the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce.

Several of these merchants went to the city of Nissi in the kingdom of Ruersun to make an investigation, and saw with their own eyes the current prosperity of Nissi City and Port Nissi, and they were very eager for this kind of scene.

Pompeii, as one of the Candela Imperial naval garrisons, is also a seaside city, with a military port dedicated to the Candela Imperial Navy, and a civilian port attached to Pompeii, which, like Port Nissi, follows the name of the city, called Puerto Pompeii.

The first step for these businessmen to cooperate with the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce was to introduce all kinds of civilian magic machinery from the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce, so they discussed with Xu Yi and decided to cooperate with the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce to develop Pompeii Port in the first step.

They were extremely positive about the matter, and even before they arrived, they had jointly persuaded the lord of Pompeii to obtain approval from him to invest in the development and expansion of Pompeii.

Of course, Pompeii does not need to invest half a copper coin in this matter, it is completely dependent on the merchants to invest independently, and the lord of Pompeii has no reason to object.

Of course, Xu Yi welcomed their proposal to develop the port of Pompeii, but he was not so enthusiastic about their proposal that they would jointly invest in the port with the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce, and that everyone would each have a part of the port's shares.

No matter how well Pompeii port is developed, it still belongs to the Candela Empire after all, and there is nothing wrong with these chambers of commerce from Pompeii, but the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce, which does not belong to the Candela Empire, will have great doubts.

In case the Candela Empire side is deliberately embarrassed. With the current strength of the New Flying Chamber of Commerce. But there was nothing that could be done.

But after some consideration and discussion. Xu Yi still agreed that the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce would invest 1 million gold coins in the development of the port of Pompeii, and only symbolically owned a 10% stake in the port of Pompeii.

Compared with unreliable ownership, Xu Yi is more concerned about reliable use rights.

Once completed, this port of Pompeii will become an important window between the New Flying Chamber of Commerce and the southern part of the Candela Empire.

In the future, there will be countless transport fleets flocking to Pompeii, so it is crucial to obtain priority access to this port.

Although in fact, the right to use is also not so reliable because of the powerful existence of the Candela Empire, but in comparison, the right to use is not so touching the nerves of the official Candela Empire than the right to own, and it is more likely that it can be guaranteed.

Tong Guò negotiated with the chambers of commerce in Pompeii. Xu also discovered a fact that made him very emotional.

The Candela Empire is worthy of being one of the two major empires on this continent, and although these chambers of commerce are just ordinary chambers of commerce in an ordinary city near the coast of the Candela Empire, their strength should not be underestimated at all.

In their plan to develop the port of Pompeii, the initial estimate is that the investment will be as high as 7 million gold coins.

Compared with the total investment in the development of the port of Nissi in the Kingdom of Ruersun, the total investment is only 3 million gold coins, but it is more than twice as high.

Moreover, the development of Nissi Port is also a development project that the Ruerson Kingdom attaches great importance to, and King Trutz personally paid attention to it and invested a large budget in the Ruerson Kingdom to develop it successfully.

It can be seen that compared with a superpower like the Candela Empire, a small country like the Ruerson Kingdom is still far behind in terms of overall strength.

And this is also the reason why Xu Yi has always attached great importance to the development of the internal markets of the two major empires, the Candela Empire and the Maro Empire.

But what made Xu also a little depressed was. It is also one of the two major empires on the Sainz continent, and the progress of the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce in the development of the Maro Empire is very smooth. But on the part of the Candela Empire, it has repeatedly hit a wall.

I have been working with Ambassador Hakanin for so long, but it is true that because of Ambassador Hakanin, all kinds of household magic machines have become popular in Wimbledon, the capital of the Candela Empire, and have been greatly welcomed.

However, it has been nearly two years since Xu Yi hoped that the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce would officially enter the Candela Empire and obtain a sales channel through Ambassador Guò Hakanin's connections, but it has not been met.

It is difficult to fully understand the reasons for this, but judging from the results, I am afraid that Ambassador Hakanin himself played a certain role in it, and at the same time, the Candela Empire does not seem to be interested in it.

Then there was the construction of a road by the Amrri Chamber of Commerce in the southwestern province of the Kandela Empire.

The road has been under construction for more than a year now, but it has not yet been completed.

This is just a road with a total length of less than 500 kilometers, and with the strength of the Amrli Chamber of Commerce, if it were a smooth one, it should have been completed within half a year, but it has been dragged on until now and it is still bumpy, and the progress is extremely slow.

President Cruise complained to Xu Yi many times as a result, most often targeting local officials in the southwestern province of the Candela Empire.

The Amritri Chamber of Commerce has shared a total of more than 100,000 gold in bribes with these guys, but the construction of this road has been hindered and embarrassed by various obstacles, which has made President Cruise even want to stop repairing it in anger many times.

Anyway, the benefits of the road are obvious, and the Candela Empire is unwilling to build the road, and it is only themselves who suffer.

In addition, Bilier also had a lot of difficulties in opening the new flying magic locomotive agency in Wimbledon, which made Xu Yi have a very bad impression of the Candela Empire.

However, no matter how bad Xu Yi's impression of the Candela Empire is, it is useless, which does not affect his determination to continue to develop the market of the Candela Empire.

So when a week after Russell and the others left, Billier suddenly returned to the Duchy of Stantin and revealed to Xu Yi the purpose of his return this time, which still made Xu Yi's spirits lifted.

"Has Prince Frank changed his mind?" Xu Yi looked at Billier unexpectedly and with some excitement. "What did His Royal Highness say?"

Billier tilted his head, summed up the meaning revealed by Prince Frank's many contacts with him during the previous period, and said with a smile: "Frank still can't resist the temptation of racing after all, but after all, he is a dignified prince, and he can't run to participate in the kind of private small competition I organized like other small nobles." So he wanted to just make this event formal and make it more acceptable to more people in the empire, so that he could participate in it legitimately. ”

"So he wants to cooperate with our Chamber of Commerce to hold a formal racing event?" Xu Yi asked in surprise. "In what name does His Royal Highness want to hold it?"

"Hmm...... Specifically, His Royal Highness feels that your Xinfei Chamber of Commerce has a lot of experience in holding racing events, and at the same time, it is also a chamber of commerce that produces racing cars, so he hopes to cooperate with you, and he will dredge up the relationship in the Candela Empire and introduce you, which is already a relatively mature event, into the Candela Empire. He is only responsible for the nominal matters, and the rest is done by your new flying chamber of commerce. ”

"To put it simply, everything is handled by ourselves, and His Royal Highness the Prince is only responsible for providing some conveniences?"

"Yes. ”

"Hmm...... This is actually the model I have been expecting, but His Royal Highness the Prince did not agree before, but I didn't expect to take the initiative now. Bilier, why?" Xu Yi asked rhetorically.

Billier rubbed his hands and glanced at Xu Yi, looking a little hesitant.

Xu Yi was surprised.

It wasn't a difficult question to answer, and Billier hesitated.

"This ...... In fact...... In addition to the introduction of the new flying racing event, Frank wants me to pass on another important thing to you......"

Looking at Billier's hesitant expression, Xu Yi frowned, thinking that this matter would definitely make him very embarrassed, otherwise Billier would not have this expression.

"Alright, let's talk. No matter what conditions His Royal Highness puts forward, they are all negotiable. Xu Yi said indifferently.

Billier scratched his head and laughed, "Okay." Frank said he was not only interested in racing, but also in the magic bikes themselves, so he wanted to...... Ahem, I can cooperate with your Xinfei Chamber of Commerce and open a magic locomotive factory directly within the Candela Empire. ”

Hearing the first half of Billier's words, Xu Yi had already guessed what he wanted to say, so he was not too surprised by the request he made later.

After pondering for a while, Xu Yi asked, "How does His Royal Highness the Prince want to cooperate?"

Frank said...... He wanted to be able to research his favorite magic cars on his own, so he ...... He hopes that your Chamber of Commerce can transfer the technology related to the magic locomotive to him, and give him some research support to help him research the magic car faster......"

The more he spoke, the quieter Billier's voice became, and the smile on his face became reluctant, apparently he also felt that Prince Frank's request was a bit excessive.

However, Xu Yi's face did not change at all, but instead groaned, revealing a serious consideration.

Seeing that Xu Yi was slow to answer, Bilier asked tentatively, "President Xu, what do you think?"

Xu Yi stretched out his hand to Billier.

"Do you have a detailed plan?"

Billier was stunned: "You agreed?"

Xu Yi shook his head: "I can't give you a definite answer now, it will have to look at Prince Frank's specific plan to decide." So, is there a plan?"

Billier shook his head awkwardly, "Frank just let me inform you first, and didn't give any specific plan......"

Xu Yi sighed: "Are these guys from the Candela Empire so unreliable?" Okay, Bilier, you wait here for a few days, and I will draw up a detailed plan for cooperation, and you can take it back to Prince Frank for you to see." If he agrees, then this cooperation is fine. ”

"And what if Frank isn't satisfied with your proposal?"

Xu Yi narrowed his eyes and snorted softly: "If he still doesn't agree even if I give in, then what's the need to cooperate?"

Bilier swallowed a mouthful of spit, and had the intention to persuade Xu Yi, but seeing Xu Yi's face with a slightly cold expression, he swallowed these words back directly. (To be continued......)