Xu Yi's face remained unchanged and asked, "What's the bad news?"

Sevigny hesitated, paused before replying, "It's about those two iron mines." ”

Xu Yi couldn't help frowning: "Is there something wrong with those two iron mines?"

These two iron mines can be said to be the top priority of Xu Yi's deal with His Majesty the King this time, and if something goes wrong with them, it can even be said that this deal has completely failed.

"It's not that there's something wrong with the iron ore itself, it's that we're having some problems on our side. Sevini said with some embarrassment.

Xu Yi's expression softened slightly, and he asked again: "Then what is the problem? Is it that His Majesty the King suddenly changed his mind?"

"No, since His Majesty the King has already signed a contract with you, of course he will not change it lightly. Sevini shook his head and sighed lightly: "It's just that two days ago, someone in the kingdom suddenly raised doubts about the contract signed between the Agricultural Department and your Xinfei Chamber of Commerce. ”

"Oh, who is it, where is the doubt?" Xu Yi was a little surprised in his heart.

This transaction was signed between His Majesty the King and Xu Yi on behalf of the Department of Agriculture, and to question this contract is to question His Majesty the King.

And judging from the past few years that Xu Ye has lived in the Lampari Kingdom, His Majesty's prestige in the kingdom is undoubted, who dares to question him directly?

"It's about a long-standing agreement, specifically, that at the beginning of the founding of the Kingdom of Lampari, the first king of the kingdom had a pact with some of the families who had assisted him in the establishment of the kingdom to reward them for their support. Among them, the agreement with the Jolai family is related to the iron mines in the kingdom. Sevini replied.

Xu Yi suddenly said: "Say so." Is it the Jolai family who is unhappy with the fact that His Majesty the King has brought two iron mines to trade with our Chamber of Commerce? Then it belongs to the royal family. In this case, His Majesty the King has the power to make any decision on these two iron mines. What reason do others have to question it?"

Sevini showed a wry smile and said: "What you said is right, but the problem is that the agreement between His Majesty the first king and the Yolai family is that in addition to giving the Yolai family a certain amount of iron ore, it is also necessary to ensure that as long as the royal family intends to transfer other iron ore, the Yolai family has priority." ”

"Priority?" Xu Yi's expression suddenly became extremely surprised. "Does this mean that as long as the royal family intends to transfer the iron ore in its own name, it must first be transferred to the Jolai family, and no one else is allowed to interfere?"

"It's not that exaggerated. This priority refers to the same bid. Agents appointed by the Jolai family have priority access to iron ore. Sevigny said.

Xu Yi finally understood, thought about it, but still felt that it was wrong: "But these two iron mines were not transferred by the royal family to our Chamber of Commerce, but were used at a discount to pay for those farmland magic machinery." ”

"The problem is that the Yolai family thinks that since these two iron mines can be used for discount, then it is equivalent to the royal family selling these two iron mines, so of course the Yolai family also has the right to bid. Three days ago, the Duke of Jolai made a request in front of His Majesty the King, asking for a fair bid with your Xinfei Chamber of Commerce to decide who would get the two iron mines. Severny explained.

"Then His Majesty the King agreed?" Xu Yi asked.

After all, this was the agreement between His Majesty the first king and the Joseph family. If they don't, the royal family is bound to be spurned. President Xu, His Majesty the King also has some helplessness. Speaking of the latter, Sevigny's voice slowed down a little. There was a hint of pleading in his tone.

Xu Yi glanced at Sevini and snorted coldly, "Miss Sevigny, on behalf of the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce, I protest against this. Our Chamber of Commerce has signed a contract with His Majesty the King and the Department of Agriculture. Now you want to break this contract for your own reasons, and I say that this is against the spirit of the contract. I have the right to express my dissatisfaction with this. ”

Sevini nodded slightly: "President Xu, I understand your dissatisfaction. But believe it. His Majesty the King and our Agricultural Department are fully willing to cooperate with you, and this incident is indeed our inconsiderate consideration, which has caused losses to you and the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce, and we will definitely compensate you. ”

"Compensation?" Xu Yi snorted again. "The contract that has been signed can be reversed, how can you make me believe in this compensation?"

Sevini looked at Xu Yi calmly for a while, and shook his head slightly: "President Xu, I have been in contact with you for a while, and I know that you are by no means a person who is ill-willed, so let's not say these words again, right?" Regarding those two iron mines, His Majesty the King has no way to refuse Duke Joseph's request, so I hope that your Xinfei Chamber of Commerce can have a fair bidding with the agent appointed by the Joseph family. As for the loss of your Xinfei Chamber of Commerce in this incident, His Majesty the King said that he could give you an additional magic crystal mine to compensate for the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce. In addition, there will also be some special preferential treatment for your new flying chamber of commerce in the kingdom's policy. For example, the last time you proposed the patent bill, His Majesty the King said that it could be carefully considered and submitted to the Royal Assembly for review and reconsideration. ”

"The Patent Act is not just a benefit for us at the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce. Xu Yi shook his head and continued: "However, since His Majesty the King is willing to offer compensation, I am willing to accept it. But just a compensation for a magic crystal mine, I don't think it's enough. Miss Sevigny, you should be aware that the two iron mines were valued at a total of 1,800,000 gold coins in the contract. Now that the Duke of Joseph has offered to bid fairly with our chamber of commerce, he has obviously learned of the price. If the Joseph family offers a higher price, how should our chamber of commerce respond?"

Severny immediately replied: "If the New Flying Chamber wants to get these two iron mines, then it is very simple, of course, it is to pay a higher price. If you don't want to, it doesn't matter, let the royal family transfer the two iron mines to the Joseph family, and then pay for the order directly with gold coins. ”

Xu Yi sneered and said, "Miss Sevigny, originally according to the contract, our Xinfei Chamber of Commerce could obtain two mines at a price of 1.8 million gold coins, but now we can only increase the price or lose these two iron mines, do you think this is reasonable?"

"President Xu, the discount of those two iron mines is 1.8 million gold coins, and your chamber of commerce will get the same amount of gold coins from the royal family, so there's no problem, right?"

"What if I really want those two iron mines?" Xu Yi stared at Sevigny, not giving an inch. "Miss Sevigny, I don't believe you can't see that the Joseph family's goal is not to take those two iron mines, but to seize all the iron mines in the kingdom and drive out all the competitors. In this way, they can monopolize all the iron ore business in the kingdom, and they can set prices at will, and no one can compete with them at all. Speaking of this, Xu Yi shook his head, the expression on his face was very confused: "Actually, Miss Sevigny, I have always thought it is very strange, such an important national resource as iron ore, why is the royal family not in his own hands, but in the hands of a family outside the royal family? Is it just because of an agreement in the early days of the founding of the People's Republic of China?"

Sevini looked at Xu Yi's gaze with a hint of discoloration, and was silent for a long time, before he slowly said word by word: "President Xu, please always remember that you are just an ordinary businessman now, and there are some things that you better not think about." ”

Xu Yi smiled self-deprecatingly: "That's right, you're right, I'm just a small businessman, and of course I don't have the right to ask His Majesty the King's plans." Well, now I don't care about that, I just want to ask, how can I get the two iron mines that I deserve to be on the basis of the original?"

"First of all, I want to remind you that those two iron mines do not belong to you until the New Flying Chamber of Commerce has completed all the orders. Sevini said: "Secondly, President Xu, according to the original plan, there is a way for your Xinfei Chamber of Commerce to obtain those two iron mines, but I need your cooperation." That's why I've come to you this time. ”

Xu Yi showed a smile and nodded slightly: "It seems that Miss Sevigny you have already planned for a long time, why didn't you say it earlier? Okay, how should I cooperate?"

"According to the request of the Duke of Joseph, a public auction of those two mines will be held in the city of Bonta in a week's time, and President Xu, if you want to get those two iron mines, please ......."

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A week later, the Lord's Mansion in Bonta City was brightly lit at night, and it was clear that another banquet was being held.

Banquets were often held in the Castle Lord's Mansion for a variety of reasons, and this was especially frequent during this time.

It's just that tonight's banquet is a little different.

Because at the same time as the banquet, there will also be a public auction.

It was unprecedented, but those who knew the inside story knew very well that if this public auction was not held in the City Lord's Mansion, no other place would be qualified to hold it.

Because what was sold in this auction was not a rare treasure, but two iron mines in the territory of Bonta City.

Although all of them are very expensive and are very likely to fetch sky-high prices, they are obviously far from enough to see when compared with the actual two mines.

Most of the people who can participate in the auction of rare treasures are rich people, but those who can participate in today's banquet can no longer be simply described as rich.

An iron mine alone may involve a huge amount of millions of gold coins, and if two are auctioned together, the number of gold coins involved is enough to make most people dizzy just by saying it.

So when many people saw Xu Yi appear at the banquet, they couldn't help but show a hint of surprise.

Although the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce has developed rapidly since its establishment, so that everyone is eyed, it only took less than half a year to become a chamber of commerce that can occupy a place in Bangta City, but after all, the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce was established for a short time, lacking heritage, even if every product launched by the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce is very profitable, but in less than half a year, it is impossible to accumulate a huge amount of wealth.

How is this Xu Yi qualified to participate in this kind of auction that counts millions of gold coins? (To be continued......