Even if the weather was a bit cold, Harvey's forehead couldn't help being covered in a few drops of cold sweat. He gave two dry laughs and said, "Chairman Xu, to be honest, if you don't have the support of his majesty and the agriculture department, if you want to promote the agricultural magic machines with just your New Flyer, it will be much harder."
Xu Yi revealed a relaxed smile, "It's fine, I'm not in a rush."
"You … …" Harvey's expression changed.
Seeing that the two were about to reach a stalemate, Seveni who had been silent on the side suddenly spoke up.
"Chairman Xu, it's like you just said, no one is a child, so let's not waste words."
Seveni looked at Xu Yi and said with a serious look, "There's no meaning in arguing, let's seriously discuss this problem.
Chairman Xu, it's not a problem that you're not satisfied with Harvey's proposal, but can you tell us your proposal now?
I think that before you came to Anvilmar City, you already had a plan, right? "
Xu Yi revealed a faint smile. He already knew that although it was Harvey talking to him, the one with the right to make decisions was Seveni. Now that Seveni had finally spoken, it meant that he finally had a chance to bargain with the other side.
"My proposal isn't complicated.
First, I won't, or accurately speaking, I won't hand over the agricultural magic machine technology for now.
Because to be honest, I don't trust you and with your abilities, even if I hand over the technology, it will be hard for you to grasp it.
So my idea is for our New Flyer to continue producing the agricultural magic machines and we can improve them according to the requirements of the agriculture department, allowing the agricultural magic machines to adapt to the different terrains of the kingdom.
Your agricultural department's work is very simple, you just need to be an intermediary. You need to promote these agricultural magic machines to all the nobles and normal farmers of the kingdom, vigorously promoting them.
For the nobles, the agriculture department can force them to buy them and for the normal farmers who can't afford it, we can continue promoting our New Flyer's farmer support plan.
Like this, I think that it won't take long before we can spread these agricultural magic machines across the kingdom, greatly increasing the use of farmland in the kingdom in a short period of time. "
Harvey's eyes popped out, clearly not agreeing to Xu Yi's proposal. But Seveni didn't say anything, so he just stared at Xu Yi and didn't say anything.
After hearing Xu Yi's explanation, Seveni was silent for a bit before slowly saying, "Like this, your New Flyer can earn large amounts of gold coins from selling these agricultural magic machines, right?
You just said that your company earns one gold coin for every agricultural magic machine sold, I don't think that's right, right?
Even if this number was multiplied by ten, it would still be too little.
If your company really can sell ten thousand agricultural magic machines in the kingdom, your company will earn a large profit of over a hundred thousand gold coins! "
Xu Yi shook his head with a faint smile, "No, dear miss Seveni, you guessed wrong.
This number is not multiplied by 10, but by 20, or even more. "
Harvey couldn't help but cry out, "That's more than two hundred thousand gold coins?
God above!
Our Lampari Kingdom's tax revenue last year was less than a million gold coins! "
Seveni looked at Harvey and Harvey realized that he had misspoken. He quickly revealed an awkward smile and turned his head away.
Seveni looked at Xu Yi and nodded, "Such a large profit, it's no wonder Chairman Xu doesn't agree to our proposal.
But Chairman Xu, if you keep this price, even with our help, it'll be hard to spread it across the kingdom.
Moreover, increasing agricultural production is the most basic national policy of the kingdom, so if you do this, you'll be hindering this national policy. I don't think I need to remind you of the consequences. "
These final words were without a doubt a naked threat.
But Xu Yi didn't reveal a nervous expression at all. He still revealed a relaxed smile as he shook his head and said, "Miss Seveni, I think you've misunderstood.
I am 100% in support of increasing agricultural productivity, so I introduced the farmer support plan. My goal is to let the farmers of Banta City enjoy the benefits of mechanized production earlier, freeing them from the fields.
It is because of this that I decided to come to Anvilmar City to discuss cooperation with the agriculture department.
Otherwise, why wouldn't I just stay in Banta City and slowly sell these magic machines? "
Seveni gave a slight nod, "That's right, you being able to have this idea means that you aren't a normal merchant with low vision.
But Chairman Xu, I still don't understand, why do you insist on selling your own agricultural magic machines?
Don't you know that with the price of several dozen gold coins, even for some small nobles, it isn't a small burden? "
"It's very simple, it's because of the law of business.
Since our New Flyer is already selling agricultural magic machines in Banta City and has a price, if the same agricultural magic machine suddenly appeared in another place and the price was several dozen gold coins lower, what would the people of Banta City who have already bought these magic machines think?
How would our New Flyer face them?
So the price can't be changed.
But … … "
Xu Yi suddenly changed the topic.
"The price can't be changed, but that doesn't mean other things can't be changed.
Miss Seveni, I hope that the tax department will take back the tax exemption for our company's agricultural magic machines. At the same time, we'll have the agriculture department issue a document that every customer who buys an agricultural magic machine can receive a discount from the kingdom's agriculture department based on their certificate.
This discount can be in the form of money or some agricultural tax exemption, in short, it can give these farmers some benefits and compensation. "
Seveni knit her brows, "Your idea isn't bad, but ….. the agriculture department doesn't have that much money ….."
"Money isn't a problem." Xu Yi said with a faint smile.
"Our New Flyer can take out this money, as for the name, you can just think of one."
Seveni and Harvey were stunned.
"Chairman Xu, since you want to take away the tax exemption for the agricultural magic machines and also pay for this, could it be that you're not planning on making money from the agricultural magic machines?" Seveni said in a surprised voice.
"This isn't the same as what you just said.
If you really don't plan on making money, you might as well agree to Harvey's proposal. "
"No, no, no, this is completely different." Xu Yi kept shaking his head.
Seveni shook his head, "If we follow mister Harvey's proposal, our New Flyer and I will become a vassal of the agriculture department and won't have any initiative at all.
I can't accept this at all. "
Seveni couldn't help smiling.
Her smile was different from Stiel's. If it was said that Stiel's smile was as beautiful as a rose blooming, her smile was like a lotus slowly blooming.
"Chairman Xu really isn't someone who is willing to be under others.
Alright, Chairman Xu, you're giving up such a large profit, what do you want? "Seveni asked.
"Don't tell me that you're doing this for the normal farmers."
"Of course I'm not that noble." Xu Yi stretched out a finger with a smile.
"I only have one request, which is to have a piece of land that belongs to me."
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When the night lights came on, Anvilmar City became more lively compared to during the day. People came out in groups of twos and threes, wandering the streets, bathing the entire city in noise.
However, when this clamor arrived in front of a courtyard that occupied an extremely large area in the western part of the city, it abruptly stopped as if it had been cut off by someone's hand.
The chairman of the Lampari Kingdom Sorcerers Guild, Palmes Eren, was sitting in the middle of the living room with a calm expression. He was holding a cup of tea in one hand, but he didn't take a single sip. It was unknown what he was thinking about.
Feeling that their master wasn't in a good mood, the servants in the manor were all trembling. Not only did they speak in low voices, they even walked like cats, trying not to make any noise.
This large courtyard was normally lively, but now it was like a death zone, incomparably silent.
After a while, a middle aged beautiful woman who wasn't even forty years old came out of the room. When she saw Palmes Eren, her eyes turned red and tears fell down.
"Master, Anke was heavily injured, you have to take revenge for him!" The middle aged beautiful woman painfully begged.
Palmes Eren looked at her and said with a cold snort, "Take revenge for what?
This kid didn't learn well and wanted to teach someone a lesson, but he was taught a lesson instead. Are we going to find trouble with that person?
If he can learn a lesson this time, it will be a help to him. Otherwise, he won't know the immensity of heaven and earth and will be taught a lesson by someone sooner or later. "
Seeing that Palmes Eren didn't listen to her pleas, the middle aged beautiful woman immediately became unhappy.
She only had one son, Anke Eren, and she had doted on him since he was young. When she saw that he had been beaten unconscious and carried back today, she almost fainted from fright.
Palmes Eren was annoyed by her crying and impatiently yelled at her before chasing her back into the room.
His subordinates in the Sorcerers Guild had already told him everything that had happened at the examination site.
No matter how he looked at it, Anke Eren only had himself to blame for this matter. Even if Palmes Eren doted on him like his wife, he couldn't say anything.
Of course, under normal circumstances, he would definitely take revenge for his precious son and make sure that the person who had injured his son didn't have a good ending.
But the key thing was that the person who had injured his son was called Xu Yi.
Palmes Eren wasn't familiar with this name and at first he thought that this fellow was hiding his strength. He clearly had the strength to injure his son, but he went to participate in the Primary Grade exam.
But after asking around, he found that this Xu Yi wasn't simple.
First, he came from Banta City and was specially recommended by Great Magician Camilla to participate in the Sorcerers Guild's certification exam.
Second, he was with Duke Stagg's eldest son Viscount Leslie, coming to Anvilmar City from Banta City. It's said that he had a close relationship with Viscount Leslie.
Next, this Xu Yi's residence in Anvilmar City was actually the residence of Banta City's City Lord, Count Samo.
Xu Yi wasn't an official of Banta City, he was just a normal merchant. For him to be able to live in this residence, it meant that he had a good relationship with Count Samo.
Finally, the most important thing was that this fellow would be summoned by the king tomorrow!
Palmes Eren couldn't help tapping his head with a headache.
If it was just a normal Low Grade Magician, he could take care of the other side to take revenge for his precious son. But this Xu Yi was related to so many important people that couldn't be ignored, so he had to be more careful when dealing with him.
As an old man who was close to sixty, Palmes Eren even suspected that this Xu Yi was sent by one of his enemies. He had deliberately injured Anke Eren and was waiting for him to jump into a trap.
As long as he dared to make a move against Xu Yi, he might suffer a strong counterattack.
"This fellow called Xu Yi, just where did he come from?" Palmes Eren knit his brows. After thinking for a while, he didn't have a single clue.
A servant suddenly came in with a strange expression.
"Old master, there is a guest here."
Palmes Eren snappily waved his hand, "I'm not in the mood to see any guests, let him leave."
The servant didn't leave and after hesitating a bit, he continued, "Old master, he says he is called Xu Yi."
Palmes Eren abruptly stood up from the stool.
This Xu Yi, he actually came to find him!