Count Stark's reaction was very quick.
When Count Samo left Banta City after handing over his work to him, he officially became the City Lord. In less than a week, the new City Lord Manor made a measure.
There was no problem with this measure on the surface because when the new City Lord took office, he decided to investigate Banta City, especially the land use situation. This would allow the new City Lord to familiarize himself with the situation, so he could take some measures.
But in practice, they quickly found the Frestech Chamber of Commerce.
His first goal was to find Sandton Manor.
Sandton Manor was Viscount Sandton's private manor at first, but because Viscount Sandton's family went bankrupt, he had no choice but to sell the manor and the land it occupied. It was bought by Xu Yi for a high price and then Xu Yi turned it into a small production base for the New Flyer.
When Count Samo was the City Lord, no one felt that there was a problem with this.
But when Count Stark took over as the City Lord and began investigating the land use situation in Banta City, he began questioning the current situation of Sandton Manor.
According to the notice from the City Lord Manor, because Sandton Manor was Viscount Sandton's manor, that piece of land belonged to private residences.
According to the laws of the Lampari Kingdom, private residences couldn't be used for business purposes.
This meant that although Xu Yi could buy this manor from Viscount Sandton, he could only use it as his private residence and couldn't turn it into a production base for the New Flyer.
In this situation, the City Lord Manor's notice ordered Xu Yi to immediately change Sandton Manor. He had to move the New Flyer factory out as soon as possible, otherwise according to the laws of the kingdom, the City Lord Manor had the right to take back the land that Sandton Manor occupied.
Once this notice was sent out, it immediately attracted a large amount of criticism in Banta City.
It had been more than a year since New Flyer had turned Sandton Manor into a production base, and no one had ever found any problems with it. The former mayor, Samo Count, hadn't expressed any opinions about it. Why had Stark immediately ordered Xu Yi to make changes as soon as he took over?
But the « Banta Times » had published a rule from the « Lampari Kingdom Land Use Act » on the front page.
According to the description of this rule, Sandton Manor's current situation was indeed a violation of the rules. The City Lord's Manor's actions were based on the law and weren't wrong.
Moreover, the « Banta Times » also stated in the corresponding article that this situation wasn't impossible to avoid.
If after Xu Yi bought Sandton Manor, he applied to the kingdom's Royal Parliament to use it as a business and obtained their approval, there wouldn't be any problems.
According to the rules of the Royal Parliament, the territories of the nobles belonged to the nobles themselves. No matter what the nobles did with their territories, it was their private matter and no one else had the right to interfere.
But this territory belonged to Viscount Sandton in theory, so if he wanted to use it for commercial purposes, no one had the right to question it.
But Xu Yi had bought this territory from Viscount Sandton, so according to the rules of the Royal Parliament, although this land belonged to Xu Yi, as for how it was handled, Xu Yi couldn't be as free and unrestrained as Viscount Sandton.
In short, the City Lord's Manor's announcement for Sandton Manor didn't have any problems on the surface.
"Pei!" Chairman Cruz spat out a mouthful of spit.
"There's no problem on the surface, but who wouldn't care about feelings?
This Count Stark, he is clearly targeting you. "
Xu Yi revealed a faint smile, "What?
You only learned about this today? "
Chairman Cruz looked at the relaxed Xu Yi with a confused look and couldn't help asking, "Hey, I say, aren't you worried at all?
Count Stark has already made a move against you and you're planning on just watching? "
"What else can I do?" Xu Yi spread his hands.
"You just said it, you can't find any problems with what he said on the surface.
Moreover, he is our Banta City's City Lord, so no matter what he does, he has his reasons. I am just a normal merchant in Banta City, could it be that I can go against the kingdom's laws and the City Lord's Manor? "
Chairman Cruz said in a depressed voice, "Then you're just sitting here and waiting for death?"
"What do you mean by waiting for death?" Xu Yi asked back.
"Didn't I already expect this matter, so I prepared ahead of time?"
Chairman Cruise was stunned before coming back to his senses. His eyes opened wide as he looked at Xu Yi in disbelief, "I say ….. It can't be that you already knew that he would make a move against Sandton Manor, so you moved ahead of time, right?"
"It's fine if you say it like this.
But I already knew that he would target me and our New Flyer, so I prepared ahead of time. I never thought that he would make a move against Sandton Manor, he really is anxious. "Xu Yi said.
Chairman Cruz glared at him, "Since you already knew, why didn't you prepare a bit more?
With your relationship with her highness Seveni and Samo Count, it's just a matter of filling in the paperwork, it can be easily solved.
Why would Count Count Stark not let go of this problem and make you this passive? "
"If I said ….. I did it on purpose, would you believe it?" Xu Yi said with a faint smile.
"On purpose?"
Chairman Cruz was stunned. He knit his brows and asked, "Why did you leave something for him to use?
You have to change Sandton Manor now, could it be that there are benefits for you and the New Flyer? "
"Of course there are benefits.
Although there will be some losses from moving out of Sandton Manor, in the long run, our New Flyer's foundation will still be in the Falling Rain Valley. We will need to gather the research and production departments of the company sooner or later, making it easier to manage. "Xu Yi said.
"As for the benefits for me ….. You might as well ask me about the disadvantages for Count Stark."
"The disadvantages for Count Stark?" Chairman Cruz was confused.
"What disadvantages for him?
No one can find any problems with him doing this. Even if her highness Seveni supports you, she can't do anything to him because of this matter, so what losses can he have? "
"There are some losses that can't be seen on the surface."
Xu Yi revealed a smile of deep meaning, but he didn't plan on explaining to chairman Cruz. After pausing, he changed the topic and asked, "Alright, let's discuss this later. We should discuss what your company should do next."
"What is there to do?"
When it came to the matter of the Amsterdam Chamber of Commerce, chairman Cruz's face filled with anger. He said with a cold laugh, "Our respected Lord City Lord has said that he wants to investigate and has ordered our company to stop all projects in and out of the city, not allowing us to work. Our company's people have been idle at home for several days now!
Based on this, we might not be able to work in the future! "
"Isn't that good?" Xu Yi revealed a smile.
"Didn't you always say that you were lacking people and there were many things you wanted to do that you couldn't do?
Now that we've been forced to stop work, you can take those people who are idle to other places.
Isn't it easy to work?
Just I have a bunch of projects for your company to do. "
Chairman Cruz gave a sigh and shook his head, "Actually I'm not worried that the company won't have any business, rather I'm worried that if this continues, our company's foundation in Banta City will be destroyed.
Our Amsterdam Chamber of Commerce was established in Banta City and has always been developing in Banta City.
If Count Stark insists on doing this, I might have to consider moving our Amsterdam Chamber of Commerce out of Banta City like you. "
"What?
You also have this idea? "Xu Yi was a bit surprised.
He thought that chairman Cruz didn't have an irreconcilable grudge with Count Stark like him, so he definitely wouldn't decide to move the New Flyer out of Banta City like him, breaking away from Count Count Stark's influence and control.
But he never thought that chairman Cruz would not only stand with him at the Business Union conference, he would also make the same choice as him on this important matter.
"Of course, if there was a chance, I wouldn't be willing to move our Amsterdam Chamber of Commerce.
But based on the current situation, I'm afraid there isn't much hope. "
Chairman Cruz looked at Xu Yi and said with a bitter smile, "Based on the attitude of our new Lord City Lord, he should be on the same side as you. He won't let you off, so of course he won't let me off."
Xu Yi patted chairman Cruz's shoulder and said with a sigh, "Sorry, I've implicated you."
Chairman Cruz laughed and shook his head, "What are you implicating me for?
If it wasn't for cooperating with you, how could our Amsterdam Chamber of Commerce have developed to this scale in such a short period of time?
Because of you and the New Flyer, I was able to realize my dream of developing the Amsterdam Chamber of Commerce into one of the largest companies in the Lampari Kingdom.
I only feel gratitude towards you, how could I feel that I've been implicated by you? "
Xu Yi was silent for a moment and then nodded, "Since it's like this, then I won't say any more meaningless words.
In short, since you've chosen to advance and retreat with me and the New Flyer, then we'll maintain this cooperative relationship in the future.
Don't worry, I'm confident that as long as you continue to cooperate with me, the Amsterdam Chamber of Commerce will not only become one of the largest companies in the Lampari Kingdom, but it will also become one of the largest companies in the Sines! "
Chairman Cruz laughed, "Of course I have confidence in you.
But Xu Yi, before that, shouldn't you think of a way to let the New Flyer survive?
Otherwise, all of these words will be meaningless. "
Xu Yi laughed and looked in the direction of the City Lord's Mansion. He narrowed his eyes and a trace of ridicule appeared on the corner of his mouth.
"Let the new City Lord continue to perform.
I'm sure he doesn't know that this performance is actually a script that I've written for him. "