Kennard watched the carriage carrying Wilson disappear into the distance and turned to ask Xu Yi, "Chairman, why didn't you agree to this agreement?"
Xu Yi smiled and asked back, "Are you asking this question from the standpoint of the successor of the Emma Family, or from the standpoint of the CEO of New Flyer?"
Kennard was slightly startled. After a moment of silence, he answered seriously, "No matter which standpoint I take, I feel that this agreement is very worth signing.
From the perspective of the Emma Family, the cooperation with New Flyer will not only allow the Walmart Chamber of Commerce to earn a lot of benefits, but it will also allow them to open up the foreign market with their new and easy to use magic machines. Of course, this is very beneficial. "
"Then from the standpoint of the CEO of New Flyer?" Xu Yi asked.
"From the perspective of the New Flyer, this agreement is also very beneficial to us.
Our Chamber of Commerce will have to shift our target to foreign countries sooner or later. Rather than fumbling around on our own, it is better to cooperate with the Walmart Chamber of Commerce. This will save us a lot of trouble and obstacles, which will be very helpful to the development of our Chamber of Commerce. "Kennard answered.
"I must say that your thinking is very correct.
But … I don't want our Chamber of Commerce's development to be controlled by others, do you understand? "Xu Yi said.
Kennard looked at Xu Yi in shock. He was surprised by his answer, but even more shocked that he would tell him this point so directly.
In the end, he was still a member of the Emma Family. Did he say this reason to make him understand?
Or did he want the Walmart Chamber of Commerce to understand?
However, Xu Yi maintained a gentle smile on his face, making it impossible to tell what he was thinking.
Kennard couldn't help but sigh in his heart.
The longer he worked in New Flyer and spent more time with Xu Yi, the more he found that he couldn't understand Xu Yi.
"But you don't have to be so worried. Although I didn't agree to sign this agreement, I didn't completely oppose it, right?" Seeing the look on Kennard's face, Xu Yi smiled.
"At the very least, I hope that we can continue to cooperate with the Walmart Chamber of Commerce. For example, I appreciate the Walmart Chamber of Commerce's proposal to sell the various magic machines produced by our New Flyer to more countries and regions."
Kennard thought about it and decided to give up on asking Xu Yi's real thoughts. He said in a thoughtful voice, "But chairman, you promised to sell five hundred transport Magic Cars to the Walmart Chamber of Commerce, this might be a bit difficult.
We haven't even finished the Fersen Carriage Company's order yet and we've promised many companies that we would provide them with Magic Cars after we finished the Fersen Carriage Company's order, so how can we take out all these products? "
"Relax, when Camby and the others develop the automatic production magic machines, you'll find that our production efficiency will greatly increase. Only it won't be a problem to squeeze out five hundred Magic Cars for the Walmart Chamber of Commerce."
"Even with the automatic production magic machines, I still feel that this is a large problem." Kennard said with a frown.
Xu Yi laughed, "This problem will be given to you as the CEO to worry about, this is your responsibility."
Kennard said with a bitter smile, "Sir chairman, you really know how to push this problem to me."
Xu Yi gave a cold snort, "Don't forget, I still need to take care of an even bigger problem and this problem is even more related to you."
Kennard could only give another bitter smile, "Sir chairman, I hope that you can take care of Sophia while she's here."
Xu Yi gave a helpless sigh, thinking that he had to be a nanny?
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The leaves of Banta City fell again, but it was already late autumn.
It was different from last year's bleak situation. Because Seveni was the City Lord this year, Banta City's business environment had greatly improved and the entire city seemed to have regained its vitality.
Although the autumn wind had already brought along a trace of coolness, the streets and alleys were still filled with bustling crowds, setting off the entire city to be extraordinarily lively.
Seveni looked at the bustling market and busy people through the window of the City Lord's Manor and couldn't help revealing a happy smile from the bottom of her heart. She said with a soft sigh, "How good would it be if our Lampari Kingdom could become this prosperous."
"Be assured, your highness, I believe that your wish will become a reality." A middle aged man respectfully standing behind Seveni replied with a faint smile.
"Is that so?"
Seveni turned around and looked at the middle aged man before sitting back in her chair. She didn't have the middle aged man sit down in front of her like she normally did with Xu Yi, rather she had a serious look as she said to the middle aged man, "Nori, royal father sent you here to see how I'm managing Banta City. Now that you've seen it, what are your thoughts?"
The middle aged man called Nori lowered his head and respectfully replied, "Based on what I've seen, Banta City's prosperity is comparable to Anvilmar City. There are even many things that are more advanced than Anvilmar City's.
For example, just in terms of the Magic Street Lamps, Anvilmar City can't compare to them. "
Seveni revealed a faint smile, "If you knew that it cost Banta City two hundred thousand gold coins to lay down the Magic Street Lamps, perhaps you wouldn't praise it this much."
Nori's lips curled into a smile as he said, "This proves that Banta City's finances are very good, so they can take out two hundred thousand gold coins to lay down the Magic Street Lamps.
Your highness, for Banta City's finances to be this good, naturally it's related to your management. "
"Thank you for your praise.
But since I became the City Lord, I haven't done much.
The reason why Banta City's finances are so good is because of the large companies in the city.
Let me tell you some data, according to last month's financial report, the large companies of Banta City have already paid over five hundred thousand gold coins in tax. "
Nori slightly raised a brow as he revealed a look of shock.
"Five hundred thousand gold coins in a single month?
Then in a single year, wouldn't it be at least five million gold coins? "
Seveni's smile had a trace of satisfaction, but she still shook her head and said, "It can't be considered like this.
The tax isn't fixed, so the reason why we could collect this much tax last month was because many companies had large orders last month, so the tax they paid increased quite a bit. "
Nori nodded. After being silent for a bit, he suddenly asked, "Your highness, can I ask, how much tax did New Flyer pay?"
Seveni already expected this as she said with a faint smile, "Less than two hundred thousand gold coins."
"That isn't right, right?"
Nori knit his brows, "Based on the data I know, New Flyer has already paid over two hundred thousand gold coins in tax each month. Why is it that when the other companies have increased last month, it has decreased?"
"Nori, it seems like royal father didn't tell you everything.
Let me give you a hint, New Flyer is a company that has the right to freely trade with the Royal Parliament. "
Nori was surprised, but he instantly understood.
"That means ….. New Flyer's main business last month was with other countries?"
"That's right."
Seveni nodded, "Actually most of New Flyer's business in Banta City is declining because New Flyer is moving many factories out of Banta City, investing in other cities.
New Flyer's largest transaction last month was the three thousand production magic machines sold to the Kingdom of Ruhr.
As for the other transactions, most of them were with other cities in the kingdom.
According to the laws of the kingdom, our Banta City can only collect a small part of the tax from these transactions. "
Nori knit his brows, "Why are they moving?
Could it be that New Flyer is planning on giving up on Banta City?
Your highness, forgive me for being direct, but the Frestech Chamber of Commerce is the most important company in Banta City and the most important source of income for Banta City. I suggest that you immediately restrict the actions of the Frestech Chamber of Commerce to prevent Banta City from losing this most important source of income. "
"Nori, your eyes are too shallow." Seveni slowly shook her head.
Seveni slowly shook her head, "I don't oppose New Flyer's actions, rather I support it.
Although New Flyer has brought large changes to Banta City, making this small city the most prosperous city in the kingdom, Yi Yi is right.
But Xu Yi is right, changing a single city like Banta City is of limited help to the Lampuri Kingdom. Only by changing all the cities in the kingdom can the Lampuri Kingdom truly become stronger. "
"This is what Chairman Xu said himself?" Nori said in a surprised voice.
"Of course." Seveni gave a certain nod.
Seveni nodded, "Xu Yi's goals and ideals are definitely much bigger than you can imagine.
So ….. don't use normal standards to measure him. "
Hearing Seveni's evaluation, Nori was very surprised. He looked at Seveni in surprise for a while before saying with a nod, "Alright, I will tell this to his majesty."
"I believe in your loyalty to royal father." Seveni said with a nod.
Seveni nodded, "Then Nori, can you tell me what my dear big brother has been doing in the past few months?"
The expression on Nori's face became a bit strange and awkward. After hesitating for a while, he replied with a bitter smile, "When I left Lorren City, His Highness was reorganizing the Lorren City's Northern Army."
"Organizing the army?" Seveni deeply knit her brows, "What does he want to do?"
Nori was silent for a while before saying with a sigh, "His highness said that he is a man, so naturally he wants to use a man's method to show his value.
The place that can show a man's value the most is the battlefield. "
Hearing this response, Seveni's brows knit even deeper.