"Over ten thousand pieces a day?" Prado couldn't help taking in a cold breath.
He ran a clothing store himself, so of course he had a better understanding of this than normal people.
As far as he knew, there were twenty-three tailor shops in Laru City. If he gathered a total of three hundred tailors from these twenty-three tailor shops together and asked them to sew clothes day and night without stopping, he was afraid that they would only be able to make no more than five hundred pieces of clothing in a day.
However, the Armani Chamber of Commerce could make over ten thousand pieces a day and each piece was made with such fine workmanship. This was simply incredible.
"This Armani Chamber of Commerce ….. What kind of magic do they have?" Prado couldn't help asking.
"Ha, they do have some magic, but this magic comes from the magic textile machines New Flyer sold to them, so most of the credit goes to New Flyer."
"New Flyer again?" Prado slightly knit his brows.
He had heard this company's name from Hafra no less than a hundred times. Whenever they talked about the Lampari Kingdom, Hafra would always mention it. It was like everything in the Lampari Kingdom was related to this company.
"Of course, the New Flyer is … …"
As soon as Hafra opened his mouth, he paused.
This was because he suddenly realized that if he wanted to explain the New Flyer to Prado, it wouldn't be something that could be done in a short period of time.
"This ….. Even if I explain to you that you haven't seen these mysterious magic machines before, you wouldn't understand. How about this ….." Hafra looked around and walked to the counter in the store. He picked up an iron cup used for drinking water and tapped it with his hand, letting out a crisp sound.
"Big brother, how much did you buy this cup for?
Isn't it pretty much finished? "
Prado looked at him with a strange gaze and then looked at the cup in his hand. He revealed an embarrassed smile and said, "I've already bought this cup for five-six years.
I couldn't bear to throw it away and the paint on it has already dried. I was thinking about when I should repaint it to keep using. "
"You still need to repaint it?" Hafra gave a laugh.
"Big brother, it's not that I want to criticize you, but you're still using this kind of rusty cup, it's just too backward.
In the Lampari Kingdom, the cups we use are either glass or porcelain.
Even if it was an iron cup, it should at least be made of stainless steel. There was no need to worry about it rusting.
Or you can just use an alloy cup or a plastic cup. That way, you don't have to worry about rusting or painting. "
"Wait, what did you just say?" Prado was confused.
"I can understand glass cups and porcelain cups, but what are these stainless steel cups, alloy cups, and plastic cups? What are they?"
"Hey, big brother, what would you think if I told you that all these things you don't understand were made by New Flyer?"
"Huh?" Prado's eyes widened.
"It can't be?
How can this New Flyer come up with so many novel things? "
"This is the truth." Hafra said.
"It's not an exaggeration to say that the great changes in the Lampari Kingdom over the past few years were brought about by the New Flyer.
So a normal person like me from the Lampari Kingdom is grateful to the New Flyer from the bottom of my heart.
If it wasn't for them, not only would we not be able to live comfortably, we wouldn't even be able to eat our fill like before, not to mention eating meat every day. "
Seeing that Hafra didn't look like he was joking at all, Prado couldn't help saying in an emotional voice, "If this New Flyer is really as good as you say, then it really does make one sigh in praise."
Hafra turned to look outside the store and reached out to grab Prado's shoulder. He said with a smile, "Alright, big brother, the matter of the New Flyer isn't something that can be explained in a short amount of time.
It's almost noon, so how about we pack up and go eat lunch first. We can talk while eating? "Hafra suggested.
Prado looked at the sky outside the store and found that it was indeed noon, so he nodded, "Alright, let's call Nasus along."
The two of them walked out of the shop together, but before they could walk out of the door, a few fully armed soldiers suddenly rushed in.
The two of them were stunned. Prado took a look and realized that these soldiers were all wearing the uniform of the City Lord's Mansion's guards. He asked in puzzlement, "Sirs, what business do you have here?"
The leading soldier, who looked like a captain, glanced at the two of them before his gaze finally landed on Prado.
"That is the owner of this store, Prado?"
Prado was even more surprised, "It's me.
Sirs, are you ….. looking for me for something? "
"It's not me looking for you, it's the Lord City Lord looking for you.
Quickly come with us, the Lord City Lord wants to see you. "
"Lord City Lord?"
Prado called out in surprise. He turned to look at Hafra, both of them looking at each other with a confused expression.
The aloof Lord City Lord, why did he suddenly find a small merchant like Prado?
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In Laru City's City Lord's Manor, Duchess Windsor and Count Nasaps were sitting across from each other.
The atmosphere in the room was a bit silent.
Duchess Windsor sipped her tea with a calm expression. Count Nasaps had his head slightly lowered, looking a bit hesitant and even a bit conflicted.
After a while, Count Nasaps looked up at Duchess Windsor and narrowed his eyes as he gave a bitter laugh in his heart.
Duchess Windsor personally came, it wasn't just to relax.
But Count Nasaps never would have thought that she would throw such a large problem at him this time, one that he couldn't resist at all.
Duchess Windsor didn't talk to him for long, but she used a rather obscure method to clearly express her ….. Or rather the meaning of Duke Windsor that she represented.
Duke Windsor was very opposed to the trade agreement between the empire and the Lampari Kingdom. When the parliament was voting, he had expressed his opposition in front of everyone.
However, this decision was passed by the parliament in the end and was carried out.
According to normal results, since the parliament made the final decision, everyone in the empire should follow it.
But the Kandla Empire was just too big, so it was impossible for everyone to have the same idea.
This time, Duke Windsor had a completely different idea.
His opposition in the parliament was ineffective, but that didn't mean that he didn't have other ways to oppose it.
The method he chose this time was very intense.
Duke Windsor actually decided to ban all goods from the Lampari Kingdom from entering the southern province!
This meant that even if the parliament passed the trade agreement with the Lampari Kingdom, the southern province would still refuse to follow it.
Of course, doing this on the surface was no different from going against the parliament, so Duke Windsor wouldn't do something this stupid.
Therefore, he only wanted to make an announcement to the city lords of the various cities in the southern province so that they could cooperate.
Laru City was Duchess Windsor's second stop, so she only made this announcement.
As for how to judge, it would be left to Count Nasaps.
However, this decision was very hard for Count Nasaps.
If he followed the Lord Duke's decision, he would be accused of refusing to follow the parliament's decision.
And if he didn't follow it … …
Duke Windsor had been the governor of the southern province for seventeen years and the Windsor Family had deep roots in this land. Even the royal family had scruples about them, so it could be seen how strong they were.
Comparatively speaking, Count Nasaps was a normal City Lord without much foundation. If he dared go against Duke Windsor's decision, perhaps he would be kicked out of his City Lord position the next day.
"Count Nasaps, whenever the Duke mentions you in private, he always praises you. He says that you are one of the few nobles in the southern province who understands matters and has foresight.
The Duke values you this much, you can't disappoint him. "Duchess Windsor suddenly said in a soft voice.
Seeing the sharp look in Duchess Windsor's eyes, Count Nasaps gave a sigh in his heart. He revealed a very sincere smile as he nodded to Duchess Windsor, "Many thanks for the Lord Duke's praise.
I ask the madame to tell the Lord Duke that I will always support the Lord Duke. "
Hearing this, Duchess Windsor finally revealed a real smile as she said with a nod, "Alright, I think that the Duke will be very happy to hear your answer."
Count Nasaps had the same smile as he nodded, but he couldn't help giving a bitter laugh in his heart.
He had already missed a chance.
If he had to follow Duke Windsor's decision in the end, he shouldn't have hesitated before.
Because this hesitation would leave a bad impression in Duke Windsor's heart, which would affect his future prospects in the southern province.
Since he had already decided to follow Duke Windsor's decision, it meant that his evaluation in the empire's parliament would be affected.
Instead of pleasing neither side, it was better to make a decision from the beginning.
Just as he was reflecting on his mistake, he suddenly heard a series of footsteps outside the room that were obviously deliberately heavier.
Count Nasaps looked up at Duchess Windsor with a questioning look.
"Let him come in." Duchess Windsor gave a slow nod.
Only then did Count Nasaps clap his hands in acknowledgment.
After a while, the manager of the City Lord Manor, Thorpe, came in with a slight bow. After giving a bow to the two of them, he said, "Duchess, the boss of the clothing store is here, do you want to see him now?"
Duchess Windsor stood up and revealed a happy smile.
"Let's go, I'm really curious about him."