After lunch, a delegation from the Kingdom of Ruhr quietly arrived at the New Flight Commerce Main Base.
After the reception, the head of the delegation, the speaker of the Kingdom of Ruhr's parliament, Duke Boris, and two deputy heads of the delegation were invited to Xu Yi's private manor.
"Chairman Xu, this is the first time I've come to the Principality of Constantine.
What I've seen along the way is indeed better than what I've seen in person. It's even more amazing than what I've imagined. "As soon as he sat down, Duke Boris smiled and complimented.
Xu Yi looked at the smiling and extremely polite Duke Boris and felt a little amused.
Previously when he went to the Kingdom of Ruhr to investigate, he met this respected and respected Duke twice. But during both times, Duke Boris did not give him any face.
Now, not only did he take the initiative to lead this delegation to the Principality of Constantine, he even showed a fawning expression to Xu Yi. The difference was obvious.
The reason why there was such a significant change was, of course, related to the purpose of his visit.
Although the Kingdom of Ruhr had continuously repelled the invasion of the Kandla Empire and made the other countries in the Sines look at the Kingdom of Ruhr in a new light, this did not mean that the Kingdom of Ruhr could defeat the Kandla Empire.
Although the Kandla Empire did not continue to organize a third invasion out of caution, the Kandla Empire that paid attention to the Kingdom of Ruhr had placed a large number of troops at the border of the two countries. They strictly guarded the border and completely blocked all the routes between the Kingdom of Ruhr and the Kandla Empire.
At the same time, the Kandla Empire officially listed the Kingdom of Ruhr as an enemy country and called for the other countries on the continent to blockade the Kingdom of Ruhr.
Because of the threat of the Kandla Empire, other than the countries close to the Malor Empire that supported the Malor Empire, the other countries close to the Kingdom of Ruhr all agreed.
Even the Lampari Kingdom that had a good relationship with the Kingdom of Ruhr and secretly helped the Kingdom of Ruhr during the Kandla Empire invasion did not raise any objections.
Of course, this was mainly because the Lampari Kingdom and the Kandla Empire had signed a trade agreement. The Kandla Empire now listed the Lampari Kingdom as an ally, so the Lampari Kingdom naturally couldn't have a close relationship with the Kingdom of Ruhr.
Because the countries that supported the Malor Empire and opposed the Kandla Empire were over a thousand kilometers away from the Kingdom of Ruhr, the Kingdom of Ruhr could be considered completely isolated.
The only exception was the Principality of Constantine.
The Stantine Kingdom had never given a response to the Kandla Empire's blockade of the Kingdom of Ruhr. They were the same as before, trading with the Kingdom of Ruhr as if they didn't care about the Kandla Empire's warnings and threats at all.
Now that the Kingdom of Ruhr had taken the initiative to look for them, they naturally hoped to obtain some help from the Principality of Constantine to deal with the Kandla Empire's blockade.
This was also the reason why this delegation was so high, with the leader being the chairman of the Kingdom of Ruhr's parliament, Duke Boris being so polite after seeing Xu Yi.
"Sir Duke is overpraising me." Xu Yi replied with a faint smile.
"I wonder how the Kingdom of Ruhr is right now?"
Hearing this rhetorical question, the faces of Duke Boris and the two deputy heads beside him instantly became extremely ugly.
Duke Boris gave a dry laugh and shook his head, "It's not very good.
Chairman Xu, I think you should be clear on the current situation.
Because of the Kandla Empire's blockade, the kingdom's situation has been seriously affected.
In the past few months, the kingdom's exports have dropped to zero. There are many merchants in the kingdom that have gone bankrupt and there are even quite a few that have committed suicide. "
"That's right … …" One of the vice leaders on the side, Count Gandal who was also one of the vice directors of the Kingdom of Ruhr's business department gave a deep sigh.
"The kingdom's business tax has dropped by at least 60% in the past few months.
If this continues, the kingdom's finances this year will be unimaginable.
The various plans that were planned for next year will be delayed because of this, which is very bad for the kingdom. "
"It isn't just the business tax, the most serious thing is the people's livelihood.
Although with the agricultural magic machines and the fertilizer, the kingdom's grain yield is guaranteed and there is no need to worry about famine.
But other than this, the kingdom's urgently needed goods are seriously lacking because of the blockade. "
The other vice leader was the Kingdom of Ruhr's livelihood department's Count Anke, who cared about different things from the business department's department.
"Right now, the most serious problem is medicine.
Before, our Kingdom of Ruhr relied on importing herbs from other countries, but now because of the blockade, there are many key herbs that we can't buy. Just relying on the kingdom's herbs is far from being enough to solve this problem.
Moreover … … "
After saying this, Count Anke's expression dimmed and there were even tears that came out of his eyes.
"Last month, there was a flood in the southeast of the kingdom, which was very serious and was accompanied by a plague. When we left the kingdom, there were already over two hundred people who had died from the plague.
If we can't immediately solve the medicine problem, there will be more and more deaths … … "
Count Boris and Count Gandal both had serious and depressed expressions, proving that Count Anke's words weren't false.
Xu Yi was a bit surprised.
Although he knew that the Kingdom of Ruhr was greatly affected by the Kandla Empire's blockade, he never thought that it would be this serious, which really surprised him.
"Chairman Xu … …"
Just as Duke Boris was about to speak, he was interrupted by Xu Yi's hand.
"I will arrange for the Chamber of Commerce's transport fleet to send a ship of herbs to your kingdom as soon as possible. This is my assistance to your kingdom's people who are suffering from the plague."
Duke Boris and the other two were slightly surprised and then overjoyed.
Count Anke excitedly held Xu Yi's hand, "Really?
That's great!
Chairman Xu, if we have enough herbs, we can save a lot of people! "
Xu Yi secretly sighed, thinking that whether the three people in front of him were acting or not, the disaster they said couldn't be fake because this kind of thing wasn't easy to hide. As long as Xu Yi was willing to inquire, it would be very easy to find out.
In the face of such a serious disaster, it was obviously more important to save people, and other problems could be put aside.
In addition, what made him sigh was that although the Kingdom of Ruhr was able to repel the Kandla Empire on the battlefield, the comprehensive national strength was still too far away from the Kandla Empire. Now that they were targeted by the Kandla Empire and suffered a complete blockade, even the basic people's lives in the country were in big problems.
"This … … Chairman Xu … … The kingdom is now in some financial difficulties, so the cost of this ship of herbs … … cough, I'm afraid it can't be paid immediately.
But don't worry, use … … "Count Gandal suddenly said awkwardly.
Xu Yi shook his head, "I just said that this is assistance to your kingdom's people, and it is free of charge. You don't need to pay any money.
In addition, I will also send some people to deliver some living materials. When the time comes, you can arrange for people to receive them. "
The three looked at each other, and Duke Boris nodded and said sincerely, "Chairman Xu, the Kingdom of Ruhr will always remember the assistance your New Flyer has provided this time, we … …"
Xu Yi raised his hand again and interrupted him.
"Your Excellency Duke, the two of you, I need to make one thing clear.
This assistance will be provided in my name, and has nothing to do with the New Flyer. I hope you understand. "
The three of them were startled, and their faces became a little ugly.
Giving free aid in Xu Yi's name and giving free aid in the name of the Frestech Chamber of Commerce, there was a large difference in the meaning of this.
Before, when Xu Yi expressed his assistance without hesitation, they thought that the goal of this trip would be easily achieved.
Now that Xu Yi suddenly said such a sentence, they immediately understood that their task was still very difficult.
Thinking of this, Duke Boris took a deep breath and calmed down. After nodding to Count Gandal and Count Anke, he turned to Xu Yi and said seriously, "Chairman Xu, this time we came from the kingdom because we have something very important to discuss with your Chamber of Commerce."
Duke Boris deliberately emphasized the words "your Chamber of Commerce", and the meaning was very clear.
Xu Yi smiled and nodded, "Please speak."
Seeing that Xu Yi showed that he was willing to negotiate, Duke Boris and the other two were relieved.
"Chairman Xu, first of all, on behalf of the Kingdom of Ruhr, I would like to express our most sincere gratitude for your assistance just now."
"This is nothing. It's just what a normal person should do."
Duke Boris nodded and continued, "But Chairman Xu, about the situation in the kingdom, you now have a certain understanding.
What I want to say is that relying on your personal assistance can only solve the problem for a while, but it can't fundamentally solve all the problems. "
"Of course.
My strength is limited after all. "
"But the strength of your New Flyer is far more than you alone." Duke Boris looked straight into Xu Yi's eyes and said in a deep voice.
"So your Kingdom of Ruhr wants to get our New Flyer's assistance?" Xu Yi smiled.
"Your Excellency Duke, I'm not afraid of you laughing at us, but after all, we are a Chamber of Commerce. Whatever we do, we need to see if we can get enough benefits.
Of course, we can help your Kingdom of Ruhr, but this depends on whether you can come up with enough conditions to move us. "
Duke Boris looked deeply at Xu Yi, took out a document from his bag, and solemnly put it in front of Xu Yi.
"Chairman Xu, this is the agreement signed by His Majesty the King himself. As long as you agree, we can sign it immediately."
Seeing Gandal, Count Anker, and Count Gandal nervously looking at the agreement on the table, Xu Yi knew that the conditions in this agreement were not trivial.
Of course, if he wanted to persuade the New Flyer to help the Kingdom of Ruhr despite the threat of the Kandla Empire, how could it be possible without good conditions?