“Sir…”

Sebas handed Xu Yi the financial statements of the New Air Chamber of Commerce last month in his hand, with a strange face.

"What's wrong? Is there any problem?" Xu Yi took it and asked strangely.

"No problem, it's just... the profits of our chamber of commerce have actually increased last month!"

Looking at Sebass' incredible expression, Xu Yi laughed and looked through the financial statements in his hand, and found that it was indeed just as Sebass said.

According to statistics, the net profit obtained by the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce after putting aside all costs last month actually exceeded one million gold coins!

This is not only a significant increase compared with the previous few months, but also a lot higher than the same period last year.

No wonder Sebas is so weird, because according to the original expectation, the New Air Chamber of Commerce will definitely decline sharply and its profits will fall sharply due to the ban from the Magic Industry Administration.

However, the facts are different from what most people expect.

Although the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce suffered a serious decline in sales performance and total profits within the first month after the ban issued by the Magic Industry Administration, the momentum of this decline has completely stopped and continued to increase, and even exceeded the same level in the same period last month.

"It's actually nothing strange." Kennard, CEO of the Chamber of Commerce, smiled: "Although we cannot produce magic machinery in the Kingdom of Lampari due to the ban from the Administration, the Commerce Department has not prohibited us from continuing to sell magic machinery in the Kingdom, so there is actually not much difference."

"Well. Although the overall relocation of the factory workshop has affected production, so long has passed. Our chamber of commerce has resumed normal production. In fact, it is not much different from before. If you have to compare it, we do not need to be limited by the overall planning of Luoyu Valley as before. On the contrary, the factory workshop has been built a lot more than before, and the production capacity has been greatly improved." Ankato, head of the home magic machinery department, added.

"Yes, those idiots in the Administration Department never expected that after placing this damn ban on our Chamber of Commerce, they would make those people in the Kingdom more willing to buy our Chamber of Commerce's magic machinery?"

"That's right, now a campaign has even been launched in Bonta City, calling on everyone to only buy new flying magic machinery in the future. Resist the magic machinery of those ten chambers of commerce."

"I heard that this event was very big, and even several surrounding cities have joined in. Now the magical machinery of other chambers of commerce cannot be sold in Bonta City and the surrounding cities..."

...

Listening to the crowd in the conference room, Xu Yi couldn't help but shake his head.

Those from the Magic Industry Administration issued such a ban on the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce, obviously trying to kill the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce directly.

However, they never expected that the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce would build a brand new production base on the Black Rice Wasteland in a short period of time, and it resumed normal production in just over a month.

However, the Magic Industry Administration's approach to the New Air Chamber of Commerce has aroused many people's doubts and anger in the Kingdom of Lampari.

Under the publicity of many newspapers and publications close to the New Aircraft Chamber of Commerce, a wave of support for the New Aircraft Chamber of Commerce and resisting the Magic Industry Administration has erupted in the Lampari Kingdom.

It is precisely because of this wave that the New Air Chamber of Commerce's sales performance rebounded sharply in the previous few months. It even achieved a new breakthrough last month, with monthly profits exceeding the one million gold mark with a record high.

Correspondingly, the various types of household magic machinery produced by the ten chambers designated by the Magic Industry Administration were unanimously boycotted by the people of the Lampari Kingdom, and the sales were extremely bleak.

There were even many cities that had protests against the ten chambers of commerce one after another, and they even smashed all the sales points arranged by the ten chambers of commerce in these cities, which could be said to have caused a sensation throughout the kingdom.

After knowing these things, Xu Yi was a little amused and crying.

Compared with ordinary people, he knows more things and sees them naturally more clearly.

He knew that the attitude of these people to support the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce in their hearts might be true, but the riots that followed were probably not that simple.

It is very likely that these people have been exploited by others.

The cities where these things happened were clearly the cities that had previously expressed support for Sewini. It can be said that the positions of the current King Eric and the group of stubborn and conservative nobles represented by the Magic Industry Administration were completely different.

They said this, undoubtedly showing their attitude and demonstration to another faction.

The Magic Industry Administration gave them a pretty good excuse for this ban issued by the New Aircraft Chamber of Commerce.

So strictly speaking, the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce is now being used.

However, Xu Yi didn't care much about this.

The faction represented by King Eric clearly would not support him and would suppress him everywhere, so he naturally didn't have to think about anything for them.

Even if Sevini is willing to stand up and call out now, Xu Yi will be able to express his strong support for her immediately.

However, when Xu Yi thought of Sevini, he could only smile bitterly in his heart.

Since the last time he brought the 500 private guards and handed them over to Xu Yi and asked them to cooperate with the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce to clean up the orcs on the Black Rice Wasteland, Sevini went straight back to his private territory. It is said that he had not taken the territory for more than two months.

Her approach was obviously to make it clear to everyone that she would not interfere in any internal affairs of the kingdom.

Those cities that support her are just playing the piano to the cow.

"Well, I have no idea about the Kingdom of Lampari for the time being." Xu Yi sighed slightly in his heart, raised his hand to interrupt the heated discussion among the people in the conference room.

Seeing that everyone's eyes were concentrated, Xu Yi glanced at the financial statements in his hand and said to Sebas: "Sebas, don't be too happy too early. I'm sure that next month, next month, or even next few months, the financial statements of our Chamber of Commerce will not look very good."

Sebass immediately changed his face: "Sir, have you thought of a lot of investment? I have to warn you that our chamber of commerce has invested too much this year, and there is actually not much capital now. If you don't pay attention to this, we may be in trouble."

"You don't need to remind me of this, I know very well." Xu Yi waved his hand. "Investing is originally for making money, and we cannot resist investment because of temporary financial difficulties, right? And have there been any losses in all the investments I have made so far?"

Everyone in the conference room was silent.

Everyone recalled all the investment actions made by the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce since its establishment. They found that as Xu Yi said, there was no loss. On the contrary, no matter what investment, no matter how unpopular it was at first, or even scolded by others, wasn't Xu Yi crazy, but in the end, the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce made a big profit.

After so many incidents, no one in the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce will question any of Xu Yi's investment decisions.

However, if you say it seriously, Xu Yi still failed in investment once, and this failure was extremely serious. It still has a profound impact on the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce.

That is the investment in His Highness Princess Sevini.

Of course, this is political investment, but it is different from commercial investment.

"Well, Lord, I'm not questioning your investment idea, I just want to remind you to pay attention to the current financial situation of the Chamber of Commerce." Sebas thought for a while and continued tactfully: "If it is not a very necessary investment project, I suggest you can wait a few months, at least after the base on the Black Rice Wasteland is completely completed before considering it."

"I have recorded this suggestion. But Sebas, I suddenly realized... I was completely deviated by you. In fact, what I want to say is not because I thought of some new investment projects, but because I received a message that will make our Chamber of Commerce's financial statements in the next few months ugly."

"What news?" A group of people looked at Xu Yi curiously.

A piece of news will cause a decline in profits such as the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce in the eyes of a large chamber of commerce in the past few months? This is incredible.

Xu Yi put down his financial statements and his expression became a little more serious.

"According to my latest news, the Commerce Department of the Kingdom of Lampari will soon pass a new regulation to classify and divide the commodities used for circulation in the kingdom. It is produced in the kingdom and classified with the commodities sold in the kingdom and is regarded as circulating commodities in the kingdom. It is produced in the kingdom and sold to other countries and regions, and is regarded as exporting goods abroad..."

"Then what we produce in other places now, but sell it to the kingdom?" Ankato couldn't help but interrupt Xu Yi's words.

Looking at Ankato with an anxious look, Xu Yi said in a deep voice: "This type of goods produced in other countries and regions but sold to the Lampari Kingdom are considered imported goods."

Kennard immediately raised his eyebrows: "So, what we sell to the kingdom now will be the same as imported goods, and will need to pay import tariffs?"

"That's right." Xu Yi nodded slightly.

As soon as the words came to an end, a loud bang in the conference room immediately, and everyone couldn't help but shout.

"No way? Our chamber of commerce is a chamber of commerce in the Kingdom of Lampari, how can it be considered an imported product?"

"That's right. We are a chamber of commerce under the name of Bangta City. It is clearly a local chamber of commerce in the Kingdom of Lampari. Why do we count our things as imported? Should we build a production base outside, even if it is a foreign chamber of commerce?"

"Hmph! What's wrong with this? It's clear that those ten chambers of commerce can't compete with us, and they think of new shameless tricks!"

"Yes, it must be so! These guys are simply shameless!"

"So despicable! Too shameless!"

...

Xu Yi waited quietly for a while, and then everyone slowly calmed down and focused their attention on Xu Yi again.

"I understand your anger. But to be honest, when I received this news, I was not very angry, but I found it very funny." Xu Yi really laughed. "Think about it, they can even make the Magic Industry Administration ban the production of magic machinery in the kingdom. So it is not surprising that such a ban was issued immediately, right?"

Kennard frowned slightly: "But Lord, if we continue to sell magic machinery to the Lampari Kingdom, the cost will be greatly increased because we need to pay import tariffs. The profit will be much less."

"So I said that in the next few months, the financial statements will definitely be ugly." Xu Yi spread his hands and smiled. "After all, the Kingdom of Lampari is currently the largest market in our chamber of commerce, and we will definitely be seriously affected."

Ankato thought for a while and said loudly: "Sir, then why don't we raise the price?"

"No." Xu Yi immediately shook his head.

"Why can't it be?" Ankato was puzzled. "This is completely a problem with the Department of Commerce. It's nothing wrong with us because the Department of Commerce unilaterally raised tariffs, right?"

"I hope that the issue of the Commerce Department is transferred to ordinary people who need to buy magic machinery is not what I hope." Seeing that Ankato seemed to say something else, Xu Yi emphasized his tone: "I have decided on this matter and no further discussion."

Ankato paused and could only obediently swallow the words that had reached their throat.

Kennard glanced at Ankato and thought to himself that this guy has been with the President for a long time, why don’t he understand the President’s character?

After thinking for a while, Kennard asked Xu Yi: "So, how should we do next, sir?"
Chapter completed!