Chapter 28 What Is the Attitude of the Stark Family?

The idea of ​​writing a book was interrupted by a sudden incident.

It’s not right to say that it was completely sudden. When I learned that Viscount Leslie would leave Bonta City, this matter, or this person, would definitely come, but I didn’t know when it would come.

At the end of April, a convoy arrived in Bangta City from Anvilmar City.

The person on board this train is Viscount Leslie's successor, and the new lord sent by the Stark family to control the territory of Bonta City - Baron Billy Stark.

The Xinfei Chamber of Commerce has leased one hectare of the Stark family's territory, so as the chairman of the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce, Xu Yi must come to visit as soon as possible.

However, when the Brunei butler who did not leave with Viscount Leslie asked the baron to meet, he was told that the baron had just arrived in Bangta City, and there were many important people who needed to meet, and there was no time to meet him yet. Also, let him wait first.

Xu Yi was stunned, frowned and asked the Brunei steward, "Just the original words of the Baron?"

The Brunei steward replied blankly: "Yes."

Xu Yi frowned a little deeper.

If Brunei's butler recited the original words of Baron Billy Stark, then it means that the newly arrived baron either looked down on Xu Yi at all, or deliberately showed his hostility to Xu Yi.

No matter which aspect, it is not what Xu Yi wants to see.

From the point of view of the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce, instead of being inexplicably hostile to himself, Xu Yi hoped that the baron would look down on him.

Looking down is at most just ignoring and arrogant, and if there is hostility, it will be very troublesome.

thought here. Xu Yi asked again: "Brunei Steward. Has Lord Baron mentioned my name and our Xinfei Chamber of Commerce in front of you?"

The Brunei butler raised his eyelids and glanced at Xu Yi. After a pause, he nodded slowly: "Yes. When I reported the situation of the territory, I mentioned your Xinfei Chamber of Commerce. At that time, Lord Baron said that he knew of your existence."

"What's the attitude of the baron?" Xu Yi asked.

Originally, Xu Yi did not think that the Brunei butler would answer this question seriously, but he did not expect the Brunei butler to straighten his body after thinking about it, showing a look of disdain, and said contemptuously: "In Bangta City, all the A small chamber of commerce that can't be ranked. I really don't know why that guy Leslie pays so much attention." After saying this, the Brunei steward returned to his lifeless appearance, and continued: "These are the original words of Lord Baron."

Xu Yi looked at Brunei's housekeeper for a while in surprise, and then said solemnly, "Thank you."

The Brunei steward nodded and remained silent.

Leaving the manor left by Viscount Leslie, Xu Yi got into the carriage and instructed the coachman to drive to the City Lord's Mansion.

As the carriage kept sneaking, Xu Yi fell into deep thought.

Although I don't know why, the Brunei steward was beyond Xu Yi's expectations, and showed him Baron Billy Stark's true attitude completely and clearly. This is a great help for Xu Yi to make a correct judgment.

According to Brunei's butler, the baron should have learned of the existence of Xu Yi and the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce from Viscount Leslie.

It can even be deduced from his words. It is also possible that Viscount Leslie had specifically targeted the New Flying Chamber of Commerce before he came to Bonta City, or maybe he had also explained something to him.

As for the reaction of the baron, he was dismissive, because in his opinion, the New Flying Chamber of Commerce is not even ranked in Bangta City, and naturally it is impossible to gain the eyes of his Stark family. .

Xu Yi did not expect the new lord to be as open-minded as Viscount Leslie, and to have an attitude of appreciation and support for himself and the new flying merchants, but he even more did not expect the new lord to come with a special purpose. .

For example, according to Viscount Leslie, the Stark family noticed the potential of the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce and decided to attack the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce and sent a shrewd and capable lord. The powerful forces of the machine and the Stark family have eroded the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce little by little.

"Hahahaha...Xu Yi, you really think too much." Earl Sean Summer burst into laughter, pointing at Xu Yi and said, "I said Xu Yi, I should say that you look down on yourself too much, or do you look down on yourself too much Okay?"

Xu Yi looked at Count Satsuma puzzled, and did not understand why he had such a strange reaction when he came to ask him for advice.

"How do you say that?"

"You think that you look down on yourself too much, because you thought that the Stark family would actually send someone to deal with you and your new flying chamber of commerce. You have to be clear, the Stark family is one of the largest families in our Lampari Kingdom. , Even me, when I see Lord Stark, I can only look up. Such a big family with a huge power, second only to the royal family, do they go to great lengths to deal with you, a small new flying chamber of commerce?" Earl Summer asked with a smile.

"This... Although the scale of our Xinfei Chamber of Commerce is not large, I think it is still a little valuable. Not only does the product have a high profit margin, but the prospects are also very broad. It seems that it is not surprising for the Stark family to take a fancy to it? "Xu Yi asked rather unconvinced.

Earl Summer smiled and shook his head: "Although what you said is not bad at all, Xu Yi, you must recognize the reality. No matter how broad the prospects of your new flight chamber of commerce are, now it is only a year of sales that does not exceed more than A small chamber of commerce with 500,000 gold coins. In the eyes of the Stark family, it is simply insignificant, why do they specifically deal with your chamber of commerce?"

"I'm not afraid of ten thousand, just in case." Xu Yi said.

"You have to thank that guy Leslie. If he hadn't tried his best to help you hide the truth from the Stark family, I'm afraid that what you were worried about would have come true." Earl Summer sighed deeply. "I still don't understand why he helped you so thoroughly, even thinking about such a long-term matter."

"Viscount Leslie helped me hide the truth?" Xu Yi was stunned, thinking of Viscount Leslie's advice before he left, and understood.

look. Viscount Leslie has not reported his appreciation and optimistic thoughts to the New Flying Chamber of Commerce to the Stark family. Maybe even deliberately demeaning some. As a result, the Stark family made a wrong judgment on the value of the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce, so that they did not pay attention to it.

The three hundred slaves who were sent into the factory by the Stark family last time were proof of this.

According to Viscount Leslie's instructions, Xu Yi did not let the three hundred slaves have access to the core technology of the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce, but only let these slaves do some simple assembly work.

Now these 300 slaves have already left the home magic machinery production workshop, and the Stark family has not continued to send people after that.

However, Xu Yi was still a little puzzled.

"No matter how much Viscount Leslie hides it, our New Flying Chamber of Commerce should be well-known in the kingdom by now. It's impossible for the Stark family to not know our situation, so why is this attitude?"

"This is the second point I just said. Xu Yi. You look down on yourself and the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce too much." Earl Summer stopped his laughter, paused, and said solemnly: "Although your Xinfei Chamber of Commerce is not very large now. Great, but just through a meeting with His Majesty the King, you signed a cooperation agreement with His Majesty the King and the Department of Agriculture. After the Department of Agriculture announced the cooperation agreement to the kingdom, your Xinfei Chamber of Commerce will at least have all the nobles in the kingdom who own territory. It is already well-known in the circle. Because His Majesty the King wants to promote the popularization of farmland magic machinery through the Agriculture Department, it is bound to cooperate with your Xinfei Chamber of Commerce. All the nobles who own territories in the kingdom are also inseparable from the cooperation with your Chamber of Commerce. The Stark family is the great nobles with the most territories in the kingdom. They are the top priority for His Majesty the King to implement this plan, and they can be said to be the focus of everyone's attention. Of course, it is impossible to take your new flight chamber of commerce at this time. How about it."

Xu Yi was stunned: "Then why is the new baron still so dismissive of our Chamber of Commerce?"

Earl Summer thought for a while and replied, "According to my contact and observation with Baron Billier. Perhaps this is his character. As for why the Stark family sent him here, that is the Stark family's own. I can't answer you."

Xu Yi pondered for a moment, then nodded slowly: "Okay, I understand, thank you City Lord for your guidance."

According to Earl Summer's analysis, the Stark family should have noticed the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce now, but they may not have a clear understanding of the true value of the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce.

Perhaps in the Stark family's view, the New Flying Chamber of Commerce was just lucky enough to gain the appreciation of His Majesty the King by developing some farmland magic machinery, and thus won a large order.

After all, the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce is still only a small-scale chamber of commerce.

According to Baron Billier, it was just a trivial small chamber of commerce that couldn't even rank in Bangta City.

If the New Flying Chamber of Commerce, like the Falcao Chamber of Commerce, has power all over the Lampari Kingdom, and there is the Joseph family behind it, then it goes without saying that it will also gain the attention of the Stark family.

As for the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce, it is not enough to put it bluntly.

"Should I be happy or disappointed?" Xu Yi smiled wryly.

Earl Summer patted Xu Yi on the shoulder and smiled: "Don't think so much. You just need to know that I am very optimistic about you and the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce, and that guy Leslie is also very optimistic about you and the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce. His Majesty's attitude It's not clear enough, but judging from the attitude of Her Royal Highness, Her Majesty the King should also be very optimistic about you and the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce. When the farmland magic machinery is popularized in the Kingdom of Lampari, your Xinfei Chamber of Commerce will truly stand firm in the kingdom. Heel, if anyone wants to move you, you have to think carefully. With this foundation, what are you worried about?"

Xu Yi pondered for a moment, then smiled and nodded.

"City Lord, you are right, as long as we do our own thing well, then we don't need to think so much at all." Xu Yi looked at Earl Summer and asked seriously: "City Lord, I am very grateful to you for me and us. The Xinfei Chamber of Commerce has always supported, but why do you support us so much?"

"You haven't figured out this reason yet? No wonder that guy Leslie called you a political idiot. He's right." Earl Summer sighed: "It's very simple. First of all, in a big way. For example, I want our Lampari Kingdom to become stronger, so I support His Majesty the King."

"Secondly, from my personal point of view, your Xinfei Chamber of Commerce has employed 500 workers in the factory, and the income of these 500 workers is very good, which is equivalent to solving a total of 500 families. The problem of living in the city has played a great role in maintaining the stability of Bangta City. And according to your plan, the number of workers to be employed by the new pilot company may reach thousands or even tens of thousands in the future. If this plan is really realized, then we will The residents of Bangta City have become rich, and it will be much easier for me to be the city lord. And if I really have this achievement, do you think my status in the kingdom will not rise?"

Only then did Xu Yi suddenly realize that he wanted to put it on the earth, which is called political achievements.

Indeed, if according to their own plans, with the development of the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce, the residents of Bangta City will gradually be liberated from the farmland and put into the development of industrialization.

When the entire Bangta City is incorporated into the industrial track, then everyone in the residents will have a good-paying job, and the basic living security of everyone will be easily achieved.

This is an extremely dazzling political achievement for the Kingdom of Lampari, whose national strength is not yet strong, and many people are still in the stage of not having enough to eat.

Thinking of this, Xu Yi couldn't help but said to Earl Satsuma, "Lord City Lord, it is fortunate that the Stark family is not as optimistic about our chamber of commerce as you are, otherwise, the case that I am worried about will become a reality."

Earl Summer smiled slightly: "Your Xinfei Chamber of Commerce is right under my nose. Who can know better than me? As for your worries, let me put it down honestly. The first thing you need to do now is to develop the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce. Remember, as long as you become stronger, no one has to be afraid."

Xu Yi nodded vigorously. (To be continued..)