The next day, several Chamber of Commerce presidents in the capital city of Saint Drawan received invitations from the current Imperial Prime Minister Tyrad.
Yes, Tyrad did not issue any announcement as Linton said, but directly notified several people from the chamber of commerce to come on their own. As for why they did not issue it, the main reason is that these businessmen are not even qualified to let the empire
The official issued this announcement to them.
The presidents of several chambers of commerce who received the invitation were all trembling with trepidation. Even though Tyrard looked like a doormat in front of Linton, his identity was actually quite scary.
What kind of giant empire is the current Holy Empire of Yilan? The prime minister is lower than one person and higher than ten thousand people... It should be said that he is lower than two people. After all, it is not clear who the person on the throne is.
Too clear.
In short, apart from Linton and Yalan, Tyrad is the third most powerful figure in the empire. What kind of big shot is he? The kind who can decide the life or death of tens of thousands of people with just one word.
With such an identity, he bent down to summon the presidents of several chambers of commerce. Could this help them not panic?
In short, the several guild presidents who received the invitation immediately felt a "thump" in their hearts, and their subconscious reaction was... maybe the empire is about to cut leeks.
I have said before that these businessmen position themselves as leeks. Of course, they do not use the word leeks, but the meaning is similar.
This was the case when the human empire was still divided. The three major empires all cut leeks like this. Anyway, if you have no money, just go to businessmen like them. Otherwise, you can actively donate money, which can make you have a good reputation. No.
To be polite, just grab it openly. What can you do?
In this world of magic and fighting spirit, force is everything. Businessmen have money, but what can they do?
Some people may ask, isn't it okay to pay people to hire people? Of course you can hire people, but the problem is that if you are a warrior or a mage, you will be laughed at if you work for a businessman. As long as a warrior mage wants to save face,
, will not let themselves down.
Of course, there are those who don’t need a face, but the level of people that can be hired at this level is also limited, and the number is also limited. And with just these few people, do you still want to fight against the state machine?
Moreover, businessmen do not have any basis among the people. People do not think that businessmen are their own people and they are ordinary people. If the ZHENG government kills businessmen, it has nothing to do with them. No one will accuse them.
The final result is to become the leek position that no one loves, and even they themselves feel this way.
"President Coxsackie, the prime minister invited us this time, is it because..." Thomas, the president of the Mistry Chamber of Commerce, said, while making a neck-cutting gesture to the other invited person next to him.
the chamber of commerce president asked.
Yes, they are so conscious. They have just been invited and are already thinking about whether to start cutting.
Although I am afraid, who dares not to go when the prime minister invites me to do so.
"Probably not. As far as I know, the empire's treasury is currently abundant and there should be no shortage of money." said the president of the Chamber of Commerce called Coxsackie.
"Really?" President Thomas looked happy, but soon his brows furrowed again, "But why did you call us here? There must be something going on."
"It must still be a matter of money. After all, we don't have anything else except money." Another president next to him came up uninvited to discuss together.
"I heard that the new city was built by His Majesty the New Emperor. Do you still remember it?" Another president next to him also said, "That city cost a lot, and then something happened and it seemed to be destroyed by someone. I guess it was
The city must be rebuilt.”
"That's right." Thomas nodded, feeling that it made sense. Building a city naturally requires a lot of funds, so this guess is more reliable. "If that's the case, it would be quite simple."
Yes, spending money is the simplest thing. After all, all they have is money.
The empire's policy towards merchants is so bad, so in theory not many people will become merchants, right? However, the actual situation is that there are so many chambers of commerce in the empire, large and small, and there are more than twenty in the living room right now.
They are still chambers of commerce in the capital, and not all of them, just some of the larger chambers of commerce. Small chambers of commerce are not even qualified to be invited.
In addition to the fact that it is really good to have money, another reason is that the business policies in the empire basically do not suppress the development of merchants. The business tax in the empire is very low, and if you want to do business, there are almost no restrictions and controls.
.
After all, no matter how much these businessmen earn, they will only grow like leeks, so there is no need to restrict them, right? The more they earn, the more enjoyable it will be to harvest them.
If you don't have the talent for martial arts or magic, then the best development option is to be a businessman, otherwise you have to go home and farm. There will always be people who are unwilling to be lonely, even if they know where the road ends.
"It would be nice if it was that simple." President Coxsackie sighed. He was not that optimistic. He had some gossip and knew that the treasury was not short of money, so this matter would be more troublesome. If he was not short of money, he would still go to them.
That proves that this matter is definitely not as simple as giving money.
If it's not money, it might be life.
Coxsackie guessed that the businessmen in the empire had been too aggressive recently? The officials wanted to scare the monkeys?
Yes, the empire has expanded too much recently and developed rapidly. When the empire was divided before, their business could only be done domestically, but now they can do business not only within the three major empires of the human race, but also in other places. After all, now other
Those countries, even if they are not officially controlled, are nominally considered "domestic territories", right? Why can't we do business?
Coxsacki knows that some chambers of commerce have been very active recently, and they even do business with local "rebels". Those who rebel need food and weapons. Can they solve it on their own? Can they still rebel and plant crops at the same time?
Land?
It's no wonder that the empire doesn't treat merchants as human beings. You see, merchants can do such things at a time like this. Who would have any psychological burden if they cut leeks from these people?
"If the empire really wants...then who should we push out?" Thomas here looked at Coxsackie and asked, "President Coxsackie, I have always been loyal to you."
"Yes, President Coxsackie, we also listen to you." Several presidents nearby agreed.
Coxsackie sneered. Can he still not see through what these people are planning? Are they planning to push himself out to become a gunman? But he really has some ideas of his own at this time.
Looking around, Coxsacki pointed to a young woman sitting in the corner and said, "You have all heard about the Qiwan Chamber of Commerce, right?"