Since arriving in Savile Town, Chateau first went to the town office and inquired about the status of negotiations with various chambers of commerce. The results were not very satisfactory.
Both the Tower of Time and the Savile Town branch president are actually happy to see the new contract reached, but the chamber of commerce's general association is still hesitant and keeps delaying it.
Neither explicitly refuses nor agrees directly.
Xia Duo was not very impatient. After all, the princess had already contacted a chamber of commerce for Niya. She was just waiting for the specific news to come out. She must have agreed.
After walking out of the town office, Xia Duo estimated that everyone he had just contacted should be here, so he got on his summoned mount and ran towards the villa area in the north.
Lady Patty's Manor House.
Steward Arman personally waited at the gate of the manor, looking towards the intersection from time to time, waiting left and right but no one was coming. He couldn't help feeling a little anxious, clenching his hands and pacing back and forth.
At this moment, Arman suddenly heard the sound of a series of horse hooves behind him, from far to near. He quickly turned around and looked, and the "clack-clack" sound of horse hooves had already arrived in front of him.
"Ah -" Arman's heart almost burst out of his throat. He forced himself to control his panic and quickly stepped forward to salute, "Lord Chateau, several guild presidents have arrived."
"very good."
Xia Duo nodded, dismissed his mount, and walked to the villa with Steward Arman. On the way, he asked: "How is the recent situation of the Liaton Chamber of Commerce?"
"Thanks to Your Excellency, the Chamber of Commerce has brought its decline under control, and its connection with Conifera City has been restored. I will definitely be able to serve Your Excellency better in the future."
Service or something, Xia Duo was noncommittal about this. The merchant's words could be somewhat sincere, and it was just a transaction. However, the connection between the Liaton Chamber of Commerce and Conifera City has been restored, which is worthy of attention.
Shado also understands the core competitiveness of the Liaton Chamber of Commerce. In fact, it is that the elves in Conifera City have some connections, similar to the comprador on the earth. The local chamber of commerce in Savile Territory wants to develop the Conifera Trade City.
Need their help.
It is simply an example of a white wolf with empty gloves.
Somehow before, the connection between the Liaton Chamber of Commerce and the elves was suddenly severed, which gave Mrs. Patty the idea of transforming. However, she had not been involved in industry in the past. If she wanted to transform all of a sudden, she would definitely not be able to stop the decline.
And now that she's hooked up with the elf again, I just don't know what Mrs. Patty is thinking now?
After chatting with Steward Arman for a while about the situation of the three chambers of commerce, Hans, Slavin, and Flash Gold, the villa had arrived, and Mrs. Patty and the three presidents were waiting at the door to greet them.
"Lord Xia Da!"*4
"Yeah." Xia Duo nodded in return, "Let's talk inside."
"Yes, yes." The three presidents responded at the same time.
With Xia Duo's current status, even if they were asked to stand here and speak, they would not have any objections.
When he came to the reception room, Xia Duo took the main seat without hesitation, then asked everyone to sit down and said: "In addition to asking you to find out about the recruitment of the territory's population, there is another important matter that needs to be jointly discussed by several chambers of commerce.
Go do it.”
"Sir, no matter what the matter is, the Flash Gold Chamber of Commerce will definitely do it for you!" As soon as Xia Duo finished speaking, President Fleck of the Flash Gold Chamber of Commerce couldn't wait to express his position.
The others quickly followed, except Mrs. Patty, who was a little slow, but she also clearly expressed her support.
"I have received permission from the Sevington Council to directly recruit subjects in Sevington. I need you to help me bring my subjects back."
The presidents looked at me and I looked at you. Fleck, who was the first to speak just now, was "forced" by several other people and stood up, "Sir, we are willing to serve you, but we are facing the enemy."
I'm not familiar with Wen Dun, so I'm worried that I won't be able to handle adult matters."
"You don't have to worry about this. All the recruitment of people is done by the Sevington Council. You only need to take the documents signed by me to collect people."
Speaking of this, Xia Duo also felt more and more that this pioneering movement was not simple. When it came to population, no lord would be willing to let people go.
Legally speaking, even the Severnton Parliament has no right to forcibly recruit the population and can recruit citizens at will. This shows that there must be transactions and compromises involving all the lords in the entire territory.
The princess alone does not have such great power. After all, some lords are great arcanists themselves. Why should they give in to the princess who is also a great arcanist?
It can be seen that although the pioneering movement is led by the princess, it must be approved and supported by the vast majority of the great arcanists, at least on the surface.
After listening to Xia Duo's explanation, several guild presidents present were also shocked. This news is really shocking. It can make the Seventon Council come forward to recruit people for Lord Xia Duo. So here -
"Sir, Fleck is willing to serve you, and the Flash Gold Chamber of Commerce will use all its strength to complete this task!"
Damn it, he beat me to it again! President Hans of the Hans Chamber of Commerce was very annoyed. He glanced at Yiyan Fleck angrily and quickly expressed his determination, "Sir, although the Hans Chamber of Commerce does not have a merchant ship, I am willing to sail from Saigon.
Wen Dun can buy it locally, which will definitely be faster than the Flash Gold Chamber of Commerce!"
The other two chambers of commerce also agreed.
Mrs. Patty was also willing to purchase merchant ships in Severington, but Chateau did not agree with purchasing merchant ships in Severington and then transporting people back.
Of course, he was still very satisfied with the attitude of Fleck and Mrs. Patty.
"Thanks to the support of several presidents, but the matter of transporting people is not that urgent yet. It takes time for the council to recruit people, and winter is coming now. Daxia Territory does not have so many houses to accommodate them for the time being. I plan to move them after the spring of next year.
Proceed. In addition, the ship issue——"
Xia Duo paused for a moment. In fact, he was also hesitating about whether to use a ship to transport people. To be honest, if it were a ship, it would take at least a month under the best circumstances, and it might take several months if there were any circumstances.
It's really too inconvenient.
This was simply unbearable for Xia Duo, who was used to the convenient transportation on Earth. If shipping was not needed, magic would have to be used.
Use [Teleportation Gate] or [Teleportation Circle], but the former is an 8-level spell, and the latter is a 9th-level spell. Even if it is a solidified portal or teleportation circle, it will be damaged every time it is used.
Whether you ask a mage to cast a spell, or you use the portal of the Arcane Law Association to teleport the magic circle, and hundreds or thousands of people are transported down, the price is sky-high.
But since the transportation of people will not start until the spring of next year, Xia Duo is considering whether he will have opened the door to transport people by then.
Casting spells yourself and asking others for help are absolutely two different things.
Of course, being certain that you can become an archmage and being sure to become an archmage by next spring are definitely two different things.
Furthermore, Xia Duo still needs to advance to the level of Arcanist. He is not willing to just be an ordinary mage. And the time required for the advancement, according to his plan, will not be completed by next spring.
Unless he wants it, there is a projection plane waiting for him to enter at any time, allowing him to borrow some time from the future.
However, the uncertainty of this is too high. Even if the Tower of Time has searched for three projection planes, and he has entered two in time, Xia Duo is not 100% sure that he can still search for it in the future, and he
You can still enter in time.
In just a moment, Xia Duo thought a lot. After all, he could not be so radical. It was safer to be prepared, so he continued:
"As for the ships, I hope that one trip can transport at least 500 people. If the ships are not enough, I will fund the purchase."
Steward Arman knew the situation of these chambers of commerce and the Daxia Territory best, so he said, "Sir, including the Owen, it should be enough!"
Xia Duo considered that the state of the magic network in the Mysterious Ruins was still somewhat dangerous for the time being, and that he would need to take a detour from Savile Town to travel between the Tower of Time and the Great Xia Territory. After thinking about it, he still did not include the Owen, but planned to purchase another one.
ship.
"Forget about the Owen. You buy another ship in Sevington and ask me to reimburse you when you come back. In addition, make a list of the losses of your chamber of commerce during this period, and I will also reimburse you."
This situation is similar to the requisitioning of ship personnel. Xia Duo is not prepared to requisition them for free, otherwise it will not be so easy next time. Win-win cooperation is the way to go.
Of course, as the one in the upper position, he must have an advantage.