Chapter 3377 Invitation
The next day, several Chamber of Commerce presidents in the capital city of Saint Drawan received invitations from the current Imperial Prime Minister Tyrade.
Yes, Tyrade did not issue any announcement as Linton said, but directly notified several people from the Chamber of Commerce to come over on their own. As for why it was not issued, the main reason is that these businessmen are not even qualified for the empire to issue this announcement to them.
The presidents of several chambers of commerce who received the invitation were all trembling with fear. Although Tyrad looked like a doormat in front of Linton, his identity was actually quite scary.
What kind of giant empire is the current Yilan Holy Empire? And 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 person in the empire. What kind of big shot is this? The kind who can decide the life or death of tens of thousands of people with just one word.
In this capacity, he leaned down to summon the presidents of several chambers of commerce. Could this stop them from panicking?
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 have positioned themselves as leeks. Of course, they didn't use the word "leek", but the meaning is almost the same.
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, you can go to businessmen like them. Otherwise, you can actively donate money, which can also make you have a good reputation. If you are not polite, then 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 someone to hire someone? 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 help a businessman. Any warrior mage who wants to save face will not surrender.
Of course, there are those who don’t need a face, but the level and number of people that can be hired at this level are also limited. And with just these people, 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 self-conscious. They have just been invited and are already thinking about whether to start cutting.
Although he is afraid, who dares not to go when invited by the Prime Minister.
"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 frowned again, "But why did you find us? There must be something going on." "It must still be a matter of money. After all, we have nothing but Money is nothing else." Another president from the side came over to discuss it uninvited.
"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 To rebuild the city ”
"That's right." Thomas nodded, feeling that it made sense. Building a city naturally requires a lot of funds, so this conjecture is more reliable, "If that's the case, it would be simple."
Yes, spending money is the easiest thing. After all, all they have is money.
If the empire's policy towards merchants is so bad, theoretically speaking, not many people would 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. These are the 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. Business taxes in the empire are very low, and if you want to do business, there are almost no restrictions or regulations.
After all, no matter how much these businessmen earn, it will only be leeks when they develop. There is no need to restrict them at all, right? The more they earn, the more enjoyable it is to cut.
If you don't have the talent for martial arts or magic, then the best development option is naturally 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 so optimistic. He has some gossip and knows that the treasury is not short of money, so this matter will be more troublesome. If you are still looking for money when you are not short of money, it 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 merchants in the empire may have been too excited recently? Do the officials want 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. Now they can do business not only within the three major empires of the human race, but also in other places. After all, these other countries are nominally "domestic" even if they cannot be officially controlled. Territory” isn’t it? Why can't we do business?
Coxsacki knew that some chambers of commerce were very active recently, and they even did business with the local "rebels". Those rebels need food and weapons. Can they solve it on their own? Is it possible to rebel again and again and farm the land at the same time?
It's no wonder that the empire doesn't treat businessmen as human beings. You see, businessmen can do such things at such a time. Who would have any psychological burden if they cut the leeks of 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."
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"Yes, President Coxsackie, we all listen to you." Several presidents nearby agreed.
Coxsackie sneered, could he still not see through what these people were planning? Are you preparing to push yourself out and become a gunman? But he really had 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?"