Chapter 30 Improper Nobility
More than half of the hot summer has passed without knowing it, and September is about to enter.
At this time in the past two years, it should be the busiest period for all chambers of commerce that produce household magic machinery and small chambers of commerce that are responsible for processing parts in Bangta City, because this period of time has always been a lot of household magic that is especially needed in summer. Machinery sales season.
This year, however, the situation in Bangta City is different.
Like the leaves limp and drooping on the branches after being scorched by the hot summer sun, a large number of chambers of commerce that produce household magic machinery in Bangta City also appear weak and weak, and their enthusiasm for starting work is not as good as before. Several chambers of commerce have completely stopped producing household magic machines.
As for the reason? It's very simple, naturally you can't make money.
At first, when the new Lord Kamadou announced the business tax reform and imposed additional taxes on magic machines, although the chambers of commerce that produced magic machines in Bangta City felt that they had suffered a major blow, they were still very optimistic. I feel that I can still make money, but the big deal is that the profit rate has dropped a little. As long as I work for a longer period of time, I can naturally make back what I lost.
However, a few months later, the ruthless facts told everyone that under the current commercial tax policy, it was almost impossible to make money from the production of magic machinery, and they might even lose money. So after several months of struggle, some chambers of commerce with low profit margins had no choice but to stop production to avoid further losses.
And with the first, there will be the second.
In the past two short months of summer, more than ten chambers of commerce that produce magic machinery in Bangta City have announced the suspension of production, and more chambers of commerce have entered the stage of reducing production. It is only a few steps or even just one step away from the discontinuation of production.
Among all chambers of commerce, the only exception is the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce.
Other chambers of commerce have reduced production or even stopped production, but Xinfei Chamber of Commerce unexpectedly not only did not move out of Bangta City as everyone had guessed at first, but moved to the base of Xinfei Chamber of Commerce in the Principality of Standing. On the contrary, several additional production lines were added to the various workshops in Luoyu Valley, absorbing the workers who were laid off due to the reduction or even suspension of production by other chambers of commerce, and started working with all their strength.
Because of the new production line and the skilled workers recruited from other chambers of commerce, Xinfei Chamber of Commerce has greatly increased its production of household magic machinery such as magic fans, magic air conditioners, magic refrigerators, and magic freezers, which are in short supply this summer.
And because there is less competition from these chambers of commerce in Bangta City, the sales of household magic machines in the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce also increased significantly this summer. It's just the magic air conditioner. In the first two months of summer, Xinfei Chamber of Commerce sold more than 200,000 units in total, even more than double the sales volume of the entire summer of last year.
Counting other types of household magic machines, Xinfei Chamber of Commerce's total sales of household magic machines this summer will at least double compared to last year.
Others were very puzzled by Xinfei Chamber of Commerce's behavior at first. Then suddenly realized.
Other chambers of commerce may reduce their profit margins or even lose money due to the new commercial tax policy, but the profit margin of Xinfei Brand Household Magic Machinery has always been extremely high. Not a lot of profit.
Calculated in this way, the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce is quite in line with the condition of relying on high production and high sales to make up for the losses caused by the new commercial tax policy.
However, this is the envy of other chambers of commerce.
The reason why Xinfei brand household magic machinery can still maintain a good profit margin under such circumstances is that the price of Xinfei brand household magic machinery is much higher than that of other brands of household magic machinery.
Although this has caused Xinfei brand household magic machinery to lose a lot of market in the past two years, but in this situation. However, Xinfei brand home magic machinery still maintains its survival and competitiveness.
The reason why so many people can buy the Xinfei household magic machinery due to its high price is that the performance and quality of the Xinfei household magic machinery are much better than other brands of household magic machinery. The Chamber of Commerce has been operating the Xinfei brand for so many years.
Because of the persistent publicity of Xinfei Chamber of Commerce. Everyone agrees that Xinfei household magic machinery is the most high-end product among household magic machinery, and buying Xinfei household magic machinery is a high-end and decent choice.
And on this point, there is a gap between other brands of household magic machines and Xinfei brand household magic machines. It is even much bigger than the performance and quality gap between the two products themselves.
So because of these two reasons, Xinfei Chamber of Commerce can still maintain high production and high sales this summer. Other chambers of commerce can only sigh in awe.
"The other guys don't have to envy us." Heinze sighed deeply as he looked at the last month's financial statement that Sebas had just handed over to him. "Although our production and sales this year have almost doubled that of last year. However, if we calculate it, last month's profit was only a mere 130,000 gold coins, which is even less than one-third of the same period last year. This is really... "
Kennard on the side frowned with two thick eyebrows that almost stood up, staring at Xu Yi with a calm expression on the opposite side, full of puzzlement.
Xu Yi told him two months ago that those guys could suck the blood of the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce casually, as long as they couldn't kill the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce, he felt something was wrong.
And after these two months, seeing with his own eyes the effect of Xu Yi's decision-making, he felt extremely puzzled.
If Xu Yi had expected this situation long ago, and decided to expand the production scale of the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce at that time, so that he has now regained most of the household magic machinery market in the entire kingdom, then Kennard I have to express deep admiration for Xu Yi's vision in my heart.
But he and Xu Yi have been together for so long, but he understands that what Xu Yi cares most is not how far the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce can develop, but what he cares more about is how far the entire magic industry system can be established and how large it can grow.
Now all the chambers of commerce related to the magic industry in Bangta City, except the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce, have been tossed to death by the new commercial tax policy and a series of targeted policies promulgated by the Lord Kamadou. This is by no means what Xu Yi hopes. see things.
"Could it be that the chairman has changed now? He is no longer fighting for his ideals, but has become a person who only cares about his own interests?" Kennard guessed in his heart.
Although he knew very well in his heart that such a choice is what a qualified businessman should make, but it was Xu Yi, who was not a qualified businessman at all, who was full of charming charm, even he who was known by everyone People who have always been evaluated as extremely arrogant people are also willing to become Xu Yi's subordinates, but they have only worked hard for him for more than two years.
While Kennard was staring at Xu Yi and guessing what was going on in Xu Yi's mind, Xu Yi's eyes flicked across the faces of everyone in the conference room. Seeing that everyone was frowning, he laughed.
"Okay, I think everyone already understands the dilemma facing the chamber of commerce, right?"
Everyone looked at each other, sighed and nodded.
Ankato, the head of the Household Magic Machinery Department, said with a wry smile: "My lord, to be honest, I never thought that there would be a time when our Household Magic Machinery Department didn't earn 100,000 gold coins for a whole month. This is really... …makes me feel so useless.” …
"It's none of your business." The dwarf Naru, the director of the steel factory, snorted, "If it wasn't for the new idiot city lord who came up with such a hellish business tax policy, how could our chamber of commerce be closed in a month? Earn such a small amount of money. Damn it! The two steel mills under my control lost money last month! This is a shame!"
Ankato gave him a sympathetic look: "That can't be helped. Many chambers of commerce have stopped production, and the demand for just now has naturally dropped. In addition, because the proportion of dwarven workers in the steel factory is too high, the owner of Kamadou wants to hire What the hell security tax, you don't lose too much, as long as you don't lose too much."
"Security ass!" Naru said angrily. "What's wrong with the dwarf workers in the factory? Why is it unsafe? This is completely the damn Kamadu's discrimination against us dwarves! I'm going to sue him to the Kingdom's Alien Race Administration!"
"Wake up, Naru. The Alien Race Administration has rarely even issued labor certificates, and it basically doesn't care about it. I see, maybe sooner or later a regulation will be issued that does not allow aliens to enter the Human Chamber of Commerce. It's work." The director of Yege Plastic Processing Factory, who attended the meeting on the other side, sighed. "Your steel mills are only forced to collect security taxes, but our plastic processing plants have already begun to be forced to close, or they will be handed over to human management."
"By the way, when it comes to this matter, what are you going to do in the end? Are you really going to close the factory?" Naru asked curiously.
"No, we plan to move to the Principality of Standing. In addition to us, the fertilizer factory run by the Moon Shadow Tribe also plans to move there with us. Anyway, the hometown of the Moon Shadow Tribe is in the Principality of Standing." Amrod replied .
Nalu frowned and turned to Xu Yi: "Master President, I said that those officials in your human race are all idiots. After driving us away, what good will it do them?"
Xu Yi shrugged: "You should ask them about this. Well, since everyone has understood the current predicament of the Chamber of Commerce, then I will announce something next, and I think everyone should not be surprised."
Hearing this sentence, everyone in the conference room couldn't help but roll their eyes.
Naru immediately asked: "Master President, are you going to announce that our chamber of commerce is officially closed?"
"How could that be?" Xu Yi shook his head. "What I want to announce is... I have submitted an application to the Kingdom's Noble Council to formally resign as a Viscount."
"what?"
Immediately, there was an exclamation in the meeting room.