Chapter 31 Deep Cooperation

The so-called nobles, of course, are relative to the common people.

On the earth, the obvious class division has long been eliminated, but in the world of Sainz Continent, which is still in the stage of semi-feudal and semi-slave society, there are still extremely clear and extremely different class divisions .

At the top are the nobility.

Regardless of slaves who have no human rights and can even be killed at will, compared to ordinary civilians, nobles not only enjoy respect on the surface, but are at a higher level, more specifically, they can enjoy many privilege.

For example, nobles can serve as officials, nobles can reduce or exempt part of the business tax, nobles can own private carriages, nobles can not kneel when seeing His Majesty the king, nobles can...

In short, there are a lot of privileges that only the nobles can enjoy, clearly and clearly distinguishing the nobles from the commoners, so that those who have the status of nobles can be born higher than the commoners, and their status is completely flawless. - .. all looking down on civilians.

Although there is a stricter hierarchy among nobles, compared to commoners, it is almost a matter of another world, so no matter who they are, once they obtain noble status, they will do everything possible to improve their noble status. At the end of the day, try to keep your aristocratic status, so that you can keep the privileges you enjoy as a nobleman. In the history of Sainz Continent, only nobles have been forcibly deprived of their noble status because of violating certain taboos, but there has never been even a noble who has voluntarily offered to give up his noble status.

Probably only in the fanciful romances that girls like to watch most, the male protagonists who are nobles will do it for the commoner women they fall in love with. Would rather give up the nobility. Against the wishes of the family. Also be with civilian women.

But in reality, if any nobleman did this, even the girls who love to watch this kind of girl would definitely scold the nobleman for being an idiot.

Even being a lover to a nobleman is the dream of almost all commoner women, but if that nobleman loses his noble status, what is the meaning of this dream?

So, no matter from which point of view. It is absolutely impossible for any nobleman to voluntarily give up his hard-won noble status, because this means that he has given up a lot of privileges and benefits brought by his noble status.

Unless the person is an idiot.

But... is Xu Yi an idiot?

As the chairman of the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce, he founded the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce and developed it into a first-class chamber of commerce in the Lampari Kingdom in less than four years, and single-handedly promoted the establishment of the magic industry system And perfection, thus affecting the entire Bangta City, making Bangta City, which could only be regarded as a remote town before, now become the economic center of the kingdom. A person with such ability, who would dare to say that he is an idiot? But Xu Yi did something that everyone thought was idiotic.

He actually took the initiative to propose to the kingdom's noble council. Voluntarily give up your noble status!

The news came out through the "Banta Daily" and was confirmed by the "Lampari Weekly". Everyone was stunned.

No one would think that Xu Yi was an idiot, but no one could understand his voluntary relinquishing of his noble status, so...why?

Why did he do this?

"I said it a long time ago. I have never cared much about this noble status. If I give up, I just give up. It's no big deal." Xu Yi replied with a smile on his face.

Sevini stared at Xu Yi for a long time, his expression full of doubts.

"I know you don't value noble status, but Xu Yi, you have to admit that this noble status has brought you and the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce a lot of convenience, hasn't it? At the very least, it is precisely because of your status as a viscount that you It is possible to have such a large territory and to place most of Xinfei Chamber of Commerce’s factory facilities on the territory, thus saving Xinfei Chamber of Commerce a lot of costs. Didn’t you tell me this before?”.

"Well, that's true." Xu Yi nodded slightly, and then changed the topic. "But Sevini, have you ever thought about where my aristocratic status, this territory, and the various benefits that the territory brings to the chamber of commerce actually come from?"

"Do you still need to ask? Of course it's because of you..." Seweney suddenly stopped.

It suddenly occurred to her that the reason why Xu Yi was able to become an extremely rare noble who was promoted from a commoner after the founding of the Lampari Kingdom was entirely because of the appreciation of Lampari XIII.

Afterwards, Xu Yi was promoted from baron to viscount, and even granted him a territory far beyond ordinary standards, and at the same time allowed him to retain his status as a merchant. His special treatment.

When Lampari XIII was alive, there was of course no problem with this.

However, the problem is that Lampari XIII is no longer there.

"But you don't need to voluntarily give up, right? A lot of words." After thinking for a while, Seweini was still very puzzled. "Not to mention, if you lose your noble status, Rainfall Valley can no longer be counted as your private domain, so you won't be able to enjoy all the conveniences and privileges brought by private domains, and your Xinfei Chamber of Commerce will It will be directly included in the management of Bangta City, which may be very problematic."

Seeing Sevini's worried face, Xu Yi laughed.

"Well, in order not to make you worry, let me tell you the truth. In fact, this is an agreement I reached with Lord Kamadou and His Majesty King Eric. Well... it can be regarded as a transaction."

"Deal?" Sevini frowned slightly. "But I don't see how you or Xinfei Merchant will benefit from this transaction."

"If it's good... If I say that our chamber of commerce now has real free trade rights, what do you think?"

"The real right to free trade? Specifically?" Sevini asked wonderingly.

"Specifically, our Xinfei Chamber of Commerce can completely freely control the trade with other countries and regions, without the need to report to the Kingdom Council and the Commerce Department for approval every time. In the future, when our Chamber of Commerce conducts foreign trade , it will be much more convenient.”

Sevini frowned: "Isn't this supporting your smuggling in disguise?".

Xu Yi immediately glared: "Hey, Your Royal Highness, you can eat indiscriminately, but you can't talk indiscriminately. Although there is no need to report and approve every time, in fact, our Chamber of Commerce still has to report to the Commercial Department every once in a while. It’s for reporting, and the tariff is not less than a gold coin, so how can this be considered smuggling?”

Sevini gave Xu Yi a blank look: "I don't believe that you will be so honest after spending so much effort to obtain this condition."

Xu Yi chuckled: "I don't think His Majesty King Eric would believe it, but he still agreed to my condition. What do you think is the reason?"

"Of course it's because the conditions you promised him are too good." Seweini sighed deeply. "Xu Yi, I don't know what you are thinking about, but I must warn you that if you lose your noble status, you will lose one of the best means of protecting you and the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce in the kingdom. If... I am It will be much easier to say if, if Brother Eric wants to do something to you or the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce."

Xu Yi shrugged his shoulders: "Do you think that he will be really scrupulous about having a noble status? Don't forget that when His Majesty the King was still there, the noble council could do something that directly deprived me of my noble status. Now let them Then again, I don't think they have any psychological barriers either."

Sevini was silent, and after a while, he asked again: "I'm afraid the transaction between you is not that simple, I think... neither you nor Eric will be reconciled, right? A lot of words"...

Xu Yi smiled and nodded: "Of course. If it is just for our Xinfei Chamber of Commerce to obtain free trade rights, then this transaction is actually meaningless to me. So in addition to voluntarily giving up the noble status and returning the territory to the noble council, In addition to bringing the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce into the management system of Bangta City, I have also reached other agreements with His Majesty King Eric."

Sevini glanced at Xu Yi, pondered for a moment, and asked, "According to what you said, this part of the agreement should be related to the overall magic industrial system of Banta City?"

"Yes. My request to King Eric is to cancel the special business tax on magic machinery, and treat chambers of commerce that produce magic machinery the same as other chambers of commerce in the kingdom. At the same time, I also request that the Kingdom Council continue to issue policies to promote the magic industry. It is best to continue to maintain the previous preferential policies and special care for Bangta City."

"He agreed?" Seweney was a little surprised.

"Why didn't you agree?" Xu Yi smiled. "I have made it very clear through the Lord Kamadou. The kingdom needs money, which is understandable, but it is not a long-term way to squeeze the magic industry like this. Only by continuing to promote the healthy development of the magic industry can the kingdom benefit from it. King Eric is not an idiot, how could he not understand such a simple truth."

"It's not that he doesn't understand, it's that he can't do it." Seweney sighed. "Those people behind him are forcing him too hard. Xu Yi, you must have paid a very high price to get them to agree to this condition, right? A lot of words are just to bring Xinfei Chamber of Commerce into the management of Bangta City, but it is far from not enough."

"Of course not enough." Xu Yi smiled and nodded. "Those greedy guys look at nothing but benefits, so I will give them the best benefits. I have reached an agreement with His Majesty King Eric, and will conduct in-depth cooperation with the Kingdom's Magic Industry Management Agency to provide The ten chambers of commerce have fully transferred a series of magic machinery-related technologies that our Xinfei chamber of commerce has mastered."

Seweini looked at Xu Yi in shock: "Are you crazy?"

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