Chapter 89 The Majesty of the King

Eric took a breath, closed his eyes and rested for about a minute, then opened his eyes again, picked up the towel soaked in cold water in the basin at hand, wiped his face vigorously twice, and regained his energy , Continue to review official documents.

Ever since Duke Stark had forcefully prevented Duke Stark from dispatching the second army of the kingdom's garrison to quell the rebellion in Colebo City last time, Eric seemed to have suddenly realized something. All kinds of messy government affairs have produced new insights, and now they are no longer as uninitiated in handling them as before.

Correspondingly, the number of times he relied on Duke Stark has become less and less. Now when there is basically no important matter, he will never take the initiative to summon Duke Stark, but most of the time he is trying to make independent judgments .

Of course, in normal times, he would also consult carefully with the noble ministers in the kingdom, and at the same time try to read various books to strengthen his studies, and even often walked out of the palace, disguised and mixed among the common people to observe the people's conditions at close range.

In short, he has now become more and more devoted to his role as a king, and has been deeply proud and honored to be a king. Of course <万->吧>.nsb.m also felt the pressure deeply.

The deeper he understands government affairs, the more Eric regrets his previous decisions.

The data from all aspects show that the most wrong thing he did was not to keep the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce.

Seeing that more than half of this year has passed, the current financial revenue of the Lampari Kingdom is actually less than one million gold coins.

Judging from the current trend, by the end of the year, the kingdom's annual financial revenue may barely exceed one million gold coins. It will never exceed 1.5 million gold coins.

Compared with the previous few years, there are at least two million gold coins per year. Even the fiscal revenue of more than three million gold coins in the previous year. The current Lampari Kingdom has become much poorer all of a sudden.

Eric is much more familiar with government affairs now, so he naturally understands why this is the case.

When the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce was there, two-thirds of the annual financial revenue of the Lampari Kingdom was related to the magic industry represented by the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce.

Among them, Bangta City alone pays a huge tax of nearly one million gold coins to the kingdom's finances every year, which is almost equal to the previous annual fiscal revenue of the Lampari Kingdom.

It has to be said that the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce played the most important role in it. However, since the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce left the Lampari Kingdom, most of the magic machinery-related chambers headed by the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce in Bangta City and the Lampari Kingdom have also left the Lampari Kingdom, which has caused the influence of the magic industry. The power plummeted in the Lampari Kingdom, and the taxes received naturally dropped sharply.

certainly. This is also related to the fact that the ten chambers of commerce designated by the Magic Industry Administration have controlled the country's magic industry.

According to the statistical data, the ten chambers of commerce have been doing business at a loss due to the downturn in the industry, so the taxes paid are also extremely pitiful.

But Eric is actually very clear in his heart that although the magic industry in the Kingdom of Lampari has been greatly affected by the withdrawal of the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce and those chambers of commerce, if it is said that engaging in this industry will lose money, it is impossible to say anything of.

According to the information obtained by Eric in private, in fact, the profit earned by the Rockefeller Chamber of Commerce alone last month has exceeded 200,000 gold coins.

Last month, the Rockefeller Chamber of Commerce announced a financial statement to the Commerce Department that lost as much as 70,000 gold coins. Therefore, the Rockefeller Chamber of Commerce not only failed to pay the tax of more than 80,000 gold coins that should have been paid, but even received a special bonus of 30,000 gold coins from the Commerce Department. Financial subsidy.

One in and one out. It means that the Rockefeller Chamber of Commerce has nearly 120,000 gold coins out of thin air.

As for where the extra nearly 120,000 gold coins went...

Every time he thinks that the backstage of the Rockefeller Chamber of Commerce is the Stark family, Eric can't help but feel angry.

"These bastards of the kingdom!" Eric cursed fiercely in his heart. Then he smiled helplessly.

Although Duke Stark has been very obedient to him on the surface during this time, basically he will not object to any of his opinions, and he has carried out almost every order of his seriously, but Eric is very clear that he is currently The control of the entire kingdom is still far from enough.

Before the strength is not enough to deal with the large group of stubborn old-school nobles represented by the Stark family, Eric can only endure it for the time being.

Before that, the only thing he could do was to take back the power that should have belonged to him bit by bit from Duke Stark.

"Tuk-tuk--"

There was a knock on the door.

Eric looked up at the door and couldn't help but smile.

The current Duke of Starr has finally learned to knock on the door when entering his room.

"Come in." Eric said loudly.

The door was gently pushed open, and Duke Stark strode in.

"Your Majesty." Duke Stark saluted Eric. "May I ask you to summon me suddenly, is there anything you want to explain?"

"Well, I just drew up a decree, take a look." Eric handed over the paper that was still wet.

Duke Stark took a look and immediately frowned deeply.

This decree is directed at the Magic Industry Administration.

To sum up the above content, Eric wants to reform the Magic Industry Administration, and re-examine every magic industry chamber of commerce in the kingdom under the jurisdiction of the Magic Industry Administration.

The first thing to do is to conduct a qualification review for each chamber of commerce.

If a magic machinery guild is not doing well, then the Magic Industry Administration should first find a way to help the guild turn a profit.

If the Magical Industries Authority can't do it, then it's the Authority's failure to do so.

And if this chamber of commerce is really not capable enough to make a profit, then in order to promote the healthy and orderly development of the magic industry in the Kingdom of Lampari, the Magic Industry Administration has the right to ban the business qualification of this chamber of commerce and order it to change its business.

On the surface, there is nothing wrong with this will.

But if you think about it carefully. Because the current main person in charge of the Magic Industry Management Agency is a member of the Stark family. And the ten chambers of commerce designated by the Magic Industry Administration have almost completely controlled the magic industry in the Kingdom of Lampari. This decree is undoubtedly aimed at them.

However, these chambers of commerce represent the interests of the stubborn conservative nobles headed by the Stark family. Eric did this to make it clear that he wanted to target them.

Duke Starr raised his head, narrowed his eyes slightly, and looked at Eric.

"Your Majesty, I'm afraid this is inappropriate."

"Oh? What's wrong?"

"Even if some chambers of commerce are not capable enough to make a profit, they are still contributing to the development of the magic industry in the entire kingdom after all. If their business qualifications are directly revoked, their enthusiasm will be too discouraged. Your Majesty, don't you say that the most Is it possible to make every city in the kingdom look like Bangta City? In this case, we should give them more encouragement."

Eric sneered in his heart.

The so-called encouragement of Duke Stark is to allocate funds from the kingdom's finances to support those chambers of commerce.

Now that the kingdom's finances have dropped sharply, if a part of it is allocated for so-called "encouragement", the kingdom's finances will be even more stretched.

Having sat in the king's position for a long time, Eric is very aware of the important role of money.

Now there are many areas that need improvement in the Kingdom of Lampari, but each requires a lot of capital investment.

Eric tried to take back some money that should have belonged to the kingdom's treasury from the ten chambers of commerce designated by the Magical Industry Management Agency—to be precise, from the stubborn conservative nobles, and also for the development of the entire kingdom.

"The shopping mall is like a battlefield. If a chamber of commerce cannot make a profit, it proves that it is not suitable for this battlefield. Instead of wasting precious kingdom finances to help him survive, it is better to follow the rules of the shopping mall and let it die naturally. Duke Stark, you Right?" Eric asked back.

Duke Stark looked at Eric in silence for a while. When Eric felt uneasy, he suddenly smiled and nodded slowly: "Your Majesty is absolutely right, you should indeed do this."

Hearing this answer, Eric could hardly believe his ears.

His will clearly aimed at the nobles represented by the Stark family. Eric had already mentally prepared that Duke Stark would strongly oppose him, and he had planned his rhetoric in advance, even at the expense of being tough. To really carry out this will, but I didn't expect Duke Starr to agree!

Eric stared blankly at Duke Star, with various questions rising in his heart.

"Your Majesty, is there anything else important?" Duke Stark asked suddenly.

"Ah? Ah... no... not for the time being..." Eric shook his head and said in a daze.

"Since His Majesty has nothing else to say, I will take my leave."

Until Duke Starr walked out and the door was closed again, Eric still couldn't react in a daze.

Why didn't Duke Starr object? Could it be that he really accepted it like that?

Eric was surprised and delighted.

Could it be that this meant that he had finally established the majesty of the king, so that Duke Stark would not object to it face to face?

Duke Stark, who walked out of the room, had no excited expression on his face, and still maintained an extremely calm face.

But when he saw a little boy bouncing and trotting over from the other end of the corridor, he showed a gentle smile.

"Your Highness, His Majesty is working, don't bother him now." Duke Stark hugged the little boy with a smile on his face and reminded him.

This little boy is Eric's eldest son, His Royal Highness Prince William. He is only five years old this year, but he is already born smart. Many people hailed him as the perfect candidate for the next king.

"Why is the father working again..." Prince William pouted angrily, very aggrieved and dissatisfied. "I know work every day. Is being a king so busy?"

Duke Stark smiled: "Yes, being a king is so busy. Your Highness, do you want His Majesty to rest?"

"Of course I want him to rest. This way he will have time to play with me." His Royal Highness Prince William said.

"Then let's let him have a good rest, shall we?" The smile on Duke Stark's face was still gentle, but a bit of cold light flashed in his narrowed eyes.