Chapter 84
Hearing this question, Heinaston, who was still excited just now, froze on his face, and after a while, he lowered his body like a discouragement.
"Xu Yi, I thought you were here to cheer me on, but I didn't expect you to come to bring up this disappointing topic." Baron Haines seemed to be tired all of a sudden, found a chair and sat down with an irritable expression on his face. He waved his hand: "Leslie and the Count have talked to me about this matter and advised me to go back to Ann Weimar immediately, and someone from my family came to urge me, but when I think about going back, I will stay in Ann Weimar all day. In a boring city, breathing the dull air every day, facing those lifeless people, there is no way to think of going back."
Having said this, Baron Hynas paused, took a deep breath, and looked out of the window, his face intoxicated.
"Think about it, how beautiful life is here. Although I sleep a little less every day and eat less than I do at home, I am full of passion every day and feel that I am full of energy. From childhood to Big, I've never found a thing that excites me so much, that I can immerse myself in it. I even feel that what I'm doing now should be a great cause that I've been involved in my whole life, compared to whatever Whether it's to be those hypocritical politicians, or those businessmen with a rotten smell, it just makes me think it's better to just die."
"Xu Yi, did you know that just the day before yesterday, our "Bangta Daily" reported a news from outside the city that a small aristocrat raped the daughter of an ordinary farmer. As a result, the farmer's daughter was ashamed and angry. commit suicide by throwing himself into the river. As usual, this matter will probably be suppressed like this, that little nobleman will have nothing, and that poor girl will just die in vain. But now this matter is under the control of our "Bang" Ta Daily reported that the Earl was furious when he saw it, and sent someone to arrest the little aristocrat. According to the regulations of the kingdom's noble council, he beat the aristocrat with 20 lashes in public, and asked him to compensate the aristocrat. Thirty gold coins for a farmer. I can fully say that this matter would never have been so well dealt with if it had not been for justice in our Journal of Bonta."
Seeing the righteous and awe-inspiring appearance of Baron Haines, Xu Yi could only smile bitterly.
Twenty whips and 30 gold coins in compensation, even if it is justice? Got good processing results?
That is a living life!
However, Xu Yi is very clear that Baron Haines is right at all, this is the reality of Sainz Continent.
The status of nobles is far higher than that of ordinary civilians. Even if nobles rape ordinary civilians, they will only receive such punishment.
Even if it hadn't been reported by the "Banta Daily", which attracted the attention of the city owner, Earl Satsuma, this little nobleman would not have received any punishment at all.
Xu Yi was powerless to change this reality, so he could only keep silent.
Compared with Xu Yi's silence, Baron Haines became more and more excited, and began to talk to Xu Yi about the various things that the "Bonta Daily" had done during this period, including exposing minor nobles like this. There are also positive news that the children of a certain civilian are filial to their disabled parents, and there are also some information revealed by the Lord of the City through the "Bangta Daily"...
Xu Yi listened to him patiently, and when he came to a break for a while, he pondered: "Hainas, I admit that you are right, the "Banta Daily" is indeed the only one that you have to dedicate your life to. Great business, even it is far greater than you think. However, I have to remind you that the business you want to carry out will encounter terrible difficulties. If you are alone,
I'm sure you can't go on. "
Hynas' face sank: "What? Do you want to persuade me to go back and cooperate with the guys in the family like Leslie did? Believe it or not, if you let them join in, the newspaper will change its flavor immediately?"
"Of course I believe it." Xu Yi smiled. "Actually, Hynas, even if they don't join now, many people still think that the "Banta Daily" is not something pure and great, because..." Xu Yi pointed to himself. "I am a businessman who is full of rancid smell to join me."
Hainas was stunned for a moment, then remembered what he said in a rage just now, and smiled at Xu Yi embarrassedly.
"Don't get me wrong, I wasn't talking about you just now. Compared with those guys, Xu Yi, you can be regarded as a very conscientious businessman. The last time your New Flying Chamber of Commerce launched a farmer support program for those 20 who joined the program. All three farmers' lives have been changed because of this, and this year's autumn harvest and autumn planting efficiency outside the city has been greatly improved, which is a good thing. If you don't give those twenty-three farmers the same magic machinery as a gift, They absolutely can't afford it."
"Don't think of me so noble. From a commercial point of view, I actually made a lot of money from this farmer support program. Although the twenty-three farmers don't need to pay now, they will still have to pay when they make money in the future. Yes. In addition, I also used their hands to advertise those magic machines, and the effect is very good. I am sure that when the harvest is next spring, the sales of the farmland magic machines of our Xinfei Chamber of Commerce will definitely increase. " Xu Yi smiled.
"Of course, the more you can sell this kind of good stuff, the better." Baron Hynas laughed. "I even hope that your farmland magic machinery can be seen on every farmland in our Lampari Kingdom. In that case, the people of our Lampari Kingdom will no longer have to worry about food."
Seeing that Baron Haines was once again immersed in the fantasy of his literary youth, Xu Yi shook his head helplessly and decided to pull him back.
"Let's go back to the previous question. You say that I am different from other businessmen, but no one thinks so. Anyone who has read the "Bonta Daily" will find that the "Bonta Daily" always reports The matter of our new flight chamber of commerce, in their opinion, is to help our new flight chamber of commerce to advertise, which means that the "Banta Daily" is basically opened by our new flight chamber of commerce..."
"Who is talking nonsense?" Baron Hynas angrily said. "Is it the other chambers of commerce in Bangta City? These disgusting guys, they don't know at all, if you hadn't stopped me, I would have liked to report more about your new flying chamber of commerce. Because in my opinion, your new The magic machinery produced by the Flying Chamber of Commerce is an epoch-making thing that can completely change people's lives! These guys will only be jealous of your achievements, but will not see the real value contained in the products of the New Flying Chamber of Commerce. They are short-sighted. !"
Xu Yi smiled bitterly to stop Baron Haines from running rampant again, and said sternly: "I don't care why they say that, but it's the truth. Hainers, although I appreciate your insistence on keeping the "Banta Daily" self-contained , but you also have to admit that you can't be completely immune to anyone and anything. So do you feel that when you have to make a choice, you'd prefer to keep the newspaper's position under your control, or let it not controlled?"
After all, Baron Haines came from a noble family. Although he was somewhat idealistic, it did not mean that he was naive. After hearing Xu Yi's question, he thought for a while with a sullen face and nodded lightly.
"Xu Yi, I understand what you mean. But what does this have to do with you persuading me to return to Anweimar?"
Xu Yi laughed and said, "Of course it does matter. Hainas, do you think that if you don't return to Anweimar, how soon will the "Anweimar Daily" appear in Anweimar?"
Haines snorted coldly: "Those old guys have been slow to decide things, but they will never let go of the opportunity. Even if I don't go back, I can guarantee that within this year, they will toss the "Annweimar Daily" Come."
"That's right. Since that's the case, why don't you go back as soon as possible and take advantage of your familiarity and experience with newspapers to take the lead?" Xu Yi said earnestly. "I think you should be very clear that newspapers are just like news, and the first one will always have the advantage. You can't control the situation in Anvilmar, so you can try to actively influence it. Even if you don't I am willing to rely on the power of the family, but you must admit that the power of the family is far stronger than you alone. The Anvilmar Daily can be controlled by your family, at least much better than other families?"
Hainas lowered his head and thought for a while, and suddenly glanced at Xu Yi with a strange expression: "Why do you care so much about this matter? To be honest, you are just a small businessman now, no matter what, these matters are also related to you. Does it matter?"
"Why doesn't it matter?" Xu Yi exaggeratedly widened his eyes. "Hainas, have you forgotten? The magic printing press was developed by our Xinfei Chamber of Commerce. As the chairman, of course I want to open up sales for the products of my chamber of commerce. Think about it, if Anweimar Chengnei also appeared. If there are newspapers, then there will definitely be newspapers in the entire Kingdom of Lampari, and even in the entire Sainz Continent. At that time, our new flying card magic printing press will be sold countless units! How much should I make? what!"
Hainas rolled his eyes at Xu Yi angrily: "It seems that I made a mistake. You are no different from those guys, and you are also a disgusting guy with a rotten copper smell all over his body."
Xu Yi smiled, didn't care, and asked again: "The noble Baron Hainas full of justice, would you like to go back to Anweimar City and use the "Anweimar Daily" to change that building What about the decaying city?"
Haines turned his head, looked around the room, and sighed deeply.
"I'll go back, but I'll come back here. This is where my roots lie. Even if I go back to Anvilmar City, I'll be just a passerby." After a while, he thought about Xu Yi and asked, "I heard you Going to Anweimar to participate in the qualification examination of the Magician's Union in a while?"
"Yeah." Xu Yi nodded.
"Okay, then I'll go with you. Just take advantage of the remaining time to arrange my affairs here."
Xu Yi shrugged, expressing no objection.