Chapter 77: Making a Choice

"Tens of thousands per day?" Prado couldn't help gasping.

He runs a clothing store himself, so of course he knows far more about this than ordinary people.

As far as he knows, there are currently 23 tailor shops in Lalu City, and a total of more than 300 tailors from these 23 tailor shops are gathered together to make them sew clothes day and night, probably at most one day. It can only make no more than 500 pieces of clothes.

But this Armani Chamber of Commerce can produce tens of thousands of pieces a day, and each piece can be so finely crafted, which is simply incredible.

"This Armani Chamber of Commerce...does it possess some kind of magic?" Prado couldn't help asking.

"Ha, they did master some magic, but these magics came from the magic textile machinery sold to them by the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce, so in fact, it is mainly the credit of the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce."

"Xinfei Chamber of Commerce again?" Prado frowned slightly.

He has heard the name of this Chamber of Commerce from Khafre no less than a hundred times. Every time he talks about things in the Lampari Kingdom, he always hears it mentioned by Hafre, as if everything in the Lampari Kingdom It seems to be related to this chamber of commerce.

"Of course, Xinfei Chamber of Commerce is..."

Khafre just opened his mouth, but then stopped.

Because he suddenly discovered that if he wanted to explain the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce to Prado, it would definitely not be something that could be done in a short while.

"Well... I will explain to you those magical magic machines that you have never seen before, and you can't understand them. How about..." Hafre looked around, walked to the counter in the shop, and took the Pick up an iron cup for drinking. He reached out and tapped on it. There was a crisp sound of bouncing. "Brother, how much did you pay for this cup? Isn't it almost embroidered?"

Prado looked at him inexplicably, then looked at the water glass in his hand, and smiled embarrassedly: "I have bought this glass for five or six years. I have been reluctant to throw it away, and the paint on it has dried up." , I was thinking about when to touch it up and continue to use it.”

"Do you need to touch up the paint?" Khafre sneered. "Brother, I'm not talking about you. Now you are still using this kind of rusty cup, but it is too backward. The water cups used by people in our Lampari Kingdom are either glass cups or porcelain. Even iron Cups, at least should be made of stainless steel, so you don’t have to worry about rusting. Or simply use alloy cups or plastic water cups, so you don’t need to worry about rusting and repainting.”

"Wait, what did you just say?" Prado was at a loss. "I can still understand glass cups and porcelain cups, but what are the stainless steel cups, alloy cups, and plastic cups mentioned later?"

"Hey, brother, if I told you that these things you don't understand are made by the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce. What would you think?"

"Huh?" Prado's eyes widened. "No way? How could this new flying merchant association come up with so many novel things?"

"It's a fact." Khafre said. "It is not an exaggeration to say that the huge changes in the entire Lampari Kingdom over the years are actually brought about by the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce. Therefore, ordinary people like me in the Lampari Kingdom are grateful to the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce from the bottom of their hearts. If it weren't for them, let's not say that we are living so comfortably now, I am afraid that we will still be unable to eat enough to eat, let alone eat meat every day."

Seeing that there was no half-joke in Hafre's expression, Prado couldn't help but sighed: "If this new flying chamber of commerce is really as good as you said, it is really amazing."

Hafre turned his head and glanced outside the shop, stretched out his arms to block Prado's shoulders, and said with a smile: "Okay, brother, the matter about the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce can't be finished in a short while. It's noon, why don't we clean up and have lunch first, and we can chat while eating at the dining table?" Khafre suggested.

Prado looked at the sky outside the store, and found that it was indeed noon, so he nodded: "Okay, go and call Nasus."

The two walked out of the shop together, but before they could leave the door, several heavily armed soldiers rushed in.

Both of them were taken aback, and Prado took a look and found that these soldiers were all wearing the uniforms of the guards of the City Lord's Mansion, so he asked a little puzzled: "My lords, what's the matter here?"

The leading soldier who looked like a small captain glanced at the two of them, and finally landed on Prado.

"That's Prado, the owner of this shop?"

Prado was even more strange: "It's me. Sirs, do you... have something to do with me?"

"It's not that I have something to do with you, but that the city lord is looking for you. Hurry up and go with us, the city lord wants to see you."

"Master City Master?" Prado yelled in surprise, turned his head and looked at Hafre, their expressions were full of bewilderment.

How did the high and mighty city lord suddenly find Prado, a small ordinary businessman, on his head?

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In the Lord's Mansion of Lalu City, the Duchess of Windsor and the Earl of Nassaps sat opposite each other.

The atmosphere in the room seemed a little quiet.

The Duchess of Windsor was sipping warm tea with a calm expression on her face, but the Earl of Nassaps lowered his head slightly, showing some hesitation and even some struggle in his expression.

After a while, Earl Nassaps looked up at the Duchess of Windsor, narrowed his eyes, and smiled wryly in his heart.

The Duchess of Windsor came here in person, and it really wasn't just for fun and relaxation.

However, Earl Nassaps never thought that she would throw such a big problem on him when she came this time, making it almost impossible for him to deal with it.

The Duchess of Windsor had not had a long private conversation with him just now, but she expressed very clearly what she...or the Duke of Windsor she represented, in a more subtle way.

The Duke of Windsor is very opposed to the signing of the trade agreement between the Empire and the Kingdom of Lampari. He expressed his opposition in public when the proposal was voted on in the Imperial House of Representatives.

However, this resolution was finally passed in the House of Representatives and implemented.

According to the general results, since the House has a final vote, everyone in the empire should abide by it.

But the Candela Empire is too big, obviously it is impossible for everyone to have the same idea.

This time, the Duke of Windsor had a completely different idea.

His objection in the House is invalid, but it does not mean that he has no other way to express his objection.

The method he chose this time was very drastic.

The Duke of Windsor actually decided to prohibit the passage of any goods from the Kingdom of Lampari in the southern provinces!

That is to say, even if the Imperial House of Representatives passed the agreement on trade with the Lampari Kingdom, the southern provinces would obey and refuse to implement it.

Of course, doing so on the surface would be tantamount to confronting the Imperial Council, and the Duke of Windsor would not do such a stupid thing.

So he just wanted to make an announcement with the city lords of the cities in the southern province first, so that these city lords could cooperate.

Lalu City is the second stop of the Duchess of Windsor's trip, so she just let out this tone.

As for how to judge, it will be left to Earl Nasamps himself.

However, this judgment was extremely difficult for Earl Nassaps.

If the Duke's decision is implemented, he may be charged with refusing to implement the resolution of the House of Representatives.

And if you don't implement...

The Duke of Windsor has been the governor of the southern province for seventeen years, and the Windsor family's power in this land is deeply rooted. Even the imperial family has some scruples about it, which shows how powerful it is.

Relatively speaking, Earl Nassaps is an ordinary earl and city lord without much foundation. If he dares to go against the decision of the Duke of Windsor, then maybe he will leave the position of the city lord the next day.

"Earl Nassaps, every time the Duke mentioned you to me in private, he praised you very much, saying that you are one of the few nobles who are sensible and far-sighted among all the nobles in the southern province. The Duke said he You value you so much, don't let him down." The Duchess of Windsor suddenly said quietly.

Seeing the sharp light in the Duchess of Windsor's eyes, Earl Nassaps secretly sighed in his heart, but with a very sincere smile on his face, he nodded to the Duchess of Windsor and said, "Thank you, Mr. Duke, for your kind words. My appreciation. Madam please tell the Duke, I will always support the Duke."

Hearing these words, the Duchess of Windsor finally showed a real smile on her face, she nodded slightly and said, "Okay, I think the Duke will be very happy to hear your answer."

Earl Nassaps continued to smile on the surface, nodding his head in agreement, but couldn't help but smile wryly in his heart.

He had actually missed an opportunity.

If it is finally decided to implement the Duke of Windsor's decision, then there should be no hesitation.

Because of these hesitation, it is bound to leave a bad impression on him in the heart of the Duke of Windsor, which will have a certain impact on his future prospects in the southern provinces.

And now that he has decided to implement the Duke of Windsor's decision, it means that his evaluation in the Imperial Household Council will be affected to a certain extent.

It's better to make a decision at the beginning than to be so unhappy at both ends.

Just as he was reviewing his mistake in his mind, he suddenly heard footsteps outside the room, which were clearly aggravated on purpose.

Earl Nassaps looked up at the Duchess of Windsor with a questioning expression.

"Let him in." The Duchess of Windsor nodded slowly.

Earl Nassaps clapped his hands as a gesture.

After a while, Thorpe, the manager of the City Lord's Mansion, came in with a slight bow, saluted the two of them and said, "Duchess, the owner of the clothing store has already brought him here. Would you like to see him now?"

The Duchess of Windsor stood up, showing a pleasant smile.

"Let's go, I'm really curious about him." (To be continued...)