Magic Industry Empire - 578. Chapter 578 The King's Majesty

Eric took a breath, closed his eyes and rested for about one minute, then opened his eyes again, took the towel soaked in cold water in the basin, wiped it twice on his face, and refreshed his spirit. , Continue to review official documents.

Since the last time he responded to the Klebo City rebellion, he strongly prevented Duke Stark from sending the Kingdom Garrison Second Army to counter the rebellion. Eric seemed to have suddenly realized something. The chaotic and messy government affairs have produced new insights, and now they are no longer as unselfish as they were before.

Correspondingly, he relied on Duke Stark less and less. Now when there is basically nothing important, he never takes the initiative to summon Duke Stark, but most of the time he tries to make independent judgments. .

Of course, in normal times, he would also consult the various noble ministers in the kingdom, and at the same time, he tried to read various books to strengthen his study, and even walked out of the palace regularly, disguised and mixed among the civilians to observe the people’s conditions at close range.

In short, he is now more and more involved in his role as a king, and he is deeply proud and honored to be a king.

Of course, I also felt the pressure deeply.

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

The data from various aspects showed that the most wrong thing he did was not to keep the new flying business association.

Most of this year has passed, and the current statistical revenue of the Kingdom of Lampari is less than one million gold coins.

According to the current trend, by the end of the statistics, the kingdom’s annual fiscal revenue will probably barely exceed one million gold coins, and will never exceed 1.5 million gold coins.

Compared with the fiscal revenue of at least two million gold coins a year in the past few years, and even more than three million gold coins in the previous year, the kingdom of Lampari is suddenly much poorer.

Eric is now much more familiar with government affairs, and naturally understands why this is the cause.

When the New Flying Chamber of Commerce was in the past, two-thirds of the annual revenue of the Lampari Kingdom was related to the magic industry represented by the New Flying Chamber of Commerce.

Among them, Bangta City pays a huge tax of nearly one million gold coins for the kingdom’s finances every year, which is almost equal to the previous year’s financial income of the Lampari kingdom.

I have to say that the New Flying Chamber of Commerce played the most important role in it.

However, since the New Flying Chamber of Commerce left the Kingdom of Lampari, most of the magic machinery-related chambers in Bangta City and in the Kingdom of Lampari, led by the New Flying Chamber of Commerce, have also left the Kingdom of Lampari, which has affected the magic industry. Power plummeted in the Kingdom of Lampari, and the taxes received naturally fell sharply.

Of course, this is also related to the ten chambers of commerce designated by the Magic Industry Administration to control the country’s magic industry.

According to 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 extremely pitiful.

But Eric knew very well in his heart that although the magic industry in the Lampari Kingdom was greatly affected by the withdrawal of the New Flying Chamber of Commerce and those chambers of commerce, if you say that you will lose money in this industry, it means nothing is possible. of.

According to the information obtained privately by Eric, in fact, the Rockefeller Chamber of Commerce’s profits last month alone exceeded 200,000 gold coins.

Last month, the Rockefeller Chamber of Commerce reported a loss of 70,000 gold coins in the financial statements released by the Department of Commerce. Therefore, the Rockefeller Chamber of Commerce not only failed to pay taxes on the more than 80,000 gold coins that should have been paid, it even received a special 30,000 gold coin from the Department of Commerce. Financial subsidy.

This entry and exit meant that the Rockefeller Chamber of Commerce had outsourced 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 Rockefeller Chamber of Commerce is the Stark family backstage, Eric can’t help but feel a trace of anger in his heart.

“This bunch of worms of the kingdom!” Eric scolded fiercely from the bottom of his heart, but then gave a bitter smile with some helplessness.

Although Duke Stark was very obedient to him during this period, he basically did not object to any opinions he put forward, and he 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 was not enough to deal with the many stubborn and conservative nobles represented by the Stark family, Eric could only endure for a while.

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

“Tuk-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 finally learned to knock on the door when entering his room.

“Please come in.” Eric Yang said.

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

“Your Majesty.” Duke Stark saluted Eric. “Excuse me if you suddenly summon me, is there anything you want to explain?”

“Well, I just drafted a will, look at it.” Eric handed over the still-necked paper.

Duke Stark took a look, then frowned deeply.

This decree is aimed 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 to bear the brunt is the qualification review of each chamber of commerce.

If a Magic Machinery Chamber of Commerce is not doing well, then the Magic Industry Management Agency should first find a way to help the Chamber of Commerce turn losses into profits.

If the Magic Industry Administration cannot do it, then it is the Administration’s negligence.

And if this chamber of commerce is really insufficient to achieve profitability, then in order to promote the healthy and orderly development of the magic industry in the Kingdom of Lampari, the Magic Industry Administration is qualified to ban the business qualification of this chamber of commerce and order it to change business.

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

But if you think about it carefully, because the current main person in charge of the Magic Industry Administration is a member of the Stark family, and the ten chambers of commerce designated by the Magic Industry Administration now almost completely control the magic industry industry in the Lampari Kingdom. , This purpose is undoubtedly aimed at them.

However, these chambers of commerce represented the interests of the diehard conservative nobles headed by the Stark family. By doing this, Eric made 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 wrong.”

“Oh? What’s wrong?”

“Even if some chambers of commerce are not capable of making profits, they are after all contributing to the development of the magic industry in the entire kingdom. If they directly cancel their business qualifications, it would be too much a blow to their enthusiasm. Your Majesty, you are not saying the most Is it possible to make every city in the kingdom turn into Bangta City? In this case, we should give them more encouragement.”

Eric sneered in his heart.

Duke Stark’s so-called encouragement is to fund those chambers of commerce from the kingdom’s finances.

Now the kingdom’s finances have already fallen sharply, and if a part of it is allocated for so-called “encouragement”, the kingdom’s finances will be even more stretched.

After sitting in this king’s seat for a long time, Eric knew very well the important role of money.

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

Eric tried to recapture some of the money that should have belonged to the kingdom’s finances from the ten chambers of commerce designated by the Magic Industry Administration-to be precise, from the die-hard conservative nobles, but 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 mall and let it die naturally. Duke Stark, you Are you right?” Eric asked rhetorically.

Duke Stark looked at Eric in silence for a while. When there was a sense of uneasiness in Eric’s heart, he suddenly smiled and nodded slowly: “Your Majesty said it is very true, indeed you should do it.”

Hearing this answer, Eric almost couldn’t believe his ears.

His decree made it clear that it was aimed at the nobles represented by the Stark family. Eric had already prepared mentally that Duke Stark would strongly oppose it, and he thought of his rhetoric in advance, and even did not hesitate to be tough. He came to really carry out this will, but he didn’t expect that Duke Stahl would agree to it in one fell swoop!

Eric stared at Duke Star blankly, and doubts arose in his heart.

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

“Ah? Ah… No… Not anymore…” Eric shook his head, slightly dazed.

“Since your Majesty has nothing to explain, then I will leave.”

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

Why doesn’t Duke Starr object? Could it be said that he really accepted it like that?

Eric was surprised and delighted.

Does it mean that he has finally established the majesty of the king, so that Duke Stark will not oppose it face to face?

Duke Stark walked out of the room but there was no excitement on his face, and he still maintained an extremely calm face.

But when he saw a little boy jogging over from the other side of the corridor, he showed a gentle smile.

“Your Majesty, Your Majesty is working, don’t bother him now.” Duke Stark hugged the little boy with a smile on his face and exhorted.

This little boy is Eric’s eldest son, Prince William. He is only five years old this year, but he has been born clever and wise, and is regarded by many as the best candidate for the next king.

“Why is the father at work again…” Prince William gave a small mouth in anger, very aggrieved and dissatisfied. “I know work every day. Is it so busy to be a king?”

Duke Stark smiled: “Yes, when the king is so busy. Your Royal Highness, do you want your Majesty to rest?”

“Of course I want him to rest. So that he has time to play with me.” His Royal Highness Prince William said.

“Then let him take a good rest, okay?” The smile on Duke Stark’s face was still gentle, but a bit of cold light flashed in his squinted eyes.