Magic Industry Empire - 740. Chapter 740

The two looked at each other for a moment, and Severini immediately reacted. His reaction was indeed a bit too intense, and his expression was a bit embarrassing.

“No… don’t get me wrong. Xu Yi, it’s not that I don’t like Freya, I just… just don’t think the two of them are inappropriate.”

Xu Yi looked at Servigny suspiciously, not convinced of her explanation.

Of course he would not misunderstand whether Severini would dislike Freya, but Severini’s reaction was so abnormal, which made him a little strange.

Feeling the skeptical gaze projected by Xu Yi, Servigny’s face became more embarrassed, and he opened his mouth, but did not give any further explanation. Instead, he paused and changed the subject.

“Xu Yi, how is the abolition of slavery going on in your Principality of Stantin?”

This change of topic was so blunt that even Xu Yi stayed for a while before reacting.

He took a deep look at Severini, took a breath, gave up and continued to investigate.

The origin of Severini’s child is very strange, and she still refuses to disclose who is the father of the child, obviously there is her unspeakable concealment.

As a friend, Xu Yi certainly can’t force her to tell the secrets she hopes to keep.

“Uh… it’s not going well. The lords in the Principality are unwilling to convert their slaves into civilians. They feel that this will cause them to lose these slaves and suffer losses in vain.”

“That’s for sure.” Servigny nodded. “Xu Yi, in fact…I also think what you did this time is really… weird…”

Xu Yi took a look at Servigny’s hesitant to speak, thinking that she must actually want to say that she was crazy, but she didn’t say it.

“Slaves have existed on this continent for so long, but you want to abolish it directly. This is tantamount to challenging the order of the entire continent. It is absolutely impossible for the lords who own slaves to agree with this idea. You are The Principality of Stantin can be forced to implement it, but if it is changed to the Kingdom of Lampari, there is absolutely no possibility that this proposal will be passed by the Kingdom Council.”

“What if you do it?” Xu Yi asked tentatively.

“Then the best fate of our Lampari family is probably to give up the throne.” Servigny replied sternly.

Xu Yi thought for a moment and nodded silently.

“Actually, Xu Yi, I’m afraid you know the consequences of doing this very well? Otherwise, your actions in the Principality of Stantin will not be so anticlimactic. You don’t look like a person who can only do half things.” Servigny asked again.

Xu Yi chuckled: “Well, the pressure and opposition are relatively high, so I decided to postpone it, not in a hurry.”

Servigny frowned slightly: “So I don’t understand, why are you doing this? You know that this matter is extremely difficult, and it is not good for your new flying business association. Why do you still ignore the opposition of so many people? Pressure to promote this matter?”

“No, this matter is quite good for our new flying business association.” Xu Yi shook his head. “Severini, have you read the report in the Lampari Weekly?”

“Written by Baron Haynes, that report on your proposal that the lifting of slavery is the liberation of productive forces? I have read it, and I have read it more than once.” Servigny said. “I admit that you make a lot of sense. Hiring slaves as workers does not get the best work efficiency and may even affect product quality. But since slaves cannot achieve good results when doing complex tasks, then It’s okay to just let them do simple jobs. Anyway, slaves don’t need to pay them, don’t they?”

“Even you don’t fully understand what I mean, so it is obviously impossible to expect others to understand.” Xu Yi shook his head and sighed: “None of you understand a truth. Slaves are similar to livestock for you. What special value. But for me, they are still living people. Since they are humans, they have the most basic human learning talents. So even if they are slaves, they still have the possibility to improve their own abilities. Simply treat them the same as livestock.”

“What do you mean… you intend to allow these to contact the identities of these slaves, and then let them receive training and education, and train them to become skilled workers?” Servigny asked in astonishment. “Is it worth spending so much investment in slaves?”

“Why isn’t it worth it?” Xu Yi asked back. “Servigny, ask you a question, how many people are there in the Lampari Kingdom now?”

Sevigny was taken aback for a moment, but Xu Yi suddenly brought the topic to this.

After thinking for a while, she replied: “When I first ascended the throne, I made a statistics. The total population was about 6.4 million people.”

“Slaves are not included among these people?”

“Yes. Slaves are not counted as civilians, so they are not counted in the statistics. However, according to local conditions, the total number of slaves in the kingdom is about three million.” Servigny replied.

“Then can you tell me how much of the 6.4 million population of the Lampari Kingdom is actual labor? And how much actual labor is there among the three million or so slaves?” Xu Yi asked again .

Severini frowned: “There is no way to make specific statistics.”

“Well, leaving aside the specific figures, do you think that if all these three million slaves can be liberated, and they can become a truly usable labor force, will it be of great help to the entire Kingdom of Lampari? ?”

“I don’t understand what exactly you are referring to?”

“Specifically… just take our new flying business association as an example. Our new flying business association currently has a total of more than 93,000 employees. I think this number can be used regardless of whether it is in the Principality of Stantin or the Kingdom of Lampari. It’s a very large chamber of commerce, right?”

Servigny nodded: “Well, probably only the Falcao Chamber of Commerce and the Armani Chamber of Commerce in our kingdom have more employees than you.”

“But I still feel that there is a serious shortage of manpower. According to my plan for the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce, we have calculated that our Chamber of Commerce will need to hire at least 50,000 employees in the next three years to barely meet the demand.”

“Need so many people?” Severini asked in surprise. “What do you want to do?”

Xu Yi smiled and pointed to the southeast direction: “I should have advanced the letter to you last time. Our Chamber of Commerce intends to build several island bases in the southern waters of the endless sea. Each of these island bases has the lowest average manpower. A hundred people are needed, plus various types of logistical supply personnel. For this aspect alone, our chamber of commerce needs at least 20,000 employees.”

“So much?” Servigny opened his eyes wide. “Do you want to build so many island bases? What are you planning to do?”

“It’s nothing, I just want to make good use of the rich resources of the endless sea.” Xu Yi explained with ease. “In addition to island bases, our Chamber of Commerce will continue to expand the market in the future, and once the Candela Empire market is truly opened, the demand will be extremely terrifying. Therefore, we must make preparations in advance to ensure that the capacity of the Chamber of Commerce is increased.”

“Hmm… Speaking of the capacity of your chamber of commerce… Xu Yi, when are you going to give me my one hundred magic airships?” Servigny asked suddenly.

Xu Yi rolled his eyes: “Wait, the magic airship related tests have not yet been completed, and the actual mass production will be implemented, at least next year.”

Severini glared at Xu Yi: “When I ordered these one hundred magic airships from you, you said they could be delivered early this year.”

Xu Yi smiled awkwardly: “Well… the magic airship is different from ordinary magic machinery, and the requirements in all aspects are too high. You don’t want me to deliver the unreliable magic airship to you? Let’s talk about it. Wasn’t I still talking about insufficient production capacity just now?”

“Then what does this have to do with the liberation of slaves? I don’t think those slaves can help you build a hundred magic airships as quickly as possible.”

“Of course they can’t do it now. But as long as I train them for a while, I’m sure they will be able to play the role they should play. But it’s a pity…” Xu Yi spread his hands and said helplessly: “This damn slave The system stipulates that slaves have no opportunity to actively receive education, training, or even the opportunity to choose their own jobs. Moreover, the slaves are completely owned by their masters. Even if I train them well, it will only make them cheaper. The owner.”

“Do you think of the hundreds of slave workers trained for the Stark family?” Servigny smiled.

“Right.” Xu Yi shrugged.

When the New Flying Chamber of Commerce was founded, Leslie sent a hundred of his slaves to work in the New Flying Chamber of Commerce’s factory, thus mastering a certain magical mechanical craftsmanship.

Later, the Stark family sent another three hundred slaves into the New Flying Chamber of Commerce factory, which also mastered good abilities.

Later, when the Stark family opened the Magic Machinery Chamber of Commerce, these slaves became important skilled workers among them and played a vital role.

For Xu Yi, these four hundred slave workers are equivalent to making a wedding dress for the Stark family.

He had no choice at the time, and now he is not willing to let him do this thankless thing.

“So, you are actually not bragging so noble in those newspapers, you are completely considering the interests of yourself and the New Flying Chamber of Commerce.” Servigny quipped.

“Of course, I am not a saint.” Xu Yi answered naturally with a face. “But what I said is true. Think about it, these slaves will not do anything if they stay in the hands of the lords, and if they are handed over to me, they can increase the value they generate countless times. . I think a normal person should know how to choose, right?”

“It’s a pity that no matter which lord it is, he will not be willing to hand over his slaves to you.” Servigny said.

“Of course I understand. So this time…I prepared a very big bait, hoping to catch some guys who are willing to be hooked…”

Seeing the slightly intentional smile on Xu Yi’s face, Severini blinked, thinking that Xu Yi must have come up with another horrible idea.

Based on what she knew about Xu Yi, since he said it was a very big bait, the allure contained in it must be surprisingly amazing.