"Ha ha! My friend, you haven''t seen the faces of those guys. They look slightly drunk and compete for the quotation. It''s so pleasant!"


    In Lingfeng castle''s study, Gustav, who has finished the reception, is reporting to Arthur about the reception.


    After listening to Gustav''s report, Arthur relaxed his shoulders slightly and said, "with the income of wine, the financial problems of Shanghe town should be relieved for the time being."


    You can buy it again, Arthur thought.


    The iron ore mountain has brought rich gold coin income to Lingfeng castle. No one will doubt this, because it is true.


    But ordinary people only see how Lingfeng Castle earns a lot of gold coins, but rarely notice the speed at which Lingfeng Castle spends money.


    There is no doubt that the reform has brought earth shaking changes to Shanghe collar: increasing grain production, increasing income, population growth, the establishment of new towns and so on.


    But at the same time, the reform also makes the expenditure of lingfengbao soar like a runaway horse.


    The wages and salaries of workers, the first army and government officials have reached an alarming number.


    According to the latest statistics, Lingfeng Castle spent 1500 gold coins last month just for the remuneration and expenditure of all kinds of personnel!


    1500 gold coins!


    Every month!


    In previous years, this was the cost of Lingfeng castle for half a year!


    Now, it''s only the monthly expenditure of Lingfeng Castle - personnel compensation.


    In addition, around the construction of xinshanghe town and the needs of reform, a large number of various materials are imported, which is a huge expenditure.


    According to the statistics of last month, Lingfeng Castle spent more than 3400 gold coins!


    This is the expenditure of Lingfeng castle in the past year!


    Although the foreign trade bureau still has a slight surplus with the strong gold absorption capacity of iron mines, with the continuous promotion of reform, the increase of population, the establishment of factories and the growth of imports, the expenditure will certainly rise all the way.


    Arthur estimated that at that time, Lingfeng castle''s monthly financial expenditure is likely to approach 10000 gold coins!


    Ten thousand gold coins - every month!


    Such spending power, looking at the whole danze Kingdom, Arthur just wanted to ask: who else!!


    Therefore, if there is no new source of income and the fruits of the reform are not enough to meet the expenditure for the time being, lingfengbao will fall into the situation of unable to take out gold coins. At that time, it can only reduce the expenditure and slow down the development speed.


    It is impossible to borrow. In the eyes of businessmen and all nobles, except the iron ore mountain, the whole Shanghe collar belongs to non-performing assets.


    Looking at Arthur leaning on the back of the chair, Gustav smiled, his eyes lit up and said excitedly: "With drinks and iron mines, we don''t have to worry about financial problems. This auction alone has yielded more than 15000 gold coins and more than 100000 gold coins! Arthur, you are a business genius! I didn''t expect that a dealer could earn so many gold coins. It was really cheap in the East!"


    This reception is not designated by lingfengbao, but by auction for a period of three years.


    More than 80 businessmen, large and small, spent more than 15000 gold coins and won 56 collars and 13 counties for three years.


    "Mayor, you used to be a businessman. Can you not be so ignorant!" Arthur despised Gustav with an excited face.


    "As long as they feel profitable, they will naturally rush to take out gold coins. Moreover, 15000 gold coins, on average, are only 70 a year. Look at those guys in the chamber of Commerce who have established cooperative relations with us. What they get is more than an income from selling iron products."


    If Shanghe collar is regarded as a country, now Shanghe collar is undoubtedly the largest trade importer in danze king.


    The eastern businessmen who have established in-depth cooperation with Shanghe collar are like multinational trading companies. While exporting Shanghe collar''s iron products to various countries, they also undertake large orders from Shanghe collar.


    Absolutely profitable!


    "My friend, what you said is very reasonable: as long as there is enough profit, even shit, some people are willing to spend money. But I''ve never seen Gustav make money in this way."


    "Ah! You know what? My friend!" he stood up with both arms. Gustav sighed, "I didn''t find it interesting to be a businessman until now. Only a businessman can be really interesting! Arthur, my dear friend, you made me feel the real happiness of life. Now, I really want to hold you in my arms!"


    "If you dare come here, I''ll let Sir Thorne chop you now!"


    Looking at the fleshy Gustav, Arthur got pimples directly.


    Shit, it''s just a thing similar to franchise fee. As for such a surprise - an inexperienced alien!


    Glancing aside with a cold look and staring at his own Thorne, Gustav sat back in his chair disappointed and said, "Arthur, you were not like this."


    "I''ve changed!" Arthur said at once. "I''m not who I used to be. You''d better not hug me. If you''re not sure you like women, I''ll doubt you''re plotting against me!"


    "Hey, you remember the past," Gustav smiled. "I thought you forgot! I said Arthur, you should go and see Eliza, too. You haven''t seen her once since last winter. You don''t know, for you..."


    "Stop! Stop!" Arthur interrupted the guy quickly. "That''s all before. Don''t mention it again. I won''t see her again."


    Looking at Arthur, Gustav was stunned. After glancing at Leia beside him, he whispered to Arthur, "what about Eliza? The silly girl has been waiting for you to see her..."


    "Arrange a job for her. Don''t work too hard so that she can support herself. If she doesn''t want to work, she can live like this all the time, but I won''t see her again. She''s free."


    Eliza was a canary raised outside the castle.


    Looking at Arthur and seeing that he was not joking, Gustav nodded and said seriously, "don''t worry, I will arrange it. It''s just... She has come to me many times. My friend doesn''t have to refuse a girl''s kindness even if she doesn''t like it. What she hopes is that you can see her occasionally..."


    Hearing the speech, Arthur could only sigh helplessly.


    Although he inherited everything from his predecessor, he never included feelings, especially love.


    Although he promised to have dozens of girlfriends, they were all in the computer. Let her "applaud for love" with a woman he didn''t love. Arthur would rather carry forward "traditional skills" alone.


    Therefore, it was the only thing he felt he could do to let the girl named Eliza worry about food and clothing.


    "Don''t talk about this." Arthur changed the topic and said, "you must manage the new chamber of Commerce. The situation in the kingdom is becoming more and more complex. Don''t just focus on immediate interests. You know, the chamber of commerce is of great significance."


    "Don''t worry, my friends," Gustav said seriously, "in addition to interests, we should also make them our eyes!"


    ……