The schools in the Irus cities were finally on holiday, and the children were running around like crazy. If they hadn't spent so much time in school, they probably wouldn't have understood how precious the freedom they had in the past was.
But when they grew up, they would probably miss the school days — because it was even more painful to run around every day to make a living.
Tang En fulfilled his promise with Elijah and took her out to relax. But what was supposed to be an outing with a child turned into a group trip. Even Fiona and Aurelia dropped their work and came to join in the fun. They wanted to give themselves a break.
"So, if you want to go on a vacation, why don't you just use the teleportation portal? Why did you choose to take the airship …?"
Tang En looked at Elijah and Winnette running around on the deck, his face full of helplessness.
That's right, it's Winnette running around. After a few months of growth, Winnette had grown from a babbling baby to a little girl who could walk, run, and call out for her father. Her mind had grown to about five or six years old, and her body had improved by leaps and bounds. At first, Elijah could still carry her, but now she was growing so fast that she almost reached Elijah's chin. She looked different every day, and her growth was very pleasing.
Others were happy, but Elijah wasn't. Ever since she had a baby, she almost thought of herself as a real mother. Every day after school, she would go straight home and do her homework while taking care of her child. Although it was tiring, she felt a great sense of accomplishment.
But now … Her daughter was almost catching up to her. How could she let that happen? Elijah was worried …
"Winnette! Don't run around! It's very dangerous here! "
Elijah followed closely behind Winnette. It was the first time the lively and cute little girl went on a long trip, so she was very excited. She didn't want to stay put at all, which made Elijah suffer.
Elijah was worried. Looking at her restless "daughter", she suddenly felt very tired. She sighed like an old woman, "Alas, the child is growing so fast. I feel like I'm getting old …"
Fiona, Aurelia, and Olina: "…"
You're not even 15 years old, and you say you're old. Then what about us in our twenties and thirties?! Old farts with half a foot in the grave?
Elijah didn't know that her unintentional words had provoked the group of people around her. She was only focused on chasing Winnette.
Fiona: "I suddenly feel so old …"
Aurelia: "Me too …"
Olina: "You guys talk, I'll go first …"
Grandia sneered. "Stupid humans, now you know the excellence of us elves … We're the real gods — Ouch, who hit me!?"
Nar Hakesha laughed wildly. "Little girl, don't be too arrogant. We're the best in terms of youth and longevity."
Yaye: "Aging? What's that? It doesn't exist! "
Yusdisa smiled. "As long as the soul is alive, the life is alive."
Otinia, who was reading a book, looked up and glanced at them. Then, she looked away silently — I won't say anything. I'll just watch you guys show off.
It was a mess on the airship. Fortunately, this airship was temporarily transferred by Tang En, so there were no other passengers. Otherwise, everyone would go crazy.
"Standing here, the scenery is actually pretty good."
Fiona leaned against the railing and looked down at the ground. The feeling of looking down at the ground from the sky was completely different from usual. Looking at the clouds in the distance, she felt as if her heart was as broad as the blue sky. The depression in her heart was swept away, and she looked radiant.
"Yeah, I'm going crazy staying in the palace to deal with all kinds of things."
Aurelia looked at Tang En in the distance, who had a worried expression on his face, and said in a bad mood, "I've never seen a king as irresponsible as him … Have you ever seen a king who throws everything to the princess and then disappears every day?"
Fiona was speechless because Aurelia was telling the truth. Looking at all the kings in history, none of them were as carefree as Tang En. He didn't even stay in the palace at night and slept in a different place every day.
Fiona nodded. "Yeah … It's pretty hard …"
"Right, right?"
Aurelia said with a bitter face. "I'm also a young and cute girl. I also want to have my own leisurely holidays! I also want to wear a dress to go shopping and enjoy life! Now that I'm lying in the study every day to help him deal with government affairs, I feel like I'm about to enter middle age early! "
Fiona's heart skipped a beat. This seemed to be a good opportunity to get closer to Aurelia, so she deliberately said with a bitter face, "Me too …"
Aurelia nodded. She felt the same way. The Datang Chamber of Commerce had developed to become a behemoth. Every day, things were piled up like a mountain. All kinds of personnel flows, changes in funds, market orientation, and so on needed to be dealt with by Fiona. Her task was not any easier than hers.
The two beautiful girls looked at each other with tears in their eyes. The faint vigilance and hostility in the past seemed to have disappeared all of a sudden. There was a feeling of regret that they hadn't met earlier. The two of them poured out their grievances face to face, fiercely complaining about Tang En, the unscrupulous boss, with a posture that said, "If you don't give me a raise and improve my treatment, I'll quit."
If Aurelia was a very ambitious princess, perhaps she would be very happy with the current treatment, but she had never been a patient person. Otherwise, she wouldn't have become a disciple of Selna and become a famous female cat burglar.
After the two of them chatted for a while, Fiona pretended to ask casually, "Speaking of which, our Irus has already established a free trade zone with Ronitant, right? Recently, we've been sending some hot products there. The market response in Ronitant is pretty good, but I don't know what the official attitude of Ronitant is like. Do you have any news here? "
Aurelia sighed and said, "What else can there be? Now they're regretting it, but it's too late. They can only pinch their noses and accept it. "
The establishment of a bilateral free trade zone was originally an idea proposed by Ronitant to fight against the Datang Chamber of Commerce, but Oscar didn't expect Tang En to turn the tables on him and go one step further by directly establishing a zero-tariff free trade zone.
This was great. The businessmen were excited, crazy, and happy!
That was zero tariff! The cost price of the products was too low. Who wouldn't be excited?
But Oscar had a headache and was at a loss. Because of the emergence of the free trade zone, a large number of Irus Empire goods easily flowed into Ronitant. And because of the zero-tariff policy, the price of these goods was much lower than the initial high price. The competition was extremely strong, and many of the locally produced goods couldn't be sold. Because of the similar price, people were more willing to buy the Datang Chamber of Commerce's products.
This was not only because the price of the Datang Chamber of Commerce's products had dropped, but also because the Datang Chamber of Commerce's products often had more exquisite exterior designs, more excellent and considerate new functions, and more complete product follow-up guarantees …
Most importantly, the Datang Chamber of Commerce's brand was more resounding. There had been a craze for the Datang Chamber of Commerce in the Irus Empire, and Ronitant was no exception. Using the Datang Chamber of Commerce's products made them proud.
And these were all things that the Ronitant Chamber of Commerce could not provide to their users.
After discovering this change, Oscar was so regretful that his intestines turned green. The market that had developed for nearly a hundred years and accumulated wealth for nearly a hundred years had flowed into the Irus Empire bit by bit. Those century-old chambers of commerce closed down one by one in this storm of change. Many people lost their jobs and stayed at home, bringing a serious economic burden to Ronitant's economic development.
For the first time in nearly a hundred years, Ronitant's economic growth slowed down or even stagnated. This was tantamount to the end of the world for the Ronitant government, which regarded economic development as the life of the country …
Without the protection of tariffs, under the impact of the Datang Chamber of Commerce's products, it was too difficult for domestic independent brands to develop and re-occupy the market. This was not only due to the difference in brands, but also the crushing of technology. For many products, even if the market was opened up for them to compete, they would not be able to produce them themselves!
Aurelia's expression was very strange. "I'm afraid my uncle has had a hard time sleeping these days … After all, everything is now going according to Tang En's plan … I'm afraid that it won't be long before the Ronitant market economy is completely controlled by you. When that time comes, the Ronitant government will basically become an empty shell …"
Fiona nodded meaningfully. "Yes, military and economy are the two most important lifelines of a country's government. Ronitant's military strength has long been crippled, so they desperately developed the economy. Now, the economy is on the verge of collapse because of our impact … Aurelia, how long do you think they will persist before they choose to surrender?"
"Surrender? You mean return, right? "
Aurelia frowned slightly. "It's hard to say. I don't know my uncle well, and I don't know what kind of person he is. But as a king, I don't think he will give in so easily. Maybe he feels that it may be easier to get a better position if he persists for a while before returning? "
"…"
Fiona was too lazy to complain. You and your mother are now in the first line of succession in Irus. As your uncle, if he really took the initiative to return, would Tang En treat him badly?
Don't play this kind of game to get yourself into trouble in the end …
Tang En's mission was so heavy. He might not have the patience to play this kind of game with them. If Oscar made Tang En lose his patience, what awaited him might not be good treatment.
"Look down …"
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