There was a good saying: after eliminating all the impossible situations, the remaining one, no matter how unreasonable, was still the truth!
But he couldn't figure it out.
What benefits would that bring them?
The market for Magic Crystal mines was only that big and the City of Silver's consumption had never changed, so there was no hope for profits … …
Why did he want to buy Magic Crystal mines?
Charles asked in a probing voice, "Lord father? Then should we sell a few Magic Crystal mines to raise funds? "
"… … No! Don't sell first! I suspect that Victor's intention is to have us sell the Magic Crystal Mine! "
Frank said coldly, "Although this possibility is very small, excluding other factors, this is the best choice we should make under the current situation. I'm afraid this is also the choice they want me to make, but I won't do it!"
When you don't know what to do, you just need to follow the most basic principle. If the enemy wants something, we won't give it to them. If the enemy wants us to do something, we won't do it. Although it might not be correct, it definitely won't be wrong.
"But like this … …"
Charles slightly knit his brows, "We won't be able to raise enough funds. Once we fall into the quagmire of war preparations, I'm afraid our Cadier Family's background will be dragged down."
"Compared to us, the royal family is more worried about this situation."
Frank calmly said with a smile, "The entire economy of the Irus Empire is controlled by us, the royal family. Less than a tenth of it is in their hands, so how can they fight us? I'm very happy to see this situation, they will definitely collapse first. "
"Not only that." Frank continued, "Even if we can't hold on, don't forget that we are allies with the same interests as the Spade Family. Borrowing some funds from them and giving them some benefits in return, I think it shouldn't be a problem."
Seeing that his father was determined, Charles could only agree to his plan.
Although it might not be the right choice, it definitely wouldn't be wrong. This was enough for them.
Time was on their side.
Morton had an awkward look on the side, he couldn't understand what his big brother and father were talking about at all … …
Irus Imperial Palace.
"That old thing Frank is biding his time?"
Hearing Aubrey's report, Victor tightly knit his brows, "Could it be that he saw through our intentions?"
"With all due respect, Your Majesty."
Aradeline could not help saying, "It's really not a scheme. Our goal is very obvious, and Frank is no fool. He would definitely guess our thoughts."
"So what if I guessed it?"
Aubrey didn't think much of it. "I never intended to use it as a conspiracy from the start."
"Not bad."
Victor deeply agreed. "Baron Tang En's plan is an open and aboveboard conspiracy. So what if they know our purpose? We clearly want the Magic Crystal mine in your hands! Should he let go or not? Not letting go? If the proposed temporary regulations were implemented, the Cadier family would suffer a heavy blow. Be heartless and let go? We will seize the initiative in the coming era, and they will also be eliminated. "
If it was any other law, Victor would be worried that it wouldn't be implemented because it would affect too many interests. But the law related to mines ….. He, he, there were only two mining giants in the entire Irus Empire. One was the Spade Family and the other was the Cadier Family. The other scattered small mines wouldn't be affected at all.
As long as the new policy was implemented, even a fool would know that the royal family was starting to attack the aristocratic party.
Unless it was absolutely necessary, Victor really didn't want to do this. If it wasn't for Tang En's "identity", Victor wouldn't have the courage to act recklessly with him. If they weren't careful, it would be the danger of the country being destroyed.
Under the calm surface, the undercurrents were surging. There were many merchants with sensitive noses that could smell gunpowder. Especially since Duke Aubrey had been acting strangely in the past few days, patrolling the empire's first army every day. There was also the new temporary regulations issued by his majesty Victor. Although they hadn't been implemented yet, because they were worried about increasing taxes, there were many sensitive merchants who quickly sold off the Magic Crystals in their hands. In the end, the price of a standard Magic Crystal fell by a gold coin and it was still quickly falling.
In the black market, the price of a standard Magic Crystal had fallen from ninety gold coins to eighty five gold coins, but because they didn't pay taxes, the profit was still much higher than what was sold on the market.
The Irus Empire's Magic Crystal market was only that big. In just a few days, the amount of Magic Crystals was out of control. The market was so saturated that the Magic Crystals couldn't be sold at all!
They couldn't export to the City of Silver even if they wanted to because the export tax was already being collected.
Even if there were merchants who wanted to take advantage of this opportunity to stock up on Magic Crystals, they couldn't eat that much with the large amount of Magic Crystals on the market. They couldn't create any waves at all and it made the merchants who were in a rush to sell even more.
People with discerning eyes could tell that his majesty Victor was releasing his pent-up anger and his target was the Cardier Family. As for the Spade Family, if they went to war with these two families at once, the entire Irus Empire's economy would collapse. Victor didn't dare take this risk, so the Spade Family sat on the fishing platform for now. They didn't do the Magic Crystal business, so they just watched the play.
The most unlucky one was the Business Alliance.
Being in a closed circle, they couldn't find anyone else to sell to.
"Chairman Neander, good afternoon. I have a batch of good quality Magic Crystals here, do you want to take a look? Large quantities are always good. "
"Chairman Ryan, you really are joking. I also have a batch of Magic Crystals here that I want to take care of, I wonder if you're interested?"
"… …"
"… …"
"How about we go find Leander?"
"That's right, he should be interested … …"
The large companies that made up the Irus Business Alliance were all the top companies in the Irus Empire, so they didn't have a small amount of goods in their hands. Other than their internal companies, the other companies didn't have the ability to take over their resources.
This also caused the Business Alliance to be filled with worry. Each of them had some Magic Crystals on hand since these things weren't considered expensive, but they weren't considered cheap either. When they were bought at a low price, they could sell them with other goods to the City of Silver for a large profit, so they were all very willing to stock up on Magic Crystals.
But now that the policy was announced, they all panicked.
The consumption tax for luxury goods was as high as 50%!
The original purchase price was seventy gold coins and the standard Magic Crystals were sold for a hundred gold coins, so they had to pay a tax of fifty gold coins! Even if they didn't calculate the storage cost, that was a net loss of twenty gold coins!
Unless the price was raised to one hundred and fifty gold coins, they would only earn five gold coins per standard Magic Crystal. Not to mention that the large consumers of Magic Crystals were those old Mages, so they wouldn't allow the price to increase that much.
What should they do?
"The most important thing right now is to find a way to get rid of the Magic Crystals."
Since he lost the Deep Sea Magic Orb, Sidney's mood hadn't been good, "Next, we have to find a way to protest and ask his majesty Victor to take back this idea."
"Viscount Sidney, don't forget that his majesty Victor no longer represents the interests of the nobles, he is standing on the opposite side of us."
Someone on the side reminded him, "To make us lose a large amount of wealth and to make him pay a large amount of taxes, of course he's willing to do it. How could he change his mind?"
Speaking of which, it was strange. The merchants and nobles were clearly two different classes, but the merchants dressed in nobles' skin joined the nobles' faction to resist the Royal Family's faction. Perhaps this was the conflict between the vested interests and the Reformist Party.
"We can only place our hopes on Grand Duke Frank now. Victor is cutting a piece of meat from his body, how long can he take this ….."
Sidney muttered to himself, "Other than this, to get rid of the Magic Crystals, I'm afraid … …"
"Right! What about the Datang Chamber of Commerce? "
Someone suddenly said, "If I remember correctly, the products of the Datang Chamber of Commerce consume Magic Crystals, right? They should be taking advantage of the low price to absorb the Magic Crystals. The other companies can't, but the Datang Chamber of Commerce should be able to absorb a part of it. "
The people of the Business Alliance all knew how powerful the Datang Chamber of Commerce made by Tang En was. Even if the Business Alliance blocked them, the awkward thing was that the Datang Chamber of Commerce didn't need any raw materials or sales channels at all. Its products came from Ellington and it sold through direct sales.
It completely ignored the Business Alliance's blockade and still sold what it wanted to sell. Perhaps the only problem this blockade had on the Datang Chamber of Commerce was that it would be a bit troublesome for its employees to eat outside because the tavern that sold food was a business of the Business Alliance.
This made the Business Alliance's blockade a joke.
"That's right!"
That person's eyes lit up, "I've heard that the Datang Chamber of Commerce has been taking in Magic Crystals on the market. Although the price is very low, we can at least break even if we sell now! I have close to a hundred thousand Magic Crystals in my warehouse, if we don't sell them before the tax increases, I'll suffer a loss. "
"But we're currently blocking the Datang Chamber of Commerce, wouldn't we be slapping our own faces if we sell to them ….."
As soon as this person's voice fell, the expressions of everyone changed, looking awkward and awkward.
Especially chairman Sidney. His face turned red and white, not knowing how to face the gazes of the members.
He never thought that the sanctions on the Datang Chamber of Commerce would become sanctions on themselves … …
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