I really can't control myself

The next day, several chamber of commerce presidents in the capital city of Saint Delawan were invited by the current prime minister of the empire, Terrad.

Yes, Terrad did not issue any announcement as Linton said, but directly notified several chambers of commerce to come by themselves. As for why it was not issued, it was mainly because these merchants were not even qualified to have the empire officially issue this announcement to them.

The several chamber of commerce presidents who received the invitation were all trembling with fear. Although Terrad was like a punching bag in front of Linton, his identity was actually quite scary.

The current Holy Empire of Yilan is a giant empire of what level, and the prime minister is under one person and above ten thousand people... It should be said that it is under two people, after all, it is not clear who is on the throne now.

In short, except for Linton and Yalan, Terrad is the third most important person in the empire. What level of big shot is this, the kind that can decide the life and death of tens of thousands of people with just one word.

How can they not panic when he stoops down to summon the presidents of several chambers of commerce with such an identity?

In short, the several presidents who received the invitation had a "thump" in their hearts, and their subconscious reaction was... Could it be that the Empire is going to cut leeks?

I have said before that these merchants define themselves as leeks. Of course, they did not use the word leeks, but the meaning is similar.

This was the case when the human empire was still in a state of division. The three empires all cut leeks in this way. Anyway, if you have no money, you can find these merchants, or you can donate money on your own initiative, which can also make a good reputation. If you are not polite, you can just rob them directly, what can you do?

In this world with magic and fighting spirit, force is everything. Merchants have money, but what can they do.

Some people may ask, then can't you pay for someone? Of course you can hire someone, but the problem is that you, a warrior, a magician, will be laughed at if you work for merchants. Any warrior or magician who has a bit of face will not degenerate.

Of course, there are those who don't need face, but the level and number of people who can be invited to this level are limited. Then with just this few people, you still want to fight against the state machine?

Moreover, merchants do not have any civilian base. The civilians do not think that merchants are their own people, but civilians. The government killed the merchants, what does it have to do with them, no one will complain for them.

The final result is that they become the leeks that no one likes, and even they themselves feel that they have accepted it.

"President Coxsack, the Prime Minister invited us this time, isn't it to..." Thomas, the president of the Mistry Chamber of Commerce, said, while making a gesture of cutting his neck, and asked another invited Chamber of Commerce president next to him.

Yes, they are so conscious, just after being invited, they have already started to think about whether to start cutting.

Although they are afraid, who dares not go to the invitation of the Prime Minister.

"It shouldn't be. As far as I know, the treasury of the empire is sufficient at present, and there should be no shortage of money." The president of the Chamber of Commerce named Coxsack said.

"Really?" President Thomas' face lit up, but soon frowned again, "But why did you call us here? There must be something wrong."

"It must be a matter of money. After all, we don't have anything else except money." Another president came up uninvited to discuss.

"I heard that the new city built by the new emperor before, you still remember it." Another president next to him also said, "That city cost a lot, and then it seemed that something happened and it was destroyed by someone. I guess it has to be rebuilt."

"Is that so." Thomas nodded, thinking it made sense. Building a city naturally requires a lot of money, so this guess is more reliable, "If that's the case, then it's simple."

Yes, spending money is the simplest thing, after all, they have money.

The empire's policy on merchants is so bad, so theoretically, not many people would become merchants, right? However, the actual situation is that there are countless chambers of commerce on the empire side, big and small. There are more than 20 in the living room now, and this is still the chamber of commerce in the capital, and it's not all, just some of the larger chambers of commerce. Small chambers of commerce don't even qualify to be invited.

In addition to the fact that it's really good to have money, another reason is that the business policy in the empire basically does not suppress the development of merchants. The business tax in the empire is very low, and there are almost no restrictions and controls on doing business.

After all, no matter how much these merchants earn, they will be leeks if they develop. There is no need to restrict them, right? The more they earn, the more fun it is to cut them.

If you don't have the talent for martial arts and magic, then the best development choice is naturally to be a businessman, otherwise you can only go home to farm. There will always be people who are unwilling to be lonely, even if they know where the end of this road is.

"If it were that simple." President Cossack sighed, he was not so optimistic. He had a little news that the treasury was not short of money, so this matter would be more troublesome. If they are not short of money and still look for them, it proves that this matter is definitely not as simple as giving money.

If it's not for money, it may be for life.

Cossack guessed that the merchants in the empire have been too jumpy recently? The official side wants to kill the chicken to scare the monkey?

Yes, the empire has expanded too much recently and developed rapidly. Before the empire was divided, they could only do business domestically. Now, they can do business not only in the three major empires of the human race, but also in other places. After all, even if the government cannot control other countries, they are nominally considered "domestic territories", right? Why can't they do business?

Coxsackie knows that some chambers of commerce have been very active recently. They even do business with those local "rebels". Those who rebel need food and weapons, right? Can they solve them themselves? Can they still rebel and farm at the same time?

No wonder the empire doesn't treat merchants as human beings. You see, merchants can still do such things at this time. Who would have any psychological burden to cut the leeks of these people?

"If the empire really wants... then who should we push out?" Thomas looked at Coxsackie and asked, "President Coxsackie, I have always followed your lead."

"Yes, President Coxsackie, we all listen to you." Several presidents next to him also responded.

Coxsackie sneered. Can he not see through what these people are thinking? Is he planning to use himself as a pawn? But he really has some ideas of his own at this moment.

Looking around, Coxsackie pointed at a young woman sitting in the corner and said, "You have all heard about the Qi Wan Chamber of Commerce, right?"