From Terra to Terra, the Star Emperor's Holiday

"Well, you've met, you can go back now."

"If you don't mind, the Business Federation I represent would like to have some reasonable discussions with you to avoid conflicts caused by different perceptions between the two parties."

Charne's expression did not change. He did not care about Si Ye's teasing at all, and his choice of words remained impeccable.

"I've been in Casimir for so many days, and you finally plan to talk to me instead of observing me secretly?"

Si Ye made way for the door and let Charne in.

"I thought the Business Federation couldn't talk."

"You're joking. The Business Federation is a commercial alliance jointly established by multiple companies. When it comes to recruiting partners, it needs to be coordinated and unified by the board of directors. As soon as the board of directors made a decision, I came to visit you immediately."

"I'll listen seriously. Sit down."

Si Ye sat back on the sofa carefree, while Nian ran to the round stool closer to the observation window with the remaining snacks to make room for Si Ye.

"So what did the Chamber of Commerce decide? Expel me? After all, I've been causing a lot of trouble for those companies and factories lately."

"The mineral disease medication produced by your Rhodes Island Pharmaceuticals is very effective, but the Commercial Federation has always had shortcomings in the pharmaceutical and medical industry. If the two parties can reach a cooperation..."

Si Ye raised his hand, stopping Charnei's words. "You've already said that the medical industry is the weak link of the Chamber of Commerce. If I were a qualified businessman, I would keep this piece of fat meat for myself. Why would I bother with any cooperation to share my profits?"

"But you're not a qualified businessman, are you? You built factories on marginal land and provided medical care and jobs for the infected. From a business perspective, these are extremely bad investments, but you still did it."

Charne seemed confident and told Si Ye about the good things he had done recently.

"Your company's promotion of its commitment to treating and improving the plight of those infected is clearly not empty talk. Even that Radiant Knight is working for you. Therefore, I believe there are ample opportunities for cooperation between you and the Chamber of Commerce."

"Oh?"

Si Ye showed an interested expression and motioned for Charne to continue.

"To borrow a thought from a distinguished figure, the Business Federation never seeks to stop losses, but rather to achieve gains above that. We can completely ignore the friction losses caused by our differing philosophies and focus solely on the bright future that our cooperation will bring."

Charne described it vividly and emotionally, looking intoxicated as if he had already seen the future.

"As an outside company, you can only expand within the city when the four cities merge to form the Grand Knight Territory. However, if you cooperate with the Commercial Union, your company's medicine can quickly spread throughout Casimir. Towns, villages, even homeless people will know your name because of the mineral sickness."

I have to say, it takes a lot of skill to be able to become the spokesperson of the Chamber of Commerce. Si Ye scratched his chin and asked back following up on Charne's words.

"What you just said only benefits me. So what is the greater benefit that the Business Federation is seeking? It can't be doing charity with me."

"You have demonstrated the new value of the infected in the marginal areas. When the mineral disease is no longer a difficult problem, the diligence displayed by the infected has moved the Commercial Federation..."

To put it bluntly, the Business Federation discovered that Rhodes Island Pharmaceuticals' mineral disease drug was surprisingly effective, and those infected with mineral disease who had their disease suppressed became a new labor force.

Moreover, at this time, Rhodes Island Pharmaceuticals was the only company in the entire Terra continent that had such an effective drug for mineral sickness. As long as Si Ye could be brought into the Commercial Federation, it would be equivalent to holding the lifeline of all infected people in his hands.

How could someone who has seen the light be willing to return to darkness? In order to buy medicine, the infected people will only work harder than ordinary people. They are the perfect Palu in the eyes of these capitalists.

"...The Chamber of Commerce is willing to open up more jobs and career paths for those infected. Of course, if you join the Chamber, your factory wages will need to be slightly adjusted. After all... you're paying too much."

Speaking of Si Ye's factory, Charne's well-managed facial expression still twitched unconsciously. After all, it was too outrageous.

According to the calculations of the Chamber of Commerce, the treatment Siye gives to those factory workers just offsets the profits of the entire factory after deducting operating losses and other costs. This means that Siye's factory does not make any money and is even losing money.

"How much? I believe in the principle of giving as much as you get. If you don't give, you get nothing. In my eyes, they are just getting what they deserve."

Si Ye retracted his disguised expression, narrowed his eyes and looked at Charne with some amusement.

"If the Chamber of Commerce is willing to accept my little idea, cooperation is not impossible. How about it?"

Charney looked at Si Ye as if he were a madman.

But then again, considering the degree of anthropomorphism of these small animals on the Terra continent, it is a blessing for them to be able to come up with the abstract capitalism that Casimir has now. It is almost impossible to expect them to understand the lofty ideals of the empire without being beaten.

"If I were to speak in a personal capacity, I would certainly ask you how your company has grown and become profitable."

Charne said it very subtly, but he was almost saying directly that he was very curious about how Si Ye's charity-like approach had earned the land-based ship.

"But as a business association, we cannot accept your philosophy."

Charne felt that this was not a condition, but more like an excuse for Si Ye to make things difficult for people. What is giving and what is return?

If this outrageous idea is applied to the Business Federation, then apart from the hardworking employees at the bottom of each major company, wouldn't the vast majority of directors, executives, and the nobles who act as backers behind the scenes be defined as having made no contribution and therefore not worthy of any reward?

too crazy!

If it weren't for his responsibilities, Charne would have just wanted to leave. In his eyes, Si Ye's philosophy was against the whole world.

"Oh, that seems a shame. It seems Rhode Island Pharmaceuticals can't cooperate with the Business Federation. But it doesn't matter. We can just work hard slowly."

Si Ye sighed regretfully and said something that made Charne's hair stand on end.

"You mean to buy a factory in Casimir and implement your operating methods?"

If the factory strike a few days ago was caused by the indifference of the Chamber of Commerce, it was because the Supervisory Committee was causing trouble and the Chamber of Commerce was still thinking of winning over Si Ye.

Now that the negotiations have reached this point, cooperation is no longer possible. If Si Ye continues to do things that threaten the interests of the Chamber of Commerce, conflict will be inevitable.

"Your previous actions have already caused losses to the Chamber of Commerce and its partners. We can ignore these losses, but if you continue this behavior, and if you cannot obtain higher [profits], the Chamber of Commerce will begin [stop-loss]!!"

Charney emphasized the word "stop loss", and the threat was self-evident.

Si Ye waved his hand nonchalantly at Charne's words. "Oh, cut your losses. If you're looking for a buyer, Rhode Island Pharmaceuticals is the best choice. They have staff at the office 24 hours a day."

"...Someone will discuss factory matters with you. My apologies. I'll take my leave now."

Charne stood up, smoothed out the wrinkles on his clothes, and left the VIP box without looking back.

"The guy who just left...was the spokesperson for the Chamber of Commerce, right? I think I've seen him on TV."

As soon as Charne left, Sofia walked in and pointed in the direction of the door and asked uncertainly.

"Yes, it's him. He came to me to discuss cooperation."

"Done the deal?"

Si Ye stretched and said lightly, "No, the talks have broken down. War is about to break out."

Sofia felt like there was something wrong with her ears. She was stunned for a moment, then suddenly her eyes widened.

"what???"

Chapter 52 Plan unfolds

"Aunt, congratulations on your victory. Are you injured? I need treatment..."

Zofia returned home in a daze. Because of her identity, Margaret could only watch the broadcast on TV at home. Shining, Maria and others had to stay at home with her. The two sisters seemed to have been waiting for a long time to celebrate Zofia's victory in the main competition.

"What happened, aunt?"

Margaret noticed the subtle expression on Sofia's face and looked a little confused.

"Huh? Nothing... nothing."

Sofia's mind was still filled with Si Ye's nonchalant words about starting a war.

Go to war? With the Commerce Federation? Zofia knew what Si Ye had been planning from the beginning, but when Si Ye really said seriously about going to war with the Commerce Federation, Zofia couldn't help but feel a little dazed.

"Is it really nothing? Is it because the Business Federation is causing trouble for you, Auntie?"

Margaret naturally knew that it was not easy for Sofia to win the game today. The opponent's fighting style extremely restrained Sofia. It would be strange if there was no trick here.

Zofia is just like she was three years ago. Those knights carefully packaged by the Business Federation, with shields and armor covered with advertisements, every penny of them is for the benefit of those companies. As independent knights, every victory they win is destroying these interests.

After all, the weapons and armor that you praised to the skies were defeated by weapons and armor that had no source or origin. This was undoubtedly a very failed advertisement.

In this situation, the situation will become more and more serious. Margaret is naturally very worried about Sofia.

Zofia also noticed Margaret's worry and patted her arm: "No, I just heard some shocking news."

"…information?"

"Si Ye and Miss Nian went to watch the game. I went to look for them after the game. Guess who I saw there?"

Margaret blinked, revealing a clear confusion: "Who?"

"The spokesperson for the Chamber of Commerce, the one who often appears on TV."

Zofia shook her head and began to take off her outer armor.

"Oh... The Commerce Federation wants to discuss the marginal land with Si Ye."

Margaret suddenly realized that compared to Sofia who only heard some scraps of the Siye plan at home, Margaret had been busy on the fringe areas.

She knew even more clearly that it was not an exaggeration to say that the marginal plots had completely fallen into Si Ye's hands. Those infected people who were often marginalized had found hope to continue living here with Si Ye. Moreover, with the expansion of Si Ye's factories and shops, the surrounding industrial plots were in sharp contrast and were bustling with momentum.

During these busy days, Margaret witnessed with her own eyes that these infected people abandoned by Casimir regained their vitality. The vitality seen in Kazdel reappeared in the marginal areas.

At some point, Margaret had come to agree with Si Ye's ideas and actions. Even though his actions might subvert the entire tradition of Casimir, he would bring a beautiful new life to the people of Casimir. So even if he would be criticized, Margaret would not waver.

"And the talks must have fallen through, right? I don't think the Chamber of Commerce will ever accept the philosophy promoted by Si Ye and the forces behind him."

"Hey, did you guess that?"

Sofia looked at Margaret in surprise, and her expression softened after a moment.

"It seems like you have a part in what Si Ye is going to do. I won't stop you. Think more about Maria. I hope you made this decision after careful consideration."

"Well, Auntie, you and Maria should try to avoid going out before the next match. You have to be careful not to use any despicable tactics from the Business Federation."

Margaret's eyes were firm; she knew that this decision was no longer childish or impulsive.

"Well, that's enough."

Zofia removed the last piece of armor from her body, revealing the dusty white lining, and waved to Margaret.

"Do whatever you need to do. I need to take a good bath."

……

Si Ye and Nian did not go home with Zofia, but chose to return to the office building of Rhodes Island Pharmaceuticals in Casimir.

After this office building was purchased, the synths have been renovating it. In addition to the top floor reinforcement layer used to place psychic beacons, a large number of space warehouses have been placed on the ground floor for storing goods.

Here, Nian saw mountains of various goods, ranging from vehicles and drones to various types of food and beverages, with a wide variety of goods.

"Wow...you're taking this a bit too far."

After thinking for a moment, Nian understood the significance of the goods in Si Ye’s warehouse, and the corners of his mouth twitched slightly.

The Chamber of Commerce had just threatened Si Ye. It might take many more meetings to decide how to retaliate and how to [stop the losses], but Si Ye had already planned to engage in low-price dumping and destroy the Chamber of Commerce's basic market.