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In fact, after reaching a transaction cooperation with the Chamber of Commerce, Ryan can’t be said to be wealthy now, but at least he is not short of money.

Even so, when he saw the astronomical figures on the list, he couldn't help but exclaim. This shows how wealthy the two chambers of commerce are.

"As expected of the top two chambers of commerce, this is truly wealthy enough to rival a country." Ryan sighed.

Williams nodded and said in a deep voice: "Yes, the roughly calculated gold coins alone are equivalent to the tax revenue of the kingdom in the past ten years!"

"Although as the royal family's ruling power declined, all places concealed their taxes, causing the kingdom's tax revenue to decline year by year, it is still shocking enough."

"How do these businessmen make their money? They are all extremely wealthy!"

When Williams thought about how he used to live frugally and even wanted to break a gold coin into two halves to save money to buy resources from the Merchants Association, his impression of businessmen plummeted.

The merchants are so rich, but they still try to find ways to make money from every copper coin in his hands. They are even greedier than greedy chinchillas!

I heard that after the visitors from the divine realm entered the commercial district, they hung many businessmen on the trees.

Originally he thought that doing so was ungentlemanly, but now he just thinks the boys did a great job!

Looking at Williams' indignant look, Ryan chuckled and shook his head.

Like most aristocrats, Williams envied the merchants' ability to make money, but also felt that it was the merchants who took away their wealth, so he had a very low impression of the merchants.

Ryan certainly did not agree with this outdated idea, but he did not want to explain it further.

Sometimes no matter how much you say, it is not as good as seeing it with your own eyes. As Williams gradually got to know the businessmen in the process of dealing with the mutual business association, his ideas naturally changed.

It doesn't matter even if he still looks down on businessmen in the end. Ryan has no intention of handing over the business association to him anyway.

So Ryan did not answer Williams' question, but instead talked about the noble coalition that had existed for more than ten years.

"I now understand why Marquis Cross summoned the noble coalition to besiege the Merchant Alliance. It was not only to suppress the development of merchants, but also to plunder their wealth."

"Lion City has spent countless amounts of money suppressing rebellions and expeditions over the years, but its finances have not collapsed. This is all thanks to the efforts of the Merchant Alliance!"

"Without their war reparations, Lion City would not have survived until now. Marquis Cross's title of Lion King is at least half due to them!"

"Perhaps Marquis Cross also realized this and left a way out for the merchants, allowing them to continue making money for him and attack Guanhai City when the territory is short of money."

Williams understood: "This is treating businessmen like Slowpokes and constantly cutting their tails."

Ryan said calmly: "No, there is a difference. Slowpoke doesn't feel any pain when its tail is cut, and it can grow a new tail quickly."

"But if merchants are robbed of their wealth, they will be severely damaged and it will take a long time to recover."

"And merchants are not as slow-witted as Slowpoke. They will resist, so they changed the Merchant Alliance to the Merchant Mutual Association."

"Of course, in the eyes of Marquis Cross, there is no difference between the Merchant Alliance and the Merchants' Association. They are just his money bags. He can reap the harvest whenever he wants."

"Who would have thought that plans could not keep up with changes? He was injured while suppressing the rebellion and was busy selecting a suitable successor. He was not in a hurry to reap the wealth of the Shang Hu Hui. In the end, all of it fell into our hands."

Williams said with some concern: "Since the Chamber of Commerce is the money bag of Marquis Cross, our actions to destroy the Chamber of Commerce will definitely cause his dissatisfaction, and he will definitely suppress us in the future."

"So what?" Ryan said calmly, "From the moment I decided to reject the marriage, Marquis Cross and I have become enemies."

"Isn't it normal for the enemy to suppress us? Besides, I am not afraid of his suppression."

"In the past, we had the disadvantage of insufficient foundation. Now that we have occupied Guanhai City, our only disadvantage has been eliminated."

"After Guanhai City stabilizes in a few days, I will gather more visitors from the God Realm, and add the Dragonite tribe. It's not certain who will suppress whom by then!"

Humph, it would have been fine if I had just avoided the spotlight when I was weak before.

Now that I have both a dragon and money, should I avoid him?

What a joke!

Williams' eyes lit up: "Can you also summon visitors from the divine world?"

"Of course, there will be more and more visitors from the divine realm under my command in the future!" Ryan replied.

Hearing this, Williams finally let go of the worry in his heart.

"That's fine. No matter how powerful the Lion King is, he can never be a match for the God!"

"Okay, let's talk about Marquis Cross's problem later. Let's get back to the Chamber of Commerce. When can we complete the detailed statistics of the assets of the Blue Ocean Chamber of Commerce and the Yaojin Chamber of Commerce?" Ryan asked, holding the list.

"That," Williams stammered, "I don't know either. It's too troublesome to count these things. Just a rough count of the gold coins is enough to give me a headache."

"Not clear? That won't do. There are not only these two chambers of commerce, but dozens of chambers of commerce, large and small. If you can't even figure out these two chambers of commerce, what about the other chambers of commerce?" Ryan said with a frown.

"What? Dozens of chambers of commerce?" Williams' voice suddenly increased, and then he shook his head like a rattle.

Williams curled his lips: "I am old and cannot bear your trust."

"Who says you are old? You are still young. Didn't I just say that your fifties and sixties are the right age to make breakthroughs?" Ryan encouraged in a gentle voice.

"Do you believe this? You are clearly abusing the elderly!" Williams retorted loudly.

Ryan raised his eyebrows and said, "Oh, it seems that you have had many contacts with visitors from the divine world."

"In that case, I won't hide it from you. Visitors from the God Realm must work until they are sixty years old, so it's not abuse if I make you work."

Williams was incredulous when he heard this: "I have to work until I'm sixty in the God Realm? I can't even live that long!"

"You're not lying to me, are you? How can the God's world be harder than ours?"

Ryan said calmly, "Do I need to lie to you? You can just ask a visitor from the God Realm and you will know."

"And don't you think about it? If the God Realm is not miserable, why do these visitors from the God Realm flock to our world and are reluctant to leave every time they leave?"

Hiss~that makes sense!

Williams stood there in a daze, feeling that his ideas had been severely impacted.

Without waiting for Williams to think about it, Ryan continued:

"Well, I know you're not good at dealing with this kind of thing, so I sent you a helper."

"Andy recommended Director Locke to me. This director is very capable and knows the Chamber of Commerce very well. He is perfect for you to take over the Chamber of Commerce."

"Andy? The man who killed his father?" When Williams heard Andy's name, his mind could not help but recall the scene where Andy reported to Ryan with Kro's head, and an expression of disgust appeared on his face.

"He is a man who can kill even his own father in order to gain merit. He is such a heartless and ungrateful person. The person who recommended him must not be a good person either. Please think twice!"

Seeing Williams' resistance, Ryan didn't say any more nonsense. He just took out the letter written by Kro and threw it on the table.

"Actually, Andy also has his own difficulties. You will know after reading this letter."

"Hardship? How can a man who killed his father have hardship?"

Although Williams said he disliked Andy, he was honest enough to step forward and take the letter.

"Humph, I want to see what his reasons are!"

Williams said as he turned his eyes to the letter.

After a moment, he put the letter back on the table with a complicated expression, and stood there in silence.

"How about it? What do you think after reading this letter?" Ryan asked.

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Williams sighed and responded, "I don't understand why President Kro regards family inheritance so important that he would let Andy kill him with his own hands."

"Not only did he sacrifice his own life, but he also made his son bear the stigma of patricide. Is it really worth it?"

Ryan reached out to take the letter back and said softly, "It doesn't matter whether we think it's worth it or not, as long as Crowe himself thinks it's worth it."

“Everyone has goals and dreams, but only a few can achieve them.”

"Some people will face the reality and bury it deep in their hearts, while others are willing to sacrifice everything for it, even their own lives. Morgan and Crowe are undoubtedly the latter."

"We are not qualified to judge their efforts. Only they themselves can judge them."

"But I do admire their determination, so I don't mind offering some help."

"Since Andy carries Crowe's dream, I will use the talents he recommends. Even if you don't want to choose Director Locke to help, I will send him to handle other things."

Williams thought for a moment and said in a muffled voice: "Forget it, let's assign him to me as an assistant. We will only work together for a few days anyway."

"Once I have dealt with these things, I will definitely go fishing, and no one can stop me!"

Ryan smiled and nodded: "No problem, I am not one of those black-hearted businessmen, I will definitely let you go to sea."

Williams looked at Ryan suspiciously. "Something's wrong. Why did you agree so readily? Is there any trickery here?"

When Ryan heard this, he was immediately unhappy and said with a wronged look:

"I've already promised to let you go to sea, what can I do to deceive you?"

"Can people have more trust in each other?"

Williams saw that Ryan's expression did not seem fake, and thought he had misunderstood Ryan, and then smiled awkwardly:

"I'm sorry, I thought too much, please forgive me."

"It's good that you know you were wrong, and don't do it again."

After that, Ryan took advantage of Williams's inattention and stuffed a piece of intelligence collected by the Chamber of Commerce under other documents.

If Williams looked at the intelligence at this time, he would find that it said that a large number of Shadow Church members were searching for the traces of the Fire Bird on the sea.

Obviously, the reason why Ryan agreed to let Williams go to sea was also for the Shadow Church and the Firebird.

It’s a pity that Williams was still immersed in the guilt of not trusting Ryan and didn’t notice Ryan’s little action.

"Ahem," Ryan coughed twice after hiding the information, and changed the subject: "By the way, when you and Director Locke take over the Merchants' Association, you must be on guard against the merchants making small moves behind your back."

"Businessmen only care about profit. They will do anything for money. Don't underestimate them."

"But you don't have to worry too much. As a director of the Business Association, Director Locke knows businessmen very well. Their calculations should not escape Locke's eyes. This is also an important reason why I sent Locke to help you."

"You two can work together. Locke will be responsible for finding those Ladas and convicting them one by one, and you will be responsible for the punishment."

"As for the severity of the punishment, it's up to you. Punish those who deserve it, and kill those who deserve it!"

"I only have one request. We must not let the business of Guanhai City be paralyzed, and we must make the merchants and residents of Guanhai City realize who the real owner of this city is now!"

Williams said with a serious expression: "Yes, I understand!"

"Very good, it's getting late, old man, go and have a rest first, it won't be too late to work tomorrow."

Ryan was still very considerate of the old man, fearing that he would die suddenly from staying up late.

Williams felt a warm feeling in his heart when he heard Ryan care about him so much.

Ryan himself hadn't slept yet, but he still let him rest early. What a considerate lord he is!

And he was actually doubting Ryan just now, thinking that Ryan was no different from a businessman. He deserved to die!

Williams felt more and more guilty, and said to Ryan shamefully:

"You should also rest early. I will work hard and will never let you down!"

After saying that, Williams turned and left, deciding to work a little longer tonight to share Ryan's worries!

Looking at Williams' passionate back, Ryan blinked in confusion.

I told Williams to rest early, why does this old man seem so excited?

Forget it, I don’t want to think about it anymore. I’d better take a look at how much money I have.

Ryan picked up the list with excitement on his face and read it with great pleasure.

After he finished watching it for the fifth time, his excitement gradually subsided and he began to feel bored.

It turns out that when a person realizes that money is just a number to him, his attitude towards money changes, and Ryan is no exception.

At this moment, he can confidently say the following words, just like Jack Ma who regretted founding Alibaba:

“I’m not interested in money!”

Ryan threw the list aside and turned on the lottery function on the panel.

Compared to the numbers on the list, I am happier when I draw the lottery.

"Then, it's time for the exciting lottery draw!" (End of this chapter)