In the face of the indignant criticism of the sea elves, Roland couldn't help but laugh: "I must admit that I am not a nationalist when it comes to doing business, but an out-and-out cosmopolitan." Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info"

"Don't boast about yourself so noblely, to put it bluntly, it's not 'a mother with milk'!" Viktoria scoffed.

"I'm ashamed of your criticism, Weta." Roland lowered his head and smiled wryly.

"Where are you ashamed? You cheeky guy aren't you dancing happily with me in your arms! Victoria gave him a coquettish look.

Roland stopped dancing, took her hand and walked to the dance floor, and selected two cocktails from the maid's tray: "Vita, seriously, who is Kun Tiliang a lobbyist for this time?" ”

"Why are you suddenly serious?" Victoria took the cocktail he handed him and asked apologetically, "Did I ruin your fun?" You know, that's my temper. ”

Roland leaned over and kissed her forehead, then clinked glasses with her.

Victoria grinned and gave him a sweet smile, took a sip of the rich, sweet and slightly spicy liquor, sighed contentedly, squinted her eyes and said faintly: "Liuba's life has not been easy recently, internal and external troubles." ”

Roland's heart moved slightly, and he asked her: "What is the external trouble, and what is the internal worry?" ”

"The external threat is the "Shipping Insurance Antitrust Act" initiated by the parliament of the Bend League, I don't know much about these, you can ask Liuba yourself later, the internal worry is about the adjustment of the industrial policy within our Baiou Port, Liuba plans to invest heavily in the development of the airship industry in the next five years, but Kun Tiliang and his representatives of the maritime operation will resolutely oppose this policy, believing that it will greatly affect the prospects of maritime trade, and the most Baiou Port is the industry that relies on the dock to eat, this faction of people has a great momentum within the family, I guess Kun Tiliang came to the door tonight, the purpose is to persuade Liuba to give up investing in the airship company, if Liuba refuses this old guy's lobbying, I am afraid that he will have to entangle a group of fellow party members in the family council to make it difficult to make it public, which will make Liuba's situation very passive. ”

"The conflict between the interests of the old and new industries...... Roland was thoughtful, and was about to continue to ask, when a muffled sound suddenly came from the reception room behind him.

Looking back, the door of the reception room was open, and Kun Tiliang walked out with a blue face. Reaching the door, he stopped and looked back at Lyubov, and said coldly in front of everyone: "Dear lady, allow me to ask you one last time - to be careful with the demands of the dock workers and the sailors!" If these poor men can't keep their jobs, countless families will be in trouble, and countless women and children will lose their livelihood and have to fend for themselves! If it comes to that point, no one can say how much chaos will ensue next, and I am sure that with your wisdom you will make the decision that is best in the interests of all citizens of the city-state! ”

The hall fell silent for a moment, and everyone's eyes were focused on Kun Tiliang, watching the indignant old man stride out of the banquet hall with his head held high. The band first came back to their senses and continued to play, and everyone reflexively regained their smiles and continued to dance, but everyone knew in their hearts that the atmosphere in the venue had quietly changed.

"Vita, let's go talk to Lyuba about it."

"Are you sure? She's probably in a bad mood right now. ”

"It's because I'm in a bad mood that I need to find someone to talk to, you're very incompetent as a sister."

Roland took Victoria's hand and pushed open the door and walked into the reception room.

Lyubov stood at his desk with his back to the door, his hands supporting the table in a daze, his slender and tall body looked extremely weak, as if he had not fallen down because of the support of his hands.

"Liuba, what's wrong with you?" Victoria walked up to her sister and looked at her face with concern.

Liu Bofu smiled reluctantly, sat on the sofa with his sister in his arms, and said softly: "I'm fine, there's nothing to worry about." ”

Victoria hummed ignorantly, snuggled into her sister's arms, the familiar body temperature and smell made her feel at ease, she had been accustomed to her sister's protection for many years, and knew that her sister was an incomparably strong woman, as long as she still had a smile on her face, no wind and waves could knock her down.

Roland sat down across a coffee table opposite the Yangbo sisters and asked Lyubov softly, "The situation doesn't seem to be good?" ”

Liu Bofu nodded, frowned and said slowly: "I was too careless during this time, and before I knew it, many potential crises broke out all at once, and the pressure was indeed not small. ”

"I heard that the other states of the Bend League are secretly colluding with you to attack you in the League Parliament?"

"It's the so-called Antitrust Act on Shipping Insurance." Lyubov handed him a glass of wine, but he was not interested in accompanying him, "You should know that including our Baiou Port, the twelve city-states of the Bend Alliance have developed by relying on port trade, but the development of shipping trade will inevitably require the follow-up of shipping insurance business, and the sea turmoil is unpredictable, and bad luck is the end of the ship's destruction and death, without this guarantee, few people dare to take the risk of crossing the meteorite ocean." ”

"Indeed, a trip to and from the New World, at least two months at sea, a long voyage means a huge risk, before departure to buy a shipping insurance is the safest choice, which is also the premise of the prosperity of the shipping insurance industry."

"In fact, the tax payment of the shipping insurance industry accounts for as much as 20% of the total financial revenue of Baiou Port, and the share in other city-states is even higher, precisely because this cake is too big, and the interests involved are also complicated, at present, other city-states agree that the market share occupied by our Yangbo family insurance company is too high, almost seventy percent, which actually constitutes a monopoly, so they require the Yangbo family to divide and sell the insurance business, otherwise it is 'competing with the people' for profit', which violates the commercial purpose of free competition." Speaking of this, Lyubov raised his head and looked at him with a complicated expression, "Are you ridiculous?" 'Free competition' is exactly the slogan I have been vigorously promoting, but now it has become a sharp knife in the hands of others, and in turn it has stabbed me in the heart......"

"I think the anti-monopoly alliance's slogan of 'not competing with the people' is even more ridiculous," Roland shook his glass, and the scarlet wine slurpled in the crystal cup like a pool of blood, "As far as I know, most of the insurance companies in the major city-states of the Bend League have no shares in the citizens, and the interests are concentrated in the hands of hereditary nobles, landlords, bankers, and large business owners. The word 'min' refers to the few wealthy people who hold shares in the shipping insurance industry, so what kind of class are the nearly 500,000 real commoners in Baiou Harbor and the city-states of the Bend League? (To be continued.) )