There is no need to rely on human empathy, especially since the people in the penal colony are a mixture of demons and humans. It is difficult to reconcile conflicts between different groups. Being cunning is really an overly reasonable way to survive.
The so-called guarantee letter itself may be a piece of waste paper. The reason why it can effectively control the behavior of most lords lies in the "interests at stake".
There is no need to take a long-term view. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs told the lords straightforwardly that mechanized farming will bring more tax revenue, which can be understood no matter how low the level is.
Of course, the key is that they don't have to pay for the renovation. The only thing they have to do is to take care of their own hands and don't be greedy for the present at the expense of the future.
Another thing that allows overseas lords to exercise restraint is the Phoenix Kingdom's trade hierarchy and personnel exit management.
Trade level refers to the goodwill of overseas personnel and regions. It is only divided into three levels, and the lowest level is level three, and there will be no exceptions.
This thing was not even made by the government, but was formulated by private capital such as Redstone Bank and industrial developers.
For products that are in high demand, such as magic self-charging energy storage modules, artificial sapphires, etc., there are so many orders that you have to queue up. Manufacturers will choose first-tier customers. They have good credit and pay readily, making them the best customers.
Level 2 refers to mass customers, with a wide range of customers. Some refuse to pay in full in advance, and some delay paying the balance, but generally speaking, there is no record of breach of trust.
Level three is terrible, as they all have accounts that have not been settled during the New Year, and there are also customers who simply ran away. Being classified as Level 3, the biggest impact is that the area will be remembered by salesmen from various factories, and they will never take the initiative to go to the area to collect business.
If the lord is officially notified by the Federation of Trade Unions to be classified as level three, he will have to send someone to the territory to negotiate for purchases. Basically, full payment is required in advance, but the price will increase compared to the first two levels of customers.
The lord is just a person, and if his actions offend merchants in the entire region, he will be in trouble or even in danger of his life.
As long as the lord doesn't reach out, it won't do any harm to the overall project if the foreman below is a little greedy.
The root cause of the issue of people leaving the country is money.
The people of the Phoenix Kingdom are relatively rich compared to the surrounding areas. Only in terms of cash, some landowners may not be able to compare with senior technical workers and engineers.
The external environment is always not good, and people are stolen and robbed when leaving the country. However, it cannot stop certain industries overseas from being more open, such as... women.
Visitors to the Phoenix Kingdom have become an important source of income for the surrounding areas. Once they offend the kingdom and are included in the "unfriendly area list", there will immediately be only two or three businessmen left. There are not enough people, and no matter how lavish they are, they will not be able to spend. A few bucks.
In short, due to the dual strong influence of productivity and economy, many agreements that seem like waste paper have become increasingly binding on foreign countries.
In such an atmosphere, the demons seemed unwilling to be alone.
"Your Majesty, there is something wrong with these shipping orders. The manufacturer cannot trace the flow of the goods."
"Huh? That's interesting."
Among the pile of documents sent by the central department, the top one was marked in red. Perhaps Wang Qi was afraid that he would miss the information, so he mentioned it specifically.
The submitter of the document was the Federation of Trade Unions, and it was not the manufacturer who directly reported the problem to Wang Qi.
There is more than one manufacturer involved.
The purchase order included a batch of artificial gemstones with a diameter of five to six centimeters, a batch of chest plates and other steel plates of specified shapes, and a miscellaneous small accessories used to make equipment.
The most problematic of these are large artificial stones.
Although something with a diameter of a few centimeters is far from the tens or hundreds of kilograms used in city defense construction, it can also effectively enhance the combat effectiveness of the mage, not only against demons, but also as a potential hazard.
There is no trade ban on this thing, but if you can't find a buyer after selling it, it means that the manufacturer hasn't done a good job.
The manufacturer is the developer of the bauxite mine near Elte. It is a private enterprise and cannot be treated as a criminal case. However, it still has to issue a symbolic fine and require them to correct themselves and conduct self-examination.
There is really no restriction on making spare parts of armor, because Quagmire City, Pilates, and Ruiweile Group all have steel stamping and cutting capabilities.
The question now is, is the buyer a demon?
Still use the elimination method.
There is no retail sale of factory orders, but if you want to purchase such things for armed personnel in bulk, you need to reach the corresponding goodwill level.
There are two possibilities, one is borrowing the shell of an overseas businessman, the other is the business staff is corrupt or controlled by magic.
It is better to notify the police to go and check the relevant personnel and accounts.
Wang Qi personally inquired, and the work was done very quickly. On the third day, a stack of documents was delivered, recording the details of several business orders in detail.
There is nothing wrong with the machinery factory. The other party pays the full price before picking up the goods. Even if the goodwill is level three, the trade will proceed smoothly.
However, there was something really wrong with the gem factory. The salesman was trying to save trouble and did not verify the identity of the buyer. He simply remembered what the buyer said. When the police went to the local area to check, they found no such person.
From this point of view, it is probably not the first time that gem factories have sold large gemstones in batches to "abnormal buyers".
Normally, when a mage buys large gems, he usually goes to a magic prop shop to buy a single gem, or goes to a magic workshop to customize wands or props. The one who has the best reason to buy gems in batches is the lord.
Fatel and Wengji may also find agents to buy, but there is no need to cut off similar threads after buying them.
The so-called "abnormal buyers" were bandits and those intent on overthrowing the lord.
This depends on the management of the Trade Department. For example, the "Rabim" organization near Gate 2 is within the scope of permission.
Even if this type of buyer violates the rules, they will not be able to detect the person. Even if someone else is a bandit, he is still a legitimate bandit. He must have a stronghold to be called a bandit, otherwise he can only be regarded as a robber.
It is true that orders from gem factories must be reviewed by the Ministry of Trade, but the Ministry of Trade cannot send a large number of people to go abroad for verification every day. Not to mention work efficiency, if someone is specifically targeted, the replacement speed may not be able to keep up with the speed of corruption.
Therefore, the gem factory can only take over the responsibility, and the sales department has crossed the line this time.
Wang Qi asked about it and found that the other party had not paid the small fine from the previous two days.
The fine will be directly cancelled, and a 300% import and export tax on large-grained gemstones will be levied, and a 100% domestic large-grained gemstone commodity transaction tax will be levied.
If you don't have to worry about doing business, just help him with some snacks.
At this stage, domestic gemstones are mainly divided into four categories: abrasives, namely emery, which is the smallest in size and looks like flour when piled together; materials used for magic production line processing, which has slightly larger particles and is the main raw material for magic charging equipment; Jewelry raw materials, the maximum size is an ellipsoid with a length of 3 cm, and there are standards. If the ratio of length to width is less than 3:2, there is a standard. This is to avoid being processed into a shape that the mage likes and is practical.
Those larger than jewelry raw materials are classified as large particles. The original transaction tax is 20%, which is only a little more than that of ordinary commodities, and the trade tax is 30%.
If the two taxes are increased, the terminal price will rise sharply, and the number of customers for gemstone factories will become very few, and they will not be interested.
If something like this happens again, their production license will be revoked!
