"President Xu, are you setting me up?" Cantona looked at Xu Yi with a strained smile. "Our chamber of commerce's total revenue so far this year hasn't even reached two hundred thousand gold coins. How could we possibly end up paying more than two hundred thousand in taxes? If we disappoint Her Royal Highness in the end, we might not be able to stay in business in Bunta City."
"Why would I set you up?" Xu Yi gave Cantona a confident smile and patted his shoulder. "Don't worry. If I wasn't at least somewhat confident, why would I make this bet with Her Royal Highness?"
Seeing how certain Xu Yi was, Cantona recalled all the miracles he had achieved before, and a glimmer of hope immediately arose in him.
"Then... President Xu, do you have an idea?"
"Here, let me ask you something. What do you think of our guild's Fruit Canning Factory?" Xu Yi asked.
"Hm? It's doing very well. Why?" Cantona looked at Xu Yi in surprise.
"Then do you know how much profit that Fruit Canning Factory has made this year?" Xu Yi asked again.
Cantona grew even more puzzled. After some thought, he answered hesitantly, "Of course I don't know the exact figures, but judging from what I've heard from Factory Manager Will, it should be doing quite well, right? I'd guess... at least ten thousand gold coins?"
"You're really underestimating Factory Manager Will." Xu Yi shook his head and held up all five fingers of his left hand. "To tell you the truth, so far this year, the Fruit Canning Factory has sold more than a million cans of various products, with total profits approaching fifty thousand gold coins!"
"That much?" Cantona's face filled with shock. "The Fruit Canning Factory is so small, yet its