Xu Yi walked out of the city lord's mansion, looked up at the stars in the night sky, exhaled a long breath of white breath, a wry smile appeared at the corner of his mouth, and shook his head slightly.
It would be great if Count Satsuma was still serving as the lord of Bonta City, then he wouldn't have to beat around the bush and consider all kinds of irrelevant things when he wants to do something like now.
Earl Stark finally agreed to the bet with him and initialed an agreement with him, but in fact, this bet did not do much good for Xu Yi himself and the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce.
Because the request he wanted Earl Stark to agree to was actually to hope that Earl Stark could comprehensively implement mechanized farming reforms in Bonta City.
This matter is very beneficial to promoting the agricultural development of Bangta City, and the benefit to Xu Yi and the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce is probably that it can liberate the agricultural labor force through mechanized farming reform, making it easier for the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce to hire enough Just manpower.
But to be honest, with the reputation of the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce, whether it is the local residents of Bangta City or the people of the Lampali Kingdom who come to Bangta City to work from other places, as long as they are looking for a job, the first choice is Xinfei Chamber of Commerce is not too short of manpower.
The only thing we need to worry about is manpower issues elsewhere.
Speaking of this, Xu Yi had to lament that the population of the Lampali Kingdom, or the entire continent of Sainz, was really too small.
The registered population of Bangta City, a small border town of the Lampali Kingdom, is only over 50,000, while the Lampali Kingdom has less than 5 million people according to statistics, which is not even as large as the population of a slightly larger city on Earth.
Although there are no specific statistics for the entire Sainz continent. But judging from the situations recorded in various books. The population situation is slightly better than that of the Lampali Kingdom. But it's not much stronger. The entire continent has a population of about two to three billion.
It is precisely because of this that Earl Stark is very sensitive to the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce attracting farmers from Bonta City to the Principality of Standing, and has clearly expressed his opposition.
Because the total population of Bangta City is so large, if part of it is poached by the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce, it may really have a serious impact on Bangta City's agricultural production.
However, Xu also promised that he would only take away less than 2,000 farmers, and analyzed it with actual data to Earl Stark. In fact, now that Bangta City is carrying out agricultural production with the help of farmland magic machinery, it does not require as much manpower as before. After that, Earl Stark reluctantly agreed with Xu Yi's judgment.
Since the bet with Xu Yi would be of great benefit to Bangta City without any harm, Earl Stark would of course readily agree.
What's more, Xu Yi promised that even if he wins the bet, he will provide 5,000 new farmland magic machines to Bangta City for free through the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce to ensure the agricultural development of Bangta City.
Under such generous conditions, even if Earl Stark had some doubts about why Xu Yi would do this, the contract written in black and white served as a guarantee. Earl Stark finally agreed.
However, even so, when the two initialed the agreement. Still, after some intense debate, the first draft of the agreement was finally agreed upon.
Thinking of Earl Stark's suspicious expression just now, how could Xu Yi not smile bitterly.
He took great pains to create a good environment for the development of the magic industry.
Shaking his head and putting aside his complaints against Earl Stark and the stubborn conservatives headed by the Stark family, Xu Yi began to organize in his mind what needed to be done next.
After obtaining a guarantee from Earl Stark that the New Flying Chamber of Commerce will not obstruct the recruitment of farmers from Bonta City, the next step for the New Flying Chamber of Commerce should be to recruit as many as two thousand farmers from Bonta City as soon as possible. , and bring them to the Principality of Standing to settle down as soon as possible, so that they can invest in the reclamation of the 100,000 hectares of land.
It's already the end of November. If you don't hurry up, you may not be able to complete the plowing before spring plowing. And if you miss a season of harvest, Xu Yi can't guarantee that you will definitely win the battle with Earl Stark. bet.
Fortunately, the environment of the Principality of Standing is indeed unique. The geographical environment of the tropics ensures that it can still be cultivated in winter, and will not enter the dormant period in the winter like the Kingdom of Lampali.
Moreover, according to the inspection, Xu also confirmed that farming in the Principality of Standing can be done three seasons a year.
Based on this alone, the food income is already much higher than that of the Lampali Kingdom.
And this is the reason for Xu Yi's bet with Earl Stark.
In addition to seizing the time to reclaim the 100,000 hectares of land, the three iron mines purchased by the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce in the Principality of Standing have also officially begun mining.
According to the reports of the dwarf craftsmen sent in the early stage, the iron ore in the three iron mines is actually high-quality fine ore, which means that the iron content in the three iron mines is higher than expected from the previous exploration. Much higher.
Being able to purchase these three mines from the Principality of Standing for 1.35 million gold coins, the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce took a big advantage.
At the same time, through Unkru's contacts, Xu Yi also purchased seven more magic crystal mines from several big nobles in the Principality of Standing.
Because magic crystal mines can be found everywhere on the Sainz continent, and the usage is very small, this thing is not taken seriously. In the Principality of Standing where there are few magicians, no one cares about it even if it is placed there, so Xinfei The Chamber of Commerce wanted to purchase magic crystal mines, which was a complete surprise to the nobles of the Principality of Standing. In the end, the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce only spent a mere 500,000 gold coins to acquire the seven largest magic crystal mines in the Principality of Standing. Get all the crystal mines.
Many people expressed confusion about this transaction, but Xu Yi knew very well that it would not be long before the magic crystal would become an important resource that was vigorously snatched by everyone. The transaction he had completed now was a huge profit.
Except for the affairs of the Principality of Standing, the next most important thing is the investment in the Black Rice Wasteland.
After the last joint action of the four chambers of commerce dealt a severe blow to the independent orc army in the Black Rice Wasteland, the small base invested by the four chambers of commerce in the Black Rice Wasteland was quickly established.
Now a month has passed and the prototype of this base has been established. It is estimated that it will be initially put into use early next year.
President Leersa, who stayed in Heimi Wasteland and was mainly responsible for matters related to this base, has begun open recruitment to the orc tribes in Heimi Wasteland. In addition to the four nearby orc tribes that had previously had agreements with four chambers of commerce, Heimi Many orcs from several orc tribes deeper in the wasteland also came to express their willingness to join the human factory work.
According to this trend, as long as this base is completed and the factories of the four chambers of commerce are officially put into use, the scope of influence of this base will radiate as far as one hundred kilometers into the Black Rice Wasteland.
Xu Yi believes that within two years, the area affected by radiation will be completely integrated into the human order.
If this step is further recommended, sooner or later all the orcs in the Black Rice Wasteland will be absorbed into the factories of the Human Chamber of Commerce, and the Lampali Kingdom's internal and external problems will be completely solved.
Next, it’s the matter in the north.
Xu Yi tilted his head and looked northeast.
Thinking of investing in Sewell City, Xu Yi inevitably thought of Earl Satsuma, who was serving as the city lord of Sewell City at this time.
If Count Satsuma had not been suddenly transferred and stayed in Bangta City to strongly support Xu Yi and the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce, then in the past six months, Bangta City would have changed its appearance again, and it would not be what it is now. In this way, the entire development has stagnated and even regressed.
Looking deeper into the northeast, the appearance of Princess Caroline emerged in Xu Yi's mind.
Xu Yi was deeply impressed by this princess whose appearance was not inferior to Steele's, but whose style was countless times bolder than Steele's.
It's not because of her appearance or the naked temptation to Xu Yi, but because Xu Yi sees some shadows of Sevini in her.
Xu could also see that Princess Carolyn seemed a little frivolous on the surface, but she sincerely wanted the Duke of Drake to become stronger, so during the few days she visited the Falling Rain Valley, she always kept talking about it. Keep asking questions and try to absorb all the new things you see here.
In this state, Princess Caroline exudes charm that is far more fascinating than when she poses seductively towards Xu Yi.
Thinking of the last words Princess Carolyn said to him before leaving, Xu Yi couldn't help but feel something in his heart, and then quickly shook his head to get rid of this distracting thought.
After calming down, Xu Yi identified the direction and walked towards the product service center of Xinfei Chamber of Commerce in Bangta City.
This is his habit. Every time he comes to Bangta City, he will go to the product service center to listen to reports.
Because the product service center directly faces the customers of Xinfei Chamber of Commerce, it can get the most direct feedback from customers. Listening to these opinions allows Xu Yi to make the most appropriate judgment on product improvements.
Just after turning a corner, a figure staggered out of the alley next to him. Before he had taken two steps, his body suddenly went limp and he fell directly to the wall beside him. Then he collapsed against the wall and collapsed on the ground. at every turn.
Xu Yi was startled, and quickly walked over and knelt down to observe, only to find that this thin-looking figure was indeed a girl. Judging from her appearance, she was still very young, probably about twenty years old.
Judging from her closed eyes and weak breathing, she seemed to have fainted.
Xu Yi grabbed her shoulders and shook her hard a few times, but the girl had no intention of waking up.
Looking at the streets in front and behind, there were no other figures passing by. Xu Yi hesitated for a while, shook his head helplessly, leaned over and picked up the girl, added a wind control technique to himself, and walked toward Luo outside the city. Star Manor flew away at high speed. (To be continued...)