"Don't look at me with that look. I'm not that great, and I'm not as idle as you said." Xu Yi glanced at Hainas sitting opposite, shook his head and said, "I'm just doing this because A reason I mentioned to you a long time ago is to liberate the agricultural population.”
"Then let them all invest in what you call the magic industry?" Heinas asked.
"Yes." Xu Yi nodded. "Don't you think there are too few people in our Lampali Kingdom?"
"Too little?" Heinas stared. "Why don't I think so? Our Lampali Kingdom is just a small kingdom. It's a lot if it has millions of people. Do you think this is small? Do you want the population of our Lampali Kingdom to be the same as that of the Malo Empire?" Isn’t it like the Candela Empire?”
"That's not necessary, but it's just not enough for my current requirements. Haven't you noticed that even though a full 200,000 people came to Bangta City some time ago, it still seems a little inadequate?"
"But this is because there are almost too many jobs in Bangta City." Heinas frowned. "And the reason why Bangta City has so many job opportunities is because the products of your chamber of commerce are also sold to other cities in the kingdom, which is equivalent to feeding these 200,000 people by relying on people from other places in the kingdom. If you If you want the entire Lampali Kingdom to become like Bangta City, who will support so many people? "Of course it will depend on other countries." Xu Yi smiled. "Don't say there are only over 5 million people in the Lampali Kingdom. Even if there are more than 50 million people, they can easily be fed. And when I say feeding, I don't just mean to survive, but to live a good life."
"Isn't your idea a bit too... naive?" Heinas shook his head. "Our Lampali Kingdom is not very strong on the continent of Sainz. How can other countries be so stupid? Are they supporting us for nothing?"
Xu Yi glanced at Heinas, thinking that it would be too troublesome to explain to him how much change the industrial revolution would bring to a country, and besides, he might not be able to understand it, so he gave up the idea after thinking about it. idea.
Anyway, Heinas came to Bangta City this time just to interview the newly built fertilizer factory. He secretly collected specific information about fertilizers for the kingdom's senior officials and discussed with him the profound impact it would have on the entire Lampali Kingdom. As for the level matter, it is better to wait until Sevigny comes next time to discuss it.
Thinking of Sevigny. Xu Yi was moved in his heart and asked Hainas about the recent whereabouts of Her Royal Highness.
Since my visit with Major Macconley last year. Sevigny has not been to Bangta City for a long time. This is really strange for Sevigny, who only came here when he had nothing to do in the past two years. "Of course, Earl Stark will be the city lord here. Her Royal Highness will definitely not come here without incident. As for this period of time, when I left Anvilmar City, I heard that Her Royal Highness was preparing to leave for Sewell City. Conduct an inspection." Hainas suddenly raised his eyebrows and asked Xu Yi, "Hey, Xu Yi, does this matter have something to do with you?"
"What does it have to do with me?" Xu Yi laughed. "Can I still decide the whereabouts of Her Royal Highness?"
"Dare you say that it has nothing to do with you? I heard that Sewell City is preparing to develop an industrial area, and Her Royal Highness is planning to inspect this industrial area. Besides, the current owner of Sewell City is Earl Satsuma. Do you dare to say that? Does this industrial zone development have nothing to do with you?”
"Why don't I dare to say it?" Xu Yi snorted lightly. "To tell you the truth. Earl Satsuma was developing the industrial zone in Sewell City, but he thought of it himself, and I didn't make any suggestions at all. Of course. Our New Flying Chamber of Commerce does have plans to invest in Sewell City, but it requires The specific implementation will have to wait until at least the second half of the year.”…
"Speaking of this, I remember that Princess Carolyn of the Duke of Drake visited Bonta City a few months ago. Sewell City is so close to the Duke of Drake, and your New Flying Chamber of Commerce plans to go to Sewell City Investment. Could it be related to Princess Carolyn? Hey, Xu Yi. I heard that Princess Carolyn is very beautiful. Are you fascinated by her? "
Seeing the lustful smile on Hainas' face, Xu Yi couldn't help but laugh or cry.
This guy has a really keen sense of smell. I have never told him these things before, but he is able to make inferences so close to the facts from these clues. He is truly a born journalist.
However, this matter is still a private agreement between the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce and the Principality of Drake, but it is not convenient to disclose it.
Moreover, the last contact with Princess Carolyn was too embarrassing, and Xu Yi was unwilling to elaborate more, so he just explained it vaguely and casually.
Hainas naturally didn't believe it and wanted to ask more questions, but was firmly rejected by Xu Yi.
Seeing Xu Yi's firm attitude, Hainas had no choice but to change the topic to this time's topic - the fertilizer plant.
In the previous conversation, Xu Yi had already told Heinas that using chemical fertilizers on farmland could increase yields by half or even nearly double, and this result was achieved on the 100,000 hectares of land leased by the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce in the Principality of Standing. verify.
Heinas was shocked by this result, so he was very puzzled as to why Xu Yi chose to build such a fertilizer factory in Bangta City, and also cooperated with Earl Stark, who had always disliked Xu Yi and the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce. .
In his opinion, Xu Yi has such a useful weapon as fertilizer. If he opens a fertilizer factory in Luoyu Valley, he can easily make a lot of money.
The explanation given by Xu Yi is that he wants Bonta City to be liberated from the restrictions on agricultural development that Earl Stark is currently emphasizing, and to completely liberate the labor force that is confined to farmland and invest in the development of the magic industry. .
Hainas didn't quite understand this, and Xu Yi didn't bother to explain it to him.
But of course Heiners couldn't just ask such a question, he really needed to ask for some more detailed data.
"Generally speaking, how much fertilizer is needed for one acre of farmland?" Heinas took out a small notebook and prepared to record it.
"It depends on what kind of crop it is and what kind of chemical fertilizer it is. It cannot be generalized." Xu Yidao. "For example, we grow rice on the farm in the Principality of Standing, and we use the No. 1 chemical fertilizer currently produced. According to the experimental results, on average, spreading 25 to 30 kilograms on one acre of farmland is enough. As for wheat, the fertilizer factory has developed a No. 2 chemical fertilizer specifically for wheat. As for the specific amount of fertilizer needed, further experimental research will be conducted to clarify. "
"Twenty-five to thirty kilograms per acre of farmland. Let me calculate... Based on this, just to meet the needs of the entire Bangta City, hundreds of thousands of tons of fertilizers are needed, right? This fertilizer factory is so small, and its output is as high as Can you get on?"
Xu Yi smiled and said: "You can rest assured about this. The current monthly output of this fertilizer factory is about 50,000 to 60,000 tons. Although it cannot meet the demand for spring plowing in Bangta City for the time being, by the time of the autumn harvest, There should be no problem.”
"But if the effect of using chemical fertilizers is good enough, then the entire kingdom will definitely have a huge demand for this stuff. I'm afraid it's not enough to rely on your fertilizer factory alone, right?" Heinas asked again.
"This will happen in the future. I can't guarantee it now." Xu Yi said with a smile.
Seeing the meaningful smile on Xu Yi's face, Hainas sighed, thought for a while, and asked: "So about this fertilizer, I heard that it was developed by your Xinfei Chamber of Commerce in cooperation with the elves. Can you tell me more specifically? "…
"It's said that we cooperated... In fact, we only provided the ideas. In fact, the research and development of this fertilizer was all completed by the elves, and our Xinfei Chamber of Commerce basically did not interfere." Xu Yi spread his hands. "So if you ask me how these fertilizers are made, I can't tell you anything."
Hainas frowned: "Xu Yi, I'm afraid this is not good. If this fertilizer is really as important as you said, but the most important formula and production process are in the hands of the elves, wouldn't it be very important to us? unfavorable?"
Xu Yi glanced at Hainas and smiled without saying a word.
Heiners immediately woke up, erased the question on his notebook, and began to ask other detailed questions about the fertilizer plant.
After finishing the interview, Xu Yi originally planned to invite Heinas to have lunch with him, but Heinas claimed that he would seize the time to interview Earl Stark and rejected Xu Yi's invitation.
"By the way, Xu Yi, I have some good news for you." Before leaving, Hainas winked at Xu Yi. "According to the gossip I have collected, His Majesty the King seems to have made up his mind. If nothing else happens, Earl Stark may not be able to stay in the position of city lord for long."
"Oh?" Xu Yi was a little surprised, but not too surprised.
In fact, although Earl Stark has been targeting Xu Yi and the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce since he took over the position of the city lord of Bangta City, this actually promoted the change in the development direction of the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce from another angle.
Since the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce moved its entirety to Xu Yi's private land in Luoyu Valley, the survival soil of the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce has basically been lost in Bangta City, so Xu Yi shifted the development goals of the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce to other areas in advance. Place to go.
Now the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce has laid its foundation in Heimi Wasteland and the Principality of Standing. It has to be said that there are some reasons for this.
Moreover, Earl Stark's attitude has obviously changed recently, and he has begun to accept trading cooperation with Xu Yi.
Although replacing him as the city owner may reduce many obstacles to Xu Yi and Xinfei Chamber of Commerce's planning in Bangta City, it actually has little impact on Xinfei Chamber of Commerce.
And if a new city owner is replaced in such a short period of time, the development of Bangta City will definitely be affected again.
Xu Yi's only hope is that the new city lord can consider the overall development of Bangta City like Count Satsuma, instead of just considering his own position.