Volu 3 Chapter 58 Changing City Lords again?
“Stop looking at like that, I’m not that great and I’m not as bored as you think I am.” Xu Yi looked at Hannas sitting in front of him and shook his head as he said, “This is just doing sothing that I ntioned to you a long ti ago, which is to liberate the farrs.”
“Then having them invest in the magic machine industry that you talked about?” Hannas kept asking.
“Right.” Xu Yi nodded, “Don’t you think that our Lampuri Kingdom is lacking in terms of population?”
“Lacking?” Hannas’ eyes opened wide, “Why don’t I think so? Our Lampuri Kingdom is only a small kingdom, it’s quite a lot having several million people, so why do you think it’s lacking? Could it be that you want our Lampuri Kingdom to have the sa population as the Marlow Empire or the Candra Empire?”
“There is no need for that, only it is a bit lacking when it cos to my current requests. Haven’t you noticed that even after Banta City had over two hundred thousand people, it wasn’t enough?”
“But that was because there were too many jobs in Banta City.” Hannas said with a frown, “Moreover, Banta City having all those work opportunities was because your companies were selling products to the other cities of the kingdom, spending on the people of the other places in the kingdom to support them. If you want to turn the entire Lampuri Kingdom into Banta City, who do you think will support all these people?”
“Of course it’s the other countries.” Xu Yi revealed a faint smile, “Not ntioning the Lampuri Kingdom having five million people, it could easily be supported even if there were fifty million people. Moreover, I’m not just talking about making a livelihood, I’m talking about living a good life.”
“Isn’t your thought…..too naive?” Hannas shook his head, “Our Lampuri Kingdom isn’t strong on the Sines Continent. How could the other countries be dumb enough to support us for free?”
Xu Yi looked at Hannas, thinking that it was too troubleso explaining how great of a change an industrial revolution could bring to a country. Not to ntion that he might not understand, so he gave up this idea.
Anyway Hannas had co to Banta City to collect information on the fertilizer factory, secretly collecting information for the kingdom’s higher up on the fertilizer. Instead of discussing sothing that could affect the Lampuri Kingdom like this with him, it was better to wait for Seveni to co to discuss this.
Thinking of Seveni, Xu Yi had a thought before asking Hannas about her highness’ recent whereabouts.
Since coming last year with major MacConley, it had been a while since Seveni ca to Banta City. Compared to Seveni who had co whenever she had nothing to do, it really was strange.
“Of course, Count Stagg is the City Lord here, so her highness wouldn’t co here when she has nothing to do. As for during this ti, when I left Anvilmar City, I heard that her highness was preparing to head to Sowell City for an inspection.” Hannas suddenly raised a brow and asked Xu Yi, “Hey, Xu Yi, isn’t this matter related to you?”
“How is it related to ?” Xu Yi couldn’t help smiling, “Could it be that I can decide where her highness can go?”
“You dare say it’s not related to you? I heard that Sowell City is preparing to develop an industrial district, so her highness is planning to inspect it. Then again, the current Sowell City City Lord is Count Sean, you dare say that the developnt of this industrial district isn’t related to you?”
“Why wouldn’t I dare?” Xu Yi gave a soft snort, “To be honest with you, Count
Sean developing an industrial district in Sowell City was sothing he ca up with, I didn’t give him any suggestions. Of course, our Frestech Chamber of Comrce is indeed planning on investing in Sowell City, but we have to wait for at least the second half of the year before doing this.”
“Speaking of this, I rember a few months ago that the Drake Duchy’s Princess Caroline ca to Banta City. Sowell City is close to the Drake Duchy, so is your Frestech Chamber of Comrce investing in Sowell City related to Princess Caroline? Hei, Xu Yi, I heard that Princess Caroline is very beautiful. Did you get srized by her?”
Seeing Hannas’ lewd smile, Xu Yi didn’t know whether to laugh or cry.
This fellow really was keen. He never told him about this matter, but he could infer facts just from these small clues, he really was born to be a journalist.
But this matter was temporarily a private agreent between the Frestech Chamber of Comrce and the Drake Duchy, so it wasn’t right to reveal it.
Moreover, it was very awkward eting Princess Caroline last ti, so Xu Yi didn’t want to talk about it and just vaguely explained it.
Naturally Hannas didn’t believe it and kept asking, but was firmly rejected by Xu Yi.
Seeing Xu Yi’s firm attitude, Hannas had no other choice and could only focus on the topic at hand, the fertilizer factory.
In their talk just now, Xu Yi had already told Hannas that after farmland had fertilizer sprinkled over it, it could produce half or even double the amount. Moreover, this was proven by the hundred thousand acres of land the Frestech Chamber of Comrce rented in the Stantine Duchy.
Hannas was very shocked by these results, so he was very confused why Xu Yi would choose to build the fertilizer factory in Banta City. As well, why would he cooperate with Count Stagg who never saw eye to eye with Xu Yi.
In his opinion, Xu Yi could use this easy to use fertilizer and if he built the fertilizer factory in the Falling Rain Valley, he could easily earn a large amount.
In the explanation Xu Yi gave, he wanted to free the farrs that Count Stagg had forced back into the fields. He wanted to liberate the farming workforce confined to the fields and invest them back into developing the magic machine industry again.
Hannas didn’t understand this too well and Xu Yi was too lazy to explain to him.
But Hannas couldn’t just ask this single question. He went into more detail for the questions that he really needed to ask.
“Generally speaking, how much fertilizer is needed for a mu of farmland?” Hannas took out a small notebook and prepared to write.
“That depends on the crop and what kind of fertilizer is used, it can’t be generalized.” Xu Yi said, “For example, what we plant in the Stantine Duchy is rice, so currently we are using the number one fertilizer. According to our experints, it uses around twenty five to thirty kilogram of fertilizer for each mu of farmland. As for wheat, we’ve currently developed a number two fertilizer that is specialized for wheat. As for how much of it needs to be scattered, we can only determine that after so more experintation.”
“One mu needs twenty five to thirty kilograms, let calculate this…...Then just to et the needs of Banta City, there needs to be several tens of thousands of tons of fertilizer? This factory is this small, can it produce that much?”
Xu Yi said with a faint smile, “You can be assured. Currently the monthly output of the fertilizer factory is around fifty to sixty thousand tons. Although it can’t et the needs of Banta City’s spring planting, when it cos to the fall harvest, there should be no problems.”
“But if the effects of the fertilizer are good, the entire kingdom will have a large need for this thing. Isn’t your single factory far from being enough?” Hannas asked.
“That is sothing for later, I can’t guarantee anything now.” Xu Yi said with a smile.
Seeing the smile of deep aning on Xu Yi’s face, Hannas gave a sigh. After thinking for a bit, he asked, “Then as for this fertilizer, I heard that it was developed between your Frestech Chamber of Comrce and the elves. Can you tell us the specifics?”
“Speaking of our cooperation…..Actually it was just us who raised the idea, but the fertilizer was all developed by the elves and our Frestech Chamber of Comrce didn’t do a thing.” Xu Yi spread his hands, “So if you want to ask about how the fertilizer is made, I can’t answer this.”
Hannas knit his brows, “Xu Yi, this isn’t good. If the fertilizer is as important as you said and the important formula and production thods are in the hands of the elves, isn’t this bad for us?”
Xu Yi looked at Hannas and smiled without saying a thing.
Hannas imdiately understood and crossed out this problem, as he began asking other questions about the fertilizer factory.
After completing the interview, Xu Yi was planning to invite Hannas to lunch, but Hannas said he wanted to take this ti to interview Count Stagg and rejected Xu YI’s invitation.
“Right, Xu Yi, let tell you so good news.” Just before leaving, Hannas looked over at Xu Yi, “According to the rumours I’ve heard, his majesty seed to have made his decision. If nothing unexpected happens, that Count Stagg won’t stay as the City Lord for long.”
“Oh?” Xu Yi was a bit surprised, but he wasn’t all that happy.
Actually, although since Count Stagg beca the City Lord, he kept aiming at Xu Yi and the Frestech Chamber of Comrce, this was just changing the developnt thod of Banta City.
Since the Frestech Chamber of Comrce moved to the Falling Rain Valley which was Xu Yi’s private territory, because Banta City had been lost to the Frestech Chamber of Comrce, Xu Yi had changed their developnt objective ahead of ti.
Ther Frestech Chamber of Comrce laying down foundations in the Black Rice Wasteland and the Stantine Duchy now, it had to be said that it was related to this.
Not to ntion that Count Stagg’s attitude had changed lately and he began accepting deals with Xu Yi.
Although replacing him as the City Lord would save Xu Yi and the Frestech Chamber of Comrce many troubles in their plans in Banta City, it didn’t affect the Frestech Chamber of Comrce too much.
And to change the City Lord in such a short ti, Banta City’s developnt would surely be impacted.
Xu Yi’s only hope was that the new City Lord would be like Count Sean, thinking about Banta City as a whole and not caring only about their personal position.
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