The departure of Viscount Lyllis and Baron Hainas did not have any impact on the lives of the people of Bonta City, except for causing a stir in Xu Yi's heart, and everything was moving forward on the established route.

With the end of spring ploughing, the farmland reclamation and transformation project in Bangta City was also completed with the support of a large number of farmland magic machinery.

According to the statistics of the city lord's office, the area of cultivated farmland outside Bangta City has jumped from more than 30,000 hectares to more than 110,000 hectares in this farmland reclamation and renovation project, and the corresponding crops have been planted along the ground.

Preliminary estimates suggest that the grain output in Bangta City will be at least two times higher than last year during the autumn harvest.

If this amazing effect is achieved by the time of the autumn harvest, it will be an extremely important achievement for Count Satsuma, who is the lord of Bangta City.

So although the Count of Satsuma was very busy during this time, he was always very happy, and every time he saw Xu Yi, he smiled and treated Xu Yi very kindly.

However, when he heard Xu Yi's request today, his face instantly became ugly.

"Build a highway?" Count Satsuma looked at Xu Yi with a look of embarrassment, and said after a moment: "President Xu, although I don't know how this road is different from those roads outside the city, but even if it is very expensive to build those roads outside the city, this highway was proposed by you, a guy who has always been willing to spend money, but I'm afraid it will cost even more money, right? ”

Xu Yi showed a smile that he had expected a long time ago, and said indifferently: "Lord City, what about this highway." To say that spending money is indeed quite expensive. But there is a saying in my hometown that you want to be rich. Build roads first. It means that if you want Bunta City to become rich, the first thing you have to do. It is to build roads and ensure transportation. For example, we actually have a lot of specialties in Bonta City, such as the magma fruit that Steele and I loved to eat during this time. I think you've eaten this fruit, Lord Castle, and you should admit that it's delicious, right?"

Count Satsuma couldn't help but nod: "Well, that's right. This magma is juicy, sweet and delicious, and it is not greasy if you eat too much, if you put it in Anweimar City. I think there will definitely be people who want to sell a pound for a gold coin. ”

"That's right. Such a good fruit, however, could only be sold in the city of Bonta and a few nearby cities because it was not easy to preserve. Not to mention the price that can't be sold, there is no way to vigorously promote it, which will lose a lot of money. Xu Yi said with a pity on his face.

"Indeed, if you can sell it...... Wait, what does this have to do with what you said about building a road from Bunta City to Rainfall Valley?" "To sell the magma farther afield, it was clear that building a road from Bonta City to Anvimar City was the most important priority. You kid don't want to fly the flag for the sake of Bangta City and come to fight for the benefits of your Xinfei Chamber of Commerce. ”

The so-called Falling Rain Valley. It refers to the land leased by the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce from His Majesty the King, about fifty kilometers away on the western outskirts of the city of Bonta.

Because this land is surrounded by two mountain ranges and is backed by the Falling Rain Forest, it is named Falling Rain Valley.

For the new flying chamber of commerce to lease a large area of land. Of course, the Count of Satsuma knew all about it, and how could he not know what Xu Yiti yì was doing by building a road from Bangta City to the Falling Rain Valley.

"Lord of the City, our Xinfei Chamber of Commerce is also the Chamber of Commerce of Bangta City. Fighting for the benefits of our Xinfei Chamber of Commerce is not fighting for the benefits of our Bangta City. Xu Yi immediately cried out. "If it weren't for our Chamber of Commerce, we would like to solve your worries for the City Lord. Prepare to open more factory floors and recruit a large number of workers. The one hectare of land that the Daozhì rented from Viscount Leslie is not enough, so how could he think of developing the Falling Rain Valley and begging you to build a road? ”

Count Satsuma snorted angrily: "Okay, you kid is saying it well, in the final analysis, it's because your Xinfei Chamber of Commerce wants to develop itself." Even if I don't care about anything, aren't you going to open a new factory?" Speaking of this, Count Satsuma suddenly moved, hesitated for a moment, and then asked: "Anyway, Xu Yi, why don't you continue to lease Leslie's territory instead of renting a large piece of land so far away from Bonta City from the king?

Xu Yigan laughed: "City Lord, renting Viscount Leslie's territory is a bit inconvenient after all. Besides, I'm afraid that in a few days, it will not be Viscount Leslie's territory, but someone else's. ”

"Oh, looks like that kid Leslie told you before he left?" Count Satsuma glanced at Xu Yi in surprise. "This kid is good to you, and he is willing to tell you these things. ”

"Lord Viscount is indeed good to me......" Thinking of Viscount Leslie's advice before leaving, Xu Yi couldn't help but sigh in his heart, rubbed his frowning brows, took a breath, and said to Count Satsuma: "Lord City, even if it is indeed for the sake of our Xinfei Chamber of Commerce to develop the Falling Rain Valley, so as to build a road from Bonta City to the Falling Rain Valley, it can be regarded as a very legitimate reason. You said that you would fully support the development of our Xinfei Chamber of Commerce, but now our development has encountered a bottleneck and needs your strong support, so you can't just veto it. ”

"You kid, do you want to squeeze me?" Count Satsuma scolded with a smile, and then sighed: "Actually, I understand your thoughts, and I want to help you." I've even studied the road plan you gave me last time, and I think that if more roads are built according to your plan, it will definitely help the development of Bangta City, but ......"

Count Satsuma spread his hands helplessly.

"I really don't have any money. Although Bang Ta City is a decent city in the Kingdom of Lampari, it still has to pay a large part of the kingdom's treasury every year, and most of the remaining money is used for maintenance inside and outside Bang Ta City, and there is no extra money to do anything else. As for road construction...... Not to mention the huge cost of materials itself, it is difficult for me to make up for you with a lot of labor alone. ”

Xu Yi smiled: "City Lord, this is an important reason why I came to you this time." Building roads isn't quite the same as what you think of as building roads. Last year, we built a road to the factory, and the biggest cost was indeed in labor, so I understand your difficulty. But the construction of a cement concrete road is different because there is a lot of magic and mechanical assistance, but the labor is not as high as you think, and it mainly costs materials. ”

"Magical machinery?" Count Satsuma looked at Xu Yi in confusion. "You mean, even if you build a road, your Xinfei Chamber of Commerce can make the corresponding magic machinery?"

Xu Yiwei raised his head and said proudly: "Of course." Our Xinfei Chamber of Commerce is specialized in the development of magic machinery, and the magic machinery needed to build roads is naturally not a problem. ”

"So depending on what you mean, these magic machines must have been developed?" asked Count Satsuma again.

"Not only is the research and development successful, in fact, it has been officially put into use. Xu Yi replied with a smile. "Lord of the City, did Chairman Cruise of the Amritri Chamber of Commerce invite you to see their latest cement concrete floor two days ago, and recommend to you that the square in front of the City Lord's Mansion be changed to this kind of ground as well?"

Count Satsuma thought for a while, and suddenly realized: "This hydro-condensed concrete is also involved in your Xinfei Chamber of Commerce?" When this word came out of your mouth just now, I felt very strange, why would you know this thing. ”

"To be precise, this is what I taught the Amrité Chamber of Commerce. And the most important cement is also provided by the cement plant of our Xinfei Chamber of Commerce. Xu Yi said with a smile. "Lord Castle, what do you think of the road built with that kind of cement and concrete pavement?"

"Of course that's good. Count Satsuma said without hesitation. "To be honest, I thought about this two days ago when I saw the concrete floor, and since this thing can be used to pave the square, then it is possible to use it to pave the road. It was much flatter and stronger than the average ground, and if such a road could be built, it would be an infinite number of times stronger than the dirt and gravel roads that were now outside Bonta City. ”

Speaking of this, Count Satsuma sighed again. "But again, this concrete floor is so expensive, according to President Cruise, it costs a full sixty silver coins to lay one square meter of floor. If you use this to pave the road...... That's like paving the way with gold coins. ”

Xu Yi smiled slightly, thinking that one square meter of cement concrete floor only costs sixty silver coins, which is converted into currency on the earth, but sixty soft sister coins per flat, if those who are engaged in road engineering on the earth know, they will definitely think that it is a tofu scum project that cuts corners.

Of course, this is also because the price of goods in this world is too low, in fact, sixty silver coins are only for laying one square meter of ground, which can indeed be regarded as an astonishingly high price for people in this world.

"You don't have to worry, Lord Count. This road does not require you to pay a copper coin, I came to you today, just hoping that you can approve the construction of this road project. Without your approval, I wouldn't dare to build such a long road on my own. Xu Yidao.

Count Satsuma was stunned: "What do you mean...... This road from Bangta City to Falling Rain Valley is more than 50 kilometers long, and you Xinfei Chamber of Commerce plan to build it completely at your own expense?"

Xu Yi smiled and nodded: "That's right." (To be continued......)