When the first leaves that had turned yellow due to the season were blown off by the autumn winds, the road from Bonta City to Kalmar City was finally completed.

Unlike the Falling Rain Highway, this road connecting Bonta City to Kalmar City is the first true intercity highway on the Sainz continent.

The completion of this highway can completely represent that the road traffic on the continent of Sainz has entered a new era, getting rid of the situation that you can only bump forward on the rugged roads paved with dirt and stones, and you can enjoy all kinds of convenience and speed brought by cement concrete pavement.

For the kingdom of Lampari, this is also a very symbolic and realistic road, so this time not only the lord of the city, Count Satsuma, personally presided over the completion ceremony of the road, but Her Royal Highness Princess Yanis also came to congratulate the king on behalf of His Majesty Xià.

In addition to the large number of ordinary people in Bangta City, various chambers of commerce in the city also sent representatives to the scene.

For these chambers of commerce, the most important thing is to find out from Her Royal Highness and the Count of Satsuma the true attitude of the royal hierarchy towards this road.

Although the Earl of Satsuma had previously publicly expressed his support for the construction of roads in many newspapers, His Majesty never expressed a clear attitude towards the general public.

Although he didn't express a clear attitude, it can actually be regarded as a kind of secret support, but if he doesn't say it clearly, everyone is still a little uncertain.

After all, after the completion of this highway, the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce will build a toll station on the highway to collect tolls.

What kind of attitude His Majesty the King has towards this point is the focus of many chambers of commerce.

So at the ceremony, the representatives of the major chambers of commerce had been listening to Count Satsuma's impassioned speech on the surface. In fact, secretly he has been focusing on Her Royal Highness Severny, who is standing behind the Count of Satsuma.

As for Xu Yi, who was standing beside Her Royal Highness at this time, and was talking about something with Her Royal Highness the Royal Highness with a hippie smile. Naturally, everyone was extremely envious in their hearts.

However, they didn't expect that at this time, Her Royal Highness and Xu Yi were discussing the topic. But it's a question that doesn't matter at all.

"President Xu, I deeply regret your ability to choose a name. Sevini looked at Xu Yi, who had a relaxed smile on his face, and said helplessly: "This highway has such a heavy meaning, you are so lazy, so you took such a simple name as 'Bangka Highway', it is simply ...... It's a waste of everyone's feelings!"

Xu Yi shrugged: "It's just a name, what's the big deal." Besides, how simple and straightforward the Bangka Highway is, you will understand that this road is a connection between Bangta City and Kalmar City. ”

"But after all, this is the first real road in our Lampari Kingdom, can't you bother to come up with a good name?" said Sevigny.

Xu Yi looked indifferent: "It's not necessary, right? Anyway, things like highways are used for people to walk." A name or something is just a code name. I didn't call it the 001 national highway directly......"

Sevini could only shake his head helplessly and threw Xu Yi a roll of his eyes.

When she first came into contact with Xu Yi, Sevini could still maintain her majesty and reserve as a princess, but as she came into contact more often, now she found that in front of Xu Yi, her mentality became more and more relaxed, and she also lost more and more of her calm and rational mentality that she valued most before, and it was easy to be caused by Xu Yi's reaction to cause mood fluctuations.

"Forget it. After all, this is a highway built at the expense of your Xinfei Chamber of Commerce, and I don't care what you want to call it the freedom of you, the president. Severny sighed and decided not to dwell on the issue any longer. "But there's one question, and I want you to respect my opinion. ”

"What's the problem?" Xu Yi asked curiously.

"Although my father agreed to your proposal at the beginning. Allow your new flying chamber of commerce to build this road at your own expense, and allow your chamber of commerce to build toll booths on the highway to collect tolls, but you don't think so. Isn't that too high?"

Xu Yi frowned slightly: "Your Royal Highness, I remember when we set the toll standard. The Count of Satsuma had informed His Majesty the King in advance, and why did you accuse us of overpricing now? Besides, a carriage costs only fifty silver coins, which I don't think is high at all. ”

There was a look of embarrassment on Sevigny's face. After a pause, he sighed softly: "President Xu, in fact, this is also what my father meant. After all, the highway was primarily intended to serve the common people of the kingdom, specifically the people of the cities of Bunta and Kalmar. Charging tolls is already very undeserved, and the price is still so high, it is too undeserved. ”

Hearing Sevigny's words, Xu Yi immediately put away his hippie smile and said very seriously: "Your Royal Highness, you should know very well that our Xinfei Chamber of Commerce has invested a full 430,000 gold coins in order to build this road. And we'll also take care of all the maintenance of the road after that, which is also a huge expense. If the pricing is too low, how long do you think it will take us to recoup the money you've invested?"

Sevigny's expression moved slightly, and he seemed to be a little embarrassed and said, "This...... President Xu, can't you have some dedication to the common people?"

Xu Yi looked at Sevigny in surprise: "Your Royal Highness, I remember that this issue has been discussed with you before, right? It's okay for you to ask me to have dedication to one of our new flying chambers of commerce, but you can't ask all people and chambers of commerce to have this kind of selfless dedication, right?"

"I do want to, but it's impossible. Sevigny nodded helplessly.

"That's right. Xu Yi unceremoniously continued: "Our Xinfei Chamber of Commerce is building this road now, just to set an example for all the chambers of commerce in the kingdom, and tell them that not only do you not have to lose money to build the road, but you can also make money." If there is no reason for this, do you think that the Filson Chariot and Horse Guild would have chosen to invest in the construction of the road from Bonta City to Saltan City, and would the kingdom treasury be able to come up with so much money without the money of our private chamber of commerce?"

"No, you can't. Severny shook his head with a wry smile and took a deep breath. A smile on his face was restored. "Alright, President Xu. It's my problem, because I didn't say it. I just saw the road completed with my own eyes. I couldn't help but think about what a moving situation it would be if there were such roads everywhere in the Lampari Kingdom, and I was a little excited for a while. ”

Xu Yi stared at Sevigny for a while, and his tone calmed down.

"Your Royal Highness, I understand your feelings. But please also be aware of the reality, the kingdom is not strong right now, and cannot rely on its own financial capacity to support these infrastructures, so we have to find another way to solve this problem. ”

Xu Yi's sincere tone and expression made Sevigny's heart move. A trace of the same brilliance flashed in his eyes, and he looked at Xu Yi seriously and listened to him continue.

"Anyway, the establishment of a toll station on this highway is also our Xinfei Chamber of Commerce's own infamy, and when it was published in those newspapers before, some people even ran to our Chamber of Commerce's product service center to protest. But it doesn't matter, for me, the ultimate goal is the most important thing, and some scolding can be treated as if it is not heard. ”

"Anyone else protested directly?" said Sevigny, a little surprised. "Didn't Count Satsuma react much?"

Xu Yi smiled: "After Lord Earl learned about this matter, he originally wanted to send guards to guard in front of the product service center of our Chamber of Commerce. But I refused. After all, compared to the few who scolded me and our chamber of commerce, most of the people in Bonta City and Kalmar City raised their hands to welcome the construction of this road. Even if you know that there is a charge, most people will be able to understand it. ”

Sevini smiled slightly: "Anyway, most people don't have private carriages, and your road doesn't charge for pedestrians. ”

Xu Yi's heart moved: "Speaking of private carriages." I remembered one thing, and I would like to ask your Royal Highness for a favor. ”

has been in contact with Xu Yi for a long time, and Sevigny knows it very well. Except that Xu Yi has always used honorific titles for himself at the beginning, as soon as he suddenly changed his title to honorific titles. There must be something in trouble, so she asked with some vigilance, "What is it?"

"You just said. Most people don't have a private horse-drawn carriage, so they usually choose to travel on foot, and rarely in a horse-drawn carriage. But in this way, it is actually a lot of travel time. I've calculated that the total distance from Bunta City to our Xinfei Chamber of Commerce's factory in Sanchiton Manor is about fifteen kilometers, and even if it is a little faster, it will take nearly two hours. It's a waste of time, not to mention, it's very tiring. ”

"And then? you want to solve this problem, but how are you going to solve it?" asked Severny curiously.

"Yes, I do want to solve this problem. For example, many of the workers working in our factories live in villages in or outside the city, and they spend a long time commuting to and from work every day. Although our chamber of commerce has also built some rooms for the workers to live in, they are already insufficient, and they will be even more insufficient when production is further expanded in the future. Xu Yidao.

"You haven't said how you're going to solve this problem. Sevigny reminded.

"Hmm...... To put it simply, it is to create an urban public transport system. Xu Yi replied.

"Urban public transport system?" It was not the first time that Sevigny had heard these strange new terms from Xu Yi's mouth, and although he didn't understand it, he still pondered it carefully. "What do you mean...... It's like a Fillson carriage and horse shop, using a lot of horse-drawn carriages to shuttle around Bonta City, connecting the traffic inside and outside Bonta City, so that everyone can take the carriage to where he wants to go?"

"Her Royal Highness is really smart!" Xu Yi couldn't help but praise. That's what it means, though. ”

Sevini thought for a moment and frowned, "Although this idea is very good, I think you should discuss this problem with the Filson Carriage and Horse Company, or with the Earl of Satsuma, how can I help you?"

Xu Yi smiled: "Your Royal Highness, of course you can help a lot." Because you can help get something that can be completely replaced in the long run, but can't be missing in the short term, and that is the horse that pulls the cart. (To be continued......)