"Looks like you've noticed this too. Sevini nodded to Xu Yi. This shows that this issue is already very strict and cannot be delayed any longer. ”

"Delay?" Xu Yi frowned slightly. "What? Is it difficult to change this?"

When he saw the crowding at the city gate outside Anweimar City just now, Xu Yi thought of the issue of abolishing the city entry tax.

And when he entered the city, before he had time to meet Steele, he was directly found by the attendants sent by the palace, and told the queen that His Majesty would summon him as soon as possible.

It just so happened that Xu Yi also had a lot of things to do to set the tone with Sevigny, so he asked Lis, Linda, and Yanis to escort Freya to the agreed place to meet Steele, and he followed the waiter into the palace to meet Sevigny.

As soon as he saw Sevigny, Xu Yi first told what he had seen and heard at the city gate, and then proposed to Severny to cancel the entrance tax, which was obviously outdated.

Severny was very much in favor of his suggestion, but now he seemed to be running into some difficulties.

"Of course. Severny spread out his hands, looking a little helpless. "The gate tax has always been an important source of revenue for the major cities of the kingdom, and if it were to be abolished all at once, of course, it would cause many people to oppose it. ”

Xu Yi's brows furrowed a little, and he looked puzzled.

"What age is this? And the city relies on the entry tax as the main tax revenue?"

Severny glanced at Xu Yi: "Of course, everywhere is the same as Bangta City, and the annual tax revenue even exceeds two million gold coins, so don't you need to worry about the mere entry tax at all? Of the thirty-seven cities in the kingdom of Lampari. In addition, more than half of the cities have less than 200,000 gold coins in annual tax revenue. For these cities. The entrance tax of more than 50,000 gold coins collected in a year is of course very important. ”

Xu Yi couldn't help but shook his head: "Obviously, there is such a good example of Bangta City in the kingdom, but I don't know how to learn it, and still live a poor life by keeping the ancient tradition as before, what are the city lords of these cities thinking? ”

Severny snorted softly, pouting slightly like a little girl.

"Don't you want to make all the cities in the kingdom as rich as Bonta City? Besides. The situation is different in every city in the Kingdom. Take a few cities in the northwestern province as an example, because the terrain there is particularly complicated, it is extremely difficult to build a road in the past, and the traffic is extremely unfavorable. If it were you, would you be willing to invest there and build a factory?"

Xu Yi could only shake his head.

He is a businessman, and of course he has to choose the method that maximizes his benefits.

Investing in a factory in a remote mountainous area like Northwest Province, where transportation is extremely inconvenient, will require several times the investment cost of investing and building factories in other cities, and he certainly will not do this kind of loss-making business.

"So, no matter how much I try to change the situation in the whole kingdom, I can only take my time. Sevini glanced at Xu Yi. "Isn't that what you've often said to me before?"

Xu Yi touched his nose. He thought to himself that he was not in his position and that he was not the king of the Lampari Kingdom. Naturally, there is no need to worry about the affairs of the entire Lampari Kingdom.

"But it's not without a solution. Xu Yi suddenly changed his words. "Take this city tax as an example, if there is opposition to the reform throughout the kingdom at the same time, then choose a few pilots first. ”

"Pilot?" Sevigny looked at Xu Yi suspiciously.

"Do you remember when I wanted His Majesty Lampari XIII to make the Bang Ta City area a special economic zone?" Xu Yi asked again.

"Well, that's a good idea, but unfortunately it didn't work out because of the changes in the kingdom's domestic situation. I had thought about restarting the plan, but it was put on hold because of my concerns. Sevigny said.

"It's different now than it was before. In the past, I wanted Bang Ta City to become a special economic zone so that I could do some reforms in Bang Ta City. And now that the whole kingdom is under your control, why force a special economic zone to come out? Of course, this plan is used to change the city entry tax, that is, you can first pick out a few cities as a pilot, and let these cities cancel the city entry tax as a real yàn. Xu Yidao.

"I see what you mean. Severny nodded. "If the results are good, then there will be no reason for other cities to object. But what if it doesn't work well, and even if it works, some cities in the kingdom don't have the conditions to abolish the entry tax, so what should we do?"

"Simple, when the time comes, you will force this reform plan. As for those cities in the western provinces, such as those in the western provinces, subsidies and special support were given from the kingdom's treasury. ”

Xu also described to Severny the practical feasibility of such a plan based on the various reform proposals he had obtained on Earth before.

Although he didn't know how the details should be implemented, he was not a talent in this area, so he only needed to put forward the general direction.

When Severny heard these general plans, his eyes lit up, and he obviously had found the answer in his heart.

In addition, subsidies from the kingdom's treasury alone will not fundamentally solve the problem, nor will it bring about fundamental changes in the cities that are less well off. So I'm going to find a way to solve the problems of these cities and increase their tax revenues, and that's the key. ”

Sevini glared at Xu Yi: "You said it easily. If there really was such a good method, I would have used it a long time ago. ”

After speaking, seeing the smiling expression on Xu Yi's face, Sevigny immediately moved in his heart: "You already have a solution in mind, right?"

Xu Yi smiled slightly: "This is just a superficial idea of mine, not a solution." ”

"Don't worry so much, let's hear it?" Sevigny looked intrigued.

Xu Yi coughed lightly and spoke slowly.

"Since different cities have different conditions, don't limit yourself to making each city as rich as Bonta City, relying on the development of the magic industry. After all, there are many other industries that can make money besides the magic industry. ”

Severny was slightly stunned.

From Xu Yi, the president of the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce, she heard that he proposed to develop industries other than the magic industry, which was really much beyond her expectations.

"For example...... Batroux City. The last time I passed by, I found that this city of Batlu does not have any scarce resources, and because it is mountainous and river-ridden, the terrain is not good, and if you want to develop, it is very limited. But there's another precious resource. ”

"What resources?" asked Sevigny, recalling in his mind what he had seen about Batroux City, but still unable to recall anything of note.

"It's a hot spring. ”

"Hot springs?" Sevigny frowned slightly. "I've heard that there are a lot of natural hot springs in the mountains near Batrou Castle, and it's nice to soak in them. But what's the use of that?"

"Of course it works. Xu Yi raised his voice exaggeratedly. "Hot springs represent not only excellent tourism resources, but also a large amount of geothermal resources. If it can be used well, it can definitely make Batroux City a hot spring town and attract many people to visit it. And because of the abundance of geothermal resources, the entire city of Batlu can actually meet this requirement with only a little development. ”

"Hot Springs?" Sevini frowned and thought for a moment, then nodded slightly. "It's a good idea, but it's definitely going to require a lot of initial investment, and it's a challenge......"

After looking down and thinking for a while, Sevini found that this was by no means something that could be thought of in a moment and a half, so he put it aside first, and asked Xu Yi again: "What about the cities in the Northwest Province? There are no rich hot spring resources there, and the terrain is even worse than Batlu City, what can you do to change this situation?"

Xu Yi smiled: "Dear Queen, in fact, as long as you are willing, no matter how complicated and harsh the terrain of those cities in the Northwest Province is, there is a way to build a road in them to make their traffic smooth." ”

Sevini sighed and shook his head: "No. I've asked the Amrley Chamber of Commerce to go to the field, and President Cruise has told me that there is nothing they can do. Not even the Amrley Chamber of Commerce can do it, I don't think it's possible. ”

Xu Yihaha laughed, "That's because President Cruise hasn't discussed it with me before. If he had known that our Chamber of Commerce would soon be able to develop a new type of engineering magic machine with higher power and higher performance, I am sure he would have retracted this sentence. ”

Sevini glanced Xu Yi up and down, with a look of anger and amusement on his face.

"After a long time, it turns out that you came to me to promote the latest products of your Chamber of Commerce? President Xu, you have the leisure to sell your newly developed engineering magic machine, so I want to ask, when will the 100 magic airships I ordered from your Chamber of Commerce be delivered? If there are 100 magic airships, I don't think any responsible terrain will be an obstacle, right?"

"Well...... "Xu Yi smiled awkwardly. "Your Majesty, the magic airship will also be very limited, not as powerful as you think. When will it be delivered...... Our chamber of commerce is working hard to increase production capacity, and I believe it will not take long to give you an accurate answer. ”

Sevini snorted coldly, but did not continue to ask Xu Yi.

Xu Yi wiped a handful of sweat, decided to put this topic aside first, touched it in his arms, took out a thin booklet, and handed it over.

"When I first entered the city, I saw many magic locomotives of all kinds waiting outside the city gate, and suddenly I thought of a question, so I wrote it down, and asked Her Majesty the Queen to take a look. ”

Of course, Sevini would not believe that Xu Yi had made up this booklet on an improvised basis, but seeing that his expression was so solemn, he nodded and took it.

When I opened the cover, I found that the first page had a long title written in large letters - On the important role of energy standardization in the magical industrial system. (To be continued......)