"Wait a minute, I have one more question. Haynas asked, still puzzled. "Yesterday when I rode in the carriage, I paid three silver coins at once, and if you said that the city's public transport system is a municipal welfare measure, the price is a bit too high, isn't it?

"Of course, there will be a limit, and this is the price we have assigned after calculating with President Pompei. After all, no matter how welfare measures are, it has to make Filson Carriage and Horse Dealers make money, right? Otherwise, why did Filson Carriage and Horse Stores agree to sign this agreement?"

"But I think...... The residents of Bunta City may not be able to afford this price, right?" said Hainas, frowning. "It's three silver coins a trip, and even if it's only one round trip a day, it costs six silver coins, although it's a little cheaper than the normal long-distance carriages, but it's close to two gold coins a month, which is a little too much, and I don't think those workers and ordinary people can afford it. ”

Xu Yi smiled: "Henas, you are still stuck in those old concepts." What do you think is the average monthly income of the average residents of Bangta City?"

"How much?"

"Sue you, don't be scared. According to the statistics of the City Lord's Mansion last month, the average monthly income of ordinary residents within the urban area of Bangta City now exceeds ten gold coins!"

"This can't be!" Haynath stood up from his chair in shock. "Even the average monthly income of Anweimar City is less than ten gold coins, how can Bangta City exceed ten gold coins?"

"Why is it impossible?" Xu Yi looked at Henas with a smile. "Because you're from Anvimar, you're not willing to accept this fact?"

"It's not that I don't want to accept it. It's simply not possible!" said Haynas. "If you sue me, the average monthly income of the workers of your Xinfei Chamber of Commerce is more than ten gold coins, and I believe that even if you say that all the workers of the other chambers of commerce in the city are counted as more than ten gold coins. But you said that the average monthly income of all the ordinary residents of Bangta City actually exceeded ten gold coins, and I didn't believe it!"

Xu Yi sighed. Shaking his head, he said with a look of unheard of you: "I thought that you had come to Bangta City to inspect for so many days this time, and you also knew a little about the situation in Bangta City, but I didn't expect that you still didn't understand anything." ”

Heinaston said angrily, "What do you say I don't understand?" I think you're bragging!"

"Bragging?" Xu Yisheng smiled and said, "Okay, since your news is so outdated, then I can only educate you well, so as not to be embarrassed when you go back to write this report." Cough...... Listen, the first thing I want to tell you is that the average monthly salary of our Xinfei Chamber of Commerce workers has long been more than ten gold coins. Just last month. According to the financial statistics made by Sebas a few days ago, it has broken through the mark of twenty gold coins. ”

"Twenty gold coins?average?" Haynas looked at Xu Yi with an incredulous expression. "You...... When I went to visit the presidents of other chambers of commerce before, they all said that you were a loser and I defended you, but I didn't think that you were really a loser! You actually paid such a high salary to the workers? Even if your chamber of commerce is very profitable, you can't do that, right?"

"Say I'm a loser?" Xu Yi snorted. "These guys aren't much worse than me. The presidents of those chambers of commerce didn't tell you, in fact, the workers of their chamber of commerce are not paid less than our Xinfei Chamber of Commerce now, right? Even now, there are several chambers of commerce where the wages of workers have surpassed our chamber of commerce, and we are no longer the highest-paid chamber of commerce in Bonta City. ”

Haynas looked at Xu Yi blankly for a while, thought about it, and did it again. He frowned and shook his head: "I really doubt that your Chamber of Commerce in Bangta City is crazy, your Xinfei Chamber of Commerce offers such a high salary to the workers because you, the president, like to be a loser, why do they also offer such a high salary?"

"There's no way, it's really that the manpower shortage in Bangta City is too strict now. There is a lot of work waiting to be done, but there is always no one to be found. You've been wandering around Bangta City these days, have you ever seen anyone with normal hands and feet who isn't working?" asked Xu Yi.

Haynas tilted his head and remembered for a long time. Shaking his head: "I really haven't seen it." This is very strange, is there really so many job opportunities in Bang Ta City now? Obviously, the number of people in Bang Ta City is several times higher than before. There will still be a shortage of manpower?"

"You shouldn't ask me that, you should ask President Cruise of the Amrley Chamber of Commerce. Xu Yi said with a smile. "Speaking of the lack of people. Our Xinfei Chamber of Commerce is actually okay, because there can be a lot of dwarves and elves to add in. On the contrary, it was the Amrley Chamber of Commerce that was really short of people, and during this time, President Cruise would complain to me about their lack of manpower every time he saw me. Do you believe it or not, if you give him enough manpower, they will even go to the Kingdom of Ruersun to build roads now?"

"Hmm...... He brought it up to me yesterday during my visit to President Crews. Haynas nodded. He said that President Newman had wanted to invite the Amrley Chamber of Commerce to the Kingdom of Ruerson to help build a minimum of 500 kilometers of roads, but he really did not have enough manpower, so he had to refuse. He also said that it was a good opportunity to make a lot of money, so it was a pity to miss it. ”

"So, you see, now that everyone in Bangta City has a job to do, and every job pays well, what's unacceptable about an average monthly income of more than ten gold coins?" Xu Yi asked again.

Haynas was stunned, thought for a moment, and sighed softly: "It seems that you are right, it is true that I am bound by the old concept. I always thought that if I counted the income, it would definitely be the highest in Anwemar City, but I didn't expect that Bangta City would have surpassed Anwemar City. What's more, everyone in Bonta City can find a job, but there are a large number of people in Anvimar who have nothing to do...... That's a far cry from that. ”

"No, you're wrong again. Xu Yi shook his head. "After all, Anvimar City is the capital of the kingdom after all, and in many ways it has advantages that Bonta City cannot compare with at all. If His Majesty the King wishes, he can easily surpass the city of Bonta. ”

"That's not something we can discuss. Haynas shrugged his shoulders, recorded all the words Xu Yi had just said in his notebook, and then continued to ask, "Okay." What else is worth mentioning other than this new initiative for the city's public transport system?"

"Besides this......" Xu Yi thought for a while. Eyes rolled. "I'll tell you a more exciting one. ”

"More exciting?" said Haynath's eyes. "What is it?"

"After my deliberation with Count Satsuma, the final decision was made. Widening of the Sandy River was carried out and a canal connecting the Sandy and Rum rivers was excavated. ”

"Huh?"

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The next day, Xu Yi and Count Satsuma stood side by side on the north bank of a section of the Sandy River east of Bonta City, looking out at the sky to the north.

"Lord Earl, President Xu, you see, if the Sandy River is dug up from here, all the way to the Rum River, the terrain will gradually sink. In addition, there are no mountains blocking the way, so it is the easiest route for me to dig a canal. ”

Pointing to the distance and introducing the two of them, it was Smilla Porter, the former president of the Porter Chamber of Commerce.

Compared with the decadent Tang when Xu Yi rescued him from the river before, although the current Potter has a much darker skin, he is full of vitality and confidence, and the whole person seems to have regained the vigor of the previous Potter Chamber of Commerce when it was at its peak.

"How long is this line?" asked the Earl of Satsuma.

"I probably did the math, no more than fifty kilometers. Potter replied.

"Fifty kilometers ......," Count Satsuma nodded, "Actually, it seems that the Sandy River and the Rum River are not very far apart. If this canal can be dug and the Sandy River can be connected to the Rum River, it will make the river transportation of Bunta City much more prosperous. ”

"Lord of the City, this is not just a lot to describe. Potter said with some emotion. "The Sandy River is downstream and eventually joins the Sgain River. It can also be regarded as one of the most prosperous rivers on the mainland, but the Sgain River has always been controlled by the Maro Empire, and it is not allowed to pass by ships from other countries at all. So the Sandy River has never been able to take advantage of it. But if the Sandy River connects the Rum River, it can add the Sandy River to the largest river in the continent. From then on, the boats of Bonta City will be able to run to almost every part of the continent through the Guò Sandy River!"

Speaking of this, Potter glanced at Xu Yi on the side. There was a hint of gratitude in his tone.

"Every time I used to see the Rum River, I used to think about how wonderful it would be if we could connect the Sandy River to the Rum River. But I knew it was almost impossible to do, so I thought it was a fantasy at the time. But Chairman Hsu told me that this was not a fantasy, but a fact that could be realized! Honestly...... When I heard President Xu say this, I thought that President Xu was really ...... Bold and crazy. ”

Count Satsuma laughed: "This guy's ideas have always been very bold, even crazy. But President Potter, you have to admit that this guy has always been able to implement his ideas, has he?"

Potter nodded vigorously: "It is because President Xu is always able to realize his ideas that I will listen to his arrangement this time and spend several months exploring all the nearby rivers. However, Chairman Xu, digging such a canal is an extremely difficult matter, and the amount of money spent is probably an astronomical amount, and I don't think we can afford this money on our Bangta City alone. ”

"That's what worries me as well. Count Satsuma nodded, turned to Xu Yi and smiled: "But I know this guy, if he is not sure, he will not be so enthusiastic." Say, Xu Yi, how are you going to solve this problem this time? Or are you Xinfei Chamber of Commerce going to pay all the money for digging the canal? If that's the case, then I have to thank you very much. ”

Xu Yi laughed and hurriedly waved his hand: "I'm afraid it will cost at least millions of gold coins to dig this canal, and our Xinfei Chamber of Commerce can't afford it." I can't help with money, but I can help with cost savings. ”

"Oh? ”

"Recently, our chamber of commerce has made a breakthrough in the research and development of large-scale construction machinery, and has successfully developed a large-scale magic excavator ......" (to be continued......