Halfway through the banquet, Xu Yi, led by a chamberlain in the palace, was again received separately by His Majesty the King in a secret room.

Compared with the first meeting, the smile on the face of the current king, after seeing Xu Yi, became brighter and more sincere.

Just as he praised Xu Yi at the banquet before, the reason why the Lampari Kingdom will get such a bumper harvest in this year's autumn harvest is that the biggest role is the farmland magic machinery of the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce, and the biggest hero, of course, is Xu Yi, who invented the farmland magic machine.

For the kingdom of Lampari, or for any country on the continent of Sainz, solving the problem of food and clothing for its people is the primary problem.

Previously, the Lampari Kingdom was in a difficult situation at this point, but now with the help of the Farmland Magic Machine, it only took one year to solve this problem almost perfectly.

Even according to the assessment of the Department of Agriculture, if the farmland magic machinery continues to be vigorously promoted, and finally every piece of land in the kingdom can use the farmland magic machine, then the Lampari Kingdom will not only be able to meet its own domestic food needs, but even have surplus grain to sell to other countries!

His Majesty, who knew this great news, how could he not show a sincere and bright smile to Xu Yi?

"The Department of Agriculture thinks that grain can be exported abroad?" said Xu was a little surprised. "Your Majesty, I beg your pardon, I think this decision is a bit inconsiderate, right?"

"Oh, what do you say you don't have to consider?" His Majesty looked at Xu Yi with interest.

"First of all, the reason why our kingdom was able to get a bumper harvest this year is not only with the help of the farmland magic machine. In addition to the increase in the amount of farmland that can be cultivated, another important reason is that there have not been any natural disasters throughout this year. There was no reduction in crop yields. But this is a question that must be taken into account, if I remember correctly. The turmoil more than a decade ago was caused by famine......"

Xu Yi did not go on.

The famine of the Lampari Kingdom more than ten years ago has now become a taboo for almost everyone in the kingdom, and they are reluctant to mention it lightly.

And the king in front of him, His Majesty, inherited the throne in the famine, and must be more impressed by this famine than anyone else.

His Majesty the King didn't care too much, nodded and said, "Well, this is indeed a problem that needs attention. But of course the Agriculture Department will take this into account, so what else is there to consider?"

"Besides...... The Department of Agriculture thinks that this year's bumper harvest will not only be able to meet the needs of all the people in the Kingdom, but there is even a surplus that can be exported abroad, but I think this is probably based on the previous demand for food in the Kingdom. In fact, as far as I've seen in Bonta City and a few cities around it, a lot of people in families. Especially for those ordinary peasant families, most of them have been in a state of not having enough to eat. I think...... It is possible that the Department of Agriculture underestimated the food needs of these people. ”

"You mean that because you haven't had enough to eat before, once you find that you have more food to eat than before, you will let go of your belly and eat hard, and if you don't get enough food, it will become several times as much as before?" asked His Majesty the King.

That's what it means. ”

Seeing Xu Yi nodding, His Majesty the King laughed loudly.

"Haha, you can understand this idea. During the famine, even I was hungry for days. Later, when there was enough food to eat, I really let go of my belly and ate for a long time. As a result, the director directly gained dozens of pounds at that time. Look at ......" His Majesty the King patted his round belly and said self-deprecatingly: "This is how I gained weight more than ten years ago, and I haven't lost it yet." ”

Xu Yi couldn't help but laugh, thinking that His Majesty the King was very funny.

His Majesty the King patted the arm of the chair. nodded and praised: "Yes, I originally summoned you to praise you alone." And I'm going to ask you if you need any rewards again, and I can't think of talking to you casually. I found that you are also very insightful about the administrative planning of the entire kingdom. Not bad...... Listen to the report of the Count of Satsuma, you are still in charge of the overall renovation of Buntar City, right?"

Xu Yi was stunned. He nodded hurriedly and replied, "Yes." The Earl has entrusted me with this task, but the overall renovation project has only just begun, and no results have yet been seen. ”

"To be able to give Count Satsuma the idea of a complete renovation of Bonta City is already a very great achievement. His Majesty the King smiled. "Xu Yi, I have to say that Bangta City has changed too much since it had your Xinfei Chamber of Commerce. At the very least, it's a lot richer than it used to be, isn't it? ”

Xu Yi couldn't help but smile: "Lord Earl has been crying poor in front of me. To tell you the truth, the City Lord's Mansion still owes our Chamber of Commerce hundreds of thousands of gold coins. ”

"Let him continue to owe. His Majesty waved his hand, looking unconcerned. "Actually, even I want to owe you hundreds of thousands or even millions of gold coins to your Chamber of Commerce. ”

Xu Yi was taken aback: "Your Majesty, our Chamber of Commerce is not rich enough to be like this......"

His Majesty the King smiled slightly: "Don't be nervous, of course this is a joke." I just found out that Bang Ta City has undergone such a welcome change, and I couldn't help but wonder if the entire Lampari Kingdom could become as prosperous as Bang Ta City. ”

Seeing a hint of emotion on the face of His Majesty the King, Xu Yi's heart suddenly moved.

"Your Majesty, I'm afraid it's not realistic to let the kingdom turn into a city in a short period of time, but can you consider choosing an area in the kingdom to make them prosperous?"

"Pick a region to prosper first?" His Majesty the King frowned. "What does that mean, and how?"

"To put it simply, it's about creating a special economic zone ......"

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After leaving the palace, Xu Yi got into the carriage back to the courtyard, and as soon as the carriage started, he suddenly couldn't hold back a laugh alone.

No way. As long as he thought of the conversation he had just had in His Majesty the King, he wanted to laugh very much.

Talking about such a thing as a special economic zone in the presence of the king of a country that was still in a semi-slave and semi-feudal society. It's kind of funny.

However, His Majesty listened to Xu Yi's description very carefully.

Regarding the idea of Xu Yitiyì establishing a special economic zone around Bangta City, His Majesty the King actually thought about it for a while. It was a preliminary expression of recognition.

He even took the initiative to analyze the advantages and disadvantages of establishing a special economic zone with Xu Yi.

The advantage is, of course, that it can concentrate manpower, material resources and policy advantages, so that Bangta City and several surrounding cities can develop rapidly.

In fact, even if this area does not have the policy help of this special economic zone, because of the leadership of the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce, it has become much more prosperous than before, and it can basically be regarded as a spontaneous special economic zone.

If there is a kingdom policy tilt, it will only develop faster.

The main disadvantage is that this decision will cause discontent in the rest of the kingdom, especially where the domains of the great nobles are located.

Why should the SEZs be established in Bangta City and several surrounding cities, and not elsewhere?

Does Bonta City have any special advantages over other places?

Xu Yi wanted to say that because there is a new flying chamber of commerce in Bangta City, this is the biggest advantage. But in reality, of course, you can't say that, and even if you say it, no one will be convinced.

So he was actually more cautious in his final proposal to the king, and only proposed the concept of a special economic zone, but he did not intend for the king to really make it clear to everyone that he wanted to establish a special economic zone around the city of Bangta.

To put it bluntly, Xu Yi just wanted His Majesty the King to take special care of the area around Bang Ta City, and give some policy preferences in some aspects, so as to facilitate the development of Bang Ta City and several surrounding cities.

His Majesty the King was in favor of this mention and said that he would consider it carefully.

As a result, Xu Yi and His Majesty the King achieved a very satisfactory result for him.

It's just that at the time of farewell. His Majesty the King suddenly patted him on the shoulder, but said something that made his heart very vigilant.

His Majesty the King said at the time: "Very well, I am much more relieved that Sevinny has such a good helper as you." ”

This sentence is really intriguing.

Until the carriage stopped at the gate of the annex. Xu Yi still couldn't figure out the true intention of His Majesty the King to say this to himself.

Looking at Steele who greeted him, he could only give up thinking for a while and take this sentence into his heart. He greeted him with a smile on his face.

"Allery is awake. "Steele Road.

"Oh, let's go check it out. ”

Xu Yi and Steele walked briskly to Aleri's room.

As soon as he walked to the door, he heard a faint voice in the room.

"Bei...... Beira. Other...... In this way, people look ...... It's not good to see. ”

Bella's recognizable, slightly shrill voice rang out.

"Hmph. What's so bad? I'm taking care of the sick. Come on, open your mouth, don't squirm like a girl. Ah......h

Hearing the sound of bowls and spoons clashing in the room, Xu Yi stopped, pointed to the room, and cast an inquiring look at Steele.

Steele pursed his lips to reveal a slight ** snicker, stretched out his index finger to his mouth and made a silent gesture, and then quietly approached the door with Xu Yi and the others, looking inside.

The situation in the room was just as Xu Yi thought, Aleri was lying on the bed with a pillow and quilt on his back, while Bella was sitting on the edge of the bed, holding a bowl of black things in her hand that I didn't know if it was soup or medicine, and was scooping a spoonful and feeding it to Aleri's mouth.

Seeing that Aleri's face was flushed and he was about to open his mouth to swallow the spoon, Xu Yi suddenly coughed lightly, stepped into the door, made a surprised expression, and said loudly: "Bella, didn't you say that you were in love with me yesterday?

Bella's hands shook in shock, and she almost threw the spoon out.

Seeing Steele and Xu Yi walking in from the door together, the two of them were immediately embarrassed. (To be continued......)