Chapter 21 Candela Infrastructure Construction Committee

In the blink of an eye, it was the end of the year again, and various places in the Candela Empire had already begun to make various preparations for the arrival of the New Year, and the city of Wimbledon, the capital of the empire, was no exception.

As in previous years, His Majesty the Emperor of the Empire announced in advance the policy of benefiting the people that will be implemented in the empire next year, so as to cheer up the spirit of the people in the country, and at the same time, for the upcoming New Year.

However, what is different from previous years is that among the policies announced this year to benefit the people, in addition to the usual pardons for a small number of the most troublesome, announcing which cities will reduce tax rates next year, opening granaries to help refugees, etc., there are two This policy has received special attention from many people.

The first item is that the Candela Empire has reached a formal cooperation agreement with the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce, and the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce will officially enter the Candela Empire to invest in March next year.

According to the agreement between the two parties, Xinfei Chamber of Commerce will first build a Xinfei magic industrial base outside Wimbledon, which will open a farmland magic machinery manufacturing factory, an engineering magic machinery manufacturing factory, and a household magic machinery assembly workshop. and a large steelworks.

Although before this, the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce has actually invested in the construction of two bases in the Candela Empire, and opened many factories, but these two bases are not under the name of the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce in name, but the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce. The Fei Chamber of Commerce was established in cooperation with the local chamber of commerce of the Candela Empire through other relationships, or simply the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce borrowed the shell of a local chamber of commerce to establish it.

No matter how internally the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce is in charge, in name, it can still be regarded as the Chamber of Commerce of the Candela Empire.

But this time. This newly created Xinfei Magic Industrial Base completely belongs to the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce both in name and in essence. It is officially recognized by the Candela Empire. A magical industrial base exclusively established by the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce.

This alone is enough to prove that the Candela Empire has finally let go of its reserve for so many years, and no longer "quarreling" with the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce, but followed the trend and chose to formally cooperate with the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce.

Once the news came out, it was naturally a joy to the hearts of the people.

The Xinfei Chamber of Commerce has undoubtedly become the most popular chamber of commerce on the Sainz Continent, and the magic industry led by the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce is undoubtedly the most promising industry on the Sainz Continent. People hailed it as a great industry capable of changing the course of the entire continent.

If the Candela Empire is still unwilling to let go of its body and really invest in it, it is very likely that it will be eliminated later.

second message. It is that the Candela Empire will establish a brand new government agency next year, called the Candela Empire Infrastructure Promotion and Operation Committee, referred to as the Candela Infrastructure Construction Committee.

This infrastructure committee is directly under the Candela Empire Council, and its main responsibility is to vigorously develop various types of infrastructure within the Candela Empire.

As for the concept of infrastructure construction, since the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce proposed it four years ago, it has become popular in the entire Sainz continent in the past two years.

Everyone knows that infrastructure mainly includes five categories: transportation, energy supply, education and training, medical care, and sports culture. Last year, Xinfei Chamber of Commerce added a new category of communication network at the Mainland Magic Industry Forum.

In the past few years, the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce has been vigorously promoting the concept of infrastructure construction in various countries in the southwest corner of the Sainz continent. And it is claimed that the popularization and promotion of these six types of infrastructure has been basically achieved in the Principality of Standing and the Kingdom of Lampari, and the effect is remarkable.

Now the Candela Empire suddenly announced the establishment of the Candela Infrastructure Construction Committee. And it is necessary to vigorously develop all kinds of infrastructure, which is obviously derived from the concept of the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce.

According to the will announced by His Majesty the Emperor, the Candela Infrastructure Committee will indeed cooperate with the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce to promote infrastructure construction from next year, and the initial plan is to complete the goal of road connectivity to all major cities in the Candela Empire within three years.

After the decree was announced, some people with a heart roughly calculated it. If the major cities mentioned in the decree announced by His Majesty the Emperor included the capital cities of each province and the larger cities in that province, then according to the current Candela Judging from the land area of ​​the empire and the distribution of various cities, in order to achieve this goal, a road with a total mileage of up to 160,000 kilometers needs to be built to meet the requirements.

According to the long-standing quotations of the Amly Chamber of Commerce, which is famous for its road construction projects, the average cost of building a kilometer of road is about 3,000 gold coins.

If 760,000 kilometers were built, the total investment required would be a terrifyingly close to 500 million gold coins!

Even for one of the two major continental empires like the Candela Empire, 500 million gold coins is still a staggering and astonishing figure.

You know, the financial revenue of the Candela Empire last year was only less than 200 million gold coins.

Just building roads will cost close to 500 million gold coins in three years, so what else can the empire's finances do?

What's more, the infrastructure promotion goal mentioned in His Majesty's will is not just to build roads within three years, but also includes the establishment of a preliminary magic communication network in Wimbledon City and all provincial capitals within five years, and the initial establishment of a magic communication network within ten years. Complete the two measures of establishing sufficient magic energy distribution stations in all cities in the empire.

Besides, even if you leave aside the infrastructure construction, there are many places in the empire that need to spend money.

So everyone guessed that the Candela Empire must have reached some private agreements with the Amley Chamber of Commerce and the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce in exchange for some preferential treatment.

Some people even speculate that, given the status of the Candela Empire on the continent of Sainz, the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce and the Candela Empire would rather lose money than help the Candela Empire complete the corresponding infrastructure promotion in order to obtain this huge market.

Because only in this way can their business be further promoted to the Candela Empire.

From a long-term perspective, this choice is also very wise.

"Smart ass!"

President Crews snorted angrily, threw aside the newly published "Candela Weekly" in his hand, and rolled his eyes at Xu Yi beside him.

"Your Xinfei Chamber of Commerce has a big business, so it's okay to lose a little bit. Our Amley Chamber of Commerce doesn't have that much money to lose. It's a road of 160,000 kilometers, with a total investment of 500 million gold coins! I If you think about building these roads at a loss, I am afraid that our Amley Chamber of Commerce will go bankrupt before it is repaired."

Xu Yi suddenly laughed: "This is what the Candela Weekly said, why are you complaining to me?"

"I just can't bear the look of these Candela people who always look high above the sky with their nostrils turned upside down. They really think that the current Candela Empire is still one of the best on the mainland before, and other countries can only look up to them. Super empire Ah. Pooh! According to my opinion, if we let the Lampari Kingdom and the Candela Empire fight a good battle, they must lose!"

"If you fight one battle or ten battles, I can be sure that the Lampari Kingdom will win. But if it is the final victory... I am not optimistic about the Lampari Kingdom." Xu Yi shook his head and said.

Chairman Cruise glared at Xu Yi, wanting to retort, but then sighed dejectedly.

"Yeah, after all, our Lampari Kingdom is too small. The most important thing is that the previous foundation is too weak. If we fight desperately with the Candela Empire, even if we win the war, it is impossible to give such a big empire a bite. Swallow it. But Xu Yi, if you have the full support of your Xinfei Chamber of Commerce, I don't think there will be any problem."

"Are you sent by Her Majesty the Queen?" Xu Yi glanced at him. "Let's not talk about why our Xinfei Chamber of Commerce doesn't want to make good money to fully support the Lampari Kingdom. Even if we really support it with all our strength, do you think it is really possible to completely defeat the Candela Empire so easily?"

"Why not?" Chairman Cruise straightened his neck, quite unconvinced: "Your Xinfei Chamber of Commerce guards are so powerful, there is absolutely no army on the entire continent that can resist you. With our Lampari Kingdom now The army that has basically been fully equipped with military magic machines can completely defeat all the resistance of the Kendela Empire without any effort at all."

"If you want to invade a country, the problem never lies in defeating the opponent's regular army, but in the follow-up processing." Xu Yi said seriously. "I have discussed this point with Her Majesty the Queen many times, and even she has to admit my analysis, so you don't need to refute it anymore."

President Cruise was silent for a moment, and suddenly his expression became very strange, and he asked with a little hesitation: "Xu...Xu Yi, have you heard a recent rumor in the Kingdom of Lampari?"

"Rumor?" Xu Yi frowned slightly. "I'm very busy, and I don't have time to pay attention to any rumors."

After all, he turned his head and glanced at President Cruise. Seeing his strange expression, he couldn't help asking: "What rumors?"

"It's...cough...this..." Chairman Cruise's expression became more and more weird. After hesitating for a long time, he finally made up his mind and said through gritted teeth: "Her Majesty is only Prince Kane now." An heir, so if there is no accident, the one who will inherit the throne in the future should be Prince Kane."

"Well, it's obvious. Why? Is there anyone in the Kingdom of Lampari who dares to spread rumors about Prince Kane?"

"Well... This rumor has been widely spread in the kingdom recently, and many people believe it... In short, it's a bit fierce."

"So you've been talking for a long time, what is this rumor?" Xu Yi couldn't help asking.

Chairman Cruise glanced at Xu Yi, coughed lightly, and lowered his voice: "You see, Prince Kane's mother is of course Her Majesty the Queen, but Her Majesty has never been married, so everyone is very curious. , Who is Prince Kane's father? This rumor is about Prince Kane's father..."

Xu Yi's expression changed, but he still said calmly: "What do you say in the rumors?"

"It is rumored that...the father of Prince Kane is...that is you..." (to be continued...)