Chapter 28 Building a New City

That's right, maybe Xu Yi really doesn't have the desire for totalitarian power, maybe it's just like what he said, he only hopes to change the lives of everyone on the entire continent through the magic industry, maybe he really doesn't intend to replace the two empires, perhaps……

But this is at most just speculation made by other people based on his actions. No one is sure that he really intends to do so, let alone that he will always maintain such an idea.

If one day he suddenly changes his mind and is willing to gain more power, who can stop him?

As His Majesty the Emperor of the Candela Empire, it is of course impossible to pin all your hopes on Xu Yi's personal will, and hope to be able to control it even more in his own hands.

So it doesn't matter whether Xu Yi is willing to do what everyone is worried about, what matters is whether he has the ability to do so.

As long as he has the ability, then other people, especially those who stand at the pinnacle of power like His Majesty Emperor Candela, will not be able to feel at ease.

However, this is also impossible.

After ten years of development, the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce has become countless times stronger than it was ten years ago. The escort team of the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce alone has expanded to more than 100,000 people, including 17 sea fleets and 13 A fleet of magical airships.

Relying on the fact that no one knows the specific situation, but it is certain that it is absolutely at the top of the military magic machinery, the combat effectiveness of the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce's escort team can still absolutely crush other countries in the mainland.

So no matter how uneasy His Majesty Emperor Candela was, there was nothing he could do about the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce and Xu Yi for the time being.

With the current military strength of the Candela Empire, it may be able to continue to maintain an advantage over other countries on the mainland, but it is still helpless in the face of the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce.

"Your Majesty, I think... this question is actually not worth considering for the time being." The Grand Duke Galbut pondered for a moment and said, "Whatever method Xu Yi chooses actually doesn't make a big difference to us. And I don't know." I think his thoughts will suddenly change, not to mention that the target he chooses now is only the Kingdom of Kuranyi, if he really has such thoughts, there is no need to waste this time, is there?"

His Majesty Emperor Kendela sighed long and shook his head slowly. Throwing out a trace of confused thoughts brought about by this news.

Indeed, no matter what Xu Yi wants to do, he has no ability to change it for the time being, so the most important thing now is not to control what Xu Yi does. It's about finding ways to do your own thing well.

"Grand Duke, the people of the Lampari Kingdom have arrived in the Troll Valley. Take time to go there yourself and convey my meaning."

"yes."

"In addition, regarding the investment budget for Troll Valley next year. I plan to increase it by 30%, what do you think?" His Majesty Emperor Candela asked again.

"Thirty percent?" Grand Duke Galbut frowned. "Your Majesty, last year we invested more than 70 million gold coins in the Troll Valley. If we add another 30%, wouldn't it be close to 100 million gold coins? This amount... I am worried that the parliament and the Ministry of Finance will have opinions. "

His Majesty Emperor Candela waved his hand and snorted coldly: "According to the statistics reported by the Finance Department, the empire's annual fiscal revenue this year may exceed 600 million gold coins, so what's the big deal about investing a mere 100 million gold coins in such an important matter. Don’t they understand? Without the backing of these things, no matter how glorious the empire is now, it’s just an empty shelf. Is it possible to be overthrown at any time?”

The Grand Duke Galbut smiled wryly, knowing very well what His Majesty the Emperor was referring to in his heart.

From the perspective of the empire, His Majesty the Emperor is right, otherwise he, the prime minister of the empire, the imperial parliament, the imperial senate, and the imperial finance department would not have agreed to promote this matter so unanimously over the years, and for this reason Continuously increase capital and manpower input.

"Okay, I will discuss with the council and discuss the specific amount. As for the Troll Valley... I have time in four days, and I will go to see them. Your Majesty, do you have anything to say? "

His Majesty Emperor Candela shook his head: "There is no special explanation, you just need to represent me."

"I see."

After the two discussed some policies of the Candela Empire. The Grand Duke Galbut resigned.

After walking out of the gate of the palace, the Grand Duke Galbut boarded an elongated pure black magic car with a luxurious appearance, but instead of going to the Imperial Parliament, he drove slowly towards the west gate of Wimbledon. .

Today marks the eighth anniversary of the first steelworks in Wimbledon. At the same time, it is also the day when the first steelmaking plant produces the 10 million tons of finished steel products.

On this very commemorative day, the No. 1 Steelmaking Plant specially invited Grand Duke Galbut, who presided over the completion and commissioning of the No. 1 Steelmaking Plant, to participate, and he readily agreed.

Now because he was delayed for a while by His Majesty the Emperor, I am afraid that the people at the No. 1 Steel Plant have been waiting for a long time.

Thinking of this, the Grand Duke Galbut ordered the driver to speed up as much as possible.

However, it was ten o'clock in the morning. It was a relatively busy period in Wimbledon, and the road was full of traffic. No matter how skilled the driver was, he could not jump over the traffic, and could only continue to slowly follow the traffic.

Looking at the crowded street scene outside, the Grand Duke Galbut frowned, thinking that the issue of rebuilding Wimbledon City, which had been discussed by the Imperial Parliament since last year, should be accelerated.

With the continuous establishment of industrial areas around the city of Wimbledon, the city of Wimbledon has now absorbed a large number of outsiders. In addition, due to the continuous increase in food production within the empire in the past ten years and the stability of the situation, the birth rate has skyrocketed, making The current population of Wimbledon City has more than doubled that of ten years ago.

Under such circumstances, the already crowded city of Wimbledon seemed even more overwhelmed.

So as early as a few years ago, proposals to rebuild the city of Wimbledon had emerged within the empire, and some people even boldly proposed that it would be better to rebuild a new city.

In comparison, the Grand Duke Galbut leaned towards the latter proposal.

Because the transformation of the old city is not only a huge amount of work and extremely difficult, but also the effect is very bad, it is difficult to solve the current problems.

On the contrary, rebuilding a new city may seem exaggerated at first glance, and the investment will be huge, but in reality, the investment will not be much more than rebuilding the old city.

What's more, rebuilding a new city has a very big advantage, that is, it can be re-planned so that it can meet various needs, which is much more convenient than rebuilding an old city.

You must know that with the continuous development of the magic industry, people's lifestyles on the mainland have undergone tremendous changes. Wimbledon, an old city that was established hundreds of years ago, has long been unable to keep up with the situation, and even It has been dismissed by countless people as completely behind the times.

To give a simple example, when the city of Wimbledon was first established, although it was built as large as possible, the streets in the city were set aside according to the standard that can accommodate at least six carriages driving side by side. Incredibly spacious.

But now in the city of Wimbledon, magic cars purchased and used by private individuals are everywhere. If you run on the street, you can see brand new magic cars speeding everywhere.

Coupled with the urban bus system in Wimbledon, the streets of the old town are very narrow, which is not conducive to smooth traffic.

The Grand Duke Galbut suffered greatly because of this. Even if he was classified as the Prime Minister and the Grand Duke of the Empire, he would still inevitably encounter traffic jams.

It is precisely because of this that many nobles and wealthy commoners in Wimbledon moved to live outside the city one after another, just to avoid the congestion and various inconveniences in the city.

If a new city is built, this situation can be avoided at the time of initial planning, and many problems that are now plaguing countless people can naturally be solved.

And the construction of a new city that meets the new requirements, as early as more than 20 years ago, the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce had already done experiments in Bangta City, and then the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce simply built a brand new Xinfei in the Principality of Standing The city has almost become a template for modern cities in mainland China.

With such a precedent, it is not particularly difficult for the city of Wimbledon to build a brand new city.

At least the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce and the Amley Chamber of Commerce have made it clear that they can provide technical and personnel support to the Candela Empire, and even the Amley Chamber of Commerce has expressed to the Imperial Parliament that they are willing to contract the construction of the new city of Wimbledon City, only the Candela Empire is required Just provide the funds and nothing else.

Of course, it is impossible for the Imperial Parliament to agree, so the empire is now in contact with the Amley Chamber of Commerce and the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce, while planning matters related to the construction of the new city.

In this matter, the Grand Duke Galbut, as the prime minister of the empire, made it clear to the imperial parliament that he supported the construction of the new city, and asked the parliament to come up with a solution as soon as possible.

Due to funding and technical problems, the parliament and the Ministry of Finance are unable to come up with a definite plan in a short period of time, and they are temporarily at a stalemate.

Now that the Grand Duke Galbut looked at the congestion around him, he naturally hoped that the Amley Chamber of Commerce and the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce would make concessions as soon as possible, so that the construction plan of Wimbledon New Town could be launched earlier, and this problem could be resolved earlier.

Of course, there is another solution, which is to move out all the imperial institutions that were originally established in Wimbledon, even the royal palace, so that they don't need to go to the various institutions and the royal palace. Forced to congest in Wimbledon.

It's a pity that it is easy to move away the facilities of various institutions, but it is almost wishful thinking to move away from the palace.

The Candela Empire Palace was established at the beginning of the Candela Empire, and it has a history of nearly a thousand years.

Such a historical and symbolic palace, His Majesty the Emperor would never touch it, let alone move it away directly.

Thinking of this, the Grand Duke Galbut looked at the scene outside the car window and couldn't help sighing slightly.

Although this ancient empire is powerful because of its antiquity, it is also decayed because of its antiquity, and it will always bind people's footsteps in various places. (~^~)