Chapter 130 Digging a Canal

"Wait a minute, I have another question." Haines still asked with a puzzled look. "Yesterday, when I rode the carriage, I paid three silver coins at a time. If you say that the urban public transportation system is a municipal welfare measure, this price is a bit too high? When you discussed with Earl Summer, Isn't there a price limit?"

"Of course there will be restrictions. This is the price that we and President Pomberg have calculated. After all, no matter what the welfare measures are, the Philson car dealership has to make money, right? Otherwise, Philson Cars will make money. Why did Ma Bank agree to sign this agreement?" Xu Yi said as a matter of course.

"But I think... the residents of Bangta City may not be able to afford this price?" Haines frowned. "One trip is three silver coins, and even one round trip will cost six silver coins a day. Although it is a little cheaper than those normal long-distance carriages, it is close to two gold coins in a month, which is too much. I don't think those workers and ordinary people can afford it."

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

"How many?"

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

"It's impossible!" Haynes 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 Hainas with a smile. "Because you are from Anweimar City, you are unwilling to accept this fact?"

"It's not that I don't want to accept it, but it's simply impossible!" Haines said loudly. "If you tell me the average monthly income of the workers of your Xinfei Chamber of Commerce is more than ten gold coins, I believe it, even if you say that the workers of other chambers of commerce in the city are counted as more than ten gold coins, I believe it, but you said that all ordinary workers in Bangta City earn more than ten gold coins. The average monthly income of residents is actually more than ten gold coins, I don’t believe it!”

Xu Yi sighed, shook his head, and said with a really ignorant expression on his face: "I thought you came here to inspect Bangta City for so many days this time. You also know a little about the situation in Bangta City, but I didn't expect that. Still don't know anything."

Heineston said angrily: "What do you say I don't understand? I think you are bragging!"

"Bragging?" Xu Yishi smiled and said, "Okay, since your news is so outdated, I can only educate you well, so as not to be embarrassed when you go back and write this report. Cough... Listen, first of all I want to What I can tell you is that the average monthly salary of our workers in the New Flying Chamber of Commerce has already exceeded 10 gold coins. Just last month. According to the financial statistics Sebas did a few days ago, it has exceeded 20 gold coins. close."

"Twenty gold coins? Average?" Hainas looked at Xu Yi with an incredible expression. "You... When I visited the presidents of other chambers of commerce before, they all said that you were a loser and I defended you. I didn't expect you to be a loser! How could you pay the workers such a high salary? Even if your chamber of commerce is very profitable, You can't do that, can you?"

"Call me a loser?" Xu Yi snorted. "These guys are not much worse than me. The presidents of those chambers of commerce didn't tell you, in fact, the workers of their chambers of commerce are not paid less than our new flight chambers, right? There are even several chambers of commerce workers whose salaries have exceeded ours. Chamber of Commerce. We are no longer the highest-paid chamber of commerce in Bangta City.”

Hainas stared at Xu Yi blankly for a while, then thought about it, did it again, frowned and shook his head: "I really doubt that your business associations in Bangta City are all crazy, your new flying business will open so much to the workers. The high salary is because you, the president, likes to prosper, what are they doing with such a high salary? A prodigal like you?"

"There's no way, it's really that the manpower shortage in Bangta City is too serious. There are a lot of jobs waiting for people to do, but they can't find people. You've been walking around Bangta City these days, and have you seen anyone with normal hands and feet? Are people not working?" Xu Yi asked.

Hainas tilted his head and recalled for a long time, then shook his head: "I really haven't seen it. It's very strange, are there really so many job opportunities in Bangta City now? Obviously, the people in Bangta City are already the same as before. It’s been several times, and there is still a shortage of manpower?”

"You shouldn't ask me about this, you should ask President Cruise of the Amri Chamber of Commerce." Xu Yi smiled. "Speaking of the lack of people, our Xinfei Chamber of Commerce is actually not bad. Because there can be many dwarves and elves to fill in. On the contrary, the Amli Chamber of Commerce is really lacking. During this time, every time President Cruise sees I have to complain to me about their lack of manpower. Believe it or not, if you give him enough manpower, their chamber of commerce will even go to the Roulson Kingdom to build roads now?"

"Well...he mentioned this to me when I visited President Cruise yesterday." Hynas nodded. "He said that President Newman originally wanted to invite the Amley Chamber of Commerce to the Ruerson Kingdom to help build a minimum road of 500 kilometers, but he really didn't have enough manpower, so he could only refuse. He also said that it was a big profit. It’s a great opportunity for a pen, so it’s a pity to miss it.”

"That's why. Look, everyone in Bangta City now has a job to do, and the salary for each job is very high, so what's unacceptable when the average monthly income exceeds ten gold coins?" Xu Yi asked again.

Haines was stunned. After thinking for a while, he sighed softly: "It seems that you are right, it is indeed that I am bound by the old concept. I always thought that if I count the income, it must be the highest in Anweimar City, but I didn't expect Bangta The city has actually surpassed Anweimar City. More importantly, everyone in Bangta City can find a job, but there are a lot of people in Anweimar City who can only do nothing... Compared with this, it is really far behind ."

"No, you are wrong again." Xu Yi shook his head. "In the final analysis, Anweimar City is the capital of the kingdom after all, and in many respects it has advantages that Bangta City is completely incomparable. If His Majesty the King is willing, it can easily surpass Bangta City."

"This is not something we can discuss." Haines shrugged and wrote down what Xu Yi said just now in the notebook, and then continued to ask: "Okay, except for the new urban public transportation system. Besides the move, what else is worth mentioning?"

"Except for this..." Xu Yi thought for a while and rolled his eyes. "Let me tell you a more powerful one."

"More explosive?" Hainas' eyes lit up. "What is it?"

"After discussions with the Earl of Summer, it was finally decided to widen the Sandy River and excavate a canal connecting the Sandy River and the Rum River."

"what?"

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the next day. Xu Yi and Earl Summer stood side by side on the north bank of a certain section of Sandy River east of Bangta City, looking at the north sky together.

"Lord Count, President Xu, you see, if the Sandy River is dug from here, until the Rum River, the terrain will gradually sink. And there is no mountain blocking in the middle, in comparison, I think it is the easiest to excavate. A line of the canal."

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

Compared with the depression when Xu Yi rescued him from the river before, Potter's skin is darker now, but he is full of vitality and self-confidence. The whole person seems to have returned to the high spirits when the Potter Chamber of Commerce was at its peak.

"How long is this route?" asked the Earl of Summer.

"I did a rough calculation, no more than fifty kilometers," Potter replied.

"Fifty kilometers..." Earl Summer nodded and said: "Actually, it seems that the Sandy River and the Rum River are not very far apart. If this canal can be dug through to connect the Sandy River and the Rum River, Compared to that, the river transportation in Bangta City will become much more prosperous.”

"Lord City Lord, this is not just a lot to describe." Potter said excitedly. "Although the Sandy River can eventually merge into the Skye River in the lower reaches. It can also be regarded as one of the most prosperous rivers in the mainland, but the Skye River has always been controlled by the Marlow Empire, and ships from other countries are not allowed to pass through. , so the Sandy River has never been used. However, if the Sandy River connects the Rum River, the Sandy River can be added to the largest river in the whole continent. From then on, the boats of Bangta City can pass through. The Sandy River runs almost everywhere on this continent!"

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

"Every time I saw the Rum before, I thought how wonderful it would be to connect the Sandy and the Rum. But I knew it was almost impossible, So I could only take this as a fantasy at the time. But President Xu told me that this is not a fantasy, but a fact that can be realized! To be honest... When I heard President Xu say this at the time, I felt that Xu Hui Long is a bit... bold and crazy."

Earl Summer laughed: "This guy's ideas have always been bold, even crazy. But President Potter, you must admit it. This guy can always realize his ideas, right?"

Potter nodded vigorously: "Because President Xu can always realize his ideas, I will listen to his arrangement this time and spend several months exploring all the nearby rivers. However, President Xu, Digging such a canal is an extremely difficult task. The money spent is probably astronomical, and I don’t think we can get the money out of Bangta City alone.”

"That's what I'm worried about." Earl Summer nodded, turned to Xu Yi and said with a smile, "But I know this guy, if he wasn't sure, he wouldn't be so enthusiastic. Come on, Xu Yi, what are you going to do this time? How to solve this problem? Or is the new flying chamber of commerce planning to take all the money for digging the canal? If that's the case, then I have to thank you very much."

Xu Yi laughed and waved his hand quickly: "I'm afraid it will cost at least several million gold coins to dig this canal, and our Xinfei Chamber of Commerce can't afford it. But I can't help with money, but I can save costs. can help."

"Oh? Let's hear it."

"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..."