To go from Samara Town to the Principality of Constantine, one had to pass through the Black Rice Wasteland, but the direction was the opposite of the Voller Tribe.
Although Anklo was very enthusiastic about Xu Yi's arrival, he didn't make it too grand. He only brought a few helpers and three carriages.
He thought that Xu Yi would bring many helpers, but he never thought that Xu Yi wouldn't bring anyone. He only brought Agnes as his helper, so one of the three carriages was empty.
The small caravan left Samara Town and headed southwest. After traveling around fifty kilometers through the Black Rice Wasteland, Xu Yi felt the ground gradually sink and the surrounding temperature began to rise.
After leaving the desolate Black Rice Wasteland and entering a forest, Xu Yi felt that it was hard to endure the heat and he couldn't help taking off his thick fur coat.
Seeing Xu Yi's actions, Anklo sitting in the same carriage as Xu Yi said with a smile, "Chairman Xu, this is your first time coming to our Principality of Constantine, so you might not be familiar with our duchy's climate.
Actually, our duchy's climate is different from most of the countries on the continent.
There isn't a single moment of cold here. Although it is winter right now, the temperature is a bit higher than your Lampari Kingdom's spring and autumn. "
Xu Yi wiped the sweat off his forehead and nodded, "I feel it.
Based on the terrain, your Principality of Constantine is in a basin. Adding in the fact that it is close to the sea and is in the southernmost part of the continent, it isn't strange to have this climate. "
Anklo was a bit surprised, "It seems like Chairman Xu is quite proficient in geography, there really is nothing a capable person can't do.
It's no wonder her highness Seveni praised you every time she mentioned you. "
"Her highness mentioned me in front of you?" Xu Yi asked in a surprised voice.
Anklo revealed a faint smile, "I mentioned you to her highness at first, but I never thought that once Chairman Xu was mentioned, her highness would immediately become excited. She kept praising Chairman Xu in front of me, praising him very much.
It was because of her highness' words that I had the confidence to come find chairman Xu. "
Seveni's figure appeared in Xu Yi's mind and he said with a smile, "If I wasn't as good as her highness said, wouldn't you have come for nothing?"
"No, I've been to the Lampari Kingdom many times and I've met her highness many times, but this is my first time seeing her highness praise someone like this.
I've investigated Chairman Xu and the New Flyer before, but her highness' affirmation of Chairman Xu, it just strengthened my confidence and won't affect my decision.. "
"You really are too polite."
Xu Yi waved his hand. After thinking for a bit, he said, "Mister Anklo, actually even now, I still don't understand what you want from me and our New Flyer.
We are only a small company after all, I'm afraid we can't change the situation of the Principality of Constantine at all. "
"Change starts little by little," Anklo said seriously.
Anklo said with a serious look, "The New Flyer might not be the biggest company in the Lampari Kingdom, but it is the company with the most ability to change the situation.
I've carefully studied your company and found that the reason why Banta City and the surrounding cities have changed so much is all because of the appearance of your New Flyer.
So I think that as long as the New Flyer, or rather Chairman Xu, is invited to our Principality of Constantine, we will definitely be able to bring some changes. "
Seeing the determined look on Anklo's face, Xu Yi said with a bitter smile, "Mister Anklo, although I'm confident in bringing some changes to the Principality of Constantine, hearing you say this, I feel a lot of pressure."
Anklo revealed a faint smile, "Chairman Xu, could it be that you're someone who is afraid of pressure?"
Xu Yi gave a shrug, "Alright, I'm not afraid and I even hope that there will be pressure because I've always thought that there will be motivation with pressure.
Un ….. Since there is pressure, let's discuss how to turn this pressure into motivation.
Mister Anklo, I want to ask a question first. What is the situation of the roads around the three mines that Duke Stantine is planning to sell to our company? "
Anklo replied without hesitation, "The two iron mines have more than one road connected to them. As for the copper mine, because it has been left there without care, there aren't any roads connected to it yet."
"No roads at all?" Xu Yi couldn't help knitting his brows.
Actually, of the two iron mines and one copper mine that the Principality of Constantine was planning to sell to him, Xu Yi cared about the copper mine the most.
Now that the generator had been developed, the next step was to develop large scale generators and gradually spread electricity.
If he wanted to spread electricity, the demand for copper would be very high.
He couldn't find enough copper in the Lampari Kingdom and the non-ferrous metal mine near the Voller Tribe didn't have large amounts of copper, so Xu Yi could only place his hopes on the copper mine in the Principality of Constantine.
If the roads around the copper mine were too bad, it would greatly affect his plans.
Seeing the expression on Xu Yi's face, Anklo quickly said, "Chairman Xu can rest assured.
Although there aren't any roads connected to the copper mine, the Principality of Constantine is mostly plains. The terrain around the copper mine is very flat, so it won't be too difficult to mine. "
"Un ….. If that's the case, then it's fine.
As long as we can build a road, everything else is fine. "Xu Yi nodded.
"Speaking of roads ….." Anklo hesitated a bit before asking, "Chairman Xu, do you plan on building roads in our duchy?"
Xu Yi was surprised, "Shouldn't building roads be your duchy's matter?
Why are you asking me? "
Anklo's smile was a bit awkward, "This ….. It's just that the cost of building roads is too high. I'm afraid our duchy can't afford it."
Xu Yi looked at Anklo in disbelief, "Even building a hundred kilometer road would cost less than three hundred thousand gold coins. Why can't we afford it?"
Anklo's smile became even more awkward, "In fact ….. I'm not afraid of you laughing at me, Chairman Xu, but our duchy's annual revenue last year was less than two hundred thousand gold coins ….."
Xu Yi was speechless.
Although he knew from various sources that the Principality of Constantine was very weak, Xu Yi didn't expect it to be this weak.
A duchy's annual revenue was less than two hundred thousand gold coins!
It wasn't even half a month's worth of profit from New Flyer!
It was no wonder that Anklo, a trusted aide of Duke Stantine and an important person in the Principality of Constantine, would be so friendly to Xu Yi. He was even a bit submissive.
There was a saying on Earth: Money makes a hero brave.
Since the Principality of Constantine was so poor, Anklo naturally couldn't act tough in front of Xu Yi.
Seeing the awkward smile on Anklo's face, Xu Yi couldn't help but think of how the officials of the underdeveloped regions on Earth would act when they were faced with investors from developed regions.
Perhaps in Anklo's eyes, Xu Yi was a god of wealth that he invited with great difficulty. He naturally had to think of a way to make Xu Yi stay and invest. That was why he was so polite and friendly.
But thinking about it, even the Lampari Kingdom, which was much stronger than the Principality of Constantine, had less than two million gold coins in revenue last year. The Principality of Constantine's annual revenue of two hundred thousand gold coins was actually not bad.
Xu Yi sighed inwardly, but he didn't show it on his face as he nodded, "Alright, when we see those mines, I'll consider if we need to build a road.
After all, if there is a normal road connecting them, it will be very helpful for us to mine them. "
Hearing Xu Yi's tone soften, Anklo's expression immediately relaxed and he nodded with a smile, "As long as Chairman Xu has a request, everything is negotiable."
Xu Yi glanced at Anklo and thought, If I can take out enough money, is the Principality of Constantine going to sell the entire Principality to me?
Once the carriage left the Black Rice Wasteland, it was considered to have entered the Principality of Constantine.
As the temperature gradually increased, the surrounding scenery also rapidly changed.
In the beginning, the trees on both sides of the road were all kinds of deciduous trees that could be found everywhere in the Lampari Kingdom. But not long after, these trees were gradually replaced by various tropical plants.
Xu Yi had transmigrated to the Sines for close to five years. He knew that there were many differences between this continent and Earth, but there were also many similarities.
For example, in terms of plants, there were many plants in the Sines that Xu Yi had never seen or heard of on Earth. But most of the plants on Earth could also be found in the Sines.
For example, Xu Yi observed the various tall trees on both sides of the road through the window of the carriage. After a while, he discovered large tracts of banana trees, mango trees, pineapple trees … …
As far as the eye could see, there were also tall coconut trees that were faintly discernible.
After looking for a while, Xu Yi couldn't help but point at these plants and ask Anklo, "The Principality of Constantine clearly has so many precious resources, why is the revenue so low?"
"Precious resources?" Anklo asked in astonishment.
"How is it precious?"
"Isn't it precious?
Let's not talk about other things. Just by selling the fruits produced by these trees to other places, we can make a lot of money. "
"You mean these fruits?" Anklo looked at the fruits that Xu Yi pointed at and smiled bitterly.
"Chairman Xu, we know that these fruits will definitely be popular with the people of other countries, but the problem is … … How do we ship them out?"
Xu Yi was startled when he saw Anklo spread out his hands helplessly.
After all, this continent wasn't like Earth. It didn't have the super transportation ability to ship things from one side of the Earth to the other side and sell them in a day or two.
Although these tropical fruits were very good, with the current transportation ability of Sines, not to mention the faraway places, these fruits would probably all rot on the way to the nearest Lampari Kingdom.
Xu Yi blamed the Principality of Constantine for not knowing how to make use of these treasures.
With this thought in mind, Xu Yi calmed down and thought for a while before asking Anklo, "What do you think if I have a way to ship these fruits out while keeping them fresh?"
Anklo's eyes immediately lit up. He slapped his thigh and exclaimed in surprise, "Look!
Chairman Xu, this is what I said just now. You will definitely bring changes to the Principality of Constantine! "