As the carriage continued to move forward, Xu Yi discovered more and more that the Principality of Constantine was rich in natural resources.
Not only were there all kinds of tropical fruit trees scattered on the sides of the road like they didn't cost anything, Xu Yi looked around and found large amounts of coffee and cocoa trees. The most important thing was that there were rubber trees that covered the sky!
Seeing this scene, Xu Yi did not even have the time to wonder why all these tropical plants that were distributed all over the world would grow in the Principality of Constantine. He was shocked and puzzled.
With such rich natural resources, why was the Principality of Constantine so poor?
Before coming to the Principality of Constantine, whether it was the description of the Principality of Constantine in books, or even the introduction of Anklo, who was the most familiar with the Principality of Constantine, they all revealed the same information: the Principality of Constantine was an extremely weak and poor country.
Before coming to the Principality of Constantine, Xu Yi had already mentally prepared himself to see a country that was devastated by hurricanes and tsunamis all year round.
But he never would have thought that not only was the Stantine Duchy's land not barren, it was even more fertile than he had imagined.
Such rich natural resources were simply the most precious gift given to them by the heavens!
If it was on Earth, such a country might not necessarily become rich, but no matter what, it shouldn't be described as poor.
But along the way, Xu Yi also saw the scattered ordinary citizens of the Principality of Constantine through the carriage window. Judging from their tattered clothes and the shabby wooden houses they lived in, their lives were indeed very poor.
Xu Yi could not figure it out.
With such natural resources, even if the Sines' transportation system was limited, and these resources could not be exported to earn money, these citizens should not be so poor, right?
With such doubts in mind, Xu Yi began to shift his attention from the rich plants outside the carriage window to the citizens of the Principality of Constantine.
When the carriage finally entered a place that looked like a town, Xu Yi jumped off the carriage and scanned the scene in front of him. He finally understood.
Although the citizens of the Principality of Constantine were rich in natural resources, perhaps it was because they were so rich in natural resources that they were so poor.
This reason might sound strange, but it was a very reasonable analysis.
When he was still on earth, Xu Yi had gone to many tropical and subtropical countries because he had participated in the inspection of the construction machines. For example, he had gone to many countries in the Indo-China Peninsula and India Peninsula.
In those countries, he found one thing in common, and that was that the people there were very lazy.
The same construction could be completed in two to three months in the Celestial Empire, but in those countries, putting aside corruption and low government efficiency, just the laziness of the local workers was enough to delay the completion of the project for half a year or even a year.
Because of this problem, many people in charge of the project privately complained to Xu Yi.
Clearly, they only needed to learn how to operate the construction machinery, and their work could be done easily by sitting on the construction machinery. However, those workers were too lazy to even learn the most basic operation.
And if they were asked to do work that required heavy physical strength, they would be even more lazy.
Because the efficiency of the local workers was too low, it delayed the progress of the project. Many construction companies even spent a lot of money to recruit a large number of workers from the Celestial Empire to carry out the construction.
Although the contract with the local government had to guarantee a certain percentage of local workers, these construction companies would rather spend more money to support the local workers than expect the local workers to work efficiently.
Xu Yi thought about the expressions of the people in charge of the construction companies when they complained, and compared the local situation in those countries to the situation in front of him, he naturally came to this conclusion.
The reason why the Stantine Duchy was poor, not mentioning the other reasons, the most important reason was that the people here were too lazy.
Looking at the entrance of the town, although there were many people, whether they were strolling on the street, sitting on the street corners, or simply lying on the ground to bask in the sun, everyone exuded a lazy aura from their face to their body.
It was as if if they didn't encounter an earth-shattering event, they would never be willing to spend more effort to do anything.
Although there were a few small stalls scattered along the street, no one came to patronize them for a long time. The owners of the stalls didn't seem to care about this situation at all. Not to mention shouting, they even closed their eyes and covered their heads to sleep!
Xu Yi thought for a while and found that he could actually understand the mentality of these ordinary people.
On Earth, it could be said that all life was equal, and ordinary people also had the hope of climbing up.
However, the social structure of the Sines was still very backward. The concept of class was deeply ingrained here, and ordinary people would never think of rebelling against the nobles.
For ordinary people, being able to fill their stomachs and survive was their number one goal.
And the Principality of Constantine was rich in natural resources. If you were hungry, you could just run to the fruit trees on the side of the road and pick some fruits to fill your stomach.
Since there was no pressure to survive, and no motivation or desire to climb up, as an ordinary person, the only path left was to eat and wait for death.
Of course, understanding didn't mean that he could accept it.
Looking at the situation in front of him, Xu Yi's mood was still the same as when he visited the Indochina and India. He lamented the misfortune of these ordinary people and was angry at their lack of ambition.
If they worked hard and worked hard, at least they could make their lives a bit better. But why didn't these fellows work hard?
Anklo on the side saw that after Xu Yi got out of the horse carriage, he had been silently looking at the town in front of him with an ugly expression. He thought that he wasn't satisfied with the environment here, so he quickly said, "Chairman Xu, you're only resting here for a night.
I've already contacted the City Lord and had him clear out a room in his manor to receive you.
His manor is much better than this place, so you don't need to worry. "
Xu Yi was too lazy to explain his true thoughts to Anklo. He shook his head and walked into the town.
Seeing Xu Yi's actions, Anklo was stunned before quickly following him.
This town only had a total of six streets and they were all very short, so the area of this town was less than a tenth of Banta City. Xu Yi spent less than half an hour to walk from one end to the other.
After looking around the town, Xu Yi thought for a bit before asking Anklo, "What level is this city in your Principality of Constantine?"
Anklo was stunned before revealing an awkward smile. He hesitantly replied, "This is already the largest city in the north of our duchy ….."
Xu Yi was stunned. He raised a brow and looked back at the town behind him, forcing his face to twist because of the absurd feeling that filled his heart.
This place that couldn't even compare to a small town on earth was actually the largest city in the north of the Principality of Constantine?
What a joke!
Seeing Xu Yi's strange expression even though he tried his best to hold it in, Anklo could only awkwardly explain, "Chairman Xu, our Principality of Constantine doesn't have any concept of a city.
This town is just for the people nearby to make transactions. Today isn't the day of the market, so there aren't many people here.
But if it's the day of the market, it's quite lively … … "
Anklo explained for a bit, but he felt that he couldn't continue.
He often went to the Lampari Kingdom. Not to mention Anvilmar City, just the size of Xu Yi's Banta City already surpassed all the cities in the Principality of Constantine.
Explaining this in front of Xu Yi would only make things worse.
Seeing the silent and awkward Anklo, Xu Yi gave a sigh in his heart. He turned away from this pitiful "city" and said to Anklo, "Alright, bring me to a place to rest. After sitting in the horse carriage for a day, I'm a bit tired."
Anklo quickly called for the three horse carriages behind them and invited Xu Yi into the horse carriage. They followed the only road that was considered wide and quickly headed south.
The City Lord's manor that Anklo mentioned was something that Xu Yi didn't expect. It was very wide and there were many houses in the manor, forming a continuous line that looked very magnificent.
Although it couldn't compare to the manors of the nobles outside Banta City, because it took up a lot of space, there were mountains and rivers in the manor, and the wooden house was quite unique, so it seemed like the environment wasn't bad.
According to Anklo's introduction, the owner of this manor was the City Lord of the city just now and the city was named after his family.
His family was called the Wein Family and the city was called Wein City.
The current head of the Wein Family, who was also the owner of this manor, was called Sven Wein. He was a middle aged fatty who wasn't that tall and had a round body.
After seeing Anklo and Xu Yi, Sven Wein was very enthusiastic. Especially when he was facing Xu Yi, he even revealed a flattering look from time to time.
This was the so called courtesy, one had to have a request.
This Sven Wein showing this kind of attitude to Xu Yi naturally meant that he had something to ask of Xu Yi.
But Xu Yi couldn't think of anything for now, what did he need from him for?
This question was quickly answered at the banquet that welcomed him.