There was only a small part of her highness' thesis in the « Banta Times », but the full text was placed in front of Lampuri Thirteenth. It was made up of thirty seven pages and it looked quite thick when stacked together.
Lampuri Thirteenth spent an entire three hours to finish reading the thirty thousand word text and the several tables. He was very serious during this time and didn't even take a sip of water.
After he finished, he closed his eyes to rest for a while before letting out a sigh and revealing a strangely happy smile.
Of his three children, the one he was most satisfied with was his youngest daughter Seveni.
She had shown superior intelligence and self control since she was young. Not only was she serious in her studies, her comprehension was also very strong. She had a certain understanding of politics since she was young.
When she was a bit older, she could already express her opinions on politics and these opinions were very pertinent. There were even some opinions that Lampuri Thirteenth praised.
When she was over twenty and began participating in politics, she showed that she was much more capable than her two big brothers. She could handle everything properly and helped Lampuri Thirteenth solve quite a few problems.
On the contrary, although her two big brothers couldn't be considered idiots, they were much worse than Seveni in terms of self control since they were young. They weren't serious in their studies and after they grew up, their abilities were far from Seveni's, so Lampuri Thirteenth couldn't be assured.
If Seveni wasn't a girl and if she was the eldest daughter instead of the youngest daughter, Lampuri Thirteenth would have made her the only successor to the throne a long time ago.
But Seveni was the youngest daughter and because of this, Lampuri Thirteenth's idea of making her the successor to the throne was hindered. It was very hard to keep her status as the princess.
If it wasn't for Lampuri Thirteenth showing a rare display of strength, the kingdom's parliament would have rejected her as the princess.
Now that he saw Seveni's detailed report on the magic machine industry, Lampuri Thirteenth was certain of his thoughts.
If he had to choose someone to take the throne, the most suitable person would be Seveni.
In this report, Seveni had given a detailed analysis of the effects of the magic machine industry on Banta City after it appeared. With the incomparably detailed data and tables in the report, her report was very clear. One could see the changes that happened in Banta City after the magic machine industry appeared.
Actually other than Banta City, there were many other cities in the Lampari Kingdom that were affected by the magic machine industry brought by the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce, but Seveni didn't have the detailed data of those cities, so she only mentioned them in the report and didn't focus on them.
Lampuri Thirteenth appreciated Seveni's practical approach very much because he was clear that although there were many things in government that needed to be vague, there couldn't be any ambiguity in places that shouldn't be vague at all.
Through this report, it was clear that the current Banta City was completely different from four years ago when the New Flyer hadn't appeared yet.
The most direct data was that Banta City's tax revenue this year had already broken through six million gold coins. Compared to the tax revenue of less than five hundred thousand four years ago, it had already increased by over ten times.
Other than this, Banta City's grain yield had also increased by a large amount.
With the dual effects of the fertilizer and the agricultural magic machines, Banta City's wheat yield had broken a shocking one million tons.
It could be said that just with the wheat yield of Banta City, it was enough to feed a fifth of the Lampari Kingdom.
According to Seveni's previous report, when the New Flyer's fertilizer factory's output increased and the fertilizer could be used in every field of the kingdom, the Lampari Kingdom wouldn't need to worry about food anymore.
If they could really do this, it would be equal to solving the biggest problem that had plagued the Lampari Kingdom for several hundred years.
Even if they ignored the other contributions of the New Flyer, just based on the agricultural magic machines and the fertilizer it produced, Lampuri Thirteenth felt that it wasn't excessive to give them any reward.
If it wasn't for the fact that Xu Yi was still too young and had only been a noble for a short time, Lampuri Thirteenth would have definitely given him another title.
Other than the most important tax revenue and grain yield, there was another clear change in Banta City, which was the large increase in population.
Other than the less than a hundred thousand people in Banta City, there were over three hundred thousand people that came from other cities of the kingdom. Banta City was now the most populous city in the south of the Lampari Kingdom.
Adding in the fact that Banta City's economy was developed and the market was prosperous, the current Banta City had become the economic center of the kingdom's south.
According to the table in the report, there were over five thousand transport horse carriages that left Banta City each day.
And in the transport fleet, the Frestech Chamber of Commerce's transport Magic Cars became more and more popular, even surpassing the traditional transport horse carriages.
Adding in the fact that after the Sanglang Canal was opened, it was very convenient for Banta City to enter the northern waterway, so the shipping industry in Banta City quickly developed.
But in this report, Seveni had mentioned that the New Flyer was currently developing the Magic Boat. When the Magic Boat was developed, Banta City's shipping industry would definitely become much more prosperous.
Seeing that the New Flyer was developing the Magic Boat, Lampuri Thirteenth suddenly thought of the base that the New Flyer had invested in in the Principality of Constantine, where they were building a pier by the sea.
Could it be that Xu Yi had already thought of developing the Magic Boat at that time and had the idea of using the Magic Boat to open up the sea?
If it really was like this, Lampuri Thirteenth would have to reevaluate Xu Yi.
This fellow, he was more far-sighted than he thought.
While he was thinking about the influence of Xu Yi and the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce, Dema came in from outside.
"Your majesty, Viscount Leslie is here to see you."
Lampuri Thirteenth put down the report, "Let him in."
After a while, Viscount Leslie was led by Dema into the reception room that Lampuri Thirteenth had specially prepared for this meeting.
After Viscount Leslie gave his bow, Lampuri Thirteenth looked over him before nodding and praising with a faint smile, "Not bad, after training in the northern army, you really are much more pleasing to the eye compared to before."
Viscount Leslie revealed a faint smile, "I think that your majesty's pleasing to the eye isn't the same as the pleasing to the eyes of the noble ladies of Anvilmar City, right?"
Lampuri Thirteenth broke out in laughter.
Viscount Leslie came from the Stagg Family, so he had been close to the royal family since he was young. Viscount Leslie had played with the two princes and her highness Seveni since he was young, so he was very familiar with Lampuri Thirteenth. Naturally he wasn't as reserved as the others in front of Lampuri Thirteenth.
"Actually, although your skin is a bit rough now, perhaps those young misses and madams like rougher men. With your white and tender appearance before, you might not have been as popular as now." Lampuri Thirteenth teased.
Lampuri Thirteenth teased, "So having you serve in the northern army is actually a profit for you."
Viscount Leslie couldn't help breaking out in laughter.
He had already heard that Lampuri Thirteenth was unruly when he was young, but now he could see some clues.
"If we're talking about profit ….. I do feel that I've profited, but it's not in terms of my image. Rather through this military service, I've come into contact with many different people and have met many ….. different things." Viscount Leslie said.
"Different things?"
Lampuri Thirteenth took a deep look at Viscount Leslie before waving his hand to Dema. Dema immediately bowed and left.
"Come, tell me, what different things have you encountered that a kid like you can't forget?"
Viscount Leslie thought about it before saying, "Your majesty, I think that what left the deepest impression on me should be the attack on the Sack Kingdom at the beginning of the year.
I think that you won't forget it. "
"Of course."
Lampuri Thirteenth nodded, "That was our Lampuri Kingdom's first attack on the Sack Kingdom in all these years and it was a glorious victory, even taking back control of the Muerto Mountains.
This is the greatest victory since our kingdom was founded, how could I forget it. "
"Yes, this victory was very exciting.
When I was in the northern army, I could feel that the morale of the entire northern army was high. Everyone was filled with enthusiasm, wishing that they could take this chance to attack the Sack Kingdom. "Viscount Leslie revealed an emotional look as he reminisced.
"Attacking the Sack Kingdom is just thinking too much, we don't have that strength right now." Lampuri Thirteenth shook his head.
"I understand.
But your majesty, why do you think ….. the northern army suddenly had the ability to attack the Sack Kingdom and take back the Muerto Mountains from them? "
Lampuri Thirteenth narrowed his eyes, "What do you want to say?
Just say it directly. There are only the two of us here, so I won't hold you responsible and will give you a chance to speak. "
"Alright." Viscount Leslie nodded with a serious expression.
"Your majesty, I think that you should know better than me that the northern army suddenly had such a strong battle strength at the beginning of the year was completely because the northern army's equipment had been greatly improved.
Whether it is the weapons they have, the Magic Repeating Crossbows, or the Magic Trebuchets that had the greatest effect when attacking the frontlines, it can be said that with these new armaments, the northern army has the ability to attack the Sack Kingdom and occupy the Muerto Mountains. At the same time, they can resist the wild counterattacks of the Sack Kingdom for half a year. "
Lampuri Thirteenth was silent for a bit before giving a nod, "Of course I understand this.
But Leslie, what do you want to say by mentioning this now? "
Viscount Leslie's expression became serious as he said, "Your majesty, since you're clear on this, then let me ask you a question.
Because of his highness Eric, the northern army hasn't continued to buy equipment mainly produced by New Flyer. Do you think that they have the ability to attack the Sack Kingdom? "
Lampuri Thirteenth was silent.
Viscount Leslie didn't wait for him to answer as he said in a very serious voice, "No, your majesty, you definitely don't think that they have this ability.
But even though you know this, you didn't give the order to stop his highness Eric's actions.
Doing this ….. could it be that you want to watch his highness die? "