Seveni looked at the report in her hand and slightly knit her brows.
"It seems like there are more foreigners entering Banta City this year compared to last year.
This is just the rough count of the foreigners in the first half of the year, but it shows that there are over fifty thousand foreigners who have entered Banta City. This doesn't include the people who can't be counted at all.
If we count them all, it might be close to a hundred thousand people. "
Xu Yi revealed a faint smile, "What is bad about this?
Banta City is lacking people right now and just relying on the locals can't fill this large manpower gap, so we need foreigners to join in.
Don't forget, at the peak of Banta City last year, there were over two hundred thousand foreigners. "
"But based on the current trend, it might far surpass two hundred thousand this year. Perhaps ….. it might even surpass three hundred thousand." Seveni shook her head as she said this with a worried look.
"The more the better." Xu Yi gave an indifferent shrug.
"Not only our New Flyer, I feel that all the companies in the city would be very happy with this situation.
There's no other way, there really aren't enough people to use. "
Seveni glared at him, "There's no need for you to care, of course you'll feel relaxed.
You have to know that Banta City has less than a hundred thousand locals, but now there are suddenly two hundred thousand ….. or even three hundred thousand people from other places. As the City Lord, I really feel a lot of pressure. "
"Pressure is a good thing." Xu Yi revealed a smile.
Xu Yi revealed a smile, "Dear highness, the more pressure there is, the more outstanding your abilities are, right?
Think about it, if there are over three hundred thousand foreigners in Banta City this year, then the total population ….. might even surpass Anvilmar City? "
Seveni gave a slight nod, "Un, according to last year's statistics, Anvilmar City has around two hundred thousand permanent residents. Adding in the foreigners, it should be around four hundred thousand."
"So, if you can lead such a city to develop peacefully and normally, how admirable would that be?
If you can accomplish this, I think that even those people who oppose you can only admire your ability to handle government affairs.
This will be very helpful for you taking the throne. "Xu Yi said with a serious look.
"Ascend to the throne?"
Seveni gave a bitter laugh. She looked at the report in her hand and said with a sigh, "In this preliminary report, there is a very strange problem.
That is that most of the people who came this year came from the northwestern and northern provinces. Accurately speaking, they came from the borders of the kingdom near the Sack Kingdom. "
Xu Yi narrowed his eyes and snorted lightly. "Although the status of the civilians in the northern border is not high, it does not mean that they are idiots.
Instead of staying there and being exploited by a certain prince to the point that he could not even sustain his life and might even face the danger of his life in the future, it was better to find a way to escape.
And our Banta City is one of the best choices. "
Seveni looked at Xu Yi with a bit of surprise, "Where did you get this news?"
Xu Yi shook his head. "No, I didn't pay much attention to that.
But a few days ago, the relatives of two researchers from our company's Academy of Magic moved over from the northern border, planning on settling in Banta City.
When I saw them, I asked them about the situation in the north and why they moved to Banta City, so I know a bit about the situation. "
"Two researchers?
Is it chief Evita and senior researcher Akali? "Seveni asked.
Xu Yi was surprised, "Your highness, you know quite a bit."
Seveni revealed a faint smile. She didn't respond to the doubt in Xu Yi's eyes, rather she pointed at the report in her hand and asked, "Then Chairman Xu, there might be over three hundred thousand people coming to Banta City this year.
Other than the two hundred thousand people working in Banta City last year, do you have confidence in digesting the extra close to a hundred thousand people? "
Xu Yi knit his brows, "This should be something for the Lord City Lord to consider, how is it related to me?"
Seveni revealed a sly smile, "Who told your New Flyer to be the closest partner of the City Lord Manor and Chairman Xu to be my most capable helper as the City Lord?"
Xu Yi helplessly shook his head, "I say, Lord City Lord, are you relying on me?"
"So what if I am?"
Seeing Seveni's rare naughty smile, Xu Yi rolled his eyes and stood up.
"This matter is related to the entire Banta City, we can't just let our New Flyer's company deal with it. We can't let those fellows outside off either."
The two left Seveni's private office and came to the largest conference room in the City Lord Manor.
The people sitting in the conference room were the chairman representatives of the large and small companies of Banta City. Not only was there the Amsterdam Chamber of Commerce's chairman Cruz, the Falcao Chamber of Commerce's chairman Morgan, the Sarank Chamber of Commerce's chairman Rank, and the Armani Chamber of Commerce's chairman Vincent, there were also the chairmen of the smaller companies.
Even a small company like the Ireland Chamber of Commerce that hadn't even been in the city for two years had vice chairman Kovac appear at the table as a representative.
Of course, his seat was in a corner, so it wasn't conspicuous at all.
Seeing Seveni and Xu Yi come in, the chairman representatives who had been discussing all stopped.
Looking over Xu Yi and Seveni, no one was surprised at all, rather they all revealed knowing smiles.
Xu Yi and Seveni had a close relationship, this was something that everyone in Banta City knew very well.
Although today's meeting was proposed by her highness Seveni in the name of the City Lord Manor for the new year's business plan, so all the companies of a certain size in Banta City were gathered.
But of course she would talk to Xu Yi in private ahead of time, so no one would have any objections to Xu Yi's special treatment.
Not to mention that the Frestech Chamber of Commerce was in charge of the renovation of Banta City, just because the Frestech Chamber of Commerce had surpassed the Sarac Chamber of Commerce, the Falcao Chamber of Commerce, the Armani Chamber of Commerce, and the old super companies of Banta City, becoming the company that paid the most taxes in Banta City, Xu Yi was qualified to receive this privilege.
Although the conference table was filled with people and the room was filled, the first seat to the left of the main seat was left empty by everyone.
Xu Yi sat down without any courtesy and greeted the surrounding chairman representatives with a smile before turning to look at Seveni.
Seveni who was being looked at by everyone wasn't nervous at all. After being the City Lord for half a year, she was already used to the position of City Lord. When facing the representatives of the large companies, she was very calm. She wasn't like a young girl who was in her early twenties at all, rather she was like a mature politician.
"Various chairmen and representatives of the companies, happy new years."
Seveni first gave her blessings before taking out the documents she had already prepared. She had her assistant distribute them before giving a short speech.
Although the speech wasn't long, the content wasn't simple.
In this short speech, Seveni praised the large companies for their contributions to Banta City last year and encouraged everyone to keep working hard in the new year.
After that, she began to give specific requests.
For example, in the new year, the City Lord's Manor asked the large companies to maintain their reputation and not harm the reputation of Banta City at all.
Next, she asked the large companies to actively participate in the construction of Banta City, showing their social responsibility.
On this point, Seveni emphasized New Flyer. She also mentioned that New Flyer had taken the initiative to donate a hundred medium sized passenger Magic Cars to the City Lord's Manor to strengthen public transport in Banta City.
Hearing Seveni's words, the various chairmen all expressed that they would learn from New Flyer.
The Falcao Chamber of Commerce's chairman Morgan took the initiative to build a rescue station outside the city, helping the citizens of Banta City who met difficulties.
The Armani Chamber of Commerce's chairman Vincent was willing to provide winter clothes and bedding for all the people over sixty in Banta City. He would also provide support for the old people who didn't have anyone to support them, guaranteeing their basic living standards.
As for the other companies, they all gave different amounts of free support according to the scale of their companies, which was considered responding to Seveni's call.
After saying this, Seveni quickly brought the topic to a more practical topic.
The first point was how to digest the large amount of foreign people that were about to enter Banta City.
Hearing this question, the representatives of the various chambers of commerce all laughed in relief.
Everyone expressed that no matter which company it was, they were all lacking people. Everyone wished that there would be more people coming to Banta City.
Not to mention a hundred thousand more people than last year, even if it was two hundred thousand more people, everyone was confident in taking it all.
However, at this time, Xu Yi raised a question.
"Everyone, please calm down."
Xu Yi stood up and looked around. When everyone calmed down, he focused his eyes on him and said with a serious look, "I understand everyone's desire for people and I know that all the companies in the city are lacking people.
But I think ….. everyone has forgotten a very important problem. "
Everyone looked at each other in blank dismay. The Falcao Chamber of Commerce's chairman Morgan asked with a frown, "What problem?"
Xu Yi revealed a faint smile, "The problem is that population isn't equal to manpower."