"It seems like you've also noticed this problem." Seveni nodded at Xu Yi.
Seveni nodded to Xu Yi, "This means that this problem is very serious and we can't delay it any longer."
"Delay?" Xu Yi slightly knit his brows.
"What?
Is it hard to change this? "
When he saw the crowd outside Anvilmar City, Xu Yi had thought of the problem of removing the city entrance tax.
When he entered the city, before he could meet Stiel, he was found by a servant from the royal palace who told him that her majesty wanted to see him as soon as possible.
Xu Yi had many things that he needed to discuss with Seveni as soon as possible, so he had Liz, Linda, and Agnes escort Freya to the place to meet Stiel while he followed the servant into the palace to see Seveni.
When he saw Seveni, Xu Yi first told her what he saw at the city gates before suggesting to Seveni that she should remove the city entrance tax that was clearly outdated.
Seveni agreed to his suggestion, but she seemed to have met a problem.
"Of course." Seveni spread her hands with a helpless look.
Seveni revealed a helpless look, "The city gate tax has always been an important source of income for the large cities of the kingdom, so if you want to remove it, of course there will be many people who will oppose it."
Xu Yi knit his brows and revealed a confused look.
"What era is this?
There are still cities that rely on the city entrance tax as their main source of income? "
Seveni rolled her eyes at Xu Yi, "Of course. Every place is the same as Banta City, they have over two million gold coins in tax each year, so they don't need to worry about a trivial city entrance tax at all?
Let me tell you, according to this year's financial estimates, of the thirty seven cities in the Lampari Kingdom, there are over half of them that don't even have two hundred thousand gold coins in tax each year.
For these cities, being able to collect over fifty thousand gold coins in tax each year is very important. "
Xu Yi couldn't help shaking his head, "There is clearly a good example like Banta City in the kingdom, but they don't know how to learn from it. They're still sticking to the ancient tradition of living poor lives, what are the City Lords of these cities thinking?
Seveni, this should be considered your dereliction of duty as the queen, right?
They're both cities of the Lampari Kingdom. You can't favor one over the other. "
Seveni gave a soft snort and pouted her lips like a little girl.
"You think that I don't want all the cities in the kingdom to be as rich as Banta City?
But this would take time.
Furthermore, the situation in every city in the kingdom was different.
Take the cities in the Northwest Administrative Province as an example. Because the terrain there was particularly complicated, it was extremely difficult to even build a road to get there. The traffic was extremely unfavorable.
If it were you, would you be willing to invest in a factory there? "
Xu Yi could only shake his head.
He was a businessman, so of course, he had to choose the method that maximized his profits.
Investing and building a factory in a remote mountainous area like the Northwest Province where transportation was extremely inconvenient would cost several times more than investing and building a factory in other cities. Of course, he would not do such a loss-making business.
"So even if I want to change the situation of the kingdom, I can only do it slowly." Seveni looked at Xu Yi.
"Isn't this what you always said to me before?"
Xu Yi rubbed his nose. He didn't care about politics because he wasn't the king of the Lampari Kingdom, so naturally he didn't need to worry about the matters of the Lampari Kingdom.
"But it isn't like there isn't a solution to this matter." Xu Yi suddenly changed the topic.
"Take the city entrance tax as an example. If we reform it in the entire kingdom, there will be opposition, so we should choose a few places to test it out first."
"Test it out?" Seveni looked at Xu Yi with a confused gaze.
"Do you remember how I hoped that his majesty Lampuri Thirteenth would turn Banta City into a special economic zone?" Xu Yi asked.
"Un, that idea wasn't bad, but it was a pity that because of the changes in the kingdom, we couldn't keep implementing it.
I had considered implementing this plan before, but I put it aside because of my worries. "Seveni said.
"It's different from before.
I wanted Banta City to become a special economic zone before to make it easier for me to reform Banta City.
But now that the entire kingdom is under your control, why do you need to forcefully create a special economic zone?
Of course, this plan can be used to change the city entrance tax. You can choose a few cities to test and have those cities remove the city entrance tax as an experiment. "Xu Yi said.
"I understand what you mean." Seveni said with a nod.
Seveni nodded, "If the results of the experiment are good, the other cities won't have a reason to oppose it.
But what if the results aren't good?
Moreover, even if the results are good, there are some cities in the kingdom that don't have the conditions to remove the city entrance tax, so what should we do? "
"It's very simple, you can forcefully implement this reform when the time comes.
As for those that don't have the conditions, like the cities in the western province, you can just give them subsidies and special support from the kingdom's finances. "
Xu Yi used the various reform plans he had on earth to describe the practicality of this plan to Seveni.
Although he wasn't clear on the details, he wasn't a talent in this area, so he just needed to give a general direction.
When Seveni heard this general plan, her eyes lit up. It was clear that she had found an answer in her heart.
"Other than that, just giving subsidies from the kingdom's finances can't solve this problem and it can't change those cities with poor conditions.
So I suggest that we find a way to solve the problem of these cities and increase their tax revenue, which is the key. "
Seveni glared at Xu Yi, "It's easy for you to say.
If there really was such a good method, I would have used it already. "
After saying this, she saw the ghost of a smile on Xu Yi's face and Seveni's heart skipped a beat, "You already have a solution in your heart, right?"
Xu Yi revealed a faint smile, "This is just a rough idea of mine, it can't be considered a solution."
"Don't care that much, tell me about it?" Seveni revealed an interested look.
Xu Yi gave a cough before slowly speaking.
"Since different cities have different conditions, we shouldn't limit each city to being like Banta City, relying on the magic machine industry to become rich.
After all, other than the magic machine industry, there are many other industries that can earn money. "
Seveni was a bit surprised.
Hearing Xu Yi, the New Flyer's chairman suggest developing industries other than the magic machine industry, it really was outside of her expectations.
"For example ….. Basaru City.
When I passed by last time, I found that Basaru City didn't have any rare resources. Because there are many mountains and rivers, the terrain isn't good, so it's very limited if you want to develop.
But there is a very precious resource there. "
"What resource?"
Seveni asked this while recalling the information she had read about Basaru City, but she couldn't think of anything worth paying attention to.
"It's the hot springs."
"Hot spring?" Seveni slightly knit her brows.
Seveni knit her brows, "I've heard that there are many natural hot springs in the mountains near Basaru City and it's very comfortable to soak in them.
But what use is that? "
"Of course it's useful." Xu Yi exaggeratedly raised his voice.
"Hot springs not only represent good tourism resources, it also represents large amounts of geothermal resources.
If we can use it well, we can definitely turn Basaru City into a hot spring city and attract many people to travel there.
Moreover, because of the rich geothermal resources, Basaru City only needs to develop a bit to satisfy this requirement. "
"Hot spring city?" Seveni knit her brows to think for a bit before giving a slight nod.
"This is a good suggestion, but it will require a large amount of initial investment, which is a problem … …"
Looking down to think for a bit, Seveni found that this wasn't something that could be thought of in a short period of time. She put it aside for now and asked Xu Yi, "Then what about the cities in the northwest province?
There aren't many hot springs there and the terrain is worse than Basaru City. Do you have a way to change this situation? "
Xu Yi laughed, "Dear queen, as long as you're willing, no matter how bad the terrain of the cities in the northwest province is, there is a way to build a road and make it smooth for traffic."
Seveni gave a sigh and shook her head, "That won't work.
I've already had the Amsterdam Chamber of Commerce investigate and chairman Cruz has personally told me that his company can't do anything.
Even the Amsterdam Chamber of Commerce can't do this, I feel that this matter is impossible. "
Xu Yi said with a laugh, "That is because chairman Cruz hasn't discussed this with me before.
If he knew that our company would be able to develop a new construction magic machine with higher power and performance, I believe that he would definitely take back his words. "
Seveni looked over Xu Yi with a look that was a bit angry and a bit funny.
"After all this time, you came here to promote your company's newest product?
Chairman Xu, you have the leisure to promote your newly developed construction magic machines. Then I want to ask, when will the hundred Magic Airships I ordered from your company be delivered?
If there are a hundred Magic Airships, I think that no terrain will be an obstacle, right? "
"This … …" Xu Yi gave an awkward smile.
"Your majesty, the Magic Airships are very limited, they aren't as strong as you think.
As for when they will be delivered ….. Our company is working hard to increase our production capacity, I believe that it won't take long for us to give you an accurate answer. "
Seveni gave a cold snort, but she didn't keep asking Xu Yi.
Xu Yi wiped his sweat and decided to put this topic aside for now. He took out a thin book from his chest and handed it over.
"When I entered the city, I saw all kinds of Magic Cars waiting outside the city gates. I suddenly thought of a problem and recorded it here, I ask your majesty to take a look."
Seveni of course didn't believe that this book was made by Xu Yi, but seeing how serious his expression was, she nodded and took it.
Opening the cover, she found that there was a long title written on the first page, The importance of energy standardization to the magic machine industry.