This year's New Year, Bangta City is much colder than the previous two years. . .

In the past two years, because of the economic development of Bangta City, many people from other cities have come to Bangta City to find work.

At the peak, the total number of registered people in Bangta City exceeded 200,000, and the estimated number of unregistered people was as low as 30,000. Compared with the local population of only 50,000 in Bangta City, It has been several times.

Although many people will go back to their homes during the New Year, many people feel that the road is too far away, simply don't go back, stay in Bangta City for the New Year, or continue working in the New Year. These days are far higher than the usual salary compensation.

So the New Year in Bangta City in the past two years was extremely lively, both in terms of people and materials, and the bustling prosperity of the city. Even the Heiners who came to Bangta City at that time felt that they had no more than Anweimar. How much is the difference in the city.

But all this stopped because of the arrival of Count Stark.

Because of the policy of suppressing merchants and promoting agriculture by Earl Stark, the Chamber of Commerce in Bangta City has moved out, and even the employees who took the various chambers of commerce left Bangta City together.

In addition to the workers who came to work from other cities, even many of the workers who originally belonged to Bangta City left the city of Bangta because they did not want to give up their work.

Looking out through the window of the city's main government, looking at the street, the town of Bangta, where the lively New Year's atmosphere was almost invisible, Count Stark couldn't help but sigh deeply.

Turning back to the desk, picking up a document and sweeping his eyes, Earl Stark had a deeper brow furrow.

This document is the annual fiscal revenue statement for Bangta City this year.

According to statistics. This year, Bangta City’s annual fiscal revenue was 1.17 million gold coins. Compared to last year, there was a slight decline.

Although it does not seem to drop much. However, it can be seen from a waveform chart made according to the monthly statistics that the original fiscal revenue of Bangta City from January to July is on the rise, and the total fiscal revenue of the seven months alone has reached Close to one million gold coins.

However, after entering August, the number has dropped sharply, and it has continued to decrease in the next few months, even in the last two months, resulting in the fiscal revenues of the last five months. Only 200,000 gold coins are not available.

In line with this trend, I am afraid that Bangta City will have a fiscal deficit next year.

if it is like this. Even if Count Stark is confident that he will continue to maintain a strong grain harvest next year, a city that always produces a fiscal deficit will still be negative in the evaluation of the Kingdom Council.

The appearance of this result basically announced the complete failure of his experiments in Bangta City.

More critically, his failure represented the failure of the conservatives headed by the Stark family, something that Count Stark could not accept.

The question is... Is there any way to solve this problem?

Earl Stark looked at the financial statement in his hand and hesitated.

In fact, in the past few years, although Bangta City did not have too high fiscal revenue, it did not appear to have a deficit. The reason for the deficit this year is entirely because Count Stark has invested a large amount of fiscal revenue in farmland rehabilitation and crop cultivation in Bangta City.

And for the autumn harvest can get amazing results. He also spent a lot of gold coins in his private dealings with the Drakes.

Although it is certainly impossible for the money to be taken directly from the financial income of Bangta City itself, in order to make up for this loss, in other places, he inevitably took some of it back to himself as compensation.

That is to say, if you still want to maintain the same grain harvest as the autumn harvest this year, the financial deficit of Bangta City cannot be improved.

But to solve this problem, the most feasible way that Earl Stark knew was to restore the previous policy of the Count of Satsuma as a city owner and strongly support commercial development, so that the tax of Bangta City could be restored to the level of the previous two years. .

But let's not say that Earl Stark is not willing to do this. Even if he is willing, how can the Chamber of Commerce who has been driven out of Bangta City by his policy of suppressing agriculture and peasants, because of his words, will he come back again?

Thinking of this, Count Stark couldn't help but smile.

In fact, when he knew that he was about to take over as the city owner of Bangta City, he had done some corresponding investigations on Bangta City. For Bangta City, he could get rapid development in more than two years, which is why Xinfei Chamber of Commerce led. The magic industry is booming.

If you stand on an objective standpoint, the Earl of Stark, as the city's lord, will certainly choose to vigorously support and promote the new Flyer Chamber and the magic industry, just like the Count of Satsuma, thus accelerating the rapid development of Bangta City.

However, Count Stark couldn't stand on an objective position, so even if he was not very willing, he had to come to Bangta City to put an attitude toward Xu Yi and Xinfei Chamber of Commerce, and even simply issued A series of policies to suppress agriculture and promote agriculture, to ensure that the concept of the conservatives represented by the kingdom is correct.

Now, the bitter fruit of this idea was bitten by the first bite of Stark, so that he himself doubted the idea.

Just ensuring enough food can satisfy the people of the kingdom and live in peace of mind?

Looking at the new flying card magic air conditioner hanging from this private office, Count Stark showed a bitter smile and fell into deep thought.

However, this thought did not last long, and the door of the office was suddenly ringing.

Earl Stark packed up his mood and sat back in the chair again, sinking his voice: "Come in."

When the door opened, the clerk of Earl Stark came in and whispered: "The master of the city, the president of the New Flying Chamber of Commerce, asked for it."

When Earl Stark stunned, how could Xu choose to meet with him today?

After a little consideration, Earl Stark nodded: "Let him come in."

The clerk looked at the Count of Stark with amazement and responded with a cry.

After a while, the door opened again, and Xu also walked into the office under the guidance of the clerk.

After Xu and the Count of Stark saw the ceremony, the clerk took the door and left Xu to stay alone with the Earl of Stark.

"Sit down." Perhaps because of the thoughts that had just turned in my mind, Count Stark pointed to the chair opposite the desk, and for the first time, he showed his politeness to Xu.

Xu also smiled slightly, and he was welcome. After thanking him, he sat down and said to Earl Stark: "The master of the city, I thought you should return to the city of Anweimar for the New Year. I still think that I still stay in the city hall. It is really Can be called a due diligent city owner."

Earl Stark snorted: "This word is spoken from someone else's mouth. I only think that he is sloppy, but from your mouth, I will only feel ironic. You will think that I am a Good city owner? Joke!"

Xu also shook his head: "Although I don't agree with the idea of ​​the city's adults, but this has nothing to do with your due diligence, my praise is from the heart."

"Oh, don't talk to me about these ghosts that you won't believe." Count Stark waved his hand and gave him a look. "You suddenly came to me today, what's the matter? Direct Say, it doesn't make sense to turn around."

"Well, then I will just say it." Xu also sighed and continued: "The master of the city, I am here, I want to discuss with you about the agricultural development of Bangta City next year."

"You and I discuss agricultural development?" Earl Stark looked at Xu Yi as if he had heard a big joke. "Xu Huichang, is it not enough for your new Feishang Chamber of Commerce to produce magic machinery? Do you want to intervene in food production?"

In the face of the slightly ridiculous tone of Earl Stark, Xu also smiled and still smiled: "If I have a way to improve the grain output of Bangta City, do you think I have this qualification?"

Earl Stark frowned and sneered: "Do you have this method? What kind of joke, our Stark family has a history of hundreds of years in agricultural production, is it still less than thirty? Old man?"

"The master of the city, I think even if you are, can't you deny that the farmland magic machinery I developed has played a huge role in improving food production?" Xu also asked.

Count Stark looks awkward.

This is indeed something he can't refute, because even if he is targeting Xu Yi and Xinfei Chamber of Commerce, at the crucial moment of the autumn harvest, he still has to rely on the power of the farmland magic machinery produced by Xu Fei. .

It can even be said that without the farmland magic machinery, the grain harvest of Bangta City will only plummet.

Thinking of this, Count Stark’s face eased slightly and asked Xu Yi: “What? What new types of farmland magic machinery have been developed by your new Feishang Chamber of Commerce?”

"No." Xu also shook his head and replied.

Earl of Stark suddenly became angry: "Are you coming to deliberately sneak me?"

"No, how dare I do this." Xu also quickly waved his hand. “The urban master, the farmland magic machinery can only assist in the reclamation of farmland, but it does not help the production of the farmland itself. And I came here to tell you that I have a way to improve the farmland. Food production."

"How is it possible!" Count Stark snorted in disbelief. “Our Count Stark has hundreds of years of experience in food production. How can we have methods that we don’t know, and you will know.”

Xu Yizhen smiled: "The master of the city, I admit that the Stark family behind you has a history of hundreds of years in the production of food, but compared with the history of the Elf family for thousands of years or even tens of thousands of years, is it insignificant? ”

"Elves?" Earl of Stark, a look at Xu Yi's gaze instantly became dignified. (To be continued.)