Halfway through the banquet, Xu Yi, led by an eunuch in the palace, was once again received by His Majesty the King in a secret room.

Compared to the first time he met, the smile on his face became brighter and more sincere when he saw Xu Yi.

Just as he praised Xu Yi at the banquet before, the reason why the Kingdom of Lampari achieved such a bumper harvest this year was the biggest role of the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce's farmland magic machinery, and the biggest contributor was of course Xu Yi, who invented the farmland magic machinery.

For the Kingdom of Lampari, or for any country on the Continent of Sines, solving the problem of food and clothing for their people is the primary issue.

The Kingdom of Lampari was in great difficulty at this point before, but now with the help of the magic machinery of farmland, it only took a year to solve this problem almost perfectly.

Even according to the assessment of the Agriculture Agency, if the farmland magic machinery continues to be vigorously promoted and ultimately let every piece of land in the kingdom use farmland magic machinery, then the Lampari Kingdom may not only meet its own domestic food needs, but also sell excess food to other countries!

How could His Majesty the King, who knew this great news, not show a sincere and bright smile to Xu Yi?

"The Agriculture Department thinks that food can be exported abroad?" Xu Yi was a little surprised. "His Majesty the King, please forgive me for offense. I think this decision is a bit unconsidered, right?"

"Oh? Tell me why don't you think about it?" His Majesty the King looked at Xu Yi with an interesting look.

"First of all, the reason why our kingdom has achieved a great harvest this year is that in addition to the help of the magic machinery of farmland, which has enabled the increase in farmland cultivation, another very important reason is that there were no natural disasters throughout the year and no yield reductions in farmland. But this is a problem that must be considered. If I remember correctly, the turmoil more than ten years ago was caused by famine..."

Xu Yi did not continue.

The famine in the Kingdom of Lampari more than a decade ago has now become a taboo for everyone in the kingdom and is unwilling to mention it easily.

His Majesty the King in front of him inherited the throne during the famine. He must be more impressed by this famine than anyone else.

His Majesty the King didn't care much and nodded, "Well, this is indeed a question that needs to be paid attention to. But of course the Agriculture Department will take this factor into consideration. What other things do you have to consider?"

"In addition... the Agriculture Department feels that the grain output under the bumper harvest this year can not only meet the needs of all people in the kingdom, but also have surplus to export abroad. But I think this is probably based on the previous demand for food in the kingdom. In fact, as far as I have observed in Bangta City and several surrounding cities are concerned, many people in many families, especially those ordinary farmers, most of them have always been in a state of not having enough food. I think... the Agriculture Department may underestimate the food demand of these people."

"What you mean is that because you have never been full before, once you find that there is more food to eat than before, you will let go of your stomach and eat hard. If you don't have a good appetite, it will become several times as good as before?" asked His Majesty the King.

"That's what it means."

Seeing Xu Yi nodding, His Majesty the King laughed loudly.

"Haha. Your idea is understandable. During the famine, even I was hungry for a few days. Later, when I had enough food to eat, I really let go of my belly and ate for a long time, which resulted in my weight gaining dozens of kilograms at that time. Look..." His Majesty the King patted his round belly and said self-deprecatingly: "This is what I gained more than ten years ago, and it has not been reduced yet."

Xu Yi couldn't help but smile, thinking that His Majesty the King was very funny.

His Majesty the King patted the armrest of the chair, nodded, and praised: "Yes, I summoned you to praise you alone, and planned to ask if you need any rewards. I didn't expect to talk to you casually, but I found that you were also very insightful about the administrative planning of the entire kingdom. Not bad... I heard from Count Samo's report that you are still responsible for the overall renovation project of Bonta City, right?"

Xu Yi was stunned and nodded quickly and responded: "Yes. The Count has handed over this task mainly to me. However, the overall transformation project has just begun and no results have been seen yet."

"It is already a huge achievement to be able to make Count Samoy have the idea of ​​overall transformation of Bangta City." His Majesty the King smiled. "Xu Yi, I have to say that since the new flight chamber of ​​Bangta City has changed too much compared to before. At least, it has become much richer than before, right? Otherwise, how could he think of overall transformation?"

Xu Yi couldn't help but smile: "The Earl has been crying in front of me all the time. To be honest, you still owe our Chamber of Commerce hundreds of thousands of gold coins."

"Let him continue to owe it." His Majesty the King waved his hand, looking indifferent. "Actually, even I want to owe you hundreds of thousands or even millions of gold coins in the Chamber of Commerce."

Xu Yi was shocked: "Your Majesty, our chamber of commerce is not as rich as this..."

His Majesty the King smiled slightly: "Don't be nervous. Of course this is a joke. I just found that there has been such a gratifying change in Bonta City, and I couldn't help but think that it would be great if the entire Lampari Kingdom could become as prosperous as Bonta City."

Seeing a hint of emotion on His Majesty the King's face, Xu Yi suddenly felt aroused.

"Your Majesty, it may be unrealistic to make the kingdom become a city of Bonta in a short period of time, but can you consider choosing a region in the kingdom to make them prosperous?"

"Select an area to flourish first?" His Majesty the King frowned. "What does this mean? What should I do?"

"Simply put, it is to establish a special economic zone..."

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After leaving the palace, Xu Yi got on the carriage back to the other courtyard. As soon as the carriage started, he suddenly couldn't help but burst into laughter.

There is no way. As long as he thinks about the situation he talks about just now, he wants to laugh very much.

It is really funny to talk about special economic zones in front of a king in a country that is still in a half-slave and semi-feudal society.

However, His Majesty the King listened very seriously to Xu Yi's description.

Regarding Xu Yi's idea of ​​establishing a special economic zone around Bangta City, His Majesty the King actually thought about it and expressed his initial recognition.

He even took the initiative to analyze the pros and cons of establishing special economic zones with Xu Yi.

The advantage of course is that it can concentrate manpower, material resources and policy advantages, so that Bangta City and several surrounding cities can develop rapidly together.

Even if this area does not have the policy help of this special economic zone, the New Air Chamber of Commerce has become much more prosperous than before, and can basically be regarded as a spontaneous special economic zone.

If there is a kingdom policy tilt, it will only develop faster.

The main disadvantage is that such a decision will cause dissatisfaction in other parts of the kingdom, especially where the great nobles are located.

Why should we choose the city of Bangta and several surrounding cities to establish a special economic zone instead of other places?

Do Bonta City have any special advantages compared to other places?

Xu Yi really wants to say that because Bangta City has the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce, this is the biggest advantage. But in fact, of course I can't say that, and even if I say it out, no one will be convinced.

So his final proposal to His Majesty the King was actually more cautious, and he only proposed the concept of a special economic zone, but did not intend to let His Majesty the King really make it clear to everyone that a special economic zone should be established around Bangta City.

To put it bluntly, Xu Yi just wanted His Majesty the King to take special care of the areas around Bangta City. He gave some policy preferences in some aspects to facilitate the development of Bangta City and several surrounding cities.

His Majesty the King agrees with this proposal and expresses that he will consider it carefully.

So the meeting between Xu Yi and His Majesty the King achieved a very satisfactory result.

However, when he was saying goodbye, His Majesty the King suddenly patted his shoulder and said a sentence that made him very alert.

His Majesty the King said at the time: "Very good. I feel much more at ease with a helper like you."

This sentence is really intriguing.

Until the carriage stopped at the gate of the other courtyard, Xu Yi still couldn't figure out the true intention of His Majesty the King to say this to him.

Looking at Steele who was greeting, he could only give up thinking for the time being, put this sentence into his heart, and greeted him with a smile.

"Aleri is awake," Steele said.

"Oh? Then let's go and have a look."

Xu Yi and Steele quickly walked towards Alleri's room.

As soon as I walked to the door, I heard a few weak sounds in the room.

"Bai...Bella, don't...this way, it's not good for people to see it."

Then Bella's very easy-to-recognize slightly sharp voice sounded.

"Hmph, what's wrong with it? I'm taking care of the patient. Come on. Open your mouth and don't be as twitchy as a girl. Ah..."

Hearing the sound of bowls and spoons in the room, Xu Yi stopped, pointed to the room, and threw a questioning look at Steele.

Steele pursed his lips and showed a slight smirk, stretched out his index finger and stood up beside his mouth to make a gesture of silence, and then quietly approached the door with Xu Yi and the others. He looked inside.

The situation in the room was as Xu Yi thought. Aleri was cushioned with a pillow and a quilt on the bed, while Bella sat next to the bed. She was holding a bowl of black stuff in her hand, not knowing whether it was soup or medicine, and was scooping a spoonful of spoons to feed Aleri's mouth.

Seeing that Aleri's face turned red and was about to open his mouth and swallow the spoon, Xu Yi suddenly coughed lightly, stepped into the door, made a surprised expression, and said loudly: "Bella, didn't you say you fell in love with me yesterday? Did you change your mind just after a day?"

Bella was so shocked that she almost threw the spoon out.
Chapter completed!