Chapter 808: Heart-piercing Plan

Troy has been enjoying great success recently.

His father Trosa died, leaving him the huge Trosa Chamber of Commerce, but also a huge mess.

Fortunately, he cleverly relied on Aged's help and was able to escape danger.

Now, thanks to his efforts, the Trosa Chamber of Commerce has survived the dangerous period and has recovered into a behemoth spanning the entire Bracada.

However, there are still some hidden dangers in the Chamber of Commerce that have never been eliminated.

The biggest hidden danger is the Chamber of Commerce’s debt problem.

The Trosa Chamber of Commerce has many industries, but also a lot of debts.

Originally, the assets of the Trosa Chamber of Commerce far exceeded its debts, but when his father died, a large amount of assets was missing, causing the Trosa Chamber of Commerce to suffer a serious loss of assets.

Troy secretly calculated that if he wanted to pay off the debt, he would have to sacrifice the entire Trosa Chamber of Commerce, which meant that the hard work of two generations of him and his father would become someone else's.

This was something he could never tolerate.

Because of the serious debt problem, Troy's funds were very tight and he was living a very tight life, which was completely different from his idea of "having power and living a life of luxury".

In order to get out of this predicament as soon as possible, Troy had to find a way to make some quick money.

By now in Thunder City, the division of power has long been clear, and there is no room for making quick money.

The situation in the major cities is similar; the ecological niches have long been filled.

Smart Troy set its sights on the not-so-developed Acropolis and county towns.

In the eyes of other dignitaries in Thunder City, those county towns and acropolis are just poor mountain villages where there is no money to be made.

But in Troy's eyes, they are all big treasures.

…

Lan City.

A frontier county town in Bracada.

Lan City has twelve acropolises under its jurisdiction and is located in the barren northern border. It can be said to be a "three-no" city with no resources, no talents, and no industries.

And Lancheng is Troy's first target.

boom……

The luxurious convoy descended from the sky and stopped at the square of the Lord's Castle of Lan City.

A whole row of expensive silver pneumatic vehicles demonstrates the extraordinary status of the fleet owner.

The Lord of Lan City [Vasi] and all the officials of Lan City, big and small, have been waiting for a long time.

Seeing Troy getting out of the pneumatic vehicle, Vasi and his subordinates came forward to greet him.

“President Troy, I am sorry for not welcoming you from afar. I am sorry for not welcoming you from afar.

Your visit really brings honor to our city of Lan.

I have arranged a grand welcoming banquet for you. Take a look and take a rest first."

Vasily smiled brightly, his heart beating fast.

After being a poor city lord for so many years, it is finally his turn to turn things around.

For him, the arrival of Troy was like the God of Wealth descending from the sky!

Although Troy bowed down before Aegeus and the seven doves, here he was a god.

Facing the hands that Vasi stretched out, he just shook them lightly as a symbol, and then said bluntly:

"Lord Vasi, there is no need for a welcoming party. Let's just stick to business matters and save time.

Meeting room please? "

"Please! Please! Please! I've heard that President Troy is pragmatic and true to his word.

The conference room has already been prepared for you."

Faced with Troy's ruthlessness, Vasily did not dare to have any opinions.

Soon, Troy followed Vasi to the meeting room of the castle.

Sitting at the head seat at the conference table, Troy snapped his fingers, and the attendant beside him immediately handed him a document.

“Lord Vasi, you should have also heard about our Trosa Chamber of Commerce’s support plan for small and medium-sized cities.

The core purpose of this plan is to help large, medium and small cities in Bracada overcome the difficult transformation period.

Our Trosa Chamber of Commerce customizes appropriate development routes for each city based on its characteristics and provides assistance.

Let's take a look at what the characteristics of your Lan City are."

Troy said as he opened the file and read slowly.

“Mineral deposits.

Lumberyard, poor, two, ordinary, none, rich, none.

Stone quarries: poor, three; ordinary, none; rich, none .

Hiss, this...

It’s okay, it’s okay. It’s normal that the basic resources are not good enough. Many territories are like this.

There are no proven mines for crystal, mercury, sulfur, gemstones, or gold, no rare resources, and no specialty products..."

Troy's face darkened as he read.

"There is almost no commercial development. The trade routes are blocked, and only armed airships can enter and exit.

The military position is ordinary, and the number of subjects is small...

Weak industrial facilities...

Natural wonders, nothing..."

By the end of the reading, not only Troy's face turned black, but Vasily's expression also looked a little embarrassed.

Troy put down the report in his hand, sighed, and said:

“Lord Vasi, forgive me for being blunt, but the characteristic of your Lan City is that it has no characteristics at all.

It's hard for me to be of any help in a city like this."

"No, no, no."

When Vasily heard this, he became anxious.

"President Troy, it is because our Lan City is poor that we need your help.

I heard that you are extremely smart and your business talent is better than Yasha and even your father Trosa. If even you can't save our Lan City, there will be no hope for our Lan City."

"Well, don't worry, let me think about it."

Troy leaned back in his chair, tapping the armrest, looking thoughtful.

"I'm a little thirsty."

As soon as Troy finished speaking, the servant wizard behind him wanted to bring him tea, but Vasi took it with a smile at the first time.

"I'll do it. I'll do it."

Troy looked at Vasi with appreciation, took a sip of tea, and continued to think.

The tea was refilled cup after cup, and when Vasi was getting a little anxious, Troy finally responded.

He glanced around, leaned close to Vasi's ear, and whispered:

"Lord Vasi, if Lan City wants to develop, there is only one way to go."

"Which way?"

“Tourism.”

“Tourism?”

Vasily was somewhat surprised:

"President Troy, our Lan City doesn't have any beautiful scenery, and transportation is not convenient. Can we rely on tourism?"

“Who says that traveling must include beautiful scenery? Beautiful scenery is not as good as beautiful people.

I have studied the report carefully. There are very few young and able-bodied laborers in Wasi, and most of those men have gone to work in other developed main cities.

Those who stayed behind were women and the elderly.

Without people, development is just empty talk.

But women are also productive.

Lord Vasi, have you heard of Huajie?"

Vasily's heart trembled:

"President Troy, do you want me to organize my own people to do that kind of thing? This, this, this..."

"Hey, listen to me."

Troy looked up and said:

"It doesn't necessarily have to be our own people. We can import workers from other forces.

The lizardman in the fortress, the catwoman, the bunny girl, the fox man in the stronghold, the Medusa in the dungeon, the nun in the castle, and the succubus in hell.

These are the favorite things of the masters in Thunder City.

In Thunder City, the masters have to do everything secretly when they want to have fun, because the laws of the Grand Council do not allow it openly.

But here, the sky is high and the Titans are far away, and the only way in and out is by armed airship, and no one can find you. Is there any place more suitable than yours?

Lord Vasi, guess how much does a fox girl cost per night in the Thunder City Oracle world? "

Vasily's throat moved, and he said hesitantly:

"At least one thousand gold coins, right?"

Troy curled his lips in disdain:

"It's too small. A thousand gold coins is half the price.

One night, at least 10,000! This is for ordinary fox girls. If it is a top-level fox girl who can get herself wet without touching, it starts at 200,000 gold coins, and there is no upper limit.

The prices in Lancheng are definitely not as high as those in the Divine Realm and Human World, and you won’t find such high quality, but we can win in terms of quantity.

To make money, you can either sell at a high price for quality or at a low price for quantity.

If we can’t compete with high prices, we can compete in a different way and sell more products at a lower profit margin.

If this business develops well, I dare not even imagine the daily income I can expect. I cannot say how much it will be, but I guarantee a minimum daily turnover of one million gold coins.

Look, we have built our industry, so we need employees, guards, drivers, cleaners, right?

Isn't this also the solution to the employment problem of the people in this area?"

After hearing what Troy said, Vasily's mind was completely fascinated.

Before his eyes, he seemed to see a large number of gold coins with wings flying around his head.

He said quickly:

"President Troy, you are right. I am your little brother. I will do whatever you say. I will follow you."

Troy smiled and whispered:

"Okay! Now that we have a direction, we need to figure out how to get started.

We have to get some start-up capital first.

We certainly can't just say we want to open a flower street, we have to find a reason.

If there are no natural wonders, then build miraculous buildings.

I can use my personal name to sponsor 500,000 gold coins as the infrastructure funds for Lan City, and then borrow 50 million from the Thunder City Treasury in the name of city infrastructure investment and construction.

"Five, fifty million!"

Vasily's eyes widened:

"Hey, this, this, fifty million. The interest alone is five million. How can I pay it back?"

Troy patted Vasey's hand.

"Hey, silly, why do you want me to pay you back?

It expires in five years.

Our project is up and running, and Lancheng is developing so well, how can you not move up?

How to pay back the money is up to your next city lord. What does it have to do with you?"

Vasily suddenly understood, but then felt a little uneasy:

"This is, but, a loan of 50 million, can the big treasury approve it?"

"Why not?"

Troy smiled mysteriously :

“To you, 50 million gold coins is a huge number, but to the Grand Treasury, it’s like plucking a scale from 90,000 wild bulls.

As long as our project plan is well-written and the reasons are justified, we are guaranteed to get the loan.

That's right, I'm busy running around, and it takes a lot of effort."

When Vasily heard Troy's words and looked at his expression, he suddenly realized:

"President Troy, the Trosa Chamber of Commerce has provided such selfless assistance. On behalf of the thousands of people in Lancheng, I would like to express my gratitude to you."

"Oh? Just thank you. Then it might be difficult to approve the funding."

Troy crossed his feet, looking calm and composed.

"No way."

Vasily came up to Troy and said:

"President, I think that if we want to complete the infrastructure construction of Lancheng, we don't need 50 million, 40 million will be enough."

Troy looked at Vasily approvingly and nodded slowly.

"Very good, then you can just be your city lord and wait for our good news."

…

How Vasi and the others divide the remaining 40 million is Vasi's business. Troy is not greedy.

His vision is much longer-term.

If a city has 10 million people, 10 cities have 100 million people, and 100 cities have 1 billion people.

I don’t know if Lancheng could defeat Troy by sheer quantity, but he won anyway.

As a big shot from Thunder City, the city lords would not and dare not think that he would cheat people.

"President, the first six batches of funds have been received, and our total profit is 76 million.

This money has already gone into your private vault and is not in the Chamber of Commerce's accounts."

Hearing the news from his followers, Troy slowly opened his eyes.

He smiled slightly and nodded.

The follower mage hesitated for a moment and asked cautiously:

"President, isn't this too risky?

The gold coins in the big treasury were not blown by the wind, I’m afraid…”

"Afraid? What are you afraid of? The brave ones will die of overeating, while the timid ones will die of starvation.

Don't worry, those city lords are more afraid of accidents than we are. They will make sure the accounts are clear. 50 million, and ensure that every gold coin is used in city construction.

Even if it was discovered, so what?

What does this have to do with our Trosa Chamber of Commerce? We just helped those cities to prepare a project book. Not to mention collecting money, we even invested money. "

Troy waved his hand nonchalantly and said:

"You still don't understand.

If something happens to us, it only means that our background is not strong enough, not that we have enriched ourselves too much.

If I don't enrich myself, how can I feed our backers?

This Bracada is a place where people eat each other.

It is not a sin for us to eat people, but it is a sin for adults not to be full.”

"Yes, I understand."

The attendant wizard retreated behind Troy and remained silent.

Troy didn't know at this time that everything he did, seemingly harmless, was actually removing the last cornerstone of Bracada.

The big treasury would make loans to local cities. The local cities would receive the funds, but after rounds of corruption, only a few of them could actually be used for construction.

However, the loans from the Big Treasury are not repaid in one lump sum after five years, which is too risky for the Big Treasury.

When they borrow money, they start repaying the principal and interest from the moment they borrow the money, until five years have passed.

Now that the money is in hand, the city lord cannot use borrowed money to pay it back, then the money would be borrowed in vain and they cannot be greedy.

They will find ways to pay it back with taxes.

Simply put, it is to squeeze funds from the city's residents to fill the holes of their corruption.

The 50 million yuan allocation is income for the city lord and bureaucrats, but a natural disaster for the city’s residents.

The cities that could be blackmailed by Troy were not rich to begin with, so the taxes would naturally not be too high. A sudden tax increase would be like a mountain falling down on one's head, which would quickly destroy the lives of the people.

Of course, the city lords, who were drinking fine wine and enjoying themselves while looking at their full treasury, would not notice this.

They didn't notice it, but some other people who were paying attention had already seen it all.

After sorting out the information in hand, Mixue Bingtang felt a little emotional.

“My God, this Troy is such a talent.

If we hadn’t really had no contact with him, I would have even thought he was on our side.”

Erni shook his head, with a look of sadness on his face:

“The things I was most worried about when I was the chief financial officer of Bracada are happening one by one.

In Lengquan City, the mayor issued a decree. In order to prevent people from driving up the value of grain, the sale of grain was banned and the sale was monopolized by the city lord's mansion.

Then the city lord would pack up the good grain in the city and sell it, buy some inferior buckwheat and flour, and then sell them at a high price.

In Winter Night City, the city lord imposes a mandatory stay tax on caravans.

As long as merchants pass through Winter Night City, they need to pay taxes even if they do not trade in Winter Night City.

If there were not enough gold coins, goods would be forcibly collected as taxes.

In the Fallen Moon Territory, the city lord packaged the profit rights of the Fallen Moon Lake for 30 years and sold them, turning the city’s public resources into gold coins.

In order to ensure that he can make money, the buyer of the income rights has fenced off the Falling Moon Lake, and ordinary citizens are charged for fishing, collecting Falling Moon Stones, etc.

All of this is simply a riot of demons."

Mixue Bingtang asked Ernie:

"Teacher, how long do you think Bracada can last?"

Ernie thought for a while and said:

"In three years, within three years, there will be a massive nationwide turmoil in Bracada."

Mixue Bingtang smiled slightly:

"That's too late, we need to make this process go faster.

Within three months, we will have the first rebel city declare independence in Bracada."

"oh?"

Ernie was a little surprised:

"What do you want to do?"

Mixue Bingtang smiled and pointed at the map: