Invincible Heroes - Hidden Architect

Troy's recent days can be said to be a happy one.

His father Trossa died, leaving him with the huge Trossa Chamber of Commerce and a huge mess.

Fortunately, he cleverly hugged Aqed's thigh and the danger was saved.

Today, with his efforts, the Trossa Chamber of Commerce has passed through the dangerous period and has regained its status as a behemoth spanning the entire Bracada.

However, there are still some hidden dangers in the Chamber of Commerce that have not been eliminated.

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

The Trossa Chamber of Commerce has many industries, but it also has many debts.

Originally, the assets of the Trossa Chamber of Commerce far exceeded its debts, but when his father died, a large amount of assets were left unaccounted for, leaving the Trossa Chamber of Commerce with a serious asset deficit.

Troy secretly calculated that if he wanted to pay off the debt, he would have to involve the entire Trossa Chamber of Commerce. This would mean that the hard work of two generations of him and his father had become someone else's.

He absolutely couldn't bear this.

Due to the serious debt problem, Troy's funds are very tight and his life is very tight, which is completely different from what he thinks of "power in hand, luxury and wealth".

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 major major cities is similar, and the ecological niche has long been filled.

The smart Troy decided to focus on the acropolis and county city, which were not very developed.

In the eyes of other powerful people in Thunder City, those county towns and acropolis are just poor mountains and valleys, with no profit to be made.

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

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Lancheng.

A border town in Bracada.

Lan City has twelve acropolis under its jurisdiction. It is located in the barren northern border. It can be said that it is a city that needs resources but not resources, needs talents but not talents, and needs industry but not industry.

Lancheng is Troy's first target.

boom……

The luxurious motorcade fell from the sky and stopped in the square of the main castle of Lancheng City.

A whole row of expensive silver aerodynamic cars shows the extraordinary status of the team owner.

The Lord of Lancheng, [Washi], along with all the bureaucrats of Lancheng, have been waiting for him for a long time.

Seeing Troy get out of the pneumatic car, Vasi and his subordinates rushed to greet him.

“President Troy, there are times when we are greeted from a distance, and there are times when we were greeted from afar.

Your visit really makes Lancheng shine.

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

Vasi's smile was bright, and his heart was beating wildly.

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

To him, Troy's arrival was like the God of Wealth descending from the sky!

Don't look at Troy groveling in front of Agede and Seven Doves, but here, he is a god.

Facing Vasi's outstretched hands, he just shook them lightly symbolically, and then said unceremoniously:

"Lord Vasi, there is no need to take the wind. We should just do business and save time.

Conference room please? "

"Please! Please! Please! I've heard that President Troy is truth-seeking and pragmatic, and that's true.

The conference room has also been prepared for you. "

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

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

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

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

The core purpose of this plan is to help the major, medium and small cities in Brakada go through the difficult transformation stage.

Our Trossa Chamber of Commerce will customize a suitable development route for the city based on the characteristics of each city and provide assistance.

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

Troy said as he opened the file and read slowly.

"Mineral deposits.

Lumber mill, barren, two, ordinary, none, rich, none.

Stone mine, barren, three, ordinary, none, rich, none.

Hiss, this...

It's okay, it's okay. It's normal for the basic resources to be insufficient. Many territories are like this.

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

The more Troy read, the darker his face became.

"The level of commercial construction is almost non-existent. Commercial roads are blocked and only armed airships can enter and exit.

The military position is ordinary and the number of citizens is sparse...

Industrial facilities are weak…

Natural wonders, no…”

After reading to the end, not only Troy's face was dark, but Vasi's face was also a little embarrassed.

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

“Lord Vasi, with all due respect, the characteristic of your Lan City is that it has no distinctive features.

In a city like this, it’s hard for me to be of much help. "

"No, no, no."

Vasi became anxious upon hearing this.

“President Troy, it’s because we in Lancheng are so poor that we need your help.

I heard that you are extremely smart, and your business talent is second to none in Yasha, and even surpasses your father Trosa. If you can't save our Lancheng, there really will be no hope for our Lancheng. "

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

Troy leaned back in the chair and knocked on the armrest, looking like he was thinking.

"I'm a little thirsty."

As soon as Troy finished speaking, the servant mage behind him wanted to bring him tea, but Vasi immediately accepted it with an apologetic smile.

"I'll come, I'll come."

Troy glanced at Vasi appreciatively, took a sip of tea, and continued to think.

The tea was refilled one cup after another, 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?"

Vasi was a little surprised:

"President Troy, we in Lancheng don't have any beautiful scenery and the transportation is not convenient. Is it okay to engage in tourism?"

"Who said that tourism must have beautiful scenery? Beautiful scenery is not as good as beautiful people.

I have carefully studied the report and found that there is very little prime-age labor force in Vasi, and most of those men have gone to work in other developed main cities.

Those left behind are women and the elderly.

Without people, development is just empty talk.

But women are also productive.

City Lord Vasi, Huajie, have you heard of it? "

Vasi's heart trembled:

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

"Hey, listen to me."

Troy raised his head and said:

"You don't have to have your own subjects. Workers can be imported from other forces.

The lizardman of the fortress, the catwoman, bunny girl, and foxman of the stronghold, the Medusa of the dungeon, the nun of the castle, and the succubus of hell.

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

In Thunder City, gentlemen have to do it secretly, because on the surface, the laws of the Great Council do not allow it.

But here, the sky is high and the Titans are far away, and the only way in and out is through armed airships. No one can find it. Where else is more suitable than your place?

City Lord Vasi, guess what the oracle in Thunder City says, how much does a fox girl cost per night? "

Vasi's throat moved and he said hesitantly:

"At least one thousand gold coins, right?"

Troy curled his lips disdainfully:

"It's smaller, the layout is smaller. One thousand gold coins, that's half the price.

One night, at least 10,000! This is still an ordinary fox girl. If it is a top-level fox girl that can moisturize itself without touching it, the starting price is 200,000 gold coins, and there is no upper limit.

The products here in Lancheng are definitely not as expensive as those in the Divine Realm, and you can’t find such high quality, but we can win with quantity.

To make money, either the price is high and the quality is high, or the price is low and the quantity is low.

We can't compete with high prices, but we can misplace competition and make small profits but quick turnover.

If this develops, I don’t even dare to think about the daily income. I dare not say it will be more than that. The minimum turnover is one million gold coins a day.

Look, our industry has been built and we need employees, right? Want to guard? Do you want a driver? Do you want cleaning?

Hasn’t the employment problem of the local people been solved? "

Hearing what Troy said, Vasi's mind was completely fascinated.

In front of 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. Whatever you say, I will do it. I will follow you."

Troy smiled sarcastically and said quietly:

"Okay! Now that we have the direction, let's see how to get started.

We have to get start-up capital first.

We definitely can’t just say outright that we want Huahua Street, we have to find a reason.

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

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

"Fifty, fifty million!"

Vasi's eyes widened:

"This, this, 50 million, the interest alone is 5 million, how can I pay it back?"

Troy patted Vasi's hand.

"Hey, silly, why should you pay me back?

That's five years from now.

Our project has been launched and Lancheng is developing so well. How can you not move forward?

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

Vasi suddenly realized it, but then felt a little uneasy:

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

"Why not?"

Troy smiled mysteriously:

“To you, fifty million gold coins is a huge number, but to the big treasury, it’s like pulling one scale off the body of ninety thousand bulls.

As long as our project plan is beautifully written and the reasons are justifiable, we are guaranteed to be able to loan it out.

That is, I am so busy that I waste a lot of energy. "

After hearing Troy's words, Vasi looked at his expression again and suddenly realized:

"President Troy, Trossa 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 may not be easy to get the funds."

Troy crossed his legs, the old god was there.

"If so."

Vasi came close to Troy and said:

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

Troy looked at Vasi with approval and nodded slowly.

"Very good, then you can be your city lord with peace of mind and wait for our good news."

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

His vision is much longer term.

One city is 10 million, ten is 100 million, and 100 is one billion.

I don’t know if Lancheng can defeat Troy by relying on quantity, but he won anyway.

As a big shot from Thunder City, those city lords would not or dare not think that he would deceive people.

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

This fund has already gone into your private treasury and is not in the accounts of the Chamber of Commerce. "

After hearing the news from his entourage, Troy slowly opened his eyes.

He smiled slightly and nodded.

The accompanying mage hesitated for a moment and asked cautiously:

“President, is the risk too high?

The gold coins in the big treasury were not brought by the strong wind, I'm afraid..."

"Afraid? What are you afraid of? It will starve the bold to death and starve the timid to death.

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

Even if you are really caught, so what?

What does it have to do with our Trossa Chamber of Commerce? We just helped those cities prepare a project document. Not to mention collecting money, we also invested money. "

Troy waved his hands nonchalantly and said:

"You still don't understand.

If something happens to us, it will only mean that our backend is not strong enough, not that we have enriched our own pockets too much.

If I don’t line my own pockets, how can I feed our backstage?

This Bracada is a place where individuals can eat people.

It is not a sin for us to eat people, it is a sin for adults not to have enough to eat. "

"Yes, I understand."

The accompanying mage retreated behind Troy and remained silent.

Troy didn't know at this time that everything he did, seemingly innocuous, was taking away the last cornerstone of Brakada.

The big treasury draws accounts and lends money to local cities. The local cities receive funds. After rounds of corruption, very few can actually be used for construction.

The loans of the big treasury are not repaid in one lump sum after five years. This is too risky for the big treasury.

When they borrow money, they start repaying the principal with interest from the moment they borrow the money, and they continue to pay it back for five years.

Once the money is in hand, the city lord cannot repay it with the borrowed money, so the money is borrowed in vain, and they cannot be greedy.

They will find ways to pay it back with taxes.

To put it simply, it is to extract funds from the citizens of the city to fill their corruption holes.

The 50 million allocation is income to the city lord and bureaucrats, but it is a natural disaster to the citizens of the city.

Cities that can be blackmailed by Troy are not rich themselves, and their taxes will naturally not be too high. A sudden increase in taxes will be like a mountain bearing down on its top, and will quickly destroy the lives of its residents.

Of course, the city lords who saw the coffers full, drinking wine and enjoying themselves would not notice this.

They didn't notice it, but other thoughtful people saw all this early.

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

“Oh my gosh, this Troy is such a talent.

If we hadn't really contacted him, I would have even thought he was from our side. "

Ernie shook his head, with a bit of sadness on his face:

“When I was the financial controller of Bracada, the things I worried about most were happening one by one.

In Cold Spring City, the city lord issued a decree. In order to prevent someone from driving up the value of food, the sale of grain was prohibited and the city lord's government was responsible for the exclusive sale of food.

Then the city lord packed and sold the good grain in the city, bought some bad buckwheat and dough, and sold them at a high price.

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

As long as a merchant passes through Winter Night City, even if he does not trade in Winter Night City, he still needs to pay taxes.

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

In the Falling Moon Territory, the city lord packaged and sold the thirty-year income rights of Falling Moon Lake, converting the city's public resources into gold coins.

In order to ensure that they can make money, the buyers of the income rights have surrounded Falling Moon Lake, and ordinary citizens are required to charge for fishing, collecting falling moon stones, etc.

All of this is simply a chaotic dance of demons. "

Michelle Bingtang asked Erni:

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

Elnie thought for a while and said:

"Three years, within three years, there will definitely be large-scale unrest across the country in Brakada."

Michelle Bingtang smiled slightly:

"It's too late, we need to make the process faster.

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

"oh?"

Elnie was a little surprised:

"how do you want to do it?"

Michelle Bingtang smiled and pointed at the map:

“Hmph, the moment we’ve been waiting for has arrived.

I want to drain the bottom of the cauldron and drain Brakada's capital pool in one breath!

I want to pierce the heart of Brakada Financial with a sharp sword, make a big hole in the heart, and let the blood spurt out.

I call it the heart-wrenching plan! "