Huh?"

Looking at the report in his hand, Xia Qi exclaimed lightly.

What did he see?

That young man from Adams actually brought him a report on his own initiative!

You know, this silly boy is famous in the circle of the governing officials in Daxia.

In Daxia, almost all those who can hold the position of city lord are capable talents, such as Adams, the first one.

If it weren't for appeaseing the grassland elves, with Adams' ability to do things, it wouldn't be his turn to be the lord of the grassland city.

According to the normal process, officials in Daxia need to accumulate at least ten years of experience to be qualified to become city lords.

At the same time, it was not Xia Qi who was developing poorly, so there was no need for him.

To put it bluntly, Grassland City is still his city no matter what.

Sera said something very right. Daxia has nearly 300 cities, so how could it be that it is possible to stare at such a grassland city all day long?

Therefore, Xia Qi only did one thing about this city, that is, he did nothing and turned a blind eye.

To be honest, if Adams hadn't sent such a report this time, Xia Qi would have forgotten that there was such a city in his territory of Great Xia.

Or it can be said that that city is not important to Xia Qi at all, what is important is the population of the elves.

Also, under normal circumstances, even if Adams does nothing, driven by the general trend of Daxia, the grassland city will not be so depressed.

And the reason why it became like this is that his own abilities and experience are inadequate.

As for other reasons, there are not.

After all, the natural elves are really a bit far from the Daxia local area. The reason why he can persist until today is entirely because Xia Qi has made a name for himself in this rank and no one dares to invade him.

Otherwise, this city would have been destroyed several times.

In addition, the highway and railways had not been built at that time, so the merchants gave up the matter without thinking.

After all, there are nearly 300 cities in Daxia, so there is no need to fight to the death for such a small city that has no advantage.

As the same goes, businessmen are profit-seeking.

Unless there are huge benefits found in the grassland city, the merchants will not come over.

In short, if all the reasons are combined, it is difficult for the grassland city to be depressed.

Xia Qi was helpless about this. After all, even as the emperor, he could not let the merchants do business at a loss.

But that's it, but it's a city in Daxia after all, so he can't really watch the Elf King City go down in depression.

If it were the past, facing such a city far away from Daxia, Xia Qi hoped that he would move directly to Daxia.

But now it’s different. Because Daxia wants to move the capital southward, development and expansion will need to shift southward for a period of time. After all, the capital cannot be moved to the border.

In this way, the grassland city does not need to be relocated as a whole and can develop with peace of mind.

After thinking about it, after discussing with the ministers, Xia Qi came up with two methods.

1. Promulgate preferential policies specifically for grassland cities.

Since merchants are pursuing profits, just let them make profits.

However, the strength of preferential policies cannot be too strong, it is better to be appropriate.

In this way, those big businessmen may not look down on this benefit, but there are so many small businessmen in Daxia.

Almost all the matters in big cities are occupied by strong businessmen. If they are not strong enough, it is difficult to get a piece of the pie.

When there are benefits, the little businessman went crazy and went to the small city to eat a small cake safely. Isn’t it delicious?

2. Support local business.

Since the businessmen outside don’t want to go in, they might as well increase their support for local merchants and use their hands to drive the economic development of the grassland city.

Of course, this method is time-consuming.

In Xia Qi's view, both methods are feasible.

Finally, after Xia Qi's careful consideration, he decided to do two things. As for the specific implementation work, he handed it over to the Ministry of Commerce.

Let professional things be left to professionals.

With the intervention of the Daxia Commercial Department, the economic development of the grassland city began to improve in the next few months.

While attracting small businessmen to settle in with preferential policies, the Ministry of Commerce also supports local enterprises in the grassland city.

Two-pronged approach has achieved quite good results.

A few months later, the summer entered winter.

This winter is not difficult for cities that have already popularized electricity. On the contrary, it is very enjoyable.

Also in this winter, the electric heating stove launched by Goblin Technology, led by Goblin, was directly robbed.

Even if I stocked up a large amount of stock in advance, I was almost robbed and sold out.

This guy Jin Ming made a fortune directly.

Xia Qi was happy to see this, and even contributed to the fire, which made the newspaper publicize it.

Because Xia Qi himself is the boss behind it, the better these products are sold, the more they make.

As the fiscal budget of Daxia increases, development funds will be settled next year.

Originally, Xia Qi thought that this winter would pass so peacefully, but unexpectedly, a major power outage occurred late one night.

By the time Xia Qi learned the news, it was already the next morning.

Since the circuit system of the palace is independent of the city and has a dedicated generator, it has not been affected by this large-scale power outage.

"In other words, the fundamental reason for this major power outage is because of excessive electricity use?" Xia Qi asked, looking at the director of the Power Bureau below.

"Yes, yes, your majesty. But there are some voltage problems."

This huge power outage incident occurred, and the director of the Power Bureau was also under great pressure.

Starting this morning, a large number of people have blocked the door of the Power Bureau, and the protests are almost overturning the ceiling of the Power Bureau.

Upon hearing this, Xia Qi nodded thoughtfully, and then asked again: "What's the situation with the voltage problem?"

The director of the Power Bureau explained after hearing this: "It's your Majesty. The latest electric heating furnace launched by Goblin King this winter consumes much more power than other household appliances before. In addition, after the beginning of winter, countless residents have been using it for a long time, which has led to unstable voltage in the power plant, insufficient output power, and overload."

Xia Qi adjusted his thoughts a little.

Xia Qi nodded when he heard this, expressing his understanding.

However, it is impossible to stop the use of electric heating stoves by people. After all, all of them are all money!

Xia Qi turned to the director of the Power Bureau and asked, "So, have you found a solution?"

The answer to this is yes, otherwise he wouldn't have stood here either.

His solution is simple, which is to increase the output power of the thermal generator of the power plant and perform high-voltage electrical output.

However, high voltage electricity is too strong for ordinary household appliances, so it cannot be used directly.

To this end, he needs to install a voltage-adjusting transformer in each area to convert the high-voltage electricity output from the power plant into a more stable and sufficient household current.

Then, Xia Qi approved.

Subsequently, the relevant staff and the newspaper briefly explained the matter and reminded the residents of electricity use problems. They quickly controlled the matter before it became uncontrollable.

During this period, Goblin Technology also responded quickly.

Because the electric heating stove will run for too long when it is turned on for a long time, the problem of voltage increases has attracted strong protests from many buyers.

In order to restore reputation and reputation, Goblin Technology has also fought hard.

Their entire product research and development department has improved the existing electric heating furnace for several consecutive days and sacrificing a small part of its performance in exchange for greater and stable output power.

Then, with the help of a newspaper, it was announced that all buyers could choose to exchange the previously purchased electric heater for free for a brand new low-consumption version of the electric heater.

This move can also be regarded as a successful recovery of the company's reputation and reputation.

Time flies so fast that the cold winter is over without realizing it.

After a large-scale power outage caused by the large-scale power outage of electric heating furnaces last winter, the power bureau and the power plant also gained memory and accumulated experience.

By summer, the use of a large number of electric fans did not cause power outages, which made people's summer far more comfortable than in previous years.

At the same time, mature power systems are also very efficient in popularizing them.

Take the latest relevant reports sent for example. At present, the current level of electrical popularity in Daxia has reached 58.4%.

Xia Qi is quite satisfied with this popularization efficiency. I believe that it will be able to achieve full popularization before next summer.

During this period, it is worth mentioning that the research and development of hydroelectric generators and wind turbines has been successfully put into use one after another.

The power generation of the water-li power station is average and can only play an auxiliary role.

However, wind turbines are popular among elves because of their environmental protection and beautiful windmill shape.

Of course, environmental protection and beauty cannot change the fact that it generates low power.
To be continued...