When the fleet arrived at Junhui City, the season had already entered summer and the weather was a bit hot.

As soon as he stepped off the boat, Owen was so hot that he had to reach out to wipe the sweat from his forehead.

He really wanted to eat ice cream, and he suddenly missed the summer dessert he made last year.

As soon as he returned to the palace and castle, Owen couldn't wait to order his servants to bring some buckets of ice water to cool down the stuffy room, and then summoned the head of the city hall, Viscount Caesar.

Arriving at the office, Viscount Caesar bowed respectfully to Irving, caressing his chest.

"Your Majesty, congratulations on your triumph."

"There's no need to be so polite."

Owen raised his hand to interrupt and asked urgently: "How is the recruitment situation of craftsmen? How many people are willing to go to Bibo County to participate in the reconstruction work?"

The reconstruction of Bibo County was a big project. In order to speed up the reconstruction, Owen decided to recruit some craftsmen from many places and promised a higher salary than if he went to Auroville City.

Among them, Junhui City is a large city with the largest number of craftsmen, so Owen is very concerned about it.

"Your Majesty, the salary you offered is very attractive. The craftsmen of the royal capital are not afraid of the hard work of reconstruction, and the reserved places were filled in no time."

With that said, Viscount Caesar took out a list and handed it to Irving.

"As long as it's full."

Owen picked up the list and glanced at it casually. After putting it down, he raised his head and said, "Arrange a ship to send them there as soon as possible."

"Understood." Viscount Caesar nodded.

"correct."

Owen changed the topic and asked: "How did the conference I asked you to prepare for on the wireless phone go? Are the invitees interested in participating?"

"The preparations are going very smoothly, and the conference will be held as scheduled in three days." Viscount Nishizawa replied, "All invitation letters have been sent out, and the presidents of the chamber of commerce of our country and the Xiayue Federation have stated that they will definitely come to participate."

"Ah That's good."

Irving was not surprised by such a result. Businessmen would definitely smell the business opportunities contained in this conference, and not participating would inevitably be a huge loss.

Next, Owen learned more about the recent situation in Junhui City from Viscount Nishizawa.

After the newly formed city hall fully exerted its functions, both the inner city and the outer city quickly recovered from the shadow of the war, and business activities became more prosperous than before.

Similarly, various criminal activities have begun to emerge one after another.

The purpose of establishing the police station is to combat these criminal activities, but the current police force is still somewhat insufficient. Owen feels that it is necessary to expand the number of police officers.

Three days later, Irving asked Viscount Caesar to prepare for the investment promotion meeting to be held successfully, and businessmen from all walks of life gathered in the meeting hall of the palace and castle.

It was the first time for many businessmen to be invited to enter the palace and castle. They felt very fresh and looked around curiously.

Why is this investment promotion conference held?

The reason is very simple. Owen's designated development focus is Dawn City, and the surrounding Dongsheng Fortress, Mystery City, and Laifeng Port will all become key cities for development in the future.

By then, a large amount of resources will be invested in Dawn City and its surrounding areas, leaving not much money to support the development of other places.

In order to solve this problem, this investment promotion conference is needed.

Owen is mainly responsible for providing technology, and the invited businessmen are responsible for providing money to build factories, shipyards and other facilities in Junhui City, Lion Roar City, Bibo County and other places. After paying taxes, the profits earned will be distributed according to the agreed ratio.

There is no shortage of population in those places, and the emergence of factories will create a large number of job opportunities and absorb people.

In this way, we can ensure that places outside Dawn City can keep up with the development of the times.

The people who came to this meeting were all extremely wealthy businessmen. They gathered together in twos and threes and discussed with each other what surprises this meeting might bring.

Just then, Owen appeared.

The businessmen present quickly shut their mouths, and all their eyes fell on Owen, watching him walk to the throne, turn around and sit down.

"I have met Your Majesty." The businessmen knelt down one after another and said hello in unison.

This posture is a bit like the ministers meeting the king.

There is no way to hold a general meeting here. The previous city hall building was too small to accommodate the expansion of the new city hall, and is currently being expanded.

"Everyone, get up." Owen said.

After confirming that all the businessmen were standing up, he nodded to Viscount Caesar in front of the stairs.

The latter immediately understood and said to the businessman in front of him: "Welcome to all of you to participate in this investment promotion conference. The purpose of this conference is to raise funds for projects established in Junhui City, Lion Roar City, Bibo County and other places. If you are interested,

Please pay more attention to it."

As soon as he finished speaking, someone immediately asked impatiently.

"Your Majesty, I wonder if the project you set up includes an orbital ore transportation system and a pumping steam engine? If so, how much funding do you need? I am willing to pay for it."

The questioner was mining businessman Sharp Hawley. Unexpectedly, this guy was still obsessed with orbital ore transport systems and pumping steam engines, and had obviously delivered several sets.

It seems that he doesn't have enough over there.

"Don't be so anxious." Owen raised his hand and pressed, "I have many projects in hand, otherwise I wouldn't invite so many people over. The two projects you just mentioned are also included. Not only that, there is also a steam engine factory.

, cement factory, glass factory, paper factory, shipyard, etc.”

As soon as these words came out, the businessmen present could not help but show expressions of disbelief that so many technologies were opened up at once.

To be honest, they covet those factories in Dawn City, after all, the products they produce can be sold well anywhere.

If we could open our own factories to produce these goods, wouldn't we be able to earn even more profits?

"In order to give you a more intuitive understanding of the projects included in this investment promotion conference, I also specially ordered someone to prepare a brochure for your reference."

After speaking, Owen looked at Viscount Caesar again, who nodded and waved to a group of servants waiting not far away.

They came out with a stack of bound brochures and gave one to every businessman present.

After getting the brochure, the businessman immediately opened it and briefly read the contents. He found that except for the military field, almost all other technologies were open.

This made businessmen extremely excited.

"Once the cooperation is finalized, the contract can be signed on the spot. Everything is ready here. Please rest assured." Viscount Nishizawa added.

Since they were so well prepared, all the businessmen were gearing up and preparing to compete for the projects they were interested in.

"Well, let's get started. Let's talk about the first project first." Owen also held a brochure in his hand, "The cement factory in Junhui City..."

This investment promotion conference lasted for three days and went very smoothly. All projects received funds.

However, businessmen also found that Owen was very shrewd and did not allow one company to monopolize the same type of projects.

For example, if five paper mills are to be built, businessmen can only invest in one or two of them, but not all of them.

In other words, at least three businessmen must invest in each of the five paper mills.

As a result, if merchants want to sell paper, competition will inevitably occur.

Of course, the paper made in Dawn City will also join this competition.

If there is competition, in order to sell goods, merchants will inevitably try various methods, one of which is lowering the selling price, which will reduce the profits they can earn.

Fortunately, the market is not yet saturated, and there is still a lot of room to be developed, so investment projects are still profitable, and businessmen have no complaints.

The most hotly contested project is the two shipyards in Bibo County. Businessmen from the Xiayue Federation want to invest in this project.
Chapter completed!