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The lady came and went in a hurry.

Li Mo just drank his tea silently and smiled.

Chapter 449 Poverty Alleviation

The lady is easy to dislike, she always looks superior, like a proud peacock, holding her head high and looking down on everyone else.

Maybe, even God wouldn't care.

Listening to the sound of raindrops hitting the ground outside, thinking of the lady's frustrated expression, I felt particularly happy. It was no less than knowing that the idiot Kujo Takayuki was seriously ill.

"Are we still going to Xumi?" After making sure that the lady had left, Li Mo began to think about the next move of the scattered soldiers.

As expected, the scattered soldiers made the same choice as in memory, running to Xumi to cooperate with the guys in the Order Institute. Thinking about it carefully, the people of Xumi are indeed too well protected. Can they contact the existence of the demon god?

If you can't understand the Faith Council's thoughts, then don't bother to understand them. The thing the world lacks the most is stupid people...

Li Mo sipped the tea carefully, but did not leave immediately. The mission of coming to Inazuma City this time was basically completed, and the rest of the time was at his disposal, which could be regarded as a half-day vacation for himself.

Looking back at what I have done in the past two days, I checked the work of Kanjo Bugyo and Tenryo Bugyo. By the way, I took a look at the current situation of the Fatui. Everything was done perfectly, and the specific information was in my mind. There was no important information, so I didn't need to pass it on to the general right away.

but……

"Thomas, would you like some tea?"

Looking at the man who appeared in the room uninvited, Li Mo raised his teacup and said.

He doesn't like drinking alcohol, and his love for tea is just average. He prefers beverages, such as milk or milk tea... However, if he is in the Mulou Tea House, Li Mo will still drink tea according to the environment.

"Someone wants to see you, Your Excellency."

"Huh? He's not your club's magistrate, right?" He had just met Kamisato Ayato not long ago. If the club's magistrate had something to do, he shouldn't have returned for the second time.

Who is coming?

Don't worry too much, you'll know who it is when you see the real person next time.

People who have free time tend to be more willful.

"Hehehe, Master Priest, we haven't seen each other for a long time."

What came into view was a floating white flying object, a mascot bearing the name of the Demon God.

Li Mo said, "It's Paimeng. We haven't seen each other for about half a month this time."

"Hey, I want some snacks."

"You never mention drinking, do you?"

"Last time, Priest, you gave me a bottle of very bitter drink, and I haven't settled the score with you yet!"

Paimon got excited when he thought about it. That was when they were in the Raiden True Consciousness Space. Everyone watched Ying and the General fight in the corner, and then ate and drank. The snacks and drinks that the priest brought out were things he had never seen before, but they were all delicious. So under this trust, he ate the most bitter thing in his life.

"Where's Ying?"

"It's in the back."

Looking at the bag of snacks called potato chips that Li Mo took out from the void, Paimeng forgot the previous unpleasantness and answered.

Soon, the voices of a pair of girls talking and laughing were heard. One of them was Ying's voice, and Li Mo also felt familiar with the other one.

Who is that?

Searching through my memory, the image of a mermaid-like girl came to mind.

Ying and Coral Gong Xinhai appeared at the door, confirming Li Mo's guess.

"Coral Palace Xinhai, you actually came to Mingshen Island?" Li Mo said.

"Why not? Kaigi Island is also part of Inazuma." Coral Palace Xinhai said respectfully.

Li Mo nodded and said, "Indeed, long time no see. Coral Palace Heart Sea."

"Long time no see, Priest Li Mo."

Ying looked left and right and said, "Hey, do you know each other?"

"I once met the priest on Bayun Island."

"Bayun Island?" Ying sat down with Coral Palace Xinhai, a little confused. "Isn't that where the base camp is?"

"Something happened before, and Shen Zi and I had to go to Bayun Island to deal with the aftermath." Li Mo said briefly.

It seems that this girl Ying doesn't know about the previous riots of worshipping gods on Bayun Island. It's better not to know...

Coral Palace Xinhai said: "Thank you for your assistance in that matter, and I am also very grateful for your reminder to me."

"About the evil eye? You don't have to thank me. I just can't bear to see the Fatui collect enough data." Li Mo said, "The Fatui used Inazuma's resources to make the evil eye, and used Inazuma's land to experiment with the evil eye. They got all the benefits, but Inazuma paid the price. How could such a good thing happen?"

Inazuma used to be a sucker. When Kujo Takayuki used the interests of Inazuma to exchange for the interests of his own family, Li Mo was angry, but when he saw the specific exchange, he laughed. Kujo Takayuki was picking up sesame seeds and losing watermelons, which was extremely stupid.

After a pause, Li Mo said, "I'm sorry for telling you unnecessary trash talk."

"No, it's my honor." Coral Palace Xinhai said.

"No wonder you, Xinhai, started collecting the evil eyes obtained by the resistance army during that time." Ying realized it belatedly.

Li Mo made tea and said, "I am not interested in the internal affairs of Haiji Island. But, I am very interested in the fact that you came to see me. What do you want? Coral Palace Heart Sea."

The current human god priestess, Coral Palace Heart Sea, is the highest leader of Haiji Island. And I am currently a member of the highest decision-making level of Inazuma.

In other words, is this a private meeting between the central ministers and the princes?

Coral Palace Xinhai finished his tea and said, "Some time ago, we signed a peace agreement with Tianling Fengxing. Fortunately, the general was generous and did not punish us. But... I still need to go to the economic issues."

Li Mo said, "Then you should go find the Kanjo Bugyo. It's true that Hiiragi Chisato is the daughter of a criminal, but she is very capable and loyal to the general. Just go find her to make contact."

"Priest, I must find more solutions for Kaigi Island."

Coral Palace Xinhai knew that Haiji Island could not be separated from the Inazuma system. Because that piece of land could not grow food, it was impossible for everyone to only stew sea fish with violets in the future, right?

Li Mo said, "I have read the information about Haigi Island in the past. The fishing industry was self-sufficient, and the textile industry was the mainstay industry in exchange for food. However, before the national isolation order, Haigi Island's textile industry was hit hard by Ming Shen Island and was in tatters."

I have to admit that although the leaders of Kanjo Bugyo and Tenryo Bugyo have been acting in a counter-productive manner in the past two days, the grassroots organizations are still functioning well. Under inertia, these materials are piled up in the library.

"That's right. Now that Kaigi Island has lifted its isolation order, I heard from Ying that the cultivation of violets in Konda Village has been put back on the table, and the textile industry will fully recover soon. The next product that Kaigi Island can produce will probably be coral pearls." When Coral Palace Xinhai heard this, he knew that the situation of Kaigi Island was known to the other party.

Among the Narukami Islands, Umijima has no other advantages except for its beautiful scenery. The soil is "sacred" and cannot be used to grow food, and there are no large mineral veins... In the past, it could rely on the textile industry, fishery, and specialty corals and pearls to accumulate wealth. But what about the future?

She couldn't understand what Inazuma was going to do next.

Li Mo said: "I see, I understand your idea. Do you want to get some advice from me..."

So, you want me to help the poor?

Chapter 450: Guidance

The problem of Haiji Island is quite troublesome. The planting, animal husbandry and mining industries there are not doing well. The only good ones are the fishing and textile industries, but both industries are not competitive.

Li Mo didn't say no right away. From the perspective of Lei Dianying, Haigi Island is also part of Inazuma. It just doesn't belong to the rule of the Three Magistrates, allowing it to have autonomy. Since the general of Raiden refers to both Raiden Makoto and Lei Dianying, Lei Dianying's attitude towards Haigi Island continues from Raiden Makoto's policy.

——In other words, although it was Lei Dian who killed the snake, it was Raiden Shin who dealt with the aftermath. From Li Mo's current perspective, there should be a tacit understanding between the snake Orobas and Raiden Shin.

That kind of tacit understanding is the tacit understanding between those in power. As for Ying, the silly and martial artist, he doesn't understand it.

For this reason, Li Mo felt it necessary to give the people in Xiahaijidao a way out. The barefoot are not afraid of the ones wearing shoes, so we should find a way to give the barefoot a pair of shoes to wear.

So, he asked about the current situation of Haiji Island. The main questions focused on business, and then, Coral Palace Xinhai gave Li Mo an unexpected answer.

"Wait...Coral Palace, are you sure you said it right?"

"Yes, so far. There is only one merchant in the entire Haiji Island." Coral Palace Xinhai smiled bitterly: "Her name is Qingzi. I have carefully calculated that her goods are of good quality and low price. I have calculated her profit margin, which can be said to be very low."

Li Moduo asked a few numbers, and after getting the answers, he said: "This is poverty alleviation..."

The data of Kaigi Island is worse than I thought.

Coral Palace Xinhai continued to explain: "Before the Eye Hunting Order, we always organized caravans to come to Ming Shen Island to sell and buy goods. But after the Eye Hunting Order, this can no longer be done."

After the Eye Hunting Order was issued, Haiji Island formed a rebel army. Coral Palace Xinhai did not explain the specific reason, and Li Mo was too lazy to ask, but it was nothing more than an economic issue.

For a moment, the room fell silent. So quiet that one could hear the sound of the guest next door drinking tea.

Ying asked in a low voice: "Priest, is there nothing you can do?"

"It's easy for one person to get rich, but it's troublesome for a group of people to get rich. What's more, the situation on Haigi Island is quite troublesome. If the natural resources were better, it would be fine. But unfortunately, the natural resources on Haigi Island are not good."

It's fine that there are no minerals, but there is no agriculture on Haigi Island. The only crops that can be grown on the land there are radishes, and staple foods such as wheat cannot be grown.

First, there is no agriculture, and second, there are no natural resources. Without agriculture, how can animal husbandry be developed? The existing textile industry will be impacted by the local textile industry on Ming Shen Island. It is almost a situation where all options are exhausted.

More importantly, in the development plan that he and Lei Yingdian had drawn up earlier, Kaigi Island was omitted. Secondly, Kaigi Island and the historical legacy of the shogunate, Inazuma Castle, the economy declined only because of the turmoil caused by the isolation order and the eye hunting order, but the foundation is still there. The business profits brought by the Kanjo Bugyo are huge, and Tatsunosawa also has a plan to restart. Kaigi Island has a completely bad foundation.

They don't even have the first pot of gold.

Li Mo pondered for a moment, then said, "Next, the general wants to develop Qinglai Island. It was a habitable territory hundreds of years ago. Although we are cooperating with the Fatui, we are still short of manpower. This time, the governor is offering a lot of money to the developers there... In addition, let's set up a chamber of commerce on Haiji Island."

He paused, and continued, "Inazuma's trade with other countries will expand, and commerce will develop. There is hope for Umijima only if you can get out. Unless you can solve the problem of "sanctification."

The land of Umijima is "sacred", so agriculture cannot be developed. There are no conditions for developing industry. There are no mineral resources, so how can it be developed?

"What does Coral Palace think about the sanctification of the soil?" Li Mo asked.

Coral Palace Xinhai shook his head and said, "I don't expect that our generation can solve the problems that our ancestors failed to solve."

"Then I suggest you go to Xumi. That's where Teyvat has the most theoretical knowledge. I'm not asking you to send people there to learn knowledge, but to trick scholars into studying "sacred soil." Li Mo said, "I think the research on ancient elements is also a good topic for scholars in the Order. But how to do it specifically is up to you to study it yourself."

Umijima had too few cards in hand. The cultural gap between Umijima and Inazuma Castle was even more fatal. The only lucky thing was that the general's reasonable handling of the matter, his denial of the Eye Hunting Order policy, and his recognition of the resistance as a reasonable act, gave them a certain reputation.

Li Mo also asked later why there was no mention of Haiqi Island in the development of crystal bone marrow. After all, it was a product of the corpse of Haiqi Great God. Haiqi Island was completely justified and could not stop the development, so it would join in and share a piece of the pie.

How come the shogunate is making a lot of money from developing crystal bone marrow, while Umijima has no benefit at all?

Coral Palace Xinhai did not give an answer, which might be another problem left over from history.

Later, Coral Palace Xinhai left. At least Li Mo gave a reasonable explanation and obtained important information.

"Um... Master Priest?" After Coral Palace Xinhai left, Ying said after seeing her off.

Looks very hesitant.

Li Mo said, "Are you worried about what kind of identity the people from Haiqi Island should have when they go to Qinglai Island?"

Ying nodded.