LOL: Summoner of Goddess Jana

Chapter 330 Ionia's "Getting Rich"

The example Levi gave is not very good.

Because many leaders present are native Ionians.

They have never left their hometowns for almost all their lives, and some have even stayed in the countryside for most of their lives. They have never even been to the city a few times, let alone go to the sea to gain knowledge.

So they know almost nothing about the specific situation of Bilgewater.

So, very embarrassing.
Li Wei wanted to use questions to inspire everyone to think, but all he got was confusion.

"I understand." But in this silent environment, Riven, Fei Ya, and a few people with a global vision still reacted in time: "The problem is here——"

Why do you not know the specific situation of Piraeus Port?Because there are very few exchanges between the Ionian people and overseas.

Even in the province of Barua, where the maritime economy is prosperous and "foreign goods" are everywhere, most people have never left their hometowns and have never had contact with outside information.

Why is this happening?

"Because fundamentally, Ionia is still an agricultural society, and its economy is generally closed, independent and self-sufficient."

"But Bilgewater has always been a part of the global order of Runeterra, a part of the world of industrial civilization!"

In easy to understand words:

You can completely regard the current Bilgewater as an overseas province under the rule of Zaun.

Since Zaan is a modern industrial country, Nabi Port, as its overseas province, is naturally also a part of the modern industrial society.

Even if Piraeus Port's main business is not industry, but fishery.It is also still a modern industrial society.

"In this way, do you understand?" Levi asked.

"This..." Riven was slightly taken aback.

Li Wei's words made her feel a bit guilty of Noxus PTSD: "Mr. Li, Li Wei, you mean... In the future, do we want Ionia to become a part of Zaun? This."

How does this sound similar to what Noxus wants to do?

"No." Li Wei said: "What we are pursuing is not to make Ionia a part of Zaun, but to let Ionia join the future god-chosen Jia as a franchise country with equal status to Zaun. Come in the league."

As he spoke, he explained in detail to Riven and the others the plan of the "God's Chosen Janna Alliance" that he was brewing. (See previous conversation with Swain for details)
"Ionia will be a member country with certain autonomy in the future, but its economy will be highly integrated with the entire alliance."

"So, for the convenience of understanding:"

"You can also regard this worldwide Ganna-led Grand Alliance as a country;"

"Think of Ionia as a province of this huge country."

It is true that Ionia cannot be highly industrialized, and can only focus on agriculture.

But in a huge modern industrial country, there is an agricultural province dominated by the primary industry, isn't it normal?

Therefore, Li Wei's positioning for Ionia is that it will be the "world's granary" in the future.

After all, due to objective conditions, there is no way to develop too many industries here.

Apart from being the breadbasket of the world, Ionia cannot have any other positioning.

"This..." Riven still faintly felt that something was wrong.

Because in the era of industrialization, it is not necessarily a good thing for a place to have the title of "granary".

"If Ionia is still dominated by agriculture in the future, then the people here." Riven couldn't help asking Li Wei: "The future should be very poor, right?"

Riven's books these days are not in vain.

She was keenly aware of the existence of scissors.

The added value of agricultural products is naturally lower than that of industrial products.Therefore, when industrial and agricultural products are exchanged, the price of industrial products will naturally be higher than that of agricultural products.

In order to feed the massive secondary and tertiary industry population that has been deprived of the land, a huge modern industrial country will never hope that the prices of agricultural products will rise too high.

This leads to no money in farming, and the labor hours of farmers are worthless.

Levi gave an example in the article before:
A Noxian farmer needs to work non-stop for 10 years to earn a hex radio that Zaun workers took 100 man-hours to make.

And this story is the best embodiment of the difference between scissors.

Therefore, it is foreseeable that if Ionia is allowed to be the granary of the world in the future and the free market can function without interference, it may not take decades.
Ionia will become the poorest and most backward place in the world. (Except for places with harsher natural conditions such as the Freljord)

The Ionian people will also become what the residents of other countries call "stinky farmers".

Of course, they will live a lot better than before the arrival of the leaders.But is that enough?
"Of course not!" Levi said seriously.

"Although objective conditions limit, we cannot allow Ionia to get rich quickly through high industrialization. But this does not mean that we have to make it impoverished and backward forever."

The free market cannot solve the problem of poor farming.

Then let the visible hand do the work.

And this aspect.So much more can be said:

For example, limited green industrialization can be done in Ionia:

Leaders can use administrative means to relocate high-value-added and low-pollution high-tech industries such as Hex Industry to Ionia to make up for Ionia's economic shortcomings as the world's granary.

For example, tourism and service industries can be developed according to local conditions.

Ionia, as a land soaked in magic, has a profound and unique history and culture, and a beautiful and beautiful natural environment, all of which can be called the land of runes.

Various cultural relics and natural wonders that are rare in other places can be found almost everywhere here.

Isn't this a natural tourist attraction?
With convenient means of transportation such as airplanes and Hexgates, Ionia will be able to focus on tourism and service industries in the future, and make achievements in the tertiary industry.

Another example:

Here you can also develop high-end agriculture and focus on brand cultivation.

Agricultural products have no technological added value, but they can have brand added value.

The melons I grow in Ionia use magic to infuse them, and put a brand label on them. They are ten times more expensive than melons from other places, isn't it reasonable?
There are too many agricultural products that can make a fuss about the brand of coffee, tea, red wine, white wine, and hairy crab.

As long as the brand is made, maybe those who sell liquor can make more money than those who engage in Hextech.

Thanks to this magic-soaked land, the quality of Ionia's agricultural products is obviously higher than that of other places.

Therefore, it is foreseeable that Ionia will not only be the granary of the world in the future, but also the hometown of high-end agricultural products in the world.

"Also, we can promote the comprehensive and high-quality development of agricultural mechanization and improve agricultural production efficiency."

"We can increase investment in agricultural scientific research, improve the level of agricultural science and technology, produce good products with good seeds, good methods, good fields, and good conditions, and promote agricultural efficiency and farmers' income."

Li Wei said a lot of ways in a row, and the sea merchants like Fei Ya nodded repeatedly.

There are so many routines that you can make a special issue of "Getting Rich".

"In short" in the end, Li Wei concluded: "We can't let Ionia contribute to the world as a 'granary', but also suffer from poverty forever for the world."

Leaders need to help Ionia become rich as much as possible through various administrative means under the premise of ensuring balance.

Education, medical care, and various infrastructures can also be supplemented by transfer payments within the alliance.

"Ionians may not be able to engage in high-income industrial jobs at their doorstep, but I guarantee that they will have first-class universities, hospitals and transportation networks at their doorstep, and enjoy all the conveniences of modern society."

"This is the best option we leaders can choose under the premise that Ionia needs to maintain the balance of everything."

Li Wei's words were inspiring, and made Riven, Fei Ya, and the leaders all feel excited.

Especially Riven and Fear who have been to Piltover, they are all imagining:
The future of Ionia will be a perfect symbiosis of industrial civilization and natural environment, with beautiful modern cities like Piltover everywhere, picturesque countryside and beautiful scenery at the same time.

"So, how do we realize it?" Li Wei's question brought everyone back from fantasy to reality.

Don't forget, the current Ionia is still far away from modern industrial civilization.

What about green industry, ecological agriculture, and sustainable development, these are the follow-up renovations of this "house" in Ionia.

But
"The foundation of this house is decayed and outdated." Li Wei said with a smile: "Before we can renovate the house, we have to renovate it from the root."

Since the way to change Ionia is modernization, what is the prefix task to achieve modernization?
The first step is to seize power.Don't think about it.

What about the second step?
"The second step is—" Li Wei looked at everyone, his tone was quiet and serious: "Land reform!"

"The owner of the land of Ionia should be replaced by the Ionians."

(End of this chapter)