My Prime Minister is so cute

Avril's tone suddenly became confident: "I've been reading official documents recently and found that a large part of the government's expenditure is inexplicable, such as the excessive number of civil servants. We can consider cutting some of them."

"Oh, let me confirm that," Bird said. "The first thing you did when you took office was to announce layoffs and salary cuts?"

"is it not OK?"

Avril asked, confused, "Am I not responsible for all personnel appointments?"

"Theoretically yes."

Bird crossed his legs, shifted his sitting position, and said, "Let me put it another way: your first act upon taking office is to go against the entire civil service?"

"......"

Avril thought about it, and thought about it again, and thought about it again...

Seeing that the mayor had realized the absurdity of his decision, Bird continued, "Lowering taxes is a straightforward and effective approach. However, since you're a new official, try not to touch the government budget. If you're not careful, you'll end up impacting existing businesses, which is a very thankless task."

"Then what should I do?"

Avril asked humbly.

"You can try to expand the pie. As long as you use the right method, not only will there be no resistance, but you may even gain a lot of help." Bird smiled. "Once you have established sufficient prestige and sorted out all aspects of the government, it won't be too late to consider moving the pie."

“Simply put, it’s about generating revenue first.”

"......"

This time, Avril didn't even ask how to generate income, she just stared at Bird eagerly.

Bird had no choice but to stand up, walk to the map hanging on the wall, and motion her to come over.

"Look here." He pointed to the black stripe above that represented the railway.

To get rich, build roads first.

Currently, there is only one railway in the Fox District that can be used for wind-powered trains, and it is controlled by the local Oliver family. High freight charges are charged for every trip of people and goods in and out, which makes the Oliver family earn a lot of money.

"You mean the railways will be taken over by the government?"

As soon as Avril finished speaking, she immediately denied herself: "No, according to what you said, this is equivalent to directly touching the Oliver family's cake..."

“Amazing wisdom.”

Bird praised, "It's very difficult to reclaim it, but since we can't reclaim it, we can just build a new one. You see, we can build another short railway on the west line, leading to the Grote District, and then merge it into the main road, so that the wind train can go directly to the dock."

"Oh oh oh, that's it."

Avril suddenly understood, but immediately wondered, "If it's so simple, why hasn't anyone fixed it before?"

“Many things may seem simple, but there are many complex reasons.”

Bird patiently explained, "First, the economy in Forks wasn't very developed before. Unlike today, with its numerous factories, building a railway required a huge amount of capital. Without the certainty of a return on investment, no one was willing to invest so much money in building a railway."

"Secondly, building a railway requires government approval, which is a complex undertaking. It's not something anyone can do just because they want to. There are also many other minor factors..."

"Do you understand this explanation?"

"......"

Avril was silent for a moment, then showed a familiar serious expression: "I understand, Bird, now I completely understand... In short, let the government fund the construction of the railway, right?"

"Then I don't know when it will be completed. Not to mention whether it can be completed by the next term, where will the money come from to build the railway?"

Bird shrugged. "We'll have to pay for this ourselves."

"But we can't make it too obvious," he said. "So we can hold an open tender. The government will invest in the company by providing tax breaks for the next few years. The bidders will then finance the construction themselves, and the profits will be split 50-50."

"Although it may not be completed in a short time, anyone with a discerning eye can see that the railway will be beneficial to the local economy once it opens. Furthermore, building a railway itself requires a large workforce and can help alleviate some unemployment."

In just a few moments, Bird had already arranged the entire plan and sat down at his desk to start drafting the proposal. All he needed was Avril's signature.

Avril looked at Bird, then at the pile of documents on her desk, and suddenly she felt inexplicably useless - she didn't feel anything before, but when she really wanted to work hard, this feeling of frustration came out.

So she thought about it and walked over to Bird.

"What's wrong?" Bird lowered his head and was busy.

"Bird, can you give me a kiss?"

Avril twisted her body and said a little embarrassedly: "I haven't kissed you yet for today. I need to be smart."

Chapter 67: Mixing New Flavors

After confirming the plan, Avril called McCann.

As a senior civil servant in a government department, McCann will not be affected by the election. As long as he does not make any mistakes of principle, at most he will be transferred to an unimportant position, but will not be fired.

Bird had no intention of replacing him, so he allowed him to continue serving as the district mayor's permanent secretary and secretary general of the administrative department.

After all, according to his understanding, McCann is a capable person who knows the current situation well and will cooperate with whoever becomes the district chief. His only shortcoming is that he is not very good at doing things. He will never remind you if you do something wrong unless you ask questions or it involves his own interests.

"Good morning, Mr. District Chief," McKen said politely. "What can I do for you?"

"I've drafted a proposal." Avril handed over a stack of documents. "Take it and refine it. If there's anything that needs revision, let me know. If there's no problem, we'll approve it."

After glancing at the handwriting, McKen glanced at Bird, who was sitting next to him, and smiled at him, "I understand, Mr. District Chief."

"?"

Avril knocked on the table in dissatisfaction: "Hey, hey, I'm here!"

Bird also silently pointed at Avril: "The district chief is here, don't get the wrong direction."

"Well, if that's your intention." McCann put away the proposal and bowed slightly to Avril. "I understand, Mr. District Mayor."

"Well, let's go."

Avril nodded seriously.

After being improved by McCann, a complete report was written, namely the "White Paper on the Development Research Report on the Western Line Railway", and it was publicly invited to bid for qualified individuals and groups in the entire region, with the deadline being before the end of this month.

Soon, those who took action began to take action.

Anyone can see that the Western Railway is a huge piece of fat meat. The Oliver family, as one of the few families that is still wealthy, relies entirely on the profits from this railway.

However, building a railway is not an easy task. Although the western line can be built near the Grote District and merge into the main line to reduce the mileage, it still requires sufficient funds.

Therefore, many people who do not have enough money get together and agree to invest as a group.

As for the original Oliver family, which owned the Eastern Railway, they naturally also received the news.

"Master, do you want to find a way to stop it?" the Oliver family's butler asked after reporting the news. "Once the new railway is built, our railway traffic will definitely be affected."

"It's not appropriate to stop it directly. Many people want the new railway to be built."

Colbert Oliver, the patriarch of the Oliver family, pondered for a moment and said, "How about this? We'll also bid, and offer better terms than anyone else."

"You mean, we should build this railway?" asked the butler.

"Repair, of course."

Colbert smiled and said, "But for the sake of quality, of course we have to take our time. Ten or eight years wouldn't be too much, right?"

.......

A few more days passed.

In a private room in the restaurant, Bird and Sophia sat at a dining table, with a portly businessman sitting opposite them. In front of each of the three of them was a main course made with high-end ingredients - of course, it was the businessman who was treating them.

"Mr. Bird, this restaurant has the best reputation around here." The fat, big-eared businessman smiled. "What do you think?"

"not bad."

Bird turned to Sophia beside him and asked, "What do you think?"

"It's delicious." The magician lady said concisely.

"As long as you two like it."

The obese businessman rubbed his hands together and finally got to the point: "By the way, Mr. Bird, I have a friend who is quite interested in the bidding for the Western Railway..."

"Want to know the terms of the bidding?"

Bird glanced at him, swaying his glass. "This is a bit difficult. After all, it's the first major thing the district chief has done since taking office. She's determined to do it well. I can't reveal too much. What if people find out..."

"......"

The businessman's eyes flickered when he saw this, and he pulled out a beautifully packaged box from under the table: "Oh, I almost forgot, this is a gift for Miss Sophia."

"A gift for me?"

Sophia's eyes lit up, and she took it swiftly and opened the package on the spot, revealing a crystal clear crystal bottle inside. The bottle was filled with a light purple solution, and there seemed to be faint purple flowers suspended in it. It looked very valuable.

"It's the Queen's lavender perfume, a popular brand in the capital lately," she exclaimed in surprise. "I heard it's limited edition. It must be very expensive, right?"

The businessman waved his hand and said, "It's a gift from a friend. As long as Miss Sophia likes it, that's fine."

Bird raised an eyebrow, glanced at him, and slowly said, "Although I'm not entirely clear on the specific bidding conditions, I do know that under similar circumstances, the District Mayor would likely favor individuals or factories with a greater sense of social responsibility..."

"Social responsibility?"

The businessman was stunned, as if he had never heard of this word before.

After all, in this day and age, forget about social responsibility. If someone dies in the factory, it’s good enough if they remember to compensate according to the price.

"To put it simply," Bird explained, "after making money, one should know how to give back to society, such as through charitable donations, building bridges and roads, or proactively improving the working environment in factories..."

"I see. Donation?"

The businessman nodded in understanding: "I understand."

I always feel like he seems to have misunderstood what I meant, but never mind, it’s not a big deal.

After having dinner for free.

Bird said goodbye to the businessman, left the restaurant, and walked on the streets with Sophia at night.

"Bird, you're actually in charge of the railroad stuff, right?" Sophia finally couldn't help herself, her eyes curved into crescents. "That guy just now thought Avril was in charge, and he got completely fooled. We treated him to a meal and gave him gifts."

"I didn't lie to him," Bird shrugged. "They just guessed it themselves."

"Hmm, you're right~"

Sophia said as she thought of something. She took out the expensive bottle of lavender perfume that belonged to the Queen and sprayed it a few times on her snow-white, delicate neck and dress. "Bird, come and smell it and see how it feels."

Bird leaned in closer and sniffed.

Sophia originally had a pleasant blueberry scent lingering around her body, and now after spraying perfume, it was mixed with the aroma of lavender.

But it didn't smell bad. Instead, the two were mixed together just right, producing a wonderful chemical reaction like mixed juice or cocktail. It was neither lavender nor blueberry, but a brand new light fragrance that made people's hearts move.

It’s a new flavor!

The smell of the wine he had just drunk spread, and Bird, who was a little tipsy, lowered his head and wanted to taste the new flavor of the magician lady immediately.

"Wait a moment."

Sophia stretched out a slender white finger, blocking Bird's lips and her cheek, keeping a thin distance of one finger between them.

Then, she said in a smiling tone that concealed a hint of danger: "Before we kiss, I want to ask a question first, is that okay~"

Chapter 68: Still the original formula

A few days ago, after unlocking the point-adding function, Bird tricked Avril into kissing him on the pretext that kissing him would make her smarter.

After discovering that she actually became smarter after kissing, Avril started to stick to this daily activity.

Unfortunately, Bird only allowed her to kiss him once a day, saying that only one kiss a day would be effective, thus preventing the district mayor from trying to surpass the prime minister in one go.

So one day at noon, Avril happened to see Bird taking a nap on his desk, so she secretly kissed him while he was sleeping soundly, trying to make herself smarter...

Then, Sophia happened to see this scene.

Patting the head and hugging can be explained, but kissing is not right, right? And kissing secretly while sleeping doesn't seem like etiquette, right?

.......

Back to the present.

The fat businessman served fine wine, and Bird, who had drunk quite a bit and was already tipsy, didn't notice the hint of danger in his tone. He smiled and said, "Of course, feel free to ask anything."

"Please answer honestly." Sophia added a condition.

"Promise to be honest."

Bird vowed: "Everyone knows that I, Bird Nader, am a man of honesty."

"Yeah, well, I asked then."