Time passed, and another two weeks went by.
Since Qinglin Ranch opened, You City had spent this time making adjustments. Traffic on the Main Road had finally started to return to normal.
At the county offices.
County Magistrate Sun called Chen Li in again and asked, "After opening a dedicated road with restricted access, have the traffic jams stopped?"
Chen Li explained, "We're barely managing, but You City Construction needs to start work on the new outer ring road right away."
The restricted-access road ran around the outskirts of You City and was reserved for traffic to Qinglin Villa. But it inevitably affected local residents' travel to some extent, so it had its drawbacks.
"Mm. The county will arrange a meeting with You City Construction," County Magistrate Sun said, agreeing.
It was normal for an international metropolis like Xia City to open a restricted-access road to ease traffic jams. But it was rare for a small county town like You City to do the same.
There was no helping it. Many visitors drove themselves, and so many out-of-town vehicles poured in every day.
With all those visitors, the number of taxis and ride-hailing cars in You City had also skyrocketed.
As Qinglin Villa grew, its impact on You City grew as well. The city often had no choice but to make changes to accommodate the villa.
The county, however, was delighted with the situation.
After all, Qinglin Villa could now reliably host 12,000 visitors a day—4.4 million a year.
Not counting what they spent at Qinglin Villa and the ranch, if each visitor spent 500 yuan in You City, that would amount to nearly 2.2 billion yuan a year.
That was equivalent to one-tenth of You City's GDP.
Was it hard to get tourists to spend 500 yuan while traveling?