"Haha, sirs, please!"

"Mr. Please!"

In the reception room where guests and guests were having fun, Xi Yunfei sat in the upper head, while Qu Tutong sat in the lower left head with a righteous look on his face.

The other officials are ranked down by age, and the official positions are of the same level, so they can only be sorted by age.

As soon as Xi Yunfei sat down, several girls dressed in maids were brought to him for food and wine.

Although these maids are all sophisticated, they are all serious members of the personal guards and have seen blood on their hands.

"Everyone, this is the summer special drink launched by Shuofang this year. You can try it first."

Xi Yunfei said, and also took a glass of mango smoothie and drank it. The straw made from bamboo is a bit thick and it just happened to be used to suck smoothie.

Qu Tutong took a glass of mangosteen juice. He felt sour after taking a sip. The next moment, the rich sweetness came back, making him breathe a long time.

Zhang Duan sat at the bottom. He was just 30 years old this year and was still very young. He got a cup of banana milk with ice cubes inside. A layer of water droplets condensed on the glass. Not only did he not get tired of his mouth, but he was very relieved.

After taking a sip, his eyes suddenly lit up. He secretly glanced at the others. Seeing that everyone didn't want to eat and drink in an image, he was no longer reserved. He took a sudden sip and a glass of banana milk disappeared halfway.

"Langjun, this juice should also be shipped from the Indochina Peninsula, right?"

The news that Pei took over the Indochina Peninsula had already spread like wildfire, and it was not surprising that Qu Tutong knew about this.

However, the other officials present were indeed confused, and Zhang Duan frowned slightly: "Indochina Peninsula?"

Xi Yunfei smiled disconcerted and nodded and responded: "The old general is right. The juice you drink in your hand is called mangosteen, which is one of the fruits that are only available in the south. How about it? It tastes good, right?"

Qu Tutong took another sip and smacked his lips happily, "It tastes really good, it's cool and refreshing. If you eat a cup of meat, it would be a waste of time, hahaha."

"Hahaha, what you always say, if you like it, take a little back. As for ice cubes, there should be a store specializing in selling ice cubes in Chang'an."

Since Changan powered on, some electrical appliances began to appear in the public's sight. Xi Yunfei also made hundreds of machines such as ice machines that are essential for summer. They were sold out as soon as they were put on the shelves at the Shuofang Chamber of Commerce, most of which were stolen by the nobles of Changan.

Qu Tutong has an ice maker at home. Before summer begins, the ice maker is running day and night. The juniors at home are soaking ice cubes every day to drink.

"The relationship is good, this mangosteen juice is sweet and sour, and I like it very much." Qu Tutong was not polite.

Xi Yunfei smiled, looked at the other officials, and said aloud: "Sir, Xi already knows the purpose of your visit to Shuofang, but neither the Railway Department nor the airport, I can't give you an accurate reply now."

"Ah?" Zhang Duan and others looked at each other.

Qu Tutong said curiously: "Mr. Lang, what is the airport?"

Xi Yunfei almost forgot to explain, "The airport is an upgraded version of the air station. In the future, the airship will slowly withdraw from the sky of the Tang Dynasty and move abroad, and the latest transport aircraft will be activated in the territory of the Tang Dynasty."

"Oh!" Qu Tutong was shocked: "From what Langjun means, is this transport plane better than an airship?"

Xi Yunfei smiled and said, "Of course. After a while, Changan's air station will complete the first batch of renovations. The veteran general can come to the scene to see it. I believe you will not be disappointed."

Xi Yunfei kept it a secret and did not continue to worry about this topic.

He looked at the other officials and said in a deep voice: "Sir, the Railway Department will formulate a cooperation standard. If you have read the cooperation content at that time, if you feel it is acceptable, then I will let the construction team enter the site as soon as possible."

"This... I don't know what the so-called cooperation standards are there, so I'm very prepared."

"Um."

Xi Yunfei looked at the person who was talking and nodded and responded: "The rest are all very simple, but only one, maybe you have to work hard."

"My husband, please tell me." Zhang raised himself and bowed, "If we can do it, we will definitely not shirk responsibility."

The others also agreed and looked at Xi Yunfei with curiosity.

Xi Yunfei nodded slightly and said calmly: "The first thing is to ask you to cancel the corvee service and not ask the people to participate in railway construction free of charge."

Zhang Duan frowned slightly: "Ah, this?"

Other officials were puzzled. Since ancient times, corvee labor has become a tradition. Whenever rivers are opened, canals are dug, digging and dams are built, all regions have adopted corvee labor to recruit people to build efforts.

Of course, they also know the harm caused to the people by corvee service, but if they did not recruit the people to serve, where would they come from to build railways?

Xi Yunfei glanced at him and found that these people were shocked and sighed in his heart.

He said loudly: "You sirs can go to our Shuofang to inquire. In our Shuofang, no major projects related to people's livelihood construction will be corvee-service, but will adopt the employment system."

"Employment system?" Zhang Duan was stunned for a moment and said suddenly: "What does Langjun mean is to get the imperial court to allocate funds?"

Someone also reacted, then shook his head and smiled bitterly, "How is this possible? There are more than 300 prefectures in the world. How could the court give special funds for several of our prefectures?"

Xi Yunfei smiled and signaled them to stay calm. After smiling, he said, "Yes, the court will not allocate funds for you alone, but you can also make money to pay the people, right?"

"Ah, I only have eighteen silver coins a year, and I can't help even if I take them all out!"

Xi Yunfei glanced at the man and smiled bitterly: "Mr. Zhou, I don't mean to sacrifice yourself. I just said that you can lead the people to make money together. If the yamen has money, can't the remaining money be used to hire the people to do things without affecting the tax affairs of the court?"

"Ah, can this still be done?"

"What Mr. Lang said seems to work."

"But, what do you have to do to make so much money? There are quite a few workers who need to build a railway."

"Yes...Langjun?"

OK, I finally brought it back.

Fortunately, Xi Yunfei was prepared, so he clapped his hands and saw two maids walking out of the side hall with a small blackboard.

The hot-tempered magistrate of Lingzhou was stunned at first, then suddenly stood up, ran to the blackboard, and recited: "Glyphic barbarum, round dates, sheep... What the husband meant is that all these can make money?"

Xi Yunfei nodded and said with a smile: "In addition to planting wolfberry and round dates, Lingzhou's territory is also particularly suitable for planting potatoes. Haha, if Lord Zhao manages it properly, it will not be a problem to generate income of tens of thousands of gold coins every year."

"Ten thousand gold coins, tens of thousands... Then, there is no need for the people to do their best to build a railway!"

Seeing his silly joy, Xi Yunfei did not interrupt him and continued to say to other officials: "The state where you are located has its own characteristics. I have ordered people to mark all the projects you can generate income, and you can check it out by yourself."
Chapter completed!