"Okay, that's all for the relevant negotiations. The next development route will follow the one we discussed."
Seeing that no one had anything to add, Duan Tianming ended the meeting.
When everyone walked out of the palace, the sun had already set. It was still winter, and the climate in the Central Plains where Yan State was located was still a bit cold.
Duan Tianming tightened his cotton-padded jacket, which was mass-produced at the original water-powered textile factory. By this year, the progress had been made to ensure that the children and some elderly people in Yan Country would have such cotton-padded jackets to wear in winter, and the military uniforms of Yan Country soldiers would also allow them to not be afraid of the cold in winter.
This distribution is led by the state, and by the year after next it will basically be able to meet the needs of everyone in Yan Country.
Duan Tianming took out the relevant cooperation plan that had been prepared and called Zhao Yuqing who had just descended from the sky. The two sat opposite each other in the palace.
After reading it, Zhao Yuqing didn't say much. She just picked up the pen and signed. She was about to leave. The conditions were pretty good and there was nothing to negotiate.
After seeing Zhao Yuqing sign, Duan Tianming picked up his own copy and left the palace directly. He wanted to go out and take a look at Yuqing City.
He put on a hat to make himself look less conspicuous, and soon, a girl who was also wearing a cotton coat and a hat followed him.
Zhao Yuqing asked Duan Tianming for the cotton coat. Although she was resistant to the cold, walking on the streets of Yan Country in a skirt in winter would be too conspicuous.
"Are you going on a secret visit?"
Zhao Yuqing relaxed her tone and tried to make the atmosphere of this winter night cheerful.
"Not really, I just want to get a feel for the current life of the Yan people."
Duan Tianming didn't like such words. He just wanted to see what problems people in the newly integrated Yan Kingdom still had in their lives.
Walking into the street, the spiritual lamps purchased on the street have begun to glow. Under the operation of the goblin engineers, the night lighting in the current major cities of Yan Country can basically be guaranteed.
This light is not very bright and has a reddish color, which makes it look a bit weird.
But the people in Yuqing City have obviously adapted to this weird feeling. On the streets, there are children playing and fighting, and old people sitting quietly in front of their doors. It looks very harmonious and peaceful.
The two of them walked forward. Duan Tianming didn't say a word on the way. He just quietly watched these people living their own little lives. He felt a little relieved and his mood became happier.
"Is this how your Shenqi Nation works?"
The two walked out of the square and looked at the noisy night market in Yuqing City, feeling a little proud.
The street is very wide, with restaurants or inns on both sides, and some shops are still open. In the middle of the avenue, there is a special row of stalls that divides the road into two parts.
Most of these shops are state-owned, and the goods inside are some industrial products that are in short supply recently, as well as daily necessities. The stores look very regular and neat overall.
The stalls in the middle of the road mostly sell handicrafts made spontaneously by the surrounding villagers or the people in the city, as well as many snacks. The two are well integrated on this street.
There were many young men and women like the two of them. The women were holding snacks in their hands, and the men were carrying goods with great effort. These people were either students from nearby universities, or newly married villagers or citizens who came to do some shopping, or foreigners who came to visit the bustling Yuqing City.
As the first largest industrial city planned by Yan State, the city has established many universities such as Yan State University of Industry, Yan State University of Science and Technology, and Yan State University of Engineering to reserve talents for industrialization. Although its scientific research capabilities are not strong, its ability to cultivate talents is very good.
This group of college students will be trained to become the first intellectuals to reap the benefits of the industrial age in Yan Country, and after several years of preparation, this city will rapidly expand to become the largest city in Yan Country.
An old capital with such an important location naturally has great appeal to people in the surrounding area, and it goes without saying that its commerce is prosperous.
Zhao Yuqing looked straight at the snacks in the middle and the shops on both sides. She was obviously very eager to spend money, but she was indeed short of money and did not have the current popular currency of Yan Country.
She looked at Duan Tianming who was looking around beside her, wanting to say something, but was embarrassed.
"Let's go, stop looking."
Duan Tianming walked forward first. He had no desire to go shopping with this god. He just wanted to see how the citizens of Yan Country were living.
"Hey, wait!"
Zhao Yuqing followed with some resentment and walked to Duan Tianming's side.
It’s snowing!
On a winter night, under the light of street lamps, snowflakes fell one after another. The snowflakes were not big, not enough to drive people home.
The vendors on the street opened their big umbrellas very experiencedly, but the pedestrians on both sides of the road had nothing to block the snow.
Fortunately, the snow was light and no one cared.
Duan Tianming felt a sense of relief. This was a satisfaction that came from his heart. This satisfaction made him feel more deeply the value of his arrival.
"Yan Country is indeed remarkable. I have never seen such a scene in my father's divine realm."
Zhao Yuqing couldn't help but sigh that the Yan people's lifestyle was gradually impacting her cognition.
On the seats beside the street, there were several pairs of young couples hugging each other. It seemed that they only had each other in their eyes at this moment. The scope of their love and freedom infected the entire city and the entire country.
The Yan people have not experienced the feudal era, or in other words, they do not have any feudal ethics. Their values were gradually formed after the founding of this country or after they were incorporated into this country. Everyone is like a blank sheet of paper.
Duan Tianming did not oppose these. He encouraged monogamy and promoted the birth policy, which was a decision made based on ideals rather than practical needs.
Duan Tianming's actions will not conform to history. He is here to change the laws of history, so he must set all the norms from the beginning and write the most correct values on this blank piece of paper.
Just like considering the group of elves after the establishment of Yan Country, it is necessary to ensure from the very beginning that the society's values conform to the development of industrialization. If polygamy was supported a few years ago, then now that it has entered industrialization, it will become an unstable factor.
The people of Yan are destined to complete the journey that others take several lifetimes to complete in one lifetime, so Duan Tianming has to forcibly implement some things of the end point into this society first. This is a challenge to history as a time traveler.
"Not used to it?"
He looked at Zhao Yuqing, whose face was flushed.
This deity now looks more like a little girl, and the two of them walking on the street feel more and more similar to the several pairs of young couples next to them.
"Why is your Yan Country like those goblins..."
Although she lives in the realm of gods, her material development level and long-term ideological imprints make her incompatible with the current Yan Kingdom society.
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