He Yiyi doesn't like being called a fairy.
It’s not that she has any objection to Langyun becoming a fairyland and students ascending on the spot, but because the path she chose is different from that of people in other majors.
Other majors, such as Xia Ying, who is also in the carriage now, need to use the vest of immortal to elevate his status and improve his prestige, and then complete the academy's tasks and promote new medicine worldwide.
Although Yan Tao has to start with animal husbandry, she can also use her new identity to get the cooperation of the indigenous people so that her mission can proceed smoothly.
But He Yiyi is different. In their major, some people have to cooperate with other majors to promote textiles, but He Yiyi took on the clothing design that she is good at.
Since it is a design, it should be down-to-earth.
Catwalk styles are a thing of the future. For now, we still need to combine them with the actual needs of the indigenous people to implement our business.
This means she doesn't need to act superior; on the contrary, hiding her identity allows her to better understand the needs of the indigenous people.
Only by integrating with the masses can we know what they need.
In addition, He Yiyi used to speak in a very literary way and dressed in a very ancient style, so at first glance she looked more like an aboriginal.
Besides, she didn't think the name He Xiangu suited her... She also had the right to a name...
So, He Yiyi took a deep breath and said, "From now on, you can just call me the shopkeeper."
Zhong Yao readily agreed, still smiling.
Yan Tao looked left and right, then suddenly leaned over to Xia Ying's ear and whispered, "Senior He and this young master from the Zhong family seem very familiar?"
Xia Ying was looking out of the carriage window at this time, so he spoke with a bit of nonchalance: "I think so. Since they opened a shop, it's normal for them to know each other better."
Seeing this, Yan Tao forgot her curiosity and started looking outside, asking, "What are you looking at?"
Xia Ying raised his chin slightly: "Look at Tan Min's cotton coat."
After hearing this, Yan Tao also remembered what happened just now, and looked puzzled: "This dress looks ordinary to me, without any decoration at all. What does it have to do with nobility?"
This time, it was He Yiyi who answered her, "For us in Langyun, cotton clothing is already commonplace, but for Zhou, the cotton is newly planted, and cotton cloth has only been produced in the last two months. It's also in short supply on the market. I think that this Lord Tan must have gotten this cotton-padded jacket from County Magistrate Yue."
In response, Zhong Yao nodded and said, "The shopkeeper is right. This suit was ordered by the county governor from our shop."
He Yiyi smiled and said, "That's it. Since it's a rare item, no matter what it looks like, it's fashionable. Or, as the people here say, noble."
Yan Tao couldn't accept it: "That bulging thing, is it fashionable?"
He Yiyi, however, acted as if it was a matter of course. "What's so strange about this? Haven't you seen those transparent plastic bags? No one wants them even if they're given away for free. But as long as you put a big brand label on them, they instantly become runway items. If that can be called fashionable, why can't mine? When it comes to brand influence, what can be more famous than Langyun right now?"
Yan Tao understood: "Everything that you don't understand is called fashion?"
He Yiyi chuckled: "Congratulations on your enlightenment."
The young master of the Zhong family didn't understand what was said, but he still smiled and nodded to show his support for his boss.
Xia Ying had already lowered the curtain and stopped looking outside. Instead, he asked, "Why are only the two from the Tan family here this time? Where is County Magistrate Yue?"
He Yiyi replied: "He must have gone to the factory a long time ago."
Xia Ying was stunned by this. "You mean, the second-rank official from the capital came, but he left first?"
He Yiyi didn't think there was anything wrong with this, so she didn't answer.
Zhong Yao, the businessman who always took things into consideration, quickly grasped the situation and said politely, "Shoulder Yue is a military officer by birth and is more pragmatic. He probably wouldn't be into flattery."
Xia Ying was quite surprised, but he soon remembered that Tan Min had mentioned casually before that he had passed through Dechang County before. Although he could not see, he heard County Magistrate Yue talk about what happened in the city, but he did not believe it.
Now it seems that this county magistrate probably has no experience in showing off his achievements.
Considering her behavior today of abandoning her superior and running away first, it can be seen that she is a practical person, but does not understand the routines of officialdom.
Xia Ying thought about this for a moment and then smiled, "It seems like this is a good thing. It's much better than those who just talk the talk but don't take action. Now that Tan Min is here, I guess County Magistrate Yue's efforts won't be in vain."
Zhong Yao thought for a moment, then asked gently, "Your Majesty, are you saying that County Magistrate Yue will have a bright future?"
If it were someone else, Xia Ying wouldn't have answered, but Zhong Yao had been to Langyun before and was a partner with He Yiyi, so Xia Ying added a few words: "I won't comment much on the internal affairs of the Zhou Kingdom, but Dechang County is currently developing well. With the prince and princess both here, and Tan Min able to witness everything here firsthand, I can see that County Magistrate Yue has a bright future."
After hearing this, Zhong Yao's eyes lit up instantly. He took out a notebook and charcoal pencil from his pocket and started writing something.
Seeing this, He Yiyi knew that this person was planning a new business line, so she muttered softly, "Money scammer."
Yan Tao looked curious when she heard this.
But before she could say anything, she saw He Yiyi frowning slightly, seeming uncomfortable.
Yan Tao hurriedly asked, "Senior sister, what's wrong with you?"
"A little carsick, it's okay."
"The carriage is dizzy?"
Xia Ying spoke up at the right time: "Car sickness is also called motion sickness. It's not caused by the car itself, but because the human body's own sensory system produces information conflict when controlling balance, which causes motion sickness."
But at this moment, He Yiyi obviously didn't want to listen to medical advice. She leaned on Yan Tao's shoulder and said softly, "It seems that I am still fit to walk."
Xia Ying joked, "Or riding on the clouds is also a good option."
He Yiyi muttered, "I'm also airsick. I can't stand even the slightest bump. It will be troublesome if I have to go to the textile factory often in the future."
Zhong Yao, who had been silent the whole time, suddenly looked up and whispered, "Boss, do you want to change your carriage?"
He Yiyi rubbed her temples and said, "Forget it. If the road isn't repaved, it doesn't matter what else is replaced."
Zhong Langjun lowered his eyes, thought for a moment, and said, "There is a villa next to the textile factory. I can buy it and let the shopkeeper live there. This way, we can save ourselves the trouble in the middle."
As soon as these words came out, the three people in the car looked at him.
Xia Ying, in particular, was extremely surprised.
After they traveled through time, they met many royal relatives and nobles, including a bunch of princes and princesses, but the one in front of them was the first one who asked to buy the villa.
Even if someone wants to have a connection with the fairyland, there are various reasons for doing so. They always want to elevate themselves, fearing that the fairies will see the smell of money on them. It is really rare to see someone directly spend money like this.
But soon, Zhong Yao said, "It just so happens that the store needs to open a branch. If there is a villa nearby, whether it is buying and selling cloth or opening a branch, it will be closer. It will be easier to do business in the future, and we can also observe the situation of the cotton fields. It's a win-win situation."
What he said was sincere and he was very proactive.
When the carriage stopped, Zhong Langjun got back into the wheelchair and had someone push him to the villa to discuss buying a house.
This posture clearly shows that he is prepared to pay the full amount directly.
Yan Tao blinked her eyes and whispered in He Yiyi's ear, "Senior sister, I don't think he's just a money-grubber. Isn't he quite generous?"
He Yiyi was also puzzled, but she didn't dwell on it. She simply said, "It's normal to have some costs incurred in doing business." She pointed in a direction and said, "That's the textile factory over there. I guess County Magistrate Yue has already arrived."
So, after the two people from the Tan family arrived, the group headed towards the Dechang County Textile Factory.
Along the way, the people of Langyun looked normal, at most they looked around and examined each other, calculating in their minds the current development stage of Dechang County and how to plan for the future.
But the natives could not hide their surprise.
Especially Tan Ao and Tan Min, they all couldn't hide their shock.
Tan Ao had been to Langyun before, and with the things he saw in school as a foundation, he was more surprised at the fact that Dechang County had undergone such great changes.
Tan Min was different. He had shock written all over his delicate face.
Before they even reached the textile factory, Master Tan had already grabbed Tan Ao's sleeve and asked him many questions: "Brother, what is that?"
Imperial Physician Tan took a look and said, "The tricycle, like the bicycle you saw yesterday, is something that came from the fairyland."
Tan Min asked again: "What's on it?"
This time, Tan Ao stared at the iron wheel and belt for a while longer before he could barely distinguish them: "Since it's heading towards the textile factory, it must be something used inside."
Tan Min seemed to understand: "Is it used for weaving?"
"right."
"But why do we need a belt? How do we spin this?"
Imperial Physician Tan was silent for a while, and finally decided to use the universal answer: "The immortal's method, the secret of heaven cannot be revealed."
Tan Min: ...
Although there is no evidence, I always feel that you are fooling me.
Fortunately, Lord Tan did not make things difficult for his senior brother. As the third uncle, he was the elder and always had to take care of the younger generation.
In addition, he had already seen County Magistrate Yue waiting at the factory gate, so Tan Min quickly put on the posture of a superior, released the hand that was holding Tan Ao, straightened his collar, and looked extremely serious.
Although County Magistrate Yue did not know how to curry favor in official circles, he still had the basic attitude.
At this moment, he quickly stepped forward and bowed to the Langyun people, saying, "Welcome, Immortal," and then turned to the two people from the Tan family, "Greetings to Master Tan."
The two nodded, but did not speak immediately. Instead, they looked at the immortals.
Xia Ying smiled and said, "Congratulations to the county magistrate on the completion of the new factory. Why don't you take us around to have a look?" As he said that, he took out his mobile phone and started a live broadcast.
It is both a record and a reference for other students who are interested in completing tasks in Dechang County.
Most of the people present had had contact with immortals and were familiar with mobile phones. They walked into the gate with them with natural expressions.
Only Lord Tan, who had just regained his sight, once again grabbed his nephew's sleeve.
This time, Tan Ao didn't need him to ask and said directly: "That is an immortal magic weapon. It can absorb the essence of the sun and the moon, can emit light on its own, and only recognizes one master. No one else can unlock it except their master."
Yan Tao blinked her round eyes when she heard this, wanting to tell them that it was actually a solar charger and facial recognition unlocking.
But after saying this, she had no way of explaining the reason.
So Yan chose to keep his mouth shut. At this stage, let them use metaphysics to understand science.
Tan Min raised his head slightly, looking serious: "Are you trying to fool me?"
“…This time it really isn’t.”
"Not this time? So, you did fool me just now."
Tan Ao: ...
Suddenly I felt like I was being tricked.
But Lord Tan obviously had no intention of asking further questions, because his eyes were not enough again.
This factory was clearly unlike anything he had ever seen before.
It is neither the ancient and solemn style of Zhou nor the dignified and ancient style of Qi, but it is extremely regular.
Yes, that's the rule.
Boxy and without any decoration.
The factories all look the same, and the houses on both sides are also exactly the same.
In the Zhou people's aesthetic sense, what matters is symmetry, skills, and subtle decorative combinations, but factories obviously pay more attention to practicality and are far from aesthetics.
But when you see the large looms neatly arranged inside the factory, it is enough to make up for all the aesthetic shortcomings of this building.
At this moment, Tan Min subconsciously licked his lips and finally spoke softly: "It's great that my eye cataract can be cured."
If his eyesight had not been restored, he would not have been able to see such an astonishing scene. He would have simply thought that County Magistrate Yue's words were exaggerated and would not have taken them seriously.
This made Tan Min suddenly turn around and bow from a distance in the direction of Fengwei Mountain where Lang Yun was.
And this bow was made with all sincerity, without any adulteration.
If one could see the favorability bar, Lord Tan’s favorability bar should have grown rapidly by now, heading towards the standard of a die-hard fan of Wonderland.
However, Langyun's people did not notice all this.
They focus more on the equipment.
Xia Ying looked at the textile machine and whispered, "It looks like we're going to use a steam engine here too."
He Yiyi wasn't surprised. "Of course we have to do it. Since we want to speed up the process as much as possible, we can just skip the middleman. Machines are always faster than manual labor," she paused. "But currently, cotton picking still requires manual labor, and the relevant machinery is still under research."
"Who's going to pick them? Is anyone willing to go?"
"Don't worry, cotton picking pays three times more than other similar labor jobs. It's definitely an in-demand industry. There are countless people who want to go, and there's no need to worry about wages."
Yan Tao looked around and whispered, "Could it be that the people over there at the construction site also came from Qi like me?"
Upon hearing this, Xia Ying asked, "What do you mean?"
Yan Tao pointed and said, "Because many of the arrangements here are very similar to the factories in Qi State."
Xia Ying was obviously not as careful as Yan Tao. After being pointed out, he looked around in surprise.
Sure enough, I found that many parts of this factory looked familiar.
He Yiyi has been in Dechang County and obviously knows a lot of inside information.
After noticing that County Magistrate Yue had already left with the two Mr. Tans, and that the other indigenous people were relatively far away, He Yiyi said directly, "We're not taking care of everything. We're just here to provide guidance. They still have to make their own decisions and implement the specifics."
Xia Ying was puzzled: "Then why is this place so similar to Qi?"
He Yiyi covered her mouth with her hand and whispered, "Qi and Zhou both had spies for each other. This time, it was Zhou who went to take a look. After all, it was for its own development. It's not a big deal to copy homework. And I heard from County Magistrate Yue that Qi actually knew about this matter, but acquiesced to it. It's obvious that they took the initiative to let Zhou copy their homework."
This sentence sounds simple, but it actually contains a lot of information.
Xia Ying raised his eyebrows slightly: "Are you saying that these two countries are really going to form an alliance?"
He Yiyi smiled and said, "I don't know much more, but Qi State seems to be planning to build a railway here."
Even if she didn't say the rest, Xia Ying knew what she meant.
It seems that although the monarchs on both sides called each other "old bastards", they were extremely serious about developing national strength and clearly distinguished between personal likes and dislikes and national interests.
If the railway is really built, it will naturally be possible to complement each other's strengths and weaknesses, and the changes it brings will probably be earth-shaking.
I can only say that the old saying is true.
If you want to be rich, build roads first.
This sentence is worth painting on the wall of every county town.
While they were "inspecting" the factory, on the other side, County Magistrate Yue had already taken the two Lord Tans to visit other places.
In order to maintain his official authority, Tan Minxu no longer had the "a hundred thousand whys" look he had just now. He kept his mouth shut and was unfathomable.
He has a kind of aloofness that makes him look like "no one loves him once he puts on sunglasses".
Instead, Tan Ao, who was usually aloof, said something more: "Besides the textile factory, are there any other factories?"
County Magistrate Yue replied respectfully, "There are others, such as a sand and gravel plant, an ironworks, and so on. We are all planning to do so. However, according to the immortals' advice, Dechang County is a border county, and its primary focus is on garrisoning the border. It would be safer to hand over some of the important factories to other counties."
"Do you agree?"
"Of course I agree."
This time it was Tan Min's turn to speak: "Each factory represents countless profits. Are you giving up so easily?"
In the end, County Magistrate Yue's expression remained unchanged: "Whatever the profits are, they are for the country and the people, not for me. In this case, it is natural to choose the optimal solution so that all the people can benefit."
This surprised Lord Tan: "I didn't expect the county governor to have such insight."
County Magistrate Yue was a little taken aback by the compliment. He was stunned for a moment before saying, "This is not what I have thought of. I learned it from a book given by an immortal."
"What book?"
"There are several. The authors are Immortal Kong and Immortal Meng. If you like them, I will get them for you later."
Tan Min nodded slightly, his eyes looking towards another house.
This house is next to the factory and looks quite spacious.
But what was filled inside was neither goods nor equipment, but sets of tables and chairs, and at this moment there were many people inside reading and writing seriously and diligently.
Tan Min was quite surprised and asked, "You have opened a school here?"
County Magistrate Yue did not hide anything and said frankly, "This is a training class. We learned from the Qi factory. Because using textile equipment requires certain basic knowledge, all workers who want to work here will receive training before they can start work."
As the top scholar, Tan Min was proud of his reputation and did not care about his talent. However, since he was able to become the top scholar, he must have some experience in studying and taking exams.
Therefore, it is both refreshing and gratifying to see so many ordinary people reading at this time.
So he said, "I'll go in and take a look."
County Magistrate Yue hurriedly said, "I will go and have them pay their respects to you, my Lord."
Tan Min waved his hand and said, "No need, you don't have to follow me." After that, he walked into the room first.
Tan Ao hesitated for a moment, but was still worried about his third uncle's eyes, so he followed him.
Tan Min's arrival did not surprise many people.
Although this place is called a school, it is actually much more relaxed than a school. Most of the people inside are ordinary people who want to work. They often have family matters or other things to do, so it is common for them to come and go.
So when Tan Min came, some people just looked up and then ignored him.
Tan Min didn't care and walked in with interest. He found an empty seat and sat down, then looked at the person sitting next to him.
I saw the man holding a charcoal pencil, looking at the notebook with a frown, as if he was stumped by something.
It happened that Lord Tan wanted to talk to someone, so he asked, "What difficult problem have you encountered?"
The man replied without even looking up, "Yes, this question is really too difficult. I can't do it. If I can't finish it today, I won't be able to hand in tomorrow's homework..."
Before he finished speaking, he raised his head and looked straight into Tan Min's face.
Mr. Tan's sunglasses are bright and unique.
The young man seemed to have seen some of the world. Even though Tan Min was not wearing silk or satin, cotton cloth was rare, and the sunglasses he wore were unique, which made him look quite similar to the legendary "red gold carved glass hundred flower hairpin" from the State of Qi.
Maybe this is not red gold, but black ink.
In any case, it is not something that ordinary people can afford.
So he quickly stood up and said, "This young man..."
Tan Min didn't want to disturb the others' studies, so he quickly raised his finger and said "Shh". Then he raised his hand to let him sit down and whispered, "Give me the question first, and I'll help you."
The young man hurriedly offered it with both hands.
Lord Tan picked it up and wanted to take a look.
He originally thought that the so-called difficult problems were the same as what he had learned before, that is, the sentences in poems or classics that did not make sense to him.
Tan Min became famous at a young age. He knew a thousand words at the age of three, understood the meaning of classics at the age of five, and was able to take the examination for a scholar at the age of ten. Naturally, any difficult sentence was no problem for him.
But when he saw the questions on the other person's notebook, the top scholar suddenly fell silent.
Seeing this, Tan Ao also looked over.
I found out that the question was not about liberal arts, but about science.
And this seems to be called, yes, Arabic numerals.
Although Tan Ao recognized him, it was because he had seen him occasionally when he was studying in Langyun, but he did not understand his meaning, so he naturally would not speak rashly at this moment.
As for Tan Min, he was staring at the twists and turns of the text above, his eyes behind the sunglasses were confused.
At this moment, Lord Tan, who had been doing well in officialdom, suddenly felt that he had encountered the biggest obstacle in his career as an official.
He, the youngest number one scholar in the Zhou Kingdom and a high-ranking official of the second rank, actually couldn't read!
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