She Became A Downfall Noble Lady
Chapter 523: I love you

Chapter 523: I love you

Jiang Yifan’s imagination was indeed rich, he thought that on the vast lands of the Great Xia Dynasty, tracks would sprout like bamboo shoots after a rain, crisscrossing randomly across the ground, to the point where even regular horse and ox carts would find it impossible to traverse the roads.

Ye Xinyan understood Jiang Yifan’s concerns, pondering that the minds of ancient people were all spent on scheming against each other, "Rail traffic is different from others, if it really were to be built by the private sector, it might not be a bad thing. If it’s short-distance and located in a bustling area, then report to the court, where to build, how long to construct, the court will approve or reject based on the situation. What’s there to worry about?"

Jiang Yifan was still not entirely cheerful, replying, "The emperor is high, and the heavens are far away, I’m afraid it’s not as simple as you say once this door is opened."

"It’s not as complicated as you imagine either. How much silver would it cost to build tracks? And how much could the profit be? If the tracks are not built within towns or relatively prosperous areas, who would dare to ride the rail cars on the tracks in the wilderness? If bandits attack, due to the rails’ limitations, those riding the carts wouldn’t even have a chance to flee. Rest assured, in places where the ’heavens are high and the emperor is far away’, no one would entertain such an idea."

Having assuaged him somewhat, Ye Xinyan returned to her own topic, "Alright, since the construction of tracks benefits us both, tomorrow I will have Song Ping go to the Qingyuan county government office to handle the paperwork for purchasing land and to look into what procedures are needed to construct tracks.

There’s no need to involve Pingshui County, since Peach Grove is just outside the jurisdiction of Qingyuan County. When building the cattle farm, we’ll just do it near the Qingyuan County side, and have all the tracks built within Qingyuan County territory. It saves the trouble of doing paperwork on both sides, not to mention it may prevent other complications from arising."

Jiang Yifan nodded, "I was thinking the same, keeping the tracks within one jurisdiction could reduce disputes. When Song Ping goes to the county, have him find Shi Yu. Shi Yu is more familiar with the road to Peach Grove than Song Ping, and will be needed when measuring the land."

At this juncture, Jiang Yifan hesitated for a good while before asking in a low voice, "Then, how did the place you were before resolve the problem of highway robbery?"

Rob trains? What a joke! Either someone doesn’t want to live or has forgotten how to die?

Looking askance at him, Ye Xinyan casually responded, "Our government, what you consider the court, would never allow such a thing to happen. That is to say, there would absolutely be no highway robberies. Even if a few petty thieves or villains loomed, the train cars would be accompanied by transport police, similar to the constables in a yamen. As soon as anything occurred, naturally there would be constables to pursue and arrest them. Here, horse carts carry too few passengers to justify having the likes of constables, it’s quite uneconomical."

"Oh—" Jiang Yifan sighed deeply, softly saying, "A time of universal peace, is it?"

Ye Xinyan nodded, "Yes, from what I’ve seen and known, it is indeed a time of peace."

Jiang Yifan let out a sigh, accepting the fickleness of fate; it seemed he was not destined to visit such a place and experience it for himself.

"Lord Jiang," Ye Xinyan’s tone turned cold, and Jiang Yifan looked up to see, sure enough, Ye Xinyan’s face was serious, "The things I know I have already clarified to Lord Jiang, the rest are just details, not really worth delving into. Could you refrain from bringing up such bizarre and sensitive matters in the future?" Jiang Yifan needed a stern reminder. If every time they discussed matters, he made her compare with her past life, how could she lead a normal life?

Without hesitation, Jiang Yifan immediately answered, "Alright. Actually, I’ve long warned myself, these kinds of matters, even if talked about for a lifetime, might still not be fully explained, so it’s really not wise to probe too deeply." As he spoke, a bitter smile appeared on his face, "It’s really that the place you experienced is so wonderfully powerful, with unexpectedly comprehensive measures for every situation, that every time I encounter something, I wonder how your world would handle it."

Saying this, Jiang Yifan shook his garment and stood up, seemingly resolved, "Alright, I’ve decided to forget everything you’ve mentioned. From today onwards, I will only regard you as the woman I admire and nothing else."

Damn it, Ye Xinyan glared at Jiang Yifan, almost ready to curse out loud. Couldn’t he speak nicely? It was such a straightforward agreement, so harmonious and friendly, but he just had to add that last sentence!

Her remarks were very serious, not a hint of ambiguity, just a reminder to him, but it provoked such a response.

However, she still had things to discuss with this guy, so she couldn’t just storm off in a huff.

"I still have things to say!" Ye Xinyan said, clearly irritated.

"Oh?" Jiang Yifan thought Ah Yan was about to blow her top and storm out before him, but to his surprise, she still had things to say, a delightful twist.

"Ah Yan, whatever it is, just say it. Don’t be polite with me," Jiang Yifan said, his tone unprecedentedly gentle, with an indescribable meaning lingering within.

Ye Xinyan frowned and said, "If you keep being so unserious, from now on, don’t come to me to discuss matters. If I need anything, I can ask Nanny Liu to convey the message to Sixth Master without talking to you." Did she really need him specifically?

"When have I ever been unserious? I was just...," Jiang Yifan wanted to argue, but seeing Ye Xinyan’s eyebrows shoot up, ready to turn and leave, he quickly stopped the original topic and straightened his expression, "Okay, okay, I’ll listen to you, I’ll listen to what you have to say, is that not enough? You said, Ah Yan, that you have something to discuss, right? Go ahead."

Ye Xinyan stopped, frowning at Jiang Yifan. According to the memories of her original self, Jiang Yifan was quite a serious person. In the beginning, when they first made contact, it was also fine. When did he change into this?

At this moment, Jiang Yifan looked at Ye Xinyan with a serious face, not only solemn but also very cautious, seriously waiting for Ye Xinyan to speak.

It seemed that this behavior wasn’t that great either.

Ye Xinyan rubbed her temples, "Well, as both Sixth Master and Lord Jiang’s correspondence have mentioned, there are plans to build another dairy farm and accompanying dairy product workshop in the northeastern part of Guanyuan Prefecture. The location has been selected, just waiting for people to go over and start the construction."

"Sixth Master did mention it, but seeing Ah Yan busy non-stop since the end of the second month, I didn’t ask you about it," Jiang Yifan said, his expression seemingly more pleasing.

Ye Xinyan continued, "But if we delay further, once autumn arrives, the Construction Industry will have a hard time working, and we’ll lose a year’s time. I was thinking, Fan Zhengyuan and Xie Chun are experienced and have overseen the setup of such projects twice. How about we send them to Guanyuan Prefecture to manage the dairy farm and dairy product workshop? What do you think?"

Jiang Yifan paused for a moment. Last year, when the dairy farm was built in the southern part of Yuyuan Prefecture, although Fan Zhengyuan and Xie Chun went over, Jinrong and Ah Yan had to visit several times to supervise. To completely let go and have the two of them manage the affairs this time...

"That sounds good." Jiang Yifan nodded, "We always need to cultivate a workforce and can’t always have you or Sixth Master step in for everything. Almost half the year has gone by, and since the plan is already made, we’ll arrange for someone to take over their current tasks and have them head to Guanyuan Prefecture as soon as possible. I’ll find two accountants to go with them first, to get the work started. I’ll then send a message to Sixth Master, asking him to send two accountants from his side as well, and that will mean the arrangements are complete."