After leaving Xijiazhuang, Zhang Duan returned to Home Inn with a nervous mood.

After experiencing Xi Yunfei's brief brainwashing, Zhang Duan and a group of officials have made plans to "reliance on their own".

The cost of building a railway is very high. Although it is done once and for all, the huge initial investment really makes them powerless.

Now Xi Yunfei has pointed out a clear path to them, and other officials are all over the place.

Only Zhang Duan was a little helpless because there was a "big Buddha" in the Yanzhou area he managed.

That is, Chai!

The Chai family controls the economic lifeline of a hundred miles north of Yanzhou. Especially in the past two years, with the help of the east wind of Shuofang, they have continuously extended their own power with Baishi City as the center.

The first railway built by Shuofang also goes directly to Baishi City. With this alone, Baishi City may directly ban the status of Yanzhou Prefecture in the minds of the people of Yanzhou on one day in the future.

This is something that Zhang Duan cannot bear. The prefecture is still under the control of the court, and Baishi City, to put it bluntly, is a privately controlled place like Shuofang!

After returning to Home Inn, Zhang Duan was staring at the fan above his head in the room.

As the evening approached, his friend Tao Jingfeng, the magistrate of Puzhou, knocked on his door with a smile on his face.

"Brother Shouren, it's night. Let's go. Tao invites you to drink and eat meat."

Zhang Duan was stunned when he heard this. What happened to this old Tao? Did he get any benefits at the Shuofang Chamber of Commerce?

After getting up and putting on his coat, he whispered aloud: "Brother Jingfeng, the door is not locked."

With a creaking sound, the door opened, Tao Jingfeng walked in with a smile. Seeing Zhang Duan's face was frowning, he couldn't help but say curiously: "Hey, Brother Shouren, you seem to have something to worry about. Why? I didn't get the answer I wanted to go to Xijiazhuang at noon?"

Zhang Duan shook his head angrily: "Mr. Lang is very open-minded and has given Zhang a lot of advice, and has agreed to build a railway in Yanzhou."

"Then you still look frowning?" Tao Jingfeng was even more puzzled.

Zhang Duan glanced at him and said helplessly: "This matter is a long story. Brother Jingfeng can't help me anymore. However, Brother Jingfeng seems to be in a good mood, but he got what he wanted at the Shuofang Chamber of Commerce?"

Tao Jingfeng laughed and said, "I'm not hiding it from Brother Shou Ren, I really got good things. You know Gewufang!?"

"Of course."

"Haha, it's this Gewufang. They recently developed a strange thing called a steamboat. This thing is so magical that it is not driven by sails and manpower. Just like that train, it can sail quickly on the water by itself."

"Oh!" Zhang Duan was surprised.

Tao Jingfeng recalled: "And the load and speed are no slower than the railway department's train. Haha, I'm going to tell you that Tao has already joined the company with Li Yuan, the head of Gewufang, and will try this thing between Shuofang and Puzhou."

"You said just now, what is this thing called?"

"Steamboat!"

Zhang Duan thought about it. He recalled the thick smoke rolling on the railway, and found a point of fit in his heart.

"Okay, okay, Tao is in a good mood. It's just when I need to drink two drinks. Brother Shou, you won't be embarrassed."

"Uh, hehe, since that's the case, Zhang is more respectful than obedient."

The two walked out of the guest room talking and laughing. As soon as they left the door, they saw several luxuriously dressed people walking towards each other.

"Isn't this Lord Tao? I didn't expect to see you in Shuofang?"

When the first person saw Tao Jingfeng, he politely came up and bowed to Zhang Duan beside him.

Tao Jingfeng frowned slightly and said coldly: "Mr. Lu is so elegant. Are you bringing your family to Shuofang to travel around?"

Seeing him like this, the man sneered in his heart, took out an invitation from his arms and said, "Mr. Lu is indeed thinking about it, but he has to wait for the wedding banquet to talk about it. Why? Lord Tao is also here to attend the wedding banquet. Do you have an invitation?"

Tao Jingfeng was stunned: "Wedding banquet?"

Zhang Duan suddenly remembered something. The 27th auspicious day of the lunar month is Xi Yunfei's wedding day.

"Meng Lang..." Zhang Duan regretted it a little. He had known that he would have been talking more at noon. If he could have had a good relationship with Xi Yunfei, he would not have been too passive in Yanzhou in the future.

When the people came to see their expressions change, they knew that they had not received the invitation. They immediately raised their heads and said with a smile: "Mr. Tao, you shouldn't even know the wedding of your husband, that's too inappropriate."

Tao Jingfeng frowned slightly. He really didn't know, and no one told him the key.

Zhang Duan glanced at the man and suddenly said with a smile: "Mr. Lu is afraid he doesn't know that Lord Tao has been working hard for the people of Puzhou for many days. He has just signed a cooperation agreement with Gewufang. I believe someone has prepared a wedding invitation for a mere wedding banquet."

This person is a child of the Lu family of Fanyang, the five surnames and seven surnames. Although they were the governor of a state, they were not too offended.

But not being offended does not mean that the other party can be allowed to be so arrogant. Zhang Duan still has the ability to regain some of the situation in words.

Sure enough, when he heard that Tao Jingfeng had a relationship with Gewufang, the man frowned and looked at Tao Jingfeng carefully.

Tao Jingfeng was stunned and then laughed: "Brother Shouren, what's the point of being a little bitch? Mr. Lu is rich, so I'm afraid he doesn't look down on the strange things in the Gewufang, hahaha!"

As he said that, he didn't bother to pay attention to the man's gaze and pulled Zhang Duan away with a slight smile.

After the two left, Lu and his group frowned slightly. One of the young men stepped forward and frowned and said, "Dad, if Tao Jingfeng really got on the Shuofang line, then in Puzhou in the future, we are afraid......"

"Don't be impatient, it's either they say anything. You can send someone to investigate first. Tao Jingfeng is so pedantic. If there is really something good, we must find a way to snatch it from him."

"Okay, I'll ask now. Tao Jingfeng's little history should know something."

"Yeah, go."

The young man did not dare to delay, so he turned around and explained to the wife behind him, and hurriedly left Home Inn.

At the same time, at the entrance of Shuofang Railway Station.

"Carrier, coachman, come here."

"Why should I stop the car first?"

"I'll increase the price and give you another silver coin and I'll send it to the inner city first."

"It's outrageous. I'll compare more money with me. I'll give me a gold coin and send me to the Home Inn in Shuofang first."

It was almost dark here. As soon as the last train arrived at the station, a group of luxuriously dressed people rushed out of the carriage.

These people have one thing in common, they all carry the wedding invitation letter sent by Ma Zhoupai.

Tourist cars that solicit passengers outside the station suddenly became in short supply, and the sound of price increase in rides was heard one after another.

At this moment, all the black classic cars slowly drove in the direction of the city gate.

The strong light of the headlights shone brightly on everyone's faces, and the coachmen in the driveway hurriedly moved the sightseeing car to the side and gave way to a wide passage.

Rumble...

Eight classic cars stopped neatly at the entrance of the train station. The guards in the driver's seat got off at the same time, then went around to the other side, respectfully opened the rear seat door, and bowed to wait for the guests to take the seat.

The VIP passage at the station suddenly lighted up, and the stationmaster and a group of staff were placed on both sides.

The glass door slowly opened.

Yu Shinan and Ouyang Xun came out first, and behind them were the mothers and juniors of the two families.

Next to the two mothers, each holding a woman with a veil, slim figure and unable to see her makeup...
Chapter completed!