Chapter 146: Sky Screen Live Streaming System (21)

Xie Yang explained to them while unpacking the boxes:

"……Great-uncle's home is over 1,400 kilometers away from us. He works at a four-season Nongchang, and the fruit he sent was grown on their farm. As a farm employee, Great-uncle can buy the freshest seasonal fruit at an internal price, so he specifically sent some for us to taste."

"You have ridden on airplanes, so you know how fast they are, right? In fact, airplanes don't just carry people; there are also cargo planes specifically for transporting goods. For food that spoils easily like fruit, long-distance transport is generally done via cargo plane……"

"Courier stations are distributed all over the country. Great-uncle paid to entrust these three boxes of fruit to the courier station over there, the courier station sent the fruit onto a plane, and the courier station here sent people to the airport to pick up the cargo, then delivered it door-to-door. This is the courier industry……"

"Just like an Escort Agency?" Xie Jilin's mind turned quickly, "But faster than an Escort Agency, because there are big airplanes to help."

"Is that the only difference?" Xie Yang asked him with a smile.

Xie Jilin pondered and said: "It's also more flexible than an Escort Agency. From the start of the escort to the delivery, an Escort Agency always uses the same team."

"That's right!" Xie Yang praised him for his quick wit, "I'll reward you with more of Great-uncle's fruit to eat."

All three boxes were opened, containing large cherries, yellow peaches, and loquats, respectively.

With foam boxes and fixing inserts, the fruit hadn't been bruised.

Xie Yang took a large fruit platter, washed some of each fruit, peeled and sliced the yellow peaches, inserted fruit picks, and let the siblings take them to the living room to eat slowly.

"Auntie, what kind of fruit is this? It's so pretty!"

Xiao Jinbao picked up a brightly colored large cherry, her eyes sparkling.

"This is a large cherry. Great-uncle specifically picked the biggest ones to send to us. Taste it and see if it's good."

The siblings both tasted one and nodded continuously: "Sweet with a little bit of sour, delicious!"

"If it's delicious, eat more!"

【The Little Marquis and the Princess's Great-uncle sent three large boxes of fruit from two or three thousand li away, and they are still so fresh! They are no different from being just picked off the tree, not wilted at all. How was this done?】

【I remember! It seems that three days ago, Auntie used that thin brick-like Immortal Artifact to talk to her uncle and even saw his face. I don't know what this Immortal Artifact is made of, but it's truly useful! Separated by a thousand li, it can not only transmit sound but also show faces!】

【In just three short days, delivered from two thousand li away to the doorstep? The courier industry that Auntie speaks of is much more useful than our Daliang's Escort Agency!】

【I miss my daughter who married far away! If our Daliang had such a fast Escort Agency, I would also send my daughter some hometown snacks.】

"Emperor?"

The Minister of Revenue looked up at the Emperor in surprise, then hurriedly lowered his head and knelt on the ground:

"I beg the Emperor to think thrice! While this project is indeed beneficial to the people, it is truly not a small sum. If……"

"Any reform always has pros and cons. If we never try, how can we know if it is feasible?"

Before Xiao Yanze summoned them to discuss, he had already weighed it repeatedly. At this moment, his mind was made up, and he turned to ask the Minister of Personnel:

"Does my beloved minister have anything to add?"

"Your subject obeys the imperial decree."

Which meant he did not object.

The Minister of Revenue rolled his eyes in secret.

He thought to himself that of course this old man had nothing to object to. The one issuing the decree was the Emperor, the one paying the money was the Ministry of Revenue, and while the Ministry of Personnel would provide the labor, once the Postal Stations were built across all the important towns of Daliang, they would still be managed by officials sent by the Ministry of Personnel.

To put it bluntly, they didn't have to pay but still held real power. If one still objected to such a good thing, it would be purely because their brain wasn't working right.

Unlike his Ministry of Revenue, which had to allocate funds and pay out money; if they didn't find some source of income, the national treasury would soon be cleaner than his private treasury.

If the Postal Stations lost money after opening, he would definitely hug the Emperor's legs and cry until the Emperor opened his private treasury to subsidize the Ministry of Revenue!

If Xie Yang saw this scene, she would definitely give Xiao Yanze a thumbs up.

The national treasury would pay to set up a Postal Station in every key city, using official organizations for carriages, horses, and manpower to undertake private mailing services.

Like passing a flower to the beat of a drum, they would deliver letters and items entrusted to them by the common people from one town to another.

Because it was officially handled, both security and confidentiality were bound to be more reliable than private Escort Agencies.

As for postage, it would be determined by the length of the route.

Isn't this just the post office in the early stages of the courier industry's development?

An Emperor's brain is indeed sharp!

While ordinary people were still in the stage of envy and jealousy after watching the Sky Screen, the Emperor had already begun to implement the initial version of the courier industry, becoming the first person in the industry to eat the Crab.

……

After setting the travel plan and packing their luggage, Xie Yang took her niece and nephew to start a three-month domestic tour.

Attractions in Beijing such as the Forbidden City, the Great Wall, the Summer Palace, and the Beijing Zoo, which could be visited in a day or two, were saved for future weekends to take the children to visit slowly; she went to the more time-consuming ones first.

The first stop was the Universal Resort, where they stayed at the resort hotel at the entrance of the scenic area for three nights, letting the children have a blast.

Don't mention it, traveling at this time is really great: primary, middle, and high school students across the country are in the final review stage, so the flow of people in scenic spots is much less than during holidays, and there is almost no need to queue for any project; even if there is a queue, it doesn't take more than a few minutes.

In less than a day, the two children went from being wide-eyed and at a loss when they first entered the park to excitedly rushing forward when they saw a project. Many projects were not enough to play just once, so they went back to play them again.

Xie Jilin even took the initiative to take on the task of looking at the park map to find the way and booking the next project on Xie Yang's phone in advance.

For the next three days, he almost always took the initiative to lead Xie Yang and Xiao Jinchu to play, being even more adept than her.

See, she said that going out to play would allow them to integrate into this world faster and better than sitting in a classroom reading and writing.

After the Universal Resort, Xie Yang took them by high-speed rail to the Bashang Grassland, rented a car after getting off the rail, and drove to the Mulan Paddock.

In late May, the Mulan Paddock was lush with grass and trees, and wild flowers were colorful. During the day, they went Horse Riding on the grassland, watched the starlight by the bonfire at night, ate mutton, drank milk tea, and could see the sunrise reflecting the sky light early in the morning.

The two children were so excited that their throats were hoarse from yelling while riding on the horses.

Xie Yang wasn't much better; she had been a homebody for seven years, and her body was ruined from staying indoors. If she hadn't taken the Physical Fitness Potion, a single run on horseback would have exhausted her.

The aunt and niece/nephew played wildly, playing all the way from the amusement park to the vast grassland, and from the vast grassland to Northern Xinjiang.

The scenery in Northern Xinjiang was truly too beautiful, and they stayed for ten days.

The three of them checked in at Sayram Lake, known as the "Pure Sea," went to Hemu to watch the sunrise and morning mist, stayed for a few days along the way at Moon Bay and Fairy Bay, and also went to appreciate the desert scenery of "a lonely plume of smoke rising straight."

They ate the local specialty grapes, ate Hami melons, ate mutton pilaf, and ate big plate chicken and yogurt……

They packed some after eating, and also sent several boxes to their aunt and uncles.

The Daliang People under the Sky Screen watched with all kinds of envy and jealousy……