Chapter 796: As Expected Of Fairy Bai
Receiving the answer from Tan Pengtai, Feng Xiyan said, "Good. General Tan, please lead the way."
"Yes, Great General." After saying that, Tan Pengtai turned to the others and said, "Everyone, you may continue the discussion. This general will return as soon as possible."
"Yes, General Tan."
Leaving those words behind, Tan Pengtai gestured for Feng Xiyan to walk ahead. "Great General, please."
As the others watched Feng Xiyan and Bai Hanyun walk away with Tan Pengtai following behind them, they clasped their fists and said in unison, "Respectfully sending off the Great General and Fairy Bai."
Leaving Tan Pengtai’s office, they went to the warehouses built not far from there.
Pointing at the large warehouses lined up before them, Tan Pengtai said, "Great General, those warehouses are empty right now."
"These warehouses were previously used to store sweet potatoes, but we transported the sweet potatoes to the other provinces as seedlings. This subordinate had people clean them out, so you can use them immediately."
"Mhm," Feng Xiyan responded, then walked toward the nearest warehouse.
Pushing open the door, he entered with Bai Hanyun. Seeing the empty but clean warehouse, he nodded in satisfaction.
With a wave of his hand, he took out the supplies Bai Hanyun had bought for the Feng Army’s soldiers and workers.
In an instant, the warehouse was filled to the brim.
Looking at the mountain of boxes before him, Tan Pengtai swallowed hard, then secretly wiped the cold sweat from his forehead.
Glancing at Bai Hanyun and Feng Xiyan, he could not help but think, ’As expected of Fairy Bai. She never ceases to amaze me.’
Unaware of what was on Tan Pengtai’s mind, Feng Xiyan turned to look at him and said, "Let’s go to the next warehouse."
Hearing this, Tan Pengtai’s eyes widened in shock. "Great General, there is more?"
"Of course," Feng Xiyan replied. He paused for a second before asking, "General Tan, do you think these things are enough to distribute among the soldiers and workers?"
Thinking about the current number of soldiers under the Feng Army’s banner, Tan Pengtai obediently stepped aside and made an inviting gesture.
"Great General, please."
With that, Feng Xiyan walked hand-in-hand with Bai Hanyun to the second warehouse. It took them less than ten minutes to fill four warehouses.
Just when Tan Pengtai thought that was all of the gifts, Bai Hanyun said, "Let’s go to the next warehouse."
Hearing this, Tan Pengtai was already numb and obediently led the way to the next warehouse.
By the time they finished taking out all the New Year’s gifts, ten warehouses were filled to the brim.
Looking at Tan Pengtai, Feng Xiyan said, "That is all. General Tan, you will be responsible for distributing the New Year gifts to the soldiers and workers."
Clasping his fists, Tan Pengtai responded, "Yes, Great General. This subordinate will distribute the gifts right away."
Thinking about the wedding decorations at the Great General’s mansion, Feng Xiyan asked, "How is the imperial palace construction project progressing?"
"Answering the Great General, General Xue and General Fan have allocated most of the workers under their command to assist with the imperial palace’s construction. Except for the blacksmiths and farmers, all workers are now building the imperial palace."
"Combined with the newly recruited workers from the past few weeks, we estimate that the imperial palace should be completed in less than four months."
When Bai Hanyun heard this, her eyes widened in shock. She had seen the imperial palace’s design before and knew it should take years to complete such a massive project.
Looking at Tan Pengtai, she asked curiously, "General Tan, how many workers are building the imperial palace?"
Tan Pengtai smiled and replied, "Including the workers recruited yesterday, there are now almost six hundred thousand workers building the imperial palace."
Bai Hanyun took a sharp breath at his answer, then thought, ’No wonder the supplies are being used up so quickly. It turns out Xiyan is not only feeding his soldiers, but also hundreds of thousands of workers. With this many workers, the imperial palace will be complete in no time.’
Now that they had finished delivering the New Year’s gifts for the Feng Army, Feng Xiyan said, "We still have other matters to attend to, so we will take our leave first. If there is anything important, report it to this general right away. This general will remain here until the New Year."
"Yes, Great General," Tan Pengtai replied.
Waving at him, Bai Hanyun said, "See you later, General Tan."
Walking hand-in-hand, the two of them left the Feng Army’s barracks and went to visit the Bai Feng Grains and Groceries Store, leaving Tan Pengtai standing alone in front of the ten full warehouses.
When Feng Xiyan and Bai Hanyun arrived at the Bai Feng Grains and Groceries Store, the store was packed with people.
Since there was only half a month left before the New Year, the common people had already begun buying things for the celebration.
Looking at the booming business, Bai Hanyun grinned and said, "Looks like the common people’s standard of living has improved considerably since the first time we opened the store."
Feng Xiyan smiled at her and replied, "Yes. Thanks to your idea of creating our own currency, not only are the common people’s lives improving every day, but the Feng Army’s influence in the economy, politics, and military is also growing stronger by the day."
"I estimate that in less than a year, the entire Central Continent will be using our currency for trading."
Nodding in agreement, Bai Hanyun added, "Now that you have unified the Central Continent, the next step is to promote farming and help settle the victims of war and the refugees."
"Do you have an idea?" Feng Xiyan asked with a hint of curiosity in his voice.
"Yes. I will show you the plans later. But for now..." Bai Hanyun paused for a second, then looked at the crowded store and added helplessly, "We need to find a way to get inside."
Looking at her helpless expression, Feng Xiyan chuckled and said, "Come. I will show you the secret path that the Eldest Young Master He showed me before."
