The taxi driver then took the silver, smiling broadly, and said, "Thank you, gentlemen."
Then he picked up the phone and said, "Gentlemen, this thing is called a mobile phone. It was invented by our county magistrate. You can use it to make calls, play games, watch movies, and even browse short videos!"
As he spoke, Taxi World opened an app called "Douyin".
Following that, a lot of short videos appeared on Douyin, including many funny videos, videos of handsome men and beautiful women dancing, and many inspirational quotes, etc.
Emperor Xuanzong of Tang and others were truly on the verge of their hearts breaking.
From yesterday when I arrived in Taoyuan County until now, I have been shocked every single time.
As they were talking, Emperor Xuanzong of Tang asked, "Master, how much does it usually cost to travel from the south entrance of the city to Taoyuan County?"
"To be honest, gentlemen, all the taxi drivers here have a meter in their cars, and the fare is based on the distance traveled."
"Generally speaking, our starting price is 10 coins, and after 5 kilometers, it's 2 coins per kilometer."
Hearing this, Zhang Shuo was truly furious. That damned Zhang Mazi had actually swindled so much money from him; he deserved to die!
"By the way, sir, where can I buy this phone?"
Zhang Shuo took out another tael of silver and handed it to the taxi driver, asking, "..."
"Alright, gentlemen, how about this, I'll take you to a mobile phone store to buy one."
And so, the taxi driver took Emperor Xuanzong of Tang and his entourage to a mobile phone store.
Its name is China, and it has a red lotus flower logo.
"Gentlemen, this phone is called China brand phone. There will be sales assistants inside to explain its various functions to you."
Sure enough, as soon as the group entered, a sales assistant greeted them.
Sir, please come in. What kind of mobile phone are you looking to buy?
Emperor Xuanzong of Tang asked directly, "What's the most expensive phone you have here?"
"Sir, this way please!"
"The most expensive model in our store is this newly released one, the China Mate 60 Pro, with 16GB of RAM and 1TB of storage. It's currently priced at 9,999 silver coins."
The saleswoman picked up a phone and explained things to Emperor Xuanzong of Tang and his entourage.
Emperor Xuanzong of Tang and his entourage were stunned when they heard the price.
The sales assistant assumed the group thought it was too expensive, so she quickly said, "Ahem, gentlemen, if you think it's too expensive, you can buy the China Mate 60 version, which is only 5.499 taels of silver."
Upon hearing this, Wang Gonggong immediately said, "Young lady, prepare five of these phones for us!"
Pointing to the China Mate 60 Pro phone with 16GB of RAM and 1TB of storage, Wang Gonggong said...
The sales assistant was stunned. The store didn't have that many of these top-of-the-line China Mate 60 Pros; there were only two in stock, and with this display unit, that made a total of three.
"Ahem, sir, we only have two units available right now. How about this, you wait here for a moment while I call headquarters and ask them to send you three more."
Upon hearing this, Wang Gonggong asked, "How long will it take you?"
"Sir, very soon, no later than 30 minutes!"
"Great, perfect timing. Tell us how to use this phone."
The saleswoman was overjoyed and immediately explained all the functions of the phone to Emperor Xuanzong of Tang and his entourage.
Finally, only 10 minutes had passed, and the phone's functions hadn't even been fully demonstrated when the company headquarters delivered the phone.
Moreover, the person who came was none other than Chu Feng, a major shareholder of the company.
That is, Qin Hao's apprentice, who was driving a supercar and drifting to a stop outside the store.
It was the first time that Emperor Xuanzong of Tang and his entourage had ever seen such a handsome carriage, and then a little boy got off.
That's right, it's just a little kid, about 10 years old.
A childish voice asked, "Hey, here are three cell phones. Who wants to buy them?"
"Good morning, Chairman. These gentlemen are the ones who want to buy."
Chu Feng then approached Emperor Xuanzong of Tang and the others, and took out his phone.
"Alright, here's the money! It's 49.995 taels of silver in total. I'll round it down to 49 taels!"
Emperor Xuanzong of Tang had never expected that this little boy would exude such a unique aura, as if he were a celestial being.
Wang Gonggong immediately took out a bag of silver and handed it over, a full 49 taels of silver.
After receiving the money, Chu Feng was about to leave.
At this moment, Emperor Xuanzong of Tang hurriedly asked, "Young man, where did you buy this carriage from?"
"Oh, do you want to buy a car?"
Chu Feng asked.
"Um, I wonder how much a car like yours would cost?"
"Oh, mine is a supercar, but it's not that expensive, only about 2000 taels of gold!"
"What? You call this not expensive? Whose kid is this, talking so arrogantly?"
Emperor Xuanzong of Tang thought to himself.
"Ahem! Young man, we're not buying, just asking, haha!"
"Oh!"
Chu Feng gave a casual reply, then left immediately, got into his supercar, drifted away, and drove off.
At this moment, Emperor Xuanzong of Tang asked the saleswoman, "Young lady, is this little brat your boss?"
"Haha, yes, sir, our boss isn't just any ordinary kid, he's the county magistrate's apprentice!"
"What? It's the county magistrate again?"
Zhang Shuo muttered in surprise.
After buying the phones, the group left the phone store and took the same taxi back to the government office.
Along the way, the taxi driver was overjoyed because Zhang Shuo had given him a tip of three taels of silver.
He works himself to the bone for a month and only earns four taels of silver, but today's fare and tip are equivalent to a month's salary. How could he not be happy?
Because of this, the taxi driver told Emperor Xuanzong of Tang and his entourage a lot about the development of Taoyuan County.
Take Taoyuan County for example, it wasn't like this a year ago.
Taoyuan County at that time was simply hell, due to drought leading to food shortages.
Some people were so hungry that they even resorted to cannibalism, exchanging children for human flesh. Fortunately, the county magistrate arrived, and in just one day, everyone in Taoyuan County was free from hunger and thirst.
Under the leadership of the county magistrate, Taoyuan County began to be developed gradually, including the construction of streets, roads, houses, commercial areas, residential areas, schools, and so on.
In just six months, the average income per person in Taoyuan County reached 3 taels of silver per month.
Today, the average monthly income per person in Taoyuan County is over 4 taels of silver, and the Taoyuan County's population has reached hundreds of thousands.
After getting off the carriage, Emperor Xuanzong of Tang was overjoyed.
Thinking to himself, "This Qin Hao is so amazing! He was able to solve the food problem for all the people in Taoyuan County in just one day."
If I remember correctly, at that time, the imperial court's disaster relief funds had not yet arrived.
Emperor Xuanzong of Tang was also shocked when he saw the government office and mansion in front of him.
It's unrecognizable from its original form; it's now just a tall building.
"Let's go, we're going to test Lord Qin's ability to solve cases now!"
Emperor Xuanzong of Tang looked at the unique government office in front of him and said.