Chapter 239 - 238: Go and See for Yourself
Fortunately, in this era, there wasn’t a systematic management and data system in place, so things didn’t need to be too complex. It was sufficient to sort out the several key advantages of rail transport. The other necessary determinations included predicting various favorable and unfavorable factors after the operation of the rail, as well as technical and material support descriptions.
Ye Xinyan started by organizing the project background, that is, beginning with the existing methods of transportation, to explain the advantages of using rails for transport. Next came the necessity of the project implementation, market forecasts, engineering technical plans, the rationality of operations, investment estimates, the customized materials and components used in railway construction, and the safety and environmental pollution management measures post-operation, including substation management. The final components were the organizational structure and personnel configuration.
As for the final investment estimates and financial evaluations, as well as the project implementation plan, Ye Xinyan only proposed the project. She left the specifics blank, planning to let Jinrong see to it himself. With the scant information and resources she currently had at her disposal, she was nowhere near able to organize these details.
After listing all the aforementioned items, she called upon Wong Qiao to take time from his duties, drop the courtyard matter Jinrong spoke of for the time being, and also to temporarily delegate the on-site management to his subordinates, all to fully assist her in completing the rail transport implementation draft.
When Wong Qiao received the document index from Ye Xinyan, he once again doubted his own abilities and intellect. In modern terms, his heart collapsed once more.
The thing that surprised and impressed him most upon arriving at the home of the formidable uncle that his great-uncle had spoken of wasn’t the uncle himself but rather the adopted granddaughter of the uncle. Even after learning that Ye Zi came from a noble birth, a young lady of a First-Rank Duke’s Mansion in the capital, the breadth, quickness of Ye Xinyan’s thought, and her formidable hands-on ability still surprised him time and time again.
From the pastries and sweet treats that women excelled at making, to the construction tools only artisans understood, to the structure of the document before him... He had never heard that rails could be used for large-scale, long-distance transportation, nor had he seen it. And yet, with Ye Xinyan’s simple explanation and one glance at this structure, he was able to clearly comprehend all aspects of rail transport.
Wong Qiao looked towards Ye Xinyan, wondering how could there be such an astute and intelligent woman in the world, ethereal like a sprite?