Ye Xinyan calculated that it was approximately sixty li from Clear Water Village to Peach Grove. If the wooden railway occupied the land plus several feet wide buffer zones on each side, it would require at least an area of 15 qing of land. Money was a problem, but the biggest issue was whether the court would permit such a method of buying and selling for such a long, narrow strip of land.
Hearing Ye Xinyan's doubt, Jiang Yifan answered, "There has been no such precedent in the county, and I have sent someone to Yuyuan Prefecture Yamen to inquire, but there is none there either."
Ye Xinyan raised his eyebrows in surprise and looked at Jiang Yifan. With no precedent, what was he on about with this wooden railway, speaking as if it was all the rage.
