Hearing that Li Duan was coming, Li You and the three princesses personally greeted them outside the restaurant.

After a while, Zhang Guigui, Qualcomm, Xue Rengui and others accompanied Li Duan, they were old comrades-in-arms, they fought together when they were in Tuyuhun, and they were very close to each other.

"Minister Li Duan has seen the prince and seen the princesses." Li Duan saluted and said.

"It's been a hard day, come in." Li You said enthusiastically.

Entering the restaurant, Wang Liao hurriedly added dishes and chopsticks to everyone.

After being lively for a while, Li Duan took out a large stack of letters.

Li Chengqian performed very well this time and knew what Li You needed most, and he said in the letter that he had given a special order to all ministries to provide strong support in consideration of the lack of talent in the Kabul area.

In the letter, Xiao Wanyu expressed her greetings to Li You and her three younger sisters, and she also mobilized 45 scientific and technological personnel from the institute.

Yin Hongzhi sent 12 diplomats from Honglu Temple who were familiar with Central Asian affairs.

Xiao Qian and Kong Yingda mobilized 200 teachers and 2,550 fresh graduates from Chang'an and other parts of the country from the Ministry of Education to come to support.

Hou Junji said in the letter that he had arranged 412 officials below the sixth rank from the ministry.

The Ministry of Industry Shangshu Huang Fu Rui mobilized 420 craftsmen of all kinds.

Gao Henian mobilized 120 graduates of the military medical school.

Sun Simiao mobilized 85 graduates of Chang'an Medical College.

Lu Dongzan sent 20 graduates of the translation school.

Li Duan brought 230 students and skilled workers from the steel base and the mining school.

With so many talents of all kinds, Kabul has become one of the regions with the strongest scientific and technological strength in Datang for a while, except for Chang'an, Luoyang and other large prefectures.

Li Duan stayed in Kabul and served as the director of the Department of Industry, Ashina Qing as the director of education, Wu Xu as the director of commerce, and Murong Ling as the director of the military medical school.

The average annual rainfall in most areas of AF Khan is less than 300 mm, and it is mostly concentrated in autumn and winter, and almost no rain falls throughout summer, of which arable land accounts for 12% of the total area, and pastures and grasslands account for about 46%.

AF Khan is rich in mineral resources, including iron, iron, copper, lead, zinc, gold, silver, platinum, talc, marble, barite, precious and semi-precious stones, salt, coal, etc. Notable deposits include the Hajigak Iron Mine, the Aynak Copper Mine, and the Bamiyan Coal Mine.

In view of the above situation, Li You decided to focus his economic development on the development of mining industry on the basis of the original agriculture and animal husbandry, and exchange industrial products for agricultural and sideline products from the interior of the Tang Dynasty, Persia, and the Great Cannibals.

Located at the crossroads of West, South and Central Asia, Angart Province has a unique geographical location. While developing the province's own economy, Li You also intends to establish Kabul as a commercial center.

After careful preparations, a Datang Industrial New Product Exhibition was held in Kabul.

At the beginning of July, the Doge's Palace.

At the invitation of Wu Xu, the city guards and chieftains of various parts of Angolt Province, Persia, Dashi, Tubo, Tianzhu, Pars and other countries participated in the exhibition of new industrial products.

In the process of participating in the exhibition, because there are many female xing products, Wu Xu specially invited guests to visit with their families.

This exhibition set up dozens of categories and hundreds of commodities such as four-wheeled carriages, glass, ceramics, jewelry, iron kitchenware, clothing, shoes and hats, leather, toiletries, cosmetics, perfumes, wines, etc., all representing the most advanced industrial technology level in the world today.

The dazzling array of goods has aroused great interest from merchants from all over the world, and a large number of orders have been signed.

Li Duan said that a large number of these goods will be manufactured in Kabul in the future, and the price will be further reduced.

Wu Xu said that in the future, a large commercial market will be established in Kabul, and Datang products will be transported to Kabul by Datang merchants, and in the future, merchants from neighboring countries can trade in this market.

Not only that, but also supporting the construction of agricultural products trading market, welcome countries to trade agricultural products here.

In short, Li You's goal is to establish a trading market in Kabul that is second only to Chang'an.

During the meeting, Li You held a discussion with the city guards and chiefs, announced the future economic, cultural and educational development goals of Angot, and encouraged all localities to actively participate in them.

Through the exhibition, the city guards and chiefs were able to understand the benefits of participating in the construction of various projects, which greatly mobilized their enthusiasm. As a result of these moves, the city guards and chieftains strengthened their sense of belonging to the Tang Dynasty.

Just one day before the end of the new product presentation, another guest arrived.

Li You personally brought his three wives and all the important officials of the Governor's Palace to the north gate of Kabul to greet him, and arranged a guard of honor and a drum band, and the form of the welcome was extremely grand.

Soon the guests arrived.

At the head is the prince of the great food, Pei Dilan, behind him are two camels, on the camels are white silk tents, from the gold silk streamers on the tents, and the long lace decoration on the top, you can see the dignity of the person's identity, and you can faintly see two female passengers sitting inside.

Further back were acquaintances, Mr. Fat and Mr. Thin, and on one side was Ario, the commander of the Khorasan cavalry.

Seeing the grandeur of the welcome ceremony, Pei Dilan felt very embarrassed, and he happily got off the camel and came to Li You.

Li You arched his hand and said, "Welcome to His Royal Highness the Prince." ”

Pei Dilan returned the salute with one hand and said, "His Royal Highness King Qi, I have come to thank you. ”

What he meant was that not long ago, Li You sold him 500,000 quintals of grain and 50,000 quintals of salt, which not only met the needs of the Eastern Expeditionary Army, but also sent them to the Southern Expeditionary Army, solving their urgent needs and eliminating the contradictions between him and Mohammer, the commander of the Southern Expeditionary Army.

Mohammed wrote a recital to Damascus, and the caliph commended Pediran and affirmed his alliance with the Tang dynasty.

Li You took Pei Dilan's hand and walked towards the city while chatting affectionately.

The people then followed into the city and headed for the governor's palace.

I don't know what's going on, Wu Xu looked at the two veiled women, and had a faint bad feeling in his heart.

Next, Li You held a reception banquet for Prince Pei Dilan.

Prince Pei Dilan is a particular person, but after tasting the food prepared for him by Li You, he found that his previous diet level was simply impossible to mention.

Li You is a foodie, and when Pei Dilan and the others were dining, he was very concerned about the expressions of the guests, just like Wang Liao and them.

When Pei Dilan and the others praised the food they prepared, Li You and the others felt very proud.

Foodie is a way of life, and it is also a desire to be recognized by others.

At this time, Li You has added a lot of good impression to Pei Dilan. He said a little shyly: "Your Royal Highness, if you need it, I will send someone to your house to give you some advice." ”

Pei Dilan readily accepted.

Unlike Li You's focus, the attention of the three princesses was on the two women brought by Pei Dilan.

Before the banquet began, Pei Dilan had already introduced, one of them was his princess, and the other was the princess's sister. By this time, they had taken off their veils and revealed their delicate and beautiful faces.

Li You's three wives invariably became hostile to that sister.

Because they found that the younger sister's gaze was always intentionally or unintentionally, scanning Li You. 8)