Chapter 404： Build a railway

When Wu Changqing spoke, other people naturally stopped arguing.

The emperor is always right.

In the past, this was a description of the emperor's power.

But now, it is describing Wu Changqing's ability.

The major decisions made by Wu Changqing have all been proven correct.

No minister was dissatisfied with this vision.

Therefore, the ministers are willing to believe in the correctness of matters directly decided by Wu Changqing.

While they were chatting, those people had already started the test run of the locomotive.

Several operators were adding coal and boiling water, and they had been burning for a short half an hour. The high-pressure steam in their cylinders reached the standard, and the train started to start slowly.

"Moved, moved, it really moved on its own."

The people onlookers were shocked and said, just like a ghost. If it weren't for the crowds around, seeing this kind of thing by a single person would make his legs weak.

They couldn't figure out how a lifeless iron lump could move on its own, could it become a spirit?

After a slow acceleration, the locomotive reached its maximum speed, which was similar to a human trot. When picking up a train, this kind of train is the best one, and there is no difficulty.

Although this speed is not fast, the victory is sustainable.

Whether it is a man or a horse, it will be tired. And this locomotive can work continuously for several hours, even more than a dozen hours.

"This is God's manifestation."

"This is your Majesty's True Dragon Qi pushing."

"Why is your majesty's true dragon air black instead of yellow?"

"You don't understand, right, black represents..."

A group of ignorant people get together to discuss something new, and they can often make such a very funny joke.

Many people still believe in those very outrageous explanations.

Occasionally, a university student said that internal energy was transformed into mechanical energy. People around might laugh at it, and then look at each other with neurotic eyes.

These people just look at the excitement, and those who really care about trains are the educated scholars, officials, and some businessmen.

Seeing the horrible freight volume of the train, the businessmen almost fell off their eyes.

What does this mean? It means that business will be easier to do in the future.

The biggest cost of doing business at present is actually the cost of transportation.

With trains, this cost can definitely be greatly reduced, and then more money will be made.

Those businessmen can't wait to build this railway quickly, and then they can make a fortune.

"This is a sign of the prosperous age, Dahua will surely prosper.

"I was still complaining that this was a terrible time two years ago, but unexpectedly, the world would usher in a turning point in an instant.

"This is all relying on your majesty's wisdom to start a wave of miscellaneous science and technology. There is more to do in this university, and the more the better."

Everyone talked a lot, and they admired Wu Changqing more and more.

Although Feng Xianzhong and others below were working on these things, Wu Changqing proposed and gave instructions. Therefore, in terms of credit, Wu Changqing is the biggest one.

It would be difficult for an emperor with such a great capacity to be named Emperor Mingjun.

Before long, the train stopped because the track was too short.

From the start to the stop, there were no problems with the train, and everything went smoothly.

Because, before Wu Changqing came to inspect, they had experimented more than a dozen times.

They didn't dare to invite Wu Changqing to see it until there were no problems.

If something goes wrong in front of the people, then it’s not embarrassing to the emperor.

Looking at the reaction of the people, Wu Changqing was also very satisfied.

There is a sense of superiority in looking at the soil buns.

He was looking forward to what these people would look like when he got out of the plane.

After the inspection was completed, the railway construction was put on the agenda.

Among these, the biggest problem is money.

The technology of repairing iron in the plains is not too high, unlike the need to dig tunnels and build bridges in mountainous areas.

Without the technical bottleneck, there is only one money problem left.

It takes a lot of money to build a railway, one is the rail material, and the other is a lot of manpower to participate.

According to estimates by the Ministry of Engineering, the project from Nanjing to Songjiang will cost about five million taels.

This is definitely a huge sum of money, and if you invest it, it is estimated that it may not be able to pay back in ten years.

However, a railway can last for more than ten years or decades.

Therefore, in the long run, the revenue of this railway is still considerable and it is very worth investing in.

Although it is worth the investment, the Ministry of Engineering has no money.

When Ruan Dacheng said, "The Ministry of Industry has no money," other ministers pointed to his nose and yelled at him.

The Ministry of Engineering received the most budget, accounting for 60%. It is really unreasonable to say that there is no money now.

Ruan Dacheng is not talking nonsense. He has other uses for the previous budgets. He really can't squeeze out 5 million to invest in the construction of railways.

In desperation, Ruan Dacheng asked Wu Changqing for instructions and requested the issuance of treasury bonds to raise funds.

They had used this trick before building a steel plant, and it proved to be very useful.

Although the wealth of private individuals is not much, the total number of people is large. If everyone makes a little, it is easy to make up to five million.

Especially those businessmen will also be very active in investing.

Of course, businessmen will not be satisfied with buying treasury bonds. They look down on the interest on treasury bonds.

Those businessmen hope that the entire railway will be financed by them, and then the right to operate the railway will be given to them.

Ruan Dacheng dare not agree to this request. After all, the railway thing involves the level of national security, and it is impossible to give all the power to the businessman.

What should I do if I have to deliver urgent military supplies? Should I use it or discuss it with the merchant?

If merchants set prices too high for the delivery of goods, which is not in the interest of the court, how should they be resolved?

Should there be disputes with local people during operation, should they be given greater power to facilitate their handling?

In short, these are red line minefields and cannot be touched.

For something as important as the railway, the control must be in the hands of the court and the government.

"National bonds can be issued, and at the same time, one more rule can be formulated. Merchants who have purchased large amounts of railway bonds will have priority in the future transportation of goods."

Wu Changqing instructed.

It is impossible for him to hand over the railway to the businessman, but he needs the remaining money in the businessman's hands.

Therefore, he gave such a preferential benefit.

As for whether this benefit can impress those businessmen, he doesn't know this, and he doesn't have to worry about it.

He has already decided on the method, and the next specific operation will be handled by Ruan Dacheng.

If he can't even do this thing well, I'm afraid there is no need to stay in the position of Shangshu in the Ministry of Engineering.

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