Zhang Jing looked at Chen Yangmei with a sympathy and said, "If one day, I will be an official in the Ming Dynasty, it will only take a month. Not to mention taking office, I can even fight back and forth, then... what is the scene in the world?"

Zhang Jingyi said: "There is a saying that "there is a saying that the court's government orders should be smooth, so... there is another saying that the emperor is far away from the mountains. Think about it, what is the reason for so many local emperors in the world?"

Having said that, the imagination space comes.

It's like Mao X. It's wine, right? It can be brewed with grain. How much does it cost to make more than a dozen kilograms of grain? Once it brews, it will be worth thousands of dollars. The most important thing is that it has sufficient cash flow and does not require any cost to be invested in research and development. Do you think this thing...will it make money?

By the same token, Zhang Jingyi's words are enough to give people unlimited room for imagination.

Too scary.

If this really comes into existence... wouldn't it be really a word from the cabinet? In a few days, the government orders can be issued. In an emergency, food can be delivered to all parts of the world without any damage?

The reduced manpower and money loss here is unimaginable.

Zhang Jingyi continued, "So... Everyone scolds me Zhang Jingyi today and Zhang Jingyi tomorrow, but what are you thinking every day? Under the current conditions, you don't do anything badly. This is what the smartest person in the Ming Dynasty does every day."

"But... I, Zhang Jingyi, is different. What I, Zhang Jingyi, is that since the situation is so bad, why not change the bad environment and conditions? The roads are different and the losses are huge, so build the road and make the world well connected. The gentry only thinks about one acre and three-part land at home. In order to get profits from the land, slaughter the people and make the people unable to survive. You say, should they die or not? What is the difference between them and the powerful men of the Han Dynasty? If they don't die, they will destroy the world. But... who will get in the way of living? If they want to live, they must change their thinking. They cannot point to renting land and rob the last copper coins of the hungry person. The so-called new policy is not just to distribute land to the people of the world, but to... When the people of the world can have food and clothing, they will form a complete set of measures to strengthen my Ming Dynasty."

Actually, no one wants to hear his nonsense.

Emperor Aoki only felt that his eyes were full of stars. This prospect was too broad. I have to say that he was moved.

At this time, even Sun Chengzong was so surprised that he couldn't speak. He couldn't help but imagine how much food could he save if he had this car?

I can't imagine it!

The Liao pay and the same money and food were enough to support several times the military horses.

Of course, he also knew very well that even if he had raised several times of his troops, he would probably not be useful.

But... this is really terrible.

For a moment, he had already left behind the attack on the gentry and the gentry's disinterest.

To be honest, what does that count?

It's simply not worth mentioning.

If the Ming Dynasty could really go deep into the corners of the world through this thing, who would care about this?

By then...

The scholars and officials of the Ming Dynasty were not as good as those in the late Qing Dynasty, and were completely unchanged.

It’s not because they have richer imagination, but because this steam locomotive was made by the Ming Dynasty. Everyone’s first idea was what impact this thing could have.

But in the late Qing Dynasty, people opened the country's gates with strong ships and powerful cannons, and were beaten up on the ground, cede land and pay compensation. Naturally, they had a sense of distrust for those who brought the railway, and naturally they would have various doubts.

The steamer roared along the railway tracks, and finally... along this circular railway line, he returned to the origin.

The sound of spraining teeth finally stopped, and the carriage stopped shaking. Everyone felt their bodies numb, so they all got out in a hurry.

When I got off the car, I saw that the long list of iron shells were lying on the rails.

Zhang Jing patiently explained the principles to Emperor Tianqi and there were also problems with creation.

If it were other emperors, I would be afraid that they would be blinded when they heard it. Fortunately, Emperor Tianqi was proficient in structure. After seeing the real thing, he would understand it all at once.

At this time, Emperor Aoki asked another professional question: "In this way, if you want it to go, do you have to pave the way?"

Zhang Jingyi said honestly: "Of course."

Emperor Aoki said in surprise: "How much money will it cost to keep such iron...?"

Zhang Jingyi said: "It's very expensive now, but once it is laid on a large scale, the price can be slowly reduced..."

So Emperor Aoki asked, "How much money did you spend here?"

"Not expensive, forty-five, three hundred taels."

Emperor Apocalypse almost jumped up, widened his eyes and said, "Just the railway tracks here?"

"yes."

Over the years, the price of iron has actually been much lower. On the one hand, the smelting and production of steel have reduced a lot of costs. In addition, in order to forge weapons, the Zhang family has built many steel workshops.

But even so, it is unacceptable to the Emperor of Apocalypse in this era.

Too expensive.

One mile is more than 45,000 taels of silver. What if this is ten miles a hundred miles apart?

In fact, Zhang Jingyi also thinks it is expensive.

You should know that the Jingzhang Railway, China's first railway, cost only 6.9 million taels of silver, a distance of 200 kilometers, which also includes the expenses of purchasing steam engines.

Furthermore, silver in this era was more valuable than in the late Qing Dynasty and early Republic of China.

However, Zhang Jingyi had no choice because this railway was not available to learn from by his predecessors or foreigners. If it really needs to be built in the future, I don’t know how many difficulties it will be overcome!

Moreover, steel... also needs to be smelted from scratch, and there is still a lot of manpower that needs training.

In the future, Zhang Jingyi can certainly do it. It is possible to make the cost less than 17,000 taels of silver on the Beijing-Zhangjiakou Railway, or even more than 10,000 taels of silver. After all, this is a relatively primitive railway track, and as far as modern people imagined, it is really just a simple paving of iron.

But at least for now, Zhang Jingyi can only bite the bullet.

So Zhang Jing said, "Your Majesty... let alone, the cost can be reduced in the future. The most important thing is that once the railway is repaired, it will be worth tens of thousands of taels of gold."

Emperor Tianqi looked at Zhang Jingyi calmly, his face slightly changed: "What does it mean?"

Zhang Jingyi whispered: "Your Majesty... Think about it, the loss of goods transporting merchants in the court is so huge. So are the losses of those merchants still small? If a batch of goods is transported from Liaodong to the capital, the goods are worth 100 taels, but the transportation costs along the way will be seventy or eighty taels. If the road is completed by then, we will charge a freight of more than ten or twenty taels of silver. This is very reasonable. Such a continuous supply of goods, from east to west, from south to north, what a great profit is here."

Zhang Jingyi really didn't brag.

As for the current transportation situation, the most expensive thing in almost all commodities is transportation costs, which is completely different from the cost structure in later generations.

This is why, after the emergence of the railway, the great powers frantically built railways, so that several companies rushed to repair a line and directly built a railway crisis.

This thing is simply too profitable in this era. At a certain period, people called the person who mastered the railways a railway tycoon, because this thing was a huge profit in a certain historical period.

After hearing this, Emperor Tianqi touched his excellent short beard and squinted his eyes and said carefully: "So many people transport goods?"

Zhang Jingyi continued patiently: "Not to mention that the cost of shipping goods is high now, there are already many people... taking risks to transport goods. Your Majesty... Do you know, how do those merchants transport goods? They not only have to hire a lot of manpower, but also spend a lot of time. There are countless money for staying in a restaurant along the way, not to mention, they also have to take care of animals. In addition, the road is not peaceful, and there are many bandits and water bandits who may even lose their lives if they are not careful. Your Majesty think about it... If there is this... it is great. Not to mention that in the future, if the circulation of goods is faster, the transportation of goods will be more."

After pausing, he continued, "Have you ever thought about... let's set up a railway company? If Your Majesty doesn't invest money, then I'll invest, but we have to agree that the Zhang family has lost all their wealth now. Your Majesty should not be jealous of the pure profit earned. Let me tell Your Majesty the truth... This is a huge profit transaction. The early expenses are indeed a little larger, but as long as it is repaired, you can lie on the couch and count the money and eat for several lifetimes."

The king and his minister were whispering in a sneaky manner.

Not far away, many people were silently supporting their ears and listening attentively.

What are you counting money while lying down, what are you eating for a lifetime, and what are you making a fortune?

It seems...it can attract everyone's attention.

No... it looks like a lie.

But soon, they saw the smile of Emperor Apocalypse, and seemed to become more interested.

So... everyone subconsciously moved their bodies closer to the two of them.

So I faintly heard Zhang Jing say excitedly: "In addition to freight, there are also passenger transport and passenger transport, and you can also get mail. Your Majesty think about it. With this, there is no need to send letters on your behalf. We can transport tens of thousands of letters and hundreds of thousands of letters in one carriage, and collect a few cents. This is also reasonable? In short, this is a must-have. What's the use of keeping this money on hand? Is it important to bring it into the coffin? Profits are profitable, and money is the most important thing..."

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Chapter completed!