From the gate of heaven

Chapter 140 [Railway company and cement factory, the money future is so bright]

Fufeng County is located on the southern border of the Zhou Dynasty, close to the Hengduan Mountains.

Lin Ze opened the Heavenly Gate and came here.

As far as the eye can see, there is an endless plain, and in the distance is a tall and majestic mountain range, as well as city gates built along the mountain passes.

The plains at the Chengguan end are fertile soil for grain production, while the Hengduan Mountains outside the Chengguan are dangerous places where many southern barbarians are entrenched.

The Southern Barbarians have been coveting this fertile land in Fufeng County for countless years, but the tall and towering city gate has blocked their steps, allowing them to bury countless corpses without being able to cross a step.

Of course, this city gate can only block the large Nanman army, but it cannot stop the small groups of Nanman people who are unable to survive. Therefore, the property and life safety of the people in Fufeng County are also threatened by these thieves from time to time. Influence.

In order to ensure the security of the border, the Zhou Dynasty had to invest a large amount of military expenditures on the border every year.

And this is the border trouble that Lin Ze wants to quell.

Lin Ze walked all the way and arrived at Fufeng City, the county seat of Fufeng County.

He didn't walk very fast. When he arrived at the city gate, Ji Qingyan, who got the news, was already waiting here in advance.

At the gate of the city, the princess's car stopped, accompanied by a large number of guards and maids. Many people were separated and waiting, and the scene was full of pomp.

Ji Qingyan's attitude is very low. For the sake of money, she respects Lin Ze, the God of Wealth.

Seeing Lin Ze arriving, she was wearing a moon-white palace dress, with two maids helping to hold the skirt. Ji Qingyan, who was cold and beautiful, like a moon palace fairy, stepped out of the car.

"I have seen Her Royal Highness."

Lin Ze saluted.

Halfway through, she was supported by Ji Qingyan with the strength of the air. She smiled and said: "Ziyi, you're welcome. Please come to the city to talk."

After finishing speaking, he invited Lin Ze into the car specially prepared for him, and followed Ji Qingyan's car towards the county governor's mansion in the county.

Soon, when they arrived at their destination, Ji Qingyan led Lin Ze into the mansion.

On the way, she smiled and explained why she lived in the Sheriff's Mansion:
"It's a humble house. Please don't blame Ziyi. There was a prince's palace over there in Beihai, and another prince lived there, so my second brother moved in directly. But there was no clan in Fufeng County before. Seal it here."

"So, I will stay in this county governor's mansion temporarily and wait for my princess mansion to be built."

Lin Ze said politely: "The scenery here is beautiful, Your Highness is humbled."

During the exchange of greetings, Lin Ze and Ji Qingyan were surrounded by a group of servants and came to the main hall, where a banquet and singing and dancing had been prepared.

All the procedures were the same as those at Beihaiguan. Except for the different appearance of the singing and dancing beauties, there was nothing new.

After catching up with each other, the unfamiliarity between the two parties that had not been seen for more than a month faded away, the atmosphere became harmonious, and they began to talk about business.

In the garden of the Sheriff's Mansion, Lin Ze and Ji Qingyan were sitting opposite each other. Many maids and guards were standing dozens of meters away. The two were chatting while playing backgammon.

Well, Lin Ze was very good at Go, and it was easy for gossip to spread when a man and a woman were sitting together, so he simply played backgammon.
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"According to Ziyi's words, I have prepared the preliminary work in the past period of time. I have stored a lot of grain and grass in the granary in Fufeng City. In addition, I have also recruited many workers to stand by. Regarding the acquisition of mountain delicacies, It has already started.”

"What should we do next?"

"Should we start mining directly, provide enough jobs, and attract all the mountain people from the entire Hengduan Mountains?"

Ji Qingyan asked. Although her tone was as calm as possible, her urgency could still be noticed.

Her brother Ji Kan's career has already begun. According to the information her subordinates have gathered, making money is just around the corner, but she has not seen any signs of making money yet.

Purchasing some fungus, wild vegetables and some game animals made money, but it wasn't much money, and it was far inferior to her brother's career.

Money is not just money, it is also a resource for cultivation.

Ji Qingyan's cultivation level is currently similar to that of her brother Ji Kan, but if there is a huge gap in income between the two parties, then there will also be a huge gap in cultivation level. She does not want to be left behind by her brother for some time in the future. behind.

Lin Ze was very indifferent. He paused and said in a calm tone: "Your Highness, please be patient. The reason why I went to Beihai first is because weaving is relatively simple, while mining here in Nanman is relatively difficult. It requires More time and energy to deal with.”

"Because there is little technical content in the textile factory, the pace of entry is fast and the money is made quickly."

"As for Fufeng County, a lot of labor needs to be invested in building roads in the early stage before mining can make money. It will take at least a year to see initial results. However, once the mining is successful, the benefits will not be The textile factory is comparable."

Seeing that Ji Qingyan calmed down, Lin Ze began to tell her plan.

He directly took out a map of the Hengduan Mountains that he drew after taking aerial photography with a drone, and began to explain his money-making plan to Ji Qingyan based on the map.

"Currently, I have discovered five large mineral deposits on the outskirts of the Hengduan Mountains that are worthy of large-scale mining."

"There is a copper mine, two iron mines, a coal mine, and a gold mine. These mineral deposits are of a type that is difficult to mine and utilize, so these minerals have not been used by the Nanman, but I have explosives here that can be used Save a lot of manpower.”

"There is also rail steam locomotive transportation technology that can quickly transport these minerals from the mountains, which can make these difficult to mine and low-value minerals of great value."

"When these mines are opened, all the southern barbarians will go mining, and the border troubles will naturally be settled."

"Of course, that's not the point. The point is how you make money next."

Lin Ze had no intention of sharing the profits from the mining with Ji Qingyan.

After all, the explosives technology and transportation technology were all developed by Lin Ze himself, and the Fengping County Coal Mine can train mine managers. When the time comes, a management team can be directly brought over from there, and everything can be done without Seek outsiders.In addition, Lin Ze possesses powerful military force and is not afraid of others using force to seize property.

In this case, there is no need to share the interests of the mine with outsiders.

However, we can't completely live alone. The locals in the Zhou Dynasty may not be able to succeed, but they can definitely do bad things. Therefore, we must let Ji Qingyan make money along with her, and also let her help solve some problems related to the mining facilities. matter.

In addition, Lin Ze also plans to use the mine in the Hengduan Mountains as an important industrial material supply base for his future, and use the resources produced here to supply the construction of Zhutian Mall.

If you have been buying various supplies in the main world, you may get stuck at any time in the future, so you must be prepared in advance before that day comes.

"The mine requires a lot of money in the early stage. You have no technology, no capital, and no talent. But this does not mean that there is nothing you can do."

"Next, building roads requires a lot of cement, which is the building materials used in fertilizer plants and thermal power plants. So you can set up a cement factory and recruit workers to produce cement to supply the needs for road building. I will provide you with relevant information. technology, we share the shares of the cement plant equally.”

"After meeting the needs of railway construction, the cement can also be sold externally, which is also a long-term investment."

"Then there are gravel plants and sand plants that have little technical content. You can organize people to make these construction materials. I won't take a stake. You can find someone to make them yourself."

"In addition, we can also set up a railway company. In the early stage, we will use the construction sites here in Nanman to accumulate technical personnel. Later, we can receive orders from the imperial court to build railways to various places in the Great Zhou Dynasty. You can directly If you ask your brother to get orders, you won’t have to worry about making money.”

"Then there is the road protection team. You can ask your brother for some establishment and set up a guard team to protect the railway. This can effectively increase the manpower your subordinates can mobilize and protect their own property."

Lin Ze described his arrangements.

Cement plants and railway construction were the benefits Lin Zefenrun gave Ji Qingyan.

The reason why shares in these companies are needed is not to be completely ignored like shares in textile mills.

But it's because Lin Ze plans to use these factories and mines to cultivate some of the skilled workers he needs, which will be of great help to him in establishing his own industrial system in the future. In this case, of course, he needs to have shares.
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Listening to Lin Ze's arrangements, even if Lin Ze clearly informed her that the benefits of the mining would not be shared with her, Ji Qingyan did not have any emotional fluctuations.

The distribution of interests is related to strength. If an ordinary businessman said this, he would be reckless. But Lin Ze, who has strong personal strength and a profound background behind him, said this as a matter of course.

At this time, Ji Qingyan asked: "If we start these businesses, how much expected income can we get?"

She communicated with her brother and already knew that Lin Ze estimated that the grassland could earn more than 1300 million taels of silver a year, so she wanted to know how much money she could earn here.

This question made Lin Ze slightly stunned.

Because he has never calculated this problem before, the profit of textiles is very clear and easy to calculate, but the profit calculation of this kind of mine is relatively complicated.

After hearing this, Lin Ze pondered for a moment before giving the answer.

"The first is the cement factory. You should already know the effects of this building material. Currently, building roads and city gate water conservancy projects is time-consuming and laborious, and tens of millions of young people across the country have to be mobilized to do hard labor. But with cement, these can be Saved.”

"And these saved labors will be used in mining, textile or other income creation. It is not too much for us to use cement to obtain [-]% of the profits from this market."

Hearing what Lin Ze said, Ji Qingyan gave an accurate figure: "In addition to those who paid for labor deductions during the entire Great Week last year, a total of 1378 million people were mobilized for labor, which lasted 30 days."

Nodding, Lin Ze continued: "According to the current labor price, a day's corvee is 70 taels, and a month is 2100 taels. That means the total value of all government servants is 2893.8 million taels of silver. Rounding up to 870% is [-] million taels of silver. "

"Shachang Gravel Factory, there is no problem in using the profits of these factories and mines to offset the cement production. If you deduct the share given to me, it is conservatively estimated that you can earn 500 to [-] million taels of silver per year from the cement factory."

Then, Lin Ze continued to calculate:
"Then there is the railway. I have calculated it before. According to the prices here in the Zhou Dynasty, the cost of one kilometer of railway is 1.3 taels of silver. If you build a 6500-kilometer railway that runs through the entire Zhou Dynasty, it will cost [-] million taels. silver."

"Then we use the railway to undertake water transportation and transport goods from south to north. We can capture the entire market. After deducting the expenses of taxation and road protection, we can conservatively earn 3000 million taels of silver a year. There is no problem."

"It will take about two years to get the money back."

Hearing what Lin Ze said, Ji Qingyan instantly forgot about making money from mining in the Hengduan Mountains. All she could think about was making money from the railway.

However, after a few seconds of excitement, Ji Qingyan shook her head and said: "Road and water transport tax customs are related to the country. Brother Huang will not let us take it in his hands. At most, he can contract the construction of the railway to us and let us make money." Pay some money."

Lin Ze was not surprised and said with a smile: "For the railway that costs 1.3 taels per kilometer, the 1.6 taels per kilometer we charge your brother is not excessive. Assume that your brother allocates 2000 million taels from the imperial tax every year." Come and build a thousand kilometers of railway.”

"Then our profit is 300 million taels."

"If, in addition to the court's appropriation, your imperial brother also raises funds from the private sector to increase the number of railways built every year, the profits that can be obtained will be even higher. In addition, the railways can also be used to do some monopoly material transportation business. In this way, one year It’s easy to make 1000 million taels.”

When Ji Qingyan heard Lin Ze's calculations, her eyes were already sparkling with gold.

Moreover, Ji Qingyan knew clearly that Lin Ze was not trying to make a big deal for her, but that it was a completely achievable money-making plan.

The future of this money is so bright, it seems to be more profitable than a textile factory.

If she can earn so much money every year, then she will not only have the resources to cultivate to the realm of gods and humans, but she can also purchase more resources to shorten her training time, reach the realm of gods and humans at a younger age, and then try to pursue The realm above heaven and man.

"Then, without further ado, let's start preparations for the cement plant and railway company here."

"This is a blueprint. You can ask the craftsmen you have summoned during this period to study it and follow it. They will learn to burn cement to build a steam train."

"At the same time, we must also try to attract those barbarians from the mountains to come out and join our cause."

Lin Ze struck while the iron was hot and took out the relevant drawings that he had already prepared from his portable space.

(End of this chapter)