Daming: I can’t kill such a greedy prince-in-law?

Chapter 573 I come up with the plan, I find the talent, and I pay for it too?! (Subscribe please!!)
Forget it.

Ouyang Lun even calculated 9.9 billion taels of silver. No matter how much it was, it was just a number to Zhu Yuanzhang. After all, even if he sold the Ming Dynasty court, he might not be able to get 9.9 billion taels of silver.

This can be said to be a case of too much debt is not a burden, it is just a number.

After listening carefully to Ouyang Lun's story, Zhu Yuanzhang was also quite surprised. Even though Ouyang Lun told him a lot and he himself had read the railway knowledge manual compiled by Ouyang Lun during this period, he still thought that building railways was a bit simple.

Some materials even have to be sourced abroad to verify their reliability, and a single component has to undergo hundreds of tests.

It is indeed complicated!

Zhu Yuanzhang lowered his head and thought carefully again.

What Li Shanchang had just said and the explanation given by Ouyang Lun. All of these kept coming to Zhu Yuanzhang's mind.

What Li Shanchang said made sense, and Ouyang Lun’s explanation was also acceptable.

Weigh the pros and cons.

Zhu Yuanzhang was extremely conflicted, as if there were two villains fighting in his mind.

Ninety-nine billion taels of silver is indeed a bit too much. If one were to be rational, one should have listened to Li Shanchang's advice and directly stopped the Beijing-Pingcheng Railway project!

But Zhu Yuanzhang had already boasted about the Beijing-Pingcheng Railway, the recruitment exam had been taken, the talents had been selected, and the people all over the world knew that he, Zhu Yuanzhang, wanted to build the railway. Zhu Yuanzhang was really unwilling to stop it at this time.

After thinking about this, Zhu Yuanzhang still couldn't make a final decision.

While Zhu Yuanzhang was thinking, Li Shanchang was also extremely nervous. Based on his understanding of Zhu Yuanzhang, he could see that Zhu Yuanzhang must be very conflicted at the moment, but Li Shanchang could not guess what decision Zhu Yuanzhang would make in the end.

If Zhu Yuanzhang finally chose to suspend the Beijing-Ping Railway, then he would have room to continue to play. After all the operations, Ouyang Lun would not only lose the Beijing-Ping Railway project, but also lose the trust of the emperor and the emperor emeritus!
But if Zhu Yuanzhang had not suspended the construction of the Beijing-Pingcheng Railway, his plan would have come to nothing.

"Ouyang Lun, 9.9 billion taels of silver is indeed too much. The Ming Dynasty cannot afford it, so it will be temporarily."

Hearing this, Ouyang Lun showed no expression, but Li Shanchang became excited and was waiting for Zhu Yuanzhang to say the last word.

Then, just when Zhu Yuanzhang was about to say it, he changed his words, "Ahem, Ouyang Lun, if you can think of a way to raise the 9.9 billion, the emperor and I can consider it again!"

"We know that you are the best at making money! Or in other words, you can reduce the 9.9 billion to less than 2 billion! If you can, the emperor and I will fully support you. Even if we have to sell everything we have, we will repair this railway!"

When Li Shanchang heard what Zhu Yuanzhang said, he almost fainted, but his eyes turned black.

Just a little bit closer!
The retired emperor Zhu Yuanzhang almost stopped the construction of the Beijing-Pingcheng Railway!
Li Shanchang took two deep breaths and tried to calm himself down.

He has not lost yet. If Ouyang Lun wants to keep the Beijing-Pingcheng Railway, he has to solve the problem of 9.9 billion yuan in funds. Although Ouyang Lun is rich, it is impossible for him to come up with 9.9 billion yuan by himself!
If the funding problem cannot be solved, the Beijing-Pingcheng Railway project will have to be stopped.

Otherwise, Li Shanchang knew Zhu Yuanzhang's character, and would blame Ouyang Lun for all this. By that time, Ouyang Lun's career would be over, and he would fall from the pinnacle of power! !
Thinking of this, Li Shanchang set his sights on Ouyang Lun standing aside, waiting to see what Ouyang Lun was going to do! !

"Brother-in-law Ouyang, if you have any good ideas, just tell me. Now that the Beijing-Pingcheng Railway is to be built, it can be said that everyone in the world knows about it. Unless it is absolutely necessary, my father and I don't want to stop it!" Zhu Biao also said.

If the Beijing-Pingcheng Railway could be built, it would probably be Zhu Biao's greatest political achievement during his reign. It would be impossible for Zhu Biao not to want to build it, but as I said before, the price of 9.9 billion was really too expensive.

I can't afford it. I can't afford it at all.

After hearing what Zhu Yuanzhang and Zhu Biao said, Ouyang Lun cupped his hands and said, "Your Majesty, Supreme Emperor, I have tried my best to reduce the budget. Ninety-nine billion cannot be reduced. As for raising funds, I am powerless!"

"It seems that our Ming Dynasty has no fate with this railway after all. I will go back and have people suspend the research, disband the project department, and seal up all the information. When our Ming Dynasty reaches a certain level of national strength in the future, or when the emperors of future generations are determined enough to build a railway, we can use it!"

Mahler Gobi.

Do you think I really want to build a railway?
Actually, I was tinkering with the train in the clan house. At first, I just wanted to build an amusement park so that my wife and children could ride the roller coaster!

The construction of the Beijing-Pingcheng Railway was entirely forced by you two, father and son.

It's better to stop now. After all, if the first railway is not built, I, Ouyang Lun, will be scolded in the future. Ouyang Lun knows too well how powerful the online explosion will be in the future.

So either don’t do it, or do it well.

Since Zhu Yuanzhang and Zhu Biao, father and son, are stingy with money, they might as well not do it, so that if anything goes wrong later, it will not be Ouyang Lun's responsibility.

To be honest, this period of time was definitely the most diligent for Ouyang Lun in order to prepare for the Beijing-Pingcheng Railway. He stayed with Zhao Hui's group of "engineers" every day, and was either studying the railway or on his way to study the railway.

Except for eating, I spend almost all my time studying railways.

I come up with the plan, I find the talents, and in the end, I even have to pay for it!
How can such a difficult thing be given to me? How can such a good thing be given to you, Zhu Yuanzhang?

I'm just going to quit.

When Ouyang Lun said this, everyone at the scene was stunned.

No one expected that Ouyang would agree to suspend the Beijing-Pingcheng Railway project so readily. He agreed very smoothly and showed no reluctance at all.

Zhu Biao's eyes widened, and he seemed to be frozen in time: Brother-in-law, you are not serious, are you? !

Zhu Yuanzhang was also shocked: "No, Ouyang Lun, the reason why we said we would suspend the project is not because we really want to stop it! Can you at least make a request? You said you want 3 billion for SLR, and I might have agreed to it without even gritting my teeth! You agreed so readily, what else can I do?
Li Shanchang was full of surprise: Ouyang Lun agreed so readily, I'm afraid there is something fishy going on!

Li Shanchang now has a psychological trauma. Ouyang Lun agreed so readily that it made him feel unreal. He always felt that Ouyang Lun had a backup plan.

"Brother-in-law Ouyang, are you serious?"

Zhu Biao frowned and asked. "Of course it's true. Now the budget is not available and no one agrees. Even if we force the repair, there will definitely be a lot of trouble later! It's better not to repair it!" Ouyang Lun spread his hands and said calmly.

"Your Majesty, since Prince Consort Ouyang is unwilling to build the Beijing-Pingcheng Railway, then order the project to be suspended immediately. Our Ming Dynasty has already spent a lot of money on this project. Stop it now and dismiss all personnel. All technicians and engineers should be dismissed from their posts!"

"All recruitment exams should be shut down as well. If you want to become a scholar, you must take the imperial examination. Other ways are all crooked and unorthodox!"

Li Shanchang will directly pursue the victory and take your life while you are sick!

Hearing Li Shanchang's words, Ouyang Lun frowned slightly and turned to look at Li Shanchang, "Lord Li is so enthusiastic! His Majesty hasn't made a final decision yet! You have already made the decision for His Majesty. It seems that your power is greater than His Majesty and the Emperor!"

After being confronted by Ouyang Lun, Li Shanchang said in a deep voice: "Ouyang Lun, stop talking nonsense. I am just discussing the matter. What does it have to do with you?"

"You want to touch my people, of course it has something to do with me!" Ouyang Lun was too lazy to say with a serious face: "Nothing has been finalized yet, and you are planning to disband the project department and suppress the heroes who worked hard to research railways for the Ming Dynasty. You, Li Shanchang, are really good at tricks!"

"What's the point of you saying so much, Prince Consort Ouyang? Now the railway is not being repaired. The court spends so much money to support so many useless people. It's a waste. What's wrong with laying them off early?" Li Shanchang is now confident of victory. Since you, Ouyang Lun, cannot build the Beijing-Pingcheng Railway, why should I, Li Shanchang, be polite to you?

Ouyang Lun rolled his eyes at Li Shanchang, then turned around and said to Zhu Biao and Zhu Yuanzhang, "Your Majesty, Supreme Emperor, I just suddenly remembered that there is a way to solve the problem of 9.9 billion yuan."

Forehead.
These words left Li Shanchang dumbfounded.

But to the ears of Zhu Yuanzhang and Zhu Biao, these words sounded like the sound of nature.

"What's the solution? Tell me now!"

Zhu Yuanzhang said urgently.

Just when Ouyang Lun said that he wanted to stop building the railway, Zhu Yuanzhang felt extremely upset. From that moment on, he understood how much he wanted the Beijing-Pingcheng Railway.

"Ouyang Lun, didn't you just say there was no other way? Now you have another way. You are simply deceiving the emperor! Besides, it was you who said you wanted to disband the project department. I was just saying it again for you!"

Li Shanchang said quickly.

"Deceiving the emperor? Lord Li, you really put a big hat on me. I had no idea just now, but now I have found inspiration. Isn't it okay to think of a solution?"

"As for the project department, I can disband it, but you can't. Do you understand?"

"Your Majesty, His Majesty, if Lord Li disturbs me like this, I am afraid that the solution I have finally thought of will be forgotten again."

Ouyang Lun said with a smile.

"Li Shanchang, shut up! If you don't shut up, get out!" Zhu Yuanzhang shouted directly.

Upon hearing this, Li Shanchang shrank his neck and immediately stood back in the queue.

Swish--

For a moment, everyone at the scene turned their eyes to Ouyang Lun.

Zhu Yuanzhang was also staring at Ouyang Lun, as if to say, Li Shanchang, we have already told him to shut up, so hurry up and speak!
If what you say doesn't satisfy me, I will definitely punish you!

Ouyang Lun didn't care about Zhu Yuanzhang's threatening look at him. He sorted out his thoughts in his mind and then said, "Your Majesty, regarding the money, you don't have to take it out all at once. You can also use the operating rights of the Beijing-Pingcheng Railway and the equity of the steel mill and the road construction tool equipment production workshop as collateral, borrow from major silver boxes, and issue railway bonds to raise part of the money from the people in disguise. Of course, these are not free, and you need to pay enough interest."

"But even if we do this, we still need some start-up capital in the early stage to let the people and the market know that we are not just an empty shell. Otherwise, who would believe that we are really willing to build the railway instead of just trying to make money? This amount of money is at least 500 million taels of silver. Although the national treasury can only pay half of this money, otherwise it will affect the normal operation of the court!"

"And my suggestion is to ask the civil and military ministers to raise funds!"

"As officials of the Ming Dynasty, the civil and military ministers are definitely richer than Bai Xin. We don't ask for much. We can subscribe according to personal financial resources. I heard that some nobles are extremely wealthy. I believe that if we can all pool our money together, 500 million taels of silver should be no problem."

"When the emperor started his rebellion, everyone put their heads on the line and followed him with all their wealth. Now, building this railway is no less than starting a business again. If it is completed, it will be a great thing that will benefit the present and future generations!"

"I think you gentlemen will not refuse this opportunity to fight side by side with the Emperor again and share honor and disgrace!"

Ouyang Lun said this.

Li Shanchang was completely dumbfounded.

Ouyang Lun said that he was asking officials to raise money, and he specifically mentioned those nobles who followed Zhu Yuanzhang in the uprising. Ouyang Lun almost directly named the nobles of Huaixi!
Isn't this just asking the Huaixi Party to take the money?
Zhu Biao was still thinking about the method proposed by Ouyang Lun.

Zhu Yuanzhang almost laughed out loud. He really had to consider the feelings of Li Shanchang and several Huaixi Party officials!
Ask the Huaixi Party for money!!
Ouyang Lun really has you!

Why didn't we think of that?

If you want to know who is the richest person in the Ming Dynasty, it must be Ouyang Lun. No one knows how much money Ouyang Lun has, but all Ouyang Lun is involved in are industries, including shipyards, weapons workshops and various industries. But if you want to know which group in the Ming Dynasty is the richest, it has to be the entire Huaixi Party.

These nobles followed Zhu to conquer the world. Not only were they granted titles, but they also had the most permanent land, shops, and cash.

Zhu Yuanzhang had already taken some money from these people through several major cases such as Hu Weiyong, but it was only a layer. In the past two years, the Huaixi Party has been much more low-key under the leadership of Li Shanchang, and Zhu Yuanzhang has never been able to catch any handle on them, so he has not been able to get any more money from the Huaixi Party.

The suggestion made by Ouyang Lun really touched Zhu Yuanzhang's heart!

If we can really get a little more money from the Huaixi Party and solve the problem of funding for railway construction, this would indeed be a good choice.

Thinking of this, Zhu Yuanzhang immediately said: "Ouyang Lun, what you said reminds me of when we first started our army. At that time, we only had a few people and a few horses, but our brothers absolutely supported us!"

"I didn't expect to have to trouble them again now!"

(End of this chapter)