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Chapter 804

The afternoon sun was a bit dazzling, and people seemed to be avoiding the scorching sun.

Gathering in teahouses to drink tea and play time has become the choice of many people.

A carriage rattled straight to the teahouse, got off immediately when it arrived at the teahouse, and went straight upstairs.

"Brother Lu is here..." The people on the second floor had already heard the sound of the carriage, and some people had already got up to check. Seeing that the person was exactly what they were waiting for, they immediately greeted them at the stairs.

"Uh, it's so hot..." the man called Brother Lu immediately yelled, but the sweat on his forehead was fine. He ran to the teapot when he went upstairs, picked up a big teapot and poured it. Out, very urgent, very busy, very thirsty.

"...How is it, Brother Lu? Did you really see it?" The person who greeted him asked anxiously.

The man called Brother Lu drank a pot of tea with a "gurgle" and seemed to be relieved.

"Uh..., but I saw it with my own eyes, I saw it with my own eyes! If I hadn't seen it with my own eyes, who would have believed that I would have put that fine steel on the ground like that?" The man called Brother Lu was immediately in high spirits. explain what he saw and heard.

"...Really? Are the rumors true? How much iron does this cost?...This..." The person who just asked was stunned and said in surprise.Recently, there have been rumors that on the Xishan side, the imperial party, the celebrity Sun Yuanhua, who was in front of the emperor, laid a large amount of high-quality steel on the ground, and what kind of railway track was going to be made. This incident caused a sensation in the capital. It is said that it is going to repair For the railway track from Xishan to the capital, it is really impossible to calculate the railway track for such a distance of thirty or forty miles. How much steel will it cost?Therefore, as soon as this incident came out, there was no need to make a sensation. There were not a few people who went to Xishan to look at the railway tracks, and there were not a few people who inquired about inside information.

"It's absolutely true, that's really spreading real gold and silver on the ground! Brother Li! You haven't seen it, it's all high-quality steel! I tried it myself, and it's no worse than Baisteel ..., but just spread it on the floor like this, let him be blown by the wind and rain, alas..., in this world, His Majesty the Ming Emperor is the most courageous..." The person surnamed Lu said with emotion.

"...This, this is really hard to see through! How much money will I get for this trip? Sheng Tianzi's business is so good, I can't see through it! Isn't this burning money..." The person surnamed Li was a little confused Yes, he still didn't believe the rumors, but now he heard from a friend who just rushed over from Xishan that he had to believe it if he didn't believe it.

"Hey, I said, brother, where did you say that? Sheng Tianzi personally ordered the construction of this railway track, and you said he would lose money? Don't tell me this again, now it is His Majesty. If you want to go to the world, we will follow suit. You have made your brother suffer a lot in the past few times. If you had been more courageous and refused to listen to you... Now that you are worth..." The man surnamed Lu immediately stared. Said in disbelief.

"This..., hehehe, this, hehe, brother Lu laughed, laughed..." The person surnamed Li felt a little embarrassed.

"...Brother Lu, since this is true, if Sheng Tianzi really wants to throw this real gold and silver on the ground, there must be a name for it. I think His Majesty has always done things in an orderly manner, and will not aim at nothing. This must be a serious business. You did it, brother Lu, what did you hear about it?" The other people on the side also asked, the railway in Xishan is indeed being repaired, but most people don't let them see it, and people without a bit of grade and ability can't see the legend Therefore, in terms of details, we still need to inquire and study.

"...Uh, I heard Master Wang mentioned that it was for the construction of the Human Altar. Think about it, everyone. It is said that this Human Altar will be built as high as fifty feet. How many stones, cement and steel will it take? It all has to be built from the West Mountain. Shipping out, the shipping cost is not small, I think it is probably due to this consideration..." The man surnamed Lu immediately explained seriously.He himself couldn't see the scene of laying the railway, he had to be accompanied by someone.

"...This is actually..."

"...This is actually..."

The other people in the teahouse immediately echoed that the matter of the human altar has always been a hot topic in the capital. Although they don't have accurate data, they generally know how much stone and steel is needed to build a [-]-foot-high human altar. At least one mountain has to be emptied. I heard that a railway is specially built to transport building materials, which is understandable.

"...No! Brother Lu, as far as we know, His Majesty has never traded at a loss. Even if this is for the purpose of building an altar, it is not necessary to throw real money on the ground. There must be other things. The reason for this is in it..." Immediately, people shouted again, and now everyone can see that the more money the emperor invests in business, the bigger the business must be. This railway, although everyone does not know how much money to invest , but I also know that this is definitely a million-level big move, so the northerners and southerners in the entire capital can smell the fishy smell, and they are all thinking, how big is this deal, and they are all thinking, How can we follow the path of the emperor, how can we get close.

The people in the teahouse were clamoring for a while. According to the tradition, if the emperor sells stocks on the stock exchange, then this is a good business that can be invested.

"...Quiet, quiet..., Quiet..." The person surnamed Lu obviously heard the real news, and immediately waved his hand triumphantly to signal everyone to be quiet.

The teahouse then quieted down.

"Everyone, listen to me. There is reliable news about this matter. The Son of Heaven has placed great expectations on this matter. According to reliable news, this is definitely a big money-making business..." The person surnamed Lu immediately felt complacent. Said.

"Brother Lu, don't tempt me to wait, just say what kind of business this is, I'm impatient..." Someone immediately yelled.

The person surnamed Lu waited for the crowd to clamor for a while, and then he was ready to put on a posture and say.

"Since you all want to know how to make money from this matter, let's explain it in detail..." The person surnamed Lu immediately said with great glory. You need connections to get them. Ordinary Dalu news is not as accurate and detailed. People who do business, especially those who have spare money to invest in stocks, believe in connections and inside information, but they dismiss Dalu news.

"...This railway track, the first one, is naturally needed for the construction of the Altar of Human Beings. Everyone knows about the Altar of Human Beings. It is a miracle of our court. If it is really built, it will only be for the barbarians from all over the world to take a look. , can make the barbarians from all over the world submit to our dynasty, but it is better than raising troops and killing... This is my top priority in China. Naturally, let alone 100 million taels, even if it is two, three 100 million taels It's worth it if you throw it down, and the Son of Heaven won't blink. You may not know that the annual military salary is as much as ten million. So, the Son of Heaven never does business at a loss, everyone. Do you mean it?" The person surnamed Lu immediately told the internal details, triumphantly, and spoke clearly and logically.

"It's extremely..., it's extremely..."

"That's, that's..."

Everyone nodded for a while and said yes. Many people didn't like it, and they couldn't figure it out. In the past few years, the annual tax revenue of the entire Ming Dynasty was only two to three million taels, but now, just one year's military expenditures cost Ten million taels, this change is really a bit big. As for where the money comes from, they can't figure it out, and they don't understand. Anyway, they only know that the emperor is getting richer and everyone is getting richer. It seems that the more money is spent, the more they earn. In a word, everyone has money, everyone is making money, and everyone is getting rich...

This kind of strange thing was something they didn't dare to think about before. It wasn't that they didn't have silver in their hands before. Who didn't have any moldy silver in their cellar or treasure chest?Who doesn't have any land in hand?But even for a family with tens of thousands of acres of land, his life is not as good as it is now, and he is not so rich. What is going on, many people still can't figure it out. Anyway, they only know that following the emperor Do it, you can always make money, and your family can always live well...

"...Besides, it has nothing to do with this human altar. It has something to do with us. Tell me, how many people in our Beijing city, how many people live on coal from Xishan? After this year, every household , even if it costs a tael of silver, how much is it?" The man surnamed Lu continued to show off, obviously, the inside information is very detailed and reassuring, as for the source, anyway, the source is absolutely regular, it is said that There have been no errors so far.

There was a commotion in the teahouse, and everyone began to count.

"...Everyone do the math again, does the cement needed by the capital have to go along the railway track, and does the steel needed have to go along the same railway track..." the man surnamed Lu showed off.

Everyone was calculating again.

"...In this way, this railroad is indeed cheaper than the freight of ordinary carriages..." Someone said.

"Indeed, that's exactly the case. This is also the reason why so much money was spent to do this. If it can't be cheap, who would throw so much money into it? Ordinary carriages can transport a thousand catties. It is said that this railway track can be easily transported." It can be transported two thousand catties or three thousand catties, and it does not consume much horsepower. It is actually cheaper than ordinary horse-drawn carriages... You may not know that this railway track is fixed and can be used day and night, unlike ordinary horse-drawn carriages. It’s not easy to leave, but there is no such trouble on this railroad, so this is a profitable business..." The man surnamed Lu continued to show off, with a smug look on his face.

The person surnamed Lu spoke eloquently, but the people on the side couldn't take it anymore, and shouted: "...Brother Lu, we all know the news on the big road, so let's not talk about it, let's just get inside information, we all know this ..."

Everyone sighed again, and then shouted yes.

Suddenly someone said: "It's not right! It's not right! This can't be counted!..."

With the sound of exclamation, everyone looked over, but saw a younger man shouting in surprise, everyone was curious.

"Oh, why can't it be counted?" The man surnamed Lu flipped the teacup in his hand, smiled and said, as if he knew that someone would ask such a question.

"... Ladies and gentlemen, this account can't be settled! If you ignore the cultivation of the human altar, if it is only used to transport some coal, cement and steel every year, and spend so many million taels to build such a precious road, how can this be? It can't be counted! It can't be... fooling us..." This person seemed to have found a certain loophole, and said seriously, and said something, and cupped his hands to the sky to show respect.

The people in the teahouse immediately began to discuss, some continued to drink tea, as if nothing had happened, some whispered to each other, and some closed their eyes and rested.

Seeing this, an old man couldn't help but stood up and said: "Young man! You can't count your business like this... Even if you don't make much money every year, you can earn tens of thousands or a hundred thousand taels. After ten years, isn't this business just a net profit? Young man! Don't be too impatient..." the old man persuaded.

"...Yeah! Brother Zhang, this is not loan sharks. Of course, the money is not as fast as loan sharks. If the loan sharks are so safe, we won't follow along to join in the fun..., or Zhang Zhang said It makes sense, this matter is better than a long time, which family in this capital does not use briquettes to boil water for cooking?" Someone immediately agreed.

The teahouse became more lively. There were those who were in favor of it and those who were against it. Most of the people who opposed it were from the point of view that the profit was not as big as expected, while those who were in favor were from the point of view that the emperor would not do business at a loss. It was very lively. .

After arguing for a long time, there was no conclusion, but when everyone saw the person surnamed Lu drinking tea with a half-smile, they immediately shifted their focus. Everyone knew that this guy might still have some inside information.

"Brother Lu, from the way you sit firmly on the Diaoyutai, you can tell that there must be something to say..." Everyone turned their gazes over.

"Ahem..., this man's vision! He really has to look farther away, not just looking at the front of his eyes. This loan shark is indeed very profitable, and the money comes quickly, but it is also an unreliable business. Is there anyone who uses loan sharks as their ancestral business? Is loan sharks something that can be obtained and put on the table?..." The person surnamed Lu said here, with a look of contempt.

"...cough cough...of course it can't be compared with this kind of business that costs millions and can be eaten and drank for decades. Think about it, everyone, the clothes we eat and wear in the city of Beijing are not shipped from the south. ? The tens of miles from the capital to Tongzhou, if there is a railway track, not to mention anything else, think about it, just for the grain, how much money you have to make every year. This is a hard-core crop, which can save money. Have you got something? Think about it again, the cement, coal, and iron in Xishan go directly to Tongzhou, and go directly to the canal. How wide is the commercial road now? Whether it is cement, coal, or iron, it depends. How much did it sell for?..." The man surnamed Lu has revealed the truth up to now, his face is full of scenery and complacency, as if he built the railway track.

"...So, don't look at this railway track as a bottomless pit now, but if you don't invest money in it now, you will have your share in the construction of the railway to Tongzhou in the future? I'm afraid it's a dream..." The man surnamed Lu Gao He said something in a low voice, and looked at the person who sang against him just now with contempt, with the glory of victory on his face. The inside information they spent money to inquire about was indeed not in vain, and it was worth it.

The people in the teahouse began to discuss even more. The person who said that he couldn't figure it out just now was embarrassed by the ridicule, so he had no choice but to keep silent, but then he put the embarrassment behind him and began to calculate carefully. How much money do you want to invest in, although he has some money in the loan shark business, but it is true, it is really not worth mentioning, and it is true that he did not treat loan sharks as his ancestral business, which means that the ancestors cannot afford to lose that Face, nothing compares to Water Transport, the hard-core crop that keeps the Ming Dynasty running. Can this person not eat?Can the dignitaries in the capital not eat things brought in from the south?Now that the railway track from Xishan to the capital has been built, and it is just a matter of spending some money to build it to Tongzhou, not to mention the business of transporting grain to Beijing, it is just the output of this Xishan, such as steel, cement, coal, etc. , Waiting for these things to go south along the canal, the commercial road will be opened up all of a sudden, don't all the things in the capital have to go on this railway track?You must know that many of the ships transported by water are empty on the return journey. Even if they can carry some things, they will not get much freight, but if they can bring these things produced in the capital on the return journey, there is no doubt. A huge deal.

The real inside story has been revealed, and the teahouse has already exploded. Indeed, anything related to water transportation is hot, not to mention them, even the courtiers and high officials are scrambling for it.

"...Brother Lu, is it true? Isn't it fake?" Someone asked anxiously. Naturally, they wanted to ask clearly about the inside story they got through spending money together.

"...Yes! Brother Lu, this is big news! I just don't know what the above is doing, whether they still sell stocks? If they still sell stocks, then this stock will definitely have to break the head!" Immediately Someone anxiously analyzed that there are too many examples of relying on water transportation to make a profit, so let's not talk about it.

"...Brother Lu, if it's still the same as before, and you still participate in the shares, then it's easy to say, if I can't wait for the shares, then I won't be able to wait for this feast..., I have to find a way! ..." Some people became anxious. Needless to say, this is such a hard-core business, but everyone still has to break their heads?Those high-ranking officials obviously have more means and ability to acquire stocks than those of their level. I don’t know how much leftovers are left in their names. Even if it is leftovers, they think it is a feast.

"...Brother Lu, what are you talking about...how did you do it? Do you have any detailed news? This son of heaven..." The people in the teahouse asked anxiously.

The man surnamed Lu smiled confidently, fiddled with the teacup with the lid in his hand.

"...Be quiet... Everyone, be quiet, let Brother Lu talk..." Immediately someone stood up to maintain order.

The crowd immediately quieted down, all staring at the person surnamed Lu helplessly.

"...Ahem, this news is absolutely true, but it's not clear that this matter is not intended to be sold as stocks. It is said that this has to be judged by the Son of Heaven...So, don't look at it. Nowadays, repairing railway tracks is throwing money on the ground, but in fact, in the dark, even the qualification to throw money on the ground has to be scratched..., who can say, when did the Son of Heaven ever make a loss-making business? Shengming Wasn't the emperor's big deal? With Sheng Tianzi's ability, is the sale of more than 10 taels to several [-] taels worth his old man's making such a big fuss?" The man surnamed Lu said seriously.

"Well, it makes sense, it makes sense..."

"...It makes sense, why don't we just say, the road pointed by Sheng Tianzi, can it be wrong? We are just too timid and have missed many opportunities. This time, we will never let it go... ..." someone said immediately.

"... Hey, you want to gain the glory of the Son of Heaven. This time, I don't know if you can keep up with it. This time, the fact is too big. It involves water transportation. I'm afraid that when the time comes, there will be an official office. Then there will be no What's the matter with us, then we don't even want to drink the leftover water..." Someone immediately analyzed.

"...That's right, I heard from Brother Lu that the officials are afraid that their heads will be broken, and even the qualification to throw money on the ground has to be lined up. When will it be our turn..." Another person sighed Said.

As soon as these few words came out, countless people immediately agreed with them. Indeed, if this railroad is connected with water transport, if it becomes part of water transport, then it will be nothing to them. They are not even qualified to throw money. there is none left.

"...Well, it's hard to say whether it will be made into a government-owned company, and it's hard to say whether Shengtianzi will sell this stock..., everything will have to wait for Mr. Sun's railway track to be paved!" Someone lamented. Dao, now such a big feast seems to be without their share, which is really annoying, but there is no way, this has always been the priority of the dignitaries, they can only eat the leftovers, and they may not even be able to eat the leftovers.

The people in the teahouse sighed again, Hua Yinzi did get the inside information, but unfortunately, this opportunity seemed to be gone from them.

(End of this chapter)