The looting in Japan was very successful... This is a good deal to eat one fish and three foods.

First, selling weapons to Fujiwara Raitong can make a fortune, and then selling prisoners of war, another amount of money. When the Japanese people are gone, the Song Dynasty will be able to organize immigration to take over the land, and sell land to get a lot.

At this time, Japan was filled with women who had lost their husbands, girls who could not marry, and land that no one had cultivated. However, the immigrants from the Song Dynasty were mainly young and strong men. Japanese girls usually went to the Song Dynasty to ferry their crops, so how could they let them go? It is said that Zhu Zhanxiong, because he was tall and big, was very popular, so he married seven wives, which was even more majestic than in his hometown!

Everything went smoothly. Gou Yaer also made a lot of money at this time, with a total of more than 3 million guan. However, he was a little depressed. It was said that Japan's gold and silver were everywhere, and he didn't get a suitable gold and silver mine. No! The next focus was to grab gold and silver... When he thought of this, he decided to write a letter to his father, ask for support, and at the same time boasted his proud record to his father.

Where is Wang Ning'an?

Others are in Xuzhou. The railway from Qizhou to Xuzhou has been completed. Next is a section of Tongpukou in Xuzhou. According to Su Song's report, after the railway is opened, the railway tracks produced in Hebei can be transported directly to be laid, which has accelerated the speed. They estimate that the construction will be completed in January of the fifth year of Zhiping.

In addition, the direct railway between Xijing Luoyang and Kaifeng is also about to be completed. The railway from Kaifeng to Xuzhou and finally to Haizhou can be successfully completed before July of the fifth year of Zhiping.

Wang Ning'an originally set a three-year construction period and was basically completed as scheduled.

The changes brought about by the entire railway are simply indescribable, and the Song Dynasty seemed to be reborn.

Su Song did some calculations for Wang Ning'an. For example, a few years ago, Wang Ning'an pushed the side business areas around the city... Encourage the people to grow vegetables, raise pigs, cattle and sheep, and supply the city's needs. At that time, the range was 100 miles. Many people in the countryside were sold at a good price.

Usually, I have to get up in the middle of the night, carry more than 100 kilograms of vegetables, walk dozens of miles of mountain road, and enter the city at dawn, sell vegetables, and then go back.

And what about the railway?

There are many businessmen who go directly to the people's homes to buy them, and they buy them like tens of thousands of pounds. The night before, they gathered together, loaded on the train, and they could be transported to the city soon.

Even if it is 300 miles away from the capital, a vegetable base can be established.

After the scale expanded, the logistics systems of several major cities changed.

Large vegetable merchants transport vegetables to cities, medium vegetable merchants transport them to various urban areas, and then sell them to ordinary people by small merchants. In addition, vegetable merchants have also established an amazing vegetable market with high quality and low prices...

"Prince, the railway shortens transportation time, which is equivalent to invisibly expanding to the market scope. As far as I know, the types of vegetables on Qizhou alone have increased by more than 20 types... There are also many local products that were only sold in neighboring counties in the past, but now they can all be transported to big cities... Also, trains can also transport live cattle and sheep, which is even more a good thing!"

Su Song smiled and said, "In the past, when cattle and sheep were trafficked from the grassland, they could only go to Youzhou and Daming Mansion at most. Because the distance was too long and the time was too long, the cattle and sheep would lose weight on the road and even die. Of course, the merchants would not do business at a loss... But with the railway, the train was transported in Youzhou, and within three to five days, they could be transported to Lianghuai. Not only was the fast speed, but they could also ensure freshness. The people had a good reputation!"

The foodie attributes of Chinese people are from ancient times to the present, and they have been endless. Su Song said that he was dancing and extremely happy... In fact, the contribution of the railway is far more than that. What is really worthy of bulk transportation is coal, iron ore, wood, cloth, and grain...

Conservatively estimated that the market share of more than 100 million chunks can be increased every year, and as the layout of the railway network becomes more and more perfect, the effect will increase by geometric multiples!

"Prince, Xiaguan dared to suggest that in the next few years, we will vigorously build railways, not only in the north, but also in Jiangnan to build roads, connecting the entire Song Dynasty. Xiaguan's greatest wish in his life was to build a bridge on the Yangtze River. From then on, the north and the south will be integrated, and he will die without regrets!" Su Song said longingly: "Prince, everyone is looking forward to the prince fulfilling his wish for us!"

I don’t know when, Liu Yi accompanied Jia Xian and several young engineers rushed over. Liu Yi was an official in the court, so it was hard to say anything, but Jia Xian didn’t care!

"Prince, I heard that you are going to quit in the year and want to hand over the Prime Minister to someone else?"

Wang Ning'an smiled, "This incident spread quite quickly, it's true!"

"That won't work!" Jia Xian was anxious, "Prince, it takes such a big thing to build roads to concentrate the whole country's efforts. Without the prince's decision, it will definitely not be possible!"

The other people also showed anxious expressions. These skilled people don’t have so many tricks. They know how many twists and turns encountered in the road construction!

Not to mention anything else, when the construction started, we encountered the problem of land acquisition, and even the more trouble it became, it turned into a decisive battle between Wang Ning'an and the gentry in the southeast... There were so many slaves, without Wang Ning'an's strong advocacy, how could hundreds of thousands of Japanese people build roads?

These two lines alone made everyone feel scared. Without a powerful person to push the railway, the railway would not be built!

Jia Xian was so anxious that his goatee was tall and tall, "Prince, you told me at the beginning that any difficulties encountered when building a road can be said. The biggest difficulty now is that someone is going to give up. You can do it!"

The old man's stubborn temper came up, Wang Ning'an smiled, "Mr. Jia, and you all... The court has its own rules for employing people. It is not common sense for me to take over as prime minister by a foreign vassal. It is natural to give it to a more suitable candidate... but I can guarantee everyone that even if I don't become a prime minister, my support for the railway will not weaken, and no matter who takes over, I will continue to build roads. This is a good thing that benefits the country and the people. From south to north, it will not stop. After you finish the construction, you will immediately inspect other routes. Please rest assured!"

Wang Ning'an's promise finally gave everyone a reassurance.

But I am still a little worried. There are too many examples of repeated recurring due to personnel changes in the past. Whether the successor will be honest and implement Wang Ning'an's strategy is really worrying.

"It turns out that handing over power is not an easy task!" Wang Ning'an couldn't help but sigh. Even scholars like Jia Xian had ideas about this matter, and others could imagine it even more. No wonder Zhao Kuangyin would wear a yellow robe. It was not that he wanted to do this, but that it was necessary!

The more this happens, the more you will have to break out of this vicious circle!

Wang Ning'an rubbed his temples and kept thinking about who is the most suitable candidate. Many faces passed by, all of them have advantages and all of them lacking. It was really a headache!

When he returned to the capital, something even more troublesome was placed in front of him.

Han Wei, Han Zongwu, and Sima Guang, the three of them found Wang Ning'an and submitted a report.

Sima Guang introduced: "This is the expenses for road construction in the past two years. In total, the two roads have used more than 130 million guan! Of which 98 million guan is the bonds issued." Sima Guang took a deep breath, "Master, this burden is not light. The interest alone is worth nearly 8 million guan every year!"

Han Wei continued: "We estimate that the railway's annual freight and passenger revenue will be up to 10 million guan, but it will cost 3 million guan to pay personnel expenses, and 5 million guan to maintain and maintain. The only surplus is only 2 million guan! The gap between the interest rate of 8 million guan has reached 6 million guan! We have no idea what to do with this money."

It was Han Zongwu's turn, and he said: "Master, what is really fatal at the moment is that the road construction is still to continue to be built. There are very high calls from all over the country. Some people even wrote bloody words to ask the court to settle accounts if the railway is not connected... In this way, in order to build railways every year, the bonds issued will exceed 100 million yuan, equivalent to one-fifth of all fiscal revenue. Now the annual fiscal budget is deficit of nearly 10%. If the issuance of bonds is included, there will be interest... the Ministry of Revenue cannot bear it!"

It’s interesting to think about it. The eldest young master Gouyaer was very excited about his income of 3 million yuan, but he didn’t know that his father had already owed a lot of debts, so how should he pay it back!

Wang Ning'an thought for a while, "The railway construction must not be stopped, and it must be accelerated... Junshi, do you understand what I mean?"

Sima Guang immediately said: "Disciple understands that railways can greatly promote economic development, and people's livelihoods along the route will greatly improve, and the economic situation of the entire Song Dynasty will be much better. However, if only these two roads are built, the gap between regions will widen, the people will complain, and even be disloyal, so the road must be built, and the disciples also think this way... But the deficit of the Ministry of Revenue cannot be ignored. Over the years, the finances have been very tense. If Master had not had the law in management, it would have been impossible to maintain it. What should I do now? I should have an idea!"

Wang Ning'an nodded, "It's indeed a difficult problem. You all think about it carefully. It's best to have the best of both worlds..."

As he was talking, a housekeeper suddenly came in and whispered in Wang Ning'an's ear. Soon, he approached an old eunuch from outside.

"Your Highness, the saint asks the prince and all the great masters to come over!"

...

Zhao Shu in Funing Palace was wearing a swallow suit. When he saw Wang Ning'an and a few people coming in, he immediately asked someone to set up a seat.

"Master, thank you all the way, is the entire railway still going smoothly?"

"Well, it's very smooth. It should be completed a few months ahead of schedule, especially from Youzhou to Pukou. Except for the hills on Jingdong Road, the rest of the area are plains, and the project is progressing very quickly."

Zhao Shu nodded, but in a blink of an eye, he got angry again!

"Master, tell me, how could there be such a boring person? A few days ago, newspapers spread rumors that it was simply too late to make ends meet when building roads, and the court suffered heavy losses... As a result, the stock market fell sharply, including steel and coal, and more than a dozen stocks fell. Even I, I, have lost a lot of money!"

Since making a fortune in the stock market a few years ago, Zhao Shu would invest part of the cash in the palace into the stock market every year. The increased income can fill the gap, and he can also waste less money on the people. This is a very beautiful thing, but it was destroyed by some people's malicious rumors!
Chapter completed!