In the Han'an Railway project, there are many powerful capital groups with strong investment intentions. Even the Li Jing family, who has always been obedient, gritted their teeth and took out a large amount of property and land, and mortgaged the China Resources account in Beijing and Chang'an.m.x.

When Li Jing was preparing to borrow money, the one who took out the loan contract was not China Resources, but Empress Changsun.

Royal Bank has a lot of cash, but it is absolutely impossible to just take out the money and throw it into the railway construction in Wuhan.

It is better to borrow money from Wuhan and pay interest at a high cost, which is more suitable for the needs of the royal family and the central court.

If you take out your own money, it’s not money. No matter how much money others owe... it’s just a number, at least for the central court, it’s that.

If you can't pay it back a year, then it will be ten years. If you can't pay it back a year, then you will be 100 years. If you can't pay it back a year, then you will be dependent on the debt. If you can't pay it back a year, you will be killed by the creditor...

Of course, the government is also a hooligan, and when it comes to a tough and tough character, the money will be paid back, and the gift is very refreshing.

In addition to King Li Ke of Wu, there are many princely strong men in the royal family, such as the lord of Longqing Palace and Li Lizhi of Changle. Their willingness to invest in the Han'an line is obviously stronger.

Others may not know what Wuhan is doing, but the day after Wuhan determines the roughly planned route, the railway planning map of the Han'an Line will visit the desk of the Lord of Longqing Palace.

In the early years, because the Dongguan Kiln was taken away by Empress Changsun, Li Lizhi, who had a special liking for ceramics, always wanted to regroup. Several prefectures and counties along the Han'an Line produced Baiyun soil.

The so-called white cloud soil is "kaolin".

With the railway capacity, Li Lizhi can transport Baiyuntu to Hanyang and open a ceramic factory in Hanyang. Instead of setting up kilns in Yunmeng County or Yingcheng, it is not only inconvenient to control, but also has significant losses in ceramic transportation itself.

And as her identity, it would be no problem to drive several special porcelain clay trains.

The amount of porcelain clay transported by a special train is enough for a kiln to struggle for a while.

In addition, Anzhou has rich reserves for building materials such as marble, granite, wood, gypsum, etc., but there is no condition for transportation and export. As for special materials such as Glauber's salt, silicate, rock salt, etc., they do not even have the conditions for mining, even Wuhan, two hundred miles away, has rich demand.

While King Li Ke of Wu decided to operate all matters in the court and the country around the Han'an Line, several quarries in Anzhou were all redeemed by the King of Wu's Mansion at a high price in less than half a month.

Whether it is the front-end gloves or the big boss behind the scenes, these quarries thought that His Highness the King of Wu was a kind-hearted idiot, wondering if the King of Wu's mansion wanted to build a big bunker.

But they didn't know that even if they just built the railway itself, it would be difficult to estimate the amount of sand and gravel alone. If they didn't do projects but became raw material suppliers, they could get the money they bought out for a few quarries for half a year.

Moreover, Quan Wanji, the chief aide of the King of Wu's Mansion, even predicted that the railway from Hanyang would be built to Chang'an sooner or later. Even if it was not Chang'an, it would be necessary to go to Xiangzhou. At that time, Anlu, the terminal of the Han'an Line, would be the starting point to Xiangzhou.

It can be said that the current purchase of a quarry is a typical example of a treasure mountain.

After the Zhongyi Society held a hero meeting, the news of the "10 million guan" big move spread throughout Jiangxi and Hubei. But some animals thought that "10 million guan" was not loud enough, and directly shouted "10 billion guan". The Yangtze River was shaken, the Jianghuai River was shaken, the East China Sea was shaken, and Guan Luo was shaken...

A number came out, snatching the limelight of Prime Minister Kong Yingda. The scenery of old man Kong was a bit short, and Wuhan's "10 billion yuan" appeared in the street newspapers and magazines on Luoyang. They were all kinds of speculations on various rumors, but there was no real news.

"That Yongxing Elephant Machine can really run on the road?"

In the Luoyang Palace, I asked about the Queen Changsun of Ma Zhou a little disbelief. She had seen the Yongxing Elephant Machine 2.0, which was found in the imperial village in the capital. Jiarong Order Zhang Gan even brought the Yongxing Elephant Machine 2.0 to Luoyang's heroes.

Machines are good things, but compared to animal power, there is no gap that makes Empress Changsun amazed.

It was a giant figure that looked like a palace. Now someone told her that she could run on the road, but she didn't believe it.

"What Your Majesty saw in Yongxing Elephant Machine is an old machine. There are few mines in the south. Now the new steam engine of Hanyang Iron and Steel Plant has been greatly reduced in size. A Hanyang-made Charge 221 steam engine, if used by a textile factory, can reach a thousand or hundreds of people in the Jianghuai Weaver Girls."

The Charge 221 steam engine is a specially designed factory-specific model. It was designed and finalized in the 22nd year of Zhenguan and started production in the 23rd year of Zhenguan. It is a specialty model of the Jiangxia branch of Hanyang Iron and Steel Plant. The number is quite limited, with only four units in total. Except for maintenance, there are basically no shutdown.

"oh?"

Empress Changsun is also a skilled worker. When she was "distant" with Changsun Wuji, she had many of the clothes on her brothers and sisters who were made by herself.

So Ma Zhou said that the efficiency of a Charge 221 steam engine is similar to that of hundreds of Weaver Girls, and she instantly had an idea.

She is not a ignorant person, she has always kept pace with the times. Today's looms have been redesigned and renovated, and their efficiency has been greatly improved. The annual cloth output is comparable to the accumulation of the 20 years of the Sui Dynasty.

It is precisely because the efficiency of the loom has greatly improved that the mulberry forest area has also increased, and the total number of weaver girls has reached a scale that has never been seen in previous dynasties.

All of this is based on the total population being almost 30 million.

After thinking for a while, Empress Changsun asked Ma Zhou: "I think I'm going to come to Wuhan to launch a new and better steam engine?"

“That’s right.”

Ma Zhou nodded and wanted to continue speaking, but Empress Changsun asked him: "The imperial court has transferred heroes from Wuhan over the years, but there has been no change. I think there must be different systems in this. Premier Kong made the plan for the world and eliminated the shortcomings of the old education. He can be called a good minister and a loyal minister."

The matter that was unrelated to the situation was discussed together, but the internal focus was to grasp it. Empress Changsun obviously understood one thing, that is, the central court did not seem to have the ability to design and produce steam engines, and even the ability to maintain it.

When the imperial court used to select materials, it was always hoped that everyone would be the same as Ma Zhou, with a lower background, stronger ability, and greater loyalty...

But now it seems that it is useless if you can't prove the truth with your strength.

From another perspective, Kong Yingda's ability to innovate the education path is definitely "bold", and it is not an exaggeration to say that he is contemporary Dong.

It is certainly good to "respecte Confucianism alone", but at this time in the 24th year of Zhenguan, you talked to a steam engine and said, "It doesn't understand."

"I want to commend Prime Minister Kong, and Binwang will go to Hongwen Pavilion to discuss, and there may be a result, so let's discuss it again."

"Yes, your Majesty."

Ma Zhou sighed in his heart, the power of the "10 billion yuan" project is now just the tip of the iceberg.

The subsequent changes that followed made Ma Zhou even more confused. He had dealt with the old leader Zhang De, and any matters that needed to be concealed in advance were often big moves, and they must be big moves calculated for ten years.

However, no matter what big moves, Ma Zhou is very lucky now. At least the queen is different from the emperor, and he will not be passionate about being reckless.
Chapter completed!