Fan Wencheng said leisurely: "As Yan Yan said, the Jiangnan Chamber of Commerce has reached the point of non-rectification, otherwise, the imperial court's finances will inevitably fall into the hands of the Jiangnan Chamber of Commerce...... Fan heard that the share capital of the Eight Imperial Merchants in the Chamber of Commerce was as high as 20 or 30 million taels, and the businessmen were profit-seeking, so we waited for ...... Don't be careful! ”

Zilharang muttered: "But in the Jiangnan Chamber of Commerce, there are thousands of shareholders with names and surnames, and there are countless nameless and borrowed names, and this king is not taboo in front of the two, and this king also has a lot of net worth to invest in the Chamber of Commerce...... If the imperial court rectifies, how many people will it offend? Two, who can guarantee that there is no one among them that you and I are afraid of? Who can guarantee that that kid in the south will not take this opportunity to deprive you and me of the interests of the Chamber of Commerce, you know, the biggest voice of the Chamber of Commerce is still in Jiangnan. ”

Fan Wencheng said leisurely: "Originally, I thought that Li Dingguo would send his daughter to Hangzhou Mansion, and Wu Zhengding would not send troops to Fujian from our court, so that we could take the opportunity to restrict and interrupt the delivery of raw materials to the south, cut off the lifeblood of the military workshop in the south, and thus coerce it to make concessions through negotiations...... I don't want to, this kid is really like a good ear and clairvoyant, and he is ruthless enough, and he really fought a fierce battle with the Great Western Army in Changting...... Hey, in this way, I can't do anything to the Chamber of Commerce. ”

Hong Chengchou thought for a while, then raised his head and said, "Since you are afraid of the Chamber of Commerce, and you can't do it openly, it's better to do this...... Let's dance the sword of Xiangzhuang! ”

"What do you mean?"

"Kill the chickens and make an example of the monkeys." The corners of Hong Chengchou's mouth raised, and he said with a smile, "Punish the officials of my court, and the south will naturally be speechless." ”

Zilharang's eyes lit up, "Brilliant plan! ”

Fan Wencheng frowned and said, "But if you annoy Wu Zheng, who can guarantee that he won't come to Yin?" ”

Hong Chengchou said in his chest: "Qian Qianyi, a shameless villain, obviously doesn't care about his life or death, but since he is a villain, it is insignificant, and there is no deterrence or deterrence to kill or not." Shen Wenkui, who is an honest official, honest in words and deeds, is a gentleman, and a fellow villager of Wu Zheng, killing him provokes discussion and gives people a handle. ”

Fan Wencheng asked, "What does Brother Yan mean...... Chen Mingxia? ”

Hong Chengchou smiled, didn't answer, looked at Ji'er Harang, and asked, "What does the prince think?" ”

Jierharang hesitated for a moment and said, "Chen Mingxia has a high reputation among Hanchen, and has a close relationship with Ganglin and Qi Chongge...... It's good to solve the dilemma of Prince Rui's domain once and for all. ”

Hong Chengchou said abruptly: "Chen Ming Xia Chongzhen was awarded the Hanlin Academy for sixteen years as a jinshi, and the two departments from the official to the household soldier were all given to the matter. Ten days before the destruction of Shuntianfu City, Chen Mingxia strongly suggested that Shandong volunteers should be summoned to rescue the Beijing Division. On the day of the city's destruction, he threatened to hang himself and martyr the country, but he couldn't do it. After that, Shanxi Xiucai surnamed Wang strongly recommended Chen Mingxia to serve Dashun, Chen Mingxia followed, and then entered the Hongwen Museum. Half a year later, he voted for Tianfu again, and did not want to be impeached from Li Thief, so he voted for my dynasty in desperation, and was recommended by Wang Wenkui, the governor of Baoding, to restore the official, and was promoted to the Ministry of Officials, and later because of his meritorious service to the south of the Yangtze River, he was promoted by the emperor to the Ministry of Han Shangshu...... This person is good at learning, sharp and dirty, good for fame, and villain. ”

After listening to this, Zilharang groaned slightly, nodded and said, "Well, since it is to kill chickens and make an example of monkeys, it naturally has to have some weight...... That's what Honda said...... That's it! ”

That's it?

Three words determine the life and death of a court scholar.

Even if Han Shangshu has no real power, he is a serious member of the imperial court after all, so he will decide in one word.

It seems that it is really a chicken, a little chick used to set an example to monkeys.

……。

From Hangzhou Mansion to Wusongkou, 30,000 huge laborers were raised, running through the three prefectures, which lasted two years and three months, and the railway with a total length of 736 miles was completed.

At the front of a car shaped like a classic car, hanging four flatbed trucks with a single load of 100 stones, driving on the tracks at a speed of absolutely no more than 50 miles per hour, emitting muddy smoke.

Wu Zheng did not sit down, even if those officials who wanted to flatter repeatedly "instigated", Wu Zheng smiled and declined.

Because Wu Zheng knew that if he sat on it, it would not take half an hour, from head to corner, but every inch and every bit of skin exposed outside would be dyed black.

Wu Zheng didn't want to become a Kunlun slave, he made jokes with a black face and white teeth, so he naturally refused to take the carriage and did it himself, and Wu Zheng didn't give this matter to Qian Sule, Zhang Guowei and others, because the personalities of these people were ...... really couldn't afford to joke, so Wu Zheng rewarded this honor to Ma Shiying and Li Hao.

This made Ma Shiying and Li Hao, who were mixed with black and gray in the evening of the same day, come back, crying and sad, swaying their legs and feet, and said in a resentful tone: "Lord Wang, you are not transporting people and goods, you are doing tricks?!" ”

There is no Cheng, but from Hangzhou Mansion to Jiaxing, Ma Shiying and Li Hao, who are still sitting on a soft couch, are embarrassed, it is indeed not as expected, Wu Zheng praised seriously, even if he was afraid that he was already smiling and leaning back.

It's a miracle!

A miracle indeed.

Needless to say, the chiefs of the General's Mansion have sincerely confirmed that this is a miracle.

Although the load is far from reaching the level of a thousand stones, although the speed is not faster than that of a horse-drawn carriage, although the harshness of the environment is not directly proportional to the huge cost.

But as long as the princes who saw the trial operation, they all realized one thing, that is, replicability, of course, their statement is that it can be imitated.

There is a shortage of horses in the south, and there is a shortage of cattle, and for production, these two are irreplaceable.

A horse in the north that is only worth seven or eight taels is worth at least fifty or sixty taels in the south of the Yangtze River, not to mention war horses.

The problem is that the South can't get a lot of money even if it wants to, because in this era, horses are strategic resources.

The train solves this biggest contradiction, although it needs to lay tracks, and it cannot be passed as conveniently as a horse-drawn carriage, but it does completely resolve Jiangnan's hunger for animal power, which is very important, too important!

With the Great General's Mansion vigorously implementing the reform of "freight", the demand for animal power in the south has reached an unprecedented level, and the price of a horse has been raised by hundreds of taels, what is this concept?

The price of one mu (small mu) of a house in Hangzhou is only three hundred taels, that is to say, two and a half horses are a house.

This analogy may not be clear, so to put it simply, if the herdsmen of the northern grasslands transport their horses to the south of the Yangtze River, then they are all landlords and local tyrants.

The emergence of the train, completely solved this contradiction, the stock of cattle and horses can be used for agricultural purposes, thus helping agriculture in disguise, with the implementation of deep ploughing, intensive cultivation, the increase in yield per mu has been self-evident.