When Cao Rui arrived in Chengdu, the capital of Sichuan and Shu, the representatives of Yunnan, Guizhou, and Sichuan provinces had already arrived for a long time.

Among these representatives, there are representatives of the government, and naturally there are also representatives of businesses.

In fact, there is very good communication between the representatives of the government, because once this road is built, it can be said that the officials of Yunnan, Guizhou, and Sichuan provinces will get a great political achievement because of this. In the future, as long as you don't commit crimes, it will be a matter of time before you are promoted.

However, it was difficult to communicate with the representatives of the businessmen, and after a long time, they still did not reach a preliminary intention.

After Cao Rui arrived in Chengdu, he first communicated with the representatives of the officials of the three provinces before appearing to meet the representatives of the merchants.

Because he already had a preliminary understanding from the official representatives, Cao Rui went straight to the point and said: "I won't talk nonsense, the official won't say much, if you have any ideas or opinions, you can just put them forward now." ”

First of all, the representative of Yunnan businessmen was the first to speak: "This project was first proposed by the Sichuan and Shu sides, and the Sichuan and Shu sides naturally have to account for the majority of the funds." However, at present, the Sichuan and Shu sides are only willing to come up with 40 percent of the funds, and the remaining 60 percent of the funds should be shared by the two provinces of Yunnan and Guizhou, which is very unreasonable. ”

Chuan Shu representative: "Why is it unreasonable? The three provinces of Guizhou, Yunnan and Sichuan, why do you want us to take the lion's head in Sichuan and Shu, you really can't slaughter our Sichuan and Shu as fat sheep? ”

The Yunnan representative said: "Don't say that, when did we in Yunnan say that we in Yunnan would slaughter your Sichuan and Shu as fat sheep?" This project was originally proposed by your Sichuan and Shu, and in the end it was your Sichuan and Shu who benefited the most, so why should we have Yunnan and Guizhou provinces to share the majority? ”

Representatives of Sichuan and Shu said: "Two-thirds of the roads will pass through your Yunnan, and you are the closest to Myanmar, once the roads are built, you Yunnan will be the first to benefit, and you naturally can't send us away with two dates." ”

…… The deputies of Yunnan and Sichuan and Shu provinces chattered noisily, while the deputies from Guizhou sat there with some indifference.

Seeing this, Cao Rui frowned, shouted to stop the noise of the representatives of Yunnan and Sichuan and Shu provinces, and asked the Guizhou representatives: "What about Guizhou?" How do you guys think about it? ”

The representative from Guizhou said: "Even if the road is built, among the three provinces of Yunnan, Guizhou and Sichuan, we in Guizhou will benefit the least. Moreover, we in Guizhou are relatively poor, and there are not so many rich households, so we can't come up with so much money. Therefore, what we mean in Guizhou is to take out a maximum of 20% of the funds, and the remaining 80% will be shared by Yunnan and Sichuan and Shu provinces. ”

"Why?" Deputies from Yunnan and Sichuan and Shu provinces expressed their dissatisfaction with the views of the Guizhou deputies.

"Why?" The representative of Guizhou said, "Just rely on the main road in your Yunnan and Sichuan-Shu territory, and our Guizhou is only a branch road."

Besides, Guizhou is the poorest of the three provinces, where can we come up with so much money? If you want to increase our share in Guizhou, we in Guizhou will withdraw from this project. ”

"Quit, quit!" Seeing what the Guizhou deputies said, the deputies from Yunnan and Sichuan and Shu provinces muttered one after another. But in fact, they still don't want Guizhou to withdraw, and once Guizhou withdraws, all the expenses will have to be shared by their two provinces, Yunnan and Sichuan.

"This official thinks that what the Guizhou representative said is very good." At this time, Cao Rui said: "Among the three provinces, Guizhou's financial resources are the most limited, and even if the road is built in the future, Guizhou's benefits are the smallest among the three provinces." It's not easy for them to come up with a two-percent share.

Therefore, what the official means is that Guizhou will take out 20% of the share, and the remaining 80% will be shared by Yunnan and Sichuan and Shu provinces. ”

After Cao Rui finished speaking, the representatives of Yunnan and Sichuan and Shu provinces did not say anything, and it can be seen from their faces that they are very unhappy with Cao Rui's opinion.

But what if you don't want to? If they really push the Guizhou deputies into a hurry, it is really possible for the Guizhou side to pick on their own and not do anything.

After all, from the very beginning, Guizhou was not very enthusiastic about this project.

Glancing at everyone's faces, Cao Rui said: "You can now make a statement, please raise your hand if you agree to Guizhou's investment of 20%!" ”

Look at me, people, and I'll look at you. In the end, it was the Sichuan and Shu deputies who raised their hands first, and the Yunnan deputies had no choice but to raise their hands in agreement, and the matter of Guizhou's contribution was finalized.

The rest is the affairs of Yunnan and Sichuan and Shu provinces. Seeing that there was nothing to do with themselves, the Guizhou deputies left in a hurry and let Yunnan and Sichuan and Shu quarrel with each other.

According to the opinions of the Sichuan and Shu deputies, the remaining 80 percent of the funds should be shared by Yunnan and Sichuan and Shu provinces. However, the Yunnan side was obviously very unhappy, and said that it was only willing to spend 30% of the funds.

The representative of Sichuan Shu sneered: "In other words, we Sichuan Shu deserve to be wronged." ”

Let Sichuan Shu come up with half of the funds, how can they Sichuan Shu be willing?

"If you don't want to, you can do it!" The Yunnan representative said: "It's a big deal that we in Yunnan will build the road from Myanmar to Kunming at our own expense, and then jointly build the road from Kunming to Guiyang with Guizhou." ”

"What are you talking about?" The representative of Sichuan and Shu has not said anything, Cao Rui is not happy, "The current project represents the interests of the entire three southwestern provinces, you are good, for your own interests, you even dare to say such things." ”

"This official asks you, if Sichuan and Shu don't participate in this project, how much benefit can you get from relying on your Yunnan and Guizhou provinces alone?" Cao Rui looked directly at the Yunnan representative and asked.

The Yunnan representative also knew that he had said the wrong thing just now, and when he saw Cao Rui scolding, he hurriedly lowered his head and did not dare to look at Cao Rui's face.

Taking a deep breath, Cao Rui eased his mood and said: "According to the official's meaning, in addition to the 20% of the funds in Guizhou, the remaining 80% of the funds, Yunnan bears 30% and a half, and Sichuan and Shu bear 40% and a half. ”

After speaking, Cao Rui left angrily, leaving the representatives of Yunnan and Sichuan and Shu provinces staring wide-eyed......

On the other side, after receiving the news, the governor of Sichuan and Shu came to the post house to see Cao Rui.

Seeing that Cao Rui's face was still a little unpleasant, the governor of Sichuan and Shu comforted: "These businessmen are really angry, and they are so angry with Cao Shangshu. ”

Cao Rui sighed and said, "The old man never expected that these businessmen's vision would be so short-sighted. Not to mention that this project is related to the strategy of Da Zhou for Tianzhu and Myanmar, His Majesty attaches great importance to it. It is said that once the road is built, their investment will be recouped tenfold or hundredfold.

With this kind of, it's better to explore the terrain earlier and make a plan as soon as possible! ”

The governor of Sichuan and Shu also followed: "Who said it wasn't? But Cao Shangshu, you should also be considerate of these businessmen. They are all small people, where will they pay attention to the interests of the imperial court? Besides, the amount of investment this time is really huge, and they are also taking a certain amount of risk. ”

Seeing that the governor of Sichuan and Shu said this, Cao Rui was a little silent for a while......