In the private room on the third floor of the Red Apricot Building, the three of them had stopped the chopsticks in their hands.

Two are listening, one is talking.

Guo Shiyu was completely stunned by his younger brother's idea. Not because Guo Shixiang's idea is novel and unique, but because the idea is grand and spectacular.

"What is the most valuable thing in today's society?"

Guo Shixiang was like a storyteller, and his palm slapped heavily on the dining table, making a bang.

"Creative!

Do you know how much one of Shizi's threshing machine ideas sold for?

Ten thousand taels! A whole ten thousand taels!

got a quill from Miss Luo, Yang Neng started a pen-making company, how much did he earn in just a few months last year? In addition to half of his own gains, he can also give Miss Luo 5,000 taels!

Yang Neng's goods are also a thief, and he even broke the conditions with Miss Luo, saying that no one can produce quills except his pen company, not even Miss Luo herself, this is called exclusive license! In addition to selling ideas, Miss Luo also urged the government to investigate and deal with those illegal pen-making businesses in the name of the Shu Palace. The reason why Miss Luo's creativity is more expensive than Shizi's sale is because of these additional conditions!

The big carriage that An Wensi and Wang Gongzheng are building, and those who want to steal the design outside can go from the carrier gate through the Duanli door to the Zhonghe gate! I heard that the prince once wanted to give the carriage to Master Shu to show respect for the master, but later inexplicably withdrew his fate. I guess it must have something to do with creative silver......"

Guo Shiyu suddenly realized.

"You went to great lengths to get into the Research Institute of the Machinery Bureau as a small assistant who didn't get a salary, it turned out that you wanted to be a thief who stole ideas!"

"It's still a big thief, a business thief!" Song Xianzhu fell into the stone road of the well.

Guo Shixiang was ashamed: "How can the little of a scholar be called stealing!" It's just a good story for future generations! ”

Seeing that the two eldest brothers were about to laugh again, Guo Shixiang hurriedly added: "This is not the little brother's nonsense, that is the mantra of the prince!" Brother Song, several county princes have opened two sofa workshops in Xindu and Shuangliu with a large number of them, don't you also have shares in the woodware number? ”

The three of them laughed and had a drink together, and the conversation turned to the business of today's discussion.

"The carriage around the city, the third brother's idea is not bad. It's just that when I think about it, I feel very suspenseful......

It doesn't cost much to build a track outside the city wall, such as a hundred zhang, and you can do it yourself. Rebuild a wide and long carriage, load ten to twenty people, and pull it with two or four horses, saving time and effort, and the price is also cheap......

It's just that the ring city of Chengdu Mansion is not a hundred zhang, it is twenty-two miles, how much silver does it take to build?

There are several large rivers from the north to the south, east and west: the Jinjiang River, the Shahe River, the Modi River, and countless ditches!

…… To cross the river with wooden rails, you have to build a bridge. If the passage of ships is to be guaranteed, the bridge must not be arched? Can a carriage be pulled over an arched bridge?

The carriage can't turn around, so is it better for the carriage to go around the city or to reverse......

In fact, what I am most worried about is the Shu Mansion and the official government. If we try our best to repair it, then the royal palace and the official government will take it away with a single proclamation, then we ......"

"Second brother, you are doing things like this!"

Guo Shiyu's series of worries obviously aroused the dissatisfaction of his third brother.

"We don't have enough money, so we can go around. The sofa workshops and lime workshops run by the county king's mansion are not a few to make money? As a last resort, we can also apply for public financing through the issuance of shares! As for building bridges and roads, that is what the palace has always encouraged, how can it be opposed

？ Second brother, you see, the prince is repairing the road from Huaikou Town to Shunqing Mansion, He Zhutou and Xu Peel's people are on it, and the tens of thousands of local tyrants captured by the Protector Army in northern Sichuan will also be sent to repair the road.

I heard that the prince once released a wild word, where the Protector Army will fight in the future, this road will be repaired!

From the younger brother's point of view, the city of Chengdu is too small, and it is only ten miles through the city. The Shu Wangfu family occupies two miles, as well as those county palaces, two Taiwans, three divisions, and county government offices, temples, and official warehouses, how many pairs of feet can be put down in the city? Outside the city is the place with the greatest potential for land appreciation......"

"Shixiang is right!" Song Xianzhu took the opportunity to help, "Emperor Taizu Gao once said: Shu is a state, in the southwest corner, Qiang Rong admires, and there is no demonstration ceremony unless it is magnificent!" ”

"That's right! Yes! Guo Shixiang applauded happily, "Shizi Yan will be called Emperor Taizu Gao, and we will have a ......."

"In the way of others, govern the body of others!" Guo Shiyu rolled his eyes at his third brother.

"The second brother is really the best talent!" Guo Shixiang came to hold hands with a hippie smile, but was beaten back by his second brother.

The two brothers made a fuss, but Song Xianzhu just smiled lightly and didn't intervene. When the eyes of the two turned to him in unison, he smiled and said:

"Shichamp's creativity is really good. Nowadays, the provincial capital is prosperous, there are many people and many businesses, and the city is full sooner or later. My brother got a message from the Nanchuan Palace, saying that a certain time Miss Luo complained and scolded this Chengdu Mansion for being as small as a frying pan......"

"I'm afraid it's not my sister-in-law's work!" Guo Shiyu quipped.

Guo Shiyu's sister-in-law, that is, Song Xianzhu's wife Li, and Nanchuan Wang's eldest concubine You are both from Xicheng, Chengdu, and are close friends of handkerchiefs. Song Xianzhu was able to squeeze into the business of the royal palace, and he was able to partner with several county palaces to do business, and the Li family contributed a lot.

Song Xianzhu did not respond positively to Guo Shiyu's metaphor, but said with a slightly mysterious smile: "Shizi and Miss Luo are both reincarnations of immortals who have seen the world...... Don't ask how the contemptible knows...... Just tell you that this Chengdu Mansion is too small, and sooner or later it will be expanded......"

"Demolishing the city and building a new one, I'm afraid it will cost the people and money!" Guo Shiyu got angry and interjected.

"Who said the city should be demolished? Now that the Protector Army has swept through northern Sichuan, who would dare to peep into Shudu? Song Xianzhu snorted and lowered her voice:

"The Ministry of Construction has submitted a plan to Miss Luo, just outside the Funan River, around the city wall to build a new city. There is a circular avenue in the middle of the new city, and two and a half miles are vacant on each side. Think about it: five miles wide and twenty-two miles long, how big is it? In this way, Chengdu Mansion is afraid that it will be doubled! I heard that Miss Luo has already named this ring road, and it is called the first ring road! ”

Hiss! The Guo brothers took a breath at the same time. A circular avenue, doesn't this include famous places outside the city such as Wuhou Temple and Qingyang Palace?

"With one ring, there must be two rings......

Guo Shixiang reacted very quickly and blurted out. However, under Song Xianzhu's fierce eyes, he immediately stopped the second half of his words. Because the runner was standing at the door with a teapot.

When Dr. Tea left, Guo Shiyu got up and closed the door, and then said to Song Xianzhu:

"During the Chongzhen years, Chengdu Mansion was surrounded three times by extravagant and traitorous thieves. The houses outside the four cities in the southeast, northwest, and northwest are intact, and there are hastily built mud walls and grass huts everywhere, and most of the people living in them are poor and destitute. Last year, the royal government took advantage of the low price of land and received a lot of good land outside the city, and now it is not difficult to build a new city. But recently, the price of land has skyrocketed, and the total amount of one acre of skin and bones in the city has exceeded forty taels, and the Huilan Tanan Machinery Bureau has risen to ninety taels! When we build a ring rail in the new city, the land price will be ......."

"What is the price of roadside land? What is the price of land in the alley? Song Xianzhu lay down on the official hat chair and asked with a smile.

Guo Shiyu is a smart person after all. Song Xianzhu asked rhetorically, he was slightly stunned, and immediately thought of a possibility.

"Got it!" Guo Shixiang also laughed, "Tempting the royal palace to invest in land." In this way, he bought land and silver, and pulled the palace into the water! This is like Huitong Money Bank and Machine Bureau, why won't the palace make it difficult for its own business! ”

"Mr. Liu, the cousin of the Guo family, can't forget!" Song Hsien-joo reminded.

"Good! Pull Liao Daheng and the government into the water too! The two brothers laughed.

"And the good land on both sides of the track! Since we are building rails and cars, we know best who is the good land on the side of the road! By the time the track is completed, one acre of land will be less than forty taels! ”

Song Hsien Joo is telling the truth. Nowadays, the mansion the size of half an acre of land in the city is simply priceless, and it may not be possible to buy it if you bid a few thousand taels.

The huge and tempting economic prospect made Guo Shiyu forget about the troubles of Qiu Yu for the time being, and the three of them concentrated on discussing the various details of the construction of the wooden rail carriage.

Rail technology is not complicated, and the machine bureau has a ready-made reference. The specifications are also very simple, that is, they follow the track standards of the Machinery Bureau. The track gauge is five feet, and the width of the car is one zhang. It is said that the five-foot gauge is exactly the same as the carriage built by Anwensi and Wang Gongzheng, and is the result of so-called "standardization".

There are two tracks around the city, one is forward and the other is reversed, and the people can take it conveniently.

The arch bridge is complemented by a longer and slower approach bridge at both ends, which allows for easy access for horse-drawn carriages and for boats. There are boarding gangbans around the carriage, which allow passers-by to get on and off freely while driving.

The three of them are immersed in a new business, completely unaware of the passage of time. In a blink of an eye, the sky became dark, and the runner took the opportunity to mix tea to come in to remind them, and the three of them felt hungry in their stomachs, so they ordered a few kinds of porridge and side dishes to eat.

As the three of them ate, they talked about the most realistic fundraising and project launch.

Song Xianzhu said: "The contemptible person will sell all the stocks of the Machine Bureau tomorrow!" Grandma's, now there are more than twelve taels, and it is really a bit of a high place to be cold! After selling the stock, the money for the road construction will be found! ”

Guo Shixiang also shouted: "My family's 10,000 acres of paddy fields can also be mortgaged to Huitong Qianzhuang, and the field land alone can also raise tens of thousands!" ”

"It also saves us from collecting rent in summer and autumn, and we have a quiet and happy life!" Guo Shiyu stuffed rice into his mouth while grunting and laughing at his third brother.

However, Guo Shiyu's ridicule did not attract a response. When he quietly raised his head, he found that the other two were fiercely exchanging eyes.

What's wrong? Two big men are still flirting?

His third brother finally couldn't stand Song Xianzhu's insistence, and turned his face to his second brother: "Second brother, everything is ready, only Dongfeng is owed...... How to pull the palace into the water, you ......"

"Didn't you let Ben Xiucai ask to see Li Chongwen?" After Guo Shiyu finished speaking, he continued to bury his head in eating.

"Exactly! Second brother, he is the vice premier of the palace......" Guo Shixiang looked at his brother with blank eyes.

Guo Shiyu understood his little brother's stubborn virtue, so he pretended to be reserved and said:

"It's not very difficult to see Li Chongwen. He still owes Ben Xiucai a favor! Last time in Renshou County, he said to invite me to eat horse meat. As a result, the horse meat was not eaten two taels, but the horse leg bone was gnawed! I just heard that he is busy with government affairs and is on business in Chungju......"

"Brother Guo has something to say, you might as well say it clearly." Song Xianzhu put down the dishes and said, "Contemptible people are businessmen, and our brothers settle accounts!" ”

"Money and wealth are divided, and their own father and brother are in charge. It's just that I don't know something: Brother Song is also an acquaintance of the Shu clan, so why borrow from me? Besides, my cousin is Liao's in-laws, why should we be willing to seek the near and far? ”

As soon as she heard this, Song Xianzhu's face suddenly sank a few points.

"Brother Guo doesn't hide his inner feelings, I know it! The prince is the king, Liao Fu is the minister, and the minister seeks the king, and the minister is taboo...... As for individual Shu clan relatives, they have recently ...... I'm afraid it's going to be a big disaster! ”

"Why?" Guo Shixiang asked curiously.

"Did you hear anything?" Song Hsien-joo asked.

There was a lot of noise outside.

Outside the window is the noise of the street, and outside the door is the footsteps of the running hall. Across a thick wall of blue bricks, you can still hear the laughter of the drinkers next door guessing the boxing order.

"The sound on the other side of the Wen Weng Stone Chamber in the south is getting louder and louder, can't you hear it?"

"I really didn't hear it!" Guo Shixiang made a fuss.

"Brother Song's meaning is that you can hear it if you want to! If you don't want to listen, then you cover your ears and be deaf! Guo Shiyu suddenly realized.

Before Song Xianzhu could reply, he heard a hurried shout from the corridor outside the door: "Second young master! Second young master! ”

It's the voice of your own scholar. Guo Shiyu left his seat and opened the door of the private room.

"Second Young Master!" The scholar was sweating profusely, and when he saw Guo Shiyu, it was like seeing a savior, "Second young master, hurry back home!" Master...... Lord......"

"What's wrong with my dad? Speak slowly! Guo Shixiang flashed out of the room and shouted at the scholar.

"It turns out that the little master is also here!" The scholar breathed a sigh of relief and said, "Master Shu killed our mansion and said that the second young master went to the mansion to make trouble. When the old lady heard this, she was anxious and sent her family to look for you everywhere. The little one found the pond side of this Nandu Temple, and only then did he see the carriage in the house downstairs......"

"Master Shu came just in time!" Guo Shixiang was overjoyed and said, "It's better to ask the second brother to be accommodating to Master Shu in this matter." The prince respects the teacher, presumably Master Shu's words are more effective than Li Chongwen's words......"

"Second Young Master, Little Young Master!" The scholar interrupted Guo Shixiang's words anxiously, with a frightened look, "You must not admit that you went to the Wen Weng Stone Room!" Do you know Master Shu's face? Sink straight to the ice slag...... Do you know the face of the master? The family law has been invited to the front yard! ”

The Guo Fu family method in the scholar's mouth is an ancestral five-foot-long water-dipped leather whip.

"You don't need to say much, this son has his own measure!"

The whip dipped in water did not frighten Guo Shiyu. He was suddenly full of confidence.