Chapter 259: Railways Change Lives (Page 1/1)

The Beijing-small railway and the Jingshan railway, like the two Beijing railways, are double-track railways, which is a very luxurious configuration, but Zhu Youxiao feels that one step is the best, and it can reduce the occurrence of railway safety accidents. Therefore, the Ministry of Railways built according to such standards, and by October of the tenth year of the Apocalypse, the construction of the Liangjing Railway had been completed, with a total length of 2,120 miles, and there were 10 stations in the middle, according to the current speed of the train of more than 50 miles per hour, it would take about 40 hours, that is, the whole journey would take more than one day and less than two days.

The Jingshan Railway was mainly used for military and commercial purposes, but it did not cause much shock. However, the Liangjing Railway opened a passenger car in the tenth year of the Apocalypse, which was originally just to transport students who went to school in Beijing back to their hometowns, and did not want to attract a lot of people. The fare of six yuan a way is indeed not low, but even if you work on the railway, with a little effort, you can earn so much in a month, not to mention those businessmen who don't pay attention to the fare at all?

The decision to run only two buses soon increased to six, and the station is still selling more bus tickets, you know, in this era, from Nanjing to Beijing, even on horseback has to walk for more than ten days, and now it is less than two days to arrive, how much of a psychological shock to the people can be imagined. For more than a dozen yuan, you can go to the feet of the Son of Heaven to see the scenery of Beijing City, taste the snacks of Beijing City, and then sleep near His Majesty's palace for one night.

Wang Chengyi was a small landowner in Nanjing, and after the train opened, he was one of the first people to live in Beijing for sightseeing. He walked with his son on the streets of Beijing, and the little guy bought some snacks from time to time, and when he tasted them, he thought they were good, so he handed them to him, and then bought a big bag and said, "Buy them back for my mother and little sister to try." ”

Looking at his filial son, Wang Chengyi was very satisfied. After studying in the school, this naughty boy became more and more polite, and the eight-year-old child actually knew how to leave the delicious food to his mother and sister at home, and he talked to his sister about what he learned in the school on weekdays, telling his sister to recognize some simple words, and his mother helped serve dishes and chopsticks when cooking. These are not taught by himself, and some of them are opposed by himself, but he does it naturally, and he does not act against his will in order to please his parents or fear them.

At noon, the child was a little thirsty, so he stopped at a small stall selling oranges, and the stall owner smiled and said, "An orange is three cents, and if you take four, you can pay ten cents." ”

Wang Chengyi naturally didn't care about this little money, and bought four oranges for his son. The little guy took an orange, peeled it off, tasted it, and said, "It's sour, it's not delicious." ”

Wang Chengyi said: "If it's not delicious, spit it out." ”

The little one looked around, then ran to a wicker basket and spat oranges into it. Then he said, "Spit in the trash, not on the street." The oranges in Beijing are not as delicious as the oranges in Nanjing, and they are expensive and cannot be drawn. ”

Wang Chengyi smiled: "Let's eat our sweet oranges when we go back." After finishing speaking, he was suddenly stunned, it was not delicious and expensive, what did he vaguely remember when he said this? Why can't I catch it again.

The little guy said, "Our oranges are sweet and don't cost money, it's good." ”

The little guy's words were like a lightning bolt that cut through the fog in Wang Chengyi's heart, by the way, he just thought of the orange business, Nanjing's oranges are only two pennies a pound, this is still the retail price, if you collect oranges from Nanjing, and then transport them to Beijing to sell, this is a very profitable thing.

Wang Chengyi suppressed the excitement in his heart, first accompanied his son to stay in Beijing for one night, and returned to Nanjing the next day. He found his brother Wang Chengjian and his third brother Wang Chengjing, told him what he had seen and heard in Beijing, and waited for his brother to make an idea.

Wang Chengjian pondered for a while and said: "The second brother will go to the capital first, inquire about the local market, it is best to find a merchant to receive our oranges, see what price can be discussed, the third brother will go to the countryside to see the purchase price of oranges this year, and the foolish brother will go to the railway to inquire about the price of transportation, and we will meet here in five days to see how much money can be made, and then decide whether to do it or not." ”

The two younger brothers agreed to go about their own business, and after five days of convergence, they carefully calculated the accounts, if they transported 100,000 catties of oranges to Beijing, after deducting all expenses, they could earn 500 yuan, and the amount of oranges in Beijing City was more than 100,000 catties.

Wang Chengjian said: "This business can indeed be done, not only the business of oranges, but also more items will change a lot with the opening of the railway, we opened a southern goods store in the city of Beijing, and now sell oranges first." The foolish brother is out of three parts, the third brother is out of three parts, the second brother is out of four parts, and the first part is 1,000 yuan, how about it? ”

Wang Chengyi said: "It's still the eldest brother who accounts for forty percent, and the younger brother only needs three achievements." ”

Wang Chengjian said: "This matter was raised by the second brother, and the second brother should account for forty percent, so the matter is decided." The second brother first chooses a good shop in Beijing, preferably with a large warehouse, and you will live in Beijing for a long time and be responsible for sales. The third brother was responsible for purchasing oranges, and other goods that could be sold to the city of Beijing, and the foolish brother was responsible for shipping. Our brothers are of the same heart, and their profits will be broken, and they can also comfort their parents in the future. ”

Wang Chengyi couldn't shirk it, and Wang Chengjing naturally had no opinion. So Wang Chengyi moved to Beijing with his family, first bought a house to live in, and then went to Qipan Street to find a shop. Of course, there are shops on Qipan Street, but it is a little difficult to find one with a large warehouse, and finally found a shop with a warehouse near Wanping, although it is a little far from the downtown area, but they did not want to do retail business, and this place is close to the railway freight station, which is very suitable for their situation. After discussing with his brothers, he bought it and opened a small Wang Ji South goods store.

Wang Ji Nan's store began selling only oranges, and their thin peels were sweet and the prices were reasonable, but they quickly made a name for themselves in the city of Beijing. Slowly, they began to add some other southern goods, and shipped the goods that were not available in Beijing to Nanjing for sale, and the business became bigger and bigger, opening a large number of branches all over the country, and the three brothers of the Wang family became the leading merchants in Nanjing.

Ten years later, when interviewed by the newspaper, the three brothers said in unison: "Thanks to the railway built by His Majesty the Emperor, our lives have been changed and we have found more ways to do business." ”

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