After chatting with representatives of businessmen from all walks of life, Ye Hua's mood was surprisingly good!

In addition to the willingness of businessmen to pay for the construction of the railway, their attitude made Ye Hua very satisfied...... In the past, there were also many merchants, after making money, they used it to enjoy, bribe officials, and even donate to temples, and occasionally build bridges and pave roads, just to have a good reputation.

Spending money like this has no value at all, and only when money is invested in industrial production can it be called real capital accumulation!

Jiangnan and his party finally forced the businessmen to find the right direction of profit, how could Ye Hua not be satisfied.

It's just that the merchants are too enthusiastic, and he can't resist it.

Merchants from all over the country raised nearly 200 million yuan, and they urgently demanded the construction of a railway line running through the north and south, in addition, Suzhou, Jinling, Hangzhou, Quanzhou, Guangzhou, ...... These key coastal cities must be connected.

The population of these cities is over a staggering eight million!

With a well-developed shipbuilding, textile, overseas trade, financial and insurance foundation, integrated together, it will burst out with unparalleled potential!

Without their request, Ye Hua also felt that it was imperative.

The other is the railway to the Western Regions, which is a proposal made by the military.

With the fall of the Khitan and the advancement of Liaodong's reclamation, it is safe to say that the threat from the north has been greatly reduced.

But at the same time, after a crushing defeat on the part of the Great Eclipse, it is gathering forces to try to recapture Talas, and the remnants of the Black Khanate, combined with some Turkic tribes, are preparing to enter Tianzhu from the north!

Is there any fatter meat in the world that is fatter and easier to eat than Tianzhu?

Black Khan must be prevented from going south, Tianzhu is the forbidden body of the Great Zhou, and no one can touch it!

The last time in order to save Khotan, he sent troops to the Western Regions, and the cost was amazing.

If you want to send troops again, the cost will not be less.

In Ye Hua's view, it is better to use a large amount of military expenditure to build a railway than to spend a huge amount of money on an expedition before the railway is built.

After all, road construction is a great undertaking for the benefit of future generations, and it can be used for decades, which is far more valuable than spending it all at once.

In this way, it is necessary to build roads in three directions at the same time!

"Do you have enough technical talent?" Ye Hua asked Brother Guo Xing.

"There is definitely a shortage of talent, but it can be implemented in batches." Guo Xingge said: "Jiangnan has strong financial resources, so we can first prepare to build steel plants, cement factories, and hoard wood...... In preparation for road construction. The imperial court put the main force in the direction of Youzhou, and used the railway in Youzhou to train talents and skilled workers. There is no need to wait for the completion of the railway in Youzhou, we can transfer a group of talents to the south, lay the roadbed first, and when the Youzhou railway is completed, the railway in the south of the Yangtze River will not take much time. ”

Ye Hua's eyes lit up, don't say it, Brother Guo Xing's brain is very sufficient, and the method is really good.

"The Youzhou Railway is a school, and after the north-south railway is repaired, we will concentrate on building the railway to the Western Regions, and the three major arteries should be able to be completed between five and seven years!" Ye Hua smiled and said, "How is it?" What other difficulties are not? ”

"Yes!"

Brother Guo Xing replied truthfully: "It's still a matter of manpower...... Brother Guo Xingge scratched his head helplessly, since the era of Guo Wei Chai Rong, every time there is a big project, it will cost the people and money, and cause a huge burden to the court, but it can't be repaired...... Brother Guo Xing very much hopes to reduce his losses, and even not disturb the people at all!

However, the three big railways, just requisitioning land and laying roadbeds, require countless people, and the railway to the Western Regions is desolate along the way, full of deserts, and many difficulties, and the local population is not enough, so it also needs to be transferred from the Central Plains...... No matter how you calculate it, it comes at a heavy price.

"Brother, do you have a good way to solve the problem of the people?" Brother Guo Xing blinked his eyes and stared at Ye Hua excitedly, from childhood to adulthood, Ye Hua was the most out of ideas, no matter how difficult it was, he could find a way!

Ye Hua snorted, "I don't have the ability to scatter beans into soldiers, how can there be a good way...... But there is a bad idea, only to grieve the Tianzhu people! ”

Ye Hua said with a smile, he swore that he never intended to pit the third brother, it was really the third brother with thin skin and big stuffing, easy to push down, and I am sorry for the readers if he doesn't pit!

When the United States built the Transoceanic Railway, it once deceived countless Chinese workers, and at that time Chinese workers also had a name, called "piglets", whose status was low, worse than black slaves, not even people, piglets!

Countless Chinese workers were exhausted to death, under each sleeper, there are buried bones of Chinese workers, and then those who survived by luck became local overseas Chinese, behind a green card, there are endless blood and tears, and many people just stared at the scenery of their descendants, salivating, but they don't know the painful experience of their predecessors, and nothing is without paying a price......

With Zhu Yu of the "United States" in front, Ye Hua is not easy to go against the sky.

It's just that this time the unlucky one was replaced by a Tianzhu person!

"Brother, I heard that the Tianzhu people are weak and can't do heavy work, so I'm afraid it won't work to build roads, right?"

Ye Hua laughed loudly, "What's so difficult about this, we have so many fleets, and we are already fishing for seafood...... Tianzhu people don't eat cows, and some people don't eat pigs...... But it's no problem to eat whale meat, get some cheap whale meat and whale oil, which is feed grade, feed it for a month, and then pull it to repair the road, it's absolutely no problem! ”

Brother Guo Xing just didn't know what to say!

Tianzhu people don't eat pigs and cows, but Ye Hua first raised people as pigs, and then used them as cows...... Brother, I'm convinced!

Now that the most difficult problem has been solved, Brother Guo Xing will no longer stay, and immediately go to Youzhou and take people to inspect the route...... He patted his ass and ran away, but Ye Hua was in trouble.

"It is conservatively estimated that in five years, it will take one million coolies from Tianzhu to succeed. Relying on Xu Shiling is not enough, there must be more means to do it. ”

Ye Hua looked at Zhao Kuangyin, "How is it, do you have any suitable candidates?" ”

Goo!

Zhao Kuangyin swallowed a mouthful of spit, his expression became weird, and he shook his buttocks, as if the Taishi chair was not enough for him to sit on.

"Kind of human!" Ye Hua snorted angrily and reproached: "You have been in charge of the Ministry of Defense for five years, look at you, what have you done all these years?" Teach children boxing, encourage horse racing, and encourage retired soldiers to go to Liaodong to open up wasteland...... Have you ever done anything serious? ”

Zhao Kuangyin rolled his eyes, those are not the right things? You didn't give me much power!

Zhao Da was silent for a while, and then suddenly laughed, "That Hou Ye...... I am indeed a corpse vegetarian meal, and I have a responsibility, I, I am willing to let Xian! ”

This made Ye Hua stunned, and said impatiently: "I'm asking you to recommend talents, not asking you to resign, don't play a little kid with me!" ”

Zhao Da stood up suddenly, slapped his chest, and scares Ye Hua enough, "What do you want to do?" ”

"Master Hou, that ...... If you can trust me, let me go to Tianzhu, will it be successful? Zhao Da unconsciously leaned forward, held his breath, and stared at Ye Hua, his eagerness could be seen by anyone.

But Ye Hua is not optimistic, whoever he sends will not be Zhao Da's turn!

When it comes to ruthlessness, he can't compare to Zhang Yongde, when it comes to insidiousness, he can't compare to Zhao Kuangyi, when it comes to being old, he can't compare to Han Tong...... "That...... I'm just saying, in fact, you have done a good job in the past five years, especially the military-civilian integration of the military industrial system, you have done a remarkable job. This time, I sent people to Tianzhu to get a million coolies. After deducting the losses on the road, it is necessary to get at least 1.5 million locally. I'm afraid this task is not easy to complete! ”

Ye Hua can still save face for Zhao Da, he is lazy and confused, so it is interesting enough to make friends, but this time he went to Tianzhu, he was doing bad things, Zhao Da's temper, I'm afraid it won't work!

"Master Hou!"

Zhao Da blushed and had a thick neck, "I think you underestimate my ability too much, it is true that I have been here today thanks to the protection of Hou Ye all these years, but Hou Ye shouldn't treat me as a waste!" ”

"Don't hide it from the marquis...... I thought about this position, I thought about it during the day, I thought about it at night, I thought about it for five years, five whole years! This gritted his teeth, and he was about to catch up with the "scum ash".

Zhao Da said with confidence: "Master Hou, I have thought about it, as long as I go to Tianzhu, the first step is to make friends." ”

"Making friends?"

"Hmmm! Make friends with the upper echelons of Tianzhu! Zhao Da bared his teeth and said: "I don't think we should look at the Tianzhu people as a whole, we have Shinong industry and commerce, they have a caste system, it is said that it is more severe countless times, what the ancestors do, the descendants will do it, life after generation, and they are not allowed to change." I'm going to make friends with the brahmins first, give them the power to do whatever they want. It is also necessary to issue a decree that it is forbidden to kill Brahmins, even if they commit crimes, they cannot be killed, and at most they are imprisoned. and give them the right to be exempt from taxes, to deal in salt and iron, to take examinations, to act as officials......"

Ye Hua was a little hesitant at first, but the more he listened, the more familiar he became, grandma's, isn't this the means of coercing scholars in the past dynasties? Zhao Da is really able to learn and use it, and he has used it all on the heads of Tianzhu people!

I didn't see it, this fool is a bit strategic!

Seeing Ye Hua's face showing approval, Zhao Da was even more happy.

"As long as the Brahmins are encircled, the following things will be done, let them come forward and help us recruit workers...... Send these guys to Liuqiu first, cut off the root of their lives, and then fatten them up and send them to Da Zhou to work. Then, let's keep some people, let them live well, eat well, and after a year or two, come back to their hometowns and deceive more Tianzhu people to come, in my estimation, not to mention one million people, even if it is two or three million, it will be easy! ”

Syllable! Syllable! Syllable!

Ye Hua slapped his face, he finally discovered Zhao Kuangyin's talent, and used the means of "raising a soldier" to envelop the Brahmins, you really have the fuck!

"In this way, I will write to Your Majesty now, crown you as the Duke of Qi Guo, and leave the town of Tianzhu, how about it, when can I leave?"

"Anytime!"

Zhao Dana was excited, he kept rubbing his hands, when Zhao Pu rebelled, he mentioned to his second brother that he wanted to go to Tianzhu, and his long-cherished wish came true!

Zhao Dazhen wanted to shout, "Tianzhu's grandchildren, grandpa is here to pit you!" ”

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