The looting in the Wa Kingdom was successful...... It's a good deal for three meals.

First of all, selling weapons to Fujiwara Laitong can make a profit, and then selling prisoners of war, another amount of money, and when the people of the Japanese country are gone, the Great Song Dynasty can organize immigrants to take over the land, and the land can be sold and a lot of money.

At this time, the Wa Kingdom was full of women who had lost their husbands, as well as girls who couldn't get married, and land that no one cultivated...... It is said that Zhu Zhanxiong, that guy, because he is tall and big, is very popular, and he is stunned to marry seven mothers-in-law, which is even more majestic than in his hometown!

Everything went very smoothly, and Gouya'er also made a lot of money at this time, with a total of more than 3 million yuan, but he was a little depressed, saying that the country was full of gold and silver, and he didn't get a suitable gold and silver mine, no! The next step was to focus on grabbing gold and silver...... Thinking of this, he decided to write a letter to his father, asking for support, and by the way, boasting about his proud achievements to his father.

What about Wang Ning'an?

Others are in Xuzhou, from Qizhou to Xuzhou the railway has been through, the next is a section of Xuzhou Tongpukou, according to Su Song's report, because after the railway is opened, the rails from Hebei can be directly transported to lay, so that the speed is much faster, they are expected to be completed in January of the fifth year of Zhiping.

In addition, the direct railway between Luoyang and Kaifeng in Xijing will also be completed, and the railway from Kaifeng to Xuzhou and finally to Haizhou will be successfully completed before July of the fifth year of Zhiping.

Wang Ningan originally set a three-year construction period, which was basically completed on schedule.

The changes brought about by the entire railway are simply indescribable, and the Great Song Dynasty seems to have been reborn.

Su Song calculated an account for Wang Ning'an, for example, a few years ago, Wang Ning'an pushed through the sideline areas around the city...... Encourage the people to grow vegetables, raise pigs, cattle and sheep, to supply the needs of the city, at that time the area set aside was 100 li, many rural people, in order to be able to sell at a good price.

Usually you have to get up in the middle of the night, carry more than 100 catties of vegetables, walk dozens of miles of mountain roads, enter the city at dawn, sell vegetables, and then go back.

And what about the railway?

There are many merchants who go directly to the people's homes to buy, and they buy tens of thousands of catties, and they are gathered the night before, loaded on the train, and soon transported to the city.

Even if it is 300 miles away from the capital, a vegetable base can be established.

After the scale, the logistics system of several large cities has changed.

Large vegetable merchants transport vegetables to the cities, medium vegetable merchants transport them to various urban areas, and then small merchants sell them to the common people......

"Lord Wang, the railway has shortened the transportation time, which is equivalent to invisibly expanding to the market range, as far as I know, the types of vegetables in Qizhou City alone have increased by more than 20 kinds...... There are also many local products that used to be sold only in neighboring counties, but now all of them can be shipped to big cities...... Also, trains can also transport live cattle and sheep, which is a good thing! ”

Su Song smiled, "In the past, cattle and sheep were trafficked from the grassland, and at most they could only go to Youzhou, the first line of the Daimyo's Mansion, because the distance was too long and the time was too long, the cattle and sheep would lose weight and even die on the road, and of course the merchants would not do loss-making business...... But with the railway, in Youzhou by train transportation, within three to five days, it can be transported to Lianghuai, not to mention the speed, but also to ensure freshness, the people have a mouthful! ”

The attributes of Chinese foodies, that is, from ancient times to the present, endlessly, Su Song said that his eyebrows flew and danced, and his joy was extraordinary...... In fact, the contribution of railways is far more than that, and what is really worth transporting in bulk is coal, iron ore, timber, cloth, and grain......

It is conservatively estimated that the market share can also increase by more than 100 million per year, and as the layout of the railway network becomes more and more perfect, the effect will increase geometrically!

"Lord Wang, the lower officials dare to suggest that in the next few years, we will vigorously build railways, not only in the north, but also in the south of the Yangtze River to build roads, and connect the entire Great Song Dynasty. The greatest wish of Xia Guan's life is to build a bridge on the Yangtze River, and from then on, the north and the south will be one, and he will die without regrets! Su Song said longingly: "Lord, the big guys are looking forward to the prince fulfilling his wish for us!" ”

I don't know when, Liu Yi accompanied Jia Xian, and a few young engineers rushed over, Liu Yi is a court official, it's hard to say anything, but Jia Xian doesn't care!

"Lord Wang, I heard that you will quit next year and hand over the prime minister to someone else?"

Wang Ningan smiled, "This thing spread quite quickly, it is true!" ”

"That's not going to happen!" Jia Xian was anxious, "Lord Wang, such a big thing as road construction needs to concentrate the strength of the whole country, and without the prince in charge, it will definitely not work!" ”

Several other people also showed anxious looks, this gang of people playing with technology don't have so many fancy intestines, they all know in their hearts, how many twists and turns they encountered in the middle of road construction!

Not to mention anything else, at the beginning of construction, it encountered the problem of land requisition, and even became more and more troublesome, and it evolved into a decisive battle between Wang Ningan and the southeastern gentry...... There are still so many slaves, without Wang Ning'an's strong mastery, where can there be hundreds of thousands of Japanese people to build roads?

These two items alone make the big guy feel afraid, without a strong character to push, the railway just can't be repaired!

Jia Xian was so anxious that his goatee was high, "Lord Wang, you told Lao Yu at the beginning, if you encounter any difficulties in building roads, you can say that the biggest difficulty now is that someone wants to pick a child, you can do it!" ”

The old man's stubborn temper still came up, and Wang Ningan smiled, "Mr. Jia, and all of you...... The imperial court has its own rules for employing people, and it is not common sense for me to take over as prime minister from a foreign domain, and it is natural for me to hand it over to a more suitable person...... It's just that I can assure you that even if I don't become prime minister, my support for the railway will not weaken, and no matter who takes over, I will continue to build the road, which is a good thing for the benefit of the country and the people, from the south to the north, it will not stop, and after you are completed, you will immediately go to inspect other lines, please rest assured! ”

Wang Ningan's guarantee finally gave everyone a reassurance.

But I am still a little worried, there are too many examples of repeated cases due to personnel changes in the past, and it is really reassuring whether the successor will be honest and implement Wang Ningan's strategy.

"Sure enough, it's not easy to hand over power!" Wang Ningan couldn't help but sigh, even scholars like Jia Xian have thoughts on this matter, and others can even imagine it, no wonder Zhao Kuangyin will be in a yellow robe, not because he wants this, but because he has to!

The more this is the case, the more you have to get out of this cycle!

Wang Ningan rubbed his temples, he kept thinking about who was the most suitable candidate, many faces passed in front of him, all of them had advantages and all of them lacked, it was really nerve-wracking!

When he returned to the capital, an even more nerve-wracking thing was in front of him.

Han Wei, Han Zongwu, and the second minister Sima Guang, the three of them found Wang Ningan together and handed in a report.

Sima Guang introduced: "In the past two years, the various expenses for road construction, in total, have been calculated to cost more than 130 million yuan for the two roads!" Of these, 98 million were bonds issued. Sima Guang took a deep breath, "Master, this burden is not light, just the interest will pay nearly 8 million yuan every year!" ”

Han Wei continued: "We have estimated that the annual freight and passenger income of the railway is at most 10 million, but to pay for personnel expenses, it will cost 3 million, maintenance, and 5 million, and the balance is only 2 million!" From the interest of 8 million guan, the gap has reached 6 million guan! What exactly is to be done with this money, we have no idea in our hearts. ”

It was Han Zongwu's turn, and he said: "Master, what is really important at the moment is to continue to build roads, and the voices from all over the country are very high, and some people are even willing to write in blood, and if there is no railway, they will find the imperial court to settle accounts...... In this way, more than 100 million yuan of bonds will be issued every year for the construction of railways, which is equivalent to one-fifth of all fiscal revenues, and the deficit in the current annual budget is nearly 10 percent...... I can't bear it here! ”

It's also interesting to think about, the eldest young master of Gouya'er is excited for an income of 3 million yuan, but who knows, his father already owes a lot of debt, how to pay it back!

Wang Ningan thought for a while, "The construction of the railway must not be stopped, and it must be accelerated...... Junshi, you know what I mean, right? ”

Sima Guang immediately said: "The disciple understands that the railway can greatly promote economic development, the people's livelihood along the line will be greatly improved, and the economic situation of the entire Great Song Dynasty will be much better, but if only these two roads are built, the gap between regions will widen, and the common people will complain, and even deviate from morality, so the road must be repaired, and the disciple also has this view...... It's just that the deficit of the household department can't be ignored, over the years, the finances have been very tight, if it weren't for the master's management method, it would have been impossible to maintain it for a long time, what to do now, you should take an idea! ”

Wang Ningan nodded, "It's indeed a difficult problem, you all have to think about it, you can have the best of both worlds, that's the best ......"

As he was talking, a housekeeper suddenly came in and whispered in Wang Ning'an's ear, and after a while, an old eunuch approached from outside.

"His Royal Highness King Yan, the sage invites the prince and all the adults to come over!"

……

Zhao Shu of Funing Hall was wearing a swallow suit, and when he saw Wang Ning'an coming in, he immediately asked people to set up a seat.

"Master, you've worked hard all the way, and the whole railway is going well?"

"Well, it's going well, it should be completed a few months earlier than planned, especially from Youzhou to Pukou, except for the hills on Jingdong Road, the rest of the places are plains, and the project is progressing very quickly."

Zhao Shu nodded, but in a blink of an eye, he was angry again!

"Master, tell me, how can there be such a boring person? A few days ago, some newspapers spread rumors, saying that the road construction was simply beyond its means, and the imperial court suffered heavy losses...... As a result, the stock market plummeted, including steel and coal, more than a dozen stocks fell, and even I, I lost a lot of money! ”

Since a few years ago, after making a fortune in the stock market, Zhao Shu will put part of the cash in the palace into the stock market every year, and the increased income can make up for the shortfall, and he can also waste less people's fat and people's ointment, a very beautiful thing, but because some people maliciously spread rumors, it was ruined!

"I have ordered a strict investigation, and whoever dares to do these things in the future will be killed!" The emperor was murderous, but these people were a little unsightly, Sima Guang stood up, "Your Majesty, that, that...... It's not rumor-mongering, it's true that there are some financial troubles......"