Hu Xueyan said seriously and seriously: "President, in business, building a railway is not a simple matter. To build a railway and buy a train, we have to raise a lot of money. It is feasible to build a main road, and I agree. However, you are the one who leads the troops, and once the railroad is repaired, you want to take it back, and we can only watch. You say, no? ”

After a pause, Hu Xueyan said again: "Although, my words are a bit like a villain's heart, but it is not impossible. Throughout the ages, you should know how many people have crossed the river and demolished the bridge after they have completed the work. ”

As soon as these words came out, most of the businessmen nodded their heads.

Wang Chi stared at Hu Xueyan and said coldly: "The teacher can take a fancy to your little money, joke!" If it weren't for the fact that in recent years, you have spent countless years of war, and the teacher would have asked you to raise funds to build the railway? If there were no teachers to resist the foreigners and sweep away the bandits, the country would have been beaten to pieces by the foreigners, and it would have been scattered by the bandits. Without teachers, foreigners would have rushed in with their pockets and robbed on a large scale, and bandits would have killed on a large scale. Not to mention making money, it is difficult to save your life. I missed the opportunity now, and I want to cooperate with the teacher in the future, so let's dream of it! ”

Li Zhen smiled and said: "Wang Chi is young and has a little temper, I apologize to you on his behalf." ”

Everyone hurriedly excused themselves, not even daring.

Li Zhen continued: "As for the construction of the railway, you are worried that I will send troops to occupy it after it is completed, which is completely unnecessary. First of all, I'm going to build a national railway, not just one or two, so there's no need to worry about me taking back the railroad or anything like that. I have been working with you for a long time, and it is impossible for me to do something that is not good for myself or others. ”

"Secondly, after the railway is completed, there must be commercial use. Because the delivery of military supplies, the delivery of soldiers, etc., is not most of the time. More often, it is still used for you to develop business in a commercial way. ”

"In the end, I took the lead in building the railway. Anyway, I am the president of a country, and I have a certain reputation in China, as well as in the United States, Britain, France and other countries. If I arbitrarily occupy the railway and don't let you use it, isn't this my own platform? Let people think I'm a repetitive villain. If so, how can I hold my head high in front of all countries? Business is based on sincerity, and the same is true for life. ”

Li Zhenlang said: "There is only so much I can say. If you are willing, you can rest assured that you can cooperate with me, because this is a long-term matter. Of course, it is biased to say that I am cooperating with myself, it should be cooperating with the country, and I am not representing myself, but the whole country. ”

The voice fell, and the surroundings fell silent.

The carriage was silent, except for the sound of the wheels of the train rolling.

Wang Chi stared at these people indignantly, feeling that these businessmen were too powerful to trust his teacher. After a full minute, the head of the Qiu family in Sichuan spoke: "I believe in the president's personality, and I am willing to contribute." ”

Immediately afterwards, the Duan family in Yunnan also expressed their support for it.

Hu Xueyan rolled his eyes and continued: "I believe in the president's character, and I also believe in the president's words, and I am willing to support the president." Only, where exactly are we building the railway? No matter who you are, you want to be closer to the railway, so that it will be more convenient. However, in places such as Sichuan and Yunnan, where their geographical location is not close to the coast, are these people willing? ”

The head of the Qiu family said without hesitation: "This is very easy, at present, we are concentrating on building the main road, such as Nanjing to Beijing. After the completion of the construction here, the transportation from Beijing to Guangzhou will be realized, which means that the transportation from south to north will be convenient. After this is done, we will consider the rest of the places and build them one by one. Of course, this also requires the full support of the president, otherwise we will encounter a lot of difficulties alone. ”

When Li Zhen heard the words of the head of the Qiu family, he was like hearing the sounds of heaven.

That's a great way to say.

Hu Xueyan's words have some truth, after all, people's business scope is far away from the railway, and it is not cost-effective to contribute. However, the words of the head of the Qiu family immediately relieved Li Zhen, explaining that the next step of building a railway would have more benefits.

Li Zhen thought for a while and said, "Ladies and gentlemen, our first phase of siege will build a railway from Nanjing to Beijing to realize the transportation from Beijing to Guangzhou. The next step is to plan which railway to build. Because the country's capital is weak and there is not much money, you use a little more money. In the next step, when the country recovers, your expenses will be much less, but I guarantee that you will definitely be able to participate in the follow-up projects. ”

After a pause, Li Zhen asked, "What do you think?" ”

Wang Chi raised his hand and said, "I agree!" ”

The head of the Qiu family also nodded and said, "I also agree!" ”

Hu Xueyan and others agreed and reached a unanimous opinion.

Li Zhen laughed and breathed a sigh of relief in his heart.

At a critical moment when there is a lack of money, it is not easy to get everyone's support. Now, with the injection of money from merchants, everything is much easier. Li Zhen had an easy-going expression and said with a smile: "Regarding the funds for the construction of the railway, as well as the business after the completion of the railway, etc., you can discuss it and give an initial plan." After it was confirmed, Wang Chi contacted Qiao Zhiyong, the newly appointed Minister of Finance. He will have full authority to arrange this. ”

As he spoke, Li Zhen looked at Wang Chi and said, "Wang Chi, remind Minister Qiao when the time comes!" ”

"Understood!" Wang Chi nodded.

Hu Xueyan said: "***, the last time we donated, Qiao Zhiyong sat with us. He is a businessman in Shanxi, why did he suddenly become an official under your command? ”

Li Zhen said: "I lack talents under my command, and there is a lack of talents to manage finances, so I made a special trip to find Qiao Zhiyong, and it took a lot of effort to persuade him to succeed, so that Minister Qiao agreed to hand over all the business in his hand and came to help me do things." Now, there is a shortage of people under the command of the country, so let the children of your family participate, and recruit talented people. ”

Hu Xueyan asked, "Can a businessman also be an official?" ”

Li Zhen said: "You can be an official, but you can abandon business and follow an official, you can only choose one of the two, and you can't be an official!" You can't be an official in business. ”

Hu Xueyan nodded and said no more.

After the surrounding businessmen heard Li Zhen's words, especially when they thought that Qiao Zhiyong had become an official under Li Zhen, there was a faint trace of jealousy in their hearts. A moment ago, Qiao Zhiyong and them were equal people, and they were all businessmen on the go. Now, Qiao Zhiyong has become the Minister of Finance, which is already out of reach and has become an existence that they look up to.

However, the merchants in the carriage were also excited.

Qiao Zhiyong has become an official, and it is definitely feasible for the family disciples of major businessmen to become officials.

ps: The third shift, call it a day.