(1st Update)

The new area has been started for half a month, the sound of construction, almost day and night, even across the Huangpu River can be unhindered into the ear, the original tidal flat mess has disappeared completely, replaced by a construction site and building buildings, the road network around the factory, is also extending at a miraculous speed, the project is progressing so quickly, a large part of the reason is the strong administrative supervision of the upper level. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 ｉｎfo

Of course, I am afraid that there is still a long time before the day when it is actually completed. However, with the board of directors and China Merchants here, Ye Kai can be regarded as idle during these days.

The general direction has been set, and all that remains is some specific construction routes and trivial matters, and these first two can be completely arranged, and he and the two governors of Jiang do not have to live that kind of life of doing everything anymore, in addition to making decisions on some major matters, more is to weigh the silver in his hands.

And the matter of silver made Ye Fa worry again.

Got 16 million from Yi-Xuan, of which 8 million was used to rescue the market, plus 6 million loans from Shanxi Bank Headquarters, it took no less than 15 million to solve the stock crisis, plus the loss of coinage, the difference in exchange to make up the balance, the entire currency reform used another 2 million, and the total cost of building the new area was not less than 5 million, and Ye Kai also had to set aside 1.5 million military expenses for the preparation of the new army. It's only a little over two million.

Seeing the data presented, Ye Kai sighed bitterly, it was easy not to do it himself, but he experienced the feeling of spending money like running water, and he didn't know the specific use of so much money, so he couldn't check every penny, right? However, there is no way, the higher the position, the more closed the information from the bottom to the top, take the emperor as an example, even if he is in the position of ninety-five, he will not know how much silver is dirty in the first night of a small master book of the ministry.

This can be regarded as the distress of those in high positions.

Moreover, most of Ye Kaigan's projects belong to infrastructure projects, with high investment, low returns, and slow returns, so don't think about recovering your capital in a short period of time, and the current situation of financial difficulties cannot be solved immediately.

As long as we survive the recession of this year and next, the Federation of Banks and Merchants will be able to get rid of it completely, and the monetary reform will be on the right track, and the finances of Liangjiang will probably be raised by several grades.

Sure enough, everything takes time, and eating a fat man in one breath is just a fool's dream, and these times can't be saved.

After thinking about it, Ye Kai planned to use the last amount of silver in his hand to build a railway.

Of course, the long-distance railway line is certainly not realistic, Ye Kai is planning to build a branch railway between Nanjing and Shanghai, first, Nanjing is the seat of Jiangsu Province, Shanghai is an important economic port, both are important towns in the southeast, it is necessary to open up the connection between them, and can also strengthen the connection with the mainland, second, the total mileage of this railway is less than 300 kilometers, the construction period is short, the relative income is high, the passenger traffic is huge, with reference to the speed of other railway construction in the same era, The Shanghai-Nanjing railway can be built within two years, and if both ends are built at the same time, the railway is expected to be completed within a year, and by then, the shipping time of more than 10 hours can be shortened to 5 hours.

The most important thing is that the raw materials needed by the factories in the new area are basically supplied from the mainland, and if these things can arrive as soon as possible or even on the same day, the cost will be greatly reduced.

If you want to get rich, build roads first, Ye Kai naturally understands this truth, and after thinking about it, he gradually made up his mind.

Of course, if you want to build a railway, you also need a professional who understands railways, and in this regard, Cai Naihuang has helped a lot, and he recommended someone to Ye Kai.

Lv Haihuan

This person Ye Kai is no stranger at all.

It was Lu Haihuan, the minister of supervision who was dismissed because of the corruption case of the Tianjin-Pudong Railway.

"The master of Taiwan, Lu Haihuan was originally a squire of the Ministry of Industry, an ambassador to many countries, and later served as the minister of the Jinpu Railway, and was dismissed from his post for embezzlement of public funds under the rule of Xuantong in the first year, and has been living in Shanghai since then." Cai Naihuang said slowly.

Hearing this, Ye Kai muttered in a low voice, it had been almost two years.

In that year, the nest case broke out on the Jinpu Railway, and the Minister of Military Aircraft Na Tong was ordered to investigate and deal with it, and then the improper handling caused public resentment to boil, and finally he was "forced to die", and Ye Kai, who replaced him as the acting governor of Zhili, also stepped into the forefront of the political arena.

The fuse of this earth-shattering case was naturally Lu Haihuan, but he didn't expect that he was in Shanghai.

"This governor will go to the city in person, if he can be the superintendent of the Tianjin-Pudong Railway, it will help me a lot."

Such a capable person is in front of him, why not do it, take Cai Naihuang and others, and at three o'clock in the afternoon, the group arrived at Lu Haihuan's apartment.

For Ye Kai's arrival, Lu Haihuan was particularly surprised, since he lost his black gauze hat, he has been living a low-key life, almost staying at home for two years, and now that the governor of Liangjiang is visiting, he would never have thought of it.

Ye Kai's arrival has made Lu Haihuan sincerely frightened, and he was even more surprised by his intention, Ye Kai went straight to the point, and he was quick to speak, expressing his intention to let him take over the Shanghai-Nanjing Railway.

"What does Elder Lu think?"

Lu Haihuan was almost speechless, his eyes were slightly moist, and his beard trembled with excitement, when he supervised the Jinpu Railway, he was nearly seventy years old, it was the end of his official career, he was an official all his life, innocent, he thought that he would return to his hometown as soon as the railway was completed, so that he could leave a good reputation for future generations, but at this juncture, the Jinpu Railway Nest case broke out, the whole country was thundered, he was also strictly dismissed, and even almost killed, now I think about it, it is really unbearable.

This experience has always been a heart disease for him and a stain on his life.

"The governor took over the case back then, and the facts of the case were known, but in order to calm public opinion, the imperial court dismissed Lu Lao from his post as a last resort..."Ye Kai said in a deep voice, he was ordered to investigate the case thoroughly, and the facts of the case were clear.

Lu Haihuan is an official of the imperial court, of course he knows the rules of officialdom, and if such a big thing happened, it shook the whole country, as the supervising minister, he naturally took the primary responsibility, even if he did not directly participate in the nest case, he also committed the crime of lax management, and he was already extremely tolerant if he did not kill his head.

"Those who are clean are self-purifying, if Lu Lao can come out of the mountain again, he will definitely be able to calm down many doubts from the outside world, and his reputation for half his life will not be ruined." Ye Kai admonished.

At this moment, Lu Haihuan had mixed feelings in his heart, his life in the past two years can only be described in depth, in order to avoid the criticism of others, you must know that gossip can kill people the most, and the title of "the first offender in the nest" is tantamount to asking for his old life.

And now, there is finally a chance to wash away the humiliation of the past, Lu Haihuan.

"Your Excellency the Governor doesn't think it's old and useless, what else does the old man have to say, the Nanjing-Shanghai Railway will definitely be completed within a year!"

"Lu Lao is really incorruptible! How can it be said that it is old. ”

Ye Kai held Lu Haihuan's hand tightly and laughed. (To be continued.) )