In the prosperous Chang'an City, in the imperial palace, in the vertical arch hall, Lu Chengqi, the emperor of Dashun, who did not know that Lu Fatzi was in trouble, was focusing on another matter. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

This matter is related to the safety of Dashun, that is, Chidao. Modern people's understanding of railways is naturally profound. But the ancients, for this gallop, but did not touch the slightest, at most felt that this was a new thing, as soon as the fresh momentum passed, it was put aside, and there was no crazy time when Keju competition came.

Lu Chengqi, who has tasted the sweetness of Keju Fucai, where is he willing to fail? So, in the past two days, he has personally written articles for "Da Shun Min Daily" as a headline to promote the benefits of Chidao. However, the literate people of this era are almost all officials, scholars, and scholars, and public opinion has not been propagated to the home, and many businessmen do not know what Chi Dao is.

After all, businessmen only read the "Handelsblatt" that can make money, and the rest of the newspapers, what does it matter to them? After understanding the situation, in desperation, Lu Chengqi had no choice but to issue a secret order, asking Xiao Huangmen to go to the Dashunmin Newspaper and hand it to the editor-in-chief Zhang Yuanchong. In terms of the secret order, Zhang Yuanchong sent someone to write to the "Business Daily", and he must clearly write about the advantages of Chidao, how to transport it, and how to charge for it.

Lu Chengqi knew that these businessmen could not afford to be unprofitable, and if they wanted to make these shrewd businessmen who were extremely stingy willing to pay money, they had to prove that Chidao was a good thing and completely worth returning the fare.

The capacity of the railway, the speed of transportation, in this day and age, is unmatched by no other way than shipping. Shipping was also affected by the terrain, but once the road was built and there were special carriages, it was almost unaffected by the terrain. It's just that when it was built, the cost was too much, and in this era of low steel production, it was still beyond the power to open a railway network.

However, if it is applied to commerce in advance, and then temporarily controlled in times of war, it will be able to take into account both civilian and military uses. By arranging the timetable for opening to traffic, we can maximize the use of the monorail and enhance the economy of Dashun.

However, Zhang Yuanchong is just a literati who knows nothing about business, and his subordinates are also such people. After receiving the secret order, there was no good way but to compile Lu Chengqi's original manuscript again, make the article more plain, add more demagogic sentences, and then vote to the Commercial Daily with a feeling of anxiety.

Fortunately, "Business Daily" is also very discerning, and when I saw this article, I also felt that it had commercial value, so I let it be published, although it was arranged in an inconspicuous corner.

But the merchant is the best at seeing the seams, just like a fly smelling an egg with a crack, and as soon as the benefits of Chidao are released, someone will immediately notice it. Some of the businessmen haven't read much, but they have the money, so they can ask people to read the newspaper! Therefore, many businessmen listened to the "Business Daily" from beginning to end, and keenly found that Chidao was their best weapon to save costs.

If you want to make money in business, it is nothing more than people and me, and people have me. Sometimes the difference between a business opportunity and the last to enter is the difference. In the eyes of businessmen, if they can get it with a little money, they will be the first to get a business opportunity. This is an account that anyone can calculate. Compared with this little bit of money, what is the value of being able to exchange it for thousands of times?

Two days have passed since the last court meeting, and tomorrow is the day of the ribbon cutting, and Lu Chengqi, who was anxiously waiting for news, looked restless. Compared with black, gunpowder and Hongxiang-style rifles, Lu Chengqi cares more about Chidao. After all, this gallop has poured too much effort into him. In his grand wish, Chidao and the canal are the bloodline of the giant Dashun, and without the bloodline, people will languish. Chidao still has the ability to drum it up, at most it consumes more coke and iron ore, and as for the Grand Canal, there is not so much manpower and material resources to do it at the moment. In the official history, Yang Guang made people angry and resentful for this Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal, if it weren't for this, Li Tang would not take advantage of the chaos to replace him.

When the new issue of "Business Daily" was printed and began to be sold in bulk after three poles in the morning, it was sent to the palace by the Supervision Department as soon as possible and presented to Lu Chengqi.

I took the newspaper and couldn't wait to spread it out, just looking for news about Chidao. When he found it in a corner, Lu Chengqi's hanging heart finally settled down. With an extra layer of protection, tomorrow's ribbon cutting will not worry about embarrassment.

It's just that Lu Chengqi is a little angry, such a good project, it is actually put in a corner! Look at the headlines again, what the hell is it, it should be a scholar's writing, "Business Commentary", the title is a bit atmospheric. However, the article classifies business as a category that brings disaster to the country and the people, which is also the urine of the literati in this era, who look down on the businessmen who are full of copper smell, but they are very envious of the life surrounded by cars and horses, beautiful women and maids.

Lu Chengqi estimated that this scholar was also an angry young man, and when he saw that business was starting now, he wrote an article to scold him. The editor-in-chief of "Business Daily" is also magnificent, and he dares to publish such an article in the headlines. But the editor-in-chief knew the newspaper market very well, after all, controversy is the only way to sell, and such an article in the headlines will not only make the businessmen indignant, but may also hire someone to write the article, but also increase the scholar's desire to buy, which is really killing two birds with one stone.

Just when Lu Chengqi was a little indignant, the attendant outside the palace cautiously came in and said, "Your Majesty, Li Jie, the secretary of the Ministry of Engineering outside the palace, asks to see you." ”

After Lu Chengqi temporarily withdrew from the Chidao incident, he suddenly remembered that this was the second day, and Li Jie came to ask for a meeting so soon, didn't he say that he had an eyebrow to control the Yellow River?

Thinking of this, Lu Chengqi said: "Xuan Li Shangshu is here!" ”

Hearing this, the chamberlain bowed and retreated, and after a while, Li Jie's tall and thin figure stepped in from outside the hall, walked into the hall, and said after giving Lu Chengqi a long bow: "Minister Li Jie, see Your Majesty!" ”

After Lu Chengqi asked the palace maids who were accompanying him to retreat, he said with a smile: "Li Qing, why did you come to see me so soon?" Could it be that you already have a good way to deal with the Yellow River? ”

At this time, it was not in the previous dynasty, and Li Jie naturally would not hold a little heavy court, and what he wanted to say was all based on memory. Hearing Lu Chengqi's question, Li Jie said: "Your Majesty, in addition to the matter of the Yellow River, the matter of Bai Diezi that Your Majesty said before also has eyebrows. ”

When Lu Chengqi heard this, his eyes lit up. White stacks are cotton, which is nothing more than Asian short-staple cotton. But it's not bad to have cotton, and what long-staple cotton is forced!

Hearing Li Jie's words, Lu Chengqi hurriedly said, "What eyebrows do you have?" ”

Li Jie said: "The Ministry of Industry Yamen of Guangnan Road and Yunnan Road reported that among these two roads, there were already white stacks, that is, the planting of cotton as His Majesty said. In a little more than a month, the harvest will be completed. ”

When Lu Chengqi heard this, it was as if he had taken a cold shower on a hot summer day, and he was comfortable from head to toe: "Good, good, good!" I knew that Li Qing was doing things, and I was very relieved! (To be continued.) )