The wheels of the train turned, and there was an acceleration process at first, slightly bumpy.

Soon, the steady speed of the train stabilized and moved forward like the wind. The merchants sitting in the carriage obviously felt a different feeling, through the door of the carriage, the merchants stared at the trees outside the carriage with wide eyes and the scenery kept retreating, feeling extremely excited, and some even danced with their hands, as if they had seen the world.

At first, the businessmen were immersed in the excitement of riding the train. Slowly, as time passed, after the businessmen got used to the speed of the train, they slowly calmed down, and began to think about the business opportunities mentioned by Li Zhen in their minds.

They are businessmen who are ultimately profit-oriented.

If you can't make any money, at most you can just experience the thrill of riding a train. Being able to make money, to continue to influence businessmen, and to have a vital interest relationship with businessmen, is what really attracts them.

Hu Xueyan sat with his back against the carriage, closing his eyes and pondering.

At this moment, Hu Xueyan was thinking about how to make money by train. The rest of the businessmen are the same, thinking about the business opportunities. What concerns them is what businessmen care about the most.

In the first carriage, Li Zhen said with a smile: "Sister, the train is moving smoothly, don't worry." ”

Li Xiaotong said: "The train is really good!" It's not bumpy and it's fast. Later, when our family went to Beijing, the time was greatly shortened. Take many detours. ”

Li Xiaotong sat relaxed and comfortable, and was also used to the speed of the train.

Li Zhen rolled his eyes and asked, "Qi Zhenhai, where is the next stop?" When will it stop? ”

Qi Zhenhai replied without thinking: "The train will continue to run for three hours, and then stop in Dawang Village, and the rest time is half an hour." When the time comes, the people on the train can get off the train and take a break. The train's staff also had to replenish coal, water, and so on in Dawang Village, and then continue south. ”

Li Zhen nodded, got up and walked to the driver driving the train, and watched the driver operate.

However, Li Zhen was not interested.

Compared with the operation of later trains, the operation of trains at present is too cumbersome.

Li Zhen returned to his seat and sat down, looking back. Because the train was an iron car, and each carriage was partitioned from each other, and each carriage was not connected in series like the trains of later generations, so Li Zhen wanted to see the merchants, and he had to wait until the next train stopped before he could go to the carriage where Wang Chi, Hu Xueyan and others were.

After all, the train was halfway, and it was inconvenient for Li Zhen to let the train stop at will. The train was running smoothly, and gradually, Li Xiaotong, Gu Lina and others rested with their backs against chairs.

Three hours later, the train stopped at the first stop, Dawang Village.

Li Zhen, Qi Zhenhai, Liu Jintang, Chen Yucheng, Li Xiucheng and Lu Shaochuan all got out of the first carriage and then rushed to the second carriage. Compared with the first carriage that Li Zhen took, the environment of the second carriage was obviously much worse. The place to urinate is very simple, and there is a peculiar smell from the toilet from time to time, and there is no desk, etc., which is quite uncomfortable.

Even though Li Zhen asked the soldiers to prepare thick clothes for the merchants who were riding, he also specially added many small items. But it's still quite uncomfortable. Thirty minutes later, the staff and those who got off the bus all got on the bus.

The train starts and continues south.

Li Zhen sat in the middle of dozens of merchants, feeling the train moving forward one by one, and his gaze swept over all the merchants present, his voice was slightly raised, but he said unhurriedly: "You have been on the train for three hours, you should feel the general situation of the train clearly. Do you think of the business opportunities I mentioned in Beijing? ”

Wang Chi took the lead and said, "Teacher, the disciple hasn't thought of it yet. ”

Hu Xueyan continued: "President, I didn't expect it, because this train is for your army. ”

After a pause, Hu Xueyan continued: "The appearance of the train has shortened the travel time between the two places, and the speed of your army from Nanjing to Guangzhou will be greatly improved. When the time comes, you'll have a lot more control over the place. Even, once the whole country has a railroad, your control over the whole country will reach a terrifying stage. It's for you, it's not about us. ”

Li Zhen was extremely surprised, but he didn't expect Hu Xueyan to think thoroughly.

In fact, the emergence of the railway was indeed beneficial to Li Zhen's control of the locality.

Li Zhen smiled and said calmly: "The train is a transportation hub, and Mr. Hu's words are partly the reason. However, Mr. Hu did not see the commercial value of the train's existence. For example, if the people of Nanjing and Guangzhou are transported by train, so that the people of Nanjing can travel to Guangzhou in a short time, will the people spend a little money to take the train? ”

"At least, that's a little bit of a business opportunity!"

Li Zhen stared at Hu Xueyan with his eyes, looking calm and easy-going.

Hu Xueyan nodded, but was unmoved.

Compared with the construction of railways, the price gap between transporting people and building railways is too great.

Li Zhen was not discouraged and continued: "In addition to transporting ordinary people, it can also transport commercial goods and so on. For example, two merchants selling the same commodity, one of whom transports it by train and the other by horse-drawn carriage. Compared with the two, which is better or worse? It must be the train that has the advantage, and whoever arrives first will be the first to win. At the same time, you have acquired goods from a certain point and then you have to deliver them, and the train is undoubtedly better. ”

"With the advent of trains, it can be used for military purposes as well as for commercial use. In terms of the military, it is nothing more than the transportation of military supplies, as well as the transportation of troops, and so on. Commercial use is what you need to develop. ”

Li Zhenlang said: "The use of commercial use is actually very clear, do you have any doubts? ”

The head of the Qiu family asked, "Although there are business opportunities, how can we participate?" ”

Hu Xueyan said in a deep voice: "Participating in the operation of the train is not a simple matter. If we want to get involved, I'm afraid it will cost a lot of money! ”

Li Zhen smiled slightly and said: "Anything, there is a return on investment." You are top businessmen from all over the country, with strong financial resources and enough confidence, so I want to cooperate with you. If I were an ordinary businessman, I would never have told them about the train, and it would be futile and useless to tell them. ”

"How to cooperate?" Hu Xueyan asked with interest.

Li Zhen said: "For the time being, in fact, it is inconvenient to build railways in many places, and there are certain difficulties. Therefore, for the time being, only the main roads can be built, such as Beijing to Nanjing, Nanjing to Hunan, Beijing to Shanxi and other transportation hub roads. How about you form a group to raise money together, build a certain section of the railroad together, and distribute the benefits yourself? ”

After Li Zhen finished speaking, he waited for the reaction of the businessmen present.

The purpose of his gathering of businessmen was for this moment. Even if the construction of the national railway cannot be realized, the main major roads of the country must be built, which is urgently needed.

ps: the second shift;