Chapter 58 Highways
On June 23, 1910, a week after Yan Guang returned to Sichuan.
Originally, they met after more than half a year, but soon Yan Guang and Song Dinghan quarreled, of course, it was Song Dinghan who finally compromised, because Yan Guang was the boss of the company, and he was now rich in funds and was not afraid of wasting.
After leaving the company, taking Wang Er and five other bodyguards in a carriage, Yan Guang and others soon came to the prefect's yamen.
After giving the messenger two silver dollars, Yan Guang soon met Yu Zongtong.
After seeing Yu Zongtong, Yan Guang explained his intention, and Yu Zongtong, who was still wondering why Yan Guang came to see him, immediately asked with a surprised expression after hearing about Yan Guang's intention.
"Are you telling the truth?"
Yan Guang smiled slightly, then arched his hand. "Where does Yan dare to deceive adults? Knowing the support of the Lord and the Governor, and the love of the people in Sichuan, Huasheng Company has been able to develop from more than 1,000 employees to more than 20,000 employees now, with a profit of more than one million, so it is also appropriate to give some feedback to the two adults and the people of Sichuan. ”
Yu Zongtong first slapped the table and said "yes", and then stood up from his seat. "Although you are a businessman, you also know that it is really commendable, let's go, let's go to see the governor."
The reason why Yu Zongtong was so excited was because Yan Guang had just told him that he had decided to fund the construction of a road from Chengdu to Chongqing. According to the plan, the road will be five meters wide and 20 centimeters thick, and will be constructed entirely of cement concrete.
To pave a road according to this standard, at least about 200 tons of cement are needed per kilometer, and the distance between Chengdu and Chongqing, even if you don't count those tortuous mountain roads, it takes more than 250 kilometers just to pull a straight line, in other words, if you want to build such a concrete road, tens of millions of silver dollars can only be said to be the foundation, even if it is two or three million thrown into it is not impossible.
Therefore, Yan Guang said that he wanted to fund the construction, which is indeed a surprising thing. Of course, Yu Zongtong also thought about whether this highway would be repaired halfway, or that it would stop after more than ten kilometers, just like those projects in other parts of the Qing Dynasty now...
However, those projects are all official, so many times even the people who supervise them can't do anything, but Yan Guang is just a businessman, even if he has the title of Qipin, Yu Zongtong has a lot of ways to restrain him.
Of course, Yu Zongtong, the biggest industrialist in Sichuan, still loves him very much, so at most, he is forced to finish the road, it doesn't matter how many years he repairs, even if it is ten or eight years, the most important thing is to have a beginning and an end.
After arriving at the Governor's Palace, Zhao Erfeng was also very happy after listening to Yu Zongtong's narration.
"As long as this highway can achieve some results, I will go to the court to ask for credit for you." This is Zhao Erfeng's promise to Yan Guang.
But...
"There is one more thing, the lower officer wants to ask the opinion of the governor." Seeing Zhao Erfeng's happy look, Yan Guang decided to strike while the iron was hot.
"What's the matter? But it doesn't hurt to say that. In Zhao Erfeng's view, it is nothing more than Yan Guang wanting to get some benefits, if it is usual, Zhao Erfeng may be a little unhappy, but...
A road completely paved with cement and concrete, I'm afraid there is no one in the whole Qing Dynasty, right? Such a highway is very helpful to both Sichuan itself and Zhao Erfeng's political achievements, so if it is not an excessive request, Zhao Erfeng feels that he can agree to it.
Seeing the expression on Zhao Erfeng's face, Yan Guang smiled slightly, he knew that there was absolutely no problem with this matter.
"That's right, Xia Guan heard that there is a large amount of iron ore in Yanbian, so he wants to build an iron factory in Yanbian..."
"Ironworks?" Zhao Erfeng frowned, but quickly relaxed. "That's a good thing, so why ask for my opinion?"
"In this case, after the official goes back, he will send someone to Yanbian to explore..."Yanbian, that is, the iron ore of Panzhihua is now unusable, Yan Guang has already known this, but Yan Guang knows this, but it does not mean that Zhao Erfeng and Yu Zongtong also know.
For Yan Guang, Yanbian will be like a secret base.
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"Boss, why do we have to pay for the construction of the road?" After Yan Guang came out of the Governor's Palace, Wang Er, who had been guarding the door, hurriedly greeted him.
Not only did the people in the company not understand this matter, but even Song Dinghan had argued with him for a long time.
It's just that the money for building the road is Yan Guang's own, and the others are just wage earners, so the final decision was forcibly issued.
"Of course it's for the people of Sichuan..."Yan Guang looked righteous and awe-inspiring, but Wang Er, who had long known his true face, pouted secretly.
Of course, Yan Guang can't be for the people of Sichuan, he just has a soft spot for Qijiang in Yucheng.
Therefore, this highway from Chengdu to Chongqing will end in Qijiang County, of course, he can't tell others.
In fact, if it weren't for the iron ore in Qijiang, he wouldn't have been so kind to build a road.
After leaving the Governor's Palace, Yan Guang, Wang Er and the others did not return to the factory outside the city, but took a carriage to a corner of the city.
"Are they moving fast?" Looking at the houses that had all been demolished, Yan Guang nodded.
In front of Yan Guang and others, a large number of houses have been completely demolished, and now thousands of workers are cleaning up the wreckage inside.
At this moment, a middle-aged man who looked like a foreman ran over. "Boss, are you here?"
"Lao Zeng, how is it? When will the wreckage be cleaned up? As he spoke, Yan Guang picked up a piece of gravel from his feet and threw it onto the carriage that was cleaning up the wreckage.
"Boss, don't worry, we will definitely be able to clear the venue before noon tomorrow." Lao Zeng patted his chest and said with a guarantee.
After Yan Guang returned to Chengdu, he bought a piece of land equivalent to 160,000 square meters (equivalent to the area of four high schools) in the corner of Chengdu, and prepared to build the headquarters of Huasheng Company here.
Fortunately, although Yan Guangxuan's location is not a slum, it is not a good place, so there is no situation where he will not move for the sake of the ancestral house, and with the power of money, the residents here moved out in only two days.
After hiring more than 1,000 workers to tear down all the houses here, all that remains is to clean up the wreckage.
After that, Huasheng's headquarters in Sichuan will be set up here, which is also one of Yan Guang's plans.
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