When Cui Ge heard this, he hurriedly walked up and said, "Yes, third uncle." ”

Waiting for everyone to come over, Cui Ge said: "It's about the problem of road repair, there is a change in the plan this time, and it may be necessary to change the route." ”

When Liu Yuan heard this, he raised his eyebrows and said, "Change the route? For what? If the route is modified, how far will the highway be added? ”

The eldest grandson Wuji also frowned and said: "From Chang'an to Luozhou, all the land needed to build the road has been bought, and if the route is changed temporarily, it will be a huge expense." ”

"yes, what the hell is going on?" Old Demon King Cheng was also shouting on the side.

"That's right, from here to about ten miles, to pass through a mountain, because the mountain is a swamp, so to dig a road in the middle of the mountain, but a construction to know the road, the surface of this mountain and the ordinary mountain is no different, once dug up, it is a stone mountain, a dig to remove the shallow layer of soil, that is full of hard stones, for the excavation, it is very difficult, digging a path is no problem, if the excavation as previously planned wide up to four zhang of the road, just this stone mountain, it may take several years, And the cost of labor and so on is also hundreds of thousands of taels. ”

Sighing, Cui Ge also said a little unwillingly: "If it is not possible, the small one will not change the route without authorization, not to mention the waste of the land bought, this detour, the distance will increase by about ten miles, and two bridges will be built." ”

In ancient times, digging stones, mostly by chiseling or knocking, very laborious, a person can not dig much in a day, can only rely on slow, little by little grinding, especially when encountering the terrain of stone mountain, digging out a road, it is simply difficult for a strong man. Rao is Cui Ge no matter how capable he is, he can't change the stone mountain away, and with the wisdom and skills of ancient times, he can only retreat and avoid it.

Sure enough, the ideal is plump, but the reality is skinny, and everyone is a little sorry when they hear it, and the interest that arose just now has dropped a lot.

Wei Chi Jingde nodded and said, "According to Cui Xiaonephew, it seems that only Yi Dao is feasible. ”

"Since we are buying it at the market price, even if it is a little lower, we will sell it. It didn't lose much, it was just an increase of ten miles, and it was also within a controllable range. After Li Jing thought about it carefully, he said his opinion.

Everyone nodded: Li Jing is also reasonable, since he can buy it. Of course, you can also sell it and lose a little. The people present share it. It's not much, ten miles is not close, it is not far away, and there is also the kung fu of smoking two bags of cigarettes, in general, it is still feasible.

Cui Jing did not say. Turning his head, he asked Liu Yuandao, "Virtuous son-in-law, what is your opinion?" ”

As soon as these words came out, everyone also turned their attention to Liu Yuan, to be honest. Although Liu Yuan is the youngest among the crowd, the lowest official rank, and the youngest senior, he is the initiator and designer of this project, and he is also an expert in it, and he also occupies the most shares.

Liu Yuan thought for a moment, shook his head and said, "Without investigation, there is no right to speak, I want to go to the scene to see with my own eyes and then make a decision." ”

"Okay, if you don't investigate, you don't have the right to speak, and it makes sense for the virtuous nephew to speak." Old Demon King Cheng said with a smile on his face.

Since Liu Yuan promised to propose marriage to Pei's family in Hedong at the beginning of the spring next year, in this way, it is his own person, and now the more Cheng Lao Demon King looks at Liu Yuan, the more pleasing it is, don't say anything, praise it first, who makes him his own person, Cheng Lao Demon King's favorite is to protect the calf.

The eldest grandson Wuji touched his beard and said: "That's fine, anyway, it's still early, it's better to go and see it together, now that the wind and the sun are beautiful, it's better to go out in the suburbs." ”

"Well, that's a great idea."

"There is such a stone mountain near Chang'an, you have to see it"

"It's okay with Niu, everyone goes there, I'll go wherever I go."

The eldest grandson Wuji responded to the call, and Liu Yuan and several prominent investors turned over together, and under the leadership of Cui Ge, they ran straight to the ground in front.

About two quarters of an hour later, the people stopped at the foot of a great mountain, looked at the mountain, and opened their mouths wide in astonishment: what a veritable stone mountain.

I saw that the mountain was about 30 zhang high, and the mountain was full of trees, which seemed to be no different from other mountains, but when I looked at the side of the mountain, I saw that one side of the mountain had been cut off a layer, and as far as the eye could see, it was all stones, not a stone, but the whole mountain was a stone, and from the dozen or so places where I tried to excavate, the whole mountain was a huge stone, covered with a layer of dirt, and people stood in front of this huge stone, which seemed so small and insignificant.

Cui Ge is right, if you don't change the route, you have to dig a road a few zhang wide from this stone mountain, which has the feeling of mayflies shaking the tree, although it can also be slowly eaten by people to conquer the sky, the time consumed has to be counted in years, and the silver spent has to be hundreds of thousands, which is really too difficult.

"It's such a big stone mountain, if it is forcibly excavated, it will not be a waste of time, and the cost will be huge, it seems that we have to change our route and bypass this stone mountain." Wei Chi Jingde looked at the stone mountain and shook his head and said.

Everyone also thought deeply and nodded in agreement.

They are not philanthropists, they invest money in, mainly for profit, money rolls money, money makes money, the sooner it opens, the sooner it earns, like this kind of project with huge costs, they resist it from the bottom of their hearts, to put it mildly, the silver is not to do business, and the money is also a good income, why spend it here? Many people present had sold Chang'an's property to cash out and participate in shares, and they were looking forward to the silver flowing into their pockets like a pig's cage in water.

Among all the people, only Liu Yuan frowned and did not speak.

"What do you mean, son-in-law?" Cui Jing saw that Liu Yuan did not speak, and asked curiously.

As soon as Liu Yuan's words came out, everyone present was stunned: "What the son-in-law means is that the plan remains unchanged, and it is still passed here." ”

"What?" Old Demon King Cheng said in surprise: "Virtuous nephew, didn't you see it? Here is a stone mountain, this stone is a hard stone not soft stone, if it is forcibly excavated, it will take ten years and eight years, this time is too long. ”

"Exactly, why throw all the silver in this stone mountain, Xiaoyuan, so many uncles and uncles present are real money and took a lot of silver out, and for this highway, many uncles have also sold their properties." Li Jing also said with deep taste.

Coupled with the cement technique, a total of 3.5 million taels, Liu Yuan invested in the technique and converted it into one million taels, accounting for the largest share, only 50,000 taels of silver, and Niu Jinda and the eldest grandson Wuji, who had the smallest share, also contributed 175,000 taels each, Liu Yuan could afford to toss, so many people present couldn't afford to toss, Li Jing said this, implying that Liu Yuan wantonly wanted to squander everyone's silver.

"yes, it's just ten miles more, what is this?"

"Ten miles, the horse can run in one breath, for this distance, spend hundreds of thousands of taels more, it's not worth it"

"That's pretty much it, don't nitpick."

Cheng Lao Demon King, Wei Chi Jingde and others are also obviously opposed, only Cui Jing is still standing there, and he has not expressed his position for the time being, but looking at his expression, he is also biased towards the detour plan, knowing that there are tigers in the mountains, biased towards the tiger mountain, for people with strength, this is a reflection of his courage and courage, but for those who have no strength, it is just stupidity and ignorance, at most praise for courage, the current situation is that he knows that he can't do it, and it only belongs to the scholarly spirit.

Like Cheng Lao Demon King and others, they have long passed that impulsive age.

Liu Yuan smiled slightly, and a confident smile appeared at the corner of his mouth: "Father-in-law, uncles and uncles, I am not a scholar, nor is it impulsive, but carefully calculated, the reason why we want to cross from the middle of the mountain, that is because the terrain in this area is complex, the following is a swamp, the cost of road construction is extremely high, ten miles more around, it doesn't sound much, that also means that we have to buy ten miles of land, these two costs add up, the cost will also increase, in addition, the complex land type, but also indicates that the cost of maintenance in the future will increase dramatically, There are a lot of inroads in the middle, such as the sudden subsidence of the marsh, etc., and there are many hidden dangers. ”

"In addition, there is another very important factor, that is, we build this road, it is a toll, why do others have a free road instead of taking it, but ask us to pay for the highway? Obviously, it's more cost-effective and hassle-free to walk here, and if we can't provide them with a way to get them right, why should we attract others? Here casually, there accommodation, then the advantages of a little bit of loss, but also shows that the attraction is a little weakened, not conducive to the future business, in other words, the present all know the road, this highway, is a profiteering industry, when the time comes out, it will definitely cause a lot of people to be jealous, no hundred days red, maybe someone will follow suit, if this really happens, and they build the road better than us, the fee is lower, then we have invested millions of silver, not in vain? ”

Liu Yuan took a breath slightly, and then said loudly: "We have a commonplace, a scholar, a general, and an extremely strong strength, and we can't eat this stone mountain?" Either we don't do it, or we do it best, so that others can't surpass it, and we can only be discouraged and done once and for all. ”

"Xiaoyuan, you have a point, we can repair this road, and others can also repair it in the future, if this is the case, this investment will be wasted, and what must be done well." Niu Jinda, who has always rarely expressed his position, gritted his teeth and said, "It's a big deal, I'll sell some more fields for old cows." ”

"Haha" Liu Yuan laughed proudly, but before he could speak, he was knocked on the head by the old demon king Cheng, and his eyes widened and reprimanded loudly: "What are you laughing at, I heard that your Uncle Niu wants to sell his property, and he can't gloat?" ”

"No, no" Liu Yuan smiled and said proudly: "I have a way, but the original plan will remain unchanged, and the cost will not rise, and the cost of the entire expressway will also drop significantly, well, maybe there will be a large amount of shares to be returned to your uncles." (To be continued......)

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