Of course not!

The United States took out the land as bait in order to build railroads, and that was in order to quickly connect the east and west and develop rapidly.

But our empire doesn't need this now!

The main reason why Li Mengyang proposed to build the railway is also to control zhì, but the distance of his control zhì is much smaller.

Isn't it time to take Baja California down?

The land is vast and sparsely populated, and the best way to control it is to build a railway, so that the speed of transporting troops, the speed of transporting materials, all aspects, is absolutely necessary!

But how far is this distance, how can it not be compared with the United States, so the difficulty is much smaller, besides, don't forget, our Chinese nation's architectural talent is full, how can Li Mengyang not know?

So, without using land as bait, how can these personally elite capitalists in front of them take the bait?

His Majesty the Emperor began to speak again.

"Comrades! The land of the empire does not belong to such and such a person, but to the entire people, so even I, the emperor, have no right to sell the land around the railway to such and such a person, and I hope you can understand this. However, for the construction of the railway, the empire will definitely give the greatest support! First of all, in terms of finance, the central bank of the empire can give loans, and the interest rate can be given a certain concession, this aspect ......" Li Mengyang said here, and handed his eyes to the big man Bill.

However, Li Mengyang called capitalists businessmen, this ...... You can't be an enemy, can you? There was a lesson before.

"OH, HAIL-LEE!" The big man Bill immediately came up with a slogan, and then said: "The preferential policy of the Central Bank of the Reich is like this, according to the resolution of the Central Bank Management Committee, the loan interest rate of 12 was originally 12, and we have made a concession of 25!" ”

"Wow......"

"9 Ahh

As soon as the big man Bill's words fell, the people in the room began to mumble.

You must know that the loan interest rate of 12, Li Mengyang looks very high, but at this time, this interest rate is very low, it can be said that it is a conscience price, and now it has been reduced by 3 percentage points, which is definitely a big discount, but it's not too much.

Li Mengyang pressed his hands, and the venue calmed down again, only to hear him say: "The discount is given, but I hope you will understand that this loan is to be used to repair the railway, and it must be earmarked, if anyone takes out this loan to do some other things, such as ......"

Very simply, Li Mengyang knows very well that as long as there is room for this loan interest rate, there will be things like 'second-way dealers', which is actually called interest rent-seeking!

There are too many such things, and they are too normal, just say that the famous Wang Anshi changed the law in history, there is a law that many people say is good, called the 'Qingmiao Law', this law is a loan, the state gives an interest rate of 20, and the interest rate on the market at that time is 40, so this is a good law, but there are people who earn this 20!

40 This interest rate ...... There is no way, the economic situation at that time was like this, the interest rate was so high, and even 20 was definitely usury in the eyes of later generations, but it was a conscience price at the time, which was determined by history, time, human consciousness, and the economic environment.

That is to say, it is difficult for Li Mengyang to change the current interest rate situation, that is, this 12 is the public price obtained after the market multi-party competition, and the government will forcibly change it, which will produce a lot of problems, such as many economic crises in later generations, and the Yankees printing money or something, which is all in vain.

But now, if you don't give them some discounts, that's not good, but there will almost certainly be a 'profit rent-seeking' situation in the future, so Li Mengyang will take the vaccination first, but this effect is ......

No one does the business that loses money, and some people do the business of killing heads!

To be honest, he also understands, but now it can only be like this, just be serious in the future in terms of supervision, don't play too hard...... It's just that it was said that the government's finances were tightening, and now it is giving loans, which is ......

“ALL-HAIL-LEE！”

Come on, there's money to be made, and no one cares about this kind of detail!

However, Li Mengyang didn't just give such a discount.

"There is another one, that is, the railway will be built in the future, and the right to operate it will be owned by each company!"

That's good! This one is simply wonderful!

“ALL-HAIL-LEE！”

Great, isn't this tantamount to telling the capitalists, you can set the price, free pricing, and this is not the same as giving you the railway, so everyone here is very happy.

If you can control the pricing power, what else can you say...... However, is Li Mengyang really so good to these capitalists?

"In terms of steel, as well as raw materials, the empire will also give certain preferences."

“ALL-HAIL-LEE！”

As a result, there are still preferential policies, and the eyes of these capitalists are almost green!

"In addition, in terms of labor, equal pay for equal work! Eight-hour workday! This is what Li Mengyang remembers, when he was building the Central Railway, the treatment of Chinese workers...... Definitely not again, absolutely not!

“ALL-HAIL-LEE！”

Needless to say, these capitalists all understand.

There are also some details, such as the section of railway that can be built now, what are the geological conditions of that place, and some of the numbers that the empire has in their possession, which will also be given to these capitalists, of course, there are many details, so there is no need to say more, and we will talk about it when it is actually operated.

And Li Mengyang paid the most attention to that Lelan in the whole meeting. Stanford, because of what?

Back then, the Central Railway was built by this old boy, and this old boy still bullied Chinese workers and ...... Forget it, don't say much, this old boy will beat Huang Rong's sister later!

Yes, this is the key, and this time, Li Mengyang...... Is this a pit?

But see Leland. Stanford talked and laughed, this guy was very happy, of course, Li Mengyang had talked to him about this matter before, and the empire's railroad still had to rely on Rulilan. People like Stanford.

That's right, Li Mengyang gave Stanford a good compliment, and ah, this is now in the business circle of the empire, Leland. Stanford is the largest and strongest one, and he still holds an official position in the government of the empire, so he is naturally the first to bear the brunt of this railway construction.

That is to say, Leland. Stanford will definitely make some contributions to the Empire's railroad industry, so, this ...... Is this really a pit?

"Hehe......" Li Mengyang was smiling on his face, and he was smiling in his heart, don't worry, we'll see in the future......

When the New Tang Empire in the United States was studying the construction of railways, France on the European road issued the most severe declaration of war against the New Tang Empire!

Although it can't be said to be a swear word, but the words are definitely enough to say, but overall, it is to stand with the New Tang Empire of the United States, and swear not to stand together, either you die or I die!

Needless to say, there will definitely be a big battle in Mexico after that, but in the current situation, Li Mengyang did not send troops into the main territory of Mexico, and this reinforcement of the French army seems to have to take a while to pass, and this is on the sea, this matter is ...... Guaranteed?

The whole world thinks that there is a good show to watch, and the British are playing the same trick as before, that is, watching the French do it there, and they are working hard, not to mention the United States, if someone helps them deal with their own troubles, then what is there to be unhappy about?

The French are really friends!

This topic came to the United States again, and at this time on the land of the United States, the civil war seemed to be coming to an end, but some people didn't care much about it, anyway, the civil war didn't have a great impact on their lives, such as Fort Wayne in Indiana......

Whining~

The cold wind in winter is unbearable, usually at this time, if you can keep the coal stove in the house and make a cup of hot coffee, then this little day is not said, but this kind of life can only be in the minds of ordinary people, and the toiling people have to go out to beg for a living.

"......Huh" A young man stood on the street, his eyes were a little confused, and the breath exhaled from his mouth was particularly white and long.

However, suddenly the young man moved, and he saw an old man beside him with a newspaper under his arm, and there was a message in that newspaper, which caught his attention.

"Sir, can you borrow your newspaper to read?" The young man was very direct, even a little rude.

"Oh......" The old man was a little unhappy, but at first glance, this young man looked good, he should not be a bad person, although he was badly dressed, but maybe this is why he couldn't even afford newspapers, right?

"Let's go and see." The old man handed the newspaper over, and then he wanted to leave.

"Sir, wait a minute, I just need a few minutes." The young man immediately looked at it, and even pulled the old man by his tug.

"......" The old man's face was obvious, but he immediately noticed what the young man was interested in, so the old man smiled and said, "Do you like to see this kind of joke too?" Hahaha, it's just laughing to death, what kind of empire is that, just don't do business all day long! ”

Obviously, the so-called empire must be the New Tang Empire of the United States, so what is the news? Still a joke?

I saw a message in the newspaper with the headline.

'The emperor of the New Tang Dynasty made a bounty that made people laugh! ’

The young man quickly finished reading it, and the news was very simple, mainly mocking and satirizing the emperor, saying that he was unrealistic, and if someone could make 'fire cotton' or 'nitroglycerin' safe and stable, then the emperor would give that person a reward of 100,000 yuan......

"Thank you!" When the young man had finished reading it, he returned the newspaper to the old man, and there seemed to be some excitement on his face.

"Could it be ......" The old man felt that this young man was going to get some emperor's bounty?

But the old man did not finish this, and the young man left, very cheerfully.

"I know that guy." At this moment, a passer-by came and began to talk to the old man.

"You know? Who's that? "The old man is a little strange, could it be that he met a celebrity today?

"Hah!" The passerby laughed, "The famous idiot and poor ghost of Port Huron, Michigan, Thomas. Edison! ”

"......" After hearing the name and the introduction, the old man just looked at the young man's back and slowly ...... Hahahaha...... R1152