"Princess, dare to ask how much it costs?" Ge Zhengtong asked the first sharp question.

"Eight million taels!"

"Hiss......" There was a gasp sound in the hall.

"This ...... This ......" Huang Yuzhang was also a little dumbfounded.

"This ...... Isn't it just two railroad tracks and wooden sleepers? Why? Why do you need so much? Ge Zhengtong was a little incredulous.

"Heh......" Luo Xiaoqiao chuckled, these people also thought things were too simple.

"Master Ge, you think the railroad is simple because you look at this model is simple, but have you ever thought about it? How should this road be built if the train is to run on the railway? ”

Luo Xiaoqiao looked at the officials seated, one official asked one question at a time, and asked them one by one.

"The train has been running for many years, what kind of road can hold up, and what should be laid under the rails?"

"The train runs fast, not to mention that the wind impact itself will be very large, that is, when passing through the mountains, the huge impact can blow people up, how to maintain the car on the track and let the track not be damaged?"

"From Xingcheng to Luguan, there are countless roads, which one do you choose?"

"How to solve the problem of steep slopes and turns?"

"How to solve the problem of rivers and mountains on the road?"

……

Dozens of questions were thrown out, and a group of officials avoided her gaze.

Zuo Cao Sun Yangbo had already recovered from his excited state, "Princess, since there are so many unknown problems and a huge amount of money is still spending, what about ...... Is it necessary to build it? ”

"Do you think that if you eat fish, you will get stuck, and you will never eat fish for the rest of your life?" Luo Xiaoqiao's eyes glared fiercely.

"This ......" Sun Yangbo was choked up, and he didn't dare to respond, so he could only blush and bow his head, secretly thinking in his heart.

"Princess, we can all think of the benefits brought by the railway, but the question you raised is indeed something that we didn't expect. Can you be sure that this railway will be built? ”

Qi Yuancheng, the secretary of the Ministry of Industry, thought more thoughtfully, and he asked Luo Xiaoqiao in a deep voice.

Luo Xiaoqiao clapped his hands, and Ming Yi walked in with a thick stack of books.

"Send it down."

"Yes."

"Princess, what is this?" Qi Yuancheng asked.

"This is the people of Tianji Pavilion, who have studied it for a whole year, sorted out the problems that the railway may encounter, as well as the solutions. You study it, if you think it is feasible, then the strategy I just mentioned requires the guarantee of the household department, and I also ask Lord Ge to cooperate. ”

The dozen or so officials who were doing it all looked at each other a little, and they flipped through a page casually, this is a document that is no different from the Book of Heaven, how can they study it?

"Princess, I can't finish reading this document for a while, so it's better for me to wait and go back and study one or two." Qi Yuancheng said.

"Yes." Luo Xiaoqiao was very happy.

"In addition, the lower official is reckless, and I also ask the princess to make it clear, do you think that according to this plan, what is the success rate of building the railway?" Ge Zhengtong is also very cautious.

"Seventy percent!"

Luo Xiaoqiao said very conservatively, in fact, she has more certainty, but at this time, she can't let them feel that things are too easy.

Officials must be made to feel that they are taking risks and that they are making the most prudent decisions so that there will be no prevarication in the future.

"Princess, what if this railway is built?" Ge Zhengtong asked.

"If the household department is willing to guarantee, I will call the shots and give the government two components. In addition, after the completion of the railway, until the time before the money is paid off, I take an additional 10% of the income from the railway every year and charge it into the government in the name of "intershelf tax". ”

"One percent earnings?" Ge Zhengtong frowned and pondered, "How much is one percent?" ”

"Not less than 100,000 taels of silver, if it is less than 100,000 taels, with 100,000 taels as the base, what does Lord Ge think?"

Luo Xiaoqiao is not bragging about not making drafts, she has calculated, this number is about the same.

Moreover, if the household department is asked to provide a guarantee for the loan of 8 million taels, according to the gross assessment of the guarantee fee of 1 percent, it will have to give 80,000 taels a year, which is a very fair price.

But Ge Zhengtong obviously didn't think so.

"Princess, let's discuss the matter of income, then if the railway is not built, or it is not easy to use, and it is not on the silver tael of the Zhengtong Silver Number, then ......"

"If that's the case, I can only say that all the industries in Jingwangfu are used to fill the loopholes in this area, if it is not enough, then it can only trouble the household department and allocate part of the annual tax silver."

As soon as these words came out, several old guys looked at each other.

Why do you feel that it doesn't taste right?

With the strength of the Jingwang Mansion and those industries, it won't be impossible to take out the eight million taels of silver, right? Isn't there still a Wang Jinqiao?

How do you feel that this princess Jing actually wants to use the credit and silver of the palace?

Is this called the white wolf with empty gloves?

"Princess, how about allowing me to discuss for a few days?"

The people who came were all carefully selected officials by Mu Jingyi, not prevaricating, and this was only for the sake of prudence, and they would definitely consider it carefully when they went back.

"Okay, half a month later, I hope you can give me an answer."

……

When they left the Fengfu, the Ministry of Industry and the Ministry of Household Shangshu walked a little heavily, and no one spoke to each other, but they just carried the so-called feasibility report back.

"Little girl, what do you mean?"

Feng Bosong left Fu Jian and Huang Yuzhang and others alone, and he wanted to hear what Luo Xiaoqiao's plans were.

"What can I mean?" Luo Xiaoqiao smiled.

"Don't play stupid, when I can't see it?" Feng Bosong angrily nodded at her in the air.

Fu Wei has always prided himself on being thoughtful, and he will be scolded as an old fox in the future. But in front of Luo Xiaoqiao, he felt that his reaction was expected every step of the way, and he had the feeling of facing a little fox.

"With the Wang family and the Jingwangfu's own industry, in fact, they are fully capable of building this railway by themselves, why do you have to let the government come?" Feng Bosong frowned.

"Grandpa, this northern land has never been the northern land of the prince alone, it is everyone's northern land, isn't it? No one can stay out of it! ”

Luo Xiaoqiao stood up solemnly, and his little face faced the slanted sun, and there was a rare seriousness.

"Yes, the Northland is the Northland for all of us," Huang Yuzhang answered.

"The prince has done too many things, raising soldiers and horses by himself, and paying for the people to reclaim the wasteland...... What did the government do? ”

"The government should not be a vassal, a person's power is limited after all, and it is time for the government to play a role." Luo Xiaoqiao continued.

Speaking of this, Fu Wei felt that his old face was a little red.

I thought I was very busy every day, but when Luo Xiaoqiao said this, I felt that it seemed to be the case.

They are poor in the north, and the government has no money, except for patrols and routine work, it seems that they really haven't done much political achievements.

"We want to establish the faith of the people, but this faith should not be the faith of the prince alone, but the faith of the entire Northland, only in this way can everyone have a sense of belonging, can give full play to the greatest enthusiasm, and jointly build the Northland, right? You can't do everything yourself, that will only exhaust you."