Laoshan Mountain.

A convoy of hundreds of steam cars came to Laoshan, outside the gate of the Kyushu Academy of Sciences.

Li Zhen was dressed neatly and was already packing up, and he was leaving with a large group of people. saw Xun Jiayuan also wearing decent clothes and walked out.

Li Zhen was stunned at first, why did Xun Jiayuan appear here.

Then I remembered that Xun Jiayuan gave up his position as a permanent member and settled in the Kyushu Academy of Sciences, indulging in scientific research. Basically, he didn't come out and walk around, and after a long time, Li Zhen forgot about this stubble.

"Hehe, Old Man Xun."

Li Zhen said hello.

Xun Jiayuan nodded: "Let's go." Said it was a meeting. I've retired as a permanent member, so why am I still there? ”

"You're an older generation after all. A big event like a meeting will definitely bring yours. ”

Xun Jiayuan laughed, and walked out with Li Zhen with a red face, chatting as they walked.

Xun Jiayuan didn't know what was going on, so Li Zhen explained to him: "It may probably be that Du Tianzi thinks it's time to go to war. So let's hold a general meeting to discuss it. ”

Xun Jiayuan was confused: "War? War against whom? ”

"Hahaha, Old Man Xun, you are too confused. It must be a matter of the Yamato Kingdom and the Rakshasa Kingdom. ”

Xun Jiayuan slapped his head: "Oh, yes, yes, yes." I forgot. All this time I spent in your library, researching all sorts of knowledge. One day is two days, and I forget myself. ”

Li Zhen glanced at Xun Jiayuan deeply, and was pleased for him in his heart. In the last few years and ten years of his life, he found a home, just like Lin Xiufeng of the Aviation Institute. All have their own hobbies.

Isn't such a person a kind of happiness?

"Take the order of the Son of Heaven. Escort Li Zhen, the party leader, and Xun Jiayuan, the committee member, to Quancheng County. ”

The top officer of the convoy stood at the gate, a document in his hand. Looking into the eyes of the two, reverent, yet timid.

Li Zhen waved his hand: "Let's go." ”

Got into the car, the steam car did not stop at all, and immediately turned around and headed for Quancheng County. Along the way, the military and police opened the road unimpeded.

But it was only at night a day later that I arrived in Izumijo-gun.

Walking on the road with bumps, Li Zhen has been thinking and groaning.

Xun Jiayuan, who was in the same car, asked, "What is the party leader thinking?" ”

Li Zhen looked out the car window and whispered, "I'm wondering, is the distance between people in New Kyushu too far?" ”

"What do you mean by that?"

"It takes a day to get from Laoshan to Quancheng County, and it is still a steam car with troops all the way. If no one clears the way, will this time be extended? ”

"Hahaha, it's close enough. From Laoshan to Xizhou, it is called far. It would take a week or two to get all the way up. ”

"No, I'm not talking about relative distance. I wonder if it's possible to bring the whole of Shin-Kyushu a little closer. ，”

"How do you get closer?"

Li Zhen hesitated for a moment: "Old man Xun, do you say that there is such a possibility." Build an unobstructed, almost straight road. There are no stops on the way, there are not so many forks in the road. Only when you reach a certain area can you leave with an exit. On this kind of road, only steam cars are allowed to drive on it. Flat, unobstructed. ”

The idea is ...... It's a novelty. Can't the horse go up too? ”

"No, you can't. Only steam cars are allowed to go up. ”

"Then what kind of road is this, isn't the road just for people to walk?"

"Not true. Our current roads have roads in some places and no roads in some places. Some places are muddy roads. In some places, it is still a mountain road. And the kind of road I'm talking about directly connects the mountain, a straight line. This saves a lot of time. There were no horses on the road, no people. Without a hitch. ”

"Open up the mountain? It's a big job. It's not cheap, isn't it? ”

"Yes. This kind of road should be very expensive to build......"

Li Zhen smiled back and said softly: "But I'm in New Kyushu, and I'm not short of money." ”

Xun Jiayuan was stunned for a moment, and couldn't help but say: "No matter how much money you don't lack, you must also plan the economy." We can't be a loser. The road was repaired, and the actual significance was lower than the cost. ”

"Nope. Old man Xun, you can read a little economics book when you have time. You will understand what time means to a businessman. Ease of transportation means what it means for a region. ”

"I definitely understand the importance of transportation. But...... The government will lose. The cost of this road is just a straight line from Laoshan to Quancheng County. I'm afraid the cost is not less than hundreds of millions of Kyushu coins, right? ”

"More than that. Now Kyushu coins are worthless. It's about a billion. ”

Xun Jiayuan gasped: "Yes." It has to start with at least one billion, and the price is too great. ”

"Nope. If the road is built in Dongzhou. You can pay back in one year. ”

"Back to basics? Is this road still profitable? ”

"Yes. We set up checkpoints and collect tolls. Old Man Xun knows how many merchants there are in Dongzhou and how many goods need to be transported. Everyone was in a hurry. There is absolutely no problem in recoup the cost in one year. ”

"Tolls? What's the difference between that and Road Rage? ”

"Of course there is a difference. We built this road and we charge a reasonable toll. But you can also choose not to go down this path. You can also choose to go the old way and go everywhere, and you are not forced to go, and this is the biggest difference. And most importantly...... The risks can be shared equally, the government can cooperate with the capitalists to develop the road, and the capitalists can invest in the construction of this road. They will be glad. ”

"That's what you think...... In that case, I think we can still do it. What is this called? ”

"Highway."

“……”

With a plan in his mind, he arrived at Senjo-gun.

All the members of the Kyushu Party, as well as the current Son of Heaven Du Taiping, and the new Kyushu Prime Minister Xun Shifei all rushed to pick up and welcome.

Xun Shifei's mood has not been very good. He used to be just one step away from the position of the Son of Heaven, but as a result, now Du Taiping is the Son of Heaven, but he has become the prime minister. The administrative level is one end lower than Du Taiping, and even the standing position has to stand behind Du Taiping.

"Party leader. It's been hard work all the way. ”

"Old man Xun, hard work."

"It's really unbearable to invite the two of you over in such a hurry. Let's go to dinner first. ”

"First catch the wind for the party leader."

“……”

Li Zhen waved his hand: "Let's not eat yet." Gather the people who should be convened, and start a meeting. And then...... I invite the more powerful capitalists in Dongzhou to come, and I have a meeting for them after the meeting. Today's meeting has a heavy task and at least three major decisions to be made. Let's skip the meal for now. ”

Du Taiping was stunned: "The party leader still has a meeting?" What's the matter? ”

Xun Jiayuan laughed: "An earth-shattering event. You'll find out later. ”

“……”