Chapter 285: Old Scheming
"Grandpa, how do you know that little short leg is okay?"
"Hmph, look at your father's relaxed expression, if the little boy is punished, he will still lie here in peace?"
Wang Jian said with a knowing expression.
"Dad, you're right, the little boy not only has no public weapons for private use, but also builds a factory for the benefit of the country and the people, and asks His Majesty to take out the Afang Palace and use it as a school building for craftsmen!"
Wang Ben nodded.
"What? Take Afang Palace as a school building? ”
Wang Qian's old eyes were round, and the tone was no lower than Wang Wan just now.
He has been by Yingzheng's side for half his life, how can he not know the importance of Afang Palace to Yingzheng?
Just took it out as a school building?
"That's right......!"
Wang Ben nodded firmly, "The little prince said that he would use the steam engine to build a train, but there was no school building to train craftsmen, so His Majesty gave up Afang Palace!" ”
"Steam trains? What the hell is this, so that His Majesty can let out Afang Palace? ”
"According to Xiao Gongzi, this kind of car can carry thousands of people at a time and travel thousands of miles a day, but it needs a separate railroad track!"
The specific Wang Ben is not clear, so he can only repeat what Xiao Zhengtai said in the court.
"A thousand miles a day? Is there such a car in the world? How big is that......? ”
Wang Jian was shocked enough to stuff an egg in his mouth, "A car that can travel thousands of miles a day, if it is really developed and used in the military, where is there a rebellion, it can be reached in one day, and this is worth it?" ”
After hearing about the role of the train, he immediately thought of transporting troops to protect the safety of the people of Daqin!
"Dad, you're right, if you build a hundred such cars, you can transport 100,000 troops at a time!"
Wang Ben's eyes lit up suddenly, and he stood up suddenly.
The march was slow before, and the army had to fight thousands of miles away, at least for more than half a month or even a month, and the enemy army might not know how many cities it had already occupied!
If you can take the train, you can reach it in one day, and the next day you will go out with the whole army and take the enemy by surprise!
"If we can think of this, Your Majesty will definitely be able to think of it, and we will definitely vigorously develop trains in the future!"
"yes!"
"You just said that trains need to have special rails to run?"
"That's right!"
"Are you sure you're hearing railroad tracks?"
"Sure!"
Wang Ben nodded firmly.
"If you want to build a lot of trains, you must need to build a lot of rails, which involves land acquisition, and a lot of money is needed to lay rails and build train ......!"
The shocked emotions calmed down slightly, and Wang Jian stroked his beard and analyzed, "Industry and commerce have begun to develop gradually under the promotion of Xiao Gongzi, and the taxes that the imperial court can collect are also increasing, and it is no longer as embarrassing as before, but it is definitely not possible for the imperial court to spend so much money to build a train at once!" ”
"What then? Could it be that something so beneficial to the military will not be developed? ”
Hearing this, Wang Ben was a little anxious.
It may cost a lot to build a train, but as long as it is successfully laid, it will save a lot of food and grass when you go on the expedition!
"Since the little boy proposed to make it, he will definitely not give up halfway!"
Wang Jian smiled, revealing a wrinkled face.
"Could it be that the little short leg pays for it himself? Not really, right? Although that kid is rich, he is definitely not enough! ”
Wang Wan blinked her eyes and said suspiciously.
"Look, before we got married, we have already started to help the little boy manage the money, hahaha!"
Wang Jian laughed jokingly.
"Grandpa......"
Wang Wan shook Wang Qian's arm shyly.
"Haha! Okay, grandpa won't talk about it, okay......? ”
Wang Jian smiled and continued: "Although the little boy has the ability to make money, after all, he has just been in Xianyang for a year, and he has to continue to open various factories and hire workers, so he should not have much savings in his head!" ”
"What then?"
"Stake!"
After Wang Qian's analysis, Wang Ben's eyes suddenly lit up.
When he first started the winery, the little boy asked His Majesty to buy shares because he didn't have enough savings.
And they also bought Wuliangye and joined the shares, but they didn't expect to become rich because of this!
"That's right......!"
Wang Jian nodded, "Laying railroad tracks requires land acquisition, which requires the intervention of the imperial court, and manufacturing trains requires a lot of money, and investing in shares is the best choice!" ”
"But Dad, we can make money by taking a stake in the winery, because the people all over the world drink, but the train is successfully built, except for the speed, there is no other use!"
"Do the people of the world stop doing business except drinking......
Wang Jian rolled his eyes at his son and continued: "Now the people don't move around often, because it's too hard to go out, it's okay to have a carriage, you can travel two or three hundred miles a day, but those poor people can only carry the burden on their backs, rely on their feet to walk step by step, and they can't reach a hundred miles from morning to night!" ”
"If there is a train, it only takes an hour to travel a hundred miles, and can the people still squat at home as before?"
"In addition, the train should also be able to transport goods, in the past, merchants needed to hire a fleet to transport goods, and they had to worry about robbery halfway, but if there is a train, merchants will definitely not choose a fleet again!"
"Hmmm! Or dad is wise and wise! ”
After listening to the analysis, Wang Ben nodded again and again.
Indeed, this is the truth, the train can transport troops when there is war, but when there is no war, it can transport civilians!
If you spend a lot of money to build, you can't let it sit idle!
"If the train can really travel thousands of miles a day, then will we be able to eat fresh lychees from Lingnan in Xianyang?"
Wang Wan's eyes immediately lit up.
Canned lychees are undoubtedly the most delicious fruit she has ever tasted, so she has always been thinking about trying fresh lychees one day!
"It must be no problem, didn't the little boy say, the freshness of lychees has a two-day shelf life, and if there is a train, it will only take one day to reach Xianyang!"
Wang Ben nodded firmly.
"That's great......!"
Wang Wan clapped her little hands happily, "I'll go find the little short leg when I turn around, and ask him to build the train quickly!" ”
"Dad, our family has saved a lot of money in the past six months, if the train is really IPO, should we all go in?"
Wang Ben's eyes lit up and asked.
According to Lao Tzu's analysis just now, this train is not only beneficial to the country and the people, but also a good opportunity to make money, and it must be seized!
"Haha, you don't have to discuss this with me, I, the old man, just help you analyze the situation, as for whether you want to buy shares, how much you want to buy, that's your business as the head of the family!"
Wang Jian stroked his beard and said with a smile.
"Dad, I understand, I'll go and ...... the little boy when I turn around!"