Chapter 453: Railroads, Trying to Take the Profits of the Steam Industry!

In the golden autumn of October, it is when the red leaves are embellished with the imperial capital, the mottled leaf shadows form a hollow skylight, which penetrates the sunlight into the eaves of thousands of households, and Zhu Yujian, who is standing under the weeping flower door of the Ruiwang Mansion, also came to see him in the Ruiwang Mansion, glanced at the purple and red on the wall, and couldn't help but secretly think that the scenery in the pass is good.

If Zhu Yujian hadn't thought that the coal mines in Hanhai were still short of people, he would have wanted to stay in the capital and persuade Nuyin to stay with him.

"Uncle Clan! Please forgive the little nephew for being rude, I wanted to go to the house to say goodbye, how can I endure the occasional wind and cold recently, it is really difficult to get up and leave the house, so I can only take the liberty of posting a post to invite you to gather in the cold mansion."

Zhu Changhao walked over at this time and made a gesture to Zhu Yujian.

Zhu Changhao is the tenth grandson of Zhu Yuanzhang, and Zhu Yujian is the ninth grandson of Zhu Yuanzhang, so Zhu Yujian is a generation higher than Zhu Changhao, and Zhu Changhao also calls Zhu Yujian his uncle.

Zhu Yujian didn't want to talk to Zhu Changhao as an uncle and nephew, he knew that the relationship between his clan and Zhu Changhao's was far behind, and he didn't have a prince now, and he was expelled from the clan for killing the imperial history, so he just saluted and said, "Don't dare! His Majesty wants to ask His Highness for peace."

"Hey! Why should the clan uncle see outside?"

Zhu Changhao made a gesture of invitation as he spoke, and asked Zhu Yujian to go first.

Zhu Yujian still raised his feet and left, he promised Zhu Changhao to invite him to Ruiwangfu this time, just to know what Zhu Changhao wanted to do.

Since the reform of the feudal system allowed feudal lords to enter Beijing on the grounds of studying or studying various studies, many feudal lords have chosen to enter Beijing.

However, there are not many feudal clans who are really willing to devote themselves to studying or studying all kinds of knowledge, and most of the feudal kings of the clan come to Beijing to make money in the name of studying and studying in Beijing, so as to satisfy their insatiable appetite.

Zhu Changhao invited Zhu Yujian not to discuss anything with Zhu Yujian.

And when Zhu Changhao invited Zhu Yujian to come to the house to talk, Liu Shiyuan and Fan Wencheng were still called by Zhu Changhao to accompany them.

Fan Wencheng now sneaks into the customs and swims in the gate of a powerful person like Zhu Changhao, naturally he will not hand over his real name and identity, but only trust him with a fake name.

Therefore, Zhu Changhao only said to Zhu Yujian when introducing Fan Wencheng: "This is Han Chongqi, Shenyang filial piety."

Zhu Changhao introduced Liu Tingyuan after introducing Fan Wencheng.

Zhu Yujian naturally only knew that Liu Shiyuan was the son of Liu Tingyuan, who built the shrine for Uncle Zhang Guo, and he definitely couldn't know the origin of Fan Wencheng, who was alias Han Chongqi, so he didn't say anything more.

"I know that Uncle Clan and Uncle Clan are quite practical and knowledgeable, and because of this, I have been personally taught by His Majesty for a period of time, and now I have spent some time in Hanhai Coal Mine, responsible for technical guidance and project management, I think Uncle Clan is very familiar with coal mining, and I also know many skilled mining craftsmen."

And Zhu Changhao specially mentioned the coal mining to Zhu Yujian after three rounds of drinking.

Zhu Yujian glanced at Zhu Changhao, and seemed to have guessed Zhu Changhao's intention to invite him, so he just smiled and said, "That is, to manage the eating, drinking, and Lazar of the miners in the mining area!" I don't know much technical guidance and engineering, and I don't know much about craftsmen, after all, I am a person who was exiled to Hanhai by Uncle Zhang Guo, where would anyone be willing to befriend me."

"Why should you be humble, who doesn't know that you are very proficient in coal mining, and even Xia Butang, the governor of Hanhai, is full of praise for you in the song."

Liu Shiyuan replied at this time.

Zhu Yujian just smiled.

At this time, Zhu Changhao said: "Uncle clan, we also want to open a coal mine, just open it in the Guannei, but now we are just struggling to find someone to preside over the mine, and now we want to ask you to preside over the mining for us, how about we divide your 30% dry shares?" I don't want you to pay!"

"Yes, you must also know that now the government and the opposition are interested in building railways, and the so-called steam trains, coupled with the fact that there are more and more places where steam engines are used in all walks of life, so that the price of coal has been rising."

Liu Shiyuan glanced at Zhu Changhao and Fan Wencheng when he said this, and said, "But the money in this can't always be made by the imperial court, right?!" Why can't the court and the people be enriched by it?"

Zhu Yujian only smiled after hearing this, and asked, "Which coal mine do you plan to open, but can you mine it with the consent of the imperial court?"

Fan Wencheng smiled at this time: "It's a joke, where does the mining of coal mines in Guannei require the consent of the imperial court, there are many gentry in the world to open mines, can the imperial court manage it?" Could it be that the imperial court still wants to send a mine supervisor to collect mining taxes in various parts of the world? Even if the imperial court sends it again, we are not afraid of carrying the infamy of accumulating wealth from the people and making the people resentful, but can it really stop us from mining secretly?"

Zhu Yujian smiled and said, "It's hard to stop! The question is, how does coal turn into silver? Now the coal in the Hanhai Coal Mine can be turned into silver, and that is because the Dongping Prince's Mansion is buying a large number of them, and you will never be able to persuade the Dongping Prince's Mansion not to want the coal from the Hanhai Coal Mine, but to ask for your coal, then you can offend a large number of powerful bureaucrats in the world who rely on the dividends of the Hanhai Coal Mine!"

"Of course we will not rob the sale of the Hanhai Coal Mine, we will also rob the business of the private gentry to build the railway. Moreover, the buyer of the Shanxi coal mine that we are going to open has already been decided. The buyer's intention is that as long as the imperial court can hand over the section of the railway from Tianjin to Jingshi to the private merchants, that is, they will run it, they will naturally buy our coal, and even divide the shares with us."

Fan Wencheng said at this time.

Zhu Changhao nodded at this time and said, "Yes! Now this first railway to Xuanfu is controlled by Dongping Wangfu, I heard that it has been a daily income, many of the shareholders have a lot of profits, and the railway from Tianjin to Beijing will undoubtedly be more popular if it is completed, and the profits will only be more, after all, I don't know how many people will go from Tianjin to Beijing every day, and then from Beijing to Tianjin. Once this railway is privately run, it will naturally be under our control, and the coal it needs will only be provided by us."

Zhu Yujian's heart sank, he didn't expect that these powerful people had already set their sights on the railway line between Tianjin and Beijing.

Zhu Yujian only asked, "Are you sure that the imperial court can give up this railway and let the imperial court run it itself?"

"You can rest assured, there are naturally our people in the court, and they are already asking the imperial court to give up some of the railway lines that are prepared for the government by cutting expenses and solving the problems of redundant troops, redundant expenses, and redundant personnel.

Zhu Changhao said.

Zhu Yujian shook his head after hearing this: "I'm afraid this is not enough, he Uncle Zhang Guo doesn't have to do this."

"Try it whether he wants it or not! What's more, now that the problem of coal sales in the Hanhai Coal Mine has been solved, it is actually time for Uncle Zhang Guo to leave."

Fan Wencheng replied at this time.

Liu Shiyuan also smiled: "That's right, doesn't he also want to leave? Waiting for the remarks about his Uncle Zhang Guo's bad remarks will only increase in the future, and even become even louder, presumably he will have to leave, and he will take the initiative to leave. At that time, the people in the court will naturally be bought by us, and if they can't be bought, they can be easily driven away!"

After hearing this, Zhu Yujian asked in a deep voice, "You are already creating rumors about his Uncle Zhang Guo?"

Liu Shiyuan smiled and said, "I don't know that I didn't know that Uncle Zhang Guo was a princess and defiled the royal family!"

Zhu Changhao also followed: "Uncle Clan, you killed Yushi for his Uncle Zhang Guo, and his Uncle Zhang Guo showed no mercy to your subordinates, and now that he has fallen into such a reputation, don't you think it is your opportunity to take revenge on him?"

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