It is impossible for the emperor to be a trouser, after all, it is not a locust that needs the queen to earn extra money to support the family.

Li Er's speech is more like a statement and a show of determination.

The one who is really worried about being forced to be pants has to be Du Ruhui.

Thinking of the empty household warehouse, the first thought of the melancholy Du Ruhui was to resign, even if he went to the Ministry of Works and the Ministry of Rites, it was better than being sad and unable to sleep all day.

However, if you resign at this time, you will be laughed at by everyone as a deserter.

In his mind, he thought of all the methods that he could think of, and finally set his eyes on Li Yunze.

If you want to say who can come up with such a large sum of money in this world, only this Lantian county son... Oh, it's the county uncle now.

"Borrowing money? It's okay to borrow money, but what do you pay back, and where is the equivalent guarantee? ”

Li Yunze's rhetorical question made Du Ruhui subconsciously look at Li Er.

changed a black-hearted civil official, first tried every possible way to get the money, divided more than half of it up and down, and finished the rest of the work, and then patted his ass and left the mess for the next term.

If you really find your own body, the neat and neat stalk neck 'has no money, it's a life~~~'

At that time, it was the real sufferer who called the heavens and the earth to be unspiritual.

It's a pity that Du Ruhui is a civil official who is disciplined and can be called a real scholar, and he can't do this kind of thing for the sake of face.

He pinned his hopes on Li Er, hoping that the emperor would come forward to provide a guarantee.

Not to mention anything else, the emperor's face... Of course, it is only useful if the emperor who wants face and has the strength to maintain face is useful, and the faint monarchs and sand withers are not among them.

Feeling Du Ruhui's gaze, Li Er subconsciously removed his head and picked up the book that Li Yunze put on the table.

“... Futon..."

Seeing that the emperor looked through the book with illustrations with relish, Du Ruhui was also free and easy, "Zi Hou, don't talk nonsense, what can you do to say it bluntly." ”

He simply lay flat, you can use any tricks, as long as things can be done.

"Du Gong." Li Yunze's eyes looked around, and the many civil and military nobles who looked at him with concern: "Princes." ”

"I would like to ask you, is this railway profitable?"

When he said this, the civil and military nobles all subconsciously laughed, "Naturally, it is to make money." ”

The income of passengers along the route alone has already made everyone staggered, not to mention the even more lucrative freight revenue.

In the words that are now popular in Chang'an City, it is 'When the train rings, there are ten thousand taels of gold.' ’

Li Yunze, who nodded his head, asked again, "With such an opportunity to make money, are you willing to participate in it and invest in it?" ”

As soon as these words came out, the smart man had an instant epiphany.

The court has no money, but they have money.

Over the years, with the help of Li Yunze's technology and materials, the nobles have made a lot of money.

Not to mention anything else, it is not too difficult to let each family pay tens of thousands.

Li Yunze smiled even more: "Everyone knows, I paid for the construction of this railway myself." In return, His Majesty gave him the right to operate for twenty years. If everyone works together to build a railway that His Majesty wants, His Majesty will not be stingy with twenty years of experience

Camp rights. ”

"That's not enough, right?" Du Ruhui, who was calculating quickly in his mind, first glanced at Li Er, who was reading the book quietly and seriously, and then said, "One pound of iron is thirty wen, and one mile of railway iron is more than 100,000 catties." Build a mile of railroad, at least 3,000 pieces of iron money.

”

Li Yunze on the side smiled but did not speak.

He didn't remind that iron is not the same as iron, from iron to rails, and that all aspects of production, manufacturing, and transportation are different. The cost and terminal price are very different. And the terrain is different, and the price is even more different.

Li Yunze understood these things, but he didn't say them, because it didn't make sense to say them.

It is not easy for the literati and doctors to be able to do Du Ruhui, at least they did not reprimand the saints for resting, and demanded that they all be demolished.

has not become a corrupt Confucian, and he should be punished for his strange and lewd skills!

The Wenchen of the Tang Dynasty can choose to accept it calmly, which is already the best result, so stop worrying about those things in the details, and can't demand others with their own standards.

Li Tao, who was sitting next to the smiling eldest grandson Wuji, frowned and calculated, "From Chang'an City to Gaochang, there are always four or five thousand miles of land." In other words, it costs more than 10 million yuan to buy iron alone? ”

As soon as this price came out, everyone stopped talking, only the eldest grandson Wuji couldn't help laughing out loud.

Even Li Er, who was attracted by the book, couldn't help frowning and looking over, "What's so happy." ”

The eldest grandson Wuji, who was holding back his smile, hurriedly saluted, "The sow in the pigsty on Zhuangzi gave birth to eight piglets in one go, and she was so happy. ”

When everyone heard this, they all rolled their eyes, and even Li Er snorted coldly.

Everyone knows that Li Yunze contributed technology, and the eldest grandson Wuji contributed money and efforts to build the iron factory, and it is obvious that this time he is going crazy.

Over there, Du Ruhui took over the conversation, "You also have to count labor, as well as various accessories, personnel training, daily maintenance and patrols, and so on." The cost of one mile starts with 5,000 yuan. ”

This is really in response to that sentence, and I can't fix it when I am a pants.

The many nobles and civil warriors present smashed all their belongings in, and they couldn't cultivate it.

When everyone's eyes fell on Li Yunze, Li Er tucked the book in his hand into his sleeve, stood up and beckoned Changsun Wuji to go to the back carriage.

The latter section also belongs to Li Er, and it is a place specifically for him to sleep.

Don't get me wrong, this is not to call the eldest grandson Wuji to go to bed, this is to teach him a lesson when he sees that he has earned too much.

The door was closed, and everyone only heard the sound of 'clang', and they didn't know how Li Er repaired his brother-in-law.

After a stick of incense, the door of the carriage was opened, and Li Er, who was holding his hands behind his back, walked out, and the eldest grandson Wuji, who was following him, was obviously much paler, and his steps were a little vain.

Sitting down again, the eldest grandson Wuji, who was a little lost and depressed, kept looking at Li Yunze.

Sure enough, after Li Er sat down, he simply said, "I think that the thirty tax on business tax is too low." Iron and other heavy weapons should be taxed. ”

Li Yunze, who didn't care, shrugged, "Add as much as you want, and raise the price as much as you want." ”

The price will be raised as much as the tax is raised, and in the end it will be the court that pays.

Li Er narrowed his eyes, "You're not afraid of the salt and iron franchise?" ”

At the beginning of the Tang Dynasty, in order to be able to quickly recover the economy, Datang adopted the method of cooperation with large merchants to stimulate economic development and the rapid improvement of material supply.

Whether it is salt or iron, it can be bought and sold privately at this time.

However, this kind of thing cannot last long, after all, the Qin and Han dynasties have been monopolized by salt and iron, and it is impossible for the imperial court to give up this huge profit.

Everyone's minds were alive, and if it was a monopoly on salt and iron, then things would be simple.

The iron for building the railway does not cost money, and it is the imperial court that comes out.

It's simpler to manually or something, and it is to send a direct conscription.

That's a great idea!

Li Yunze didn't care at all here, but smiled more easily, "It doesn't matter, just collect it and go." It's just that without my technical support, I want to produce railroad tracks that can build thousands of miles in a few years, so let's dream. ”

One sentence brought everyone back to reality.

Datang's iron output is 10 million catties a year, even if it is not used anywhere else, all of it is invested in the railway, and it can be built for 100 miles a year?

I want to repair to Gaochang... Hey, the big guy's grandson might be able to meet.

After a long silence, Li Er spoke up again, "How about your iron factory with mines, land, labor, and tax revenue?" ”

Hearing this, Li Yunze immediately turned his head to look at the eldest grandson Wuji, whose face was like earth.

Squeezed out a smile that was even uglier than crying, and the eldest grandson Wuji nodded with difficulty, "My side has been transferred to Your Majesty." ”

Everyone wanted to laugh, but they could only endure the face of the eldest grandson Wuji.

"Yes." Li Yunze agreed very simply: "Whoever you cooperate with is cooperation, and the specific ex-factory price can be calculated and the cost can be negotiated and decided." ”

Li Er nodded in satisfaction, took out the book from his sleeve and continued to flip through it.

After temporarily solving the matter worth tens of millions of railroad tracks, the topic returned to how to build the railway from Chang'an to Gaochang.

"The imperial court sold the operating rights for 20 years and raised funds from the private sector to build a railway." Li Yunze said to Du Ruhui, "If it is too expensive to cultivate directly to Gaochang, you can repair it to Lanzhou first." Don't be in a hurry to eat a fat man, build it piece by piece.

”

All the civil and military nobles nodded their heads, indicating that this was indeed a good way.

If it is only built in Lanzhou, it will be much simpler.

As for the way that Li Yunze is responsible for the whole process from Chang'an to Shengzhou and Chang'an to Luoyang, no one wants to be responsible for the whole process.

This kind of railway flowing with money, everyone has a piece of the pie, how can Li Yunze alone swallow it.

When he proposed to build a railway from Chang'an City to Lanzhou first, the civil and military nobles enthusiastically expressed their intention to participate in it.

Li Yunze said that 5,000 yuan is used as the minimum entry standard, and the annual dividends will be distributed according to the shares of each company after the total quota is determined.

Seeing a group of subordinates shouting out the sky-high prices of 510,000 and 230,000, Li Er's heart was very uncomfortable.

Building a palace by himself has been scolded by Wei Zheng from the proposal to the present, but these guys can take out thousands of family wealth casually, which is really infuriating!

The specific arrangements are for Du Ruhui to do, which is also his job.

Li Yunze got up and went to the dining car, ready to have a hearty dinner.

Dinner is hearty because of the variety of ingredients.

All kinds of vegetables and fruits, all kinds of beef, sheep and fish are available.

But when it comes to beautiful dishes or something, that's it.

After all, the iron pot was still made by Li Yunze, and it has only been a few years, where can the exquisite cuisine culture be developed so quickly.

The imperial chef that Li Er carried with the car has the same technical level as Li Jiazhuang, because Li Er's imperial chef is Li Jiazhuang's cook.

This is also the ceiling of the entire Datang cuisine level.

Not surprisingly, Li Er, who had his hands behind his back, walked slowly to him and sat down.

Facing Li Yunze's gaze, Li Er smiled slightly and said something meaningful.

"I think the family is also very rich."