If it was possible, the emperor would definitely not be willing to give Jiang Xingchen half of the benefits of the railway. In the future, the railway network will be established, and the benefits will be immeasurable. But except for Xingchenling, no one can build a railway, not to mention the raw materials of manganese steel, even a variety of rolling machine tools is a difficult hurdle that cannot be overcome. Not to mention the technology of locomotive construction.

The emperor is very unbalanced, this railway line was nominally built for the empire, but judging from the usage rate, the ratio of your star collar and steel mills will be higher in the future. So he felt that he had suffered a loss. Half of the benefits are divided, the utilization rate is still high, and the empire is not wronged. Besides, you Jiang Xingchen are not short of money, and a treasure can be made out of 150 million yuan stones.

So he doesn't want to spend so much money on the railway in the back, if you Jiang Xingchen want to take half of the benefits, you also have to spend the same amount of money.

But before his conditions were mentioned, Jiang Xingchen first said that the productivity was not enough, and he couldn't build it, so he blocked him back in one bite. He didn't mention this breathlessness in his heart.

Of course, Jiang Xingchen also has his own ideas, first of all, the materials are really not enough. The manganese ore of Xuanyuan Tianzong is not large, and I have used it all for the construction of the imperial railway network, and the big railway connecting the ice fields cannot be repaired.

This time it is a treasure to get a lot of wealth, but there are still many projects in the Star Realm, and the construction of the metropolis is a bottomless pit. The shipyard needs to be re-expanded, plans for steel ships are on the agenda, and the railroad to the steppe will cost a lot of money. The scientific research department needs to increase investment, and a lot of budget will be made for the research of the formation alone, and he is also preparing to expand the university and invest in education. The research and production of scientific research equipment, etc., and finally the big railway, these are all counted. None of the wealth he had acquired was sufficient.

Another crucial point is the cost of building a railway. It seems that the empire has invested a lot of money. But the star collar is not less spent. Survey in advance, the construction of the roadbed is all led by the stars, not to mention the cost of more than 100,000 craftsmen in two years, various transportation costs, people eat horses. He cooperated with the Great Qin and the Great Li Kingdom, and the labor was all from the two kingdoms.

The erection of the telegraph line is also a big one, so that the cost of the Star Leader on this railway is not much less than that of the Qiankun Empire. Not to mention that the stars are leading out technology, which you can't buy with money. So. Half of the benefits of the railway, he received peace of mind!

The Emperor took a deep breath, suppressed his dissatisfaction, and said lightly: "How long will it take for the newly built steel plant to be put into use at the earliest?"

"Emperor, I know that the empire is at the peak of its development, and the demand for railways is relatively large! But the Star Leader also has many difficulties now, even if the steel mill of the three Lords in the east is built, I can only build two railways at most at the same time!" Jiang Xingchen replied.

The Emperor was expressionless and frowned. "The faster the railway is built, the more developed the transportation, and the more convenient it is for the Star Realm, and it is not only for the Empire that you can obtain overseas resources. If there is no convenient transportation, it can only be used in the Cursed Lands!"

This sentence is said peacefully, but it implies a sharp edge. Jiang Xingchen, you have thought about it, building a railway is a matter of mutual benefit. If you don't fix it. It's too late to fix it later. Once I don't cooperate, it will take several times or even dozens of times the time and energy for your overseas resources to be transported to the Star Collar.

Jiang Xingchen smiled. "I know that," he replied, "but my plan is to build another railroad first." The railroad from the Stellar Territory to the Ice Fields. ”

"What?" The Great Emperor was shocked by Jiang Xingchen's words, this kid had a problem with his brain, from Xingchen to the ice field, more than tens of thousands of miles, not only through the Eight Kingdoms and Xuanyuan Tianzong in the middle, but also thousands of miles of mountains.

However, the Emperor was very calm, and returned to normal after a little surprise, and at the same time thought about the importance of the ice field to the Star Lord. Although Jiang Xingchen has never leaked anything about combustible ice, through analysis, the think tanks of various countries have come to the conclusion that there is the energy needed by Xingchen Collar there.

The steam engine needs to burn energy, but Xingchen has so many steam engines and power generation equipment, and the amount of charcoal purchased is far from what is needed for use. Therefore, it is not difficult to analyze the conclusions of ice energy sources.

The Emperor thought of this, and then smiled. No matter where the railway is built, the Star Leader will pass through the land of the Empire, so there will be some talks.

But before he could think about it, he heard Jiang Xingchen say again: "The two railways built for the empire, in terms of labor, I think the empire is still responsible!"

"Hmm!" When the emperor heard this, he was so angry that he almost didn't slap the table, can he still show his face? The railroad empire spends money, and the laborers are also responsible for the empire, and in the end, you have to take half of the interests of the star leader, and you have wronged me as the big one, little bastard, you deceive people too much.

This time, the emperor really couldn't hold back the fire.

Jiang Xingchen smiled and said, "I wonder if the emperor has discovered the communication equipment along the railway?"

As soon as he said this, the emperor's anger disappeared in an instant. He only learned about the telegram yesterday. When he heard that news could be transmitted instantaneously from a distance of thousands of miles, he didn't believe it at all, isn't this nonsense?

But when the staff demonstrated it live, his heart was stirred, which was a miracle. Thinking back to the exercise of Xingchen Collar now, he finally knew why Mo Hongxian was able to command the artillery in the rear dozens of miles away. This Nima is used on the battlefield, which is clairvoyance and shunfeng ears.

After the explanation of the staff, the emperor understood that the original railway also needed telegraphs to dispatch, so as to increase the efficiency of the railway and ensure safety.

Yesterday he hadn't slept well all night, thinking about how he could get this technology from Jiang Xingchen, and the telegraph was no less attractive to him than the black dragon.

Today's negotiations, in addition to the establishment of subsequent railway lines, the most important thing is the telegraph. Originally, the emperor thought that the construction of the railway in the future would be the same as this one, and he could just change the telegraph technology at a loss.

But who would have thought that Jiang Xingchen would disrupt all his plans when he came up, and now that he brought it up, the empire would pay the price of labor.

Jiang Xingchen stopped talking, his purpose had all been revealed, the construction of the railway to the ice field, and the labor problem. The telegraph will definitely be built along the railway line, and there will be many people operating it in the future, and it will be difficult to block the technology, after all, this thing is not complicated. It might as well be used in exchange for benefits. For example, the land occupation of the railway to the ice field, such as the labor problem.

The Emperor barely thought about it, nodded and agreed. Where can the construction of the railway occupy, labor is not a matter for an empire of 200 million people, and it will be solved by handing it over to the major lords.

Both sides take what they need, and in the end they are both happy and reach an agreement!

The train roared all the way, from the imperial capital to the Blue Seal Collar, and then entered the territory of Grand Duke Zhengxing, and finally arrived at Hongyuan City. Along the way, countless people watched from the guardrails on both sides of the railway, and let out a burst of exclamations as the train passed. Since this is the first train, the stations along the way do not stop, and the whole journey takes only ten hours to reach Hongyuan City.

The speed of the steam locomotive is more than 100 kilometers per hour, which shows that the thermal efficiency utilization is already very high, and the researchers of the university have contributed a lot, and Jiang Xingchen is very happy.

The patriarchs of those big families were still dizzy after getting out of the car, running from dawn to dark, and this was to Hongyuan City, which was more than ten times faster than the carriage. In the past, it took seven or eight days to come to Hongyuan City, and if the weather was bad and it snowed heavily, it would not be possible to arrive in ten days and half a month.

When the Emperor got off the train, many people greeted him on the platform. Several army commanders, Grand Duke Wang Shuangyang, Grand Duke Zheng Xing, Grand Duke of Blue Seal, as well as Hongyuan City Lord, Nanjiang Hou and other lords who came from all over the world.

Jiang Xingchen was taken aback when he saw this, he didn't expect that there were so many people here, all of whom came to congratulate the opening of the first railway?

He thought so at first, but soon realized that something was wrong, if he wanted to congratulate him, why didn't he go to the imperial capital, why did he come here. Also, how can everyone's eyes be on themselves from time to time.

The Great Emperor walked out under the guidance of the Hongyuan City Lord, and the high-level people who came with him followed. Jiang Xingchen also followed out suspiciously.

"Jiang Xingchen, when are you going back?" The voice of the second prince suddenly sounded in his ears, startling him.

"I said how did you get surprised!" Jiang Xingchen turned his head and said angrily, "I'll leave tonight!"

"Tonight, yes, I'll go with you!" The second prince said with a smile.

"Roll the calf, you're just on the road" Jiang Xingchen scolded in a low voice, and then asked, "What are you doing when you go back with me, don't you have to accompany the emperor?"

"It's been a long time since I've been to the stars, so I've rested for two days. Let's talk about our business!" The second prince said.

"It's been a long time!" The corners of Jiang Xingchen's mouth twitched, why the hell were you still eating Haisai in Xingchen last month.

Shaking his head helplessly, Jiang Xingchen continued to walk forward. The second prince can't stop him if he wants to go, as long as he is not afraid of the emperor's blame.

As soon as he took two steps, Jiang Xingchen heard someone greet him from behind, and as soon as he turned his head, he saw Lord Marshal, Old Marquis, Feng Xuanzhang, Huang Shi and Qingyun coming over.

"Boy, when will you go back, don't forget to tell us, let's go together! I haven't been to Xingchen for a long time, go to your place to rest for two days!" The old marquis said.

Jiang Xingchen was stunned, how could these old guys talk to the second prince. Didn't you all accompany the emperor, and you all ran to my star to get the matter.

He was pondering this, and another group of people came over, Wu Tianfeng, Chen Xuangan, Wei Ning, Dingbei Hou, and Nanjiang Hou and his son He Yunxuan.

"Brother, when will you go back to Xingchen Ling, let's go together. It's been years since I've been here to catch your winter!" Wu Tianfeng laughed and came close and patted Jiang Xingchen on the shoulder.

"It's this sentence again, are they here to congratulate the opening of the railway, I damn it!" As he was talking, he suddenly burst into a foul language, and suddenly realized in an instant, and his head was suddenly full of black lines! (To be continued.) )