"Master Hou, there is a shortage of food, and the rise in food prices is a trend. We are running a small business, so we can't do business at a loss, right?"

"My lord, the price of food will rise!"

Another grain merchant said.

Other businessmen also spoke.

It seems that the price of food has risen, which is a reasonable thing.

But in reality, it doesn't make sense at all.

As long as Li Mu opens his mouth, businessmen can raise prices without a bottom line.

Not long ago, the price of a bucket of rice was 30 Wen, but as long as he opened his mouth, it was possible for a bucket of rice to be 50 Wen, 100 Wen, and directly rise to 300 Wen.

Of course, Li Mu's government ordered that the price of grain be forcibly set at a certain position, but this will lead to a continuous decrease in the normal circulation of grain in the market, and the price of grain in the black market will continue to soar.

Many times, faced with a dilemma.

It's like the house price in the previous life, it just kept rising, and it couldn't go down no matter what. But when housing prices fall, it is the moment of economic recession.

People expect house prices to fall because it will reduce the pressure on their lives, but they are afraid that house prices will fall because it is a sign of economic recession.

Li Mudao: "The price of grain can rise, but it can rise on the basis of 30 wen per bucket now, and the maximum shall not exceed 100 wen!"

"Thank you for your understanding!"

The other grain merchants opened their mouths one after another, with smiles on their faces.

At this moment, each bucket does not exceed 100 Wen, but at that time, they are sure to break through Baiwen, and the bottom line is to break through step by step.

Li Mu smiled a little weirdly and said: "Here is a good news for you, the imperial court is going to build three horizontal and five vertical, and to build a large-scale railway, and now the plan has just begun, but according to the construction period, it only takes more than half a year to build a railway from Youzhou to the south, and the price of grain will be greatly reduced at that time!"

"If you don't sell firewood for a hundred miles, you don't sell grain for thousands of miles, it means grain transportation, and after a thousand miles, the price will rise and you will lose money. But after there are trains and railways, each stone of rice will only increase by ten cents!"

Li Mu clapped his hands, and immediately a guard brought out a huge sand table, which is the terrain of Youzhou, on which there are railways, with railways as the backbone and highways as auxiliaries, etc., which continue to extend everywhere.

Is it difficult to build a railroad, to build a steam locomotive?

At the moment of his arrival, Li Mu felt very difficult, after all, it was an ancient society, and the productive forces were underdeveloped.

But after a period of time, Li Mu realized that it was not difficult at all, not at all.

This world is a high-martial world, in terms of material manufacturing, beyond the previous life of the 21st century China, Huaxia steel manufacturing is not as good as this world.

It's just that many excellent steel materials are mainly used to build weapons, mainly for war, and as for people's livelihood, it seems that they are much worse.

When he was in the northwest, Li Mu built a steel mill and built a steam engine, which he originally thought was difficult, difficult, and it would take at least five years to achieve success.

But in just half a year, the industrial hen was built, and in another half a year, the annual output of steel was already 500 tons.

It is possible to expand in production at any time.

As for the steam engine, it was also manufactured, and the level was equivalent to that of the First World War.

As for the price, it is also very cheap.

It's just that these amazing achievements, in the eyes of many craftsmen, are nothing more than that.

Ten steels are made, which belong to scrap steel, and it may be that the innate martial artist will crack it with one punch.

In terms of speed, the speed of the steam train reached 100 kilometers per hour, but it was not as fast as that of an innate martial artist.

It can be said that whether it is a steel mill or a steam train, for a warrior, it is nothing more than that.

But in Li Mu's eyes, it is where the foundation of the world is consolidated.

How easy the transportation is, how much area can be controlled.

Just like ancient China, why it is constantly divided is because of inconvenient transportation. Maybe there was a rebellion in Jiangnan, and it took a month to reach the capital, and the speed was too slow. Therefore, the construction of the canal in later generations is to strengthen communication.

In this world, the territory of the Great Zhou is ten times that of Huaxia in the previous life, but the transportation is not convenient, especially in the case of famine, and the speed of food distribution is too slow.

When a dense rail network is established, it is very beneficial for transporting food, transporting troops, disaster relief, and commercial development.

“...... Benhou has a large number of steel rails, as well as locomotives, train wagons, etc., if it is a sectional construction, it only takes three months, that is, it can build a double track of the railway across 3,000 miles...... If you hold on a little tighter, it will only take two months. Food is important, but it is even more important to build a railway!"

"There is no shortage of food in Dazhou, and Youzhou has suffered disasters, but there are bumper harvests in other places, but the transportation is inconvenient and cannot be transported in!"

"Now the 3,000-mile railway track, I divide it into 30 construction areas, and each construction team only needs to build 100 miles, this is the construction route, and there are construction drawings!" Li Mu said, and the guards took out one by one the drawings.

"If there are innate martial artists, grandmaster martial artists, great grandmasters, and even celestial beings participating in it, it may only take ten days, or even less, that is, the construction of the project is completed!"

Speaking of this, Li Mu was ready to move.

In this world, the innate martial artist is a small excavator, the grandmaster is a large excavator, and if the great grandmaster, celestial beings, etc. are used for construction, the speed is faster and the work efficiency is higher.

But in this world, warriors are nobles, and top warriors are nobles among nobles.

Is it possible to let a group of aristocrats become migrant workers, to build river dams, and roads? Just like it is very difficult to let Ma Yun, Ma Huateng, and a group of mayors, high-ranking officials, and so on, become migrant workers.

At least it's difficult.

Still, the productivity is high!

Under normal circumstances, it would take ordinary people half a year to complete, but high-level martial artists only need more than ten days to complete.

"If any of you are willing to contract, the construction period is one month......" Li Mu said: "If you don't want to, the warriors under my command can do it, the warriors under the command of the Marquis of the Northern Wilderness can also do it, and the other three princes can also do it!"

"Lord Wang, I am willing to contract this section!"

At this time, a businessman said.

"I do, too!"

Another businessman said.

"I'm willing to do something for Youzhou, too!" said another businessman.

As this businessman spoke, other businessmen also spoke, and the thirty construction areas were quickly distributed.

Li Mu smiled, very satisfied.

The three businessmen in front are just his trust, but after the three beginnings, the businessmen in the back have opened their mouths to contract, verifying what is herd mentality.

Some people give gifts, and the leaders may not be able to remember, but some people do not give gifts, and the leaders must remember.

Among the businessmen who participated at the moment, Li Mu may not be able to remember who contracted a certain area, but who did not contract will definitely remember it.

Even smart people, when they fall into a certain atmosphere, they have to conform to the herd.

PS: The second update arrives, and the update will continue in the evening.