Chapter 129: Taking advantage or taking a loss?

It was completely dark, but the living room of Sun Yuanda's home was full of people.

Sun Yuanda, who was in the middle, was smoking a cigarette, while the rest of the people in the living room were silent, and the atmosphere was extremely depressing.

Yang Wenhu, the shopkeeper of Yum Tong, is a middle-aged man who looks like a scholar. He looked out the window and said to Sun Yuanda: "Mr. Sun, it's dark to hold the lights."

Sun Yuanda nodded, and then five or six maids brought candles, and the room was full of light.

"Your Majesty and the Prime Minister should have known about us at this time, right?"

An old man with a strong Shexian accent stood up and said slowly.

Yang Wenhu smiled bitterly and said, "It's hard to say whether it's a disaster or a good thing now."

Sun Yuanda, who was smoking, put down his cigarette pole and said, "General Lei Hengda entered Yangzhou, have he ever robbed you in your mansion?"

Yang Wenhu said with lingering fear: "When the army entered the city, he thought the Yang family was about to destroy the clan."

Sun Yuanda also said: "When officials from Lantian took over Yangzhou, they had deprived our shops except for measuring the land outside the city and distributing our excess land to those tenants?"

Yang Wenhu said: "Is this true? To be honest, I learned from the officials that although we are going to start paying taxes, no one of them collects the money they have sent.

If Lantian did not charge black money, I, Yang Wenhu, would rather pay more taxes."

Feng Tong, an old man with accent in She County, looked at the room full of people and said: "Lantian abolished the "Kaizhongfa", razed Zhangjiakou to the ground, and also set a unified price for Yanba. I have calculated that there is no benefit in the middle.

Where can we, those of us who have made a fortune by salt, go in the future?”

Sun Yuanda coughed and said, "It depends on how Your Majesty decides today, but we can also see some clues from Your Majesty's style of conduct.

This world belongs to His Majesty, so everyone doesn’t have to worry about their own exploitation like a thief or Zhang Tie.

It will not do His Majesty any benefit to defeat the world.

Since we have sent the news, we will just wait and see. I don’t believe that there will be no discerning person in the Lantian imperial court who can see our intention to meet His Majesty.”

Everyone nodded in one go, replaced the tea that was no longer delicious, and prepared to continue waiting.

At this moment, the Sun Mansion housekeeper hurried in and said to Sun Yuanda: "Lantian Chief Lie is visiting."

Everyone in the room was shocked and stood up one after another. Without Sun Yuanda's instructions, they walked into the inner room.

After the maids packed up the tea bowls and re-prepared the snacks, Sun Yuanda walked in with the frosty Zhubu Liu.

Zhubu Liu first stared at Sun Yuanda for a moment, then sat in the upper position with a big thorn and said, "You have caused me so much trouble."

Sun Yuanda said with a smile: "We just want to see Your Majesty, and there is no intention to harm the old chief clerk."

Master Liu picked up the tea bowl and drank it dry, and then said, "My relationship with Your Majesty is not a monarch and minister, but a master and servant. I think Manager Sun should have known this."

Sun Yuanda smiled and said, "If it weren't for the master and servant, who had been in charge of the capital for so many years, and had been the little chief clerk for fifteen years, and would never get tired of it?"

Liu Zhubu waved his hand and said, "Stop talking about talent. I am so shameless. Your Majesty is to stay in Lantian for my diligence. Your Majesty can see through your tricks at a glance.

You can only deceive someone like me who is useless. If you change to a official from Yushan Academy, your methods are not enough for others to grasp.

Don't give money to my subordinates in the future. Giving money is like harming them. Just before coming here, one of the heads of the head who took your money, two clerks have been opened and removed from the county government office, and will never be used."

The clerk and the captain were originally three idle chess pieces that Sun Yuanda had tested for Lantian County, and they would be thrown away after using them.

So, it was not surprising to hear that these three people ended up like this, and said with a smile: "It can be considered a bribe there, it's just that they live a hard life, so they can give some carriages and tea costs."

Liu Zhubu looked at Sun Yuanda and said, "Don't test it in the future. Lantian officials are endless. A clerk costs twelve silver dollars a month. Although it is not enough to make them live a big fish and meat all day long, they are more than enough to support their family.

Manager Sun, let me tell you, you are shooting yourself in the foot!

Our Majesty has always been wise, and the whole world is under His Majesty's nose.

"Kai China and France" is gone, salt merchants are useless, and you have a lot of money. The country has just experienced the war, and it is time for you rich people to make great efforts.

Your Majesty should have considered it for a long time. It was not necessary to spend a ounce of money, but now you have been frustrated and you will be sent to His Majesty's oral order."

When Sun Yuanda heard what Manager Liu said, he immediately lifted up his robe and knelt on the ground.

Liu Zhubu said angrily: "Stand up, the Lantian imperial court has deposed the kneeling ceremony. Just stand and listen. Your Majesty now only accepts the great gifts of old slaves like me."

Sun Yuanda looked at Liu Zhubu in confusion and said, "We merchants don't have to kneel down?"

Liu Zhubu said impatiently: "No beggar is needed!"

Sun Yuanda had to stand straight, holding his fists and bowing with his hands, which was quite a bit of a sense of being so cautious.

Liu Zhubu cleared his throat and said, "Your Majesty said: I want to see me for 100,000 silver dollars. He thought it was so beautiful. Go and tell Sun Yuanda that the Qin Shang of Yangzhou looked at me too cheaply."

When Sun Yuanda heard this, he was overjoyed and bowed to Lantian County Government repeatedly and said, "The people who are in charge know their mistakes, and the people who are in charge know their mistakes. This will make great efforts to correct the mistakes."

Liu Zhubu and Sun Yuanda took their seats again.

Sun Yuanda happily bowed to Liu Zhuan and said, "As long as Your Majesty promises to let us, the people who are so lucky, no matter how much the price they pay, the Qin merchants and Hui merchants in Yangzhou will follow."

Before Liu Zhubu came to see Sun Yuanda, he went to meet Yun Zhao again and explained in detail the matter of Sun Yuanda giving money to the three minor officials, which made Yun Zhao unhappy.

Fortunately, Pei Zhong is here, which calms down the matter.

"I guaranteed you to go to Yushan Academy. Then, you should have seen the train from Yushan Academy."

When Sun Yuanda heard Liu Zhuan say such words, he jumped up in surprise and couldn't wait to say, "Can you say it?"

Liu Zhubu nodded and said, "Yushan Academy is full of good things, such as this train, Your Majesty has always wanted to connect Yushan City, Phoenix Mountain City and Chang'an City by train.

But…”

Sun Yuanda laughed and said, "Good, my Master Liu, isn't it just a railway construction? It's only 80 miles from Yushan City to Fenghuang Mountain City, and only 120 miles from Fenghuang Mountain City to Chang'an, or 200 miles from two hundred miles of railway.

Please report to Your Majesty, I, Qin merchants and Hui merchants, will take responsibility for it."

Liu Zhubu nodded with satisfaction and said, "However, this requires at least a million silver coins to do it."

Sun Yuanda laughed again and said to Liu Zhuzhu: "The merchants are the most luxurious under the river, and the windows are covered with thin and veils. The urgent salary limit is 300,000 yuan, but the Western merchants still leave home at a young age.

Liu Zhubu, a million-dollar net worth is not considered a wealthy family in Yangzhou!"

Liu Zhubu's eyes suddenly lit up, he patted the table and said, "Look at me, I'm old and have a bad memory. The railway has been repaired, and there will always be trains on the railway. Look, Your Majesty wants us to connect the three places. If the number of trains is small, it is not a problem."

Sun Yuanda said: "How can this be done?"

When Liu Zhubu heard this, he was furious and just stared at Sun Yuanda.

Then Sun Yuanda said again: "If only one railway is laid, what should I do if two trains meet halfway through? I think these train lanes should be built into two.

In this way, the trains come and go can be unobstructed."

Zhubu Liu couldn't help but open his mouth wide.

Then Sun Yuanda said again: "The train is not enough, and the train lanes are still needed. We also need a beautiful train station like Yushan City and Yushan Academy. We will build one in Fenghuang Mountain City, Lantian County, and one outside Chang'an City.

According to my observation, the train is earth-shaking, breathing and fire. Our Guanzhong has always been picturesque, but such a disaster is not possible. In addition, the young children of the people often run to the railway. What if you touch it like this? In my opinion, pomegranate trees should be planted as fences on both sides of the railway.

Every spring, the pomegranate flowers bloom in full swing and are in full swing. No matter who takes the train to and from these three places, they have a good mood.

When it is autumn, if the pomegranate is mature, you can pick a pomegranate and taste it by sitting on the train. I promise that even the ladies in Chang'an City will take the train as long as they have free time.

I tell you, Master Liu, this is not the end, we still..."

Sun Yuanda's voice was heard in Liu Zhubu's ears. Liu Zhubu's mind was completely stiff. He just watched Sun Yuanda's big mouth hidden in his thick beard open and close.

Completely immersed in the beautiful scene described by Sun Yuanda.

Until Sun Yuanda Gong sent out of Sun's Mansion, his mind was still filled with beautiful scenery of pomegranates blooming or covered with pomegranates by the railway.

It only takes one hour to go.

When Liu Zhubu returned to the county government office, he saw that His Majesty's bedroom light was still on and the window was on, so he carefully came to the window and whispered: "Your Majesty, Sun Yuanda has agreed."

Yun Zhao, who was reading a book under the lamp, looked up at Liu Zhubu and said, "Don't they agree?"

Liu Zhubu waved his hands repeatedly and said, "Your Majesty, they agreed to everything, and said that a railway was too thin and that it was to be built into a double line... and said..."

After Liu Zhuan retelled Sun Yuanda's words incessantly, he was looking forward to his Majesty's cold face with a satisfied smile.

As a result, he was still disappointed. Yun Zhao did not smile on his face, but said a little annoyed: "If the Prime Minister's Office had not blocked the railway construction in all respects because of the poor treasury, how could I have cheapened these vampires?"

"Cheap them?"

Zhubu Liu once again showed a confused look.
Chapter completed!