Fan Wencheng Youyou said: "As Yan Yan said, the Jiangnan Chamber of Commerce has reached a point where it is not rectified. Otherwise, the court's finances will inevitably fall into the hands of the Jiangnan Chamber of Commerce... Fan heard that the eight royal merchants invested in the Chamber of Commerce's capital, which was as high as 20 to 30 million taels. The merchants were pursuing profits, so we... we must be careful!"

Jiergalang pondered: "But in the Jiangnan Chamber of Commerce, there are thousands of shareholders with names and surnames. There are countless names. I am not afraid of them. I am not taboo in front of the two. I also have many wealthy investors to invest in the Chamber of Commerce... If the court rectifies them, how many people will they offend? Two, who can guarantee that the person who is not afraid of you and I am afraid of? Who can guarantee that the boy in the South will not use this to deprive you and me of my interests in the Chamber of Commerce? You must know that the chamber of commerce has the greatest right to speak in the Jiangnan."

Fan Wencheng Youyou said: "I originally thought that Li Dingguo sent his daughter to Hangzhou Prefecture, and Wu Zhengding would not send troops from our dynasty to Fujian. In that way, we can take the opportunity to restrict the supply of raw materials to the south, cut off the lifeline of the military workshop in the south, and coerce him to make concessions through negotiations... Unexpectedly, this kid is really as if he is happy and clairvoyant as a clever sight. He is really cruel to fight the Western Army in Changting... Alas, in this way, it is impossible to think about it clearly."

Hong Chengchou thought for a while, then looked up and said, "Since he is afraid of the Chamber of Commerce and cannot do anything openly, it is better to do this... Let's take Xiang Zhuang's sword dance!"

"What do you mean?"

"Kill the chicken to warn the monkey." Hong Chengchou raised his lips and smiled, "I will naturally be speechless when punishing the officials in the south."

Jirgalang's eyes lit up, "Good plan!"

Fan Wencheng frowned and said, "But if Wu Zheng annoys, who can guarantee that he won't come to the dark side?"

Hong Chengchou said in a firm heart: "Qian Qianyi is a shameless villain, and obviously he will not care about his life or death. However, since he is a villain, he is insignificant. There is no deterrence or intimidation. Shen Wenkui is an honest official and has an open-minded manner. He is also a gentleman. He is also a fellow villager in Wu Zheng. He kills him and causes trouble for people to give him a handle."

Fan Wencheng asked: "Brother Yan Yan means... Chen Mingxia?"

Hong Chengchou smiled, without answering, looked at Jirgalang and asked, "What do you think of the prince?"

Jirgalang hesitated for a while and said, "Chen Mingxia is quite famous among Han ministers and has a close relationship with Ganglin and Qi Chongge. I originally wanted to ask Chen Mingxia to contact Ganglin privately, Qi Chongge... It would be better to solve the difficulties of Prince Rui's vassal once and for all."

Hong Chengchou sneered: "In the 16th year of Chongzhen, Chen Mingxia was appointed as a Jinshi in the Hanlin Academy and served as the chief minister of the two departments of the House of War. Ten days before the breaking of Shuntian Prefecture, Chen Mingxia strongly suggested summoning Shandong charity to rescue the capital. On the day the city was broken, he threatened to hang himself and sacrifice his country, but he was left unresolved. Later, a scholar named Wang from Shanxi recommended Chen Mingxia to serve Dashun. Chen Mingxia followed him and later entered Hongwenguan. Half a year later, he joined Yingtian Prefecture again. He did not want to be impeached by others to join Li thieves. He had no choice but to join our court. He was recommended by Baoding Governor Wang Wenkui and was restored to the position of the Minister of Personnel. Later, he was promoted to the Minister of Personnel for his contributions to Jiangnan. He was promoted to the Minister of the Han Dynasty by the emperor... This person has a strong academic discipline, is sharp and dirty, and is a villain."

After hearing this, Jiergalang pondered for a moment and nodded, "Well, since he is killing a chicken to warn the monkey, he naturally has some weight... Then as Grand Secretary Hong said... it's him!"

That's him?

The three words determine the life and death of a court secretary.

Even if the Han Shangshu did not have real power, he was a serious first-rank official in the court and decided in just one sentence.

It seems that it is really a chicken, a little chicken used to warn monkeys.

....

From Hangzhou Prefecture to Wusongkou, a huge labor force of 30,000 was collected and ran through the three prefectures. It took two years and three months, and the railway with a total length of 736 miles was completed.

On the front of a car, four flatbed cars with only a single digit of hundreds of stones were hung. They were traveling on the tracks with turbid smoke at a speed of no more than fifty miles per hour.

Wu Zheng did not sit on it. Even if the officials who wanted to flatter him repeatedly "instigated" him, Wu Zheng smiled and refused.

Because Wu Zheng knew that if he sat on it, it would take less than half an hour, from head to corner, every inch and every part of his skin would be dyed black.

Wu Zheng didn't want to become a Kunlun slave. He was so funny that he naturally refused to sit in the carriage and did it himself. Wu Zheng did not give this matter to Qian Sule, Zhang Guowei and others because of the personalities of these people... he really couldn't make jokes, so Wu Zheng rewarded this glory to Ma Shiying and Li Yong.

This made Ma Shiying and Li Yong, who were covered in black and gray, returned in the evening of that day, with a sad face, swaying their legs and feet, and said in a resentful tone: "Prince, you are not transporting people and cargo, but what are you doing?!"

There was no whole trip, but from Hangzhou Prefecture to Jiaxing, Ma Shiying and Li Yong who were still sitting on a soft bed were in a mess. It was indeed not as expected. Wu Zheng exclaimed seriously, even though he was afraid that he had already smiled so hard that he was leaning back and forth.

This is a miracle!

It's indeed a miracle.

Without Wu Zheng's explanation, the chief officials of the General's Mansion had sincerely confirmed that this was a miracle.

Although the load capacity is far from reaching a thousand stones, the speed is not faster than that of a carriage, and the harsh environment and huge consumption are not proportional.

But as long as the masters who saw the trial run, they all realized one thing, that is, reproducibility. Of course, their statement is that it can be imitated.

There is a shortage of horses and even more cattle in the south. For production, these two are irreplaceable.

A horse that is worth only seven or eight taels in the north is worth at least five or sixty taels when it reaches Jiangnan, not to mention war horses.

The problem is that even if you want to spend money, you cannot get it in large quantities, because in this era, horses are strategic resources.

The train solved this biggest contradiction. Although it required laying tracks and could not pass through as conveniently as a carriage, it did completely resolve the thirst of Jiangnan for animal power. This is very important and very important!

With the General's Mansion vigorously promoting the reform of land "freight", the demand for animal power in the south has reached an unprecedented level. The price of a horse has been raised by hundreds of taels. What is this concept?

The price of a one-mu (small acre) house in Hangzhou Prefecture is only 300 taels, which means that two and a half horses are a house.

This example may not be clear. So simply put, if the herdsmen from the northern grassland transport their horses to Jiangnan, then they will be landlords and local tyrants.

The emergence of trains completely resolved this contradiction. The existing cattle and horses can be used for agricultural purposes, thus helping agriculture in disguise. With the deepening of cultivation and the implementation of intensive farmland, the increase in yield per mu is self-evident.
Chapter completed!