"No!" Ding Kui objected flatly, "The most important thing in finance is credit. If you lose your credit once, you may never get it back. Please let me think of a way."
"You have to hurry up. My mother and brother are cutting back on food and clothing, and have donated all the money I sent to the national treasury." Shao Diangluan put all her hopes on her husband.
In her mind, Ding Kui's ability to make money was better than leading troops to fight.
After the battle in Lixiang Valley, Qian Yilin began to promote Ding Kui as the new generation military god of the Shaodian Kingdom, an invincible opponent in the country!
Perhaps even more powerful than the God of War is the God of Wealth.
After having dinner with his family, Ding Kui left the Protectorate and went straight to the Magic Association.
On the last day of 4882, big news came out of Zhenjing City. Ding Kui publicly sold the railway property rights and strongly invited Qi, Cao, Meng and Ji to negotiate.
This matter was not a trivial matter. The four countries responded quickly and immediately sent their princes as representatives to Zhenjing City for negotiation. Even Gu Yuan, Tongbei Empire and Lu State of the Northern Continent also immediately sent high-level missions.
The news of Ding Kui's construction of the railway has long been spread. Not only the countries in the Shenyuan Continent know about it, but even the maritime alliances or island countries have also received the news.
The convenience of railways is very attractive to senior officials from various countries. I am afraid that they have already thought of looking for Ding Kui to buy and learn to build railways.
All countries used their strongest air magicians to send delegations to Zhenjing City.
Ten days later, the court representatives of the five southern countries of the Shenyuan Continent sat together in a very rare event to discuss a matter of cooperation between the five countries and the formation of the Southern Railway Corporation.
There are thousands of years of material to write about the war history between these five countries, but it is difficult to find anything to cooperate with. I am afraid that the only way to do it is to secretly fight against the Northern Empire.
Because the prerequisite for Ding Kui to sell the railway property rights is to participate in the Southern Railway Corporation, as the name suggests, this does not include the Northern Empire.
"This is probably a foreshadowing for your Southern Business Alliance." The Siren Emperor also came.
She came directly to the Huguo Hou Mansion to talk to Ding Kui secretly, and the wives and concubines in the manor all had strange looks in their eyes.
"I can't hide it from you." Ding Kui admitted generously.
He Lianyu sighed: "You are tempting me to be inferior to you." The Siren Emperor, with his own talent, was willing to be defeated.
"These five countries are intrigued by each other and have inextricably entangled interests. It is almost impossible to cooperate together. Only by seizing common interests can we talk. The Southern Railway Corporation is a good project with bundled interests."
Ding Kui did not dare to let others join in his secret conversation with the Siren Emperor.
"If you are short of money and so confident, even a god-level power can't compare to you." He Lianyu sneered.
"Haha." Ding Kui was not embarrassed at all after being exposed, "It's just that you guys are interested because you know I'm short of money, and that's why you think we can talk."
"That's right." He Lianyu couldn't deny it, "Do you need my help? Finish the conversation as soon as possible and you can go to seclusion as soon as possible so that I can be promoted to level nine combat power as soon as possible."
She doesn't care whether Ding Kui makes money or whether he can complete his grand plan, she only cares when her love will become a god-level power.
This matter is crucial to the inheritance of the Siren Emperor and cannot be measured by money.
"Of course..." Ding Kui was waiting for this sentence.
The two conspired in the forbidden area for a while, and then General Shi secretly sent He Lianyu away.
In the Royal Palace of Zhenjing City and the Yingbin Hall, formal talks between the five southern nations began. The Northern Empire's application to join was rejected, and Shaodian Kingdom's reply was "separate talks in the future."
Shao Dianluan and Ding Kui attended the talks together. Just after the opening remarks, the Bangladeshi envoy took the lead in asking: "Our country can buy the railway property rights alone, and the price will not be lower than other countries. Why does Ding's son-in-law insist on setting up a railway company?"
"I won't go into details about the benefits of railways. Let's talk about the harm caused by the demons first. I believe everyone knows that the demons, the public enemy of all living things on the ground, have the tendency to counterattack. All countries have responded to the call above and sent their experts to prepare to deal with the demons.
threaten.
It goes without saying that the harm caused by the demons is something that all countries should unite to fight against. The railway is an accelerator that gathers the power of the Southern Continent. As long as we are connected together, we can jointly deal with the harm caused by the demons that will break out at any time and place.
Some people may not know that railways can cross rivers through tunnels. After the meeting, I can arrange for you to visit the Xijiang Tunnel. You can be sure of one thing. Working together, countries can use the railway network to connect the southern continent together.
There are advantages and disadvantages to connecting countries by railway. Generally speaking, the advantages are greater. The disadvantage is that some countries cannot avoid using railways to sneak attacks on other countries, and the Southern Railway Corporation is a means to limit the disadvantages.
This organization is used to supervise the operation of transnational railways and collect a safety deposit from each country, which is supervised by everyone. Once a country is found to be using railways to harm other countries, the organization will confiscate the deposit..."
Ding Kui focused on the joint supervision mechanism to restrict countries from using railways for purposes other than commercial and people's livelihood.
After he finished speaking, representatives from various countries rushed to express their opinions, and a heated debate broke out.
Such a big matter cannot be solved by just one meeting, but the five countries reached a temporary agreement and discussed it after visiting the Xijiang Tunnel together.
The railway line from Zhenjing City to Xijiang Tunnel has been mostly completed, and Ding Kui personally led the imperial army to escort the representatives of the four countries on a special train.
The representatives of the four countries and their entourage are all warriors of level six or above. It is very easy to ride on the special train, allowing the speed of the rail car to be maximized.
Five days later, this group of people came to the edge of the Xijiang River and saw with their own eyes the tunnel across the Xijiang River.
"No wonder there are master craftsmen who worship you as their master." He Lianyu secretly helped Ding Kui.
She was the only one who knew about Qingyang Zi's appointment as his disciple, and as soon as she told it, she immediately ignited the interest of the representatives from the four countries.
You can't brag about your own abilities, so He Lianyu made a guest appearance as the propaganda minister.
Coupled with the shock of seeing the tunnel for the first time, the representatives from the four countries were even more convinced of Ding Kui.
The Southern Railway Corporation is an organization that protects the interests of member states and cannot interfere with the internal railway operations of each country. It only imposes relatively large restrictions on strong countries, has almost no impact on weak countries, and has a substantial protective effect.
Representatives of Qi and Cao contacted Ding Kui privately. If a mutual agreement could be reached, the two countries were willing to join the Southern Railway Corporation.
Only the representatives of Meng and our own countries were hesitant, worried that they would not be able to convince their kings.
When the talks resumed, Ding Kui proposed that member states discuss a joint agreement every ten years to adjust outdated agreements and ensure that the interests of member states are not harmed.
"Will an agreement that is changed frequently lose its validity?" He Lianyu asked.
Ding Kui explained: "Even the major alliances will change the regulations, let alone us. Learning from experience and constantly improving the joint agreement can strengthen our cooperation and reduce our friction."
"At present, it seems that the establishment of the Southern Railway Corporation is in our country's interest, but it is related to the cooperation of the five countries. I want to go back and report it to the king for a ruling." The representative of our country expressed his attitude.