Railways have long been familiar to the people of Daqin.
But this time, the railway built has attracted a lot of heated discussion among the people.
Because of this start of construction, the first railway to be built from Xianyang to the land of the Maurya Dynasty was built.
Moreover, the merchants from the land of the Maurya Dynasty were asked to pay for the repairs, and the matter had been decided, without any room for maneuver.
The news soon spread to the land of the Maurya Dynasty, and there was an uproar immediately.
In recent times, local people have been squeezed by businessmen, and they are no longer able to hold on.
At the beginning, these businessmen built new factories here, which indeed brought many benefits to the people of the Maurya Dynasty.
They only need to enter the factories opened by Daqin merchants, and through labor they can exchange for more survival materials than before.
At the beginning, everyone was very motivated and life was getting better and better.
They thought that days like this could go on forever.
But later on, these factories gradually changed, and they no longer cared about the workers as much as they did at the beginning.
Factories began to increase working hours because there were a large number of labor resources available.
So if you don't want to do the job because the working hours are too long, you will be replaced at any time.
Therefore, people in the factory, in order not to lose their jobs, can only endure the constant oppression and exploitation of the factory.
But such endurance is rewarded with cruel reality.
Soon some people couldn't stand this kind of oppression, so they approached the local government.
Originally, they thought that the government of Qin would not let these merchants continue to behave like this, but they did not wait for help from the government.
Because the energy in the hands of these businessmen is already very great, and the most important thing is that they have not broken any laws or disciplines, and have not done anything detrimental to the Qin Dynasty.
After all, Da Qin's laws did not stipulate how long those workers should work.
Everything they did was within the scope of Da Qin's laws, and even the government had nothing to do with them.
Therefore, even if the government can see that the people are in dire straits, there is no way to save them.
In the eyes of local people, this is a collusion between the government and businessmen.
These businessmen are all hard-core roosters who do nothing good except squeeze the labor force of ordinary people.
It's been like this and the government still hasn't come forward. Isn't this collusion?
Until they saw the announcement issued by Da Qin.
Those businessmen who were like iron roosters actually took the initiative to use their own money to build the railway this time. Such a thing was a bit unbelievable to them, and they were very puzzled.
Not to mention they were confused, even the businessmen who were involved looked confused at this moment.
Are we going to fund the railway?
Why didn’t I know when this happened?
So these wealthy businessmen gathered together and discussed the matter.
They are actually able to make their business so big. Naturally, each of them is as smart as a monkey.
Many people gathered together and soon discussed the context of the matter.
They also figured out that this must be the government of Da Qin who wanted to target them.
So I decided to cut it first and then report it. I didn’t even wait for them to discuss it or give them any notice. I just publicized the matter and went out to pick it up.
At that time, if they dare to stand up and say that they have never promised such a thing.
That instead became an excuse for the Qin government to target them. If this was the case, their lives would definitely be difficult in the future.
But if they just use this money to build railways, they feel that it would be a huge loss.
Now all the businessmen are also in a dilemma.
You know, the news coming from Xianyang is that the construction of the railway is not just a link from Xianyang to the Land of Peacocks.
Although they don't know the exact cost of building the railway, they know it will definitely not be cheap.
If this is agreed to, will they be allowed to fund the construction of the second and third roads?
"What should I do?"
A group of businessmen gathered together and discussed for a long time, but no result was reached.
Because this time the order was issued by Ying Yu himself.
Although these businessmen thought they were powerful, they did not dare to make mistakes when faced with Yingyu.
"This is obviously your Majesty's intention. Now that the matter has come to this, we can only bite the bullet and pay for it."
"Oh, that's true. If it openly goes against His Majesty the Emperor's will, then even ten of our heads will not be able to lose it."
"But if you agree like this, what should you do if your Majesty continues to ask us to pay?"
Everyone shook their heads and looked at each other.
This is also the biggest problem currently plaguing them.
They knew very well that Yingyu only issued such a policy to target them.
But even if you knew it, it would be of no use.
Because it is impossible for them to change anything, Yingyu is forcing them.
At this time, some people have understood the meaning and secretly regretted it.
"Have I been too high-profile in everything I do during this time?"
As soon as these words came out, a group of businessmen immediately realized the crux of the problem.
They didn't feel anything wrong with their previous actions when they did it, and even thought it was reasonable based on their strength.
But now, once they are targeted by Ying Yu, they look back at the things they have done.
I found that it was indeed excessive, no wonder Yingyu would target them.
But there are also those who are not afraid of death, most of them are young businessmen.
Because when Ying Yu's fame spread throughout the Qin Dynasty, they were still young and didn't know how terrifying Ying Yu was.
Not to mention that at their age, they have no chance to play against Ying Yu or face to face.
And these older businessmen, they clearly know the horror of Ying Yu.
Not to mention, last time they tried to counter Ying Yu by hoarding goods.
If it weren't for Ying Yu's great mercy, all these businessmen would have their families destroyed.
But later on, Yingyu never cared about these things and was always busy with national affairs.
So as time went by, they gradually forgot about Yingyu's reputation.
Later, it was Ying Yu who took the lead and supported them to come to the land of the Maurya Dynasty to open up wasteland.
From then on, the mountains are high and the emperor is far away. There are no restrictions on what they want to do, and they can do whatever they want.
Those newly joined businessmen have not experienced the previous ones, so Yingyu is just a rumored figure to them.
What kind of methods does he have? What kind of energy does he have? In fact, they have never seen it with their own eyes, so they naturally have no fear in their hearts.
At this time, I saw that my seniors were frightened when they mentioned Yingyu, and these juniors couldn't stand it.
"If you ask me, we can pretend we don't know about this and won't resist His Majesty, but we won't take any money either."
"Yes, with what we have now, if we really want to defeat everything, it will definitely have a huge impact on Daqin's economy."
"That's right, even His Majesty the Emperor probably wouldn't want to see something like this happen."