Chapter 267 I want to leave it alone and do it alone
It was strange that there was no quarrel during this morning meeting.
From the time this matter was brought up, the statements were made one after another, very orderly, without a word of opposition, and they were all pleading with the court to open up the matter of track laying.
From commerce and trade to official debriefing, from the transfer of military supplies to the transportation of soldiers, no one can describe all the benefits of the track, and there are always people who can add to it.
They all mean the same thing, that is, tracks must be laid.
Zhao Xi didn't expect them to consider extension and related industries. It didn't matter. As long as the track could be pushed out, the economy had its natural laws and people had their own profit-seeking nature, which would guide the development of various industries.
As long as you don't keep looking at Kuhaha's situation in the end, everything will be easy to say.
However, Zhao Xi didn't understand why these people didn't mention orbital technology...
This is the core of Zhao Xi's control over everyone, but no one mentioned it.
Isn't it...it's really possible.
Isn’t it just a matter of placing sleepers and rails horizontally and vertically? It’s not difficult!
Hehe, that's pretty good.
Do you really think that anyone can lay the track?
Water seepage does not need to be considered? Or does the foundation not need to be considered? The spacing and fit between sleepers and rails do not need to be considered? Or does the thermal expansion and contraction of the manganese steel package do not need to be considered?
Let’s not talk about construction first, let’s talk about operation and management.
Don’t you need to worry about how to set up the station, manage the departure intervals, various instructions and night driving lights, including load-bearing, maintenance and replacement of accessories, etc.?
Do you really want to break away from me, Zhao Xi, and go it alone? OK, let you try it.
So much money to burn!
Zhao Xi figured it out. With just a break, the entire court's ministers and workers were connected successfully.
After knowing that His Highness the Crown Prince intended to purchase the stored grain, and seeing the money in rail transportation, they were all anxious to make a fortune... The key is that this is a business that can last for a long time.
Therefore, after connecting with each other and negotiating the interests, we started to exert our efforts in the morning.
I just left the royal family aside.
Of course, no one wants to be manipulated all the time.
So, after looking at the track, I found that it was not difficult.
In addition, during the food shortage, the prince's cruelty made them fearful and did not dare to provoke his highness again.
Just think about doing it yourself!
It's understandable, and so does Zhao Xi. As long as they can be self-reliant, Zhao Xi will enjoy his city.
From a standpoint, the ministers and the emperor were not originally on the same standpoint.
It is impossible for an emperor to simply not consider his own interests, but he will consider the rights and interests of his people.
But ministers and workers are different, they only have their own interests. The so-called concern for the country and the people is just to shout slogans.
Of course, this is not a generalization, at least that is the case for most.
Such a harmonious morning meeting is indeed rare, but it is so weird that even Zhao Zhen is not used to it.
There was no attack on the son, no criticism of each other, and the same voice...this is not normal.
Xi'er said that the track must be based on solving the three redundancies of the country and the dynasty, and the core technology must be mastered by the imperial court.
Track laying should be a win-win situation.
But now, it has become an issue for mere ministers and workers to seek profit.
It just so happened that my husband and I, as well as Xi'er, were all watching the show...
I go to the theater too!
The morning court went by just like that. It was rare to see a morning court where interests were involved and there was no quarrel.
Zhao Zhen still didn't have the habit of handling his ministers. He couldn't hold it in anymore. He couldn't hold back this abnormal situation, so Liu Fubi did the right thing.
"Fu Qing, what's the reason for the discussion about the track this morning?"
"The official, Bi communicated with His Highness, and His Highness was interested in purchasing the remaining grain in Bianliang. On the day of rest, there was a discussion among three or five people..."
Talking about tracks, why are you talking about food? Zhao Zhen continued to look at Fu Bi.
"The dispute over the grain shortage made merchants and ministers see the convenience of rail transportation. Therefore, for the sake of their hometown and the imperial court, it is appropriate for ministers and workers to propose the laying of tracks."
Although everyone understands it, the words still have to be high-sounding.
You can't say: These grandsons are jealous of the railway's transport capacity. Not only freight, but also passenger transport is making money. Isn't this your son's mercy to buy grain? They think they have some money, so they want to invest in the railway.
Besides, we all know that the so-called merchants and the so-called grain merchants cannot avoid colluding with the ministers. Otherwise, the servants who cut onions can be paid five guan of money. Where can they get the money?
In fact, that's not what Zhao Zhen asked at all. What he wanted to know was: Why were the opinions so unified this morning?
Unfortunately, Fu Bi couldn't answer him at this point.
No one informed Fu Bi, so it should be said that the scope this time was very limited. The focus was on northerners, or ministers whose families had large fields and whose main income had been grain farming.
It's no wonder that, on the one hand, southerners have developed shipping, but it is quite difficult to lay tracks. It is not cost-effective to convert shipping to rail transportation.
What really unites this group of people is not just the profits from the track, but the source of food for His Royal Highness.
If His Highness the Crown Prince can maintain such grain transportation, it will definitely threaten their traditional profit points, and even directly cut off the grain trading on which they depend for survival.
So, I desperately looked for another way to make a living.
Among the ministers in the north, there are some industries that are involved in His Highness the Crown Prince's business. For example, those at the Xianggong level are involved in woolen yarn. For example, carriages, coal, and even those industries in the south are also involved.
The benefits have indeed been seen, but in all the industries they are involved in, they have no leading rights or even the right to know. They only know about it in the so-called announcement of His Highness the Crown Prince.
It also extends to the transportation industry, but they don't know when they have a dedicated transportation team that directly serves Jingzhao Prefecture and Hebei Province.
In terms of the total amount of funds, they also had a share in this grain purchase, but they were not aware of all the transactions with Annan. Then, they were buried like this.
As for the ministers in the south, they are also deeply aware of His Highness the Crown Prince's arbitrary actions, and are happy to see operations that are beyond the control of His Highness the Crown Prince.
Therefore, this morning was quite harmonious.
The real reason is that I am afraid of His Royal Highness, afraid of his plans, afraid of his arbitrary actions, and even afraid of the possibility of being controlled in the future.
These are just a consensus among the ministers and workers, thus forming a group that wants to compete with His Highness the Crown Prince.
As for Fu Bi and others, they put aside their interests, or in other words, they are all vested interests in every intrigue.
What they saw was more of His Highness the Crown Prince's strategy.
Fu Bi's answer was equivalent to not answering, and it did not solve the doubts in Zhao Zhen's mind.
I looked at my son, he didn’t seem to care?
There are some things that father and son can say, in front of their husband... forget it.
Zhao Zhen wanted Fu Bi to go back, but Fu Bi had no intention of going back.
"Your Highness, for thirty cents per pound of rice today, the price of food has returned to the price before the drought. The low price of food hurts farmers, and the price of rice cannot fall any further. Otherwise, the price of rice will need to be adjusted by coinage."
Fu Bi felt that these ministers were acting too hastily.
His Highness the Crown Prince just casually said at the banquet that it is still unclear whether the trip can take place. Now he is so anxious to leave His Highness alone to discuss the track... His Highness the Crown Prince is not a softie who can be manipulated by others. He is really anxious and does not mention food.
The acquisition... was another dumbfounding experience.