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Shayang County was originally a county governor with extremely prosperous business. After the Ming Dynasty established its throne, it was a place of dragon development and its status was more stable. In addition, the county magistrate Fang Dazhi was well-managed, and it already had the meaning of the second largest commercial center of the Ming Dynasty except Yuejing City. Taiping County, which competed with it, was far behind in terms of business. Even though Taiping City and Daye City had more workshops, it could not be compared with Shayang County due to geographical reasons.

It is well known to everyone in the world that the magistrate of Shayang County Fang Dazhi and Taiping County Governor Jin Jingnan are now separated. At this point, every step forward is extremely difficult, so naturally no one can admit defeat. Although Taiping County is not as good as Shayang County in business, it has a unique position in the Ming Dynasty because of Taiping Iron Mine, smelter and other military-industrial enterprises, but it is not inferior to Shayang County in terms of status.

Just as many officials thought in their hearts, the Ming Dynasty could not have Shayang County, but Taiping County.

The battle between Fang Dazhi and Jin Jingnan each had their own advantages and their supporters. Behind Fang Dazhi there were huge Shayang officials, and even the chief minister was vaguely inclined to him, but Jin Jingnan received the support of many military generals. Every time he took out a new weapon, the military would cheer. The steel output and quality of Daye City were above the countries of the world. This time, the Ming Dynasty decided to sell the most advanced weapons to Chu. The ones that rely on were the steel quality of these weapons. Other countries could not forge them at all, which was destined to be sold.

The construction of the first rail car from Shayang County to Feng County is regarded as another test of the two. This time, it not only examines the coordination ability of the two, but also examines the overall concept and spirit of cooperation. If the two are in a grudge and have a disagreement with each other, it is unlikely that the work that requires the concentration of manpower, material resources and financial resources of the two counties will be completed smoothly.

Now it seems that although the two of them dislike each other, they still cooperate sincerely on official business. Although it is a smooth journey from Fengxian to Shayang County, there are no difficulties and obstacles, building a rail car is the first time in history, and there are naturally many difficulties. The two of them worked together in this matter, and finally, this 100-mile-long project took only half a year to surrender the work.

The construction of railcars is a new thing. At the beginning, the people of the two places had no idea what this was. The railcars naturally had to occupy land and houses wherever they passed. If they were placed in other places, they would not know how much skin they would have to be pulled out, but it would not be a problem in Feng County or Shayang County.

As Qin Feng's old base, when they knew that this was something that His Majesty the Emperor focused on, then all the problems were not a problem. Qin Feng's prestige in these two places was beyond replenishment. Anything that His Majesty the Emperor wanted to do was naturally correct, and this was the most basic judgment of the people in the two places.

With the order, the people along the railcar immediately responded enthusiastically, including destroying the fields that should be destroyed, moving the fields that should be moved, and even some ancestral tombs that need to be moved, were not a word. You should know that it is basically impossible to put this in other places.

The people are aware of the people and the government is comfortable, so naturally they cannot treat these obedient people unfairly. The relocation compensation is sufficient. Anyway, most of the money for repairing this rail car was raised by the Railway Bureau and invested. However, there are wealthy merchants mainly from Shayang County, and other county governments. For example, some big merchants in Zhengyang County wanted to get involved, but they were not surprisingly excluded by the big merchants in Shayang County. Their reason is very simple. First, this is the matter that Your Majesty is concerned about, and it is the first track route of the Ming Dynasty. No matter how you can

Not making money is something that pleases Your Majesty, how can you let others share the benefits? Secondly, this is the matter of Shayang County. Even though Feng County is now assigned to Taiping County, it was not Shayang County before. Compared with outsiders, it was also two brothers who were closed. The final result was that only Geng Jingming, the foreign merchant, intervened in because he was the convener of the Shafeng Rail Truck stock issuance, and he was the only one who was clear about the activities here. Naturally, he could not be separated.

In this matter, Jin Jingnan, the governor of Taiping County, was very angry because compared with Shayang County, there were no wealthy merchants in Taiping County. There were many wealthy workshops in Taiping County, but they were all state-owned, so Jin Jingnan could not take the money. After the track line was repaired, the operation rights were the Shafeng Line Operation Department under the Railway Bureau, that is to say, the big merchants.

Once this line is delivered and operated, there may be nothing to do in Taiping County.

However, during the construction process, Taiping County was the main one, because the craftsmen who built this rail car came from Taiping County, and each track came from Taiping County. In terms of price, Jin Jingnan naturally would not let go. Don’t those rich guys who are not short of money at all? Then they naturally have to make a good deal.

Anyway, after the track line is repaired, Taiping County's tax revenue has risen to a great level. This makes Jin Jingnan feel a little better. Once this line is completed and the effect that His Majesty has achieved, it is estimated that all the county governors under the Ming Dynasty will rise up, and the money situation in Taiping County is very good! At that time, Taiye Iron Mine and the smelter will not be able to supply this huge need even if they do their best.

There is insufficient manpower! After the barbarians were wiped out, a large number of captured barbarian soldiers were enriched to the mines. They had to serve for one to three years before they could obtain free status. Of course, there were quite a few civilian barbarians who took the initiative to come here to do things because of the high wages here. For iron ore that requires a large number of manpower, the more they would be better.

However, even so, with the gradual expansion of the mines and iron plants, the manpower was gradually insufficient. Jin Jingnan's eyes had already turned to Qin. I heard that the people there were hard-working and tall, and they were the best candidates for workers.

This time when His Holy Detachment inspected him, he reported this problem to him. Qin State had to find an opportunity to solve them. Otherwise, where would you find the large amount of labor required by Taiping County?

Now the people of the Ming Dynasty have become twitchy, and they are no longer willing to do hard work like mining. There are too many things that can make money in the Ming Dynasty than digging. He can only turn his mind to fight other places.

Like Jin Jingnan, Fang Dazhi is also very happy now. The first track line was officially completed and the experimental operation was carried out several times in the past few days. Compared with the initial uneasiness, he is now angry. Your Majesty is really wise. Such a line is a golden hen that can lay eggs. More importantly, the ownership of this golden hen is afraid of being in the hands of merchants mainly from Shayang County. This means that in the future, this line can provide Shayang County with endless taxes. To be honest, seeing the transportation capacity of this track line for the first time shocked Fang Dazhi himself.

As a county magistrate and a high-ranking national official, he knew very well what such a huge and fast transportation capacity meant.

Of course, the most important thing right now is to take over.

The emperor was going to inspect the first track line, and he personally escorted Wang Hou, the Minister of Personnel, to return to the roots. Wang Hou is from Feng County. Although Feng County is now classified as Taiping County, it has always been a territorial place in Shayang County, so Wang Shangshu was naturally considered a native of Shayang. As a landlord, he of course had to make all arrangements for Wang Shangshu's fallen leaves to the roots.

He naturally longed to get the position of the time when Wang Shangshu left, and this was basically the candidate for the Prime Minister. Although becoming the Minister of Personnel may not necessarily become the chief assistant, he is one step ahead of others. Making this arrangement will not only please the emperor, but also please the emperor's daughter and son-in-law. Wang Yueyao and Shu Chang and his wife are not only important officials of the country, but also personal friends of His Majesty the Emperor, and have a great influence on the emperor.

Fang Dazhi is not as arrogant as Jin Jingnan. He grew up in a big family and naturally understands how important good interpersonal relationships are to accomplish something. Giving people a rose will leave a fragrance on his hands. A flower he planted casually may bring back his own fragrance in the future.

The station of the railcar is located outside the city, and it is still several miles away from Shayang County. It was originally a barren land, but now there are countless houses. The most conspicuous one is of course the station of the railcar standing tall, which is a shed made of steel columns. The railcar is now lying quietly there. A little further away is the horse artery that raises horses, where two hundred horses are concentrated.

Someone once proposed to set up the station directly in Shayang County. This opinion was rejected by Fang Dazhi. Just kidding, do you know how expensive the land price in the city and how expensive the housing prices are? How many houses are needed to be demolished in the city? How much more money does the county government have to pay? Moreover, is this beneficial to the financial income of Shayang County?

And if it is built outside the city, the advantage is that it is great.

First of all, a large number of jobs were created for the carriages in Shayang County. If the materials transported by the carriages were transferred to the city, they needed carriages and horses, as well as a large number of people. Secondly, the carriages were built outside, which immediately led to the development of surrounding commerce. The wasteland, which was originally worthless, is now worth a hundred times the price. Whenever Fang Dazhi thinks of this, he is happy to laugh. When he learned that he was going to repair the track line, the county government immediately took action and purchased this land at a low price. Now that the track line is completed, the surrounding land prices are rising. With this money alone, the county government has already made a lot of money.
Chapter completed!