From Kowloon's Inheritance

Chapter 348 Building the Railway
"Master Hou, there is a shortage of food, and the rising price of food is a trend. We are operating on a small budget, so we can't do business at a loss, right?"

"My lord, food price increases are inevitable!"

Another grain merchant said.

Other businessmen also spoke one after another.

It seems that the price increase of food is a reasonable thing.

But in fact, it doesn't make sense at all.

As long as Li Mu opens his mouth, merchants can increase prices without a bottom line.

Not long ago, the price of a bucket of rice was [-] Wen, but as long as he opened his mouth, it was possible to directly increase the price to [-] Wen from [-] Wen to [-] Wen.

Of course, Li Mu relied on government orders to forcibly set the price of grain at a certain position, but this would lead to a continuous decrease in the normal circulation of grain in the market, while the price of grain in the black market would continue to soar.

Many times, we are faced with a dilemma.

It's like the house price in the previous life, even if it kept rising, it couldn't come down no matter what.But when house prices fall, it is the time of economic recession.

People expect housing prices to fall, because it can reduce the pressure of life; but they are afraid of housing prices, because it is a sign of economic recession.

Li Mu said: "The price of grain can rise, but it can be increased from the current [-] Wen per bucket, and the maximum should not exceed [-] Wen!"

"Thank you for your understanding!"

Other grain merchants opened their mouths with smiles on their faces.

At this moment, each fight does not exceed a hundred wen, but by then, they are sure to break through a hundred wen, and the bottom line is to break through step by step.

Li Mu smiled strangely: "Here is a good news for you. The imperial court wants to build three horizontal lines and five vertical lines, and a large-scale railway. Now the plan has just started, but according to the construction period, it only takes more than half a year to build it from Youzhou to the south." A railway, then the price of food will be greatly reduced!"

"We don't sell firewood for hundreds of miles, and we don't sell grain for thousands of miles. It's food transportation. After a thousand miles, the price will rise and you will lose money. But with trains and railways, every stone of rice will only increase by ten yuan!"

As soon as Li Mu clapped his hands, a guard immediately brought out a huge sand table, which was exactly the terrain of Youzhou. There were railways on it, with railways as the backbone and roads as auxiliary, extending to various places.

Is it difficult to build a railway and a steam locomotive?
When he first arrived, Li Mu found it very difficult. After all, it was an ancient society with underdeveloped productivity.

But after a period of time, Li Mu realized that it was not difficult at all, not difficult at all.

This world is a world of high martial arts. In terms of material manufacturing, it surpasses the 21st century Huaxia in the previous life, and Huaxia's steel manufacturing is not as good as this world.

It's just that many excellent steel materials are mainly used to make weapons and wars. As for people's livelihood, they seem to be much worse.

When he was in the Northwest, Li Mu built a steel plant and a steam engine. He originally thought it was very difficult. It was very difficult. It would take at least five years to achieve success.

But it took only half a year, and the industrial hen was built, and it took another half a year, and the annual output of steel was already [-] tons.

Can be expanded at any time in production.

As for the steam engine, it was also manufactured, which is equivalent to the level of World War I.

As for the price, it is also very cheap.

It's just that these amazing achievements, in the eyes of many craftsmen, are nothing more than that.

Ten steels were produced, which belonged to scrap steel, and might be cracked by a congenital warrior with a single punch.

In terms of the speed of the steam train, it reached [-] kilometers per hour, but it was not as fast as an innate warrior.

It can be said that whether it is a steel factory or a steam train, for warriors, it is nothing more than that.

But in Li Mu's eyes, it is the foundation of consolidating the world.

How convenient the transportation is, how much area can be controlled.

Just like the ancient China, the reason why the divisions continued was because of the inconvenient transportation.Maybe the rebellion broke out in the south of the Yangtze River, and it took a month to spread to the capital, which is too slow.Therefore, the construction of canals in later generations is to strengthen communication.

In this world, Dazhou's territory is ten times larger than that of Huaxia in the previous life, but the transportation is inconvenient, especially when there is a famine, the speed of food distribution is too slow.

When a dense railway network is established, it is of great benefit to transporting food, transporting troops, disaster relief, and business development.

"...The Marquis reserves a large amount of steel rails, as well as locomotives, train skins, etc. If the construction is carried out in sections, it will only take three months to build a double-track railway spanning [-] miles... If you pay more attention, it will only take two months. One month is enough. Food is important, but building railways is even more important!"

"There is no shortage of food in Dazhou. Youzhou suffered a disaster, but other places have a bumper harvest. It's just that the transportation is inconvenient and they can't get in!"

"Now the [-]-mile railway track is divided into [-] construction areas. Each construction team only needs to build a hundred miles. This is the construction route, and there are construction drawings!" Li Mu said, and another guard took out drawings one by one. .

"If there are innate warriors, grandmaster warriors, grand masters, and even heavenly beings participating, it may only take ten days, or even shorter, before the construction is completed!"

Speaking of this, Li Mu was ready to move.

In this world, innate warriors are small excavators, and grandmasters are large excavators. If grandmasters, celestial beings, etc. are used for construction, the speed will be faster and the work efficiency will be higher.

But in this world, warriors are nobles, and top warriors are nobles among nobles.

Is it possible for a group of nobles to work as migrant workers, to build river dams and roads?It seems that it is very difficult for Ma Yun, Ma Huateng, etc., and a group of mayors, senior officials, etc., to become migrant workers.

Difficult at least.

However, the work efficiency is still very high!
Under normal circumstances, ordinary people need half a year to complete it, but senior warriors only need ten days to complete it.

"Who among you is willing to contract, the construction period is one month..." Li Mu said: "If you don't want to, the warriors under my command can do it, the warriors under the Marquis of Beihuang can also do it, and the other three princes can do it too!"

"My lord, I am willing to contract this section of road!"

At this time, a businessman said.

"I would too!"

Another businessman said.

"I'm also willing to do something for Youzhou!" Another businessman said.

As this businessman opened his mouth, other businessmen also opened their mouths one after another, and the thirty construction areas were quickly allocated.

Li Mu smiled, very satisfied.

The first three merchants were just his entrustment, but after the beginning of the three, the latter merchants began to contract one after another, proving what is herd mentality.

If someone gave a gift, the leader may not remember it, but if someone did not give a gift, the leader must remember it.

Among the participating merchants at this moment, Li Mu might not remember who contracted a certain area; but he would definitely remember who did not contract.

Even smart people have to follow the crowd when they fall into a certain atmosphere.

PS: The second update arrives, and it will continue to be updated at night.

(End of this chapter)