As a salted fish, I was forced to become the teacher of all ages

Hua Manlou smiled and said, "If it succeeds, your carriage will have more uses, and it will be faster and more comfortable. At that time, we will pave a road from Xishan to the capital. At that time..."

"How fast can it be? Speaking of which, isn't this the embodiment of the force and reaction force you mentioned? What about friction force?" The excited Zhao Ren asked a series of questions without waiting for Hua Manlou to answer them. So he went to the group of busy people, and even wanted to do it himself.

Hua Manlou pulled it back with a slap in the face: "Is it okay to be calm? Anyway, let's see, if it really succeeds, I have a big deal to talk to you about."

"Business? Is there any business here?"

Zhao Ren was even happier.

Speaking of which, Emperor Guangxing originally planned to give all the income from Xishan to Zhao Ren, but in the end, he never thought that Huamanlou was too much trouble, and he kept returning money from the beginning of the stove, until now... …

Well, without mentioning shipping, the proceeds from the lottery alone could make Emperor Guangxing a lot of money.

And precisely because of the huge amount, Emperor Guangxing directly and selectively forgot what he had said, so Zhao Ren couldn't get a penny from Xishan, resulting in the dignified prince's monthly pocket money still being only a few coins Hey, tinkering with a carriage and getting money from Xishan in the form of a laboratory...

Even if he followed Huamanlou to the country of Wa to build a silver mountain, Emperor Guangxing still didn't give Zhao Ren any pocket money, so the prince of Zhao is indeed much poorer than some dandies, and now his eyes are green when he hears about the business: "Hurry up!" Tell me, what business? How do I get a share? How much is the share?"

Hua Manlou smiled without saying a word: With cement...how can there be less business?

Just don’t mention the real estate or anything, I’ll drive this mountain, and drive this road... Bah, ‘the toll station is 500 meters ahead, please slow down’ business, wouldn’t it be a loss if you don’t do it?

The expressway covering Dazhao will definitely not be able to eat Huamanlou, and a large part of it will definitely be given to the royal family and a group of nobles and merchants who play with him, but the cement business, carriage business and so on are all from Xishan!

During the conversation between the two, Fang Erniu had already started to have the reconciled cement transported to the designated place to start laying, and Zhao Ren's eyes were drawn to him immediately: "Oh, this is smoothed out? You mean this Can it become as hard as a rock when it dries out?"

Hua Manlou nodded and said, "According to the current weather, it may take two or three days to do it. Let's see when the time comes..."

Before he finished speaking, Zhao Ren looked at Hua Manlou with emotion on his face: "You are tossing this so that my carriage can sell well, right? Brother, big brother, dear brother! I thank you eight generations of ancestors!"

"...you better stop talking."

534. The Great Event That Changed the Great Zhao's National Fortune

Zhao Ren is a very smart kid, but he is so dumb that people are speechless. ...

Well, generally speaking, you know that he is not malicious at all, but looking at his sincere expression and innocent smile, you just want to beat him up. If this guy is not the Prince of Zhao, he must have died a lot time.

But having said that, being smart is smart enough, because he immediately thought that his carriage would become a hot seller in an instant when the road surface was smooth—because, nowadays, rich people, especially civil servants, mostly use it to travel. The sedan chair, this matter is quite criticized, saying that it is inhumane to treat people as animals.

I have to say, it's really not that civil servants think highly of themselves and have to use people as their feet. If there are better things, who is willing to hire a few bearers?

What?You said carriage?

I have already said about the comfort of the carriage before, let alone the bumps, the most terrible thing is the smell-everyone in the Tianchao carriage knows that they get on the carriage from the back of the bearer. Horse ass, and horses...

Who do you think is willing to smell like horse manure when going to court?

But after the four-wheeled carriage appeared, Zhao Ren could make the door open and close from the side. If he wanted to play, he could even make an open scissor door... Cough, and the carriage of the four-wheeled carriage can be made larger, so the interior of the carriage can be made larger. Regardless of the decoration and comfort, it is estimated that it can completely explode the sedan chair.

If there is no accident, the four-wheeled carriage will become Xishan's second luxury after the stove, and Zhao Ren has this confidence.

And when Huamanlou said that the cement could make the carriage go further, Zhao Ren instantly had the confidence to sell the carriage more expensive: it was convenient, comfortable, and fast, and he could even make a pot of tea on the way. Now, such a carriage costs 5000 taels of silver, isn't that too much?

Prince Zhao is poor!

But what Zhao Ren didn't know was that Hua Manlou was already planning a major event that could change the fate of the great Zhao country.

carriage?small!The pattern is small!

Seeing that Fang Erniu led the people to quickly pave a large part of the planned concrete road, Hua Manlou held his hands behind his back and showed a strange smile on his face.And Zhao Ren, who was already in a state of excitement, didn't pay attention to Hua Manlou's expression at all, but kept rubbing his hands together: "It's gone, it's gone..."

Hua Manlou gave him a contemptuous look, but said nothing.

Unconsciously, Zhao Renwu pulled Huamanlou excitedly and said, "You have to help me with the details, how can the carriage be improved?"

Hua Manlou rolled his eyes: I thought it was a transaction worth hundreds of millions of taels, isn't it a bit...

Ridiculous?

Zhao Ren saw that there was something wrong with Hua Manlou's expression, and realized that there must be something wrong with him, but after much deliberation, he couldn't figure it out, so he asked cautiously, "Is there... another explanation?"

Hua Manlou looked disgusted: Friends, what does it mean to be poor and short-sighted?This is!

"Say it, I know I'm short-sighted, so tell me!" Zhao Ren was anxious.

Hua Manlou sighed, and said, "I told you about high-end things, but you still don't understand...why are you staring? Do you have the ability to make this kind of cement roads all over Dazhao without spending a penny? Can you? "

Zhao Ren's eyes widened: "I don't spend a penny... Is this possible?"

Hua Manlou sneered: "Not only do you not need to spend money, you might earn some money, and you can use this to support the soldiers eliminated by the thousands of guards, and you can also use this to build a series of trading places." ...It's very complicated anyway, so don't even think about it."

In fact, there are a lot of articles that can be done around the highway.

For example, attracting investment, contracting out road repairs to merchants, and entrusting them with maintenance, upkeep, and toll collection after the road is repaired——Hua Manlou believes that these merchants are absolutely flocking to it, and they There are a thousand ways to prevent other people from dodging fees and pulling their wool, and what he has to do is to sell the right to build roads together with the cement, and by the way, encourage Emperor Guangxing to set up a road administration department to collect fees, maintenance, maintenance, etc. Just set things to a standard.

As for why merchants flock to it...

Do you still need to ask?There are too few investment projects these days, and most people only know how to buy land, because the land will not depreciate and can be passed on to future generations—wasn’t Huamanlou’s predecessor notorious for selling the land of his ancestors?

Now, after building a road that meets the standard of Huamanlou, any passing carriages... Well, the same goes for ox carts, donkey carts, and mule carts. They will be charged according to the distance of the road and the approximate load. Isn't the cash flow more comfortable than buying land?

Therefore, as long as Huamanlou, a profiteer, releases the news, people who come to him for this project will definitely be like a crucian carp. Then he can earn two money on the spot: a fee for opening the way, and a A bulk cement order.

What?

You said that things like cement don’t have much technical content, so someone will imitate them by then?

Don't be silly, the royal family that Uncle Hua's business is backed by must have Emperor Guangxing in it, and he himself has a good relationship with Xuanwuwei and Dongchang, so who would dare to take food from him in Dazhao?

Of course, Huamanlou doesn't want to monopolize this, so he can naturally get people to join his cement factory with a high amount of agency rights. At that time, he will not only start charging a franchise fee, but also get dividends from manufacturers around the world every year. , isn't it beautiful?

And except for this, there must be service areas for each road section, right?

Even if the service area does not supply anything, it only sells hay. Do you want to eat your horses with [-] kilometers and [-] materials?

What?You said you brought your own?

Don't be stupid, everyone knows that the loss of grain transportation is very high. If the distance is long, the grain and grass will often be delivered to ten percent. The reason for this is because the consumption of mules and horses is too much.

So instead of consuming your own goods and loads, it makes sense to buy fodder in the service area, isn't it?

Excluding the service area, Huamanlou can open places for bulk goods trading in some important places-after all, after the road is opened, the speed of goods circulation will definitely increase, and the circulation volume will also increase significantly. Wouldn't it be a loss to engage in the market?

As for why it is said that it can still solve thousands of soldiers who have been replaced by the guards...

The road administration arranges a batch, the service area arranges a batch, and the road inspection is arranging a batch, which may not be enough, and people still have to be recruited!

Therefore, when Hua Manlou briefly explained this series of things to Zhao Ren, the brat's mouth became O-shaped, and he murmured after a long while: "You...are you playing like this again?" What's wrong with me?"

"Ang, isn't that right, how could the father entrust you with such an important matter?" Hua Manlou looked at Zhao Ren gloatingly: "So you should just do your carriage business honestly. Father will not care too much."

"...Brother, can you take me with you? Please!"

535. Flowers Manlou Without Dreams

Hua Manlou felt that Zhao Ren was at a loss. According to his daily performance, he would not be confiscated by Emperor Guangxing with the reason of "I'll save it for you", let alone other things?

That's right, it's "I'll save it for you". This kind of thing has a tradition in China, so I don't know how many children hate this sentence-of course, there are really parents who save it for their children, and even recommend A separate account or something, it is good to cultivate children's awareness of savings from an early age, but...

There are even more parents who can't even save, and they forget about it later-most of these parents are from the 56s.

As a result, their children did not have the financial intelligence to match their age at all, and spent their childhood without pocket money, and when they became adults, they became a moonlight family who wanted to satisfy themselves when they had money—the previous life of Huamanlou A friend is like this, no matter how much he earns, he can't save it...

So, is it really necessary to talk to the adoptive father about the financial education of Prince Da Zhao, so that he will not be able to run away with money after he takes over in the future?

After thinking of this, Hua Manlou patted Zhao Ren's shoulder with emotion on his face: "Don't worry, it's easy to take you with you? You must know that with cement, you can do more than repair roads... ..."

Zhao Ren was instantly happy: "Is there another way to play?"

"Of course!" Hua Manlou said without thinking, "With cement, wouldn't it be a loss not to build a house?"

Zhao Ren said in astonishment, "Building a house? What's the point?"

Huamanlou laughed, and finally seized the opportunity to pretend: "Look, let's choose the best location to build, use the best craftsmen in Xishan, and build the highest-grade garden apartment..."

"Garden... What is an apartment?"

"Never mind what it is, anyway, there must be a high-end private school in the community, and there must be a medical clinic where famous doctors wait for twelve hours, just one word, expensive!" Hua Manlou waved: "The neighbors around are either Shangshu or Minister, if you are a Hanlin, you are too embarrassed to say hello to others!"

Zhao Ren looked bewildered: "...you mean to build a house...and sell it to the courtier Xunqin?"

Hua Manlou looked indifferent: "What's wrong? You said that if such a house is really built, it will be flat...cough, how much is a small yard? 8000 taels? Eight thousand is the price of the land, and the house costs eight more. Thousands! Those who are willing to spend 8000 taels don’t care about spending 8000 taels more! You have to analyze the psychology of these successful people, don’t you know?”

Zhao Ren: "..."

Hua Manlou had imitated the teacher Li Chengru's appearance perfectly, and Zhao Renshi was really a little behind with his pretense of pointing out Jiangshan's passionate writing.

But at the end of the day, he gradually came to his senses: Isn't it just to find a way to increase the land price, build some houses with Xishan's unique black technology, and sell them to rich people at a high price?

So he asked uncertainly: "So you mean, we have to find a good land boundary and take advantage of the low land price to collect a lot?"

Hua Manlou took a look: "Oh, not bad, I've learned how to buy bottoms!"

"That's right! But it's not to find a good land boundary, but to make our land a good land boundary!" Hua Manlou patted Zhao Ren's shoulder again: "Learn a little bit, brother, you don't need to cheat for money. Still tender!"

No one knows how booming the real estate industry is. No one knows how prosperous the real estate industry is—rather, the people in Huamanlou's previous life really know better than anyone in any era.

When "Big Name" was first released, Mr. Li's part seemed to be very crazy. At that time, no one thought that a house could sell for [-] knives per flat, but who knew that this man actually predicted the situation a few years later. , and this layout looks a bit small: four thousand dollars?That's the price of a third-tier city, and it doesn't come with a 'may I help you sir' British butler, doesn't come with a garden swimming pool, and doesn't even count as a school district room!

So, after tinkering with cement, how could Huamanlou not try to do some real estate business?

As for how to make land prices soar...

It's simple, you have to make a difference!

Is the school district expensive?expensive!But the school district of a good school is more expensive!

The appeal is here. Can he be inexpensive when the supply exceeds the demand?

When I think of this flower full of buildings, it is full of coquettish operations, such as setting up a business district in the capital, setting up a hospital with many doctor consultations, setting up a private school with Hanlin as a lecturer - you say he is very good How could the Hanlin come to work?Don't be silly, there must be a brave man under a heavy reward, Hanlin is not considered an entry-level official, and he is willing to give 100 taels of silver to someone with a poor family to try!

If it is even more wicked, it would be a bit unrealistic to push Emperor Guangxing... well, Emperor Guangxing may be a bit unrealistic, but in the future, if Zhao Ren is moved to a new capital, it will soon wipe out all the officials in the capital what?

Of course, these things can’t be done for the time being. After all, Fang Erniu is still squatting there laying the floor, and the concrete building test has not yet been done. It is not clear whether he can at least build a two-story reinforced concrete building.

But the future is bright, right?

Zhao Ren looked at the beaming Hua Manlou with a complicated face: "I have a question, I don't know if I should ask it or not?"

Hua Manlou hadn't woken up from the dream of the future, so he said casually, "Ask? Answer everything."

Zhao Ren asked, "I want money because I'm poor, why do you want money?"

"Of course it is..." Hua Manlou was suddenly at a loss after opening his mouth: That's right, what do I need so much money for?

Zhao Renze continued to ask: "Look, you have a share of any business in Xishan, right? You have a share of the increasingly popular lottery in the capital, right? Just don't mention the silver mines and shipping from Woguokeng. They are all rich. But you don’t eat, drink and play, and you don’t see you buying land to buy antique calligraphy and paintings, and you didn’t even buy back the land passed down from your ancestors that you sold back then, so why do you want money?”

Listening to Zhao Ren's words, Hua Manlou fell into deep thought: When I first came here, I wanted a big house where the children would not be able to leave until they were eight years old, and raised a group of skinny horses, but now this dream is too late. It's all shattered——according to the current financial resources, a regiment can afford it, but...

Not to mention a regiment, even a class, he dare not support now, and those sent by others last time were sent out again.

It would be fine to say that Huamanlou's material desires are higher, or that he likes to collect extremely expensive things like some middle-aged men, but he doesn't have these habits at all, which leads to his daily expenses being very low. Pitiful……

If it is said that he intends to really do something big that can use money, then it is not bad to waste money, but in essence he is a salted fish without dreams, so...

"I... I want money, can't I count it for fun?" Hua Manlou became a little annoyed: "Or can't I leave it to my daughter as a dowry?"

"Oh? Why are you still angry?"

"Can you manage it!"

536. Seriously

Huamanlou is a salted fish with no dreams, who only dawdles around all day long, but others are not.

Rather, everyone is very hopeful and dreamy, such as Fang Erniu, or...

Well, for example, Huang Zichao, who wanted to return to Beijing to marry Xiaodong after dealing with the matter of King Yiduan, and a certain Song Qianhu who had been holding back bad things.

Huang Zichao's idea is very simple, because he didn't go to Pingwo at all, but after Huamanlou came back, Xishanwei directly promoted him to the position of Zhenfu when he was promoted, so he felt that he had to work harder to match Huaman Lou's expectations of him.

As for Song Jie...

To be honest, before Song Jie left the capital, he always felt that Hua Manlou's instructions were true. Hua Manlou said this at the time: "Song Jie, this time... Ang, you know, I don't care about you this time." No matter what, I won't kick you."

After Song Jie thought about it for a day, the more he thought about it, the more he felt as if, as if, as if, probably...