Alien King

Chapter 770 Highway Toll Station
Ye Tian was overjoyed, he quickly calculated in his mind, and then said with a smile: "It only took fifteen days, and the whole project is finished?"

Speaking of this, Ye Tian pulled his face on purpose, poked Duan Muli with his finger and said, "You didn't cut corners, did you?"

One sentence made Duan Muli feel a little panicked, and immediately said: "Your Excellency is a master craftsman, you can check it yourself, if there is any suspicion of cutting corners, I will refuse it with death."

After waving his hand, Ye Tian said, "It's not that serious. Anyway, let's take a look now?"

Ji Yanwen said: "The three of us are here to invite your lord to inspect the project."

Ye Tian waved his hand again, and said loudly: "Prepare the horse."

Half an hour later, Ye Tian and his party arrived at the south gate of the capital.On the city wall not far from the south city gate, a huge square hole has been excavated impressively. Inside the square hole is a straight and flat boulder avenue.

Because there is no cement in this world, all roads are paved with boulders.However, the techniques for chiseling and polishing the boulders are very mature, so the official roads are very smooth.

In Ye Tian's conception, it is a bit premature to produce cement, steel bars and concrete now.Moreover, these boulders are all collected from special quarries, and are hard in texture. They are very strong in terms of tolerance to temperature and toughness under pressure.

Using these polished boulders to build roads is currently the most cost-effective solution.

At this time, before Ye Tian came to this square cave, he looked at the straight road, extending inward to the long-distance bus station in the capital, and outwardly extending straight to the Yudai River in the distance.

Just above the Yudai River, a huge bridge has been erected out of thin air, which is in stark contrast to the ordinary bridge on the relatively narrow official road.

Looking at the scene in front of him, Ye Tian sighed with satisfaction: "Finally, it looks a little bit better."

In fairness, the material science in this world is obviously still very backward, but the craftsmanship has reached a relatively high level.

At the same time, Ye Tian was also very surprised that Ji Yanwen and others were able to complete the Beijing-Jinjin Expressway in such a short period of time.

Especially the bridge in front of him is very close to the scale of those cross-river bridges in his previous life. Ye Tian really can't figure out how Duan Muli completed this bridge project in such a short period of time.

With this question in mind, Ye Tian turned his head, looked at Duan Muli, and said, "Master Duan was able to complete this bridge project in such a short period of time, it is really not easy."

Duan Muli chuckled, to be honest, this West Bridge outside the capital city is also one of his proud works.Duan Muli said, "My lord, it would be extremely difficult for me to build this bridge alone. This is all thanks to Mr. Ye. If you talk about credit, your lord should be the first."

Hearing Duan Muli's words, Ye Tian was stunned for a moment, and then said in puzzlement: "I didn't participate in this project, so how could it be my credit?"

Ji Yanwen said: "It was impossible for this bridge to be completed in such a short period of time. The reason why it can be done is all thanks to the large-scale construction machinery of the Royal Trade Union. Without those huge excavators, cranes, pile drivers And bulldozers, absolutely can't get the job done."

Hu Fuzhen went on to say: "Not only this bridge, but also the entire Beijing-Jinjin Expressway, all rely on Mr. Ruan's help. The three of us will keep this favor in mind."

Ye Tian just reacted, with his mouth half-opened, he said, "So it was Ruan Ji who helped."

Speaking of this, Ye Tian nodded, and continued: "In this way, Ruan Ji also has a share of credit for the completion of this expressway. Later, the two of you will check it out, and he will also have a share of the rewards involved. .”

Ji Yanwen smiled and said, "Definitely, definitely."

But soon, Ye Tian thought of another question.

After thinking for a while, Ye Tian asked again: "How much did Ruan Ji charge you for these large construction machinery?"

Hearing Ye Tian's words, Ji Yanwen smiled wryly, and said: "These large-scale construction machinery are extremely powerful and efficient, and they are very popular among the industrial and mining chambers of the capital, so the price is naturally higher. We also asked Mr. Ruan It took a long time before Master Ruan finally decided to rent all the machinery to us."

Ye Tian continued to ask: "How much is the daily rent?"

Ji Yanwen stretched out a finger and gestured towards Ye Tian.

Ye Tian stared and said, "1000 taels of silver a day? Ruan Ji is too dark."

Now it was Ji Yanwen's turn to stare and say, "Sir, you have underestimated Ruan Ji too much. The daily rent for each of these construction machines is 1 taels. We rented seven of them in total. Ruan Ji will be given 7 taels of silver every day."

Hearing Ji Yanwen's words, Ye Tian's face turned red and blue, pink and white.

After a while, Ye Tian nodded and said, "Oh, it's 7 taels a day, very good, very good."

After speaking, Ye Tian thought to himself: Ruan Ji is so dark.This is simply like in the previous life, as long as it is a project invested by the government, the contractor will open his mouth and raise the price.

But on the other hand, Ye Tian was also very satisfied with Ruan Ji's approach. No matter how expensive the rent was, it ended up flowing back to the account of the Royal Trade Union. To some extent, Ye Tian transferred the money from the treasury to the Royal Household Affairs. on the government account.

Pausing for a while, Hu Fuzhen looked at Ye Tian's face carefully, and then said: "My lord, the Beijing-Jinjin Expressway is about to open to traffic, and the long-distance bus stations in Beijing and Jinjin are owned by the Royal Carriage and Horse Company, but I still don't care. Want to confirm, is there a toll on this expressway?"

Ye Tian was stunned for a moment, and then admired Hu Fuzhen's business sense.

With such a high-end road, I am afraid that there will be endless freight trucks and buses in the future.In the previous coordination meeting, Ye Tian had clearly assigned the management and operation of the long-distance bus station to Ouyang Ruochen, and Hu Fuzhen could no longer eat this piece of cake.

But on the other hand, whether it is a freight truck or a bus, running on such a good highway, and this highway has invested such a huge amount of money, it is really unreasonable not to charge some tolls.

Thinking of this, Ye Tian finally nodded and said: "Well, the Ministry of Commerce and Administration can set up checkpoints at the entrances to the entrances and exits of Beijing and Jinan, and charge a certain fee."

Speaking of this, Ye Tian looked at Hu Fuzhen again, and continued: "Master Hu, how much do you think is reasonable?"

Hu Fuzhen lowered his eyebrows and looked pleasing to the eye, glanced at Ye Tian inadvertently, and said, "One tael of silver per car."

Hearing Hu Fuzhen's words, Ye Tian also quickly calculated in his heart.According to the estimated traffic flow, at least one hundred vehicles pass through the Beijing-Jinjin Expressway every day, and the daily income is 100 taels of silver.36 days a year is 3605 million taels of silver.

Such income is not a small number for the Ministry of Commerce and Administration.

Thinking of this, Ye Tian couldn't help admiring Hu Fuzhen secretly.This person not only has a good grasp of the amount of tolls, but the key is that he can guess Ye Tian's mind.

One tael of silver is neither too much nor too little.If there are too many, this extra cost will be passed on to the cost of freight trucks and buses, and the chamber of commerce and the people will still pay the final bill.

If there is less, the Ministry of Commerce and Administration does not make money, so it doesn't make much sense.

Looking at Hu Fuzhi, Ye Tian smiled and said, "Okay, just follow what you said, and charge one tael for each car."

Hearing that Ye Tianen approved the proposal, Hu Fuzhen immediately smiled and said, "Thank you for your permission, my lord."

Ye Tian waved his hand and said: "The Government Affairs Council invested such a large amount of money to build this expressway. If it is ordinary poor people, it is good to say that those merchants from the wealthy side have no reason to use such a good road for nothing. Some tolls are also reasonable."

"The rich must understand one truth. Their money did not come for no reason. If there is no stability of the empire, no threat of war, and the deliberate management of the military and government, any rich will not only earn nothing. To get money, and possibly to go bankrupt, it's all a matter of one night." Ye Tian said again.

While listening to Ye Tian's words, Hu Fuzhen frowned, thinking hard.

After a while, Hu Fuzhen seemed to have suddenly realized something. He raised his head, looked at Ye Tian and said, "My lord, what you mean is that all actions aimed at making money must ultimately rely on one foundation. That is political stability, decision-making Layers have to do something.”

Ye Tian smiled, poked Hu Fuzhen's face with his finger, and said, "Children can be taught."

Although it was a joke, Ye Tian looked at Hu Fuzhen with admiration in his heart.Since Hu Fuzhen can see that all economic achievements depend on political stability, he must be able to understand the consequences that Ye Tian will face if the regime changes.

After Ye Tian took office, he didn't touch any of the ministers and ministers of the various ministries of the Government Affairs Council. This is enough to show that these people are actually the beneficiaries of Ye Tian's regime.

Hu Fuzhen can be regarded as a business genius, otherwise he would not be able to reach the position of Minister of Commerce and Administration. If such a person can be completely recruited, it is obviously a very cost-effective deal for Ye Tian.

If there is an opportunity to get these people to come here sincerely, then there is no need for Chu Yu's Court of Justice to conduct a large-scale thorough investigation.After all, these people are highly experienced and able to stand on their own.

However, the judicial justice that the Court of Justice ultimately wants to achieve still needs to be carried out.What Ye Tian needs most is that the ministers of the military and government departments can wholeheartedly support Ye Tian's reforms, which is especially important.

At this time, Ye Tian said again: "The business of the long-distance bus station belongs to the Royal Carriage Company. The business of highway tolls belongs to the Ministry of Commerce. This matter is settled like this."

Speaking of this, Ye Tian paused for a while, and then continued: "Have you three decided on the opening ceremony of the Beijing-Jinjin Expressway?"

Ji Yanwen said with a smile: "I have already discussed with Mr. Yang from the Rites and Administration Department, and it will be three days later. At that time, I have to invite Mr. Yang to come and cut the ribbon."

Ye Tian smiled and said: "Okay, then three days later, it will be officially opened to traffic."

Just when Ye Tian and the others set the date for the opening of the Beijing-Jinjin Expressway, a distinguished guest was welcomed in the Roman villa garden in the city of Athens.

The identity of this distinguished guest is by no means ordinary.

(End of this chapter)