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"What about combat power?" Yuan Shan asked.

"The Tubo Bingjia is not inferior to the Tang Dynasty, and the cavalry is more powerful in fighting power. They are a formidable enemy." Zhang Wenyi said.

"Lan Guogong is not more worried. Now the director of Xikaidao is in Hezhou, and our Lanzhou is very safe." Zhang Wenyi continued.

"I hope so." Yuan Shan is quite concerned about the war, and he doesn't want to be in danger because he is on the border.

"You know the situation in Lanzhou best, and I hope Governor Zhang can tell me about it," Yuan Shan said.

"Lan Guogong is polite. From the beginning of construction, the total population of Lanzhou has increased to 30 people. Compared with the surrounding state capitals, the population has not only recovered, but also increased by five times before. One-third of them are migrants. Most of them are businessmen," Zhang Wenyi said.

"I didn't expect so many people to gather in Lanzhou City in a year and a half." Yuan Shan said.

"It's all due to Duke Lan?" Zhang Wenyi said.

"En?" Yuan Shan was puzzled, what does this have to do with him.

"The population growth mainly comes from the workers in Lanzhou workshops, cement factories, construction teams, and craftsmen, all of which are the main sources of new population. There are many shops in various industries within a year. It can be said that Lanzhou is not as good as today. Where does a Shangzhou go?" Zhang Wenyi said.

Yuan Shan knew best in his heart that what Zhang Wenyi said was correct, but the premise was that Zhang Wenyi had no idea how much the Ministry of Economic Development had invested in Lanzhou.

Up to now, the income and expenditure have not been balanced, and the Ministry of Economic Development has been in a situation of backward payment.

"Development cannot be solved in a hurry. It is said that this year's farming is going well, and we are just waiting for the harvest." Yuan Shan said.

"Yes, the ratio of public land reclaimed by heart is five times that of the previous year, and the amount of land allocated to individuals is sufficient. As long as there is no famine, the life of Lanzhou people will be better." Zhang Wenyi said.

Yuan Shan also looks forward to this.

"I have to worry about Governor Zhang." Yuan Shan said.

"It's what lower officials should do." Zhang Wenyi said.

Send Zhang Wenyi back to his residence. Lanzhou is relatively cool at night, and there are no street lights on the streets, so we can only rely on moonlight. The Yuan family's carriage is more advanced and has kerosene lamps on it.

Yuan Shan sat in the car and joked: "Rengui, it seems that you are really not a good driver. Are you sure that no one will appear on the street after dark? I would rather go slower to ensure that I don't hit anyone."

"What the teacher said is true, but this horse has gone crazy for some reason today, and it seems a little frightened." Xue Rengui said.

"There is such a thing. These horses are all Tuyuhun war horses. They are very good for pulling carts. There has never been such a thing like today." Yuan Shan said.

"Teacher, don't worry, even if they are really crazy, they can't go anywhere with me." Xue Rengui said confidently.

They didn't know that at this time the Tang soldiers in the Doma area were not surrendered by the Tubo soldiers. 200 soldiers from a regiment were wiped out, and the Tubo people paid the price of nearly a thousand people.

One night later, Li Jing, the general manager of Xikaidao, received a letter from the spies that the Tubo soldiers were heading towards Shanzhou City.

Shancheng might be attacked, and Shanzhou, Taozhou, and Hezhou were all ready to rush to help, but Li Jing never gave an order. If they really wanted to start a war from Tubo's route, Tuyuhun's territory should be their first choice. It should be Hezhou that is under the most pressure. Now the point of concentrated attack is actually Shanzhou City, which is unusual.

As a result, Duan Zhixuan's men fought against Tubo's vanguard, and the anti-aircraft artillery did not have the slightest advantage in Tubo's first attack on the city wall of Shanzhou. After a round of shelling, there were hundreds of people.

Hou Junji of Heyuan set off with his men, trying to cut off the Tubo soldiers, but found that the Tubo soldiers came not with [-], but with [-] soldiers. At this point, Hou Junji bit the bullet and started a scuffle with the Tubo soldiers. .

With the fierce attack and the application of firearms, one hundred thousand Tubo soldiers were beaten and retreated steadily.

Although Hou Junji didn't get any good food in this battle, he finally completed his first battle under the Ministry of War, successfully chasing Tubo back to Tuyuhun's territory.

Chapter 796

What happened on the border was three days ago. When the war broke out, the merchants from Lanzhou were the first to leave by train.

20 soldiers from Tubo came to invade, and it was normal for many people to feel insecure. No one would be afraid after a war. Even Yuan Shan wanted to return to Chang'an with his family.

Seeing the Lanzhou business that has just been established, after the Tubo people made such a fuss, the merchants quit first. How much money they make is enough. in Lanzhou.

Yuan Shan wants to leave, but the current situation makes it impossible for him to leave. If even he leaves, the business may be in a slump.

The Ministry of Economics and Development dispatched all the backbones to come and help.

Yu Jingming, Gao Xingxing and his little brothers are all here.

"Symposium on the market-oriented operation of workshops." Several large characters were hung in front of the big hotel building on Central Street, and all businessmen who did not have it were invited.

In the banquet hall, before Yuan Shan stepped onto the stage, he said to the hundreds of businessmen in the audience: "I can understand everyone's feelings. At first I wanted to leave here and go back to Chang'an, but later I realized that I was thinking too much." , General Li Jing, the general manager of Xikaidao, is in Hezhou, General Duan Zhixuan's troops are in Shanzhou City, Hou Junji and Hou Shangshu lead people to guard Taozhou, and General Li Junxian, the governor of Lanzhou, is in Lanzhou. What is there to be afraid of? of."

When Yuan Shan said this, the merchants on the seats still felt uneasy, it was human nature, now that the Tubo people were approaching the city, could they not be afraid.

"By the way, let me tell you some good news. Shanzhou City came to report that General Duan Zhixuan and Hou Shangshu of Taozhou led troops to meet the Tubo soldiers, and they won a complete victory. Invading the territory of our Great Tang, the soldiers of the Great Tang will not allow them to act recklessly." Yuan Shan continued.

With the good news, the mood of the merchants calmed down a little.

Yuan Shan saw that everyone's emotions had eased, so he started to get down to business, and continued: "Lanzhou's commercial development, you businessmen have contributed a lot. Today I have good news to tell you that the cement in the cement plant will start today at ninety percent of the current market price. Once the supply is completed, the merchant can accept the order, as long as it can be sold, the commission will not be less than a penny, the more you sell, the more commission you will get."

The merchant’s eyes lit up. This is equivalent to the opening of the cement supply. The shopkeeper of the horse-drawn carriage company immediately became excited. In addition to running the Chang’an line, the transportation of the motorcade also depends on their horses and horses for transportation to other lines. From now on, here it is I'm afraid I'm too busy to pick up jobs.

Big businessmen have basically participated in the water plant investment. The output of the cement plant here is not comparable to that of the building materials chamber of commerce. More importantly, the labor price here is cheaper than that around Chang'an, which means that the cost will be lower.

According to reliable sources, most of the cement sold by the Building Materials Chamber of Commerce is shipped from the Ministry of Industry. They are just a middleman with a high price comparison, and they can make a lot of money if they make a difference.

Gongshunan represents that the Building Materials Chamber of Commerce also has shares here. After all, the Building Materials Chamber of Commerce's income in Lanzhou is very considerable.

Before the end, Yuanshan continued: "After the cement market price, the cement road project in Lanzhou City will start. Cement manufacturers are welcome to bid. The price may not be much higher than the cost, but the quantity is large. If you are interested, you can participate."

It is now impossible to buy cement at the cost price, but the project still needs to be continued, so the only way to do so is through bidding. This is also a method often used by the Ministry of Economic Development. The price will be relatively low, but the cement factory is still willing to accept the job The main reason is that the income is guaranteed due to drought and flood, and the money is still earned, and the large quantity does not care about the price.

The competition is nothing more than three, Lanzhou Cement Factory, building material merchants and the Ministry of Industry.

Zheng Qi, Xue Kai and others are eager to try, but the letter from Yuan Shan to the Ministry of Industry Minister Yan Lide may have already reached his hands. The development of Lanzhou needs the Ministry of Industry to provide cement, and the price is very low, but the Ministry of Industry has no choice but to supply it. .

Yuan Shan continued: "The scale of the ranch is relatively large. After one and a half years, the livestock output has increased by one-third. After discussion with the Ministry of Economic Development, it was decided to sell a batch of cattle and horses."

The eyes of the merchants brightened again. They were thinking about the cattle and horse business when they were looking for them. They transported them to Chang'an by truck, and the marketing price of cattle and horses from Chang'an would be higher.

Xue Kai looked shrewd, and Zheng Qi asked from the side: "Uncle, do you want to buy some back?"

"Don't you think so, why don't you make money that can be exchanged for it, and besides, our Xue family's field really needs cattle."

"Yaks don't seem to be very useful for plowing the land." Zheng Qi said casually.

"Whoever said that, it's because you don't understand." Xue Kai stopped talking after saying one sentence. The shrewdness of a businessman is fully reflected in this old man.

Zheng Qi was very curious, he knew that this old man Xue must have a way.

Before I finish talking here, the bosses of several carriage and horse dealers are about to book some. They are all big customers and have a great demand for horses.

The people in the Ministry of Economic Development have already made preparations. Those who are going to buy cattle and horses can directly fill out a form, which will be allocated later according to the situation of the ranch. The sale of cattle and horses needs to be seen by the buyer in person, so there is no rush.

What Yuanshan does is only for one purpose, to return the funds, otherwise he will be able to continue investing without it, especially for the purchase of boiler factories, which is definitely an astronomical sum.