Take the mall to Datang

Yuchi Jingde's face was dark (it was dark), Yuan Shan mistook him for Gao Shilian, everyone drank a lot of wine today, and they were all high.

"Haha, make money, make more and more money, sister... Don't worry, with me here, I will help you take care of yourself..." Changsun Wuji was drunk.

The people on the table were chattering, and the people under the table were all asleep. How could I hear such an important matter.

"Lan Guogong, the old man's beard is real, ah..." I don't know who got it.

Yuan Shan was moved back to the mansion that night, and the room was brightly lit, and all the girls were in a mood. They had never seen Yuan Shan drunk like this, and they were all very worried.

"Hey! Hey hey, fairy, what...you can't escape..." Yuan Shan was completely drunk, he really didn't know what was left of his body and soul.

"Husband, what's wrong with you, Caiyi helped him up and wiped his body." Dugu Ruolan said angrily.

"If this gets out, our husband's reputation will be ruined, sister Ruolan, what do you think?" Du Qianyu said.

"Well, it can't be rumored. Today, Caiyi and others should follow the husband's advice." Dugu Rulan instructed.

"Yes." Caiyi said.

It was already noon when Yuan Shan woke up, thinking that he couldn't remember what happened yesterday at all, and said in his heart: "I've had a drink."

Suddenly seeing Caiyi lying sound asleep beside the bed, as well as Qin Si and others, knowing that they must have been tossed and broken yesterday, I changed all my clothes, and felt a little dizzy.

"Master is awake, the warm water is ready." Lan Lan came in.

"Come and help Caiyi and Qin Si to the bed, they must not have had a good rest yesterday." Yuan Shan said.

Lan Lan helped and carried everyone to the bed.

Yuan Shan washed up and walked out of the room.

Seeing all the girls in the hall, they walked over and said, "What are you doing?"

"It's nothing to worry about, let's just chat." Dugu Ruolan said.

"Husband, Zhao Guogong sent someone to look for you in the morning, but you had no choice but to give up before you woke up from a hangover. It won't affect anything." Dugu Ruolan said.

"It's okay, Mr. Zhao Guogong wants to spend 50 yuan to invest in a steel factory. He should have asked me to sign the contract in the morning." Yuan Shan said.

"Since this is the case, the concubine's status has delayed my husband's affairs." Dugu Ruolan said.

"It doesn't matter, there is a high-purity practice in the Ministry of Economics and Development, and they are all the same. Besides, I can't do everything myself, so I won't be exhausted. Leave some things and enjoy life, don't you think?" Yuan Shan said .

Yuan Shan didn't care about investment, but Gao Chunxing couldn't help but care. Zhao Guogong signed the investment agreement, and the 50 yuan has already been recorded, and some of the princes and family deacons who came with them also planned to invest.

In the end, it was checked that 500 million guan is a lot of money, and there are still many people who want to invest, but their amount does not reach 50 guan. They should not be recommended by Gao Chunxing to other projects, but they are very hesitant except for the steel mill.

With a large amount of capital investment, the speed of construction began to accelerate, and half of the money was used as working capital for the purchase of iron ore.

On the first floor of Chang'an City, the bidding process was carried out almost as scheduled. All chambers of commerce gathered together, and the scale was larger than the previous biddings.

If one hundred mining sites are attractive enough, Yu Jingming presides over the standard-exceeding meeting. While opening these mining sites, the mining speed of the imperial court has been accelerated a lot. Yan Lide doubled the original mining workers to meet the demand for iron and steel. mine needs.

Half a year later, the dust settled, and a group of one hundred mining sites was allocated. The contract period was three years, and those with no bad records were given priority to renew the contract. The conditions were not much different from before. The iron ore purchase price was determined by the manager The Ministry of Development made the same formulation, and this was not discussed. The only way to earn more money is to increase the number of miners and increase the output of iron ore.

Two months later, the first batch of goods collected from [-] mines were transported by the Ministry of Economic Development. The iron ore in remote areas was sold to blacksmiths at high prices nearby to meet their needs, and more were transported to Chang'an for forging. Steelmaking equipment.

In a few days, the urban area of ​​Lanzhou has not changed much, but the changes in the suburbs have been huge. The dormitory buildings in groups, the foundation of the steel factory, and the planning have been completed. The warehouses and workshops are under construction, and the surrounding supporting facilities are together under construction.

In the past two months, 3000 blacksmiths have been recruited from various state capitals, resulting in a shortage of blacksmiths in some state capitals.

The four super large boilers customized by the Military Department have been completed. This project alone cost hundreds of thousands of dollars, not including other equipment. It took 100 million yuan to be credited in two months, and the value of the later customized equipment was almost the same.

The coal in Chang'an began to be transported continuously, and the simultaneous projects in Lanzhou and the central heating workshop were all under construction.

In the middle of the 14th year of Zhenguan, Yuanshan stayed in Lanzhou for a year, and the construction of Lanzhou City was established in the fastest year. The demand for construction projects in Lanzhou was huge, attracting a large number of top [-] migrant workers, and the blacksmith workshop industry was very developed.

After the smelting furnace of the iron and steel plant was completed, production began within half a year, and the surrounding workshops also began to be constructed. For example, the foundry factory is a cast iron factory, which produces a large number of used equipment, the most influential of which is Iron machine tools.

After the special machine tools provided by Yuanjia Workshop, the processing of iron parts has entered a brand new state. The fixed crane has played a huge role after cooperating with steam power, especially for the ease of loading molten iron in steel plants. Playing on and dumping aspects aside convenience.

The trade area of ​​Tuyuhun developed rapidly. Tubo and Datang traded with each other, and large orders were exchanged frequently. Tubo earned a lot of money, but after a subtle influence, it also became Datang’s pasture.

The cement factory and prefabricated panel factory in Lanzhou have amazing production capacity. The steel bars produced by the steel factory are in great demand. The survival of the cement factory and the railroad track is considerable. If it is not for the shortage of manpower, the construction of the railway may have started long ago, but Yuanshan is not in a hurry, because The construction speed of the military inspector's truck head is limited, so he is not in a hurry.

However, Lanzhou's commercial transit has had a profound impact on the countries of the Western Regions. They escaped their expressions and went to Lanzhou to conduct business. Anyone would come to Lanzhou. There is a tendency for soldiers and horses to turn into a benchmark guard of honor.

When there are too many people, the task of law and order becomes heavier. The integration of nationalities in various countries is not so harmonious. When necessary, Li Junxian always sends people out to pick up the guards in person, and it is not easy for them to have accidents in the Tang Dynasty.

Chapter 915 Development Acceleration

The Lanzhou mansion was a bit messy inside, the women headed by Dugu Ruolan were all busy, some were doing accounts and records, and some were sorting out materials.

Yuanjia Shopping Mall settled in Lanzhou, and directly rented a three-story building and converted it into a shopping mall.

There is a gold store that mainly deals in precious metals and jewelry, as well as a clothing store that focuses on high-end clothing and leather shoes, and a relatively high-end grocery store. We sell some weird things, and of course there are normal ones.

The grocery store has all kinds of goods, similar in nature to the first store in Hepingfang in Chang'an City, with candles, kerosene lamps, firecrackers, matches, ink, paper and other commodities.

A group of women are very busy now. The store was first built, and many things need to be done by them.

The comprehensive shopping mall of the Ministry of Economic Development was developed one step earlier than the Yuanjia store, and the pressure of competition was very high, so the countermeasure Yuanjia took was to take the high-end route.

Lanzhou is developing very fast, there are many rich merchants, and high-end goods can be transported to the Western Regions by merchants to sell at higher prices. The business prospects seem to be better than Chang'an City, especially after the merchants from the Western Regions gather in Lanzhou, there is no need to go there. and Chang'an.

Even if you go to Chang'an for a day's train, you can meet the round-trip needs between the two places.

Yuan Shan was helping in the living room. His family's business had to be properly managed. While looking at the materials, Cai Yi came over and said, "Master, Governor Zhang is here."

"Go to the study." Yuan Shan said

When he came to the study, Zhang Wenyi didn't beat around the bush and said directly: "Duke Lan, the court is urging the transportation of railroad tracks and cement piles again. Are we going to sell them or not? The lower officials are under pressure."

"It's really hard for you to look at the face of so many princes, and only reserve half a year's production. The railway from Lanzhou to Tuyuhun has not been built yet. Has the price been negotiated?" Yuan Shan asked.

Zhang Wenyi had a bitter face, and said: "The fee given by the imperial court is [-]% lower than the price offered by the Ministry of Economic Development. The officials have tried their best."

"Well, well, in fact, it's almost the same. The freight cost in the middle can be earned back, so let's sell it. I also hope that the railway on the Cangzhou Line can be completed one day earlier." Yuan Shan said after thinking.

"I'm taking my leave," Zhang Wenyi said.

Zhang Wenyi stared at the pressure from the court. A group of princes invested in the steel plant but wanted to see the benefits. The court used treasury expenditures to purchase the railway. After talking with the passing department, at first they thought the output was still small. It dragged on for three months because of the reason, and started to discuss for a month because of the price. Later, the output of the rail track increased, but it was always stuck on the price and did not let go.

As a result, the imperial court put pressure on Zhang Wen, and Li Shimin also gave orders, so he couldn't procrastinate any longer. However, although the price negotiation was cheaper, the output was enough to make up for it.

That night, a train of rails was transported away not because I didn’t want to load more, but because the truck couldn’t run because of the increased load.

For this reason, Yuanshan is already preparing to develop a new type of steam train. This work has been sent to the Cangzhou Shipyard, where large-scale steam engines can be made, and the Li family brothers are in charge. According to the drawings, it will not take too long to complete the main components.