Take the mall to Datang

Yuanshan provided them with a lot of food reference materials, allowing them to research and produce. While building the factory, they began to plant rapeseed, soybeans and other plants near Lanzhou.

On this day Zhang Wenyi came to see Yuan Shan.

In the Lanzhou mansion, a large open space was used as an experimental field for planting, and the fields divided into pieces could be clearly seen from a long distance away.

Zhang Wenyi rushed over and said, "Mr. Lan, there is good news. The construction of the Tuhun Business District is almost complete. Now there is a 5000-person engineering team that can be hired within half a month. They are members of the Building Materials Chamber of Commerce. We Is it time for the railway plan to start?"

"The speed is quite fast, can it be completed in a year and a half?" Yuan Shan asked curiously.

"The main construction forces in the Tuhun Commercial Zone are people from the Ministry of Industry. The Building Materials Chamber of Commerce and the Luoyang Chamber of Commerce are all undertaking a certain part. The speed is of course fast." Zhang Wenyi explained.

Can Yuan Shan not know these things, the railway still needs to hurry up, and the railway from Lanzhou to the Western Regions still needs to be repaired. After thinking for a while, he said: "Do you have a lot of money in the warehouse in Lanzhou now, so active."

Zhang Wenyi said: "Isn't this for development? Otherwise, I don't know how to use the money from selling houses and settling down. It's better to make some investments, so that I can make more money while developing Lanzhou. With the money, I can develop more public projects.”

"Well, you are quite far-sighted, okay, if that's the case, let's start building, first build Lanzhou, Hezhou, Taozhou, Minzhou, Songzhou, and Shanzhou in the north, and then go south to Jianzhou. South Road and Chengdu (Yizhou), so that there will be a new transportation line for corn grain every year, and Lanzhou will benefit greatly as a transit, and the centralized warehouse must be built in advance, otherwise there will be no granary to store the grain.” Yuan Shan smiled.

"Lan Guogong said that the officials will do it as soon as possible." Zhang Wenyi said.

Building a railway is not easy. The project is huge and requires a lot of people. What Lanzhou lacks now are laborers.

Yuan Shan thought for a while, and felt that it might be very difficult to find someone to settle down, but development does not necessarily all start in Lanzhou. Isn't the project of the Building Materials Chamber of Commerce and the Luoyang Chamber of Commerce just externally hired? If there are more such teams, wouldn't it be possible to solve the labor problem? The problem.

Thinking about doing it, he went back to the mansion to find Dugu Ruolan and said, "Ruolan, Lanzhou is short of engineering teams now, how about letting your father take over this job."

"I have no objection, I will write a letter to my father right now." Dugu Ruolan said.

"Okay." Yuan Shan said.

One month later, the railway in Lanzhou, Lanzhou began to expand, and all 5000 workers from the Building Materials Chamber of Commerce came here. The project was carried out quickly, and the supply of steel and cement plants was very good. The construction speed of [-] people was faster than expected. It has a lot to do with a lot of preparation in the early stage.

Twenty steam carts transport steel, and the concrete pier is faster than manpower. Zhang Wenyi stayed on the construction site for several days. He was very serious in helping out at the beginning of the construction. The Lanzhou Yamen invested 50 yuan in the railway this time Wan Guan, this is a big investment for Lanzhou. Zhang Wenyi is very responsible and sticks to the construction site in the early stage.

The engineering team of the Building Materials Chamber of Commerce has rich experience. They are all double-track railways, and the project volume is still very large.

Two months later, Xu Zhi, the housekeeper of the Dugu family in Yuezhou, led a team of 1 people from Yuezhou to Chang'an, and from Chang'an to Lanzhou. This action shocked many people, especially businessmen. Engaging in projects is so profitable, so many businessmen in the south started to act.

The engineering teams formed by chambers of commerce in Suzhou, Fuzhou and other places began to expand their enrollment. Some people had already contacted Lanzhou before, and those who repaired the railway were not afraid. So tens of thousands of people took the sea route to Cangzhou and then took the train together. A batch of batches rushed to Lanzhou.

In just three months, the number of migrant workers in Lanzhou rose to [-], and a group of railway workers came into being.

Zhang Wenyi felt a lot of pressure. With so many people coming at once, the demand for construction sites was huge. 5 people were all dispersed shortly after entering Lanzhou. The railway from Lanzhou to Hezhou and then to Tuyuhun was basically laid now. It's almost there.

Gao Chunxing of the Lanzhou Economic and Development Department has been hanging on in recent months, spending a lot of money every day, 5 labor costs, food, accommodation, and the cost of building the railway. It can be said that the faster the construction speed is, the more money is spent. faster.

The same is not easy for the military supervisor. The craftsmen who were still investing a lot of manpower and material resources in researching new artillery suddenly all changed to building locomotives, and His Majesty's will had to be listened to.

Chang'an and Cangzhou are open to traffic, passing through Luozhou, Zhengzhou, Huazhou, Yunzhou, Qizhou, Dizhou, Cangzhou, and many state capitals have benefited from this. The traffic aspect and the long-distance travel of the people in each state capital have a certain aspect. These People from the state capital even traveled collectively to Chang'an, Luoyang, Lanzhou, Cangzhou and other places to work, providing a large amount of labor.

However, the smooth flow of the railway caused the lack of locomotives to stagnate the role of the railway, so after the evaluation by the Ministry of Development, it was reported to His Majesty, and then there was a plan to build a locomotive.

Just in time for the completion of the expansion of the Lanzhou Railway, the speed of the construction of the Tuyuhun Railway is astonishing, but the number of trains is not many, because there are not enough trains, which is embarrassing.

So Yuan Shan sent a memorial to His Majesty, looking like a locomotive, and the Ministry of Economic Development did not pay a penny for the construction cost. After all, the property rights of the railway belonged to the imperial court from the beginning of construction. After Yuan Shan put forward the demand, Li Shimin was the one who was anxious. We cannot let the railway become a decoration.

Chapter 921 Returning to the Yuan Family Manor

The Military Weapons Supervisor put all his efforts into production, coupled with the original construction prototype, it took less than two months to complete the project.

The speed is not as fast as one side, and the efficiency of the military inspection of tens of thousands of people has reached a new level.

The new locomotives have been applied to the new line in Lanzhou. However, due to the low demand for transportation, they are mainly running on the line between Lanzhou and Chang’an. In this way, Datang currently has four locomotives in daily use, and there will be more in the future.

The benefits obtained from it are great. Cangzhou port has the support of the railway, and the goods transported by merchant ships from the south are transported to Chang'an and other state capitals faster. Several state capitals along the railway have been developed accordingly. Businessmen want to seize this opportunity.

Many warehouses have been built, and there are many mansions and shops near the station, just to be able to transport goods onto the train at the first time. The development brought by the railway has begun to appear through small changes.

Gathering in Lanzhou and building Lanzhou has become the "gold rush dream" of the people. A large number of jobs have been filled, steel factories are full, wineries are full, and craftsmen gathered in Lanzhou seem to have entered the stage of mass production.

But this is just one aspect. The influence of a state capital is limited. As a transit point in the Western Regions, Lanzhou plays a huge role, but the main economy can still be created by each state capital.

Lanzhou has been successfully developed by investing a lot of money, and the current investment has outweighed the gains. The statistical analysis of the Lanzhou Economic and Development Department reported this matter, and Gao Chunxing was very shocked to see it.

The debt problem is still not obvious. After all, those who appear are rich and well-off princes. They bear most of the risks. In fact, it is not very kind to do so. Yuan Shan's eldest son, Sun Wuji, and Cheng Zhijie couldn't say anything, after all, it was used to build the railway, and the arrears were only temporary, so they could still understand.

In fact, it takes a long time for the report of the railway to be reflected. For now, the construction in full swing is just an item.

Gao Chunxing got the analyzed statistical data, found Yuan Shan, and explained to him the seriousness of the matter.

The resources consumed by the investment in railway construction are currently in arrears, and for as long as three years, they can only be in arrears, and the railway's profits are not enough to make up for these investments.

"Mr. Lan, what should our Economic and Development Department do next?" Gao Chunxing asked.

"Lanzhou's expanded railway management is managed by the Lanzhou Yamen. Since it is invested, the toll will be more expensive. If you have no money, you can change the money. Don't the Tubo people really want to build the railway? Why don't we use this expanded line? If they go to the west and grow longer, they will definitely pay the money, after all, their cargo transportation will be greatly facilitated, let’s talk about the conditions, it’s cheaper and enough, it’s not too bad, isn’t it.” Yuan Shan said.

Gao Chunxing's expression changed, and he immediately said: "The development of the business district is very good. Tubo does have demand for cargo transportation, and building an additional section of railway can meet some of their needs. Then directly across Tuyuhun?"

"Talk to the Tubo envoys first, see how much they can offer, and provide them with preferential transportation batches, and let the Ministry of Economics and Development manage this rate." Yuan Shan said.

Just after Gao Chunxing left, Dugu Kang came down from the upstairs in the mansion. In addition to a lot of effort to build the railway, Dugu's house, especially the first batch of engineering teams formed from Yuezhou played a leading role in publicity.

Now Dugu Kang's family all live with him in the Lanzhou mansion.

Dugu Xiaoquan was left in Yuezhou because of his young age. Dugu Kang liked this place quite a lot, especially when he went to the city that never sleeps every day. He looked younger. From Yuanshan's point of view To come is between being old and strong and being old and dishonest.

"My son-in-law, if you have time today, how about we go take a bath at night." Dugu Kang said with a smile.

"There's still work to do, so I can't accompany Yue Zhang tonight, you'd better go and have fun by yourself." Yuan Shan said.

"Hahaha, if that's the case, forget it. By the way, now the project has expanded its business to the north and south. The project expenditure is so large, so there is no problem." Dugu Kang asked worriedly.

"Don't worry, the workers will never be treated badly, but the project will never continue. Recently, some projects of the engineering team have been completed. I plan to let them go to Donghai Prefecture. I wonder if Mr. Yue is interested?" Yuan Shandao.

"Isn't there a project in Lanzhou? Donghai Prefecture is separated by the sea. To be honest, I feel more at ease in Lanzhou." Dugu Kang said.

"It's not the same to make money. Father-in-law should make some preparations. The project in Lanzhou will be completed sooner or later, and the development of Donghai Prefecture has more potential than here." Yuan Shan said.

Dugu Kang fell into deep thought, and quickly came to his senses, and said: "Since the son-in-law wants to discuss with the engineering team after the project is completed, there must be many people who are unwilling to go. "

Who wants to leave their hometown, but the income is still very objective, and they all come out to work in order to earn more money.

"Well, this is just a suggestion." Yuan Shan said.

Everything was as usual, Yuanshan had stayed in Lanzhou for too long, and the work in the Tuyuhun business district was basically completed. Tubo established many workshops in the suburbs of Tuyuhun, attracting many Tubo people to work.

The development of Lanzhou is accelerating, there are many migrant workers, and the population has gradually increased. It has developed from a remote and down-to-earth ready-made city to a city comparable to a metropolis, with developed commerce and convenient transportation. In less than three years, the population of Lanzhou City will exceed one million, and its prosperity will reach that of Chang'an Luoyang.

Investments from various channels have brought them some benefits to a certain extent. The returns are good, and they are more confident in investing in this industry.