Go back to ancient times to be a royal merchant

The track of the capital city can be called a scene. The emperor wanted to see it in the palace, and wanted to try how it felt to sit on it, but he was not happy to let him go out of the palace to share it with the people, so he asked someone to tell Wang Xiujin , build a track for him in the palace, he wants to try to see if it is really as convenient as rumored.After Wang Xiujin received the decree, his face changed again and again. The emperor's brain is broken?

You can't blame Wang Xiujin for thinking this way, you have to know who are the people who go in and out of the palace, it is the emperor's house, who dares to send the workers inside, if there is a person with evil intentions hiding, not one or two will be involved.If the workers are not allowed in, who will lay the wooden tracks and how will the cars be transported?We can't let him shop, let's ship it!No, absolutely not.Wang Xiujin ran to his father for help. If he couldn't go to the Li family for this matter, he had to go to his father.

After listening to his son's words, Mr. Wang's face changed again and again. The first thought in his heart was whether the emperor was going to go on the road of fainting. If so, he should be elected to protect himself? "After the court tomorrow morning, my father will advise the emperor. If he can listen to it, he will not make it difficult. If he still insists on building, he must make plans for the future."

After hearing this, Wang Xiujin was taken aback for a moment, and then he understood what his father meant.Thinking about the emperor's age, he shouldn't be so dizzy!But it's hard to say, everything is not accurate, and when people are old, they may not be able to become cunning and cunning.

On the second day, Master Wang really gave advice, and analyzed the pros and cons to the emperor very carefully. Fortunately, the emperor listened to it. Although he was a little regretful, he knew that this matter really couldn't be done, but he still had a longing for the wooden rail car in his heart.Lord Wang thought about it for a while and suggested to the emperor that it is better to build a smaller wooden rail car in the village where the emperor usually goes.

The emperor was overjoyed, but Mr. Wang felt hesitant in his heart. He suddenly had the idea of ​​resigning from his old age and returning home.

Turning the wooden track to Bie Zhuangxiu, Wang Xiujin heaved a sigh of relief. As for the rest, he really didn't think much about it. Whether the emperor was broke or stupid, it didn't matter that he could just stop and find a place to shrink. Get up, the stall is too big, even if you want to stop it is difficult.After talking about this matter with General Li, General Li felt that Lord Wang and his daughter-in-law thought too much about who the emperor was, the most powerful person in Daliang, what he didn't have, ordinary people had, and the emperor didn't. Directly put the hat of crime on Wang Xiujin's head, explaining what.

Explaining that the emperor is fine, Wang Xiujin heaved a sigh of relief, and arranged to go to the other courtyard to repair the wooden rails, and asked the workshop to order a special car, mainly made of wood, covered with a thin layer of iron sheet, and the decoration inside does not need to be too much. It's extravagant, just put a soft stool in the middle, and put two short ones on each side. Anyway, the emperor is just for experience, and he won't use this car as a private chariot.

It took more than a month to repair the wooden track, and two months to complete the rail car. After they were all finished, they were transported to Biezhuang for a test run, and there was no problem.After the emperor heard that it was completed, he immediately tried it in the name of recuperation. After returning to the palace, he recruited Wang Xiujin into the palace and asked if the wooden rails could be repaired all over the girder.Wang Xiujin bowed his hand and replied that the current materials used for the wooden rails are not suitable, maybe we can wait a little longer and find better things to replace the wooden rails, so that more people can use the wooden rails.

The emperor asked what was wrong with the materials used for the wooden rails. After hearing Wang Xiujin's detailed count, the emperor asked Wang Xiujin to quickly find something that could replace the wood. It can also save some time.

Can it be saved?Wang Xiujin can't guarantee it. From a normal perspective, it seems that the wooden rail car saves time compared to the usual horse-drawn carriage, but in fact, it doesn't save much time. The wooden rail car needs to be scheduled regularly to run, and it will be a little later. If you can’t make it, when will the next trip be? Although it’s close, it’s okay. If it’s just one trip a day, then wait until tomorrow!Even if you can catch up on time every time, it is not necessarily fast to take a horse-drawn carriage. The wooden rail car needs to enter the city, but the horse-drawn carriage does not necessarily enter the city every time.

In terms of saving money, it cannot be said that it will be saved for sure. Wang Xiujin feels that even if the wooden rails are replaced with stronger materials and spread all over the girders, there will not be many people riding on them. Those who run north and south have their own caravans , won’t it change because of the appearance of wooden railcars, businessmen and errands, those who are in a hurry will ride a bicycle, even if they are not in a hurry, there are horse-drawn carriages to ride, and they will go to squeeze wooden railcars with a lot of people?Ordinary people, how many times can they go out a year?If this job is really done, it is equivalent to throwing money in it for nothing.

Wang Xiujin was thinking about his assets, and he secretly rejected the idea of ​​laying wooden rails in his heart. It wasn't that he was reluctant to pay, but it was a good thing to say. In the XX year of Daliang in XXX AD, he laid quasi-railway tracks all over the country. Clothes, etc., the wooden rails for the emperor's courtyard and the wooden rail cars built are all given away for free. These are all money. Although the shop in his hand can be called a daily fortune, it can't last He donated a lot to the palace, so forget about the construction of the wooden track, at most it will be built from the capital to Xiangcheng, whoever wants to say what he likes, and whoever gives up the money is the uncle.

In the battle against the Kou Kingdom, both the chief general and the lieutenant general were rewarded. Li Sushan got a house and his rank was raised.The chief general was sent to Kou country to garrison, along with a civil servant. Kou country was renamed Yingri City. It is said that it got its name because it saw the sun before the city wall. In the past, the first batch of islanders were all prisoners on death row and allotment prisoners.

"Welcome to the Sun City?" Wang Xiujin repeated the name of the city that Li Sushan said, why did he find it so strange and awkward?

Li Sushan nodded, "The house awarded by the emperor is quite big, do you want to go and see it?" It is impossible for Li Sushan and Wang Xiujin to be separated from the mansion. The house is of no use to them, even if it is rented out. , can only be placed there, and must be repaired every year.In Wang Xiujin's view, it is quite impractical.

Wang Xiujin shook his head, he is not interested in the house, a few shops are more useful than the house.

"There are still some servants in the house." Li Sushan thought it was better to go and have a look, "The house was built for the princess in the previous dynasty, and was later assigned to a founding general. The reason is that the two have no children, and they have no adopted sons. After supporting each other to grow old, the general's wife went first, and the general passed away within two days. Before the general passed away, the housekeeper was handed over to the emperor. If you don't get close to your relatives, and you don't support a single junior, even if someone uses the name of the general's relative, he will be reprimanded by the general."

"Those so-called relatives are probably the real culprits who caused the general to have no descendants." Without thinking about it, you can imagine why you would hate relatives so much.

"Perhaps it is! Do you want to take a look? Those who guard the house are the descendants of the butler." Li Sushan suggested again, and this time Wang Xiujin nodded in agreement.He didn't want to see the house, but to witness, if he could, he wanted to put incense on this general. You must know that in ancient times, there was clan suppression, and it was very difficult to draw a clear line with relatives. It is very rare to have the courage to withstand the pressure of the clan and the gossip around.

It wasn't too far from the general's mansion to the mansion rewarded by the emperor. When the two arrived outside the mansion, they looked at the majestic gate, and there was no trace of decay. It could be seen that the people who took care of the mansion were very attentive.The servant stepped forward to knock on the door, and the door opened after a while. It was opened by a disfigured person. The servant was so frightened that he backed away again and again, but Li Sushan stepped forward instead, "My servant, Li Sushan."

The person who opened the door looked at Li Sushan carefully, then opened the door, Li Sushan took Wang Xiujin's hand and walked in.When Wang Xiujin walked to the person who opened the door, he nodded slightly, "Thank you."

The person who opened the door bowed his head, as if he didn't see Wang Xiujin's movements, nor did he seem to hear Wang Xiujin's words.Wang Xiujin didn't care, but the servant who followed Wang Xiujin couldn't see it. He wanted to say something, but Wang Xiujin glared at him, so he could only follow obediently.

After a while, a young man who looked a bit young ran out, bowed to the two and announced his family name. He was the housekeeper of the mansion. Wang Xiujin glanced at the housekeeper, nodded, and asked the housekeeper to take them around the house. change.

The house is very big, and there doesn't seem to be any trace of dilapidation inside. The flowers and plants are very well maintained. After walking around, I found that apart from the gatekeeper, the housekeeper was the housekeeper. I didn't see any extra servants. Such a big house Just two people?Obviously unrealistic.Wang Xiujin didn't ask any more questions, the gatekeeper and the housekeeper are good people, and they don't want to move here. They will transfer some money here every month in the future, which is enough for their expenses, as long as they don't Whatever happens can be done.

The two didn't stay for long. Before they left, they asked where the old general was buried. The housekeeper hurriedly reported the location. Having said everything, the two left.The young man looked at the gatekeeper, "I didn't expect Huang Shang to be easy to talk to."

The janitor nodded, then turned and entered the hut at the door.The young man looked at the closed door and shrugged his shoulders. He didn't know how much the Imperial Chamber of Commerce gave them, and whether it was enough to support so many people. Alas, he had a clear conscience when he sent these old people away.

Wang Xiujin will not treat people badly, especially after seeing the labels on the heads of those two people. There are some disabled soldiers under the old general's command in the yard. Wang Xiujin doesn't know why these people didn't go to the workshop to find a job. The old general guarded the house, but he still had other ideas.However, when treating veterans, especially disabled soldiers, Wang Xiujin would not ignore them. Li Sushan felt strange about the amount of monthly money and monthly expenses, but Wang Xiujin didn't explain much.