"Good question" Zheng Peng said: "This is a brand new road, different from all the roads now, you see, this is the design I drew." ”

Zheng Peng spread out the railway map he sketched and designed, and without waiting for anyone to ask, he roughly explained it, and after speaking, he asked: "If you have any questions, you can ask them now." ”

Lao Qi, Fang Bin and the others looked at each other, half loud, Fang Bin couldn't help but say: "Young master, this kind of design, small unheard of, let the wheels be fixed on two fixed rails, go forward along the tracks, if the wheels are out of the rails or the wind is too strong, what if the car is blown over?" ”

"As long as it's well designed, none of this is a problem." Zheng Peng said confidently.

"Young Master" Lao Qi also asked a question: "You said that the passengers of the train are between fifty and one hundred, so the space of the train should be very large, where is the power to pull the train?" What should I do if I can't move? It's just barely moving, what if I climb a hill? ”

From Chang'an to Luoyang for more than seven miles, climbing mountains and wading through rivers, building a road, it is too difficult, especially Zheng Peng also asked for as little detour as possible, straightening at the beginning and end, undoubtedly doubling the difficulty coefficient, in order to dispel his crazy idea for the young master, Lao Qi highlighted the difficulties.

Zheng Peng said calmly: "There are two sets of plans in terms of power, and now the feasible plan is to set up a power room on the train, just like a sea ship sailors rowing by hand, in addition to pulling with horsepower in front of the train, how much strength can be pulled, how many people will be pulled, as for the slope, rest assured, there will be no big slope, it is a big deal to open the mountain and fill the river." ”

"Open mountains and fill rivers?" Jin Changlu said with some embarrassment: "Young master, opening the mountain is an extremely cumbersome project, which often requires tens of thousands of strong forces, and the loss of money is immeasurable. ”

In ancient times, the level of science and technology was low, there was no large-scale machinery and equipment, most of them were done little by little, large-scale road repair, dredging rivers, etc., often needed tens of thousands of people, that is, there was money, and they couldn't levy so much strength and so many people, not to mention wages, even the cost of eating, drinking and lazing every day was also an astronomical amount.

Zheng Peng said calmly: "No, we can use gunpowder and blast it directly." ”

If Zheng Peng still had a headache about this matter before, but he got the gunpowder out by himself and was still in charge of the ordnance superintendent, now the Firearms Administration is in full swing to manufacture and improve gunpowder, and the finished and semi-finished products are just taken to Xinlu for testing, and Li Longji expressed his support for this matter, and he can use explosives openly.

Fang Bin thought about it, but couldn't help but say: "Young master, build a new road, this is a big project, can you find more people to cooperate, as the so-called more people are powerful, like last year, Xingzhou renovated a section of about 200 miles of official roads, which cost more than 6 million yuan." ”

Hearing Zheng Peng's idea, Fang Bin felt that it was novel and interesting, he liked to preside over the project, and he also had a faint expectation in his heart, but he knew that to complete this project, even the gold and silver sea would not be enough, for fear that Zheng Peng would underestimate the cost needed and overestimate his financial resources, Fang Bin hoped that Zheng Peng could be fully prepared.

If you do half of it, you will give up halfway, which is equivalent to wasting all the money in front of you.

Ah Wang's eyes widened in surprise, blinked, and said with some worry: "Young Master, Team Leader Fang's words are very reasonable. ”

It takes more than 6 million yuan to renovate an official road of more than 200 miles, and if you build an official road of more than 700 miles, you need to buy land, repair roads, leveling, manpower and material resources, etc., and the money spent is absolutely unimaginable.

Jin Changlu knew that Zheng Peng was easy to speak, so he hesitated for a moment, but still spoke: "Young master, little dare to ask, I don't know what the budget for the young master to repair this road is?" ”

No matter what time it is, it is easy to do things, and it is difficult for a good woman to cook without rice, build such a long new road, Jin Changlu wants to inquire about Zheng Peng's budget, and he can also watch the dishes and eat at that time.

"Ten million." Zheng Peng said briskly.

Ten million? When Jin Changlu heard this, he frowned slightly: This money is not much, it is not too much, it is not too much, to be honest, ordinary people have such a large amount of money, and they can't spend it for ten lifetimes, the problem is that it is used to repair roads, or a new road of more than 700 miles, this money is really not enough, to know that Xingzhou renovated an official road, more than 200 miles is enough to spend more than 6 million yuan.

Just when Jin Changlu wanted to tactfully tell Zheng Peng that the money was definitely not enough, Zheng Peng said slowly: "This is only the first budget, and it will continue to be invested in the future, didn't I ask the budget just now, my budget is not capped, and I can give as much as I need, anyway, this road can not be built overnight, I can also find a way to raise money." ”

When everyone heard this, Qi Qi gasped: I knew that Zheng Peng didn't look like he was playing, but I didn't expect his determination to be so big, one mouth is 10 million yuan, and he said that it was the first budget, and he would continue to inject funds in the future, and he also said that there was no cap, which was too powerful.

Seeing everyone's surprised looks, Zheng Peng felt a little proud in his heart, money cannot reflect a person's comprehensive ability or quality, but it can reflect a person's financial strength, and now is the time to show his financial strength.

Braised pork, three treasures and winery, each of which is a daily income, and now there is so much money that there is no place to spend it, not including Lu Shu's rich dowry.

To put it arrogantly, he is undefeated and blinded his talent for making money.

Jin Changlu's expression was solemn, and he said respectfully, "Understood, young master." ”

Lao Qi, Ah Wang, and Fang Bin also said that they would do their best to handle the things that Zheng Peng explained properly.

Zheng Peng and the others finished their expressions, turned their heads and asked Fang Bin: "Team Leader Fang"

"Young master, don't dare, just call the little old man." How dare Fang Bin show off in front of Zheng Peng, and hurriedly said.

"Okay, old man," Zheng Peng said straight to the point: "I know that you have presided over a number of road construction projects, with your experience, to build a road from Chang'an to Luoyang, what problems should be solved first?" ”

"Back to the young master's words, road construction is like a battle, fighting a war is nothing more than a lot of soldiers, that is, people and money are the most important, only with money can you buy land and materials, and only with strength can you build roads." Fang Bin knew that Zheng Peng didn't know much about engineering, and he didn't say it so profoundly, so he directly pointed out the two most important factors.

There is another important point that Fang Bin didn't say, that is, there is a backer behind him, so that someone will make trouble, but Zheng Peng said that this matter has been approved and supported by the emperor, so there is no need to mention this point.

In the world, is there anyone who is more powerful and reliable than the emperor?

Zheng Peng wants to build a railway, it is not a hot head, he has made a lot of preparations early, Wen Ran said confidently: "Don't be afraid of money, at least there will be no pressure in one or two years, as for people, it is easy to do, the most indispensable inaugural Ming people in the Tang Dynasty, as far as I know, there will be a group of Tubo prisoners to be sent to the slave market later, most of them are strong men in the Tubo army, there are about 3,000 people, and it is most suitable to send them to the construction site to work. ”

When Lu Jin returned to Beijing, he not only reported on his work, but also brought a group of Tibetan prisoners, who either did a lot of evil or refused to return to the Tang Dynasty.

With Colliers in charge, there is no dispute about the ownership of these captives.

After the two important problems were solved, Zheng Peng and the four of them began to discuss the question of how to build this road.

Zheng Peng didn't know that when he didn't have to worry about money, someone was about to scratch his scalp for money, and this person was Li Linfu.