Chapter 517: The railway is open to seek cause and effect

When Zhang Xiaobao heard the person coming, he looked at Wang Juan, which meant, look, I was right? Li Longji planned this way, to see Hongnong's local officials, and to check whether Li Bai and Wang Wei really could do things seriously.

What else can Wang Juan say? He replied with a powerful expression. He nodded to the person who came and asked the person to leave. As soon as the person left, another person came in and said to the two of them: "Little young master, little lady, news came from the palace. His Majesty said that he sent Xiao Bei Xiao Madam to Hongnong to stare at Li Bai and Wang Wei, so that you and the two of you don't have to worry."

"I understand." Zhang Xiaobao said. When the people who later left also left, Zhang Xiaobao said again: "This Li Longji can't deal with us and put his target on Xiaobei and the others. Is he just this ambition? He should not put his opponent's age under ten years old?

He also told us not to worry, of course I don’t worry anymore. There are hundreds of guards around Xiaobei and the others. What am I worried about? Xiaobei has been sold now and he still counts the money for others. It’s true, no, I have to find this back, and I can’t get it cheap. Li Longji.”

Zhang Xiaobao said with a smile. He could think of what kind of excitement Xiaobei would look like when he received the telegram from Li Longji. At the same time, he also prayed silently for Hongnong's people, hoping that they really had no handle.

If something really happened to the river in Hongnong, it would be over. Xiaobei and his nine children were targeted, so he didn't plan to have any luck.

Wang Juan also laughed next to him. Thinking of Xiaobei and others' cute appearance of "killing" the past with great courage, he couldn't help laughing.

"Okay, Xiao Bei and the others were originally inspectors of the Tang Dynasty. They had the power and obligation to inspect the entire Tang Dynasty. The Tang Dynasty had to investigate everything. They could not just enjoy the treatment, right?"

"Where have you ever enjoyed the treatment? We even made the clothes for you? Wife, this shows a problem." Zhang Xiaobao curled his lips and said.

"What's the question?" Wang Juan asked.

"It means that Li Longji is not easy. The emperor is not so easy to be a fool. He always doubts this and that. There are few people around him who can truly trust him. Even Li Bai and Wang Wei are not at ease." Zhang Xiaobao explained.

"Then let Xiaobei and the others go? Are you relieved to them?"

"That's true. The only people Li Longji can believe now are Xiao Bei. It's easy to gather children. Just give them a candy and you will know that they are sweet."

Zhang Xiaobao shook his head helplessly.

Wang Juan smiled again, "Then let's see how much Xiaobei and the others can do it. It's best to kill a few people. Will Hongnong's people dare to attack Xiaobei?"

"Take it? It's not a matter of killing a few people. Send a telegram to Xiaobei and ask them to go and go back quickly. Maybe after the imperial examination, we will have to go back to the Northeast immediately and settle the matter there as soon as possible."

Zhang Xiaobao called someone to come and send a telegram, looked at the sky outside, and said, "Takeshita Junichiro's moves are best, so hurry up, otherwise the Jiangnan East Road will be arranged and they have not taken action yet, so my arrangement will be easily seen through."

Without Zhang Xiaobao's urging, Junichiro Takeshita had already worked very hard and assigned tasks to Yamamoto and Yamaji. On the one hand, he bought land in Datang, and on the other hand, he went to find someone to explore the news from the Ministry of Industry. He also kept treating guests to dinner from the morning to the evening, wanting to sign the rental contract for the steam engine ship and gunboat.

The lights were already on. When it was almost midnight, Junichiro Takeshita, who had been busy all day, staggered back to his place.

When treating guests, you have to drink alcohol. You will naturally get drunk. After a day of hard work, Junichiro Takeshita tried not to eat vegetables when eating, and just drank with him. After a meal, he drank water hard, diluted the wine in his stomach, and spit it out, and then drank water, otherwise he would have stomachache.

If he was tossing, Junichiro Takeshita, who was empty, felt hungry at all. When he returned to the house, he felt his throat was hot, his head was heavy, and his eyes were as uncomfortable as if something was roasting. He couldn't vomit cleanly even if he vomited the wine. Moreover, he couldn't take a sip when drinking it.

"I won't drink white wine tomorrow, I will only drink rice wine." Junichiro Takeshita muttered as he lay on the bed, rolling back and forth naked, hoping to find a comfortable position.

He used to think that he could drink very well. After all, Japan's traditions are not much different from those in China. He even learned from the clogs he wore and the rice he wore on the pavement. Therefore, Junichiro Takeshita liked to drink when he was in Japan.

But Japan does not have such a strong distilled liquor as the Tang Dynasty. Now there is only sake, which is not a heavyweight at all.

In the past, officials of the Tang Dynasty drank rice wine and wine, but now they like white wine. Junichiro Takeshita can’t figure out which hot wine is good. It’s not something that has been stored for many years. Today, the one I drink the most is that it has been stored for three years, and the price is not cheap.

After muttering for a while, Junichiro Takeshita gritted his teeth and kept gasping for breath. Every time he breathed, he would breathe a lot of alcohol from his mouth. There was no place that was not hot all over his body, and even his stomach was hot. I wish I could have a swimming pool in front of me and let myself jump down and cool down, preferably the kind with ice inside.

Just when he was feeling uncomfortable, Yamamoto came back, his steps were also light, as if he was stepping on the clouds, and he also took off all his clothes. He first ran to another bed next to Junichiro Takeshita and lay down. He felt uncomfortable, and then turned to the floor, opening his mouth like Junichiro Takeshita, gasping.

Found that there was one more person in the room, Junichiro Takeshita shook his head for a while, poked his head out of the bed, looked at Yamamoto and asked, "Are you back? Have you eaten?"

"I've eaten it all day long, and I've been eating it all the time." Yamamoto's eyes were hazy, and his ears were not very useful. He tried hard to understand what Junichiro Takeshita was saying, and replied.

"Then you go and get some ice back. Let's eat it. It's okay to have ice cream." Junichiro Takeshita was really unwilling to move, so he had to instruct Yamamoto.

Yamamoto was not angry at all because he was also uncomfortable and couldn't think of any way to solve it. When he heard about eating ice cream, he felt that it was OK, so he got up, put on his clothes randomly, and went out to buy ice cream.

Half a quarter of an hour later, Junichiro Takeshita and Yamamoto, who had eaten more than ten ice creams in a row, finally felt comfortable. At least their heads didn't hurt so much, and their ears were no longer buzzing.

Junichiro Takeshita slowed down his food and asked Yamamoto: "What do people in Silla say? Have you said how much they are willing to rent? How many boats are you planning to rent? Just drink with them for a day, what are they asking you?"

Today, Yamamoto went out to contact the Silla people. Since Japan also wanted to rent a boat, it would be best to figure out Silla's plans first so that it would be better to deal with it with it.

The last question that Junichiro Takeshita actually asked was what he was most concerned about. He was afraid that Yamamoto would be asked by someone accidentally about important things, which would be troublesome, and his side would have to change his plan.

Yamamoto tried hard to squeeze out a smile and said, "Don't worry, I didn't reveal any news to them, but they didn't reveal anything useful to me. They just drank it for a day, drank it in the restaurant on the shore, while fishing by the river, and then took a boat to the water to drink it again. Later, I went to Kasubaki Pavilion and found a few girls. I drank it until I came back just now and didn't eat a staple food."

Yamamoto said, touched his stomach with his hands and found that he couldn't feel hungry. It was just that his stomach was cold, and a cold water surged into his throat, with a milky smell. He bought cream ice cream, which cost two cents each, was very expensive, but it was also very pure.

Junichiro Takeshita nodded and said, "That's not OK. You are not right. You have to come to them tomorrow to drink, but I'll reveal some news to them when drinking, for example, if we buy land in Datang and want to buy more of the land, that's right."

"I understand, when they hear that we are going to buy a lot of land, they will feel that we have given up on renting a boat and then lowered our precautions." Yamamoto agreed.

The two of them ate a few more ice creams, and their mouths and throats were so numb that they felt no longer. Then they stopped, endured the vomiting, and gasped hard again.

At this time, Yamaji came back. Compared to Yamamoto and Junichiro Takeshita, Yamaji was much better. He also drank today, but he didn't drink with others. He went to drink by himself and found a few girls to accompany him. If he didn't need to come back to report the situation in the evening, he would have lived in the girls' "home".

As soon as he came back, before Yamamoto and Junichiro Takeshita asked, Yamaji took the initiative to say: "I bought a lot of land today, but it was around the capital, but the price was a bit high. I'll go and see it tomorrow."

"Be careful not to spend too much money, otherwise you won't be able to return it." Junichiro Takeshita warned him. He knew Yamamoto and Yamaji's plans. When Yamamoto was raising it yesterday, he was still very puzzled. Why did he buy land in the Tang Dynasty?

After waiting for Yamamoto and the other two to explain, they realized it.

The reason is very simple. The yield of grain seeds in the Tang Dynasty is very high now, and new crops have appeared. It first appeared from the Bohai Road, and then it was spread to many places in the Tang Dynasty. Although the crop has not yet been planted by the people, it is new after all, and the taste has been tasted in the most luxurious restaurants in Shuiyun, which is very good.

Yamamoto and Yamaji had the idea of ​​stealing the seeds of the Tang Dynasty. Now some seeds can be found in the fields, but the new ones may not be like that. It is possible that some officials of the Tang Dynasty should be planted first and preventive measures to prevent themselves and others from having a chance.

Then buy more land around the capital, and it is very likely that the seeds can fly over. Even if they don’t fly, they can build shacks in the field and then dig them into the other party’s field below.

Of course, this is only one aspect, and another aspect is that the land annexation of the Tang Dynasty is now so powerful, and the land in the capital is even more expensive, especially when it is connected to something called a train. I think Li Longji would not be satisfied with the smooth operation of trains from Chang'an to Luoyang.

At that time, there will be trains connecting to Chang'an in many places, so the land without buildings around the capital will probably have to be built with buildings. We need to look at things from a development perspective, which Zhang Xiaobao has always advocated.

If you don’t buy it now and want to buy it when the time comes, it’s not a matter of how much money it costs, but whether you can buy it. It’s a long-term investment. You can’t transport a large amount of supplies from Japan every time you need money.

The sulfur and silver will be dug one day, and then my country will be gone. Sulphur is very important. It is the raw material used by the Tang Dynasty for gunpowder. If one day my Japan also researched the method of making gunpowder, but it was useless, then all those who supported the transportation of sulfur from Japan were sinners.

When I think of this, Junichiro Takeshita felt a little sad because many of the mines found in the Tang Dynasty were no longer allowed to be dug, saying that they were to be left for future generations, and they would be transported from other places if they needed something, especially for shipping, even if the journey was a little longer, it didn't matter if the cost was higher.

The Tang Dynasty had descendants, would it be that its own Japanese were gone? Look at the price of silver, not only the price was low, but it had to be refined in Japan before the Tang Dynasty was needed, and the quality must be guaranteed.

If it continues, people in their country will regret it one day.

"Buy, you must buy it. If you buy more places waiting for their railways to open, and there will be more transportation of goods and people, you can build a house in the field and rent it. You guys, work hard for the descendants of Japan."

Junichiro Takeshita's eyes became firm and he said to Yamamoto and Yamaji.

"Hi!" Yamamoto and Yamaji bowed at the same time.

"I went to Shan Temple to buy a lot of land today. The Japanese are so smart." Wang Juan, who was lying on the bed next to Zhang Xiaobao, looked at the ceiling with the hazy light of the bedside lamp.

"Yes, they now know how to play real estate, and their expectations are so accurate. They know that the trains in Tang Dynasty will be unobstructed. Since the capital is the center of the entire country, logistics will definitely be more developed. At that time, they will not be able to install people for a long time. Naturally, the surrounding land will be needed to build new houses.

Those land sellers were like fools. If I had known this, I would have bought them all in advance, but I was worried that I would have bought too much land and caused losses to others. The result was good, and it would be cheaper for the Japanese.

No, I have to think of a way to not let the Japanese take advantage of this. That is not a profit of just one or two. In some cases, it can no longer be measured by money, but also influence politics."

Zhang Xiaobao put his arm behind his head and looked at the ceiling, angry.

He could have thought that with the development of Chang'an after the laying of the railway, it would be unsurprising that even if the land price was ten times more expensive than it is now.

If you have a reference, you will know the land in Beijing at that time. If you can buy one square meter for 600,000 yuan, it will be aside. Around the Second Ring Road, a million yuan per square meter has a price but no market.

The most important thing is that at that moment, the Japanese did not directly use all the land to make money, but instead allowed officials from the Tang Dynasty to participate in the dividends, get information from the officials, and even directly asked officials to help speak good things.

Wang Juan also knew the consequences, but she had no choice. If she had to find a way, it would be to directly declare that the land bought by the Japanese was unlawful and nationalized. However, the Tang Dynasty cannot do that now, unless it was during the war, it would be necessary to admit that the land bought by the Japanese.

You can't just tell the Japanese that they cannot annex the land, and then the officials and wealthy people in the Tang Dynasty will ignore it, right?

"Xiaobao, what good way do you have? Could it be to buy the land from them again? They will definitely not sell it." Wang Juan had no choice but to ask Zhang Xiaobao.

"No need to be so troublesome. I made the land there unavailable. I don't rush to make arrangements. I want them to not only fail to make money from that land, but to lose money every year. Now I will solve the problem of their continued buying land first.

If the news is released tomorrow, I will say that I will try to plant new seeds in the land around the capital. Don’t let us release the news and let others do it. After all, I can’t do it like that. I just think it’s a rumor and increase the price of the land first. If the Japanese sell it, I will take advantage of it once. If they don’t sell it, then wait.”

Zhang Xiaobao thought of a good idea, and after saying that, he laughed twice, took out his arm from behind his head, put it under Wang Juan's head as a pillow, hugged his other hand and whispered: "Wife, let me tell you the story of the big bad wolf and the little white rabbit."

"No, I'm a lamb."

"Okay, the big bad wolf ate the lamb in one bite."

"I'm a Siberian tiger."

"If the big bad wolf fights, he will be eaten if he can't eat it."

When the sun rose in the morning, a train stopped at the platform of Wannian County. Xiao Bei and his group stood in several rows and came to the train together, sat in several carriages, and set off towards Hongnong as they listened to the rumbling sound of the train.

Xiaohai still looked like he didn't care about anything, and Xiaozhu was still painting her paintings there. Zhang Qiang and Zhang Gang and others were always curious as they watched the scenery outside the window change.

Only Xiaoyuan has the heaviest task. He not only has to consolidate his knowledge, but also has to wait for Xiaobei's dispatch at any time. Who makes his future wife a person who can't stay idle?

Sure enough, after just sitting in the seat for a while, Xiaobei became bored. The scenery outside could not attract her at all. She glanced at Xiaoyuan who was sitting next to her and said, "Xiaoyuan, can the officials in Hongnong make mistakes?"

"I don't know." Xiaoyuan answered very neatly.

"Guess." Xiaobei touched Xiaoyuan.

"I can't guess it." Xiaoyuan was still so straightforward.

"Then tell me stories. You have learned a lot. Tell me I'm going to find fault." Xiao Bei changed his request.

"My story is all wrong. If you don't choose it, you can say five sentences if you find it." Xiaoyuan didn't compromise.

"Then we two play chess." Xiao Bei showed a pitiful look and blinked his big eyes to look at Xiaoyuan.

"Haha." Xiaoyuan Xue smiled twice.

Xiao Bei flattened his mouth and pulled Xiaoyuan's arm to shake, "Just put two plates, two plates, I promise, this time my pawn will not get on the car, and my taxi will not ride a horse to jump to your Nine Palaces, okay?"
To be continued...