However, he did not think that the merchants were willing to pay the money.

This railway is not a joke. Iron ore is originally scarce. It is a waste to use iron to build a road from Tokyo City to Jiangling Prefecture.

Xu Churen couldn't help but say: "Your Majesty, you lack iron tools, so you should not waste it like this."

"Iron ore?" Zhao Huan suddenly ignored it and continued, "Didn't it mean that the iron ore in the mountains were blown out with the thunder? Xu Xianggong, you can complete the cement road from Tokyo to Jiangling Prefecture this year. As long as the cement road is completed, the transportation of iron ore will be more convenient!"

The other ministers stood aside and dared not speak, and listened to the emperor pretending to be alone here.

The emperor thought for a while and said, "If you don't have enough, add someone!"

According to official statistics, in the first year of Jingkang, the Song Dynasty smelted 1.5 billion kilograms of iron every year!

By the fifth year of Jingkang, the annual iron smelting volume of Song Dynasty had reached 500 million kilograms!

Hebei, Yanyun, Hedong, Jingdong, Chengdu and other places have opened large mines, which are directly controlled by the imperial yamen and recruited civilians to mine.

Xu Churen said: "The various ties in the south have not yet begun to vigorously promote Jiaozi, and the people still use iron coins. If iron is used now, I am worried that it will be demolished and sold for money."

When Xu Churen said this, Zhao Huan was speechless.

What Xu Churen said really makes sense. Iron is now considered a precious metal. Although it is much cheaper than gold and silver, it is also of high value.

But for such reasons, we can't stop building the railway, right?

Even in the 21st century of Zhao Huan's previous life, thieves who steal public facilities still exist. It is impossible for the country to stop developing just because of those thieves?

Zhao Huan said murderously: "This is easy to solve. Anyone who finds a thief of the railway will be killed without mercy!"

"Your Majesty, killing is not a solution. I think that the railway is too expensive and the cement road can solve the problem of transportation difficulties in the Song Dynasty, so there is no need to build a railway."

The emperor lowered his face and said, "It must be repaired, there is no need to discuss this matter!"

After saying that, the emperor got on the carriage unhappily and took the people away.

In fact, the molds of the military weapon supervisor are almost ready, and it is useless for the ministers to oppose it now.

But the ministers thought from the bottom of their heart that the railway was too extravagant, and the emperor wanted to build the railway out of his great honor.

Xu Churen sighed, and he and Zhou Chao looked at each other and saw helplessness.
Chapter completed!