The sun never sets in the Ming Dynasty

Chapter 666
Emperor Chongzhen, who was in a good mood, gave the imperial order generously and sent middle officials to attend the wedding.

Empress Zhang Yan and Empress Zhou both presented congratulations, and Chongzhen's concubines also prepared gifts.

There are very few people who have nothing to do with the civil and military affairs of the Manchu Dynasty and "China's development", and there are countless Beijing officials who took leave at the end of October and went south.

Now it is very convenient for Beijing to go to Nanjing, because after more than half a year of hard work, the "Beijing-Tianjin Expressway" has been put into trial operation. Although the post station project along the way has not been completed, it has not affected the road traffic.

Passengers took a four-wheeled carriage out of Guangqumen in the capital, and on the same day they could rush to Tianjinwei and take a sea boat to the south, and within seven days they could enjoy themselves on the banks of the Qinhuai River.

In fact, the so-called "Beijing-Tianjin Expressway" is not worth mentioning compared with the later Beijing-Tianjin Expressway.

At most, it can be regarded as a rural road that connects every village, because the requirements of later generations of expressways are very high, and a truck with a running load of [-] tons must be able to bear it.

Where did the Ming Dynasty need such a high-strength road? It was enough to withstand the galloping of a four-wheeled carriage with a total weight of no more than three tons, and the width was only a quarter of the "Beijing-Tianjin Expressway" of later generations.

Even so, the spacious and smooth road is unique in this era, and the speed of the freight running over [-] miles surprised Emperor Chongzhen.

Today, the daily toll of the "Beijing-Tianjin Expressway" can charge 800 taels of silver. It is estimated that leaving the road maintenance fee aside the cost can make a profit of 15 silver coins a year, and the shareholder's return on investment should be around [-]%.

It also means that investing in this busy road can recover funds within ten years.

Wang Chengen reported the details of the account to Emperor Chongzhen truthfully, and calculated the profit for one year.

Originally, it took five or six days to transport [-] shi of grain from Tianjin Port to Guangqumen.

Four carriages are needed, at least five or six handlebars, and the cost and loss are about three taels of silver, which means that the cost of each stone of grain increases by one and five cents.

This is still on the premise that the weather conditions permit, and it is not good to say in case of bad weather.

Nowadays, a four-wheeled carriage can transport twenty shi of grain lightly, and it arrives in the morning and evening, throwing away the toll fee of eight renminbi, minus the consumption and expenses, and the transportation cost of one shi of grain can save nearly one renminbi.

Wang Chengen also firmly believes that Jingshi has a large cargo throughput and a large number of people traveling. In the long run, more and more cars will choose to pay tolls and take the expressway, which means that the profitability will be like a year.

Wang Chengen can settle accounts, he gave an example, Chongzhen heard it clearly, he lamented that the king of Qiongya County is too good at thinking, he is really a great talent worthy of the name.

Chongzhen's IQ is not low, and he immediately realized that the "Beijing-Tianjin Expressway" has another huge advantage, that is, the transportation of passengers and goods can be carried out rain or shine.

Indeed, the drainage system of the concrete road is perfect, unless the rain is so heavy that people and horses can’t open their eyes, in other cases, it will be fine, especially if it snows, because the station will organize people to remove the snow immediately to ensure smooth flow.

Running a four-wheeled carriage on a high-speed road to transport a stone of grain to save a small penny is just a calculation of the cost, without calculating the benefits of the time cost saved. Of course, no one can calculate how much the time cost is worth.

But soon, many high-ranking officials of the Ming Dynasty realized that time is money, because they ate durian, a tropical fruit that smells extremely stinky and tastes delicious and sweet.

The merchant ships of Fruit Express are all clipper sailboats with a load of [-] tons. Every voyage is driven by a fully human-powered propeller. It takes no more than ten days to arrive at the capital from the place of origin.Converting the saved time into silver would be scary.

The princes and ministers of the capital felt that money was not enough, because too many fruits were equivalent to money, and one tael of durian meat was worth one tael of silver.

"A concubine who rode the world of mortals smiled, but no one knew it was litchi." It became history.

Litchi is no longer the exaggeration that only the emperor's favorite concubine can eat it. Nowadays, the price of lychees from Guangdong, Guangxi and Fujian in the capital can be afforded by too many middle-class families.

The exchange of supplies is of course benefited from the convenient sea-land transport. Fruit farmers in coastal areas of origin will no longer worry about the sale of fruit because of the bumper harvest, and the rewards of labor results double their enthusiasm.

Due to poor traffic, too many crops are not sold and rot in the fields or on the fruit trees. The result is greatly improved. If you want to get rich, you must first build roads. It is definitely a wise saying.

Emperor Chongzhen also ate the durian presented by Bai Mudan several times. Later, he found out that it was too expensive and refused to eat it again. However, all the women in the palace fell in love with such delicious food.

The emperor was convinced. He knew that this road was beneficial to the country and the people, so he walked a few times himself and felt that the trip was worthwhile.

He even imagined that if such a road was built in all directions in Daming, wouldn't it be possible for the imperial court to reach the destination in two days after dispatching troops thousands of miles away?
Without this possibility, the road from Tianjinwei to Jingshi would be so popular. It belongs to the bottleneck of the Great Ming Jingshi Unicom's overseas, and it can naturally achieve good investment returns.

It's not a bad thing to repair the highway to the place where the dog doesn't shit!
Investors are of course happier. They just took some money to try it out. Who knows that they bought good stocks that can be profitable for decades, and they all called it a fluke.

Stocks are such a good thing that they have educated countless asset owners in Ming Dynasty. Nowadays, people often go to the "Huaxia Big Bank" to inquire. The purpose is to confirm whether there are other stocks that can be invested in in the near future?
At the end of October, the shares of "Huaxia Development" began to soar, exceeding 120 silver coins per share at one point. Wang Chengen hurriedly asked the emperor whether he wanted to cash out the [-] shares in his hand.

Emperor Chongzhen was very distressed. He sold half of the original shares he owned prematurely. Up to now, he has lost 5000 taels of silver in vain. Should he sell it or not?Tangled ah!

The emperor was very angry. That Qiongya County king was too good at playing tricks. Was he cheating money?
The emperor couldn't figure it out anymore, because there was a stock "Beijing-Tianjin Expressway" that was successfully operated under his nose. Obviously, it was not a scam, and it was indeed profitable.

The emperor gritted his teeth, he wouldn't sell it even after he died, and his heart wouldn't be happy if it didn't rise!

Haha, just kidding, the emperor wouldn't say that, but he let Wang Chengen have a look.

Later, as long as the stock rose above 120 yuan, there would be a large number of sell orders, and the stock price lingered at this price and could not go up.

In mid-November, dozens of flat land boats went down the river. It was Ma Xianglin and his wife leading a thousand white soldiers to send their sister to get married.

Xiao Ma Chao was very happy to see his brother-in-law. He didn't realize that he was already a big brother-in-law, so he still met the king of Qiongya County as an official.

The [-] white-armed soldiers sent off to relatives are the best elites, and most of them have participated in the "Jinzhou Great Victory" and "God of War".
(End of this chapter)