Chapter 1833 Priority Service

Sister Hong really thought wrong. The prefect had no intention of borrowing the Immortal Cultivator for construction work, and he was not under the aura of falling wisdom.

The prefect’s biggest problem now is: he wants to buy trains and railways, but... he doesn’t have enough money!

He could rent the front carriage from Feng Jun. It must not be negotiable. Anyway, it is just a train and it can be extended by a certain distance. This is similar to long-distance carriages and passenger ships.

The key is that the cost of laying the railway is too high. Qingning Prefecture cannot have that much money financially.

The prefect didn't have the guts to come to Zhige Mountain for alms - after all, Chang Shenggong's head was still hanging on the site of Dongjiazhai. What he was thinking about was whether he could use barter to buy rail tracks and other supplies. .

Sister Hong rejected him flatly, saying that we don’t have to worry about selling this thing, and that things like railways are not something that you can build in a small city. If you don’t have money, just buy something else. Why spend so much money?

Before she met Feng Jun, she lived in the courtyard of the Food Department, and she was no stranger to government procurement - the previous purchaser's accounts may not be recognized by the successor.

Sister Hong is not afraid that the other party dares to mess with Zhi Geshan's account - you can give it a try if you like, but you can obviously pay for it in cash, so why should she get involved in that kind of trouble?

The prefect said that after your railway was completed, many people were jealous - not out of curiosity, but because they felt that only Zhige County would benefit, which was really unbalanced.

Qingning Prefecture is actually closer than Zhige Mountain to Zhige County, less than 400 miles away. In order to build this railway, the prefect also begged for alms everywhere. But the good thing is that many people heard that he was begging for alms to build the railway. , but I am willing to support it.

After all, the new railway built in Zhige Mountain is too big. Not all people in Qingning Prefecture are deaf and blind. Especially in the prefectural city of Xiyin City, there are many wealthy people who made a special trip to Zhige County. By train.

Some people are following the trend and come here to try this new form of transportation. There are also many people who want to investigate and want to know what is so good about this train. Is it a magical transportation tool as others have said?

The result of the inspection is that most people are shocked by the huge transportation capacity of the train. Not only is this thing fast, it is also quite stable. It is a good choice whether it is carrying people or pulling goods.

It is precisely because the project is so good that when the prefect wanted to build a railway, the alms received an unprecedented response. Otherwise, if a mere prefect wanted to carry out such a large project, he could only do it through apportionment.

But in fact, it is difficult to raise much money for local projects rather than central projects.

The prefecture has raised almost one-third of the funds, and the remaining two-thirds can only be raised by the local government. There are also some industries in the yamen, which do not make much money. They can usually subsidize daily needs, and they plan to take it now. Come barter.

Sister Hong curled her lips disapprovingly, "We built this railway and spent a lot of money to buy land. How can Fucheng not have money?"

The money to buy land is actually not much. The mobile phone plane is vast and sparsely populated, so the price of land outside the city cannot go up. It only accounts for 10% of the cost of building a railway. Of course, this refers to using mortals to build railways. If cultivators are used to build railways, Construction is not calculated this way at all.

The prefect is still very clear about this. He said that a large part of the land you bought is owned by an owner. The government only collects a deed tax. If you sell the wasteland, you will not get much money.

The key is that not all of the money received is in Qingning Mansion. Some of it is kept by Zhige County, and some of it has to be handed over to the county.

Sister Hong was not interested in his excuse, "Bartering is impossible. There is no shortage of market for our things. You have to remember that we don't recognize silver coins, only gold!"

"Actually, this matter is good for Zhige Mountain," the prefect looked around and spoke in a lowered voice, "If I can set an example here, the Ministry of War will definitely be interested. To me, it is a political achievement, but to you, But it’s just more gold.”

"Ministry of War?" Sister Hong was really surprised this time. She knew the intensity of military procurement. Even if she didn't want to accept the other party's conditions, she couldn't ignore such a big order. "You have a close relationship with the Ministry of War." Okay?"

"It's not particularly good, just two acquaintances," the prefect replied matter-of-factly, "But you may not know, Xianjia, that the Ministry of War pays great attention to the transportation of materials and personnel. If the railway is built, my friend will help me pass a few words. It will definitely facilitate this.”

"I know this better than you. New inventions usually serve the military first," Sister Hong replied casually, with a hint of disdain in her statement, "Now that the railway in Zhige Mountain has been completed, you don't need to build it anymore."

"New inventions should be given priority to serve the military?" The prefect frowned, and then laughed, "What the Xian family said is indeed insightful, but I have to explain one thing... Zhige County is a bit too small to be qualified to go to Datian Ting. , at least it needs to be at the level of a city."

"Then it's unknown whether you can talk to the Ministry of War," Sister Hong shook her head, and then asked with interest, "We don't support barter in principle, but I'm actually quite curious... If your Fucheng Yamen can provide What good stuff?"

"There is really nothing good about it," the prefect admitted in a rare move. He said very straightforwardly, "It's just some raw materials and primary products. If [Gucheng Studying] really had any good stuff, it would have been defeated by the predecessor a long time ago."

"Then you still..." Sister Hong smiled disdainfully. Just when she was about to refuse sternly, she suddenly remembered that Feng Jun really cares about the raw materials. "Then can you give some examples, such as what raw materials?"

"There are trees, very thick trees," the prefect replied seriously, "much thicker than the trees here in Zhige Mountain... They are all big trees that can be bigger than two people hugging each other. In fact, there are many dense forests in Qingyuan Prefecture. Ownerless.”

Only then did Sister Hong think that Fucheng actually had a lot of resources. They could sell unowned wasteland. No wonder the other party dared to boast about bartering - if Feng Jun was interested, those railways could completely replace a large piece of land. soil of.

However, she also knew very well that Boss Feng was not very interested in the land here. His future development direction was not in the secular world. A land as large as Zhige Mountain was enough.

But the wood... is still aniseed. This thing can be bought, Sister Hong judged. Wood is already very scarce in the Earth Realm.

In fact, aniseed is not cheap here, mainly because it is difficult to cut down and transport, and the locals may not be able to afford it. However, compared to the wood on the earth, it is already super cheap.

Sister Hong herself wants to buy some aniseed materials, which can be used for her own use or in the construction of Luohua. Who will use synthetic materials if there is solid wood?

It's just that it's not very convenient to buy wood on the earth side, so she doesn't worry too much. It's good to be able to buy it now - at least it's contributing to the earth's environmental protection.

She pondered for a moment before continuing to ask more questions. Feng Jun's thoughts came over, "I won't use the wood for the time being. You can find a lot of things through the wood grain. Let's ask about something else."

With Feng Jun's status on Earth, he no longer needs to pay too much attention to these details. He is still so cautious, which shows that he is really careful.

Sister Hong asked again, "Is there anything else, like minerals or something?"

The prefect blinked and thought for a moment before replying, "There is a copper mine next to Qingyuan Mansion, and... there is also an iron mine, but there is really no gold mine."

"Copper ore and iron ore," Sister Hong pondered, unable to make up her mind for a moment. She had been studying modern industrial knowledge in the past six months, but she was not particularly clear about many things, so she just wanted to hear Feng Jun's opinion.

After waiting for a while, Feng Jun's thoughts did not come over. She shook her head and said, "Think again, what other raw materials are there... By the way, have you brought samples of copper ore and iron ore?"

The prefect hesitated for a moment, then nodded, "I brought some with me, but... these are not allowed to be handled by the common people. If you, Master Xianjia, take it, it's best not to circulate it in the market."

"We have considered these things. Railway tracks must always be made of iron. Otherwise, why did we kill Dongjiazhai and Changsheng Gong?" Sister Hong replied casually, "Okay, you can keep the sample and think about it again." I want to have something to trade.”

It's not that Feng Jun didn't notice the conversation between the two, but he was also a little worried... Copper ore or iron ore?

In terms of reserves, China's copper ore and iron ore are not small, but they have one thing in common, that is, there are very few rich ores and they are basically poor ores, especially copper mines, which have never been rich in history.

Of course, due to the development of modern industry, the demand for steel has greatly increased, so the most obvious one at present is the shortage of rich iron ore. However, this iron ore was the first one that Feng Jun excluded.

The relevant analysis has been mentioned before. He believes that this is a bulk cargo resource, which is too troublesome to operate. UU Reading www.uukanshu.net Moreover, China is not short of iron. It is just more lean iron ore and the refining cost is higher. It belongs to that category. Resources that are not afraid of foreign blockades are not considered for the time being.

But now that the other party is unable to provide much gold, it is a bit hesitant to accept copper ore and iron ore in the case of barter.

After hesitating for a while, he finally made a decision. He would take a look at the quality. If the quality was very good, he could also accept bartering - after all, if he moved the rails here, there would be less iron on the other side of the earth.

In order to ensure that the plane resources are not lost, he can appropriately transport some iron ore and copper ore there.

Just as he found a reason for his actions, Sister Hong had already walked in carrying two boxes.

In the box are copper ore and iron ore, some are big and some are small, the big one is as big as a fist, the small one is as big as a fingernail, the quality is different, there are also refined copper bars and iron blocks, a box It weighs almost fifty pounds.

Thanks to the current Sister Hong, she would never have been able to lift her before.

Feng Jun took out his phone and swiped it, then raised his eyebrows with a dull look on his face, "Here, there are platinum elements here?"