Kong Yingda's appeal is still good.

In the next few days, Li Shimin's imperial table was filled with memorials impeaching Li Kuan.

"Li Zhong, is the Mingzuo Railway sure that it will be officially opened the day after tomorrow?"

Li Shimin naturally paid attention to such a big trouble when the Mingzuo Railway was causing such a big trouble.

As for the Tubo people who were sent directly to Australia by the General Police Agency, he did not take it seriously.

Of course, there is still a reason to give it on the surface.

The envoys of the Tubo Kingdom conspired to assassinate the prince of the Tang Dynasty. According to the "Da Tang Law", they were to behead the head and hold your family accountable.

Now that the General Police Department has just exiled them to Australia, it is already very kind.

"Your Majesty, Li Chunfeng personally came out to choose a good time for the opening of the Mingzuo Railway. I think this time will not change. The Datang Railway has already started selling tickets at two railway stations in Mingdemen and Zuofangcheng. The experience tickets are two Tangyuan per ticket. It is said that monthly and annual tickets will be launched in the future, and the ticket prices will be discounted."

Li Zhong knew very well what Li Shimin valued, so he was naturally very familiar with the Mingzuo Railway.

"Two Tangyuan tickets are sold at one ticket? Is it so cheap? How can they recover the cost then?"

Li Shimin naturally hopes that the cheaper the train ticket, the better.

But it was so cheap that he felt that Mingzuo Railway obviously could not recover the cost, which was not necessarily a good thing.

After all, Li Shimin's vision is relatively long-term.

He hoped that the Tang Dynasty Railway would at least build the railway from Chang'an City to Luoyang, Chang'an City to Liangzhou, Luoyang to Jinyang, and Jinyang to Shuozhou.

If possible, the railways from Shuozhou to Youzhou and Luoyang to Dengzhou can be further built, which would be perfect.

As for the great dream that connects all prefectures and counties across the country, he dare not think about it.

How much does that cost?

Even if the Chu Prince's Mansion is the richest man in the Tang Dynasty, it can't stand such trouble.

"It is said that a steam locomotive can pull five cars behind it, and each model normally has 100 seats, but if you stand, it is no problem to sit two or three hundred people. In other words, a steam locomotive can pull up to 1,500 people and charge three stanchions of money.

Then, if you calculate it based on twenty-four runs a day, you can receive 72 guan, which is more than 26,000 guan a year. It may take 30 or 40 years to recover the cost of building a railway."

Li Zhong spoke with numbers and expressed his views.

However, as soon as this number was calculated, he immediately became pessimistic.

On the contrary, Li Zhi, who was sitting in the corner and studying government affairs, couldn't help expressing his opinions.

"Father, I think it doesn't take so long for the Mingzuo Railway to recover the railway. Judging from the current fare prices, my second brother probably never thought about making money through personnel transportation.

However, the Mingzuo Railway connects the Soufang City and Chang'an City, and the cargo circulation between the two places is actually very strong. Countless materials are transported back and forth in the two places every day.

If you use Mingzuo railway to transport goods, especially to transport goods at night, you can not only run more than ten or twenty more trips a day, but the freight for each transportation of goods will definitely be more than two cents.

Even if it is equivalent to transporting goods of 100 four-wheeled carriages at one time, the freight costs at least five cents, and you can earn at least one hundred cents in one night, and it will cost more than 30,000 cents a year.

In addition to the more than 20,000 dan of money just now, the construction cost of the famous railway was recovered in just over ten years.

Next, this railway will become a big money-making company that can bring tens of thousands of chunks of profit every year. At that time, no one who invests in Mingzuo Railway will probably be ruined."

As soon as Li Zhi said this, Li Shimin and Li Zhong were stunned.

Why do they all think that Mingzuo Railway, which is doing a loss-making business, is expected to become a big money-making player in Li Zhi's opinion?

Could it be that Li Kuan really thought so that he vigorously developed the Tang Dynasty Railway?

"Zhinu, you didn't consider that the railway also requires maintenance costs, and the ticket sellers and other things you raise also require costs. Which steam locomotive research and production cost a lot of money?"

After thinking for a while, Li Shimin could only find this reason to refute it.

"Father, you are right, but the Mingzuo Railway does not only have the income of selling tickets. The land around the railway station has been taken down by the Datang Railway to build shops and warehouses. At that time, these places are rented or sold, and they will definitely bring benefits to the Datang Railway.

Besides, the purchasing power of a penny now is different from the penny twenty years ago. The ticket price will not always be two cents, especially the cost of cargo transportation. The more demand is, the higher the price.

Besides, it is a monorail railway now. If this line is very busy, then if the Datang Railway changes it to a dual-rail railway, the money it will cost will not cost more than one million chunks, but the people and goods that can be transported every day will not simply double.

At that time, the recovery of costs will become faster, and railways will definitely become the investment project with the most stable returns."

Li Zhi is very good at math and has an economic mind.

Although I don’t show it much in normal times, I don’t have a strong presence in the court.

But it doesn't mean he's stupid.

Many people think that the country after Li Zhi in history was seized by Wu Meiniang, and think that this emperor is incompetent.

Actually, it is not. If you look at history carefully, you will know that when Li Zhi was in power, the development of the Tang Dynasty would not be slower than when Li Shimin was in power.

It is definitely not something that ordinary people can do when he is able to control the government in a short period of time.

"According to your opinion, will you rush to build a railway? Then, why did the Datang Railway stocks fall so badly in the Datang Stock Exchange? It is said that the market value is lower than the actual value of the Datang Railway, and it is almost a joke for everyone."

There is a latest edition of the Economic Daily on Li Shimin's desktop.

This newspaper that has been praised by many people just now, and Li Shimin naturally paid attention to it.

On it, you can see various news on the Datang Stock Exchange, Datang Trading Center, and the east and west markets every day.

At the same time, there are specialized personnel who write commentators and express their opinions on some things.

What is the current situation of the Datang Railway? The Economic Daily also wrote it very clearly.

"Father, not everyone can see that far. In addition, the unfavorable news frequently issued by the Mingzuo Railway during this period has hit everyone's confidence in the railway.

Another point is that their concerns are not completely unreasonable. Datang Railway calculates to build more railways, but not every railway can be as busy as Mingzuo Railway.

For example, if a railway from Liangzhou to Suzhou is built, can it still run the railway at such a high frequency? The income at that time will definitely be far inferior to that of Mingzuo Railway.

So in a few years, there will only be railways on popular lines, and everyone is rushing to build them, but no one is willing to pay for railways on unpopular lines."

Li Zhi's analysis is very accurate.

If it operates according to market laws, this is almost an inevitable result.

"This is not possible. You can't have several lines between popular areas and then everyone can't make any money. However, there is no way to build railways between unpopular areas."

After Li Zhi explained this, Li Shimin quickly realized it.

"Father, businessmen are all chasing profits. If they are purely commercialized, this will almost certainly end. Therefore, the sons support the establishment of the imperial court to uniformly review the railway construction plan, and coordinate the operation between the railways.

Otherwise, even if the Tang Dynasty had already built many railways, it would be very troublesome to go down and buy tickets when one railway passed through another railway."

"I understand! The railway will be officially operated tomorrow. Zhinu, please join me and experience the first railway officially operated by our Tang Dynasty."

...

"Censor Yang, as you guessed, so the memorials that impeached His Highness the King of Chu and the General Police Department were all left."

Today, the colorful flags fluttered at the Zuofangcheng Railway Station, attracting many people to watch.

Linghu Wujiang and Yang Benman naturally had to come over and join in the fun.

"This is a very normal situation. How could Your Majesty punish His Highness the King of Chu for a group of Hu people? Besides, the General Police Department also made it clear that the Tubo people conspired to assassinate His Highness the King of Chu, and they also had confessions in their hands. What would you ask others to say? Could it be that the princes of the Tang Dynasty are so cheap that they can assassinate if they want to assassinate?

You haven't read this impeachment memorial. Although it seems very fierce, the response in the court is actually not very big. Not to mention Fang Xiang, Xiao Xiang and others have no support, and even Changsun Sikong and Gao Shangshu, who have always been inconsistent with His Royal Highness of the King of Chu, did not speak.

As for those generals, no one would support impeaching His Highness the King of Chu because of the Tubo Kingdom.”

Yang Benman's rank is getting higher and higher now.

After not chasing the official position with a particularly high level, he looked at many things in the court, but saw more thoroughly.

Whether it is the struggle between the Chu King Party and the Changsun Party, or the conflict between civil officials and military generals.

Or the conflict between the royal family and the aristocratic family, the rise of poor families...

Behind everything, Yang Benman can find a rule and can generally see what these people think.

This is a very wonderful feeling.

"That's true! After a few days of tossing, Kong Yingda and the others seemed to have slowly stopped. Now everyone's attention has been shifted to the official operation of the Mingzuo Railway.

Although the Soufang City has developed rapidly in recent years, Chang'an City still has a large population, and the demand for personnel exchanges between these two areas is very frequent.

Now the Mingzuo Railway ticket only costs two Tang Yuan, which is really not expensive. I guess many people will consider living in Chang'an City and then working in the Workshop City; or in turn living in the Workshop City and working in Chang'an City."

Linghu Wujiang suddenly became more confident about the house he bought in the factory city.

According to this momentum, even if you cannot continue to rise, at least you don’t have to worry about falling.

"The ticket price of the two Tangyuan is definitely very attractive. Even the public carriages are only at the same price level. However, the comfort level and time cost of the two are completely different. I heard that Your Majesty will come to participate in the trial operation in person today, and there are already many patrols of Qianniu Guards along the railway."

There was an accident of derailment on the Mingzuo Railway. Although the cause has been found out, the railway has been repaired.

However, after Li Zhong knew that Li Shimin was going to participate in the official operation of the Mingzuo Railway, he still made careful arrangements to ensure that everything was foolproof.

Otherwise, if you have an affair or other accident today, it will be really big.

"Well, for such a big disturbance, your Majesty must be attending. Now it seems that your Majesty is actually very supportive of the development of the Tang Dynasty Railway, otherwise he would not have participated in a special operation ceremony."

"Your Majesty seems to have arrived!"

Just as Yang Benman and Linghu Wujiang were talking, a long convoy in the distance entered the railway station under layers of escort.

Soon, Li Shimin appeared on the platform with a group of ministers.
To be continued...