Chapter 1096 Stealing the rails and negotiating smoothly
ps: There is no time to proofread this chapter! There are typos! Please forgive me, brothers!
The prince of the An family's eyes are getting brighter and brighter. This is the first time he has heard of the word manganese steel, but he can withstand the pressure of millions of kilograms. You can imagine how strong and tough the steel is.
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The bomb has been developed successfully, but the launch device is still the last step away from taking the lead, because the material problem.
There is also a steam engine. He knew the principle, but he didn't dare to create it, for fear that the last tragedy of hundreds of high-level craftsmen would be killed by materials.
If you get the manganese steel, although you can't guarantee that it will work, the success rate is much higher!
The more I thought about the An family's prince became more excited. I pondered for a moment, wrote two letters and sent them.
Three days later, the prince of Sizhou Island and the prince of Nangong received the letter and hurriedly set off to the place agreed by the prince of An's family. Ten days later, the three gathered again.
"Can this manganese steel really solve the difficulties of the launch device?" After the three of them met, Wang Sun and Nangong couldn't wait to ask.
"Of course! Look!" The prince of the An family nodded and handed the message sent by Emperor Chen to the two.
The two took it and looked at it twice, their mouths suddenly opened, and their whole body seemed to be hit by a heavy hammer.
"Is this... true?" the two of them raised their heads and asked hesitantly. The things written on the news were really outrageous.
"Really!" The prince of the An family nodded and said in a deep voice: "At first I thought it was impossible, but more than half a month ago, this incident had been confirmed."
After a brief pause, the prince of the An family said: "The train is not the point. Look at the railway tracks mentioned below. They are made of a material called manganese steel! If we can get this thing, our weapon research will be successful!"
Wang Sun asked back after hearing this: "Can you guarantee that this kind of thing called manganese steel can succeed?"
Prince Nangong said: "I think we might as well put our target on the train. Such strong transportation capabilities will have a great effect on us!"
As soon as he finished speaking, he saw that the prince of the An family and the prince of Sizhou Island were both looking at him with idiot eyes.
"What's wrong? Why do you look at me with this look?" Prince Nangong asked inexplicably.
"A pig-like teammate!" The prince of the An family sighed at the same time.
Wang Sun explained: "A locomotive can cost more than 200,000 kilograms, and it runs on the tracks. Even if Jiang Xingchen gives it away for free, we can't get it!"
"Uh!" Prince Nangong was stunned, and his dark face instantly turned black and purple, which was so embarrassing!
"Nangong! You care too much! The train has a huge effect on our huge main island. But the most important thing we are to get manganese steel and build the weapon first! As long as we control the Wang family fleet at that time, it is not impossible to force the train out of Jiang Xingchen!"
"Yes, yes, I'm still making manganese steel now!" Nangong nodded with a wry smile and followed the steps of the An family's prince.
Wang Sun chuckled, glanced at the two people on the other side, and continued: "This news is very detailed! The railway tracks weigh 140 kilograms per meter and are 12 meters long..."
The prince of the An family waved his hand and said, "These are all intentional releases by Jiang Xingchen. I guess he will talk to major forces about railway laying and use data to tell others that the railway is expensive... What we are studying now is not this. But how to get the manganese steel rails back!"
"What else can I do? Just steal it!" Wang Sun's smile gradually calmed down and he said in a deep voice: "But this thing is not easy to steal! A railway track is more than 1,700 kilograms, and it is too long. It is not easy to carry it back!"
The prince of the An family smiled and said, "So, we must use experts, and ordinary people can't even move!"
Wang Sun narrowed his eyes and said, "The purpose of calling us over is to make us masters?"
The prince of the An family nodded and said, "You know my situation. It is really difficult to mobilize masters from the family!"
"It's no problem to mobilize masters. But how do you calculate the weapons produced?" Wang Sun asked again.
"Don't worry! If the plan succeeds, I will hand over all the production techniques to you!" The prince of the An family said with a smile.
"Okay! Just one word is determined!" Prince Nangong nodded first.
Wang Sun glanced at Prince Nangong speechlessly, and nodded to confirm this time.
"Hahaha..." The prince of the An family laughed and said, "Then let's act now. You must steal as many rails as possible. The more we make the weapons, the safer it will be in the future!"
Not long after, the three of them left the island where they met and returned to their own forces...
Just as he was plotting to steal railway tracks overseas, Fang Wuyou looked at the eldest prince opposite in the secret room of the Fang family in the Qiankun Emperor Capital with a shocked look on his face.
"Big...Big Prince, are you still in the imperial capital?" Fang Wuyou didn't expect that he would meet the eldest prince at his own home. He is now wanted by the whole country.
"I didn't expect me to be here, right?" The eldest prince smiled and said, "Imperial Capital of Qiankun, it wouldn't be too hard for me to come back!"
Fang Wuyou's pupils shrank and he breathed gently. How could he not worry about the eldest prince who saw at home? Once discovered, the entire Fang family would be over. But the eldest prince said this and he was relieved. This shows that the eldest prince still has a considerable secret force in the imperial capital.
"Wuyou! This time you go to Hongyuan City, what do you think of trains and railways?" asked the eldest prince.
When Fang Wuyou heard this, he suddenly realized that the purpose of the patriarch's request to go to Hongyuan City was because of the eldest prince.
After organizing the language a little, Fang Wuyou said what he saw and heard about the train!
The eldest prince nodded while listening. After Fang Wuyou finished speaking, he suddenly sneered: "You said, the train is so fast, what would happen if there is no railway track below?"
Fang Wuyou couldn't help but tremble, looked up at the eldest prince, and saw that his whole face was hidden in the dark shadow...
At the same time, in the lord's mansion of Xingchen Territory, Jiang Xingchen was sitting opposite the second prince.
The two of them are considered good friends, but now their expressions are very serious, and they even have a bit of tension.
When the emperor returned to the imperial capital, he sent the second prince over immediately and talked to Jiang Xingchen about the construction of the railway and the distribution of future interests.
After receiving the order, the second prince knew that this matter was extraordinary. It was directly related to the future transportation of the empire. But from the bottom of his heart, he really didn't want to negotiate with Jiang Xingchen. If he couldn't reach the balance point in the emperor's heart, his sin would be great, and everything he had worked hard before would be shattered.
"Brother! There is no need to play tug-of-war in our relationship to find the bottom line! Just give me a solid foundation, how much do you want?" the second prince asked loudly.
Jiang Xingchen thought for a while and said, "I want 80% of the profits of the railway!"
"It's over?" the second prince blinked and asked.
"It's over!" Jiang Xingchen nodded.
"I'll make it together! Jiang Xingchen, you're kidding me, right? What do you mean by management? "The second prince shouted in anger.
Jiang Xingchen smiled and asked back, "Is it useful to ask if I mention it or not? This is the bottom line of the emperor!"
"Uh!" The second prince was stunned: "You mean that the future railway management rights will be handed over to the empire?"
The second prince was a little unbelievable. He thought this was the biggest difficulty. How could Jiang Xingchen let go of the railway that Jiang Xingchen worked hard to build? But unexpectedly, Jiang Xingchen agreed so easily.
"Who said I handed over the management power to the empire!" Jiang Xingchen suddenly gave another answer that stunned the second prince.
After a moment, the second prince blushed with anger and slapped the table: "Jiang Xingchen. What do you mean?"
Jiang Xingchen waved his hand and said, "Second Prince, don't be impatient! It is okay to hand over the management of the railway to the empire, but I have the conditions!"
"What conditions, you tell me!" The second prince was relieved when he heard that he could hand it over to the empire.
"Priority, I want the highest priority of railway transportation! In the future, all trains on the railway tracks will make way for the transportation of Xingchenling and its jurisdiction!"
Jiang Xingchen actually doesn’t care about management rights! As the railway network is spread out and the number of territories increases, a large number of people will enter the railway system. In the future, not to mention Xingchen’s leadership, the Empire may not be able to manage it. The management of each station or section will be handed over to the corresponding territory or city. The Empire only controls the overall situation.
In this way, the management rights are a bit useless for Jiang Xingchen. He wanted to control the railway in his own hands, but it was also for his own transportation. As long as he could get priority for transportation, it would be enough. Why bother with such a big stall again!
"There is no problem!" The second prince agreed immediately. Everyone knew that the construction of Xingchen Leadership has always been the first in Jiang Xingchen, and it is reasonable to ask for this priority. Moreover, the railway was also built by others, so the emperor would not say anything!
After the words came, the second prince smiled and said, "Jiang Xingchen! You see, you want 80% of the income, isn't it too much... The railway laying is expensive, but the empire has also released land! And think about it, the empire may not even pay the wages of the employee! And there are maintenance costs and loss costs..."
"Stop!" Jiang Xingchen raised his hand and stopped the second prince: "Do you know what profit is? It is after removing personnel, maintenance, loss, etc. I want 80% of it is already good enough. Do you think the cost of railway tracks alone? Do you know how much the steam locomotive is? Do you know how much it costs to build bridges, open mountains, and roadbeds... The Empire just unearthed the land and is responsible for communicating with the major lords. It doesn't have to sit on anything else, just get 20% of it, it's not okay!"
"This..." The second prince had nothing to say, he really didn't know about these things. He came here in a hurry this time and had no time to study them carefully.
"If you agree, we will sign an agreement! Otherwise, I will not repair the railway and I will not be able to compensate myself!" Jiang Xingchen waved his hand and seemed to get up and leave.
"Okay! I agree. When I ask the empire, we will sign an agreement!" The second prince grabbed Jiang Xingchen and stood up.
The next thing was much simpler. The second prince wrote a letter to the emperor and talked about the negotiation process. He also calculated the inside and out of the tent and said that Jiang Xingchen was 80% worth of it.
The Emperor was also very satisfied. As long as he could get the management rights of the railway, that was what he cared about.
At this time, it was already mid-December, and the peak tourist season for Xingchenling has arrived again, and countless tourists flock to Xingchenling. Among the many tourists, there are people with other purposes hidden! (To be continued...)