After setting up the Ming Bank, the overall situation has been decided, and Lin Chunhong was able to turn his attention elsewhere.

The first person who was recruited to enter Xinggong Tower was Wang Liangquan who returned to Jingzhou to report his work.

"...The project progresses faster than the scheduled plan. From Fangcheng to Ye County, the foundation has been completed and has now reached the stage of laying the rails. If the supply of rails can be guaranteed, it will be opened to traffic for up to three months."

Wang Liangquan only mentioned the supply of rails and not sleepers, which was expected by Lin Chunhong.

Lin Chunhong frowned and said, "The annual steel production is still too small!"

"This is also impossible!" Wang Liangquan spread his hands and said helplessly: "Now, which one does not require steel for building water trucks, textile machinery, and horse carriages? In fact, before we repaired the rail road, there was a large gap in the steel in Jingzhou. After the rail road was built, the gap became even bigger! It is reported that the price of steel has increased by more than 30%. Think about the rail roads that have been planned from Ye County to Ruzhou, from Ruzhou to Luoyang, etc., and are already building roadbeds, I am worried!"

The price of steel has risen sharply, and Lin Chunhong has long known that he is not worried, but comforted Wang Liangquan: "The current large iron mines are only Qiongzhou Prefecture and Daye. The Ming Dynasty is so big, and there are many iron mines. Once the price of steel continues to rise, many people will probably be unable to help but look for mines everywhere!"

Lin Chunhong was not worried at all. Wang Liangquan obviously had no confidence and said with a gray face: "Can it meet the needs of thousands of miles of rail roads? I have to ask General Manager Kang!"

Lin Chunhong smiled, changed the subject and asked: "Except for Fangcheng to Ye County, how is the progress of other planned roadbeds?"

Wang Liangquan said: "Ye County has been built from Ruzhou, and 80% of the construction has been completed from Ruzhou to Luoyang, and construction has started from Luoyang to Xi'an. As for Luoyang to Jincheng, the route is still being planned. If this route needs to cross the Taihang Mountains, there are still many technical problems to be solved, so it cannot be fast."

Lin Chunhong was surprised and asked, "So quickly?"

"Governor Xiong recruited more than 300,000 strong men in Shaanxi, and all of them were invested in the construction of roads. Of course, the speed was fast." Wang Liangquan curled his lips.

Now, Lin Chunhong was even more surprised: "Three hundred thousand strong men? Wouldn't Xiong Wencan move more than one million Shaanxi people to Henan?"

"Not! The land of Henan is full of Qin Opera, which makes people wonder whether it is Henan, Henan or Shaanxi!"

Lin Chunhong had no contact, frowned, obviously thinking.

Wang Liangquan dared not disturb Lin Chunhong's thoughts, and stood with his hands down, waiting for Lin Chunhong to wake up.

After a long time, Lin Chunhong asked someone to call Zhang Jief and ordered: "Immediately send a message to Shaanxi and ask Xiong Wencan why he planned to transfer 700,000 people, but now he has hundreds of thousands more."

"In addition, I ordered Zhang Daohan to investigate the grain surplus of Changping Warehouse!"

Zhang Jief received the order.

Lin Chunhong then said to Wang Liangquan: "Luo Yonghao has produced four prototype cars according to the specifications. After laying a section of the rails from Fangcheng to Ye County, we will test the train immediately to see if there are any problems with the car and the rails. This will help to adjust as soon as possible and reduce costs."

Wang Liangquan replied, "Promise!"

"I have sent Xuanwu Legion to build roads and keep the rudeness. You must be careful in Henan. If you find signs of instability, report them immediately and do not delay! Once hundreds of thousands of strong men are in chaos, they will be enough to shake our foundation. You have to be careful!"

Wang Liangquan was shocked and hurriedly agreed.

...

After Wang Liangquan left, Huang Bo entered Xinggong Tower.

Lin Chunhong was quite satisfied with Huang Bo and Sheng Kunshan's recent work, and even felt a little surprised. Originally, according to Lin Chunhong's plan, he planned to go to Shuozhou in person after the Ming Dynasty Bank was settled, waiting for an opportunity to lead the Xuanda defense line, completely emptied Wang Jimo and took the first step to integrate the Ming Dynasty's official army.

Unexpectedly, Huang Bo and Sheng Kunshan's movements were quite fast and had already achieved results.

As soon as he met Huang Bo, Lin Chunhong praised: "General Huang, he did a great job. The third generals personally attended the meeting of the Joint Office of the Army!"

After receiving Lin Chunhong's praise, Huang Bo was overjoyed, but said modestly: "If the governor had not ordered the command, how could his subordinates and General Sheng come up with such a clever plan? Besides, in military affairs, General Sheng is strongly advocating it, so how dare he take credit for his subordinates?"

Lin Chunhong laughed and said, "I know your credit in my heart. Sheng Kunshan is fighting. When it comes to planning, if there were no General Manager Huang to give advice, the progress would not have been so fast! What happened to him when he made a special trip back to Jingzhou this time?"

Huang Bo's heart was beating violently. He took a deep breath and his mind became a little calmer. He said, "A few months ago, my subordinates proposed to survey whether the Yellow River could be navigated. Now the results of the Engineering Academy have come out: navigated cannot be navigated."

Lin Chunhong said oh, not feeling much regretful. Lin Chunhong vaguely remembered that since the Tang Dynasty, the northwest has become extremely drought, and the water volume of the Yellow River has decreased, and it has been impossible to navigate in the Song Dynasty. The current climate is even worse than that of the Song Dynasty, and it is expected that it cannot be navigated.

"For this matter alone, General Manager Huang should not come back to Jingzhou. Could it be that General Manager Huang has had strange ideas again?"

Huang Bo smiled and said, "There are no wonders! I have been thinking about it all these days. After Ajige returned to Liaodong, it is estimated that it will take not long before the Ordos tribe and Tumote tribe will approach us. To the south of Yin Mountain, the Tatars are no longer able to come again. In addition, the Longwu army stationed in Qinzhou and expanded to the Helan Mountain and Hexi Corridor. To the west of the desert, the Tatars are also out of reach. Now, the Mongolian tribes east of Yin Mountain, west of Liao, and north of Xuanfu, and the Mongolians in Lingbei are still under the control of the Tatars."

"What you said is mainly the Uryanha tribe? Did you aim at them?" Lin Chunhong asked.

Huang Bo said: "It is the Urianha tribe, such as Korqin, Urqiyete tribe, Zalayier tribe and other tribes. They are too close to the Tartars and are loyal to the Tartars and cannot take action for the time being. The Urianha tribe is right under the eyes of Jiliao and Xuanda, and it is a pity that it does not take any action."

Lin Chunhong knew that Huang Bo was already very sure and asked, "Tell me about your plan."

"I want to build a warehouse in Tianjin wuhai, specializing in purchasing wool, animal skins and other things."

As soon as Huang Bo finished speaking, Lin Chunhong immediately understood Huang Bo’s plan and said happily: “Wonderful! Mr. Huang’s plan is comparable to the significance of setting up a warehouse in Guazhou!”

After getting Lin Chunhong's approval, Huang Bo was even more excited and said in a slightly trembling voice: "If the wool on the grassland flows into Xuanfu, although Xuanfu is more than 600 miles away from Tianjin, the road is easier to walk than Shanxi. After the wool arrives in Tianjin, no matter where the textile is transported, the cost will not be too high. My subordinates have done calculations and take this road to Jiangnan, the cost of wool textiles can be reduced by 40%!"

"Down 40%? That's huge profit!" Lin Chunhong said with a smile.

Huang Bo continued: "We can also let the Urianha tribe rely on us to expand its power in Northern Zhili."

Lin Chunhong nodded and said, "That's true. Let me think about it."

After saying that, Lin Chunhong turned around and fell to the map, stared at Xuanfu to Tianjin, and began to concentrate on thinking.

After about a cup of tea, Lin Chunhong suddenly shook his head and said, "It is still too conservative to purchase wool in Tianjin. I think it is better to set up a warehouse in Xuanfu and then set up a wool workshop in Tianjin. Xuanfu can also set up a part of it, but Xuanfu has a shortage of grain and needs to be transported elsewhere, which cannot carry a large population. Most wool workshops must be set up in Tianjin."

After hearing Lin Chunhong's plan, Huang Bo instinctively had to oppose it. He finally suppressed the impulse of refuting and said in accordance with Lin Chunhong's words: "The cost of wool textile workshops in Tianjin may be lower..."

Looking at Huang Bo's eagerness to speak but stopping, Lin Chunhong laughed and scolded: "If you have any different opinions, just say it straight, why are you doing in your heart?"

Huang Bo smiled awkwardly and said, "Yang Guozhu is circling around Shuozhou. There should be no problem in setting up a cargo warehouse in Xuanfu. However, Xuanfu is a barrier for the elite. Will we openly set up a cargo warehouse in Xuanfu arouse suspicion? If the court realizes the real purpose of the joint agreement of the military in advance, there may be trouble. Also, Tianjin is very close to the elite, and the imperial court has strict control. Will the imperial court be stuck? It is still between the two. Moreover, setting up a workshop will generate commercial taxes. Will there be any suspicion of funding the imperial court?"

Lin Chunhong laughed and said, "You are considerate carefully. But, don't you realize that we are gradually showing off to the court? The court's suspicion, don't worry about doing whatever it should be. Also, setting up a workshop will generate commercial taxes. This little money is nothing to the court. I still hope that the court will wake up and vigorously develop workshops! If Jingzhou wants to lead the whole country, he should not worry about others doing things. The better others do things, the more beneficial it is to us! We should have this confidence and should have this tolerance!"

Huang Bo admired and flattered: "Only the governor has this mind."

Lin Chunhong laughed and scolded: "Stop flattering, do things well and be serious! You don't have to worry about the court, Jingzhou will deal with it. Hehe... Yang Sichang has been sneaking around recently and thought we didn't know, stingy! Stupid!"

Huang Bo asked about the reason in panic, and Lin Chunhong replied: "When Yang Sichang saw that the overall situation of the Ming Dynasty Bank had been settled, he suddenly adjusted the principal rate of the silver bill to 40%, and was printing silver bills wildly!"

Huang Bo was shocked and said, "The principal of the court exceeds five million. If the principal is really adjusted to 40%, you can make a profit of five or six million in a short period of time. This is not a small amount for the court. We cannot ignore the governor."

Lin Chunhong said easily: "What should he do! According to the agreement, the court can occupy one percent of the currency issued. After the establishment of the Ming Bank, the principal rate of the silver notes will naturally be adjusted to 40%. This money itself belongs to the court! What is the benefit of Yang Sichang printing silver notes in advance, except for wasting manpower and material resources?"
Chapter completed!