Chapter 392
Chapter 392
A few days later, above the court.
Looking at the "Great Qin Xianyang-Luoyang Railway Plan" submitted by Fusu, a cadre of civil and military officials looked at each other for a long time, but no one spoke up.
"Your Highness, although this railway is good, but the investment is too big?"
"From Xianyang City to Luoyang, less than a thousand miles away, the budget will be 10,000 yuan, and the cost of one mile of land will exceed 100,000 yuan, and you can build a hundred miles of cement straight!"
"Even digging a canal is much cheaper than that!"
After a long time, Shi Teng in the head of the household book was the first to speak.
Li Si and the others also nodded again and again.
It's not that they don't see the benefits of the train, it's that the cost is too high.
It is only a few hundred miles of railway, and with the current treasury income of Great Qin, it is a little unbearable.
Especially with the character of Fusu, once it is successfully opened to traffic, there will definitely be more line planning, and in the eyes of Nei Shi Teng and others, it has completely exceeded the economic strength of Daqin.
Although bonds can be issued, they are also to be repaid,10 and there is interest.
If it cannot be returned in time, it will be lost, but the credibility of the Great Qin Imperial Court.
Even Ying Zheng, after seeing the embarrassed looks of the officials, couldn't help but hesitate for a moment and looked at Fusu.
"The reason why this first railway requires such a high cost is that the most important thing is the upfront research and development cost, which directly accounts for nearly half. "
"Another point is that because we have to go through the Qinling Mountains, we need to dig a tunnel in the mountains, and the construction of this tunnel has also doubled the construction cost. "
"After the construction of the Xianyang-Luoyang railway is completed, the railway and steam locomotive technology of the Daqin Academy of Sciences and the Academy of Engineering can also enter the practical stage, and the subsequent costs will be reduced a lot. "
"According to estimates, if a railway is built in the middle of the plain, the cost of one mile of land can be controlled within 15,000 yuan. "
Fusu explained with a smile.
"Fifteen thousand dollars a mile is not a small amount, and it is still a little more expensive than the Grand Canal. "
"However, in areas that cannot be covered by the Grand Canal, such as the Northwest, it can be used as the first choice. "
"The biggest question now is how to raise the first money for the Xianluo Railway. "
Nesteng exchanged views with Li Si and the others before he spoke.
"There is no need to worry about the cost, the Engineering Institute has raised 30 million yuan of start-up capital, and the insufficient part will be made up by the Chamber of Commerce under the Prince's Mansion to jointly establish Daqin Railway Co., Ltd. "
As a price, after the successful construction of the Xianluo Railway, the ownership was owned by the imperial court, but from the date of opening to traffic, the operating income within 30 years belonged to the railway company, and after 30 years, the railway company still enjoyed 40% of the operating income. "
Fusu groaned.
The initial cost of the railway was indeed a big problem, and he was very clear about the situation of the state treasury, and he really couldn't come up with 10,000 yuan at once.
In order to get the railway off the ground as soon as possible, Fusu directly thought of the road construction methods of later generations.
As long as the ownership is ensured to belong to the imperial court, supervision is done well, and a part of the operating profits is given away, it is not a problem at all.
And after 30 years, most of the income from the operation of the process will be owned by the imperial court, which can completely ensure the control of the railway.
For the engineering institute and the chamber of commerce under the Prince's Mansion on the investor side, although within 30 years, the cost may not be fully recovered.
But as long as the railway is still running, there will be a steady stream of continuous income, which is as long as the stability is very considerable.
As long as an excellent template is built with the Xianluo Railway, there is no need to worry about the follow-up railway, and private funds cannot be raised.
"What about your Aiqing's opinions!"
Ying Zheng thought for a while, nodded with satisfaction, and glanced at the civil and military ministers.
"No objection to the ministers!"
Nesten and the others nodded hurriedly. (If you read a violent novel, go to Feilu Novel Network!)
Fusu has already solved the problem of funding by himself, and if they still oppose it, then it really can't be said.
If they can't see the importance of the railway, then they don't deserve to continue to stay above the court.
Fusu and Yingzheng looked at each other and smiled.
Sure enough, there are still benefits to having money.
With the prestige of Yingzheng and Fusu, there is basically not much difficulty in passing a resolution in the court. []
The obstacle can be encountered, which is basically the situation at the beginning of today:
The treasury really can't come up with so much money, and it's powerless.
As long as the financial problem can be solved, the civil and military ministers will have nothing to say.
It's not just business, it's the same in other respects.
For example, the royal palace that is being built in Luoyang and Jiangnan, because it is the inner treasury of the prince's mansion and Yingzheng's own expenses, even if it is a sour official, he has nothing to say.
Not only did the people not object to this, but they were even grateful for the job opportunities brought by the palace, and they wished to continue to repair a few more places.
As for the officials and the civil elites.
Now that they all have a lot of surpluses, I wish the royal family would take the lead in driving consumption.
This railway, in fact, in the eyes of some conservative officials, is the new toy of His Royal Highness Fusu.
It's just that the price of this toy is a little too high.
When the news came out, the entire Xianyang City and the surrounding areas suddenly boiled.
Even ordinary people 043 now know very well that Daqin's economy can take off at a high speed now, the first of which is the concept put forward by His Royal Highness Fusu: "If you want to get rich, you must first build roads".
When transportation is done, the flow of commerce will naturally increase, and the economy of the area through which it passes will also develop step by step.
And the better the road conditions, the faster the economic rate will grow.
In areas where the cement straight road passes, commercial trade is certainly more vigorous than the dirt roads of the past.
In the area where the canal passes, the flow of goods has increased several times compared with the previous days when there were only cement straights.
These are all things that are often reported in the newspapers, and the people feel the same way.
And now, the new railway, although it seems a little too magical.
But this was proposed by His Royal Highness Fusu, who was most trusted by the people.
Others can not believe it, and what His Royal Highness Fusu proposed, the people will naturally not doubt it.
In particular, the engineering institutes and merchants under the Prince's Mansion also took out an astronomical investment of 10,000 yuan at one time, which further enhanced this persuasiveness.
Hundreds of people are inquiring about the specific planning of the Xianluo Railway, hoping to join in the construction, witness the first railway in Daqin together, and at the same time earn more income for themselves.
And many clever businessmen or magnates have further ideas.
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