Life needs a sense of ritual!

The start and completion of various major projects are naturally indispensable.

In later generations, when people see the foundation laying ceremony of any project, the acceptance ceremony of any project, etc., they may feel that it is a formality.

In fact, if you think about it in depth, this matter is easy to understand.

Take Changluo Railway as an example, such a large-scale project with an investment of more than ten million yuan and a number of craftsmen is used.

If the construction starts quietly, it is actually very unfavorable to encourage the morale of all craftsmen.

A groundbreaking ceremony was held to let those in power come to the stage to give everyone a blow of blood. The cost was not much, but the effect was very good.

Similarly, although the project has been completed, everyone has put in so much effort, and they definitely hope to have some rewards or appreciation.

Besides, since it is about to open to traffic, holding a big ceremony to let everyone know the news is actually a disguised advertisement.

Therefore, the opening ceremony of the Changluo Railway was quite huge.

Not only were the railway construction parties and many suppliers participated, but the important thing was that almost all the ministers in the court came here under the leadership of Li Shimin.

Even Fang Xuanling and Xiao Yu, who were weak, did not miss such an important occasion.

Various newspapers have sent elite soldiers to record today's scene.

Guanshishan Academy arranged dozens of groups of painters to record this historic moment.

Of course, the scale of the opening ceremony was very grand, but the process was actually not complicated.

It's nothing more than speaking on the stage.

Even Li Shimin came up to speak for five minutes in person, and finally handed over the stage to Li Kuan.

Originally, Li Kuan was still struggling to go to the platform himself, but thought that the subsequent railway planning has not been approved yet, so he should take this opportunity to tell you the benefits of railways.

At that time, combined with the riding feeling along the way, everyone will feel more about what Li Kuan said.

"Thank you for your affirmation of all the craftsmen of Nanshan Construction for their happiness, and thank you to the Steam Engine Research Institute for the new generation of steam locomotives developed for the Changluo Railway, so that our steam locomotives can pull more cargo and customers at one time.

Many people have experienced what a steam locomotive looks like, but many people may not have felt the implications behind the continuous extension of railway mileage."

Since he chose to stand up and speak, Li Kuan naturally wouldn't be there and talk a few nonsense.

It would be better not to go up.

Li Kuan has always been going to Guanshishan Academy to give some speeches every now and then.

The fact that the academy can achieve today is closely related to many of Li Kuan’s speeches.

Taking advantage of today's opportunity, Li Kuan is also ready to brainwash everyone.

"The Tang Dynasty has a vast territory. After preliminary exploration and calculation of Guanshishan Academy, our land area has exceeded 10 million square kilometers and is still increasing.

Many people may not feel what the concept of 10 million square kilometers is. I will say a few specific numbers and you may be able to feel it.

From Chang'an City to the northernmost border of the Tang Dynasty, the straight line distance is more than 3,000 miles alone. Even if you ride a horse, it will take a month to get to the end.

Similarly, there is also a similar distance from Chang'an City to the westernmost territory of the Tang Dynasty.

Needless to say, what kind of existence is Lingnan Road? Everyone should be more familiar with the Western Regions and Northern Xinjiang.

To control such a large area, the development of transportation is very important. Otherwise, after what happened on the border, it was spread to Chang'an City, and there was no idea what the situation there would be.

Of course, in addition to the benefit of communication, the most important thing about the development of railways is to accelerate the circulation of goods and personnel in various places.

It is said that people are inferior to their hometowns, and things are noble to their hometowns. For the people everywhere, being able to sell things that seem to have no value in their hands at a good price is actually the best way to get rich.

In the past, there was a peach village near Chang'an City. Although the roads were blocked, the people planted a lot of peaches, but their lives were very poor.

Since the cement road was built, peaches in Mitao Village have begun to appear in the west city in large quantities, and this originally poor village has become a well-known wealthy place far and wide.

Compared with cement roads, there are actually even greater differences in cargo transportation capacity.

Let me give you another example. It takes about two days to transport goods from Chang'an City to Luoyang to transport 1,000 four-wheeled carriages.

This has to be done without any heavy wind and rain. Everyone knows the transportation costs after calculating.

However, if you use railway transportation, you can load them all at once and arrive day and night, and you can transport them no matter whether it is windy or rainy or any weather.

This benefit is not only felt by businessmen, but also by ordinary people.”

Li Kuan never tires about transforming himself into the person he hated the most in the audience on stage.

Of course, the leaders at that time spoke empty words, so everyone in the audience was very impatient.

But this time, everyone listened very seriously to Li Kuan's speech.

When the God of Wealth spoke, ordinary people are naturally very interested.

As for the officials in the court, they would naturally listen carefully to the speeches of this prince who had an increasing influence on the Tang Dynasty to see what special meanings were behind it.

"Master, the transportation capacity of this railway is so strong. If we can build more places, it will be very beneficial for our various iron transportation."

A Niu heard Li Kuan's words from afar off the stage and was quite excited.

The products of Jintai Ironworking Workshop are all metal products and are very heavy.

If transported by carriage, the transportation cost is relatively high.

The most important thing is that the number of transportable one-time is relatively limited and the transportation cost is relatively high.

"It's a pity that the imperial court has never agreed to the construction of the railway from Chang'an City to Liangzhou. Many of our products are transported to the northwest region.

If the railway to Liangzhou is completed, then our profit can increase by at least 30%.

Jin Tai must fully support Li Kuan’s railway construction plan, and hopes that the more railways there are in the Tang Dynasty, the better.

And as a relatively successful businessman, he also knew the benefits of railway construction.

Although the cost is high, amortization is not an unacceptable data every year.

According to Jin Tai's calculations, the Changluo Railway basically only takes fifteen years to make a return on its capital.

If there are some new situations later, this time may be shorter.

For railways that can be used for at least a few decades, fifteen years of recycling are nothing.

"I heard that His Highness the King of Chu has proposed three financing plans to build a new railway with the court. I don't know what decision the court will make in the end."

Money is definitely the biggest obstacle to building more railways.

The proposals proposed by Li Kuan and the people in the court could naturally be quickly spread to various places.
Chapter completed!