The five thieves with different accents were still making excuses.
Fang Zheng stepped forward and grabbed the fattest one, and said coldly: "Where did you guys come from? Who gave you the courage to come here and steal Jin Yiwei's things?"
The man panicked: "Sir, sir, we really didn't know this was Jin Yiwei's thing. Someone laid the iron on the ground. We thought we didn't want it anymore, so we took it away. Who would lay so much iron on the ground for nothing... "
"You're not being honest, are you? Take him down and interrogate him separately, and you'll get the results right away over a cup of tea!" Fang Zheng said sternly.
The Jin Yiwei responded and stepped forward, taking several people away for interrogation.
Li Yuanzhao sighed and said: "Old Fang, it's not an option to keep going like this. If it doesn't work, let the Banshan newspaper publicize it. I'll go to jail for stealing the railway tracks."
Fang Zheng shook his head.
Before the train came out, it could not be promoted with great fanfare. He would only be reassured if it was 100% successful and displayed in front of the world. There must be no setbacks.
If it is made public, the public opinion of the people and the opinions of the court will inevitably interfere with the progress, or even directly stop the project.
Also, the engineering verification may have been successful, but in practice, many new problems will definitely arise.
What if the real car is lying on the road and derails? Or a boiler explosion, these are all possible.
Therefore, if the current influence can be reduced, then it will be reduced.
But today's incident can be regarded as a lesson.
Perhaps it was because of his fixed mindset. He had taken trains countless times in his previous life and had never considered these issues.
The rails were heavy and nailed to the ground. It was too difficult to steal them, and it was also very troublesome to dispose of them later.
Money and silk still attract people's hearts. I didn't expect that someone would dare to take risks and be willing to do this.
"Your Highness, can't the rails be made longer? For example, two feet long, which would make it much more difficult to steal." Fang Zheng asked.
Li Yuanzhao thought: "No, I would like to make it longer, but after repeated tests, half a foot is the most suitable for transportation and has the highest construction efficiency. Any longer will slow down the efficiency. You don't want to board it." The only way to report it is to find someone to look at it in a stupid way."
As soon as he finished speaking, Jin Yiwei, who had not left for long, had already returned quickly.
He loudly reported: "Your Highness, your Excellency has already found out that these people are habitual thieves in the capital, and they come together from all over the world."
"The railway tracks have been targeted by many thieves in the dark. They are the first wave of action. Sir, what should we do with these people?"
Li Yuanzhao said in surprise: "Oh? Why are the Jinyi guards interrogating prisoners so quickly?"
Jin Yiwei puffed up his chest and said loudly: "Back to Your Highness, our Lord told us today about a new method of handling cases, called the Prisoner's Dilemma. Using this method, the case can be solved quickly."
Li Yuanzhao's eyes shone: "Tell me what the prisoner's dilemma is?"
"We just put these prisoners in solitary confinement and took advantage of their mutual distrust to coerce and induce them to confess on their own."
The Jin Yiwei spoke concisely and concisely, and Fang Zhengyi nodded appreciatively.
Not bad, his learning ability is really fast, he is worthy of being the elite among my Jinyi Guards.
"How exactly?" Li Yuanzhao asked.
"Because time is tight and the task is heavy, I have made some adjustments to the Prisoner's Dilemma." The Jin Yiwei looked a little cautious, "We separated the five people, picked the one who looked the most scared, and told him that if he didn't confess and be imprisoned for ten years, he would be jailed for ten years. They would feed him the feces of other confessors. Then they gave him four piles of feces, and he took them all on the spot!"
What kind of new torture is this?
Li Yuanzhao's face instantly lost all color...
"Is this what I taught you? Who the hell asked you to play like this?" Fang Zhengyi's old face turned black. "I will teach you the Prisoner's Dilemma. If you change it yourself, it will be superfluous!"
The Jin Yiwei I lead uses such dirty methods? If word spreads, you will lose your face!
"Master, please listen to me..."
"You must address your duties in public! Don't think that just because you are from Taoyuan County, you can break the rules!"
Jin Yiwei's mouth flattened in grievance: "Sir, you said that the law should be enforced softly. There is no need for corporal punishment for petty thefts...and only half a cup of tea. This is the only way to do this in a humble position."
"Okay, it's time to get ahead! Jin Yiwei has disgraced you so much, and now you want to blame me?" Fang Zheng said angrily.
"Okay, okay, Old Fang." Li Yuanzhao came out to smooth things over and waved to the Jin Yiwei. "It's a good idea, but you'd better not do anything next time. Go back and continue to look at the prisoners."
"Wait a minute." Fang Zheng stopped him and arranged: "Those people don't need to be locked up. Since they are all habitual thieves, let them go back to the capital and find someone to accompany them so that they can blend into the thieves. Whoever wants to make plans for railway tracks in the future, Catch him immediately."
"yes!"
Jin Yiwei left quickly, and Li Yuanzhao looked at Fang Zheng and smiled playfully: "Old Fang, you are good at playing shit."
Fang Zheng cleared his throat and changed the topic: "Your Highness, let's talk about specific issues. Don't joke. For the construction of the railway track, I will arrange a patrol team and find people to build sentries on the road. By the way, after the railway track is built, When casting, remember to print the number so we can trace it."
"There is no problem in the early stage, but in the later stage, the railway will be long. Can your Jinyiwei manpower be enough? What if we find outsiders to guard and steal it? This piece of railway track is very valuable." Li Yuanzhao said worriedly.
"Indeed, it is difficult to take care of the railway when it is long." Fang Zheng fell into deep thought, and suddenly an idea flashed in his mind, "I have an idea. There are many industries and some factories in Taoyuan County. When I go back, I will make some adjustments and build them along the railway. Plan to build new factories along the line. When new factories are established in the future, these factories can also be responsible for looking after a certain section of railway."
"It concerns their own interests, and they will definitely do their best when doing things."
Li Yuanzhao clapped his hands and said in surprise: "You have reminded me that if the railway is built in the future, won't the land along the railway be very profitable? Then we should buy all the land along the railway now? Let's go, let's go, Lao Fang, let’s go to Yahang to reclaim the land.”
Li Yuanzhao grabbed Fang Zhengyi's arm and prepared to leave in a hurry.
However, after pulling it, Fang Zheng didn't move at all.
Li Yuanzhao raised his head and wondered: "Why don't you leave? It's an opportunity to make a lot of money."
"Just ask me to buy whatever piece of land your Highness wants." Fang Zhengyi said calmly.
"Wha, what do you mean?"
"Oh, the land along the railway line can be bought. I have already bought it. It is all mine. I can sell it to you at the cost price as much as your Highness wants to buy."
"..." Li Yuanzhao was stunned for a moment and jumped to his feet: "Have you thought of it earlier? Why didn't you take me with you? This is not interesting enough."
"It's different who buys it between us. Don't worry about it, Your Highness. You can save some trouble by buying it from me."
"Hey, that's okay!" Li Yuanzhao chuckled, and then said: "But there is another important problem now. Our railway needs too much iron to repair the tracks, and I'm afraid it will have a big impact."
"Since you want to keep it a secret, how are you going to explain the court's response?"
Fang Zheng rubbed his eyebrows and sighed: "What are you explaining? Construction should be done as soon as possible. If there is pressure from the court, let's delay it for a year and a half and strive to complete it as soon as possible."
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