The new train also uses new carriages. Feng Kezhi and the adjutant who accompanied him for a stroll only bought upper and lower berths. On the upper and lower berths on the other side were two other passengers.
Feng Kezhi and others got on the bus first, because they were soldiers after all, so they had priority to pass through the ticket gate.
When the two people stuffed their luggage under the bed of the lower bunk, the other two passengers also got on the bus one after another. It looked like both of them were businessmen, one seemed very successful, and the other was slightly less successful.
Originally, the fastest way to travel was by plane, but Feng Kezhi did not choose this option. On the one hand, it was because he wanted to see some scenery along the way, and on the other hand, it was also because of the relevant safety regulations in Tang State.
Given that aircraft failure rates are still high today, senior officials can choose not to fly if they choose not to fly.
Although Feng Kezhi chose to take the train, he did not deliberately wrong himself: he chose a soft sleeper, which is the most expensive train ticket in the Tang Dynasty.
The hard sleeper has no carriage door and has three upper, middle and lower bunks on one side. These are the old traditional designs that Tang Mo copied from Chinese trains.
The environment of a soft sleeper is much better in comparison. There are only two upper and lower bunks on one side, the vertical space is much expanded, the mattress is thicker, and it is more comfortable to lie down on it. This is also the origin of the name soft sleeper.
The soft sleeper also has a compartment door, which means that each of the four beds has a door that can be closed when sleeping, adding a certain degree of safety.
As soon as the two businessmen entered the berth, they saw Feng Kezhi and the adjutant of the shop. They were startled for a moment, and then began to place their luggage with some restraint.
In fact, meeting Tang officers on the train is not a pleasant thing. The adjutants of senior officers are qualified to wear guns on the train, which does make people a little nervous.
After all, except for the military, there is a gun ban in Tang State, and most people are not qualified to wear thermal weapons.
Seeing these two businessmen, Feng Kezhi's adjutant also felt uncomfortable. He originally wanted to take off his armed belt and relax, but now he couldn't. Even if he slept, he would probably have to keep one eye open.
Feng Kezhi didn't see anyone else when he arrived. He sat on the lower bunk and chatted with the two unfamiliar travelers. He learned a lot of news from the rich businessman among them.
For example, the Tang State is building a brand new railway, so Beiyuan City in the north is about to become prosperous. If you want to invest, you can go to Beiyuan City to buy land.
Real estate has been a relatively popular industry in recent years. Unlike the kind of real estate that buys land and builds houses, Datang's real estate speculators are keen on buying land and hoarding it, waiting for the value to increase.
This is actually exploiting a loophole in the law. These people buy promising land, wait for it to be expropriated by the government, and then earn a huge amount of land expropriation price difference.
People who operate in this way often have excellent judgment, or have high-level officials directly reveal some information to them. In short, they made money very quickly and even formed a certain degree of cooperation.
After hearing the news, everyone gathered together and began to hoard large amounts of land in areas where prices were expected to rise, almost surrounding the entire city with the land they purchased.
When Datang Group is ready to develop this city, the short-term speculators will be the first to lower the price after consultation, allowing Datang Group to have priority in purchasing this land.
Then the surrounding land will drop in price successively, but the price reduction will gradually decrease. In the end, the remaining areas are generally controlled by consortiums with strong capital. They will wait patiently, waiting for the land in their hands to be affected by the development of the city. Then sell it after it becomes a sky-high price.
In the early stages of development, Tang Mo encouraged this kind of investment. He would even participate in it and purchase some land to make a fortune to subsidize his extra expenses.
However, as the Tang State continued to develop, more and more such speculations occurred, which had seriously affected the urban construction of the Tang State.
So Tang Mo found an excuse to punish some of these real estate speculation plutocrats and kill this trend - but, from the light to the dark, these capitals are still doing similar things, but they are more hidden.
It's not that Tang Mo didn't know that he was just using this "loose" way to give these people soup. He is amassing wealth and hopes that the wealth can flow, so he only chooses this method as a last resort.
After hearing the news that Beiyuan City had begun large-scale construction, Feng Kezhi realized that Tang Mo seemed to have a plot against the Mirage Kingdom in the north.
If we purely talk about commercial transportation, expanding Beiyuan City further north is undoubtedly not a good choice. Obviously, when weighing economy and functionality, Beiyuan City is not that important at all, and its status can be completely replaced by Linshui.
Therefore, the expansion of Beiyuan City is obviously not a commercial requirement. Feng Kezhi, who was a soldier, immediately thought of a possibility: Beiyuan City would become an important supply base for the Tang Navy in the future.
If the Tang Dynasty wanted to pursue empires such as Goblin, Dorne, and Lains, then the best choice would be to shift the focus of naval supply to Dragon Island. And if commercial transportation is to be strengthened, Linshui Dongwan is the first choice...
Once this is eliminated, the only goal left is the Mirage Kingdom.
Thinking of this, Feng Kezhi smiled: His new emperor is really an interesting person who must take revenge. The Mirage Kingdom has indeed jumped up and down in the previous wars, which is annoying.
He likes this style of work, and very much hopes to have this kind of power: the model of a gentleman repaying his grudges face to face is much more effective than the bullshit ten years or later.
Thinking of this, he chatted with the wealthy businessman about Beiyuan City's expansion plan. Although the other party was unwilling to talk to Feng Kezhi, he also revealed a lot of information.
Another businessman who didn't look that rich sat aside and listened quietly, interjecting from time to time and looking very insightful.
Later, Feng Kezhi learned that this seemingly inferior businessman was also not simple. He actually owned a large-scale shipyard.
This time he came to Tang State to purchase blueprints. He planned to produce a fishing boat with a displacement of more than 1,000 tons to meet the production needs of fishermen for offshore fishing.
His dock is in Neverwinter Port, and its predecessor was actually a shipbuilding dock left by the Datang Group. The infrastructure there is somewhat outdated, but it is still in a usable condition.
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The businessman planned to make some money from fishing boat drawings first, and then improve the equipment of the shipyard in order to gain the production capacity to manufacture free ships within two years.
Feng Kezhi probably asked about the performance of the free wheel. He was shocked that Tang State had a giant ship capable of transporting 200 million rounds of ammunition a few years ago.
When he heard that the number of Freeships currently operating on the Endless Sea was close to 1,000, he was shocked by Datang Group's ability to change the world.
What's even more interesting is that the owner of the shipyard told some interesting stories about the sea, which immediately attracted Feng Kezhi and the wealthy businessman. The two of them stopped talking about Beiyuan City and listened intently to him telling new things about submarines. .
He vividly described the scene of submarines galloping on the ocean, saying that a 4,000-ton cargo ship he built was easily sunk by a torpedo launched by a Tang submarine.
Feng Kezhi had heard about submarines before, but this time it was very fresh to hear civilians talk about ocean submarine warfare from their own perspective.
So he listened quietly, listening to those distant and exciting stories.
For a moment, Feng Kezhi even felt that it would be great if he was involved in these stories.
This thought flashed through his mind, and even he himself felt a little confused. Although he had decided to stay, the emergence of this idea proved that there had been some subtle changes in his heart.
Having this kind of thought shows that he has subconsciously accepted the Tang Empire and regards the Datang Empire as the one he wants to serve.
Just when Feng Kezhi was shocked that he recognized Tang Guo in his heart so quickly, the wealthy businessman took over the topic again, lowered his voice, and "leaked the secret" to several people in the carriage: "I have heard that Feng Kezhi In the Battle of Jiangzhi... the great general of the Dahua Empire, Feng Kezhi... was actually killed! He was not dead!"
Feng Kezhi on the side looked at him with interest when he heard his name, and then he heard the wealthy businessman start to describe in a serious manner. His friend's second brother's third uncle had a granddaughter who was fighting in the field on the Fengjiang front line. Work as a nurse in the hospital.
He swornly described Feng Kezhi's appearance, and then said that Feng Kezhi was actually injured and not dead! It was also said that Feng Kezhi had a broken arm, a leg, and six or seventy-eight holes in his body, but he was rescued...
Feng Kezhi's eyes widened as he listened to others describing his own legend. For a moment, he didn't know what expression to use to match the other person's.
Until later, when he heard the wealthy businessman describing the sadomasochistic relationship between General Feng Kezhi and the female head nurse of the Tang Dynasty, in order to pursue that beautiful girl, he did not hesitate to reveal the state secrets of the Tang Dynasty, Feng Kezhi felt that his old face was about to melt. .
What made him collapse the most was that later, the rich man even revealed the state secrets of the Dahua Empire: It turned out that Zhao Kai was actually infertile, and those princes were not his biological children.
"You...it's better not to say...Feng Kezhi is indeed dead." Feng Kezhi was ashamed and thought of what the other party said.
"Oh? What's the general's inside story?" After hearing Feng Kezhi's words, the two businessmen immediately became energetic and gossiped together.
Feng Kezhi was stunned for a moment when he was asked, and then he had no choice but to tell the lie: "He is indeed dead. Our internal news... He was shot twice, one here and one in the stomach. Someone has seen the body. .”
He gestured under his collarbone, and then near the wound on his abdomen, and said in a serious tone: "No arms or legs...really."
