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    Upstairs at Wangyue, Liu Jin naturally didn¡¯t know that Zhu Yunming was frustrated and preparing to become a minor official. At this time, he was discussing with Wang Shouren about the Nanjing Yangtze River Bridge.

    "Old Wang, what is the approximate budget for the Yangtze River Bridge?"

    Liu Jin looked at Wang Shouren's plan carefully.

    The Yangtze River Bridge to be built this time is a double-decker bridge, with a cement road on the top and a train on the bottom floor. It is very expensive, but the construction method used is a relatively simple and reliable construction method. A large number of bridge piers need to be built, but  This also makes its construction cost much higher.

    "It takes about 40 million taels of silver."

    Wang Shouren replied.

    "Forty million taels of silver~"

    "This is really not a small number."

    Hearing this number, Liu Jin couldn't help but sigh.

    In this era of relatively backward technology and industry, the construction cost of building a bridge across the Yangtze River is too expensive.

    This time 75 zwz. co m Zhang Si.  Forty million taels of silver, in the past, would have been unthinkable.

    ??That is to say, the current Ming Dynasty is rich and powerful. Both the court and the people have huge wealth. Only then can they dare to invest 40 million taels of silver.

    Of course, the value of Ming¡¯s silver is now much lower than before, because the amount of silver flowing into Ming from all over the world is so huge.

    To colonize the world and trade globally, the amount of gold and silver flowing into the Ming Dynasty every year is an astronomical figure, and the value of silver is much lower than before.

    In the past, when Liu Jin first traveled through time, ordinary people may have never seen silver in their lives, and all they used were copper coins.

    But now, as long as every household goes to work, a person can easily earn dozens of taels of silver a year. Every household has silver, and the value is naturally incomparable.

    ??That is to say, the Ming Dynasty has a vast land and abundant resources, and can plunder huge colonies around the world and develop capital industries to a certain extent. This is why the price of goods in the Ming Dynasty has not increased significantly, but labor prices have been rising.

    But no matter how you calculate it, these 40 million taels of silver are still an extremely huge number and wealth.

    The risk of spending such a huge amount of wealth to build a bridge is still very high. The key is that it may take a long time to recover the cost after it is built.

    "Yes, this is indeed a very huge number, so it requires strong support from the court."

    Wang Shouren also nodded solemnly.

    Due to Jinling¡¯s wage arrears, development in Nanjing has been extremely slow. A large number of factories in Nanjing have closed down, and workers cannot be found and have to go to Songhu, Wuchang, Nanchang and other places.

    This made Wang Shouren very anxious. As the chief envoy of Nanjing, he hoped to promote the development of Nanjing through the construction of the Nanjing Yangtze River Bridge, so that Nanjing and Nanzhili could slowly regain their vitality.

    As long as this bridge is repaired, business travelers traveling from north to south will still have to pass through Nanjing. Coupled with the railway and water transportation on the Yangtze River, Nanjing's transportation can be said to be extending in all directions.

    With such conditions, it can develop naturally.

    Now, they have tasted the pain.

    ¡°No one wants to come to Nanjing to work, and they don¡¯t want Nanjing people to work. Many times they leave directly when they hear that the other person is a Nanjing boss.

    ??This era is still an era where credibility and reputation are extremely important. If your reputation is ruined, other people will be implicated as well.

    Originally, the Ming Dynasty was in great shape in various forms. Capitalism was developing rapidly, and industry was also developing rapidly. Anyone who invests in and builds factories can get good returns.

    But because no one is willing to work for you, you can¡¯t even recruit workers, so naturally you can¡¯t start the business.

    "Forty million taels of silver. Even if the imperial court can allocate half of it, it still needs to raise 20 million taels of silver from society. This investment is more than the Egyptian canal."

    "I'm worried that the Yangtze River Bridge's shares will not be sold well and no one will subscribe, so we won't be able to raise enough funds."

    Liu Jin thought for a while and said worriedly.

    The strategic value and shipping value of the Egyptian canal are irreplaceable, so even though the investment is huge, everyone is willing to invest.

    Now the Egyptian canal can bring good returns and benefits to investors every year, which also proves the value of the Egyptian canal.

    But this Yangtze River Bridge is different. If the toll is too expensive, people may rather take a boat to cross the river. In addition, you can go to Nanjingp; "I can't see it now, but you are definitely right. It is always better to build higher and wider."

    Wang Shouren thought about it and nodded. To be honest, he didn't understand why Liu Jin had to build it so high and so wide. If it were built lower and narrower, there would be no need to spend 40 million taels of silver.  Maybe thirty million taels of silver would be enough.

    Soon, the Ming court approved the memorial submitted by Nanzhili on the construction of the Nanjing Changqiao Bridge and agreed to the construction of the Nanjing Yangtze River Bridge by Nanzhili.

    The Nanjing Yangtze River Bridge was built in the same way as the railways built in various parts of the Ming Dynasty. Part of the funds were raised from the imperial court, and the remaining funds were raised publicly from the Tianjin Stock Exchange from all over the Ming Dynasty.

    After the bridge is built, the income brought by the bridge will be distributed as dividends in proportion to the investment and returned to investors.

    ¡°Sell newspapers~Sell newspapers!¡± Zhida z.com Zhixiao

    "The imperial court has launched another major project, and the Nanjing Yangtze River Bridge has passed the review."

    "The total investment of the Nanjing Yangtze River Bridge is 40 million taels of silver. The Ministry of Household Affairs has allocated 20 million taels of silver. The remaining 20 million will be listed on the Tianjin Stock Exchange to raise funds publicly."

    Soon, as soon as the news was announced, newspapers quickly published it, and suddenly young and old men in the entire Beijing-Tianjin area started discussing the Nanjing Yangtze River Bridge

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