The Taoist ancestor is Cthulhu

Daozu is Cthulhu Chapter 471 Railway

If the world is peaceful and prosperous at this time, and the Mozhu Mountain consortium can still maintain its existing trade routes, then the best investment direction is of course the prosperous and fertile Central Plains.

But now that the world is in chaos and the Central Plains is impassable, investing in railways and developing Shiwanda Mountain might be an investment direction that responds to the sect's call and prepares for the future.

Moreover, Li Fan thought about it and felt that it could be done. Currently, Mozhu Mountain itself does not have the funds to develop railways. Through a private joint venture between Tiangongfeng and a local consortium, it can save human and financial resources, and to a certain extent, appease those who have lost a lot of money due to recent strategies. Local families deepen the strategic ties between local families and sects.

So Li Fan went to Lou Guan Pagoda to jump in line, and had a push with the leader, and finally created the Mozhushan Railway Institute, with him as the director of the Railway Institute, and issued railway bonds in the name of the sect to raise funds from the society. Tiangongfeng provided technical guidance, and the construction and operation of the railway were contracted to the local chamber of commerce in Mozhushan.

These chambers of commerce, led by local industrial and commercial leaders, established the Mozhushan Railway Construction Bank to receive capital injections from the Mozhushan Railway Institute, and the bank came forward to contract and bid for various projects.

Of course, the shareholders of this bank were originally a contractual business alliance formed by local merchants in Mozhushan who joined together to take shares. Railway business is digested internally by each company, covering a series of businesses from road clearing, road paving, construction of institutional lanes, resource transportation, and commercial operations.

As a result, foreign aristocratic chaebols can only purchase railway bonds from the Railway Institute and obtain regular investment income from the Railway Construction Bank, but they cannot directly interfere with the operations of the Railway Construction Bank.

The government railway was nominally purchased by the Mozhushan Government Railway Institute from the Railway Construction Bank and was an asset of Mozhushan. However, the construction and operation of the project were contracted to local commercial banks through bank guarantees.

In fact, the specific operation is much more complicated than stated. Here is just a brief introduction to the general framework. The construction of government railways is indeed beneficial to all parties.

Needless to say, the local business group will point to this road to get rich in the future. Mozhu Mountain also needs people to help develop the Hundred Thousand Mountains. After all, the reward for destroying the mountain and cutting down the temple is the top of the Hundred Thousand Mountains, solitary mountains and wild ridges. If no one develops and there is no revenue, the monks will definitely lack the interest to expand the territory.

As for the investors headed by the eunuchs of Changsicheng, they were also very happy. The depreciating spare money in their hands had an investment direction with clear returns, and it was also directly tied to the interests of the Marquis of Guannei. It was simply a dream. Although they must be jealous of the benefits of the Shiwandashan new trade route, they haven't even mentioned it yet. It won't be too late to worry about it when the railway is actually built. They can make a lot of profits.

So the promotion of the whole thing was much simpler than Li Fan imagined. Much faster, even a little frenetic.

Because there are too many smart people in the world. Businessmen were not the only ones to see the benefits of railroads.

Monks, aristocratic families, self-employed people, homeless people, when a group of people rushed to buy bonds, even ordinary civilians became commotion.

Oh my god! Which 250-dollar bank offers interest on deposits? What? To develop railways and directly pay for railway bonds? Isn't this a white wolf with nothing to bully honest people? oh? Exchange money directly from the bank? What? You can pay directly with bonds when buying things in the local business district, so you don’t need to carry a bunch of copper coins? What! So many people are rushing to buy it on the black market! What else is there to say?

Build roads!

Therefore, not long after the establishment of the Mozhushan Railway Institute, an incredible amount of funds was gathered for Mozhushan, so that even if all the funds for the preliminary preparations such as the construction of the railway project, road construction, and train construction were paid in full, there would still be Jinshan. Silver mountains are gathering in a steady stream.

After all, the road is built section by section. Even if there are immortals to help move mountains, it will not be completed in one breath.

Therefore, the spare money will depreciate if it is idle, but Mozhushan is also in a state of war and is also short of money. Li Fan said that it would be better for Mozhushan to establish a bank or something like that and issue special sect war bonds and sect construction bonds. , the disciples of the sect practice investing in bonds, so that the spare money in the hands of the Railway Institute of our organization can be legitimately invested for the sect's use. Anyway, as long as the railway construction can be maintained and the investors' regular interest turnover can be borrowed, it will be fine .

From the temple master to the deans of various departments and the mountain masters, they were all shocked by this gameplay!

Can a giant make money?

Li Fanhan, for one, Mozhushan jumped directly from a small farmer economy with guaranteed harvests due to droughts and floods to the banking, securities, and capital markets. This step was still a bit too big, and it was easy to make mistakes. But there is no way. Now the opponent is too strong and difficult to deal with. If Mozhushan doesn't rise violently, it will really be impossible to fight.

Sometimes it's like this, knowing that the fruit in front of you may be poisonous, but you have to take the risk and drink poison to quench your thirst. After all, that's what total war is like, everyone is participating, and the winner gets it all.

Fortunately, the leaders of Mozhu Mountain are also smart. After all, the monks in this world are first tested on arithmetic. I have never seen it done like this before. Once the mind is open, these simple accounting methods can be used quickly. .

So after referring to a lot of useful and useless suggestions from Li Fan, the Guanzhu specially established the Zongmen Financial and Economic Institute to coordinate and manage the income, expenditure and borrowing of each institute. In the early stage, he first tested the waters through the railway bonds of the Railway Institute of the government, and imitated The sect's construction bonds were issued, but the construction bonds were only issued in an internal digestion mode to the deans, peak masters, guardians of the Nascent Soul Realm, and disciples who had made great achievements in breaking the mountain.

For example, let's say Lu Qi conquered Fashuang Mountain. This land belongs to him, but he is just a dog and doesn't have a dime. What should he do? He can apply for a construction loan from the sect, and the Academy of Finance and Economics will contact him to review and approve his development and construction plan for Fashuang Mountain. Of course, the main thing is that the sect helps him plan and then issues internal sect bonds.

Li Fan, as the president of the railway, can take the bonds of the railway institute and exchange them for these construction bonds. He doesn't have to worry about what he does specifically.

In this way, Lu Qi can directly obtain railway bonds and obtain funds from the Railway Construction Bank.

Of course, Lu Qi wanted to use the Fashuang Mountain rewarded to him by the sect as a mortgage to give you construction funds. If you don't follow the plan and run out to live a life of debauchery by yourself, Fashuang will not be able to repay the bad debts when they are due. The mountain will definitely be taken back.

Therefore, in order to develop Shiwandashan now, such approvals and loans must be very cautious. Not only the Academy of Finance and Economics, the Academy of Discipline, but also the temple owner will personally pass the purpose.

But think about it on the other hand, if a poor boy fights for his life with a dog, and the sect will really reward you with a mountain, lend you money to develop the territory, and help you find the first pot of gold, what else is there to be dissatisfied about?

In short, Li Fan didn't care about the Finance and Economics Institute and the construction of bonds. He mainly dealt with the affairs of the Railway Institute. Although there is really nothing serious to do.

Just ask the eunuchs for money, sign for the bank, and let the commercial bank handle the rest.

Even among the Moshan people, Wang Zhi, who was rescued before, is no longer looking for life and death, and has become the leader of this group of Moshan people. This guy has really good connections. He seems to have friendships with the salt merchants here in Mozhu Mountain. There is no problem in cooperating to run the railway project in Moshan territory. Li Fan only needs to draw a rough route and mountain for him, and he will He organized manpower and took the people of Moshan to work with people from the trading company to set up a civil engineering workshop.

Everyone’s subjective initiative is quite strong...

However, Li Fan also knew that the Railway Institute was still a very important department, and it involved such a huge amount of funds, technology, manpower, and material resources. It could not be left alone and allowed to be messed up by the chaebols. It had to be watched by professionals.

Li Fan is also self-aware. He is the most professional only as a hands-off shopkeeper. For other things, he needs help from others.

So Li Fan counted with his fingers and figured out where this person was.

"Hey, Yangsheng, why are you hiding in this ruined temple?"

Yang Si'an raised his head suddenly. He was overjoyed at first, and his face suddenly changed when he saw Li Fan's face clearly, "Oh, why is it you, the real person?"

Li Fan was speechless, "Hey! Why are you so disappointed when you see your old friend! Why are you so depressed, lying down and sleeping in the middle of the day? Didn't you say you want to become famous, become a prince, or become a prime minister? Don't you study?"

Yang Sian was unshaven and looked like a down-and-out beggar. He made a pile of straw on the floor behind the ruined temple gate, looking depressed.

Li Fan took a look at his breath, then looked at the box he placed on the straw pile as a pillow, and he understood with just a few fingers.

"Why, you are going through a love disaster. You will die sooner or later because of this kind of thing."

Yang Sheng couldn't help but rolled his eyes, "What a mess, this neighborhood used to be my hometown. When I came back and took a look, I didn't expect that all the people in the village had moved away. I had nowhere to go for a while, and I dreamed at night, and suddenly I remembered that I was here nearby. , saw four treasures taking form.

I thought they were all magic weapons, and maybe there was some way to help Xia'er recover, so I took her to find the gods from back then. In order to save me, Xia'er's Dao foundation was destroyed and my spiritual consciousness was sealed. I had to repay her kindness no matter what. Just now I thought the god was waiting for him. "

Li Fan was curious, "Why don't you just go to the Taifu?"

Yang Sheng laughed and said, "My dear, I'm just a scholar. I don't have the strength to tie a chicken. I've already gone through all kinds of hardships to escape from the country by blending in with the crowd. How can I cross the battlefield of the Central Plains and run to Sanyuan?"

What's more, the wat tablet given by the court was broken, the official status was ruined, and the matter was not completed. What dignity did I have to go to the Taifu to recommend myself? Anyway, the world is in chaos now, and there is no chance for me to serve as an official, so let’s help Xia’er recover first.

By the way, real man, it’s rare for us to get to know each other. Can you make some pancakes for me to eat? When I become rich and noble, my kindness will be repaid by springs. "

"Repay me a hundred pancakes in the future, right?" Li Fan rolled his eyes, "Do you want to come to work in Mozhu Mountain? I will give you more salary. If you make enough money, please hire a professional to give it to your baby. Xia'er, please practice some cultivation."

Who would have thought that Yang Si'an shook his head and said, "Mozhu Mountain is surrounded on all sides and attacked by Hengshan Mountain and the Shen Cult from both sides. Sooner or later there will be a war. It is unpredictable. What's more, Li Hongxian and his son, who are now in power in Liguo, have different political views with me. It's better to go." If you have no future, why bother to sacrifice yourself for five buckets of rice..."

Li Fan rolled his eyes, "I think you are smart but you are fooled by your cleverness. I ask you again, are you really determined not to come?"

Just as Yang Sheng was about to speak, his stomach growled, and he rolled his eyes.

"... It's just a rare encounter between a young student and a real person. It's rare that you fly here in person to invite me to come out. As the saying goes, a scholar will die for his confidant, so I will agree to be the teacher of the disciples of Mozhu Mountain."

Li Fan shrugged, "I'm not asking you to teach children how to read, and I'm not really... forget it, we'll talk about this later.

You just said that this is where you met the Immortal Fate, right? Well, I think so, so I'll help you get the Immortal Fate first. "

Li Fan calculated with his hands and stepped on the seven stars, estimated the moon phases, looked for the star positions, walked a few steps unsteadily, drew symbols in the void with his fingers, and raised his feet to the ground. He shouted, "Open!"

There was a soft crackling sound, and the floor tiles in front of the ruined temple split apart on both sides, revealing a lonely tomb.

"Huh? You really have a destiny?"

Yang Sheng looked over from behind Li Fan and saw only a tomb underground palace made of white jade. There were bursts of spiritual energy and numerous talismans inside, clearly indicating that it was an immortal cemetery.

"Let's go, your fairy fate." Li Fan casually unlocked the restraint and walked towards the tomb with his hands behind his back.

Yang Sheng was stunned for a moment, then went to pick up his precious box and follow him.

The seals and restrictions in this tomb have been unlocked, not to mention that Li Fan is leading the way, so of course there is no danger. Sure enough, they walked to the main hall of the tomb chamber and saw a sitting tomb owner. This person was obviously an authentic Xuanmen. Although he had been immortal for many years, his true energy was still gathered together, pure and flawless, and his immortal bones were like mutton-fat white jade. There was a shimmering light in her body. The fairy silk robe on her body was also made of spiritual silk. In her hand was a pile of emerald and jade ornaments that must have been collected over many lifetimes. Naturally, they were indispensable in front of her. There were also the ancient pestle, candlestick, bucket, Po Dang's four Nascent Soul Realm magic weapons are all top-grade spiritual treasures.

"It turns out that it was a dream entrusted to me by an immortal." Yang Sheng suddenly realized.

Li Fan pinched it casually and rolled his eyes.

"Are you stupid? What kind of immortal? This is you! In your previous life, you were a true cultivator of Xuanmen. When you reached the realm of the Divine Lord, you had no way out, so you came out to seek reincarnation. You see, you had to leave all the remains of the magic weapon in the reincarnation. The family nearby is preparing to transform you into an immortal."

Yang Sheng, "Huh? Save, save me?"

Li Fan shrugged, picked up the candlestick and touched it.

"No, I guess if you hadn't shown off the real bodies of these four treasures back then, causing them to fail in their transformation, these four could have taught you the Dharma to help you enter the Tao. UU Reading www.uukanshu.net

Good thing now, they still have to repair their armor before they have another chance. "

Yang Sheng, "..."

Li Fan casually stuffed the candlestick into Yang Sheng's arms, "No wonder Taifu is so flattering to you. How about you, do you want me to help you figure out which sect you have been in all your life and return to the master's sect?"

Yang Sheng looked at the box in his arms, then at the candlestick in his hand, thought for a moment, and shook his head.

"No need, maybe from the perspective of a true cultivator of Taoism like you, reincarnation is just a matter of training one's heart in the world of mortals, but I, Yang Si'an, only remember learning the words of saints and the Chun Chun teachings of Master Fuzi since I was a child, and taking it as my own mission to help the world. Chi.

Now that half of his life has been wasted, not only has he achieved nothing, but he can't even do what he promised a woman, so he just ran away to the mountains with his tail between his legs to practice, only caring about being born pure, what kind of man is he? How else can you claim to be a man?

Real person, thank you for your teaching, but I have made up my mind. No matter what kind of immortal fate I have had, I, Yang Si'an, will give it up! We still have to stick to our true intentions and restore the world! "

Li Fan, "...then you don't want these treasures, right?"

Yang Sheng, "...I still want it. I want to go to the Qiu Palace and give two pieces to the eunuchs in the palace. I can probably get rid of my case and restore my reputation. Maybe I can buy it directly." It’s a good job as an official.”

Li Fan narrowed his eyes, "Do you still remember why you were deprived of your fame in the first place?"

Yang Si'an sighed, "I understand, the current situation is like this, the river is full of mud and sand, if you think you are noble and disdain to join the trend, you will never get ahead, if you want to have the opportunity to display your ambitions, if you want to realize your ambitions and ambitions , you have to do everything...

Real person, Si'an has let you down. "

Li Fan nodded, "Okay, now that you understand everything, I can talk to you about the Railway Institute."