The railway from Zuofangcheng to Mingdemen has started construction!

The moment the news spread, the price of steel contracts rose in the Datang Trading Center.

"Yang Yushi, I went to inquire. The iron smelting workshop in the King of Chu Mansion was just a newly built blast furnace, and the output increased by at most by 10%. For the railway from Workshop City to Mingdemen, it is definitely a drop in the bucket."

In the Censorate, Linghu Wujiang excitedly held the "Da Tang Daily" and told Yang Benman about the latest situation he had found.

Since the Tang Dynasty Royal Science and Technology Awards ceremony ended, Linghu Wujiang followed Yang Benman to buy stocks of several workshops such as Shuijun Production and Changan Precision, but so far, their rise has been relatively limited.

Although the steam engine workshop is already under construction, there is no accurate news yet.

On the contrary, the price of the steel contract has increased due to Li Kuan's speech.

However, soon, this wave of rise fell back to its origin.

Because more and more people think that the construction of this railway is probably not that fast, and it is even a cake painted by Li Kuan at all.

Especially with the intentional or unintentional push by some people, basically everyone forgot about building a railway.

Who knew that less than a month later, the Datang Daily announced that the railway was officially started.

The railway from Zuofangcheng to Mingdemen is referred to as Mingzuo Railway, and is constructed by Nanshan Construction.

Obviously, people want to make the railway a classic, even the name is so symbolic.

"According to His Highness the King of Chu, if this railway is the fastest, it can be completed this year. So even if the railway is paved in the end, there will be only a few months left. Where can they transform the steel from?"

Yang Benman is now a little confused about whether to buy a steel contract on a large scale.

In the short term, the rise will definitely rise.

However, when buying as big as him, what needs to be considered is not only the short-term trend, but also the long-term trend.

Otherwise, even if the price of the steel contract has risen, when he is about to cash out, then a large-scale sale can directly reduce the price.

By then, it will be almost a waste of trouble.

"The Chu Prince's Mansion has built a steel workshop in Zhenbei and Jiangnan Road, and has started mass production. The monthly fine steel production is no less than that in Chang'an City. However, if steel is transported from those places, the transportation cost is relatively high, and the price will increase by at least 20%.

If this wave of steel prices can maintain a growth of more than 20% in the long run, long-distance transportation will also become profitable."

Linghu Wujiang shares his own insights.

Now he is no longer just an audience, and Yang Benman is willing to listen to his views.

"That's a bit embarrassing! If the price does not rise, the steel from Zhenbei Road and Jiangnan Road will not be transported to Chang'an City for sale, and the construction of the Mingzuo Railway will not be affected much; but it is obvious that the price of steel cannot not rise in the short term, but once the price rises by more than 20%, the steel outside will be transported in.

After all, the price of steel is only 20% or 30% higher. This is because the Chu Prince's Mansion has no other tricks. If there is any way to increase the steel production, then the price of steel may fall further."

Yang Benman felt that he had already seen Li Kuan’s plan clearly.

"Censor Yang, there is another news that I heard accidentally yesterday. I wonder if it is a trick of the Chu Prince's Mansion."

"What news?"

"It is said that students from Guanshishan Academy of Geophysics discovered a large iron ore on Hebei Road. The ore is very convenient to mine and has a rich reserve. The key is that it is close to the official road. As long as a small section of cement road is built, you can directly connect it."

Since Guanshishan Academy hired Yao Mosan as a teacher, his research on the exploration field has reached several steps at once.

As a master who discovered Shimiji Yinshan, Yao Mosan was not only able to explore the silver mine.

This time the iron ore was discovered by students in his research institute.

Of course, Linghu Wujiang was not sure about this news for the time being.

"What do you mean is that the Chu Prince's Mansion is preparing to build a large iron smelting workshop on Hebei Road to meet the steel needs of railway construction? But transporting steel from Hebei Road to Chang'an City is not close to Zhenbei Road, and it is even worse than transporting from Jiangnan Road, because you can take a ship to transport it from Jiangnan, which is even lower."

Yang Benman believed that the Chu Prince's Mansion had the ability to solve the problem of steel production.

The opportunity now depends on whether the increase in steel production will curb the rise in steel prices in Chang'an City.

After all, the distance is that far.

"The price of the steel contract is to buy a confidence. If the iron smelting workshop in the King of Chu Mansion built the largest steel workshop in the Tang Dynasty on Hebei Road, then according to their past situation, the output of this workshop may be as high as the total output of all workshops in Shangchang'an City, or even more.

At that time, as long as they spread the news, the price of the steel contract will not be unaffected. Besides, I heard that there is a research institute of Guanshishan Academy Business School that specializes in contract transactions. It is said that they hold a lot of steel contracts. If people hurt others at that time, and we want to make money, it will be difficult."

Compared with Shuijun Production and Changan Precision, Linghu Wujiang feels that the risk of steel contract transactions is too great.

Especially now, it is more popular to borrow money from the Tang Dynasty’s Royal Money House to buy steel contracts. As long as there is a turbulence, the losses will be amazing.

"What you said makes sense. Although everyone is bullish on steel, it does not mean that you can make money in steel contract transactions. Instead of trying so hard, it is better to invest your spare money in the house purchase of the Shufangcheng City. I am sure that as long as the Mingzuo Railway is completed, the housing prices in Shufangcheng City will definitely rise, and the prices will completely surpass Chang'an City."

When it comes to real estate speculation, Yang Benman is definitely professional.

The Yang family was able to rise thanks to the Yang family’s tea workshop.

However, the fact that the Yang family can become a rich man is closely related to real estate speculation.

As the investor who once held the most real estate in the Workshop City, Yang Benman is still very confident about the housing prices in the Workshop City.

"Do you continue to buy houses in the workshop city? But the housing prices there are already very high? For example, some helpers who have just entered the workshop work will take more than ten years to buy a house without eating or drinking. This is still a house in the workshop city.

If there are those close to the Summer Palace, many people will not be able to afford a set of wages for their whole life. If this continues to rise, will there be anyone else to buy it? Don’t throw it into your own hands at that time, the losses will be huge.”

Linghu Wujiang was a little worried about gains and losses.

He naturally hopes to find a good investment channel.

The Linghu family has a deep family background.

If he makes every effort to sell or mortgage some of his shops in his home, and then take out some antiques to sell, he can definitely raise hundreds of guan or even thousands of guan.

This money, even if it is placed in the wealthier Chang'an City, is an objective investment.

"Linghu, you have made a mistake that everyone will make. You think that the house is too expensive and will definitely fall. We should buy cheap ones. But have you noticed that the more expensive the houses in Chang'an City have been selling, the more they have risen.

Even if it falls for a short period of time, it will rebound quickly and embark on the road of rising. Let’s not talk about how much a house was sold when the workshop city just started selling, but we will say that five years ago, a house in the workshop was the same as a house in Chang'an City. Assuming that their original selling price was the same, how much is the difference now?"

After Yang Benman said this, Linghu Wujiang couldn't help but find a few houses that he had a little impression of and compared them.

This is not to know, but to be shocked.

"Yang Yushi, although the housing prices in Chang'an City have also risen, the prices are relatively stable, and have only increased by a few% in the past five years. However, the worst houses in the Shufang City have doubled, and some are even directly priced four or five times the previous price."

Although I don't want to admit it, it is indeed a fact.

However, Linghu Wujiang still had difficulty making up his mind to buy a house in the workshop city.

The higher the current price, will the faster the decline?

His mentality is like retail investors buying stocks.

Even if you dare to chase high prices, you usually sell it quickly after chasing for a day or two, for fear that the stock will start to fall.

On the contrary, when they sell down, they always feel that they can successfully buy at the bottom.

Even if the stock has continued to fall by one or two percent, they are reluctant to sell it.

After a few twists and turns, retail investors will find that they do not seem to make money in the stock market.

"That's right! This trend has been established, so it will continue to develop in the future unless there is something important to reverse the advantages and disadvantages between each other. However, the biggest news I have heard so far is the construction of the Mingzuo Railway. This news not only did not reverse this trend, but instead aggravated this trend."

After Yang Benman finished speaking, he was about to get up and go to the workshop city.

He was going to check if there were any newly opened houses there.

...

"Aye, the construction of the Namingzuo Railway has officially started. Should we support them in building this railway as soon as possible, or do we have to stumbling up them?"

In Changsun’s mansion, Changsun Chong stood in front of Changsun Wuji with a little entangled confusion.

On the one hand, he naturally did not want the smooth development of the Chu Prince's Mansion industry, and it would be best to encounter various problems every day.

However, the construction of the railway is another good thing for the Changsun family’s iron smelting workshop.

So he was confused.

"Li Kuan has spent so much investment in the Steam Engine Research Institute. He will definitely promote the construction of this railway. If we stand up and make trouble at this time, it will be a bit thankless. It is considered to kill a thousand enemies and damage oneself by 800. It is not a wise man."

Changsun Wuji naturally considered this issue.

‘After all, Li Kuan wants to build a railway, which was something he had already said at the ceremony of the Royal Science and Technology Awards of the Tang Dynasty.

But now it has changed from verbal to practical action.

"Well, but I just feel a little unwilling to accept it! We haven't enjoyed the benefits of rising steel prices yet, but the Chu Prince's Mansion relied on the planning of a railway to circle the vacant land near Mingdemen. And they also circled a large amount of land at several stops along the railway, with the price of only giving 10% of the equity of Mingzuo Railway to the Ministry of Revenue."

Changsun Chong is now afraid that the Chu Palace will become better, and that the Chu Palace will gain benefits from the court.

"If you are really unwilling to give up, you can instigate some people to come forward to do something disgusting for the construction of the Mingzuo Railway. But in the end, this railway will definitely be successfully built, and you must be prepared for this."

Changsun Wuji felt the interference of foreign forces in the conflict with the Chu Prince's Mansion some time ago.

So he wisely began to shrink his confrontation with the Chu Prince's Mansion.

He definitely supports suppressing the Chu Prince's Mansion.

But if he takes the initiative in this process and becomes someone else's pawn in the hands of a third party, he will not be willing to do so.

Because of such a situation, it is easy to get out of control.

If you are not careful, you will suffer a loss.
To be continued...