第三五三章 别有用心
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佛广铁路造价确实不低,易知足修建这条铁路时,处处要求高标准,为的是引起朝廷和士绅商贾的高度重视,听的王德昌这话,他不以为意的道:“这是咱大清修建的第一条铁路,所需材料全部是从西洋跨洋运来,价格难免贵些,山西地形复杂,要修建铁路,仅是勘测线路,就需数年时间,待的动工修建,这铁路造价早就降下来了。龙腾小说网ltxsba.com”
王德昌将信将疑的道:“这造价能够降下来?”
“当然。”易知足笃定的道:“昌化铁矿再有一年多时间就能大量的提供优质铁矿,届时,广州自己能够生产修建铁路所需要的优质铁,也能自行锻造铁轨,生产蒸汽机车,铁路修建完全可以自力更生,这造价焉能降不下来?”
王德昌暗忖,难怪元奇舍得在昌化投入那么大的人力物力财力,原来是冲着这铁路修建来的。略微沉吟,他才道:“在下还有一点不明白,广州如今的煤都是从安南购进的罢,似乎用不着山西的煤,易大掌柜何以对山西修建铁路如此有兴趣?”
听的这话,易知足一笑,“原因很简单,因为修建进出山西的铁路最赚钱,谁能控制进出山西的铁路,谁就控制了山西的煤。”
“易大掌柜快人快语。”王德昌笑道:“修建铁路所需金额巨大,在下等做不了主,但会将铁路火车的情况详尽的禀报总号,并极力建议修建铁路,易大掌柜的意思,咱们也会如实转告。”
“好。”易知足道:“烦请诸位转告各自总号和东家,晋商修建铁路,元奇必然会鼎力相助。”
蔚丰厚票号的范器贵忍不住开口道:“易大掌柜似乎并无染指山西铁路之意,为何却极力促成山西修建铁路?”
“投桃报李。”易知足笑道:“西票对于元奇屡有援助,元奇自然也要有所回报。”说着他起身拱手道:“在下还的去后面看看,改日再叙。”
起身礼送易知足离开,王德昌才缓缓坐下,看了几位掌柜一眼,道:“怎么样?”
“必须的修。”员辻宽道:“诚如易大掌柜所言,谁能控制进出山西的铁路,谁就控制了山西的煤,这可是一本万利之事,怎么着也不能让元奇来修。”
“山西的铁路,元奇修不了,这点自知之明易大掌柜还是有的。”王德昌缓声道:“否则他也不会如此鼓动咱们来修。”
“王大掌柜这是不赞成?”
王德昌笑了笑,道:“一本万利之事,岂能不赞成?不过,这条铁路没个几千万怕是修不下来,资金都用于铁路修建,票号怎么办?”
员辻宽疑惑的道:“这是别有用心?”
天成亨票号的任天德道:“这话可别乱说,人家口口声声说的是晋商,可不是票号。”
王德昌摆了摆手,道:“这里不是说话的地方,回去再议。”
佛广州铁路通车,轰动了整个广州城,火车的力大无穷,快速平稳都成为人们津津乐道的话题,不过,易府的老爷子易允昌却不关心铁路火车,而是关心易知足的婚姻大事,易知足今年已经不小,虚岁都二十三了,婚姻却是一拖再拖,与他同龄的,人家孩子都几岁了,不由的他不急。
着急当然不止是易允昌,夫人林氏比他更着急,吩咐人安排了晚宴事宜之后,她看向易允昌,道:“乐儿明日就赴上海上任,今儿无论如何得说清楚,不孝有三,无后为大,婚姻大事,不能一味的由着他的性子。”
易允昌掏出怀表看了看,已经是四点了,估摸着三小子也应该回来了,中风之后他将孚泰行交给两个儿子打理,就基本已经不管事,如今,唯一放心不下的就是三小子的婚事,对这事他心里有些内疚,当年若不是孚泰行经营不善,欠债累累,三小子的婚事早就定下来了。
“儿大不由爷,这事咱们急有什么用?”易允昌慢条斯理的将怀表放回袋子,这才慢悠悠的道:“乐儿自有主见,他如今已是实授的四品道员,瞧着架势,估摸着还的往上升,若能有个好姻亲,也是一大助益,提提就好,没必要逼他。”
“都是老爷一味的纵容。”林氏埋怨了一句,想到对方急不得,当即顿住,道:“好,就依老爷的,不逼他,提提总可以吧?”
“提,当然要提,也老大不小了。”易允昌话才落音,易知书就满面笑容的走了进来,他才从火车站回来,不等他见礼,林氏就问道:“乐儿没跟你一道回来?”
“回母亲。”易知书含笑道:“三弟事务繁杂,怕是还得一阵子才能过来。”
易允昌看了他一眼,道:“那两个喜欢女扮男装找你三弟的丫头,你可打探清楚了?”
“回父亲。”易知足点头道:“打探清楚了,一个是许家的,不过听说已经订了亲,夫家是洞庭湖那边的,一个是金家的,尚且待字闺中。”
“天壕街盐商金家?”
“正是。”
“那倒也门当户对。”易允昌颌首道:“待会找机会探探他口风。”
林氏却问道:“那金家女子如何?”
“乐儿喜欢的还能有差?”易允昌道:“问那么多做甚?门第不差就行了。”
五点过一点,易知足才赶回易府,明日要去上海上任,还说不定什么时候能回广州,自然是要一家人团团圆圆的吃顿饭,进的大门,他便径直赶往正院,才到门口,易知书就迎了上来,满面笑容的道:“三弟回来了。”
“见过兄长。”易知足含笑拱手道。
“三弟何须如此客气。”易知书说着还了一礼,道:“三弟投数百万修建佛广铁路,原本非议不小,今日通车,可全是一片盛赞,这得多长时间收回成本?”
听的这话,易知足有些意外,他这位大兄素来比较本分,今日对铁路火车怎的如此上心?他斟酌着道:“这可不好说,主要还是看运输量,尤其是货运。”
“货运怕是不太乐观。”易知书道:“三水才是粤西粤北的货物集散地,火车只到佛山,货物从广州用火车运到佛山,又的转运一次到三水,怕是没多少商人愿意倒腾,除非是货物只到佛山。”
易知足听的一笑,“那就再往前面修,修到三水。”
“铁路真打算修到三水?”易知书欣喜的道。
看来是真是有想法,易知足也不问,也不走,摸出支雪茄点上,静等下文,易知书笑了笑,道:“火车站,三弟打算如何管理?”
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