bookcurios Chapter 441 Fan Xitong's Visit
Chapter 441 Fan Xitong's Visit
As the footsteps got closer, Zhao Sheng and Xiao Tao turned their heads and saw a slightly plump face looking over.
It turned out to be Wang Daya. During her time in the Princess's Mansion, she ate well and slept soundly. Her face had obviously gained more flesh, revealing a cute baby fat, like a round peach.
"Xiao Tao, you are really eating secretly."
Wang Daya looked at the two of them with a cunning look on her face, and spoke with a smile.
Zhao Sheng was displeased with being disturbed like this, and couldn't help but ask:
"Wanchun, why are you here instead of sleeping? Is this appropriate?"
Wanchun is Wang Daya's current name. When Zhao Sheng said this, a look of aggrieved appeared on her face instantly, as if she had suffered a great injustice.
"Sir, I am also your concubine, but you only favor Xiao Tao. How can Chun Er sleep well?"
Wanchun said this coquettishly, with a hint of coquettishness in her voice.
"Oh my god! Why does this little girl talk like that?"
Zhao Sheng secretly complained in his heart and felt helpless. Could it be that three people had to sleep together?
He glanced at the large bed and thought to himself, "Well, the bed is quite big, it's not impossible for us to sleep together, but my waist can't take it!"
Before Zhao Sheng could say anything more, Wanchun quickly took off her shoes, sat directly on the quilt, and pulled the quilt on Xiaotao's side with both hands.
At this moment, Xiaotao was like a fresh bamboo shoot that had been peeled. In panic, she could only hold on to the quilt tightly to prevent Wanchun from succeeding.
Seeing that she couldn't pull the quilt on this side, Wanchun simply rolled over to the inside, reached out to lift the quilt on the inside, and slipped in.
Although Zhao Sheng was lying on the bed, he had only taken off his outer clothes and was still wearing his underwear.
Suddenly, another person came in. He didn't know how to chase them out. He could only sigh secretly and thought to himself, "Oh! One on each side. It seems I can only leave it to fate."
The two young girls got together and had no experience. Zhao Sheng was helpless and let them control him with no desire to live. The original joy of peeling bamboo shoots disappeared in an instant.
The next morning, sunlight shone through the cracks in the window and gently fell on Zhao Sheng's tired face.
Before he could recover from his shock, he learned that Fan Xitong came to visit.
Zhao Sheng tidied his clothes and, dragging his slightly tired body, came to a tea room in the outer room, where he saw Fan Xitong, who also looked tired.
"Princess, what brings you here?"
Fan Xitong looked at Zhao Sheng's haggard face and asked curiously, "Didn't you sleep well last night?"
When Zhao Sheng heard Fan Xitong ask him this, his heart moved slightly, but he did not respond directly.
In his heart, he always felt that Fan Xitong was not competent in matters related to the expressway.
As the general director of the expressway, Fan Xitong was too conservative in the matter of regaining the right to drive back to Bingzhou. He always maintained a non-troublemaking attitude, which resulted in most of the responsibility falling on Zhao Sheng himself.
In the end, when they joined forces with the aristocratic families, Fan Xitong only provided a little help on the land issue in the mining area, which was really perfunctory.
"Let's get down to business. You've come all the way here, so there must be something going on." Zhao Sheng didn't want to beat around the bush with him anymore, so he went straight to the point.
“Last time, Young Master Zhao asked me to participate in the fight for road rights in Bingzhou, but I was distracted at the time and ended up missing the best opportunity.
And since then, there has been no chance for us to participate. Now, I heard that the Railway Group is subscribing to shares, so I thought of coming to see if there is still a chance.
Fan Xitong said it lightly, as if so much time had passed and there were still a lot of shares waiting for him.
"All the shares have been divided up. Seventeen companies have joined this time. You know what the Zhao family represents in this."
With just one sentence, Zhao Sheng directly blocked the royal family's idea of directly participating this time, and cleverly used the Zhao family's participation as an excuse.
"I know your railway group built the Dingzhou to Yiyu section of the railway, and also merged the Bingzhou Expressway into the railway group. As a result, the previous expressways lost a share of the profits. This is all my fault."
Fan Xitong spoke very sincerely, with his head lowered, like a child who had done something wrong and was seriously admitting his mistake.
"Okay, what's the point of just reviewing? If reviewing is useful, why do we need rules? Just tell me directly, what do you want to do?"
Zhao Sheng stared at Fan Xitong with a questioning look and asked.
"I know Bingzhou has what you need. It's rich in resources and vast in scope. I just want to ask, do you have any plans to build a railway in Bingzhou next?"
After hearing what Zhao Sheng said, Fan Xitong immediately changed his previous expression of a child admitting his mistake and directly raised the question.
"Although Bingzhou is rich in resources and a good place, the mountains are high and the roads are dangerous. Building a railway there is not like building an expressway, and the route requirements are extremely high. If we really want to build a railway there, the cost will be far greater than building the Yiyu line."
Zhao Sheng explained in detail the difficulties faced in building the railway in Bingzhou, hoping that Fan Xitong would give up.
"How about this? We can build on the existing expressway, widen the road, and then build a railway. This way, it will be much faster than a horse-drawn carriage, and its carrying capacity will be far greater than a horse-drawn carriage can match."
Fan Xitong did not give up and tried to persuade Zhao Sheng. He was looking forward to the construction of the Bingzhou line. After all, this was an important task assigned to him by Zhao Hui.
Zhao Sheng was speechless for a moment, recalling that when the Yi Yu Line was built, his main purpose was actually the same as building an expressway, which was to build stations along the way and merge service areas.
This will not only expand the service areas along the way, but also facilitate the distribution of troops. Once a war breaks out, the number of people in the road protection team alone can play a role in a form different from the conventional form of the Dingzhou Army.
Speaking of building railways, Zhao Sheng couldn't help but think of the hardships a great man in later generations went through when he built the railway from Yanjing to Zhangjiakou.
The route he chose is relatively mature, especially since there is already an expressway, so building a railway next to it is not a big problem.
Moreover, he planned to use a small train, which would run at a speed similar to that of a horse-drawn carriage, making it relatively controllable in terms of technology and cost.
"Building a railway requires a large amount of iron ore, and Bingzhou is indeed rich in minerals. If we really want to build it, it's not completely impossible, but it's a huge project and will definitely take a long time."
In order to ease the slightly tense relationship, Mr. Zhao did not say anything definite. After all, no one could predict how this route would develop in the future.
Moreover, judging from the general trend, there is a high probability that a railway will be built from Dingzhou to the capital in the future, and Fan Xitong may be a good assistant by then.
When Fan Xitong heard this, he felt that there was a chance of joining the railway group, and he immediately said: "If you have any difficulties, the Royal Family can help you, and besides..."
He wanted to say, "Besides, you, Mr. Zhao, are a prince and should work for the welfare of the royal family." But when the words came to his lips, he suddenly remembered Zhao Sheng's previous experiences, and changed the subject and did not continue.
When Zhao Sheng heard Fan Xitong say that the royal family would help him, he suddenly felt unhappy and frowned tightly.
But he still managed not to lose his temper, and could only try to ease the atmosphere by saying, "Your Fan family is also a big family, why don't you take this opportunity to invest in it?"
Fan Xitong was moved when he heard this, and felt that what Zhao Sheng said made sense. This was a rare ride, and if he didn't take it, he might never have another chance in the future.
"I really need to talk this matter over with my father, and it would be best if I could get the support of the family." Fan Xitong said seriously.
Zhao Sheng saw that Fan Xitong had finally come to his senses and nodded in satisfaction. After all, Fan Xitong was Zhao Ying's husband, so it made sense to lend him a hand.
Back when I was in the palace, although Zhao Ying hadn't directly helped me, she had indirectly protected my life...