Daming: The system rejected my request for salted fish

Chapter 1106

Hearing what Wei Wu said, Zhu Biao smiled.

"Don't worry, Big Brother is not against building a railway. I just want to know more so that I can know how to plan better in the future."

"Also, since you mentioned the pass, I have some news for you."

Wei Wu had mentioned the matter of the road permit a long time ago, and Zhu Biao was very clear about it.

Now that he heard Wei Wu mention it again, and he happened to know the specific situation, he gave Wei Wu a direct answer.

"Don't worry, Father has already discussed this matter in the court, and it will be announced to the world soon."

Hearing this, Wei Wu smiled, although the results of population movement could only be described as mixed.

But as far as the current situation in the Ming Dynasty is concerned, the advantages actually outweigh the disadvantages and it can effectively stimulate the economy and construction.

If the capitation tax had not been abolished by distributing the capitation tax on land, Emperor Wu of Wei would certainly not have suggested abolishing the road permit, as that would have resulted in a large number of refugees.

But now everything in the Ming Dynasty is developing in a better direction, and the territory of the Ming Dynasty will become even more vast in the future.

People who don’t have a good life locally can also go to other places to make a living, and perhaps they will have better options.

For example, after defeating the Yuan Mongols, there were vast tracts of black soil in the Northeast. Which farmer would not like it?

Seeing the expression on Wei Wu's face, Zhu Biao also laughed, and then continued to ask about the profitability of the railway.

"Xiao Wu, you just said that giving merchants franchises means that in addition to passenger transport, freight is also a profit point, right?"

"Yes, big brother!"

Wei Wu nodded to confirm Zhu Biao's words, and then talked about the second profit point of the railway.

"In addition to passenger transport, there's also the freight transport we just mentioned, such as grain, minerals, timber, stone, and so on!"

"Anything that can be sold as a commodity can be transported by rail, even fresh seafood."

"After being pickled, this kind of food does not have to worry about spoiling and can also be transported to other places by rail for sale."

In fact, the matter about river fish and seafood was something Wei Wu thought of on the spur of the moment, but he felt it was really necessary to talk about it.

So Wei Wu talked about this matter again.

"Brother, you know that fishermen living by the sea don't have good land to grow crops, so their lives are quite difficult."

"As long as there are merchants to collect the fish, the people in the coastal fishing villages can also earn more money from fishing to supplement their family income."

"Most people living inland have never eaten seafood. This can be used as a specialty to help fishermen get out of poverty."

Zhu Biao did not care about Wei Wu's sudden change of topic. Instead, he agreed with Wei Wu's idea very much, which was indeed a good thing.

Seeing that Zhu Biao also agreed with his idea, Wei Wu smiled again and then returned to the topic.

"As for the cost of transporting these goods, we will establish a charging standard based on the weight of the goods and the distance to the destination."

"For example, if we use tons as the unit, we can figure out how much we should charge per ton of goods, and then add the distance fee on that basis."

"As for how to set the specific standards, we can first test the operating costs and then discuss and decide with the court."

Having said that, Wei Wu paused, pondered for a moment, and then continued:

"In addition to these two benefits, there are many hidden advantages, such as the court being able to use the railway to launch a postal project."

"For a small fee, we deliver things like family letters or small items for the people."

Afterwards, Wei Wu briefly described the express delivery and logistics businesses of later generations to Zhu Biao.

He originally wanted to use the escort agency as an example, but he suddenly remembered that the earliest prototype of this kind of institution only appeared at the end of the Wanli period.

After listening to this, Zhu Biao also felt that this postal project had great potential and could provide considerable convenience to the people.