What's more, once he obtains the operating rights of the Grand Canal, he can place his own people on both sides of the canal.
In fact, Lu Chen didn't care whether he could recover the cost in twenty years. The reason why he proposed the twenty-year operating rights was that he calculated that within twenty years, he would be able to build the Grand Canal into an iron barrel.
By that time, even if twenty years have passed, as long as he wants the management rights, the management rights will still be in his hands. He will just have to give the court more money.
Again, the livelihood of millions of workers depends on this and I am not kidding you.
Since the management rights were easily obtained, Lu Chen didn't intend to cause any trouble. He bowed with a smile and said, "Then this matter is settled. I will find time to ask the Chinese Academy of Sciences to come up with a plan, and then meet with the leaders of the six ministries. Of course, the most important thing is to see His Majesty's final opinion."
The smile on Li Zhuo's face became brighter and brighter. He felt that Lu Chen was really very sensible.
Lu Chen's knowledge and interest made Li Zhuoyue look forward to the day when the Grand Canal would be completed.
If he could successfully complete such a huge project without affecting the lives of the people, he would have something to brag about when he met his ancestors a hundred years later.
"Oh, Your Majesty, I have one more thing to tell you. Since this is the central bank, we must have a vision that can conquer the world. So, not only can people from our country come to borrow money from the bank, but people or countries from other countries can also come to borrow money from us!"
"Your Majesty, absolutely not! Lu Chen, you evil Taoist priest really has bad intentions!"
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