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Chapter 473 Bicycles

"Master, please wait for us, wait for us!" Chu Yun's guard captain Yu Cheng led a team of guards to chase after Chu Yun, and shouted anxiously.

On the relatively spacious main road in the capital, a strange thing with only two wheels is moving fast, and the person riding this strange thing is the most powerful ruler of China, who has just annexed all the land originally owned by the Ming Dynasty. Kyushu The army leader Chu Yun.

On both sides were the people of the capital, they couldn't help but stop to watch the commotion, and looked curiously at Chu Yun who was like a gust of wind and the strange things under his seat.

"Look at what the military master is riding? You can run fast with only two wheels!"

"Be careful not to let this thing hit you. It's okay to hurt yourself. If the military leader crashes the car, then the stable life we ​​have so hard to achieve will be gone!"

The onlookers made way for Chu Yun one after another.

"Be careful!" Chu Yun passed by on a fast bicycle, followed by the anxious Yu Cheng and others.

The scenery on both sides of the main road was retreating rapidly, and the refreshing wind was blowing in front of it, which made Chu Yun feel very refreshed.People are in good spirits on happy occasions, and the letter from the chieftain of Yunnan comes, and the Kyushu army has conquered the last piece of land in the south.Originally, Chu Yun was worried that the chieftains of Yunnan would take this opportunity to leave China, but by the end of the Ming Dynasty, the chieftains of Yunnan and the Miao people had been deeply integrated into Chinese civilization, and had no intention of taking advantage of the opportunity to make trouble, and surrendered together with the local Ming army generals.This made it unnecessary for the Kyushu Army to spend a lot of energy to pacify Yunnan, and it also reduced many conflicts.

The second pleasant thing is that Chu Yun started the "bicycle" technology and has been able to manufacture traditional bicycles with some characteristics of modern bicycles.The diamond-shaped frame structure, the rear wheel is driven by a chain, and the front fork directly grasps the direction, plus the pneumatic tires produced with natural rubber produced in Hainan Rubber Plantation, make this bicycle very friendly.Chu Yun has the memory of his previous life, so he soon let this body learn to ride a bicycle, and became the consumer of the world's first bicycle. This bicycle was also named "Qicheng" by Chu Yun.

"Yu Cheng, what do you think of this bicycle? Do you still look down on bicycles?" Chu Yun rode around the outer wall of the Forbidden City, sweating all over his body, and then reluctantly stopped.

It's a great feeling to enjoy the technology of later generations.Chu Yun was dissatisfied with sedan chairs and war horses, which are actually not very comfortable and have many requirements for the terrain. The bicycle he is familiar with is more convenient and fast.

Hoo hoo... Yu Cheng and the others don't have bicycles, but they ran a whole circle around the Forbidden City on foot behind the bicycles!They were out of breath and were almost spoiled by Chu Yun.

"Phew...jun lord, this bicycle is really amazing... No, it should be said that you are a strange person, military lord. It is a bicycle that has only two wheels and will fall to the ground when you ride it. .” Yu Cheng admired.

"Yeah, we all tried to ride this thing called a bicycle, but we fell down before we could move, and we broke our ass." Another guard said.

You have never learned to ride a bicycle, how could you know it right away?Chu Yun thought to himself.

"I'll teach you how to ride a bike later. The bike is a handy tool, but it has many wonderful uses. We can produce a thousand bikes for mountain camps. Even on bad roads, in many places where war horses can't go , but the bicycle can reach it. And it can also be equipped with messengers, which can quickly convey orders among different troops." Chu Yun parked the baby's first bicycle.

"That's right, if everyone can ride this bicycle as smoothly as the military leader, it may be of high military value!" Yu Cheng's eyes lit up when he heard Chu Yun's outlook on the bicycle's future. .Think about it carefully, sometimes bicycles are also very convenient, it depends on how to use them.

"Of course, the civil use is more extensive. It can facilitate the needs of the people to travel short distances, so there is no need to slow down. This is a big market worth millions of taels of silver. In the future, we will set up a bicycle factory and sell bicycles to all provinces and regions. The people in the government, and then exported overseas, will surely be able to sell well all over the world and make a lot of money." Chu Yun saw the "Qi Cheng", as if he saw a big silver mine.

As long as hundreds of thousands of bicycles are sold, a profit of one million taels of silver can be obtained. After careful study, it can be a large amount of financial income!Moreover, this is still a sustainable profit. The Kyushu Army, which has bicycle production technology, has monopolized the entire bicycle industry and can freely set prices for bicycles exported to any region.

"The military leader usually thinks about making money, and sometimes he really looks like a big businessman." Yu Cheng and other guards said.

"If I think about making money all day long, how can the military have the money to support a large number of people like you? Now our Kyushu Army has changed from nine infantry brigades, five cavalry brigades, and two artillery brigades. 20 infantry brigade, expanded to nine infantry regiments, two artillery regiments, three cavalry regiments, and one guard regiment, a total of fifteen regiments, nearly fifty brigades with a scale of [-] people. Three naval fleets are also needed The monthly expenses are astronomical!" Chu Yun thought that as he occupied land several times larger than Liaodong and Liaonan, the number of troops quadrupled, and military expenses were very tight!

Adding tens of thousands of people from the Admiralty, Chu Yun is about to support 30 troops!These troops are still not enough, the land controlled by Chu Yun is too large, and ordinary security forces are needed to assist in the management!
"Haha." Yu Cheng and the others scratched their heads in embarrassment.They are also big soldiers who eat food and pay, and receive the salary issued by their superiors every month.

Chu Yun served as the head of the Guards Corps, Yu Cheng was the deputy head of the Guards Corps, and the Second Corps of Grand Duke Karl was stationed near the capital, with nearly 3 people.There are thousands of yamen servants in the capital who are responsible for the usual security management.

"Come on, the Academy of Sciences has also moved to the capital. Let's go to the Academy of Sciences to see their recent research. Compared with that research, bicycles are just an appetizer before meals. That research can bring unprecedented great changes. After taking a break, Chu Yun excitedly got on his bicycle and rode towards the Academy of Sciences.

"Master, wait for us!" Yu Cheng and others followed Chu Yun with a sad face.As Chu Yun's guards, they wanted to protect Chu Yun's safety, but it was tiring for them to chase bicycles on foot!
(End of this chapter)