Chapter 869: Brandon's arrival again

"The emperor, this bike is really interesting. You can go out for ten meters with one foot on your feet, and you won't feel tired even if you ride for a few miles. It's the first time a veteran has seen such a magical thing after he has lived so long.
Pang Yukun and Fiji stood in front of Xiao Ming in the imperial library. After reporting some government affairs, they began to praise the beauty of bicycles.
Fiji is even more straightforward. "The old minister is getting older now, and he still walks every time he goes up and down. If there is a bicycle to walk around, it would be wonderful."
Xiao Ming was reviewing the memorials sent by the two of them. Today, it was all small things. He picked up the pen and ticked it off and gave it back to the two.
At this moment, he looked at the two of them and felt a little funny. Only twenty minutes after this bullpen left the royal study room, the two of them rushed over before he returned to the harem, which was extremely punctual.
"Don't Fei Ge always say that walking can exercise your body? Why is it tired today?" Xiao Ming teased, he already understood what they meant.
Fiji sighed, "The emperor, after all, the veteran is getting older day by day, and this body is not able to follow suit. This walking fitness is still suitable for Pang Shoufu."
Pang Yukun's eyes widened when he heard the words, and he thought that you can't use me as a backstop, so he said: "The emperor, the minister is not young anymore. Although he is younger and older than Feige, the cost of eating and drinking is not comparable. Go, this body doesn't need to be strong."
Xiao Ming has long been accustomed to sarcasm between the two, so he said: "Okay, I understand what you mean, but the number of this bicycle is limited. I can't send one for every official. Go back and tell the officials not to jealous. If you want to get a bike, you can do things steadily. Only if you pass the annual year-end assessment, there is a chance to get it. Of course, there is another way to buy it yourself. But the price of this bike is not cheap. I wonder how I can get a hundred gold dragons. Vehicles."
"One hundred golden dragon coins?" Pang Yukun and Fiji were taken aback.
Since the currency reform, the country has started to use a new currency from top to bottom. Because dragon coins are made of real gold and silver, coupled with Confucian propaganda in the people, this dragon coin has been implemented well. Now the new currency is already on the market. Circulation.
And their salary has also begun to change the dragon coin. According to the previous standard, the salary of a first-grade senior member is three hundred taels of silver a year, and the new currency is two thousand silver dragon coins and 200 gold dragon coins.
This bicycle is basically their salary for half a year, so they are not surprised. For the salary of 80 gold dragon coins a year for ordinary officials, they need more than a year's salary to buy a bike.
"The price is already very low. The manufacture of this bicycle is very troublesome, but the spare parts need to be manufactured with different lathes, but this is the initial stage. When the industrial capacity increases in the future, the price of this bicycle will naturally come down. ."
Xiao Ming still remembers that in the 1970s, the price of a bicycle was about 120 yuan. At that time, factory workers were paid only 20 yuan, and a bicycle was paid for half a year.
So now the prices and wages in the country are somewhat similar to those at that time, but because the industrial base is relatively poor, prices will be higher.
"That's it, so this bicycle is precious." Pang Yukun said.
"Of course, otherwise, how could I treat it as a reward." Xiao Ming laughed and said, "But you are the cabinet minister, and you have a share of this bicycle, but if you have a bicycle, you have to learn how to run. For bicycle propaganda, if there is a high demand for bicycles purchased by the private sector, I can build more factories." Xiao Ming expects.
Now that the people in the north are richer, Xiao Ming has to think about promoting consumption. Only then can the country of Da Yu have enough taxes, and only with taxes can he do more.
"Xie Emperor." Pang Yukun and Fiji immediately became happy when they heard this.
While the three of them were talking, Niu Ben rode his bicycle all the way to his mansion, behind him his soldiers panting and running behind.
The people in Qingzhou along the road were shocked. They stopped and looked at the bicycle Niu Ben sat down. If it hadn't been for the many kinds of machinery in Qingzhou now, they would have thought they had seen ghosts during the day.
Niu Ben showed a triumphant look on his face. He was in a good mood. This thing was really amazing.
And not long after Niu Ben was passing by, the people on the street saw Fiji and Pang Yukun also riding this thing to their own residences.
"The magical country of Great Yu."
A pair of blonde Dutch businessmen in the crowd grew their mouths in surprise. Brandon was triumphant among the businessmen. He said to the businessmen: "I said, you will not regret coming here. This is a miracle. country."
"I hope that this time we can reach more trade with Great Chongqing. The opportunity for the revival of the Netherlands is right in front of us." A businessman said, they are all big businessmen from the Netherlands.
"Trust me, you won't be disappointed. Next we should go to see the steam locomotive in Qingzhou." Brandon couldn't wait.
As soon as he arrived in Qingzhou, the Dutch negotiating team based in Qingzhou informed him of the changes in Qingzhou over the past two years, which made him excited for a while.
Nowadays, the British and Portuguese are targeting Dutch merchant ships everywhere at sea. Their maritime trade has been further compressed. Now they need a strong friend to face the enemy together. This is also one of his purposes here. Of course, he can buy some precious commodities. It’s even more wonderful to go back~EbookFREE.me~ A group of 36 people walked along the street to the station in the north of the city. Brandon was a little dumbfounded along the way. It was different from the layout of the city two years ago. Now the residents of Qingzhou The workshop was even worse.
What replaces the private buildings are exquisite masonry buildings, some tall buildings even use steel and concrete, but these buildings retain the traditional architectural image of the country of Da Yu, and they still look like carved beams and painted buildings.
In the past, the east-west market in Dayu State has now become a farmer’s market selling chicken, duck, fish, vegetables, clothing, and watches. The shops are arranged in a special area, which is called a commercial street by merchants.
In addition to shops, many companies from Da Yu State also settled here. Brandon was sighed by all these things. From his point of view, the city construction of Da Yu State has finally improved.
The group quickly arrived at the station, when a steam locomotive made a loud whistle and began to move forward slowly.
At the back of the steam locomotive are connected fifty carriages, each of which is twelve meters long, which is as spectacular as a long dragon.