Chapter 472 Bicycle
"Mr. Master, please wait for us, wait for us!" Yu Cheng, the captain of Chu Yun, led a team of guards to chase Chu Yun from behind, shouting anxiously.
On the relatively spacious main road in the capital, a strange thing with only two wheels was moving quickly. The one riding this strange thing was Chu Yun, the leader of the Jiuzhou Army, who had just swallowed up all the land originally owned by the Ming Dynasty.
The people on both sides were from the capital. They couldn't help but stop to watch the fun, and looked curiously at Chu Yun who was like a gust of wind and the strange things under his seat.
"Look at what the lord of the army is riding? You can run fast with just two wheels!"
"Be careful not to let this thing hit you. It would be fine if you hurt yourself. If the army leader falls into the car, then the stable days we finally get will be gone!"
The onlookers made way for Chu Yun.
"Be careful!" Chu Yun rode a fast bicycle by, followed by anxious Yu Cheng and others.
The scenery on both sides of the main road was quickly retreating, and the refreshing wind blew towards him, which made Chu Yun feel very happy. People were in a happy mood when they were happy. The letter of surrender from the Yunnan chieftains came, and the Jiuzhou army had conquered the last piece of land in the south. Originally, Chu Yun was worried that the Yunnan chieftains would take this opportunity to leave China, but by the end of the Ming Dynasty, the Yunnan chieftains and the Miao people had already deeply integrated into the Chinese civilization and had no intention of taking the opportunity to cause trouble. They surrendered with the local Ming army generals. This made the Jiuzhou army not have to spend a lot of energy to pacify Yunnan, and there were fewer many contradictions.
The second thing that is worthy of pleasure is that Chu Yun has started the "bicycle" technology and has been able to create traditional bicycles with some characteristics of modern bicycles. The diamond frame structure, the rear wheel is driven by chains, and the direction is directly grasped through the fork, and the pneumatic tires produced by natural rubber produced by Hainan Rubber Garden make this bicycle very friendly. Chu Yun has the memory of his previous life, and soon let this body learn to ride a bicycle and become the world's first consumer of the bicycle. This bicycle was also named "Departure" by Chu Yun.
"Yu Cheng, what do you think of this bicycle? Do you still look down on the bicycle?" Chu Yun rode around the outer wall of the Forbidden City, sweating all over his body, and then he stopped reluctantly.
It's great to enjoy the technology that will only be available in later generations. Chu Yun was dissatisfied with the means of transportation that were actually not very comfortable, and had many requirements for the terrain. He was still familiar with the convenience and speed of bicycles.
Huhu... Yu Cheng and the others didn't have bicycles, but they followed behind the bicycle and ran around the Forbidden City for a whole circle! They were panting and almost ruined by Chu Yun.
"Huh...Mr. Master, this bicycle is really magical... No, it should be said that Master, you are such a strange man. You only have two wheels, and you will fall to the ground when you ride it. You are forced to fly by Master," Yu Cheng said in admiration.
"Yes, we have all tried riding this thing called a bicycle, but before we even got moved, we fell down and injured our butt." Another guard also said.
You have never learned how to ride a bike, how could you get started? Chu Yun said in his heart.
"I will teach you how to ride a bicycle in the future. This bicycle is a convenient tool, but it has many wonderful uses. We can produce a thousand bicycles for equip mountain camps. Even on harsh roads and in many places where war horses cannot reach, bicycles can reach it. And they can also be equipped with commanders, which can quickly convey commands in different troops." Chu Yun parked his baby's first bicycle.
"Yes, if everyone can ride this bicycle as smooth as the military leader, it may have high military value!" Yu Cheng couldn't help but his eyes lit up when he heard Chu Yun's outlook on the prospects of the bicycle. Think about it carefully, sometimes bicycles are very convenient, and it depends on how to use them.
"Of course, civil uses are more extensive and can facilitate the people's short-distance travel, so there is no need to sluggish it. This is a large market worth millions of taels of silver. In the future, we will set up a bicycle factory and sell bicycles to the people of various provinces and prefectures. Then we will export overseas. We will definitely be able to sell well all over the world and make a lot of money." Chu Yun saw the "Departure" and seemed to see a large silver mine.
As long as you sell hundreds of thousands of bicycles, you can get a profit of one million taels of silver. If you study it carefully, you can make a large amount of fiscal revenue! And this is still a profit that can be generated continuously. Jiuzhou Jun, which has bicycle production technology, monopolizes the entire bicycle industry and can freely price bicycles exported to any region.
"The military leader usually likes to make money when considering things. Sometimes he really looks like a big businessman." Yu Cheng and other guards said.
"If I think about making money and getting financial income all day long, how can the military have the money to support such a large number of people? Now our Jiuzhou Army has expanded from nine infantry brigades, five cavalry brigades, two artillery brigades, and the original eighteen infantry brigades to nine large infantry brigades, two artillery brigades, three cavalry brigades, and one guard brigade, a total of fifteen brigades, nearly fifty brigades, and 200,000 people. We also have to maintain three naval fleets. The monthly expenses are astronomical!" Chu Yun thought that as he occupied several times the land in Liaodong and southern Liaoning, the number of troops has doubled, and the military expenditure is very tight!
With tens of thousands of people from the Shanghai Military Department, Chu Yun is about to raise 300,000 troops! These troops are still not enough. The land controlled by Chu Yun is too large and ordinary public security forces are needed to assist in the management!
"Haha." Yu Cheng and others scratched their heads embarrassedly. They were also big-headed soldiers who were consuming food and pay, and they received the salary they paid every month.
The Guards Regiment was headed by Chu Yun, while Yu Cheng was deputy commander, and he and Grand Duke Karl's Second Corps were stationed near the capital, with nearly 30,000 people. There were still thousands of yamen runners in the capital responsible for ordinary public security management.
"Let's go, the Academy of Sciences has also moved to the capital. Let's go to the Academy of Sciences to see their recent study. Compared with that study, bicycles are just appetizers before meals. That study can bring about unprecedented great changes." After a break, Chu Yun rode his bicycle excitedly and rode towards the Academy of Sciences.
"Military Master, wait for us!" Yu Cheng and others followed Chu Yun with a frown. As Chu Yun's guards, they wanted to protect Chu Yun's safety, but it was very tiring for them to chase the bicycle on foot!
Chapter completed!