A small town under Datong Prefecture in Shanxi Province. Thanks to Datong's former role as an important border fortress, the court also spent a lot of resources on Datong Prefecture. Many places in Datong Prefecture have already built cement roads.
Wang Gensheng pedaled the bicycle vigorously, looking at the increasingly familiar and friendly scene, and he seemed extremely excited.
After more than two days of traveling, sleeping in the open air, facing the cold wind, and going through hardships, we finally arrived home. Wangjia Village could already be seen.
"Many people in my hometown are building new houses~"
While riding his bicycle, Wang Gensheng also looked in the direction of Wangjia Village. The mud and thatched houses in the past have basically been renovated and turned into brand-new reinforced concrete houses. The outside is painted with white lime, which looks very beautiful.
"Isn't that right? Everyone has made a lot of money in the past few years, so naturally they want to build a new house at home."
Li Erxiu is also very excited at this moment. Every year when he goes home, he is extremely happy and excited. When he returns to the capital to work after the Chinese New Year, he is extremely sad, especially when he is separated from his children and listens to them tearing up his heart.
The cry of the lungs makes the heart melt, and often we can only set out in the middle of the night while the children are asleep.
"Buying a new house in your family is nothing. Now if you can buy a house in the city, you will be considered worthy."
Wang Gensheng pedaled the bicycle very fast, and the cold wind blew against his face like a knife, but at this moment, he didn't care at all.
Soon, the bicycle arrived at the entrance of Wangjia Village. There were many children playing at the entrance of the village. When they saw Wang Gensheng and Li Erxiu coming on bicycles, they immediately looked over curiously.
"Son~"
Wang Gensheng saw his son as soon as he was riding in the car, and he immediately shouted excitedly.
His son was eight years old. When he heard Wang Gensheng's shout, he was slightly startled. After taking a closer look, he immediately flew over excitedly.
"Dad, Mom~"
"Haha, my good son, do you miss your father~"
Wang Gensheng stopped the car, picked up his son, held him up high, and played with him happily.
With Wang Gensheng's return, the entire Wangjia Village soon became lively. Children and elderly people in the village came out one after another, thinking that their children and parents were also back, because after counting the time, it had only happened in the past few days.
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Soon, everyone noticed the bicycle Wang Gensheng rode back.
"This is a bicycle, a vehicle that you can ride on and pedal around~"
"It's not expensive, it's not expensive, it only cost twenty-two taels of silver."
"My dear, twenty-two taels of silver is not expensive~"
"Gensheng is making a lot of money~"
"Isn't that right? Twenty-two taels of silver just buys a two-wheeled bicycle like this. I wouldn't be willing to kill you for it."
"That is to say, times are good now. In the past, I was exhausted from the end of the year. Not to mention the money, even having a full meal was a luxury. Now that it is good, twenty-two taels of silver can be exchanged for this thing?
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"Isn't this the equivalent of a few cows?"
"No~"
When the old people in the village learned that Wang Gensheng had spent twenty-two taels of silver to buy this bicycle, they were all in disbelief and talked non-stop around Wang Gensheng's bicycle.
Twenty-two taels of silver, for people of the older generation like them, is an astronomical figure that Jedi dare not think about. Using it to buy land, buy cattle, and build a house is the right choice. Now they just bought a
Old people shook their heads at things like this.
However, after a day or two, young people in the village who went out to work to make money began to return to the village.
Wang Gensheng's bicycle suddenly became the focus of the entire Wangjia Village.
Almost every day, people come to Wang Gensheng’s house to look at this bicycle.
"This is a bicycle~"
"Isn't that right? When I was in the capital, I saw someone riding this bicycle walking down the street. The speed was so fast."
"No, we came back a day or two later than Wang Gensheng. He came back on a bicycle, much faster than us."
"This car just looks handsome. Riding this car makes you look good."
"Isn't it true? Now here in the capital, having a bicycle like this is considered a prestige. You have to walk to work, how embarrassing it is."
"Brother Gensheng, why did you buy this bicycle?"
"Yes, yes, I wanted to buy it at that time, but it was out of stock."
"I was also lucky. I happened to be there on the opening day, so I gritted my teeth and bought it."
"This car is nice, but it's too expensive, twenty-two taels of silver~"
Wang Gensheng felt delighted as he listened to the praise and admiration of the people around him.
From time to time, I have to emphasize to others that I spent twenty-two taels of silver to buy this bicycle, which naturally arouses the admiration of those around me.
"Can you lend me this car?"
If you have a car, you will inevitably have someone to borrow the car to ride on.
“I don’t want to borrow my car or my wife~”
"This bicycle is not that easy to learn. It's okay if I lend it to you and it falls. I'm just worried that it will be broken."
Wang Gensheng regards his bicycle very highly.
I went home during the Chinese New Year and had nothing to do. I rode my bicycle around every day. After I came back, I carefully wiped my bicycle clean.
He would always refuse anyone who wanted to borrow a bicycle, as he was not willing to let anyone use his bicycle.
A bicycle quickly became the most beautiful sight in the nearby town, attracting a lot of attention almost wherever it went.
The old man lamented the expensive price of this bicycle and praised Wang Gensheng.
As for the young people, they all looked at her with envy. Everyone wanted to own a bicycle like this.
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At this moment, in the Beijing-Tianjin area, which has the most bicycles, with the initial launch of thousands of bicycles on the market, a new trend has started.
The Beijing-Benz bicycle experience store is always full every day. Every day, a large number of young people gather here to experience and learn to ride bicycles, and at the same time, they ask what is in stock.
Although I haven't bought my favorite bicycle yet, I must first practice the skill of riding a bicycle. Being able to ride a bicycle has become a necessary skill for young people in Beijing.
Of course, for the rich and powerful children in the capital, in the past, their favorite activities were racing, playing football, walking dogs and fighting cocks.
But now, these powerful children in the capital almost all have a bicycle, and they often get together in groups of seven or eight. They are not afraid of the cold or the ice and snow, when the roads are slippery and easy to fall. They actually ride bicycles in the capital.
Race cars on the streets.
Bicycles, as a means of transportation, were immediately loved by young people as soon as they appeared.
This kind of transportation that can control its own direction and speed up or down is more exciting than riding a horse. The key is that you can't ride a horse as much as you want in the streets and alleys of the capital, but you can do it with a bicycle.
Moreover, the bicycle is easy to park and does not require feeding or anything. It is very convenient no matter where you go. In addition, you can also take the girl you like out for a ride.
All these have made bicycles quickly become popular, and a bicycle trend has spread throughout the Beijing-Tianjin region.
Liu Jin's mansion in the capital.
“The price of second-hand bicycles has actually risen to hundreds of taels of silver~”
“It’s true that things are rare and valuable!”
Liu Jin couldn't help but sigh slightly when he looked at the reports in the newspaper.
The huge market demand in the Beijing-Tianjin region and the poor output of the Mercedes-Benz bicycle factory have also caused the price of bicycles to soar on the market.
In order to get a bicycle as soon as possible, many people would rather spend several times the price to buy a second-hand bicycle. After all, for the wealthy people in Beijing and Tianjin, owning a bicycle is considered as keeping up with the fashion trend.
Especially for the second-generation people in the Beijing-Tianjin area, if you don’t have a bicycle, you will be embarrassed to go out to meet people, and you may even have no friends.
Because now everyone makes appointments to ride bicycles for gatherings and other events.
"It is estimated that in the next ten years, bicycle sales will be very strong and the market demand will be huge."
"Well, it is necessary to quickly expand production capacity, seize the market first, and launch a variety of suitable bicycles at the same time."
Liu Jin thought carefully.
The bicycle industry is a huge industry. It has many parts and components and involves many industries and fields. Its role is very huge and can drive the development of many industries in Ming Dynasty.
"After the bicycle industry rises, the sugar cane plantations in Nanyang will probably be converted to rubber. The rubber plantations I invested in earlier will be harvested vigorously."
Thinking of this, Liu Jin couldn't help laughing.
The role of rubber is very huge, but the origin of rubber is here in Huangjinzhou. No one pays attention to it now. Only Liu Jin has introduced a large amount of rubber in the plantations in Nanyang in advance, and it will take several days for the rubber to be introduced back.
It takes years to produce glue.
This means that in the next few years, the rubber in Liu Jin's hands can form a monopoly, the price will naturally be high, and he can make a huge profit.
"Old Liu~Old Liu~"
Liu Jin was thinking about making money when Zhu Houzhao's voice came over. Soon, the energetic Zhu Houzhao came to Liu Jin's side.
"Old Liu, hurry up, hurry up~"
"This football match between Beijing National Football Team and Tianjin Navigation is definitely not to be missed."
Zhu Houzhao took Liu Jin and walked outside. During the Chinese New Year, there were football matches almost every day, and tickets were sold like crazy.
“International vs. Navigation?”
When Liu Jin heard this, he immediately became energetic. He quickly put down the newspaper in his hand and said, "I've asked someone to prepare the carriage. You can't miss this."
"Who still rides a horse-drawn carriage? It's now popular to ride a bicycle~"
When Zhu Houzhao heard this, he immediately looked at Liu Jin with contempt, looking like a country bumpkin.