Outside the Meridian Gate.

The ministers gathered together, and it was time before the court meeting again.

Fang Zheng arrived early in the morning and stood outside the Meridian Gate, yawning.

Suddenly, he saw Jiang Liang not far away looking at him with a bright smile.

Jiang Liang returned the gift with a smile, looking like he had a chance to win.

But as soon as the smile appeared, it suddenly disappeared again.

I saw a few old men riding bicycles not far away, and they rang their bicycle bells when they arrived.

"Dingle bell!"

After the car bell rang, several old men skillfully slowed down and stopped.

Touch the ground with your left foot, lift your hind legs, and get off!

The movements are extremely familiar!

Then he slowly pushed the bicycle to the base of the wall outside the Meridian Gate.

There was a row of bicycles parked there early... the scene looked a bit disharmonious.

After placing the bicycle, Zheng Qiao slowly walked towards Fang Zhengyi, cupped his hands and said with a smile: "Master Fang, you came so early today."

Fang Zheng smiled: "Today is not ordinary. I have to ask you to witness the bet between me and the Ministry of Industry."

He was used to such scenes.

Newspapers frequently publicize the health benefits of cycling.

These old men couldn't control themselves at all, so they ran to buy it themselves.

Not only did I buy it, I also had a lot of fun riding it!

On the one hand, it is to maintain health, and on the other hand, it is probably to enjoy the feeling of traveling as fast as the wind.

Zheng Qiao thought for a while and said: "Oh! I forgot, your bicycle is indeed a good thing, but are you sure you can win?"

Fang Zheng shrugged: "We still don't know what the situation is at the Ministry of Industry. It's hard to say whether we can win or not."

"I heard that you also bought Yuguang Porcelain from the Ministry of Industry?"

Zheng Qiao said calmly: "Hey~! I have never helped anyone. I bought a bicycle and of course I also bought Yuguang porcelain."

Fang Zheng curled his lips and said, "How much does a bicycle cost? How much does jade light porcelain cost? How can it be compared?"

"Aren't you a partialist? It's useless for me to call you second uncle!"

Who the hell is your second uncle! Here you come to harm me again!

Zheng Qiao's face darkened and he left.

Not long after, he began to go to Hajj to see him.

Emperor Jing sat on the dragon chair and looked at Fang Zhengyi with a serious expression.

The capital has given him a lot of trouble these past two months, but the capital has not allowed him to overturn it.

A mere bicycle caused an uproar in the entire capital city!

Almost every day's reports include news about bicycles.

Even he couldn't help being curious and brought one back and tried riding it in the back garden.

The experience is quite good!

On the other hand, there was almost no movement at the Ministry of Industry.

He was also very curious as to what the result would be.

After the ritual gossip was over, Emperor Jing immediately said, "Let's not talk about anything else today."

"The bet between the Ministry of Industry and Fang Qing has expired in two months. Can you two have a result now?"

The ministers looked sideways, and Jiang Liang was slightly excited: "Your Majesty, the Ministry of Industry has obtained the results. I ordered people to compile the statistics yesterday evening. Your Majesty is invited to take a look at them!"

After saying that, he took out the letter from his sleeve and handed it to the eunuch.

Emperor Jing opened the letter with a flash of surprise in his eyes: "Oh?! There are actually thirty-six thousand five hundred taels?"

Jiang Liang smiled slightly: "Your Majesty, the jade light porcelain produced by the Ministry of Industry is labor-intensive and time-consuming, but it is of excellent quality."

"Its ornamental value is far superior to that of porcelain on the market, and it is highly sought after by wealthy families. In less than a month, its reputation has spread far and wide."

"So in addition to the capital, there are also families sending people to buy from outside the capital."

"This can reach a huge amount of thirty-six thousand taels, and all the benefits have been returned to the national treasury."

The ministers exchanged information with their eyes. Some were surprised, some were excited, and many had slightly disappointed eyes.

Emperor Jing looked at the letter in his hand again and nodded with satisfaction.

Then he looked at Fang Zheng and said, "Fang Qing, where's yours?"

More than thirty-six thousand taels...

Fang Zheng's lips curved slightly: "I'm ready, please take a look at it, Your Majesty."

Another letter was delivered, and Emperor Jing couldn't wait to open it and read it.

The ministers also raised their heads one after another, their eyes full of expectation.

Bicycles are so popular! Why don’t they sell them at a sky-high price?

At first glance, his face suddenly changed: "Only more than seven thousand taels?"

There was an uproar in the capital, and many people had already determined that Fang Zhengyi would win.

There has even been a handicap opened privately.

So now you just get me this? What about the seven thousand taels?

At least you can get thirty thousand taels to compete with others for a while!

Jiang Liang and other heads of the Ministry of Industry immediately showed ecstasy in their eyes.

He looked at Fang Zhengyi proudly.

Fang Zheng took out another letter from his sleeve and said calmly: "Your Majesty, I have another copy here for Your Majesty's inspection."

"Send it up." Emperor Jing said.

As Emperor Jing slowly unfolded the letter, the officials looked at him curiously.

Another piece of brand-new data was revealed in front of his eyes, and Emperor Jing's eyes suddenly glazed over.

"Twenty thousand...eight thousand nine hundred taels?"

All the ministers were shocked!

Isn’t it already 130,000 taels? It’s time to play!

He wouldn't come up with a false number, would he?

No matter how well the bicycle sells, according to some people's thinking, it will only cost tens of thousands of taels.

But aren’t your more than 100,000 taels bragging to the sky?

"Your Majesty, that's right." Fang Zheng said.

"Impossible! Absolutely impossible!" Jiang Liang suddenly stood up.

He also sent people to the market to make rough statistics. Although the city was very noisy, cyclists were often seen.

But if it sold as much as 130,000 taels, wouldn't there be cyclists everywhere?

No matter what, it can't be sold in such high quantities.

Emperor Jing's face was solemn: "Fang Qing, what do these two pieces of news mean?"

Fang Zhengyi said calmly: "Back to Your Majesty, the price of the first portion is the total price of the spot sales, and the second portion is the total price of the reservation."

"The more than 120,000 taels are actually people who have paid but have not yet received the goods. In fact, the number of people who want to buy bicycles has reached more than 200,000 in the entire capital!"

"I am not talented, I have devoted all the power of Taoyuan County to appeal to countless people, and I can only build more than 10,000 vehicles in two months, but more than 10,000 vehicles are still not available for sale."

More than 200,000 people want to buy bicycles?

The officials were in an uproar, their eyes full of shock.

I have never heard of an object being sought after by hundreds of thousands of people in two months!

This is not like buying salt and rice!

Emperor Jing was also shocked!

I knew that bicycles were popular, but I never expected that more than 200,000 people would be willing to spend real money to support it. This is a bit exaggerated! Junquge

Jiang Liang couldn't believe his ears and immediately argued: "Impossible! No matter how popular this thing is, it is not necessary for life. How can more than 200,000 people be willing to pay for it!"

Emperor Jing read the news on the paper carefully and repeatedly, and said in disbelief: "There are really more than 200,000 people? I can't believe it, how did you do it?"
Chapter completed!