Xu Yingxu thought that Zhu Gui's bicycle needed to be made in the blacksmith shop.
So he now needs close to 9,000 bicycles, which is a big project.
But how did he know that Zhu Gui redeemed it from the system store.
With the current level of craftsmen and conditions in Datong Prefecture's blacksmith shop, it would take at least a month to make a bicycle.
This is without guaranteeing quality.
So he had no intention of asking a blacksmith to reproduce the bicycle.
Facing the question raised by Xu Yingxu, Zhu Gui said with a smile: "In a week, I will come up with the number that General Xu needs. There are fifty bicycles here. You can take them back first and let some soldiers experience them."
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Zhu Gui called his soldiers and asked him to take Xu Yingxu to the warehouse to get the bicycle.
As a substitute product before the emergence of steam engines, bicycles can greatly improve the exchange of goods and people among the states and counties in Datong Prefecture.
In fact, when Zhu Gui read history in his previous life, one of his biggest insights was that the territory of ancient times was actually limited by the transportation conditions at that time.
Traffic conditions include road conditions and means of transportation, and are subject to technological levels to a certain extent, but not entirely.
This can be illustrated by one incident.
The territory of the Ming Dynasty has undergone great changes from the early to the late period, mainly due to the popularization of war horses that strengthened the central government's control over remote areas.
This control weakens with traffic conditions.
If Zhu Gui could really invent modern means of transportation such as airplanes and steamships in this era, then it is not necessarily impossible that the territory of the Ming Dynasty could be expanded to the entire world.
It was precisely after realizing this that Zhu Guicai had a paranoid pursuit of steam engines.
But now that it had been locked by the system, he could only do the next best thing and get the bike out.
The purpose is to allow ordinary people to realize the benefits of convenient transportation.
At this time, horses were still very rare in the Central Plains, and only high-ranking officials and wealthy businessmen could use carriages.
Zhu Gui's move was precisely to break through this point.
This time Xu Yingxu called the garrison of the garrison to transport the bicycles away.
But as soon as he saw him off, Xu Miaoqing came over and found out about Zhu Gui.
"Hey, why do you give everything to my brother? Where's my bike?"
It turns out that Zhu Gui exchanged fifty bicycles last time, including the one Xu Miaoqing rode.
Now that Xu Yingxu had taken them away, Xu Miaoqing refused to agree.
Zhu Gui looked surprised, then patted his forehead as if he had forgotten about it.
Before he could speak, Xu Miaoqing said: "You actually gave away everything you promised me. You, you..."
Xu Miaoqing still wanted to say some 'cruel words', but Zhu Gui saw that like a magic trick, there was an extra bicycle behind him, and the color was bright, which was very different from the previous bicycles.
Xu Miaoqing glanced at Zhu Gui and pushed her bicycle to play in the yard.
Zhu Gui stood there and looked at Xu Miaoqing's back without knowing what he was thinking. After a while, he walked towards the door.
The disaster relief censor didn't come to trouble him today. Could it be that Zhang Mao really settled him?
As soon as he opened the door, he saw Butler Wang walking back with his head lowered.
"My lord, are you going out?" Butler Wang asked immediately.
Zhu Gui nodded noncommittally, and then asked: "By the way, did Zhang Mao get money from you today?"
"Here we go, a total of three hundred taels have been withdrawn, and they have all been credited to the account." Steward Wang said.
It's only three hundred taels, which is nothing.
"Okay, go and do your work."
After Zhu Gui finished speaking, he went to the Datong Chamber of Commerce on the left side of the palace.
There is a task bar on the left side of the Chamber of Commerce Hall, which contains the goods that various merchants need to transport. This is prepared for caravans.
The management model of the Datong Chamber of Commerce is different from that of other state capitals. Because there are too many merchants joining the Chamber of Commerce and the number of caravans is also very large, this flexible transportation measure has been adopted.
Every time there is enough goods to be transported, the caravan being repaired will set off.
A merchant representative who was on duty at the Chamber of Commerce today saw Zhu Gui and immediately came out to say hello to him.
"Your Majesty, is there anything important you have to do today?"
"That's right. Now you are sending people to recruit five thousand young men. The wages are twice as much as the road construction work. The road construction work can be suspended for a period of time, and the road construction workers can have priority in participating in this task."
Zhu Gui said.
"Five, five thousand people? Okay, the common people will do it now, but what is the task this time?" The merchant was startled and asked carefully.
"confidential."
Zhu Gui said.
"yes."
The merchant representative left.
In the name of the Prince's Palace, there is no need to explain the mission status now. Ordinary people will respond positively, not to mention double the salary.
It's just that even the road construction work has been suspended, and so many people have gathered. What kind of big project will this be?
The recruitment of young men cannot be concealed. People in various prefectures and counties are very active, and more than tens of thousands of people have signed up.
The merchant representative quickly came back to report the matter.
Zhu Gui was also quite surprised by this, but obviously the more people who built a city, the better, so he waved his hand and hired all the people who signed up.
It's just that with so many people, it's impossible to keep things secret anymore.
Fortunately, Zhu Gui didn't hide anything.
That night, he found Xu Yingxu and asked him to send someone to maintain order.
Xu Yingxu did not expect that so many people could be gathered this time.
You must know that conscription of labor has been the most criticized and complained thing by the people in all dynasties. Unexpectedly, the king actually solved this problem.
Of course, this is also related to the fact that the Dai Wangfu has money, and no one among them dares to embezzle the wages of these farmers.
"That's it. Since we can't hide it, let's build the city in Hujian Gorge first. It's relatively close to Datong Mansion. Even if the Mongols react, they won't be able to assemble heavy troops for a while."
Zhu Gui pointed to the location of Hujian Gorge in Wuzhou Mountain on the map and said.
What he didn't say was that there was a secret cooperation from the Wild Wolf Gang, which had secretly swept away a small group of Mongolian rangers.
"There are high mountains on both sides of Hujian Gorge. The most important city wall only needs to be built on both sides."
Xu Yingxu nodded and said.
"Yes, we only need to build the city wall here first to prevent Mongolian attacks, and then we can rush to build Blackwood City."
There are now a construction team of 10,000 people, and one-third of them are skilled road construction workers.
Zhu Gui felt that although it was impossible to build an 'overnight city' like in the history books, it was still very possible to build a fortress city within a week.
So while the Mongolian ministries were still preparing to hold a grassland conference, Datong Prefecture was already preparing to build a city.