Chapter 250 Reaching an alliance, Zhang Yan's embarrassment
The morning of the 20th.
Harbor City, Chengxi Industrial Zone, No. 1 Bicycle Manufacturing Factory.
After more than two years of continuous adjustments and improvements, the factory's bicycle output has now increased from less than a thousand bicycles per week to one thousand bicycles per day. The production cost has also dropped significantly, to less than 30 silver dollars per bicycle.
Inside the spacious and bright assembly line workshop.
Facing the brand-new bicycles, Xu Yuan introduced: "Now this factory can produce 350,000 Jinlong and Jinfeng brand bicycles a year. In the future, the production capacity will be increased to 500,000 and 1 million bicycles.
It became the main means of transportation for the people of Ming Dynasty and brought great convenience to their production and life."
"Your bicycles are so expensive, can ordinary people in Ming Dynasty afford them? Can you sell them if you produce so many?" Zhang Yan immediately questioned.
"The price will drop to 200 silver dollars, 100 silver dollars or even 50 silver dollars per car in the future. I think at the price of 50 silver dollars, most people in the Ming Dynasty can buy it after saving about a year's salary. They will be able to afford it.
Got up."
"You have so many workers in this factory, but the bicycles are sold cheaply and you are losing money. Can you pay the wages to the workers and support them?" Zhang Yan asked again.
"The production cost of a bicycle now is less than 30 silver dollars. In the future, it will be reduced to 25 or even 20 silver dollars. The gross profit will still be about double. Not only can we support the workers, but we can also increase their wages and become an enviable blue-collar worker.
Class is also very popular in the blind date market. According to some young men, they have been spoiled for choice and don’t know which one to choose. Some even said they wanted three wives and four concubines, but they were beaten up by the woman.
, being scolded as a scumbag, I personally do not support such scumbag behavior."
"Hahaha~"
"Ha ha ha ha!"
The scene was filled with laughter, and some workers who were stained with oil at work also smiled sheepishly.
Zhang Yanqiao blushed deeply and secretly spat, "I think you are a scoundrel and a scumbag!"
Then we went to the three cold weapon factories nearby: the Plate Armor Factory, the Alloy Knife Factory, and the Steel Crossbow Factory.
I saw with my own eyes the sturdiness of plate armor, the sharpness of alloy knives, and the lethality and accuracy of steel crossbows.
The output is even more astounding.
The maximum production capacity of plate armor is 1,500 sets per day, but only one-fifth of it is now in use.
The maximum production capacity of alloy knives is 5,000 pieces per day, but now only one-tenth is in operation.
The maximum production capacity of steel crossbows is 1,000 pieces per day, but now only one-fifth of it is in operation.
That is to say, the production capacity of these three cold weapon factories can match the entire Ming Dynasty's cold weapon manufacturing capabilities, and they are completely superior in quality and have cost advantages. Therefore, even if a war with cold weapons breaks out, the Ming Dynasty will not have any advantage.
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"Hmph, it's just a militancy. Sooner or later, you will die." Zhang Yan couldn't help but mock and criticize.
"The total number of workers in these three military factories is less than 5,000, and a considerable part of the soldiers and armor produced were sold to the Ming Dynasty army and logistics and transportation caravans. Not only did they not consume Xujiazhuang's funds, they also brought in more than 100,000 yuan every year.
A profit of one million silver dollars, is this called militarism?" Xu Yuan asked back.
"Anyway, producing these is not good. It has brought countless fights and killings. If you have good intentions, you should close these factories." Zhang Yan added.
"It is precisely because of my kind thoughts that these factories not only cannot be shut down, but must continue to produce. With armored weapons, those greedy officials and subordinates will not dare to bully ordinary people; the logistics and transportation team can also move goods
Sent to every corner of the Ming Dynasty, it not only safeguarded the safety of the goods, but also protected their own safety. The young and strong people of the Ming Dynasty who went to colonize overseas could also use knives and crossbows to create a living space, so that they would not be driven and killed by the indigenous people. If they were unarmed, they would only
Rather than being insulted and hurt by others, it is better to be fully armed and kill all those evil forces."
"You always think about fighting and killing, can't we live together peacefully?"
"Peaceful coexistence?"
Xu Yuan looked at the woman in front of him, with an evil light in his eyes, and asked with a smile: "Miss Zhang, do you want to try it? Go for a walk in the countryside around Harbor City alone without any guards.
Look at a beautiful woman like you walking by the road, how will people react, will they get along with you peacefully, or will they attack you?"
"you--"
Zhang Yan was startled, hugging her chest with her hands, taking a few steps back, gritting her silver teeth and saying: "You thief, do you think that everyone in the world is like you, do you think all the evil thoughts are in your mind? If there is really someone like you
, I would rather commit suicide than let anyone taint my innocence."
After saying that, she reached out and pulled out a hairpin from her head, holding it firmly in her hand and looking at Xu Yuan with great vigilance.
"I'm just making a hypothesis. Why are you so excited? And if you react like this, doesn't it prove that what I said is right and that your plan won't work at all?"
Xu Yuan looked at her helplessly and said that he found it difficult to reason with women.
Later, under the persuasion of Queen Zhou, Zhang Yan inserted the hairpin into her head, but she was still on guard. She had to keep at least three meters away from Xu Yuan, and as long as Xu Yuan looked at her, she would
He will hold his chest sensitively, dodge sideways, or glare back displeasedly.
This greatly reduces the number of conversations and opportunities with Xu Yuan.
But it would be better without this leverage.
During the subsequent inspection and visit, the person Xu Yuan focused on became the more reasonable Queen Zhou.
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On the morning of the 21st, the barracks.
Xu Yuan ordered Army Commander Shi Yong to hold an impromptu army parade of 10,000 people. Fifty infantry phalanxes and ten equipment phalanxes passed neatly in front of the viewing platform, marching with sonorous and powerful steps.
They were walking at a pace, shouting roaring slogans such as "Serve the people," "Obey the command," "Defend the family and the country," "Long live the owner of the village," etc. All the members of the royal family were stunned and shocked.
Because the spirit of this army is so different.
And in the subsequent tactical exercises, the entire team was assembled within ten minutes, the combat formation was set up within thirty minutes, and actual attack drills such as mortar salvos, rifle salvos, and grenade drops were carried out. In less than an hour,
Within a few seconds, the imaginary enemy position will be captured and countless targets of all types will be eliminated.
It moves quickly.
Advanced weapons.
The tacit understanding of cooperation on the battlefield.
It is fully worthy of being called "the most powerful army in the world". Some of the Jinwu Guards' Jinwu Guards looked so defeated that they scared two eunuchs to the point of peeing on the spot. Most of the royal family members were silent.
"To put it bluntly, such an army, with a strength of 10,000, has a combat effectiveness that is at least as good as the 100,000-strong new army that the emperor is training. It has a crushing advantage and can end the battle with low or zero casualties.
No matter how much money and food His Majesty the Emperor invests, it will be meaningless." Xu Yuan said frankly.
Queen Zhou fell silent.
"Master Xu, if your Xu family army is so strong, will you use it to attack the imperial court?" Seven-year-old Prince Zhu Cixiang raised his head and asked.
"No, Xujiazhuang's army only has 30,000 people. It is not enough to protect itself. It will not blindly launch a war, but will only respond to provocations from hostile forces." Xu Yuandao.
"Then the Xu family army can be used by the court, can it be regarded as the army of the Ming Dynasty?" Zhu Cixiang asked again.
"If the royal family can form an alliance with Xujiazhuang, then it will definitely count. If not, then it will be an ally at most."
"Then if we form an alliance, my father's army can become as powerful as Xu's army. Can Xu's army provide help and improve the combat effectiveness of the imperial army?" Zhu Cixi's question made many people around him brighten their eyes. Although the prince is young,
, but he is extremely smart and can actually ask such a high-level rhetorical question.
Since they are allies who share the blessings, it should be a duty to help improve the combat effectiveness of the imperial army. After all, the Ming Dynasty has such a large territory and needs many elite soldiers and generals.
"No problem at all."
Unexpectedly, Xu Yuan was very open-minded and said: "The military academy in Xujiazhuang can be opened to the royal family to train qualified and outstanding generals. In the future, the royal family's army can also come to Harbor City to receive training and be forged like the Xu family's army.
We have combat-effective troops, and even part of the expenses can be reimbursed, and weapons and ammunition can also be provided. If the royal family can become stronger, it will also be good for us. Since it is a win-win situation, why not do it?"
"Master Xu, we will definitely consider this alliance carefully." Zhu Cixiang said seriously.
…
In the afternoon, the sea east of Harbor City.
The captain's command room of the iron-clad warship "Tianxia", which was launched earlier this month.
In quite a bumpy environment.
Xu Yuan, Empress Zhou, Zhang Yan, Zhu Cixiang and others all held high-power telescopes in their hands and looked at the armored warship "Invincible" not far away. They were using the rapid-fire cannons on the side to shoot at the sea surface.
floating target on.
Boom boom boom!
Boom boom boom boom!
The carbon red tracer traces an arc.
After the explosion, a large amount of white water column was stirred up.
After more than ten consecutive rounds of shooting.
Targets on the sea surface several miles away were all blown to pieces, and the impact was quite effective.
And after watching this exercise of the Xu family's naval fleet.
Queen Zhou Yufeng had made up her mind and even stated on the spot that the royal family would form an alliance with Xujiazhuang to form a community of interests, share wealth and destiny, never deviate, and work together towards the future.
As for why she was so eager to express her position, she had to wait a few days to visit and think about it for a few more days, but no one wanted her to make a choice so quickly.
In fact, since that exchange with Fang Qingyan, Empress Zhou had secretly made a plan. For the long-term prosperity of the royal family, she must form an alliance with Xujiazhuang, and she must take the initiative to propose it, so as to obtain better alliance conditions.
Moreover, Xu Yuan just told her face to face that the current development focus of Xujiazhuang is mainly to develop overseas interests. For this reason, about 80% of the energy and resources are invested in overseas estates and the construction of the naval fleet every year.
Only 20% of the resources went to the Ming Dynasty, and the number of the army never increased.
It can be seen from this!
Xujiazhuang really has no intention of seizing the Ming Dynasty. Otherwise, if it only needs to increase its resource investment by 10% and expand its elite army by 10,000 people every year, in three to five years, it will have the ability to swallow up the south of the Yangtze River, swallow up the south of the Ming Dynasty, and then swallow up the entire Ming Dynasty.
Now that Xu Yuan has been open and honest, revealing so many trump cards and sincerity, if he hesitates any longer, he is ignorant of current affairs and does not know what to do. He will also miss the opportunity for Xujiazhuang to conquer the world and seize global interests. Let alone eat meat by then.
I couldn't even take a few mouthfuls of soup.
Get on board early and reap the benefits early.
If you always focus on the three-acre land of Ming Dynasty and have narrow and extreme thinking, you will suffer a lot sooner or later.
By being firmly bound to Xujiazhuang and establishing an alliance, Xujiazhuang will receive resources and wealth from all over the world in the future. The Ming Dynasty royal family will also become a world royal family, ruling over the entire planet and possessing greater power. Even if it is a bit of a puppet, even if it is against
Xujiazhuang was too dependent, but so what, at least the supreme power was in his hands, and most of the population and land were still under the rule of the emperor. This was completely enough.
"Okay, that's a wise choice."
Xu Yuan said to her: "But I have to leave for a while tonight. You can discuss the specific cooperation details with Qingyan and Yang Zhongyuan. When I come back in a year, as long as most of the terms are OK, then we can sign it
Covenant, formal alliance."
"this……"
Zhou Yufeng was a little confused. For such an important matter as forming an alliance with the royal family, the village owner Xu could not personally preside over it. He had to leave for a while and let her discuss the details with Fang Qingyan. Can this woman handle such a big matter at will?
But after this naval exercise ended and the battleship Tianxia docked at the port.
Xu Yuan disappeared and it was impossible to find him even if he tried to find him. Then he remembered some legends about his origin, so Zhou Yufeng had no choice but to believe that this was an immortal from a foreign land and his whereabouts were mysterious.
But not long after leaving.
Xu Yuan sent someone to deliver a batch of gifts, a few for her and the prince, and most of them for the emperor's sister-in-law Zhang Yan.
Among them is a smartphone with extremely rich functions and a matching power generation and charging device. Dozens of games, nearly a thousand songs, and hundreds or tens of thousands of movies have been downloaded on the phone, which can be used very well.
Boring time.
There is a set of high-end cosmetics that can be used for a year, keeping women young and beautiful, and keeping their youthfulness, even if they are sixty years old.
There is a box of jewelry with more than 300 pieces worth at least tens of thousands of silver dollars.
There are also a number of women's accessories such as silk scarves, stockings, ribbons, and belts, all of which are exquisite and eye-catching.
Finally, there is a letter of apology. The letter says that there were many rude and rude things in the past two days. These gifts are used to express apology. I hope you will not refuse. I also wrote a paragraph at the end of the letter——
Roses have thorns, but they are as red as fire and their fragrance remains unchanged. As time goes by, the flower will wither and its appearance will grow old. What remains unchanged is its pride and independence. The world is like a sea of suffering, but there is also joy and color. May the beauty be with you forever.
Now, happiness will come back to you soon.
After reading this letter.
"lecher!"
Zhang Yan's pretty face was covered with red clouds, and she was about to tear this so-called apology letter into pieces.
Empress Zhou quickly stopped her, grabbed the letter and read it, her face couldn't help showing the smile of her aunt, and said jokingly: "Sister-in-law, I'm afraid Xu Yuan is so attentive to you. I'm afraid he's not in love with you. You've been everywhere these days."
Refuting the accusations against him, he was extremely tolerant and patiently explained. If he hadn't meant anything to you, he would have been furious, right?"
"You are a deceitful disciple, you are just wishful thinking! Indecent treatment of the Queen is a crime against the nine clans!"
Zhang Yan's face turned redder, her chest heaved more violently with anger, she felt ashamed and angry, and she wanted to kill someone.
"Imperial sister-in-law, you have been widowed for many years and are alone. As long as you have the right status, you can remarry someone else. It is not impossible to consider Xu, who is rich in the world and has outstanding literary talent. On the contrary, it can consolidate the relationship between the royal family and Xujiazhuang." Queen Zhou felt her eyes light up and said.
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"Shut up, even if I die! I will never consider this scoundrel!"
Zhang Yan gritted her teeth and said firmly.
"Then do you still want these apology gifts he sent?" Zhou Yufeng asked.
"No, take them all and throw them outside!"
"It would be a pity to throw it away. Sister-in-law, you don't want me to have it. Xu Yuan said in the letter that this is an apology for us. I can take it without any problem."
Zhou Yufeng immediately packed all the gifts and asked the palace maids and eunuchs to carry most of the gifts to her residence. However, the most valuable smartphone was left behind and was not taken away. This is a thing from the fairy world and a priceless treasure. Xujiazhuang only has
Very few people have it, others can only drool with envy - it's true. When Fang Qingyan took out her pink mobile phone, Zhou Yufeng was stunned, feeling extremely envious and curious.
Xu Yuan gave one to Zhang Yan to kill her boring time. The meaning of his pursuit is very clear at a glance.
After most of the gifts in the room had been packed away, Zhang Yan saw the smartphone on the bed. She held it in her hand and opened the window, intending to throw it away, but the screen lit up and the brightly colored wallpaper pictures attracted her attention.
It caught her attention and thought of its value, so she had to put it away and said to herself: "I will give this to Fang Qingyan tomorrow so that she can see her husband's virtue."
She just put the phone in her hand to study and play with it for a while. Unknowingly, the thought of returning it slowly faded away. She didn't see her taking any action to return it the next day, but she thought about returning it another day... This chapter has been completed!
