When the news of the signing of the Guangzhou Bay Concession Treaty between China and France reached Tianjin, Wang Chenhao, who was about to inspect the industrial base, immediately ordered the main fleet of the Royal Navy to go south to Guangdong and blockade Guangzhou Bay.

At the same time, Wang Chenhao immediately wrote to the imperial court, stating the strategically important surnames of Guangzhou Bay, and it was absolutely impossible to give concessions to the French. This move immediately won the praise of the people, and Wang Chenhao once again became the vanguard of safeguarding national sovereignty and territorial integrity, and was loved and respected by the people.

Forbidden City, Qianqing Palace.

When Guangxu saw Wang Chenhao's recital, he suddenly fell to the ground in anger.

"This Wang Chenhao, what did you do earlier? This contract has been signed, and he has come out to oppose it, how can it be reasonable. The good people have let him be, and I am now an out-and-out dusk king! ”

Weng Tongyi and Li Hongzao looked at each other, both of them full of helplessness. The two of them did not expect that this would be the case, they believed in Tan Zhonglin too much, and as a result, they really thought that Guangzhou Bay was just a small projectile land, and agreed to the terms of Tan Zhonglin's negotiations with the French. Now, when Wang Chenhao's recital comes up, it has comprehensively assessed the huge role of Guangzhou Bay from the political, economic, and military perspectives, and people who are a little smarter understand that they have suffered a big loss this time.

However, Tan Zhonglin was cunning and cunning, and he didn't dare to bear any consequences, so all the contents of the contract were handed over to the imperial court for consideration, and the imperial court made the final decision to get rid of the relationship cleanly.

At this time, Weng Tongyi and Li Hongzao scolded Tan Zhonglin in their hearts for hurting the two of them, but in order not to be held accountable, the two of them could only persuade Guangxu with a hard head.

"Your Majesty, this Wang Chenhao said how important Guangzhou Bay is, but as far as Weichen knows, the imperial court has never chosen to set up a sailor camp in Guangzhou Bay, which shows that it is not as important as Wang Chenhao said."

Weng Tongyi was the first to speak and defend himself. Then Li Hongzao also hurriedly agreed.

"Yes! Emperor! Although Wang Chenhao has some knowledge, he is not a god, and there are more people in the dynasty who are proficient in maritime affairs, and they have not seen them mention how important Guangzhou Bay is. ”

Guangxu turned to the Minister of the Navy and asked, "What does Prince Gong think?" ”

Although Yi had not paid attention to the huge strategic value of Guangzhou Bay before, as the Minister of the Navy, he still had some knowledge. After seeing Wang Chenhao's recitals, he knew the great value of Guangzhou Bay. However, now that the treaty has been signed, it may be unreasonable to violate the contract, which not only offends France, but also does not receive international support. In addition, Yi obviously felt that Weng Tongyi and Li Hongzao were involved, so he didn't want to offend the two of them.

"Your Majesty, the old ministers also agree with the opinions of Weng Tongyi and Li Hongzao. At the same time, the treaty had already been signed, and the immediate change of fortune would have detrimental to the majesty of the Celestial Empire. Even if what Wang Chenhao said is correct, this matter is already in the boat. ”

Guangxu paced back and forth, and said for a long time: "However, this Wang Chenhao is now taking the lead in opposition, and the navy is blocked at the gate of Guangzhou Bay, so if a big war is about to break out, how can I explain to the people of the world?"

Li Hongzao hurriedly said: "Your Majesty, in order to prevent the outbreak of conflict, the minister thought that he would immediately order Wang Chenhao to transfer the navy back, and at the same time condemn Wang Chenhao and punish him for the crime of attempting to use swordsmen in vain." ”

Guangxu suddenly scolded: "Don't you have a brain? At this time, I summoned the navy back, and then punished Wang Chenhao, what do the people of the world think of me? ”

Li Hongzao was silent for a while, he was more than half a year old, and he was so counted by Guangxu that he really had no face.

Yi hurriedly knelt down and said: "It's all the old ministers who are incompetent and can't bring the navy, please ask the emperor to remove the old minister from the post of minister of the navy!" ”

Guangxu said unhappily: "Sixth prince, are you going to pick a son at this time?" Isn't it the end of the unkind? ”

Weng Tongyi and Li Hongzao also hurriedly persuaded Yi to take back his life.

It's just that Yi said: "Your Majesty, the old minister is doing this to resolve this turmoil!" ”

Guangxu, Weng Tongyi and Li Hongzao looked at Yi in confusion, and the former asked, "What did the sixth prince say?" ”

Yi said: "Emperor Qi, Wang Chenhao is still the vice minister of the navy, and the old minister can announce to the outside world that it is the old minister's idea to block Guangzhou Bay in the south of the navy, and then claim that this move is inappropriate, and take the initiative to resign, so that all the responsibility will be borne by the old minister." In this way, the emperor can avoid being criticized by the countrymen, and at the same time, he secretly orders Wang Chenhao to transfer the navy back. ”

Guangxu is grateful, this Yi is surnamed Aixin Jueluo, and now he is obviously helping him with the black pot.

"The sixth prince should stay in office! This Admiralty has to be in the name of the royal family, and no one can take on the responsibility of the children of the clan. If you go to work, won't Wang Chenhao turn the sky upside down? ”

Yi still needs to insist, Guangxu waved his hand and said: "Forget it, anyway, it's not the first time I've been criticized, this time I'll deal with it!" ”

Yi asked, "Then how does the emperor deal with this matter?" ”

Guangxu gritted his teeth and said: "Only if Tan Zhonglin is dismissed and investigated, it will be difficult to balance domestic public opinion!" ”

When Weng Tongyi and Li Hongzao were about to secretly rejoice that the two of them were not implicated, they only heard Guangxu say again: "You two are also responsible for negligence, because the two of you are loyal and don't know, you will be fined for half a year!" ”

Weng Tongyi and Li Hongzao hurriedly received the order to thank them, and then their faces were full of sorrow, the two of them were poor, and they were fined for half a year how to support their families.

※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※ the imperial court issued an edict to dismiss Tan Zhonglin from his post as governor of Liangguang, and at the same time, Weng Tongyi and Li Hongzao issued a punishment for half a year. This move immediately suppressed the anger of most of the citizens, but the common people living near Guangzhou Bay still scolded the court for being mediocre and incompetent.

After Wang Chenhao achieved his goal, publicized himself, and buried Guangxu and the imperial court, he immediately ordered the Royal Navy to lift the blockade of Guangzhou Bay. In the eyes of outsiders, Wang Chenhao's withdrawal of the navy was nothing more than being forced by the imperial court, so they did not blame Wang Chenhao for ignoring them, but transferred their anger to the imperial court and the current emperor.

Wang Chenhao, Wang Shizhen, Ruan Zhongshu, and others, who were inspecting the Beijing-Tianjin-Tang Industrial Base, were all full of interest. Wang Chenhao's purpose for doing this, Wang Shizhen, Ruan Zhongshu and others naturally understood.

"My lord's move is wonderful, and the lowly people admire it very much."

Wang Chenhao just smiled faintly and said, "It is estimated that the emperor is very angry there, and he is scolding me at the moment!" ”

After saying that, several people immediately laughed, not caring at all.

Wang Chenhao inspected the industrial base, and the first stop was Zhili Iron and Steel Company. As the international standard for measuring a country's industrial capacity from the end of the nineteenth century to the twentieth and thirties of the twentieth century, the iron and steel industry ranked first. Therefore, as China's first super-large iron and steel company, Zhili Iron and Steel Company shoulders the burden of the rise of the nation, and Wang Chenhao attaches great importance to it.

Covering an area of 600,000 square meters, Zhili Iron and Steel Company is already lined with blast furnaces at this time, and various factories and industrial facilities are lined up one after another.

With the technical team of Carnegie Steel Company settled in Zhili Iron and Steel Company, it immediately gave full play to the ability of the world's first steel technical team, coupled with the abundant funds allocated by Wang Chenhao to Zhili Iron and Steel Company, the entire steel company has large-scale production capacity at this time.

Originally, the entire project was expected to be completed in 28 months, costing 35 million taels of silver, but now the first phase of the project and the second phase of the project have all been completed with high quality and high standards. The third phase of the project is being carried out in an orderly manner under the command of the technical team.

At the beginning of its preparation, Zhili Iron and Steel Company planned to establish a large-scale enterprise with an annual output of one million tons of pig iron and 200,000 tons of steel, and all the equipment and technical personnel required were imported from Germany. It is planned to build 6 large-scale steelmaking open-hearth furnaces of 100 tons, with an annual output of 200,000 tons of steel; 6 large-scale iron-making blast furnaces with a capacity of 700 cubic meters, with an annual output of 1 million tons of pig iron; 4 fuel plants with an annual output of 150,000 tons of coke, a large-scale slag plant specializing in the production of synthetic slag agents, and a preparation plant for the production of oxidants, reducing agents and carburizers; In addition, there are derivative factories such as forging mills and foundries that specialize in the production of various steel and iron products for domestic needs, and the overall first phase aims to meet domestic demand.

At this point, this goal has been achieved.

However, now Wang Chenhao has higher ambitions, with the world's first steel technical team, Wang Chenhao's requirements are naturally no longer petty, but towards the direction of the world's first steel company.

For Wang Chenhao's Zhili Iron and Steel Company, the title of the world's No. 1 steel company is not very difficult to achieve. Because Wang Chenhao has the world's first steel technical team, plus he has sufficient funds, and the Qian'an area where Zhili Iron and Steel Company is located is rich in steel, coal and water resources, and is close to Tianjin Port and Qinhuangdao Port, and has railway connections, no matter what the conditions, Zhili Iron and Steel Company has the conditions to become the world's first steel company.

With these conditions, under the leadership of Cao Fuzhen, the technical team of Zhili Iron and Steel Company began to carry out the second large-scale expansion of the company and the factory, as well as the upgrading of the original steel production.

"Report to your Excellency, Fu Zhen according to the meaning of the adult, let this technical team let go of their hands and feet, this is the overall plan they have studied, according to your requirements, our Zhili Iron and Steel Company has to surpass Carnegie Steel Company to become the world's largest steel company, they have made the following plans."

Wang Chenhao visited Zhili Iron and Steel Company, and Cao Fuzhen accompanied him all the way and explained.

Since the Qing Empire approved the construction of the Luhan Railway, the Beijing-Tianjin Railway, the Jingshan Railway, and the railway from Shanhaiguan to Heilongjiang Aihui, the development of the railway requires the construction of iron bridges, locomotives and steel rails, making the domestic steel market very broad, has exceeded the scale of 200,000 tons estimated by Wang Chenhao that year, and the supply exceeds demand.

With huge market potential, the technical team with many years of experience in operation immediately suggested the expansion of Zhili Iron and Steel Company.

On the new plan, Zhili Iron and Steel Company will expand into a super steel enterprise with an annual output of 500 million tons of steel and 9 million tons of pig iron, which is only the existing scale and output of Carnegie Steel in the United States, and also reaches the annual steel production of the United Kingdom, and the equipment and technical personnel required by it are imported from the United States, because Carnegie Steel uses better and more mature converter steelmaking.

Because Zhili Iron and Steel Company is directly located in the core area of the Beijing-Tianjin-Tang Industrial Base, resources, manpower, transportation and foreign trade are highly concentrated, so that Zhili Iron and Steel Company does not need to set up cross-regional trust companies everywhere like Carnegie Iron and Steel Company, and the superior geographical location of Zhili Iron and Steel Company can concentrate all steel projects together for construction, which saves considerable waste of financial, manpower and time.

It is planned to add 100 large-scale steelmaking converters of 150 tons, with an annual output of 5 million tons of steel; 15 large-scale iron-making blast furnaces with a capacity of 700 cubic meters, with an annual output of 9 million tons of pig iron; 36 fuel plants with an annual output of 300,000 tons of coke, 12 large-scale slag plants specializing in the production of synthetic slag agents, 12 preparation plants for the production of oxidants, reducing agents and carburizers, and 20 large-scale iron ore collection points; In addition, there are more than 30 forging mills, foundries and other derivative factories, specializing in the production of various steel and iron products required at home and abroad, to meet domestic demand as a benchmark goal, and at the same time occupy the Asian steel market, open up part of the European market as the first phase of the goal.

Wang Chenhao firmly believes that because the equipment, personnel, technology, etc. used by Zhili Iron and Steel Company are world-class, coupled with the high concentration of industrial bases, as well as the convenience of railways and ports, the ultra-low cost of steel production and smelting will easily beat any steel company in Asia, and once the second phase of the plan is completed and put into operation, Zhili Iron and Steel Company will become the world's top steel company.

The second phase of the expansion of the funds required to reach 120 million taels of silver, is the total financial revenue of the Qing Zheng axe last year, is expected to be completed and put into operation in 24 months, when a single Zhili steel company, its annual output will be the top of the annual output of the British national steel.

Wang Chenhao didn't think about it, and directly approved the plan with a big stroke of the pen.

Cao Fuzhen realized that Zhili Iron and Steel Company is facing an important opportunity, he said to Wang Chenhao with confidence: "My lord, steel is mainly used to build railways, build ships, vehicles, buildings, military equipment, and is also an indispensable material for manufacturing machinery, the steel industry will become a pillar industry in the future, I and the members of the technical team agreed that we should build Zhili Iron and Steel Company into a new look, including the entire production process of supply, production and marketing integration of modern iron and steel company!" ”

"Good! Be ambitious! ”

Wang Chenhao was very satisfied and appreciative of Cao Fuzhen's ambition and ambition in front of him, and Wang Shizhen, Ruan Zhongshu and others next to him also gave him a thumbs up.

"Congratulations, my lord, once the second expansion plan is completed, we can reach the level of the British in the field of steel production, and it is no longer a dream to catch up with the British Super America."

Wang Shizhen, Ruan Zhongshu and others all showed joy on their faces, Wang Chenhao didn't want to hit their cheerful mood, only Wang Chenhao understood in his heart. This is just that the annual output reaches the annual output of the United Kingdom, and the Zhili Iron and Steel Company has just started, while the British steel production has been developed for hundreds of years, and the gap in strength is still very large. Of course, Wang Chenhao is really aiming at the United States, and the current annual output of the United States is as high as more than 10 million tons of steel, and the gap is still too big in comparison.

"My lord, we are now basically monopolizing the domestic steel market, our steel quality is good, lower than the price of steel for foreigners, coupled with the monstrous power of the adults, looking at the country, who dares not to use the steel of the Zhili Iron and Steel Company, last year the Zhili Iron and Steel Company made a profit of 3 million taels, and this year is expected to reach 12 million taels, and after the completion of the second phase of the project, it is estimated that the adults will count the money to the hand cramps."

Everyone burst into laughter, and the atmosphere was extremely cheerful.

Leaving Zhili Iron and Steel Company, Wang Chenhao went to Dagukou surrounded by everyone to inspect the Beijing-Tianjin-Tang Industrial Base.

At this time, although Wang Chenhao called the industrial base the Beijing-Tianjin-Tang Industrial Base, the scale was far less huge than the Beijing-Tianjin-Tang Industrial Base in his time. The reason why it is called so is that Wang Chenhao is afraid of trouble, because in short, this base is going to develop and grow, so Wang Chenhao gave this name once and for all.

At this time, there were only more than 100 companies in the Beijing-Tianjin-Tang Industrial Base, because the industrial productivity of the whole world was far less developed than that of later generations, and the variety was not as many as that of later generations. In later generations, it would take at least thousands of companies to call an industrial base a base, but at the end of the nineteenth century, these more than 100 companies represented the highest and most advanced productive forces in the world, so it is not an exaggeration to call it an industrial base.

At this time, the Beijing-Tianjin-Tang Industrial Base was divided by Wang Shizhen, located in the south of the Haihe River in Tianjin's Dagukou Fort, and the vast impact plain area (now Tianjin Binhai District) near the Bohai Bay on both sides of Tianjin Port, covering an area of 60 square kilometers.

It is bounded by the Jintang Railway and the Haihe River, the south is the living, office administration and financial business area, referred to as the southern living area, and the north is the industrial area. Among them, the living area covers an area of about 11.3 square kilometers, the industrial area covers an area of 46.4 square kilometers, and the Beiyang University, Beiyang Science and Technology, forest parks, and lakes cover an area of about 3.1 square kilometers.

The entire planning blueprint was approved by Wang Chenhao, which added Wang Chenhao's advanced planning concept for modern industrial parks. For example, the industrial area is separated from the living area, and the middle is separated by forest parks, lakes and railways, highways, and Haihe River communication lines, and Tianjin has many southeast and northwest monsoons, so heavy industry is in the downwind direction and will not pollute the living area.

Li Hongzhang established Peiyang University, but Wang Chenhao set its address in the living area of the industrial base, the purpose is to give the staff in the industrial base the opportunity to study in Peiyang University, while learning to improve their own ability, because the faculty of Peiyang University are all professors and teachers hired by Wang Chenhao from the world's famous universities with high salaries, and the faculty is strong, which can help the staff in the industrial base to increase advanced knowledge. At the same time, it will also allow Peiyang University students to get in touch with the living habits of the industrial base every day, and they will work directly here after graduation in the future.

Beiyang Science and Technology is next to Peiyang University, which is convenient for Peiyang University students to learn advanced scientific and technological knowledge, and it is also convenient for Beiyang Science and Technology staff to consult the professors of Peiyang University after encountering problems, or they can enter the library of Peiyang University to consult materials. The most expensive library of Peiyang University is the library, this library Wang Chenhao spent great effort, he searched for advanced academic and ideological and theoretical books in Europe and the United States, most of them were placed in the library of Peiyang University, with a total collection of 8 million books, almost including the cultural and scientific knowledge of the whole world, it is the world's largest, largest collection of books, and the most comprehensive library.

At the same time, Wang Chenhao firmly believes that students have infinite imagination and emerge from generation to generation. Beiyang Science and Technology is next to Beiyang University, which can absorb all kinds of science fiction imagination to inspire the research theories of those scientists.

Tens of thousands of workers are working on the construction site, and the infrastructure has been completed, including roads, bridges, office buildings, factories, dormitories, canals, running water, gas and street lights. Some light industry companies have started to recruit workers in advance because of the simple equipment and technology required, and some heavy industries have not yet completed the installation of equipment because it is a technical job, but they are also carried out in an orderly manner. There are also heavy industries, such as chemical plants and oil refineries, which require huge equipment and complex technology, and the construction progress is relatively slow. However, on the whole, Wang Chenhao is already very satisfied, and according to this progress, it will be basically completed by this time next year.

The western district is one of Wang's key focuses, as it is the energy supply that supports the entire industrial base. There is a large-scale thermal power station here, and the equipment is imported from the British Holmes company to support the basic power energy supply of the Beijing-Tianjin-Tang Industrial Zone. It has not yet been built, so it is powered by old-fashioned gas lamps. There is also a large waterworks, which can not only supply water for the entire industrial base, but also for the entire city of Tianjin, but the construction of pipelines is closely related to the needs of the industrial base, and the domestic water of Tianjin City will have to wait until next year, but this also gives the people a hope, and also brings additional profits to the water company.

However, Wang Chenhao's industrial base now uses direct current, and in order to save costs, Wang Chenhao ordered Tesla to participate in the power transformation of the power station and change direct current to alternating current. Although the power station is located within the industrial site, the industrial site has a short power distance and does not require additional substations and high-voltage transmission lines. But Wang Chenhao's company is all about making a profit, so Wang Chenhao requires the power station to supply power to the entire Tianjin, Yanjing and the surrounding areas, which involves the problem of transmission lines and power consumption costs, so Tesla's high-voltage transmission lines and substations have a place to play. Similarly, the realization of power supply to Tianjin and Yanjing will have to come after next year, and it depends on the situation, after all, most people still can't afford to use electrical equipment.

Looking at the huge industrial base in front of him, Wang Chenhao couldn't help but sigh in his heart that China's rise will start here. Because it can supply most of the raw materials, equipment and parts needed by the national industry, it can basically achieve a domestic self-sufficiency rate of 90%, and some of the remaining high-precision technologies are strictly controlled by European and American countries, and they cannot be bought with money, such as the cutting, stamping, forging, and polishing technologies used by the British Navy to produce 40 times the diameter of 305 mm main gun barrels, as well as the production of machine tools.

However, Wang Chenhao doesn't care, he believes that he will always find a way to get the remaining 10% of the technology back to China. At the same time, Wang Chenhao also has technologies that are not available in Europe and the United States, such as the radio long-wave and short-wave communications that Tesla is developing, radio jamming technology, wireless remote control technology, and the technology and equipment that Wang Chenhao's submarine will bring in the future, such as active and passive radar technology, active and passive sonar technology, radar anti-reconnaissance and warning technology, laser ranging, thermal imaging, low-light night vision, water ripple water pressure sensor, metal mineral detection, magnetic compass, gyrocompass, logmeter, sounder, sextant, track self-plotter, Automatic steering instrument and radio, starlight, satellite, habitual navigation and other technologies, as well as AIP technology, nuclear technology, computer technology, etc., these technologies will be slowly imitated and manufactured by the staff of Beiyang Science and Technology, and will become the pioneer of leading the world's technological revolution in the future, and its advantages are self-evident.

Wang Chenhao wasted so much effort and used various means to get a large number of scientists to Beiyang Science and Technology in all countries in the world, not only to get their existing science and technology, but also to enable them to have the ability to study those ultra-modern technologies in the Jiaolong submarine in advance, and the latter is now Wang Chenhao's real purpose.

"My lord, there's a car factory ahead."

As the convoy drove along the highway in the industrial park, Nguyen Trung Shu suggested that the next stop was the car factory.

Wang Chenhao and his entourage came to the automobile factory, and Ford and his more than 20 technical team members, hundreds of staff members held a welcoming ceremony for Wang Chenhao.

"How's it going, Mr. Ford, are you used to living here?"

Ford smiled and said: "There is a comfortable working environment here, there are advanced production equipment, there are rich technical funds, boss, I can't think of anything dissatisfied and unaccustomed." ”

"That's good! I'm afraid you won't be able to stay there! Wang Chenhao laughed a few times and shook hands cordially with Ford and other staff.

Wang Shizhen, Ruan Zhongshu and others around Wang Chenhao did not understand English, so they could only rely on the translators to listen without a word, and followed Wang Chenhao and Ford to shake hands one by one, and the scene was lively.

Ford smiled: "Boss, you brought our wives and children, why can't we stay?" ”

Wang Chenhao said: "Don't worry, not far from Peiyang University, all the world-class teachers are hired, and your children will receive the highest education, I think this should be your greatest wish." ”

Ford said gratefully, "Yes! Boss, you know us too well! ”

Wang Chenhao was overjoyed in his heart, and secretly begged Ford, Lao Tzu got you to China, and from now on the United States will have one less oligarch, and you will not be able to enjoy the life of a billionaire in your life. It's as if you donated the billions of wealth that should belong to you to the Chinese! On behalf of the Chinese people, I thank you!

Wang Chenhao smiled crookedly in his heart, naturally he didn't dare to say this, he could only taste the fun alone.

"I heard you're ready to produce cars?"

"Of course, we Americans pay attention to efficiency!"

Ford smiled proudly and led Wang Chenhao and his party into the workshop, where several Ford-type cars had rolled off the assembly line, and several workers were painting and painting.

Looking at these Ford-type cars, they are thin and thin, and the wheels are as thin as bicycle wheels, which is really far from the advanced luxury cars of later generations. Despite this, Wang Chenhao is still very happy, which is actually quite good.

"Not bad, not bad! Keep up the good work! ”

Then, Wang Chenhao ordered someone to bring pen and paper, on which he simply drew several patterns of cars, trucks, military jeeps and three-wheeled motorcycles. Wang Chenhao's painting is very simple, but it is enough to express the meaning.

Enclosed cars, six-wheeled trucks with large trunks, sturdy military jeeps with only skeletons, and motorized three-wheeled motorcycles.

"Boss, what is this?"

"Your mission? Let's focus on the design of these four models first, I say here that you may not have any impression, but after you build the model, you must be surprised. ”

Fukut nodded and said, "Since the boss has spoken, then I will immediately study it with my subordinates and try to make it first." ”

Wang Chenhao nodded, visited the rest of the car factory, and left.

On the way, Wang Shizhen suddenly said: "My lord, I see that the four cars you drew seem to have a specific surname!" ”

"See?"

Wang Chenhao smiled and said, "That's right! The first car I called it a sedan, a civilian type. The second car I call it a truck, dual-use. Transporting supplies, transporting personnel. The third is a jeep, which is used by army commanders. The fourth is called a field three-wheeled motorcycle, which is used by the army in combat, and can be used as a commander on a single wheel, or it can be equipped with a heavy machine gun. ”

Wang Shizhen was pleasantly surprised: "What the adults said opened Shizhen's eyes, it is really a long experience, with these vehicles, our army is equivalent to an extra pair of legs, and the infantry and cavalry are faster." ”

Wang Chenhao said with a smile: "This is called military mechanization and motorization, but it is too expensive, although these vehicles have been developed, they are not up to the mark, and they cannot be equipped with troops on a large scale, because this will bring huge logistical support pressure." ”

Wang Shizhen sighed: "That's a pity! I hope that Mr. Ford and they will be able to develop a vehicle suitable for military use as soon as possible. ”

Wang Chenhao comforted him and said: "However, although we can't achieve motorization yet, we can realize bicycles!" ”

Bicycles?

Wang Shizhen and the others looked at each other, they had not yet experienced riding a bicycle.

Soon, Wang Chenhao asked to go to the bicycle factory, and the team stopped at the bicycle factory.

When they saw the two-wheeled bicycle, Wang Shizhen and the others were dumbfounded.

"Can this thing be used as a walking tool? Like a war horse? But how does it go? ”

"Since it's like a war horse, of course you have to ride it?"

Wang Chenhao became interested, ordered the workers to bring a bicycle, and in front of everyone, Wang Chenhao rode a few laps on the empty field, and the speed of each lap was faster than the other, which suddenly opened the eyes of Wang Shizhen, Ruan Zhongshu and others.

"Your Excellency is mighty!"

I don't know who shouted, everyone followed and shouted, making Wang Chenhao feel embarrassed.

Isn't it just a bike ride? Do you need the word mighty?

However, Wang Chenhao can understand their feelings, for them, there are too many new things to accept, and their surprise is understandable.

"When the time comes, our army will be equipped with a bicycle per person, just like cavalry. This bicycle is much easier to feed than a war horse, and the cost is also low, but it can give the infantry the mobility of cavalry. ”

Wang Shizhen and the others couldn't help but sigh: "The adults are wise, let's follow the adults, but we have opened our eyes and gained knowledge!" ”

(To be continued)