After having dinner with Xingxuan Dayuanjun, Wang Yi left with Kim Yun'er. Yuna chattered all the way, obviously excited to meet the big names in her country. Later, the two returned to Ningdao, but Shen Yazhi and Tong Qianjia have not returned. Wang Yi suddenly remembered that two days ago, several students from Dashang teamed up to open a bicycle shop, and they sent a bicycle. This car is very similar to the bicycle of the later generations, it is very tall and sturdy.

Kim Yuna watched Wang Yi fiddling with the bicycle there, she was obviously curious.

"Make a bet?"

"What?" Jin Yun'er frowned, not knowing why Wang Yi wanted to bet on herself.

Wang Yi was a little disappointed, this is the casual talk of later generations, but obviously he can't fiddle with this little girl.

"Sir, do you really want to ride on these two wheels?" Jin Yun'er is very curious about this, and I'm afraid she still thinks that Wang Yi is crazy.

"Not only do I want to ride, but I can also take you with me." Wang Yi was pumping the tires of the car, saying that this air pipe was still invented by him.

The girl instinctively expressed fear, but since Wang Yi said it, she didn't dare not listen.

This bicycle is actually full of heavy, but it looks very sturdy, and the current aluminum is very valuable, so naturally it is impossible to use it on the bicycle. And carbon fiber materials have not yet been invented, so the current weight, Wang Yi is also acceptable.

There is not much difference between this car and the cars of later generations, and the accessories that should be there have been installed under the guidance of Wang Yi. The whole car came down, about 100 silver dollars, which is equivalent to half a year's salary for ordinary people. It's not cheap, but after all, it's a very convenient means of transportation, and in recent years, the northeast road project has been progressing well, and some towns have begun to try to use the oil road. In addition to the lack of traffic lights, it has some appearance of the town in later generations.

When Jin Yun'er sat on the back seat of Wang Yi's bicycle, she was so frightened that she hugged Wang Yi's small waist tightly...... Well, it feels pretty good. After gradually getting used to the speed of the bicycle, Kim Yuna is no longer afraid. The strange thing on these two wheels runs much smoother than expected. Later, when the king began to teach her to ride, the two of them had a good time, and the little girl's exclamations and laughter spread far and wide.

Some of the servants on Ning Island also came over curiously when they saw Wang Yi and Jin Yun'er having a good time. They know Wang Yi's temper, he is usually amiable and has no arrogance. I often find a few gardeners or cooks to play chess together, so the servants treat Wang Yi more as a junior, so they don't see it.

Fran's butler was also watching, he had seen bicycles, which had been invented for many years and were sold as toys in Shanghai. However, it is the first time I have seen a bicycle of the same size on the front and rear wheels, and it can be so fast.

"You're here to try." After taking Kim Yuna around the island, looking at the curious eyes of the servants, Wang Yi wisely handed over the bicycle, and then taught everyone how to ride the bicycle.

"Fran, what do you think?"

"It's good, but it's not very stable."

"Just practice and practice."

"Yes, master, I think so too."

"Don't you have a son? It's called Zink, right?" Wang Yi suddenly remembered. "Now working as a groom on the island?"

"Yes, Mr. Fei is going to help him arrange his work? He had read books, but he didn't know much Chinese. ”

Wang Yiyi smiled and said: "That's the case, I think after the mass production of this bicycle, the sales will be good." If your son wishes, I can put him in touch with some of my students. When you talk about it, maybe he can get the right to sell in Europe. At that time, open a bicycle factory in the UK and sell it to Europe, and the income should be considerable. ”

Fran became excited when he heard this.

"Of course, Yiqiē still has to listen to your son's own thoughts."

Fran was very excited, knowing that Wang Yi did this for the sake of his own face, so he naturally said a bunch of words of gratitude, and thanked him a thousand times.

That evening, Wang Yi was not idle. Yang Qiuxing came to visit, accompanied by 21 members of the Political Affairs Bureau, ministers of various departments, as well as Shang Yi, commander of the navy of the insurance team, and Zhao Ziguang, commander of the air force.

"Cho Nin-ha is now busy reassuring the situation in North Korea, and propaganda work to join the autonomous region has already begun. With Xi Benxiong and Kim Zhiying over there, there shouldn't be too many problems. Chu Yuan gave a briefing on the situation on the North Korean side.

"One thing that can also be put on the agenda now is the establishment of a naval and air base on Jeju Island." Wang Yi mentioned yì at this time.

Finance Minister Fang Ziqiao frowned a little and said: "Sir, of course the status and location of Jeju Island are important, but there are too many projects started in the autonomous region this year, and now it is also responsible for the war between the French in the southeast region and Vietnam. ”

Wang Yi thought about it, Fang Ziqiao's words were not unreasonable. There has been a war in the north, and it is not stopping in the south now. This year, the DPRK will build a division, and in addition to the cost of various construction projects within the autonomous region, it is no wonder that Fang Ziqiao will be unhappy.

"I'll pay for it." Wang Yi said at this time.

Yang Qiuxing was happy and said, "It's still Mr. generous!" ”

However, Fang Ziqiao was still not very happy, and admonished: "Sir, can the war in the south be controlled on a scale?" We have expanded our territory too fast in the past two years, and from this year, the remaining areas of Mukden have also begun to officially join the autonomous region, Jilin in the second half of the year, Heilongjiang next year, and North Korea. If we don't have a period of recuperation and recuperation, I'm afraid our finances are likely to go bankrupt. ”

Several other ministers agreed that the economy of the Northeast is now prosperous, but initially on a smaller scale. Now, with the sudden increase in the territory of the control zhì, the final outcome of becoming a fat man in one bite is likely to kill him.

Wang Yi turned his face to look at Nie Xiong at this time, and said, "How are the preparations for the things discussed before?" ”

Nie Xiong is the general manager of Dashang Bank and the general manager of the Northeast Central Bank.

"The research has been completed and can be implemented."

Wang Yi glanced at Li Yuzhen beside him, and said, "Then do your best, Yuzhen, you also go to help." ”

"Yes, Chairman."

"Nie Xiong, tell you about our plan."

"Yes!"

The plan Wang Yi mentioned is the banknote issuance plan. Banknotes are currency symbols that have no value in their own right, and are like a circulating bond. Although there are so-called official bills and Qing Dynasty treasure banknotes in this era, they are still very different from paper money in the modern sense.

Nie Xiong's secretary took a lot of materials and distributed them to everyone in the room, and then Nie Xiong introduced them. When he had finished, the people in the room began to ask questions.

"We are going to distribute wages in the form of wages first in the government, the army, and the big merchant system, and then expand it to the whole society. After a few years, it gradually replaced the application of the silver dollar. ”

"What about the outer regions?" Tong Yuan, a member of the Political Council, asked.

"Same steps."

"I'm afraid it's going to be difficult!" Another member of the Political Council, Cheung Rui-sing, shook his head. "After all, the common people now only recognize silver and copper plates, and it is not easy to get them to change their minds. If the external reform is carried out too quickly, the other regional businesses of Dashang Bank will be greatly affected. ”

Nie Xiong said at this time: "The benefits of paper money cannot be ignored, the more intensive and closely connected our Northeast Autonomous Region's economy is with the rest of the country, the smoother our paper money plan will be." In the final analysis, paper money is still related to people's confidence. As long as everyone gradually accepts the concept that paper money is money, the problem will be solved. Since then, we will have more means to deal with various financial events that may arise in the future. If we don't reform, the outflow of silver dollars is too great for us, and it has already put a very strict burden on our banks. And the silver dollar itself is very easy to imitate, in contrast, our banknote anti-counterfeiting technology is unique in the world, and has a unique advantage in this regard. ”

The issuance of banknotes cannot be rushed forward, and the Northeast Autonomous Region will have to go through a series of preparations. Inevitably, the original banknotes also had the function of exchanging gold and silver for huàn coupons. To put it simply, paper money can be exchanged for gold and silver at the bank.

The meeting lasted until late at night, with most people staying on Ninh Island to rest and leaving the next day.

Sa Zhenbing led the fleet to arrive at the naval base of the Great Merchant in Okinawa, and supplies were underway. In addition to the flagship 13,000-ton battleship Anxiang in his hands, there is also a cruiser Tianquan, and the captain is Lu Yun, Sa Zhenbing's classmate. Two thousand-ton frigates, six transport and supply ships, with two thousand marines on board. Liu Buyun took some Beiyang sailors and also helped on the ship, but now they are wearing the uniforms of the Dashang Navy Insurance Team.

Sa Zhenbing is drinking tea and chatting with Liu Buchan at the port, and they will rest in Okinawa for a few days. The scenery here is beautiful and the climate is pleasant, at least Liu Buyun likes it very much.

"I didn't expect you to build a naval base in the Ryukyus." Liu Buyun said enviously.

"No, the agreement we made with Japan was that there would be no garrisons in Ezo and the Ryukyus. It's just a port, and we're just stopping here. Sa Zhenbing corrected with a smile.

Liu Buyun thought it was funny, looked around, and said, "This is not called a military port?" ”

Two of Dashang's own cruisers were docked here, as well as four destroyers of two thousand tons. Liu Buyun has seen a real merchant navy, which is much faster than his own coal-burning ships.

"Can Japanese people like you rest assured?"

"Why reassure them, is our chairman such a good person?" Sa Zhenbing laughed. "A while ago, Yan Jidao took the fleet to Kagoshima, Kyushu, Japan. The Japanese were so frightened that they immediately asked our consulate in Japan about the situation, but they didn't dare to say a word of protest. Do you know what Lao Yan said in the end? ”

"How?"

"Take a look."

"You're so bad!" Liu Buyun smiled and leaned back and said. "By the way, where is Lao Yan now?"

"I guess I'm in Sanya."

"Sanya, I really haven't heard of it."

"In the south of Qiongzhou, I heard Lao Yan say that the scenery over there is good. When the chairman gave us another lesson, he said that he would go over and have a look if he had the chance. ”

Liu Buyun poured himself another cup of tea, relaxed his body, and said with a smile: "You are now in a lot of places in the south, Keelung and Kaohsiung in Taiwan, and Sanya in Qiongzhou." ”

"More in the future." Sa Zhenbing's expression is intriguing. "Asia is the Asia of the Qing Dynasty, and it seems that the great powers should understand this."

"Daqing?" Liu Buyun thought in his heart, "I'm afraid it's a big business." ”

In March 1885, the French army relieved the siege of Tuan Quang, that is, the 1st Brigade stayed in Tuan Quang, and the rest of the troops withdrew to Tuan Hung, Hanoi and other places.

When the news reached France, Prime Minister Jouferry changed his low profile after being wiped out by the big merchants, and his voice was raised again. The French public was greatly encouraged by the return of the glory of France, and Paris swept away the gloom and reveled all night long.

However, Pei Long, the Minister of Naval Colonization, was not in such a good mood, and the destruction of the Lone Fleet increased the pressure on his shoulders. Now in Africa, France is pinned down by the British. If it weren't for Germany and Britain as the only one that didn't want to dominate, I'm afraid France would have had a harder time. The offensive against Madagascar continues, with fierce resistance and increasingly advanced equipment. The French had already lost there, more than three hundred people, and the fleet had to be temporarily withdrawn.

"Could it be that the British intervened? Didn't they prepare for war with the Boers in southern Africa? Pei Long sat at his desk, his brows furrowed into a pimple. Instead, the focus fell on Vietnam, where the situation was even more messy. For land wars, Pei Long did not dare to be interested. Vietnam was a long way for the French, and it was able to become a colony because of the strength of the navy. But now the Navy only has the strength to barely protect itself, and various materials have been worn back. The Great Merchant Fleet is very terrifying, with steel-armored warships of more than 10,000 tons, and its firepower is very fierce. In addition, there are three cruisers of nearly 10,000 tons, which are about the same as the warships in service in France now, except for the insufficient caliber of artillery.

"These bastards!"

Pei Long felt a little out of breath, he stood up, walked to the window that blocked the curtains, looked at the cheering crowd on the street below, and shook his head secretly.

"The stupid guys in the government, now that the navy has begun to stretch due to losses in the Far East, the Vietnamese navy has asked for more fleets, the problem is that the fleet that was taken away by the lone puller is already the largest that can be provided at present. According to the size of the large merchant fleet, the tonnage ...... Can we really resist? ”

In mid-March 1885, Pourier began to launch an offensive against the Dian army on both sides of the Red River west of Xinghua, with the aim of further improving the situation of the French army on the western front of Beiqi and ensuring that the main force continued to develop an offensive on the eastern front. When Cen Yuying received this information, he immediately ordered Qin Xiugang's department, about 4,000 people, to strictly guard the key points on both sides of the Red River such as Xiahe, Qingbo, and Jinxi, and ordered more than 1,000 people from the Yunnan peasant army Zhuchun and Taomei and the first part of the Vietnamese Volunteer Army to jointly defend the villages east of Lintao Fu with Li Yingzhen's department of the Yunnan army, and Liu Yongfu led the Black Flag Army to enter Lintao.

After more than ten days of war, it was easy to stop, but it still kicked off again.