By the time the first batch of mechanical clocks was made, it was already more than a month later, and the end of the year was approaching.

Like bicycles, the day of sale immediately caused a frenzy of purchases.

It's just that the number is limited, first come, first served, and those who come late can only stare dryly!

At the same time, two special mechanical clocks carved with dragons and phoenixes and exquisite workmanship were sent to Yingzheng and Lian'er as New Year's gifts.

Bai got a beautiful mechanical clock, Yingzheng was naturally happy, and ordered someone to put it on the Qilin Palace.

I glanced at it from time to time, and my heart was beautiful!

also showed off to many ministers, saying that it was given by the prince!

Under the daily gaze, the hour hand turns in circles, and soon it is the end of the year, and the lights are everywhere!

As in previous years, a banquet was held in the palace, and all the Yun Zheng family were present, eating Chinese New Year's Eve dinner happily!

On the first day of the Lunar New Year, Ying Feiyu ordered someone to find some treasures in the library and personally sent them to the Tongwu Marquis Mansion!

is also his future father-in-law, and the number of ceremonies every year must not be less!

Afterwards, the ministers brought gifts and paid a visit to the garden.

Ying Feiyu is the crown prince, the future emperor, there is nothing more important than having a good relationship with him!

It's hard to cope with them all, the New Year's footsteps have quietly gone, and everything is back to normal!

The requisition planned a year ago was also on the agenda.

All the food, grass and weapons needed to go out have been prepared, and the two armies are ready to set off at any time!

Due to the presence of thermal weapons, there is no need to bring too many troops, 50,000 per way is enough!

"Thank you for the recommendation of His Royal Highness the Prince, this gave us the opportunity to go to the battlefield!"

Han Xin, Cao Shen, Wang Li and others wore armor and thanked them.

If the prince hadn't given them the opportunity to dig them out of the crowd, they might still be buried.

One is a big soldier, the other is a bandit in the mountains, even if it is those boys, they will only be complained by the old man in the family that they are not productive!

But now, they can be commanders and lead the army to fight alone.

This is something that I couldn't have imagined before!

"Don't be in a hurry to thank you, this prince can say ugly things in advance, if you can't complete the task, or if there are too many casualties, don't come back!"

Ying Feiyu put his hands behind his back and said with a serious face.

Now that the Great Qin soldiers are well-equipped, they are all using hot weapons, if they can even lose this, it will be useless to ask them!

"Your Royal Highness the Crown Prince, rest assured, we will definitely keep the casualties to a minimum!"

Han Xin and Cao Shen swore an oath.

They don't dare to guarantee zero casualties, but they are still sure that they will control it within 100 people!

After all, the road is far away, the climate is relatively different, and if you don't keep it, there will be soldiers who are not accustomed to the water and soil and will be infected with diseases.

"Good!"

Ying Feiyu nodded, and watched the army get on the train.

Before the New Year, the railways from Jiaodong to Longxi and Xianyang to Nanhai have been repaired, and after round-the-clock testing, they have been very stable and have not had any problems.

This time, the army conquered Qiang, which just came in handy.

Each train can carry 1,000 people, and a total of 50 trains were used to drive towards Jiaodong County.

After that, there were ten freight trains, loaded with grain, grass and baggage!

As for the other team led by Cao Shen to go to Southwest Yi, they didn't have such good luck.

There are no suitable trains there yet, so you have to rely on walking!

As soon as they left, within a few days, the navy that had gone to the South Seas returned smoothly.

I brought back a lot of private boats!

This time, the Navy brought back not only spices, but also a lot of rubber!

It's the same with private boats, as long as it's something valuable, as long as there's a place on the ship, you can bring it back.

The gold, silver and jewelry of the imperial court did not care, but the spices had to be sold to the imperial court.

Otherwise, there will definitely be a price disorder!

After being sold to the imperial court, it will be dried by the imperial court and sold according to the population distribution of each county, which can control the price well, prevent some people from maliciously lowering the price, and ensure the interests of the people going to sea!

Rubber is completely useless to others, and it must have been sold to Xiao Zhengtai when it was cut back!

In order to increase the enthusiasm of the people to cut rubber, the price of this purchase is definitely not low!

After having rubber, Ying Feiyu taught Huang Yuan how to refine and use rubber, and asked him to use rubber to make car tires.

Before that, the tires were made of eucommia rubber, which not only wore out quickly, but also had a poor shock absorption effect.

Now with rubber, this problem can finally be solved!

Huang Yuan had heard about the wonderful use of rubber before, and now he finally got a large number of them, and he happily took the refining method and left!

Steam tractors are being manufactured in batches, and more and more rubber will be needed in the future, so Ying Feiyu encouraged the people to plant rubber trees in Nanyang in the newspaper.

In this way, not only will the people have an additional way to get rich, but also the problem of low rubber production can be solved.

"Have you read the nearest newspaper? It is said that our people can go to Nanyang to plant rubber trees, as long as they have the ability to manage it, they can have as much land as they want! ”

"Well, we've seen it too, I've been working with your sister-in-law about this matter for the past two days!"

"Our family is also deliberating! According to the current price of rubber, if you plant a large piece of him in Nanyang, you will definitely make a lot of money every year! ”

"Having said that, the newspaper also said that it would take another seven or eight years to plant rubber trees before they could tap rubber ......!"

After the ships that went to the South Seas came back, they all made a lot of money.

Part of it comes from spices, and part of it is rubber!

The people who watched were greedy!

There is no way, they can't afford to buy a steamer, and even if the rubber makes money, they can't reach it!

But since the newspaper published that rubber trees could be planted, the hearts of the people have come alive again!

The only thing that makes them scruple is the distance and the years of planting rubber trees!

It will take seven or eight years to see the benefits, so how to solve their food and clothing in these seven or eight years?

After Ying Zheng saw the newspaper, he sent someone to call Ying Feiyu to the imperial study.

"Don't blame the people for saying that your kid cares about the world, it's really like this, if there is a good thing, the first thing that comes to mind is the common people, so you can't let the court also be stained?"

As soon as Ying Feiyu entered the door, he didn't even touch the edge of the chair, and he was scolded by Ying Zheng.

He didn't even understand what the hell was going on!

"Father, what are you talking about?"

"Humph! Feign! You kid just pretend! Do I really ...... I don't read the newspaper? ”

Ying Zhenghu blushed, glanced at him, and continued: "You kid has done enough to be a good person, and promised the people that as long as they go to Nanyang to plant rubber, the land will be chosen at will?" This kind of good deed, why not let the imperial court do it? Wouldn't it be better if the imperial court went to the South Seas to plant a large piece of rubber? ”

Saying this, it's not that Yingzheng wants to compete with the people, but he just thinks that this kid has good things and doesn't want to think about the court or the royal family, he is a little angry!

To put it bluntly, it's jealousy!