Royal Gold Magistrate

Outside the noon gate.

The ministers gathered, and it was time before the court meeting.

Fangzheng arrived early, and stood outside the Meridian Gate, yawning.

Suddenly, he saw Jiang Liang not far away looking at him, showing a bright smile.

Jiang Liang returned the salute with a smile, looking like he had the winning ticket in his hands.

It's just that the smile just showed, and it went down again.

Not far away, I saw a few old men coming side by side on bicycles, and they rang the bell when they arrived.

"Jingle Bell!"

After the car bell rang, several old men skillfully slowed down and stopped.

Touch the ground with your left foot, flick your hind leg, and get out of the car!

The movements are extremely familiar!

Then he slowly pushed the bicycle under the wall outside the Meridian Gate.

There was a row of bicycles parked there early... The scene looked a little discordant.

After setting up the bicycle, Zheng Qiao walked slowly towards Fang Zhengyi, cupped his hands and said with a smile, "Master Fang, you came so early today."

Fangzheng smiled: "Today is not ordinary, I have to invite all of you to witness my bet with the Ministry of Industry."

He was no stranger to such scenes.

Newspapers often publicize the health benefits of cycling.

These old men couldn't control it at all, so they ran to buy it by themselves.

Not only did I buy it, but I also had a lot of fun riding it!

On the one hand, it is for health preservation, and on the other hand, it is probably also to enjoy the feeling of running like the wind.

Zheng Qiao thought for a while and said, "Oh! I forgot, your bicycle is indeed a good thing, but are you sure you can win?"

Fangzheng shrugged his shoulders: "It's unknown how the Ministry of Industry is going. It's hard to say whether we can win."

"I heard that you also bought Yuguang porcelain from the Ministry of Industry?"

Zheng Qiao said indifferently: "Hey! I have never helped anyone. I bought a bicycle and of course I also bought Yuguang porcelain."

Fangzheng pouted: "How much is a bicycle in vain, and how much is Yuguang porcelain? Can it be compared?"

"Aren't you considered to be partisan? In vain I called you Second Uncle!"

Who the hell is your second uncle!Come to harm the old man again!

Zheng Qiao's face darkened and he left.

Not long after, I began to make a pilgrimage to see him.

Emperor Jing sat on the dragon chair and looked at Fang Zhengyi with a serious expression.

He has been tossing and tossing for the past two months, but the capital did not let him overturn it.

A mere bicycle can make the whole capital city into a commotion!

News about bicycles is indispensable in almost every report that comes in every day.

Even he couldn't help getting one out of curiosity, and tried riding it in the back garden.

The experience is quite good!

On the other hand, there was almost no movement at the Ministry of Industry.

He was also very curious about what the result would be.

After the ceremonial gossip was over, Emperor Jing immediately said, "Let's not talk about anything else today."

"The two-month period for the bet between the Ministry of Industry and Fang Qing has come. Can the two of you have a result now?"

The ministers looked sideways, and Jiang Liang was a little excited: "Your Majesty, the Ministry of Industry has the results, and I ordered someone to count them yesterday evening. Please read them!"

After finishing speaking, he took out the letter paper from his sleeve and the eunuch handed it over.

Emperor Jing opened the letter, with a flash of surprise in his eyes: "Oh?! There are as many as 500 taels?"

Jiang Liang smiled slightly: "Your Majesty, the Yuguang Porcelain produced by the Ministry of Industry is labor-intensive and of high quality."

"Its ornamental value is far higher than that of porcelain on the market, and it is highly sought after by wealthy families. In less than a month, its reputation has spread far and wide."

"So apart from within the capital, there are even families outside the capital that send people to buy."

"This can reach a huge amount of 6000 taels, and all the benefits here have been returned to the national treasury."

The officials exchanged messages with their eyes. Some were surprised, some were excited, and many of them were slightly disappointed.

Emperor Jing looked at the letter in his hand again, and nodded in satisfaction.

Then he looked at Fangzheng and said, "Fang Qing, where's yours?"

More than 6000 taels..

The corner of Fangzheng's mouth drew an arc: "I'm ready, Your Majesty, please take a look."

Another letter was presented, and Emperor Jing couldn't wait to open it to read it.

The officials also raised their heads one after another, their eyes full of expectation.

The bike is hot!Can't it be sold at a sky-high price?

After looking at it, his face suddenly changed: "Only 7000 taels?"

There was an uproar in the capital, and many people had already believed that Fang Zhengyi would win.

Even privately opened a handicap.

As a result, you're going to make this for me now? How about 7000 taels of fooling around?

At least you can get 3 taels to compete with others!

Jiang Liang and other directors of the Ministry of Industry immediately showed ecstasy in their eyes.

He looked at Fang Zhengyi proudly.

Fangzheng did not rush, took out another copy of letterhead from his sleeve, and said calmly: "Your Majesty, I have another copy here for Your Majesty to read."

"Present it." Emperor Jing said.

As Emperor Jing slowly unfolded the letter paper, the officials cast their curious eyes.

Another piece of brand new data was revealed in front of his eyes, and Emperor Jing's eyes suddenly froze.

"12..900 taels?"

The officials were shocked!

Didn't it all reach 13 taels?play it!

He won't come up with a fake number, will he?

No matter how well the bicycle sells, according to some people's thinking, it can be sold for tens of thousands of taels of silver.

But isn't your more than one hundred thousand taels bragging against the sky?

"Return to Your Majesty, that's right." Fang Zheng said.

"Impossible! Absolutely impossible!" Jiang Liang suddenly stood up.

He also sent people to the market to make rough statistics. Although the city is very noisy, people on bicycles are often seen.

But if it sold as much as 13 taels, wouldn't there be cyclists everywhere?

In any case, it cannot be sold in such a high volume.

Emperor Jing looked solemn: "Fang Qing, what are the meanings of these two pieces of news?"

Fangzheng said calmly: "Return to Your Majesty, the price of the first copy is the total price of the spot sale, and the second copy is the total price of the reservation."

"The more than 12 taels are actually people who have paid but have not yet received the goods. In fact, the number of people who want to buy bicycles has reached more than 20 in the entire capital!"

"The minister is not talented, and he has exhausted the power of Taoyuan County to call on countless people. In two months, he can only build more than 1 vehicles, but these 1 vehicles are still not available for sale."

More than 20 people want to buy bicycles?

The officials were in an uproar, their eyes full of shock.

I have never heard of an object that will be sought after by tens of thousands of people within two months!

This is not to buy salt to buy rice!

Emperor Jing was also shocked!

I know that bicycles are popular, but I never expected that more than 20 people are willing to spend real money to support it. This is a bit too exaggerated!

Jiang Liang couldn't believe his ears, and immediately retorted: "Impossible! No matter how popular this thing is, it is not necessary for life. How can more than 20 people be willing to pay for it!"

Emperor Jing carefully read the news on the paper repeatedly, and said in disbelief: "There are really more than 20 people? I can't believe it, how did you do it?"

Fangzheng calmed down and said, "Return to Your Majesty, there are only four words, what the people want!"