Two months later, the two thousand students had begun their studies. Emperor Yinzhen specially approved two thousand bicycles, one for each student, as a reward for them.
In the past two years, bicycles have become quite common, and most moderately wealthy families can afford them. Of course, those who can afford them mostly buy the standard models.
A regular bicycle costs only a few dozen taels of silver, while bicycles priced at hundreds, thousands, or even tens of thousands of taels of silver are also available.
The bicycles these two or three people rode were naturally not too bad; they were all high-end bicycles, so riding such bicycles wouldn't be considered shameful.
Liu Jiangqing was also a Jinshi (successful candidate in the highest imperial examination) that year and studied at the same academy. Two years ago, Wu Yiming gave birth to a son for him, who is now two years old. This year, after he passed the examination, Wu Yiming became pregnant again.
Zhang Mingxuan and Jin Xiaoxiao have been married for over a year and she is currently pregnant, though she became pregnant earlier than Wu Yiming.
Under Wu Yiming's influence, Jin Xiaoxiao also began to learn how to run a shop. Zhang Mingxuan did not object to this; on the contrary, he agreed. His family's resources were limited, and he could also profit from Jin Xiaoxiao running the shop, so there was no need to object.
In recent years, Wu Yiming's reputation has gradually emerged, and some people around Liu Jiangqing have come to know about him. Some people have even been talking about him, but he has kept his distance and has not believed that he rose to prominence because of a woman.
Seeing this, Wu Yiming did give Liu Jiangqing some genuine feelings, but there's a limit to how much he gave. He didn't give her all, so unless they're old, their relationship will remain like this for the rest of their lives.
Liu Jiangqing sensed Wu Yiming's feelings, though not many, but he was content, after all, he had put his heart into her first.
After Yinzhen and Yunrong finished with the imperial examination, they went to a place to see steam locomotives.
After several years of improvements, and with Yunrong providing theoretical support from time to time, today's steam trains are much more energy-efficient than the ones we saw a few years ago.
Yinzhen and Yunrong both felt the time was right. After seeing the steam train, they had already planned to build the railway.
How to build the railway is a matter that needs careful consideration before a decision can be made. After all, there are priorities. Which areas should be built first? How should it be built? Who will be in charge of the railway construction? The profits involved are considerable, so how can the quality of the railway be guaranteed? These are all questions.
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