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    After Wang Yuze¡¯s enthronement ceremony, the people gathered in Beijing gradually dispersed, and senior officials from various provinces and chief officers from each division also returned to their respective locations.  Next, it is time for the empire to develop at full strength. They, the local officials, need to continue to return to their respective territories to take charge.

    After staying in China for half a month, German Prince Heinrich bid farewell to Wang Yuze and embarked on a journey back to Germany.  During this half month, Heinrich spent most of the time in the Royal Navy, learning in detail the battle of the Chinese Royal Navy defeating the Japanese Combined Fleet.  After learning about the Chinese Navy's hit rate, Heinrich was also shocked, because even the German Navy, which had been in force for more than 20 years, would never be able to do this.  However, because the Chinese Navy is keeping this aspect secret, he doesn't know the specific reason.

    In October, King Sangtae of Ryukyu and King Rixi of Joseon resigned, and Wang Yuze agreed.  However, Princess Min of North Korea stayed on the grounds of medical treatment.  From then on, Wang Yuze took time to meet with Concubine Min every week. It was not until three months later, after it was confirmed that Concubine Min was pregnant, that Concubine Min set off to return to North Korea.  However, he was accompanied by personnel specially assigned by the Military Intelligence Bureau to protect him in case anything went wrong.  After all, the child in Concubine Min's belly is also the future prince of the empire, and there is no room for any mistakes.  In the autumn of the following year, Concubine Min gave birth to a boy in Seoul, named Li Jing. Wang Yuze immediately issued an order to make the child the crown prince of Joseon.  And the King of Joseon, Ri Xi, knew all this.  But there is no way.  With the help of China, the power of the entire North Korea is now ready to be under the control of Concubine Min.  Ri Xi, the king of Joseon, is no different from a puppet.

    In November, the term of Prime Minister Liang Xingrong expired and he was not seeking another term. Wang Yuze asked Deputy Prime Minister Yang Hua to take office and became the second prime minister of the empire.  Afterwards, Wang Yuze visited Liang Xingrong, and Liang Xingrong bluntly asked Wang Yuze to keep a clear mind, hoping that Wang Yuze would not continue to engage in militarism.  Bring the entire empire to the point of no return.  Wang Yuze assured Liang Xingrong that China will definitely become stronger and stronger, and will definitely have a place among the future world powers as a comrade-in-arms.

    With the sound of firecrackers on New Year¡¯s Eve, the cycle of history has entered 1896.  Starting from this year, China's five-year plan began to be implemented, and the government made large-scale investments in transportation, industry, and education throughout China.  It seemed like it had turned into a huge construction site and started to develop rapidly.  1895.  China's fiscal revenue is only 280 million yuan, but it is expected that this year, due to large-scale capital investment, fiscal revenue will more than double.

    At the same time, the situation in the Far East was still very tense. It was licking its wounds in the future. With the support of Britain, France and the United States, Japan quickly recovered its strength.  Begin to rearm its arms and confront China.  It's just that Japan's naval warships have not yet returned home, which makes them dare not confront China head-on.  However, everyone believes that there will be a war between China and Japan at that time.  It is time to decide the fate of two countries and two nations. The losing side may really fall into a situation of eternal disaster.  to this end.  Both China and Japan are making final preparations.  None of them want to lose in the next war, they all want to cause a war, become the overlord of the Far East in one fell swoop, and become one of the world powers.

    In the spring of 1896, China transferred radio technology to Britain, France, and the United States, earning considerable transfer fees and patent income.  China's use of wireless telegraphy in war has been known to these countries.  However, although their research has reached the final stage, there is still a gap compared with China.  Therefore, ministers from several countries proposed to purchase this technology from China.  China considered not selling these technologies in time, and these countries would soon master the relevant technologies, so it agreed to their request and was able to make a lot of money by the way.

    In May 1896, Wang Yuze went to Dongying, Shandong Province to attend the commissioning ceremony of China's first oil refinery, Lutai Petroleum Group. After half a year of exploration, a large oil field with reserves of over 100 million tons was finally discovered in the Dongying area.  Complete sets of refining equipment imported from abroad have been installed and debugged as soon as possible. The oil field named Shengli will have an annual crude oil output of more than one million tons.  Although the amount of oil used in China is not large now, as the use of oil increases globally, oil will replace coal and become the most important energy source.

    In June, Wang Yuze summoned cabinet members, chief officers of the General Staff and the Army and Navy, all gathered at the Beijing No. 1 Heavy Machinery Manufacturing Factory.  This is a factory built in the Huailai area on the outskirts of Beijing.  Specializing in the production of various heavy machinery currently needed for domestic industrial development.

    "Your Majesty, Prime Minister, why do you think the Emperor wants us to gather here today?" Finance Minister Wang Wenhua asked, in the EmpireAfter its establishment, the ministers of various cabinet ministries were also renamed ministers.  During this period, Finance Minister Wang Wenhua lived a very comfortable life, with a huge sum of three billion in hand. Although spending money was like running water, the feeling of being regarded as the God of Wealth by everyone was very good.

    "How do I know? The emperor will be here soon! You will know then!" Yang Hua said.  It has been half a year since he became the prime minister. Although he is Wang Yuze's father-in-law, he has fully cooperated with Wang Yuze's plan in many aspects, so he has been very successful as the prime minister.  Wang Yuze usually only grasps the general direction, and the cabinet makes the decision on everything else. This gives the cabinet a lot of power, and the two sides get along very well.

    No one knew why Wang Yuze summoned them, but since the emperor had a destiny, they, the ministers, had no choice but to put down what they were doing and all came.

    "Didi!" At this time, two horns suddenly sounded, and then, a car with four wheels and a square iron shell rumbled over.  Countless cabinet ministers and military ministers all had their eyes widened.  Although three-wheeled vehicles that burn kerosene and exude a pungent smell have become very popular in Europe and the United States, such things are still quite rare in China, so much so that many ministers have not seen them.

    "This? What is this?" someone asked in confusion.

    "A car! This should be a car. Europe has had it for a long time. However, European cars are extremely ugly and emit a pungent smell. They are nothing like this one!" someone replied.

    Then, the car drove in front of everyone, the door opened, and Wang Yuze and Wang Wei got out of the car.

    "See your Majesty!" Everyone saluted Wang Yuze quickly.  Of course, it's just a bow.  After becoming the emperor, Wang Yuze had ordered the abolition of the kneeling ceremony. Whether it was common people or ministers, they only needed to bow when they saw the emperor.

    "Excuse me, gentlemen, what do you think of this guy? This is something we only produced after a year!" Wang Yuze patted the car in front of him and said with a smile.

    "Your Majesty, this car seems a little different from the European cars?" someone asked.

    "Of course, are European cars considered cars? The 'Zhonghua' cars we develop and produce ourselves are much more high-end than theirs. You can get in the car and give it a try!" Wang Yuze said with a smile.

    Everyone was already very interested in this novel thing. As soon as Wang Yuze said it, everyone immediately gathered around, touching it here and looking there, just like children seeing a novel toy.

    The appearance of the 'Zhonghua' brand car is similar to the T-type car that will be produced ten years later. The style is much better than the current car. At the same time, it uses gasoline as fuel, has much greater power, and does not produce a pungent smell.  .

    This car uses a W-1 engine developed by China, with a power of 10 horsepower and a speed of 30 kilometers per hour. It is similar to riding a horse, but it is much more comfortable than riding a horse.

    Soon, with the help of Wang Wei, these ministers began to drive around the square for a few laps. After getting off the car, they all felt very good.

    "Your Majesty, this is a good thing. Why don't you give us a few cabinets so that we can have a try?" Finance Minister Wang Wenhua said.

    "Yes! But it will take a while. China Automobile Manufacturing Plant has already started production, but the current output can only reach about a hundred units per month. It will probably take next year to increase the production capacity!" Wang Yuze said.  At his request, China has begun standardization and assembly line production. At the beginning, it was still in the exploratory stage.  However, when everything is straightened out, China's industry will enter the fast lane!

    "Your Majesty, you can't favor one thing over another! With such a good thing, our Ministry of War must also bring dozens of them!" Cai Yun, Minister of Army, said immediately.  As soon as they heard that the current production could only reach a hundred vehicles per month, everyone immediately started scrambling for it.

    "Get out of here! You veterans are tired, just ride horses. Cars should be supplied to us civil servants in the cabinet first." Foreign Minister Wu Tingfang scolded with a smile.

    "Aren't civil servants and military attach¨¦s the same? At least they should be treated equally!" Navy Minister Zhang Cheng also interjected.

    Looking at everyone¡¯s scramble, Wang Yuze showed a smile on his face.  He plans to immediately register domestic and foreign patents for this type of car to prevent it from being copied, and then expand production capacity as much as possible, not only for domestic sales, but also for export abroad.  Things like cars are high value-added products!  In addition, the development of the automobile industry will also have a great promotion effect on the economy.  Wasn¡¯t the United States in the early 20th century known as a country on wheels?  In addition, in addition to steel, rubber is also needed to produce cars.  ???The Nanyang region is the main producing area of ??rubber. It seems that China has to add another expansion direction.

    PS: The second update is here!
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