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Chapter 125 Shocked Xu Guangqi
When they got close, a group of people got out of the car, straightened the bikes casually, and kicked up the car ladder with their feet.

Seeing Xu Guangqi, the two with Huazi in their mouths stubbed out their cigarettes, but they were reluctant to throw them away and stuffed them into their pockets.

Uncle Lai Gen prefers to hold the cigarettes behind his ears.

But the sergeants of Qiangdi did not allow it. They were disciplined and had requirements for military capacity.

So just put it in your pocket.

"Old Li, this is Master Xu Guangqi, right?"

A small flag officer headed by said hello to Li Gaoyi.

"Bold!"

The butler stood up and scolded.

"My lord's name, is it your name?"

A little banner officer dared to call Mr. Xu by his name...

The butler felt that this was an incredible thing.

The little flag officer frowned and glanced at the big steward.

"Isn't the name just for calling? Our adults usually let us call him by his name! Among our strong army, we all call him by name! Names are not called by people, so they are used to do it." what?"

"you……"

The butler was choked.

Then comes rage.

How dare a little flag officer contradict him?
"Your family's chief military officer dare not speak to me in such a tone! You are so daring..."

"All right!"

Xu Guangqi raised his hand to stop the butler.

When he first came to Strongland, he felt that this place was very different, and there was novelty everywhere.

Not only the pistol, not only the "Geometry", not only the road that is as flat as a giant mountain, not only the Zhuge artifact called a bicycle...

And the appearance of this sergeant is obviously different from other places.

Xu Guangqi walked all the way, and everywhere he saw defenses, the sergeants looked like beggars.

This made him very uncomfortable.

The imperial court is also short of money!

It's hard for the soldiers.

However, the sergeants of the Qiangdi Army were dressed brightly, and all of them were brand new mandarin duck battle jackets.

The key is that they have light in their eyes, and they are all full of vitality.

This kind of weather was something he had never seen before.

"My lord, calm down. All strong soldiers have this temper."

Afraid of Xu Guangqi's anger, Li Gaoyi hurried out to make peace with him.

"Hehe! Don't worry, I'm not that narrow-minded."

Xu Guangqi laughed.

His eyes fell on those bicycles.

"This Zhuge artifact was also invented by Zhao Baihu?"

"Yes!" The little flag officer nodded with a bit of pride on his face.

Master Zhao is their pride.

"Unexpectedly, the wooden cows and horses recorded in the history books were actually made by Zhao Baihu, and they came true!"

Xu Guangqi sighed.

"This bicycle, may the old man try riding it?"

He is really very interested in this "wooden cow and flowing horse".

"I'm afraid this won't work."

The little flag officer shook his head.

"It's not that we are stingy. It's that this bicycle is not so easy to ride. We also practiced for two or three days before we got it. If you don't know how to ride, you will fall easily."

Xu Guangqi was stunned for a moment, sighed, and had no choice but to give up.

Indeed, his old arms and legs cannot withstand a fall.

Just now these sergeants came over on bicycles. It was shocking to see, but there was a sense of acrobatics visually.

I'm afraid it's not that easy to ride.

"Can you practice in two or three days?"

Xu Guangqi reached out and stroked the bicycle.

The workmanship of the 21st century, in the eyes of people of this era, is naturally extremely sophisticated.

Xu Guangqi has never seen many materials and techniques before, and everything is new.

"Yes! You won't fall again in two or three days. There are some more spiritual ones, and you can practice them in one day. But for things, the more you ride, the more proficient you are. Like us now, all riding It’s been more than a month.”

These sergeants all had pride and pride in their tone.

What they like to see most is the appearance of these people from outside who have never seen the world.

Especially for a big man like Xu Guangqi, I heard that he is a high-ranking official from the capital, Mr. Ge Boss.

Isn't it the same as knowing nothing, knowing nothing?
"Not bad!"

Xu Guangqi nodded repeatedly.

"How about this thing on a dirt road?"

"It's not as fast as cement roads. However, it's okay to ride slowly. This thing is light, and we all carry it on muddy roads. After carrying a difficult part, we can continue to ride. It's very flexible. "Xiaoqi official said.

"Good! Good!"

Xu Guangqi admired.

The first thing he thought of was, can this thing replace horses and form cavalry?
All his life, he has been working for the country.

Daming was unstable, bandits wandered everywhere, and Tartars invaded the country.

Xu Guangqi attached great importance to the weaponization of the imperial army.

It has been advocating that the imperial court equip and improve various firearms and artillery.

His thinking is very open-minded.

"My lord Xu Guangqi, our lord Zhao is waiting for you. My lord, please."

The little flag officer specially called Xu Guangqi by his name, and looked at the big steward like a demonstrator.

The butler was so angry that his cheeks puffed up.

However, there is no way.

Xu Guangqi couldn't walk too far, so he got in the car and had the curtains lifted, and walked all the way forward.

The closer you get to the strong ground, the more novelties you will find.

On both sides of the cement road, there are wooden poles erected.

He asked, and said it was called a "street lamp".

On the wooden poles, there are beautifully crafted things that look like handicrafts, which are said to be lampshades and light bulbs.

"This thing can light up at night?" Xu Guangqi couldn't help asking again.

"It's as bright as day!" Xiao Banner's tone was very affirmative.

All the sergeants looked at Xu Guangqi with half-smiles.

The dignified old man doesn't even know this?

They have never heard of it before, but they are just run-down military households in the mountains!
I haven't heard of these things, and I don't know anything about them. That's normal.

Tangtangge doesn't even know...

And this thing was made by Mr. Zhao.

Hey!
Such a comparison is too obvious.

Li Gaoyi watched from the side, not knowing whether to laugh or cry.

How did you make Mr. Ge look like a bumpkin?
How bright as day?Moreover, the lantern is hung so high, it is too inconvenient to light the fire at night, right?
Xu Guangqi still had doubts in his heart.

However, looking at the half-smile expressions of those sergeants, he swallowed back the words that came to his lips.

I can't afford to lose this person!
Xu Guangqi also wants to save face.

A sergeant with a small flag rode a bicycle, escorting the front and back, and the convoy drove forward.

From a distance, you can see that there are many tall buildings in Qiangdi, which don't seem to be made of wood, and their shapes are also very strange.

Then, I saw an open space ahead, bustling with hundreds of people.

"This is Qiangdi? What are these people doing?"

Xu Guangqi asked.

Looking at the tattered clothes of these people, Xu Guangqi let out a slight breath, and only then did he feel familiar.

(End of this chapter)