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107 Union
"Raincoat?" Lei Er happily picked it up and checked it over and over again, "This is a good thing."

Li Hezhu was in charge of the entire guerrilla general's mansion, and quickly figured out what Ren Ning was thinking.She looked hesitantly at the exquisite embroidered shoes on her feet, and she didn't really believe in the practicality of the rubber shoes in front of her.

Most of the poor people can't get enough to eat, and if they can save shoes, they can save money.Either wear sandals or clogs or go barefoot.

As for dignitaries, men are more used to wearing gorgeous leather boots; women are loyal to exquisite embroidered shoes.These rubber shoes are cheap at first glance, they will not consider them.

"Wait for the shoes first. We can make a batch of these raincoats first and try them out." Li Hezhu pondered.

The few people in front of them need to guard the side, at least they need to.

"Alright." Ren Ning nodded.

It takes time to accept a new thing. As a girl in a boudoir, it is very rare for Li Hezhu not to reject it outright.

He thought for a while, then turned his head and told the butler who just came in: "Butler Li, get the right wheels."

The butler looked at his master hesitantly.

Although Li Hezhu was puzzled, she still nodded for the sake of her grandfather, "Go."

Lei Er was curious: "Old Ren, what do you want a wheel for?"

Ren Ning pointed to the rubber shoes in his hand with a smile, "People wear shoes, so wheels can also wear shoes. Of course, the shoes on wheels are called tires."

"Too many wheels are now covered with a layer of iron. The iron is too hard. Whenever the car hits a small object or bumps on the road, it will bump violently. For the safety of driving and the comfort of passengers, the car has to slow down. "

"We can add a layer of soft rubber on the outside of the iron, so that the car will run more smoothly, and it will be more comfortable to sit in the future, and the speed of the car can be greatly increased."

Li Hezhu's eyes lit up.

Aristocrats all have one thing in common, that is, love to enjoy.

In the early years, because they thought riding a horse was too tiring, they changed to a car.In order to reveal their identities, they all made the appearance of the car magnificent.At the same time, in order to prevent the car from being too bumpy when walking, the inside of the car is covered with thick cotton velvet brocade forging.

If the tires proposed by Ren Ning can really improve the condition of the car, then no one will worry about it.Aristocrats and wealthy businessmen with a lot of money will not mind spending a little more money to install some tires on their cars.

Soon the butler came back with the wheels.

The books have the same text, the cars have the same track, Yunchui has unified the measurement in the early years.

As for the size of the wheels, there are only three or four specifications, and the ones brought by the housekeeper are the ones most commonly used by female relatives.

Ren Ning didn't care too much and took it.

Adding rubber tires to the wheels is even easier than making shoes before.

How to add iron rings to the wheels in the past, how to add multiple layers of rubber on the outside now.

Ren Ning just reminded a few words, and everyone already understood.There was no need for him to talk too much, and the few people began to tinker with interest.

It doesn't take much effort to vulcanize natural rubber as long as you know the ratio of raw materials.Sculpture, however, takes time.

As a result, tires were added to the two wheels, and it was getting late.

"It's getting late, let's try it out tomorrow." Ren Ning smiled and patted the car that was a little taller, "If the rubber shoes on the car are durable, then our shoes are naturally not a problem."

Everyone was stunned.

It turned out that the reason why Ren Ning messed with the car tires was, in the final analysis, to sell his shoes to Li Hezhu.

Early the next morning, I had breakfast.

A group of people hugged Li Hezhu who was in the car and left the Guerrilla General's Mansion.

As the wheels rolled, Li Hezhu opened the bead curtain and looked out.

The road is a road she is familiar with, and the speed of the car is much faster than before, but the car feels more stable than before, and it is very comfortable to sit on.

After making a full circle around Nanshu City, everyone returned to the General's Mansion.

Checked the wheels carefully, nothing unusual.

"How does Miss Li feel?" Ren Ning asked haha.

"Exquisite, comfortable and comfortable to sit on, this kind of wheel is definitely promising." Li Hezhu nodded in satisfaction, then turned to look at the housekeeper, "Housekeeper, how many of these rubber trees do we have?"

When the bark is cut, milky white sap will flow out. Guangxin and several small countries next door call this tree milky white tree.

The housekeeper wiped his sweat silently: "Miss Hui, the General's Mansion has three hills with a total of [-] acres of land. As for the number of milk-white trees on the hills, I really haven't counted them."

Li Hezhu was not surprised either.

There are trees everywhere in Guangxin. In the past, unless they were cut down to build houses, furniture or sell, no one would care about such trees, so naturally there were no people.

"Go and count now. In the future, the labor force of the family may be transferred from the farm to the forest."

The housekeeper responded and quickly ordered others to check.

"Three hilltops in a district, it's a bit small." Uncle Zhongyong's mansion is an uncle's mansion after all, Xiao Gang has seen the world, "Is there any owner of the nearby mountains? Do you want to buy more mountains and come back?"

Ren Ning and Lei Er glanced at each other, and immediately remembered the situation in Laigu County.

"Miss Li, it's fine to buy mountains and land. But try not to drive away the original mountain people or villagers. Deal with them properly, for example, consider taking them back under the government."

The two talked about what they had seen and heard before, and everyone looked at each other in dismay.

Li Hezhu nodded in agreement.

She looked embarrassed, "I would like to buy more mountain land, but the mansion is often unable to make ends meet, and now there is not much money in hand. Besides, Guangxin's remote border is turbulent, and there are very few caravans. These tires and shoes are made , I still don’t know how to sell it.”

The merchant's status is low, and she is a girl from the general's mansion, but she has never had much contact with caravans.I'm worried about what to do if I can't sell something after making it.

Ren Ning chuckled: "Don't worry, let the veterans in the house make it first. This kind of rubber product is not food, it can be stored for a long time, and it will not be a problem for ten or eight years. It doesn't matter when a caravan comes over and when it is transported away. not late."

"As for the money," he scribbled down Yingpan's name and address, "this is my wife's name, and she has a lot of money in her hands. The girl can send someone to the imperial capital to cooperate with her."

lady?

When Li Hezhu came to his senses, his face turned pale and his body shook.

If it wasn't for the fact that Wutong next to her had quick eyes and hands to support her master, she would have fallen down.

"It turns out that Mr. Ren is already married." Li Hezhu recited the above name with all kinds of flavors, "Ying Pan Kai Lun, it sounds like a charming person."

Guangxin County is located on the border, and she has never seen any ethnic minorities.Li Hezhu is not surprised by Yingpan's relatively long name.

Xiao Gang also wrote down his address, and wrote a letter to his family to explain the situation here.

"If you want to cooperate, our Xiao family can also provide a share. Not to mention more, in the name of my Xiao Er, my mother can still give tens of thousands of taels. In addition, our Xiao family also has its own caravan."

Speaking of this, he asked: "Miss Li, have you heard of the Gu family caravan?"

Li Hezhu was stunned, and nodded: "The famous Gu family caravan in Pinghai County and Gu Shengnan, the head of the female businessman. Although I have lived in this remote Guangxin County for a long time, I have heard of it."

"That's good." Xiao Gang smiled and handed over the address of Uncle Zhongyong's Mansion: "As long as the things are good and can make money, the caravans of the Gu family will go on the north-south route from now on."

Li Hezhu glanced at it and was taken aback immediately. After realizing it, her confidence increased greatly.

(End of this chapter)