Take the warehouse back to the end of the Ming Dynasty

Chapter 346

A few days later, a grand banquet was held in the General Army Mansion, and almost all the generals in Xuanzhen and the famous merchants under Zhao Wen's jurisdiction came.

The literati under Zhao Wen also attended the banquet.

The banquet was unprecedentedly grand, and everyone was beaming.

In ancient times, many sons brought more blessings. The more sons, the more blessed.

Zhao Wen also took advantage of this opportunity to ask Liu Wenzhong for his son's name.

After many discussions, Zhao Wen's eldest son was named Zhao Mingyu, the second son Zhao Mingjing, and the youngest daughter Zhao Mingxuan.

After Zhao Wen finalized the names of his son and daughter, he exchanged cups with the generals and civil officials in Xuanzhen, and finally got drunk.

At noon the next day, Zhao Wencai got up.

The first thing Zhao Wen did after waking up was to visit his son and daughter.

After watching his son and daughter, Zhao Wen went to school after dinner.

Today's Xuanzhen mainly teaches middle schools, and the teachers of the professors are mainly missionaries like Tang Ruowang, and the textbooks used are all textbooks compiled by Zhao Wen.

While teaching, Zhao Wen did not forget to teach them some Confucian classics. After all, loyalty to the emperor and patriotism in Confucianism are very important ideas.

After dealing with these matters, Zhao Wen got into the study room and began to ponder blindly with the rice paper.

After pondering for a long time, Zhao Wen finally started to draw.

If there are people from later generations present, they will definitely find that the blueprint drawn by Zhao Wen is the famous Erba Daqiang in later generations.

These twenty-eight bars are good things, with a large load capacity, not only can carry people, but also can carry goods.

Now that most of the roads in Xuan Town have been turned into cement roads, it is just appropriate to release the [-] bars at this time.

Moreover, the technical content of this [-] bar is not very much. Zhao Wen has already solved this problem before with the bearings used on it. The top of the eight bars is also just right.

In addition to crossing [-] bars, Zhao Wen also drew a pedal tricycle.

This thing is a good thing for short-distance transportation. Although Zhao Wen may not use it, it is definitely very practical for ordinary people.

The structures of these things are simple, and it didn't take long for Zhao Wen to draw the drawings.

After drawing, Zhao Wen went directly to Sun Yuanhua's classroom.

Now the steam locomotive has been manufactured successfully, and the manufacture of the rails is on the right track, so Sun Yuanhua only occasionally checks it these few days, and spends most of his time in the shift room.

Zhao Wen stood outside Sun Yuanhua's classroom, looked at Sun Yuanhua who was sitting in the classroom dealing with matters, and then walked in.

"My lord, why do you have the time to come to me today?" Sun Yuanhua heard some movement outside, so he looked up, saw that it was Zhao Wen, and hurriedly stood up to meet him.

Zhao Wen waved his hand and said indifferently: "I'm not here today for business, and you don't have to be so formal. I'm here today to let you make two things."

As Zhao Wen spoke, he took out the drawings under his arm and spread them on Sun Yuanhua's desk.

Sun Yuanhua looked at the content on the blueprint, and said with a puzzled expression: "My lord, what are these two things? I can still figure out that the three-wheeled one is a car, but the two-wheeled one, I think it's a car." not understand."

Zhao Wen smiled and explained: "The two-wheeled thing I call it a bicycle, and it's driven by human power. As for the three-wheeled thing, I call it a human-powered tricycle, and it's also driven by human power."

Zhao Wen pointed to the blueprint on the rice paper and explained it to Sun Yuanhua in detail.

After a long time, Sun Yuanhua looked at Zhao Wen blankly, "My lord, can this two-wheeled vehicle work? Will it not fall over? I really don't understand how these two-wheeled vehicles can be ridden. "

"Haha." Zhao Wen laughed loudly, and said, "Don't worry about that, I can assure you that this thing will never fall down. You can make the sample for me as quickly as possible, and then I will let you You opened your eyes."

"This is not a problem at all. This thing doesn't look complicated. It will take three to five days to survive." Sun Yuanhua pointed to the bicycle on the blueprint and said slowly.

Zhao Wen nodded, "If that's the case, then I won't bother you. After this thing is manufactured, you must notify me as soon as possible."

Zhao Wen walked out after speaking.

Sun Yuanhua hurriedly sent Zhao Wen out, "Don't worry, my lord, I will definitely make this thing for you in three to five days."

Four days later, Sun Yuanhua put the manufactured bicycles and tricycles on a flatbed cart and pulled them to the gate of the General Military Mansion with a horse.

Zhao Wen has been waiting here for a long time after learning that the manufacturing was successful.

Zhao Wen looked at the carriage coming towards him, his face was full of excitement.

When the carriage stopped at the square in front of Xuanzhen, Zhao Wen rushed to meet it.

Li Xiaoying and Hai Lanzhu stood behind Zhao Wen, looking at Zhao Wen with doubts.

"What is so mysterious?" Li Xiaoying looked at Zhao Wen who was so excited, her face was full of doubts.

Zhao Mingyu had been several months old, and was standing quietly behind Li Xiaoying while being hugged by the nanny.

As for Zhao Mingjing and Zhao Mingxuan, because they were too young, they were still placed in the mansion and were taken care of by the nanny.

"Yeah, what is it, so mysterious? I don't see anything on the carriage, just a few iron rods and iron rings? What's so interesting about these iron rods and iron rings?" Hai Lanzhu said the same. He looked at the carriage in bewilderment.

Zhao Wen came to the carriage, and with the help of several guards, he removed the bicycles and tricycles from the carriage.

Holding the bicycle, Zhao Wen walked up to Li Xiaoying and Hai Lanzhu, "Don't underestimate this thing, it's a good thing."

"I don't think this is just an iron frame made with a few iron rods? What's so special about it?" Hai Lanzhu looked at it for a long time, but didn't see anything special about this bicycle.

"Yeah, I think so too. This thing looks really simple, what's so special about it?" Li Xiaoying also looked at the bicycle that Zhao Wen was supporting with a look of disbelief.

Zhao Wen laughed and pushed the bicycle, "Today I will show you what a miracle is."

As Zhao Wen spoke, he stepped on the pedal with his left foot, held the front of the car with both hands, and kicked his right foot on the ground non-stop.

Seeing Zhao Wen like this, Li Xiaoying thought it was very funny.

"What are you doing? Whose chief soldier looks like you? Isn't this action too ugly?" Li Xiaoying covered her mouth and shouted at Zhao Wen with a suppressed smile.

To be honest, Zhao Wen’s way of riding a bicycle is really ugly, but who made Zhao Wen have no rubber in his hands in this era?
Without rubber, Zhao Wen could only ask people to wrap the wheels with sackcloth soaked in tung oil. Although this can play a role in shock absorption, the bicycle is still very heavy.

Zhao Wen also didn't want to use this action to start the bicycle, but there was no other way.

Sun Yuanhua stood beside the carriage, looked at Zhao Wen's posture, and couldn't help thinking.

Is this how the bike is driven?But this is nothing special, right?
Just as everyone was wondering, Zhao Wen's right leg kicked off the ground suddenly, leaving the ground, and then stepped onto the bicycle.

Amidst the stunned expressions of everyone, Zhao Wen kept stepping on the bicycle with both feet, and the bicycle started to move slowly in everyone's eyes.

Zhao Wen rode on a bicycle and began to circle around the square.

As the speed became faster and faster, Zhao Wensong performed a slapstick gesture.

"My God, these iron rods and hoops can still be operated like this?" Hai Lanzhu looked at the bicycle Zhao Wen was riding with a look of disbelief on his face.

No matter it was Hai Lanzhu, everyone present looked at Zhao Wen in disbelief.

"It turned out to be this kind of operation. It seems that I guessed wrong." Sun Yuanhua looked at Zhao Wen who was riding a bicycle, and his heart was full of shock.

Looking at it, Sun Yuanhua could see the function of this bicycle.

Nowadays, the roads in Xuan Town are basically paved with cement, and this bicycle will definitely be able to run unimpeded on the cement road in the future.

The speed of this bicycle is about the same as that of running. Soldiers who are fighting outside may not be able to use it due to the terrain, but they can be used by those who handle official duties in Xuan Town. This bike does not require horses, which saves money and trouble.

Zhao Wen held the handlebar tightly, and kept stepping on the pedals with both feet.

In the eyes of everyone, Zhao Wen's speed is getting faster and faster.

In the end, it is faster than normal people's running speed.

Seeing everyone's shocked gazes, Zhao Wen laughed a few times, then pinched the brakes and stopped in front of Li Xiaoying and Hai Lanzhu.

Zhao Wen jumped off the bicycle and patted the seat of the bicycle with a smile on his face, "How about my bicycle?"

"I really didn't expect that such a thing made out of just a few iron pipes and iron rings can move, the speed is not slow, and it looks pretty good. Let me try." Hai Lanzhu looked excited. He rushed to Zhao Wen, wanting to try it.

Li Xiaoying wanted to try it too, but when she thought of Zhao Wen's bicycle riding posture just now, she gave up the idea.

Women in this era, especially mistresses, care very much about their words and deeds.

And Hai Lanzhu is a native of the grassland, so she doesn't have so many worries about these things like Li Xiaoying.

"You can't, this thing is too heavy. Besides, ordinary people can't ride it without learning." Zhao Wen looked at Hai Lanzhu and persuaded him.

Hai Lanzhu's eyes were full of longing, but even if Zhao Wen refused to let her ride, he had no choice but to give up.

"My lord, let me try."

Li Xiaosan, who was standing behind Li Xiaoying, stood up and said excitedly.

Now Li Xiaosan is already a young man, his body bones have grown, and he looks like a burly man.

Li Xiaosan clapped his hands and walked up to Zhao Wen.

Zhao Wen handed the bicycle to Li Xiaosan, told him some precautions, and then asked Li Xiaosan to try it out by himself.

Sun Yuanhua walked behind Zhao Wen, "My lord, this thing of yours is really beyond my expectation. These two-wheeled things can actually run."

(End of this chapter)