A Man of Science and Engineering in Troubled Times Wandering in the Late Qing Dynasty

It took some time for the letter to go back and forth from Paris. During this time, Li Yu quickly completed the design and trial production of the drive shaft differential.

But before he had time to apply for a patent, another car tycoon approached him again.

"Your Excellency is Academician Li Yu with outstanding driving skills?" The other party is quite young, only 27 or [-] years old.

"What car skills are you referring to?" Li Yu asked.

The other party made a gesture of holding the steering wheel: "Of course it is a car."

Li Yu said: "It's a meeting, I'm Li Yu, and you?"

"My name is Ferdinand Porsche."

Naturally, the founder of Porsche.

In Li Yu's previous life, Porsche was basically a super luxury car that he could have at birth. .

"Mr. Porsche, hello!"

Li Yu shook hands with him.

"I drove a car, can you show me your driving skills?" Porsche is really a racing fanatic, and he wants to see Li Yu's level immediately.

"Are you here? Using your car?" Li Yu asked.

"Yes, this is a new model I designed." Porsche said.

Li Yu sized it up: "Hybrid car?"

"Yes, I engineered a new battery pack for it, and now this graceful beast can go farther," says Porsche.

"Okay, I'll try it."

The weight of this car is still very large, but fortunately, the operating habits are not much different from other models.

Li Yu drove a few hundred meters, turned around at a small angle and came back.

Although in later generations, this is almost the same as the second subject test, and it is far from the autumn famous mountain car god catching shrimps, but Porsche is still amazed: "It is really proficient."

Li Yu smiled and said, "It's just basic operations."

Porsche suddenly asked: "Would you be interested in participating in a rally?"

"There's a rally now?" Li Yu asked curiously.

"Of course, this is the race with the highest demands on car quality," Porsche said. "This race will go from Berlin to Munich."

Well, [-] kilometers, it’s nothing for future generations, it’s really a test for cars now.

"Are there any special requirements?" Li Yu asked.

"As long as it's a car and not a buggy," Porsche said.

"It's interesting," Li Yu asked again, "Is it okay for two people?"

"Sure, it's a rally, a few people are fine!" Porsche said.

Sure enough, the early car races were very casual, and everyone was just playing.It is also like a grand event for car manufacturers to showcase their products.

Li Yu really wanted to take this opportunity to visit Munich, and he also stayed in Munich as an exchange student for half a year back then.

Lu Bicheng stayed with him in Berlin for so long, so he should be very bored.

And Munich has a big guy worth seeing.

"I'll find a car to participate." Li Yu agreed.

He then quickly contacted Paul Daimler and businessman Jelinek.

As long as it is a car race, Jelinek will definitely participate. When he heard that Li Yu would also participate, he readily agreed to lend him a "Mercedes" car that can take two people.

"Let's go to Munich." Li Yu said to Lu Bicheng.

"I'm going too?" Lu Bicheng was a little surprised.

"This is a very good experience. By the way, I will show you the scenery of Germany." Li Yu said.

If Li Yu left, Lu Bicheng would really have no fun staying in Berlin by herself. In fact, she really wanted to go with Li Yu, so she said, "Then...well."

Li Yu inspected the car carefully, and then set off in Berlin together with Jelinek and Porsche.

Porsche saw Lu Bicheng, the co-pilot, and said, "Your navigator is beautiful!"

Paul Daimler, who walked with Jelinek, also said: "You are the only woman competing today, what a beautiful sight."

Lu Bicheng asked Li Yu, "What is a navigator?"

Li Yu said with a smile: "Don't worry about it so much, it's very important anyway."

Lu Bicheng remembered what happened yesterday, and snorted softly: "It's good to know!"

The race started at six o'clock in the morning, and in later generations, it would take about five hours to arrive, but the speed of the car is too slow now, so it would be great to be able to arrive tonight.

Many people who drive self-made cars can only arrive the next day, and there are many people who broke down halfway and quit the race.

Li Yu brought some documents and luggage. Anyway, he didn't care about winning or losing. If he arrived safely, everything would be fine.

Porsche and Jelinek attach great importance to it, and they are bound to compete for the upper hand.

Jelinek is rich and purely likes racing.

Porsche, on the other hand, wants to verify the capabilities of its own cars.He has participated in many car competitions in recent years, and many designs are also based on the purpose of racing, such as attaching great importance to the quality of the unsprung.It can be said that Porsche does have track genes.

Compared with them, Li Yu is simply on an outing.

Lu Bicheng asked worriedly: "It's so far away, can we drive there?"

Li Yu said to himself: "Believe in my driving skills!"

Fortunately, Munich is an important city in Germany, and the road conditions between Berlin and Berlin are good. There are densely populated towns along the way, so there will be no problems.

The two of them enjoyed a leisurely stroll and arrived at the finish line at almost eleven o'clock in the evening.

The Porsches are already here.

Jelinek said: "You are so slow!"

Li Yu smiled and said, "I'm carrying a heavy load, of course it's slow."

Lu Bicheng was dissatisfied and said, "Am I heavy?"

Paul Daimler, who was in the car with Jelinek, said: "We are heavier than both of you."

"I still have luggage," Li Yu said, "but this Mercedes is really good, much faster than the one I drove in England."

Paul Daimler said: "Of course, this car uses the latest engine technology."

In fact, after such a long journey, the condition of the car is already relatively poor, and most of them need to carry out "major maintenance".

So many of them will not drive the car back to Berlin immediately.

As far as stability is concerned, the early cars were almost meaningless, or there is still a lot of room for improvement.

Paul Daimler said: "Mr. Porsche has already booked a hotel for you. Take a good rest tonight. Hey, I knew I would also take the girl to the competition."

When Li Yu and Lu Bicheng came to the hotel, they found that Porsche only reserved one room for them.

Fortunately, it is a suite, with a bedroom and a living room at the same time.

"I, I, we want two rooms!" Lu Bicheng said immediately.

Porsche was surprised: "Aren't you a couple, why do you need two?"

"I, we are not..." Lu Bicheng said, "Anyway, you need to find another room."

Porsche spread his hands: "No way, there are too many people here today."

After all, I grew up in China, and some traditional ideas cannot be changed.Li Yu could only say, "I just sleep on the sofa in the living room."

Lu Bicheng tightened his collar: "You can't peek!"

The sofa in this suite was not long enough for Li Yu to stretch his legs, but there was nothing he could do.

After the Porsche left, Li Yu found a quilt and went to the sofa. He was indeed rather tired today.

Lu Bicheng suddenly said, "Why can't the bedroom door be locked?"

Li Yu laughed and said, "Just close the door, it doesn't matter if it can't be locked."

"That's not okay, if...if..."

Li Yu asked, "What if?"

Lu Bicheng bit her lip: "What if you barge in? I'm a big girl with a yellow flower..."

Li Yu could only say: "Don't worry, I am Liu Xiahui today, absolutely not!"

Speaking of which, he is not as good as Liu Xiahui, but Liu Xiahui still hugs her.

"You swear!" Lu Bicheng was still not at ease.

Li Yu had no choice but to raise his hand: "I swear to the lamp, if I break in without authorization, I will be hit by thunder and thunder, and my children and grandchildren will be cut off..."

"Okay, okay!" Lu Bicheng quickly interrupted him, "There's no need...to swear such a poisonous oath."

Li Yu drove the car all day, and it wasn't cruising at high speed. He was really tired and didn't care about anything. He fell on the sofa, covered the quilt, and fell into a deep sleep within a few seconds.

Lu Bicheng did not dare to take off his clothes, and lay on the bed unable to sleep. After a while, he sneaked to the door again, opened a crack and looked over, and found that Li Yu was sleeping soundly, but his shoes were still on.And the sofa is very small, most of the quilt slipped down.

After thinking about it for a while, she finally had the courage to go over and take off Li Yu's shoes, then covered the quilt again, and stuffed it hard to prevent it from slipping off again.

His eyes flicked across Li Yu's sleeping face peacefully, and he found that the corner of his mouth seemed to be smiling. Lu Bicheng didn't dare to look carefully, and hurried back to the bedroom, got under the quilt and covered his head.

Li Yu was actually a little awake just now, but after realizing that it was Lu Bicheng, the corner of his mouth curled up, and he fell asleep again.

The next morning, after waking up, Li Yu stretched vigorously and found that Lu Bicheng had already prepared breakfast.

"There's only bread here, as well as that kind of ham and eggs. I fried it a bit, so I'll eat it." Lu Bicheng said.

Li Yu asked, "Did you sleep well yesterday?"

"Okay, of course it's good, it's great!" Lu Bicheng said three good things in a row.

Li Yu said, "It's strange. I always thought that sleeping on the sofa would be uncomfortable, but I didn't expect it to be quite comfortable. But when I woke up in the morning, I found that the shoes were taken off for some reason, and they were still neatly placed."

Lu Bicheng blushed, and quickly looked away: "Maybe you procrastinated it yourself, and you were sleepy and forgot." Then he quickly changed the topic: "Are you going back to Berlin today?"

Li Yu took a bite of the egg, "Don't worry, let's go to the University of Munich first."

This is the biggest purpose of Li Yu's coming here.

Lu Bicheng tilted his head and said, "Then leave quickly after eating."

Li Yu asked, "Why do you keep looking in that direction?"

Lu Bicheng said nonsense, "I'm looking at the scenery outside the window."

"But the window isn't there either." Li Yu said.

"Oh, are you annoying?" Lu Bicheng ran to the window, "Is this the head office?"

Li Yu was happy, and quickly finished his breakfast: "Let's go."

The lazy sunlight from Munich shines in, and against the slightly thin back of Lu Bicheng by the window, it really has a different style.