Daming, originally wanted to destroy it, but the system came

Chapter 321 The future of bicycles?

In the backyard of the Xu Mansion, Zhu Zhen and Wang Fu were squatting there. They didn't need help from others, and they were busy working at once.

Relying on the memory of his past life, Zhu Chu can still know how a bicycle is composed. It is almost the same, and he can also build a decent structure.

As for Wang Fu, he really could only watch from the sidelines. At most, he could help Zhu Zhu hold on to the frame of the carriage.

It depends on Zhu Li first assembling the main frame, and then inserting the two wheel hubs respectively, and of course the transmission belt. Without this thing to link the gear driven by the pedals to the wheel hub, how would the bicycle move?

In fact, this is the most primitive, so-called 28-inch bicycle.

When it comes to the level of craftsmanship, yes equals no.

Such a thing, which basically has no technical requirements, cannot be manufactured now. It has neither tires nor brake lines, so we'll just make do with it anyway.

Wang Fu watched with amazement as Zhu Chu saved the bicycle from scratch, and was immediately shocked.

Especially Zhu Zhen actually started riding for a lap.

He has also prepared the car seat, but now it is a wooden bench with a layer of fur on it and some cushions in the middle.

Now I can only make do with it.

"It's not bad, it's not that bad," Zhu Zhen said after riding for a while and felt good.

The main reason is that this is the Duke of Wei's mansion after all, and the floors are made of bluestone tiles and are very smooth.

What if you try it in the wild?

Kill you.

"Your Highness, so this is the bicycle you were talking about?" Wang Fu exclaimed from the side, quite eager to try it.

Zhu Zhen looked at Wang Fu with a smile: "Want to ride?"

Wang Fu was about to nod.

Unexpectedly, Zhu Ming said stingily: "I won't let you ride it. Damn, this is a gift for my sister, how can it be given to outsiders to ride. But this thing may cause a trend in the future, I have asked Shen Wang to prepare for it A batch has been produced.”

He will not ignore the benefits that this new thing can bring, especially since this is the capital and the core area of ​​Jiangnan. He is not afraid that people will have no money, but he is afraid that there will be no place for them to spend money.

Ignoring Wang Fu's disappointed expression, Zhu Xi pushed the newly finished bicycle and turned around to find Xu Miaojin.

As a result, when Zhu Zhen happily arrived at the entrance of Xu Miaojin's courtyard, he heard Xu Miaojin's shout coming from inside.

Then there was a 'pop' sound.

"No fight, no fight, you are such a shameless person," Xu Miaojin gasped and shouted.

fight?

Zhu Ming rolled up his sleeves and rushed in directly.

"Who dares to bully my girl? If you are looking for death, there is a way to kill you," Zhu Xi shouted as soon as he came in.

As a result, he saw that the yard was in a mess, the flower beds had fallen down, and many of the flower branches that were about to bloom recently had been smashed, and even the pear tree had lost a few branches.

Looking at the courtyard, two beautiful young girls stood face to face.

The man on the left holding a wooden spear without a spearhead could be his sister Xu Miaojin, who else could it be.

On the opposite side, Tang Xin stood proudly with two maces in his hands. Only when he saw Zhu Chu did he blush and quickly hid the weapons behind his back.

But her maces were made according to the weapons on the battlefield. In addition to being made of wood, one was long and the other was short. The long one was 1.56 meters long, and the short one was 1.2 meters long.

There is no way to hide this.

The reason why there is one long and one short is that the long one is mainly used for fighting on horseback. If it is a horse fighting, the short one can be used as a cover.

In infantry combat, when soldiers are in close contact, although an inch longer is stronger, if it is too long, it will lose flexibility. At this time, the shorter one will be the main one.

Just now, Xu Miaojin was assisted by Tang Xin with a short blade and harassed and intimidated by a long blade, only to suffer a loss and was defeated by Tang Xin.

After all, one was using a single gun, the other was holding a weapon with both hands, and they were fighting on foot, so Tang Xin took a lot of advantage.

If they were to fight on horseback on the battlefield, Tang Xin's advantage would not be that great.

"Why are you guys sparring?" Zhu Ming laughed sarcastically. He originally thought who was so bold that he dared to bully his own sister?

You can tell at this glance. It seems that the two sisters have a good relationship?

Xu Miaojin rolled her eyes at Zhu Chu in a funny way, and said with a smile: "This is Tang Xin, the daughter of Tang and his uncle, and she is about the same age as me. We have played together since we were young, we also practice martial arts together, and we often spar. Except that we are evenly matched. Besides, the brothers from the two families have long been no rivals."

At the end, Xu Miaojin's voice became lower and lower.

She finally remembered that almost all of Tang Xin's brothers had died in the battle. Even those who had not died in the battle had died of illness or simply died young.

The Lao Tang family was in a miserable state, with almost no male members of the direct line surviving, all of them dead.

It is true that there are no descendants left.

I'm afraid that Tang He's later descendants were all adopted from collateral lines. Otherwise, Tang He's Dukedom of Xinguo would not have lasted only one life, and then it would have been lost directly.

As the saying goes, there are direct descendants but no direct descendants. Even if Tang He's legitimate children and grandchildren are all dead, the children born from concubines and even illegitimate children can be brought back to the family.

Why is it so dead?

Tang Xin also lowered his head, his face gloomy.

When I thought about her family's affairs, the heroic spirit that had been high-spirited just now also faded away again.

It makes her even sadder to think about Zhu Chu diagnosing her father on the street and even saying things about arrangements for his funeral.

If Xu Miaojin hadn't been there, she would have run home and hidden herself to cry.

At this moment, Xu Miaojin realized that she had made a mistake and quickly changed the subject and asked Zhu Zhen: "By the way, brother."

Xu Miaojin glanced at Tang Xin secretly, and when she saw that she ignored her, she secretly breathed a sigh of relief, and couldn't help but roll her eyes at Zhu Xi.

It turned out that the two of them had not yet settled down to a relationship, but they happened to have a relationship again, which caused Xu Miaojin to have a headache about how to address Zhu Xi.

As a result, the bad guy asked her to call him brother.

Really, I'm one year older than you.

But in the end Xu Miaojin had no choice but to give in. After obediently calling Zhu Zhen brother, he said, "I heard that you went to see Uncle Tang for medical treatment? How is the situation?"

Xu Miaojin didn't notice that Tang Xin was already wiping tears.

But next, what shocked Tang Xin was that Zhu Zhen said angrily: "What else can I do? Of course it needs treatment."

"What?" Tang Xin was startled, raised his head, and exclaimed: "Your Highness, didn't you say before that you wanted us to prepare for the funeral?"

Zhu Ming didn't think too much and blurted out: "Nonsense, if your father dies, my father plans to let me marry you. Ugh."

Neither of the two girls came from ordinary families, and neither of them were stupid. After thinking about it for a moment, they understood why this was the case.

"Compensation?" Tang Xin laughed miserably: "Isn't it enough to kill my two sisters? What kind of compensation is this?"

"Hey, don't talk nonsense," Zhu Zhen snorted angrily.

Tang Xin was angry: "My two sisters were both married to your tenth brother at a young age, but they both died in the past two years, just like your second brother died suddenly. How could a good person suddenly die of illness?" ? Didn’t you investigate that matter? Wasn’t your second brother also drugged to death? Even my two sisters didn’t leave any children, what else can you say? "

Zhu Chu spread his hands: "Don't ask me, what does it have to do with me? And don't worry, as long as I save your father, I don't have to marry you."

In order not to marry this Tang Xin, Zhu Ming paid a heavy price.

In fact, he was still aggrieved. What did it have to do with him?

The whole thing, the whole thing related to the Tang family, had nothing to do with him from beginning to end.

"Uh-huh," a dry cough came from outside the door.

Zhu Chu turned around and saw Wang Fu winking at him.

By the way, Wang Fu was once the commander of the guards of Prince Lu's Mansion. Maybe he knows something?

Zhu Chu then walked over and asked, "Wang Fu, do you know anything?" Wang Fu looked at Zhu Chu with a troubled face, thought for a while, and whispered: "Your Highness, King Lu once listened to what others said. , believed that boys and girls could be used as medicine to make elixirs. After it was revealed, they were worried about being punished by His Majesty, so they blamed the first Princess Tang on the first Princess of Lu. So the first Princess Tang was secretly ordered to death by His Majesty. "

"Absurd, absurd, unheard of," Zhu Zhen suddenly cursed.

He finally knew why Zhu Tan was given the posthumous title of "Huang". King Luhuang, King Luhuang, you are really ridiculous.

Zhu Chu suddenly felt something in his heart. Although Wu Chengen was not born yet, in his Journey to the West, the plot about Xiao'er Kingdom might be based on what my tenth brother did?

The cause of death of the second Concubine Tang is also very strange.

According to Wang Fu, King Lu was later punished by Zhu Yuanzhang, and even had King Lu's hair shaved off as punishment.

Zhu Yu subconsciously touched his head. No wonder Zhu Yuanzhang had such a complicated expression when he found an excuse to shave his head, and the civil and military officials in the court suddenly became quiet.

No one even doubted his sincerity.

Good guy, it turns out that Brother Ten has learned from the past?

However, after King Lu returned to his fiefdom, he not only did not calm down, but intensified his efforts. He even took many risks and took many pills.

The second Princess Lu, Tang, was probably poisoned to death when she was forced to test the medicine on her own body with Prince Lu.

Even King Lu himself finally committed many evil deeds and died suddenly.

Not to mention Zhu Yu, at that time, Zhu Yuanzhang still did not understand his hatred after the death of King Lu, so it was ridiculous to scold him.

At the same time, it is understandable why Tang Xin reacted so fiercely.

Do you, Mr. Zhu, call this making up? Do you still think it’s a shame to harm us?

But this time Tang Xin really misunderstood, because this time, Zhu Yuanzhang planned to give their family a real imperial concubine.

But looking at Tang Xin's attitude now, I'm afraid even if he knew, he wouldn't bother to care about it.

"Don't worry, Miss Tang, no matter how high the price is, I will cure Duke Xin," Zhu Ming promised Tang Xin with a serious look on his face.

Tang Xin rolled his eyes and suddenly became unhappy: "Am I, Tang Xin, that bad? I am so disliked by you?"

He even said that no matter how much it cost, Tang He must be cured? Does this mean that no matter how much it costs, you don’t want to marry me?

As a girl, is it normal to be a little willful?

Zhu Zhen was speechless and spread his hands.

Xu Miaojin laughed out loud, pulled Tang Xin and said, "Don't mention it, this guy is evil. He also disliked me like this a few years ago."

"Then you still like him?" Tang Xin was speechless, looking at Xu Miaojin in disbelief, thinking that she was sick, otherwise how could she like someone who disliked her so much?

Xu Miaojin looked at Tang Xin helplessly and said: "So this person is a bad person. He keeps saying he won't marry me, and then he runs to me calling girls every day, either holding my hand or talking to me. Don't marry me." Why flirt?"

Xu Miaojin looked at Zhu Ming with resentful eyes, always feeling that she had been deceived. Is it possible that he had used a strategy of retreating while retreating?

It wasn't until he caught up with him that he took advantage of it and ate him up.

Xu Miaojin looked at Zhu Zhen suspiciously, thinking about the past between the two since they met.

In fact, he knew that he was a girl from the beginning, and then he still hugged himself and rode a horse? Although he didn't make any transcendental moves, just the sight of a man and a woman riding a horse was shocking enough.

Is it true that this bad guy had bad intentions from the beginning?

Xu Miaojin gritted her teeth and her eyes began to look bad.

Zhu Ming coughed dryly and said with a guilty conscience: "Look, sister, look what gift my brother has brought you."

Wang Fu also understood and quickly got out of the way.

Xu Miaojin and Tang Xin both had strange looks on their faces, looking at the bicycles standing in front of the courtyard gate.

They didn't know what that thing was.

"This is called a bicycle. Come on, come on, I'll teach you how to ride it," Zhu Chu greeted, demonstrating it to them first.

I saw Zhu Chu riding a bicycle in the yard and tucking the hem of his clothes around his waist. It was really inconvenient for him to wear this big robe and coat.

Maybe it's time for the Shen family to start reforming into ready-to-wear clothing.

While thinking in his mind, Zhu Xi rode a circle back to the door of the small courtyard, and raised his legs gracefully to stand firm.

Not to mention, this move up and down is also cool and neat.

Tang Xin and Xu Miaojin looked at each other, and both girls looked at the bicycle with gleaming eyes.

After all, it is something new that has never been done before, and everyone wants to try it.

However, since Zhu Chu was still watching here, Tang Xin was too embarrassed to compete with Xu Miaojin, so he let Xu Miaojin go play first.

I heard that after Xu Miaojin finally got her skirt and rode on it, she was yelling and being pushed by Zhu Chu from behind. She was riding a small car in the yard, not to mention how happy it was.

After all, Xu Miaojin was quite skilled in martial arts, so she quickly mastered the skills, and she didn't even need Zhu Chu to help her control the balance, and she quickly became comfortable with it.

Then it was Tang Xin's turn to ride another lap.

She was a little embarrassed at first. One of them was from a girl's family. Although she had just practiced martial arts with Xu Miaojin and tidied up her clothes, she still didn't want to be too rude in front of Zhu Chu.

In addition, she had loudly rebuked Zhu Zhen just now, and she was even more embarrassed to ask him to help her balance in the early stage.

On the contrary, Zhu Ming didn't care at all and generously took the initiative to help her.

Tang Xin's pretty face was slightly red, and she tried to pedal like Xu Miaojin before, feeling the fun of this new thing.

At some point, Zhu Zhen quietly let go and came to Xu Miaojin's side.

Xu Miaojin glanced sideways at Zhu Xi and whispered, "What? Have you seen the girl from the Tang family?"

Zhu Ming playfully tapped her little nose with his hand and said, "You didn't hear a word of what I said before, right? I originally planned to give up on Tang He. In fact, it was really hopeless. Yes. Alas."

In fact, if he was more ruthless and cruel, he could just ignore Tang He while refusing to save him, and at worst, marry him first, then treat him coldly in the future, or even let him disappear inexplicably.

Since ancient times, no matter which dynasty or where the palace is located, is it not uncommon for a concubine to die in the palace?

But Zhu Chu can't do this.

He looked at Xu Miaojin in front of him, with only the girl's smile in his eyes, and said seriously: "Sister, we are human beings, not political beings. I am with you because I like you, because we have the basis of emotion. Not because you are Xu Miaojin, not because your surname is Xu, and not because you are Xu Da's daughter. Even if you are the daughter of any old Xu on the roadside, I will marry you."

Xu Miaojin was so moved that she burst into tears and leaned sideways in Zhu Chu's arms.

"I said, isn't she my daughter, or whose daughter?" Xu Da's big face suddenly appeared next to the young couple.

"Oh my god," Zhu Ming took a big step back and patted his heart with his hand, terrified.

It's not that he is so timid, but he almost threw his fist out without realizing it just now. With his strength and subconscious punching, I'm afraid Lao Xu's face will never be seen again.

Xu Miaojin even stamped her feet, looking shy.

At this time, Tang Xin also came around in a circle, stopped the car in a panic, and said to Xu Da sheepishly: "Uncle Xu. My niece is rude."

Xu Da smiled and waved his hand to indicate that it was okay. He also looked at the bicycle curiously and asked Zhu Zhen, "Did you do this? What is it? Playing with things makes you lose your mind."

Zhu Ming was unhappy and said, "Uncle Xu, even if you are my future father-in-law, you can't talk nonsense."

Xu Da stared at him funny and angrily.

Zhu Ming was not afraid of him and said: "This bicycle is a gift I prepared for my sister. Not to mention that I invented all of it, at least this one was manufactured and assembled by me. And don't underestimate this." A bicycle. Look at the back and front of the bicycle rack. You can carry some convenient things. Not only that, but what if there are ten thousand, or even one hundred thousand?"

"We all know that the biggest problem for the infantry team is to solve the problem of mobility. Especially when traveling long distances, it is difficult to achieve high speed. But if this bicycle is used to replace the difficult-to-maintain war horses, it may not be possible to travel thousands of miles a day. Down."

The modern bicycle world record seems to be more than 900 kilometers ridden twenty-four hours a day.

That is close to two thousand miles.

Although ancient roads are definitely not as easy to ride on as modern roads, Zhu Zhen's words still made Xu Da take a breath of cold air.

He looked at Zhu Ming with a shocked look on his face, thinking to himself, is this kid a genius?

How much does it cost to keep a horse a year?

And what about this bike? Apart from the cost of building it, this is not an animal, so as long as it doesn't rust, it doesn't cost anything at all.

Even Xu Miaojin and Tang Xin looked at Zhu Zhen with dazzling eyes, astonished.

(End of this chapter)