The Intelligence Investigation Bureau of the Chu Wangfu has been established for a long time.

Li Kuan invested so much money in it, so naturally he didn't raise a bunch of idlers in vain.

For example, the eldest grandson's family began to prepare for the production of bicycles, and he naturally knew about it.

"Lord Wang, do you mean to let the Cheng family also build a bicycle workshop? This...... Isn't that appropriate? ”

Cheng Jingwen looked at Li Kuan in surprise.

Although many nobles in Chang'an City wanted to build a bicycle workshop, everyone held back and didn't want to take the lead.

"Jingwen, there's nothing out of place. Bicycles are one of the fastest-growing industries in the next few years, and it is impossible for the Chu Wangfu to meet all the needs of Datang. Since other families will have to come in sooner or later, it is better to let the Cheng family do it. Besides, I'm not asking them to build a workshop that looks exactly like a permanent bike workshop and produce exactly the same bikes. ”

"That's good, if you really arrange it like this, I won't agree to it."

Cheng Jingwen patted her chest and said with palpitations.

Although she is the princess of Chu, if the Cheng family is really allowed to produce exactly the same bicycle, no one will believe it, even if she explains that it is not what she meant.

Although Li Kuan is the king of Chu, there are also a large number of people who live on him behind him.

These people may not necessarily recognize the Cheng family.

"Today's permanent bikes are mainly used for riding. But if you add a wheel and compartment to the back, it becomes a three-wheeled bicycle, which can carry not only people, but also goods. There are so many small merchants and hawkers in Chang'an City, and this kind of three-wheeled bicycle is definitely a good helper for them to get rich. ”

In Li Kuan's view, the three-wheeled bicycle is as important to the current Datang as the Wuling Shenche of later generations to the small traders in China.

Pulling people and pulling goods is not wrong.

For small traders who can't afford to keep a four-wheeled horse-drawn carriage, a three-wheeled bicycle is an artifact.

"Lord Wang, do you want the Cheng family to produce three-wheeled bicycles?"

"That's right! The types of bicycles are too thin now, and it is impossible for permanent bicycle workshops to do all styles, so products such as three-wheeled bicycles are handed over to the Cheng family. If their craftsmen are creative, they can also consider developing some bicycles for children, women, or other bicycles, and there is still a lot of space. ”

Li Kuan wants to make the bicycle industry a pillar industry of today's Datang.

At this time, pulling more people into the venue is much better than doing it yourself.

Otherwise, he wouldn't have even applied for a patent.

"In that case, Jingwen thanked the prince for Aye."

After Cheng Jingwen struggled for a while, she figured it out, and a happy smile appeared on her face.

……

Mrs. Kim played the iron shop, and Mrs. Kim stood in front of the window of the office a little tangled.

"Master, in fact, there is nothing to worry about in this matter, let's ask the shopkeeper Wang directly to see if this gear is sold to the eldest grandson's family, isn't it?"

Just now, Sun Kuan, the head of the eldest grandson's family, personally came to Jin Tai to discuss the procurement of gears.

In addition to the gear workshop under the Chu Wangfu, the gears produced by Jintai Iron Shop are of the best quality.

Not only the four-wheeled carriage workshop of the Chu Prince's Mansion was in use, but also the carriage workshop of the Wei family.

Although the ironmaking workshop of the eldest grandson's family also has a special workshop responsible for the creation of various iron tools such as iron pots, although it is also involved in gears, it is not very proficient.

Now that they are ready to adopt the geared way to produce their bikes, it is natural to consider the question of where to buy the gears.

"It's definitely a matter of asking, but before asking, we have to think about it ourselves, and we have to think about it clearly. Otherwise, when the time comes, the shopkeeper will ask us a few more questions, and we will not be able to answer. The achievements of the Jintai Iron Workshop today are all thanks to the blessings of His Royal Highness the King of Chu, but the contradiction between the Chu Wangfu and the Changsun family is something that many people know, and we must consider the trade-offs. ”

Jin Tai naturally knew that directly rejecting the procurement request of the eldest grandson family was a way.

But the Chu Wangfu is not afraid of the eldest grandson's family, and he doesn't dare to mess with it casually.

So how to deal with this matter, you have to think carefully.

"Master, in fact, I think His Royal Highness the King of Chu has a broader heart than we imagined. Take the gears, bearings and special steels produced in our workshop today, in fact, the source is the Gewu Academy of Guanshishan Academy, and then trace it back to the top, which are all inventions of His Royal Highness the King of Chu. However, not only did they not restrict our production, but they also allowed us to cooperate with the School of Gewu of Guanshishan Academy to support our development of these parts.

Now this bicycle, does His Royal Highness the King of Chu not mind other people to make it? If that's the case, then we help the Changsun family make gears, which is something that His Royal Highness the King of Chu supports. Taking a step back, if His Royal Highness the King of Chu does not support it, then we can be regarded as giving feedback in advance on the news that the eldest grandson's family is going to enter the field of bicycle making, which can be regarded as expressing our attitude. ”

Ah Niu naturally hopes that the scale of the Jintai Iron Workshop can be as large as possible.

And, judging from the actions of the Chu Wangfu in the past two years, Ah Niu also felt that his judgment should be relatively accurate.

"Okay, then I'll go to the king's shopkeeper now."

……

In the palace of the king of Chu, Wu Guo came to Wu Meiniang's side with a small mouth.

"Sister, look at my face, as soon as winter comes, it will be red and cracked, and my hands will be extremely rough to the touch, and the key is that it hurts a little, why are they all born to the same aunt, you won't."

"Who made you run outside every day on a cold day. Especially if you go out of the house in the morning after washing your face without drying it, there will definitely be some cracking. ”

Wu Meiniang still has a lot of affection for her sister with the same father and mother, otherwise she would not have let her live in the palace of the king of Chu all the time.

"It's cold in winter, but it's impossible not to go out. For example, you can wear gloves on your hands and cover your ears with a hat, but if you want to cover your face, you can't also cover your face with a scarf. Besides, in Chang'an City, I am far more than the one who has this worry, if there is a kind of fat powder that can make the skin not afraid of the wind in winter and will not crack, how good it would be. ”

Wu Guo also went to several fat powder shops in the past two days, but he didn't buy the fat powder he wanted.

"Fat powder...... Wu Meiniang thought for a while, "A few days ago, I went to a laboratory in Guanshishan Academy with the prince, but I saw something called glycerin, and the prince said that the moisturizing effect of that thing is very good, and I will ask you if I can get you a little glycerin back." ”