Wang Zheng came to the Governor's Mansion of the Mandate of Heaven in Lanzhou with the bicycle he had just developed, and when he saw Li Zicheng, he hurriedly turned over and bowed, "Knock on the Governor!" ”

"Mr. Wang doesn't have to be polite, get up quickly!" Li Zicheng pressed Wang Zheng to sit on the wooden chair opposite, and asked He Xiaomi to serve tea, but his eyes were fixed on the bicycle, and his heart did not move.

The bicycle developed by Wang Zheng is basically similar to the bicycle of later generations in shape, and there is no problem in design, but Li Zicheng forgot an extremely important link, there is no rubber in this era, Wang Zheng's bicycle is a wooden wheel, needless to say that Li Zicheng knows, not only the speed can not go up, but also very bumpy.

Li Zicheng thought for a moment in his mind, it seems that there is no rubber in the mainland of the Ming Dynasty, and it seems that there is only one in the Nanyang area, and he will ask Guo Shijun in the future, I don't know if he will have any way.

He said to Wang Zheng that it was basically useless, he didn't know what rubber was, let alone the function of rubber.

Li Zicheng arched his hand and said: "For the sake of the bicycle, Mr. Wang worked hard, I don't know how much distance this car can travel every hour?" ”

Wang Zheng's eyes flashed, and he said: "Back to the Grand Duke, he can travel thirty miles every hour, which is faster than a carriage and the kind of bicycle designed by his subordinates, and the speed is more than double, and the brain of the Grand Governor is still good!" ”

What is my brain so good that you can see people riding bicycles on the street every day, and you can design it yourself at that time, and you still need to bother with it? Li Zicheng smiled faintly and said: "The governor of Pontus can only say a rough idea, if you want to produce bicycles, you still rely on Mr." ”

"It is the responsibility of the subordinates," Wang Zheng also gave his hand, "Don't hide it from the governor, since the subordinates came to Xining, I feel that the first half of my life has been in vain......"

"Mr. Wang doesn't need to be modest," Li Zicheng was secretly happy in his heart, a person who was obsessed with scientific research provided him with the best research platform, and it was strange if he was not grateful, "Mr. Wang, how long does it take to produce a bicycle, and how much does it cost?" ”

"The cost of the matter, the subordinates have not been taught," Wang Zheng shook his head slightly, as if he was a little annoyed, "This production time, if the subordinates give birth in person, it will take five days, and it will take at least ten days for the students to produce, and it may only take seven or eight days to become proficient in the future!" ”

"Mr. Wang, this is not good," in the face of science, Li Zicheng will definitely not leave half a face, "According to Mr. Wang, a bicycle, the production time alone will take ten days, and the output will definitely not go up, and the labor cost, as well as the cost of materials, and the cost of management, will not be too low, even if the bicycle is produced, the people will not be able to afford it!" ”

Wang Zheng raised his head suddenly, and said, "The Metropolitan Governor said that bicycles will be sold to the people in the future?" ”

"That's natural, people buy bicycles in order to save time," Li Zicheng couldn't explain to Wang Zheng the truth that "time is money", but in his heart, he was developing towards this goal, "Mr. Wang, the production cost of bicycles must be reduced on a large scale, and the price will be reduced!" ”

Wang Zheng thought for a moment, but still shook his head, his narrowed eyes suddenly opened, "Could it be that the Metropolitan Governor has a way to save costs?" ”

"This ...... The governor of Pontus is not very clear, maybe you can try," Li Zicheng said: "In production, a lot of steel parts are needed, if Mr. produces a mold, and then pours the red-hot molten steel directly into the mold, won't the parts be directly formed?" ”

"Abrasives?" Wang Zheng patted his head vigorously, "The subordinates understand what the Metropolitan Governor means, why can't the subordinates think of it?" What a damn ......."

"Mr. Wang doesn't have to blame himself, the so-called 'clear clouds to see the sun', only by jumping out of the original circle, can you see higher," Li Zicheng said with a smile: "The production of bicycles, the most time-consuming, is to polish and smooth, if you can make a grinding machine, use the machine to polish, wouldn't it save a lot of time?" ”

"Grinder?" Wang Zheng exclaimed, it seemed that in the dark, he heard the sound of heaven, maybe he thought about this in his sleep, but he really didn't dare to try, today the Metropolitan Governor said, is the Metropolitan Governor ...... In any case, I will try it in the future!

Li Zicheng knew Wang Zheng's mood at the moment, he waited for a long time, let Wang Zheng chew it thoroughly, and said: "The governor of Pontus can't ...... the grinder I can only rely on Mr. ......"

"It is the responsibility of the subordinates, the responsibility of the subordinates!" Wang Zheng hurriedly said: "Metropolitan Governor, can you really build a grinding machine?" ”

"As long as the method is right, it will definitely be possible," Li Zicheng said with a smile: "In addition, in the production, skilled workers are needed, so the workers do not need to master all the technology, the production workers are divided into several groups, each group of workers produce the same part, and they will soon become proficient. ”

"Assembly line production method?" Wang Zheng muttered to himself, he thought he was the best instrument master in the Ming Dynasty, but he really didn't expect that every time he saw Li Zicheng, he could benefit a lot, no wonder even John Tang was respected as the pope, could it be that these ideas came from God......

"After Mr. Wang goes back, he might as well think carefully to see if he can shorten the production time and save production costs," Li Zicheng knew that his ideas were too shocking, and after Wang Zheng went back, he had to digest and absorb them, and he couldn't be in a hurry, so he said: "Did Mr. Wang teach the production skills of bicycles to apprentices?" ”

"In accordance with the instructions of the Metropolitan Governor, two students have been taught, Yang Yue and Zhang Ding, and one student, Jiang Chen, who is preparing to be the director of the bicycle factory," Wang Zheng said: "They are outside the Mandate of Heaven Governor's Mansion, do you want to meet the Metropolitan Governor?" ”

"No need, the person Mr. Wang chooses, the governor of Pontus can rest assured," Li Zicheng smiled faintly and said, "Mr. Wang's two sons, will they come to Lanzhou together this time?" Do they have much interest in inheriting Mr. Wang's instrument business? ”

"The dog has come to Lanzhou with his subordinates," Wang Zheng originally wanted to say that they were outside the Governor's Mansion, but Li Zicheng naturally didn't see the students, and he didn't want to summon them, so he didn't mention it, "The eldest son of the subordinate, Yongchun, like his subordinates, has always been obsessed with the study of instruments, but the second son Yongshun ......" He shook his head and sighed, "Yongshun is really not a weapon, and he has never been interested in equipment and the like......"

"Everyone has their own ambitions, Mr. doesn't have to mind," Li Zicheng laughed and said: "Since Yongshun is interested in equipment, then come to Lanzhou Science and Technology High School to work, vice principal, can be regarded as able to help Mr. at any time, as for Yongshun, since he is not interested in equipment, there is no need to force it, temporarily go to Lanzhou Mansion to experience experience, and then entrust him with important tasks in the future!" ”

"Thank you, Dadu!" Although Wang Zheng was born as an official eunuch, he is not good at words, except for kowtowing to thank him, he is almost in tears.

"Sir, please!" Li Zicheng picked up Wang Zheng and sent him out of the Mandate of Heaven's Governor's Mansion, just in time to meet Tang Ruowang.

It turned out that John Tang had planned Lanzhou New City and invited Li Zicheng to take a look at the site.

Now that he was free, Li Zicheng took his own soldiers and followed Tang Ruowang out of the West City Gate.

The new city is close to Lanzhou Xicheng, and there will be a straight road in the north-south direction, tentatively as Xining Road, and the east-west direction is also a straight road, tentatively designated as Lanzhou Road, which is connected with the original Ximen Street.

The northeast corner is a residential area, the southwest is the city square, there are still northwest and southeast corners, there is no planning for the time being, and John Tang does not know what to do.

Li Zicheng looked at the flat land, his heart was happy, and he said: "The northwest is an industrial zone, and soon there will be factories settled in, and the southeast corner is the school, Lanzhou Science and Technology High School is about to open, and there will be primary and secondary schools in the future." ”

John Tang already knew about the factory, and there were many factories in Xining, but it was the first time he had seen it in one place, but these were not what he cared about, "Dadu, where will the church be built?" ”

Li Zicheng smiled, how could he forget such an important thing? Now that he is the Pope, he should be most concerned about the development of Catholicism, so he said: "The residential area, which is the place where the population is most home, will be more convenient for Catholics to enter the church for dispersal in the future." ”

"The Pope is right!" John Tang said: "Pope, then let's go to the residential area, it's best to choose a good address, and the subordinates should hurry up and build the church." ”

On this side of the residential area, thousands of heads are crowded, the people are busy, there are private housing construction sites everywhere, even women and children come to help, but most of the strong men are still building the city wall, according to Tang Ruowang's plan, before the new yuan, the city wall should be built at least five feet high, which can not only initially resist the enemy, but also protect against the cold.

Li Zicheng nodded, these people are all homeless people, and they are supported by the Mandate of Heaven Governor's Mansion, and it is reasonable for them to participate in the construction of the city wall, do you want to support them in vain?

The construction of the city wall cannot be completed in a day, and the new city will be built as soon as possible while it is not the busy agricultural season. The construction of the new city is even more urgent, in addition to the population, the development of industry and commerce requires a certain amount of time to accumulate.

Only with the development of industry and commerce, Lanzhou City can become the most brilliant pearl in the upper reaches of the Yellow River!

Li Zicheng was established at the intersection of Xining Road and Lanzhou Road, but he was thinking in his heart whether to pour cement avenues on these two main streets, so that Lanzhou New Town would show a different look.

Back at home, Li Zicheng was still thinking about the new city, looking at Tang Ruowang's plan, and whether there was anything missing.

The school land in the southeast corner will definitely not be used so much, even if the future primary and secondary schools are added, there is still a lot of surplus, should you follow the example of the Firearms Bureau in Xining and set up a specialized scientific research institution in Lanzhou New Town?

However, he quickly denied that Lanzhou is not surplus in terms of scientific and technological talents, funds, and materials, and that it is better to place R&D institutions in Lanzhou Science and Technology Higher Education School and concentrate limited resources in order to promote the rapid development of technology.

You can't become a fat man by eating in one bite, Li Zicheng feels that he is still too anxious!

The market in the southwest corner can be scientifically planned, strictly managed, and classified, and gradually form a specialized market, rather than overlapping with the simple functions of the old city of Lanzhou.

Moreover, if Lanzhou wants to move towards a metropolis, there will definitely be many new upstarts in the city in the future, and it is necessary to leave a vacant land to create a luxury market, and the perfumes, glass, distilled spirits, wines, etc. produced in Xining will also appear in Lanzhou in the future.

The future of Lanzhou City is still to move towards domestic demand, and we can't always expect the imperial court to give Lanzhou a blood transfusion!