Chapter 241: Bike!

Simple models of wooden lathes, in fact, ancient dynasties from ancient times to the present.

In fact, think about it, how could there be no lathes in ancient times? The lathe of the modern 21st century is still copied from the ancient, the power system has been changed, the wheel of the car, the principle of making purple sand and so on is the same, and there is a lathe that can be turned.

Do you really think that ancient people are inferior to modern people?

In ancient times, there were manual lathes, as well as hydraulic ones, but their use was controlled by the authorities. In addition, the profession cannot be changed, wars are easy to break out, and businessmen are looked down upon, so the development is slow.

Before the crossing, Zhu Zilong watched a program on the Central Four on TV, looking for lost skills. There are hand-made bowls, pure hand-made and foot-pedal machinery, a cowhide to drive a simple turning mechanism, a very simple turning tool. A set of bowls is ready. Very admirable speed and technology!

The wisdom of the working people is infinite, ancient and modern!

As long as the superior can give them room to play, you will be impressed in minutes.

As early as the Qin Dynasty in China, lathes were used to process the axles of chariots, and there are traces of processing to prove it. The pre-Qin dynasty had already used vertical lathes to make pottery, but it was quite different from modern lathes.

Even in the Song Dynasty at this time, Zhu Zilong's lathe was improved based on the online video materials he had seen in modern memory, plus the lathes and milling machines (powered by oxen) found by the Ministry of Industry. That's why it can only be regarded as a semi-finished product!

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When he was young, Zhu Zilong, who came out of the studio in District 13, pushed a three-wheeled pure wooden three-wheeled bicycle out in the eyes of the guards who were very curious but inconvenient to ask.

Compared to lathes and yarn looms, bicycles are nowhere near as cumbersome as modern humans imagine if they don't require comfort.

During the Qing Dynasty in later generations, the bicycles of those foreigners were too expensive, and most of the people of the Qing Dynasty could not afford to buy them. However, this did not prevent some skilled craftsmen from using wood to make their own bicycles out of the assembly.

If you want to make a bicycle out of wood, you can use rattan instead of steel to make a transmission chain. Animal leather tires may not be as durable, but at least they are better than pure wood, the wheels can be scraped out of hard wood, and the frame and seat and handlebars can be made of wood.

Of course, it is said that it is made of wood, and some parts are also made of iron.

If Zhu Zilong traveled through the era before the Three Kingdoms or the Song Dynasty, he would not have this idea. The bicycle made by Bijing may one day be mass-produced, and only in the current Song Dynasty is that it is feasible to make 100 steels.

The other, if it is other dynasties, because there is no shortage of horses in the Central Plains, people can ride horses from a long distance, and people can carry them at short distances. Or you can't walk with a bicycle!

However, the Song Dynasty was different, the technology of steel and iron management was good, but it lost the land for raising horses. Not to mention the common people, even officials rarely have horses to ride. There are barely some qualified horses, all of which are used for fighting on the front line.

Even if Zhu Zilong was the prince, he only had two horses before, if he hadn't made a fortune later and had some connections, the dozens of horses in his current mansion would have been unimaginable before.

In the past month or so, many refugees have come to Kaifeng. There are more people on the streets, and the carriages in the house deliver newspapers to the newsboys, and it is difficult to wait for Qi'er, and the road is not easy to walk. After all, the volume of the carriage was very large, so Zhu Zilong had an idea and wanted to invent a wooden bicycle.

Moreover, the first generation of products was on three wheels, only one person could sit, and some newspapers or sundries could be placed in the back. In Kaifeng, a good place on the street, in addition to the fact that the buttocks are not very comfortable, the speed is much stronger than walking.

The employees who delivered the newspaper had free bicycles, and all they thought about after the church was the speed of delivering the newspaper. No one cares if the butt is comfortable or not, and besides, it will only be delivered for a few hours in the morning.

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"Sanmao, come here!" Zhu Zilong rode a three-wheeled bicycle and came to the newspaper office with everyone paying attention along the way. As soon as he saw that the child laborers delivering the newspaper were there, he waved his hand and shouted to Sanmao.

"Lord Wang!" Sanmao came over and saluted.

"Sanmao, you are optimistic, like this king, ride this tricycle and take a look." Zhu Zilong rode the three-wheeled bicycle in front of him and everyone, and then happily motioned to Sanmao to ride it too.

As a result, Sanmao didn't seem to have much talent in this area, and the tricycle didn't go well after a few laps, and it turned around.

Zhu Zilong asked the other child laborers to come over and try them one by one. As a result, there was a bald child laborer who rode the best and got started quickly.

"You're riding well! What is your name? Zhu Zilong asked with a smile.

"Back to the prince's words, the little one's surname is Wang, the fourth in the family, and there are three brothers in front of him, and everyone calls me the fourth." The bald boy stooped and replied.

"Little four, that's good. You're very talented at riding these three-wheeled bikes, and I'm going to start a cycling team to deliver newspapers. First set three groups, you first become the captain of one group. Double the salary, this car is yours to use! In a few days, I will send dozens of two-wheeled vehicles over, and within three days whoever learns to ride without falling over, will be paid 30 percent, and within five days will learn to add 10 percent. Expired do not process money! Zhu Zilong said to Xiao Si with praise.

As soon as these words came out, countless newsboys were in an uproar. Sanmao regretted it even more!

immediately ran to Zhu Zilong and said that he would definitely learn to ride a two-wheeled bicycle in three days!

"Very good, Sanmao. If this king has confidence in you, then you can temporarily serve as the leader of the three groups of cycling teams, and become a regular after learning! Zhu Zilong said.

Three days later, thirty wooden bicycles, which had long been ready and waiting for the final reinforcement, were delivered to the newspaper office.

"Each of you pushes a car and goes to practice." Steward Jin explained.

As a result, there was a group of staggering figures on the street outside the newspaper office.

The people in the vicinity were a sensation, and a group of people ran over to see.

Because it's a two-wheeled bike, not a three-wheeled bike. The newsboys rode crookedly on the school grounds and in the streets, trembling and trembling, and some people jumped out of the cars in fright.

The appearance is very hilarious!

Later, Zhu Zilong came over and personally guided them.

?“ Xiaosi, you have talent, pay attention not to look at the ground all the time, of course you are afraid when you look at the ground, you have to look into the distance. If you look far away, you can ride steadily! Sanmao, you too, remember them all for me! Once you ride it, look into the distance, keep your feet strong, and keep your hands steady, yes, that's it! ”

Immediately afterwards, Zhu Zilong personally went into battle to try the model, and soon, many people succeeded in learning from each other. Except for being afraid when turning, there is no problem with riding in a straight line.

?“ You're riding well! Continue, continue, practice until you are proficient, and when you are proficient, then each person, one person will be rewarded with extra money! ”

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