The bicycle that Zhuge Weijiu sent to "pull the horse away" is actually an open-top electric carriage.

The carriage looked like a four-wheeled carriage, and it was actually equipped with two horses. However, these two horses generally do not pull the cart until the power of the acid lead battery is exhausted. At this time, the motor is generally driven by the battery, and the motor drives the vehicle, and the horse is pulled by the vehicle.

After the battery of the drive motor runs out of power, it is time for the two horses to pull the cart - this is a hybrid, and it is really fun!

The person in charge of driving is Zhuge Weijiu's grandson, Zhuge Weiwei's power of the Weizi generation, and the table word Shaoxuan. At a glance, I knew that he was a very "powerful" young man, and he looked very energetic, with sword eyebrows and starry eyes, plus a big forehead inherited from the Zhuge family. He is only in his early twenties this year, has just graduated from Beijing Institute of Technology, and has little interest in the military and politics, let alone business to make money, but is only interested in tinkering with machinery. This "hybrid" electric carriage was invented by him and a few like-minded classmates.

Zhuge Weidao sat on this electric carriage, blowing the breeze on the west mountain, while looking at the pleasant scenery on both sides of the road, it was really enjoyable.

"One hundred and eight uncles," Zhuge Weili, who was a few years younger than Zhuge Weidao, was still talking to Zhuge Weidao while holding on to the steering wheel and driving, "My father said that if you pinch your fingers, you think this electric carriage has no market prospects?" ”

Zhuge Weidao, who has become the "uncle" of his grandfather's generation, heard this question, and he really couldn't cry or laugh, "Shaoxuan, isn't this clear?" How troublesome do you have to pull horses and horse-drawn carts? Wouldn't it be enough to just use horse-pulling? ”

"How hard is that horse?" Zhuge Weili's thinking is still very strange, "The cart pulls the horse and the horse-drawn cart, can't you let the horse rest?" Today is a long-distance run, so I let the horse pull the car on the West Mountain, and only after going up the mountain did I change the car to pull the horse. If you run a short distance, you don't need a horse at all, and batteries are enough. ”

It turned out that this time Zhuge Weili first let the horse-drawn cart, and then used the cart to pull the horse - the energy consumption on the mountain is high, and the battery supply is not available, so it is hard to get off the horse.

"Shaoxuan," Zhuge Weidao said with a smile, "Have you ever thought about replacing batteries and motors with oil-burning internal combustion engines?" ”

"Of course I have thought about it," Zhuge Weili replied, "I also have a gasoline locomotive with a 1,200-rpm gasoline engine installed, but that gasoline engine always leaks. It accidentally burned last month, and it hasn't been repaired yet. This gasoline car is obviously not as good as an electric carriage! ”

Zhuge Weidao was noncommittal, but just asked: "Is there anyone else engaged in this kind of gasoline car and battery car?" ”

"Yes!" Zhuge Weili said with a smile, "There are many engineers in Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou and other places who are engaged in oil trucks and battery cars, and I am not the only one in our family." In addition, there are more people who work in steam cars and gas cars. Among them, the steam car is the fastest, and there are already steam trolleybuses in trial operation in Shanghai, which may replace the tram and become the main model of urban public transportation. ”

At this time, Daming already had trams, underground trams (that is, subways) and elevated trams (light rail).

It's really advanced!

Among them, trams have been popularized, and cities of the upper scale in the Ming Dynasty either already have them, or are laying tracks. Of course, there have been trams in Beijing for a long time, and there is a tram station near Goolan Hutong, where Zhuge lived for Taoists.

Metros and light rails are rare, only in real metropolises. Beijing's first subway has not yet been built, and construction is now underway in the business district outside Chaoyangmen. But the first and second light rails have already been built, called the "Inner Ring Road" and the "Outer Ring Road" respectively, with a total length of almost 80 miles.

These two subways are built on the inner and outer city walls of Beijing, and the railway is erected between the inner and outer city walls and the moat, and the 76 inner and outer city gate towers have been converted into light rail stations.

"What about abroad?" Zhuge Weidao asked about the situation in foreign countries again, "Is there anyone in foreign countries who engage in these things?" ”

"Yes," Zhuge Weili said with a smile, "Britain, France, and Prussia are all engaged in steam cars, gas cars, battery cars, and gasoline cars...... However, their technology is not as advanced as ours.

And I'm still more optimistic about battery cars...... There is no noise or smoke when driving, it is very safe, and the speed is okay. It's a little more troublesome to change the battery, but now you can run twenty or thirty miles by changing the battery once, and the battery technology will be improved in the future, maybe you can change the battery once a thousand miles, which is convenient! ”

While listening to Zhuge Weili talk about the benefits of the tram, Zhuge Weidao nodded again and again, thinking: "This eldest grandson was born early, and if he came more than a hundred years later, maybe there would be nothing to do with Musk." However, I think he is still a talent that can be created, and he may be able to cultivate Zhuge Ford and Zhuge Benz...... When I went back, I found a simple sketch of a piston engine from the "Book of Aviation" and gave it to the 'robot strategist', and asked him to find someone to imitate a few sets and try it for this big nephew!

If he can develop a car that can sell well, then the problem of aircraft engines will be solved! ”

Zhuge Weidao has already read the "Book of Aviation", there is not much about aerodynamics in it, and the sketches of the aircraft drawn are not very fine, but he has drawn a few more detailed drawings of the piston engine of the entry-level machine - it seems that Zhuge Wuzhong Wang has engaged in internal combustion engines.

However, Zhuge Weidao couldn't directly take the drawings inside and let people make them according to them, he had to use his brain to memorize them, write them down and then draw them...... In this way, the drawings can only be used as a reference.

Fortunately, at present, Daming's machine industry has developed well, and the design and manufacturing capabilities are not weak, as long as those engineers can be given a reference direction, they should be able to come up with usable products...... After all, the difficulty of the internal combustion engine in the initial stage is limited, and the right direction of development is the key!

Just as he was thinking about coming up with some drawings, Zhuge Weili had already driven his electric carriage into Longzhongzhuang and stopped outside the mysterious building.

"One hundred and eight uncles, I can only send you here." Zhuge Weili raised his hand and pointed to the building, "Only military divisions can enter and exit freely, and those of us who have not yet become military divisions can only enter with the invitation of the military division." ”

As he spoke, Zhuge Weili gave Zhuge Weidao a pass issued by Zhuge for a long time.

Zhuge Weidao took the pass with a smile and said: "Shaoxuan, my generation is a young man, and one day, he will definitely become a member of the military division...... At that time, this will be the place where my generation will guide the country and discuss the world. ”

"Well said!" Zhuge Weili said with a smile, "When the time comes, let's work together and let our family's Da Ming dominate the universe!" ”

Zhuge nodded approvingly, thinking: "Speaking of high spirits, it has to be us young people!" ”

Thinking of this, Zhuge got off the electric carriage for the way, hugged his fist to Zhuge Weili, and strode into the mysterious building that could guide the world.

After Zhuge Weidao walked into the door on the ground floor of the building, a maid immediately greeted him, and after reading his pass, he led him up to the second floor, led him to the outside of a conference room with a closed door, and then announced: "Mr. Daozi has arrived." ”

"Let him in!"

Zhuge Yangming's voice came from inside the door.

"Yes." The maid immediately pushed the door open and made a gesture to invite in.

Of course, Zhuge Weidao was not polite, and walked in with a step. When I entered, I found that it was a conference room with a long table...... Around the long table is a circle of lupine scarves of "Zhuge Liang"!

Zhuge counted for the Dao, there are a total of seventeen "Zhuge Liang", plus himself is eighteen!

This is the plenary meeting of the military division!

At this time, the door of the conference room had been closed, and Zhuge Yangming, who had a good relationship with Zhuge Weidao, smiled and said, "One hundred and eight uncles..... You're just in time, we're discussing your proposal for 'printing tired English'! ”