This idea is a bit ridiculous, but Li Zhao still can't help but think about it.

The emergence of bicycles in China was actually in the 19th century, which was introduced by foreign merchants, which is not made in China, the earliest bicycle made in China was in the 30s of the 20th century, and the first brand to appear was 'iron anchor'.

In fact, the earliest bicycles were made by the French, and no metal materials were used, the whole set was made of wood, and there was no drive and steering device, all relying on foot power, of course, such bicycles could only be used to carry weight, but not as good as animal carts.

Later, the Germans made bicycles with rudders, but they were still chicken, and later the Scots changed the wooden bicycles to iron ones, and also installed solid rubber tires on the wheels, with small front wheels and large rear wheels, with drives and rudders, but the practicality was not very high.

Later, a blacksmith made improvements by installing cranks on the axles of the front and linking the cranks to the pedals with connecting rods, so that the feet of the people actually left the ground, which was the prototype of the modern bicycle.

Later, the British installed wire spokes on the wheels, which greatly improved the performance of the bicycle, and the Irish changed the solid rubber tires to pneumatic rubber tires, which laid the foundation for the modern bicycle.

Anyway, the development of the bicycle was tortuous and went through a long period of development.

But for Li Zhao, these can be completely crossed and directly produced into modern bicycles.

Modern bicycles have undergone the development of materials, and are no longer satisfied with iron, and have used magnesium alloy or carbon fiber, etc., which greatly improves the performance of bicycles and reduces weight.

But Daqin did not have the ability to produce titanium alloy and carbon fiber, etc., so he could only retreat to the second best thing, after this period of smelting, coupled with the cheats he bought from the store, presumably the smelting technology has risen a notch, and the hardness and flexibility of iron have also improved.

Of course, in order to extend the life of the bicycle, the bearing shaft, wheels, wheel wires, etc. can be replaced by steel, that is, the hollow tires are a little difficult to manufacture, but they can be discarded first and replaced with solid ones, which reduces the difficulty of manufacturing.

As for whether there is a market, it is difficult to say, like a horse-drawn carriage, ordinary people can't afford to consume, and it is difficult to popularize it, whether there is a market or not, or the price.

The reason why horse-drawn carriages are not available to ordinary people is because horses are expensive, and in this market, they are at least equivalent to a modern luxury car, and bicycles! It shouldn't be that outrageous.

Li Zhao calculated.

The main materials for making bicycles are iron and rubber, he has his own iron ore, the cost is naturally not too high, even if you don't use the iron in your own iron ore, you can also buy it from the imperial court, with his friendship with Yingzheng, it should not be too expensive.

Expensive is naturally rubber, Daqin does not have rubber yet, it needs to be purchased from the store, the store is produced, it is ridiculously expensive, and naturally it cannot be used in large quantities.

Thinking of this, Li Zhao was discouraged, there was no rubber, which greatly reduced the performance of the bike.

"It's okay to use wood instead of rubber."

He had to settle for the next best thing, imagining using wood instead of rubber, but the problem came again, ordinary wood is very heavy, and it is quite difficult to use it as a tire.

However, he soon thought of a kind of wood, camphor wood, which is very light when dried and can replace rubber, but has the disadvantage that it is easy to decay and not durable.

This problem can be solved naturally, modern bicycles have burst tires, there are car repair shops, and then the whole car repair shop will be fine.

Moreover, it can give birth to an industry, which can also be regarded as providing jobs for Daqin.

Thinking that this matter was feasible, Li Zhao's heart was relieved, and the next thing was to consider the issue of sales, and the emergence of each new creature was a process of starting from scratch.

Just like the original paper.

If there are bicycles, they can minimize their physical strength to travel, and the distance they can reach is increased to the highest, I believe they will soon be accepted by them, and they will be robbed madly, but this must be established in the case of moderate prices, that is, ordinary people can afford to buy.

With the ban on business suppression and the popularization of high-yield grain, I believe that soon the people in Xianyang and the surrounding areas will have surplus grain, and I also believe that some farmers have been liberated, even if they have not been liberated, some may have already had a side business and get extra income.

It would be nice to have surplus food and income, and in this case, if the bicycle was within their acceptable range, they would definitely rush to buy it, which was an inflated road to riches.

It's beautiful to think about.

"How much should I set for the price?"

"It should be a few hundred and a half taels."

With its own iron ore, it doesn't cost too much to make a bicycle, and you can make a lot of money for a few hundred and a half taels.

Of course, modern cars are expensive and cheap, and he is also ready to have a noble car.

Expensive car tires are made of rubber, and cheap ones are made of wood.

This is too suitable for people's consumption psychology.

After figuring these things out, Li Zhao couldn't wait to find Ah Chao, and bought the bicycle's manufacturing cheats from the store, and then wrote this cheats into two copies.

Seeing that the young master had made something strange again, Ah Chao couldn't help but be curious, and asked, "Young master, what's the use of this bicycle?" ”

(End of chapter)