Chapter 282 Winning Face, Losing Life

The development of the bicycle went much smoother than expected.

What troubled Tang En most before was the production technology of tires and bearings. However, one of these two technical problems was solved long ago, and the other was successfully overcome immediately by the technical team headed by Nokia.

The processing technology of bearings has been applied in Gnome Engineering for a long time. Ball bearings were widely used in the semi-finished steam battle tanks they restored before. The production technology already exists, but the processing technology is not high.

The processing technology problem was also successfully solved with Tang En's joining. The original millimeter-level processing technology was instantly upgraded to the micron-level, and the precision was improved by nearly a thousand times, which increased the life and performance of the bearing many times.

And the production process of tires has also been successfully handled by witty dwarves. This group of little guys who love to study are always full of extremely positive attitudes towards new technologies and new things. I am afraid that all of them on the earth are at least called academicians. Big bull.

The emergence of tires is of course not just for bicycles. The first to enjoy the benefits is Ellington’s carriage. After they saw the stability and speed of the carriage in the Lord’s Mansion after the tires were modified, the gate of the Datang Engineering Research Institute was closed the next day. It was crowded with people who asked to modify the carriage.

And the refitted carriage did not disappoint them, whether it was shock-absorbing springs, rubber cushions, or new bearings and tires, after these things were installed, the carriage was like a facelift, completely different .

The trembling that was originally stiff became soft and gentle, and even the potholed gravel road was more comfortable. What excited them most was running on the asphalt road, and their speed increased by at least five times compared to before. Become above! Due to the improvement of bearing technology, the friction and resistance are reduced, and the consumption of horses is also reduced. Therefore, the transportation speed and distance per unit time have been greatly improved, and the forage consumed by horses has also been reduced a lot!

It is equivalent to saying that the cost of modifying the carriage can be recovered after only a few transportations, and the rest is to enjoy the various benefits brought by the new technology.

In this stimulus, Ellington whipped up a trend of chasing new technologies.

Just a few days later, bicycles began to appear on the streets of Ellington.

The first batch of bicycles were not sold, but directly digested internally, and distributed to people who needed to run to and fro to convey messages and transport light objects-of course, it was not an easy task to teach them to ride bicycles.

Fortunately, adults have a strong sense of autonomy, and with a little training, each of them can quickly master the tricks, but children...

"Woooo—Big brother, don't let go—"

Yi Liya held the handle of the car firmly, and begged Tang En not to let go with a mournful face.

"Believe me, I've been supporting you all the time, you just ride."

Tang En kept encouraging Ilya, and of course he used the same method that parents on the earth used to teach bicycles...

"I, I know... I'll give it a try..."

Fiona, who was passing by on a bicycle not far away, saw this scene with a complicated face.

If I knew this earlier, I might as well pretend to be stupid...

After the first bicycle rolled off the production line, Tang En tried it, and then Fiona wanted to try it, but Tang En laughed at her for not being able to do it. As a result, Fiona learned to ride a bicycle in a rage, and proudly told Ai Elsa and Tina are showing off.

Now after watching Tang En teach Elijah to ride a bicycle, Fiona realized that she was simply a complete idiot.

Win face, lose life...

The appearance of bicycles greatly ignited the enthusiasm of Ellington residents. It was the first time for them to see such a purely mechanical means of transportation—what? carriage? Sorry, the carriage needs horses too...

Just two wheels, chains, and pedals, after a clever combination, you can move forward at a very fast speed, and you can also control the direction by yourself. Short-distance travel is simply not too convenient!

Especially when the tires are moving forward on the asphalt road, the feeling of being smooth and comfortable, and letting yourself be in control is really cool!

So, as soon as the second batch of bikes rolled off the assembly line, there was a rush to buy them in Ellington.

The price of a bicycle is only ten gold coins.

What? too expensive! ?

Then you must be a slacker!

Even during Hogg's time, ten gold coins were nothing more than three months' savings, not to mention that over the past three months since Lord Twain took office, drastic reforms have greatly increased everyone's income, and now they work casually for a month They all earn a few gold coins. If you work harder, plant some cash crops for the lord, or take part-time jobs, it will not be a problem for your monthly income to exceed ten gold coins!

Isn't it worth using a month's income to buy something developed by a lord that even the nobles in the imperial capital don't have?

Simply worth it!

Since Tang En took office for three months, the income of Ellington residents has doubled or tripled in three months, but after the income surged, the residents did not have a corresponding consumption method, which made it impossible for the Lord's Mansion to recycle gold coins. Fiona has always been criticized very much, and it was not until the release of comics and novels a few days ago that a small part of the gold coins were successfully recovered.

And now, the appearance of bicycles finally gave them a chance to spend money freely, so the wages that Tang En just paid flowed back to the treasury of the Lord's Mansion, and Fiona once again showed a smile on her face.

Fiona, who is so money-obsessed, made Tang En shake his head straight, and even talked to her: "Don't pay too much attention to gold coins and wealth. Frankly speaking, we are the ruling class, and the economy is a tool in our hands. The real thing is to use wealth to stimulate residents to produce and create. The purpose is that the increase in income brings them a rich life is an illusion, what really makes them rich is the increase in productivity after active work."

"I understand the truth, but I just like to watch the number of gold coins increase."

Fiona had an expression of "you can fire me if you're upset", and her eyes clearly felt that Tang En was talking nonsense with his eyes open - who in this world doesn't love gold coins?

Tang En patted his forehead, and it was really too early to tell a former nobleman who was a businessman.

He couldn't tell Fiona that because productivity determines the relationship of production, and the economic base determines the superstructure, the contradiction between productivity and production relationship, and the contradiction between the economic base and the superstructure must be resolved, because his ultimate goal is the whole people. All soldiers are preparing to fight against chaos, so they make money to better drive the economic situation to develop in the direction they expect...

Of course she wouldn't listen, she was a woman after all, she would only listen to what she wanted to hear - even if Fiona was considered smarter, she was also a woman.

I'm afraid in her eyes, the ultimate goal of making money should be to enjoy the life of a local tyrant, oh, no, she knows that she is a mage... Then in her eyes, the reason for making money is to build a mage tower?

Tang En couldn't help but sighed. Could it be that he had only so much ambition in her eyes?

—In any case, do you want to build a Tower of Babel?

When the economy is active to a certain extent, the emergence of new things always brings a trend, just like this trend, which was led by the little newspaper sellers of Datang Daily.

With the gradual expansion of the influence of Datang Daily, the income of residents of Ellington is increasing day by day. Half a month after its birth, Datang Daily opened a subscription service, delivering newspapers to your door every day, and all you need to pay every month is an extra Ten silver coins-although it is a bit expensive, but some people have begun to enjoy the life of paying for services.

It used to be that the newspaper seller ran from door to door in the morning to deliver the goods on foot, but since the advent of bicycles, the situation has changed.

"Jinglingling~"

A crisp bell rang, followed by a "click", and a new Datang Daily was put into the mailbox at the door. When the owner who heard the sound went out, the newspaper seller had already gone away on a bicycle. up.

After breakfast, those who need to go to work push their bicycles out.

"I'm off to work. Jingle bell~"

After saying hello, meeting other workers on the road, talking and laughing along the way, riding a bicycle to the factory area where they work quickly, has become a new daily routine for many people in just a few days.

If other earth traversals came to Ellington at this time, I’m afraid they would think that they had traveled to modern times. There is no way. Except for the clothing and architectural style, the current Ellington is too different from the modern urban style. Similar.

Whether it is a clean and tidy street layout, a flat asphalt road, or street lamps erected on both sides of the street-it is worth mentioning that these street lamps are crystal balls with constant lighting, not electric lights.

The reason why electric lamps are not used is partly because Tang En can’t get the material of the filament. He doesn’t know how to refine tungsten. He only knows that bamboo charcoal can be used—but obviously it’s not easy to use. Directly and happily use magic means to solve the problem simply and violently.

The constant lighting technique is the solution he found temporarily, because Ellington is not big yet, and the number of street lights is barely acceptable. If it continues to expand, he must find a way to find a new way to solve the lighting problem—he It is impossible to squat in the warehouse to give constant lighting to the street lamps. Perhaps the fluorescent grass of the elves is a good solution, which is environmentally friendly and energy-saving...

If the previous things only affected the lives of Ellington residents in a subtle way, then the appearance of bicycles directly changed their lives. The change in travel mode led to faster information transmission, indirect improvements in work efficiency, and Acceleration of the pace of life.

The residents of Ellington, who have been living in depression for so long, have suppressed their energy for so many years. Finally, through the birth of the bicycle, the energy that was suppressed was completely released in the celebration month of the 849th year of the Calendar of Order.

And this kind of explosive power stunned the spies who came to Ellington recently to inquire about the news.