Chapter 242 Making a Bicycle

Author: big bell

Chapter 242 Making a Bicycle

This idea was a bit ridiculous, but Li Zhao couldn't help but think about it.

Bicycles actually appeared in China in the 19th century. They were introduced by foreign trading companies. They are not made in China. The earliest bicycles made in China were in the 1930s, and the first brand name was "Iron Anchor".

In fact, the earliest bicycles were made by the French. They did not use metal materials. They were all made of wood. There were no driving devices and steering devices. They relied entirely on foot power. Of course, such bicycles could only be used to carry loads and were not as good as livestock carts.

Later, the Germans made bicycles with rudders, but they were still useless. Later, the Scots changed the wooden bicycles into iron ones and installed solid rubber tires on the wheels. The front wheels were small, the rear wheels were large, and there were driving devices and

Rudder, but its practicality is not very high.

Later, a blacksmith made improvements and installed a crank on the front axle, and used a connecting rod to connect the crank and pedals, so that the person's feet could really leave the ground. This was the prototype of the modern bicycle.

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

Anyway, the development of bicycles is tortuous and has gone through a long period of development.

But for Li Zhao, he can completely overcome these and directly produce modern bicycles.

After the development of materials, modern bicycles are no longer satisfied with iron. Magnesium alloys or carbon fibers have been used to greatly improve the performance of bicycles and reduce weight.

However, Da Qin is not yet capable of producing titanium alloys and carbon fibers, so he can only resort to iron. After this period of smelting, and the fact that he bought secrets from the store, the smelting technology must have risen to a higher level.

Hardness and flexibility have also been improved.

Early iron bicycles can be manufactured. Of course, in order to extend the life of the bicycle, the bearings, wheels, wheel wires, etc. can be replaced with steel. However, hollow tires are somewhat difficult to manufacture, but they can be abandoned first and replaced with solid ones. This way

This reduces the difficulty of manufacturing.

As for whether there is a market, it is difficult to say. Like a horse-drawn carriage, ordinary people cannot afford it, so it will be difficult to popularize it. Whether there is a market or not is still a matter of price.

The reason why carriages are not available to ordinary people is because horses are expensive. At this price, they are at least equivalent to a modern luxury car. And bicycles! It shouldn't be that outrageous.

Li Zhao was calculating.

The main materials for making bicycles are iron and rubber. He has his own iron ore, so the cost will naturally not be too high. Even if he does not use the iron from his own iron ore, he can still buy it from the court. Based on his friendship with Ying Zheng, it should not be too high.

It will be too expensive.

The most expensive thing is naturally rubber. There is no rubber in Daqin yet, so you need to buy it from the store. The store-produced product is ridiculously expensive, so naturally it cannot be used in large quantities.

Thinking of this, Li Zhao became discouraged. Without rubber, the performance of the bicycle was greatly reduced.

"It is also possible to use wood instead of rubber."

He could only 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 pedal when used as a tire.

However, he soon thought of a kind of wood, fine-leaf camphor wood. This wood is very light after drying and can be used as a substitute for rubber. However, it has the disadvantage that it is easy to decay and not durable.

This problem can be solved naturally. If a modern bicycle tire bursts, there are repair shops. Then all the repair shops will be able to do it.

Moreover, it can also spawn an industry and provide jobs for Daqin.

Thinking that this was feasible, Li Zhao felt relieved. The next step was to consider the issue of sales. The emergence of every new creature is a process from scratch.

Just like the original paper.

Nowadays, most people in Daqin walk. This way of traveling needs to be changed. If bicycles appear, it can minimize their physical strength and increase the distance they can travel. I believe it will be accepted by them soon and they will go crazy.

Grab it, but this must be done when the price is moderate, that is, ordinary people can afford it.

With the ban on suppressing business and the popularization of high-yielding grains, I believe that people in Xianyang and surrounding areas will soon have surplus grain. I also believe that some farmers have been liberated. Even if they have not been liberated, some may already have side businesses and receive

extra income.

It’s good to have surplus food and income. In this case, if bicycles are within their acceptable range, they will definitely rush to buy them. This is an expanding road to wealth.

It's beautiful when you think about it.

"What price should I set?"

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

Using your own iron ore, it actually doesn't cost much to make a bicycle. You can make a lot of money for a few hundred and a half taels.

Of course, modern cars are divided into high-end and low-end cars, and he is also planning to buy a high-end car.

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

This is very suitable for people’s consumer psychology.

After thinking about this, Li Zhao couldn't wait to find Ah Chao, buy the bicycle manufacturing secrets from the store, and then wrote the secrets into two copies.

Seeing that the young master had made something strange again, Chao couldn't help but be curious and asked: "Master, what is the use of this bicycle?"
Chapter completed!