Take Taobao to ancient times

"Well, it's here." Song Jue nodded, and didn't continue the topic just now, "It's also a coincidence that the item came this time, but it happens to be similar to the item you mentioned, Xiao Yu, so I specially asked you to come and have a look."

Lu Siyu followed Song Jue into the room.

It is a house, but it is actually similar to a large warehouse. The location is not in the center of the capital, but in the suburbs. If this location is replaced by someone else, Lu Siyu will definitely not follow, but because the leader is Song Jue, And Zhuang Jinhan was there too, so he didn't think much about it.

Just looking at the size of the warehouse, Lu Siyu couldn't estimate the exact size, but this area is only such a building, and the important things Song Jue said are here, so I am afraid that this area belongs to the royal family, and there may be people guarding it, but Because they were all acquaintances, they were not stopped.

After entering the house, Lu Siyu saw many different "functional areas". In one place, bicycles and sewing machines were placed, while other places were steaming with blacksmiths working.

And in a certain place, he even saw the "automation" operation.

Although it is the simplest operation, it does achieve the degree of "automation".

"The bicycle you sent was too simple, and there were still many problems in the actual use process, so there are still many troubles that we need to overcome in this process, but the efficiency of the finished product is still a bit low, and the cost is too high. At present, the bicycles in Beijing have become saturated, and it is not easy to continue to develop." Song Jue said, but the bicycles are still being produced, which shows that he still has not given up on this thing.

"That is to say, under the current situation, bicycles can only be used as a pastime for rich people." Lu Siyu probably understood what Song Jue meant.

"Yes, and the production technology of this thing is not mature enough, there are many small problems, let alone other places, it is not easy to promote even in the capital." Song Jue said seriously, he is happy to talk about this topic with Lu Siyu, he thinks Every time I finish talking to Lu Siyu, I can gain a lot.

"Actually, it's not that the production technology of bicycles is not mature enough, but that our production technology can't keep up." Lu Siyu explained for Song Jue that this era is not the future, and everything that is needed can be completed by machines. In this era, many things must be relied on Manpower, and the precision and accuracy and speed of the machine are unmatched by manpower.

"That's right," Song Jue looked at Lu Siyu gratifiedly. At first he thought it was Lu Siyu who proposed it, so he might not have realized it. He didn't expect that he would have realized it and asked the question, "Actually, it is Judging from the current situation, bicycles can’t make much money.”

"I can probably guess this." Lu Siyu nodded. The appearance of textile machines, bicycles, and steam engines was the first step in the development of modern industry. These things have been taken out a long time ago. Even if the craftsmanship of this era can barely keep up, the era does not allow industrial development to make great strides forward.

This era is like a newborn baby who has just reached the standard of eating and drinking, how can it be possible to advance by leaps and bounds and enter the industrial society in an instant.

The common people have no spare money, which is one of the important reasons to check and balance the development of industry.

In addition, the immaturity of various technologies is also an important reason why bicycles cannot be promoted.

However, Lu Siyu was not in a hurry. The development of modern industry took hundreds of years, and it took him less than a year since he took out his bicycle. It was almost impossible to make progress in this.

"What do you think, Xiao Yu? What should we do?" Song Jue asked.

"It's better to put it down first." Lu Siyu smiled.

"Let it go? Xiaoyu, do you really think so?" Song Jue asked seriously.

"Of course not all of them are put down, but the reason why my uncle promoted bicycles at the beginning was to make money for the emperor. Now that bicycles can't make money, shouldn't they be put down for a while?" Lu Siyu asked with a smile. Even in modern times, an achievement has appeared. All must invest a lot of money, let alone now.

This era is not one-sided, and the emperor does not pay as much attention to industry as he imagined, so it is absolutely impossible to invest so much money just to research bicycles that seem to be used only for recreation.

It is true, from the farming age to the industrial age, let alone whether we can keep up with this progress, it is said that many people's thinking is not so easy to change.

"You really are," Song Jue shook his head with a smile, "I really admire how you can afford to put it down at such a young age." Putting down a bicycle can't be done with just a few words, and you can't make much money Money, in fact, can make some money, but for Song Jue, he still has a lot to do, and his eyes will not fall here, so he must shift his target.

But Lu Siyu is different, not only because he is the inventor of the bicycle, but also has Lu Siyu's share in it. Once the production of bicycles is stopped, it will be a big loss for him, but he firmly expresses his The meaning really surprised him.

"It's not that I can let it go, but I believe that sooner or later bicycles will appear in many people's homes again, so even if I let it go now, I won't feel it is a pity." Lu Siyu smiled. Even in the modern 21st century, bicycles are indispensable. At this time, the bicycle appeared earlier, so it did not get everyone's support, but it does not mean that there will be no further development in the future.

The point is that mechanical forging technology must be developed.

"You really have confidence in yourself." Song Jue laughed and patted Zhuang Jinhan on the shoulder, "Jinhan, this is your friend, really good."

"Well, Brother Yu has always been very good." Zhuang Jinhan nodded seriously, as if Song Jue was not praising Lu Siyu, but him.

Lu Siyu smiled and didn't say much. For him who is equivalent to the ability to predict, the temporary suspension of production of these things that appeared in advance is really only temporary, so there will be no loss, anyway, what he can do Not only that.

"By the way, didn't uncle mean to show us the good things, mother? I don't know where the things are?" Lu Siyu asked, he was still curious about what the good things Song Jue was talking about.

"Almost forgot," Song Jue slapped his head and walked in one direction, "You all come with me."

There is another room, the door is closed, and it is impossible to see what is inside.

But when he got closer, Lu Siyu suddenly smelled a strange smell. Even if he didn't see the real face of the thing, he could probably guess what it was.

Song Jue opened the door, revealing the contents inside. There were many bottles and jars, as well as large bowls and basins.

"This is?"

"Our people discovered this by accident. The local people call it gum. It has good elasticity after solidification and is not easy to damage. Didn't you say before that if you wrap a layer of something on the tires of the car, you can make the car This thing just meets your needs." Song Jue said with a smile, with a little pride on his face, obviously the discovery of this thing is not a small achievement in his opinion.

"It's not just iron tires. If the tires of the carriage are covered with this layer, it will also make the carriage faster." Lu Siyu has confirmed that this kind of thing called gum is rubber, and in this country where the chemical industry is not developed Times, this thing is definitely natural rubber.

"As expected of Xiaoyu, I just knew the usefulness of gum at a glance. If we can wrap a layer on the tires of the carriage, the damage to the carriage can be greatly reduced, and it will also greatly improve the national strength of our dynasty." Song Jue Excitedly, although the first reason for wanting to discover this thing was for bicycles, but after the real appearance of the gum, it brought him another way of thinking.

The strength of the country is not only the strength of the military, but also the speed of transporting food and grass, the speed of support, etc. If these speeds can really be increased, even if a war does happen, the damage caused by the war will be great. reduce.

"Its function should not only be used as a tire, but may also have many other uses." Here, Lu Siyu used the words should and maybe to express his uncertainty, but in fact, rubber is indeed an important factor in the 21st century. A very widely used chemical product.

"It's really special, but the quantity is a little small, and it can't be widely promoted for the time being." Song Jue regretted that he also knew that gum might really be a good thing, but the problem of production still limited him, even if he had many ideas in his heart, he couldn't accomplish.

"My uncle is really too busy." Lu Siyu said with emotion, after thinking about it, since he met Song Jue, Song Jue seemed to have been very busy all the time, basically every time he met, he really had something to deal with.

"Yeah, I'm really too busy, I want to do too many things, but I only have so little time," Song Jue looked at Lu Siyu helplessly, "Xiaoyu, you really don't plan to be my successor, the emperor The position of businessman is not for everyone.”

"Forget it," Lu Siyu shook his head again, and said with a smile, "I like a relaxed and casual life."

"How can it be so easy to be a scholar?" Song Jue muttered.

"Huh?" Lu Siyu was puzzled.

"My brother-in-law is actually a scholar, but he passed the exam many times, so he never mentioned it." Zhuang Jinhan said in Lu Siyu's ear, his words were full of smiles.

"Oh~~" Lu Siyu suddenly realized, and looked at Song Jue with a smile, "Don't worry, brother-in-law, I will take the exam hard, and strive to be admitted as a scholar once."

"I'm an elder, do you treat elders like this!" Song Jue curled up his fingers, and tapped each on the foreheads of Lu Siyu and Zhuang Jinhan.

Then he knocked on Song Ming's forehead again.

"Oh—" Song Ming held her head, "Uncle, I didn't say anything."

"It's okay if you don't say it, I want you to gloat by the side!"

"You're wronged, uncle—" Song Ming wailed.