Chapter 968: Concept

"Yes, the car is very comfortable to ride."

Zhao Xu drove around three times and stopped in front of Wang Chong and Qu Sheng.

Wang Chong and Qu Sheng came to their senses at this time.

They wanted to ask King Yan how he could ride a bicycle, but they tacitly kept their mouths shut.

Compared to being able to ride a bicycle, it seems more strange that King Yan knows how to make bicycles.

It's okay for them to be okay with it.

"Your Highness, do you no longer need to keep the bicycle a secret from now on?" Wang Chong asked.

During this time, everything from building the bike to testing was done in secrecy.

After mastering the riding skills of a bicycle, he suddenly became accustomed to the convenience of the bicycle and couldn't wait to use the bicycle in his daily life.

"Secret? There is no need to keep this secret." Zhao Xu was stunned for a moment and couldn't help but laugh.

However, this cannot be blamed on the two of them being too cautious.

Because the confidentiality measures of the Research and Development Institute are very strict, any new results cannot be exposed to the outside world without his permission.

Wang Chong was overjoyed when he heard this, "In that case, I feel relieved and can travel by bicycle in the future."

"Then you should quickly cooperate with the Industrial Department to get the bicycle workshop started. As for this bicycle, I will accept it." Zhao Xu chuckled and rode the bicycle in another circle.

At the same time, a bold idea gradually took shape in his mind.

He wants to create a bicycle unit in the army.

During the Franco-Prussian War in 1870, Prussian messengers began to use bicycles to deliver military orders on the battlefield.

The British formed the first bicycle army during the same period. In the subsequent Boer War in South Africa and the Spanish-American War, they were always able to take advantage of their high mobility and arrive on the battlefield before other infantry.

Even during World War I and World War II, bicycles were widely used in warfare, and paratroopers also had specialized folding bicycles to enable rapid action behind enemy lines.

German bicycle troops carrying anti-tank rocket launchers also drove a large number of Soviet tanks.

Even in modern times, bicycles still play a significant role in war.

During the Vietnam War of Independence, his country supported Vietnam with 20,000 modified bicycles.

Since bicycles could carry a load of 200 to 300 kilograms, they became a powerful transportation tool on the battlefield at that time. They sent a large amount of food and ammunition to the front line, and the transportation efficiency increased by 20 to 30 times.

Eventually helped the Vietnamese guerrillas defeat the French.

So many examples before.

Zhao Xu naturally couldn't help but be moved.

A normal person can easily travel about 150 to 200 kilometers a day by riding a bicycle.

A cyclist with a little training can ride three hundred kilometers a day.

The army's marching speed during the war was increased by three times.

Best of all, the bike can also carry weight.

In other words, soldiers can not only serve as combat units, but also as transport units.

Obviously, this does not improve the efficiency of the war in the slightest.

Thinking of this, he couldn't help but add, "We must increase the production of bicycles. You can discuss with your father to design a bicycle specifically for the military."

"Yes, Your Highness." Wang Chong was stunned for a moment when he heard about the bicycles specially used by the army, but then he came to his senses and answered crisply.

He didn't expect that this bicycle could also help the army.

This gave him a huge sense of accomplishment.

Talking about the preparations to build a bicycle workshop, Zhao Xu said, "I have just returned from the thermal power plant. People from the Ministry of Industry will complete the main building next summer. Can your equipment installation be able to keep up by then?"

"Your Highness, please rest assured. Li Wei and the Industrial Department built a generator workshop in Dongcheng. In order to promote electricity, he specially built three steam engine generator sets for the workshop. The entire workshop was electrified, and the production efficiency was very high. Excellent, he can provide equipment on time." Wang Chong couldn't help showing admiration when he talked about Li Wei.

This kid is simply a desperate guy.

The whole day is either in the laboratory or in the workshop.

His family told him about a house-wife, but he didn't even have time to have a wedding. ,

After drinking a glass of wine, he heard that the power line in the workshop was faulty, so he got up and ran away.

This matter became known to everyone in the R&D Institute.

"That's good." Zhao Xu nodded, and he felt more at ease with Li Wei.

Recalling that the production of metal bullets and machine guns were limited by electricity, he said: "Before large-scale thermal power plants were built, steam engine power generation units were widely implemented in various workshops to provide power for important workshops."

To him, this steam engine power generation unit is equivalent to the backup diesel generator in a modern factory.

In the transitional stage when large-scale power transmission is not possible, at least it can respond to emergencies.

After talking about bicycles and electricity, Zhao Xu asked the two of them to follow the technology plan he gave and gradually conquer the technology on the drawing in order.

The symbol of the second industrial revolution is not only electricity, but also the emergence of a large number of new technologies.

He has handed over this set of technology to the R&D Institute.

The core of this set of technologies is diesel, gasoline and other chemical technologies that Qu Sheng is responsible for, and internal combustion engines, steam turbines and other machinery that Wang Chong is responsible for.

Only by getting these things out can Dasong completely widen the technical distance with Xitu.

Just like the Western natives relied on guns and artillery to crush the natives of the New World, crush them.

And on this basis, he can build his own global system.

However, he also knows that as the technology becomes more and more complex, even if it is copied according to mature drawings, it will take longer and longer. After all, the machinery is becoming more and more complex.

At the same time, this requires the chemical industry and other industries to progress together and the cultivation of technical talents, and it cannot be achieved overnight.

But in general, even if the time to develop a technology is extended, it will certainly be faster than the normal historical trajectory.

Major technologies that require ten or twenty years to develop may be solved by the Institute of Research and Manufacturing in a year or two.

"We will do our best to realize the new technologies one by one." Wang Chong and Qu Sheng looked at each other and said to Zhao Xu at the same time.

The rubber incident has made the two realize that the chemical industry and the mechanical industry are interdependent and cannot progress independently.

Therefore, now the personnel of the Chemical Laboratory and the Physical Laboratory of the Institute of Research and Manufacturing sit together every night to discuss technical difficulties, and the two work together to break through.

"This king is waiting for your good news." Zhao Xu smiled lightly.

After that, he pedaled his bicycle and went out of the Institute of Research and Manufacturing.

Xu Lie was startled and hurriedly called the guards, "Run, keep up, keep up."

The guards immediately disappeared in a flash, and Xu Lie used all his strength to barely catch up with the bicycle.

Looking at the relaxed look of the King of Yan, he couldn't help but click his tongue and cast his eyes on the bicycle.

He thought to himself that when the bicycle workshop is built, he must get one to try it out.

Then he will be able to attract the attention of the whole city like the King of Yan.