Chapter 1487
Wow, look, what is that?"
"It seems to be the Marquis of Qinghe and the Three Marquises..."
"That...that's the new light bike that's been recently legendary?"
"It must be that I heard that this light bike was designed by the Hou Qinghe, and the color was also arranged by the three Housing concubines..."
"The colors are colorful, the beauty is as pleasing as jade, as pleasing as spring... Let's go and take a look!"
As Chen Xu and his family rode their bicycles to the vicinity of the Ximen of Xianyang, they immediately attracted countless people passing by and outing and enjoying flowers outside the city. They exclaimed in surprise. Soon, the crowds of people outside the Ximen were surging, and thousands of people surrounded them in surprise. Watching Qinghe Hou, with three marquises and two daughters riding colorful new bicycles on the road.
Some girls who went to the Women's College and women who thought they were quite noble all surrounded them and greeted Shui Qingrou and others. Shui Qingrou and the other two also came down to give the three cars to these people to watch and experience, and at the same time they carefully explained how to ride. The two children's carriages of Chen Xi and Chen Qiuyue also became the objects of envy and jealousy for a large number of children, and a large group of children were running around the two little guys on the road.
"Mr. Marquis, if you make such a fuss, we will lose money again!"
A group of officials and famous scholars and gentry who had met several times took the opportunity to get close to Chen Xu. While sitting on the grass next to him, one of the Ministry of Revenue officials couldn't help but smile and speak bitterly.
"It's so extreme. Judging from my daughter's appearance, I'm afraid I'll be clamoring if I can't wait to go back today!"
"My kid has had a fight with me today. I heard that a car costs more than 1,000 yuan, and my salary for this month is probably going to be ruined!"
"Bicycles look a bit expensive, but they are still much more cost-effective than raising horses. I heard that the factory will also launch a tricycle that can bring people and goods. If it is really good, I will sell two or three horses at home. On weekdays, I will ride a tricycle if I have a bad time or travel outside the city of Xianyang. In fact, I can save a lot of food and labor expenses every year. Now a groom still has several hundred yuan in expenses every year..."
"Brother Wang said it well. I have this plan, raising horses is actually even more costly!"
A group of people began to discuss the pros and cons of bicycles and horses in a slight manner. Although they had their own opinions, they generally had a high acceptance of bicycles.
Chen Xu also lamented that the people of Xianyang are now very receptive to new things, and they have begun to have their own demand judgments for bicycles that have not yet been launched. As long as they continue to promote them after they are launched, bicycles will soon become an important purchase choice for many civilian families.
Especially tricycles, Chen Xu believes that it will greatly change the production and life of the people, and promoting bicycles and tricycles will also greatly improve the urban environment. When a large number of tricycles and bicycles replace large livestock such as cattle and horses, not only will the consumption of forages be reduced, but environmental pollution will also be greatly improved.
Nowadays, as Xianyang becomes more and more prosperous and wealthy families are becoming more and more prosperous, the number of horses has been rising in recent years. Just like later generations, the emergence of a large number of horses not only makes the streets more crowded, but the air and environmental pollution caused by shit and urine on the street is also becoming increasingly serious. On Xianyang Street, there is a pungent smell of horse manure and horse urine floating in the air all day long, which seriously affects Chen Xu's senses of the largest city on the earth.
It was okay in winter, but Chen Xu couldn't stand it at the beginning of this spring, so after the beginning of spring, his family moved to Qinghe Villa.
There is another advantage in promoting tricycles and bicycles in cities, that is, a large number of idle horses will be sold at the lowest price and eventually flow into rural towns that require more large livestock, thereby adding more animal power to agricultural production and in disguise it will also increase grain production and transportation, which can be considered a killing of two birds with one stone.
As more and more people gathered near Ximen, Qinghehou soon brought a group of his wife and daughter to ride bicycles and traveled by the imperial guards.
The Shi Emperor, who was also Xunxiu, was gathering with a group of concubines and children and grandchildren in the back garden to enjoy the spring. After hearing this, hesitated for a long time, but in the end he couldn't help but curiosity and asked the palace servants to summon Chen Xu's family to the palace to enjoy the spring flowers together. At the same time, he also wanted to see what the new light bicycle and children's bike was, and why it was so scattered by several imperial guards.
Since Chen Xu's first racing in the city last time, bicycles have become well-known in Xianyang. Chen Xu also made a special request to establish a bicycle factory and a tricycle factory in the court, and the First Emperor passed without any hesitation.
In recent days, the Emperor has heard about the large number of bicycles in the Academy of Sciences and newspapers. He has not ridden himself once, so he has been obsessed with it. Moreover, there are dozens of royal grandchildren and granddaughters in the palace, from just born to Ziying. As a grandfather, the First Emperor suddenly felt that he also needed to show the demeanor of the Emperor of the Qin Dynasty and his elders. Should he also place a big order for these little guys in the royal family? After all, the Shaofu is not short of money now, and he does not live as tightly as before.
The First Emperor still remembered that before Chen Xu was still in Xianyang, the concubines and children in the harem could only get such a pitiful little money in one year, and the clothes and jewelry were still required to be arranged in a tight manner. It was precisely because the expenses in the harem were too large that the Shaofu was short of it. After learning from the pain, the First Emperor decided to abolish the harem according to Chen Xu's proposal. Since the harem was sacked, the income of the Shaofu began to grow year by year. As one person increased, the supply of concubines, palace maids and royal families in the palace can be said to be increasing year by year. This not only caused a lot of laughter and joy in the harem, but also the cohesion of the royal family seemed to have increased a lot. A group of royal families who were from time to time would come to the palace to greet and chat, and there was a happy situation.
For example, today, the old and weak Marquis of Jiancheng Zhao Hai, and the old and weak Marquis of Changwu Zhao Cheng, even the old and weak Marquis of Gaoyang Zhao Bing. These three emperors took their grandson to the palace to visit and chat during the rest of the day, and accompanied the emperor to visit the imperial garden. Since ascending the throne of the Qin King, the First Emperor has never felt that the royal family affection is so strong. Therefore, after playing for most of the day, he still feels very excited and happy.
When the Grand Master brought his wife and daughter to the palace, it might be even more lively.
The palace servant came back just three minutes after leaving and reported that the Grand Master's family was waiting outside the Imperial Garden.
"Haha, please come and have a look. What's new and novel about these newly made bicycles?"
The First Emperor happily ended his battle with Zhao Cheng, Zhao Hai and others, laughed and stood up to greet him. Shortly after the palace servants went out, they brought Chen Xu and a group of women and children in, each of whom was pushing a brightly colored bicycle.
"Wow, what a weird and beautiful bike!"
Before Emperor Shin-Yi, a group of children from the royal family rushed forward. The older men and women watched the bicycles of Chen Xu, Shui Qingrou and others, while the younger children were fighting around two children's carriages. Chen Xi and Chen Qiuyue had never seen each other's opponents who dared to steal things from them. While they were afraid, they hugged the bicycle and refused to let go. They shouted loudly. The group of children from the royal family were naturally bold and snatched and wanted to play. They instantly cried and yelled.
Shui Qingrou, Ying Shiman and Meng Wan quickly persuaded Chen Xi and Qiuyue to let go. A group of concubines also rushed forward and persuaded their children not to rob them. They pulled and dissuaded them. Some adults couldn't help but start to take action. In an instant, the scene became even more popular, and they cried and rolled around with their heads in their arms.
Zhao Hai, Zhao Cheng and Zhao Dysfunction, three white bearded old men were stunned for a moment and then rushed forward and slapped his grandson several times. After scolding and intimidating, a group of royal children were all pulled away from tears, but they all looked at the two children's cars with tears in their eyes and drooling.
Chen Xu:...
First Emperor:...
"Your Majesty forgive me. It seems that I am causing trouble!" Looking at this messy scene, Chen Xu bowed and apologized to the First Emperor with a black look.
"It's okay, it's not the fault of the Grand Tutor, or the fact that I'm incompetent in daily discipline, alas!" Faced with this situation, the First Emperor also felt his face was dull, and he grabbed the responsibility on his head with a tangled expression.
"There are some royal families in the Qinghe Marquis' Mansion, and some royal families have all the Qinghe Marquis' Mansion. Why is it so unfair? Isn't the whole world belonging to our royal family..."
A child with a pretty appearance in his 10-year-old jumped up and shouted, but before he could finish his words, Zhao Cheng, whose face turned pale, covered his mouth.
"Bastard~" Emperor Shi was furious when he heard this, and turned his head to glar at the child, "Who taught you how to say this?"
"Your Majesty forgive me. Zhao'er doesn't know the severity and speaks nonsense. I will take him back to my house and punish him heavily!" Zhao Cheng's face was already a little distorted in horror.
"There is no rush to punish me. I want to know, who taught him this sentence?"
The First Emperor was not a kind person or a foolish person. His face looked like cold ice and looked directly at his royal family descendant.
"His Majesty……"
"Stop it~" Zhao Cheng was still waiting to plead, and the First Emperor angrily interrupted his words, "I am not a ten-year-old child. Who taught me the words that provoked the relationship between the royal family and the Grand Tutor? If I don't explain it clearly today, I will break your legs!"
"Grandpa Emperor, please spare me...I'm what my cousin said..." The child knelt on the ground in fear, looked around and pointed at a royal boy two or three years older.
"Grandpa Emperor, no matter what I do, I heard it accidentally from other emperor brothers and uncles chatting..." Another older boy was so scared that he knelt down and explained.
"Your Majesty forgive me. The children are young and ignorant. We will take them back for punishment and inquiries. Don't get angry and hurt your body!" A group of concubines, daughters-in-law and daughters were all knelt all over the ground and begged for mercy. Zhao Bing, Zhao Cheng and Zhao Hai also quickly bowed and pleaded.
The First Emperor was angry and was about to speak, but Chen Xu grabbed his sleeve and smiled warmly, saying, "Your Majesty, don't be angry. Your Majesty just heard it unintentionally, not to provoke it. This is indeed a bit too arrogant. Today's work is indeed because I am not doing well enough. I have already customized more than ten bicycles in the bicycle factory to be sent to the palace, but because it takes some time to make it and before I can paint it, I just rode..."
"Your Majesty, what the Grand Master said is, it's all a group of children's unintentional words. Don't be angry. Besides, the Queen of Qinghe has already customized a batch of bicycles for the children. I think it will be sent to the palace in a few days, and I won't fight for it. Today's warm sun is a good time to enjoy the flowers in spring. If you are angry, it will be uneasy to implicate the Grand Master..."
The elegant Shu Concubine stood up and held the arm of the First Emperor to persuade him. Other concubines quickly spoke out in consolation. The First Emperor's face slowly calmed down. He turned to look at Zhao Hai and Zhao Cheng and other royal families and said, "Although it is a child's words, it has hidden unpredictable intentions. I am not foolish, how can I hear that someone deliberately inciting it? Leave this matter to Marquis Jiancheng to investigate in detail. The Grand Master is my commander and the Supreme Lord of the Qin Dynasty. How can I allow people to slander at will? Three days later, I will know the result!"
"I obey the order!" Zhao Hai bowed his hands with a trembling face, then bowed to Chen Xu and then took several juniors from his family to leave the back garden.
"Your Majesty, you have fun today. The old minister feels a little tired. Please leave for the time being!" Zhao Hai left shortly after his body was trembling, Zhao Bing, who also said goodbye.
"Your Majesty, the royal family members are in a complicated way. I am afraid that Marquis Jiancheng will not be able to find out in three days. I will also help me inquire about it, so as not to let the Grand Master bear the bad reputation!" Marquis Zhao Cheng, Changwu, also asked to say goodbye.
"Go all, remember, I do not allow any slander of the Grand Master, especially the royal family. I, Daqin, can have the prosperity and prosperity of today, and the Grand Master takes great achievements. I am in one day, and I will have the final say in the Grand Qin. I am no longer here, and the Grand Master is still the Grand Master. Have you heard it clearly?"
"I remember it in my heart!" Zhao Bing and Zhao Cheng bowed and soon left with a group of juniors from their families.
Chapter completed!