Zhang Dongchen immediately retorted: "That's wrong! An inch of time is worth an inch of gold. The speed of this car can save time. Secondly, I don't think it is difficult. Just step on it with two feet and push it."
Jiang Liang chuckled: "Mr. Zhang, it is true that every inch of time is worth an inch of gold, but people's time is not valuable. Why spend more money? Look at the car the prince rides, in terms of structure and materials. I’m afraid it’s no less expensive than the Ministry of Industry’s sword.”
"Besides, is this bike really that easy to ride? How about you go up and try it later?"
"Just give it a try!" Zhang Dongxiang always had a bad temper. Seeing him being angry, he agreed without hesitation.
Emperor Jing looked at the figures of Li Yuanzhao and Fang Zheng from a distance.
I don’t know what I was thinking.
In the square, Li Yuanzhao was still pedaling, and there was a person riding behind him. He probably felt that it was not enough, and he did not feel like he was riding fast.
He raised his butt and prepared to exert force.
Fang Zheng panicked: "Your Highness, what do you want to do? It's almost time for us to go back."
"No, if we lose our ugliness today, what's the point of honor for you and me? Lao Fang, I'm getting ready to speed up. Just hold on to the seat, don't grab my butt, okay?"
"No! Your Highness, I beg you, please stop riding..." Fang Zheng suddenly felt something bad in his heart.
Sure enough, Li Yuanzhao stepped down hard in the next second, and shouted: "Let you see the limit of my physical strength!!"
The bicycle suddenly jumped forward a lot, and Fang Zheng was frightened.
He slapped Li Yuanzhao's butt repeatedly and said in a trembling voice: "It's almost done! It's almost done!"
The more shots he took, the more energetic he became. He was riding on the saddle, his legs moving very fast.
"Hurry up or not! Am I going to go fast?"
"Quick! It's too fast, it's time to go back."
Fang Zheng was about to cry but had no tears, so he could only hold on to the car seat tightly.
In front of him, he was about to leave the small palace gate of the square. As he was about to go out, Fang Zhengyi hurriedly shouted: "Turn! Turn! Turn! Brake!"
"Idiot!"
"Idiot!"
A group of people in the distance fell into petrification...
Emperor Jing couldn't help but cover his face, it was embarrassing... It was so embarrassing to have such a son.
The two of them were riding out of the square just now. They thought they were going to turn out, but they stumbled on the threshold. They saw the two of them flying out of everyone's sight, together with the car.
.....
"Lao Fang, are you okay?"
"Your Highness, are you okay?"
The two slowly helped each other up from the ground. The two guards beside the palace gate wanted to help them, but they instinctively covered their mouths immediately.
I almost laughed out loud...
Seeing that the two of them were fine at this time, the guard quickly looked straight ahead, not daring to look further.
Fang Zheng looked at the torn official uniform, then looked at the disgraced Li Yuanzhao, and complained, "It's all your fault! Why don't you turn around when I ask you to?"
Li Yuanzhao laughed silly: "It's too late to turn, the brakes are broken, they don't work well, they have to be changed!"
"Were you two laughing just now?" After Fang Zhengyi and Li Yuanzhao came to their senses, they stared at the guards with malicious intentions.
The guard swallowed and knelt on the ground: "Go back to your highness! I don't laugh at my humble position!"
"Stop talking nonsense, just you two, you are limited to three days to tear down all the thresholds in the palace!" Li Yuanzhao said angrily.
After saying that, he lifted up the bicycle lane on the ground and said, "Lao Fang, please go back. This time it's mine."
"It doesn't matter who can do it, anyway, my face is gone..." Fang Zhengyi said dullly.
"Get in the car! Get in the car!" Li Yuanzhao patted the car seat carelessly, trying to pull Fang Zhengyi back again.
Fang Zhengyi said with a grimace: "Look at that wheel. It was bent by me. Let them carry it back."
"I'll prepare two of them, let's go!"
Li Yuanzhao laughed dryly, becoming more and more embarrassed.
The guard carried the bicycle and the two walked back to the front of the hall.
The ministers tensed their expressions, fearing that they would laugh.
Emperor Jing's face was gloomy, but he smiled and said, "I didn't fall to death for you two, did I?"
Fang Zheng coughed twice and said, "Thanks to your Majesty's blessing, I am fine."
"My son is fine too!"
Emperor Jing snorted coldly and said no more.
Fang Zheng hurriedly pulled out the intact wooden bicycle and said loudly, "I have finished showing it, please judge!"
Emperor Jing took a look and was not in the mood to judge at this moment.
This thing is said to be good, and it is indeed good. It rides very fast, and even makes people feel a little magical.
But is what you said useful? It doesn't feel very useful. Riding a horse or a donkey is much easier than this thing. People travel short distances and don't need these. It won’t be needed when traveling far away. Wouldn’t it be better to spend some money and rent a carriage?
"Okay, I have seen it. Let me let you all reveal the result. I have already said that I will not judge."
Seeing that Emperor Jing and others reacted a little coldly, Fang Zheng thought to himself that something was wrong.
This seems different from what I imagined!
Although there was a mistake just now, there was no problem with the entire display process.
"Your Majesty, wait a moment. Before your colleagues judge, I have something to say." Fang Zheng said.
"Then just say it."
"The invention of the bicycle was not a toy, but a way for people to travel around the capital and even the world to save manpower. The price of this wooden bicycle on the market is only five coins, and people can buy it with gritted teeth. .”
"I have to remind everyone that you are sent off by BMW sedans when you travel on weekdays, but ordinary people have no money to buy horses, let alone ride in sedans. Bicycles are the best substitute!"
"I'm done, everyone can judge."
Emperor Jing nodded: "That's right, let's get started. Those who support the Ministry of Industry raise their right hands, and those who support Fang Zhengyi raise their left hands."
All the ministers raised their hands.
When Fang Zheng took a quick look at it, his heart froze!
Basically, about 70% of the people raised their right hands, which obviously means that many people support the Ministry of Industry!
Li Yuanzhao shouted loudly: "No! It's unfair. It was my mistake just now, not the bicycle's fault! You are biased!"
"Shut up!" Emperor Jing said angrily: "Isn't that embarrassing enough?"
Li Yuanzhao immediately made a quail shape.
Emperor Jing glanced around and said, "Well, it seems that the results have come out, and the Royal Academy of Sciences has also..."
"Your Majesty, I am not convinced!" Fang Zhengyi shouted, "There is a black whistle! It is well known that I am not popular, so it is not fair to judge me like this!"
"I asked you earlier, why didn't you object to being judged by other courtiers? Now to object is to go back on your words. You must be willing to admit defeat." Emperor Jing said.
Jiang Liang also walked out with a smile: "Master Fang, do you know where you lost?"
"What did I lose?" Fang Zhengyi frowned.
Jiang Liang shook his head and smiled: "The bicycle is indeed novel, but according to you, it is not practical."
"Ordinary people only move around their residences. Are you really sure that people in the capital can use it and even spend money to buy something that is not commonly used? Besides, it seems that you need to learn a lot to control it. I'm afraid these You haven’t even considered it.”
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