On the way back.
Gu Qingwan's beautiful face looked at Lu Yuan standing aside and said with admiration:
"Master, this bike is really awesome.
In this way, every household has a horse, which does not need to be fed and can go anywhere easily. "
Looking at the expression on Gu Qingwan's beautiful face, Lu Yuan grinned proudly and said:
"What the heck, the most powerful thing is the tricycle."
Tricycle?
Gu Qingwan blinked her beautiful eyes and said:
"What is a tricycle?"
Lu Yuan said:
"The front is like a bicycle, and the back is a small compartment. It can pull a lot of cargo. It's like having fun pulling a load of two to three hundred kilograms by one person."
Hearing Lu Yuan's words, Gu Qingwan was a little confused.
Because to Gu Qingwan, this thing seems to be nothing, right?
After all, bullock carts can also pull goods, and horse-drawn carriages can also pull goods.
Even if it's a one-wheeled wooden cart, if it's loaded with hundreds of kilograms of rice, everyone can push it.
Anyway, in Gu Qingwan's opinion, what Lu Yuan was talking about was definitely not as shocking as that bicycle.
Lu Yuan looked at Gu Qingwan's strange look and shook his head with a smile:
“Do you think this tricycle is nothing?
Anyway, the ox-cart can be replaced by a horse-drawn carriage?
No, no.
This tricycle will change the economic model of the entire Lieqian Dynasty~"
Economic model?
So what is it.
Gu Qingwan didn't understand.
However, at the end of the day, Gu Qingwan heard too many new words from Lu Yuan.
And every time Lu Yuan explained, Gu Qingwan would be greatly shocked.
This time, Gu Qingwan quickly sat down and waited for Lu Yuan to explain.
That cute look is so cute.
Lu Yuan looked at Gu Qingwan in front of him, grinned, and said:
“Nowadays, the Liegan Dynasty relies entirely on horses or oxen to transport goods.
Not to mention the trouble and cost of raising these two kinds of livestock.
Just say how many horses and cows can we have? "
Gu Qingwan blinked her beautiful eyes and listened carefully.
Lu Yuan continued to say seriously:
“As for the wheelbarrow, it can only be pushed for short distances, from East Street to West Street.
But if you push it from the Imperial City to Haijin, it will be really tiring for you, and the speed is slower than an ox cart.
But a tricycle can, and the price of a tricycle is only a few taels of silver.
The cost is low and the speed is equivalent to that of a horse-drawn carriage, so transportation costs will be reduced.
If transportation costs are reduced, everyone's life will become richer. "
transportation cost?
rich?
Gu Qingwan's head was filled with big question marks at this time.
Gu Qingwan had never heard of these.
The books she read at home before were all poems, poems and words of saints.
I really don't understand these.
Lu Yuan continued with a smile:
“There is an old saying that if you want to get rich, build roads first.
Why should we build roads first if we want to get rich?
test you. "
Seeing Lu Yuan asking herself, Gu Qingwan was stunned for a moment.
this……
Gu Qingwan really didn't know this.
Even Gu Qingwan didn't know where this ancient saying came from.
Why have you never heard of it?
Gu Qingwan saw Lu Yuan looking at her with a smile, as if he was teasing her.
Gu Qingwan couldn't help but act coquettishly and said:
"Your Majesty, please stop showing off."
Over the course of the day, Gu Qingwan's inadvertent act of coquettishness toward Lu Yuan became more and more frequent.
Lu Yuan chuckled and said:
"Listen up.
The saying "If you want to get rich, build roads first" refers to the importance of the circulation of goods.
Without roads, the things inside your ravines cannot be sold, and it is difficult for things from outside to come in.
Take our journey from the Imperial City to Haijin as an example. Although there is a wide and large official road between us, without a large number of transportation means, there is no road."
Gu Qingwan nodded slightly thoughtfully.
Lu Yuan continued:
"For example, let's take the swimming crabs in Haijin City. The swimming crabs in Haijin City in our imperial city cost seventy cents for a four-tael male crab.
Remember, a four-liang male crab costs seventy cents!
If it's a New Year or a holiday, the price may even rise to more than one yuan, and the price will directly double.
But do you know how much it costs for fishermen in Haijin City to take out freshly caught fish from the sea?
One pound is only eighteen cents.
How many times does the price differ? "
Gu Qingwan was stunned for a moment, and then immediately began to do mental calculations.
However, Lu Yuan waved his hand and said:
"There's no need to calculate. It doesn't matter how many times the difference is. What's important is why the price is so different?
Due to transportation problems, the price of swimming crabs varies greatly between dead and alive.
Transportation from Haijin to the Imperial City requires speed.
Otherwise, if they die from lack of oxygen on the road, the swimming crab meat will become unpalatable.
Even later, after the crab is cooked, when the lid is opened, there is no meat inside, and it is just a puddle of sea water.
Therefore, only a few big restaurants in our imperial city can hire carriages and rush to Haijin to buy swimming crabs for the rich to eat.
But although this thing is so expensive in the imperial city, it doesn't matter to the fishermen on the seaside. "
At this time, Lu Qingwan seemed to understand something. She wanted to open her mouth to say something, but couldn't bear to interrupt Lu Yuan.
All he could do was nod his head.
Lu Yuan continued:
“The reason is that not many people buy it, so it can only be consumed by people in Haijin City.
But what if there are tricycles in the future?
Transportation costs are reduced, and large quantities of swimming crabs can be quickly transported to the imperial city.
The price of sea crabs in the imperial city will naturally drop rapidly from seventy cents a piece.
By then, ordinary people will be able to afford it.
Ordinary people can also enjoy the taste of sea crab.
And as the people in the Imperial City can now eat swimming crabs, will the swimming crabs in Haijin City still cost eighteen cents per pound?
Of course not, the price will definitely rise sharply, and the fishermen in Haijin will naturally benefit. "
After Lu Yuan finished speaking, Gu Qingwan now looked at Lu Yuan with nothing but admiration in her eyes.
In Gu Qingwan's eyes, this prince is simply not a human being!
is God!
Shocking, not only shocking but also shocking.
Whether it is the bicycles built today or the future development of bicycles, it will change the entire Lieqian Dynasty.
This was too shocking for Gu Qingwan.
As the eldest daughter in the family, her father is Gu Shiqing, the current chief minister.
Gu Qingwan has had various teachers and great scholars come to teach her since she was a child.
Among them, Bufan included people who had previously taught the prince.
But there has never been a gentleman, a great scholar, who could shock Gu Qingwan to this extent.
These things cannot be learned at all from books.
In addition, Gu Qingwan was not only shocked by Lu Yuan's knowledge.
And the prince actually knows how much crabs in Haijin cost per pound?
How could the prince know about such things in the market?
Isn’t it said that the prince only spends his days looking for flowers, drinking and having fun?
The rumors are all false!
Lu Yuan didn't know what Gu Qingwan was thinking at this time, he just raised his eyebrows slightly and said with some air:
"Well, I know there are a lot of things, why don't you thank me for telling you this?"
Gu Qingwan was startled, and then she quickly said seriously:
"Thank you, Your Majesty."
Just when Gu Qingwan was about to say something more, Lu Yuan smiled and said:
"We are so familiar with each other, why do we still call him Prince Master? If I have more points, I will call him brother from now on. This sounds so kind!"
Gu Qingwan blinked, and then remembered something:
"Your Majesty, it seems that we are both born in the 23rd year of Hongwu. I am born in March, and your Majesty seems to be born in May?
If you say so, then I will be called Prince Master from now on, brother..."
Before Gu Qingwan finished speaking, Lu Yuan quickly waved his hand and said:
"No, no, even if you are two months older than me, you still have to call me brother!!
As the saying goes, once a teacher, always a father, I have taught you so many things, it’s a good thing that I didn’t let you call me daddy!
Do you still want to be my sister?
Just call me brother, do you hear me? "
When Gu Qingwan looked at Lu Yuan, who looked serious but a bit playful, she was so amused that she covered her mouth and laughed.
Lu Yuan glared at Gu Qingwan and said:
"Why are you laughing? I will call you brother from now on, do you hear me?"
Gu Qingwan pursed her lips slightly, looked at Lu Yuan for a few seconds, and then said in an extremely soft voice:
"I know~~Brother~~~"
