Chapter 674

To put it plainly, this cement was roughly equivalent to rammed earth.

However, its function was many times stronger than rammed earth.

For him, a livestock merchant, to suddenly get involved in cement was too big a shift; he was somewhat unaccustomed to it.

However, thinking of the things that this Great Qin court needed,

as long as it was manufactured, there would be no worry about it not selling.

As for gourmet food, it might sell well at the beginning, but people might not like eating it after a while.

But there were too many people in Great Qin, and there were still many who liked to eat it.

These two technologies each had their own merits; for the time being, he didn't know which was weaker or stronger.

But thinking that there was another type of technology, Wu Shi Luo hadn't yet made up his mind.

"Your Highness, I wonder what the other technology is?"

Ying Ying Zi Ye was somewhat surprised.

Looking at Wu Shi Luo's appearance, he didn't seem to think highly of cement.

Was his ambition that big?

He actually asked about another type of technology.

"There is another technology called a bicycle."

"But this technology has not been developed yet."

"It will probably take about a month to develop it."

Ying Ying Zi Ye couldn't help but want to laugh at the thought of the entire Great Qin populace riding bicycles to travel.

But whether it could be developed was still unknown; it depended on whether that kid, Mo Jiu, had the goods.

A bicycle?

Except for Wang Li,

no one else knew what this was.

They had never even heard of it.

And this thing would take about a month to develop.

If that thing couldn't be developed, wouldn't it be a waste?

"I wonder what kind of vehicle this bicycle is?"

Wu Shi Luo could be considered well-traveled.

Yet he had never heard of a bicycle, which made him curious.

"I know about the bicycle."

Wang Li volunteered to speak up.

After all, it was he and His Highness who went to the Great Qin Academy.

It could be said that he was the second person to know about this bicycle.

Therefore, he introduced the bicycle with great pride.

"A bicycle is a travel artifact."

"Once it is developed, the transportation of the entire Great Qin will become incomparably convenient."

"A person walking on foot can travel about fifty li in a day."

"But if one rides this bicycle, one can ride fifty li in a single hour."

"Everyone can think about it; isn't this convenient for travel?"

Wang Li moved the set of explanations from the Great Qin Academy over here.

He explained the shape, convenience, and various advantages of the bicycle to His Majesty and the others.

After Wang Li finished speaking, the Imperial Study also became completely quiet.

Everyone looked at Ying Ying Zi Ye with some disbelief.

Was this bicycle really that powerful?

It could ride about fifty li in one hour?

Although this was not as powerful as a horse, it was much more powerful than an ox cart.

And it was impossible for Great Qin to ensure that everyone had a horse or an ox cart for travel.

But if this bicycle was truly as Wang Li described,

then the travel of the Great Qin populace would indeed be much more convenient in the future.

This was a bicycle that benefited the country and the people!

"Is this true?"

Ying Zheng looked at Ying Ying Zi Ye with piercing eyes.

Ying Ying Zi Ye nodded, confirming that this was true.

But the prerequisite was that it had to be manufactured.

Otherwise, all of this was just empty talk. ===== CHAPTER 676 =====