After finishing his work, Zhao Chuanxin was very relaxed and took a stroll.
The shops along the street were lined up in rows. The name "Shili Foreign Market" is not for nothing.
Zhao Chuanxin even saw a woman pushing a stroller and shopping with a half-grown child.
This made Zhao Chuanxin look strange. The stroller was made of bamboo. The four wheels were very small and stuck to the ground. The child wearing a heavy cotton-padded jacket could only stand in it with two arms. Stuck outside.
Flat cakes, fried dough sticks, rice cakes, and tofu milk—these four breakfast shops have mostly closed down after noon.
The sun was shining warmly, maybe because of the roots of the starry sky, Zhao Chuanxin didn't feel too hungry.
He didn’t feel tired while watching the excitement. After walking four miles, Zhao Chuanxin suddenly saw a green-painted car parked outside a noodle shop on the roadside. It had two rows of seats at the front and rear, with a compartment and a steering wheel. On the right side, there is a spare tire on the right side of the car, which seems to be a bit in the way.
Inside the spare tire, next to the front seat, is the gear lever.
The wheelbase of the car is about 3400.
Under the left and right rearview mirrors, there are two wind lanterns. There are two wind lanterns on the left and right sides of the carport. There are also two headlights in the front.
The front car logo is erected, with the "rice" of the British Union Jack flag on it.
Zhao Chuanxin dares to say that this is the least tractor-like car he has ever seen, and it is also the best-looking car he has ever seen.
The most important thing is that other cars start manually and you need to crank the handle. But this car has an electric start.
He stopped and circled the car twice, feeling a little excited. Do you want it?
He looked around and saw that the driver had gone somewhere. Zhao Chuanxin was about to Go up and encourage and see if you can buy it for zero yuan.
Just when his feet had stepped forward, a familiar voice came from the noodle shop, "Master, we are here."
Zhao Chuanxin was surprised and found Benjamin Godber. Ge and Zhao Yixian were eating noodles in the noodle shop. There were two people sitting next to them, one was Tang Guoan and the other was a foreigner.
Beside the oily table, there were three iron barrels, exuding the smell of gasoline.
Tang Guoan and the foreigner hurriedly stood up, "Mr. Zhao."
Zhao Chuanxin coughed, stepped on the pedal of the car, reached out to adjust the shoelaces, and then withdrew his foot. He put his hands behind his back and entered the noodle shop.
Don’t get me wrong, I just untied my shoelaces.
He said with a serious face, "You brought this car."
Tang Guoan pointed at the foreigner, "This is the Dutch diplomat Van Halen, and the car is Mr. Van Halen. Specially "Sent to Mr. Zhao."
Zhao Chuanxin was surprised, "Sent to me"
This was a bit embarrassing.
Van Halen nodded respectfully, "Yes, it was our Queen Wilhelmina who specially sent it to me to express her respect for Mr. Zhao's anti-smoking work.
This is the UK The Rolls-Royce was only displayed at the Olympia Motor Show last year.The car, Royce Rolls Silver Phantom, six-cylinder, three-speed transmission, is currently the best car in the world.
The Queen also gave a special warning. "
Zhao Chuanxin raised his eyebrows and said, "What did the queen of your country say?"
Van Halen said solemnly, "The queen said this is a good car. Remember to maintain it after driving it." "
" Zhao Chuanxin's face became solemn, and he said like a serious diplomat, "The queen is right. Please tell her that the car does need to be lubricated for a long time, otherwise it will If it rusts, the car will malfunction, especially for a noble car like the Rolls-Royce Silver Phantom. Please be sure to tell her that Zhao invited her to come to China as a guest. It will be very interesting. Zhao will definitely take her to drive and play. During this period, Zhao will practice various driving postures to ensure that the Queen feels at home and she will be very happy. I also hope that the Queen can think more about her driving skills and introduce new ones so as to achieve the state of integrating people and cars. I hope she can impress people. ”
Van Halen smacked his lips, feeling a little weird no matter how he sounded, but he couldn’t tell what the blame was.
Also, what kind of oil is Kun oil?
He nodded carefully, "No matter what, Mr. Zhao, I will definitely bring the words to you. In addition to the car, there are three barrels of gasoline here. "
The seriousness on Zhao Chuanxin's face disappeared, and he bared his teeth and said with a smile, "I'm serious. Wu, guy, serve a bowl of Yangchun Baixue noodles and a plate of tofu mixed with green onions. The color should be completely white, and the tofu should be white, tender, plump and slippery."
The guy was stunned and said, "Okay, that's it. Go up"
I don’t mean that rich people are talking nonsense to me
They have already eaten it.
Zhao Chuanxin saw that Zhao Yixian was languishing. , and asked "What's wrong with you?"
Zhao Yixian said resentfully, "This is how people who didn't eat in the morning and couldn't walk after being up all night last night are like this. "
Zhao Chuanxin disagreed, "Is it because I don't have a mouth? Is it because I can't walk or ride in a car?"
Benjamin Goldberg turned his pocket out and said, "Master, why don't you eat minced meat?" Ah, we don't have any money. "
"No money." Zhao Chuanxin then remembered that Zhao Yixian was a poor man, and Benjamin Goldberg never brought any money. "If you don't have money, you won't get credit. If you don't give credit, won't you rob?" , as long as the people dressed like these two brothers are rich, they can just be tied up. "
Tang Guoan and Van Halen""
It's really lawless.
Zhao Chuanxin finished the meal in a hurry, with a roll of sleeves and robe, and three barrels of gasoline on the ground. Disappeared.
Tang Guoan and Van Halen were stunned for a moment.
Zhao Chuanxin wiped his mouth and said, "Why are you still standing there? Tell me what happened to this car." operate. ”
Van Halen said to you, you are so rude.
At this time, there are all kinds of cars, including brakes, accelerators, clutches, and joysticks.
Only the layout of these two Rolls-Royce Silver Phantoms is no different from that of later generations of cars.
Zhao Chuanxin is an experienced driver and has done a little research.You will understand after studying it.
He suddenly had a question, "No, your queen gave me this car, but I just proposed that all countries jointly ban smoking, and the car was delivered the next day."
Fan Helen lifted her top hat and scratched her bald head, "This was shipped to Hong Kong Island earlier, and it was shipped to Shanghai in recent days. I don't know the details."
Why didn't he find it strange that smoking was banned? Giving away a car would inevitably seem like the Netherlands is a bit inferior to itself.
But he just followed orders.
Zhao Chuanxin understood.
Her Majesty the Queen must have been thinking about him. She had prepared a car and traveled thousands of miles to deliver it to him. When I arrived at Hong Kong Island, I found that he had left and was transported here again.
Maybe it was purchased and shipped back to the Netherlands from Wilhelmina.
It sounds simple, but it definitely takes a lot of effort.
Zhao Chuanxin waved his hand, "Okay, you guys can get out of here, I'm going to drive."
Benjamin Goldberg squeezed into the front row with Ganfan. Next to the salary.
Zhao Yixian went to the back row.
Zhao Chuanxin started the car, skillfully shifted into reverse gear, and turned the car around. Shifting into forward gear, the car sped away with a puff of black smoke.
Van Halen smashed it, "Mr. Zhao drove for the first time, why is he so skilled? When I first learned, the car overturned into a ditch."
Tang Guoan watched the car go away. Go, smile and say, "A capable person can do anything."
Actually, he is also curious, but he just doesn't say it.
In the car, Zhao Yixian looked at the scenery passing by outside the car window and couldn't help but sigh with emotion, "Science and technology are changing with each passing day. Such a machine that does not require human or animal power is really amazing."
The people outside cast curious glances.
This somewhat satisfied Zhao Yixian's vanity.
The first car in China was shipped to Shanghai from Hong Kong Island by a Hungarian. That was in 1901.
So Shanghai people have seen cars for a long time.
In 1902, Yuan Datou bought a car on Hong Kong Island and gave it to Cixi as a gift. There were also cars in the capital.
By 1907, coastal cities even had automobile passenger and freight transportation.
Perhaps seeing a car on the street is still a new thing to ordinary people, especially these two Rolls-Royce Silver Phantoms.
At this time, a car with a roof is called an RV.
Driving in winter without the cold wind blowing against your face is already a pleasure.
Ford cars cost only three to four hundred dollars each.
But this Rolls-Royce Silver Phantom RV sells for more than 700 pounds.
Converted into U.S. dollars, it costs several thousand U.S. dollars, a complete luxury item.
Even so, Zhao Chuanxin also felt that his muscles were shaken so much that he felt like he had been hit with a fascia gun.
He bared his teeth and grinned, "It seems that I have to take some time to study the car."
BuildingIs it difficult to drive?
It is difficult.
Is it difficult to build a car at this time?
Zhao Chuanxin doesn’t think it is difficult.
The Ford Company in the United States, how Ford builds cars
A laboratory that can accommodate one car, a blackboard, a drafting table, a rocking chair, design In the early days there were only these things.
Later a grinder, a drill press and a lathe were added.
Car chassis parts are made in the laboratory, and engine parts are made outside the laboratory, including assembly, inspection, debugging, and improvement.
Polium steel material is the core.
They used these to create the ugly but durable Model T car.
Because he wanted to make a gun, Zhao Chuanxin not only had gold-plated steel, but also the best various special steels in the world.
Unfortunately, the quantity is not large, and domestic replenishment is also difficult.
At present, the best iron factory is in Hanyang.
When Zhang Zhidong was proficient in practical matters, Cixi sent him to imitate the West in introducing the steel industry. In fact, this was a very forward-looking idea for the Qing court.
Zhang Zhidong understands practical matters, but he is very unfamiliar with the steel industry. At first, he felt that China was a vast country with abundant resources and was no worse than the West. The ores were used as they came without testing the properties of the ores at all.
This is the consequences of not learning mathematics, physics and chemistry.
As a result, the boilers erected in the early stage could not be used, and the first batch of molten iron became waste.
Zhang Zhidong's mentality exploded at that time. The Qing government saw that this was not going to work, so it tightened the allocation of funds.
The Qing government did not allocate money, so Zhang Zhidong raised funds from Japan and Germany.
This gave Hanyang Iron Works a shadow of Japan and Germany, but it also gave rise to China’s first steel enterprise in modern times.
Most of Hanyang’s steel is used in rail and gun manufacturing.
Benjamin Goldberg had never ridden in a car before and said excitedly, "Master, I think it looks good, why do you need to recreate it?"
Zhao Chuanxin's body that was knocked upside down Shaking "The leaf spring is too stiff and it shakes badly. We have to improve the suspension. Forget it, there are too many problems and it can't be solved in a day or two."
Benjamin Goldberg looked at the car Speeding under the control of the master, I couldn't help but say proudly, "Master, let me try to open it."
"I will teach you how to open it when I get to a place with few people."
Zhao Yixian's eyes Yi Liang "Mr. Zhao, let me drive it too"
Zhao Chuanxin "You have neither a car nor money to buy a car, so why drive it?"
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The Rolls-Royce Silver Phantom is not slow and can drive up to 40 mph, but the road is not strong enough. Zhao Chuanxin only wanders around 30 mph, but this speed is already considered lightning fast on the streets of Shanghai at this time. , rickshaws and horse-drawn carriages were constantly being overtaken, and even those on horseback could not compete with it.
Every time he drives for a few hours, Zhao Chuanxin needs to stop and add water.
But after two and a half hours, the pot is still boiling.
Waiting for a long time, waiting for the engineAfter cooling down, we continued on our way.
We only reached Chenghu Lake, and the sun was setting in the west.
There were crab sellers carrying burdens on the side of the road, selling "fried crabs, fried crabs, fried crabs, fried crabs"
Zhao Chuanxin stopped the car, opened the door, put his head around and shouted, "Bring it here." Let me take a look."
The crab seller thought the car was driven by a foreigner. Seeing that it was a Chinese, he breathed a sigh of relief, walked over with a smile, and opened the curtain.
Zhao Chuanxin glanced at it, "Isn't this just a steamed crab? Why did you say it was fried?"
The crab seller said innocently, "This is a fried crab."
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Zhao Yixian traveled all over the country and learned a lot, so he quickly said, "Zhao Shenxian, in Suzhou, steamed crabs are fried crabs. The local crab meat is fat and yellow, and a big crab weighs a pound. Li Bai once praised crab claws as gold liquid, bad." Qiu is Penglai. You must drink good wine and get drunk on the high platform."
It is actually the hairy crab of Yangcheng Lake.
The crab seller raised his thumb and said, "Sir, you are very knowledgeable. That's right. My crabs just came out of the bamboo gate. I picked the biggest ones for sale. They are all deep-fried and served directly with wine." It couldn't be better."
Zhao Chuanxin saw an ancient temple without a plaque on the side of the road, so he said, "You don't have many crabs left, so I'll take care of them all. Let's just spend the night here." ”
Zhao Yixian was still reluctant, saying, “Suzhou is prosperous and there are many inns.”
Zhao Chuanxin stressed, “We are poor travelers, so we stay in inns and eat out every day, and our money is at a loss.” /p>
""Zhao Yixian said in his heart that it is said that you have made a huge fortune in the United States, why are you so stupid?
Benjamin Goldberg doesn't matter, he pursues material things Very low.
Zhao Chuanxin had already jumped out of the car, "Stop the ink stains. Hurry up. I'll light a fire and burn charcoal. I don't have any rice wine, but I can get two taels of sorghum wine."
He put the things in his hands. Take it out and leave the rest to the apprentice and Zhao Yixian.
Zhao Chuanxin took out the Old God Codex, thought about it, and decided to do the experiment after dinner. Please remember to collect it, the latest and fastest website is free to read without anti-theft