bike?

Zhu Di knew that this must be something that was thought of at dusk again, but it was related to the car. He immediately thought of the train and couldn't help asking: "Look at this literal meaning, is it something even more powerful than the train?"

Xun felt a little ashamed, "It's not as Your Majesty thought, but I said that this is for making money, so this thing is mainly for money production, and it has nothing to do with the national trend."

Is it possible to be a minister who is given a gift to Jinshi?

Zhu Di became interested, "Tell me, if you really can make money..."

Hey smile.

What you mean is, you know.

How can I, Zhu Di, make money?

dusk:"……"

Forget it, anyway, I don’t make much money, at least I don’t make much money now. Only when the national economy becomes popular will I make a lot of money. However, when I create internal combustion engines or lithium batteries, I will go to get a car again.

Looking at Chen Xili, "Do you have any drawings?"

Chen Xili spread her hands: "I won't carry the drawings with me, either."

When Huang Du thought about it, he looked at the quill on Zhu Di's desk. He remained silent, but Zhu Di understood. He handed the quill to Huang Du, and handed over another piece of rice paper, "Draw it and see."

At dusk, he drew out a rough model of the bicycle and handed it to Zhu Di, "The reason why this bicycle is called a bicycle is actually a bit far-fetched. It mainly depends on manpower, but after enough power, it can still be far away, so Weichen named it the bicycle."

Zhu Di looked at it for a long time and probably understood.

It was shocking, "This thing doesn't require any steam engine, nor does it require cattle and horse to pull it!"

Huang Tun smiled and said, "Yes, Your Majesty, it mainly relies on chains to drive the transmission shaft, and saves labor through pulleys, so that manpower can be easily driven. If it is a flat road or a downhill road, it will be very convenient. Moreover, its maintenance is very simple, and it does not require too much effort, and it does not need to spend as much money as raising a horse--"

Seeing Zhu Di's eyes flashing, Dusk said helplessly: "Your Majesty, don't think about it. This thing cannot be turned into a cavalry mount. It is not faster than a horse, and it cannot liberate the cyclist's hands. It can only be used for civilian use."

Zhu Di thought, "Can you make money?"

This is what he cares about.

At dusk, "The market is not big. After all, although the country is rich and the people are strong, a bicycle is expensive, so it mainly targets the wealthy and well-off classes. Therefore, the market is not big now. But when the Ming Dynasty plunders - no, with the help of other countries, most of the people have money, that is a huge market. It is no exaggeration to say that at its peak, this kind of bicycle may become a means of transportation for the whole people."

A big bicycle country, you are just talking about it.

Of course, times are different.

In this era, being able to become a bicycle power is also a symbol of the world's hegemony.

Zhu Di thought, "So it will be very expensive?"

The dusk hunched, "It's a luxury. My preliminary budget is that the steel required for a car is about twenty kilograms, plus labor costs, the cost of a car is about two taels of silver."

There is no way, the cost of the times is here.

Two taels of silver are almost 1,500 soft-girl coins compared to later generations, which means that the cost is very high.

Zhu Di whispered, "If it is only for the wealthy class, this cost is not high."

Dusk was speechless, "Your Majesty, there is still a cost you haven't included. The R&D cost. To get this bicycle to land, you have to overcome a metallurgical problem: alloy light steel."

The current level of metallurgical technology has been improved, but alloy light steel suitable for bicycles still needs to be developed, and the R&D cost is as expensive as tens of thousands of taels, and the number of more than one million taels is possible. It mainly depends on the progress of the R&D team.

But anyway, it's worthy.

Even if you can't make money back on a bicycle, mastering more metallurgy of light steel will also be beneficial to the industrialization process.

Zhu Di asked: "What do you plan to set the price after the research and development?"

Even though Xun didn't think about it, "It depends on the time and cost of the team's research and development, but Weichen has an idea. Because it was a luxury product for the wealthy class in the early stage, the price should not be low. Just like the original shower gel and soap, there must be room for price reduction."

Now shower gel and soap are already supplies for the people.

Times Group no longer makes money entirely through these two things, but the brand is there and can still make a lot of money.

Zhu Di was a little impatient and said, "Tell me the point."

Xun said: "The price will not be unified, and it will be priced based on the appearance and configuration. Now the painter team of Times Group has developed many new varieties. Different paint coatings will also be different, and there will even be a bicycle variant: tricycle. This tricycle is a high-end product, and it will be more expensive for the rich and powerful people."

This thing also has a disadvantage.

Although Times Group can exclusively control the smelting of alloy light steel, for the sake of the overall situation, it will still take out this technology to the country and then use it nationwide in the future.

However, in terms of principle and production technology, it cannot be kept confidential, which means that the patent right is difficult to guarantee. Zhu Di's help is still needed, so Dusk will be willing to say so much to Zhu Di.

otherwise……

Why should I take you and Zhu Di to play with such a profitable thing?

It is to use the imperial power in Zhu Di's hands in the future to ensure huge profits in the early stage. Times Group has the only production rights and authorization. Other businesses dare to follow the trend and the state machinery will deal with them!

Of course, the market is almost saturated in the later stage and the price can be reduced to the people of the country. The cake must be distributed to the markets across the country. Only in this way can the development of the industry be driven.

Zhu Di whispered, "There are still tricycles? What's the matter?"

Xun explained: "The same principle as a bicycle, except that it is three-wheeled, with a carriage, and specialized bike riders, so that wealthy men can sit in the car without the wind and rain."

Zhu Di's eyes lit up, "This is great!"

The big men, who have money and power, who doesn’t want to enjoy it - they have to ride it on their own when they buy a bicycle. The fat and big-eared officials are afraid that they will lose interest after passing the novelty.

At dusk, "So, according to the configuration, the bicycle can be priced from 100 taels to 200 taels, and divided into several levels."

Zhu Di was dumbfounded, "So expensive?"

Shen Xili was also stunned and blurted out, "So huge profit?"

Dusk laughed, "Not expensive, worth the money."

This is a car from this era. It takes 100 to 300 taels to 700,000 to 200,000 soft sister coins, which is equivalent to a civilian car in later generations and is not expensive at all.

Zhu Di asked weakly: "Can you sell it?"

Xun smiled and said, "What did you say, Your Majesty?"

Products produced at dusk must be high-quality products, and there should not be too many people buying them at that time.

Zhu Di asked again: "Where is the tricycle?"

Dusk hunched, "It's still based on the configuration, basically between 500 and 1,000 taels, and this price is not expensive."

For powerful families, a thousand taels are not drizzling?!

As a luxury car of this era, if you buy one for hundreds of thousands of yuan, won’t it taste good?

The key is to create a brand.
Chapter completed!