Chapter 175: The Parade
On the eighth day of the eighth month of the 27th year of Chongzhen, the streets of Fanjiazhuang were empty, and the people crowded to the city wall to watch the car parade organized by Li Zhi, the king of Qi.
After five months of improvement, the first batch of cars has been produced and has practical use value.
Li Zhi showed these cars to the people of Fanjiazhuang.
At this time, Fanjiazhuang has been expanded countless times and has long expanded to the outside of the original city wall. The original city wall has been turned into a purely decorative cityscape, and under the city wall is the "inner ring road" of Fanjiazhuang. The inner ring road is formed by filling the original Fanjiazhuang moat and paving cement after being filled, and it is very spacious.
The inner ring road, which circles around the center of Fanjiazhuang, is now marking the location of the old town of Fanjiazhuang. Although the villas inside the Inner Ring Road are old, they are especially expensive.
For today's event, this wall is like an auditorium, just right.
Gu Lao Er stood in the eastern section of the city wall, trying to squeeze forward in the crowd, hoping to squeeze a little ahead to see the situation on the inner ring road clearly.
Standing next to him was Gu Weisheng, the eldest son who was already a young man. Gu Weisheng didn't squeeze forward like his father, but stretched out his head to look under the city wall, as if he didn't care if he could see the key car parade.
Gu Lao Er squeezed out a space in the crowd and beckoned his son: "For the promotion!" Come here! Don't miss out on the show. ”
Gu Weisheng looked at the crowded crowd and blinked.
He suddenly cleared his throat and shouted loudly: "Don't squeeze everyone, give full play to public morality, and let the little man and the child go to the city wall to take a closer look." Big men and adults take a few steps back, and you can see the show from behind! ”
The crowd on the city wall was stunned when they heard this shout.
After all, Fanjiazhuang is the best place in one town and nine provinces, everyone has been immersed in Li Zhi's public morality culture for a long time, and they are all a little embarrassed to hear Gu Weisheng's roar.
What kind of system is this squeezing around?
Everyone looked at Gu Weisheng, who was clear-eyed, and they all felt that he must be a high-achieving student. Everyone stopped the crowding as he said, and let the small ones stand outside and the big ones stand inside, so that the most people could see the inner ring road under the city walls.
Gu Lao Er was short, and he was let by everyone to a good position near the periphery of the city wall. He didn't expect his son to have such organizational talents, and looked at his son in surprise.
Gu Weishengyun walked to Gu Lao'er's side lightly and said, "Dad, what's so nice about this car?" ”
Gu Lao Er frowned and shouted, "What nonsense!" The biggest advantage of being in Fanjiazhuang is that we are the first to know. If you live in Fanjiazhuang and don't open your eyes to see the new things of the prince, you will live in vain in Fanjiazhuang. “
Gu Weisheng blinked and didn't speak.
Gu Lao Er took a breath and said, "My son, have you really applied to go to Siam to be an assistant judge?" “
Gu Weisheng nodded and said, "Dad! Siam is an overseas territory and is in dire need of talent. Secondary school students like me can only work as judges' assistants in the mainland, and it takes five years to become an assistant judge. After passing the examination for another five years, you can become a junior judge. If you go to Siam, you can directly become an assistant judge, and you can become a junior judge in three years. “
Gu Lao Er sighed and said, "My son, you are not too young, you go to that extreme south place, what should you do about getting married?" “
Gu Weisheng said: "I'm not in a hurry..."
Before Gu Weisheng finished speaking, the crowd on the city wall was boiling.
"The car is coming!"
"Look! Car! “
Gu Lao Er no longer listened to his son's words, and suddenly turned to look at the inner ring road under the city wall.
On the concrete road below the city wall, behind a company of road pioneers, a group of incredible cars slowly drove over.
The car was about four meters long and two or three meters wide, all painted black. Underneath the car were four large rubber wheels, mounted on steel wheels, which were obviously equipped with bearings, and the wheels rotated smoothly. Each car has a long nose. In the middle of the car is a seat, all of which are open-topped, and there are four people seated.
Li Xing sat in the passenger seat of the first car, wearing a pair of black sunglasses.
The principle of sunglasses is very simple, that is, some compounds are added to the production process of glass lenses to absorb light. Today's Fanjiazhuang has long been able to produce all kinds of sunglasses, which is already an ordinary export commodity.
Behind Li Xing, some famous craftsmen in Fanjiazhuang sat happily in the convertible, enjoying the gaze of the people on the city wall.
There were no oxen to drag or pull horses, and the five cars drove smoothly on the inner ring road of Fanjiazhuang, as if by magic, and obtained the surging power they got from the devil.
If the people of Fanjiazhuang can still see the power of the steam engine from the huge body of the tank and the chimney that keeps bubbling from the tank, this seemingly very compact and compact car really doesn't know where to get the strength, and it can be self-directed without wind and without horses.
Gu Lao Er looked stupid and opened his mouth wide.
He jerked Gu Weisheng's sleeve and shouted, "For Sheng!" Look at the car! No horses, no cows! Drive so fast and so steady! “
Gu Weisheng smiled: "Dad, I'm watching!" “
Gu Lao Er couldn't control his excitement and ran after the car on the city wall.
Gu Weisheng ran after his father helplessly, shouting, "Dad! Run slower, don't fall! “
Gu Lao Er ran all the way forward after the car team, and finally ran to a city gate.
The convoy of cavalry and automobiles that had opened the road stopped, ready to enter the inner city to end the march.
Li Xing took off his sunglasses, stood up in the passenger seat, and waved his hand to the people on the city gate and on both sides of the road.
The people suddenly thundered with joy and shouted in unison: "Dingxingbo! “
"Dingxingbo!"
Li Xing cleared his throat and shouted loudly: "Brother Wang has a word!" This car was built for the people of one town and nine provinces! “
"Within five years, the car will be mass-produced, and the price will be significantly reduced! Brother Wang said! In the future, the people of one town and nine provinces will be able to afford cars. ”
"Brother Wang said! In the future, if you have a car, you don't have to crowd in Fanjiazhuang City. You can go to the suburbs dozens of miles away and buy a big villa with a garden. Everyone will drive to work in the factory in the future! Dozens of miles and half an hour drove over! “
Hearing Li Xing's words, the people on the city gate were dumbfounded.
This magical car will be available in every household in the future?
Isn't that incredible?
Gu Lao Er on the city gate immediately believed Li Xing's words.
As an old resident of Fanjiazhuang for more than ten years, Gu Lao Er has personally experienced countless incredible things. Now even if Li Zhi says that he wants to go to the moon, I'm afraid Gu Lao Er will believe it. Since the prince's younger brother Dingxing Bo Li Xing said that every family can have a car, then this will definitely come true!
Gu Lao Er raised his hands high and cheered with all his strength.
"Long live the prince!"
Everyone looked at Gu Lao Er.
But soon, everyone believed in the bright prospects depicted by Li Xing as much as Gu Laoer. One by one, they raised their hands and cheered at the city gates.
The people in the vicinity suddenly turned into a boiling ocean, and a tsunami roared from the mountains.
Li Xing laughed, put on his sunglasses, and waved his hand to let the convoy enter the city. 56