Chapter 204 Competition
With the attention of everyone, the Second Industrial Expo officially kicked off. There were no passionate speeches or thanks for the conference, and Li Xian did not even show up - well, to the outside world, Li Xian was still seriously injured and died. Only Yan Zean and Fang Shijing came forward to read the rules of the exhibition and it began.
In the crowd, an inconspicuous couple of fairy lovers slowly walked over. Such a Taoist couple is not uncommon; so although the two are elegant, they are not eye-catching.
The two of them came with the crowd, observing the entire fair little by little, and not letting go of every corner.
The man took the lead and said, "I heard that the expo held in the imperial capital last year was only 100 square meters, but it turned out to be overcrowded. This year's expo is so big, three miles in radius, comparable to a small city."
The woman smiled sweetly, "This year's expo is still free, and it turns out that the year begins, there will be a fee. Whether it is the exhibition or the audience, it will be charged. Li Xian is really greedy."
"That kid has already gotten into the money and can't get it out." The man seemed a little annoyed, "By the way, didn't he send Chunxiang and Qiuyue to Li Xian's side? Why hasn't there been any news yet?"
The woman sighed again, "It's not a good thing your granddaughter did. Those two girls were left to wash clothes in the imperial capital Li Mansion. Li Xian had already run back to Anyang. I heard that he had been seriously injured and had no outsiders."
"Is serious injury cured? Humph, after the exhibition, I went to see him personally! I saw how serious injury was destroyed! But I didn't expect that Qingqing, a little girl, also had this method, and did not dare to find a concubine if she had to deal with Li Xian. Haha..."
It turned out that these two people were not someone else, but they were the "Northwest Governor Xiao Liming" of the Great Xia Kingdom and his wife "Ji Yunya" who came in person; of course, it was inevitable that these two people would come out and put on makeup.
The two walked past the gate of the expo; at this time, Xiao Liming took the opportunity to grab a handful of the gate of the exhibition gate, and a piece of cement was grabbed down.
After walking through the door, Xiao Liming spread his palms and looked at the cement powder, "This is cement, a good thing. If you really have this thing, the border Great Wall can be at least twice as strong as the construction time can be reduced ten times!"
After walking a few more steps forward, we arrived at the open-air expo. In a hurry, there were no venues at all, all in the open-air. But this was a fairyland after all. After a few magics, a temporary residence appeared. Although it was not very gorgeous, it was enough to shelter from wind and rain.
Xiao Liming and the other two walked side by side, constantly observing. Xiao Liming murmured to himself, "I wonder if there will be a substitute for the sea soul silk at this expo? If there is no substitute for the sea soul silk, all industrial developments will be pinched in Li Xian's hands, and it will be difficult for us to do anything.
By the way, what's the negotiation with the sea clan?"
Ji Yunya frowned slightly, "I have secretly sent people to contact the sea clan and the people in the sea, and the situation is not very ideal. If it is just a little sea soul silk, it is OK to be less than one kilogram. If there are too many, the sea clan will stop doing it.
After all, the sea soul silk is a spiritual material, and can only be exchanged with spiritual materials, spiritual medicines, etc..”
"Spiritual materials?" Xiao Liming sighed, "Where can I find so many spiritual materials? I always feel that the so-called industrial and industrial development of the country is the conspiracy of Li Xian, a little bastard."
Ji Yunya's tone was a little relaxed: "But the theory of industrial and commercial development has indeed been widely responded to. Qi State has already used industrial and commercial concepts to govern the country, and it is said that the effect is significant."
As the two of them said, they turned a corner and came to a colorful exhibition area, which was already crowded. There was only one exhibitor here, that is the Brilliant Star Group itself. The Expo started less than two hours, but the Brilliant Star Group was already shoulder to shoulder.
The handsome men and women waiters of the Brilliant Star Group are busy and keep explaining to the audience.
Xiao Liming flew into the air and looked down. At first glance, he saw the rotating internal combustion engine. "What is that? There is no spiritual fluctuation, it has a burning smell. Is this... an internal combustion engine?"
Xiao Liming finally saw the huge "instruction manual" standing behind the internal combustion engine. This manual is three meters high, and it clearly explains the general situation of the internal combustion engine. This is a machine that uses combustion to do work, and the internal combustion engine can completely replace the formation engine!
Also, the price of internal combustion engines is very low, only one-tenth of that of the formation engine.
A 3-horsepower formation engine costs up to 20 to 30 taels of gold; while a five-horsepower internal combustion engine costs only 3 taels of gold.
"So cheap?" Xiao Liming obviously didn't believe it, "When did that kid become so generous? There must be a trap here!"
However, the conversation next to him solved Xiao Liming's doubts: the formation engine is operated by the spirit gathering array, and as long as the engine is completed, there is no need for any consumption. However, the internal combustion engine is different, and it requires continuous combustion, and oil is required.
Anyang also sells fuel, sold in barrels. One barrel of oil is 02 cubic meters, and the price is 2 taels of silver. That is, one cubic meter of fuel, and the price is as high as one tael of gold! This price... is so bad!
"I knew that Li Xian was not so generous." Xiao Liming was dissatisfied, but his eyes looked at the internal combustion engine. As a governor of the northwest, he had been accepting industrial ideas for more than a year, but Xiao Liming could see some future development and changes from this internal combustion engine.
In the dark, Xiao Liming seemed to see countless motorcycles lying across the earth, and the power of steel and machines made all ordinary soldiers vulnerable. Only the little masters above the foundation-building stage can compete with the power of the machine.
However, machines can be produced without restrictions, while experts in the foundation-building stage need a little accumulation of practice.
"The future will be the world of machines!" Xiao Liming's eyes flashed. "After going back, we must vigorously develop industry. If necessary, we can bow to Li Xian in exchange for some support! The times have changed!"
While feeling moved, suddenly the shouts of the personnel from the Brilliant Star Group came from ahead, obviously making everyone give way.
Soon there was a roar on the ground, and some heavy object seemed to be approaching quickly in the distance.
"What is it?" Xiao Liming looked into the distance and soon saw a long steel dragon coming quickly. Finally, a super large locomotive that was seventy or eighty meters long stopped slowly and stopped at the Brilliant Star Exhibition.
Then I saw many people crowding out of the carriage in front of the locomotive; and in the carriage in the rear, there were a large number of weird cars with only two wheels being unloaded.
A figure flew into the air, "Hello everyone, I am Fang Shijing from the Brilliant Star Group. I think many friends who often come to Anyang know me.
Today, we in Anyang announced two latest products.
The first item is the internal combustion engine. What has been exhibited is the emergence of the internal combustion engine, allowing us to get rid of the demand for sea soul silk and allow us to develop industry freely. Look at the current huge vehicle type, which uses an internal combustion engine.
The second item is the one we just arrived, which we call "bikes", which is a non-powered, transportation car, priced at one or two silver taels. Our goal is to allow everyone to enjoy a cheap and free industrial age.
At this expo, we prepared a total of 5,000 bicycles. As long as you can learn how to bike, you can take them away.
Below, please watch the 100-person bicycle competition organized by Anyang. Please pay attention to it.
Dear boys, sprint, the first place will be rewarded with 10 taels of gold!"
After Fang Shijing said that, the bicycle team took action. These people were volunteers, and most of them were teenagers, one by one, riding their bicycles and having fun.
Xiao Liming didn't care at first, but when he saw a few boys who only had the third or fourth floor of the Qi Refining Period quickly disappeared on his bicycle, his eyes immediately narrowed. "It's faster than ordinary war horses! If the bicycle is only priced at one or two silver, then the bicycle is enough to replace the war horses!"
For practitioners, the biggest function of war horses is transportation, and it is unrealistic to charge and stalk because there are magic.
Therefore, if you just use transportation, a bicycle is obviously much better than a war horse. At least, you can save money! Moreover, a bicycle only costs one or two silver taels of silver, while a barely qualified war horse costs more than ten taels of silver.
Seeing the teenagers rushing out of their sight happily, many people narrowed their eyes and saw the military value here.
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Chapter completed!