Chapter 351: Creating a Bicycle
Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation
Although they already had high-yield crops, the Emperor always felt that this was a gift from the heavens. It was a little unreal. He was afraid that one day, the gift would be taken back, and the high-yield crops would be gone. The people would return to their former poverty.
Rice and wheat had been planted since ancient times, and they gave him a sense of security. If he could increase the yield of rice and wheat, he would be more excited than hearing about high-yield crops.
The Emperor looked at Jian Qingqing, waved his hand, and said loudly, “Princess Dingan, I will lend you the imperial lands, and the gardeners will all listen to your orders! If you need anything, just tell this one and this one will satisfy you!’
Jian Qingqing thanked him excitedly, “Thank you, Your Majesty! Long live the Emperor, long live the Emperor! Having a wise ruler like you is a blessing of the people of Great Wei! Great Wei will definitely start an enlightened and prosperous era!”
Having received such a great benefit, Jian Qingqing naturally would not hesitate to flatter the Emperor.
The imperial lands! The imperial land was not just a simple land. It covered a large area. There was a summer palace, a hunting ground, a lake, and a river.
Even if it was only temporary, it was enough to make Jian Qingqing excited. Moreover, the imperial lands would be more convenient for her to carry out her plan.
Not to mention that the gardener was at her disposal. The gardener was a professional, much better than her, a dabbler. With a gardener, she would be able to get twice the result with half the effort.
When she said she would do it, she would do it. With land and people, Jian Qingqing began to invest in the first round of crossbreeding. The Emperor also generously sent all the gardeners to the Imperial Manor and gathered many skilled craftsmen from the people.
Jian Qingqing and the gardeners discussed for a long time before they planned out the imperial lands. She followed the gardener’s suggestion and applied the method of cultivating flowers to the cultivation of crops. Because it was the first batch, the species brought back from different areas were planted independently. They would observe their respective properties first and then choose different properties to crossbreed.
However, in order to ensure their purity, they could not pollinate each other, so they had to be planted separately.
Fortunately, the imperial lands was big enough, or it wouldn’t have been enough.
From the moment the seeds were planted, Jian Qingqing went to the manor every day to keep an eye on them.
However, it was also because the imperial lands was too big, and some places were inconvenient to ride a carriage to, so she could not go there. In a few days, she was in unspeakable pain. Her thighs were sore and the blisters on the soles of her feet burst and grew again. Every day, she was in so much pain that she gritted her teeth.
Nanny Wu’s heart ached when she saw this. She wanted to ask the servant boy to carry her away with a sedan chair, but Jian Qingqing refused.
She always felt that this was too oppressing, and she was still not quite used to the way capitalists did things.
The path in the field was not like the wide and flat road in the palace. It was difficult to walk on her own, let alone carry another person. More importantly, she felt that sitting in the sedan was not steady and she kept feeling like she was going to fall.
So, in order to not let herself suffer, Jian Qingqing decided to take a break and ask the craftsman to make her a means of transportation.
This means of transportation was a bicycle.
She was very familiar with bicycles. From the 28 rail she had ridden when she was young to the lighter bicycles later on, she was very familiar with their structure.
Therefore, she finished the sketch in less than two days.
After that, the craftsmen spent half a month and finally made it. The handles of the wheels were all polished very smoothly. Although the rest of the wheels were made of wood except for the iron chain, which was heavy and difficult to ride, Jian Qingqing was already very satisfied.
On the day the bicycle arrived, she practiced in the yard. Although it was a little difficult at the beginning, and it was crooked, she got used to it and it was quite smooth..