Hand over the jade seal first [Infrastructure]

Xiao Zirong's gift was released when the banquet was about to end, but he didn't really want to, the main thing was that everything was delivered in the afternoon, and this thing was packaged and delivered as soon as it left the factory, so the time was too tight.

Xiao Zirong originally thought that it would be enough for his family to take a look at it. This thing cannot be mass-produced for the time being, and it can only be regarded as a conceptual work. It can be used but the symbolic significance is greater than the practicality.

It's just that he didn't expect that when he ran to tell Xiao Ji to wait and see the gift, someone nearby happened to hear it, and in the end, everyone moved to the square collectively.

Thanks to the fact that the East Palace occupies a large area, it can accommodate so many people.

At this time, strange-shaped objects covered by red cloth have been placed on the square, and the strange shapes are mainly irregular.

Xiao Zirong said to Xiao Ji, "Go open the gift yourself."

Xiao Ji couldn't help laughing: "It's only you who can toss."

Having said that, it feels good to unwrap presents.

Of course, this is also related to the fact that Xiao Zirong's gifts are quite special. If they are ordinary objects, even if they are opened, there will be no novelty.

Now Xiao Ji is not the Prince of Hedong who didn't have enough knowledge. He has seen a lot of good things, and ordinary precious things can't catch his eyes.

He walked over to take the corner of the red cloth handed over by the palace man, and felt a little excited for a moment, that feeling of anticipation hadn't appeared for a long time.

Xiao Ji turned his head and glanced at Xiao Zirong. After seeing the other party nodding, he stretched out his hand and stretched it vigorously. The silky red cloth flowed down like water and fell to the ground.

After the red cloth, what caught everyone's eyes was a strange looking square object with four wheels.

Xiao Xuan was a little curious: "Is this a car? Why isn't there a car?"

The so-called 辀 is actually the shaft of the carriage.

Xiao Zirong blinked his eyes after hearing this and said, "Because this car doesn't use cows and horses as driving force."

what?

Originally, everyone was still talking about how small the car was, but Jinling King's products are generally more novel and precious, so is there any material that is particularly valuable for such a small car?

Hearing him suddenly say that cows and horses are not used to pull the cart, everyone felt extremely curious.

Xiao Zirong walked towards the car and patted the car body.

The body of this car has a special design, directly designed into the image of a tiger, and there are two tiger ears on the roof.

Well, because Xiao Ji is a tiger.

Originally, Xiao Zirong planned to design a miniature and cute design, but he didn’t want to match Xiao Ji’s identity. In the end, he tried to design it to be similar to a normal tiger, and on the hood of the car was a tiger head painted by someone. The body is also painted with tiger patterns, and the rear of the car is even decorated with a tiger tail.

In fact, according to the original design, it should be pretty, but it can’t stand for too short a time. The design of the vehicle is relatively small, and there can only be two people in it, so the majestic tiger doesn’t really match the body of this car.

But it doesn't matter, it's enough to be novel enough anyway.

You must know that this car can be completely hand-made in later generations. After all, even the gears in the engine are ground out a little bit, and the body frame is even more so.

However, purely industrial production is rare these days. Most things are handmade, so there is nothing special about it.

Xiao Zirong walked over to hold the door handle and pressed it down, and the lock was unlocked. Only after the door was opened did everyone see what was inside.

As the current owner of this car, Xiao Ji was naturally the first to see it. When he saw the circular steering wheel inside, he couldn't help but bewildered: "This...why are the wheels inside?"

Xiao Zirong pointed to the seat next to him and said, "Go up from the other side, and I'll tell you something."

Xiao Ji subconsciously looked at his father...and Xiao Xuexing.

You must know that most of the people who received this treatment in the past were the regent, and then his father.

Xiao Xuan raised his chin: "Go."

Only then did Xiao Ji happily try to go around to the other side and open the door just like Xiao Zirong did just now.

Although it was very strange, he still felt a little awkward when he sat in it, because it was too small, he had never sat in such a small car!

But after sitting in, he was very surprised and said: "This seat is so soft."

Xiao Zirong said triumphantly: "Of course, leather seats, wool padding, do you think it's soft?"

Of course, there is still a difference from sponges. Wool itself is too soft and not easy to be plasticized. In fact, the bottom is still hard. The feeling of sitting on it is similar to the feeling of multiple cushions on solid wood furniture.

However, Xiao Zirong added a layer of wool blanket on the seat, and then added wool, which should be fine in terms of softness.

Xiao Zirong waited for him to sit down and patted the "small wheel" in front of him and said, "This is the steering wheel, which can control the direction of the vehicle."

He turned the steering wheel while talking, and at the same time there was a voice outside: "Hey, the wheels are moving!"

Xiao Ji was a little curious, turned his head and started looking for how to open the door, while looking for it, he said: "Wait a minute, I'll go down and have a look."

Xiao Zirong didn't stop him, and let him go down and circle the car twice, and found that the front wheels were indeed different from before.

Seeing him staring at the front wheels of the car, Xiao Zirong turned the steering wheel and moved the wheels slightly.

But that's it, the wheels are easy to wear and tear when they are spinning in place, especially this wheel has no tires.

In other words, there is no tire in the broad sense, and the outer layer of the car is just filled with a layer of gum as a means of shock absorption.

And this kind of rubber has relatively low wear resistance, which is why Xiao Zirong thinks this is just a concept car. If the wheel problem is not solved, everyone can only endure the poor shock absorption effect.

It's okay to drive slowly, but once you drive fast, the effect...

Even if the spring can be used to absorb the shock, the problem is that the quality of the spring needs to be further improved.

After seeing enough, Xiao Ji returned to the car and asked, "How does this car run?"

Can't Xiao Zirong yell and drive forward, the car will drive by itself?

Xiao Zirong took out a key, shook it in front of Xiao Ji and said, "Did you see it? This is the key for ignition."

ignition?What ignition?Why light a fire?

Xiao Ji watched Xiao Zirong insert the key into the lock hole under the steering wheel almost with horror on his face.

The moment Xiao Zirong turned the key, he felt the car body shaking slightly, and at the same time, there was a sound like a tiger roaring from the front of the car.

Xiao Ji immediately pressed the seat tightly, and he didn't rush out of the car directly because he fully trusted Xiao Zirong.

In fact, he was not the only one who was startled by this change. People outside were also startled when they heard the sound and saw the shaking of the car body. They were still watching the car curiously. He wanted to touch it with his hands, but as soon as the movement came out, they all dispersed with a hula, leaving only Xiao Xuan and Xiao Xuexing standing in place.

Xiao Zirong smiled slightly after seeing it through the glass window in front, then let the engine burn and turned to Xiao Ji and said: "The window can be opened, just roll it down."

Well, cars these days are still very crude versions of hand-cranked glass.

When the model of this car was first made, Xiao Zirong hated it very much. He felt that this car was a bit outdated, and it didn't look good, and it didn't fit his aesthetics.

But today's level of technology and so much can be made in a short period of time.

Xiao Zirong had no choice but to search for information, and after seeing what the first car in history looked like, he became calm - this car is actually quite beautiful.

Hand-rolled glass is also a glass window!

Xiao Ji watched Xiao Zirong shake the handle, the glass dropped little by little, he also tried it curiously, not to mention, it was quite fun.

After Xiao Zirong lowered the glass, he poked his head out and said, "Get out of the way, I'm going to drive."

After he finished speaking, he felt that something was wrong. Well, fortunately, people in this era still don't understand what it means to drive.

The road ahead gave way a little, Xiao Zirong took a deep breath and slowly stepped on the accelerator.

What?In gear?

Sorry, there is no gear, automatic transmission is definitely not available now, manual transmission requires a gearbox, that thing is a pure concept product, that is, Xiao Zirong has figured out the main parameters of the gearbox, but the problem is now Really can't do it.

The gearbox needs more precise parts, and it takes a long time to polish and test before it can be put online.

However, there is no need to worry too much if there is no gear and no gearbox, because the current engine efficiency is actually not that high, and it is impossible to make the car so fast. He has tested it before, and the fastest speed is only six hours per hour. About ten kilometers.

At this speed, the road is very demanding. If it is not so smooth, it is not bad to be able to cover [-] to [-] kilometers in an hour.

But even so, this speed is already surprising.

Nowadays, the control of the vehicle is to control the speed purely by the accelerator, and the requirements for the driver are higher. It is not like there are gears.

Xiao Zirong has not driven for a long time, but fortunately this car is basically operated by a fool, and it is for Xiao Ji to play with. The top speed is also limited, even if he presses the accelerator to the end, he will not rush out suddenly.

When the accelerator was slowly stepped on, the vehicle shook slightly, and then began to move forward a little bit.

The moment the vehicle started to move forward, Xiao Ji's eyes widened.

The forward movement of the vehicle is very obvious, after all, there are many reference objects around.

And they were shouting outside: "Hey, let's go, let's go, really go!"

Xiao Zirong stepped on the accelerator slightly with his right foot, and the speed of the car gradually increased.

Xiao Ji looked at the front with a little excitement. Although the car was small, it was the first time that he had such a wide field of vision when sitting in the car!

He couldn't help leaning forward slightly, and looked at Xiao Zirong's operation, and found that when Xiao Zirong turned the round wheel, the car really started to turn.

Just as he was about to compliment something, he heard someone shouting outside: "It's smoking, it's flooding, come quickly!"

Xiao Zirong's smile instantly froze on his face, and before he could react to brake and stop, he heard the sound of water spraying from a water dragon hitting the car body.

Then the engine made a strange noise and shut down on the spot.

Xiao Zirong: ...

He should do some research first!