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While Xie Ying was keeping an eye on those promising young people, she was also making money and enjoying the show. From time to time, she would ride her little bike out to show off, which made the little kids in Gusu City so jealous that they cried for their parents and begged them to buy them bicycles.

But it was no use for them to make a fuss because their parents were also greedy.

Unfortunately, bicycles are not cheap.

Even the simplest style costs twenty taels of silver.

The wealthy families in Suzhou can afford this price, but they would rather spend more money to buy a higher-end bicycle.

So as to avoid losing face by riding out.

Moreover, the production period of bicycles is long, so if you want to get the goods in advance, you have to pay more.

Those who are reluctant to pay extra can only wait for the appointment.

Many people don’t want to wait too long, so they don’t place an order and plan to wait until others have almost bought something before they buy.

Unfortunately, the news about the bicycles quickly spread from Gusu, and some caravans from other places even came to Gusu specifically to see the bicycles and then placed orders.

So Taiping Bicycle Shop has no trouble selling its bicycles.

If ordinary people don't want to spend more money, they can only place an order first and then wait for the schedule. If they don't want to place an order in advance, they can only wait.

Xie Ying felt very happy as she looked at the increasing number of bicycle orders.

Because she had a large amount of rubber grass in her hands, she had a considerable share in Taiping Car Dealership.

The more cars she sells, the more money she will get.

What's more, it's not just the rich who are interested in bicycles nowadays.

The imperial court also saw the convenience of bicycles.

Xie Xiu bought ten simple bicycles to make it easier for the government officials to go out for work.

When yamen runners went to the countryside to do their work, it was naturally much more convenient to have a bicycle than to run.

Not only does it save effort, it's also faster.

There are too few horses in Daxia, and the emergence of bicycles can make up for some of the disadvantages.

Although bicycles cannot completely replace horses, they are a very good means of transportation when there is a severe shortage of horses.

Even when delivering letters between post stations, bicycles could be used instead of horses as long as they were not too urgent.

Xie Xiu even wrote a special memorial to Emperor Taihe, proposing to expand the production of bicycles and equip government offices, post stations and military camps in various places with bicycles.

After seeing this, Emperor Taihe went to Situ Yuan to ask about the bicycle. Situ Yuan then rode a bicycle directly into the palace and demonstrated it to Emperor Taihe himself.

He is only eight years old this year, so he still rides a small bicycle.

Seeing that he was riding very fast, Emperor Taihe specially arranged for palace guards and eunuchs to chase after him to compare the speed of the bicycle and the person.

As a result, a little kid like Situ Yuan rode a small bicycle so easily that the guards and eunuchs were gasping for breath.

The huge contrast shocked Emperor Taihe, who decisively decided to open a government-run bicycle factory to mass-produce bicycles.

The bicycles from Taiping Bicycle Shop are still too expensive. If the imperial court were to purchase them in large quantities, it would inevitably cost a lot of money. How could it be as convenient as setting up a factory of its own?

What's more, steel is needed to build bicycles, and if they are mass-produced, a large amount of steel will be involved.

Emperor Taihe was naturally worried.

Not only bicycle factories, he also set his sights on rubber.

Although rubber trees have been discovered on Penglai Island, their number is too small. Although seeds have been used for trial planting, only seedlings have sprouted so far. It will take several years for them to grow into full-sized trees.

As a result, the rubber grass planted by Xie Ying became the top priority.

Emperor Taihe had previously wanted to use the rubber tires produced in the army, but the rubber production was too small at the time, so he had to temporarily give up this plan and let Situ Yuan build Taiping cars and carriages.

Anyway, due to the limited rubber production, Situ Yuan couldn't produce many cars.

But Xie Ying discovered rubber grass and planted a large area of ​​it. How could he sit still?