Chapter 81: The Calm before the Storm
All the lords gathered in the garden.
*TRING TRING*
A metallic sound came. They all turned around to see and noticed little Rina with her friends on a strange metal frame with 2 wheels. Some adults were also there riding bigger metal frames.
"I present to you. A new way of traveling short distances. They are called bicycles and these are tricycles. They can be used to commute or transport small cargo to nearby places." He said.
Some lords who had some experience with metal work went to check it out.
"Haha... Ingenious, this would surely help the people. Let me try it though," Robett Glover of house Glover said and got on a bicycle.
Sure enough, he fell. "Haha... Lord Glover, it takes some practice first. It's like swimming. Once you know it, you'll never forget it."
"I will give each of you one of these. Tell your blacksmiths to study and remake them. Then distribute some of them to smallfolks to make it famous. Once everyone knows its usefulness, start selling it. But at a very affordable price. Remember, this is not about immediate money but boosting our economy. With these, our workers will be able to move faster and further without getting much tired... Now, let's eat something" Alexander announced the end of the meeting and everyone became more informal.
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