Why was it to be built in Bushen Village? It was for the convenience of Hongji management, and the designers could return home to live every day.
The bicycle factory had an iron workshop, other spare parts workshops, and assembly workshops, each workshop separated so no one could learn another's skills, only mastering one specific technique.
Once outside, they could perform only a certain job, but could not produce an entire bicycle on their own.
Ever since Ye Shiqi's copied wooden bicycle left the factory, commoners could afford one to carry goods to the market or sell them in the county town.
For just a bit more than the cost of an ox cart, they didn't have to rely on walking, which was much slower, though buying a bicycle was somewhat painful to the wallet.
But it would last a long time, saving them time and effort, which many farmers welcomed.
