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Reborn In 17th century India with Black Technology-Chapter 830: Rapid Adoption (1/3)
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The industrial cities and special economic zones of the Bharatiya Empire are like behemoths whose engines have been infused with nitrous oxide. They roared to life, stepping up the manufacturing capabilities with the invention of the two-wheel carriage, especially after Prince Agni gave his own thoughts on the invention during his interview with the Times of Bharat.
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"The two-wheel carriage is undoubtedly and undeniably a very important invention—not only for the Bharatiya Empire but for mankind as a whole. Until now, transportation relied on animals like horses, oxen, or even elephants. But now, we can use our own strength to travel long distances. It can be used by the police, labourers, office workers, postmen, children, old men, travellers—heck, it can even serve as a fitness tool. After all, if you use the two-wheel carriage regularly, your fitness is bound to improve. This is especially valuable for office workers who sit all day and have no time to care for their health. Overall, to return to the point, the two-wheel carriage can be considered a productivity multiplier. If it becomes affordable, it would be like every wage earner having a personal carriage, usable at any time, saving the time and effort wasted in waiting for transport services."
Taking a deep breath, he continued,
"I agree that with the invention of the two-wheel carriage, certain industries will be hit hard. For example, as I just touched upon, people will now have another option for travel, causing a loss of customers for the carriage companies. This can have massive repercussions. However, on another note, it will not affect the transport companies that focus on long-distance travel, since you can't expect people to ride the two-wheel carriage hundreds of kilometres on a daily basis. Secondly, the carriage manufacturing industry will also be affected, as clients may now consider buying a two-wheel carriage for personal travel or buy a few two-wheeled carriages—one for each family member—so that no one has to wait when another is already using the carriage. The exact aftereffects cannot be foreseen by anyone, but overall, the carriage industry will likely see a decline in demand, at least in the short term."
"Apart from the trouble faced by traditional industries, certain challenges will appear in our society as well. A new type of clothing should be developed for both men and women to make it easier to ride the two-wheeled carriage. Sir Suhail Karan—perhaps not constrained by clothing—designed a triangular frame that required the user to wear a dhoti or similar attire. This one condition alone might cause trouble for people in the southern part of the Empire, who have become accustomed to saris and lungis. The fix is naturally easy—evolving the dressing style will suffice. Another method is to design the two-wheel carriage in such a way that the top part of the triangular frame is removed, leaving only one point of contact at the bottom; however, I do not know how the structural integrity will hold up, and that is for the engineers to decide."
" Going further, with the two-wheeled carriage entering the market, traffic regulations will have to be modified. If large numbers of two-wheel carriages appear on the streets, traffic density in cities could increase significantly. To cope, new algorithms and methodologies must be developed to manage the crowd. New infrastructure to dock these two-wheeled carriages should be built in the cities, and a brand-new safety standard will also have to be developed, since the four-wheeled carriage and two-wheeled carriage are completely different vehicles."
Agni paused for a moment. He hesitated for a split second, but after making a decision in his mind, he continued.
"If I may, no offence to Sir Suhail, but this has been bothering me for a long time—calling the two-wheeled carriage a carriage, in my opinion, is not too accurate." The reporter of The Times of Bharat was immediately surprised and suddenly became excited. Was the prince dissatisfied with the name given to the two-wheeled carriage? This was big news. But Agni, not caring about the thoughts of the journalist, continued to speak. "The two-wheeled carriage invented by Sir Suhel Karan works due to humans cycling the chain system, and each pedal attached to the chain system is responsible for half of the power stroke. So it can be named ' Bi power stroke ', or more simply, ' bicycle ', meaning using two strokes to complete a cycle. I respect and admire Mr. Suhel Karan's reasoning and intention behind inventing the bicycle, so in my opinion, his invention can be called Sheela Bi power stroke or Sheela Bicycle instead of Sheila two-wheeled carriage."
As soon as the interview with His Highness Agni ended, Suhel was once again interviewed by the reporters asking his opinion on the new name His Highness Agni Devaraya had given to his invention.
"'Bicycle'—meaning two strokes for a cycle—what a straightforward and catchy name. I wish I could have thought of that." Suhail gestured with his hands, showing a hint of regret on his face. But remembering that he did not directly answer the question, he immediately gestured back. "I like it very much. I feel honoured for His Highness to give my invention such a fitting name. I feel thankful."
With the approval of the inventor, the name of the two-wheel carriage had changed, and all the newspapers started to use the much more catchy and straightforward name called the bicycle.
By the time the attention of the media was about to move on to the Bharatiya Premier League, bicycles were immediately put into production by hundreds of companies throughout the empire.
In industrial bases all over the empire, the blast furnaces burst into flames, the smoke from the tall chimneys filled the air, causing the sky to become dark and gloomy. The rancid smell filled with iron, carbon, and sulfur was thick. It was as if a fire dragon had just unleashed its might on the ground. The workers, however, were in no mood to pay attention to these changes as they hurried around, busy with their assigned work, with some people almost sprinting.
Due to the bicycles, the jobs increased, which led to people from hundreds of kilometres away coming looking for jobs, like a group of hungry mice smelling a piece of meat or like devotees going on a pilgrimage. Within the base, the iron ore was smelted as if it was no one's business, where the impurities were incinerated and the iron and steel bars were immediately sent to the processing factories. The processing factories immediately put their newly assembled production line of bicycles into use.
The industrial cities were like monsters that had come alive. It had been a very long time since they had produced such a revolutionary product for the civilian industry.
Within two months of purchasing the patent, the first bicycle of the empire, called the Arjuna Bicycle, produced by Akarsh Carriage Company and Co., got off the production line. A batch of 500 bicycles was put on the market for a price of 1000 varaha.
Within a day, all the bicycles were sold out, and 1400 people immediately put in their orders by paying the full amount.
Akarsh, seeing that his plan could work, immediately set out to meet with the directors of Raya Royal Bank, Bank of Ahom, Bank of Ariavartha, Shetty Cooperative Industrial Bank, and finally Bharatiya Southern United Bank—all the five banks in the empire—and took a loan for a whopping 200 million varaha by putting 50% of Akarsh Carriages and Co. on the line. This was a crazy decision, but he saw an opportunity he could never miss. If he missed the opportunity, he would not get another chance to dominate the transportation vehicles market.
The loan was the biggest in the empire yet, but given that Akarsh Carriages and Co. was a very healthy asset without any debt, the loan was easy to approve. As soon as he saw 200 million reflected cumulatively in his five bank accounts, he felt a huge pressure on his shoulders. He would have to pay back this money at an interest of 10% per annum within five years. But his hesitation was fleeting; he had already hardened his heart—he no longer had the right to second-guess himself. He made the decision, and he would take the responsibility.
Almost the same day, he invested 50 million varaha and bought a large plot of land in Gangapuri, over 1500 acres in size, on the banks of the Mahanadi River. He quickly started the construction of ten production plants for Ashoka Bicycles, each capable of producing 5000 units a month, in total reaching the capability of producing 50,000 units per month or 600,000 units a year, becoming the biggest bicycle manufacturer in the world. In fact, Akarsh's investment was so fierce that Shriranga Industrial Tools, the company responsible for manufacturing the production lines as well as taking responsibility for debugging and installation, directly assigned a group of 50 senior engineers to be permanently stationed in the Akarsh Carriages and Co. factory that was under construction.
To be continued...
P.S. I was still lazy today, the 3 chaps I wrote yesterday
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