I Can Meet with Dead Scientists

Chapter 450 - 223 "About This Struggling Author Pulling an All-Nighter to Write 15,000 Words and Therefore Not Wanting to Choose a Title"_9

After all, the peak season for selling farm tools is in spring and summer, and the same goes for hunting traps. So when he learned that Thomson needed a cart axle, his expression became so excited. Don’t underestimate a cart axle as just a piece of wood; calibrating it requires some skill and can actually be quite challenging. Especially in Thomson’s case, where long-distance travel is required, the axle demands even higher standards. Hence, the price naturally won’t be low. (doi10.15967/j.cnki.cn14-1312/g4.2008.06.006, this is the cost reference for a single-axle cart) Generally speaking, the cost of an axle for a two-wheeled cart makes up about 25%-35% of the entire vehicle’s cost, roughly equivalent to the cost of the carriage plus the shafts. This price in 19th-century England was roughly equal to the income from selling fifteen farm tools. (Referenced from the agriculture economic category in the 04 edition of "World Modern History," seeking help from an acquaintance at the Science Institute at five in the morning OvO) And just as Sterling was nodding and bowing while leading Thomson to his home, a burly man with a face full of flesh glanced at them at the extremely lively gambling table not far away and immediately put on an angry look: "Wtf, this shitty luck, unfair, start over! All three rounds need a restart!" The other hunters nearby couldn’t help but laugh and said, "Kurz, you’re drunk, get off the table and let me up!" The burly man named Kurz didn’t show the slightest abnormality as he was persuaded by everyone to leave the gambling table. He then walked to the corner, and the drunkenness on his face disappeared instantly. He groped around his body for a moment and took out a folded piece of paper... He then unfolded it and placed it in front of him. On this paper was a portrait sketch that bore a six or seven out of ten resemblance to Thomson, along with some other information. Those who have studied geography should know that the United Kingdom grows winter wheat, which is sown in autumn and grows in winter. At this time, the season is at the intersection of autumn and winter, and the farmers have finished their farm work, and most of the game in the mountains and forests have begun to prepare for hibernation. Because of this, these idle farmers and hunters come here to gamble. As a carpenter, Sterling hadn’t had much business for quite a few days and could only try his luck at the gambling table.