Late Tang Dynasty Floating Life

Chapter 1369 Carriage and News

After Zhao Kuangming reported to the Privy Council, he has been waiting for news.

The saint has been in Beiping Mansion for several years, and there are only two or three big cats and kittens left here in Luoyang, and it is difficult to find someone to call the shots.He waited until the beginning of November, when he finally received a transfer order to go to Beijing as an servant in the capacity of Beiya Privy Councilor.

Without further ado, pack your bags and hit the road.

Yao Ji also mixed up with an official: he will be the head of the prison, and he will be ordered to go to Liaodong Road to repair and rebuild the city - this is their job.

To go to Peiping, you used to either go outside the Great Wall or go to Hebei, but now there is an additional choice: pass through Hedong, then pass through Weizhou and Guizhou, and go out to the capital of the army.

So after they left Luoyang, they went straight north, crossed Mang Mountain, crossed the pontoon bridge of the three cities of Heyang, passed through Mengzhou and Huaizhou, and went straight to the east of the river.

"Passing Wanshan Town, the road becomes dilapidated." Zhao Kuangming got off his horse and walked along the winding Taihang Xing Road. Looking back at the foot of the mountain, the straight first-class national road extended to the southern horizon.

There are two first-class national highways, east-west and north-south, and they just took Yunxiang Road.It's a pity that this road was cut off at the Xingkou of Taihang, and there is no sign of renovation to the north so far.

Actually understandable.The terrain of Taihang Xing is like that, and it is difficult to build a complete and standard first-class national road.Instead of competing in the mountains, it is better to continue to the south and connect to Xiangyang.

That road finally crossed Fangcheng County and headed towards Nanyang when financial resources and manpower were repeatedly affected by the war.

The so-called Liangjing Dayi Road has passed Bianzhou in the east and is built in the direction of Caozhou, and it leads to Mianchi County in the west.Further west, it enters the boundary of Xiashi County, Shanzhou.

Overall, the imperial court was more willing to build roads in Henan because it was more valuable.

Hedong?Wait slowly, unless the sage intervenes, the next step of Yunxiangdao is to connect Dengzhou and Xiangyang.

"Does the yamen know that the first-class national road has been built for how many years?" Yao Ji asked suddenly.

Zhao Kuangming was taken aback, he really didn't know.

"It started in the former Tang Qianning Middle School, and it's been almost ten years." Yao Ji said.

Zhao Kuangming looked at the secretary of the Jingnan shogunate Jiedu, and said with a playful smile: "The secretary Yao is very familiar with the affairs of Daxia."

"Not to mention." Yao Ji smiled and said, "I often travel to Luoyang, and if I hear a lot, I'll know."

"Is this kind of martial artist most suitable for you today?" Zhao Kuangming asked.

"It's just the warrior who suits our taste the most." Yao Ji said: "But it's not yet a holy king."

"Come on! A real sage may not be able to deal with the current mess. Just dealing with rebellious warriors, the sage can't do it. You have to be a ruthless person." Zhao Kuangming said with a smile: "This first-class national road, you Do you find it useful?"

"What do the yamen think?" Yao Ji asked back.

"It's useful, it's very useful." Zhao Kuangming said: "I have supervised the transportation of grain and grass for my brother several times, and I know that the wider and smoother the road, the easier it is to get on a cart, the less the cost on the way, and the faster the speed. This is how grain is transported. , the shipments are almost the same.”

"Of course, department stores are cheaper, people can spend less, and life will not be so difficult." Yao Ji said.

"There is a good road, and a heavy-duty vehicle can be used, but a good draft horse is also needed." Zhao Kuangming pointed his whip south, and said, "That is the famous iron horse, right?"

Yao Jie put up the awning with his hands, looked around, and saw two tall and strong draft horses, pulling a heavy carriage, driving on the first-class national road.

Looking at the relaxed and freehand posture of the horses, it seems that the goods in the carriage are nothing to them.

If it is a healthy horse!

"It should be." Yao Ji said: "North and south of the river, such a majestic draft horse has never been seen, and I don't know how the court made it. Could it be that there is a magic trick?"

Zhao Kuangming didn't quite know what was going on. He even guessed that the imperial court bought some BMWs from the Western Regions and bred them with local mares to give birth to Iron Horse.

But after thinking about it, it doesn't seem right. Over the years, the imperial court occasionally produced a batch of magnificent war horses, which made horse lovers crazy about them.But soon, these steeds disappeared, as if there was only this group.Until a few years later, another batch of good horses turned out, and then disappeared.

After thinking about it, there is only one explanation: the imperial court is constantly cultivating good horses, but they are still not satisfied. They are always looking for the best horses in their minds, whether it is war horses, riding horses or draft horses.

"The imperial court should be quite satisfied with the iron horses. They have been released in batches, and they have been seen in many places." Zhao Kuangming said: "A first-class national road, equipped with iron horses, is really exciting to pull the goods."

"Speaking of the horse, I think of something." Yao Ji said suddenly: "According to the master craftsman who will be the supervisor, the Shaofu, the Ministry of Internal Affairs, the general and the military supervisor are jointly building a new carriage. I hear it has four wheels. They made a prototype and it had a lot of problems."

"What questions?" Zhao Kuangming asked curiously.

"Wherever you travel, stop when you encounter rivers, stop when you encounter mountains, and stop when you encounter winding paths."

"Why stop?"

"This car can't turn the direction." Yao Ji said.

Zhao Kuangming nodded.

The problem of turning, in fact, is also present in two-wheeled carriages, but it is not so serious.Just slow down when turning, spend more time and run a longer distance, and you can always turn the corner.

But based on his experience, it is difficult to turn a four-wheeled carriage, so he can only stop and use manpower to turn the direction of the carriage.But if there are heavy objects on the car, it will be very troublesome to turn the direction, so we have to find a way to solve it.

In general, the four-wheeled carriage can carry more goods, and perhaps sixty hu grains are not a problem.Now there are iron horses with strong pulling power and wide and flat first-class national roads, which are actually very suitable for four-wheeled carriages to play a role.

If the technical problem of steering can be solved, the transportation cost will be further reduced, which will greatly benefit the common people.

"How long has it been?" Zhao Kuangming said with a smile, "If you spend more time, it will always work out."

"That's right." Yao Ji agreed, "With so many great craftsmen coming together, maybe next year we can see the popularity of four-wheeled carriages."

The road ahead was a little wider, Zhao Kuangming put away his chatter, got on his horse, and said, "Let's go to Beiping as soon as possible, serving as an official for the imperial court seems to be quite interesting, better than fooling around in Jingnan."

When I went out for a walk, I felt deeply.

I used to be the governor of Kuixia and other prefectures, and I found it annoying to see the local mountain people barbarians plowing the low-yield "Shetian".

However, he also knew that Shannan was generally like this, and there were not many people who knew how to farm the land, and all of them were northerners who went south.After a long time, I gradually got used to it. It is not bad to hunt, read books and play with a few women every day.

He used to lead troops to go out, and defeating Ximen Daozhao made him happy for a long time.Afterwards, he fought against the Lei brothers, repeatedly hitting the wall, and was unhappy.Later, he gradually got used to it, and he began to fight bad battles with others, rolling in the mud with the Lei brothers in various senses, and getting a small victory occasionally, he was very excited.

Looking at it now, what kind of life was it in the past?What a waste of life.

A few days ago, I received a letter from my brother, saying that after he left, the Lei brothers had internal strife.Lei Yanwei was expelled by his younger brother Yangong, Yanxiong and others, but he disappeared. Langzhou was in a precarious situation. He had been ordered by the imperial court to launch a crusade.

Zhao Kuangming laughed out loud.

Bumps like the Lei Brothers don't understand anything except burning, killing and looting, leaving Langzhou, Lizhou and even Jiangling Mansions deserted. They deserve to die.

In this matter, Zhao Kuangming felt that he was at a higher level than his rivals, which destined their lives to have completely different directions.

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On November [-]th, Zhao Kuangming and Yao Ji arrived in Taiyuan Mansion.

Well, the vibe is a little off.

They met the Wei Sheng army passing through here.This is nothing, but the entire army of more than 2 people are all unknown, so...

After some inquiring, I finally learned that Nanya Privy Envoy, Shifeng [-] households, Qinghe County King Zhezong was born in Ezhou, and nine out of sixty in the Spring and Autumn Period-to live to this age is actually considered a long life.

After another inquiry, Zhu Shuzong, the privy envoy of the Nan Yamen, and Zhe Silun, the deputy envoy of the Bei Ya Privy Council, are about to arrive in Taiyuan Mansion together to appease the soldiers of the Weisheng army.

"The whole army is pure, and it is worthy of the family army." Zhao Kuangming said in a low voice: "They are going to Liaodong, right?"

"We should go to Beiping first, and then go to Liaodong after being inspected by the saints." Yao Ji said.

"What about the south?"

"Maybe we will send an imperial army to the south. Actually, Ma Yin doesn't dare to go north. It doesn't matter if anyone goes there or not."

"With this behavior, the future of the Weisheng army is not good." Zhao Kuangming said: "A saint can't rub sand in his eyes. I hate these private soldiers the most in my life. They will be dismantled sooner or later. Maybe they will be wiped out in Bohai."

Everyone can see Shao Sheng's routine.Called the enemy of the miscellaneous army, Wei Shengjun will definitely be suppressed.

"Not necessarily. After going to Liaodong, wouldn't it be under the control of King Qin?" Yao Ji said.

Zhao Kuangming patted Yao Ji's shoulder and said, "Master Yao, you have never been a town official, so you don't know the twists and turns. No, at least you have to tear it down and return it to the King of Qin." Temperance. The closer the King of Qin is to the Weisheng army, the worse the fate of this army will be."

Yao Ji laughed, and said: "It makes sense, if you don't notice it for a while, you will miss it."

Zhao Kuangming looked up at the street scene in Jinyang. There were many restaurants and tea shops, but few diners.After a year of slowdown, Hedong has not recovered yet. Could it be that it was worse before?

"Get out of the way, get out of the way." On the street ahead, there was a burst of shouting, and the few pedestrians avoided.

Zhao Kuangming stopped one person and asked, "Who is here?"

This person spoke with a strong Hedong accent, and said: "Who else can it be? A warrior from the Baoning Army! After returning from Jiangzhou, he has been showing off his power all day long. Today, he was ordered to send a group of boys and girls to Gujiao City."

"What are you going to Gujiao City for?" Zhao Kuangming asked.

Gujiao City is located in the mountains west of Jinyang, and its location is very important, but it is not a good place, with little arable land and poor people.

"The Ministry of Internal Affairs built a Huangzhuang there. It just happened to capture a group of Khitan and Xiren youths, and sent them there." The pedestrian said.

"Huangzhuang..." Although the Ministry of Internal Affairs has established no less than ten Huangzhuangs, this is the first time Zhao Kuangming has heard of it.

No need for others to explain too much, as soon as you hear the name, you know what's going on.Also dedicated young men and women as farmers, is this cultivating dead men?Or the Khitan and Xi people dead men?The saint is really amazing!
"Huangzhuang occupies the land in Hedong, so no one said anything?" Zhao Kuangming asked.

"It's not my family's land, what does it matter to me?" The pedestrian said: "Besides, when King Jin was there, the land was used to raise horses, but the result was full of lean and sick horses. The east of the river is like this bird, It’s better to try another person. Land, just take it, get more food, and save me from going to Jinci Temple to get the undead apple once.”

Zhao Kuangming shook his head and laughed.The people in Hedong have a lot of resentment towards Li Keyong.

Pedestrians saw him speechless and slipped away quietly.

Zhao Kuangming also pulled Yao Ji away.Wei Shengjun, they'd better not get involved, nothing good will happen.

(End of this chapter)