Li Shimin

Chapter 292 Your Majesty, Let’s Drive a Carriage

"Your Majesty?"

Ying Qi, Wu Fu and others looked at Li Xuan expectantly.

"Very good!"

Li Xuan nodded slowly, "You will be rewarded with three hundred guan, as for how you will distribute it internally, you will discuss and decide on your own!"

Immediately, Ying Qi, Wu Fu and the others were overjoyed.

"Thank you king!"

And this time, two personal guards came in with two cold melons and two basins of cold ice.

"This matter was originally promised by the king. As long as you can invent more good things, not to mention a few hundred coins, even if it is an official position, the king can give it to you!"

Li Xuan said with a light smile.

Ying Qi, Wu Fu and the others thanked each other again.

"This kind of carriage can sit people and carry goods!"

Li Xuan continued: "Hurry up and make more. In the future, the carriages in the village will use this carriage. In addition, make a few more better carriages. This king will use this kind of carriage when he travels in the future!"

"Yes, Your Majesty!"

Ying Qi, Wu Fu and others bowed their hands again.

Later, after explaining some details, Li Xuancai turned around and left with Li Chengqian and others who were still somewhat reluctant.

On the same day, Li Chang took Xue Rengui and other personal guards to move three hundred coins from the courtyard to the forge.

Ying Qi and Wu Fu were naturally excited about this.

Even if they share equally, everyone can get ten guan.

However, as the main craftsmen who made the carriages, Ying Qi, Wu Fu and others naturally got more, fifty guan each.

So much money, but they couldn't earn it in the three years of prison!
a few days later.

All the carriages in Lijiazhuang were replaced with four-wheeled carriages.

In less than a day, the entire Chang'an City knew about it.

Cui Hongmo and Zheng Mingde were the first to find them.

"What's the matter with you two?"

Seeing the two sweating profusely in front of him, Li Xuan asked curiously.

"My lord, the two of us are here for the four-wheeled carriage in the village!"

Zheng Mingde and Cui Hongmo hurriedly cupped their hands and said.

"A carriage?"

Li Xuan was a little dazed.

"Back to Your Majesty, that's exactly it!"

Cui Hongmo and Zheng Mingde quickly said, "Nowadays, the whole city of Chang'an is spreading rumors that you have created a particularly huge carriage, and it has four wheels that can pull a hundred stones at a time!"

"A hundred stones?"

Li Xuan looked helpless, "They exaggerated. The four-wheeled carriage can pull objects worth fifty shi at most, and at least eight horses are needed to pull them!"

"Fifty stone?"

Cui Hongmo and Zheng Mingde couldn't help opening their mouths.

"My lord, can you really carry fifty stones?"

"Ying Qi and Wu Fu two craftsmen estimate, but I haven't tried it yet, if you want to try it, you can try it!"

Li Xuan curled his lips and said.

Hearing this, Cui Hongmo and Zheng Mingde were taken aback for a moment, then smiled awkwardly, and did not continue to ask more questions.

In such a hot weather, it will be very difficult to try fifty stones, not to mention finding such a heavy thing.Even if it is an experiment, it can make them die of heat!
"Your Majesty, I wonder if it is possible to give some of this kind of carriage to Jincha Shop?"

"Ok?"

Li Xuan was taken aback.

"My lord, I also want to use these big carriages to transport some fried tea!" Cui Hongmo said hastily.

"Yes, but the bigger the carriage, the more inconvenient it will be to walk on the mountain road. You need to know about this!"

Li Xuan reminded.

"Please rest assured, your majesty, in fact, the roads between many states are still very smooth!"

Cui Hongmo quickly said, "And now, half of the cement road from Chang'an City to Luoyang has been paved, so it's much easier to walk!"

"It's up to you, I can make a few for you!"

Li Xuan nodded.

Afterwards, Cui Hongmo and Zheng Mingde left contentedly.

The next day.

Li Shimin, Fang Xuanling and the others also came to Lijiazhuang full of curiosity.

"I don't know what your majesty is here for?"

Li Xuan asked again with a helpless expression.

"I heard that there is a four-wheeled carriage in Xuanba Zhuangzi?"

Li Shimin said quickly.

Sure enough!

Li Xuan stuffed a piece of cold ice into his mouth and stood up.

"This kind of four-wheeled carriage can only carry fifty stones at most. If there is any problem, I can take your Majesty to the forge and have a look in person!"

"So much better!"

Li Shimin looked happy.

Afterwards, he directly picked up the cold ice on the coffee table, and followed Li Xuan out.

Li Xuan couldn't help the corners of his mouth twitching slightly, these few people no longer regarded themselves as outsiders!

Soon, several people came to the forge.

This time, Ying Qi, Wu Fu and others have already assembled two carriages.

Seeing the carriage twice as big as usual, Li Shimin, Cheng Zhijie and the others couldn't help but their eyes lit up.

Quickly walked up.

However, what Li Xuan didn't expect was that Cheng Zhijie's method was the same as his own. He just pulled the carriage and circled in the forge.

"Your Majesty, this kind of carriage is lighter than the carriage we are riding in!"

After two laps, Cheng Zhijie was overjoyed.

"Sure?"

Li Shimin looked happy, and directly learned Cheng Zhijie's movements, pulling the carriage.

Li Xuan: "..."

"It's so true!"

After a lap, Li Shimin was also overjoyed.

"If this kind of carriage is used to transport rations and pull luggage, wouldn't it be twice as fast as before?"

"Your Majesty is right!"

Cheng Zhijie echoed excitedly: "Besides, if there is not enough horses and horses, the sons and daughters can also pull this kind of carriage!"

"No, this kind of carriage is less labor-intensive than the two-wheeled carriages of the past, and it can also save a lot of poor horses..."

"The old minister is stupid..."

Li Xuan was speechless when he saw that these two people were involved in the war.

"Your Majesty, Su Guogong, this kind of carriage is most suitable for people!"

"Don't be annoyed, Xuanba!"

Li Shimin laughed sarcastically, and then continued: "Xuanba, can we give a thousand of this kind of carriage to the army?"

"Your Majesty, I'd better hand over the manufacturing method of this carriage to the Armament Supervisor!"

Li Xuan said helplessly.

"Forehead!"

Li Shimin was taken aback for a moment, and his face was immediately full of embarrassment.

"Xuan Ba, I absolutely have no such intention!"

Li Xuan also knew that Li Shimin didn't mean to take by force, so he chuckled lightly and said.

"Your Majesty, this kind of four-wheeled carriage is very versatile, maybe you can open a carriage business!"

"A horse-drawn carriage?"

Li Shimin, Cheng Zhijie and others were all taken aback.

"Your Majesty, a carriage shop is a shop with thousands of such carriages. It can take some people from Chang'an City to Luoyang on weekdays. Each person only needs to charge ten or twenty Wen per day."

Li Xuan explained slowly: "In addition, it is also possible to specialize in the transportation of goods. For example, if a shop wants to transport a batch of goods from Chang'an to Luoyang, it can be transported by a horse-drawn carriage.

However, before delivery, both parties need to jointly check and accept the delivery of the goods, and make a written statement.Alternatively, merchants can pack the goods in good condition to ensure that they will not be exchanged without authorization.

However, these goods also need to charge a certain fee according to the weight or volume.

On weekdays, when there is no war, the carriage dealers rely on this business to make money.However, as long as there is a war and the court needs a large number of carriages, it can use the carriages of the carriage shop to transport food and supplies, and even soldiers! "

Li Xuan said slowly.

But Li Shimin, Cheng Zhijie and the others became more and more excited the more they listened.

"Your Majesty, you can also arrange for veterans of the twelve guards, or disabled soldiers, to be coachmen!"

Li Xuan said again.

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(End of this chapter)