Settled in the Tang Dynasty

Chapter 267 Rustic Carriage

"Youyang!"

Arrived at the post station in the evening, got off the car at the gate of the post station, Princess Pingyang called Xue Lang.

"What are your orders, Your Highness?"

Princess Pingyang didn't stop, she walked straight over, and stopped when she got to the side of Xue Lang's carriage, looking at Xue Lang's carriage——

That's right!Xue Lang's four-wheeled carriage was finally built!After his redesign, in a row of two-wheeled carriages, this carriage, which is smaller than the four-wheeled carriages used to transport goods, is as conspicuous as standing out from the crowd.Princess Pingyang just came to look at it now, and she was already entangled in chores and could hold her breath.

Xue Lang looked at Princess Pingyang silently, and asked in a low voice: "Your Highness, my new carriage...does it violate the regulations?"

Princess Pingyang said: "Nothing! However, Youyang's carriage is unique."

Xue Lang smiled embarrassingly, but he was embarrassed to explain the ins and outs of it clearly——

In other words, ever since Xue Lang knew that he was going back to Chang'an, and because he was afraid that the river would freeze and would be unfavorable for navigation in winter, he had to go by land instead of water.

Going by land means riding in a carriage for several days. Thinking of the road conditions of the official road, Xue Lang felt that walking by foot is also quite good.However, this is impossible, you can still ride a bicycle in summer, and in winter... even if you are wrapped in a fur, you can't resist the whizzing wind. Not to mention riding a bicycle, even riding a horse is a very sour thing .

The so-called people are forced out.In order to get the most comfort on the way back to Chang'an, Xue Lang racked his brains, and finally recalled from his long memory the restored Roman carriage that he had seen in the museum.

In the comfort of carriages, Rome was ahead of the East.Ancient Roman carriages had steering and shock absorbing devices.If it wasn't for the enhanced memory during time travel, Xue Lang might not be able to reproduce it. Of course, Su Han has contributed a lot to it. As a doctor, Dr. Su Hansu is simply a master of handicrafts, and he can't help but know how to forge. , can also do simple carpentry work.

Regarding this, Dr. Su seemed very plain, saying that there were no craftsmen in the mountains, so under the pressure of life, their master and apprentice could do some work.Xue Lang still remembered Dr. Su's particularly flat counting at the time——

Su Han can do blacksmithing, carpentry, masonry, stonemasonry, pottery firing, tailoring and sewing.Of course, except for blacksmithing, Dr. Su's style is relatively rough, and he is a practical person.

After Xue Lang's design was drawn, Xue Lang and Su Han studied it for a few days, and finally made a real car. There was no difficulty in the carriage, but the difficulty was in the selection of materials for the steering device and shock absorber.The ancient Romans used stretched cowhide as a shock absorber. The Tang Dynasty could not kill cattle, so Xue Lang used bear hides recklessly.

Princess Pingyang walked around this very simple carriage, and said: "Youyang's carriage..."

Seems to be searching for a more appropriate adjective.

Xue Lang silently rolled his eyes to look at Her Royal Highness, and answered in a low voice: "It's more simple and unpretentious."

Although Dr. Su can do carpentry, Dr. Su, who is more than pragmatism, can't do carving.The result is that this carriage made by Dr. Su is relatively unpretentious.It is only painted, and there is no other decoration.Princess Pingyang smiled and nodded in agreement: "It's really simple and unpretentious. I wonder which master made it?"

Xue Lang confessed honestly: "I, Dr. Su, and Ah Lin worked together to do it. I don't know how to carve, just laugh at me."

"I see."

Princess Pingyang nodded, and said: "During the journey, I observed that the carriage that Youyang was riding in turned smoothly and drove smoothly. From the expression on Youyang's face, I think the carriage should be very stable and comfortable to ride. It is different from other four-wheeled carriages. Quite different. Isn't it?"

Xue Lang nodded, and explained to Her Highness the princess: "Your Highness has sharp eyes, and you can see the good and the bad at a glance. In fact, the secrets are hidden in two places, Your Highness, please take a look."

Xue Lang asked Wanfu to take the horses to graze, while he bent down to explain to Princess Pingyang that this carriage was different from Tang people's carriages: "The main reason is that there is an extra steering device on the front axle, and there is also a shock absorbing device. With two devices, the carriage will run much more smoothly, and the impact of bumps is not as great as that of a two-wheeled carriage. In fact, I feel that the interior design is the best."

With that said, Xue Lang opened the back door of the carriage——

Regarding the setting of the carriage door, Xue Lang followed the trend of the Tang people and opened it at the back instead of opening the side door like European carriages.The carriage on the side does not expose the carriage wheels, but directly covers the carriage wheels with wooden boards. In this way, the gap between the wheels can be used as a simple small cabinet, which can be used to store things.

After Xue Lang opened the car door, Princess Pingyang took a look inside, then immediately retracted her body to look outside, and gave a slight gasp in doubt, before directly ordering: "Except for Youyang, everyone backs off, don't get close!"

"Here!"

The personal attendants who came with the princess took a few steps back.Xue Lang was a little puzzled: "Your Highness?"

Princess Pingyang didn't answer, but jumped into the carriage, stretched out her hand and patted around the carriage, and patted and touched for a while, before she got out of the carriage, looked outside and inside, her face was full of wonder.

Xue Lang suddenly realized that Her Highness the Princess had discovered an evil trick he set up inside the carriage: "Your Highness, this is a painting technique that uses painting techniques to deceive the human eye. It is called spatial visual deception. In fact, spatial visual deception. There is no change in the space, but the human eye is deceived by the painting technology and feels that the space has changed.”

Princess Pingyang nodded, and asked in a low voice: "So, this is played by Youyang?"

Xue Lang nodded: "Return to Your Highness, yes. It was just on a whim, and I wanted to play tricks on Heng Yu and Ah Lin. Please remember to keep it secret for me, Your Highness."

Princess Pingyang turned her head to look at him with deep meaning in her eyes: "It really should be kept secret."

"Well?"

Xue Lang was taken aback for a moment, then suddenly realized: "Your Highness thinks this technology should be kept secret?"

Princess Pingyang rolled his eyes at him, and said: "Youyang wants to show this secret technique to the public? Youyang knows, if this technology is applied to architecture, what will happen? It doesn't matter whether it is a mansion or a mansion!"

Xue Lang was stunned, and quickly said: "This subordinate understands! Then this subordinate should deal with it!"

Facing Princess Pingyang's questioning gaze, Xue Lang got on the carriage, stretched out his hands and groped in front for a while, and took off the visually deceiving board and put it on the roof. The original circular roof became a flat roof.The carriage has also returned to its proper appearance, and it no longer has the strange and spacious feeling just now.

Princess Pingyang felt quite strange, looked inside the carriage, and then looked outside the carriage, if Xue Lang wasn't inside the carriage, I'm afraid she would go up to reach out to pat and touch it again.However, even if you look at it, you can see some tricks. Princess Pingyang asked: "Youyang wrapped the wheel?"

Xue Lang nodded and said with a smile: "Your Highness knows that I can't sit in a carriage, so I designed this four-wheeled carriage myself. I designed the chassis of the carriage to be concave, and the carriage is the concave part. The two pairs of wheels On both sides of the protrusion. Use a board to separate the two sides, and it can be made into two small cabinets for storage, please look at it, Your Highness!"

Xue Lang turned a wooden latch on the left cart, and after turning it horizontally, he could put down a wooden board. When it was flat, it became a small table, which happened to be in the middle of the carriage.

On the right is a small cabinet with a sliding door, with a partition inside, where Xue Lang's thermos, flagon, tea, snacks and so on are placed.

In the middle of the two pairs of wheels, you can also put some gadgets.For example, Xue Lang played chess, checkers and poker, preparing to find good friends to play in the carriage during the long journey to pass the time.

Princess Pingyang was simply amazed, and said with a smile: "Youyang's fantastic ideas are really endless, which is admirable."

Xue Lang still smiled modestly with embarrassment: "Your Highness, thank you, thank you."

(End of this chapter)