Datang all-rounder

Chapter 292

Looking at the fully completed four-wheeled carriage in front of him, although Wang Ke felt a little tired, he was very excited. The Yang carpenters who stood aside watched Wang Ke busy up and down the four-wheeled carriage. Looking at the final decoration, I felt a burst of gratification from time to time. Anyway, this four-wheeled carriage was made in my own hands, and now it looks so luxurious and comfortable.

Wang Ke stood at the door of the carriage, beckoning to Carpenter Yang, and asked him to tidy up the seats in the carriage for the last time. Wang Ke's idea was to spread a thick layer of cotton on the seats of the carriage, and then cover the entire seat with cowhide. The surface of the cowhide is wrapped, and the purpose of asking Carpenter Yang to come up now is to let Carpenter Yang fix the cowhide.

Looking at the busy carpenter Yang, Wang Ke didn't know for a while whether he should send the carriage to Comrade Li Er's palace after it was finished. After all, he didn't know how to drive a carriage. It is not realistic in the palace, and anyway, this carriage was specially made for Comrade Li Er. If this carriage was allowed to appear in Chang'an City without Comrade Li Er's permission, it might be cause unnecessary confusion.

Thinking of this, Wang Ke felt that it would be better to ask his father, Wang Si, what to do. These people who have grown up in the court will definitely have a proper way to solve this problem.

Wang Ke said hello to Carpenter Yang who was busy, then hurriedly got off the carriage and drove to Wang Si's office.

Ever since Wang Si saw the four-wheeled carriage in the village that day, he has been thinking about when the carriage will be completed. After painting the carriage for a few days, what happened again? Wang Ke couldn't solve it, so he came to him for help.

Wang Si asked Wang Ke with a serious face: "Ke'er, what happened? Is there something wrong with the carriage?"

Wang Ke sat down, picked up Wang Si's teacup, took a big sip, wiped the water stains around his mouth with his hands, and then said: "Father, it's all done now, there's no problem, it's just that my child thought, Would it be wrong for the child to let the emperor drive the carriage into the palace like this? That's why I came here and wanted to ask my father if there is any good way."

As soon as Wang Si heard this, he immediately understood what Wang Ke meant. Unexpectedly, he didn't feel much about this problem. Now that Wang Ke said it, he felt that this problem was still so serious. Comrade Li Er's car can only be used when Comrade Li Er is on tour. If Comrade Li Er is not aware of it, he is driving on the road blatantly. Those who have opinions in the Wang family don't know what they will say. Maybe even the old man Wei Zheng, the imperial censor, may submit a copy to Comrade Li Er. At that time, this good thing may turn into a bad thing. up.

Wang Si turned around in the room with his hands behind his back, and after thinking for a long time, he said to Wang Ke: "Ke'er, since you can't send it to the palace, then let the emperor go to the manor to see it, and sit back by yourself! Now you Just go straight to the emperor's imperial study, and ask the emperor to drive to my villa to see the completed carriage!"

As soon as Wang Ke heard this, he couldn't help feeling secretly in his heart, these old foxes had a way, and they immediately thought of a solution to the problem, Wang Ke didn't believe it, Comrade Li Er heard the news that the carriage was completed, he couldn't help but not immediately Go check it out.

Wang Ke didn't say much. After standing up and saluting Wang Si, he went directly to the imperial study to find Comrade Li Er.

As soon as he saw Comrade Li Er, Wang Ke bowed to Comrade Li Er with a smile on his face and said: "Congratulations to the emperor, I have completed the four-wheeled carriage for the emperor, and I invite the emperor to go and try it for myself. If there is anything inappropriate , so that I can make improvements.”

When Comrade Li Er heard that the carriage had been completed, he immediately stood up from his seat, put his hands on the case, leaned forward, stared at Wang Ke, and asked eagerly: "Boy, did you really make it?" Is it? Where? Take me to have a look!"

Seeing Comrade Li Er's excitement, Wang Ke couldn't help laughing. Isn't it just a four-wheeled carriage, is it necessary to get so excited?
Wang Ke wanted to think so, but he still didn't dare to show it on his face. He pretended to be respectful and said to Comrade Li Er: "Your Majesty, the carriage is still in the Zhuangzi of the minister's house at this time, and I invite the Emperor to take the coachman there. Give it a try."

Comrade Li Er bypassed the imperial case, walked up to Wang Ke, stared at Wang Ke with a puzzled face and asked, "Why didn't you just send me to the palace, and asked me to go to your Zhuangzi to see?"

Comrade Li Er's words would be hard to answer if we delved deeper into them. Fortunately, Wang Ke had thought of this question a long time ago. At this time, he pretended to be very righteous, and pointed what he had just thought to Comrade Li Er. Made a statement.

Comrade Li Er is not an unreasonable person. He understands Wang Ke's worries very well in his heart. He can't do anything to disturb the peace of Chang'an people at will for his own self-interest. He nodded immediately and agreed to Wang Ke. Ask yourself to go to his home to test the carriage.

Comrade Li Er summoned Eunuch Yang and told him to summon his coachman to drive his car to the Wang family's estate, while he got into Wang Ke's car and went ahead.

As Wang Ke walked into the furniture workshop, Comrade Li Er ignored the crowd of Wang family households lying on the ground and saluted him, and ran straight to the four-wheeled carriage parked in the middle of the furniture workshop yard.

Wang Ke saw that when Comrade Li Er saw the carriage, he didn't even bother to call the farmers in his village "Pingshen". He could only shake his head and made a gesture to make the farmers stand up. He stepped back, stepped aside, and called the butler to organize the householders to carefully patrol around the village in order to avoid any situation that would make the Wang family feel overwhelmed. That would be no fun.

Comrade Li Er circled around the four-wheeled carriage, then stopped and stood there beckoning Wang Ke to go over, frowning and asked Wang Ke: "Boy, why is the dragon pattern wrong? How could it be a five-clawed dragon?" ?”

When Wang Ke heard this, she really was about to faint on the spot. Why does everyone have to ask herself this question when she sees this dragon? It really makes me very depressed.

Wang Ke had no choice but to say his remarks to Comrade Li Er again: "Your Majesty, the emperor of Zhou had a system of 'five claws for the emperor, four claws for the nobles, and three claws for the doctor'. There is an old saying that 'the Zhou system cannot be abolished. ', the emperor is the majestic emperor of the Tang Dynasty, of course the five-clawed dragon must be used as usual, how can the four-clawed dragon and the three-clawed dragon be worthy of the status of the emperor!"

Wang Ke is really not a good person. For these rules and regulations handed down since ancient times, he has always picked up the ones that are beneficial to him. He is "indestructible" if it is beneficial to him. What is the ancient system before.

But now speaking of this, I really like Comrade Li Er's appetite. Comrade Li Er listens to it, and I feel really comfortable in my heart. I can't remember what Wang Ke did before. The words are really reasonable. This "week system cannot be abolished" has been passed down for thousands of years, and it is an unchanging truth in all dynasties.

This question can be regarded as Wang Ke's muddle through, and then Comrade Li Er asked what he didn't understand: "Boy, I saw that there are no doors in front of this carriage? The surroundings are tightly closed. How do I get in and out?"

Hearing Comrade Li Er's question, Wang Ke couldn't help laughing wildly in his heart. When he was designing this carriage, he didn't design it according to the traditional Chinese ancient carriage structure at all, but adopted the design method of European four-wheeled carriage. The doors are opened on both sides of the carriage, and the front and rear are fully enclosed. It's just that my carriage has a one-foot-square glass inlaid on the front and rear panels, allowing Comrade Li Er to sit in the carriage. Clearly see the scenery outside the car.

Wang Ke stepped forward, opened all the windows on both sides, and then lowered the baffle under the window, which happened to be a pedal for getting on and off the carriage.

Comrade Li Er has never seen such a design. The previous imperial driver had to use a small stool as a tool for stepping. If he accidentally stepped on his foot and fell to the ground, in order not to damage the royal In Weiyi's situation, he has always been careful when getting on and off the carriage, to prevent making a fool of himself, but now, he can step into the carriage in one step, and he will never worry about falling down again.

Comrade Li Er couldn't help applauding Wang Ke's idea secretly, patted Wang Ke on the shoulder with a smile on his face to show his appreciation, and stepped into the carriage.

Although the furnishings in the carriage seem a bit rudimentary now, Comrade Li Er understands that this is just that Wang Ke can't do it, as long as he brings the carriage back to the palace and lets the craftsman decorate it according to his own wishes , at that time, it will definitely appear magnificent and in line with its own status.

Comrade Li Er carefully inspected every detail inside, and found that Wang Ke was very thoughtful about the details. There was a slender, detachable horizontal bar on the top of each glass window. I also know that this must be a place for hanging curtains.

Seeing that the place for him to sit on the seat was covered with a layer of bulging and rattling things, Comrade Li Er curiously stretched out his hand and pressed down, and found that there was actually a layer of soft stuff inside. Things, thinking about sitting on it, it must be much more comfortable than sitting on a hard wooden board covered with only a layer of felt now!
Comrade Li Er looked around in the carriage, and felt that every idea of ​​Wang Ke was beyond his expectations, and he had considered every detail for himself, so he walked down very satisfied, and said to Wang Ke: " Boy, I am very satisfied with this carriage, now I just wait for my coachman to bring my horse, put it on the carriage and wait for me to ride for a while, to feel the beauty of this carriage. Disappointing place."

Wang Ke knew that Comrade Li Er only had no opinion on the structure inside and outside the carriage, and he still had doubts about the driving of the carriage. After all, Wang Ke also knew what it was like to ride the two-wheeled carriage before, and he was designing this one. In the four-wheeled carriage, these problems were considered, and a set of shock absorbing devices was specially processed. Of course, it would not be a high-tech product like the so-called independent suspension system used in later generations. It is a device like the shock-absorbing steel plate used in later generations of trucks, but this can already be regarded as a very avant-garde invention in this era.

At this time, Comrade Li Er's driver had already driven Comrade Li Er's driver to the village.

Comrade Li Er ordered the coachman to harness the horses on the imperial driver to the four-wheeled carriage, and then he sat in the carriage and asked the coachman to drive the carriage for a trot. When the carriage stopped, Comrade Li Er got out of the carriage with an expression of excitement , and said to Wang Ke: "Boy, it's really amazing. I didn't feel any bumps when I was sitting in the car. How did you manage to do this?"

Wang Ke pointed to the bamboo board under the carriage, and said a few words to Comrade Li Er briefly. Wang Ke did not expect Comrade Li Er to understand this question at all. He knew that as long as Comrade Li Er could sit in the carriage, he would not Felt the bump, and there was no need to tell him that much else.

Of course, Comrade Li Er would not go to the bottom of the question, and said to Wang Ke with a smile: "Boy, let's make another car like this for the queen, I can't just sit by myself!"

When Wang Ke heard this, he smiled wryly, not that there was no material, Wang Ke was really unwilling to do such a thing without return.

Wang Ke's expression was clearly seen by Comrade Li Er. He thought Wang Ke was worried about the lack of materials, so he patted Wang Ke on the shoulder and said, "Don't worry, boy, just go to the palace to get the materials you need. , when I return to the palace in a while, I will write you a letter, what materials you want and how much you want, you decide by yourself."

Now Wang Ke is happy. I originally wanted to find a pair of high-quality wood for Wang Si and the others as an afterthought. I didn't expect that Comrade Li Er would actually come to the door. This time Wang Ke could be cruel again. Big bucks.

Wang Ke quickly saluted Comrade Li Er and received the order, and Comrade Li Er rode back to the palace in a four-wheeled carriage with satisfaction, and threw the two-wheeled carriage brought by the coachman on the Wang's manor.

(End of this chapter)