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Volume 1 Chapter 526 The fastest means of transportation at this stage

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    "Well, my lord, according to the law, the emperor controls the sixth, and the princes control the fourth, you" Fang Xuanling blinked, came closer to me, and said cautiously: "I'm afraid it's not in line with the system?" "Haha, this system  , it¡¯s not static, as the saying goes, things change with time, and things adapt to the times. "I paused and glanced at the civil and military ministers around me who were attracted by my words, um.  This classical Chinese sentence that I finally found an opportunity to show off is definitely the best answer to some of the outrageous things that I often do.  The meaning of this sentence is that things in the world change, situations vary from time to time, and measures should be adapted to the current situation.  This sentence came from the famous Han Feizi.  Seeing everyone's thoughtful expressions, I continued to speak loudly: "You must not know how long it took these two carriages to travel from Hancheng County to Chang'an?" Everyone shook their heads in unison,  I took a deep breath and said proudly: "Now, the cement straight road from Hancheng County to Chang'an has been built, with a total length of 527 miles, and this carriage only cost less than ten  He arrived here from Hancheng County in an hour. "Hearing this, everyone couldn't help but took a breath and widened their eyes: "This, this is impossible, how could it be so fast?" "My lord?  , Are you trying to fool me? I have lived for nearly sixty years, and I know that a good horse can run three hundred miles a day, but if it can run six hundred miles, is it some kind of wild horse? "Qu Tu?"  Tongya looked in disbelief.  "I dare to ask my uncle, how many miles can this good horse march at the fastest speed?" I smiled and then asked Qu Tutong.  Qu Tutong frowned.  "If it is a good horse, when charging, I am afraid that it can cover nearly ten miles in the time of a stick of incense, but it cannot reach far. If it is galloping at a fast pace, it can continuously cover a hundred, forty or fifty miles at a time, and it can cover hundreds of miles.  The mile journey is probably one and a half hours at most, but this is almost the limit. Of course, if we don't care about the horsepower and continue at this speed, we can at least cover another fifty or sixty miles, but if we really keep running like this, I'm afraid.  There must be a problem" "My uncle is right. What he means is that a good man can travel a hundred miles in one and a half hours. If a crossbow horse can travel a hundred miles at a gallop, can it be reached in two hours?" I chuckled.  As expected of a veteran soldier, he is very familiar with various conditions of horses.  "You can run at least one hundred to twenty miles in two hours. If you only run a hundred miles, you can certainly do it. The time it takes is about two quarters of an hour longer than that of a good horse." Qu Tutong answered with certainty.  road.  "It's natural. Could it be that my lord has some clever tricks up his sleeve?" Cheng Yaojin next to him said with a smile.  "Actually, this is the method I use. The horses in the carriage are replaced every hundred miles, so that the horses pulling the carriage can maintain sufficient physical strength and run at full strength. In this way, it only takes less than two hours.  Baili." Seeing these guys' widened eyes, I couldn't help laughing loudly, and Xianji gave the answer.  The six-wheeled carriage and the eight-wheeled carriage have been tested for nearly a month. In twelve hours, they can run a distance of nearly 600 to 620 miles on the cement straight road, which also includes meal time.  .  This is really not bragging.  Although there are no rubber tires in this era, I dare say that the craftsmanship of today's carriages is already at the top of this era and is definitely not inferior to the carriages of the seventeenth century.  As the drivers who drove the carriage and horses from Hancheng County to Chang'an nodded heavily to show their approval, all the important officials were speechless.  "God, if there is a rebellion like last time in Zhang County, which is about 250 miles away from Chang'an, then with this carriage, we can reach Zhang County within six hours to put down the rebellion. Compared with using cavalry,  It's faster to get there," Cheng Yaojin couldn't help but bulged his eyes and muttered.  I smiled and nodded, pointed at the carriage and said solemnly: "Do you know that such an eight-wheeled carriage can load forty fully armed soldiers in six or seven hours during wartime?  Rushing to Tongguan, we can reach a radius of 600 miles around Chang'an. You can imagine that if there is such a convoy of one hundred eight-wheeled carriages, then 2,500 people can be transported.  A heavily armed soldier was transported six hundred miles away. For example, if an emergency military situation was reported from Yan'an County, which is more than 630 miles away from Chang'an, then there would be 2,500 heavily armed soldiers, including five elite battalions.  The division can rush to Yan'an County in about a day and go into battle immediately" "Of course, a large number of horses must be replaced halfway along the way, but even so, such a fast marching speed is more than twice as fast as the cavalry.  The speed was even faster, and the soldiers were able to get enough rest on the carriage, and after arriving at the battlefield, they could devote themselves to the battle with the fullest energy.  Although the cavalry were riding horses, the horses really traveled three hundred meters.After a mile's journey, you will be half disabled if you don't die. The cavalry and horses are absolutely exhausted. They will have to rest for at least half a day before they can get back to the sun. However, if something really happens, there will be no time for you to rest.  Going into battle with a tired division is the last thing a general wants to do. Now, with this thing, the infantry can rush to the scene of the incident at the speed of the cavalry, and then go into battle with the fullest spirit and fighting spirit. This is absolutely  It was something unbelievable in the past.  The eyes of one or two of the military ministers were already shining, and their expressions were as greedy as a group of thugs who had discovered that the door of the bank vault was open.  "But if we do this, isn't the price too high? After all, such a vehicle must be expensive to build, and it also requires a large number of horses to operate" Wei Zheng frowned, looking worried, for fear that  This young master is just like Yang Guang, isn¡¯t he just a hundred carriages?  Besides, how can an excellent time traveler like me, who has the potential to be a profiteer, go into a loss-making business?  Cheng Yaojin raised his thick eyebrows and walked up to Wei Zheng. He shouted loudly in Wei Zheng's ears: "Old Wei, what you said is too much. With such a chariot, our army will  We can rush to various places to reinforce or deal with enemies in the shortest time. This is a major military matter. Could it be that we can't do it just because we have two extra dollars? " "Although the country is big, if it is warlike, it will perish.  Haven't you heard this sentence before?" Wei Zheng raised his eyebrows slightly, but he was not timid at all about Cheng Yaojin, who was half a head taller than him. He replied in a cold and hard voice, "Dean Wei, you  But don't forget, there is another sentence behind it, although the world is peaceful, if you forget to fight, you will be in danger." Qu Tutong said with a smile.  Wei Zheng nodded: "Yes, the country must not forget the war, but it must not be warlike. If such a good carrying weapon is used for people's livelihood, Wei has no objection at all. But if it is used exclusively for military purposes, then who knows?  How much manpower and material resources are needed to maintain it? Just say that there are seven cement straight roads around Chang'an. If a large number of horses need to be left on these seven cement straight roads for the replacement of this car, then you can figure it out for yourself.  Calculate how many horses are needed, how much food and grass are consumed, and how much manpower and material resources are needed to maintain it? " After hearing this, everyone present started to use their fingers to calculate. With little skill, several masters were quick at arithmetic.  I couldn't help but gasp, especially Fang Xuanling, who was the director of the General Logistics Department under the Ministry of Civil Affairs and the Ministry of National Defense. His face was so wrinkled that he looked like a patient with severe constipation suffering from a hemorrhoid attack.  But anyone who has calculated the results knows very well that this is definitely not a small sum. The demand for horses alone is not a small sum. This only refers to the area of ????about 300 miles in Chang'an, and the farthest Hexi is now.  Is it more than a thousand miles away from Chang'an?  Then the number of spare horses needed for this journey alone is probably hundreds.  Even Cheng Yaojin, a reckless man, could not help but shrink his neck after he calculated it with his carrot-thick fingers, then turned his face to look at me and said: "Master, are you going to just use this thing?"  Are you kidding us? " "What a joke, Dean Wei is right. If it is used solely for military purposes, it would be too wasteful." I walked up to the eight-wheeled carriage and patted it. Then hurry up and catch up.  The wheel is about half the height of a person. I am very satisfied with the quality of the wheel. It uses steel rims and steel columns as the skeleton. The outside of the wheel is an arc-shaped wooden board, and a thick layer of wood is used between the inner layer of the wooden board and the steel rim.  Cowhide for cushioning.  "My lord, do you want it to be used by both the army and the people?" Li Jing's eyes lit up and he couldn't help but ask.  "Not bad." I nodded. Fortunately, at least this group of people were not mentally disturbed. Finally, someone who was sober jumped out.  "This kind of horse-drawn carriage is the main means of transportation for the national transportation company I plan to establish." "National transportation company?" All the ministers looked confused. They didn't understand the meaning of this name at all.  They knew the words separately, but when they were put together, they were all stunned.  "Yes, the National Transportation Company is a large state-owned enterprise funded by the state. Its mission, or its business scope, is the transportation industry. It specializes in using this kind of horse-drawn carriage to transport people on all the cement straight roads under my rule.  Or goods and charging a certain transportation fee, in order to circulate goods and facilitate people's travel" As this young master talked, all the civil and military ministers looked speechless.  Well, it's a very familiar expression. Every time I come up with something new or something new, these guys have this expression. It's not for any other reason than that they have to spend a lot of time every time they add a new thing.  Use your energy to form new departments.  Although these newly established departments are more efficient and professional in their work, the workload is too much, especially the civil servants who have pale faces.  ¡°¡­ Think about it, in the future, after we unify China, concrete straight roads will be paved all over the land of China. Then, whether it is ourIf the troops, or our people, want to travel far away, would it be more convenient to ride such a carriage that travels hundreds of miles a day?  "My young master asked.
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