The warmer the weather, the more lively the city of Chang'an becomes.
Many people say that this year's Chang'an City is even more lively than in previous years.
Because first there was the spacious cement road built by the emperor from Chang'an City to Mengmen Pass, and then there was the cement road built by Luo Yong on Guannai Road, which made the north of Hedong Road, the north of Guannai Road, etc.
It is very convenient to go south.
In addition to the northerners going south, there are also many merchants in Chang'an City traveling on this trade route, transporting large amounts of high-quality and low-priced cashmere and soap from the north.
With so many merchants coming and going, competition is inevitable, and profits are relatively not that high.
However, when doing business on such a trade road, safety is relatively more guaranteed, and various supporting facilities on both sides of the trade road are also more complete, including food, clothing, and clothing.
Everything is available.
Transporting goods on wide and flat cement roads can save a lot of manpower and animal power, which also reduces transportation costs to a certain extent, and accordingly, commodity prices also decrease.
Even if the suet soap coming down from the north has been passed down several times by merchants and vendors, after arriving in Chang'an City, their price is still a bit cheaper than the suet soap produced locally in Chang'an.
Nowadays, there are some soap processing workshops in Chang'an City, which specialize in purchasing suet soap from the north, and then mix it with various spices to make soaps with different fragrances and colors.
Such soaps are also sold in Chang'an City.
There is a huge market, and ordinary wealthy families can afford it.
Speaking of which, in the past days, those foreign Hu merchants came and went in Chang'an City, and most of them dealt in high-end consumer goods such as spices, ivory and precious metals.
In addition, there were also some human trafficking, Kunlun slaves, Silla maids, etc.
It is not something ordinary people can afford.
The reason why this is the case is that on the one hand, merchants are seeking profits and supplying luxury goods to the privileged class of the Tang Dynasty.
Of course, they can earn more than doing business with ordinary people.
On the other hand, it is also because the trade routes are difficult and the distance is very long.
Transportation was inconvenient over long distances, and the cost of doing business was too high.
There was no way to make any money without spending something valuable.
In the past two years, due to the improvement of road conditions, this situation has changed slightly.
Things such as cashmere sweaters, pants, and suet soap are not cheap, but they are generally available in ordinary wealthy families.
Affordable.
Like Luo Yong's neighbors, many people have Yanerfei in their homes, and some people have bought cashmere sweaters and pants.
Most of them have used suet soap.
In addition, there are various commodities that come from north to south.
The east and west cities of Chang'an City are bustling with people every day, and there are all kinds of things.
In early June, the emperor ordered a batch of canned mutton from a warehouse outside the city to be sold in the east and west markets.
Each can weighed more than three kilograms and was sold for seventeen cents a can.
Then, next to the can shop, there are many vendors who recycle cans.
If you sell a can to them, you can get seven or eight cents.
These vendors collected the cans and bottles, and most of them only used the Eucommia rubber pads inside the bottle caps.
They melted these rubber pads to make shoe soles and made rubber-soled leather boots.
A pair could be sold for a lot of money.
The North and South Grocery Store and Grandma's Food Store also collect this kind of cans and bottles.
As long as the cans are intact, they will be recycled for eight cents each.
If the rubber pads have been removed, they will only be charged one and a half cents.
In fact, for Luo Yong and others, it is more cost-effective to charge 1 and a half cents for jars without rubber pads.
After all, their hometown in Xipo Village can produce Eucommia gum, and when the time comes, they will make their own rubber pads to match.
That small A small rubber pad costs no more than six and a half cents.
The price of Eucommia gum here in Chang'an City is really too high.
Six and a half cents can almost buy a bushel of corn in Chang'an City.
Even the small piece of gum mat is not too expensive for the vendors, and they snatch it up one by one.
Get it.
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Luo Yong looked back at this time and thought about it.
The two batches of eucommia rubber wheels that Yanerfei had bought from Lishi County were now sold out.
Those people who bought Yanerfei were also trying to get the wheels.
Use the Eucommia gum on Tsk, when I think about it, I feel a little unhappy in my heart.
After all, it is something that my disciples worked hard to make.
Speaking of which, in Lishi County, Heng's Car Manufacturing Shop, run by the Hengs and his sons, and Yin's Wheel Shop, run by the Yin family, have been developing very well in the past two years.
Especially the Yin's Wheel Shop.
At first, Mr.
Yin didn't really want to open this wheel shop and thought it would be shameful to provide parts to the Heng family.
Now, the development prospects of the Yin's Wheel Shop are even better than those of the Heng's Car Manufacturing Shop.
Better.
The Yin family's wheel manufacturing technology has been continuously improving over the years, especially in the development and research of bearings.
At that time, Mr.
Yin was lucky enough to see a sketch of bearings drawn by Luo Yong.
Later, they first used wood to make bearings, and then switched to ceramics.
Now they are slowly developing iron bearings.
The Yin family has since We hired skilled craftsmen from other places and bought a lot of fine iron.
We recently made a batch of wheels with iron bearings and sent people to deliver groceries from the north to the south.
Many people bought them, saying that they didn't need the wheels made by the royal family.
Speaking of royal manufacturing, the emperor had people dismantle the Yanerfei for study when the first batch of Yanerfei came out.
The craftsmen in the palace had already made iron bearings.
Although early works It's still a little rough and not refined enough, but their technology has been continuously improving in the past two years.
As time entered the sixth month of the lunar calendar, the weather in Chang'an City was sultry and hot, and Luo Yong became less and less fond of going out.
There are people selling cold melons, also known as watermelons, in the West Market.
They are quite expensive, but Luo Yong and the others like to eat them, so Aunt Luo often buys them for them.
On this hot day, she sits in her yard to enjoy the coolness and eat a few bites.
There is nothing better than a cold melon soaked in cold well water.
But this man was sitting at home, with the pot coming from the sky, and Luo Yong was focused on escaping the heat, but some people refused to tell him to be quiet.
In the afternoon of this day, the emperor and several ministers enjoyed the scenery and cool air in the back garden, discussing state affairs, gossiping, and getting closer to each other.
During the dinner, a minister talked about the wheels produced in Lishi County, and then mentioned that Luo Yong was an extraordinary person.
All the technologies passed down from him were beyond the reach of ordinary people.
Looking at his actions Style, could it be that he is a descendant of the Mohist family?
Mohism was extremely prominent in the pre-Qin period, and was called a prominent school together with the Yang-Zhu School.
It was said that it was neither Confucianism nor Mohism.
It gradually declined after the Warring States Period, and gradually disappeared after the Western Han Dynasty.
At this time in the seventh century AD, the Mohist family would be mentioned in the inheritance of many big families.
They mastered the most advanced production technology in the society at that time, and had widespread support among the people.
Their organization was strictly disciplined and united.
To say that Luo Yong came from the Mohist family, there are indeed some similarities, especially his behavior in building roads in Guannai Road last year, and his deadly fight with Prince Gong Li Boyi this year, which is very beneficial to the "development of the world". , remove the harm from the world".
I heard that Mohists are the most able to endure hardships.
They all wear short brown straw sandals and suffer themselves to the extreme.
Although Luo Yong is not to that extent, he can go to Guannai Taoism for more than half a year at a young age.
Obviously, he is also a person who can endure hardships. of.
"Where is the Mohist school in this world?"
The person who said this said it with regret in his tone.
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After all, Mohists and his colleagues are all respected and admired people.
"Maybe it's unknown even if it's hidden among the people."
Someone said.
"How can the coffin board have the character of the Mohist family?"
"The Mohist is very production-oriented, I think he looks like him."
"This Luo Sanlang also has quite a character.
I heard that there are also admirers among the students of Imperial College."
"Why do I listen to those brats scolding Luo Coffin Board for giving too much homework all day long?"
"There are indeed a lot of homework assignments.
I heard that my nephew hasn't been out for several days.
He does homework every day when he comes home."
"That's a good thing."
"nature."
"There's no homework here at Guozixue" "You should go find Dr.
Chen about this matter."
These ministers talked all the way from the Mohist family to after-school homework, and then were brought back to the topic by someone who was interested: "Don't you think that Luo Yong has some connection with the Mohist family?"
"" Those ministers ate melons, admired flowers, and those who gave him the most face, just looked at him with a smile and said nothing.
Who knows that within the Mohist clan, giants are regarded as saints, who are disliked by those in power.
To say that Luo Yong is a Mohist is equivalent to telling the emperor that Luo Yong is a die-hard member of a certain organization, and may even be a big boss.
This It's obvious that he has no good intentions.
"Although it's a bit irrelevant, I have nothing to do anyway.
If not, I'll ask Assistant Nara to come over.
I'll ask him face to face."
The emperor said at this time.
Regarding Luo Yong's apprenticeship and who else is hiding behind him, the emperor actually sent people to investigate early on.
Even now, the investigation has not stopped, but there has been no progress at all.
It seems that it is just like what he said.
Like that, after sleeping for half a year, my brain suddenly became enlightened.
On this hot day, the palace servants rode to Luo's house under the bright sun, and brought Luo Yong, who was sitting in his yard eating watermelon after a rare break, into the palace.
Luo used his busy schedule before departure, changing clothes and combing his hair.
He hurried to the door, looked at the bright sun, and then turned around and went back to find the oil-paper umbrella.
"Assistant Luo is doing well."
"Hey, that's good, that's good."
"Brother, what are you looking for?"
"Where's my umbrella?"
"I didn't see it, why don't you just take this one from me."
"OK."
Besides, inside the palace, everyone sat in the imperial garden and waited and waited until they were all a little tired and sleepy.
Even the emperor regretted why he wanted to let Luo Yong enter the palace.
After all, the palace was so far away from the Luo family. , it takes a while to ride back and forth.
Just when everyone was getting more and more bored, a minister saw Luo Yong coming towards them from a distance holding a small pink oil paper umbrella.
"Could that person be Luo Sanlang?"
"No way."
"Look, who is that if it's not Luo Yong?"
"Tsk, why are you holding such an umbrella?"
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Luo Yong also died unjustly.
It was just a matter of asking him to come into the palace on a hot day.
But when he was picked on when they first met, it was just an oil-paper umbrella.
What a big deal.
"When I went out, I couldn't find my own umbrella, so I took my Qiniang's and used it first."
Luo Yong explained to several bosses.
"You must hold an umbrella."
A certain boss felt that this small pink oil paper umbrella was simply too embarrassing.
"The sun is so bright, how can we do it without an umbrella?"
Luo Yong said matter-of-factly.
It's just a small pink umbrella.
It's nothing.
Those men in later generations would even dare to wear pink tights.
"It's hot, why don't you come to the pavilion and have a piece of cold melon?"
the old emperor greeted.
So everyone started talking happily while eating cold melon again.
This time they were talking about the promotion of water conservancy facilities, which had something to do with Luo Yong.
As for Mohists, no one even mentioned it.
The topic just now was simply stupid.
This is just a coffin board, and it doesn't look like a descendant of the Mohist family.
The author has something to say: What should I say?
In short, the chain has fallen off again.
Mine seems to be cyclical.
It falls off every three months or so.
There have been times when I let it fall all the time.
Now I have begun to learn to adjust myself, although it is a bit unreliable. , but I am actually working hard, really. gd1806102: