Zhu Houzhao frowned, how to listen, the third child was not very willing to give Datong a waiver.
Zhu Houzhao said: "Then what do you have in mind?"
Ye Chunqiu, Zhu Houzhao's temperament is almost written on his face, joy, anger and sorrow, this face is his barometer.
After thinking about it, Ye Chunqiu said: "Your Majesty, it is better to give people fish than to give people to fish, now Datong is in a hurry, especially the customs defense is in urgent need of repair, rather than simply exempting the tax, it is better to take out these taxes and use them for relief, so that those who have lost their livelihood for a while can repair the city defense and tidy up the passes, so that the imperial court does not have to start another conscription to disturb the people, and can make the people in need of relief find a place to support their families, wouldn't it be good" Ye Chunqiu looked at Zhu Houzhao's serious appearance, and knew that Zhu Houzhao was not disgusted with this method, and continued: "If it is just a simple exemption, the rich have the most acres, and their taxes will naturally be more, they don't need relief, they can make up for this year's deficiency by relying on old grain or usual savings, what is the use of exempting and the poor have no place to stand, what does the exemption have to do with him, Your Majesty is exempt, of course, it is benevolent, but when it comes to the place, it is actually different, and now there is a famine, After all, it is the poor who are really hurt and displaced, and His Majesty wants to relieve Datong and provide relief through work, which is a good prescription. ” Zhu Houzhao nodded and said, "What you say is quite reasonable. ” Accompanied by the enthusiastic Zhu Houzhao said some words, Ye Chunqiu said goodbye, returned to the Ye family, rested for a few days, and was also idle.
In fact, Ye Chunqiu ordered to return to Beijing, but because he went directly to Dali Temple when he returned to Beijing, he had not really handed over his order, so to a certain extent, he was still a disaster relief messenger, but now that he has experienced so many things, he is not in a hurry to make a mission, it is better to be idle for a few days.
Early the next morning, Ye Chunqiu set off to go to the Zhenguo Mansion, and in more than a month, the Zhenguo Mansion had begun to take shape.
After all, so much money has been spent, so the foundation of the town has already been laid, and the work of building the wall is underway, especially the bell tower, which is particularly attention-grabbing, full of ten zhang high, and the pagoda is not far behind, but now it is only the craftsmen who build the wall, and the bell has not yet been installed.
The cement pavement has been repaired nearly half, the most advantageous point of this cement concrete is that as long as it is put into large-scale production and the foundation is laid, it can be constructed immediately, the masons have become more and more skilled, so the progress is also a lot faster, after all, the cement road of this era cannot be compared with the road surface that carries tens of hundreds of tons in later generations, so Ye Chunqiu's standard is only one, in addition to the necessary firmness, the road surface should also be wider, and it needs to be able to accommodate eight carriages in parallel, and the real top priority, The road surface needs to be smooth.
Walking on this cement road, Ye Chunqiu has a sense of accomplishment, he specially ordered someone to take the carriage to test ride, sure enough, the ride feels a lot better, the feeling of bumps is gone, although there are still some bumps and discomfort, it is completely impossible to compare with the flatness of later generations, the wooden carriage and wheels, especially the wooden steering shaft at the bottom, will always make an untimely creak, especially the sound of the wheels rubbing the ground is also clear to the ear, but even so, it is a great progress.
This means that, at least on this kind of road, the carriage is no longer a particularly unbearable means of transportation, so the next thing is to work on the wheels and chassis and the carriage, how the wheels try to reduce friction, how the chassis, especially the steering shaft, can reduce drag while increasing comfort, how the carriage can be sealed and silent, these are now already being studied.
Replacing the sedan chair with a carriage is Ye Chunqiu's goal, the sedan chair is too labor-intensive, and the cargo capacity is not good, and the carriage Ye Chunqiu is of course not compassionate, distressed coachman, but the promotion of the carriage is the most able to boost the upgrading of the entire industry, a carriage needs to have leather inside, a large amount of high-quality wood, the alloy that carries the body, and the wheels, which means that if the carriage can be promoted, then there will be a series of industrial chains downstream of it.
Almost all of them involve many industries that Ye Chunqiu intends to build and support in the future, and once successful, it means that these industries will have hematopoietic capacity and accommodate more people to come in.
Therefore, Ye Chunqiu must start from the comfort of the carriage, this is a huge and systematic project, such as the current carriage, a horsepower can carry about five hundred catties, and the horse can walk five miles in an hour, so what Ye Chunqiu has to do is to improve this capacity, so that the horse can easily pull up a thousand catties and walk ten miles, so that the carriage carrying goods can completely replace the existing chicken cart and manpower porter, and if you want to do this, it involves the chassis and wheels to reduce friction, Making it easier for horses to pull up is a problem that needs to be solved urgently.
Ye Chunqiu has already thought of several plans, the most important of which is the ball shaft, as long as the ball shaft can reach mass production, then this carriage is half the success.
Sun Qi heard that Ye Chunqiu was coming, and ran excitedly, not far from the town and the country's mansion, there was a temporary tea shop, which was for the craftsmen who worked nearby to drink tea to fill their stomachs when they rested, Sun Qi and Ye Chunqiu didn't think it was dirty here, it was time to work, so it was quite quiet here.
The two sat down in the teahouse, ordered some refreshments, and Sun Qi said: "I heard that you went to Dali Temple, my uncle was really scared to death, I asked people everywhere, and I learned that you were doing well in Dali Temple, and my heart was relaxed. ” Hearing that Chen Rong and Zhang Jin were coming, Ye Chunqiu couldn't help but feel a little flustered, and immediately overjoyed, hearing that his mentor Wang Hua was also going to enter Beijing, he knew that this was His Majesty's will, and the little emperor did it quietly, mostly for the sake of marriage.
Ye Chunqiu held back the joy in his heart, pursed his lips and said, "I don't know when it will come."
Sun Qi said: "Look at this movement, I'm afraid it won't be until the end of the month, Chen Rong and Zhang Jin are no longer in charge of their business, and plan to concentrate on running their poetry club, and this time they are here to push this poetry club to the north." ” Ye Chunqiu couldn't help but sigh for Chen Rong and Zhang Jin, so that they would no longer concentrate on the imperial examination, although they had already made a name for themselves, they still couldn't help but sigh for them. aa2705221: