Ying Qi, Wu Fu and others all looked at Li Xuan expectantly.
"Very good!"
Li Xuan nodded slowly, "You will be rewarded three hundred guan. As for how to distribute it internally, you will decide on your own!"
Immediately, Ying Qi, Wu Fu and others were filled with joy.
"Thank you, Your Majesty!"
At this moment, two guards also walked in with two cold melons and two basins of cold ice.
"This is what I promised you. As long as you can invent more good things, let alone a few hundred thousand coins, I can give you an official position!"
Li Xuan said with a chuckle.
Ying Qi, Wu Fu and others thanked him again.
"This kind of carriage can accommodate people and haul goods!"
Li Xuan continued: "You should seize the time and make more. In the future, the carriages used to pull goods in the village will be used. In addition, make a few more better carriages. I will use this kind of carriage when I travel in the future!"
"Yes, Your Majesty!"
Ying Qi, Wu Fu and others bowed their hands again.
Afterwards, after explaining some more details, Li Xuancai turned around and left with Li Chengqian and others who were still reluctant to leave.
On the same day, Li Chang took Xue Rengui and other personal guards to carry three hundred coins from the courtyard to the forge.
In response, Ying Qi and Wu Fu were naturally excited.
Even if they share it equally, everyone can still get ten strings.
However, as the main craftsmen in making carriages, Ying Qi, Wu Fu and others naturally received more, fifty guan each.
This much money was something they could not earn even during their three years as a prisoner!
A few days later.
All the horse-drawn carriages in Lijiazhuang have been replaced by four-wheeled carriages.
In less than a day, the entire city of Chang'an knew about this.
Cui Hongmo and Zheng Mingde were the first to come over.
"What's going on between you two?"
Looking at the two sweating people in front of him, Li Xuan asked curiously.
"Sir, the two of us are here for the four-wheeled carriage in the village!"
Zheng Mingde and Cui Hongmo quickly raised their hands and said.
"A carriage?"
Li Xuan was in a daze.
"Your Majesty, that's exactly what it is!"
Cui Hongmo and Zheng Mingde quickly said: "Nowadays, the entire Chang'an City is spreading rumors that you have created a particularly huge carriage with four wheels and can pull hundreds of stones at a time!"
"Hundreds of stones?"
Li Xuan looked helpless, "They exaggerated. The four-wheeled carriage can pull objects worth fifty dan at most, and it requires at least eight horses to pull it!"
"Fifty stones?"
Cui Hongmo and Zheng Mingde couldn't help but open their mouths.
"Your Majesty, can you really carry fifty stones?"
"The two craftsmen Ying Qi and Wu Fu estimate, but I haven't tested it yet. If you want to try it, you can give it a try!"
Li Xuan curled his lips and said.
Hearing this, Cui Hongmo and Zheng Mingde were stunned for a moment, then smiled and did not ask any more questions.
In such a hot weather, it would be very difficult to try fifty stones, not to mention finding something that heavy. Even if they try it, they will be overheated to death!
"Your Majesty, I wonder if we can give Jin Tea Shop a few carriages like this?"
"Um?"
Li Xuan was stunned.
"Your Majesty, we also want to use these large carriages to transport some fried tea!" Cui Hongmo said quickly.
"Yes, but the bigger this kind of carriage is, the more inconvenient it will be when walking on the mountain road. You still need to know this!"
Li Xuan reminded.
"Please rest assured, Your Majesty, the roads between many states are actually very smooth!"
Cui Hongmo said quickly, "And now, half of the cement road from Chang'an City to Luoyang has been paved, making it much easier to walk!"
"As you wish, I can build a few for you!"
Li Xuan nodded.
Afterwards, Cui Hongmo and Zheng Mingde left with satisfaction.
The next day.
Li Shimin, Fang Xuanling and others also came to Lijiazhuang with curiosity on their faces.
"I wonder why your Majesty came here this time?"
Li Xuan asked again with a look of helplessness.
"I heard that there is a kind of four-wheeled carriage in Xuanba Zhuangzi?"
Li Shimin said quickly.
Sure enough!
Li Xuan stuffed a piece of cold ice into his mouth and stood up.
"This kind of four-wheeled carriage can only carry fifty stones at most. If there is any problem, I can take Your Majesty to the forge and take a look for myself!"
“So much better!”
Li Shimin looked happy.
Then, he directly picked up the cold ice on the coffee table and followed Li Xuan out.
Li Xuan couldn't help but twitch the corners of his mouth slightly. These people no longer regard themselves as outsiders!
Soon, several people arrived at the forge.
At this moment, Ying Qi, Wu Fu and others had assembled two four-wheeled carriages.
Li Shimin, Cheng Zhijie and others couldn't help but their eyes lit up when they saw the carriage that was twice as big as usual.
Walked up quickly.
However, what Li Xuan didn't expect was that the old roughneck Cheng Zhijie's method was the same as his own. He directly pulled the carriage and circled in the forging workshop.
"Your Majesty, this kind of carriage is faster than the carriage we are riding in!"
After two laps, Cheng Zhijie's face was full of joy.
"Really?"
Li Shimin looked happy and immediately learned Cheng Zhijie's movements to pull the carriage.
Li Xuan: "..."
"It's so true!"
After going around, Li Shimin also looked overjoyed.
"If this kind of carriage is used to transport military rations and pull baggage, wouldn't it be twice as fast as before?"
"What your Majesty said is absolutely true!"
Cheng Zhijie echoed with excitement: "Moreover, if there are not enough horses, the men can also pull this kind of carriage!"
"No, this kind of carriage requires less effort than the previous two-wheeled carriages, and can also save a lot of horses..."
"It's my old minister who is stupid..."
Seeing that these two people were involved in a fight, Li Xuan was speechless.
"Your Majesty, Lord Su Guo, this kind of four-wheeled carriage is the most suitable for people!"
"Don't be upset Xuanba!"
Li Shimin sneered, and then continued: "Xuanba, can we give the army a thousand of these carriages?"
"Your Majesty, I'd better hand over the manufacturing method of this carriage to the Ordnance Superintendent!"
Li Xuan said helplessly.
"Forehead!"
Li Shimin was stunned and immediately looked embarrassed.
"Xuanba, I have absolutely no intention of doing this!"
Li Xuan also knew that Li Shimin had no intention of taking anything by force, so he chuckled and said.
"Your Majesty, this kind of four-wheeled carriage is very versatile. Maybe you can open a carriage shop!"
"The carriage shop?"
Li Shimin, Cheng Zhijie and others were all stunned.
"Your Majesty, a carriage shop is a shop with thousands of carriages like this. On weekdays, it can carry a few people from Chang'an City to Luoyang. Each person only charges ten or twenty pennies per day."
Li Xuan slowly explained: "In addition, goods can also be specially transported. For example, if a shop wants to transport a batch of goods from Chang'an to Luoyang, it can be transported by a carriage company.
However, before shipping, both parties need to jointly accept the goods and sign a receipt. Alternatively, the merchant can package the goods well to ensure that they will not be exchanged without permission.
However, these goods also need to be charged a certain fee based on weight or volume.
On weekdays, when there is no war, the carriage house relies on this business to make money. However, as long as there is a war and the court needs a large number of carriages, the carriage house's carriages can be deployed to transport food, baggage, and even soldiers.
!”
Li Xuan said slowly.
As for Li Shimin, Cheng Zhijie and others, the more they listened, the more excited they became.
"Your Majesty, you can also arrange for veterans of the Twelve Guards or disabled soldiers to be coachmen!"