When Li Jing and Qin Qiong led a group of fierce bandits to discuss how to make a big splash on the Japanese island, Li Yuanxing did not return to Chang'an immediately, but went to the Jing River again.
Coincidentally, Cui Junsu was preparing to cross the Jinghe River Bridge with Gao Baiyang and several businessmen.
At this time, the bridge is closed, and you can only drive from north to south, not from south to north.
The bridge is not as wide as the road, so there is no way around it.
Even though Li Chun was a master of bridge construction, he could not build a bridge thirty feet wide using stones and a very small amount of cement, so the Jinghe Bridge was also a bottleneck on Li Yuanxing's straight road.
But even if it is a bottleneck, it also adds a huge amount of transportation capacity.
Jinghe Bridge specially arranged an official and several minor officials.
The rank of this official is Liuwai. As for Li Yuanxing, which rank among the ninth ranks of Liuwai, it doesn’t matter. The normal rank of Liuwai below the ninth rank is too low. The guards around Li Yuanxing are all from the ninth rank.
Captain.
But it was such a small official who blocked the carriage of the Minister of Household Affairs.
Li Yuanxing watched this scene from a distance, feeling really emotional.
Privileges are not used here. Li Yuanxing sincerely respects a court official who abides by his duties.
"Cui Shangshu!" Li Yuanxing walked to Cui Junsu's carriage in person.
"His Royal Highness King Qin is well!"
Cui Junsu got off the carriage after saluting, still looking at the continuous motorcade.
If Cui Junsu wants to cross the bridge, it will affect at least 500 to 1,000 vehicles crossing the bridge. According to the manager of the Jinghe Bridge, the south-to-north direction is allowed to pass for a quarter of an hour every half hour. And this release is only to free up one vehicle.
It's just a lane, allowing cars going south to north to line up in long lines and cross the bridge in single file.
"Ten thousand horse-drawn carriages and fifty thousand human-powered carts. Can your Highness tell you what this means?"
"Vegetables, vegetables for the people of Chang'an to survive the winter. You can't say that the slaves in Yaozhou have vegetables to eat every day in winter, but the people of Chang'an don't. I, the King of Qin, will be scolded!" Li Yuanxing answered with a smile.
The carriage's transportation capacity was enhanced by its solid rubber wheels and oil-filled bearings.
The biggest improvement is that the original single-axle and two-wheels have been changed to four-wheels and two axles, making riding on horseback less strenuous.
The horse is just a pulling force, and the load capacity according to the new system of the Tang Dynasty is four tons. According to the modern calculation method, it is about two tons and seven.
And larger ones, with two horses or even four horses, can pull the weight of the Tang Dynasty's seven to sixteen tons.
It's just that such large carriages are only used to temporarily transport large stainless steel objects to Yaozhou.
On the road from Yaozhou to Chang'an, the most common carriages were single-horse and four-wheeled carriages, which actually carried three tons of goods made in the Tang Dynasty, plus an additional 100 kilograms of water and dozens of kilograms of fodder. There were also single-horse and four-wheeled carriages with fine bean cakes.
Then there is the pallet truck with a maximum load of 500 kilograms per person, which is a belt-driven tricycle.
This tricycle alone has made countless people jealous. Who in the Tang Dynasty has seen a car made of fine steel and a steel chain. Although it looks simple. A year ago, this tricycle dared to drive in Chang'an City.
The asking price is three to four hundred guan.
It packed 350 kilograms, plus my own dry food and water.
The speed is about fifteen kilometers per hour. These civilians riding tricycles are in a team of one hundred people. The team is equipped with a repair vehicle that specializes in emergency tricycle repairs and is equipped with a large number of parts and tools.
We set off before dawn and arrived in Jingyang at noon.
"Five steps, five steps between carriages," someone shouted on the bridge.
It's very rhythmic and orderly, and we queue up to quickly cross the Jinghe River Stone Bridge.
Cui Junsu turned his head and asked Li Yuanxing:
"Your Highness, 60,000 tons of goods. That's six million kilograms. With such a huge amount, Your Highness will allow Chang'an to have fresh vegetables throughout the winter."
"This is just the first batch, three times a month. To the south of Mingde Gate in Chang'an City, Qin Wangzhuang will supply it, and to the north of Mingde Gate, Yaozhou will supply it." Li Yuanxing said, signaling to his guards to call a carriage, and the driver first
The leader of the team shouted, and the entire team of ten carriages did not dare to occupy the road and stopped in the open space next to the bridge.
This open space is a place where you can prepare to queue up to cross the bridge or wait.
According to Li Yuanxing's request, keep to the right. After the team of carriages stopped, they were unable to squeeze through the continuous team. When they were anxious, Li Yuanxing and Cui Junsu quickly passed through the continuous team of cars and walked to the parking lot.
place.
"Your Highness, the younger one is from the 18th Ward, East Sixth District, Yaozhou. This team is all from the same building. Our task this time is to transport goods to Chang'an, and then follow the instructions of the chief officer of Chang'an Yaozhou Office to move some goods
Take them back to Yaozhou." The team leader said respectfully in front of Li Yuanxing.
Li Yuanxing smiled and nodded, which was regarded as a courtesy.
The tarpaulin is opened, and the white radish loaded under the car is loaded with cabbage. Because the white radish has a heavy weight, the cabbage is large. Just loading the radish will make the car overweight, but the same weight will be piled up if the cabbage is loaded.
Too high.
"It's a dish with good water!" Cui Junsu said that the water is fresh.
"Cabbage is easy to preserve. It can be piled up in the snow for a whole winter. If it is frozen outside, it can be fed to pigs and chickens. It costs a penny per catty, but I don't know if the people of Chang'an can accept it. I am considering whether the price will drop.
It cost three kilograms and two pennies. But the porters worked so hard to pull them here and run these two hundred miles. They had to add two hundred pennies to their legs. They went out before dawn and ran two hundred miles in one go. It was really hard work.
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Porters are coolies. Many porters work hard for one day and are very satisfied with thirty cents.
But these cabbages can be calculated in another way. If three hundred kilograms of goods are brought to Chang'an, the dealer will collect two hundred coins, which is not much at all, because it used to take three to five days. And it requires at least
Four people, even if they use a carriage, they still need two people.
"Your Highness, the porter on the iron cart earns one hundred cents for this trip. Your Highness is considerate of the people, and it is not low to earn one hundred cents for this day's effort. Many unskilled slaves have already earned a hundred cents for the opportunity of this porter.
Broken head."
Li Yuanxing smiled and nodded:
"Coupled with the distribution of food in various cities in Chang'an, the consumption of vegetables. The price of two pounds and three coins can be controlled. This radish is a great supplement. It is really delicious when stewed in bone soup."
Cui Junsu is the Minister of Household Affairs, how could he not know the price of vegetables?
Let's just say that this cabbage is somewhat similar to woid, but it doesn't seem to be the same.
Woah is available in spring and autumn. Who has heard that you can eat it in winter? Even if there is fresh food in winter, it costs 100 yuan per catty, even Cui Junsu may not be able to eat it. Some dried vegetables are already very luxurious.
One pound per penny, how much will the King of Qin have to pay for it?
"Ignore the foreign merchants and give priority to supplying the people of Chang'an. If nothing else, I can still afford ten kilograms of vegetables per person per month. Let the people eat fresh vegetables in winter and live a good life."
Year. A few days ago, Cui Changshi asked me how to celebrate this year's celebration. After much thought, I realized that no matter how gorgeous the celebration is, it is not as good as the people having a good winter and a good year! The joy of the people is the joy of the Tang Dynasty.
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Cui Junsu saluted without saying a word. After standing up, he nodded silently and saluted again. Without saying a word, he turned around and returned to his carriage, waiting for the moment to be released from south to north.
In Chang'an City, Guanghua Gate enters the city from the north to the west.
Tens of thousands of people gathered outside the city gate, which surprised Li Yuanxing.
Because he did not mention his plans to sell vegetables in the Chang'an Newspaper, he originally asked Yaozhou to bring the vegetables over because Li Chunfeng speculated that it would snow in the next few days.
But I don’t know why the news got to the people of Chang’an.
Looking closer, we can see that every village in Chang'an has its officials and people holding up signs with the name of their respective village.
The first team stopped the car, and the team leader walked to the Changlefang sign. He looked at the sign and then at the note in his hand. He was just learning culture and was really afraid that he had made a mistake.
"Changlefang, may I ask how to get there from Changlefang. I will be responsible for delivering goods to Changlefang."
Hearing what the team leader said, the village official rushed forward to greet him, and then shouted to the people behind him: "Changle Square!"
As soon as he said Changlefang, hundreds of people came running over. They tied ropes to the front of the tricycle, working in pairs. They were not leading the way, they were helping to pull the tricycle.
Standing on the wall of the palace, Li Er looked at this scene with a telescope and smiled: "Wu Lang should let the people know about this good deed. I personally wrote the article about the New Year's Eve celebration in the second year of Zhenguan, and it will be on the front page of Datang News tomorrow. Just follow it.
Wulang said that the celebrations of the Tang Dynasty were to celebrate with the people, so that the people would have fresh vegetables every day and have a good winter and a good year!"
"Your Majesty, His Highness the King of Qin's original intention is to let the people thank the royal family!" Jing Zhaoyin Dugu Xiude stood beside Li Er and said softly.
"No!" Li Er shook his head heavily:
"One winter, Wulang prepared 30 million kilograms of fresh vegetables. No matter how much Wulang paid, this reputation belongs to Wulang. This is a royal matter, not a matter of the court. Go ahead, don't make any trouble, anyone who dares to steal the vegetables will
Heavy responsibility. People who are not the people of Chang'an but the people of the Tang Dynasty can also get some fresh vegetables. I don't know the market price of the fresh vegetables for the rest of the people. How can you not know?"
"I accept my order!" Jing Zhaoyin was a high-ranking official. In the early Tang Dynasty, he was also an official of the third rank, but in the middle Tang Dynasty, he was mentioned as the second rank.
Moreover, this Jing Zhaoyin was not only a high official, but also a close confidant of Li Er.
More importantly, he has a distinguished status.
There are two important figures: his aunt and grandmother, and one is Dugu Jialuo, Yang Guang's mother.
The other one is Li Yuan's mother and the fourth sister of Yang Guang's mother, Dugu Jialan.
Dugu Xiude was also a ruthless man. Wang Shichong was saved from death by Li Yuan, but he personally led his men to intercept and kill him on the road to avenge his father.
He was not particularly important during Li Yuan's era, but after Li Er's Xuanwumen incident, he took the seat of Jing Zhaoyin.
Just as he was talking, a forbidden soldier rushed over, whispered a few words in front of Eunuch Gao, and stepped aside.
Eunuch Gao quickly walked a few steps and came to Li Er: "Your Majesty, the price of vegetables has been set. Cabbage is three cents per catty, and radish is one cent per catty!"
Ha! Li Er couldn't stop laughing and stared at Dugu Xiude: "How much did fresh vegetables cost last year?"
