There are many pedestrians, cars and horses on the cement road between Beijing and Tianjin. As a road connecting the two most prosperous cities in Ming Dynasty, it has been built for more than ten years. It is the first cement road in Ming Dynasty and the most prosperous city in Ming Dynasty now.
One of the busiest roads.
The road is very spacious. The two sides are for pedestrians, and the middle lanes are for carriages and horses. The two-way eight-lane design is also very forward-looking, and it is even divided into fast lanes and slow lanes.
Lane.
The four-wheeled carriages in the slow lane move slowly and leisurely, while the fast lane is driven by horse-drawn carriages and bicycles that move quickly.
The whole road is in good order, busy with traffic, and very busy.
On both sides of the road, you can see various tea spots, small restaurants, inns, noodle shops, etc. almost everywhere. Villagers from the villages around the road open shops and do business here. There are also some small ones.
Vendors sell melons and fruits on the roadside.
On both sides of the road, you can also see brand-new residential buildings, forming beautiful small villages. Relying on the convenient roads, people are slowly building their houses on both sides of the road.
Some factories are also set up on both sides of the road to facilitate the timely transportation of materials and goods. Factories in the Jinjin area are now gradually overflowing to the surrounding areas. You can basically see some factories in places with convenient transportation.
"Haha, haha~"
"It's so fast!"
The bus was driving on the spacious cement road. On the bus, these young men with nothing to do were excitedly looking at both sides of the road, and then they kept waving to both sides of the road.
When the window was opened, a stream of wind kept coming in, but it didn't feel too hot. Looking at the pedestrians on the road, many people were already extremely hot.
Even though they are diligent horses, many of them are already tired and panting, which makes the owners who feel sorry for their horses have to stop frequently to rest and rest on the roadside.
"What is this?"
Soon, someone noticed the fast-moving passenger car on the road, and all of them looked over.
The passenger car was huge, like a huge square box, and it was very fast, much faster than a four-wheel carriage. It was full of people, and everyone was waving excitedly to everyone.
"Could this be the car mentioned in the newspaper?"
"It should be a car. Yesterday, I saw a car, but it wasn't that big."
"This seems to be the bus mentioned in the newspaper, right?"
Everyone looked at the bus leaving quickly and started talking about it.
On the road, a group of teenagers were racing on bicycles. Everyone was pedaling their bicycles hard. The speed was already very fast, faster than a four-wheel carriage.
However, when the bus caught up with them, they were all dumbfounded. The bus was actually faster than they were riding bicycles.
"Haha, haha~"
"Hurry up, hurry up, ride hard."
"Your speed is too slow, you are like a turtle,"
On the bus, many young men looked at the young men pedaling hard and couldn't help laughing happily.
"Modan~"
"I'm going~"
"What the hell is this?"
"Is this a car?"
When the teenagers on bicycles heard this, they couldn't help but cursed. No matter how hard they pedaled, they could only watch the other person slipping further and further away, gradually disappearing at the end of the road.
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"This speed is really fast!"
On the bus, businessman Fan Li carefully experienced and felt the speed of the car while riding in the bus.
"It's going uphill~"
At this time, Fan Li looked forward and saw a long slope ahead. It was not too steep, but the slope was relatively long. The speed of the four-wheeled carriage on the road suddenly slowed down, and the drivers got out of the car and started
Help push the four-wheeled carriage up.
Only those riding bicycles had already got off their cars and started pushing the carts at this moment. Some of the bicycles carried heavier goods, and even had to ask some pedestrians nearby to help push them.
Whether it's a four-wheeled carriage or a bicycle, the most suitable road is a flat road without too many ups and downs.
Once the road is undulating and steep, it will be difficult and even quite threatening.
"Dang~dang~"
Fan Li looked at the driver carefully and saw that he kept ringing the bell on the car, and then stepped on the accelerator. The speed of the bus did not slow down much and it went uphill without any lag. The speed was still quite acceptable.
Grain Chicken
"Haha, you must be very tired~"
"Hurry up and change the car, hurry up and change the car~"
“You don’t have to be so tired when taking a car.”
On the bus, the young men were smiling happily at the sweaty people climbing uphill on the road, which made Fan Li couldn't help but frown. These young men were really speechless.
You are naturally not tired at all when you sit on a bus, but there is no need to mock passers-by on the road.
Shaking his head slightly, Fan Li continued to feel carefully. The bus quickly climbed up this long slope. It was very fast, and no one felt tired at all while sitting on the bus.
Then it's all downhill.
If it is a four-wheel carriage or a bicycle, the downhill road will be even more tiring. Especially when you are carrying a lot of goods, you have to be more careful and can only go down slowly without daring to let go.
Brake, for fear of accidentally flipping over.
But the passenger car was different. It seemed very relaxed and easy, and it went down this long slope very simply and easily.
“This car is really nice!”
"No wonder it's so expensive. You get what you pay for. With this car, it will be much more convenient and faster to transport people and goods."
Looking back at the long slope, I saw that I had already gone down the long slope, but on the other side of the slope, those people were probably still working hard on the slope.
Fortunately, the areas between Beijing and Tianjin are basically plains with very few slopes, and when building roads, they deliberately avoided areas with slopes, so most places are flat plains.
In the flat and open areas, the speed of the bus is even faster, constantly surpassing four-wheel carriages and bicycles along the way, and moving forward amidst the surprised eyes of many pedestrians on both sides of the road.
"I don't know how much this kind of bus sells for."
"This trip can bring 20 people, and each person costs 500 Wen. This trip costs 10 taels of silver. At this speed, we can reach Tianjin in 2 hours. We can make at least 4 trips in a day. Then
That’s forty taels of silver, which is almost 4,000 taels of silver in these 100 days. After all, even if we calculate it based on the selling price of the car, we can get back the money in about half a year.”
"Even if you take into account population, gasoline, losses, etc., if you invest in this bus, it will be enough to recover the capital in about one year."
"This business can definitely be done."
"And the speed of this bus is quite good. It is most suitable if it is specially used for long distances."
“In places where the roads are not easy to walk and there are many slopes, this bus will be more convenient.”
"The climbs and downhills are much better than the four-wheeled carriage."
Fan Li calculated carefully, and the more he calculated, the more his eyes lit up.
"And it can also transport some goods, which can be regarded as additional income."
Thinking of this, Fan Li was extremely moved.
"Dang~dang~"
The bus kept driving on the road, and the cool wind blew over, which made Fan Li come back to his senses. He looked at the time again and saw that an hour had passed, and he was already halfway through the journey.
"Let's take a break. If you want to go to the latrine, go to the latrine~"
The driver parked the car at a small shop area on the side of the road. There were tea sellers, small restaurants, people selling melons and fruits, and people specializing in providing water and fodder for horses. At this time, the weather was hot, and many pedestrians were
Stop here to rest.
As soon as the bus stopped, it immediately attracted the attention of everyone in the surrounding shops, and everyone looked over curiously.
"Haha, it's very fast. We have already arrived at Qingkou Town in just one hour. We can reach Tianjin in another hour's walk~"
"Isn't that right? This speed is awesome."
"Let's go, get out of the car, have a sip of tea, rest, rest."
"This car is really good. I will definitely buy a Mercedes-Benz later. It will make traveling to Tianjin much more convenient in the future."
The car door opened, and the gentlemen walked out one by one with fans. Because they were riding in a car, their appearance was not messy at all. If they had been riding in a four-wheeled carriage in the past, they would have been sweating profusely by now.
It loses its elegance and chicness.
"Is this a car?"
"Why is it different from what the newspaper said?"
"It's different. Yesterday, there were a few cars here. They were all very small. Why is this the first time I've seen a big car?"
"Country bumpkin, this is a passenger bus, a type of car, specially designed to carry passengers. It can seat more than 20 people at a time."
