Qian Biao came to Chang'an with great excitement.

Although he had just joined the Yixing Society under the recommendation of his daughter-in-law, because he was the governor of Hunan, he still led a delegation to Chang'an to participate in the congress as a member of the Hunan delegation at the Chang'an Yixing Society Congress.

Qian Biao himself knows that although he is also a governor of one party, compared to the governors of other places, he always has some names that do not live up to his name. Because the range he can control now is only a dozen counties around Dongting Lake. Most of Hunan is still in the hands of Ding Taiyi, the former Hunan observation envoy.

However, Ding Taiyi can already be regarded as a grasshopper after autumn, and he can't jump for a few days. Qian Biao was extremely eager for Li Zeneng to give an order, and Shi Zhuang immediately led his army to wipe out Ding Taiyi and fully recover Hunan, so that he would be the governor of Hunan.

Since Qian Feng was killed by Zhu Youzhen, the remaining three melons and two dates have been struggling, but the emperor has lived up to his wishes, they have finally survived the sea of suffering, and now they see that a better day is coming.

Having lost his military power, Qian Biao had already been mentally prepared.

This is not Li Ze's other view of him, this is the national policy of the Tang Dynasty today, the military power and the local governance power are completely separated, after decades of Jiedu to divide the locality, the center learned from the pain, began a large-scale centralization, civil and military division, mutual checks and balances.

Now the Tang Dynasty under Li Ze's control, whether it is a local official or a general in command of the army, it is a piece of paper, and he can be easily transferred and dismissed. The authority of the central authorities has been strengthened as never before.

This is the general trend of history.

Qian Biao thinks so.

A long time must be together.

Datang, who has experienced too much pain and torture, is now being reborn. Those beam-jumping clowns in the south can't hold on for long. This time when I arrived in Luoyang, after attending the conference, I had to lead a group to go to the north to take a walk to see how people govern the place and how the local people live.

It has always been said that the wealth of the north, especially Wuyi, is now even richer in the world, leading the members of the Hunan delegation to open their eyes and strengthen their determination.

Qian Biao was a very knowledgeable person of the times, and after being appointed by the governor, he immediately asked the imperial court to send a deputy who was familiar with the central policy to Yueyang to assist him, so that the measures that had worked well in the north could be transplanted to the Yueyang region more quickly.

His request was quickly met, and the officials were very happy to send him Dong Cheng, the experienced commander of the former Shiyi County, to serve as his deputy. Shiyi, Wuyi, Nangong, these three counties make up the entire Wuyi Mansion, Wuyi Mansion is under the direct jurisdiction of the central court, and its status is equivalent to the governor of a place, and even in some respects, the position of the Wuyi prefect is half a level higher than its ordinary governor.

Sending Dong Cheng, the leader of Shiyi County, to Hunan is considered a high match, and it is equivalent to indirectly raising Qian Biao's position.

Qian Biao and his party were stopped outside a very lively compound. A young official dressed in the costume of a seven-rank official bowed to Qian Biao.

"Dare to ask, but the governor of Hunan Qian?"

"Exactly." Qian Biao didn't dare to slack off, turned over and dismounted, and returned the salute with his crossed hands: "I don't know Your Excellency? ”

"In Xiajianghe, the protocol secretary of the Ministry of Rites, who is also a member of the protocol group of this conference, is ordered to receive the Hunan delegates, Governor Qian, all the affairs of you and the Hunan delegates in Chang'an will be taken care of by me in the future, if there is anything, you can just command!"

"There is Lao Jianglang." Qian Biao nodded and said: "Chang'an, I still came here once when I was young, and I am indeed unfamiliar with life." Are we going straight into town next? ”

"This is the station into Chang'an, and we need to change carriages here." Jiang He said with a smile: "The protocol department has prepared a special carriage for you, and in the next few days, these two carriages will also belong to the Hunan delegation." ”

"Transfer?"

Jiang He nodded: "Governor Qian, in order to keep the city in order and avoid congestion, except for public carriages, service types of carriages and horses, and carriages and horses related to military intelligence, others are not allowed to enter the city. We will arrange for someone to take care of the ride of the Hunan delegation, and when the conference is over, the original items will be returned. ”

"Is this the case over there in Wuyi?" Qian Biao asked with interest.

"Of course, this is originally borrowed from Wuyi's traffic management strategy." Jiang He smiled and pointed to the two carriages parked behind him.

On the top of the two carriages, there is a metal plaque, one with the words Rite Zero 125 and the other with Rite 126, which is obviously the number of the two carriages.

The carriage was very long, but there was only one horse-drawn carriage, Qian Biao looked back at his group of more than 20 people, can this horse move?

Seeming to understand the question in Qian Biao's eyes, Jiang He smiled and said: "Governor Qian, don't underestimate this carriage, this is the concentrated use of our Datang's latest technology, although there is only one horse, it can easily drag thousands of catties of things." I'll introduce you to you when I'm in the car later. ”

"Okay, get in the car!" Qian Biao smiled and waved at everyone, and took the lead in boarding the vehicle numbered Li0125.

The interior decoration of the car is not luxurious, but every design is the most suitable for the body, soft seat cushions, slightly reclined backrest, and soft armrests on both sides. There is also a cleverly designed pedal under the chair that can be pulled forward so that the person can lie down on his back for a short rest.

There are open windows on the walls of the car, all of which are made of glass, and when you sit in the car, you can see the situation outside. There were twelve people in such a carriage, and I didn't even feel how crowded it was.

With a crisp whip from the coachman, the carriage shook slightly and slowly slid forward.

The faces of the people in the car were slightly surprised.

The car barely made a sound, and it didn't feel any bumps, so it moved smoothly and steadily.

"Governor Qian, deputies!" Jiang He, who moved a small bench and sat at the door of the car, introduced with a smile: "This carriage looks ordinary, but in fact, it uses many of the latest designs of our Datang. As you should have noticed, the wheels we use are no longer wood-clad iron sheets, but rubber tires, which are made of rubber, divided into outer and inner tubes, and the inner tube is inflated. ”

"Rubber? Is it the kind of material that Liang Han used to build a bridge when he crossed the Yanzi River at night? Qian Biao must know more about the inside story, and asked at the moment.

"Not bad." Jiang He nodded and said: "This thing is not easy to come by, and now there are only raw materials overseas, I heard that it is a kind of sap from something called the tear tree, which is processed and produced." It's still very expensive, so it hasn't been rolled out on a large scale, and the average person would rather bump a little more than spend a lot of money on this kind of tire. ”

"Can't we expand planting and increase production?"

"It's hard to hear!" Jiang He said with a smile: "But now there are many businessmen who are aiming at this business opportunity and going to Nanyang with a lot of money, maybe it won't be long before ordinary people can use it." ”

"New stuff, high profits." Qian Biao nodded.

"But it's also risky!" Jiang He added with a smile: "In addition to this rubber tire, the carriage also uses a shock absorption system, well, how to say, it is to beat the fine iron into a circle and superimpose it together, this carriage uses six such shock absorbers, we actually sit on these six shock absorbers!" Such a fine iron ring, even in our Datang, now only two steel workshops can produce it. However, thanks to the fact that our Datang's annual production of steel has skyrocketed year by year, his price has fallen, and now the carriages produced by Datang will not be sold if this shock absorber is not installed. In addition, the latest transmission system is installed on the carriage, hehe, in fact, I don't understand, anyway, it is a chain with large and small gears, a movement, the most energy-saving. ”

"It's this glass, it's not cheap!" A representative stroked a piece of glass about one meter square and said with emotion.

Jiang He knew that this was because Yueyang had been experiencing wars, and the trade was not smooth, and things like glaze from the north had not yet been fully popularized there, so he thought it was very expensive.

"It's not expensive." He explained with a smile: "Nowadays, the glass workshop in Texas can produce ten square meters of whole glass, this kind of thing, the larger the area, the more difficult it is." Like this, it's cheap, in Wuyi, the windows of every household are installed with this, which is not only wind-insulating, but also transmits light, which is very popular with the people. No more pasting broken window paper. ”

The representative was speechless. There is a new understanding of Wuyi's wealth.

"Is that station just now specially used to welcome the representatives who came to Chang'an this time?" Qian Biao asked.

"No, no, no, where is the bus stop." Jiang He said with a smile: "No matter who enters the city, if you want to take a public carriage, one copper yuan is enough." Chang'an's public carriage has just started, and now there is only one around the city, and there will be more and more routes in the future, and it will become more and more convenient. ”

"Wouldn't it be possible to travel around Chang'an with a copper dollar?" One of the delegates asked with a smile.

"Theoretically, yes." Jiang He laughed: "But that kind of public carriage is not as comfortable as we sit, and the people in it are also three religions and nine ranks, and the same big carriage, we have twelve people here, but it can squeeze more than thirty people inside." It's hard to turn around, but if you can stand the crowd and the smell inside, it's okay to sit in a circle. ”

When they heard this, they all burst into laughter.