Suzaku Street.

It is the central axis street of Chang'an City, from the Vermilion Bird Gate of the Imperial City to the Mingde Gate of the South City Gate, which divides Chang'an City into two as the central axis.

Suzaku Street is one hundred and fifty steps wide and ten miles long, and it was the only street that could enter the inner city of Chang'an City at that time, and a large number of foreign envoys and merchants entered Chang'an City from Suzaku Street every day.

It can be said that Suzaku Street is the most prosperous street in Chang'an City and even the entire Tang Dynasty, and it is also a necessary place for officials to enter the palace every day.

Su Luosheng wants to make political achievements, and in the eyes of Li Shimin and the Manchu Dynasty, Suzaku Street is naturally the best choice.

The sun rises, a new day.

Chang'an City is as prosperous and busy as ever, and a large number of merchants pour into Chang'an City to start a busy day, each running for their own livelihood.

However, many attentive people found that on the wooden poles of the city's warning system on both sides of Suzaku Street, a simple sign would be hung every half mile or so, with place names written on them.

"Kaihuafang, Anyifang, Daxingshan Temple, Little Wild Goose Pagoda ............."

Each sign will have a famous nearby building or notable landmark, and then the name of the city will be written directly.

"Bus stop signs."

Many people chewed on this new word, a little unclear.

South Gate upstairs.

Merton and Su Luosheng stood side by side.

Su Luosheng had no experience in making buses, and he was completely confused, so Merton simply did it to the end and took over all the planning.

Standing on top of the city tower, Merton couldn't help but feel emotional, thinking that when he first entered Chang'an City, he had a conflict with the guards of the South City Gate, who would have thought that in less than a year, he was invited to the South City Gate Tower by Su Luosheng as a guest of honor.

"Mingdemen!"

Su Luosheng looked at the huge three words under the city tower with a little excitement, as well as the neat five brand-new four-wheeled buses.

The four-wheeled passenger car is the latest product of Mojia Village, and it strives to carry the maximum number of people without other cluttered designs, so each four-wheeled passenger car is more than twice the size of the ordinary four-wheeled carriage.

According to Merton's plan, he was originally going to build a number of bus stops on Zhuque Street, but Su Luosheng couldn't wait that long, he didn't want to let nearly a hundred horses eat and drink in Yabai, Chang'an County, and waste money.

On the other hand, this time the pilot, Chang'an County Ya did not spend a penny at all, and wanted Su Luosheng to pay for the construction of the bus station, which was impossible, at least before the bus system did not show results, he did not see the rabbit and did not scatter the eagle.

Merton had no choice, Merton had to hang a few signs, as a bus stop sign, to complete the construction of the bus as soon as possible, and there was the first day of today's bus trial operation.

"Four horses, Lord Su is generous!" Merton saw that there were four horse-drawn carriages in front of each four-wheeled carriage.

"Since it's a pilot, it's definitely going to be the best." Su Luosheng did not have the slightest sense of shame, and said proudly.

In this pilot, Su Luosheng not only directly doubled the number of horse-drawn carriages, but also specially prepared 20 horses as rotations, on the basis of ensuring horsepower, so that the horses did not change the car, so that the four-wheeled bus could run uninterruptedly, and strive to achieve perfection.

"If Master Su can be more generous, the bus and carriage will definitely be able to do it more beautifully." Merton still laments the lack of a bus stop.

"The taxes collected by this county are all people's fat and people's anointment, how can they be wasted in these flashy places."

Su Luosheng said, in his opinion, such a major event that benefits the country and the people, if it can be done without spending money, wouldn't it be more flattering to his political achievements.

Merton exclaimed: "Chang'an City has a Su County Order, which is really a blessing for the people. ”

To tell the truth, although Su Luosheng was a bit bureaucratic and utilitarian, it was a good thing for the people of Chang'an City, and it was Su Luosheng's utilitarianism that made the bus system appear in Chang'an City at the fastest speed.

"Can this really be done?"

Although everything was ready, just because it was a new thing after all, Su Luosheng was still a little uneasy.

The Merton and Su county orders set the time for the trial operation of the bus and horse-drawn carriage at the time of the first hour, that is, between 9 and 11 o'clock in the morning in later generations, which is the time when the citizens of Chang'an are more active in traveling.

Of course, the hour is better, and people travel more, but after all, public transportation is a new thing, and at least one hour should be set aside for publicity.

At every bus stop on both sides of Suzaku Street, there will be a government official promoting a horse-drawn bus.

"The bus and carriage are the good governance of the county magistrates, and they understand that it is not easy for the poor to travel, so they specially set up buses and carriages to carry people to and from Suzaku Avenue, and they are all free of charge during the trial operation period." Under the South City Gate stop sign, Cao Zhutou personally went down the field and worked hard to promote.

"Free rides?"

Suddenly, many ordinary people and merchants came and went to be interested.

Free is a foolproof trick that Merton has come up with for the introduction of the bus and horse-drawn carriage, and free is the most attractive word in any era.

Moreover, in this era, only rich and noble families can own horses and carriages, where can ordinary people have the opportunity to ride in carriages, especially free rides.

"Su County Ling is really a big man in the sky!" Many people shouted from the bottom of their hearts.

"I wonder how long this soft opening will be?" A man in Tsing Yi in the crowd of onlookers suddenly asked, and suddenly the others also looked sideways, this was the question they were most concerned about.

Cao Li said loudly: "Half a month." ”

Merton was ready to set a month's trial business hours, but unfortunately Su Luosheng was denied by Su Luosheng, who picked the door, the consumption of these horses every day was extremely terrifying, if these horses were fed for a month, Chang'an County Yazhi might go bankrupt.

"And what about a month from now?" The man in Tsing Yi asked again.

"After a month, of course, there will be a fee, after all, these horses have to eat grass and feed, and they have to hire a special driver." Cao Li said.

"Charges?"

Immediately, everyone was disappointed, the carriage was so valuable, and the four-horse carriage was not something that ordinary people could afford.

"How much does it cost to sit once?" The man in Tsing Yi asked loudly.

Cao Li replied: "A penny, no matter how far away, get on the bus for a penny." ”

"A penny?" Immediately, everyone was in an uproar.

Even any ordinary person can get a penny, and it is unimaginable that it only costs a penny to ride such a carriage, and it only costs a penny to save a lot of time, which is simply too cost-effective.

Seeing the expressions of many people eager to try under the city tower, Merton said smugly: "Master Su, rest assured, as long as the people take the bus and horse-drawn carriage, no matter where they get off on Suzaku Avenue, they can reach it in two hundred steps at most, and realize the convenience of taking the bus, and then everything will be logical." ”

The one-month free period is to cultivate the market, so that the people of Chang'an City can accept the new thing of public carriages, and when people get used to taking the bus, I am afraid that they will not want to travel on foot.

"And in the future, with more and more bus routes, the people of Chang'an City will definitely take the bus as the first choice when they travel."

Su Luosheng couldn't help but breathe sluggishly, he thought of the blueprint of the bus planned by Merton, and he couldn't help himself for a long time, as long as he transferred once, he could reach any place in Chang'an City, which was simply a revolutionary change for ordinary people to travel.