Chapter 12: The Carriage (1)

Early the next morning, Zhu Shaochen opened his eyes and saw Li Xi standing beside the bed.

When he saw that he was awake, he came over, and hurried over to change his clothes.

If you usually go out of the city, you have to wear a regular crimson dragon robe, after all, the corresponding rank of the prince and grandson is the king of the county. The king of the county belongs to the title of Cong Yipin.

After the birth of the king's grandson, no matter how old the king's grandson is, the court will wear court clothes every year.

Emperor Ming, princes, princes, and county kings can all wear dragon robes.

Wearing a dragon robe only means that you are the dragon son and grandson of Emperor Taizu, it does not mean that you are the emperor.

However, the emperor's dragon is a positive dragon, and the prince's county king's is a group dragon.

Zhu Shaochen has other tasks today, so naturally there is no need to wear a dragon robe.

Yesterday, Zhou Wang Ye said that he would give 10,000 taels of silver and a piece of land to Zhu Shaochen to start a business.

So today, Zhu Shaochen still has a task, which is to pull his uncle Wang Wencai together.

Go to so many places in the Zhou Domain, and pick out a piece to do something else.

In addition, I have to go to the prefect of Kaifeng to inform him, and ask the prefect to help send someone to inspect Zhu Lunchang. This should have been done yesterday.

After waiting for the change, Zhu Ziyun began to wash.

Li Xi prepared a toothbrush and salt for 'Zhu Gongzi' who was going out to run errands today.

Zhu Shaochen used a toothbrush dipped in salt to clean his teeth.

In this era, there have always been toothbrushes, Zhu Shaochen felt strange at first, and then he calmed down.

After asking Li Xi, I found out that this toothbrush was actually invented by an emperor of the Ming Dynasty.

It's really a wise old Zhu family!

In the past, Zhu Shaochen always thought that the toothbrush was a product of modern Western science.

Zhu Shaochen's handle is an ivory handle, and I don't know if the bristles are pig bristles or the hair on the tail of a cow.

In short, the brush is fairly clean and will not scratch the gums.

After brushing your teeth and washing your face, use a sweat towel to wipe off the water on your face.

After washing, Zhu Shaochen heard Li Xi say: "Your Highness, Captain Ni, who was in the martial arts arena yesterday, was already waiting in the hall early this morning. ”

Zhu Shaochen opened the curtain and looked, and sure enough, he saw Ni Poyu dressed in a black power suit, heroic and extraordinary, and it seemed that he had been waiting for a long time.

Because Zhu Shaochen said to Zhu Shaoli yesterday that it was best to go out in civilian clothes this time, so today Ni Poyu did not wear the palace guard clothes.

"My subordinates have seen the Third Highness."

When Ni Poyu saw Zhu Shaochen coming, he hurriedly clasped his fists and saluted.

Zhu Shaochen waved his hand, "Excuse me." Brother Ni, in the future, we don't have to be so polite, it's all a false courtesy. ”

"Your Highness, the ceremony must not be abolished. Outsiders will laugh at their subordinates when they see it. Ni Poyu replied meticulously.

"It doesn't matter when there are no outsiders, and when there are no outsiders in the future, I will call Brother Ni." Zhu Shaochen said.

"That's not going to happen. If Your Highness feels awkward, just call your subordinates' names. If you call your subordinates like this, your subordinates can't afford it. ”

Ni Poyu's righteous words refused. It's not easy to say anything about Zhu Shaochen.

"Oh well. Brother Poyu, let's go talk to the prefect of Kaifeng Mansion in a moment. ”

Zhu Shaochen still added a 'brother' in the back, and Ni Poyu saw that he really couldn't change it, so he no longer refused.

"Yes, the subordinates know how to get by. The subordinates had already given the carriage and horse room early in the morning, prepared the car, and Hou was outside the city wall of the palace. Ni Poyu replied.

In fact, Ni Poyu is a stuffy gourd who doesn't like to talk. I don't know why, why there are so many words today.

There are two city walls in the palace of the king of Zhou, and inside the inner wall are the palace of the prince and the concubine and the palace of the prince.

Between the outer and inner walls, it is mainly the place where the palace people live and other functional departments of various palaces.

There is no car in the inner wall, only the prince and the prince can sit in a sedan chair.

Everyone else could only walk, so Zhu Shaochen and the others had to walk all the way, get out of the inner mansion and then take the car.

"There's a broken brother arrangement, that's really good." Zhu Shaochen said with a smile.

"Then let's go to the prefect first, and then go to the king's shopkeeper."

"Yes,...... However, His Highness said that he would also accompany the Third Highness today. Ni Poyu replied without saying anything.

"Oh? Is Big Brother coming too? Zhu Shaochen said curiously.

"Of course you have to come, it's a rare opportunity to get out of the city."

Zhu Shaoli didn't know when he actually came to the door of Zhu Shaochen's bedroom. I just heard this conversation.

"Isn't the third brother not welcome?" Zhu Shaoli said.

"Where do you dare, the eldest brother wants to come, and the younger brother can't ask for it." After that, Zhu Shaochen pulled Zhu Shaoli and left the dormitory together.

"Your Highness, you haven't had breakfast yet...... Li Xi said behind him.

"No need, I'll go out with His Highness today, and Li will accompany you, so let's rest by myself."

“…… Be. Li Xi replied.

Suddenly, Li Xi took something out of his arms.

"Your Highness, then you should bring this, maybe you can use it."

Zhu Shaochen saw that it was yesterday's clairvoyant mirror, took the clairvoyant mirror, and put it in his arms.

Then the group went out of the gate and went out of the inner gate.

When I got out of the inner city wall, I saw a big carriage parked on the side of the road.

Zhu Shaochen took a closer look, and it turned out to be the kind of new four-wheeled vehicle that he funded and built in the wood art workshop.

"What's going on?" Zhu Shaochen said strangely.

Zhu Shaochen spent a lot of effort on the problem of steering the four-wheeled vehicle. The reason why ancient carriages have always been two-wheeled, not four-wheeled, is actually this problem of turning, which has never been understood.

Zhu Shaochen finally thought of a simple solution, which was to make a steering wheel, and a pair of front wheels of the car were directly connected under the steering wheel.

The principle of the car's steering was learned by his niece in later generations from a small car he played.

Because there is no power assist system, the steering must have a lot of strength to do it, anyway, Zhu Shaochen himself can't drive it.

Fortunately, the weight of the body is not heavy, and if an adult man uses a little force, it can still be controlled.

The coachman is the master of the carpentry workshop, Fu Lu Jiao'er, and his name naturally comes from his father, who was also a carpenter.

Let's put it this way, he also has an eldest brother named Lu Shu'er, and a younger brother named Lu Axe.

The eldest brother works at King Lu in Weihui Mansion, and the third brother is still studying art at home.

Generally speaking, artisan households have been artisans for generations, so their Lu family has always been a carpenter from the founding of the country to the present.

"Lu Jiao'er, you are crazy, you actually drove this car." Zhu Shaochen said angrily, it doesn't matter if he is alone, but he still has his eldest brother, His Royal Highness Shisun, with him.

If it's a small accident, the big brother will be dropped. Then I can't be scolded to death by the old prince.

"Third Highness, don't worry. Xiao has traveled hundreds of times in this time. I ran more than 20 miles every time. Lu Shu'er said confidently.

"Okay, then you have to behave well, if the car is good, let's sell one to His Highness first."

Zhu Shaochen actually wanted to try it.

Since Lu Jiao'er is confident, let's believe him for a while.

Zhu Shaoli saw that the two of them said that there was something different about this car, and he also wanted to go up and experience it.