A few days later, the snow began to melt and the road was cleared.

Merchants who came and went from the south to the north returned to Xinfeng, bringing endless wealth and business opportunities.

And Xinfeng's workshop garden has also come up with new products.

Ding slowly led Zhang Yue to a huge four-wheeled vehicle.

The body of the car is wide, one zhang wide, two or three zhang long.

It looks like a giant box.

The four wheels, as large as a disc, are designed to resemble the wheels of later bicycles, ensuring that they can carry heavy loads for movement.

But that's not the point.

The key lies in the construction of the axle section.

In front of the axles, a steering differential was installed.

This part alone took Ding Chuan and more than a dozen Shaofu masters three months before it was finally manufactured.

No way, today's metallurgical technology and production technology are too primitive.

To make qualified gears, you can only rely on hand polishing.

Fortunately, gears have been widely used in various projects in the Han Dynasty.

Although these primitive gears are relatively large, and most of them are used in city gates, storage and mausoleum projects.

However, it is no stranger to craftsmen.

In particular, the craftsmen of Shaofu basically have experience in making these gears.

There are even people who specialize in making gears and have a lot of experience!

It's just that Zhang Yue's request is more perverted.

At the very least, the part should have the ability to adjust the speed and control the speed.

This made Ding Chu and others feel very headaches.

It took a lot of effort and countless brain cells to waste, but in the end, I relied on the three-dimensional pattern of the gears drawn on the booklet given by Zhang Yue to find the right direction.

Even so, the final product that came out was also a stupid and crude benzene part.

The total weight is more than fifty catties (about 12 kilograms), and the work efficiency is only average, which can only be regarded as barely usable.

It was the bearing of the car body, which Zhang Yue thought was the most difficult part, but it did not stump Ding Zhuan.

Because......

Bearing technology, especially bronze bearing technology, was already very mature during the Warring States period.

Qin, Han, Qi and Zhao have all developed advanced bearing technology.

Even, as early as the Spring and Autumn Period, there have been relatively mature bearings.

It is described in the "Spring Water" of the Book of Songs.

Carrying fat and carrying a car. Perfect, flawless and harmful?

This poem, translated into popular language, is - grease lubricates the axle, puts on the axle pins, and drives me back to Weiguo Township, so that there will be no danger on the road.

The reason for this is that bearing technology has developed by leaps and bounds in Zhuxia.

The main reason is military necessity.

Spring and Autumn Warring States, car battles first.

The most important criterion for measuring the national strength, especially the military strength, of the Zhuxia nations is how many chariots the country has.

The country of a thousand times, the country of ten thousand times, it makes people feel intimidated and frightened when they say it.

And the car battle is similar to the tank battle of later generations, the pursuit of speed, strength and armor.

And the victory or defeat of the war is a matter of life and death.

Therefore, in the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, during the hundreds of years when the chariot was at its peak, the chariot technology of Zhuxia advanced by leaps and bounds.

During the Spring and Autumn Period, the countries still only had simple bearing technology.

However, in the late Spring and Autumn Period and the early Warring States period, a simple thrust bearing appeared.

In the middle of the Warring States period, metal bearings began to appear.

The wreckage of the chariot of the Terracotta Warriors and Horses of Qin Shi Huang found a large number of bronze bearings.

In the Han Dynasty, the bearing (shaft cylinder) technology appeared, and the black technology of processing bearings with stacked metal casting technology was developed.

There is even such a black technology as ball bearings.

Influenced by this, in the neon language of later generations, the bearing is expressed in the Chinese character shaft.

So, the technology is mature.

At the very least, it can fully meet the current requirements.

It's just that the use of metal steering accelerators and metal bearings makes the cost of this carriage break through the sky in an instant.

Such a heavy-duty carriage requires a production cost of at least one million dollars.

It is equivalent to the sum of all the property of the five middle-class families in Chang'an City, and equal to the annual expenditure of a Han cavalry team.

It's simply horrible!

Therefore, for the time being, this carriage can only be a luxury.

Since it is a luxury item, Zhang Yue naturally did not hesitate to make the carriage very gorgeous.

On all four sides of the carriage, all the best Kusunwood is used.

Moreover, it is a double-layer nanmu decoration, and between the two sides of the body, bronze armor is embedded, so that it can effectively defend against arrow attacks, even if the rhubarb crossbow is within 100 steps, it cannot completely penetrate the body defense.

The roof of the hood is retractable.

Just like the roadsters of later generations, they can be stowed away or opened.

Of course, none of this is a big deal.

It's just a gimmick.

It's the interior of the cabin that really matters.

The space is scary!

It is second only to the car used by the emperor today, and has a spacious space of more than 30 square meters.

In this space, you can put an entire bed and most of the furniture that the owner wants.

Like what desks, bookshelves, lockers, screens.

It can even satisfy several retinues and maidservants to serve in the same car.

And the powerful heavy-duty capacity is enough to make this carriage have a speed that exceeds that of most carriages in the world.

After all, its prototype was the Wugang car of the Han army, and the Wugang car was a carrier vehicle that accompanied the actions of the army.

It has reliable long-distance travel performance and a fairly fast speed.

The only trouble was, presumably, that such carriages required at least two strong stallions to pull.

To ensure speed, you may need to pull four horses together.

It's all subsections, though.

Zhang Yue looked inside and out of the carriage.

Then, get into the car, lie down on the large and comfortable bed in the car, and roll comfortably.

"Let's go through Xinfeng and take ......a look," Zhang Yue poked his head out and instructed Ding who was waiting outside the car.

So, on this day, the scholars and civil officials of the entire Xinfeng City and hundreds of foreign merchants and retinues all saw a large wide-body four-wheeled carriage that they had never seen before, and walked steadily and orderly on the road under the pull of two horses.

The shape and exterior decoration of this carriage have the ability to attract all eyes and attention.

Everyone who sees it falls for it.

So, even Liu Jin was alarmed and brought people out to check.

Seeing this carriage, Liu Jin's eyes straightened.

In modern times, horse-drawn carriages are the cars of later generations.

There are also differences.

Commoners, walking on their legs.

The general landlords and gentry rode simple two-wheeled ox carts and horse-drawn carriages, which were the QQ of later generations.

Officials and aristocrats rode relatively luxurious Xuan cars and heavy chariots, similar to Mercedes-Benz and BMW in later generations.

Top aristocrats and officials rode Anche and Zhuzuopan cars, similar to Ferrari and Rolls-Royce in later generations.

The Son of Heaven takes a road car and a chariot, similar to the top car for national leaders.

And now, Liu Jin looked at the super carriage in front of him like a fool.

All nobles are people who love cars and horses.

Just like the rich officials of later generations, they all have the ability to appreciate.

Liu Jinzi is no exception.

At this moment, he felt his heart pounding.

This carriage, he likes!

He loved it so much!

The wide body, powerful four wheels, and most importantly – it's very agile, steady, and can even turn as you like.

It's simply a fighter in a carriage, a caressing lady in a fighter.

Reasonable people will choose to travel in such a carriage!

Of course, in Liu Jin's heart, there was another voice saying: "It's too extravagant!" It's extravagant! The first king educated all the people with diligence and thrift, and he could never ...... alone."

It's just that his eyes involuntarily follow the carriage.

Until, Zhang Yue poked his head out of the car curtain.

"Zhang Qing!" Liu Jin was taken aback.

"Your Royal Highness......" Zhang Yue asked the coachman to stop, this kind of four-wheeled carriage has excellent driving performance and good braking performance.

So soon the carriage came to a steady stop.

Zhang Yue stepped out of the carriage, came to Liu Jin, and said with a smile: "The minister is trying to ride the new products of the workshop garden, Your Highness might as well come and sit ......."

Liu Jin looked at the luxurious carriage in front of him, then looked at Zhang Yue, and asked, "Why does the Workshop Garden produce such luxurious things?" ”

Not to mention the side, just looking at the decorations on the exterior of the carriage body, Liu Jin knew that once this situation was transmitted back to Chang'an, those doctors and imperial historians would all jump up.

Luxury is the road to death.

There is a wine pond meat forest in Shang, King Zhou Li and King Zhou You, all of whom are also building and squandering countless times.

"For the rich country!" Zhang Yue blinked his eyes and said to Liu Jin: "Your Highness, let's try it first......

Liu Jin swallowed his saliva, and reason finally failed to overcome desire.

followed Zhang Yue and sat in the carriage.

The spacious interior environment of the car body and the huge bed made Liu Jin lose his mind all of a sudden.

Trying to sit on the bed, Liu Jin found that he could even lie down on such a bed.

What's more—when the carriage started moving, he didn't even feel the usual jolting.

It's like......

Lying on the bed in the palace is generally ......

That's really......

Liu Jin's eyebrows wrinkled suddenly, he looked at Zhang Yue and asked, "Zhang Qing, I'm afraid this car is worth a lot of money......, right?"

"Your Highness Mingjian!" Zhang Yue said with a smile: "The manufacturing cost alone is as high as one million!" ”

Liu Jin was silent for a long time before he said, "A car with a million dollars...... I'm afraid this car ......" He looked at Zhang Yue and sighed: "It's better to destroy it......"

Zhang Yue listened, of course he knew that Liu Jin was thinking about him.

In Zhuxia, since ancient times, luxury has been the original sin.

Whether it is Confucianism or Huang Lao, he is resolutely opposed to extravagance and waste and advocates thrift and diligence.

It's just that......

The effect is small and the results are low.

Let's not talk about others, let's just talk about Liu.

Jianzhang Palace, Mingguang Palace, Ganquan Palace, each of which is extremely extravagant.

The underground palace of Maoling is comparable to the mausoleum of Qin Shi Huang, which is extremely magnificent.

The royal family is like this, and the princes, kings and nobles below, of course, have followed suit.

The princes and kings of the princes, a sword, usually inlaid with countless jewels, is often worth thousands of gold.

As for clothing, it is even more extravagant.

The famous Mawangdui in later generations unearthed a priceless cicada wing silk coat.

A super national treasure that even future generations will not be able to imitate and produce!

The rich businessmen, landlords, and powerful people are not willing to be left behind.

Yuan Guangguo's Yuan Yuan, covering an area of dozens of miles, has rockeries, artificial lakes, rivers, and even countless rare and exotic beasts.

It is no worse than the Liu family's Shanglin Yuan Palace.

Zhang Yue also saw the powerful people in Xinfeng, using silk as a tablecloth and using gold and silver as decorations.

Therefore, it is no wonder that the entire ideological and public opinion circles are in the atmosphere of your Liu pill.

Countless Confucians have sighed: The world is declining, and people's hearts are not ancient.

Etiquette collapsed, and even became people's consensus.

Therefore, Zhang Yue is now making this kind of super luxury car.

Even he could have imagined that he would definitely be attacked madly.

But......

Is the current situation solved by him if he doesn't play with luxury cars?

Besides, this luxury car carries the future of Zhuxia bearing and gear technology!

It even carries the future development of Han's industrial technology!

If you don't play this luxury car, how to maintain and train a large number of gear and bearing workers.

How to let those craftsmen who have the technology to process and manufacture balls continue to exist.

Is it necessary to let these technologies degrade and disappear as in history?

Another one, Zhang Yue is actually taking the initiative to find spray.

Take the initiative to hand over a handle to the public opinion circle and let people scold it.

After all, it is better for people to talk about 'Zhang Zizhong is extravagant and wasteful, not a son of man' than for others to talk about 'Zhang Zizhong has ulterior motives and plots against him'.

This is also the advanced experience that Zhang Yue learned in the entertainment industry in later generations.

A star with too good a personality, once a character collapses, it will collapse completely.

A situation like Zhang Yue's current one is really dangerous.

Therefore, taking the initiative to send a topic to spray people is undoubtedly the best choice.

And among all the topics, extravagance or lust is the best choice.

It's just that for Liu Jin, these things still have to be explained clearly.

Liu Jin can't be made to feel that Zhang Yue has fallen.

Therefore, after sorting out the draft a little, Zhang Yue said: "Your Highness, do you know how much the minister plans to mark the price of this car?" ”

"How much?" Liu Jinhu was suspicious.

Zhang Yue smiled and stretched out a finger and said, "Five baht and ten million!" Only official five-baht coins are accepted, not gold! ”

Hearing this, Liu Jin took a deep breath and said, "Ten million!?" How many people can afford it? ”

Zhang Yue listened and laughed: "This thing is just unaffordable!" ”

I can afford it, how can I make money?

Just like the supercars of later generations, millions of Ferraris and tens of millions of Ferraris, can it be the same?

Liu Jin was puzzled.

Zhang Yue then said with a solemn face: "Your Highness, the minister built this car for the country and the people......

"Huh?"

"Your Highness, the minister marked the price of this car at 10 million, in order to prevent ordinary people from participating, and to absorb the money of big businessmen and nobles to the treasury ......"

"10 million for 10 million cars, 10 ...... for 10 cars"

"Xinfeng Mansion Treasury has this 10,000 yuan, and the channel construction funds of Lintong, Wannian, and Hongmen will be settled next year, and ......"

"This is robbing the rich and helping the poor, and it is the most peaceful way to ......"

"It can benefit all the people, but not the world ...... trouble"

Liu Jin listened and was immediately in awe.

It's just that......

Who can afford a carriage of 10 million?

And to whom do you sell it?