Cui Yao entered the Science and Technology City for the first time, not that Yang Chong did not allow it, but that Cui Yao knew that it was the industry that Yang Chong gave to Yuan Xiren, and he was arrogant and refused to come in, but today Yang Jing wanted to come in, and Cui Yao had to follow up with Duhuhong and Cui Shangqi. When they arrived in the city, Cui Yao and the others found that this workshop city was bigger than they imagined, and there was a separate commercial area in the city, which was a place for craftsmen who were not allowed to go out of the city to relax.

In the center of the business district is a square with fountains, with sculptures of Mozi, and there are more than 20 shops and more than 10 restaurants in the patchwork block, all of which are two- and three-storey buildings, and the architectural style is boxy, simple and bright; On both sides of the square, there is a small library on one side, and an exhibition hall of Mojia Gewu on the other, which displays a series of things ranging from the three instruments of the city to the model of the waterwheel.

The fountain sprays a crystal water jet, which is scattered in the air as a splash, which is refreshing; Xue Rengui and Yang Xin had already run to the back of the museum, and after a short time, they drove over in a car without oxen and horses, the carriage was simple and gorgeous, and there was a puppet with fairy wind bones on the roof, and his fingers were always pointing south. Cui Shangqi said in surprise: "Guide car? ”

Since Ma Jun in the Three Kingdoms period, successive rulers have liked to build a guide car as a show off, but there are few that can really run freely; According to records, it generally takes more than ten adults to drive, and not to mention the small size of a guide car like this, it can be operated by two children, and I am afraid that it is the first time I have seen or heard of it.

Pang Huan said with a smile: "The guide car generally uses the difference of two wheels to make the inclined shaft push the crankshaft to rotate, and drive the car to point to the wooden figure to achieve the pointing function. The two wheels of the same size use the axle length, one wheel does not move as the center of the circle, the car turns a circle to drive, and the crankshaft also turns a circle, ensuring that no matter how the car turns the wooden man, it always points to the original direction. However, the technology added to this small car can be used to push the vehicle forward with little effort through levers and pulleys; But don't be confused by Xue Rengui, that kid's arm strength is comparable to that of an adult, and he and Yang Xin are actually equivalent to two adults. ”

"Can this be used on the battlefield?" ”

"It's not of much practical use." Pang Huan said truthfully: "If you judge the direction, it is more convenient to use Sinan in the army; General Meng, please see, the ground in this square is poured with cement, so the ground is smooth, and the wear and tear bumps are small, but if you go out of battle, there are countless mountains and rivers, and this kind of car is easy to have problems. Therefore, the guide car in history is also for the honor guard of the magnates, and we designed this car, one is a game, and the other is the integration of multiple sets of technologies to solve the problem of mechanical data proportion. ”

Meng Zhen nodded, after he went to the Yue Wangfu to serve as the marching Sima, he had come into contact with a lot of such things, the stones of his mountains can attack jade, and through such research, the Science and Technology City can form mechanical blocks that can be used in other designs. Cui Shangqi asked Pang Huan: "Do you have any large-scale projects recently?" ”

Pang Huan saw that Yuan Xianren agreed and said: "The king of Yue came this time, today is to see the whip ox, tomorrow is our wharf to cut the ribbon, the king of Yue said that it is called the yard area, specially for the Kunming pool trade, if the effect is good, the third lady in Cangzhou's wharf, the fourth lady in the Weishui wharf is also handed over to us for construction management." ”

Yang Chong asked Yang Yanda to quietly buy two pieces of land to build a wharf, which was intended for his own fleet, at that time, the people of Yuewangfu felt that the wharf was built big, and the shipping at this time was not frequent, the government and the local people had wharves, and the cost was very low, and not many people would be willing to spend money to stop at Yuewang's port. Cui Yao and Duhuhong paid money because they held the idea that Yang Chong would not do a loss-making business, so why not do it if they had an extra industry under their name, but they didn't expect Yang Chong to have other plans.

Yang Gang asked: "What's so particular about that yard?" ”

Pang Huan said with a smile: "It is a pontoon technology, the wharf is simple, you can see it on the edge of the Kunming pool, this wharf and houses, cranes, and carriages for transporting goods cost a total of 10,000 yuan." The yard is the warehouse where the goods are stored, no matter whose goods are stored in the yard, we charge by the day; In addition, in the yard, we also have an auction house and an exchange, the exchange publishes the quantity, origin, and price of the goods in stock every day, and the auction house is to help merchants sell goods that they are not sure about. ”

Neither the auction house nor the exchange is new, Yang Gang nodded and said: "As soon as there are many commodities, the price will naturally drop, and buyers in Chang'an may come to hear the news; If there are more people buying, the sales volume of goods will definitely increase greatly, and the seller will save a lot of transportation costs by unloading the goods at the dock and selling them on the spot. Since you are ready to attract people, you must be cheap in terms of loading and unloading, warehousing, but how do you make money? ”

Pang Huan said proudly: "One is to charge transaction fees, and five for one thousand; The other is the deposit of the transaction, as a third party, in order to avoid fraud, the buyer must put the money in our bank when the transaction is approved, and confirm the validity of the transaction within seven days before we transfer the money to the seller. ”

Yang Gang was annoyed and said: "I understand, why are you recruiting good players from all walks of life everywhere for more than a year, and people outside have not been able to figure out what kind of business you want to do, which is actually the dock business." ”

Cui Shangqi asked curiously: "Mr. Pang, you say it so casually, aren't you afraid of others imitating it?" ”

The old man smiled: "Pang Huan is rarely proud, King Yue said that this kind of business is not afraid of many people, but only afraid of fewer people, and more can benefit the people and speed up logistics." We operate in Chang'an, Cangzhou, and Huating, which is for our own fleet and that of Zhang Bojian; Just like Guanzhong, once the Weishui Wharf is opened, the business of Kunming Pool will inevitably be affected, but King Yue still takes into account the price of Chang'an, and Weishui and Kunming Pool will each do one side in the future. ”

Yang Gang said angrily: "Old cripple, don't say pretty things, your subordinates themselves have talents in all aspects, and the cost of others is different." My people have seen that wharf, if someone else builds a wharf of the same size, it will cost at least 20,000 yuan, and the crane you said, there must be a mystery in it. ”

Pang Huan said with a smile: "Don't worry, Lord Yang, if you have this idea, cement and cranes are supplied by our Science and Technology City, and the price is favorable." ”

Cui Yao asked Pang Huan: "How much is a crane?" ”

Pang Huan replied: "We can only produce twelve cranes a year now, one, 3,500 yuan. ”

Everyone laughed, a dock is 10,000 yuan, and a crane is 3,500 yuan, this is a money grab.

(End of chapter)