In addition, Yang Lin is more concerned about the manufacture of various ordnance. After half a year of manufacturing, the four-wheeled carriage was finally manufactured

On this day, when I came to the front of the governor's yamen, I saw a four-wheeled carriage in the distance, pulled by four carriages, which was extremely luxurious.

This four-wheeled carriage is like the prototype of a modern automobile, the first two wheels are mounted on one frame, the last two wheels are mounted on the other, and the rear frame frame is connected by a vertical axle on the front frame, and in the process of running, the rear wheels are driven to turn by turning the front wheels.

In addition to the core problems of wheels and steering, the coachman sat on the carport and looked at the target ahead from a distance.

The carriage body is between two wheels and can be opened through the door, as is the case in modern cars.

Looking at such a four-wheeled carriage, Yang Lin secretly marveled in his heart, no wonder the West was able to invent the automobile, it turned out that they had experience in the production of carriages thousands of years ago, and after that, they just changed the power to the engine.

At this moment, Yang Lin especially misses the engine, if the steam engine can really be made, trains and ships can fly freely on the rivers and post stations, if it is really like that, what Manchu Tartar, it is just a representative of barbarism.

Regardless of everyone's dissuasion, Yang Lin entered the carriage and felt that it was particularly spacious inside, as An Siwen said, such a large carriage could carry two tons of goods.

Listening to the two missionaries An Siwen and Lissi talking about Western civilization and the prosperity and strength of the West, Yang Lin sat on the opposite side speechlessly, thinking about how to convert it into a trailer, how to tow the red-coated cannon, how to tow the goods, how to establish a regular means of transportation, and how to realize the free interaction between the people of the two places.

This four-wheeled carriage is not only the load of goods but also the speed of transportation is twice that of the Oriental carriage, four carriages can transport 16 loads of goods, two carriages can transport 8 loads of goods, the daily march speed reaches 150-200 miles.

If these land transportation vehicles, such as four-wheeled carriages, tricycles, and bicycles are used on a large scale in the future, if that is really the case, the speed and transportation cost of land transportation goods will be greatly reduced, just like the high-speed rail in the previous life changed China's economy, and China, which uses a large number of four-wheeled carriages, will gradually bid farewell to the princely economy with counties as a unit, and realize the great connection of the whole province and the whole country.

Tests have shown that a four-wheeled vehicle can travel 200 miles a day on a post road, and this is still a pothole, if the post road is built more smoothly, it can travel 300 kilometers a day by changing horses in the middle of the road (a few decades later, a stagecoach will travel 376 kilometers on the best road in Europe at the time, and it will take 23 and a half hours to reach it at the earliest).

Just like the high-speed rail in the previous life changed the people's way of life, if the four-wheeled carriage is applied on a large scale, it is completely possible to realize the long-distance transportation of military food through transport ships and four-wheeled carriages, without the need to recruit strong men from the civilian population who are several times the number of troops as in the past.

If the four-wheeled carriage is used on a large scale, it can transport heavy firearms such as redcoat cannons.

Now, if four-wheeled vehicles can be manufactured in large quantities, large-caliber field artillery can be used on a large scale, as in the West, without worrying about the phenomenon of artillery moving away from the infantry.

Looking at the four-wheeled carriage, Yang Lin fell into deep thought, just like the dispute between the farming civilization of the Han people in Eastern China and the nomads in the north, in the agricultural countries of Western Europe, Germany and France, they were also attacked by nomads such as Russia in the north, but a divided Western Europe, Central Europe, and Eastern Europe could easily resist the invasion of the powerful nomads in the north.

In the East, the situation is the opposite, the Han people have always been unified, and the northern ethnic minorities are often fragmented, why is the unified Central Plains civilization often invaded by the nomadic people who are divided in the north, and why the northern ethnic minorities are slightly united and the Central Plains Dynasty falls into a ruling crisis?

Of course, there are many factors that determine the strength of the Central Plains and steppe nationalities, but there is no doubt that the grain transportation and long-range combat capability of the three armed forces is a very important reason.

If the Central Plains Dynasty was equipped with a large number of four-wheeled carriages to solve the problem of transporting grain and grass for a large army (in ancient times, an army often needed to double or double the number of conscripts and strong men to transport grain and grass), and solve the problem of long-distance warfare.

Getting off the carriage, Yang Lin was surprised, although he appointed An Siwen and Li Shisi as the main affairs, and he guided the Vehicle Bureau to manufacture four-wheeled carriages on a large scale.

Lyss was very disappointed, everyone came to Middle-earth to preach, but who would have expected to be an official.

In order to get the opportunity to preach, An Siwen and Lissi came to the house every now and then to discuss all kinds of strange things.

Since Matteo Ricci, in order to open the door to China, foreign missionaries hope to use the advanced science and technology of the Westerners to attract the attention of the Chinese people, including the geometric principles of the Ming Dynasty minister Xu Guangqi, and Song Yingxing's heavenly creations have been deeply influenced by it.

In his previous life, Yang Lin was born in science and engineering, and his modern knowledge level was far above that of contemporary people, but whether to find these two Western missionaries to come and chat, one is to increase the knowledge of civil officials and generals, and the other is to increase the spirit of relaxation and tension.

Seeing that this ruler was so interested in Western science, of course the two tried their best to win the favor of the ruler, but the other party had an unfathomable and profound expression, and from time to time two sentences came out, which was very shocking.

This is not at today's dinner, everyone is chatting while drinking tea, talking about construction, and the senator Ye Dabin next to him has repeatedly complained that the houses are not stable, and some resettlement houses for displaced people were washed away due to the flood last month, and the people have suffered great losses.

Yang Lin listened carefully, disapproving, these so-called resettlement houses are too reluctant, in order to let the displaced people have a place to shelter from the wind and rain, they build a shed at high and low, and of course they are washed away in heavy rain.

Raising his head, he saw that Lissi next to him had a look of wanting to speak and stopped, and felt quite interesting, and asked, "Mr. Li, you, what do you think, tell me and let everyone listen?"

Richer pointed and picked up a book, and said with a glance: "My lord, the problem lies in the house you built, you built the house without building the foundation, so when you encountered strong winds and rains, of course it was washed away. ”

Ye Dabin next to him heard it and scolded: "Nonsense, the world often says that the foundation is not solid, the ground shakes, and thousands of high-rise buildings rise from the ground, why don't we build a house and lay a foundation, it's just nonsense." ”

Richer was quite aggrieved and said: "Honorable lord, you, you really didn't lay the foundation, I, I dare to swear in the name of God, in the name of God." ”

The officials present did not think so, and everyone was quite in a good mood, and some even claimed that foreigners were making rumors and slandering everyone.

Seeing that these two foreigners were flushed, and they all said that they didn't lay the foundation, Yang Lin smiled and said: "Mr. Li, tell me, why didn't we lay the foundation, tell me how you laid the foundation?" ”

Hearing this question, Richards immediately explained that when building houses in the West, it was common to dig three feet into the ground to build the foundation, and then build the buildings above after the foundation was repaired.

This is not the case in the East, where in order to make the building more majestic, a certain amount of earth is often piled up by hand, and then stones are placed on top of it to lay the foundation.

Yang Lin was overjoyed in his heart, looked around and asked: "Everyone, let's talk about it, although Mr. Lyss can't explain clearly, but do you evaluate the advantages and disadvantages of our Oriental people laying foundations and Westerners laying foundations?" ”

Everyone present was gossiping, and many people shook their heads with their hands in a bunch of hands, how could this homeless resettlement house lay the foundation so much?

In addition, some people admire the ingenuity of the Westerners' method, which is to lay the foundation three feet before laying the foundation to ensure that the foundation is firm and avoid the collapse of the house due to the unstable foundation.

It is common to see some houses deviating in the people, and if you use the method of foreigners, you may be able to solve this problem.

Seeing that everyone slowly agreed on the same opinion, Yang Lin asked the director Zhang Lang to invite nearby carpenters and stonemasons to inform the Westerners of the law, and asked for the future permanent buildings to be dug and consolidated to consolidate the foundation, on the other hand, he even gave a thumbs up: "The two gentlemen know a lot, and I admire them." As the saying goes, the stones of other mountains can attack jade, and you Westerners also have many ways to learn from it. ”

Everyone laughed when they heard this, and after a long day of explanation, although everyone felt the subtlety of Westerners laying the foundation, they also felt that the amount of work was huge (digging pits) and felt inconvenient.

But in any case, as the Governor said that the stones of other mountains can attack jade, this is a famous saying of the ancestors, although some people do not fully agree, but they will not oppose it.

When the Portuguese missionary An Siwen heard this, he shook his head again and again and said: "My lord, no, no, we Westerners are as big and rich as you China, and our Westerners are far superior in science and technology to your China, and we are not barbarians.

Your Excellency, you don't know that on the streets, many of the people under your rule regard us as barbarians, and my lord, we are not barbarians, we are as great as you. ”

Since ancient times, China has been located in the big country of the Chinese Celestial Empire, and the Quartet is just a barbarian, and now I hear that some people are actually saying that they are as great as the Central Plains Dynasty, and the surrounding civil officials and military generals can't stand it.

Although it is now suppressed by the barbarian Qing Dynasty, the acquaintances do not lose the battle, and everyone quotes scriptures one by one to prove China's strength and prosperity.

Seeing that everyone was arguing again, and looking at the two missionaries who had lost the upper hand, Yang Lin felt amused, and his words were particularly proud: "Two gentlemen, we in China say that seeing is believing and hearing is false, and after we put down the Tartar rebellion, I will definitely go to the imperial court and send a mission to your country to see if you are a barbarian country."

If your country is as prosperous, strong, and civilized as China, I will encourage equal and free exchanges between the two sides.

But before you do that, you have to prove to everyone that your country is strong. ”