The scene is all clear-eyed people, just a beginning, you know the result, Yang Yuanzhao looked at a qiē in his eyes, a distance of more than ten kilometers, the result was only half an hour, he had already prepared, and he did not wait here, directly pulled people up with a carriage, at this time, he would not be brain-dead to walk on the dirt road, and it was not a traditional two-wheeled carriage, that thing was not suitable for sitting, he chose a four-wheeled carriage.

The structure of the four-wheeled carriage is more complex than the two-wheeled one, fortunately, the master can still make it, the main shaft and some special parts, go directly to the all-in-one machine, using alloy steel, this is not, in order to meet this time, a total of 10 cars were made, each of which is very spacious, a car of four or five people, and all the people on the scene can be installed.

Invited everyone into the four-wheeled carriage, Hou Jinsheng was invited by Yang Yuanzhao personally, before getting on the car, Hou Jinsheng looked at the four-wheeled carriage, and then looked at Yang Yuanzhao, gave a thumbs up and said: "The future can be done!" ”

This is the second time Hou Jinsheng has said this, Yang Yuanzhao thought about it, Zhang Luo got into the car, and the four-wheeled carriage moved slowly under the whip of the carriage master.

Four-wheeled carriage, especially added some shock absorption, of course, just some springs, hydraulic this thing, temporarily not suitable for putting here, fortunately, the spring has been OK, such shock absorption on the smooth cement road, it seems unusually stable, seated, weekday travel, most of them are sedan chairs, a few are in a carriage, but there is no one, like such a stable and comfortable, many people are thinking, if the road surface of Baotou is changed to a cement road, it is impossible to say, but also to get a four-wheeled carriage, otherwise how to show the identity.

The cement road shows a huge advantage, when the heavy car has arrived, the empty car is still on the halfway, if it is not an empty car, maybe a few muddy places before, it will not be able to get out, just like that, when the four-wheeled carriage that sets off for about ten minutes crosses it, the two-wheeled carriage has not yet gone to a third, as for the two-wheeled one, it has already gone more than halfway, and the gap is extremely obvious.

Half an hour later, the two-wheeled carriage and the four-wheeled carriage arrived at the end of the line, and many gentry who watched the excitement were full of praise for the four-wheeled carriage and the cement road, until it was almost an hour later, the two-wheeled carriage arrived, and this time the test, the cement road was a complete victory.

The gentry in Baotou only felt the benefits of both, but the Yang family, who really cared about the road situation, had their eyes shining.

This time, the Yang family who participated in the breakthrough ceremony, except for Yang Yue, went to Baotou to deliver Yang Yao, Yang Yao is also a child of the Yang family, but he is not a descendant, but a side branch, but he is less than thirty years old, starting from an ordinary guy, he became the head of the caravan on the North Road, and he is responsible for the transportation capacity of the caravan around Baotou is extremely outstanding.

Long-distance freight, what to be afraid of, is muddy roads and bad weather, in most of these weather, is not able to transport, in the city is better, the big deal is to stay in the inn to rest, long-distance business profits, a few days of delay is to bear, but if in the field, it will be troublesome, maybe the rain is heavy, but also to bear the loss of goods, this is fatal.

In addition to the load capacity and barrier-free access, Yang Yao also saw a greater advantage of speed, the carriage on the cement road, can drive at the maximum speed, save horsepower, speed up, this is an advantage, such as knowing that a place lacks a certain kind of goods, three days to arrive, and seven days to arrive, don't look at the difference between only four days, but the changes in it, can definitely be called a world of difference, you know, the first to come, can make three days of high profits, is a unique business, but the later arrival, You can only watch others make money, and even later, when the market is saturated and there are no business opportunities, you may lose money.

Yang Yao asked solemnly: "Yang Yuanzhao, how much does this highway cost?" ”

"Why, Brother Light is interested in this!"

"Of course, as a businessman, sometimes, you really need to build a road!" Yang Yao said with emotion.

Yang Yuanzhao heard Yang Yue mention this, the most famous is from Kulun to Kyakhta, itself, there is no road, a steppe, the convoy is easy to get lost, and even if it encounters a swamp, it will destroy the car and kill people, later, for this trade route, the Yang family spent a lot of effort and spent huge financial resources, but the return is also huge, the business route of Kyakhta and Kulen has been completely opened, not to mention the reduced cost, just the increase in the proportion of goods, which has made the Yang family's power in the northwest to a new level.

The cost has long been calculated, based on the total price of cement, sand and stones, as for the steel, the steel of later generations, cut from the all-in-one machine, this price, really can not be measured, in this case, can be temporarily estimated according to the imported steel of this era, anyway, Yang Yuanzhao is not so bad, the steel used in the cement road is very little, just look at the time and add a handful of work, then the cost of one kilometer, can be controlled in 1200 silver dollars or less.

1200 silver dollars, all of a sudden, let everyone be stunned, they know this road, the effect is very good, in the face of higher investment, to be honest, not many people are willing to come out, just 30 days, 50 kilometers away, is 60,000 yuan, everyone here, everyone has a lot of wealth in their hands, 100,000, or even millions, for a road, is it worth investing so much, even Yang Yao, who is very interested in this, has become hesitant.

The road from Kulun to Kyakhta has a huge investment, a distance of more than 1,000 kilometers, and the investment will not exceed 500,000, that is to say, one kilometer is four or five hundred, or it is divided into several years, and it is built after obtaining a certain income, but such a road, its cost is actually 1200, which is five or six times the ordinary cost, even if it is like Kulun, thousands of miles away, it is almost 3 times more, this price, the Yang family may not be able to accept.

Looking at everyone, with the retreat in their eyes, Yang Yuanzhao smiled and said, "It seems that the investment is high, but I have calculated an account, and you will understand!" ”

"What?" Everyone's eyes were projected, and Yang Yuanzhao said calmly: "From Baotou to Taiyuan, almost more than 300 kilometers, I will calculate according to 350 kilometers, 1200 silver dollars per kilometer, so what is the cost of a highway." ”

"420,000!" Wei Ming directly calculated the price, which is worthy of being the big shopkeeper of the ticket number.

Yang Yuanzhao nodded at Wei Ming and said, "Very good, I will choose a two-way 14-meter lane, that is to say, it will be almost doubled, and the cost will be about 840,000!" ”

840,000, including Wei Ming, took a breath of cold air, such a simple road may not be much cheaper than the railway, and the investment itself is huge, and it will be increased, which is completely irrational.

"Look at this, everybody!" After everyone understood the number jù, Yang Yuanzhao called everyone together and let everyone see a four-wheeled carriage, which was completely different from the previous manning, and the standard of foreign truck-mounted carriages had been specially treated, such as using light and hard alloys instead of wood, which was used in places where the carriage was more prone to wear and tear, and the performance of the entire carriage and other aspects of the ability would have a more obvious improvement, and the load capacity would even exceed that of the trucks of this era.

The carrying capacity of European horse-loaded carriages exceeds that of trucks, and it is clear that in later generations, even by the time of World War I, the largest main force in logistics was still the horse-drawn carriage and the horse-drawn carriage, as for the truck, it was mostly used in cities and places with better road conditions, not for the carrying capacity, but for its faster speed.

"Look, this is the weight of the carriage, I use cement buckets here to calculate, they are all filled with cement, sealed buckets, I want you to know the weight."

"More than 300 kilograms!" A person took the initiative to answer, because of the relationship between the purchase of cement and the order, we all know that the cement of the cement plant is accurately calculated, and the gap between each pass will not exceed one or two.

One, two or three, one by one, the porters came up and put the cement bucket in a suitable position, and soon, the carriage was full, and a total of 7 were put up, itself, according to Yang Yuanzhao's calculations, there was still a margin, but 7, 2 tons of weight, can definitely make a good performance.

The horse is a horse that has just run a two-wheeled carriage, which everyone knows, in their opinion, such a heavy car, out of two or three horses, can be pulled, but did not expect, just set a single horse, it pulled, the horse ran a little hard, it is still running, speed, almost able to reach more than 15 kilometers, and ordinary two-wheeled vehicles.

The load capacity is huge, many people know the four-wheeled carriage, that is the Western carriage, once entered China is also all the rage, but compared with the traditional two-wheeled carriage, its turning performance, the performance of the poor road surface is very poor, in foreign countries, perhaps because of the better traffic environment, can be used, but in China, except for a few cities such as Beijing, Wuhan, Shanghai, etc., other places are dilapidated roads, to popularize, it is extremely difficult.

But now, Yang Yuanzhao built a cement road, it seems that this problem has been solved at once, the traffic capacity of the complex road surface, in the face of such a smooth road surface of the cement road, is it still a problem, as for the turn, just look at the cement road, the whole road is not many corners, even if it is a turn, there are no steep bends, straight bends, sharp turns, it has always been to take care of the speed, so it can give full play to the advantages of the high load-bearing capacity and fast speed of the four-wheeled carriage, and the smooth cement road is better than the roads in the city. Horses can save most of the bumps, the power consumed, and even run, a little faster, and hold on longer. This kind of real yàn, made slightly, and later there were real yàn double horses, the speed was obviously accelerated, and the advantages of the four-wheeled carriage were undoubtedly revealed.

Yang Yao thought in his heart, as one of the leaders of the Yang family's caravan, he understood very well that the load capacity and the speed of the carriage had an impact on transportation, and he didn't understand why Yang Yuanzhao asked him to look at this, could this be able to offset the price advantage, it was very good, but he took out more than 800,000 yuan at one time and used it to build a cement road, when would he be able to earn the money back.

Yang Yuanzhao In the confusion of everyone, Yang Yuanzhao said calmly: "If there is such a road, every 100 miles, set up a service station, I can provide a carriage, even provide a change of horses, or even a short period of rest and accommodation, to ensure that the carriage can travel at the fastest speed, my distance of 50 kilometers, every ton of weight, charge 1 silver dollar toll, is there anyone willing." ”

50 kilometers a ton, if such a carriage, from Baotou to too far, almost 14 yuan, this price, is really not low, the account is not so calculated, a carriage, at least equivalent to the usual 3, or even more, omitted at least 5 horses, 2 masters, the necessary guards, the most important thing is that the speed is fast, stable, some bulky, fragile items, can quickly and quickly faint in the right place, the difference between can be big.

Seeing that everyone was thoughtful, Yang Yuanzhao added another fire and said, "If I also provide safety, I can also speed up this speed and carrying capacity." ”

Everyone was moved, especially Yang Yao, as the director of the North Road, quickly figured it out, Yang Yuanzhao mentioned these, can perfectly solve many problems of long-distance freight, you know, in this era, the transportation of goods is mainly manpower and horses, whether it is manpower, or horses, there is an end, it is impossible to use it without hesitation, experienced masters, will speed up when the horsepower is relatively sufficient, but will not keep accelerating, because to be stingy with horsepower, once the horse has a problem, for a caravan, It's just a **annoying, without a replacement horse, maybe abandoned, maybe transferred, in short, this is the last thing you want to see.

Yang Yuanzhao mentioned the change of horses, the perfect solution to this problem, on the smooth cement road, when the horse runs at full strength, the speed can be increased to the fastest, and you can change the horse once in 50 kilometers, which is equal to the horse can run at full speed almost all the time, the increase in speed is absolutely amazing, just like the eight hundred miles of urgency, change the horse without changing people, or even change people and horses, under the harsh and complex traffic conditions of feudal society, it is the fastest communication method.

Highway tolls, this later generations were played badly, the world's 97 toll roads in China, and will continue to be tolled, to know the prospect of toll roads, then this as an example, simply flat and straightforward to say, but let everyone have a feeling of suddenness.

Just when everyone digested Yang Yuanzhao's words and was a little shocked, Yang Yuanzhao then asked: "It seems that the price of one ton per ton for fifty kilometers is acceptable to everyone, so can someone tell me, how many cars, how many commodities were transported, and how many commodities were transported away from the caravan that came to Baotou from Taiyuan last year?" ”RS