The horse-drawn carriage drove leisurely along the main road, and in front of it was the silhouette of a city. Liu Nanxun, the boss of the pen & fun & pavilion www.biquge.info car, said to his coachman: "When you arrive in Shanghai, you look at the car, horse-drawn carriages are not allowed to gallop in downtown Shanghai, master, I will rent a Tang people's car to talk about business, you will store the carriage and horses over there, and follow me into the city." ”

The coachman agreed, and Liu Nanxun said with some longing: "When will we be able to run a car in Hangzhou City, I will also buy one, and you don't have to feed this animal anymore, just drive a car for me." ”

The coachman was also a little timid, and said, "Master, this Tang man's car is not fed, is there any difference between driving and carriage?" ”

Liu Nanxun sneered and said, "The car is a mechanical thing, not a mule, horse and animal, and it doesn't eat forage." ”

The coachman smiled innocently: "Isn't that a great way to save money?" ”

Liu Nanxun heaved and said: "A car costs a thousand taels of silver, which is comparable to a batch of BMWs." However, the inside is much more comfortable than the carriage, if you are more particular, you can also get a leather seat, but unfortunately it is a little cramped. The larger ones are probably also sold, but this price is afraid that it will be more expensive. Although the car does not swallow forage, it also needs to drink oil. ”

The coachman exclaimed, "Is it actually oil?" This is much more expensive than forage, the villain's family can't eat three or two catties of oil from year to year, how much does this car have to eat? ”

Liu Nanxun had a sense of showing off that he had seen a lot, and said: "The car eats oil, which is different from people eating oil, it is gasoline, but it is not cheap." ”

While talking, I went to the outskirts of Shanghai, where there was a large mule and horse farm, and everyone who entered the city. No animal was allowed to enter the city. In case you are frightened. Hurt someone. Liu Nanxun complained about the inconvenience last time he came to Shanghai, but at this time he couldn't wait to give up his carriage. Coming to this mule and horse farm, Liu Nanxun is already familiar with the road, and there is a big notice board outside the mule and horse farm, which says how to handle the storage procedures for the carriage. When Liu Nanxun first came, he followed the procedures on this notice board to complete the procedures, and later he found that many places in Shanghai have similar signs, which he found quite convenient. In the words of later generations, it is called humanization.

At this time, there was a businessman of the same age as Liu Nanxun at the gate, wearing a horse coat and a small hat with a melon skin hat, his face was a little anxious, and he said: "How can there be such a rule, the carriage is not allowed to enter the city, and the person will walk with a pair of feet after entering the city?" ”

Liu Nanxun heard that his accent was also from Ningbo, stepped forward and arched his hand, and said, "This shopkeeper, but you don't have to be so anxious. Though no carriage is allowed in this city. But you can rent a car and pass everywhere. Stable and comfortable. In addition, there is a so-called bus in the city, a car can take dozens of people, only take 1 cent of Tang Yuan's fare, it is also simple. ”

The merchant also hugged his fists and said: "In Song Zhongqiao, a cloth merchant in Ningbo, dare to be the name of his brother Taigao?" ”

"My surname is Liu, my name is Nanxun, and I do some grocery business in Hangzhou."

Song Zhongqiao asked, "Has Brother Liu been to Shanghai before?" ”

Liu Nanxun said: "A month and a half ago, I came to Shanghai to do business once. I heard that the Tang people sell a lot of kitsch gadgets, more ways to eat dim sum, here came to Shanghai to buy a bag of candy, snacks, I didn't expect to sell well in Hangzhou, this time I am going to buy more goods. ”

Song Zhongqiao said: "It's the first time I've come back to Shanghai, and Brother Liu doesn't know anything." There are only a few cloth shops that do cloth business in Ningbo, and Song inherits the favor of his ancestors and barely supports the family business. I used to go to the countryside to collect homespun cloth, and then print and dye it in my own dyeing workshop, but I didn't expect that two months ago, two other cloth shops in Ningbo suddenly sold cloth that was lower than the cost of collecting cloth from us. Moreover, the texture of this cloth is quite good, and there are many styles, which robbed all the business of our Song family's cloth shop at once. Song's hair was about to turn white, and after many inquiries, he learned that the shopkeepers of the two cloth shops had gone to Shanghai, looked for cloth merchants from the Tang Dynasty, bought cheap goods, and took them to Ningbo to sell. In order to make a living, Song also had to come to Ningbo to find some ways. Brother Liu has already visited Shanghai before, and he must have known some people, but I wonder if there are any cloth merchants who can be introduced? ”

Liu Nanxun said: "I'm sorry, my younger brother mainly makes some groceries, and I don't know much about the business on this cloth." But Brother Song doesn't need to panic, this Tang Dynasty founded the country with industry and commerce, unlike the Qing Dynasty, which is contemptuous to our businessmen. Especially the Tang Dynasty government, they all help businessmen do business, and if you ask them about this, there is naturally something that can help. ”

Song Zhongqiao was shocked: "How is it possible, we want to buy goods, and ask the government if the government can manage us?" They won't be beaten out with a killing stick. ”

Liu Nanxun said with a smile: "No, no, this time, the younger brother also wants to buy more groceries, and he also has to ask the door, otherwise the two of us will pass, just rent a car, and save some travel money." ”

Song Zhongqiao hurriedly thanked him.

The two called their family mates, and Liu Nanxun instructed his coachman to take the Song family's men to a "Hanting Business Hotel" together, and then go to the hotel to find them after finishing speaking. After completing the formalities of depositing the carriage, Liu Nanxun and Song Zhongqiao entered the city. Song Zhongqiao was still at a loss, Liu Nanxun stood on the side of the road and waved, and saw a yellow car turn around and stop on the side of the road.

Inside, a driver in a black suit and white gloves got out of the car to help the two open the car door and asked, "Where are you going?" Is it a one-way trip or a chartered bus? ”

Liu Nanxun said: "Driver, go to the Shanghai Commercial Hall, we will charter a car." ”

The driver nodded and said, "Okay, if you charter a car, the cost of a day is 5 Tang Yuan." ”

Song Zhongqiao panicked: "All I carry with me are silver taels, and there are no Tang coins." ”

Liu Nanxun said: "This doesn't hinder it, there is a money house next to the Datang Commercial Hall, which can exchange silver for Datang silver bills, well, they seem to be called banknotes." ”

Song Zhongqiao breathed a sigh of relief, and then followed Liu Nanxun into the car. The two sat in the back seat, and Song Zhongqiao sat in the car, looking around with a curious look.

"I heard that the Tang people have cars but no horses, but today I saw it, it's really amazing." Song Zhongqiao sighed.

Liu Nanxun said with a smile: "This car is going to run, and it is much more stable than a horse-drawn carriage." And if you can continue to gallop, if you run long distances, it is faster than a horse-drawn carriage. ”

Song Zhongqiao nodded again and again: "The ingenuity of Tang man-made objects is jaw-dropping. But I don't know how the car ran without being pushed by a horse-drawn person. ”

Liu Nanxun laughed and said: "I don't understand this, it is said to be a machine, there must be various truths in it, but I am shallow and don't know." (To be continued.) )