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491 Car and Road (I)

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-- Those who fish for goldfish, dig birds' nests, climb trees and drill holes, and chase dogs and chickens...... This group of little monkeys got together to make trouble in the Heavenly Palace, and suddenly made a quiet mountain villa into a miasma. Originally, in order to increase the atmosphere, one or two sika deer and white cranes were stocked in each residential courtyard, and guests could see these elegant creatures walking leisurely in the courtyard without opening the door or opening the window, which was very interesting. As a result, on the first day of the Ming Cadre Training Corps, they were frightened by a large group of naughty imps and jumped around, all those who could fly flew away, and those who couldn't fly hid in the fence and didn't dare to come out.

Later, the little ghosts turned their attention to the cows, goats, chickens, ducks, rabbits and other cages raised behind the villa...... Although I didn't dare to make big mistakes, I did a lot of small pranks. Speaking of which, the reason why the waiters in the villa have a bad impression of these Ming Dynasty officials is that their little servants are also among them, but they are also very strong!

The mountain villa has beautiful scenery and first-class environment, and it is a great garden in itself. Adults like Shi Kefa and others who have traveled from south to north, have seen a lot of things, and have tasted the hardships of life, of course know how rare this qiē is. In addition to going to school, I can stay in this garden with peace of mind to cultivate my body. But children have no certainty, no matter how good the garden is, they will get tired of walking for three or five days, so their range of activities gradually spreads to the surroundings.

The location of the villa is not in the city, but on the outskirts of Qiongzhou Prefecture, between the city and the Baisha Port Market, a few miles away from both ends. In the eyes of modern people, these few miles of land are nothing, and you can just walk around. However, the ancients had a small range of activities, and if they lived in the suburbs, they often went to the city even if they went far away. When I talk to the locals, I usually talk about how lively the wharf is and how prosperous the city is...... Those little clerks have been itching for a long time. But after all, they are children, and they dare not run far without the guidance of the master, so they can only wait until this time to go out together.

The plan was decided, and the group got up and walked out of the dining room, and when they came to the gate of the villa, they saw that there were already many students gathered here with their companions and servants—it seemed that there were quite a few people who were planning to do so today.

As long as there are people, there is business, and this is especially evident in the common people under the rule of Short Mao - even Shi Kefa is unwilling to pay extra for the high-priced food in the mountain village restaurant, and there will be a small stall offering cheap steamed rice soup at this door. Not to mention that there are many people coming and going in the villa every day, and the traffic here is naturally very convenient.

There are regular public stagecoaches from Baisha Pier to Fucheng, and the route is specially set to pass through the entrance of the villa, and there is a stop arranged here - but it doesn't matter if there is a stop, this kind of stagecoach pulled by an old donkey or a retired horse beckons to stop, even if it doesn't stop, and young people with sharp legs and feet can climb up and jump directly.

The stagecoach is the cheapest, and you can throw a copper or two into the cash box next to the handlebar when you get on the bus. The handlebar type does not rely entirely on these revenues to make money, but is subsidized by trading companies and paid by the chengguan brigade, which is part of the municipal public service industry. Horse-drawn carts and donkey carts only carried people, and every once in a long period of time an ox cart passed by, which could help transport goods, but at a slower pace, only a few times a day.

Generally, people who live nearby and want to go to the city or port are used to riding this kind of stagecoach, anyway, the farmers don't care about spending more time. However, if you have a high status and do not want to mix with civilians, or you carry a lot of goods, and you have requirements for travel speed, you can choose a private vehicle, which is commonly known as a "taxi".

These Ming officials, who rely on their identities, will not squeeze donkey carts with ordinary ordinary people, and wave for taxis. But it was too expensive to call a car alone, so several people got together to discuss carpooling, and joined forces to negotiate the price with the coachman.

The three of Shi Kefa and his entourage didn't need to join in the excitement - Wang Pu's scholar Xiaoshi was already waiting for them at the door, and he also brought a rather beautiful carriage. Xiao Shi was only thirteen or fourteen years old when he took office with Wang Pu, but after several years of experience, he has now grown into a mature young man.

"Master Qiqi Shi: My husband was supposed to come over together today, but he had official business to do temporarily, so he really couldn't get out. Let the little one confess his sin on his behalf, and the little one will take you on a tour today. ”

A few people here are okay with each other, so everyone gets in the car and sets off. The carriage was very spacious, and it was full of short-haired style from the inside out - simple and bright, with no frills. But for the practical aspect, it attaches great importance to every small detail, and every small detail is very thoughtful. Even the backrest behind the seat is not a straight wooden board like traditional Ming-style furniture, but is very thoughtfully bent out of an arc, so that people can resist the whole back after leaning on it, which is quite comfortable.

Shi Kefa and his master adhered to the popularity of the literati, and after getting in the car, they sat upright. But after their little attendant got on the car, he looked around curiously, and he was not honest even when he sat in the seat, but he had to shake his buttocks, and said happily:

"Wow, this car is so steady, it doesn't bump in the road at all."

"Of course, there are springs underneath the carriages, and they're all made of stainless steel!"

Like those trendy young men in modern times, Wang Shishi is obviously very interested in famous cars, and when he heard someone next to him mention it, he even happily boasted:

"From top to bottom, this car is completely made from the Joan Navy Factory, and even their own big leaders are riding in this style, but it is not comparable to those miscellaneous goods outside!"

-- That tone is like a modern guy boasting, "This is an all-imported car!" "A stance. As he spoke, he waved his hand outwards for a moment - there was a cloth canopy on the top of the car and a curtain around it, but at this time, because of the fine weather, it was all put away, and the people sitting in it had a very wide view.

Following his gestures, Shi Kefa and the others noticed that the cabs outside were indeed of various styles, but the sizes of the vehicles were about the same, and they were all the same in terms of shape - all four-wheeled vehicles, especially the wheels and the position of the driver at the front of the carriage, were almost identical.

The number of animals pulling the cart is also distinct: one is used, two are used, and even a four-wheeled cart drawn by four healthy horses or a large green mule can be seen passing by quickly. However, the harness style on the horse is the same. The vehicle they were currently riding in was drawn by two horses, and it was already quite light and fast to walk, and I really didn't know what it was like to run in a vehicle drawn by four horses.

"Although these vehicles are of different styles, they all seem to be made according to the same pattern?"

The staff master has been paying attention to the surroundings since he got into the car, and at this time he seems to see a little bit of the doorway and asks. Wang Shishi nodded immediately:

"That's right, the largest and most conspicuous compartment, although it can be made by each workshop itself, has a shock-absorbing chassis underneath the carriage...... It is a steel frame with springs, including the steering axle at the front of the car, and the wheel spindle...... These accessories can only be made in short-haired workshops. Although they are willing to sell it in retail, the boxes made by each family must fit their size in order to fit it, so the size is actually about the same. The load capacity is also divided according to the standard, otherwise the accessories will not be able to bear it. ”

Wang Shishi seemed to have studied this very much, and said it like a treasure, pointing to the car outside:

"The standard of accessories provided by the shorthair is divided by the number of horses that pull the cart: one, two, four, six and eight, but the ones that need to be pulled by six and eight horses belong to the big wagons. In fact, the two horsepower of our manned horses is enough, and most of the four horses are used for long-distance running. There are also some rich children who are very bored and play with flying cars - but the rules on the road here are very strict, and the speeding is very good. In addition, it is easy to injure livestock when running fast on hard roads, so if you are really in a hurry, it is more convenient to ride a horse directly. ”

As he spoke, he pointed to the middle of the road, which was a wider, grass-planted green belt, separating the lanes in the left and right directions, and the occasional horseback runner also took the middle road, which was a veritable road.

"This pavement is extraordinary......

Shi Kefa and Master had actually noticed the road under their wheels for a long time, and they had studied it a lot these days. There is no doubt that the carriage can now move so steadily and smoothly that people can sit on the carriage without feeling much bumps, in addition to the special device of the car itself, this hard road surface is also indispensable.

At first glance, the pavement looks dusty, paved with hard plaster, and although there are occasional cracks, it is generally a large boxy piece, and it seems to be nothing special except that it is relatively hard and smooth. If it was in the Ming Dynasty, as long as you were ruthless and not afraid of spending money and labor, you would probably be able to pave a section of stone with a similar outlet. But this is the road they took when they came from the wharf before, and from here it leads to the state capital, and the road under their feet is still the same road, and they have heard people talk about it - this road even leads all the way to Lingao County!

In addition to the hard pavement and central turf, there are also drainage ditches and street trees on both sides of the road...... Just thinking about it is enough to be jaw-dropping.

"This road costs a lot to pave it, and it probably only takes short hair to support it."

Shi Kefa exclaimed, but when Wang Shishi heard this, he pouted:

"It's amazing, so we won't let it go in vain......"

The three of them were a little puzzled, but soon understood what he meant—soon the car came to a river, and there was a wide bridge on the river, and the bridge deck was exactly the same material as the pavement, and it was thought that it was also the work of Shorthair.

The bridge and the road are well done, but a checkpoint is set up at the entrance of the bridge. There was a stone tablet standing next to him, and before Shi Kefa had time to look at the words on the stone tablet, his eyes were first attracted by a few lines of bright red handwriting on a wooden sign in front of the stone tablet that I don't know who was inserting:

"I opened this road, and I planted this tree. If you want to live from now on, leave to buy road money! ”

Later, I saw that on the stone stele, there were three big characters engraved with teeth and claws - simplified characters unique to short hair:

"Toll booth"!

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All cars that pass through the toll booth have to pay a fee, regardless of whether you have one or two horses, even if a four-horse fast-drawn car can only slow down to this kind of place, one by one, so there is a backlog of vehicles.

Wang Shi and the handlebar type lined up in front of them to pay, and Shi Kefa and the others took the opportunity to come down and loosen their legs and feet, and circled around the stone tablet. I know more about this toll booth and the whole road in Shorthair.

The wooden sign wasn't supposed to have been erected by Shorthair himself, and they weren't going to mock themselves. However, the limerick above is quite appropriate, and people like Shi Kefa, who have always been strict, couldn't help laughing out loud when they saw these words, and probably even the staff at the toll booth felt the same way, so they never pulled it out.

On the back of the toll station stele, Shi Kefa saw a piece of explanatory text about the toll station by Short Hair itself, called "The inscription on the rebuilding of the West Line Expressway on a certain day in a certain year, a certain month, and a certain day", and the person who paid the payment turned out to be Ying Rongwei, who had just greeted him this morning, and the title he left on this tablet was "Commander-in-Chief of the Western Line Expressway Engineering Department".

The text on the stele is the same as the short-haired style that Shi Kefa has become familiar with these days: boring and rigid, without any literary style, but the number provided is very accurate, without any allusions and hidden words. All the information that the author wants others to know is on it, and it will definitely not cause misunderstanding for the reader.

The inscription carefully introduces the details of this high-grade highway from Qiongzhou Prefecture to Lingao County, including the mileage, design capacity, width and quality of the road, as well as the new and reconstructed bridges along the way, the reinforced and straightened road sections, and even the condition of the mountain pass......

Shi Kefa's eyelids couldn't help jumping when he saw the word "fried", and there seemed to be such a team in front of him: they were tireless, never resting, just waving the steel drill and shovel in their hands and moving forward. Neither rivers nor mountains could stop them, and even the hardest rocks would rumble and blow them flat with gunpowder. And behind them, there is such an unpretentious gray hard pavement, which stretches on and on as if it never ends. even all the way to the Jingshi, to the supreme imperial throne in the Forbidden City...... RO！ ~！

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