Suspension is not only comfortable, but also reduces vibration to avoid the overall structure of the vehicle and the wear and tear of the bearings. Generally, the biggest loss and maintenance of the carriage is in the bearing, which can reduce the failure rate and loss of the bearing, and will greatly improve the transportation efficiency.

Another thing that shocked Ryle was that the four-wheeled carriage was only a horse. Generally, the normal standard weight of a horse is 200 kilograms, but the theoretical limit of a strong horse can reach 2 tons.

But this is also the theoretical limit, the friction of the ancient wheels is large, coupled with the road conditions are not very good, and the protection of the horse itself, the actual weight of the cart should be folded in half, that is, about a ton. If you change to a tortuous mountain road like the Saint-Michel Mountains, you can only pull 500 kilograms, which is still counting the weight of the vehicle.

But this carriage, with the steel ingots on it alone, weighed 1.5 tons, and the weight of the carriage itself was several hundred kilograms, almost reaching the limit of what the horses could pull. Of course, this also has something to do with the road surface, the hydraulic factories are the flattest cement pavement, compared to the average medieval road, it is not an exaggeration to call it a highway.

Feeling the amazing experience of this carriage, Ryle's pampered duke said, "My lord, I want to drive this carriage outside to try it, because it is closer to the road of Mont Saint-Michel." ”

Hearing Ryle's words, Duke nodded, but to be on the safe side, he told the dwarves to take down the five ingots, keeping only the one-ton ingots. In addition, the weight of the vehicle itself is about 200 kilograms, which is about the same as the weight of a French four-wheeled military vehicle during the Napoleonic period.

Ryle drove the wagon up the dirt road outside the hydroelectric factory, initially cautious for fear of problems with the bearings or leaf springs of the new wagon. But after running for dozens of seconds, he found that the carriage was unusually stable, and there was not much vibration to make the vehicle make an abnormal noise.

More importantly, in the past, the weight of one ton, the huge friction brought by the traditional bearing, so that the average horse is embarrassed, but this time the horse is very relaxed, even if the weight is added a little more without the slightest problem.

After almost walking around the hydroelectric factory, Ryle returned to Duke with irrepressible excitement, and as soon as he got out of the carriage, Ryle said excitedly to Duke: "My lord, this carriage is far more powerful than the old carriage before, both in terms of load and speed. If this carriage is applied to the transportation of Storm Castle, we can completely avoid Alpine City and form our own carriage caravan!"

As an old carpenter, Ryle has built countless carriages, and he has felt that this carriage has transcended the eras. The load capacity of the mountain road is at least three times higher, the speed is at least two times faster, and the failure rate is not yet known, but at least it can ensure that the maintenance is much simpler.

In other words, the sum of all the advantages is almost ten times the improvement on the carriage before Storm Castle. With this carriage, Storm Castle can not rely on Alpine City, but instead form its own caravans to cross the Saint-Michel Mountains and trade with other cities on the continent!

"Ryle, you drive this carriage around the Mont Saint-Michel road, and if you are sure that it can withstand the test of the mountain road, then you will be finalized. I'll tell Abner to contact you, and then we'll build our own caravan at Stormcastle on a large scale!"

Duke also began to get excited, if the new carriage could be ten times more efficient than the old one, then the need for sailing routes would not be so urgent. What's more, the cost of the new carriage is not high, and it is completely within the affordability of Stormcastle's current situation.

"Lord Lord, I will transform more new carriages as soon as possible!"

Ryle replied with an oath, his face filled with a sense of the sacredness of his mission.

After explaining to Ryle, Duke finally breathed a sigh of relief, and spent almost the past ten days in the hydraulic factory, devoting himself to renovating modern horse-drawn carriages with these craftsmen. Fortunately, although Storm Castle is not developed, it is already ahead of the top level of this continent in terms of hydraulic application and smelting, so it can be transformed so smoothly.

Back inside the castle, Duke began to plan the future business route, Storm Castle is almost the southernmost point of the French Empire, above which are the two large cities of Alpine City and Andorra City, as well as some small towns about the same size as Storm Castle, forming the entire Andorran Princely Kingdom.

Next to the Andorran Kingdom are the Duchy of Bute, the Countdom of Cavendi, and the Duchy of Berry, Duke of Otto. In addition to these bordering territories, there are also other fiefdoms such as the direct domain of the Emperor of France and the kingdom of Edward, the eldest son of the French Empire.

In addition to the country's territory, there is the Milan Empire on the right, which bypasses the Valley of the Monsters below, and the Byzantine Empire, which is a powerful and prosperous super-empire.

However, these places are too far away for Stormcastle, and what Stormcastle can do now is to control the entire Andorran Princely Kingdom with a new carriage route, and then radiate the surrounding Duchy of Bout, Cavendi, and Berry.

As for further afield, Duke can find a partner, or to put it more modernly, a subordinate dealer, and take the way of going up and down the line, so that they can sell slowly, so that they can return to profit faster.

In addition to the original porcelain, in addition to the original porcelain, Storm Castle's agricultural tools can also be used as a major selling point. The market for porcelain is limited, but the lords and farmers on this continent have no way to refuse the excellent agricultural tools made of good iron, after all, this is a necessary means of production.

In addition, Stormcastle's telescope can actually be sold as a luxury item, and Duke believes that the value of the telescope should soon spread and become the best-selling product in Stormcastle. In addition to these, Duke really planned to develop the Jenny spinning machine, which was the general production efficiency, and the British Empire, which was in full swing at the time, relied on the fruits of industrialization to dump other countries dominated by the handicraft industry, and accumulated incomparably huge wealth.

If one day Stormcastle can also rely on the efficiency brought by industrial production to dump industrial products on other countries or territories on the mainland, it will really be able to lie down and count the money, and the thought of the rich days in the future, Duke's heart can't suppress the passion.

Rather than acting, Duke immediately called Abner and asked him to start preparing the goods, and when the first batch of new carriages was ready, he immediately set off to sell Stormcastle goods in other territories.

At the same time, Duke told him that if he could, buy the most prosperous shop in the sales territory, because Duke planned to establish a direct store in the southern territory of the Storm Castle Fran Empire, and make a name for himself as a storm company!