If there's one thing that's the most boring, it's a long journey just to get there. Especially in ancient times, the march of the large army was dragged down by the infantry, and it was only possible to walk 30 miles a day before camping and resting.

Such a "turtle speed" can be said to be "fatal" boredom for Li Anran, but fortunately, when training the new army before, a batch of domestically produced and modified military green caravans were sold to the Datang military.

The so-called modification is actually the addition of four rows of seats in the rear body to ensure that the maximum number of soldiers can be loaded. At the same time, the horse-drawn carriages that used military supplies such as grain and grass were also replaced by four-wheeled carriages pulled by widened and lengthened horses.

These carriages can not only pull goods, but also people. In addition, Li Anran sold a batch of non-electric-driven, purely human-powered three-wheeled bicycles, which can also load goods and pull people, and the mobility is quite strong.

In fact, Li Anran also wanted to provide motorcycles and electric motorcycles at the beginning, but considering that the maintenance can only be brought to modern time and space to deal with, he finally chose a three-wheeled bicycle with a simpler structure.

It is precisely because of the availability of some modern means of transportation that should not appear in the Tang Dynasty at all, coupled with this dispatch of troops, the army led by Chai Shao, the general of the right guard, and Xue Wanjun, the young eunuch of the palace, is actually only a part of it, so the speed of the march is much faster than before.

The reason why it is said that it is only a part is mainly because Shuofang is more than a thousand miles away from Chang'an, and Li Shimin will be willing to go far if he is stupid. Naturally, it is normal to draw troops from the nearest place. If it was really necessary to send troops from Chang'an City in any war, let alone make any prosperous times, Datang would have been finished long ago.

Therefore, before Chai Shao, the general of the right guard, and Xue Wanjun, the young eunuch of the palace, traveled, Shi Liu Min and Sima Liu Lancheng, the governors of Xiazhou, had already taken various actions against Liang Shidu after receiving the holy order.

If it weren't for the fact that this time the troops to Liang Shidu would not only be able to test how strong the combat effectiveness of the previously trained recruits could be, but also the benefits of these new vehicles to the war. It is estimated that Li Shimin will not even send this group of people.

With these trucks, wagons, and three-wheeled bicycles, they could carry the infantry, who would otherwise have to walk on their legs. The marching speed of the entire army had indeed increased a lot, and in the time from the beginning of the afternoon to the encampment in the evening, it had actually walked out of the city for more than fifty miles.

Don't underestimate this number, it's not even half a day. And. Those new vehicles also need to be integrated with the actions of the entire army. It's normal to slow down a bit at first. After the run-in is good, it can be faster.

The most important thing is that fifty miles in half a day, and a hundred miles a day is not too high. However, this speed is not a rapid march in the event of a military emergency, but a deliberately low marching speed in order to avoid too many problems.

If you really let go of full speed, it will not be difficult to surpass the speed of rapid marching in ancient military warfare. According to the distance between Chang'an City and Shuofang in the current era, it will basically not be too much of a problem to arrive within five or six days.

But when those soldiers and generals were happy because the new means of transportation increased the marching speed and saved the physical exertion of the soldiers, Li Anran, who drove the GMC heavy-duty pickup truck, was depressed. Without it, it's still too slow.

After the group set up camp, Li Anran was soon invited to the big tent.

"I've seen real people." After seeing someone appear, Chai Shao, the general of the right guard, and Xue Wanjun, the young eunuch in the palace, who had just sent away the generals under him, stood up and saluted with fists and said.

"The two generals are polite." Li Anran, who returned the salute, said with a smile: "You just treat me as an ordinary person with the army, if there is anything to say, there is no need to be so polite." ”

It's right to say that, but no one will take it seriously if Chai Shao and Xue Wanke know the identity of Lu Dao.

"Real person, I wonder if you can get another batch of those tricycles?" Chai Shao, who had just paid attention to the use of those three-wheeled bicycles, asked after glancing at Xue Wanjun.

"So that's it, how about it, two generals. This car is still working. Li Anran asked with a smile.

"It's easy to use, but it's a little worse in terms of load, and the requirements for the road are relatively high." As the young eunuch of the palace, Xue Wanjun said.

"Huh...... That's right, it's a real shortcoming. Li Anran, who was not surprised that the other party could see the shortcomings of the tricycle, said with a smile: "However, this kind of tricycle will not be used in combat in the first place, and it is better than the simple structure." ”

"As soon as the structure is simple, it will be much easier to maintain. At the same time, compared to the price of war horses, this kind of human-powered three-wheeled bicycle is obviously much cheaper. It is not bad in terms of the transportation of troops and armaments. ”

Regarding this matter, Li Anran did not fool. These three-wheeled bicycles specially ordered directly from an old brand bicycle factory in China are better than those on the market in terms of strength, but the price is not expensive because the order volume is large enough.

And the war horses of this period of the Tang Dynasty, not to mention the good horses that those generals liked, even the most ordinary war horses also cost more than 25 yuan. If this is changed to gold, it will be nearly three taels of two and a half.

Even if the weight unit in ancient times was less than that of modern times, and due to the limitations of smelting techniques, the purity of gold was not thousands, but how could two halves of gold be exchanged for a hundred grams, that is, more than 20,000 RMB.

In this way, one war horse is enough to exchange for twenty or more three-wheeled bicycles. Of course, as a businessman, Li Anran naturally can't make money in it, but even if the price of a war horse can only be exchanged for ten three-wheeled bicycles, it is definitely a cost-effective business for Datang officials.

Not to mention the fastest speed of a three-wheeled bicycle when unloaded, it can reach a speed of about 15 kilometers per hour. Just in terms of carrying people and goods, it will not be worse than a war horse, not to mention that a war horse can be exchanged for ten three-wheeled bicycles at the same price.

The most important thing is that although these three-wheeled bicycles have such and such shortcomings, they are superior to the simple structure and easy to maintain. With the right tools, even a soldier driving a tricycle can do it after training.

Moreover, in the eyes of the Datang Tu people, the materials of these three-wheeled bicycles are all good steel. Even if it is too bad to be used, it can be completely recycled and then made into various weapons or tools that can be used in other fields. Unlike before, after a war horse was seriously injured, it often had to be slaughtered for rations.

It is precisely because he is very clear about this that after seeing the benefits of three-wheeled bicycles with his own eyes, Chai Shao, as the general of the right guard, and Xue Wanjun, the young eunuch in the palace, moved the idea of purchasing another batch of three-wheeled bicycles, of course, this is also what Li Shimin originally meant.

"Real people have a point." After the trial, Chai Shao, who knew that he couldn't do anything at this point, first threw a look at Xue Wanjun, and then said with a smile: "Although this thing has shortcomings, it is still of good use for marching and fighting." I wonder if real people can sell another batch of these human-powered tricycles? ”

For this kind of business sent to the eyes, most of the matter of knowing Lu Dao is not something that the two in front of him can decide, it should be Li Anran, who said hello to Li Shimin first, naturally there is no reason to refuse, so he said with a smile: "I believe that the two generals also know a little bit about me, as long as these human-powered tricycles are needed by Datang, I can promise how many or how much they want." ”

If someone else said this, even if Chai Shao and Xue Wanjun didn't laugh in person, they would see it as a joke in their hearts. But when I think of the news I heard, as well as the advice of being the king of a country, I naturally don't take this as a joke. However, the exact amount needed is up for debate. (To be continued......)