The warmer the weather, the more lively the city in Chang'an is. Many people say that Chang'an City this year is even more lively than in previous years.

Because there was the spacious cement avenue built by the emperor that led to Mengmen Pass, which led from Chang'an City to Mengmen Pass, and then there was the cement road built by Luo Yong on Guan'an Road, making it very convenient to move south to the north of Hedong Road, and other places.

In addition to the northerners who went south, there were also many merchants in Chang'an City coming and going on this business road, transporting a large amount of cheap cashmere and soap from the north.

There are many merchants, competition is inevitable, and profits are relatively not so high. However, when dealing with business in such business roads, safety is relatively more guaranteed. Various supporting facilities on both sides of the business road are also more complete, and food, clothing and consumption are available.

Carrying goods on a wide and flat cement road can save a lot of manpower and animal power, which also reduces transportation costs to a certain extent, and correspondingly, the commodity prices will also be reduced.

Even if the mutton fat soap that came from the north was turned over by the merchants and vendors, after arriving in Chang'an City, their price was still a little cheaper than the mutton fat soap that was sold in Chang'an.

Nowadays, there are also some workshops for processing soap soap in Chang'an City, which specializes in purchasing mutton fat soaps from the north, and are combined with various spices to make various soaps of different fragrances and colors. Such soaps are also very popular in Chang'an City, and ordinary small wealthy families can afford them.

Speaking of which, in the past, those foreign Hu merchants traveled to Chang'an City, and most of them operated high-end consumer goods such as spices, ivory, precious metals, and some population transactions, Kunlun slaves, Silla maids and others, were not affordable by ordinary people.

The reason for this is that on the one hand, merchants are seeking profits and supplying luxury goods to the privileged class of the Tang Dynasty, of course, they earn more than doing business with ordinary people. On the other hand, it is because the business road is difficult and the distance is long and the transportation is inconvenient. The cost of traveling is too high. If you don’t make up some valuable things, you will never make any profit.

In the past two years, due to the improvement of road conditions, this situation has also changed a little. Although things like cashmere sweaters and mutton fat soap are not cheap, ordinary small wealthy families can generally afford it.

Like Luoyong's neighbors, many people have Yan Erfei at home, some people have bought cashmere sweaters, most of them have used mutton fat soap, and there are also various commodities from south to north. The east and west cities of Chang'an City are crowded with people every day, and there are all kinds of things.

In early June, the emperor asked someone to get a batch of canned mutton from the warehouse outside the city to sell it in the east and west markets. One can is more than three pounds, and the price is 17 cents per can.

Then, next to the canned shop, there are many vendors who recycle canned bottles. One canned bottle can be sold with them and can earn seven or eight cents.

These vendors collected canned bottles, and most of them only used Eucommia rubber pads in the bottle caps. They melted these rubber pads to make shoe soles and made rubber-soled leather boots. A pair of them could be sold for a lot of money.

North and South Groceries and Ajie Food Store also collect these canned bottles. As long as they are intact jars, one can be recycled at 8 cents. If the rubber pad has been removed, the other one will only be paid one and a half cents.

In fact, for Luo Yong and others, it is more cost-effective to collect jars without rubber pads for one and a half. After all, they can produce Eucommia ulmoides in their hometown of Xipo Village. Then they made the rubber pads and matched them with them. That small rubber pad would not cost 6.5 yuan.

The price of Eucommia ulmoides in Chang'an City is really too high. It can almost cost a bucket of corn in Chang'an City. Just a small piece of rubber pad, the vendors didn't even think it was expensive and rushed to collect it one by one.

Luo Yong looked back at this time. Yan Erfei, who had brought two batches of Eucommia Glue wheels from Lishi County, has now been sold out. Those people bought Yan Erfei back. Could it be that they were just to get the Eucommia Glue on the wheels?

Tsk, when I think about it this way, I feel a little unhappy. After all, it was something my disciple worked hard to make.

Speaking of which, in Lishi County, the Heng family car manufacturing business run by the Heng family father and son, and the Yin family wheel business run by the Yin family have developed very well in the past two years.

Especially the Yin wheel shop. At that time, Old Yin didn’t want to make this wheel shop, and felt that it was too shameful to provide accessories to Heng’s family. Now the development prospects of Yin wheel shop are even better than Heng’s car manufacturing shop.

The Yin family has been improving its wheel manufacturing technology over the years, especially in the development and research of bearings.

At that time, Old Yin had the honor to see a sketch about bearings drawn by Luo Yong. Later, they first used wood as bearings, and then switched to ceramics. Now they are slowly developing iron bearings. The Yin family hired skilled craftsmen from other places and bought a lot of fine iron. A few days ago, a batch of wheels for iron bearings were made, and some people sent groceries from north and south. Many people bought them, saying that there is no need to be a bad wheel manufactured by the royal family.

Speaking of royal manufacturing, the emperor had someone dismantled and studied it when the first batch of Yanerfei was released. The craftsmen in the palace had already made iron bearings. Although the early works were still a little rough and not refined enough, their technology has been constantly improving in the past two years.

As time enters the sixth month of the lunar calendar, the weather in Chang'an City is stuffy, so Luo Yong is becoming less and less fond of going out.

There are people selling cold melons in the west market, that is, watermelons, which are quite expensive, but Luo Yong and they like to eat them, so Aunt Luo often buys them. On this hot day, sitting in her yard to enjoy the coolness and eating a few bites of cold melons soaked in cold well water is really pleasant.

But this man was sitting at home, and the pot came from the sky. Luo Yong focused on avoiding the heat, but some people refused to call him quiet.

On the afternoon of that day, the emperor and several close ministers enjoyed the scenery in the back garden, and discussed state affairs, talked about gossip, and brought their feelings closer.

During the meal, a minister mentioned the wheels produced in Lishi County, and then mentioned that Luo Yong was an extraordinary person. All the techniques passed down from him were beyond the reach of ordinary people. Looking at his style, could he be a descendant of the Mohist family?

The Mohist school was extremely prominent in the pre-Qin period and was known as the extrinsic school together with the Yang and Zhu School. There is a saying that it was neither Confucianism nor Mohism. It gradually declined after the Warring States Period and gradually disappeared after the Western Han Dynasty.

At this time in the seventh century AD, the Mohist group was mentioned in the inheritance of many large families. They mastered the most advanced production technology in society at that time and had wide support among the people. They had strict organizational discipline and were united in the whole country.

If Luo Yong was born from the Mo family, it is indeed a bit similar, especially his behavior of building roads in Guannei Road last year and his desperate fight with Prince Gong Li Boyi this year, it has a bit of "promoting the benefits of the world and eliminating the harm of the world".

I heard that Mo people are the most able to endure hardships. They wear short brown straw sandals, and they regard their own hardships as the ultimate. Although Luo Yong has not reached that level, he can go to Guan'an Dao to practice for more than half a year at a young age, and it is obviously a person who can endure hardships.

"Where is the Mo family in this world..." The person who said this was full of regrets in his tone. After all, Mozhe and his party were all respectable and admirable people.

"It is unknown whether it is hidden among the people." Someone said.

"Where does that coffin board have the character of the Mo family?"

"The Mozhe focuses on production, I think he looks like him."

"This Luo Sanlang is also quite talented. I heard that there are also admirers among the students of the Imperial Academy."

"Why do I hear those brats scolding Luo Coffin Board for having too many homework assignments all day?"

"The homework is indeed assigned so much. I heard that my nephew hasn't gone out for many days and does his homework every day when he gets home."

"Good thing."

"nature."

"Why didn't Imperial College do homework?"

"You should look for Dr. Chen in this matter."

These ministers talked about the Mo family all the way to their homework, and then were brought back the topic by those who were interested: "Don't you think Na Luoyong has some connection with the Mo family?"

"..." The ministers who ate melons and those who ate melons and enjoyed flowers were the most respectful ones, that is, they looked at him with a smile and said nothing.

Who doesn't know that the giants are saints in the Mo Sect, which are disliked by those in power. To say that Luo Yong is Mo is equivalent to telling the emperor that Luo Yong is a hard-core member of a certain organization, and may even be a big leader. This is obviously a lack of good intentions.

"Although it's a bit irrelevant and I'm free, why don't you ask me to invite Assistant Na Luo to come here and let me ask in person." The emperor said at this time.

Regarding Luo Yong's teacher, who was still hiding behind him, the emperor actually sent someone to investigate it early in the morning. Even now, the investigation has not stopped, but there is no progress at all. It seems that as he said, he just slept for half a year and suddenly became enlightened.

On this hot day, the palace servant rode his horse to the Luo family in front of the sun, and brought the rare rest and was sitting in his own yard to eat watermelon for Xuan to enter the palace.

Luo Yong was busy with work before leaving, changing clothes and combing his hair. He hurried to the door. When he saw the big sun, he turned around and went back to find the oil-paper umbrella.

"Is Assistant Luo okay?"

"Hey, that's fine, that's fine."

"Brother, what are you looking for?"

"Where is my umbrella?"

"If you didn't see it, you might as well take this handful of me."

"OK."
Chapter completed!