Zhu Houzhao frowned. Why did she listen? The third brother was not willing to give Datong a gift.

Zhu Houzhao said, "So what's your idea?"

Ye Chunqiu smiled and Zhu Houzhao's temperament were almost written on his face, with joy, anger, sorrow, and happiness. This face was his barometer.

After thinking about it, Ye Chunqiu said: "Your Majesty, it is better to teach people how to fish than to teach people. Now Datong is in a mess, especially the urgent need for repair of the customs defense. Instead of simply exempting taxes, it is better to take out these taxes and use work instead of relief, so that those who have lost their careers can repair the city defense and sort out the passes. In this way, the court does not have to launch another corvee service to disturb the people, and can also make those who need relief find a place to support their families. Isn't that good?"

Ye Chunqiu looked at Zhu Houzhao's serious appearance and knew that Zhu Houzhao was not disgusted with this method. He continued: "If it were just for exemption from taxes, the rich had the most land, and they naturally had more taxes. They did not need relief at all. They could make up for the shortcomings this year by relying on old grain or daily accumulation. What's the use of exemption from taxes? The poor are mostly without a place to stand, so what's the relationship with him? Your Majesty's exemption from taxes is certainly kind, but when you get to the local area, it's different. Now, the famine is the real harm and displaced. After all, the poor are still the poor. Your Majesty wants to help Datong and use labor instead of relief, which is a good recipe."

Zhu Houzhao nodded and said, "You said this quite reasonable."

After saying something with Zhu Houzhao, who was excited, Ye Chunqiu said goodbye and returned to the Ye family. After resting for a few days, he was still free.

In fact, Ye Chunqiu was ordered to return to Beijing, but he went directly to Dali Temple when he returned to Beijing. His imperial destiny has not been really handed over yet, so to some extent, he is still an imperial envoy for disaster relief. However, after experiencing so many things, he is not in a hurry to hand over the work. It is better to have a few days off.

The next morning, Ye Chunqiu set out to Zhenguo Mansion. In more than a month, Zhenguo Mansion had begun to take shape.

After all, it has been spent so much money, so the foundation of Zhenguo Mansion has been laid long ago, and the work of building walls is underway, especially the bell tower, which is particularly eye-catching, and is ten feet high, not far from the pagoda. However, now it is just craftsmen who build walls, and the big bell has not been installed yet.

The cement pavement has been almost half of which is built. The most advantage of this kind of cement concrete is that once it is put into production on a large scale and the foundation is laid, it can be constructed immediately. The masons are becoming more and more skillful, so the progress is much faster. After all, the cement roads of this era cannot be compared with the road surfaces that carry dozens or hundreds of tons in later generations. Therefore, Ye Chunqiu has only one standard. In addition to being firm, the road surface should also be wider and needs to be able to accommodate eight carriages in parallel. The real top priority is that the road surface needs to be smooth.

Walking on this concrete road, Ye Chunqiu felt quite accomplished. He specially ordered someone to take a carriage to test the ride. As expected, the riding feeling was much better. The feeling of turbulence that made you lose your mind. Although it was still a bit bumpy and discomfort, it was completely impossible to compare with the flatness of later generations. The wooden carriages and wheels, especially the wooden steering shaft at the bottom, would always make inappropriate creaking sounds, especially the sound of the wheels rubbing against the ground, which was clearly heard. But even so, it was an amazing progress.

This means that at least on this kind of road, the carriage is no longer a particularly unbearable means of transportation. Then, the most important thing is to work hard on the wheels and chassis and carriages. How the wheels try to reduce friction, how the chassis, especially the steering shaft, can increase comfort while reducing resistance, and how the carriages can be sealed and silent, these are now being studied.

Ye Chunqiu's goal is to replace the sedan chair with a carriage. The sedan chair is too labor-intensive and the carriage is not enough. And the carriage... Ye Chunqiu certainly is not compassionate and feels sorry for the driver. The promotion of the carriage is the most capable of boosting the entire industry. A carriage needs leather inside, a large amount of high-quality wood, alloys that carry the body, and wheels. This means that if the carriage can be promoted, then there will be a series of industrial chains downstream.

Almost all involve many industries that Ye Chunqiu plans to build and support in the future. Once successful, it means that these industries will generate hematopoietic capacity and accommodate more people.

Therefore, Ye Chunqiu must start from the comfort of the carriage. This is a huge and systematic project. For example, a horse can carry about 500 kilograms of horsepower, and a horse can walk five miles in an hour. So what Ye Chunqiu needs to do is to increase this capacity so that the horse can easily pull up a thousand kilograms and walk ten miles. In this way, the carriage carrying carriage can completely replace the existing chicken bus and man-powered porters. If this is to be done, it involves the chassis and wheels, reducing friction and making the horse more light and easy to pull up. These are problems that need to be solved urgently.

Ye Chunqiu has already thought of several solutions, the most important of which is the ball shaft. As long as the ball shaft can achieve mass production, the carriage will be half successful.

When Sun Qi heard that Ye Chunqiu was coming, he ran over excitedly. Not far from the town government, there was a temporary tea shop for nearby craftsmen to drink tea to fill their stomachs while resting. Sun Qi and Ye Chunqiu did not think that the place was dirty and messy. Now it was time to work, so it was quite quiet here.

The two of them sat in the teahouse and ordered some refreshments. Sun Qi said, "I heard that you went to Dali Temple. My uncle was really scared to death. I asked someone everywhere to find out that you were doing well in Dali Temple. I felt a little relieved. Now I see you are safe. Oh, there is another thing. I have compiled a letter from Ningbo, saying that it was Chen Rong and Zhang Jin who are going to Beijing. I came with your mentor Wang Hua."

When Ye Chunqiu heard that Chen Rong and Zhang Jin were coming, he couldn't help but feel a little disappointed. He heard that his mentor Wang Hua was also going to Beijing. He knew that this was His Majesty's will. The little emperor did the matter quietly, mostly for the purpose of giving a marriage.

Ye Chunqiu suppressed the joy in his heart and pursed his lips, "I wonder when it will arrive?"

Sun Qi said: "Look at this movement, I'm afraid it will take the end of the month to arrive. Chen Rong and Zhang Jin no longer take charge of their business and plan to concentrate on establishing their poetry club. This time, this time it means to push this poetry club to the north."
Chapter completed!