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Chapter 371 Stagecoach
Obviously, this concept of stagecoach was also created by Lu Chengqi.As early as when the Chi Road was opened, Lu Chengqi said that not all the Chi Roads that cost a lot of money to build are for military use.But to benefit the people, most of the time it is for civilian use, except for temporary military control during wars.

And after Chidao was put into civilian use, the people of Chang'an City gradually accepted this new thing. For only one copper coin, they could ride in a carriage that only dignitaries and wealthy families would be willing to spend money on.In this way, the face-loving Chinese people generally don't care about the penny, and most of them are proud of having ridden a public carriage.

So, a few days before Chidao officially opened the public carriage, the people of Chang'an City who came to taste something new, surrounded the starting station and Chang'an City North Station, scrambling for a seat, and they were reluctant to spend money on weekdays. Sitting in a carriage.

Such a grand event lasted for nearly a month.Afterwards, because of the decline of novelty, this kind of situation gradually decreased.It's just that in the past month, the city defense department, who has struggled to maintain order, has complained about doing too much work, but the salary is still the same.But why don't they think about how much more money they got than before the military system reform?Coupled with the abolition of the curfew in Chang'an City, their main job now is to maintain the law and order of Chang'an City, assist in the arrest of prisoners, or take turns at the gates of various yamen.This job is easy and pleasant. It's another day when you go home from work and when you go home.

Now there is only one more platform to maintain order, and it has only been busy for a month. For farmers who live in the fields every day, this is already a fairy-like treatment.It has to be said that the men in the Qin land are bloody, and in order to squeeze into the public carriage, they will fight if they disagree with each other.Fortunately, the city defense department arrived in time to stop the situation from expanding.And these bloody men, due to the power of the officials, did not dare to do it again, and the order was maintained.

Within a month, one lane of the military supervision system has changed from one lane to two parallel lanes, and it is stipulated to drive on the right.In this way, the speed of carriage transportation will increase, but the consumption of steel will also increase accordingly.

This public carriage is actually not fast, because the carriage is too big, and it is stipulated to carry 20 people, which is almost equivalent to a minibus in later generations.Therefore, only two horses can be used to pull it. In this way, the speed of the carriage is reduced.There is no way, if you want to attract more passengers, it is necessary to slow down the speed.If it is pulled by a horse, the horse will lose fat very quickly, and the life span of the horse will also be shortened accordingly.Although Dashun has no shortage of rough horses, the price of a weak horse is also very expensive.If it is a medium horse, it is even more incredible.There's no reason to kill hundreds of horses just to earn so much money, right?Lu Chengqi would definitely not do such a loss-making business.The purpose of this public carriage is also to earn back some of the cost of making the road. Although it is a drop in the bucket, it is good that the transfer department Shangshu Lin Zhenzhong chatters endlessly every time he goes to court, saying that the military inspector wastes a lot.

It is also a compromise to let the household department earn some fares to raise horses, maintain galleys and carriages.Lu Chengqi couldn't figure out why the 8000 million yuan was spent so quickly.Looking at the road now, and thinking about the research and development costs of the Military Weapons Supervisor, Lu Chengqi understood.

Why in all dynasties in the official history, only the Song Dynasty paid attention to the development of ordnance?That's because although the territory of the Song Dynasty was a bit small, the economy was developed, and surrounded by foreign enemies, the combat effectiveness of the Han people was not as good as those of the nomads, so they had to start with ordnance to improve their military strength.But the facts have proved that no matter how powerful the weapons are, without the system, no matter how brave the army is, it will be defeated.The demise of the Song Dynasty was largely a man-made disaster.

Lu Chengqi also understood this, so he developed firearms on the one hand, and perfected the military system on the other hand to realize the separation of military and government.In Lu Chengqi's view, it was a joke for literati to lead troops.He has a stable place to train officers - the Royal Military Academy, and the junior, middle and senior officers trained from it are all under the command of Lu Chengqi, so why send some supervising troops to prevent the generals from embracing themselves?
Even if the general on the expedition has this heart, who will listen to him among the people below?Lu Chengqi deeply felt that the emperor commanded the Privy Council, and the Privy Council gave the general the right to deploy troops, which was the best way.In this way, the emperor can firmly control the military power in his hands.If the privy envoys of the Privy Council are disobedient, they can be replaced immediately without causing any harm.It's just that any seemingly perfect system will have its flaws, but Lu Chengqi hasn't discovered it yet.

With something on his mind, Lu Chengqi boarded the public carriage.And the common people who were about to get on the carriage didn't dare to act wrong when they saw the imperial guards with simple knives.The Chinese people know very well that if you have two words for an official, you can't fight with an official. One thing more is worse than one thing less, so they took the initiative to get out of the way.Even the people who got on the carriages got out of the carriages with excuses, even if they lost a penny, they had to wait for the next one.

This public carriage also adopts the method of unmanned ticket sales. There is a coin box next to the driver. Passengers have to put a copper coin into it before boarding the carriage.Lu Chengqi was penniless, he got into the car straight away, smiled at the driver, and said, "The people behind will pay."

It was also the first time that the coachman saw a boy from a rich family in silk and satin riding a public carriage, so he didn't know what to say for a while.When he came back to his senses, he caught a glimpse of the imperial guards with knives following him, and didn't say much about it tactfully.He was hired by the household department to pay wages, and he was considered a half-subordinate, so he still had some insight.This group of people can always carry a knife to protect the noble young man who got into the car first, and he can tell at a glance that he is either a member of the government or a member of the royal family.Not many sons of the Lu family are well-known in the world. Thinking about it this way, this person is very likely to be the current emperor!

"By the way, only the current Holy Majesty would ride in a public carriage that dignitaries would disdain!" The coachman was not stupid, and he quickly guessed Lu Chengqi's real identity.

But Lu Chengqi didn't know that his identity had been seen through by the coachman, so he observed the interior of the public carriage with great interest.The interior decoration of this public carriage is not luxurious, except for the wheels underneath which are made of iron, the carriage and seats are all made of wood.Different from the buses of the later generations, this public carriage uses the benches that people are familiar with as seats, which is very close to life.That's why dignitaries disdain to ride in a public carriage. It's too demeaning to sit on such a tight bench in the carriage.

On the contrary, Lu Chengqi felt that such a bench was similar to the subway of later generations, and he suddenly found a sense of intimacy.Thinking back to the days when I took the subway to work every day before I was reborn, it seems like it was just yesterday. I really miss the smoggy weather!

Lu Chengqi looked at the blue sky outside the car window, knowing that he would never go back, he sighed slightly...

(End of this chapter)