Chapter 6 BMW Brand
Yang You didn't know that his unintentional actions caused such a big disturbance to the officials in Daxing, and even if he knew that he wouldn't care.
Because seizing power and changing the fate of the puppet emperor was originally his purpose, and in order not to repeat the same mistakes, he had to take this step.
After the morning court, Ping Honggui sent good news. In just five days, the first four-wheeled carriage was installed.
After obtaining the drawings last time, Heihiro returned to the Ministry of Works and immediately gathered the only skilled craftsmen to overcome difficulties together. With ready-made drawings as the basis, the first four-wheeled carriage was made in just five days.
Yang You came to the Imperial Vehicle Supervisor with the return of Pinghong, the Minister of Works.
Many ministers were quietly paying attention to Yang You's actions, and soon received news from Yang You to the Ministry of Works.
I couldn't help but feel an uproar. I didn't expect that His Highness Dai King was so quick that he quietly took the Minister of Works under his command.
The Ministry of Works' status in the court has always been under the ranks of the court, and Ping Honggui's life in Daxing was not easy, but the form of fighting for the throne is still unclear, so why did he get in confusion?
The princess of His Highness Dai's mother has a higher status and is quite likely to succeed to the throne. After all, Yang You is just a thirteen-year-old child, the smallest among the three brothers in the prince's lineage. Are you too anxious to bet on treasures now?
Many ministers were confused and didn't know what Ping Honggui was thinking.
Hirogui didn't think about this at all. He was always intoxicated by the joy of the success of the four-wheeled carriage. He solved the problem for hundreds of years. The first four-wheeled carriage in the world was born in his hands.
"Gourmet to His Highness, King Dai."
In front of the Imperial Horse Supervisor, hundreds of craftsmen appeared at the door and saw Yang You appear and bow to him.
The Royal Carriage Supervisor is a place where carriages are specially produced for the royal family. The royal carriages and horses have always been created by the Royal Horse Supervisor. This time the task of the four-wheeled carriage was also created by the Royal Horse Supervisor.
However, with the migration of the imperial capital eastward, the once glorious imperial chariot supervisor gradually lost its former style. In addition, a large number of skilled craftsmen in Luoyang quickly declined after they were selected by a large number of skilled craftsmen.
Within two years, the Daxing Ministry of Industry was merged by the same ill. The current Imperial Carriage Supervisor survived under the protection of the Ministry of Industry. In the past two years, he has only received one task, which is the carriage that Yang You went to Luoyang. It was extremely miserable.
The most unlucky thing is that the carriage they made for His Highness Dai King was in trouble in the end, causing His Highness Dai King to get seriously ill, and everyone was uneasy.
Fortunately, with such an opportunity to redeem your sins, the Minister of Works sent His Highness the request of His Highness Dai King for the carriage to build a carriage that His Highness Dai King likes, so why don’t you do your best?
This is related to the future fate of the Imperial Carriage. If you build a carriage that is satisfactory to His Royal Highness Dai Wang, and if you fight this turnaround, you may not be able to recreate the glory of the Imperial Carriage Director of Daxing.
All the craftsmen worked overtime and finally created it in the shortest time, notifying His Highness Dai to come as soon as possible.
"No gift."
Yang Youxu raised his right hand.
Although the Imperial Vehicle Supervisor is a key place in the government, it is relatively safe.
However, Dong Yue, the commander of the guard who had been accompanying the guard, did not give up his vigilance. He re-checked it before letting Yang You enter.
Dong Yue is about thirties, with a trunk back and a bear waist. He is in his prime and is very cautious in treating Yang You's safety.
Everyone in the Imperial Car Prison didn’t care. When the Imperial Car Prison was brilliant, the emperor’s appearance every time he came was much bigger than this.
I haven't encountered such a ceremonial guard for a long time. Not only did I not complain but became a little excited.
Under the leadership of Ping Honggui, Yang You entered the Imperial Vehicle Supervisor and came to a flat open space.
"Please look, Your Highness, King Dai."
A brand new four-wheeled carriage was parked in the middle of the open space, next to it, four white horses, all of which were pulled on and ready to drive.
Yang You walked closer and gently touched the brand new carriage with his hand. This was the first time he had made an item that was derailed from the world.
Although the second-wheeled carriage is the mainstream in the Sui Dynasty, Yang You, who came from later generations, knew that the four-wheeled carriage was the king, because his direct contact with the ground could reduce half of the weight of the horse and make the horse's exercise ability last longer.
If the weight of the horse is lighter, the natural load capacity, speed and distance will increase.
"No, not bad, I didn't expect you to create it so quickly." Yang You praised.
"His Royal Highness Dai is ashamed of his subordinates. If it weren't for His Royal Highness Dai's unique creativity, our Ministry of Works and the Imperial Carriage Superintendent would not have thought of such a perfect carriage even if we wanted to break our heads." Ping Honggui flatteredly said.
"Okay, stop saying these empty words. The four-wheeled carriage in the Qin Dynasty already exists. This is not my idea."
Ping Honggui was not embarrassed to be pointed out, he smiled and continued to introduce the carriage to Yang You.
"Please look at Your Highness, this is the shock-absorbing device you requested, but the object named spring drawn by Your Highness, is too exquisite, and the Ministry of Works has not yet made it. It has to adopt this stupid method."
Yang You bent down, looked at the shock absorber made of the principle of iron sheet tension, and nodded. It would be great if there was one, as for the springs that could always be made in the future.
Ping Honggui was not angry when he saw Yang You, so he breathed a sigh of relief and continued to brake Yang You.
The brake device has the simplest principle, but it is the most difficult to manufacture among all objects.
In fact, the drawings of the four-wheeled carriage have been collected for a long time, and the creativity of the shock absorber is derived from the four-wheeled carriage of the Qin Dynasty.
The biggest difficulty was the brakes that took nearly five days to complete. Fortunately, I finally overcome this problem and used the hand gate method.
This made Yang You feel a little ashamed. He didn't expect that what he said casually would cause such great difficulties to these craftsmen, which seemed very easy to do.
What surprised Yang You the most was that these craftsmen actually solved the problem of steering the four-wheeled carriage perfectly.
Yang You originally drew the form of a bicycle-like handle. The clever Great Sui scientists placed a driver's position on the shaft of the carriage. There were two pedals under the driver's feet, and the pedals were connected to the front axle, so that the driver could easily control the steering of the carriage with the help of the power under his feet.
Yang You circled around the four-wheeled carriage and nodded with satisfaction.
To be honest, this is the most advanced carriage of this era.
Yang You sat up in person, Dong Yue stepped forward and put on four horses. The four horses were already impatient.
"drive"
Dong Yue whispered, and the four horses slowly started and began to run around the empty field.
The exercise is very stable, the shock absorption measures are very good, and there is almost no bumpy like a two-wheeled carriage.
Yang You sat in the carriage and felt the speed of the carriage. This was the tenth lap of the journey, and the horse speed did not slow down at all.
"Wait"
Dong Yue slowed down the carriage and pulled down the hand gate on his left hand, and the carriage stopped steadily at its original position.
"Yes, all the craftsmen who participated in the construction of this four-wheeled carriage will be rewarded."
Yang You jumped out of the carriage and said happily.
"Thank you, Your Highness, the King of Death."
The craftsmen couldn't help but be overjoyed. As craftsmen, their salary was also pitiful. His Highness Dai Wang has always been generous and will definitely give it to him.
"Thank you for your hard work at the Assistant Secretary."
"The old minister dares not take credit for it." Ping Honggui said modestly.
"I like this carriage very much, I don't know how much the carriage is?" Yang You asked.
Ping Honggui couldn't help but be stunned. According to his understanding, the royal family has never been costly to build things. The workmanship and wood are all top-notch, and the value is really hard to estimate.
His eyes signaled an old craftsman to come forward. This was Xie Ji, the craftsman of the Imperial Carriage Supervisor. He supervised the four-wheeled carriage.
"Your Highness the King of Dai, your carriage is of the best quality, and the value of wood alone is more than fifty taels.
Yang You estimated that fifty cents of money are not a small amount in this era.
"What if some precious but common materials are used to mass produce?"
"If you produce in large quantities and use some common precious wood, the cost can be controlled within ten cents of money, and the output can reach ten vehicles per day."
Xie Ji was a little puzzled. He didn't know why His Highness Dai Wang asked these questions, because royal production has always cost no matter how expensive it is, as long as the most expensive one is not the best.
"First build a royal carriage for Grandpa, and try to send it to Jiangdu in the shortest time." Yang You thought about it and said, "and then build ten most top-notch carriages."
"Yes, I will follow the orders of His Highness the Dai King."
Ping Honggui agreed happily on the surface, but in fact he felt so painful that his heart was bleeding. These eleven carriages directly emptied the Ministry of Works."
"I know that the Ministry of Works has a weak foundation now, but in a short time, the Ministry of Works will become the richest department." Yang You kept it a secret.
Ping Honggui was confused when he heard this, but Xie Ji looked at the four-wheeled carriage and thoughtfully.
"His Royal Highness Dai means that we are allowed to make four-wheeled carriages for profit?" Xie Ji tentatively said.
"good"
After receiving a positive answer, Xie Ji was so excited that he burst into tears.
"Thank you, Your Highness Dai Wang, gave us the Ministry of Works a way out." Ping Honggui also reacted and choked.
The reason why the Ministry of Works is poor is that there has been no government orders. Now that it has the secret weapon of four-wheeled carriage, it will never fail with the Ministry of Works' craftsmanship.
"But what if this four-wheeled carriage is sold for?" Xie Ji asked.
"Thirty taels." Yang Youyu was not shocking and never stopped.
"Thirty stakes?" Xie Ji and Ping Honggui exclaimed.
A four-wheeled carriage made of expensive wood costs ten cents, and a car can make 20 cents profits. If you leave out the labor and tribute to His Highness Dai Wang, you can even fall into the pocket of the Ministry of Works.
Ten vehicles a day are 100 guan, and three thousand guan a month are 3,000 guan. This income alone can make the Ministry of Works live a very comfortable life, enough to make all departments jealous. At that time, their mortal enemy, the Ministry of Works in Luoyang will definitely reach out to you.
"But if you want to save this hen that can lay golden eggs, you can only rely on one person, that is His Highness Dai." Ping Honggui said in his heart.
He knew that this was an opportunity to avenge his shame, and from then on he would be marked as the King of Dai, but what if that was the case? From his two contacts, His Highness, the King of Dai, was an unparalleled candidate for the throne, so what if he tried it himself.
"But this four-wheeled carriage can only be used in the city. Once it leaves the city, it is not as flexible as a two-wheeled carriage. Will anyone pay 30 guan to buy it?" Although Xie Ji was also very moved, he still raised his own professional questions.
"Why no one buys it? This four-wheeled carriage is comfortable, safe, comfortable than riding a horse, faster than riding a sedan chair, and it is our only business. Do you think anyone will buy it?"
Yang You said happily, how could no one like a carriage that makes him so moved? A good carriage is an irresistible temptation for men in any era.
Although Thirty Guan is an astronomical figure for ordinary people, Thirty Guan can be said to be a drop in the bucket for the officials and big merchants in Daxing City.
"And I have given it a name, and it will be called the 'BMW' four-wheeled carriage in the future." Yang You waved his hand.
This is a wonderful opportunity to curry favor with officials. Ping Honggui added in his heart that, who has been through the officialdom for a long time, he could see another huge market of this four-wheeled carriage at a glance.
Chapter completed!