Half an hour later, Chen Xu's carriage appeared in front of a mansion in the west of the city, and the plaque on the gate contained two big characters Feng Mansion.

After the soldiers at the door reported it, a man in his thirties quickly hurriedly greeted him with a group of people. It was Feng Quji's eldest son Feng Jing.

"I don't know that the Grand Marshal of Jingyang is here, please forgive me if I welcome you late!" Feng Jing saluted respectfully.

"It's okay, I'm here without telling me. May I ask Feng Xiangke in the mansion!" Chen Xu nodded with a smile.

"Return to the Marquis of Jingyang, my father has not returned to the mansion after he scattered his court. But I think it's too soon. Marquis of Qinghe asked him to come to the mansion for a while and arrange someone to go to the office to report to my father!"

Chen Xu looked at the sky and it was indeed almost time to eat, so he nodded and followed Feng Jing into the right prime minister's mansion. After less than a quarter of an hour of tea in the living room, Feng Quji really returned to the mansion. He heard that Chen Xu was visiting, so he hurriedly changed into a regular home clothes and rushed to the living room.

"Haha, why did the Queen Qinghe suddenly have time to come to her humble house today? I just returned home and had not yet come to welcome her. I wish you forgive me for your crimes..." Feng Quji laughed and bowed before he even entered the room.

"Feng Xiang worked hard all day long, not as lazy as Xu. He came rashly today to disturb Feng Xiang's rest!" Chen Xu also got up again and smiled and returned the greeting.

"What is this about Qinghe Hou? You are much busier than me on weekdays. I have always wanted to invite you to the mansion to have a banquet but I can't find any time. If you come today, don't leave. Today, I must have a good banquet for Dongweng!"

"It's better to obey Xu than respect!" Chen Xu agreed without any refusal.

After a while of tea and greetings, Feng Quji asked Chen Xu about the reason. Chen Xu handed Feng Quji the plan of the bus company he wrote to Feng Quji, "Please see, this is Xu's plan to help the people of Xianyang to facilitate travel, and he came to ask Feng Xiang to give advice on whether it is feasible?"

Feng Quji took the planner in confusion. His face was still relaxed, but the more he looked, the more surprised he looked. He saw that his beard and eyebrows were shaking gently. It took more than ten minutes for Feng Quji to finish reading the planner. After reading it, he turned over and looked aside. After a long time of silence, he held his beard and looked up at Chen Xu, just like looking at an alien.

"Right Prime Minister, what about Xu's plan? If it works, I will report to Your Majesty tomorrow to start the implementation. Of course, Feng Xiang also needs strong support!" Chen Xu put down the teacup and asked.

"Qinghe Hou, this is the strangest memorial I have seen so far. If implemented, it will naturally provide countless conveniences for the travel of the people in Xianyang. However, the four-wheeled carriage you mentioned may not be able to drive on the streets. Once you encounter a turn, you will inevitably get stuck in the ruts and cannot move..."

It seems that everyone knows the disadvantages of four-wheeled carriages. From princes, princes, ministers, and peddlers to peddlers and pawns, they know that four-wheeled carriages cannot turn.

In response to Feng Quji's doubts, Chen Xu smiled and comforted: "Feng Xiang's concerns naturally make sense, but Xu has arranged for people from the Academy of Sciences to solve this problem. In a few days, a new four-wheeled carriage will be built, which can turn flexibly..."

"Has the Academy of Sciences really solved the turning problem of the four-wheeled carriage?" Feng Quji stood up excitedly.

"Don't worry, Feng Xiang, why did Xu talk nonsense? When the car is built, we will do driving tests on the road. Feng Xiang will see at that time that if the turning problem is solved, then the four-wheeled carriage can drive perfectly on the road!" Chen Xu nodded with a smile.

"Okay, okay!" Feng Quji couldn't help but tick his hands excitedly, "Although the two-wheeled carriage is flexible, it has a small load and is easy to overturn. If a flexible four-wheeled carriage can be made, it can solve the problem of transportation of bulk goods. In the two wars in the northwest this year, the transportation of grain and weapons alone used tens of thousands of cattle, horses, livestock, thousands of carriages, and nearly ten thousand prisoners. It took a total of several months. If there were large four-wheeled carriages, it could save countless manpower and animal power, and the loss on the road would be much smaller..."

As the boss who controls the six departments, Feng Quji instantly thought that this kind of four-wheeled carriage that can flexibly turn will show its skills in transporting goods, which will greatly solve the government's transportation of bulk goods in military supplies, and the consequences will be greatly saved and reduced consumption.

Historical records: Qin attacked the Xiongnu and started transporting grain from Qi County (now Shandong). It took 1 stone only to transport 30 minutes to 1, which means 23,340 kilograms when departure, and only 120 kilograms were given to the front-line army, which was 200 times the cost. Emperor Wu of Han Dynasty could transport 1 stone only to about 15 minutes, which means 11,670 kilograms could give 120 kilograms to the front-line army, which was nearly 100 times the cost.

Therefore, one stone of grain is transported from the granary to the northwest military camp. At least one hundred stones of grain is consumed on the road. The farther the food is, the greater the consumption. This is the current situation. The consumption of these grains is basically artificial and animal power, and there is no way to save it. Because Daqin had long been customized, prisoners could not deduct a kilogram of coarse grain a day, just like the food of civilians. It is even more impossible to not eat enough for cattle and horses. Therefore, the consumption of food and grass is the greatest. This is also the reason why Daqin seems to be sufficient but still feels insufficient everywhere. No matter what, a large amount of grain must be consumed from the beginning.

Nowadays, 300,000 soldiers in the northwest have built nearly 40,000 new horses, adding tens of thousands of extremely consumed war horses. In addition, the emperor's tombs that are close to Xianyang, 700,000 prisoners and tens of thousands of soldiers and craftsmen consume nearly 100,000 kilograms of grain every day, and the whole country is continuing to build and maintain the construction of the Chi Daluo on a large scale, and they are also hundreds of thousands of civilians. Therefore, the daily food consumption of the Qin Dynasty is like flowing water, and it feels like a bottomless pit cannot be filled.

As the prime minister in charge of the six ministries, Feng Quji was so overwhelmed by the consumption and allocation of food in the Ministry of Revenue.

Food consumption is second, and transportation is the biggest problem. A civilian can only carry one stone at a time, and a cattle and horse can only carry four stones at a time. The carriages are more, about ten stones, but livestock and grooms and escort personnel also have to eat, drink, defecate and urging.

Fortunately, the conquest of Henan and the raid of Hebei were all pawns, and the conquest was completed in less than a month. Moreover, the pawns were fierce and strong in attack. They basically only had food for the enemy. They basically relied on slaughtering the cattle, sheep and horses that slaughtered the Huns for food. However, when they came back from conquering the Huns, all the pawns looked like they had been hungry for half a month, and many of them were almost losing weight.

Before the troops move, food and grass will go first, this is the first priority in war.

Therefore, my grandson said: "A wise man should eat the enemy. If you eat the enemy for one bell, you should be twenty bells; if you eat the enemy for one bell, you should be twenty bells; if you eat the firewood and stalk, you should be twenty bells."

Being able to steal the enemy's food is the best general and the best way to fight.

Chen Xu said that he solved the problem of flexible steering of the four-wheeled carriage. Although Feng Quji had not seen it with his own eyes, according to Chen Xu's usual unique attributes, this statement must be absolutely free of any changes, otherwise Chen Xu would not come to him.

Although Feng Quji felt that this plan was very whimsical, it also conformed to Chen Xu's huge imagination. Therefore, Feng Quji didn't care too much after being surprised. He smiled and sat down and said, "Qinghe Hou planned to open this bus company to facilitate the travel of Xianyang people. I wonder what I can do to help?"

"One is the nature of this bus company. One is operated by the Neishifu, and the other is operated purely as a business model and businessmen..." Chen Xu did not raise the most important questions in a roundabout way.

Before Chen Xu finished speaking, Feng Quji frowned and shook his head with his beard: "I am afraid that the Neishi Mansion will not be able to operate this matter. Qinghehou expects that the investment will reach at least four million yuan. Even if the Neishi Mansion has money, he dare not spend it in this place. Not to mention that Your Majesty will not agree, I will not agree!"

Chen Xu smiled slightly and said, "This is the primary reason why Xu came to Feng Xiang. If it was put into business, how should the Neishi Mansion manage it? How much tax is it? After all, if millions of funds are invested, it will not only solve the employment of countless idle soldiers, but also greatly facilitate people's travel. This investment will take several years to recover the capital in a short period of time, and the daily expenses are also extremely huge. Xu can operate this matter, but Feng Xiang needs to help me coordinate these matters and give bus companies some tax exemptions and operational convenience!"

"Well, since it was the Marquis of Qinghe who spoke, I naturally need to help. When the Marquis of Qinghe who asked the officials of the six ministries to ask His Majesty for a total of the matter, Li Xiang should not object!" Feng Quji nodded with a calm expression.

"Haha, then Xu thanked Feng Xiang first." Chen Xu smiled and bowed, "As long as this memorial is passed, we can start preparing and operating. Now I have handed over the method of building a four-wheeled carriage to the Shaofu chariot and the factory outside the city to study and produce it together. At that time, the manufacturing method of the four-wheeled carriage will be handed over to the Ministry of Industry and the whole country, which can greatly solve the transportation capacity problem. If a flat cement road directly from Xianyang to Qijun can be built next year, the connection between Xianyang and the southeastern counties will be closer, and the products of the Southeast and the Central Plains will be continuously supplied to Xianyang. The freight transportation in the world will be smooth, and our Qin Dynasty will be more prosperous, and the country is peaceful and the people are just around the corner!"

"In the past, the Marquis of Qinghe could put all the state affairs into commercial affairs in the court several times. I didn't understand it very well. However, since the three rules were made, I increasingly believed that the Marquis of Qinghe was reasonable. A few days ago, His Majesty was asking for discussion in the court to change the road directly to Qi County from Xianyang to a cement road, and asked my Minister of the Secretariat to speed up the establishment of a joint office with the Academy of Sciences to resolve this matter. I thought about it for several days and was preparing to ask the Marquis of Qinghe, but I didn't expect that Marquis of Qinghe had another wonderful idea today..."
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