Thinking about it, Zheng Peng immediately said: "Wechen has an idea, which is to create a large-capacity, stable and convenient means of transportation, which can facilitate the travel of the people of Datang." ”

Li Longji suddenly became interested, and hurriedly asked, "New means of transportation?" How big is the carrying capacity? How smooth is it? ”

If someone else said such a thing, Li Longji would definitely think that he was whimsical, but the person who spoke was Zheng Peng, who had created many miracles, and everything was a different matter.

Zheng Peng thought for a while and said: "It's hard to say the passenger capacity, it is fifty to one hundred in the early stage, the speed is faster than the carriage, and the stability is better than the sedan chair." ”

Colliers couldn't help but say, "A hundred? How many horses does the cart have to pull to move, and the people have to be crowded with arhats. ”

A horse's carriage, with healthy horses as the standard, can pull about four to eight people, which also needs a flat road, because the official road is not big, there are many detours, the carriage carrying people is at most about six horses and twenty or thirty people, and then more is the horse has to move, the car can not bear it, especially the wheels, it is easy to break, Zheng Peng opened his mouth and said that he wanted to pull a hundred people, Gao Lishi felt that it was not very reliable when he heard it.

Even if it is a stack of arhats, the length of the carriage for a hundred people should be more than five zhang, won't the chariot be crushed? Can a horse move?

Li Longji also said with some doubts when he heard this: "Zheng Aiqing, even if you can build such a big carriage, don't say whether you can pull it, even if you can pull it, I'm afraid that the official road will not allow it, and you can't let the entire official road make way for your giant car." ”

Zheng Peng said confidently: "Your Majesty, the carriage built by Weichen is an unusual carriage, carrying a hundred people is an ideal value, if it is improved well, it is not a problem to double, this new carriage Weichen does not plan to use the official road, but is ready to build a new road." ”

"Let the Bullets Fly" in the scene of pulling the train with a carriage, the inspiration is from Cixi, when she took the train for the first time, there were many unreasonable requirements, one of which was to use a horse to pull, fully reflecting her arrogance and ignorance, this story gave Zheng Peng a revelation: build a simple railway, pave the tracks, build a train, because the steaming car has not yet appeared, the most important thing is the lack of rubber, without rubber it is difficult to ensure airtightness, so that you can not use the steamer to drive, but you can try to use the combination of horse-drawn carriage and manpower, The outside of the train is horse-drawn, and the inside is like a human rowing boat, and the power room is set up, and the lever and pulley effect are used to compare the whole train to a special bicycle and pedal on it.

Of course, we should also devote ourselves to studying how to use steaming to drive, even if the efficiency is low, there is no way, as long as the train can run on the vast land of Datang, in addition to facilitating the travel of the people of Datang, it can also promote the progress of Datang science and technology in disguise.

Rubber is only available in South America, and it was introduced to Asia in the eighteenth century, and with the current navigation conditions, it is impossible to reach it at all.

Sanbao, Baume & Mercier Distillery is making money, and now the pigs are using castration technology, and the quality is improving, and then the business will be taken back from the hands of the Guixiang Guo family in one fell swoop.

To use a nasty phrase in later generations, it is a bit of a waste of one's talent to make money if he is not defeated.

"New Road?" Li Longji was a little surprised and said: "This is a big project, Zheng Aiqing, where are you going to build this new road?" ”

Originally, it was a matter of official position, and it was well said, but when it came to new means of transportation, it was already very jumpy, but I didn't expect that when I talked about it, I actually talked about building a new road, and Li Longji felt that his thinking couldn't keep up with Zheng Peng.

"Weichen dared to ask the emperor, which official road has the most traffic and the busiest road conditions now?"

Before Li Longji could answer, Gao Lishi on the side had already spoken: "The busiest section of the official road is naturally the road from Chang'an to Luoyang, the eastern capital, where there are many people, traders, and post men, especially the carriages that transport goods are endless, because there are too many people and cars blocking the road, and they often have to be dredged by yacha. ”

Zheng Peng said without hesitation: "Then Weichen will take Chang'an to Luoyang as a pilot to build a new road." ”

From Chang'an to Luoyang, build a new road, and the purpose of building this new road is to test a new means of transportation?

Gao Lishi couldn't help but persuade: "General Zheng, the original official road can't be used, do you have to build a new road?" You must know that the road from Chang'an to Luoyang is far away, and it costs too much to build a new road, so there is no need to waste it so much. ”

Building a road is not to go to a restaurant to set up a table of wine, nor to go to the market to buy a basket of vegetables, it requires a very large amount of money, Gao Lishi heard that Zheng Peng was building a road for a new means of transportation, and the first reaction was that Zheng Peng was either drinking too much, or he was crazy.

For example, if you want to visit a famous mountain and river, you can't buy the entire famous mountain and river just to see it, right?

Zheng Peng explained with some embarrassment: "Gonggong Gao, this new means of transportation is not suitable for official roads, but a special road. ”

Li Longji coughed dryly, and said unceremoniously: "The cost is too great, and the effect of the actual use is not easy to estimate, Zheng Aiqing, even if the treasury is full, I can't be squandered by you, your idea is good, but I can't promise you." ”

If it is a good thing like cement and firearms that benefits the country and the people, it is necessary to give money to money, and to ask people to give people, Li Longji is absolutely unambiguous, but the new means of transportation that Zheng Peng said sounds like the sky is empty, and the implementation of the loss is huge, although Li Longji values Zheng Peng very much, and the treasury of Datang is also unprecedentedly full, but Li Longji still cannot agree.

From Chang'an to Luoyang, it is actually very convenient to take the official road, even if the flow of people is large and the road is busy, just spend a little more time, there is no need to open a new road, and then it is blocked, it is also a blockade for ordinary people, like officials and nobles, there are people who open the road when traveling, and the road is unimpeded, Li Longji feels that building a new road is definitely a superfluous move.

When Zheng Peng heard this, he immediately said with a bitter face: "Your Majesty, if you don't think about Weichen in Tubo for the sake of the Tang Dynasty's birth and death, but also look at firearms, for that firearm, Weichen can spend a lot of manpower and material resources, in order to get firearms, the money spent is sea, even the raw materials are also bought by Weichen himself, these can always be refilled, right?" ”

I thought that Li Longji would readily agree, after all, he had made so many military achievements, but he didn't expect Li Longji to refuse because of the huge expenses.

To be honest, Zheng Peng didn't plan to find Li Longji to get money from the beginning, after all, he has been in the limelight recently, and many people don't like it, if he uses the money from the treasury, it is estimated that the prince Li Ying will definitely not let go of such an opportunity, and it will not be good to pick thorns everywhere and block them in every way, knowing that Li Longji does not agree and will not give up easily: the crying child has milk to drink, and if he does not howl a few times in advance, if he "cries" to the benefit, he will earn it, but he will not get the benefit, and he will not suffer.

Do you still settle accounts with yourself? Li Longji snorted coldly, and said with a serious face: "Bold, you mine salt privately, participate in black market trade, nepotism, have I been held accountable; After returning from meritorious service, he was promoted to the rank of knight, and his wife and parents were overshadowed, and he also rewarded you with the title of champion who represents the highest honor, do I treat people well? How dare you settle accounts with me? ”

How dare Zheng Peng quarrel with Li Longji, and hurriedly admit his mistake: "Weichen doesn't dare, please calm the emperor's anger." ”

"Oh, are you ready to give up?"

"If you go back to the emperor, Weichen doesn't plan to give up" Seeing that Li Longji's face was a little wrong, Zheng Peng immediately added: "In order to test new tools and let the court pay money, it is indeed inappropriate to have a huge amount of money, this money Weichen doesn't want it, he wants to make it up, he just wants to ask the emperor for convenience, and Weichen is grateful." ”

Without having to pay, Li Longji was obviously relieved, and said with a pleasant face: "What convenience does Zheng Aiqing need?" ”

Zheng Peng is the lucky star of Datang and a great hero of Datang, and Li Longji doesn't want to chill Zheng Peng's heart.

As long as you don't mention money, the relationship between the monarch and the minister can still be very harmonious.

"The emperor knows that land is needed to build a new road, please give the emperor a will, and Weichen will not take advantage of others, and can buy the land he needs at the market price, and the government and landowners along the way cannot be embarrassed." Zheng Peng hurriedly said.

Land requisition is a difficult thing in ancient and modern times, and it is difficult to guarantee whether there will be nail households in ancient times, no matter what, as long as Li Longji supports it, everything will be easy to do.