No matter what kind of civilization it is, it mostly discovered the benefits of wheels. The importance of wheels is self-evident. It can make transportation more convenient and save people more effort. The ancient civilization used wheels in a superb way. It can be said that these wheels promoted the development of human civilization.

In the Song Dynasty, with the emergence of rubber, craftsmen who were in charge discovered its benefits first. This material with excellent flexibility and durability can be used as a shock absorber for wheels.

If the speed of the carriage is increased, it will inevitably cause bumps in the vehicle. In recent years, the development of the carriage has been fighting against the bumps brought by this speed. Zhao Zhen's suspension shock absorption has been used on most carriages. The effect is indeed good, but it was not his first. In the Shang Dynasty, this type of conductive shock absorber was found, but it was not so advanced.

Another method of our ancestors was to wrap the wheels with leather and soft wheels, which reduces bumps and wrap the wheels with pony, which is called pony wheels. However, the method of wrapping the wheels with leather is luxurious, and the effect is not very ideal.

But now with rubber, it is different. Important things like wheels have achieved a new leap, and even led the civilization of the Song Dynasty to leap forward. Solid rubber wheels were invented and applied to the carriage at the first time.

When the people from the Geju Academy asked for the three departments to allocate funds, Bao Zheng raised his own questions skeptically, which also represented the questions of most officials of the Song Dynasty. Is it necessary to use this thing on the carriage?

People in the Geju Academy have always spoken with facts and dragged out a brand new carriage that was just made. The wheels of which are particularly noticeable and emit a slightly pungent smell.

This is a solid tire of natural rubber after heating, which is put on the original carriage wheel. The people from the Geju Academy asked Bao Zheng to get on the car, but Bao Zheng didn't say anything. It was not easy to get the grant from his own hands. Besides, the thing in front of him was indeed a bit outrageous...

After Bao Zheng put on the carriage on the table, the groom from the Geju Academy drove the carriage to gallop on an experimental road. When the carriage was driving on the flat concrete road, it almost didn't feel the bumps, just like the carriage was not galloping. This was the first time Bao Zheng rode such a carriage and couldn't help feeling a little fluttering.

Then there was a bumpy road section. The elasticity of the rubber fully played its role. Although the carriage was bumpy, it did not give people a huge, stiff impact. Instead, it was a gentle force that bumped people. At least Bao Zheng felt that his butt would not hurt.

Bao Zheng is already old. For him, such a carriage is really suitable for travel. Not to mention anything else, its shock absorption alone is excellent. Of course, he cannot allocate funds to the Governor's Academy for his convenience and comfort. He saw some benefits that others did not see.

Who was Bao Zheng? The Sansi Envoy of the Song Dynasty, an expert in the study of financial planning, had already changed his original stubbornness and conservatism over the years, at least in the way of financial planning.

Among the three departments of the Song Dynasty, Bao Zheng was in charge of reducing expenses, while Cai Boqi was in charge of opening up the source. But over the years, he has not only reduced the source, but also opened up the source? He Bao Zheng will do it!

From this wheel, he saw a bright future. The increase in the speed of the carriage is not just a simple increase in speed. It also represents the improvement of the transportation capacity of the Song Dynasty. What else does the improvement of transportation capacity mean?

Bao Zheng knew better than anyone else that this means that the goods from the Song Dynasty could arrive at the places they were going faster, money returned to the Song Dynasty faster, commerce became more prosperous, and goods were transported faster!

The carriage is not that it cannot run fast, but because of the bumpy problem, it cannot drive quickly. Therefore, some merchants are willing to use ox carts with slow speed but sufficient endurance and lasting. Anyway, they can make money as long as they transport the goods.

But now with these fast and stable carriages, it is hard to say what the business will be like in the future. The most urgent task is to immediately allocate funds to the Jujube Academy to make more rubber wheels.

Now the one who needs these rubber wheels the most is not the merchants, but the side walls of the Song Dynasty!

The construction of the Great Wall in the Song Dynasty was developing rapidly, but it was still not enough in the eyes of the court officials, and the daily expenses were quite huge, comparable to military use. So the officials proposed that the court should provide money and craftsmen to guide them, and merchants would take charge of various paragraphs for construction, and finally the court sent special officials to inspect them.

This is a win-win situation. Merchants get the opportunity to make money, while the court saves expenses. This outsourcing model saves more money than spending money hiring labor and paying huge daily expenses.

Working in labor is an inevitable problem in feudal society. Although the court paid wages, these wages were pitifully small, and the people had to obey the levy, which made some people reluctant.

Now the court has completely let go, only paying money, and leaving the rest to the merchants to complete. Of course, the court will provide these merchants with materials for building the Great Wall, so that no one dares to use materials as an excuse.

This will save a lot of money for merchants, otherwise who would be willing to claim these passages of the Great Wall?

Whenever a merchant completes a section of the city wall stipulated by the court, officials from the court will come to check and watch the work essays assigned by the court to craftsmen. These things must not be missing. Once a problem arises, it is not only the merchant’s lack of money, but may even be in prison!

At the beginning, there were not many merchants taking over the work of the court, but there were always brave people the first to try it out. An inconspicuous small business named Ruide took over a section of the city wall, because they were recruiting refugees, as long as they could have enough food, they would be satisfied. Who knew that if they could dare to get rewards before the construction period of the court, this greatly mobilized their enthusiasm.

It originally took three months to work, but they took it in just one and a half months and passed the imperial examination. The victims not only received the rewards originally promised by the merchants, but also received the rewards from the imperial court.

This completely ignited the enthusiasm of the merchants. It turned out that building a city wall was the most profitable job! Although I was a little tired, I made money quickly! As long as I was one day earlier than the time stipulated by the court, I could get rewards. The shorter the time I took, the more rewards and the richer they were.

In order to mobilize the enthusiasm of merchants, even the officials issued an order to award the first prize. Whoever made the greatest contribution and contributed the most to the construction of the Great Wall of the Song Dynasty can get the title of the Song Dynasty!

Not only can you make money from the court, but you can also get a title! Now all the merchants can't sit still. Although this title is just a founding prince, the official said it clearly that this title was hereditary in the Song Dynasty.
Chapter completed!