Alien King

Chapter 702 Royal Vehicle Factory

Immediately afterwards, Ouyang Ruochen sighed and said, "You can't blame them. The root cause of all this is that the turnover of goods is too slow."

Ye Tian was a little confused, so he turned his head to look at Ouyang Ruochen, and continued to ask, "What do you mean?"

Ouyang Ruochen pointed to the freight yard below, and said, "This freight yard is jointly rented by several larger merchants in the capital. It can be regarded as the largest freight yard in the south of the capital."

Speaking of this, Ouyang Ruochen paused for a while, and continued: "Because of the rapid development of the Royal Carriage and Horse Shop these days, it is not only convenient and fast, but more importantly, the price is reasonable. Therefore, traders from all over the world no longer go to Beijing to buy their own goods." Hire horse-drawn carriages, and no longer raise horses and coachmen yourself, but unify the goods to be transshipped and hand them over to the royal carriages and horses in various places to transport them."

Hearing Ouyang Ruochen's words, Ye Tian smiled and said: "Isn't that a good thing? Why are you still sighing? This is enough to prove the importance of logistics and transportation in the national network, which not only brings convenience, but more importantly The most important thing is to reduce the cost of cargo transshipment.”

Ouyang Ruochen smiled, and continued: "Yes, this is of course a good thing. However, it is impossible for the Royal Carriage and Horse Company to collect goods from door to door, which requires all merchants to concentrate the goods that are going to be sent to various places in one area. , Therefore, cargo transfer stations in various places appeared one by one.”

"The national network of the Royal Carriage and Horse Company has developed too fast, so that the cargo transfer stations in various places can't keep up with this speed, which has caused a series of problems across the country."

"First of all, for the sake of convenience, almost all transfer stations in various places are built in the central area of ​​the city state. Such central areas are often prosperous areas with a large flow of people and vehicles. If the carriages of the Royal Carriage If a small number of carriages enter and exit at the same time, as in the freight station below, some friction will inevitably occur." Ouyang Ruochen said again.

Hearing this, Ye Tian finally understood what Ouyang Ruochen said was obviously a traffic jam problem.

Now there is a bottleneck in the entire transportation system of the Royal Chariots and Horses.This bottleneck is not a problem of the Royal Carriage Company itself, but a problem of the cargo transfer station.

Ye Tian turned his head again and looked at the cargo terminal below.At this moment, Ye Tian saw a dozen or so carriages full of cargo coming out of the freight station, and squeezed one after another on a wide street.At the same time, there were at least two dozen carriages trying to enter the cargo terminal from outside.

As long as the direction of one of the carriages is slightly irregular, dozens of carriages will be crowded on this street, unable to move, the carriages outside cannot get in, and the carriages inside cannot get out.

It is also very difficult for the carriage to turn around, so it was blocked here, and the grooms also became impatient, so they began to abuse and fight.

Frowning, Ye Tian said again: "Can't the cargo transfer station be built outside the city? Or even if it's inside the city, can't it be built in an open area?"

Ouyang Ruochen said: "Of course it is possible, but the cargo transfer station was not built by the Royal Chariots and Horses, but by the joint establishment of these merchants. Their purpose is very simple, that is, to be as close as possible to their own shops. It is more convenient to transport the goods, if they are far away, when they move the goods to the transfer station, they need to rent another horse-drawn carriage, which will undoubtedly increase the cost of goods delivery."

Ye Tian opened his mouth halfway, and finally fully understood the reasons for this series of problems.

Then, Ye Tian thought of a more serious problem.With the development of freight and logistics faster and faster, the number of times of cargo transshipment is becoming more and more heavy, and the phenomenon of horse-drawn carriage traffic jams will become more and more serious. If you don't make early plans, it will inevitably affect the development of traffic in the city.

At this time, Ouyang Ruochen said again: "Nowadays, within the territory of the Tiangong Empire, the Royal Chariots and Horses have spread all over the cities and states. Leaving aside the four countries of Eka, Baro, Eli and the Inca, the revenue of the Royal Chariots and Horses is almost The upper limit has been reached. In other words, the income of the car and horse shop has encountered a bottleneck. If this bottleneck is not broken through, the income of the car and horse shop will not be able to continue to grow."

Ye Tian asked: "Is there any potential for the income of the Royal Carriage and Horse Company?"

Ouyang Ruochen looked at Ye Tian seriously, and said: "Of course it has potential. It is no exaggeration to say that the current daily income of the Royal Carriage and Horse Company is 10 taels of silver. If the throughput problem of the cargo transfer station can be solved , it is very possible to triple it again.”

Hearing Ouyang Ruochen's words, Ye Tian secretly smiled in his heart, thinking that Ouyang Ruochen still underestimated.

If the throughput problem of the cargo transshipment station is really solved, according to Ye Tian's estimate, with time and continued development, the daily income of the Royal Carriage and Horse Company can be doubled again to 50 taels of silver.

The daily income is 50 taels, the monthly income is 500 million taels, and the annual income is 8000 million taels.8000 million taels, what kind of concept is this? This is more than twice the annual income of the Dark Templar, and it will far leave the Nangong family, the Murong family and the Huangfu family far behind.

Thinking of this, Ye Tian nodded and said: "Is there no solution to the problem of the cargo transfer station?"

Ouyang Ruochen said with a wry smile: "Of course there are. One is led by the Ministry of Industry and Political Affairs of the Empire, and the industrial and political bureaus in various places build larger cargo transfer stations to improve the efficiency of road traffic and increase cargo throughput. The Royal Carriage and Horse Company builds a cargo transfer station and manages it by itself. Three things, as you said, no matter who pays the money, the cargo transfer station must be built in the urban area or in a square in the city, but this requires the merchants to separate the goods Just ship them to those areas."

"The first two methods, if led by the Ministry of Industry and Politics, need to spend money from the Ministry of Taxation and Administration. This depends on the coordination and communication among high-level decision makers like you. If the Royal Carriage and Horse Company takes the lead, I can naturally afford it here. This money, but this kind of expenditure should be borne by the local administrative agencies, so I have to ask you about this first." Ouyang Ruochen said again.

Ye Tian looked at Ouyang Ruochen with an expression of great interest, and thought to himself: So soon, the separation of power between the central and local governments is involved?The Royal Carriage and Horse Company is naturally affiliated to the central government, or to be more precise, to the royal organization, and the cargo transfer stations in various places should be managed by local administrative agencies. In the previous life, it was not uncommon.

Thinking of this, Ye Tian nodded and said, "That's right, you are right. The cargo transfer stations in various places should be in charge of the local administrative departments. I will coordinate and handle this matter."

Hearing Ye Tian's words, Ouyang Ruochen giggled and said, "When will it be resolved? Can you give me an exact time?"

Knowing that Ouyang Ruochen wanted to continue to increase the revenue of the Royal Carriage Company as soon as possible, Ye Tian took a look at Ouyang Ruochen, and then said: "In the long run, it's not who pays for the construction of the cargo transfer station. Or it’s as simple as building a cargo transfer station outside the city. This requires a comprehensive and integrated transportation system to solve this problem in the long run.”

Ouyang Ruochen frowned, and asked repeatedly: "Comprehensive and integrated transportation system?"

Ye Tian nodded, and said: "Yes. Your royal carriage has almost reached its upper limit. Even if there is still some potential, it is limited by the venue, freight station, transportation efficiency, and administrative regulations in various places. The coordination of departments and the income growth points that can be really tapped are also very limited. If you want to make real changes, you have to change the main sources."

Ouyang Ruochen asked with a bitter face, "How do we change that?"

Ye Tian lowered his head, pondered for a while, then raised his head to look at Ouyang Ruochen, and asked, "Can you make an estimate, based on the current amount of cargo transshipment in the capital, is your horse convoy enough?"

Ouyang Ruochen said: "Cities and prefectures around the world are better, but the capital is obviously not enough. I just wanted to tell you about this. There are more and more merchants who need to deliver goods, and the volume of goods is also increasing. There are more than a dozen horse-drawn carriage shops in the capital, but they still cannot meet the demand. Merchants who order horse-drawn carriages have to queue up every day, and the goods are always piled up and cannot be transported away in time. This also caused the loss of some customers and money. "

Hearing Ouyang Ruochen's words, Ye Tian's heart became more firm.After a short pause, Ye Tian looked at Ouyang Ruochen and said, "Royal Vehicle Factory?"

Ouyang Ruochen didn't know why, so he asked, "What Royal Vehicle Factory?"

Ye Tian said: "Because the light prismatic tanks and ice armored chariots were manufactured in Xitongguan before, the engine was manufactured first. With the engine, the car can become a reality. Therefore. In order to solve the current difficulties of the Royal Chariots and Horses, In advance of the efficiency of cargo transshipment and the speed of transportation, I want to do both."

"First, the Royal Carriage and Horse Company will replace all their equipment, stop using horse-drawn carriages, and replace them with all freight trucks and passenger buses." Ye Tian said again.

Ouyang Ruochen kept blinking and said, "What? What what? Freight truck? Passenger bus?"

These terms are completely unfamiliar to Ouyang Ruochen.

Ye Tian waved his hand and continued: "Second, I will issue a joint document through the Ministry of Taxation, Ministry of Industry, and Ministry of Commerce to order the administrative departments of various cities and states to build passenger stations and freight transportation as soon as possible." Station. Moreover, this passenger terminal and cargo terminal must no longer be as petty as they are now, and must be large in scale.”

Speaking of this, Ye Tian's eyes shone brightly, as if he had seen those majestic high-speed railway stations and civil aviation airports on the land of China in his previous life.

Ouyang Ruochen couldn't understand what he heard, so he just looked at Ye Tian in a daze.

In Ye Tian's plan, the grand ideal of transforming the Eastern Continent and bringing about profound changes in its social form began with the Royal Chariots and Horses.

The Royal Vehicle Factory was established first, and the Royal Trade Union dispatched personnel to produce large container-type freight trucks and passenger buses. Then, integrated passenger bus stations and cargo transfer stations were built in various cities and states. All the official roads in the middle of the road have been renovated, and it is best to meet the standards of the expressway.

In this way, the entire transportation system can take on a new look, and its throughput and transportation efficiency will be greatly improved whether it is passenger transportation or freight transportation.

Ye Tian naturally knew in his heart how important infrastructure construction is to a country's economic growth.Therefore, it is no exaggeration to say that once the comprehensive and integrated transportation system conceived by Ye Tian is completed, the economic development and social form of the entire Eastern Continent will definitely undergo extremely profound changes.

As the so-called butterfly effect, Ye Tian just opened a window, as for people will continue to push each other to see more scenery outside the window, it is beyond Ye Tian's control.

(End of this chapter)