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After receiving a positive answer from the cabinet, Zhu Youxiao asked Sun Yuanhua, who was still serving in the Ministry of Industry, to find a suitable place to build a large-scale firearms workshop integrating gunpowder and firearms production.

The matter of Wang Gong Factory has come to an end for the time being. It will probably take at least one or two years until Sun Yuanhua's site selection is completed and the construction is completed. After all, Zhu Youxiao still wants to build a city.

A few days later, Zhu Youxiao received news from Jin Yiwei who was inquiring about information in Nanyang.

The Jin Yiwei sent to Nanyang usually only receive news once every two to three months.

In this news, Zhu Youxiao saw that he mentioned something that interested him.

He heard a man who worked for foreigners bragging in a tavern and mentioned something about a tree in America whose bark could ooze milky white liquid.

They use this stuff to make balls to play with, and they can also apply it on cloth and shoes to make it waterproof.

Isn't this just rubber? !

Historically, rubber seemed to have been introduced to Europe very late, and then quickly became an important industrial raw material.

For Zhu Youxiao, rubber also plays a very important role, that is, making tires for cars.

Even the most primitive solid tires have a strong shock-absorbing effect. He immediately wrote back and asked them to buy some seeds from those trees.

As for where to buy it from, of course it was from the Spanish.

Anyway, not many people think that this thing is of any great use now. If it can be planted in Taiwan and other places first, it will not be stuck in the future.

In addition to solid tires, the solution to shock absorption is spring plates, but he doesn't know how strong this thing needs to be.

Speaking of shock absorption, he thought of horse carriages again.

The few times Zhu Youxiao left the palace before, he rode in a four-wheeled carriage, whether it was a small carriage when he was the grandson or prince.

The one I sat on after ascending the throne was made of wooden wheels, and the shock absorption effect was not good. Even if there were soft cushions on the car, it still felt very bumpy.

More importantly, this carriage is very slow.

It's not that the roads outside the capital are bad, but this four-wheeled carriage is actually a modified version of the two-wheeled one.

Under the same carriage, four wheels are installed. The two wheels that were originally placed in the middle were changed to four wheels placed one behind the other.

Although doing this seems a little smoother than a two-wheeled carriage, steering is a big problem.

Therefore, the speed of the carriage must be slow so that it will not roll over when turning.

This is also the difference between ancient Chinese four-wheeled carriages and Western four-wheeled carriages.

Many people say that ancient China did not use four-wheeled carriages because of the existence of ruts.

In fact, this is not the reason, it is because there is no good steering device.

Western four-wheel carriages have a steering device between the two front wheels and the frame.

In this way, when turning, the horses will not pull the entire frame to turn together, but first drive the steering device to slowly change the direction of the force.

Zhu Youxiao didn't know what a Western bogie looked like, but he believed that with the current level of craftsmen, as long as he told them to make such a thing, they would definitely be able to make it.

While thinking about it, Zhu Youxiao asked Wei Chao to find charcoal!

After a while, the charcoal was brought, and Zhu Youxiao used the charcoal to draw a rough pattern on the paper.

If you want to improve the carriage, in addition to the steering device, you must improve the bearings of the carriage.

He did know how bearings were made, but he didn't know if it was possible to make balls of the same size now?

It’s better to write it down first and ask the craftsmen if it can be made.

After working for more than an hour, Zhu Youxiao wrote down the ideas for the bogie, the bearings, the spring plates, and the springs he remembered.

After lunch, Zhu Youxiao came to the Imperial Palace again and asked Li Deshun to find the craftsman in the palace who was responsible for building the carriage.

"Most of today's carriages have two wheels. The carriages are not big. They can accommodate people, but they can't hold many things."

"I have asked others before that the problem with the four-wheeled carriage is the steering. After thinking hard these days, I have come up with a way to turn it. I called you here today to see if this thing can be built."

As he spoke, Zhu Youxiao took out the drawings and spread them out on the table. Seeing them still standing there, he greeted them: "Don't be too formal, come and take a look."

A few people came to the table cautiously, but they didn't dare to get too close.

"My idea is not to use these two handles on the frame, but to install them between the wheels and the frame. Extend them forward and put them on the horses. In this way, when the horses turn, the frame will not immediately Follow the turn.”

"Can this be done?"

Zhu Youxiao expressed his thoughts, and then looked at the craftsmen.

"It's not difficult to make it, but whether it's feasible or not, ordinary people won't know until they do it."

The craftsman glanced at Zhu Youxiao cautiously.

"It's natural. I don't know how to make a carriage. I just came up with this idea by chance. It's up to you to decide how to make it."

"You can do it with confidence and boldness. Even if you don't follow my ideas, as long as this problem can be solved, I won't blame you."

Hearing what he said, Zhu Youxiao nodded with satisfaction, but was afraid that they would make it exactly according to his own drawings, so he added another sentence.

"The common people obey the decree!"

The craftsman quickly bowed and replied.

"Then go ahead and get busy. Just tell Li Deshun when it's finished."

After thinking about it carefully, Zhu Youxiao asked them to leave if there was nothing missing.

"Your Majesty has so many things to do all day long. In your spare time, you actually think about how to improve the carriage. It is really a blessing to all people."

Li Deshun flattered him from the sidelines.

"What do you mean by this is that I am not doing my job properly?"

Zhu Youxiao looked at Li Deshun.

"Slaves don't dare, slaves deserve to die!"

Upon hearing this, Li Deshun was so frightened that he immediately knelt down.

"Get up, this carriage seems like a small thing, but transportation between the north and the south relies on carriages."

"The imperial court transports a large amount of grain and grass to Jiubian every year. If the carriage can carry more, it can also reduce the loss."

"Besides that, if a businessman can pack more, make more money, or sell goods at a lower price, it may seem like a small matter, but when it adds up, it becomes a big deal."

Zhu Youxiao said calmly.

"What your Majesty said is that this slave made a mistake."

Li Deshun said quickly.

"Okay, I don't mean to blame you. Go call the blacksmith outside."

Zhu Youxiao waved his hand and ordered.

After a while, several blacksmiths came in.