Malicious Medical Princess of the Marquis House

Gu Jiu put down his teacup and looked at Huang Concubine, Young Mansion and the Ministry of Households are transporting supplies to the Northwest front, how many civilians need to be enlisted, and how many horses and horses should be prepared?

This... Huang Consort hesitated.

Gu Jiu didn't need Huang Consort's answer.

She continued: I made an account for the household department of Shaofu before. Before the establishment of Sanhe Express, to organize a war with 50,000 troops, at least 200,000 civilians and 100,000 vehicles and horses were needed. Even if there are There are so many civilian husbands and horses, but the army still cannot get timely supplies.

Is it because the husband steals, rapes and plays tricks, and refuses to contribute? Is it because the traitors from the household department are in power and refuse to send food and grass supplies in time? Is it the weather? In my opinion, these are factors that affect the supply of materials, but they are not the main factors. The peasants work as coolies, the officials of the household department do their duty, and the weather is fine, but there will still be situations where supplies cannot be delivered to the front line in time.

After finishing speaking, Gu Jiu took over a thick stack of documents from Xu Yousi.

She said to Huang Concubine: I re-calculated the relevant data of the past hundred years, large and small wars, and material deployment. The material could not be delivered to the front line of the border in time, and the army could not get supplies in time. 30% of the reasons came from the officials' negligence of duty. , plus the impact of weather. Seventy percent of the reason comes from the speed of transportation.”

After finishing speaking, Gu Jiu put the documents on the table and motioned to Huang Concubine, Huang Qubing read them.

She said to the father and son: You can give this information to His Majesty for review. The information is clear and clear, and you can understand it at a glance. The materials will be transported from the capital to the northwest, and 200,000 people and 100,000 vehicles and horses will be confiscated. , in the past, it took at least one and a half months.

The longest time, because of the heavy rain, the peasants walked for nearly three months before transporting the grain and grass to the front line. At that time, the army suffered heavy casualties, and in the end they had to kill horses to save their lives.

But the worst time was 30 years ago, when the army went deep into the grassland, the supplies couldn't keep up, and 20,000 soldiers and horses were buried in the grassland. So far, the bodies of these soldiers have not been recovered. The situation has improved this year. Sanhe Express was established and cement roads were built, which shortened the delivery of grain and grass materials by a full ten days.

But don't rush to be happy, both of you. According to our original budget, the delivery time can be shortened by at least half a month. But why no matter how hard you try, you can only shorten the time by ten days at most? Is the husband lazy? I don't think so. The fundamental reason is that our means of transportation are too traditional and backward. In war, what is fought is material, money, food, and time. How can we beat Beirong in time? Have you two considered it?

Huang Consort was sweating coldly.

Huang Qubing was thoughtful.

Huang Consort flipped through the documents, secretly startled.

The information given by Gu Jiu,

The data are detailed, and it seems that there is no reason to refute it.

Gu Jiu tapped on the table lightly to attract the attention of the two of them.

She continued: Traditional two-wheeled carriages cannot carry more than three hundred catties. If the load is too heavy, more horses are needed to pull the cart, and the horses need to be fed with soybean grass. The cost of feeding has greatly increased.

However, the biggest disadvantage of the two-wheeled carriage is that it cannot be soaked in water and damp, and it cannot travel normally in rainy days. Traditional carriages, wooden wheels, no matter how good the wood is, will become cumbersome and difficult to drive after being washed by rain. I have made a statistic that transporting grain and grass in rainy days can only travel ten miles a day at most.

You heard me right, it's only ten miles away. On this information, I made statistics. In rainy days, the road surface is muddy, and the wheels become cumbersome due to dampness, and it is very easy to get stuck in the mud. In addition, it is impossible to make a fire in rainy days, and the peasants can only eat dry food. When they are cold and hungry, they have to travel, and they have exhausted all their strength to be able to walk ten miles.

Drought in the Northwest!

Huang Consort blurted out these words, then suddenly stopped, not to look too stupid.

Gu Jiu smiled, Master Jialing is right, the northwest is dry. But don't forget, it will snow in winter in the northwest. The snow melts, the ground is muddy and wet, wooden wheels run in this weather, It's just horrific. The wheels get bogged down in the bogs, it's a common occurrence.

Have the two of you ever thought about how many wars have occurred in winter in this dynasty for more than a hundred years? Let me tell you that 70% of wars are fought in winter. Maybe the war will start again this winter. At that time, the cavalry will go deep into the prairie, and rely on wooden two-wheeled carriages to transport supplies. Are you sure you can replenish the cavalry with food, grass, military equipment and medicinal materials in time?

The yellow son-in-law has a big head.

Gu Jiu smiled lightly, Your Majesty, do not worry. All problems can be solved by a four-wheeled carriage. Mr. Qu Bing just said that the space of a four-wheeled carriage is twice as large as that of a two-wheeled carriage, and the same number of horses can pull The cart can carry twice as much supplies. And it is not affected by rainy weather, so you don’t have to worry about the wheels getting wet and unable to run. Even if the carriage reaches the prairie, it can still run.”

Huang Consort was dizzy, he was so fooled by Gu Jiu that he couldn't find Bei.

The four-wheeled carriage can really solve all problems?

Gu Jiu pushed the information forward, Master Jialing took this information and the four-wheeled carriage parked in the backyard, and went into the palace to meet the saint. Your Majesty will ask you, and I will ask Mr. Qubing to answer all questions for you. Jialing Sir, don't worry about His Majesty's censure. Your Majesty will punish Mr. Qu Bing and Mrs. Ben.

Huang Consort rubbed the center of his eyebrows, his head was still dizzy.

Madam Zhao and Quanzi continue to chat, and I will go to the next door to drink some tea first.

My lord orders you to go.

Huang Consort got up and left the signing room.

Huang Qubing asked excitedly, Madam please tell me how to do it.

Gu Jiu said softly: If you want to convince His Majesty to mass-produce four-wheeled carriages, the benefits I just mentioned are far from enough. After all, the imperial court does not fight every day, nor does it need to transport food and supplies every day.

I plan to set up a transportation company, and Shaofu will hold 30% of the shares. The cost of a four-wheeled carriage can be reduced to twelve taels if it can be mass-produced. With the improvement of the process, the cost can continue to be compressed.

Four-wheeled carriages are divided into four grades, and the price of the standard version is tentatively set at thirty taels. The comfort version is priced at 40 taels per unit, the deluxe version is priced at 60 taels per unit, and the supreme luxury version is priced at 122 taels per unit. This pricing only includes the car body, and the horses are paid separately.

Mrs. Ben's horse farm in the northwest will provide a complete set of horses, ranging from ten taels of poor horses to thousand-mile horses worth thousands of gold. However, horses do not belong to the transportation business, but the relationship belongs to strategic partners. In addition, for the sale of horses, we can cooperate with the horse administration to provide income for the horse administration and also for the imperial court. According to preliminary estimates, the sale of carriages and horses will bring in millions of taels of income for Shaofu and Mazheng every year.

The annual income is really one million taels? Huang Qubing was surprised.

If there is such a profit, if you want to convince Emperor Wende, the problem will become very simple.

Gu Jiu nodded heavily.

She waved to Huang Qubing.

Huang Qubing leaned over.

Gu Jiu told him in a low voice, Actually, the cost of a four-wheeled carriage is less than twelve taels of silver. You just need to know it well. If I set up a transportation company, I will conduct a public offering to try to recruit all civil and military officials, Wealthy and aristocratic, all in one go. With such a big benefit in front of us, I don’t believe that there are still people in the imperial court who would dare to oppose the promotion of carriages.”

Huang Qubing was secretly speechless.

Gu Jiu said again: This time, both the North and the South will take care of it. In addition to the transportation company, the iron smelting workshop will also conduct an IPO at the same time. In the future, when the time is right, the iron smelting workshop will be split and the shares will be expanded again. All iron companies in the world Mines, all iron mines and iron smelting workshops under the name of Shaofu can be rounded up. The purchase of iron ore is another considerable income for Shaofu.

Huang Qubing's heart beat violently.

This is too big a deal.

All iron ore in the world must be rounded!

Mom!

How many carriages is this going to produce?

Can the whole world consume so many carriages?

The size of the Western Regions is far greater than our imagination. There are countless countries, countless populations, countless nobles, and rich people. If the supreme luxury version of the four-wheeled carriage can be sold in the Western Regions one day, what do you think is the appropriate price? ?”

Gu Jiu suddenly changed the topic to the Western Regions.

Huang Qubing tried to say, Eight hundred taels?

Gu Jiu shook his head, At least two thousand taels.

boom!

The price of two thousand taels bombarded Huang Qubing's head.

Just a car body costs two thousand taels?

Don't you believe it? Gu Jiu smiled half-smile.

Huang Wubing was speechless.

The reason why a carriage is expensive is not in the body, but in the horses.

At that time, the four-wheeled carriage was so expensive just for the body.

Huang Qubing really doubted whether there would be a million taels of profit a year.

Gu Jiu picked up the teacup and took a sip, Have any of the projects I've done in these years failed?

Ok!

Huang Qubing completely admired him.

A small Wenqing Bookstore can generate hundreds of thousands of taels of profit a year, what is impossible.

Gu Jiu wanted to buy the world's iron mines, not to exaggerate.

In her plan, the current mining of iron ore is far from meeting future demand.

Do you really think that she spent so much money in the iron industry just to make a carriage?

It was so silly and naive.

Technological innovation in the iron smelting industry will lead the whole society to stride forward.

A steam engine would not be a dream.

Steel shipbuilding is not a dream either.

Bicycles may one day become the standard equipment of every family and become the darling of the marriage market.

The watch industry may also emerge as the times require.

All in all, the improvement of technology and means of production makes everything possible.

Of course, this is all in the future.

Right now, we have to find a way to persuade Emperor Wende to agree to mass-produce four-wheeled carriages.

Speed ​​up the slow life first, and people will have more desires and needs.

With desires and needs, everything is possible.

Gu Jiu asked Huang Qubing, Do you know how to persuade Your Majesty?

Huang Qubing was under a lot of pressure.

Convincing His Majesty to agree to a certain project, the first time to do this, the pressure is not usually great.

Madam, do you want to enter the palace together?