Chapter 712 Chicken Bus Enters the Village
Zhao Yulin could imagine this situation.
Farmers work hard for a season, and one mu of land can only produce two or three stones of millet. The family depends on this little harvest. The man worked hard to carry the millet to the street to sell it, but in the end he got nothing. He must feel sad.
Some people cannot get over this hurdle, and cases of people jumping into wells or hanging themselves occur frequently.
At that time, the road construction in the New Song Dynasty was still very poor. Not to mention that the roads for ordinary people to get home were just slightly wider dirt roads, even the roads connecting villages and counties were still far from adequate.
He looked at the women on both sides and said to Cao Ying: Later, we can come up with a subsidy strategy to send carts to the countryside and buses to villages, to encourage rural people to buy vehicles to transport goods.
This changed the way ordinary people carried things on their shoulders and backs. The common people put loose items such as food into sacks. Those on wide roads used carts to pull them, while those on narrow roads used carts to push them. It became more convenient and safer for them to transport things, and it also encouraged the common people to repair the roads they went out on.
Shunzhidi said that they can also sell a large number of carts and chicken buses to promote technological innovation in these workshops.
Zhao Yulin gave Zhidi a thumbs up and said proudly: That's what I mean.
Cao Ying's eyes sparkled with intelligence, and he said happily: "Brother, you really have a solution. The government can also centrally purchase from the cart shops in various places, pay the taxes that should be paid, and give the subsidies to the people, so that the people can feel the real benefits."
Zhao Yulin nodded and told her: This matter needs to be done by the Ministry of Revenue, the Ministry of Works and her Transportation Department together.
If this is done well, it will not only help the people solve their travel problems, but also stimulate their enthusiasm for building bridges and roads, speed up the construction of large cart shops in various places, and improve the country's large cart repair and manufacturing capabilities and technological innovation.
The shop owners are all very smart. They will do whatever can make money. If it doesn't work, they will just wait and see. There will definitely be newer and more useful trucks coming out.
The women all looked at him and nodded. Ma Linger said he was biased, thinking of Moth whenever something good happened, and adding to her political achievements.
Zhao Yulin said embarrassedly, "No way, let's just stick to the facts."
The women pushed the cheerful Cao Ying and laughed.
Zhao Yulin knew that when women gathered together, things would get out of hand, so he quickly found an excuse to leave.
There was even more fun in the cabin.
At the Japanese embassy on Dongmen Island in Chengdu, the foreign envoys and Ito Tafumi, the chief envoy of the delegation sent by Emperor Amaterasu, were conversing.
These days, Ito traveled all over Chengdu and was amazed by the prosperity of the capital of the New Song Dynasty and the grand scale of the city.
This guy's eyes emitted a greedy green light, and he kept saying "Yoshi, Yoshi" from his mouth. He praised the New Song Dynasty for its wealth and lamented that it would be great if the empire could occupy Chengdu.
When the foreign envoys heard this, they knew that this was not the person sent by Emperor Amaterasu to mediate and establish a vassal state. It was clearly Fujiwara of the shogunate who replaced officials and sent Ito to gather information.
Ito narrowed his eyes and asked the foreign envoy: Why hasn't the embassy obtained much useful intelligence for the empire in these years?
The New Song Dynasty's crossbows, hot air balloons, and horse-mounted heavy machine guns caused heavy casualties among the imperial soldiers. It was all due to these advanced weapons. What crime should you be held responsible for?
The foreign envoy said coldly that he was appointed by Emperor Amaterasu to come to the New Song Kingdom to learn about Chinese culture and spread friendship between the two countries. He was only responsible for the official mission assigned by the emperor and would not do other irrelevant things.
The first thing the emperor instructed was that we must settle down in the New Song Kingdom. If we were to gather information and steal intelligence at the same time, we would be discovered by the Shunfeng Division of the New Song Kingdom in a matter of minutes. How could we then gain a foothold in Chengdu?
I'm afraid that not to mention Chengdu, they would be driven out of the New Song Kingdom in minutes.
Ito glared at the foreign envoy and said: The Ministry of Rites of the New Song Dynasty only gave me three days to leave quickly. I have no idea what to do with the important affairs of this vassal state.
Damn it, the New Song Dynasty clearly looks down on our Amaterasu Empire.
You must find a way to contact the king, Zhao Yulin, and ask him to agree to the Amaterasu Empire's request.
The foreign envoy shook his head and said it was useless. How could we find the Lord of Zhao in three days? It was obvious that the Lord of Zhao did not accept our application to become a vassal state, and asked the Ministry of Rites to decline in a tactful way.
Ito was anxious and kept shouting "Bage Yalu". He said: The empire is now being blockaded by the New Song Dynasty, and the trade of ironware, kerosene and other war materials is prohibited. The situation in the country is too difficult, there is a serious shortage of iron, and the people have no iron pots to cook. Every household is using earthen stoves, stone pots, stone axes and stone knives to get by.
Since the empire lacked fine iron to cast arrows, they could only go to sea to catch whales, and use whale teeth and fish bones to tie to arrow shafts to make killing weapons. Without the ring iron like the New Song, they could only make heavy catapults. How could they defeat the New Song's heavily armed divine army, relying entirely on the desperate efforts of the empire's warriors?
We, as ministers, feel truly guilty for not being able to share the worries of His Majesty.
This guy was actually sobbing as he spoke, and he raised his hand hypocritically to wipe his tears with his clothes.
The foreign envoy was surprised to see that this guy was really good at pretending.
Damn it, this guy just now was cursing Zhao Yulin as a bastard.
This girl said: The gap in strength between us and the New Song Kingdom is too big, so why don’t the two countries just be friendly neighbors?
At the beginning, the Ministry of Rites of the New Song Dynasty issued three warnings in a row, "Don't say I didn't warn you." Why didn't Fujiwara listen, and instead chose to provoke the New Song Dynasty again and again?
You know, New Song is a civilized country, and the King of Zhao keeps his word. I am worried that the New Song Empire will send troops to punish us like the Heavenly Khan of the Tang Dynasty.
Ito's eyes were full of anger as he said: "What does our attack on Goryeo have to do with the New Song Dynasty? Why should Zhao Qi'er interfere?"
We had already defeated Goryeo and were about to capture the Goryeo king and prince and annex the country, but we were stopped by the New Song Dynasty.
Now that we have withdrawn from the Korean Peninsula and admitted defeat, what else does the New Song Dynasty want?
Isn’t it enough that we lost nearly 100,000 soldiers?
Sir, please don't exaggerate. The navy of the Amaterasu Empire is still there and is not afraid of invasion from the New Song Dynasty.
The foreign envoy smiled faintly and said: It's just a fool's dream.
Have you seen the new warships built by the New Song Dynasty?
Izuku shook his head in confusion.
The foreign envoy said that he lived in Chengdu and had never seen it. It was rumored that the warships of the New Song Dynasty were as big as a mountain and the bow was covered with iron plates.
Ito was stunned immediately.
What? The new warships of the New Song Dynasty are so huge and covered with iron sheets. Aren’t they afraid of being too heavy and sinking into the sea?
This guy is just trying to fool people out of suspicion.
The foreign envoy asked him again: Have you ever taken the Xin Song train?
Ito said he had heard a little about it, but unfortunately the new Song Dynasty stipulated the route of the delegation, so there was no train. When they passed by the dock of Qianwei, they heard a dragon roar, and everyone cheered that the train was coming, but they didn't see it.
The foreign envoy said: "I have ridden on one before. It is called a train whistle. The sound can be heard for miles, even though the train is still far away. The train is like a giant green dragon. It can carry thousands of people at a time and travel two or three hundred miles in an hour. Riding on it feels like flying."
Ito believed it and went in.
When this guy heard the shocking whistle in Qianwei, he had been wondering which holy god was shouting? It was indeed the sound of a train, obviously not an ordinary one.
The foreign envoy then asked him if he had seen the electric lights in the New Song Dynasty.
Ito kept shaking his head like a rattle. How could this guy, who was not even qualified to ride the train, see the electric lights in Xinshi?
The foreign envoy said that he once stayed in Xinshi for a night and saw that the streets were full of electric lights that looked like little suns, making the night as bright as day.
Ito was a little fascinated.
When this guy was in the country, he heard General Fujiwara say that the new Song Dynasty had invented electric lights that did not require candles or oil and could glow day and night regardless of wind or rain.
Fujiwara was amazed by the magical thing and suspected that the spies of the Wulong Society were making up stories and lying, so he asked Ito to investigate carefully.
Now that he had heard the foreign envoy say he had seen it with his own eyes, he also wanted to go and see for himself. He asked the foreign envoy to use all his connections, no matter how much money it cost, to get him a train ticket so that he could take the train to Xinshi to take a look.
Haha, this guy has a good plan. With a train ticket, he can experience the beauty of the train in person and also go to Xinshi to see the magic of the electric lights.
The foreign envoy spread his hands and said: He can't do it. Ever since the Wulong Society assassinated the King of Goryeo in Jiankang Prefecture, the New Song Dynasty has strictly controlled foreigners. Even the travel of foreign envoys from various countries must be reported, not to mention other envoys coming and going.
Especially for someone like Ito who came from the island country of Japan, with a high bun on his head, a black beard under his nose, and a pair of wooden clogs on his feet that made clacking sounds when he walked. These features were too obvious. It was obvious from a distance that he was a Japanese, and it would be impossible for him to hide his identity and get away with it.
Ito got angry and said a few more "bastards".
He tossed and turned in bed in the annex for the whole night, but still had no idea, so he decided to return with the delegation. Walking along the slowly flowing Yangtze River, he looked at the prosperous cities along the way and wished he could take them all in with his eyes and bring them back to the island of Japan.
The deputy envoy asked him to look and see that there was a huge hot air balloon flying in the sky. People in Chengdu said that they used it to carry people. The New Song Kingdom used hot air balloons as carriages and sedan chairs to send guests.
Ito said dejectedly: I won’t watch it anymore, I’ll go into the cabin and rest.
Cuiping Mountain, Zhao Yulin accompanied his family to eat and play, then took his wife and children to Xinshi for vacation. Her mother also wanted to go to Xinshi, so she got on the boat and secretly gave Cao Ying a jade bracelet. The little girl was so happy that she whispered "Mom" in Zhao Yulin's mother's ear.
Zhao Yulin's mother was very happy, and she agreed to ask Cao Ying to help her go to the bow of the boat to enjoy the view.
Under the warm winter sun, the water level in the Mahu River has decreased a lot, and the flow is as gentle as a docile horse. His mother happily pointed out the beautiful scenery along the way and asked Cao Ying to look.
Zhao Yulin walked over and said to his mother: The river wind is cold, mom should go back, Cao Ying can't blow for too long.
The little girl immediately and obediently helped her mother walk towards the cabin.
Guard captain Jing Gang advised him to go into the cabin to rest as well. He ordered a cigarette and stood for a while.
Jing Gang immediately took out a cigarette and lit it for him.
Zhao Yulin took two deep puffs and blew out three smoke rings. He asked Jing Gang if he wanted to go down and do something. He had been with him for many years. If he didn't go down and do something, it would delay his own work.
If Jing Gang doesn't leave, I will stay with him.
