Rumble!
Under everyone's flabbergasted gazes, this large carriage quickly drove onto the road and came to a steady stop.
"Elder Xie, I want to ask you, what is the maximum weight a normal carriage can carry?"
Zhao Jingdian suddenly turned his head and asked.
"This … it's usually around seven to eight hundred jin. At most, it won't exceed twelve hundred jin. "
Although he didn't understand why Zhao Jingdian was asking this question, Xie Gufeng still answered truthfully.
"Why is it 1200 Jin?"
Zhao Jingdian smiled and asked.
"That's actually very simple. If it's too heavy, horses won't be able to pull it. Perhaps three, four, or even five horses will be needed to pull it, but that will be very troublesome. Getting five horses to work together to pull a carriage wasn't something an ordinary horse could do, and it wasn't something an ordinary coachman could control. Moreover, the bearing capacity of the road also has to be taken into account. If it's too heavy, the wheels will sink into the mud and become stuck there, unable to move. Even if they can move, it will be very difficult. In this way, the journey will be long and protracted, which goes against the original purpose of the carriage. "
Xie Gufeng said.
Zhao Jingdian's questions were all common sense. Anyone from a great clan who had had some contact with carriages should understand this. Merchants would not rise early without profit, and if they could transport more people, why wouldn't they do it?
"Moreover, twelve hundred jin, together with the weight of the carriage itself, is already very heavy. It's at least seventeen to eight hundred jin, perhaps even two thousand jin. This is an astonishing weight."
Xie Gufeng paused for a moment before adding.
"Haha, Elder Xie, I understand."
With a wave of his sleeve, Zhao Jingdian pointed at the Wang Clan guards.
"You, you, you … all of you, get on."
With a casual wave of Zhao Jingdian's hand, ten-some agile warriors immediately leaped onto the carriage. This strange action immediately attracted the attention of the crowd, and the clan experts immediately began to look over with interest.
Although they didn't know what Zhao Jingdian was doing, they all understood that Zhao Jingdian was doing this for some special reason.
"Elder Xie, there should be twelve hundred jin here, right?"
Zhao Jingdian smiled.
"Yes, there is."
Xie Gufeng's eyelids jumped. The guards of the Wang Clan were all strong and tall. With these dozen or so people, it wasn't just 1,200 kilograms, but at least 1,700 to 1,800 kilograms.
"You, you, you, you guys go too!"
Chuckling, Zhao Jingdian extended his right index finger and waved it at another group of Wang Clan guards.
"Yes, my lord."
Everyone giggled, as if they had already expected this. They climbed up the carriages with ease. By now, there were more than 20 Wang Family guards in the back of the carriage, all squeezed together. At this moment, everyone finally understood why Zhao Jingdian had made such a carriage bed.
"Lord Zhao …"
Xie Gufeng's eyelids couldn't help but twitch when he saw this. More than twenty strong men were packed tightly together. This kind of transportation method had never happened before. This was more than two to three thousand catties.
"You, you, you … you guys follow us."
Zhao Jingdian seemed to think that this wasn't enough, and with another wave of his hand, more guards began to giggle and climb up. Some of them were standing on the edge of the carriage while others were hanging on the protruding parts of the carriage bed. In short, the entire carriage was densely packed with people.
In an instant, everyone was stunned. A single carriage was carrying more than thirty people. Compared to a normal carriage that could only carry three or four people, this was ten times the weight. This was simply unimaginable.
"Milord, forgive me for speaking too much. You're carrying so many people, and I'm afraid that these two warhorses will find it very difficult to move them. "
Xie Gufeng suddenly took a few steps forward and said.
Zhao Jingdian had found this carriage to carry too many people. Although Xie Gufeng could tell that Zhao Jingdian wanted to prove something to the crowd, this wasn't enough.
"Haha, how can we know if it'll work if we don't try?"
Zhao Jingdian heartily laughed, unconcerned.
"Elder Liang, let's begin."
Zhao Jingdian gestured to the old driver, 'Hyah!' With the crack of a whip, a searing whip lashed through the air and then struck the two warhorses.
"Neigh!"
The warhorses neighed, and a moment later, the wheels of the carriage began to rumble. As the crowd watched, the two warhorses began to pull the carriage carrying thirty people forward.
In the beginning, it was obvious that the two warhorses were struggling, and the speed at which they were pulling was very slow. But the further they went, the faster they went. In the end, the entire carriage rumbled, pulling the thirty people in the carriage as it rushed forward.
Bang!
The crowd instantly fell into an uproar at this sight. His originally indifferent gaze suddenly widened, and his face was filled with shock.
"Thirty people! How could this be! It's actually pulling, and it's moving so fast! "
"What's going on here? This carriage is pulling thirty people, but it can't even move. Just how did he do it? How could there be a carriage that can pull it for so many years! "
"A carriage can never pull more than ten people. Once it does, it will sink, sink so deeply that it won't even be able to move. How could it be so fast? "
… …
The sight before them completely overturned their understanding of how heavy a carriage could be. Everyone present was a disciple of a great aristocratic family. Things like transporting goods and carriages were usually done by servants, but they didn't have to worry about it.
But this didn't mean that they didn't understand the meaning behind this sight. If the carriage could be ten times as heavy, the clan would also be able to earn ten times as much.
Perhaps they did not care about the details of the carriage, but no one would not care about the huge profits that could be made from it.
But Zhao Jingdian's display was far from over.
"Hyah! — — "
With a shout, the Coachman called Uncle Liang suddenly cracked his whip, and Neigh's horse neighed. The shaft of the carriage parted, and a warhorse neighed as it broke free of its restraints and charged out of the 'muddy road'.
A moment later, under everyone's shocked gazes, the remaining warhorse pulled the thirty-some Wang Clan guards and continued to charge forward.
"This, this … how could this be?! What sort of horse could have such strength? "
"It's too shocking! I've never seen such a sight in my entire life."
"Is that still a horse? How did they do it? It's simply inconceivable! "
"No, it's not the horse, it's that carriage!"
"No, it's not the carriage, it's that 'muddy road'."
"No, it's the horse!"
… …
The crowd argued endlessly. Everyone was shocked by this scene that had never appeared before. As Zhao Jingdian listened to the arguments of the crowd, his lips curled into a smile.
This argument meant that his painstaking efforts had not been wasted, and it also meant that Marquis's plan was working and everything was on the right track. Neigh!
Neigh, in the distance, the carriage stopped after traveling for more than two hundred feet. Zhao Jingdian made a gesture, and the thirty-some guards of the Wang Clan Residence laughed and jumped down from the carriage, gathering around Zhao Jingdian's side.
"Everyone, I presume that all of you have seen it. This is the 'cement road' that Marquis spoke of. As long as we can build this road, our carriages will be able to bear even more weight, transport even more goods, and bring in even greater profits, saving on manpower and resources. "
Zhao Jingdian's gaze swept over the crowd, his eyes wise and his expression calm.
"And all of you should have seen that our road is extremely smooth. Although there are thirty-some people standing on the carriage, there is not the slightest jolt. Everyone here is a member of a great clan and does not lack for gold, silver, or treasures. Your businesses are also very large, so it is inevitable that you will have to go out and discuss some matters. If this road is connected, it will be much easier for everyone to go out, and there will not be as many jolts. "
The crowd instantly fell silent. The majority of the people of the great clans were physically weak, unable to do the dirty, hard, and tiring work. What they loved the most was enjoyment.
Zhao Jingdian's final words were even more attractive to the crowd than a horse pulling thirty people. If Wang Chong really built this road, everyone present would benefit.
"This muddy road … no, it's cement road. We don't object to investing money in it, and it doesn't matter if we invest a bit more. But if we invest so much manpower, resources, and money, what if other people come to take advantage of us? Won't we just be making wedding clothes for other people? "
A young man of twenty-seven or twenty-eight suddenly walked out and spread his hands, his eyes brimming with worry.
"That's right. If we pay and others enjoy the fruits of our labor, won't we be suckers?"
Another expert from an aristocratic family also walked out and agreed.
The other clan experts, including the capital's Zhao Clan and Bai Clan, all turned to Zhao Jingdian. Although none of them said anything, their eyes revealed the same thoughts.
"These people … are exactly the same as Young Master had predicted."
Zhao Jingdian could not help but sigh as he sensed the gazes of the crowd. He felt even more respect for Wang Chong in distant Wushang.
Although Wang Chong wasn't here, he had already predicted everything that would happen and everything that would happen.
Great clans did not rise early without profit, and no one was willing to do anything without profit, and this was even more true of suckers. If he could not convince them, even if he could get their help in repairing the road, it would be greatly reduced.
If he did not handle this matter well, it would have a major impact on Marquis's future plans, and it might even lead to the failure of the operation at Talas.
"Fortunately, Young Master already made arrangements."
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