"Public transportation system!"
When Su Luosheng heard the name, he knew that his trip today was not in vain.
Anything that could be called a system by the Mo Family was no simple thing. The previous city-wide warning system included the Mo Family Hospital, the fire department, and the county government. It had only been in operation for a short period of time, but it had already played an unimaginable role, shocking everyone.
If this city's public transportation system could play half the role of the city-wide early warning system, it would definitely benefit Su Luosheng for the rest of his life.
"How does this public transportation system work? Would Marquis Merton please enlighten me?" Su Luosheng was not ashamed to ask since it was related to his future.
"I don't dare to enlighten you." Meton said humbly, "I'll give you a simple example. If an ordinary citizen wants to walk from the West Gate to the East Gate of Chang 'an, it would take him more than an hour."
Su Luosheng nodded. It was at least ten miles from the West Gate to the East Gate, but it would definitely take a long time to walk. If he carried something, it would probably take even longer.
Meton nodded and said, "If Chang 'an has a special carriage to carry people from the West Gate to the South Gate, it would probably take only fifteen minutes. When my public carriage arrives at the East Gate, I can take the passengers from the East Gate back the same way."
"Wonderful!" Su Luosheng slapped his thigh and said excitedly. The city gates of Chang 'an were the most crowded places. If there was such a carriage, it would definitely be popular.
"In this way, won't the County Government's horse be useful?" Merton said.
Su Luosheng said thoughtfully, "Marquis Mo's intention is to let the county yamen purchase this public carriage."
"Isn't this a coincidence? The Mo Family Village just happened to make a special four-wheeled bus that can carry 16 people at the same time. Lord Su, you're really lucky. "Meton said with an expression of" You've got a great bargain. "
Su Luosheng suddenly snorted. He did not expect Meton to be waiting for him here, but now was not the time to care about this.
"What if this bus is full of people? What will happen to the people behind?" Su Luosheng asked.
Merton said, "Of course, then you can only wait for the next bus. The public transport system can arrange for several buses to set off at the same time when there are the most people in the morning, noon, and night. Usually, a public carriage will set off every fifteen minutes. In this way, we can definitely solve the problem of people traveling in Chang 'an. "
"What about the people who want to take public transportation?" Su Luosheng asked with a frown.
"We can set up a few fixed stop signs in each square for the citizens of Chang 'an to get on and off midway," Meton added. "Moreover, in the public transportation system that I envisioned, at least every street in Chang 'an must have a public carriage. In this way, no matter where you are in Chang 'an City, you only need to transfer to a public carriage and you can reach any place in Chang' an City. Lord Su, you can imagine how convenient this will be for the people of Chang 'an City. "
"Hundreds and thousands of houses are like a chess game, the twelfth street is like a vegetable field."
This was a poem from Bai Juyi's "Looking at the City from the Guanyin Platform". It vividly described the layout of Chang 'an City. Every street was horizontal and vertical, which would bring great convenience to the public carriage. Chang' an City was simply the most suitable city to build public transportation.
"If every street has a public transportation route, how many horses would that require?" Su Luosheng's mouth was wide open. He suddenly found himself in a dilemma.
On one hand, once the public transportation system was completed, he would definitely be promoted in the future. It would be the greatest political achievement of his life. On the other hand, the investment was too large. If there was any accident, he was afraid that he would lose everything.
There were 108 squares in Chang 'an City, a total of 12 east-west streets and 9 north-south streets. In other words, as long as there were 21 public transportation routes, each route would require 10 public carriages, and each public carriage would only be equipped with two horses. In this way, the Chang 'an County Government would need at least 420 horses.
"420 horses!" County Magistrate Su only hated that his arithmetic was too good.
"No, the Chang 'an County Government can't afford to raise so many horses." Su Luosheng's eyes were dull. With 420 mouths, even if they ate, Chang' an County would become poor.
Meton said impatiently, "Of course, the Chang 'an County Government doesn't have to pay for it."
Su Luosheng was puzzled, "Then where does the money come from?"
He was now having a headache because of the horrifying consumption of 100 horses in Chang 'an County.
"It's natural to spend money on the carriage. The cost of raising the horses naturally has to be paid by the people who ride the carriage," Meton said matter-of-factly.
Su Luosheng did a little calculation. Chang 'an County had almost 100 horses, and there would be more in the future. It was not impossible to gather 420 horses in the future.
This way, they could save money on buying horses, running public transportation, and saving money on raising horses. The only thing they would need was the money for the carriages.
"This is a four-wheeled coach specially used for transporting people. The body alone is twice the size of a normal carriage. The price is 30 strings of coins per carriage. "Meton instantly became the perfect salesman.
"30 strings of coins?"
Su Luosheng frowned slightly. There were 21 routes in Chang 'an City, and at least 210 of them were needed. That would cost at least 6000 strings of coins.
Seeing Su Luosheng's expression change, Meton quickly added, "Of course, Chang 'an City can't invest in so many buses at once. Sir Su, you can choose a street as a test area. As the number of horses increases in the future, it won't be too late to add four-wheeled carriages. "
Su Luosheng's expression softened. Chang 'an City was the test area for tax sharing. Of course, he understood the meaning of the test area.
"If that's the case, we only need 10 four-wheeled coaches for the first batch. That's enough." Meton said.
Ten four-wheeled coaches and 300 strings of coins were within the acceptable range of Chang 'an City. Of course, it would be best if they did not need to spend Chang' an City's money like the horses.
"I heard that the Mo Family has always had a saying of advertising. The four-wheeled carriages in the Mo Family Village were so popular before because of the four-wheeled carriages donated by the Mo Family Village to Mo Hospital. If Chang 'an City uses the four-wheeled buses produced by the Mo Family Village first, will it be the same as the ambulances of Mo Hospital?" Su Luosheng looked at Meton with a faint smile.
Meton smiled bitterly. Of course, he understood what Su Luosheng meant. Since the Mo Family Village could donate ambulances to Mo Hospital for free, they should do the same for the public transport system. Meton realized that he had underestimated the wisdom of the ancient people. They were just a little less knowledgeable. Their real ability was much better than Meton, who was an otaku in the future.
Meton smiled bitterly and said, "Sir Su, you are so eloquent. How about this? The Mo Family Village can donate 10 four-wheeled coaches to Chang 'an City. "
The three most common types of cars in the future were buses, trucks, and private cars. The market for buses was vast. It was worthwhile to pay 10 four-wheeled coaches as advertising fees.
"Sir Magistrate, where are you going to choose as the test area?" Meton asked.
Su Luosheng smiled. He already had an ideal test area in mind.
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