"What? The Mo Family's village gave up the silk and took over the official road in the south of the city?"
Soon, what happened in the County Government of Chang 'an spread in Chang' an City.
Many people didn't understand why Meton did this. Normally, the Mo Family's village didn't lack money at all, and they had paid the immunity fee.
Moreover, repairing the official road was the most arduous work among all the corvee labor. In the past, the villages were not willing to do it. If the Chang 'an County Magistrate didn't force the He Family's village to carry bricks and tiles to destroy the road, the work of repairing the official road would be a big problem.
However, people didn't expect that the Mo Family's village would take the initiative to take this task.
"In my opinion, the Mo Family's village doesn't need to do this at all. They have paid the immunity fee. Who needs to do corvee labor? The Mo Family's village can make more money than the immunity fee." Someone said disdainfully.
"That's right. Besides, Mo Jiazi is already Marquis. He doesn't need to care about other villages." Someone else echoed.
However, many people shook their heads and said, "In my opinion, it's wise for the Mo Family's village to take on the corvee labor. The Mo Family's village is a big village in the south of the city, and most of the official road in the south of the city is damaged because of the Mo Family's village. If the Mo Family's village doesn't take the corvee labor this time, their reputation will be ruined."
"But they can't take on the corvee labor of repairing the official road every year! It's not an easy job! "
"In my opinion, Mo Jiazi must be up to something again. Think about it, Mo Jiazi suffered a loss last time."
"That's right!" Many people were moved and nodded. Many people thought it was a burden, but Mo Jiazi could create miracles again and again.
People were talking about it. They all paid attention to the Mo Family's village and guessed what miracles Mo Jiazi could create this time.
In the Mo Family.
Meton looked at the map of the official road in the south of the city on the table quietly. Uncle Fu, Xu Jie, and Li Yi, who came from the Mo Family's village, frowned and gathered together.
The official road in the south of the city was 50 miles long and 30 feet wide. Moreover, all the roads were repaired by the Mo Family Village. The task this time was not easy.
Li Yi looked at Meton and immediately complained, "Young master, you are too reckless. The official road in the south of the city has always been a problem. The Village of Mo will have to bear the burden every year in the future. That will be a huge burden."
Meton shook his head and said, "The main reason for the damage of the official road in the south of the city is the steel wheels of the four-wheeled carriages. The Village Mo is the one who built the four-wheeled carriages. Moreover, the Village Mo is also the chief culprit for the damage of the official road. The Village Mo is duty-bound to repair the road."
Li Yi opened his mouth, wanting to persuade him, but when he thought about the bumpy roads, he could only give up.
Meton continued, "Other than that, I believe the other official roads are also badly damaged."
Xu Jie nodded and said, "The official road from Luoyang to Chang 'an is the busiest. There are many four-wheeled carriages, and the official road is severely damaged."
He often traveled between Chang 'an and Luoyang, so he was most familiar with this route.
"I'm afraid the sales of the four-wheeled carriages have decreased a lot!" Meton sighed.
Li Yi was stunned and said, "Recently, the four-wheeled carriages made by the Village of Mo haven't decreased!"
Xu Jie smiled bitterly and said, "Recently, the sales of the four-wheeled carriages and four-wheeled buses have increased sharply, covering up the problem. However, the sales of the four-wheeled carriages have decreased greatly."
Meton nodded and said, "The four-wheeled carriages have high requirements for the smoothness of the road. The official roads are damaged, which will cause the four-wheeled carriages to move inconveniently. In the future, the sales will definitely decrease. Moreover, the steel wheels will damage the road too much. If we don't solve this problem, even if we don't take the initiative to solve it, the imperial court will definitely criticize the School of Mo in the future."
Li Yi frowned and said, "The problem of the wheels is easy to solve. Old Zhang has made a new type of wheel. The outer ring of the steel wheel is covered with a layer of wood. In this way, the road wear will be greatly reduced, and once the wood ring is damaged, it can be replaced to protect the steel wheel from being damaged."
Meton nodded. He only told Old Zhang about the prototype of the wheel in the future. He didn't expect Old Zhang to make such a replacement. This was also a solution.
"Pass down my order. All the four-wheeled carriages bought in the Village of Mo will be replaced with new wheels for free!"
Li Yi was shocked and hurried to persuade, "Young master, in this way, the Village of Mo will spend a lot of money!"
The number of carriages sold in the Village of Mo was not small. If all the carriages were replaced with new wheels, the Village of Mo would lose a lot of money.
Meton shook his head and said, "If we allow these carriages to damage the official roads, the imperial court will probably ban the sale of four-wheeled carriages in the future. It's better to make a decision early. Moreover, it's time to settle the grudge between the School of Mo and the Gongshu Family."
Xu Jie's heart was moved. The Gongshu Family had sold a lot of carriages by imitating the four-wheeled carriages at a low price. If the Village of Mo changed the wheels for free, the Gongshu Family would lose no matter whether they followed them or not.
"Young master, you are so wise!" Xu Jie couldn't help but sigh. Meton's plan was overt. In this way, they could solve the problem of the carriage's steel wheels destroying the road and directly suppress the Gongshu Family.
Li Yi was moved. The School of Mo and the Gongshu Family used to be sworn enemies, but now they were competitors. If they could do something to the Gongshu Family, the School of Mo would definitely not hesitate.
Moreover, this was a fair competition. Even if the Gongshu Family lost, there was nothing they could do. Moreover, the villages in the south of the city joined forces to force the School of Mo, and the Gongshu Family might be behind it.
After solving the wheel problem, Meton looked at the map of the official roads in the south of the city again and said in a serious voice, "The official roads are damaged because the steel wheels of the four-wheeled carriages are worn out. The other reason is that most of the official roads are made of mud. When it rains or snows, the roads are muddy and can't bear the weight of the four-wheeled carriages."
Xu Jie nodded and said, "Dong Weng is right. Most of the four-wheeled carriages can bear four to five thousand kilograms. Even the official roads in the Tang dynasty can't bear it, let alone other small roads."
Meton nodded and said, "This is also one of the most important reasons to limit the sales of the four-wheeled carriages. The most important reason why I promised to build the official roads in the south of the city is that the current roads are not suitable for four-wheeled carriages. If this time, the Village of Mo can build a road that can bear the weight of four-wheeled carriages, you can imagine that in the future, all the roads in the Tang dynasty can bear four-wheeled carriages without being damaged. Then, the sales of the Village of Mo will be on a large scale. "
The three of them suddenly stopped breathing. If so, the four-wheeled carriage business would definitely be popular in the Tang dynasty. At that time, the profits earned by the Village of Mo would be much more than that of the official roads in the south of the city.
"Dong Weng, you are so far-sighted. Xu admires you." Xu Jie sighed and said.
Meton said meaningfully, "The world is prying into the Village of Mo to make a fortune. Today, the Village of Mo will pass on the most important secret to the world."
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