Chapter 695: Wooden Tracks Also Become a Maritime Trade Agreement

A team of fast horses rushed out of Chang'an City to chase Zhang Jiuling, who had been away for a few days.

The meeting in the court continues. We will talk about Zhang Jiuling's affairs after we catch up. Now we ask the Guangzhou Shipping Department.

"I request the governor of Guangzhou to report the types and quantities of goods traded between the people of Guangzhou and Kunlun. If the quantity is too large, the shipping department should open a market."

Yao Chong didn't know how many things needed to be exchanged in Guangzhou. If he opened the market rashly, he would have to send people to manage it, which would be a waste of money and food.

Zhang said he took a sip of tea and put down the cup: "Your Majesty, was it mentioned by Li Yi?"

"Yeah!" Li Longji responded.

"I thought we should start setting up a shipping department immediately." Zhang said he got the answer and immediately supported it.

Lu Huaishen looked at Zhang Shuo and said to Li Longji: "Your Majesty, what did Li Yi say?"

"Take the initiative to go out and sell, exchange silk and ceramics for things outside, and finally come back to bring a boatload of food and collect taxes." Li Longji did not hide it.

"We need the Shipping Department. Longze will be happy." Yao Chong didn't need to ask anymore.

When you go out to sell things, you control the quantity yourself. You can have a lot, and there is a department to manage it.

Lu Huaishen echoed: "One more ship of grain will provide more food for hundreds of families for a year. If we accumulate it and transport it one by one, even if there are losses on the road, the people will definitely be less hungry."

Li Longji nodded. He hadn't thought about how to eat that food yet. It was early.

He looked at Yuan Qianyao, it's your turn.

Yuan Qianyao lowered his head and thought for a moment, then said after a moment: "It is difficult to communicate with people outside, and there may be conflicts in the market, which will damage the reputation of the Tang Dynasty, so we should be careful."

He paused and then said: "Of course, the shipping department should be opened, but it should not collect taxes from the Kunlun people to show the kindness of the Tang Dynasty."

"I know." Li Longji did not come to a conclusion.

The four of them excused themselves and returned to the political hall.

In the evening, Li Longji's family of three went to Lijiazhuangzi, and Queen Wang took the little guy for a run.

Since the little guy can run, he can't sit still. Unlike some children who always feel tired and want to be held by adults, the little guy doesn't want to be held.

"Third brother is here, just in time to take a look at the model." Li Yi took Li Longji to the river.

A small dam was built by the river. When the water reaches here, the flow speed increases, simulating the Hukou Falls.

There is a smaller river next to the waterfall, and a small boat several inches long passes through the gate.

First, it stops at a low place, the gate behind it is closed, the water continues to flow, the water surface rises, and it rises to the same level as the platform above, and the boat passes.

Continuing forward, we reach a location with a gate. The boat stops, closes the gate, and the water level rises.

"Third brother, look, the river is dug out from next to Hukou Waterfall, and it goes up layer by layer, with more than a dozen boats at a time."

Li Yi used small models to demonstrate and explain.

Repeat the same method again and do it in reverse.

Li Longji looked at it: "Good idea, what about another one?"

"The other one is here." Li Yi took Li Longji to a different place, not far away.

It also simulates the Hukou Waterfall. A board is placed diagonally with a small tilt angle, and there is a row of rollers on the board.

Li Yi tied the boat with a rope and pulled it up the tilted board. The bottom of the boat hit the roller, the roller rotated, and the boat was pulled up.

The board is laid flat, just right on the track, the rail, and there are wheels underneath the board, the kind of train wheels that get stuck on the rails.

Pull the rope on the board, the wheels roll, and the board moves forward on the rails.

Go to the other side, there is a rope behind the board, tilt and the boat slides down.

"Brother Yi, this railway track uses a lot of iron, but we can afford it now." Li Longji made a choice.

"Don't you want one that gets gradually higher?" Li Yi thought the first one was better.

"The stone of the Hukou Waterfall is too hard, and it rises again and again. Too much stone needs to be chiseled, and there is not enough water. The water around the spout of the spout gathers towards the spout."

Li Longji explained to Li Yi that it is useless regardless of whether the interest model is well done.

Traveling on rails is originally a boat trip on dry land, and it is convenient to have rails.

Li Yi lowered his head to think about it and smiled sheepishly: "I forgot that our current technical level is not enough to support it."

He pulled the wooden board back and forth on the rails: "The rails don't use much iron. I originally planned to use a boat that counted two hundred and fifty dans on my own, but now I have decided on 100 dans."

Li Yi had previously considered building a fifteen-ton ship and found that if the ship was to sink using rails, the rails would have to be able to withstand it.

Pulling a fifteen-ton boat with a hand hoist is equally tiring, but it is relatively easy to pull a six-ton, one-hundred-ton boat.

The key is the rollers on the plank. If the boat is heavy, the rollers will be crushed.

Li Longji squatted down and looked at the rails: "The rails are paved with cement on both sides and pulled by livestock to make two rails, one up and one down."

"Okay, I can fill in the rails right now and start construction in winter." Li Yi's method of making rails is to fill in the rails.

Li Longji looked at the track again and suggested: "If there are only a hundred stones, use wooden tracks. The wheels can be made of iron and placed on the wooden tracks."

Li Yi looked up at the sky and calculated the stress-bearing area of ​​the six-ton ​​object and the pressure-bearing capacity of the wood.

A hundred-stone ship was placed on wooden planks, with eight windlass mounted under the planks.

"A ship with a hundred and fifty stones will do, and the wooden track will be fine." Li Yi wanted to increase the ship's cargo capacity again.

"You can make a few more and see if they work. If not, use them in other rivers."

Li Longji doesn't know how to calculate, but he can try.

"Okay, let's make five types from one hundred stones to three hundred stones." Li Yi agreed, adding fifty stones to each type.

It doesn't matter whether the boat is wider or narrower, just put it on the board and keep the spacing between the wheels under the board the same.

"Everyone agreed to the establishment of Guangzhou Maritime Customs in the court today, but Yuan Qianyao doesn't think sending a team out is good for the Tang Dynasty."

Li Longji was about to go back and have someone build a wooden track at Hukou Waterfall, and then talked about the Maritime Customs.

When he finished talking about Yuan Qianyao's concerns, Li Yi curled his lips: "It's just a business, how can it damage the reputation of the Tang Dynasty? Will the Tang Dynasty take the initiative to bully others?"

Li Yi found that Yuan Qianyao was stupid. At this moment, he was considering the opinions of others.

As for not collecting taxes from outsiders, Li Yi smiled: "If you don't collect taxes from others and don't take the initiative to buy and sell, what is the meaning of the Maritime Customs?"

"What good things are there outside?" Li Longji didn't care what Yuan Qianyao said, and Yuan Qianyao couldn't decide.

"That's a lot, ＵＵReading ｗww.uukａnsｈu．net ivory, pearls, corals, tortoises, gold and silver, animals and plants that have never been seen, spices.

We can exchange what we can grow. Their smelting technology is not very good, and ironware can also be exchanged for things, such as knives and iron pots."

Li Yi briefly mentioned a few things. He valued gold, silver, spices and food.

Ivory and rhinoceros horns, as Chinese medicine? In that case, tortoises, corals and pearls can also be used in medicine.

"Okay, we should go out and build more ships." Li Longji didn't care about anything. Anyway, he paid less and got more in return.

"I have maps and sea charts." Li Yi added fuel to the fire.

"There's no need to exchange life. Let them go by themselves when the time comes. The predecessors also left some things." Li Longji asked first.

Li Yi shook his head: "No life."

Li Longji smiled: "The more the better."

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