The people on the scene were all discerning people, and they knew the result with just one start. Yang Yuanzhao saw everything. The distance of more than ten kilometers was only half an hour. He was prepared for a long time and did not wait here. He directly pulled the person up with a carriage. At this time, he would not walk on the dirt road in a brainless manner, and he was not on a traditional two-wheeled carriage. That thing was not suitable for sitting. He chose a four-wheeled carriage.

The structure of the four-wheeled carriage is more complicated than that of two wheels. Fortunately, the master can make it. The spindle and some special components are directly used to the all-in-one machine, using alloy steel. So, in order to welcome this time, a total of 10 vehicles were made, each of which was very spacious, with four or five people, and all the people on the scene were able to install them.

Everyone was invited to the four-wheeled carriage. Yang Yuanzhao personally went to invite Hou Jinsheng. Before getting on the car, Hou Jinsheng looked at the four-wheeled carriage, then looked at Yang Yuanzhao, and gave a thumbs up and said, "Young people can do it!"

This was the second time Hou Jinsheng said this. Yang Yuanzhao thoughtfully and arranged for everyone to get on the carriage. As the carriage master whipped, the four-wheeled carriage slowly moved forward.

Four-wheeled carriages have specially added some shock absorption. Of course, it is just some springs and hydraulics, which are not suitable for placement here for the time being. Fortunately, the springs are already available. Such shock absorption looks extremely stable on the flat cement road. When you travel on weekdays, most of them are sitting in sedan chairs, and a few are riding in horse carriages, but none of them are as stable and comfortable as this. Many people are thinking that if the road surface in Baotou is changed to cement roads, they can't say that they have to build a four-wheeled carriage, otherwise how can they show their identity.

The cement road shows a huge advantage. When the heavy truck has arrived, the empty truck is still halfway. If it weren't for the empty truck, maybe the previous few muddy places would not be able to get out. In this way, when the four-wheeled carriage, which had been about ten minutes after departure, had passed it, the two-wheeled carriage had not yet reached one-third, and as for the two-wheeled carriage, it had already walked more than half of it. The gap was extremely obvious.

Half an hour later, the two-wheeled carriage and four-wheeled carriage arrived at the finish line. Many gentry who watched the fun praised the four-wheeled carriage and the cement road until almost an hour later. The two-wheeled carriage arrived. This time, the cement road won the best in this test.

The gentry in Baotou just felt the benefits of both, but the Yang family was really concerned about the road situation, but their eyes were lit.

This time, the Yang family, who participated in the through-the-journey ceremony, went to Baotou to deliver goods. Yang Yao is also a child of the Yang family, but he is not a direct descendant or a side branch, but he is less than 30 years old. He started as an ordinary friend and became the head of the North Road caravan, who was specifically responsible for the caravans around Baotou, with outstanding transportation capabilities.

What is afraid of when long-distance freight is that it is muddy roads and bad weather. In most such weather, it is impossible to transport. It is better to be in the city. At worst, stay in the inn and rest. The profits of long-distance business trips can be borne by a few days of delay, but if you are in the wild, it will be troublesome. Maybe it will rain heavily and you will have to bear the loss of goods, which is fatal.

In addition to load capacity and barrier-free passage, Yang Yao also saw a greater advantage. The carriage can run at the maximum speed on the cement road, save horsepower and speed up. This is an advantage. For example, knowing that when you leave, there is a lack of some kind of goods, three days to arrive, and seven days to arrive, although there is only four days to arrive, the changes can definitely be called a huge difference. You must know that if you arrive first, you can make a high profit for three days, which is a unique business, but if you arrive later, you can only watch others make money, and even when the market is saturated and there is no business opportunity, you may lose money.

Yang Yao asked solemnly: "Yang Yuanzhao, how much is the cost of this road?"

"What, Brother Guangzhao is interested in this!"

"Of course, sometimes, business people really need to build a road!" Yang Yao said with emotion.

Yang Yuanzhao heard Yang Yue mention this. The most famous thing is that from Kulun to Chuktu, there is no road and a prairie. The convoy is easily lost. If it encounters a swamp, cars will be destroyed and people will die. Later, for this trade route, the Yang family spent a lot of effort and consumed huge financial resources, but the returns were also huge. The business roads between Chuktu and Kulun were completely opened. Not to mention the reduced costs, but the increased proportion of goods only brought the Yang family's power in the northwest to a new level.

The cost has been calculated long ago, based on the total price of cement, sand and stone. As for steel, steel from later generations, cut from all-in-one machines, this price is really unmeasurable. In this case, it can be temporarily estimated based on imported steel of this era. Anyway, Yang Yuanzhao is not that bad, and there is very little steel used on cement roads. Just look at the time and work, so the cost of one kilometer can be controlled below 1,200 silver dollars.

1,200 silver dollars suddenly made everyone stunned. They knew that this road had a very good effect. Faced with higher investment, to be honest, not many people were willing to go out. It was just 30 days and a 50-kilometer journey, which was 60,000 yuan. Everyone here had a lot of wealth, including one hundred thousand or even one million. Is it worth investing so much for a road? Even Yang Yao, who was very interested in it, became hesitant.

The road from Kulun to Chucktu has invested a huge investment, with a journey of more than 1,000 kilometers, and the investment will not exceed 500,000. In other words, one kilometer is only four or five hundred, and it will be built after several years of gaining certain benefits. However, the cost of such a road is 1,200, which is 5 or 6 times that of ordinary construction. Even if it is Kulun, which is thousands of miles away, it is almost three times more than that of it. The Yang family probably cannot accept this price.

Looking at everyone and looking back in their eyes, Yang Yuanzhao smiled and said, "It seems that the investment is high, but after I have calculated the calculations, you will understand!"

"What?" Everyone's eyes were cast, and Yang Yuanzhao said calmly: "From Baotou to Taiyuan, it is almost 300 kilometers. I calculate it based on 350 kilometers, and it is 1,200 silver dollars per kilometer. So what is the cost of a road?"

"420,000!" Wei Ming calculated the price directly, and he was worthy of being the shopkeeper of the ticket number.

Yang Yuanzhao nodded to Wei Ming and said, "Very good. I will choose a 14-meter lane in both directions, which means that it will be almost twice the size, and the cost will be about 840,000!"

840,000 yuan, including Wei Ming, took a breath of air conditioning. Such a simple road may not be much cheaper than a railway. It has huge investment and even greater growth. This is not rational at all.

"Look at this!" After everyone understood the data, Yang Yuanzhao called everyone together and asked everyone to see a four-wheeled carriage. This is completely different from the previous ones. The standards for heavy-loaded carriages abroad have been specially treated, such as using lightweight and hard alloy instead of wood, and used in places where it is more likely to wear on the carriage. The performance and other aspects of the carriage will have a relatively obvious improvement, and the load capacity even exceeds that of the trucks of this era.

The load capacity of European heavy-loaded carriages exceeds that of trucks. It is very clear that in later generations, even in the first battle, the main force of logistics was still to pull horses and carriages. As for trucks, they are mostly used in cities and places with better road conditions, not to load capacity, but to its faster speed.

"Look at it, this is a carriage load. I use cement buckets to calculate it. They are all filled with cement and sealed buckets. I think everyone knows the weight."

"More than 300 kilograms!" One person answered actively. Because of the relationship between purchasing cement and ordering, everyone knows that the cement in the cement factory is calculated accurately, and the gap between each pass will not exceed one or two ounces. For such heavy loads, generally, an ordinary two-wheeled carriage can pull up to two at most. If it is too much, problems will easily arise.

One, two, three, one porter came up and placed the cement bucket in a suitable position. Soon, the carriage was filled with 7 in total. According to Yang Yuanzhao's calculations, there was still a margin, but the weight of 7 and 2 tons could definitely be a good performance.

The horse is a horse that just ran a two-wheeled carriage. Everyone knows this. In their opinion, such a heavy carriage can only be pulled by two or three horses. However, they didn't expect that they just took a single horse and pulled it. The horse was a bit difficult to run. It was still running. Its speed was almost 15 kilometers, which was similar to an ordinary two-wheeled carriage.

The load capacity is huge. Many people know that four-wheeled carriages are Western carriages. They were once popular in China. However, compared with traditional two-wheeled carriages, their turning performance and poor road resistance are very poor. In foreign countries, perhaps because of a better traffic environment, they can be used. However, in China, except for a few cities such as Beijing, Wuhan, and Shanghai, other places are dilapidated roads, and it is extremely difficult to popularize them.

But now, Yang Yuanzhao has built a cement road, which seems to have solved this problem at once. The traffic capacity of complex roads is still a problem when facing such a flat road surface. As for turning, you can know that the entire road surface has few corners. Even if it is turning, there are no steep corners, straight or sharp turns. It always takes care of the speed of the car. Therefore, the advantages of the four-wheeled carriage with a high load-bearing capacity and fast speed are fully utilized. On a flat cement road, it is better than the roads in the city. The horse can save most of the bumps, consume power, and even run, it will be faster and persist for a longer time. Such an experiment was done slightly, and later, the speed was significantly accelerated. The advantages of the four-wheeled carriage are undoubtedly revealed.

Yang Yao thought in his mind that as one of the heads of the Yang family caravan, he knew very well that the load capacity and the speed of the carriage had an impact on transportation. He didn't understand why Yang Yuanzhao asked him to see this. Could this be able to offset the advantage of the price? It was very good, but he took out more than 800,000 yuan at one time to build a cement road, and when would he earn the money back?

Yang Yuanzhao was in the midst of everyone's doubts, Yang Yuanzhao said calmly: "If there is such a road, every 100 miles, I can provide carriages, even horse replacements, or even short rest, food and accommodation to ensure that the carriages can travel at the fastest speed. I will charge a toll of 1 silver dollar for each ton of 50 kilometers, and my weight is 1 silver dollar. I will."

50 kilometers per ton, if such a carriage is too far from Baotou, it costs about 14 yuan. The price is really not low. The account is not calculated like this. A carriage is at least equivalent to 3 cars, or even more, saving at least 5 horses, 2 masters, and necessary guards. The most important thing is that it is fast and stable. Some bulk and fragile items can faint quickly and quickly. The difference between them is huge.

Seeing everyone thinking, Yang Yuanzhao added another fire and said, "If I still provide safety, I can also speed up this speed and capacity."

Everyone was moved, especially Yang Yao, as the supervisor of North Road, quickly calculated clearly. The things mentioned by Yang Yuanzhao can perfectly solve many problems of long-distance freight. You must know that in this era, cargo transportation mainly involves manpower and horses. Whether it is manpower or horses, there is an end. It is impossible to use them without stinginess. Experienced masters will speed up when the horse is relatively sufficient, but will not keep accelerating, because they have to be stingy. Once the horse has a problem, it is simply a big trouble for a caravan. Without a replacement horse, they may be left behind or transferred. In short, this is the thing that they least want to see.

The horse exchange mentioned by Yang Yuanzhao perfectly solved this problem. On a flat cement road, when the horse runs with all its strength, the speed can be increased to the fastest, and it can be changed to a horse once 50 kilometers, which means that the horse can run at full speed almost at all times. The increase in speed is absolutely amazing, just like 800 miles of speed, changing horses does not change people, or even changing people to change horses. Under the harsh and complex traffic conditions of feudal society, it is the fastest way to transmit.

Highway tolls, something that was played with in later generations. 97% of the toll roads in the world in later generations are in China, and they will continue to tolls. You will know the prospects of toll roads. As an example, this is simply and straightforward to be said, but it makes everyone feel enlightened.
Chapter completed!