Seeing the sign of the Zhizhishisi being taken down and the sign of the Zhenfushishi being put up, Wang Xiaolian said: "I have been in Xiangyang for only two years, and the Yamen's sign has been changed several times. This sign is worth a lot of money.

I hope it lasts longer this time.”

Chen Yuyi on the side said: "How much is a sign worth? The yamen will naturally change the official position according to the observation."

Wang Xiaolie said: "Those people are still in charge, and there is no need to change these officials. By the way, in the future, you will each have your own office, and the subordinates below must be replenished in time. Now our Yamen is short of people everywhere, and this matter cannot be underestimated.

Already."

Chen Yuyi and Chen Qiudao said yes together.

After entering the gate, in the middle is Wang Xiaolie's official office. There are several clerks inside, as well as Cui Qing and several other personal generals and soldiers. Wang Xiaolie has always wanted to find someone to manage his official documents, but there is no suitable candidate. To the east

The yamen is in charge of Chen Qiudao, and the one to the west is in charge of Chen Yuyi.

Following the pattern of the imperial court, those in the east were civil servants, in charge of the civil affairs of the states under their jurisdiction. Those in the west were military attachés, in charge of the military.

Chen Qiudao is now also the counselor of the Zhenfu Department. The official office is the signing office on the east side. Below there are Changping Hall, Academic Affairs Office, Finance and Taxation Office, and Audit Office. Each office has several cases and is in charge of civil affairs. Chen Yuyi's official office is the staff office on the west.

The hall consists of the Machinery Hall, the Baojia Hall, and the Ordnance Hall.

Now we just set up a shelf, the officials are not uniform, and the duties of each department are not clear. Without reference, Wang Xiaolie has no choice but to slowly improve in practice. The most important thing is to have an attitude, Wang Xiaolie

It's about doing things.

The composition of the Zhenfu Envoy Department set by the imperial court is one member of the Council of Ministers, one member of the writing staff, two members of the administrative staff, and the Secretary of the Zhenfu Envoy. Wang Xiaolie actually has three Zhenfu Envoys here, regardless of the imperial regulations.

The rules are in place. The status of the staff officer is higher than that of the counselor, but there is no establishment. Chen Qiudao, Chen Yuyi and Wang Ruohai can only refer to the council officer.

Now under Wang Xiaolie, Chen Qiudao is in charge of civil affairs, Chen Yuyi is in charge of military affairs, and Wang Ruohai is in charge of intelligence and espionage, as well as knowing Caizhou. The generals leading the army are headed by Shao Ling and Niu Gao, followed by Cao Zhiyan, Xie Linong, Yu Huan and others.

Next, there are Wei Yang, Xue Cheng and others. The generals are responsible for the training and organization of the army. Chen Yuyi is actually in charge of mobilization, equipment, etc. Organizationally, it is similar to the government and the Privy Council of the imperial court.

After walking around the courtyard, Wang Xiaolian said: "The Yamen has been renovated and is really different from before. Let's go to the riverside restaurant and have a good meal! Today is different from the past. We have money in our hands.

Already!"

Chen Qiudao smiled and said, "It's pitiful to say the least. It's not that it's a big deal, but I don't want to go to a riverside restaurant for a meal. On the contrary, some wealthy people in the city, in order to look impressive, stay at the restaurant every day."

Wang Xiaolie said: "How can we compare with the wealthy civil servants who have huge wealth? Yamen officials can't live a tight life, but they can't be the richest people in the world. This is a common thing and cannot be compared.

."

In terms of wealth, of course no one can compare with Wang Xiaolie in governing the eight prefectures. Now he is the governor of a vassal town, and all the money collected from his rule is his own. But Wang Xiaolie has to support

The army needs to support officials, so they can spend whatever money they want.

When they got out of the door, they saw Cui Qing leading a bullock cart with a few soldiers. The cart had four wheels and three oxen in front. The body of the cart was very wide. At first glance, it looked very grand.

Wang Xiaolie said: "I am the governor of the town. I ride on an ox cart when I go out. Aren't I afraid of people laughing at me?"

Cui Qing said: "The recent vehicle societies in Xinye have opened new societies in Xiangyang and Dengzhou, and have made several new vehicles. We have tried them, and this kind of bullock cart is the most comfortable to ride on. On the roads in the city, there is no

It was so bumpy that not even a drop of water in the cup spilled out!"

Wang Xiaolie shook his head: "As officials, we can't just be comfortable. I am a general who leads troops, so I should ride a horse. From now on, unless there is a special order, officials and generals must ride horses when traveling. What is the etiquette of traveling in such a car?

!”

Seeing Wang Xiaolie's serious attitude, Cui Qing had no choice but to cross his hands and say yes. He ordered his soldiers to withdraw the cart and bring the horse over.

In Xinye, Wang Xiaolie established many societies in order to prepare for development. He printed huizi and set up banks, and funds suddenly became abundant. In addition, the vehicle society made several new suitable vehicles, and he started to build new vehicles in Xiangyang and

A new store was opened in Dengzhou and officially opened for business.

Four-wheeled vehicles are relatively stable on smooth roads and have good comfort. A number of vehicles were produced by the society, firstly to attract passengers in the city, and then as passenger vehicles for wealthy people. In order to increase their worth, they were also given to Wang Xiaolie.

Made one.

Why does Wang Xiaolie know how to sit? He is a general leading troops. If he goes out and rides on an ox cart, wouldn't he be laughed to death by others?

There were two major types of animal-drawn vehicles in ancient times. The mainstream in China was two-wheeled, while the mainstream in Europe was four-wheeled. This has been the case for thousands of years. Wang Xiaolie estimated that this difference should be related to different harnesses.

China's harnesses are very developed and can make full use of the power of cattle, horses and other livestock. For example, the main power of cattle is traction, and harnesses mainly use pulling power. Horses, donkeys, and mules can both pull and carry, so their strength is

Decomposed into pressure and tension.

Faced with this difference, the analysis of later generations is very strange. A common view is that four-wheeled carriages are more advanced, especially European vehicles with steering gears, which can make turning easier. China did not invent steering gears, so it can only

Use a backward two-wheeled carriage.

This view emerged together with several advanced Western ideas as Chinese people became more interested in history. Wang Xiaolie was also attracted by this view and carefully studied the difference between a four-wheeled carriage and a two-wheeled carriage.

, what are its pros and cons. Unfortunately, I searched through various materials, and found nothing in serious materials except for the analysis of some people on the Internet. Later, I didn’t give up and started to learn about vehicles myself and tried to analyze them. When I really tried to conduct scientific analysis, Wang

Only then did I realize that this was not a task that I could complete, nor was it something that those on the Internet could accomplish. The so-called four-wheeled carriage research on the Internet basically had no scientific basis.

Wheels are commonplace, but scientific dynamic analysis of wheels is very complicated. Strictly speaking, there is no relevant content in junior high school and high school education, and most engineering undergraduate majors also do not. Specific to two-wheeled carriages and four-wheeled carriages

It is completely impossible to carry out scientific analysis on a wheeled carriage, not to mention only with high school knowledge, or even with junior high school knowledge. Ordinary college students cannot complete this task.

The analysis of carriages requires not only knowledge of vehicles, but also knowledge of livestock breeds and strengths. For vehicles alone, no scientific analysis is performed, only simple comparisons are used. Modern heavy-duty trucks tend to use part of the

Gravity decomposes part of it as pressure on the power part, thereby generating forward power. This is a characteristic of a two-wheeled carriage. Vehicles carrying people generally do not do this to improve comfort. This is a characteristic of a four-wheeled carriage.

In other words, the characteristics of a four-wheeled carriage are suitable for carrying people, and the characteristics of a two-wheeled carriage are suitable for carrying things. Furthermore, it is also related to whether the power output of the livestock is traction or pack power. Oxen have traction power, and horses have both pack power and traction power.

There are different differences.

This is just a simple analogy, not a scientific analysis. Actual scientific analysis requires a lot of knowledge.

The reality of history is that not long after China was founded, three carriages were introduced from the Soviet Union. When developing Northeast China, three carriages played a very important role. Many people have heard the music and stories of three carriages. The Soviet Union

The three-wheeled horse is four-wheeled, but after China introduced it, it was changed to two-wheeled. It was already in the 1960s and 1970s, and it was completed by technical personnel. Their choice was obviously not unreasonable. Although this reason may be

The theory is very complicated, and ordinary technicians can't explain it clearly, but they have practice.

In fact, the discussion on the four-wheeled carriage on the Internet represents the ideological trend of an era, and it also represents a problem of literati. The people who initially discussed this issue were relatively Westernized in their thinking and believed that China, whether ancient or modern, was

They are relatively backward. Especially in science and technology, they are backward compared with Europe. They are actually unable to conduct truly scientific analysis. Most of the reasons cited are junior high school and high school knowledge, and they are not actually connected to the wheel.

None of them can be explained. For example, the most common explanation is that four wheels can support the car, and two wheels cannot completely balance the gravity. Of course, four wheels require less effort than two wheels. In fact, real vehicles need exactly this gravity to move forward.

the driving force.

There is a problem among literati. They like to express opinions on issues that they are not familiar with. Scientific research on four-wheeled carriages requires a lot of knowledge, which ordinary people do not have. But there are many problems that cannot be studied.

The literati followed the people who first put forward this opinion and gave many reasons in a eloquent manner. Until a wrong statement became the common sense of some people. Confucius said, knowing it is knowing it, not knowing it is not knowing, it is knowing.

Many of us actually don't have this mind.

When using livestock to pull a cart, generally speaking, four wheels are more comfortable and are best used to seat people. Two wheels carry more weight and are suitable for pulling goods. However, for most of China's history, it was strictly stipulated that officials' vehicles should not be comfortable.

High stability. Rather than saying that China uses two wheels, which shows that ancient China could not invent a four-wheeled carriage, it is better to say that China's perfect harness is more suitable for using two wheels.

(Ouyang Xiu has a saying, "If you don't innovate, you will be praised; if you don't go against the grain, you will be praised.") Regarding four-wheeled carriages, it has almost become common sense in historical works. I didn't want to say it again, so as not to annoy people. But for
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