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Chapter 279 The new carriage

The reason why Zhao Hao wanted Lin Run to see the doctor was because he remembered that Lin Runhui died in office in the third year of Longqing.

Lin Run was only 39 years old in the third year of Longqing, and obviously he should have died of illness. So he adhered to the principles of early examination, early detection and early treatment and made suggestions to Lin Zhongcheng for medical treatment.

But Lin Run was not available for medical treatment, so he had no choice but to turn around and wait for Lin Run to leave Songjiang and ask Wanmizhai to go out for a medical treatment.

What, what year is this year?

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Mr. Zhao's convoy left the Governor's Office and went to Shuyuan Lane.

Because the predecessor of the Governor's Office was Heshan Academy during the Song and Yuan dynasties, this name was obtained.

In theory, this street should be named Fushuqian Street or Fuyuanqian Street, but the people of Suzhou have always been stubborn and never changed their names, as if they were expressing their incompetence in this way.

Mr. Zhao's car was slowly driving on the rocky road, which was much more comfortable than an ordinary carriage, because it was a four-wheeled carriage equipped with tires.

The tire is a solid tire that is directly vulcanized on the rim of Zhangzai. After the carriage is replaced with this kind of tire, the vibration and noise during driving are much lessened, and the comfort is greatly improved.

But in fact, what is more revolutionary is the wheel structure of the carriage.

Ninety-nine percent of the Ming carriages were two-wheeled. This is because the Ming four-wheeled carriages simply assembled four wheels onto the frame, and the two front wheels could not rotate left and right.

This kind of four-wheeled carriage is OK on straight roads. However, once you turn, you must use more animals to pull and pull them hard to complete the steering. Naturally, it is not as practical as a flexible two-wheeled carriage.

Therefore, at this time, four-wheeled trucks are extremely rare, and four-wheeled manned carriages only appear in etiquette occasions.

But the stability, comfort and load capacity of a four-wheeled carriage are incomparable to that of a two-wheeled carriage.

So how can we make the four-wheeled carriage turn flexibly?

Zhao Hao told Zhang Zai that this problem is actually not difficult at all. It only takes the first two wheels of the carriage to be installed on one frame, the rear two wheels are installed on another frame, and the front and rear two frames are connected by a vertical shaft.

In fact, it is a combination of two two-wheeled vehicles. The eternal problem of "four-wheeled vehicle steering" has been cleverly solved.

Moreover, in addition to the "bogie", Mr. Zhao also "invented" the "shock absorber".

A traditional carriage is to install two pieces of wood at the bottom of the carriage and tie the axle to it with ropes. The wood is shaped like a creeping rabbit, so it is called "Futu".

Futu separates the axle from the carriage, which plays a certain shock-absorbing role.

Zhao Hao asked the high-speed blacksmith to buckle two bowed low-carbon steel plate pairs together, and a primitive "steel plate shock absorber" was completed, and it was used to replace Futu, and the effect was immediate.

With the blessing of three magic weapons such as rubber tires, steering gear and shock absorber, Mr. Zhao finally caught up with the Ming Dynasty's vehicle manufacturing level in one fell swoop and surpassed the contemporary Europe, reaching the world's leading level with his own strength.

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Sitting on a new carriage with thick soundproof carpet and comfortable soft chairs, Mr. Zhao almost sat on a car.

Although the car only has two horsepower, it still makes him feel extremely satisfied.

The wealth reaches the level of Mr. Zhao, the threshold for his enjoyment is getting higher and higher.

In his eyes, those things that ordinary people enjoy and cannot enjoy are simple, boring and boring.

Only if others cannot enjoy this treatment in the world can he find his sincere joy.

Mr. Zhao sat comfortably on a soft chair covered with sapphire blue velvet and filled with natural sponges. He held a transparent high-legged glass in his hand, and occasionally glanced at the scarlet shaking slightly... pomegranate juice.

More often, his eyes would look through the glass lathes and look at the busy people on the street.

It was the shopkeeper who was calling on the guys to clean up the messy shops; it was the carpenters and painters repairing the damaged doors and windows counters; it was the weavers who were carrying bags of raw silk and rushing to the workshop...

It's already October. If you don't start work quickly and grab the lost time, how can you have money to celebrate the New Year?

Looking at Suzhou City, which restored order and vitality, Mr. Zhao felt a strong sense of satisfaction in his heart.

This is all thanks to my master. He raised his glass gently and greeted the busy citizens on the streets.

"No need to thank me, just work hard for me."

On the street, while the citizens were busy, they looked at the cool motorcade and said sourly:

"This carriage is different, four wheels."

"Burning buns, aren't two enough?"

"But it's just a show. I wonder which master is going out?"

"I haven't seen it before, this team is very conscious."

"Anyway, they are all big dogs, bah!" The citizens vented their anger at the convoy that was swaying.

"Pooh!"

"Phhh!"

"Phhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh

Fortunately, the carriage is soundproof and Mr. Zhao didn't hear it, otherwise his heart would be broken.

~~

So Mr. Zhao was able to keep a happy mood and came to Lengxiang Garden on Panmen Nei Street.

This is Jiang Xueying's garden. Its name is "Lengxiang" from Ma Zhiyuan's "Rose dew, lotus leaves rain, chrysanthemum frost cold fragrance".

Wu Ji’s headquarters is located in Suzhou, and Jiang Xueying spends most of the year, and it is not an exaggeration to say that this is her home.

Zhao Hao has not bought a property in Suzhou yet, so he has to stay in the city for some time. He originally planned to let Gao Wu go to the Bao Family Inn.

But Sister Jiang strongly invited him to live in Lengxiangyuan, and Mr. Zhao refused and had to obey her.

This garden is not too big, covering only eight acres and three points, but its advantage lies in its exquisite layout and unique ingenuity, which makes people move and change the scenery, like a traveling painting.

After entering the garden from the western gate, there is a flower hall for guests in the courtyard, which is clear and simple. It is equipped with finely carved chicken wenge wooden lattice windows, which allows you to see the exquisite scenery of the small garden, including plum, bamboo, banana and rockery.

Turning around the rockery, the real essence of this cold fragrance garden came into view. I saw a pool of blue waves in the middle of the garden, surrounded by rockery, corridors, water terraces, and towers.

The corridor is built around the pool, and the waterside pavilions are viewed north from the bank. The corridor is built with willows. In the west, there are a cluster of towers for the owner to live in. They are all long glass windows, and the hall is high and spacious, making it look very grand. This is rare in other Suzhou gardens.

The terrace in front of the hall is wide and is close to the pool. The terrace is also connected to an ancient Nine-Curve Stone Bridge.

Under the guidance of the maid, Zhao Hao followed the stone bridge to the double-layered pavilion in the middle of the pool.

I saw a plaque with the words "Shuiyun Pavilion" hanging on the lintel of the pavilion.

On the couplets on both sides of the door are Su Dahuzi's poem "The water and clouds in the plain are rippling, and the wind in the small building is sunny."

Mr. Zhao walked into the building in a hurry.

The gauze curtains in the pavilion are lightly hung, and there are bookshelfs, ancient shelves, incense burners, desks, piano platforms, and chess scales for playing chess.

And three pretty and cute girls.
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