Prime Minister is the chief executive who assists the monarch in handling national affairs and commands all officials. He is less than one person and more than ten thousand people. In the Warring States Period, it was generally called Prime Minister. It was not until the Han Dynasty avoided Liu Bang's name and changed it to Prime Minister.

After the Sha Dune Palace changed, King Huiwen of Zhao was the two powerful ministers, Gongzi Cheng and Li Dui. After Li Dui fell, in order to form an alliance with Yan State, Qin State attacked Qi, and let Le Yi and Wei Ran serve as Zhao State, but they were all just a transition. More than ten years ago, when Le Yi died, Qin and Zhao Zhao became accomplice again, so Pingyuan Jun Zhao Sheng finally took the position of the prime minister.

However, the good times did not last long. As King Huiwen of Zhao appointed Lin Xiangru, Lian Po, the two who had outstanding achievements, became the Shangqing. Pingyuan Jun, who had no contribution, began to be marginalized and was eventually squeezed out of the position by Lin Xiangru.

If he really wants to be a young master of Anle, it would be nothing if he is in the position of Xiangbang. However, although Pingyuan Jun is not capable, he is still obsessed with the glory of Xiangbang. Now King Huiwen is dead, the new king ascended the throne, and the empress dowager is regent. It is an excellent time to replace Xiangbang, so Pingyuan Jun jumps up and down, wanting to use the matter of sending Chang'an Jun to Qi to make a fuss and build momentum for himself to regain the position...

After obtaining the corresponding information, Mingyue made this judgment. After guessing Pingyuan Jun’s purpose, when he interacted with Zhao Sheng, he knew what he should say and do.

But what is strange is that if Gongsun Long deliberately argues with him today, is it Pingyuan Jun’s meaning or his disciple’s meaning?

"Pingyuan Jun's mind cannot be so deep. This is probably Feng Ji's own decision... Hey, the master took the initiative to bite people before he could speak. He is such a loyal dog."

Although he was plotted a little, Mingyue would not feel hated because of this. Judging from the result, both of these things were good for him. Mingyue thanked Pingyuan Jun but it was too late!

At this moment, Li Tan said in front of him again: "I'm not hiding it to my husband. In addition to inquiring about this, the villain also learned some other news. Those goose heroes who left on their own were indeed saying bad things about the young master, such as the young master being stingy and unable to treat the virtuous and humble men..."

He said hatefully: "If it weren't for the friend stopping him, the villain would have rushed up to argue with those rats. I really hope that Chang'an Jun's methods will make them ashamed in three days!"

Mingyue said: "You are so confident in this young master?"

Li Tan laughed and said, "That's natural. To be honest, the villain has driven many young masters, but he has never seen such a heroic and wise person as Chang'an Jun."

This flattery was just right, and Mingyue immediately laughed: "Li Tan, Li Tan, you are not only good at speaking, but also have some insight. If you are silly in front of you on the road, you won't be lonely. In this way, you will drive for me in the future. How about it?"

Li Tan's eyelids twitched, Chang'an Jun was soliciting him directly!

"The villain... I can't ask for it." He was a little excited, but hesitated. This meant that he had to go to Linzi with Chang'an Jun. His father went through a lot of trouble and even used the relationship between the State Guard Xu Li to find such an errand for him. It was not easy. He is now the pillar of the family. After leaving, relying on his lame father's words, the family would probably be unable to get rid of the blame.

Mingyue saw it and asked, "Li Tan, how much salary can you get when you drive for the palace and welcome and send it to you?"

Li Tan's face was a little dull and he whispered: "The villain gave eight stones every month, and less than a hundred stones every year."

"It turned out to be a fighting official."

The bright moon was clear. During the Spring and Autumn Period, the drivers were only held by nobles. However, in the Warring States Period, with the sharp decline of the status of the chariots and the ups and downs of the aristocratic class, most of the people driving were not of high status.

Li Tan's salary was not much, and on average, he could only get one or two liters of corn a day, so he was called Douqiye, which was the lowest among the officials of Zhao State.

According to the traceability of productivity in the Warring States Period in "Han Shu. Food and Memorial Records", farmers farm a hundred mu of land, and the harvest of a year is one acre, one and a half stones, and 150 stones of millet is made into. A person needs to eat one and a half stones per month. Here, stone is a unit of capacity, one and a half stones are equivalent to 15 dou and 150 liters. The "lift" here refers to the small-scale promotion of the Warring States Period, which is equivalent to 120 ml today, and 150 liters are just 18 liters.

The 18 liters of millet are still millet that have not been shelled. After pounding, it weighs about 20 kilograms. In the Warring States Period, where meat is hard to eat and heavy physical labor, eating so much millet in a month is not an exaggeration. After all, according to the planned economy era, an adult's monthly fixed amount is 15 kilograms of rice, which is so hungry that he is so hungry that he is on his back.

In this way, a family of five people costs 90 stones of millet a year, which is not counting as tuition, taxes, firewood, vinegar, oil, salt and lamps, housing, transportation, etc.

Therefore, with Li Tan's annual salary of 100 stones, he could only prevent his family from starving. In addition, his father, who was the priest of the servants of Handan, was also a food officer. This family could barely be considered a "middle-minded family". There was no problem of freezing and starvation, but there was no spare money. This can be seen from Li Tan's simple outfit. In addition, he occasionally aimed at the young woman passing by along the way. Mingyue guessed that he could not even get the gifts for marrying a wife.

Such people have some knowledge and most of them want to go out and try their best. The reason why they hesitate is because they are worried about risks and cannot get the conditions for not expecting it?

In Li Tan, Mingyue seemed to see the shadow of her previous life. The little civil servant at the bottom of society was smiling and welcoming and seeing him off. Who can tell the bitterness of it...

Mingyue was interested in attracting this master who had some knowledge and was very skilled in doing things, and said, "Are you willing to be a food officer for the rest of your life? In this way, I will first raise your annual salary to 400 stones, and half of it will be sent directly to your house, and then increase it as appropriate in the future. Are you willing to go to Linzi with me?"

"The villain is willing to go!"

Li Tan's final hesitation was gone, and his salary was instantly increased by four times, which was equivalent to a middle-class official. The food and clothing problem at home was solved immediately. Who wouldn't change jobs? What's more, in his opinion, Chang'an Jun will definitely be not only an ordinary young man in the future, but will be able to rise in the future if he devoted himself to his disciples.

At this time, it was getting dark and the carriage arrived at the gate of the Zhao Palace. According to the convention, even the young master had to get out of the car and enter and transfer to the chariot. Li Tan was determined enough that his front foot was recruited, so he got out of the car quickly and lay on the ground.

"The villain serves the lord and gets off!"

Li Tan did not have any resistance to this. He used to use a sword to lie on his sword when he was young, but he encountered walls everywhere and could not even marry his wife. His ambitions gradually faded. In recent years, he had long broken his backbone.

Unexpectedly, Chang'an Jun jumped off the side, kicked him gently, and scolded: "I recruit you because I value your insight and cleverness. If you want you to do things for me, why don't you treat you as an ordinary slave? Get up quickly, don't do this in the future!"

Li Tan now flattered and slapped the wrong place. He stood up brilliantly and put his hand on his abdomen. Just when he didn't know what to say, he heard Chang'an Jun say: "So."

As soon as he looked up, he saw Chang'an Jun pulling out his sleeves and throwing something to him.

Li Tan hurriedly caught it and saw it, but it was a piece of golden cake cut into a square. He recognized that it was the "Jin Yuan" of Chu and the "coin" that was popular among all countries. It took about one or two pieces of gold to buy it. This gold Yuan could almost make his whole family eat and drink for two months. Li Tan suddenly felt extremely hot!

He swallowed and said, "Master, this is..."

"Let you do things for your business, and then use the rest to settle your family."

Li Tan was deeply moved and immediately bowed his head and said, "I don't know what the lord wants the villain to do? The villain must not avoid water and fire!"

Mingyue smiled and said, "It's not that exaggerated. As a driver, you should be familiar with chariots and horses. Can you know some trustworthy wheelers and carriage men?"

Li Tan nodded repeatedly: "Meet! The villain's neighbor is the craftsman who repairs the carriage and repairs the wheel!"

"Can that person trust it? How skilled?"

Li Tan thought for a while: "Craftsmanship is the best among the surrounding streets and alleys, and he is honest and honest."

“So very good.”

After rubbing the loose bones of the body, Mingyue said, "Tomorrow you will find your neighbor, and I will draw a picture for him. You will go back and prepare all the materials and build a car for me."

"Car?" Li Tan was a little confused. Chang'an Jun wanted a car, but there were not many treasuries in the Zhao Palace? Why did he ask him to go outside to invite someone to do it?

"The car I want to make is not much the same as an ordinary car." Mingyue patted the four-horse single-shaft carriage. He was fed up with the bumpy things this time when he went to Zishan. This model that has been fixed since the Shang Dynasty was also time to change.

"What I want is a double shaft chariot!"

...

Three days later, outside the palace garden in the north of the Zhao Palace, a brand new carriage was driven by Li Tan, with the wheels creaking and circling around the flat ground, while a craftsman with thick hands and feet was watching nervously.

Unlike a single shaft car that usually requires two or four horses to pull, the inside of the wheel at both ends of the lower axle of this carriage has one shaft on the left and right sides, and there is only one horse in front of it!

This is what Chang'an Jun said three days ago.

Chang'an Jun sat in the seat of the carriage and asked Li Tan: "Li Tan, what do you think of this pair of shaft chariots as compared to a single shaft chariot?"

Li Tan responded: "Master, if you want me to give an example, the difference between driving these two cars is like a archer who can pass through Yang in a hundred steps and runs within ten steps to aim at the target!"

His meaning is Mingyue, which means that the double-axle chariot is easier to get started than the single-axle chariot.

A carriage is not a train, and the body cannot be nailed to the butt of a horse with screw hooks or something; a horse is not a cow, and the carriage can be tied to the horn. The technique of connecting the chariot and the war horse is quite complex and clever, and is called the "teiing method". Usually only a specialist can master it.

Among them, the ancient single-shaft chariot shape that has been passed down from Shang and Zhou dynasties requires four or two horses to drive. Two of the horses can be tied directly to the shaft, called ward horses, and the two outside need to be wrapped with ropes and belts, called marching horses. They are combined with chariot shafts, bow tools, and other horse harnesses, and are controlled by the drivers to control eight bridles.

Mingyue didn't even need to know how to control it. Just looking at those complex methods and more complex methods of driving, he felt that his head was too big. Driving really requires professionals to do things. Learning to drive a single-wheeled four-horse chariot is undoubtedly much more difficult than learning a driver's license in later generations.

But the double-shaft carriage in front of me is different. It only requires one horse to drive the shaft. It is not only simplified in driving, but also easier to control. Just think about it and know that controlling one horse is much easier than controlling two or four horses, which also enhances the stability of the vehicle's driving.
Chapter completed!