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    In July, the sun is like fire, scorching the earth!

    Because it hasn¡¯t rained for nearly a month, the weeds and trees look listless. This is the biggest feature of the Little Ice Age, with cold winters and droughts in summers!

    Although the climate is getting worse, the crops in the fields have not been greatly affected, because Zhu Youxiao has been committed to repairing water conservancy facilities since he came to the throne, and the originally unusable water conservancy facilities in the north of the Ming Dynasty have been greatly improved!

    Especially the popularization of deep well technology with drill bits developed by Zhu Youxiao¡¯s construction office allowed the abundant groundwater during this period to be put to good use, which greatly alleviated the drought caused by lack of rain!

    Nowadays, in the north of the Ming Dynasty, it is easy to see farmers pedaling waterwheels under the scorching sun, stepping out water from river ditches or deep wells. Although they are sunburnt and red, they watch the clear water flowing into the fields.  , with hopeful smiles on their faces!

    On such a hot day, there is still an endless stream of cars, horses and pedestrians on the cement straight road connecting Beijing and Tianjin, making it extremely lively. This is the result of the back-and-forth transportation of various goods since Tianjin officially opened its port!

    Amidst the constant flow of traffic and pedestrians, a horse team of 500 people escorted three gorgeously decorated, spacious and comfortable four-wheel carriages, slowly heading towards Tianjin!

    Because four-wheeled vehicles are extremely rare in the Ming Dynasty, this team of people has become the focus of everyone's eyes. Pedestrians passing by will look at these three strange-style carriages with exploratory eyes!

    No need to ask, this novel thing must have been made by the Manufacturing Office. Since Zhu Youxiao gave the missionaries and craftsmen who went to the Ming Dynasty to pan for gold the opportunity to work, many Western technologies began to become popular in the Manufacturing Office!

    The four-wheeled carriage is one of these technologies. Although the four-wheeled carriage is not applicable in most places in Daming due to the terrain, the advantages of the four-wheeled carriage on the cement straight road are extremely obvious!

    First of all, because the four-wheeled carriage is large enough, the interior of the carriage is far more spacious than that of the two-wheeled carriage. Not only can it be equipped with two rows of soft and comfortable sofa seats, but a small table can also be placed between the seats!

    Dining utensils can be placed on the top of the small table for simple entertainment activities. Below is a hollow box, where ice cubes or a heater can be placed to prevent heatstroke and keep warm, making the passengers more comfortable during the journey!

    Because of the installation of sliding glass windows, the problems of viewing and ventilation have also been excellently solved. Coupled with the mild steel shock-absorbing settings, traveling in a four-wheel carriage has become an extremely comfortable enjoyment!

    Among the three four-wheeled carriages driving on the official road at this time, the first one was occupied by the Ming Emperor Zhang Yan, the noble concubine Ning Xi, and the medical officer Cheng Yuyan. The following two carriages were occupied by the accompanying chambermaids and maids!

    Miss Juliana, the personal secretary of His Majesty the Emperor Zhu Youxiao of the Ming Dynasty, was wearing a light armor very proudly, riding a tall red Arabian horse and walking beside Zhu Youxiao.  The momentum is really fascinating!

    The Arabian horses that Juliana rode were shipped from the Arabian Peninsula by Western merchants by sea. A total of just over 300 horses were transported to the Ming Dynasty. Zhu Youxiao selected the five best horses and kept them in the palace to raise, and gave away the others.  Went to the frontier to breed the population!

    This Arabian horse is actually the legendary sweaty horse. Because this kind of horse is tall and strong, its load capacity and running speed are much stronger than the Mongolian horse, so it is considered the supreme BMW!

    In fact, Arabian horses were introduced to China as early as the Han Dynasty. However, the Arabian horses introduced at that time were all castrated and used as war horses, leaving no population for reproduction, so the sweat-blooded horse became a legendary existence!

    Of course, Arabian horses are not without their shortcomings. They generally have high requirements for breeding conditions and are not good at running long distances. They do not meet the needs of combat in the Central Plains. Therefore, when the Mongols swept across Arabia, they did not pay attention to this kind of horse!

    The main reason why Zhu Youxiao introduced Arabian horses was to keep some of them as honor guards, and then use some of them to cross with Mongolian horses to see if he could create a new breed that is tall, fast and has good endurance!

    Of course, the crossbreeding has not yet begun. The five Arabian horses left in the palace have become Zhu Youxiao and Juliana's new toys. Whenever they have time, they go to the racecourse and ride a few laps.  If they have the chance to run, they will naturally not ride ordinary Mongolian horses!

    Zhu Youxiao was riding a snow-white Arabian horse today, wearing the unique khaki mandarin duck war coat of the Guards, and a big round-brimmed hat. With his heroic and handsome appearance, he had the unrivaled magnanimity of an emperor.  , he is definitely a standard Prince Charming, this can be seen from the infatuated look in Juliana¡¯s eyes when she looked at Zhu Youxiao.Guan Dao stopped to rest on the side of the road. Juliana also jumped out of Zhu Youxiao's arms and went to talk to Zhang Yan and the others in the carriage!

    Zhang Yan was naturally scolded when she saw Juliana. Cheng Yuyan also carefully checked her body. Julianna was not injured, and Cheng Yuyan naturally found nothing wrong!

    It was just Zhang Yan's scolding that made Juliana a little bit overwhelmed. She actually wanted to run away. But Zhang Yan was the queen after all, and she was caring when he scolded her. Juliana could only stand up in the playful eyes of Ning Xi and Cheng Yuyan.  It¡¯s on fire!

    After waiting for about an hour, sure enough, a strong young man, about seventeen or eighteen years old, came over angrily leading Juliana's horse!

    When the young man saw Zhu Youxiao and others, he shouted loudly: "Is this horse yours?" (Remember the website address: www.hlnovel.com
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