Transmigrated into a female county magistrate during a famine, leading her country to prosperity

Liang Fu heard the word "shock absorption" from her twice, and it was easy to understand - to reduce vibration.

Liang Fu looked at Shen Zheng, whose face was pale, and said softly, "Master Shen, please bear with it. The road will be better when we reach Zhongzheng Street in the county."

He didn't expect that Shen Zheng, who seldom got sick and was full of energy except for the morning when she had trouble getting up... would actually get carriage sick.

But when it comes to "shock absorption", he also has something to say.

He placed his palm on the car mat to feel it for a moment, and then said seriously: "The frame of the uncle's car is... uh, shock-absorbing."

Judging from the feel, there should be leather or cloth pads between the wheels and the carriage of this carriage to reduce some of the vibration.

This treatment can actually be called "luxury", but there is an even more luxurious way - wrapping the wheels with cloth or animal fur. This is very wasteful and extravagant, but the effect is also very significant.

Among the common people in Shangjing, there has always been a folk method to identify the powerful and wealthy, which is to see whether the other party's carriage has covered wheels.

If the person who hired the wheel was someone ordinary people could not afford to offend.

Shen Zheng burped uncomfortably, then lifted the car curtain, wanting to take a breath of fresh air, but unexpectedly got a mouthful of dust.

"This road..." The dirt road was bumpy, and the wheels were more likely to stir up dust. Shen Zheng made up her mind: "Yonglu County is the only way for us to enter the city. This time, we need Yang Zhou to help pave the road."

Liang Fu nodded: "We should pave the road. There will be more and more vehicles coming and going in the future. Bumping is a small matter, but if an accident happens, it will be a loss."

Perhaps because there have been more horse-drawn carriages passing by recently, the road here has become even worse than when he first arrived in Tongan County.

"But..." Liang Fu paused, but couldn't help but be curious: "Master Shen, what you just said, like...like something, what is it? Is it related to shock absorption?"

It is no secret that rubber is natural.

Shen Zheng said generously: "Rubber."

After that she ordered a drop of tea and started writing on the small table.

"This word..." Liang Fu looked at the word "橡" on the table for a while, and finally confirmed: "There is no such word yet."

He just said that this word didn't exist yet, instead of asking Shen Zheng why he "randomly" wrote a non-existent word.

"Uh..." Shen Zheng choked.

It was true that the oak tree was native to another tropical region, but she clearly remembered that an ancient philological work from her previous life mentioned the oak tree.

Although the Great Zhou and her previous life might just be parallel universes, all her previous experiences confirmed that the historical processes of both sides were extremely similar.

Shen Zheng paused, thought for a moment, and whispered: "The fruit of the oak tree is called oak... oak tree! Or... oak tree?"

Oak trees and rubber trees are from the same plant family and look very similar, but the difference is… Oak trees do not produce rubber.

When Liang Fu heard the word oak tree, he immediately nodded and said, "Yes. The oak tree is also called the music tree by the people, and it is a tree for sacrifices."

Shen Zheng breathed a sigh of relief for some reason.

It's the same here.

The people regard the oak tree as a sacred tree and like to hold large-scale sacrificial ceremonies under it, with singing and dancing, so they also call it the "music tree".

Even Shen Zheng herself didn't know that deep in her heart, there was an inexplicable worry - she didn't want to lose contact with her previous life and be completely isolated.

Liang Fudu didn't understand Shen Zheng's expression, so he could only ask her, "What happened to the oak tree?"

Shen Zheng regained his composure and began to talk about the oak tree: "It looks very similar to the oak tree, but this tree is more demanding on the growing environment. Its trunk can produce glue, and the glue produced has magical uses..."

But Shen Zheng himself knew that there were probably no oak trees in the land of the Great Zhou. Even though they were brought in by foreigners, they probably didn't grow in the right place and might have been just a sapling for decades.

But she didn't say that. Instead, she said, "We in the Great Zhou must have some. It would be great if we could find rubber saplings or rubber seeds."

If Da Zhou doesn’t have it, can the system not have it?

Seedlings or tree species are not chemical substances. As long as they can be grown, they can be grown one after another just like crops. Therefore, Shen Zheng felt that there was an 80% chance that there were rubber tree species or seedlings in the system.

The rubber has an excellent function and will never create wheel shock absorption.

Whether it is construction, medical or industrial, rubber plays a key role.

At this moment, Shen Zheng dared to think more than usual, and even began to analyze the possibility of exchanging rubber trees from the system next time.

"The tree trunk can produce gum..." Liang Fu was confused by what she said. After thinking for a long time, he said honestly: "I have never heard of this kind of tree..."

Shen Zheng deliberately made a "tsk" sound and patted her knees, saying, "The world is so big that there are all kinds of strange things. Just because we haven't heard of something doesn't mean it doesn't exist, don't you think?"

This "tsk" and the subsequent inquiry completely dispelled Liang Fu's doubts.

He nodded seriously: "Master Shen is right. I cannot look at the problem with the mentality of 'I am the world'. I am too narrow-minded."

Shen Zheng laughed and continued to talk about rubber: "After this kind of rubber is solidified and processed, it will become magical."

"How can it be so magical?" Liang Fu's curious heart began to beat again.

Shen Zheng thought for a long time and came up with a very impolite way of saying it: "Booger...you know it."

"......" Liang Fu paused, a little at a loss: "Shouldn't I know?"

Who in this world hasn't secretly picked their nose? Liang Fu dared to guarantee that even His Majesty, who was a real dragon, must have secretly picked his nose. After all, it didn't feel good to have something in your nostrils all the time.

"......Not really." Shen Zheng picked at her fingers and described it carefully: "The solidified gum is very similar to the warm booger we just took out, a little sticky, and it's bouncy after rubbing it..."

Now Liang Fu knew that Shen Zheng would rub her nose for fun after picking it out.

He was a little unable to look directly at Shen Zheng, so he just turned his head away and said, "I know that feeling."

In fact, he also rubs his nose.

After a long time, Liang Fu looked at Shen Zheng who was pursing her lips and asked, "Master Shen, what you mean is that if we stick a lot of boogers on the wheels, the carriage won't shake so much, right?"

Shen Zheng opened her mouth and nodded blankly.

This description is really... hard to imagine.

"It's really good stuff!" Liang Fu couldn't imagine real rubber, but he thought that a lot of boogers put together seemed pretty good.

He couldn't help thinking: "If it could be used on a chariot..."

It’s also a huge help!