Source: Folk Blog
Xi Zhong was praised and supported by tribal people for helping Yu Xia to control water and successfully domesticate domestic chickens. The leader of Dongyi tribe built a house for Xi Zhong at the foot of Xigong Mountain (now xia zhuang, Xuecheng District, Zaozhuang City) because of his contribution. Xi Zhong, his wife and son Ji Guang all moved to this beautiful place to live.
Xi Zhong has always had a wish. That's because a long time ago, his ancestor Huangdi built a wooden cart that could carry things and people around. I heard that the mutilated car was left to the tribal leader, and Xi Zhong took his family to see it. After coming back, Xi Zhong felt that Huangdi's car was not ready. Xi Zhong always thought that the Yellow Emperor's car was of little use value, so he thought about how to make it when he was free.
Xi Zhong handed over the chicken raising to others and began to build his wooden cart.
Xi Zhong sent his wife and children to the mountains to cut down trees, and after bringing the wood back, Xi Zhong made a model roughly imitating the appearance of the Yellow Emperor's car. After that, Xi Zhong looked at the car every day, carefully pondered and constantly reformed, and after a long period of exploration, he built a two-wheeled carriage.
Someone said, "Xi Zhong, can this car hold heavy things?"
Xi Zhong said, "This car is very strong."
Some people around you are confused and some shake their heads. Xi Zhong looked at the piles of stones at the foot of the mountain and said, "Just carry these stones to the car."
A group of young and strong people roared up to the pile of stones and put them in the car. Cars are getting heavier and heavier. Xizhong put his hands around the handlebars on both sides and pushed the car. The wooden car crunched forward, leaving two deep ruts behind it.
They gave a sound of amazement.
The news that Xi Jinping made cars soon spread to Yu Wang. King Yu came to see the car made in Xi and saw the deep rut marks left behind it. He was surprised and said, "Zhong, the car you made is so strong."
Xi Zhong pointed to the carriage and said, "Master, this carriage can be drawn by horses, but there are no horses now."
Yu Wang immediately sent for two horses and tied them to a rope. Xi Zhong held the reins and said to Yu Wang, "This carriage is for riding. Please get on the bus. "
Yu Wang hesitated a little, and then got into the carriage. Xi Zhong urged the horse, and the thick wooden wheels of the carriage started to move. At first, Yu Wang grabbed the railing with both hands and looked very nervous. But after a walk, he relaxed his grip on the railing and showed a satisfied smile on his face.
Yu Wang came to his residence in a carriage. He said to Xi Zhong, "Zhong, can you leave me your carriage?"
Xi Zhong said: "If the owner likes it, give it to the owner."
King Yu sent someone to see Xizhong with some horses, and said to him, "You can keep these horses, and you can continue to build cars."
When Xi Zhong returned home, he built several wagons, and had the reins made and tied firmly to the long poles on both sides of the wagons. Many people come to watch the carriage made in Xi, so Xi Zhong shows them how to drive the carriage and teaches them driving skills.
Soon after, Yu Wang sent for Xi Zhong. He said to Xi Zhong, "Zhong, you are the smartest person in our tribe. The carriage you built is very useful. Do you have any plans? "
Xi Zhong said, "Master, I want to teach more people the technology of making carriages, so as to make more carriages for people to use."
Yu Wang was very happy and said, "All right, I'll let you take charge of all the horses and chariots of the tribe. In addition, it is necessary to build palaces in the city and formulate a system of cars and clothes ... "
Xi Zhong smiled and promised: "Good!"
After that, Xi Zhong found some skilled craftsmen, cut down many trees from the mountain and built a carriage in a clearing at the foot of the mountain. In order to make the carriage strong, Xizhong also built and fixed bronzes at the joint of the carriage. A few months later, Xi Zhong made a batch of wagons. These carriages have different styles and styles, and are equipped with different signs, and are made into various grades for tribesmen with different official positions to ride. One of the high-standard wagons, with a wheel diameter of 1.42m, a width of 2. 1m between wheels and a body length of about 3 m, is specially designed for tribal leaders and people with great status to ride and travel.
On this day, Yu Wang passed by where Xi Zhong lived and came to see Xi Zhong's car. He saw a long line of carriages on a roadside at the foot of the mountain. Yu Wang looked at the carriage and said to Xi Zhong, "With these carriages, it is convenient for tribal people to travel."
Yu Wang told Xi Zhong that he would send someone to build some temples for horses and chariots to rest on the journey. At present, according to his request, Xi Zhong has set up his first automobile service temple not far from where he built cars.
A few years later, Yu Wang suddenly became seriously ill. Before he died, he had Xi Zhong called to him and said, "After I die, you should arrange for someone to bury me on that high mountain, which is a treasure trove of geomantic omen. You should bury the high-wheeled carriage with me, with the body facing south and the front facing south. And the two horses driving a single-axle chariot can only take one or two people, and the two horses pulling the carriage will accompany me with the driver. With a shell in your mouth, you are the driver who drives me ... "Finally, you said," Zhong, you are the most talented person in Dongyi tribe. You helped me control floods and domesticate pheasants into poultry. The car you built is unparalleled today, and your creation is the most outstanding, so I want to give you the Snow Emperor. "
Xi Zhong kowtowed to Yu Wang.
After Yu Wang died, he was buried according to his request. Xi Zhong also became his fief because of his outstanding invention of making cars.
Although Xi Zhong became the monarch of Xue, he still put all his energy into making cars. He trained his son Ji Guang and taught him all the skills. The father and son constantly improved the carriage, changing the wheel without spokes into the wheel with spokes, which made the moving parts of the vehicle change greatly, making it easier and more convenient to walk, which also made the carriage, the earliest means of transportation in China and even the world, more suitable for life.
Later, there was a war between tribes for turf, so Xi Zhong and his men moved to Pidi (now Pizhou City, Jiangsu Province) in an autumn. After arriving at Pidi, Xi Zhong and his men were sealed in Pidi, and Xi Zhong became the leader of Pidi. He also made a large number of horse-drawn carriages in Pidi, which are used more and more widely from carrying people to pulling goods. Xi Zhong became the most respected person of all tribes.
After Xi Zhong's death, people put his tomb on the mountain where Xue lived and built cars. Later, that mountain was called Xigong Mountain. His story of making cars has also been handed down from generation to generation.