In the next half month, Xu Chen spent almost all day at the shipyard and bridge construction sites on both sides of the Taiwan Strait, instructing a group of carpenters to speed up the processing of bridge components, and at the same time led a group of helpers to apply tung oil on the processed components.
For a group of Ba carpenters who had only built thirty wooden boats before, this huge wooden project was far beyond their knowledge and imagination.
For carpenters and apprentice helpers from other tribes, this is a magical building that they can't even imagine.
So everyone is excited and proud to be part of this great construction project.
In this continuous labor and learning, everyone's skills have also been greatly improved, and Xu Chen is also very satisfied.
After the erection of this large wooden bridge is completed, Xu Chen believes that the level of these carpenters and apprentice helpers will reach an unprecedented level, which will be of great help to the large-scale upgrade of the shipbuilding industry in the future.
At the end of November, after the first batch of bridge components painted with tung oil had dried, Xu Chen officially started the bridge erection project.
In order to ensure that the bridge construction went smoothly, Xu Chen convened a group of witches to hold a grand witch blessing ceremony on the river beach where the shipyard was located.
As for the theory of gods and ghosts, if you believe it, there will be it. If you don’t believe it, there will be none.
Although Xu Chen was once a staunch atheist, after the time-travel incident happened, he was not sure whether there were gods in the world.
From the inside, he still prefers to understand the world scientifically.
But doing some things will not only make you feel at ease, but also make other people feel more at ease.
After all, with the blessing of the aura of the gods, these primitive humans who revere and worship the gods will at least work harder and more actively.
With thousands of people watching, the little witch led a group of witches and a group of little witches from the witch academy to go out in costumes and performed a lively sacrificial song and dance on the river beach, praying to the gods for the success of building the bridge.
After the sacrificial activity was over, Xu Chen gave an order, and two hundred of the strongest hunters gathered from various tribes each drank a large bowl of hot and sour soup, and rushed towards the river screaming.
Thousands of men, women and children who were watching cheered in unison at the same time.
At this time, the Jicang River had been completely covered with wooden rafts, forming a giant pontoon bridge thirty meters long and more than ten meters wide, completely surrounding the five bridge piers in the middle of the river. All bridge builders
Walking on it feels like walking on flat ground, and you don't feel any bumps or shaking at all.
This wide wooden bridge was expanded from the first floating island built. With the continuous construction of the bridge piers, these floating islands were also built one after another, and finally they were completely connected, creating an incredible bridge.
Less of a miracle than the bridge across the river.
It's just that no matter how good a pontoon bridge is, it's not as safe and durable as a flying bridge.
The current function of this pontoon bridge is actually a huge safety floating island, which will become the basic platform for the task of building bridges.
"Set up the tripod and prepare the boom..."
"The craftsman goes up to the pier..."
"Bring up the cable..."
As the commander-in-chief of the bridge erection project, Xu Chen stood under the bridge pier in the center of the river and kept issuing orders loudly.
Holding the red and white command flags in hand, he constantly directed the craftsmen and hunters.
Soon, two tripods were set up on the giant pontoons on both sides of the No. 7 pier, and then two suspenders with a length of more than ten meters and a waist thickness were quickly carried over by a group of big and round hunters who were shouting.
Several craftsmen climbed onto the six-meter-high giant wooden bridge pier with their bare hands, lowered the cables, and slowly hoisted the two booms to the tripod. Soon, the two simple lifting and turning devices were completed.
"Prepare the No. 7 pier beam..."
"Beam on Pier 7, hurry!"
Following Xu Chenxin's order, he waved the flag and Gu stood on the shore and shouted, and then a group of big and round hunters rushed along the pontoon bridge to the core pier, shouting slogans and carrying a prepared beam.
"Hoist the beam on Pier No. 7!"
Under Xu Chen's orders and prompts, the three-meter-long beam was soon tied to the boom cables of the two cranes by a group of people.
"The beam is fixed and can be lifted!" the responsible craftsman yelled after inspecting it.
"Hang up, everyone step back!"
"Lifting~~"
Amidst the roars, more than a dozen strong hunters pulled the cables under the boom to both sides. As the end of the boom was pressed down, amidst the constant shaking of the pontoon and the creaking of the tripod, they were tied to the crane.
The beam on the arm was quickly lifted, and then rose precariously to the highest position of the bridge pier.
"Left...left, up, then left..."
"Okay, slowly lower it down..."
Under the loud command of the two carpenters on the top of the bridge pier, the beam slowly dropped to the top of the two giant wooden bridge piers while shaking, and was finally placed firmly on top.
The pier is half a meter in diameter, but the space for movement is very limited.
After this beam is put up, the craftsman actually has very little room for maneuver, so it is very troublesome to operate on it.
However, with this simple hanging tower, it greatly saves manpower and makes the installation of the bridge at least 80% easier.
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As the first beam was hoisted into place, an I-shaped structure appeared on the bridge pier in the middle of the river, and onlookers on both sides of the river burst into warm cheers.
Xu Chen also took a long breath.
This was just a very simple installation process. Although he had known that there would be no problems, when he actually saw the beams installed in place, he still nervously wiped the sweat from his forehead.
This is only the first of more than ten beams, but it is of great significance.
This indicates that the cross-river bridge he has been envisioning since planning the royal city has finally made a substantial breakthrough today.
Building the bridge piers is only the foundation, and the erection of the beams is what gives the bridge its real pillars and soul.
Soon, hoisting frames were quickly erected on both sides of the adjacent No. 6 and No. 8 bridge piers. An hour later, the two beams were hoisted at the same time, and then steadily placed between the two bridge piers amidst the cheers of onlookers on both sides of the strait.
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The biggest flood impact, so the stability of these five bridge piers is directly related to the safety of the entire bridge.
The three bridge piers in the center of the river are the top priority of these five bridge piers. Therefore, from setting the piles to erecting the beams, Xu Chen personally directed and participated in every step, and even every piece of wood was personally selected by him.
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Just because it was too important, he didn't want to leave any hidden dangers.
Today, as the three thick wooden beams were finally erected on the bridge piers, Xu Chen's inner excitement was self-evident.
Next, the bridge construction teams on both sides of the strait started work almost at the same time. Simple lifting frames were built on both sides of each bridge pier, and thick beams were continuously hoisted onto the bridge piers of different heights.
The hoisted bridge piers need to be further reinforced with copper nails to prevent them from being displaced or falling off due to the impact and shaking of running water.
After all the beams were hoisted, Xu Chen spent two days climbing up each bridge pier on bamboo ladders to carefully check the placement and fixing conditions, and rectified and reinforced some places that were deemed unsafe.
After feeling that no problem could be found, he ordered the official erection of the bridge deck load-bearing beams to begin.
The load-bearing beams on the bridge deck are slightly thinner than the cross beams, but twice as long, making them more troublesome to hoist. However, with experience in lifting beams and sufficient manpower, there were no problems.
As load-bearing beams are built between the piers, the adjacent piers are gradually connected into one, and the bones of a bridge slowly begin to take shape.
And seeing such a giant building slowly appearing across the Jicang River in the sky, people near the Royal City would gather on both sides of the river to watch every day, and every wooden beam hoisted would arouse warm cheers and cheers.
All the participating craftsmen and hunters were as if they were on fire. They rushed back and forth in groups carrying giant trees and shouting slogans on the construction site, frantically expressing their excitement and enthusiasm.
While the bridge was being built, the construction of the embankments on both sides of the river did not stop. All tribes were seizing the last moment to rush to complete the task before early December.
The bridge-building team and the river embankment-building team are like a competition. They go out early and come back late every day to be busy on the river beach.
Flags of various ethnic groups were fluttering on both sides of the Jicang River, and the sound of war drums and horns continued all day long.
In the past, this gentle and barren river beach no longer looked like its original state. It was replaced by a three-meter-high wide embankment rising on both sides of the river, sandwiching the Jicang River, forming a strip of about fifty meters wide.
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The towering river embankment and the sinking of the river beach caused by soil expropriation make this section of the river appear deep and straight, which looks particularly visually impactful.
Although the wooden bridge has not yet been erected, it flies all the way north and south from the approach bridges that are flush with the river embankment on both sides. It looks like a flying dragon flying across the sky, making it look even more majestic.
Such a spectacular sight naturally amazed all the tribes. No matter what they were doing every day, they could not help but look up at the position of the wooden bridge countless times. In their hearts, they felt even more awe and admiration for the magical ability of His Majesty the Witch King.
A group of witches naturally felt the same way.
As the most loyal supporter of the Witch King, Xu Chen's success stimulated and inspired them even more.
Therefore, a group of witches, big and small, want to follow their assigned management tasks every day, leading a group of witches from the witch academy back and forth in the royal city, in various tribes, and on river embankments and bridge construction sites to help maintain order and encourage all tribes to work hard.
Work harder and work harder for the prosperity and development of Pakistan.
As time goes by, the weather becomes colder.
As the embankments on both sides gradually reached the predetermined height, the bridge across the river gradually took shape under the efforts of hundreds of people and the continuous attention of thousands of people.