Zheng Xiuyan didn't understand that after eating and drinking enough, people should rest when they feel lazy.
"Your Highness, why do you have to go back to Admiral Tiance's mansion? Moreover, there are no permanent residents in this mansion. How can it be more comfortable than the palace?"
Aunt Zheng Xiu leaned next to Li Yuanxing and asked.
Li Yuanxing did not answer, but Cui Yingying said: "Your Highness is afraid that we will be questioned!"
"Ask, what will they ask?" Zheng Xiuyan asked curiously, and then said: "If they ask, we have to answer. Those who are qualified to know will not ask, and those who are not qualified to know will ask in vain!"
When Zheng Xiuyan said this, Li Yuanxing couldn't help but nodded.
Cui Yingying and Li Liyuan were surprised. They did not expect that Zheng Xiuyan had such a mind.
Li Yuanxing and Wu Zhao were not surprised. There were no fools sent to Prince Qin's Mansion by the Seventh Family, only smarter ones.
The next day, I don't know where the news leaked that King Qin was going to Yaozhou. Even the regular meeting of Tianying Pavilion was suspended. More than fifty officials actually asked to go to Yaozhou with Li Yuanxing.
Li Yuanxing had no way to refuse, so he had to formally invite the officials to accompany him.
The first stop for a rest was by the Jing River.
Li Chun trotted all the way to greet him. Behind him were two officials from the Ministry of Works. In terms of job duties, the officials from the Ministry of Works were definitely higher than Li Chun, but Li Chun had the token of the Prince of Qin's Palace in his hand.
Ministry officials consider themselves deputies.
"Your Highness, the craftsman has calculated that the bridge deck can be as wide as fifteen feet, with 108 main arches and 366 small arches. I only ask that Your Highness give you 50,000 kilograms more cement." Li Chun is already very old.
Xiao Xiao, when he said this, he rubbed his hands and blushed: "It would be better if Your Highness could give me an extra 100,000 catties!"
Li Yuanxing smiled, turned around and introduced to the officials: "This is the person who I said is qualified to be a first-class master craftsman. I will give him a chance to prove himself and repair this bridge.
Then there is another big project. If he completes it, I will ask my brother for the honor of being a great craftsman!"
"Your Highness, a long bridge that is fifteen feet wide and nearly two hundred feet long is rare in the world, so it is certainly proof!" Cui Junsu said from the side.
Wang Jishan asked at this time: "I am old and incompetent. A bridge this wide and a bridge five feet wide will consume more materials and labor. Moreover, I heard from the craftsmen of the Ministry of Works that a bridge one foot wide will be several times more difficult. This
A fifteen-foot-wide bridge is hundreds of times more difficult than an ordinary bridge, so where is the reward?"
"It's about transportation!" Li Yuanxing replied simply.
Li Yuanxing didn't need to explain the benefits of transportation. If Wang Jishan didn't understand, someone would explain it to him.
Li Yuanxing pointed to the construction site in the distance: "Go and have a look!"
For five miles in Shangfang Garden beside the Jing River, there was the sound of banging stones. Countless huge stones were being carried to the construction site. Looking around, there were at least 30,000 people working here.
Li Chun used the water blocking method.
That is to first fill the river with sand and gravel from both sides of the river to block the water, allowing the water to flow through the middle of the river. Bridges on both sides have already appeared. There are already thirteen large arches on the south bank of the river, and there are six large arches on the north bank.
, based on this calculation, Li Chun's project volume has been completed more than 40%.
The most difficult thing is not the big arch, but the connection point where the two sides connect to the shore.
"Two hundred thousand kilograms of cement, and I will give you five thousand kilograms of refined steel bars. Before the end of April, I will see the bridge, and in another month, I will send an additional five thousand slave workers. On the fifth day of May, I will test the bridge!
"
Li Yuanxing's tone was stern.
"The craftsman must have done it!" Li Chun was also furious. He only improved the design of the bridge based on the actual conditions of the river. The basic design came from the Prince of Qin's Palace. The design was really ingenious and gave Li Chun great inspiration.
, Li Chun asked himself if he could not complete the bridge, how could he be worthy of the attention of His Highness King Qin.
Li Yuanxing turned around and asked again: "Has Li Chun's family taken him back?"
"Go back to Your Highness, I've picked him up." The official from the Ministry of Industry replied, "A courtyard has been arranged by the Jing River."
"Order the medical officer to order a supplement for Li Chun. Give him at least one chicken every day so that he can eat well so that he will not get sick from fatigue. I will come to inspect the bridge on the fifth day of the fifth lunar month!"
The officials of Tianying Pavilion understand literature, painting, poetry, people's livelihood, some economics, and a few even know a little cooking. But none of them really understand bridges, but two people who once worked in the Ministry of Industry
As soon as the officials knew a little about it, these two became the explainers for the officials in Tianying Pavilion.
How good is Lutong?
Wang Jishan smiled and asked: "Your Highness, I think this road is very heavy, but I don't know how heavy it is?" What Wang Jishan said is heavy, which means important, key points and so on.
Li Yuanxing smiled and said: "If the road can be built to Lingnan, then those magical fruits from Lingnan will still be fresh after entering Chang'an in three days. I wonder if Mr. Wang will be lucky?"
Wang Jishan laughed loudly, and it was enough for someone in a high position to say something.
If fruits can be transported from Lingnan in three days, information and official documents can be delivered within two days. Datang's control over the surrounding areas will be strengthened, which is a big deal. However, Wang Jishan still hopes to see the most real benefits of this road.
At Wang Jishan's urging, the officials ate some solid food and continued on their way.
The road is still the old road. The new road over there is paved with gravel. There are two sergeants guarding it every hundred steps. No one is allowed to get close.
The large group of people moved slowly, having only traveled more than a hundred miles in the afternoon.
At this time, a young attaché suddenly shouted: "New road, there is a new road!"
This shout made the entire convoy speed up a lot.
This place is sixty miles away from Yaozhou, and there are more than 50,000 civilians on the ten-mile-long construction site.
Each group of eight people will use a long rope in each hand to pull up a flat stone the size of a millstone. The eight people will use their strength at the same time to pull the flat stone off the ground, and then smash it down hard to make the gravel strong.
Just looking at the smooth gravel road makes people feel happy.
"This new road is really extraordinary!" Cui Junsu praised.
The person in charge here was Cui Dunli. When he saw the convoy and the flag of King Qin from a distance, he came up to him. He happened to hear Cui Junsu’s comment and replied with a smile: "Cui Shangshu is joking. If the road is like this, then someone will be killed by King Qin."
His Highness took him to behead him. There is only roadbed treatment here, and ten miles further forward, there will be a formed road surface."
"There must be a surprise?" Cui Junsu asked with a smile.
"Brother Jun Su will be shocked!" Cui Dunli responded with a smile.
"Brother Li, please ride with me!" They are both Cui family members. Although one is the Cui family of Qinghe and the other is the Cui family of Boling, they have the same roots.
There is no hatred between the two. The fight for the authenticity of the Cui family is no longer a matter of the past few years. It can be said that they have been fighting for a thousand years. The two got on the car together, and even Wang Jishan sat on it. They wanted to hear Cui Dunli talk about this first.
road.
The chief historian of the Prince of Qin's palace is in the third rank, the same rank as the minister. This is a senior official.
To have such a high official come to supervise this road in person shows how much the King of Qin attached great importance to this road.
Ten miles further ahead, the convoy suddenly slowed down, and everyone's eyes lit up.
Is this the real way?
The road was forty-five feet wide, with a straight path of fifteen feet in the middle. It was paved with straw, and some people were sprinkling water on it. Why they did this, they didn't understand, and they also knew that now was not the time to ask. Everyone was wondering.
Watching silently.
In the middle of each eighteen-foot straight path, there is a row of half-foot-high stones, which everyone does not understand.
Looking at the two sides, there is a foot of loose soil on each side. No one knows what this is for. Beyond that, there are some dark roads. On the outermost side of the road, there are farmers planting trees.
"Keep moving forward!" Cui Dunli shouted.
The Tianyingge official is looking forward to it because he knows that this is not yet a completed road.
About ten miles further, we are already twenty miles away from Yaozhou.
The truly completed road surface is presented to everyone.
The straight road is forty-five feet wide, the left and right lanes are eighteen feet each, and there is another one-foot wide area on both sides filled with shrubs. Li Yuanxing called this a green belt. Beyond that, the dark road is more than two feet wide.
, and there are three neat rows of poplar trees planted outside, many of which are just twigs.
Officials naturally know that within three years, this place will be covered with green trees.
"Everyone!" Li Yuanxing stood up personally: "The road is divided into left and right sides, and carriages keep to the right. Naturally, there will be no worries about collisions with passing vehicles, and the cars can speed up freely. There is a separation in the center of the road, and there will be no traffic coming from the opposite direction.
The carriage went the wrong way. This road is paved with gravel and then cement. Every three feet is separated by wooden strips one finger wide. Although it is a substitute, it can still be used for three to five years. When the time comes, after taking out the wooden strips, it will inevitably
There will be better filling!"
Why fill it, why not just pave it directly.
Li Yuanxing did not explain, and even if he explained, no one could understand him.
"Trees can block wind and sand, and the road will not be covered with water and soil, so the road can be used for a long time!"
Li Yuanxing walked to the dark paths on both sides: "This is a place for pedestrians to walk and for convoys to rest. No cars are allowed to park on the straight road. An open space will be set up every twenty miles as a rest area.
You can also open some shops, sell some food and drink, repair carriages, etc.!"
"Your Highness, you said that there is such a good road in Luoyang in one day, I believe it!"
Li Yuanxing also laughed: "Then let me show you something more interesting. Please pick three good knights and have them rush ten miles away to get a token. I will send someone to get it and test it.
How about taking a look at this new road?"
“Very good!”
Wang Jishan took out a piece of his jade pendant and gave it to a knight. These three knights were led by Cui Dunli's bodyguards, and the other two were personal followers of Wang Jishan and Cui Junsu. The three of them moved forward quickly.
On a straight road with good horses galloping on such a road, ten miles would be enough in modern time.
On Li Yuanxing's side, a strong guard took down a wooden box from the carriage and carried out an 18-speed road racing bicycle that Li Yuanxing bought from Hyundai. This bicycle was worth hundreds of thousands of yuan in modern times.
"Let me see how fast you are!" Li Yuanxing said to the guard. (To be continued. Please search Piao Tian Literature, the novel is better and updated faster!)
