This is also the reason why the elder statesman took so much trouble to explain and even exposed the crossbow machine. You should know that concealing a powerful crossbow is a serious crime in this era, but the elder statesman did not hesitate to expose it to Sun Qian.
On the one hand, he trusts Sun Qian, but on the other hand, he is also gambling. After all, it is impossible not to gamble, and he also has to think about his future life.
"I will, let's start the work. I will understand the situation of this matter and report it to the lord." Sun Qian said very solemnly. He has always been in charge of the craftsman affairs under Liu Bei's rule. He has not been in charge of it recently. There is nothing I can do, I am too busy and crazy.
Sun Qian gave an order, and the craftsmen who were still resting became busy again. Sun Qian had already made it clear to them that as soon as the bridge was repaired, a monument would be erected here and the names of all the craftsmen would be engraved on it.
As for the cost of stone carvings, there are quite a few stonemasons among the more than 10,000 people. All the problems can be solved by simply using local materials. As for how to erect them, this is not a problem at all for these people.
A few days later, Chen Xi and his entourage finally arrived at the construction site of Sun Qian. However, Sun Qian was notified of this news by the inn a few hours ago. Naturally, before Chen Xi sneaked over, Sun Qian took a few people with him. Come to greet Chen Xi.
"Gongyou, long time no see." Chen Xi jumped off the carriage and said to Sun Qian with a smile.
"It's been a long time since I last saw you. I didn't expect you to come." Sun Qian said with a smile, then turned to greet Hua Xiong, "It's also been a long time since Zijian."
"How is the repair of the bridge?" Chen Xi asked after glancing at the bridge in the distance.
"Two years, maybe it will take two years to build it anyway." Sun Qian sighed and said. Sun Qian couldn't be careful when repairing this thing for the first time. In many places, he would rather spend more time than make any mistakes.
"Can you free your hands? There are other things I need you to do." Chen Xi looked at the several bridge piers that had appeared in the distance and asked.
"Is there anything else?" Sun Qian was shocked, "This matter is big enough. I don't think there is anything more important than building a bridge on the Yellow River. As for building roads, you can just find some people to do it. Although the bridge is on the right track, I still need to keep an eye on it."
"Haven't you heard anything recently?" Chen Xi asked with a raised eyebrow.
"No, you don't know that I've been so busy lately. I eat and live by the Yellow River every day. I have Yellow River carp soup in the morning, Yellow River carp soup at noon, and Yellow River carp soup in the evening." Sun Qian rolled his eyes and said, what he said It's the truth.
"The Yellow River carp is very delicious." Chen Xi thought about the Yellow River carp. In his previous life, he rarely ate it, but in this life he can eat it if he likes it, but no matter how he eats it, it is delicious.
"We cook Yellow River carp with plain water and salt every day, and we keep eating it. No matter how delicious it is, it doesn't taste good." Sun Qian said helplessly. There is no way to build it. The conditions are so difficult. The result is to use local materials and pour some more into it. Once the tofu is cooked, it becomes breakfast, lunch and dinner.
"What a waste of food. I just happened to take my maid with me to eat Yellow River carp for lunch." Chen Xi smiled and said, "Let's continue talking about the previous matter. We are planning to build a water conservancy network, and we all think this should be done. You take over."
"Well, I'm afraid I can't find anyone else. I will take over the water conservancy network in a year, and it will be the construction of the five-state water conservancy network." Sun Qian asked helplessly, as he said before, all projects involved in construction It was all related to Sun Qian.
"In a year, you will be able to completely build the bridge. Then I will let Zijing handle the planning first. To be honest, it is not easy to find someone who knows how to build. Without you, we will build the road here. The speed is much slower." Chen Xi had a mournful expression saying "We can't live without you."
"The road construction is okay, it's easy as long as you follow the steps, but I have to keep an eye on this bridge to make sure nothing happens." Sun Qian waved his hands, saying that he was just average, but the smile on his face could still be seen. His pride.
"By the way, I recently heard that we and Yuan Tan were at war. How is the situation?" Sun Qian has been really busy recently and has no time to send people to find out the current situation, so he is quite ill-informed. However, this is very important for construction. For the famous Sun Qian, it actually had no impact.
"It's all over, but when I left, the North sent a letter saying that it has entered the second stage. If nothing happens, it will be the end of this year." Chen Xi did not hide anything, "You don't have much news here. So enlightened."
"I fall asleep so tired every day that I don't have time to understand these things." Sun Qian said helplessly, "We will destroy Yuan by the end of the year, which means we will completely pacify the north. But I forgot to ask. With Zichuan's character, It’s impossible to come here specifically to see me.”
"Just passing by to take a look." Chen Xi said with a smile.
"Let me just say, what did you originally plan to do?" Sun Qian asked. To be honest, this was a bit too much, but after all, Sun Qian was Liu Bei's original Taishan veteran, so Chen Xi said it bluntly.
"Something happened in Yuzhou. The madman Sun Ce sent troops. Wen He and I both estimated that Cao Cao would also send troops, so I went to take charge." Chen Xi sighed and said.
"Isn't that right? Even if I don't know the arrangement, I saw Fengxiao and Yunchang when they passed by the Yellow River. Xiuruo is squatting in Yuzhou, Yuanlong is squatting in Xuzhou, and Xingba is elusive. That's it." Sun Qian looked unbelieving.
Chen Xi had a headache. During the Chinese New Year, Sun Qian did not go back, so he built a bridge on the Yellow River. The elders under Liu Bei's rule now only know that there are only two people in the world, one is Sun Qian, and Gan Ning and Guishang are fighting. It's really hard to explain.
"The situation is not very good, and I can't explain it clearly to you. When Xiaozhi gets married, you go back to Yecheng, and I will tell you everything." Chen Xi said with a slight headache, It’s really hard to tell Sun Qian about the four empires that don’t have maps.
"So it's a big deal, but I didn't hear anyone at the inn say you were bringing soldiers." Sun Qian saw Chen Xi's serious expression and didn't ask any more questions.
"We built a plank road to cross Chencang secretly, in the name of sending reinforcements to Yunchang, and did not say that I would be the one to take charge." Chen Xi sighed and said, "In short, we are fighting on two fronts this time, but fortunately the south only needs to defend."
"I have been to that place in Yuzhou. It is indeed a good place to display cavalry. I'm afraid it will be the battlefield for Zijian's performance." Sun Qian smiled and complimented. Hua Xiong has already obtained a position as the best cavalry commander in the world. .
"Thank you for your kind words." Hua Xiong said boldly.
"We are holding on from the front, and you are developing well from behind. Road traffic is all related to tax revenue and national prosperity. These are of vital importance." Chen Xi said to Sun Qian solemnly. Building bridges, paving roads, and improving the transportation network are of great importance to The importance of a country is self-evident.
