Chapter 1273 Only then did I remember what my best friend in the maintenance section blew to me
Chapter 1273 Only then did I remember what my best friend in the maintenance department had said to me (please subscribe and vote)
Luzhou, Jingnan... At this moment, two strong buffaloes were pulling hard in front, and behind them.
It is a blue-gray cement roller weighing two thousand kilograms, which is slowly but firmly rolling forward.
The ground, which has been crushed by stone rollers weighing two thousand kilograms, looks so smooth.
After the roller was rolled over, the head craftsman would jump forward and look at the ground carefully, and even jump hard and step on it.
After finally nodding with satisfaction and shouting, many men carrying wooden boards rushed over.
Using pieces of wooden planks, on the already rolled foundation, rectangular wooden partitions with a width of about half the width of the road and a length of two feet were built.
Whenever the ride is completed, someone will push a two-wheeled vehicle from the repaired road next to it.
Truckloads of concrete are dumped into the wooden partitions, and then someone is responsible for using tools to stir them there so that the concrete does not leave any gaps inside the wooden partitions.
In this hot midsummer season, Cheng Chubi and Fang Jun were wearing bamboo hats and walking on the paved concrete road.
At this moment, on those cement roads that had just been laid not long ago.
Although it had been covered with straw, a layer of harvested tree branches and leaves was also specially covered.
Someone also had to pour buckets of water on it to prevent the concrete pavement from evaporating too quickly and cracking in such hot weather.
Cheng Chubi had also heard from his best friend in the maintenance section before that newly built cement roads generally had to be splashed with water and covered with plastic films.
The reason is that during the solidification process of concrete, it will absorb a large amount of water and dissipate heat. If the surface is not covered in time, it must be watered and cured.
Surface moisture evaporates rapidly, which can easily cause shrinkage cracks. Especially when the temperature is high, the relative humidity is low, and the wind speed is high, dry shrinkage is more likely to occur.
Cheng Chubi really didn't pay attention to this problem at first. On the third day of the road construction launching ceremony, he witnessed the cracking of the cement pavement with his own eyes.
Only then did Cheng Sanlang remember how awesome his best friend in the maintenance department had been to him.
Although there is no plastic film in this era, is this a problem? Cover it with straw and put some branches with thick leaves on it.
Then water it thoroughly, and the straw can also play a role in water storage to a certain extent, which makes Cheng Sanlang feel proud.
I feel more and more that the wisdom of the working people is indeed endless, especially for outstanding people like myself.
Cheng Chubi and Fang Jun walked slowly, looking at the gray-white cement road and the countless people facing the scorching sun.
Cheng Chubi couldn't help but feel a little sad for the busy workers who could only rely on a bamboo hat. He called the official from the Ministry of Works, whose clothes were also soaked with sweat, to ask about the situation.
After listening to his report, Cheng Chubi nodded and patted the Ministry of Industry official who was at least one step older than him.
"Everyone has worked hard. The weather is so hot now. We must pay attention to the issue of relief from the heat. Workers must rest for an hour after lunch."
"Avoid the hottest period, and every worker must drink mung bean soup three times a day.
Otherwise, if you suffer from heat stroke, if you don't handle it well, it will cost you your life."
The official from the Ministry of Industry, whose skin was still tanned even though he was wearing a hat, nodded gratefully and saluted Cheng Chubi.
"Thank you, Cheng Changshi, for taking care of me. I will definitely abide by this rule."
Looking at the back of the Ministry of Industry official who hurried away after reporting the matter, Fang Jun also wiped the sweat from his face and sighed.
"It's really hard work, but it's thanks to them that we can build such a solid and smooth official road."
After Cheng Chubi nodded slightly, he asked Deng Chengxin to bring the horse over. Together with Fang Jun, they walked along this spacious and straight official road, passed through Jingnan, and continued forward until they arrived at the dock.
At this moment, a concrete pier was revealed in front of them. It was a concrete pier about one and a half feet wide and about four feet deep into the water.
Of course, it was not poured directly into the water, but after using the original stone and wood structure of the pier and using a large amount of stones to make the pier wider and more stable.
Concrete is poured above the water surface.
Although the length deep into the water has only increased by less than a foot, the width of the pier has more than tripled.
In the past, ships could only load and unload cargo one by one at that narrow pier.
Nowadays, it is enough for four or five ships to load and unload at the same time, and the efficiency has been greatly improved.
Now, not far away, a new pier is still under construction.
I believe it won’t be long before the newly built wharf can double the cargo throughput here.
Cheng Chubi went to the new wharf under construction to express condolences to the craftsmen and officials.
Then he was satisfied and boarded the boat with Fang Jun, crossing the wide Yangtze River until they arrived at the dock on the north bank.
The pier on the north bank is still a stone and wood structure, although Cheng Chubi wanted to turn this side into a cement pier.
However, considering that the current cement production is still unable to meet the demand for road construction, we can only wait for a while until the three new kilns of the cement plant are completed before considering the expansion of Luzhou Wharf.
The two of them rode their lazy and lifeless horses swaying and finally entered Luzhou City. It was almost noon and the sun was scorching.
Let the people and traders in the city cease their activities, and the streets and markets are sparsely populated.
Even the vendors would seek shelter under the shade of trees or under the eaves to cool off, but those selling mung bean soup and glutinous rice wine were shouting harder and harder.
Finally entering the Governor's Mansion and detouring to the backyard, Cheng Chubi saw Li Ke, His Highness the King of Wu.
Lying on a bamboo couch, he was dozing lazily under the shade of a tree.
Next to him, two pretty young ladies were fanning him the cool breeze.
Hearing the sound of footsteps, Li Ke opened his eyes and saw that it was Brother Chu Bi and Brother Jun returning from their inspection. He immediately sat up with a happy face.
"Brother Chu Bi, Brother Jun, you are finally back. Do you know that I have been staying here for the past few days... Well, you all should go down first."
Following Li Ke's instructions, the two young ladies with sweaty cheeks bowed hurriedly and quietly left.
"You actually have the nerve to complain to both of us?" Cheng Chubi waited for the two pretty young ladies to go away.
He sat down on the couch, picked up a round fan and fanned himself violently.
Let the cool wind blow more violently. After all, it's really not as cool inside the house as under the shade of the trees.