Chapter 2754 Continue to work in the old business, do things in a high-profile manner
Chapter 2754 Cheng Luoyang, who continues to work in his old profession and behaves in a high-profile and low-key manner (please subscribe and vote)
Li Ke quickly put on a flattering smile and poured Cheng Sanlang a glass of wine eagerly.
"Brother Chu Bi, don't be angry. You can't say that. After all, all the bridges inside and outside Luoyang City are all your work."
"Thousands of years from now, whenever Luoyang is mentioned, they will definitely talk about you, Brother Bi. This is a good thing that no one in the world can ask for."
Fang Jun on the side also nodded rapidly and hurriedly flattered him to make up for it.
"Yes, yes, think about it. Luoyang is the imperial capital of the Tang Dynasty. The design of all bridges was done by Brother Chu Bi."
"Come to think of it, Master Yan doesn't even have the qualifications to leave a name in history, Brother Chu Bi..."
Faced with the shameless flattery of these two brothers, Cheng Chubi decided to leave them alone for the time being, and he also acted modestly.
"You can't say that. Master Yan is an expert in construction in the Tang Dynasty. He still has a lot of skills in architecture."
"Oh, it's so rare that brother Chu Bi can actually be humble."
"Nonsense, Cheng has always been very open-minded. Cheng Fa is so dazed that he can't do anything. Hurry up and make some more wine."
Cheng Chubi was sitting in this shed on the north bank of Luoshui River, outside the palace, eating and drinking with his two brothers.
The reason why I didn't go to the Cheng Family Restaurant or the Peony Pavilion Restaurant was not because my father-in-law, Li Shimin, gave me a death order.
The construction of round hills and square hills can be slower, but the Tianjin Bridge must be completed before spring plowing next year at the latest.
Otherwise, in the coming year, the emperor will have to offer sacrifices to his ancestors and the Sheji altar.
How unbecoming is it that we can't walk along Sky Street in an open and honest manner, we can only take detours?
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Cheng Chubi had no choice but to hand over the construction work of Fangqiu and Yuanqiu to the two brothers Li Yifu and Xu Jingzong.
And I took up the banner of building the Tianjin Bridge. Fortunately, the bridge here is a three-stage bridge, and I have a lot of experience in building bridges on the Luoshui River.
Therefore, it is not very difficult to get it out in time for the spring plowing season.
However, what makes Cheng Sanlang a little regretful is that His Majesty is a bit unreasonable in the demolition work.
Xingjin Bridge and Huangdao Bridge had been blown up before, leaving only Tianjin Bridge standing alone on the Luoshui River. Cheng Chubi originally wanted to blast it directly and blow it up together.
As a result, my father-in-law heard this suggestion and immediately bulged his eyes as if he wanted to eat someone.
Cheng Sanlang felt that if a group of important civil and military officials had not been present at that time, his father-in-law might have been able to pick up a big stick and drive him away from Wencheng Palace to Tongguan.
Sigh... It's still the sentiment I said before, it's hard to be a human being and it's hard to do things.
Without the use of explosives, if you want to destroy the rather solid Tianjin Bridge, you can only let the craftsmen smash it with a sledgehammer. But what if there is a collapse accident and someone is killed?
What's more, I am short on time and have heavy tasks, so how can I waste time on demolition work?
But the problem is that his father-in-law is not happy, so Cheng Chubi can only think of another way. Fortunately, with his brain, he finally came up with another wonderful way.
Use a trebuchet to demolish the Tianjin Bridge. When Li Ke heard Brother Chu Bi's good idea, he almost fell to the ground on the spot.
As expected of Brother Chu Bi who was always making trouble, it was also a blessing that he could think of using siege weapons to demolish the Tianjin Bridge.
However, Brother Chu Bi is quite convincing and well-founded.
The first is that the trebuchet will not make a loud noise that disturbs the people like thunder cannons or explosives.
Second, ordnance such as trebuchets are made for use. Your soldiers can use them, so why can't someone like Cheng use them?
Fortunately, Cheng Sanlang's brilliant idea was immediately rejected by Li Ji, Minister of War.
He also threatened Cheng Sanlang, if you dare to continue to use military weapons blindly in the capital of the Tang Dynasty, which is peaceful all over the world, if I don't cure you, Your Majesty will also punish you.
In the end, Cheng Chubi had no choice but to give up this idea of saving manpower and material resources.
But the problem is that in addition to these methods, Cheng Chubi also considered using a pendulum-type building demolition machine. Unfortunately, mechanization is not available in this era.
In the end, Cheng Chubi could only let it go, uh... it can't be called it. It can only be said that he repeatedly went to the palace to explain the difficulties and key points of the demolition to his father-in-law.
The Emperor of the Tang Dynasty, who was troubled by Cheng Sanlang, had no choice but to agree to Cheng Sanlang's plan to kill the Tianjin Bridge with a small-yield blast.
The so-called small-yield blasting naturally uses the smallest amount of explosives and the smallest explosive power to kill the Tianjin Bridge bit by bit to facilitate the construction of a new bridge.
Cheng Chubi was able to collapse the Tianjin Bridge as quickly as possible.
Now, the gravel and bricks in Luoshui have been almost cleared, and the cement pouring work has begun on the bridge abutments and piers.
Fortunately, the Luoshui in this area has a three-stage structure, so the watering of the bridge piers is done directly on the land.
This is why Cheng Sanlang dared to promise His Majesty to strive for the success of the Tianjin Bridge before spring plowing.
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And just when Cheng Sanlang was embarking on Luoyang's infrastructure construction, Luoyang City was not at peace during this period.
The group of unlucky ghosts who were previously imprisoned by Zhang Liang naturally also knew about the return of His Majesty the King.
After hearing the news, several old men committed suicide, and the most famous one was naturally Zheng Yuanshou.
There were also Wang Kui, the head of the Wang family in Taiyuan, and several others who were in prison. They either hit pillars and died, or hung themselves from beams.
However, their deaths cannot reduce the great turmoil in the five surnames and seven families.
Almost all Zheng clan members who served as officials in the court were wiped out, and many officials with aristocratic family backgrounds were dismissed one after another.
However, His Majesty also knows very well that the Tang Dynasty can severely suppress the aristocratic families, but it cannot directly wipe them out.
Among the five aristocratic families and seven surnames, Li Shimin mainly targeted the Zheng family of Xingyang, the Wang family of Taiyuan and the Boling Cui family.
This made Cheng Chubi feel relieved. After all, his mother was born in the Cui family of Qinghe. Although the Cui family of Qinghe also suffered a lot from this great turmoil, at any rate, her mother's side was not greatly affected.
After this battle, the traditional aristocratic family suffered an unprecedented setback.
At the same time, the reform of the imperial examination system in the Tang Dynasty cleared many obstacles.
Cheng Chubi believed that with the improvement of the imperial examination system and the heavy losses suffered by aristocratic families, more talented people would become the pillars of the Tang Dynasty.
But, none of this has much to do with Cheng Sanlang now. After all, he is not in the Ministry of Rites and is not in charge of the imperial examination.
He did not participate in the trial of the rebels. He just continued to work in his old profession, being a high-profile Cheng Luoyang who acted in a low-key manner.