Chapter 796 Pave roads with asphalt, build embankments with cement mortar, and secure them with iron.
"See you soon, young master!"
Meng Tian smiled bitterly and nodded towards Ying Gao: "The king is increasingly determined to go east. The reason why he waits for the young master to go south is to make it easier for Great Qin to go east."
"In recent years, the reputation of the young master has shocked China..."
Meng Tian was extremely complimentary to Ying Gao. After all, he, Meng, had already received enough favors from Ying Gao, and as Ying Gao was a young master, he had no ability to repay him.
We can only have a more respectful attitude when facing Ying Gao in our daily life.
Otherwise, Meng Tian is a general of the Qin Dynasty, and he is backed by a military family like the Meng family. There is no need to bow to anyone except Ying Zheng.
Because they have such confidence and the capital to ignore anyone.
The two of them discussed the situation in the Central Plains, including Great Qin, for a while. Ying Gao changed the subject and said, "General, how is the excavation of the northern section of the Xianyang Pole South Road and the Xianyang Bashu Road?"
"Sir, the situation is not going well. Gongshu Qing, who is responsible for the excavation, has been called in more than once. Even though he uses slaves, the excavation speed is still not fast."
Speaking of this, Meng Tian smiled bitterly: "The road to Bashu is too harsh, with steep mountains..."
"Even if we follow the Young Master's request and only plan the excavation of the Chi Road according to four lanes, we still cannot increase the speed."
"What's more, Chidao wants to maintain..."
Hearing this, Ying Gao's eyes flickered. He knew in his heart that building roads without large equipment was a very rare thing.
What's more, building a road in a place like Bashu is as difficult as building a road to heaven in later generations, or even more difficult.
He knew in his heart that even with cement and mortar, or even red bricks, it would be impossible to speed up the construction of roads.
In a sense, cement is not suitable for road construction.
What's more, even if there is no other way to build roads with cement, steel bars are still needed. The current iron smelting technology of the Qin Dynasty is very poor.
Even though Ying Gao carried out reforms, there was no good news from Shang Gongfang, Shaofu, or Ying Gao's laboratory.
From this we can imagine how difficult iron smelting technology is.
After being silent for a long time, Ying Gao told Meng Tian, "There is no need to form it all at once. Let Gongshu Qing and others open the blocking mountains first. As for filling the deep ditches and smoothing the roads, we will put it on hold for now. I will think of a solution later."
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"good."
In this matter, he had no solution and put all his hopes on Ying Gao.
The construction of the Xianyang Extreme South Road was of great benefit to the entire Qin Dynasty.
After drinking all the tea in the tea cup, Ying Gao smiled at Meng Tian and said: "General, I will stay here for several days. I am exhausted from running all the way. I will rest first. If anything happens, the general will send me
Just come over and say hello."
Hearing this, Meng Tian also smiled. He naturally knew that Ying Gao was coming without stopping, so he couldn't help but stretched out his hand and said.
"Young Master, please rest first. If anything happens, I will come by myself!"
"Farewell!"
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Everyone left, and only Meng Tian was left in the entire shogunate. Meng Tian watched Ying Gao go away, then looked away, took out a roll of silk and started writing.
Wu'an Jun Yinggao went south, whether it was Chidao or this matter, he needed to report it to the King of Qin.
Lifting the pen, the pen moved like a snake, writing in an instant. On top of the silk book, a large seal appeared, and a scroll of memorials, with thousands of words leaping out.
"Why!"
After a long time, Meng Tian stopped writing.
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When the ink was dry, Meng Tian summoned his confidants, sealed the silk book with clay and handed it into his hands, saying, "Send the silk book to Xianyang as quickly as possible."
"We must ensure the safety of the silk books and ensure our own comfort."
"promise."
He nodded, and his confidant bowed solemnly to Meng Tian: "General, please rest assured, I will definitely bring the silk book to Xianyang."
"Even if I die, I will definitely let the general's letter reach Xianyang."
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Ying Gao walked out of the shogunate and was taken away by the soldiers and placed in a tent.
At this moment, not only Ying Gao was in the tent, but Fan Zeng and others were also there.
Although he walked out of the shogunate, Ying Gao was still thinking about what he and Meng Tian had said about building Chidao. If he wanted to speed up the construction, he could only do it with manpower and material resources.
In terms of manpower, this time going south will naturally provide a steady stream of supplies. Other than that, the only way is to use cement, red bricks, asphalt, etc.
In the true sense, if you want to build a road, you must pave it with asphalt, assist with cement mortar, and secure it with iron.
Nowadays, Gongshu Qing and others are still far behind.
However, if you want to use cement red bricks, you need the assistance of steel bars, which requires a breakthrough in Daqin's iron smelting technology to complete.
As for the asphalt issue, Yinggao needs to find the asphalt veins, otherwise, this matter will not be solved in a short time.
But Ying Gao also knew in his heart how difficult it would be to achieve a breakthrough in Da Qin's iron smelting technology.
In this regard, there is no hope at all. The only hope is to find large natural asphalt veins.
And Ying Gao remembered clearly that the largest asphalt vein in China was in Bashu. When he thought of this, Ying Gao said to Tie Ying.
"Prepare a map of Bashu territory, the more detailed the better!"
"promise."
With a nod of agreement, Tie Ying turned around and left. Ying Gao and General Meng Tian had just finished their meeting. If you want the map at this moment, something big must have happened.
With this thought in mind, Tie Ying naturally did not dare to delay.
"General Ying, the general is looking for you but..." Fan Zeng looked at Ying Gao and hesitated.
Hearing this, Ying Gao smiled bitterly: "The general is looking for me to build a Chi Road. The land of Bashu is very mountainous, so it is extremely difficult to build a Chi Road."
"Even though there were slaves sent from Liangzhou to dig, the speed was still unsatisfactory. The general was looking for a faster way."
Ying Gao did not hide much about Fan Zeng. He knew in his heart that once the Xianyang Extreme South Road was completed, it would be the lifeline of the Qin Dynasty.
The entire Indochina Peninsula and the entire Yunnan region will provide a steady stream of food, grass and supplies for the Qin Dynasty.
Therefore, Ying Gao never planned to build Chidao in secret, but always carried out it with great fanfare.
"General Ying, the roads in this land of Bashu are difficult and painful. This has been a problem since ancient times. The slow excavation speed is a natural thing." Fan Zeng opened his mouth to admonish Ying Gao.
"Why!"
With a long sigh, Ying Gao shook his head towards Fan Zeng: "Sir, you also know how important this Xianyang Pole South Road is, both to me and to my father."
"As long as the Xianyang Pole South Road is opened, the general can connect Liangzhou, prepare for the future Western Expedition, and even build a chiroute leading to the Western Regions..."