Under Fu Yan's guidance, hundreds of sergeants picked up picks and shovels and dug out a large cave at the foot of the mountain, but it was still full of hard red clay...
"No Wan Chun, are you sure this is the entrance?" Seeing nothing, Xiao Chen couldn't help but wonder, did he see it wrong?
"This is the mouth of the dragon. It's the entrance and the exit. It's just this mouth." Fu Yan, with his hands behind his back, looked calm.
"But this..." Before Xiao Chen could finish his words, he heard several sergeants in the cave shouting. It sounded like they were cheering?
Several people hurriedly rushed in and saw two huge iron doors appearing behind the mountain wall. There was also a bronze lock the size of the Eight Immortals Table, with several large characters chiselled on it, "The Thirteen Cangs of the Han Dynasty."
After breaking open the bronze lock, hundreds of people shouted slogans before pushing the big iron door open. The sun shone in, and they saw that there were densely packed grain bags inside. The surrounding space was so huge that you couldn't see the edge at a glance. When you looked up, you could see that It is more than ten feet high, and the grain bags are stacked all the way to the top...
Opening a bag, the white rice inside instantly flowed all over the floor!
Not only rice, but also corn, sorghum, millet, black beans, soybeans...
Not only grains and rice, but also honey, dried meat, dried fish, dried noodles, dried vegetables and other foods that can be stored for a long time sealed in ceramic jars.
There are also countless iron arrows, swords, guns, swords and halberds, all wrapped in thick lard. The lard has changed color, but the weapons are still as sharp as ever!
"Haha, this food is still edible!" Tie Kunlun grabbed a handful of rice and put it into his mouth. After chewing it a few times, there was still a smell of rice!
In fact, as long as there is no rot or weathering, the rice can still be eaten even if it has been stored for more than ten years.
The hardness of those dried meat and dried fish noodles was as hard as iron. Everyone picked it up and tried to bite it, but they couldn't do it at all. Only Xiao Ye had a good tooth and chewed up a piece of dried meat and swallowed it into his stomach, blinking. Eyes shaking, this taste is really not good...
"This thing has to be soaked in water for several days before it can be eaten." Tie Kunlun said, "Oh my God, I think this food is enough to feed 100,000 people for several years!"
"The Emperor of the Han Dynasty was ambitious and wanted to completely conquer Northern Xinjiang, so he stored so much food and supplies in Yanyun County, but they were not used until the end." Li Tanhua said.
"Brother Wan Chun, you have done a great job." Wei Yuntian ignored Fu Yan's physical weakness after recovering from a serious illness, raised his hand and slapped him hard on the shoulder more than ten times, almost causing Fu Yan to vomit blood again.
"It's not only merit, but also merit. This food can save many people in Yanyun County." Xiao Chen said.
"But how can we transport so much food to various places in Yanyun? We don't have that many carts, mules and horses." Although he was happy, Wei Yuntian frowned again.
This is happiness and sorrow.
But it is indeed a big problem. It is about to snow, and it will definitely be difficult to walk on the road. Besides, it is freezing cold, and it is extremely difficult for people and horses to move. The temperature at night is already more than ten degrees below zero. In a few days, it may To thirty degrees below zero!
And Yanyun County is nearly a thousand miles from east to west, so transporting so much grain is really a big problem.
But we still have to transport the grain out as quickly as possible, and it will be too late until next spring.
"It can be transported by water." Qinglong Colonel Gongsun Ban suddenly said.
"Water transportation?" Everyone heard this very new.
"I've seen it before. The Bailong River has not frozen yet. We can transport the grain eastward along the river and unload it at various riverside cities. Then it will be much easier to distribute it to various places from there." Gongsun Ban road.
"Gongsun Ban, did you forget something?" Wei Yuntian had three black lines on his forehead.
"Well, what?" Gongsun Ban was stunned.
"Ship! You didn't say you wanted to transport it by water, but where is the ship?" Wei Yuntian said loudly, "Don't tell me you want to build it now!"
"There are many ways to transport by water, and it doesn't necessarily have to be by boat." Gongsun Ban said with a smile.
"General Wei, don't you know that rafts can also carry things?" Liu Tiezhi said at the side.
"Raft?" Wei Yuntian scratched his head, is that okay?
"Gongsun, how do you plan to luck? Please tell me in detail." Xiao Chen hurriedly asked the two great craftsmen to sit down, willing to hear the details.
Niutoushan is rich in high-quality timber, which is an essential material for construction and is also widely used in the military.
The local garrison cuts down a lot of wood every year, but because Yanyun County has been at war over the years, not much is shipped out.
Now Niutoushan is full of large logs piled up like hills. After years of drying, they have long been completely dry.
Now Yanyun County is in need of reconstruction and needs a lot of wood. Chen Jisheng knew that Niutoushan was rich in high-quality wood, and he talked about it with Gongsun Ban and other craftsmen. At that time, Gongsun Ban suggested water transportation.
The method of water transportation is also very simple. Bundle dozens of large logs together to form a wooden raft that can drift along the river. If you find some experienced rafters, you can easily transport any amount of wood.
If you want to save trouble, you don't even need a raft, just throw the wood into the river and let it drift with the river. You just need to stop it downstream.
With dozens of such large logs tied together, the carrying capacity is comparable to that of a cargo ship, and the raft will never tip over under heavy load. Besides, it is the dry season, the river flow is gentle, and there is no strong wind. There is also a northwest wind, which is just right.
"Talent! Absolute talent!" Xiao Chen was really overjoyed after hearing Gongsun Ban's method. He couldn't think of such a simple method.
I’ll leave this task to you. This is the most important thing at the moment. Whether you want people or things, I’ll give them to you!
I will temporarily appoint you as a water transport officer!
All the logistics troops in the army are at your disposal. If there are not enough manpower, I will send more for you.
As for what to do specifically, you master craftsmen can just discuss it among yourselves. There is no need to ask me for instructions. I will be responsible for supporting you.
Gongsun Ban also worked vigorously and resolutely. He led his craftsmen to set up camp by the river that afternoon, and then mobilized carts to transport the wood from the mountain. It doesn't matter if there are not enough carts, we will just make some now...
The blacksmiths made a batch of iron hooks to fix the raft, while the carpenters shaped the logs into the shape of a house, filled them with food and other supplies, and then capped them...
This is no longer a raft, but a square cargo ship. Its sealing performance is strong and its structure is solid. In theory, it will never sink!
The only drawback is that they don't have any power. If they are placed in the river, they can only be allowed to drift by themselves. But this is the upper reaches, and no matter how they drift, they will eventually reach their destination.
Of course, some small manned rafts must be built to follow. Once these grain transport ships encounter a bend in the river and run aground, they must be pushed back into the river manually.
In addition, hundreds of people were dispatched to follow along the river bank. Once a blockage is discovered, dredging must be carried out in time...
