Although the builders in Zhaojiazhuang have no experience in building large bridges, they still have experience in small bridges and houses.
The little experience of building a fort still laid a certain foundation for the construction of the bridge.
Moreover, Jintang County now has a large population, and Zhao Ping cannot let them sit idle.
Fortunately, there are now more than 20,000 people in Jintang County. Including the security regiment, the Sichuan Army and the Hu prisoners, there are a total of 50,000 people.
Zhao Ping deeply understands the principle of building a nest to attract golden phoenixes. As long as Jintang County is built well, it will not only attract people, but the key is that his uncle's political achievements can be improved to a higher level.
There is no way, Zhao Ping only has such an uncle, who places the hope of Lijiazhuang and the hope of his mother.
His uncle is still a novice in officialdom and a nerd. Zhao Ping must make his uncle's political achievements more perfect.
Zhao Feiyang's Yixin Hardware Workshop in Jintang County has opened again. This time it not only makes mason's tools, but also hoes and other agricultural tools.
And there was something more important to do, which made Zhao Feiyang a little worried.
Zhao Feiyang was a little dazed because he had never made it before, because it was steel wire straightening.
Steel wire is hard to come by, but why should the steel bar be straightened? There is no question about straightening.
Zhao Feiyang was full of questions, but the other party not only didn't say anything, but also pressed him urgently and had to work overtime to complete it.
Zhao Ping gave an order, and the river in Jintang County was as dense as ants, working hard to move soil in the river.
Within a few days, the people of Jintang County were shocked because the three rivers seemed to be unknown to them.
The three rivers suddenly split into two, half flowing and half dry.
This is Zhao Ping's use of human, material and financial resources. After three days of joint efforts, the three rivers were successfully diverted.
Outsiders don't know what Zhao Ping is doing. They heard that they are building it, but the bridge is not built like this.
Because in the past, bridges were either wooden bridges or stone arch bridges, and the construction time always took about a year.
If it rains heavily and the river swells, the dikes will most likely be washed away. How do you build them?
For a time, people in Jintang County were talking about Zhao Ping's bridge repair.
People have mixed opinions about this. Of course, Zhao Ping likes it for making Jintang County a real Jintang.
But what if you fail? Wouldn't it be a joke to them to watch Jintang County?
This kind of rumor spread to tens, hundreds, and thousands. Not only did it reach the ears of the prefect Qin Yulong, but also Yu Jie and Zhu Wenbing also knew about it.
They are more worried about Zhao Ping than ordinary people. Zhao Ping's failure is not only because they lose face, but because Zhao Ping places their hopes on them and represents the future of the Song Dynasty.
Liu Ang was extremely conflicted. On the one hand, he hoped that Zhao Ping would succeed in repairing the bridge, but on the other hand, he would not succeed.
I hope that if Zhao Ping succeeds, he will naturally share in his political achievements, and if he fails, he can slap Zhao Ping in the face.
He wanted to step on Zhao Ping many times, but he didn't expect that Zhao Ping would succeed every time, and then he would step on him instead.
It is completely impossible to say that he is not jealous of Zhao Ping. He hopes to see Zhao Ping's jokes this time.
In fact, those rumors outside were spread consciously by Liu Ang.
If you, Zhao Ping, encounter heavy rain, you will only fail. How will you step down?
Zhao Ping has no time to deal with these rumors. His main focus now is on the construction of the bridge.
This is the first time. If Zhao Ping is not worried about failure, it is completely nonsense.
Zhao Ping finally felt relieved that the bottom of the river was filled with rocks, but he was afraid that there was still mud underneath.
The masons finally came in handy. They used chisels to dig a very deep hole in the stone slabs at the bottom of the river.
While they were digging the hole, they were complaining about why they were wasting manpower on digging the hole. They asked the hole to be very deep until it could no longer be drilled.
The masons didn't understand. Is it enough to just put stone pillars on the bottom of the river when they build?
Moreover, several teams of people are required to take turns digging holes. Is it necessary to be in such a hurry?
Fortunately, it has been sunny these days, so we can still dig holes with torches at night.
Zhao Ping had no choice. He was worried that the sky would not take care of him and it would rain suddenly, so he would have to work overnight.
Five days later, the stonemason, who was so tired that he lay on the ground, finally completed the task of digging a hole in the bottom of the river.
At this time, they finally discovered the purpose of drilling the hole. Zhao Ping arranged for people to insert steel bars in the hole. Moreover, the steel bars were extremely thick and required dozens of people to complete it.
The mason was even more confused. Why should there be steel bars in the cave? Should stone pillars be placed on top of the steel bars?
But no matter how strong the steel bars are, they can't bear the stone pillars? That stone pillar weighs hundreds of thousands of kilograms!
The stonemason didn't understand how Zhao Ping built the bridge, so he only watched from the side.
At this time, the cleaning workshop came in handy, and they opened things that the masons didn't understand.
This is a gray soil-like substance but finer than soil. Add water and stir continuously until it reaches a semi-liquid viscous state.
The stonemason didn't know what this thing was, and felt that it was not much better than tofu, so he called it mud tofu.
Then they poured the semi-liquid and viscous muddy tofu around the steel bars to form an oval-shaped object.
God, are you people building bridges or playing with mud? Can these soft things weigh hundreds of thousands of kilograms of stone slabs?
Isn't this a tofu bridge? Not to mention people, even cats, dogs, and even chickens and ducks cannot pass.
If you do this, someone will be killed. Human life is at stake.
The chest of a young mason in his twenties kept rising and falling, and he almost fainted from anger.
He took a gulp of water, came to the craftsmen who were building the workshop, and kicked one of them hard.
The craftsman had just finished pouring mud on the steel bars and was concentrating on his work when he was kicked in the thigh.
He fell to the ground in pain and fell to the ground with a groan.
But it wasn't over yet. The young stonemason waved his fist as big as a bowl and kept beating him.
Everyone in the building nearby hurriedly came up to pull the young stonemason.
The young stonemason had not yet relieved himself, and continued to kick the craftsman with his long legs. This time, the position was exactly at the craftsman's waist.
If kicked by the mason, the craftsman would not only be injured, but would also most likely end up disabled.
Fortunately, the mason named Shi Laijin has been pulled away, but other masons also tied up their sleeves and stepped forward to call the people who built the workshop.
The craftsman named Liu Mingquan kept rubbing his injured part.
He was beaten for no apparent reason, and he wanted to fight back. It would be unkind to not avenge one's grievances.
The man who built the square also glared at the stonemason, and the two sides were about to fight.
Shi Laijin struggled and shouted: "I'll beat you to death, I'll beat you to death, you beast of a tofu bridge."
The stonemasons also shouted together, shouting to the craftsmen who were building the workshop: "Good fight, good fight, it's better to kill you bunch of beasts who are building a tofu bridge."
The people who built the square were about to fight back, but they couldn't help but be stunned when they heard this.
They turned around and saw that the bridge piers they had built were indeed like tofu, just gray and black.
The craftsmen who built the workshop looked at each other and couldn't help but smile bitterly.
When Xiidi heard that one of his men had been beaten, he became furious and rushed over with his clothes tied up and his sleeves tied up.
One of his subordinates was beaten by a mason. This was a slap in his face. If he didn't take revenge, where would he put his face?
But when he came over and heard someone saying that his bridge piers were rotten, he wanted to rush up and beat them up.
After a hard day's work, I actually say that my bridge piers are rubbish. If I don't beat you, who will I beat?
The masons also felt unreasonable, and they all tied up their sleeves, and the two sides were about to start a fight.
Zhao Ping is also very concerned. After all, this is his first bridge and he has to check it now. What if something goes wrong?
Hearing that there was a fight coming, Zhao Ping hurried to the scene.
The two sides were already fighting. Zhao Ping hurriedly used his internal strength and shouted: "Stop it."
When Shi Laijin, Liu Mingquan and Xidi heard the voice of Zhao Ping, no matter how dissatisfied the two sides were, they had no choice but to stop.
Zhao Ping glanced at both parties. When both parties looked into Zhao Ping's eyes, they all felt embarrassed and lowered their heads in silence.
Zhao Ping glanced at Liu Mingquan, who was beaten first, greeted him twice, and then asked, "What on earth is going on?"
The person who was washing the floor felt that he had been wronged so much that he just wanted to cry.
I climbed mountains and waded thousands of miles on my own, just to get beaten by you here?
I went from the paradise on earth in Zhaojiazhuang to the remote place of Jintang, and worked hard and took huge risks to build a bridge for you.
Not only are they not grateful, but they welcome them with fists. Is this the way to treat guests?
Shi Laijin's side feels that his side is even more aggrieved. They worked hard day and night to dig holes for you, just hoping to see you build a strong bridge.
But what you have built is that now either the bridge has no shadow or the bridge piers are shoddy.
You people in Zhaojiazhuang are really too high-minded, do you really think that we people in Jintang County are country people?
When we heard that you were coming here, we were looking forward to the stars and the moon, but we didn't expect that you would actually build a tofu bridge.
You have let your family down so much. Well done. It is best to send you back to Zhaojiazhuang to avoid being embarrassed here.
Zhao Ping understood the whole story and immediately couldn't laugh or cry.
This really cannot be blamed on the masons, it is because Jintang County has placed too many hopes on itself.
As the saying goes, the greater the hope, the greater the disappointment.
But this incident also reminds me that every move I make is paid attention to by Jintang County, and there can be no mistakes in my affairs.
He said to the washing ground: "Shi Laijin did a good job. If it is really a tofu bridge, not only the stonemason will beat you, but I will also beat you."
When Xiidi and Liu Mingquan heard this, they were immediately dumbfounded. Why did Xiao Langjun not only not help him speak when he came over, but also helped the other party speak.
This is obviously the fault of the other party, Xiaolangjun, you can't do this.
Liu Mingquan even endured all the hardships on his own. It is understandable that the stonemason did not understand Zhaojiazhuang's method, but this method was indeed thought up by Xiaolangjun yourself.
Liu Mingquan could accept the physical pain, but he couldn't accept the mental pain.
Why didn't the young man speak for the whole family, and he was still rubbing salt into my wounds? Liu Mingquan almost burst into tears.
But Zhao Ping's following words made him feel that all the pain and grievances were worth it.
