"Repair the bridge?" Li Chengqian wondered if there was something wrong with his ears.
After repeated confirmation, it was discovered that Tang Ping really meant building the bridge.
"Cousin, are you planning to build a bridge like the Big Stone Bridge?"
The big stone bridge Li Chengqian mentioned is actually the very famous Zhaozhou Bridge or Anji Bridge. It is located in Zhao County, Hebei Province and was built in the late Sui Dynasty.
The 37-meter span is only built with stones, so many people call it the Big Stone Bridge.
Tang Ping didn't even know that the big stone bridge was the Zhaozhou Bridge, or Li Chengqian had to explain it to him.
In Li Chengqian's view, only a unique bridge like the Dashiqiao can become a check-in point for Internet celebrities.
Tang Ping shook his head and said: "It can't be built that big. The span of the river is only about ten meters."
There is a saying in Chang'an that eight rivers surround Chang'an. There are indeed many rivers, large and small.
Li Chengqian also knew the river Tang Ping was talking about, and he had crossed it twice in the Special Economic Zone.
"Isn't there already a bridge on the river? Let's build another bridge. Will anyone come to play?"
"Just because there is one bridge, we need to build another one. The one we have now is normally used for people to pass. We will build another one on one side to collect tolls."
"Cousin, why don't you leave if there are free ones nearby, and there are also people who come and charge a fee?" Of course Li Chengqian knew that Tang Ping wouldn't make a mistake.
But he couldn't figure out why some people would choose to walk on tolled bridges.
"How about we make a bet?"
"Don't bet!" Li Chengqian is not stupid. Tang Ping dares to say this and he dares to take it. Doesn't that mean he will lose but not win?
Tang Ping saw that he couldn't deceive the prince's cousin, so he could only say honestly: "Actually, what I want to build is not an ordinary bridge, but a glass bridge."
"Glass bridge?" Li Chengqian's eyes widened: "Can that thing build a bridge?"
Although glass is still a rarity now, it is also for ordinary people. The second generation emperor like Li Chengqian still uses a lot of glass products.
"It's not Datang's glass. I have to buy it from us."
Of course Datang's current glass does not have such conditions, but modern ones can.
Speaking of many modern Internet celebrity check-in spots, they are inseparable from one: glass bridge or glass plank road.
With Datang's current steel-making technology, there is no problem in making the steel frame below. At that time, it will only be necessary to install the special glass that Tang Ping bought.
After hearing Tang Ping's plan, Li Chengqian was still a little unsure: "So if we build a bridge with glass, some people will be willing to spend money to walk on it?"
"Nature exists!" Never underestimate human curiosity and desire to challenge exciting projects.
Li Chengqian didn't hesitate much, nodded directly and said: "Okay, how should we divide it?"
This cousin knows that although there are many good things, they are not free.
His father had to pay for anything he took from him.
But in their opinion, what Tang Ping received was quite cheap, just like selling fairy weapons at a bargain price.
"You provide the money, I provide the people and materials, I am responsible for the post-maintenance, and you are responsible for the on-site management. I keep half of the stall, and everyone gets 50% of the profit!"
"make a deal!"
Even though it is just building a bridge, the preliminary work involves clearing the river beach, building the bridge foundation, and transporting materials.
And it’s impossible to do business on that bridge, right? We also need to build a place similar to a snack street for vendors and the like.
Tang Pingchu made a rough calculation of these things. If they were to be carried out at the same time, at least thousands of laborers would be consumed.
Although there is a wall-mounted wall like Tang Ping in this era, there are still no cranes, no forklifts, and no pile drivers in terms of infrastructure. At most, a few steam locomotives can be used to pull materials, and they can only pull down the places where there are roads. Still have to carry it on the shoulder.
This kind of project consumes a lot of manpower. As for the remaining labor force in the special zone, Tang Ping will find another way.
If it doesn't work, just leave it to the workshop area and ask them to expand a new workshop area first.
After the deal was concluded, Li Chengqian met in Chang'an in a lively manner, but within a few moments, someone was called in front of him.
"Li Da has met the prince."
"No need to be polite, I want to ask, is your father Master Li Chun?" The Li Chun Li Chengqian said was the designer of Zhaozhou Bridge.
"As for the prince, my late father is Li Chun."
"How much did you learn from your father's bridge-building skills?"
"I feel ashamed to say that my father's craftsmanship has only been understood by my subordinates."
"Okay, that should be enough. We plan to build a glass bridge here." Li Chengqian turned his laptop around, and there was a photo of the location where the bridge was to be built.
This laptop was a birthday gift from Tang Ping, but it was one of his most important treasures. He was always protected by four guards when he went out.
"What bridge? Glass bridge?"
Li Chengqian looked at Li Da's surprised expression and was very satisfied.
Why can't this prince be the only one who seems to be ignorant?
"You heard it right, it's the glass bridge!"
Li Daren is in the Ministry of Industry, so he naturally knows about glass, but that thing breaks when touched by a hard object, how can it be used to build a bridge?
But since the prince said so, he must have some special method.
So Li Da stood aside obediently without saying anything, waiting for Li Chengqian to continue speaking.
Li Chengqian saw that Li Da was so ignorant that he could not even be regarded as a compliment. He could only sigh helplessly and said: "The structure below is made of steel, and the bridge deck above is made of glass given by Duke Pingguo."
"Ping Guo Gong said that there is no problem for a piece of glass to bear a thousand kilograms. Our final requirement is that the river flowing under the bridge can be seen from the bridge deck. Also, the bridge must be built higher, and it must be at least seven or eight meters away from the river. meters away.”
The more Li Da listened, the brighter his eyes became.
At first he talked about Li Chun's craftsmanship, and he realized that nine out of ten of them were actually speaking modestly, which was a common problem among the ancients.
You can't just come up and say, I'm much stronger than my father, that's called unfilial.
If word spreads, it will be difficult for anyone to survive in the official circles of the Tang Dynasty.
The real situation is that Li Chun had already expressed before his death that his son was already better than his master.
The reason why he is not as famous as his father is because he does not have a work like Zhaozhou Bridge.
But this thing also depends on opportunity. He works for the imperial court. If the imperial court doesn't build such a bridge, he can't possibly spend money to build one himself.
Now Prince Li Chengqian calls this glass bridge an extremely rare opportunity.
Just after seeing the photos on the ground and Li Chengqian's narration, he had already begun to build such a glass bridge in his mind.
The more I think about it, the more excited I become. As long as each piece of Ping Guogong's glass can withstand the force of a thousand pounds, then I will build a unique glass bridge that is unique in the world.
"Prince, I am so bold that I want to borrow a pen and paper!"
052 Li Da’s opportunity
