"Song Daqi, is this...your name?" Chang Hu pointed at him and asked.
"That's right. Didn't you see that on the bamboo sign above, there is a word "Song" behind the characters "Anren" and "Arabic"? I paid the license fee, and this number will belong to me, Song Daqi, forever!"
As he spoke, he pulled the reins and moved a metal rod tied with a cloth strip beside him with his hands. The car stopped with a squeak. "Master Sun, we're here." He turned around and said:
"I can only send you here. There is a militia guard post further ahead. Just take a look around here, but don't dare to go too far, as your identity will be questioned."
"Thank you, Brother Song." Chang Hu helped Mr. Sun out of the car, then took out a piece of silver and put it in his hand.
"Hey, little brother, what are you doing? We agreed to send you to the Qiaotou construction site for five dollars..." Song Daqi grabbed Chang Hu and said, "You give me money, but you don't dare to ask for it."
"How dare you ask for more after being given too much?" Chang Hu felt strange again.
"Although I haven't worked in the Green Shirt Team yet, I have already memorized the Blueshirt Team's "Three Major Military Disciplines and Eight Points of Attention". These are the rules. Fair business and public buying and selling should not be overbearing."
He slapped the money back into Chang Hu's palm: "I would rather pull you for free than take this unintentional money and ruin the reputation of the Qing Shirt Team!"
Chang Hu was stunned as if he had seen a monster. He turned to look at his master who was standing on the embankment, and saw Mr. Sun with his hands behind his back, and the river wind was blowing his disheveled hair.
"What a Li Sanlang, what a Qing Shi team, Sun is really convinced!" He muttered to himself, then turned around and nodded: "In that case, Brother Song, please wait a moment, I will take care of you later. For business, take a car into the city. Is that okay if you add fifty yuan to the price of the car?"
"Okay, as long as the price is agreed upon in advance, then it's no problem!" Song Daqi smiled happily. So even the luggage was still placed in the car, with Lao Song helping to guard it. The master and servant, Mr. Sun, walked down the embankment one after the other.
There was actually more than two hundred steps from the embankment to the river bank, but they were already stunned speechless by the majesty of Jinjiang Bridge.
I saw that the water level of Jinjiang River has dropped significantly in this section, and green cattail grass has grown on the exposed river banks. Most of the river can be forded.
It turned out that Mr. Zhu had modified part of Li Dan's plan after seeing it on the spot.
He built a dam consisting of shipwrecks and bamboo cage caissons two miles upstream, at the narrowest point between Tazhou and the east bank, and released part of the river water to flood the swamps on the east side of Tazhou, while the west side of Tazhou was flooded by river water. Almost half of the surge was flooded!
This allows the project section to tend to be dry or have as little water as possible, and the exposed river bed is more convenient for construction. But the temporary dam won't last long, and the project must be carried out quickly!
Zhu Erye and others first used bamboo cage caissons as intersection points along the bridge piers, and stacked them longitudinally in the direction of the upstream water, forming a spindle-shaped stone foundation more than 300 steps long to protect the base of the bridge piers.
When the water level dropped to less than six feet, the construction of the bridge pier base began. The old method was still used, using bamboo cage caissons to build a four-foot-thick and eight-foot-high wall to isolate most of the water. Six animal-powered keels (water lifting equipment) Continuously lift water out of the enclosure;
When the water below becomes less and less, thick wooden boards with mortise and tenon joints are spliced together to form a wall inside. Round logs with a diameter of half a foot are laid at regular intervals along the wall to serve as reinforcements, and wooden boards are used at intervals of three feet to make the second wall;
Then start pouring a foot of pebbles between the two layers, and then pour cement. After drying, remove the inner and outer wooden walls to become a huge cement box;
Finally, a long log with a diameter of one foot and a length of one foot and six feet is laid in the cement box. The bottom is paved with stones and pebbles three feet thick and cement slurry is continuously injected. Finally, the cement is poured.
The base of the bridge pier is two feet and six feet long (@
Jiujiao was stunned, and suddenly reached out and pressed it. He was shocked, and the stacked beam arch bridge was born.
When Li Dan came for the second time, he saw that he was thinking hard about the problem that the two three-section arch system could not achieve a larger span. He did not speak, but drew a three-section arch system plus a four-section arch system on the paper, and then drew a schematic diagram of a three-section arch system plus a five-section arch system.
Chen Salmon suddenly realized that the latter became the first and second arches behind the Tower Bridge, and the other arches used the former.
What Mr. Sun sees now is that the Tower Bridge and the first and second arches have almost been completed, and the fifth, sixth and seventh arches are being installed with cement prefabricated arch ribs (heavy objects need to be suppressed between the arches, so some arch bridges are between the arches) There are pavilions and palaces built).
The third and fourth arch piers have mostly been formed. The flood discharge arches and tail bridges at both ends have been completed because they are installed with cement prefabricated materials, and people can be seen walking around on them.
The new bridge looks like a long wagging dragon that has appeared on the river bed of Jinjiang River!
"It's so big!" Chang Hu exclaimed in surprise.
"It's not that it's big, it's that... there don't seem to be that many craftsmen busy on the bridge. Don't you think so?
If such a bridge were to be built in Zhongjing, it would probably require thousands if not tens of thousands of people, right? But although the people here are busy, the number seems to be much smaller! ” Mr. Sun saw the difference.
"Young master, you have good taste. There really aren't that many people on this construction site."
Suddenly there was a voice on the embankment above them. When I looked back, I saw a young man in blue clothes with arrow sleeves. He was wrapped in a blue cloak and his head was wrapped in green cloth. He was squatting on it and smiling down. "The total number of migrant workers and prisoners in the two counties is only about 2,000."
"It only took two thousand people to build such a big bridge?" Chang Hu didn't believe it and shook his head and said, "To transport such a thick piece of wood from the mountains to the river, it would take dozens of people to push and pull each piece, right? How? Will you use this manpower?"
"There really is no need for so many people." The little brother waved his hand: "The wood is cut down and pushed directly into the water, along the river into the river, and then towed by animal-drawn ships. Each four-wheeled animal-drawn ship can drag more than twenty or even thirty pieces. Gen, where do we need so many people?”
"But to pull it to such a high place, someone has to be hired!" Chang Hu was still unconvinced.
The little brother pointed with his hand: "Look, the platforms on both sides of the bridge are paved with bamboo cage caissons, and the two dams are built with square logs as the road. Do you see that high cantilever? That's called a tower crane, and it's an eight-wheeled vehicle. The tower built on top of the frame.
There is an iron hoist at the front end of the lifting tower, and there is a counterweight stone plate in the box at the tail. The suspension cables at the top of the tower pull the front bearing arm and the back balance arm respectively.
On the lower level of the attic in the middle of the tower, there are animals driving the gears responsible for steering, and on the upper level there are workers responsible for shaking the gears to drive the chains up and down. The heavy objects are fixed below, and the lifting tower can lift them to the required height, and then transfer them to the appropriate position and place them in place.
We need to change places. Well, there are winches on both sides of the bank. Ten cows pull the winches to rotate, and the wheels of the lifting tower can move forward or backward. Each of these four lifting tower cranes can be worth the work of more than a thousand people. "
He then pointed to both ends of the bridge: "Why should we start from both ends first? Because they are assembled and stacked with pre-made cement components, and the construction speed is faster than that of wooden structures.
After the construction is completed, a small crane can be driven up to lay the bridge deck and install the upper layer of the tower bridge and the door bridge part, which can effectively speed up the progress.
All these things were designed and parts were manufactured in Yuqian, numbered and stored. As soon as the Anren strategy began, fleets and convoys kept transporting them back and forth. Once they were here, they were assembled according to the numbers and ready for use immediately. "
He talked eloquently, which made Mr. Sun curious: "I seem to be very familiar with things here, right?"
"Since the first day I came here, I have watched the river change day by day." The young man said and pointed with his finger: "It took a day and a night to build the dam upstream. It took four days to lower the water level here to the point where construction of the bridge pier base could begin. I Forget it."
"Oh, so the bridge was built only when the water level dropped to the current level?" Chang Hu asked.
"How can we wait for it? There are three hundred steps of stone water diversion piles in front and behind the base of the bridge pier. It was built on the second day after the upstream interception. Then
First put the bamboo cage caisson as the bottom, and then throw the big stones down. "
"Hey, how many bamboo cages do you need?"
"When Yu Qian was not surrounded, the ancient port began to prepare the bamboo cage strips. Men, women, old and young all went into battle, and the whole town made a lot of money!"
"Did you actually buy this?"
"Yes, I decided to take back Anren. I told the funding committee at the meeting that I would make a list of how much military expenditure it would take to capture Anren, how much it would cost for subsequent construction, how to earn back the money, and how much revenue is expected. Promise. It’s not easy to convince people to pay!”
"It sounds to me like the Ministry of War reaches out to the Ministry of Household Affairs to ask for money?" Chang Hu stuck out his tongue as soon as he finished speaking, because Mr. Sun glared at him.
"That's different, it can't be compared!" The little brother shook his head vigorously.
"Tell me, why can't we compare?" Mr. Sun took a few steps closer with his hands behind his back and asked with a smile.
"The Ministry of Accounts spends money without any rules or plans. Our committee has a set of "Fund Management Measures". Every department reaches out for money and the lion opens its mouth. The Ministry of Accounts doesn't know whether what he said is accurate or not. The money has been allocated. He doesn't care about what happens next.
The businessmen in our committee are very smart, and they will not allow you to do this.
Therefore, the Blueshirt team’s money must be reimbursed in the end, and the results of the expenditure must be audited by the committee every year, because there is a "Fund Audit Method" there, and no one can take advantage of it! "
Mr. Sun looked back at the bridge, a little dissatisfied: "I don't believe that no one will take advantage of such a big project? Is this audit so effective?"
"Young master, you just saw the bridge. That's right. Isn't this the first thing you see when you get on the boat?
But you haven’t seen the port construction of Shigang upstream, the projects of Meigang and Huanghuangbu Port downstream, the Shangdukou Fort behind Tazhou on the other side, and the construction of two castles in Huangxi Town and Yingtan Fort to the south. Under construction.
Oh, and that's not even counting the smelting and steel mills that the committee started in Huanghuangbu, and the carriage factory and brewery that started in Yangbu. The renovation of the official road from the south gate to Baimadu and Yangbu has also begun in Yugan. It is not just a bridge?
The Young Master just said whether there will be people taking advantage of others, maybe there are, but the Green Shirt Team has discipline, have you heard of the Three Major Military Disciplines and the Eight Points of Attention? "
"Well, it's like thunder. I've been hearing it since Yu Qian, but I don't know what it means?" Mr. Sun nodded: "Is this young man from the Blue Jersey Team? Tell me."
"The three major military disciplines are to obey orders in all actions, not to take any money from the people, and to return anything seized to the public. The eight points of attention are: speak kindly, trade fairly, always return borrowed things, compensate for damage, be honest and not deceive, do not destroy crops, do not insult women, do not Torture prisoners."
The young man clapped his fingers and said with a smile: "If anyone violates discipline, he or she will be demoted and confiscated with twenty army sticks, or demoted to do hard labor to atone for his sins, or even kicked out of the Green Shirt Team and never used again. With such a rule, anyone who dares to Naturally, there will be fewer people violating discipline.”
Mr. Sun swallowed his spit and asked again with some difficulty: "If you can do it, it will be enough to embarrass the army. But since Li Sanlang has trained such a regiment, are you not afraid of being accused of rebellion?"
The young man raised his eyelids and said, "Who is a fifteen-year-old rebel who would think of such nonsense? Besides, the rebellious Qingxi team has killed many people. Compared with this, is it possible for the army to rebel? Is there more sex than us?"
"Uh." Mr. Sun was blocked tightly. He didn't expect that this little guy would dare to speak without any taboos.
"We just want to live a good life and let more people in cities and towns make money and become rich in the places where the Green Shirts have walked. Even if the court, the taxes reported by the counties have increased and the treasury is full. , isn’t it a good thing for the country?
You just talked about the Ministry of Revenue. I guess if the ministers and ministers of the Ministry of Revenue see that there is more money in the treasury and the grain stores are full, they will never point at the Qingshirts and say that we want to rebel!
Besides, after the war is over, the Green Shirt Team's main focus will be on business, mining, smelting, and making tools. There will definitely be no need for so many weapons at that time, and regiment training will be left to each county to manage. "
Mr. Sun narrowed his eyes and suddenly asked: "
Have you been with the Blueshirts for a long time? I see you are quite familiar with them. "
"No." The little brother grinned and stood up. Only then did Mr. Sun realize that the young man was quite tall and strong. He was not like the country heroes he saw on the road who had a green cloth girdle around his waist, but a three-finger-wide, pierced cowhide belt with a button loop hanging on it. A leather sheathed waist knife.
I saw him pointing with his hand: "Old Song said that you just got off the ship and you are not familiar with the rules, so I came here to tell you that you need a waist badge or errand card to enter the construction site. You can just take a look here and go forward. I’m afraid a patrol will come to check.”
Only then did Mr. Sun realize that the driver was looking at him worriedly from a distance. "Don't worry, we won't cause trouble," he said.
The young man smiled and said, "What do you call me young master? Why do you come so far from the capital to the south?"
"How did you know we were coming from the capital?" Chang Hu was stunned.
"Both of you speak Mandarin better than your young master." The young man winked mischievously: "You should be from near Zhongjing, and your young master... should be the native place of Wu Yue, right? "
"Huh?" Chang Hu stared: "Are you a patrol inspector? You have very good ears!"
"My surname is Sun, my name is Shu, and I am from Hangzhou. I moved to the capital the year before last. I don't want the cold in the capital and the price of fuel in winter. I really can't get used to it and can't afford it. I wanted to go back to my hometown.
However, he accomplished nothing and was shy when he returned home. Fortunately, Yu Qian and his friends approached him, saying that there were many mines in this place and what I had learned might be useful, so I came here specially to join him.
I heard from him that there are many opportunities in Anren, so I came here to take a look. ” Sun Shu made up a story that was half true and half false.
The young man said "Oh" and asked again: "May I ask where you stay in Yugan?"
"Oh, but I didn't stay in the hotel." Sun Shu thought to himself that he was asking about my whereabouts. The Qingshirt team was indeed very alert, so he quickly answered:
"But it was Anren who spent the whole night at Mr. Xu Tong's house, went to the Yamen to change the route early this morning, and asked Mr. Xu to help me buy the ferry ticket.
After having lunch and saying goodbye, I didn't expect the four-wheeled speedboat to be so fast. It arrived in just an hour. I still feel like I'm in a dream when I think about it. "
"Haha, it turns out it's Mr. Sun Shu, how rude! I didn't expect Second Master Xu to be a well-connected person, but he actually knows noble people in the capital?" The young man said as he jumped off the embankment and walked towards Sun Shu:
"It's true that Anren wants to open two smelting and steel factories, but... for a person as gentle as the master to work in a place like that... Tsk, I'm afraid this Second Master Xu is confused, right?"
"On the contrary!" Chang Hu curled his lips and said, "I tell you that my young master is very knowledgeable and well-informed. You will never see all the famous mountains and rivers he has traveled through in your life.
If you bring a stone, you will know at a glance whether it is gold or cinnabar, mica or quartz... Hey, why am I telling you this? You don’t understand anyway! "
"Oh, you look dissatisfied." The little brother was amused by him with his hands on his hips, and then looked Sun Shu up and down: "Can you identify the ore? How many ores can you recognize? What are the associated ores of iron ore?"
Sun Shu was stunned. He originally didn't want to pay attention to this guy's provocative tone, but the last question made him become serious immediately. "Copper, nickel, lead, tin, phosphorus, and sulfur are the most common." He answered.
"I actually named six, that's okay!" the little brother muttered.
Suddenly there was a noise in the distance, and there was movement on the bridge. It seemed like someone was running and shouting something. "What are they doing?" Chang Hu stretched his neck and asked in confusion.
"It's nothing, it's raining upstream." The young man put his hands behind his back and said calmly, "It's rare that the sun shines brightly for many days in a row, which makes it convenient for us to build a bridge. But it started raining over Yingtan yesterday, and it feels like it's raining here. Something’s wrong. It’s nothing, I’ve taken precautions.”
He raised his hand and pointed: "The water will flow away from the four completed bridge piers on the west side. Don't you see that they are evacuating the livestock and vehicles there? They have blocked it with a dam and dredged it, so the river bed is lower than the rest. Location.
When the water comes down, just use a hook gun to tear open the sack at the mouth of the faucet on the dam, and let it drain naturally along the terrain. "
"If there is a flood peak, it will not destroy the dam above.
? "Sun Shu looked upstream with some worry.
"No, we have built a floodgate over there. The excess water will be diverted through the flood channel. This will also prevent excessive water in Xihe from endangering the safety of the upper ferry. It doesn't matter in Tazhou, there is no one up there, it will be flooded. It’s also flooded.”
"Won't the water flood over Tazhou and rush here?" Chang Hu tilted his head and looked at this guy who was obviously younger than him but almost a head taller.
"Look, the point where the Tower Bridge extends to the Tower Island is the highest point of the Tower Island we measured. It is usually one foot or seven feet higher than the river surface. So with this barrier, it is very difficult to reach the construction site. submerged.
Besides, there are flood discharges here in the east, so the water level in the West River will not be too high. "The young man said, turned around and shouted something, and soon a young man in the same Tsing Yi came down from the embankment, took something out of his bag and handed it over.
The little brother put it on his eyes and looked over there. Sun Shu was surprised and whispered: "Telescope?"
"Well, have you seen it?"
"Well, I saw it in the capital, it's exactly the same as this one!"
"Oh." The little brother turned around and looked upstream again. Suddenly everyone felt the ground shaking slightly. There seemed to be the sound of a horn horn coming closer and closer in the distance. After a while, a horn horn was also blown at the construction site.
All the small black spots on the construction site have moved to both sides, and only the empty platform and crane remain there. "Tsk, it seems there is something wrong with using the horn and it needs to be improved!" The little brother said to himself.
The sound of horse hooves sounded in the distance, and a black horse appeared on the embankment. The knight in green on the horse rolled his saddle, fell off his horse, swayed and ran closer, shouting loudly: "Sir, I have been waiting at the port for a long time, but I have never seen a miner!"
"This guy, who asked you to pick up the miners?" Li Dan laughed angrily and pointed with his hand: "They have already come here themselves, what kind of miners are you looking for? I'm talking about a man who knows about ores. Sir, where did you become a miner?"
