There is a bridge there, which was once considered an impossible task. Later modern times also took eight years to complete it despite the extremely lack of technology, funds, and resources.
Datang here has the most advanced data collection of later generations, as well as the best craftsmen.
Moreover, Li Yuanxing has countless overseas resources that he can extract without considering the consequences, so why can't he build it?
A pure reinforced concrete bridge has been completed in Datang. Although it is not long, only about 200 meters long, it is now in Liangzhou and has become a very important bridge on the transportation line. Small trains pass by it every day.
One hundred times, tens of thousands of tons of stone were transported.
There is also a Xiaolangdi Dam with a length of 1,300 meters and the Fenglingdu Bridge under construction.
That is to say, the craftsmen of the Tang Dynasty have digested those plans and put them into practice.
"Brother Emperor, why don't you add an order? All construction of the new Chang'an city wall will be stopped, and all cement and craftsmen will be transferred to Jiangning. A Chang'an city, no matter how big or beautiful it is, will show the wealth of the Tang royal family. But
What a bridge represents is a miracle in the eyes of people all over the world, and the industrial value driven by this bridge alone will not be less than 50 million yuan per year!"
Li Yuanxing suggested again.
Li Er looked at Li Yuanxing and nodded silently: "That's what Wulang said!"
Eunuch Gao and others retreated.
On the 18th day of the first month of the fourth year of Zhenguan, all the newspapers such as Datang News and Chang'an News made headlines. Telegrams were sent to all prefectures and counties in Datang at the same time, and even telegrams were sent to Malacca.
Jiangning Yangtze River Bridge.
It is a giant bridge with a total length of ten miles and a width of thirty-five steps. It is divided into upper and lower floors. The height from the water is about twelve feet. The highest point, the highway bridge above, is nineteen feet from the water.
Yaozhou Steel Plant, the pinnacle of the Tang Dynasty, also announced that it would stop all external supplies and transfer the contracts to Zhouzhi Steel Plant, Zhengzhou Steel Plant, and more than 20 steel plants in Hebei, Hedong, and Liaodong Roads for continued execution.
Dashang Zhongshu Ling personally signed the document. The breach of contract by Yaozhou Steel Plant was not a construction and return contract, it was all for Datang!
Thirty thousand tons of mysterious special steel. No one even knows what is the difference between the steel produced by the steel plant in Yaozhou this time and the ordinary steel. The only news that the people of Datang can know is that the best iron ore in the entire Datang
, the best coal should be shipped to Yaozhou first.
A bridge. Is it worth it?
Many envoys from foreign countries did not understand. The Tang Dynasty had even stopped building the city of Chang'an. Should it build a bridge at all costs?
The Emperor of the Tang Dynasty and the King of Qin of the Tang Dynasty jointly issued the order, and it was an opinion supported by half of the people in Tianying Pavilion. When the document was officially issued to all ministries, no one could stop it.
The following text of the Ministry of Personnel is written by Li Chunyi, a master craftsman of the Bridge Department, with the title of Shangshu of the Ministry of Works. He is the third grade. He is fully responsible for the construction of the Jiangning Yangtze River Bridge. At the same time, he is responsible for the order signed by Li Jing, the Secretary of the Tang Dynasty, and all states and counties on both sides of the Yangtze River are required to build the bridge.
Li Chun has the right to use all power to deal with the matter.
After seeing the newspaper, the cabinet master, who was training as a low-level officer in Kunming Pool, rushed back to Qinwangzhuang.
"Yuanxing, grandpa knows about this bridge. This is the backbone of our China. Back then..."
Li Yuanxing interrupted the cabinet master for the first time, with a serious look on his face: "Grandpa, the backbone of our China goes beyond this bridge. The Tang Dynasty does not have a real landmark until now. In fact, this bridge was built three years later.
Five years doesn't matter, but I need a stimulant that can be injected into the entire Datang."
The cabinet master analyzed Li Yuanxing's words carefully and nodded vigorously: "That's good!"
"In ancient times, the Qin State built the Zhengguo Canal, and now the Tang Dynasty built the Jiangning Bridge." Li Yuanxing suddenly laughed.
The cabinet master also smiled: "When the bridge is opened to traffic, it will be the time to start a war against Tufan."
Grandfather and grandson both laughed at the same time.
The cabinet master slapped Li Yuanxing hard on the shoulder: "Help grandpa stabilize the court for another year, and finally the court for two years. Then stabilize Nanyang. After two years at most, it will also be the Tao, state, and county of the Tang Dynasty!"
"Grandpa, don't worry. They will naturally be greedy after eating meat in Nanyang. But if I don't say anything, no one will dare to make mistakes. I suppress them. When the rules are really relaxed, they will feel like they have been hungry for a long time.
Wolf, we will be able to fully control the entire Nanyang in half a year." Li Yuanxing said confidently.
The cabinet master also laughed: "With the joint attack from the Tang Dynasty, Australia, and the nine major ports, you have underestimated grandpa too much in half a year, and you have also underestimated the ambitions of these aristocratic warlords."
"When will we put some pressure on Tianzhu?" Li Yuanxing did not mention Nanyang's affairs again.
"For at least another year, the people of the Tang Dynasty will not really taste the benefits of the colony." The cabinet master suggested to Li Yuanxing.
Just as Li Yuanxing was about to say something, someone came to report that Li Chun wanted to see him.
"Li Chun, Yuan Xing should go and see you. Grandpa, there is nothing important here. I just want to say that it will take at most four years to build this bridge at any cost. If it doesn't work, go dig the gold mines in North America."
"No need, there are many gold mines in Australia!"
The cabinet master went to rest, while Li Yuanxing was walking to the front hall, preparing to meet Li Chun.
But in the front hall, Li Chun, who was wearing a scarlet official robe, was kneeling on the ground, his head pressed tightly to the ground. Kneeling like that motionless, Li Yuanxing glared at Zheng He.
I was frightened and quickly explained: "Your Highness, it is Li Shangshu who wants to kneel down, it has nothing to do with the slave!"
"I will not give up even if I die!" Li Chun kowtowed heavily.
Li Yuanxing did not help Li Chun.
"Li Chun, don't say anything. I have prepared a tombstone for you. I will risk your life to repair this bridge. There will be seven feet of space under the bridge to bury your bones and erect a monument for you!"
"I will not give up even if I die!"
Li Chun shouted loudly, kowtowed three times, stood up, took three steps back, and bowed again: "Your Majesty, please leave!"
"Li Chun, you are not old yet, don't die of exhaustion on that bridge. I sincerely hope that you will have a more gorgeous tombstone!"
Li Chun bowed again and retreated.
There is nothing more to say. His great gift showed his determination. Back then, he was just an excellent craftsman who built a stone bridge that he could be proud of. Then he became a slave. Li Chun didn't care about being a slave.
But he never had the chance to come into contact with the bridge that he was most obsessed with in his life.
The total length is ten miles! Who dares to think, who can imagine that such a bridge can appear on the Yangtze River.
The Tang Dynasty dared, the Tang Dynasty was able, and the person in charge of building the bridge, Li Chun, was full of confidence.
The Minister of Industry of the Tang Dynasty, Yan Lide and his younger brother Yan Liben, were initially arguing over whether to reach Huating. With the help of Wu Zhao, they completed a painting. A long scroll that was four feet long and five feet high. Two
In addition to the brothers, ten excellent painters were also called on to help with coloring and adding details.
In Chang'an City, a painting was hung on the wall of Zhuque Gate.
Jiangning Yangtze River Bridge!
The entire city of Chang'an stopped discussing the bridge, but was replaced by silence. For the first time, the people of Chang'an had the most intuitive understanding of the bridge. This is not a bridge, this is a miracle.
The new Minister of the Ministry of Personnel, Liu Chongchong of the Liu family in Chang'an, stood among the people in casual clothes and was as shocked as the people.
"How do you feel?" Wang Jishan stood next to Liu Chongchong.
"My lord, the construction of the canal in the former Sui Dynasty only cost a few million guan. After so many years, even with the extravagant waste and the expedition to Goguryeo, it did not exceed 10 million guan. But it was a waste of the national power of the former Sui Dynasty.
Once there is a clean light, many people will rebel, and then the country will be destroyed.”
When Liu Chongchong said these words, he was not nervous at all.
The Tang Dynasty no longer punishes people because of certain remarks. As long as the words are well-founded, the crime will not be punished.
When Wang Jishan heard this, he smiled and nodded: "Yes, the former Sui Dynasty consumed too much national power!"
"The consumption of the Changyi Railway is no less than the total consumption of the canal. I don't even dare to calculate how much money it will cost for that bridge. I don't know if five million is enough?" Liu Chongchong sighed softly.
Take a breath.
But Wang Jishan laughed: "It's just five million strings!"
"Five million guan, it's just a mere repayment, so what?" Liu Chongchong stared at Wang Jishan in surprise.
He knew how much the Tang Dynasty's taxes were. These five million yuan were almost one-seventh of the total revenue of the Tang Dynasty's treasury. Even if the Tang Dynasty's current treasury revenue was to vigorously develop industry, it was only 34 million yuan.
It runs from left to right. And there is more than one bridge that costs money. There are countless places that cost money.
Five million dollars is almost the purchasing power of 20 billion in future generations.
But here in the Tang Dynasty, the actual cost of transportation, steel production, cement and other industrial products was much higher than that of later generations. You must know that the original cost of the Nanjing Yangtze River Bridge was 280 million, and the cost of that era was 280 million.
One billion is almost equivalent to the 120 billion when Li Yuanxing traveled through time.
It can be said that this is a huge sum of money.
Wang Jishan said softly: "Liu Shangshu, I suggest you hurry up and apply for fifty arithmetic elites from your household department. Otherwise, you will be too busy. Because you charge too much money, you will be too busy."
"Please give me some advice from Mr. Wang?" Liu Chongchong had only been at the top for a short time, so his attitude was very low.
"You are not a good official." After Wang Jishan joked, he became much more serious: "Well, after you are elected to Tianying Pavilion in March this year, you will know more. The actual income of Datang
, more than you think. And this year, the tax revenue from Nanyang alone, according to some estimates, will not be less than 10 million yuan."
Hiss... Liu Chong took a deep breath. Even though he has officially become the Minister of the Ministry of Finance for almost two months, he has not really come into contact with the deeper things of the Ministry of Finance. He is still slowly getting familiar with the work.
"Two ministers, the Ministry of War has just handed over the seal. It is necessary to build a new railway!" A man wearing a fourth-grade official uniform came over and told the two people directly: "Shangshu Hou is going to build a railway from Youzhou to Guangzhou.
railway."
"Madman Hou, didn't you just submit the application for the railway from Chang'an to Lanzhou three days ago. Youzhou..., Guangzhou..." Wang Jishan's exclamation alarmed many people, but Wang Jishan quickly ran to the palace. (To be completed.