That's right, working in a dangerous place means risking one's life to make money.
No one reported the extra money to Li Yuanxing, so it was naturally a solution thought up by the people below.
Many people have died in the Qinling Mountains. If they were left in the Sui Dynasty, they would not be given a penny, and they would use leather whips and soldiers' steel knives to force these people to work.
Now this is the Tang Dynasty, and there are soldiers from the Tang Dynasty here, but their duty is not to supervise the work.
The first task of the sergeants of the Tang Dynasty at the Qinling Railway construction site was to prevent wild beasts from suddenly coming out and hurting people. Then it was to prevent some foreign spies from approaching. The last task was to maintain order, but it was not management work. They were just afraid that someone would fight or cause trouble.
Things like that happen.
While he was talking, he heard strange noises coming from the cave.
The squad leader's face changed: "This hole is probably the most difficult one to hit thirty miles in and out. It's three hundred steps long, and I'm afraid you'll have to lose a few lives if you're thrown in."
When it came to throwing in a few lives, the captain's expression softened.
Li Yuanxing asked immediately: "Aren't you afraid?"
"Afraid, how can I not be afraid. My wife and baby are both at home. I am also hoping that after my salary is paid this time, I can go back and buy a house in Chang'an City. The house has been scouted, with a 500-square-foot second-floor apartment.
."
The five hundred square feet the team leader mentioned refers to the living area.
Li Yuanxing did not engage in such fictitious things as building area in the Tang Dynasty. Five hundred square feet is actually not too small. Converted to modern standards, the practical area is about fifty-seven square meters. The second-entry room is two bedrooms and one living room.
, for ordinary people, this is already a top-notch house.
Over there, a middle-aged man in his forties with some white hair had already rushed over with a few people.
"Go and have a look!" Li Yuanxing was about to go over, but Pei Xi stood in front of him: "Well, that landlord said that a gentleman would not stand behind a dangerous wall, so..." Pei Xi said that he would not let Li Yuanxing off.
Being close to the construction site, even if a stone cuts his hand, it is a very big deal in Pei Xi's opinion.
"Get ten steps closer and listen!"
"Ten steps, just ten steps!" Pei Xi measured the distance of ten steps and looked at Li Yuanxing with a smile.
The team leader also laughed: "You must be a big shot from Chang'an. We have seen it before. Some big shots always come quietly to the construction site to take a look. You are busy!" After that, the team leader immediately got into the crowd.
Here, even if Li Yuanxing wants to look for him, the road workers here all wear the same clothes, so how can he look for him?
Li Yuanxing took ten steps forward, which was a shortened ten steps.
Pei Xi blocked the people next to him, and four guards stood around Li Yuanxing. The road worker didn't wink at all. He felt that he was a big shot, so he naturally stepped aside.
Over there, Master Bai had already brought people close to the cave, but he didn't dare to go in. He observed outside the cave for a while, but shook his head.
Trouble, very troublesome, rocks are constantly falling in the cave, which itself is a huge danger.
If there were dozens more lives lost, there would be many orphans and widowed mothers.
"Reinforcement, we must strengthen this place first. Arrange to transport 3,000 wooden piles and 8,000 beams and columns. Reinforcement all the way here may be a way, but it is not absolutely effective. You still have to be careful when working, don't use any more
Use detonators and rely on manpower to dig through this most difficult section."
At that moment, someone asked: "Will all this mountain top collapse?"
"No, because there are several mountain springs here, they are constantly seeping in, making the rocks a little loose. In this case, the detonator will only vibrate the rocks and fall down. If it is driven purely by manpower, even if it is slower, it will not
If it collapses again, when we start working again, I will not hide outside, but will naturally go into the hole. I will not take my own life, or your life, as idle talk. The people who work here are not family members.
, even if you haven’t married yet, you won’t do anything random!”
It was so true that the road workers in the Tang Dynasty all nodded in agreement.
The foreman who understood the Japanese language thought that there was no need to explain this to the Japanese.
"Arrange people to go to the mountains to divert the stream."
"Baitou, didn't you change your mind a few days ago?" someone shouted.
"Go and check again. If there is water seeping here, there must be a stream. If you don't want your life, go into the cave now." Master Bai got angry and cursed a few times: "Go check the stream, and go now."
At that moment, two groups of people left.
Another team was arranged to move the wood, and the last team cleared the surrounding area first, leaving an open space for the wood.
It was obvious that he couldn't do anything today, so Li Yuanxing had no choice but to leave first.
"Tomorrow, when work starts in the morning, be sure to come here first." Li Yuanxing told Pei Xi before leaving.
next day
Li Yuanxing arrived at the construction site early. The other parts were already in full swing, but this one was still waiting.
The foreman came over with several drawings. It was obvious that the craftsmen of Tang Dynasty had studied this cave and had a way to deal with it.
"If you bring in a piece of wood, you will be rewarded with ten cents. If you put up a foot of reinforcement, you will be rewarded with two hundred cents!"
Master Baijiang spoke in person.
A large box of copper coins was opened, full of ten-cent copper coins.
Naturally, if there is a reward, someone will go in. At that moment, a dozen road workers carried the wood and walked in. But just as they reached the entrance of the cave, they heard a crash inside, and many small stones fell from the roof of the cave.
Come down.
At that moment, everyone threw away the wood and ran away.
The white craftsman knew very well that this was cutting off the water on the hillside. After the cave was really dry, letting some gravel fall down would be a terrible thing.
But he said that even if the road workers believed it, they were still a little nervous.
At this time, a man wearing a red vest came here. He already knew the situation here. He handed a warrant in his hand to the white carpenter for a look, and then walked to the road worker. Where he was standing,
It was not facing the Tang Dynasty road workers, but the Japanese road workers.
Just listen to him shouting in Japanese: "Take a piece of wood in and reward one stone of rice."
A guard beside Li Yuanxing translated these words to Li Yuanxing.
The Japanese were a little loose, and a few of them seemed to want to go over and give it a try. However, they still felt scared and were still wavering.
Li Yuanxing gave Pei Xi a wink: "Go and see, what is written on his warrant?"
Pei Xili passed by. There was information about Prince Qin's palace and orders from His Highness Prince Qin. There was nothing he couldn't read.
At this time, the man in the red vest shouted again: "It takes two stones to transport a piece of wood."
Some Japanese people were moved and began to stand up, but there were still less than ten people.
Craftsman Bai frowned. This number of people was meaningless at all. At least hundreds of people could quickly strengthen the cave and allow the project to proceed smoothly.
Pei Xi had already read the warrant and returned to Li Yuanxing.
The man in the red vest seemed to feel something. The sign of Qin Wangzhuang, so is His Highness the King of Qin here?
Gritting his teeth, he pressed his hand on the handle of the knife. At this time, it was a cruel thing to do, and he did not dare to delay the progress of the Changyi Railway.
Pei Xi said to Li Yuanxing at this time: "Your Highness, his order states that if necessary, force can be used to allow the Japanese to take risks. It doesn't matter even if a few are killed."
Seeing that the knife was already an inch away from the sheath, the foreman in the red vest was making up his mind.
Unless absolutely necessary, we cannot use force against these Japanese, otherwise they will easily cause chaos. However, the Japanese will not be killed but the Tang people will be killed. This is the consensus of all officials on the Qinling Railway.
"Let's come!" A group of people came from a distance. They were not tall but extremely strong.
"That team!" Master Bai asked.
"We are from central Sichuan, and we wrote a suicide note when we came out. We also told our family that if we build this road, we Shu people will not frown even if thousands of lives are thrown in. Think about the people who built the canal back then.
At that time, it was repaired with whips and knives on the neck. This railway is the lifeblood of my Shu people, we are here to transport materials!"
"Qiu, do you think we Guanzhong people are weak?"
Immediately, both sides stared at each other.
"Ten shi, just give me ten shi of rice!" a Japanese suddenly shouted.
In the heart of the Japanese, a piece of wood was given ten shi of rice. This price was definitely not something that the Tang Dynasty people would pay. When he saw the knife, he was forcing the Tang people to dare not kill him. Just because he was willing to pay ten shi of rice, he
Forcing people to work will cause mutiny.
The road workers from the Tang Dynasty did not know what the Japanese were shouting, but the two foremans who understood the Japanese language knew that when the road workers asked, they told the truth truthfully. While speaking, they glanced at the Japanese with wandering eyes and added
He said: "That Japanese is very cunning, but this time he defeated an entire army!"
The road workers from the Tang Dynasty immediately went crazy: "This is for us in the Tang Dynasty to build our own roads. We have to fight for our own roads!" The road workers from Shu shouted.
Hundreds of Tang Dynasty road workers lifted up the timber and prepared to rush in.
"Stop!" Li Yuanxing said, and Pei Xi immediately rushed forward to block these people.
"Would it be safer to just use stone strips and cement hoops to top the roof?" Li Yuanxing asked. "Then we will make a steel frame three to five feet wide to push forward. Even if the roof collapses again, there will be a steel frame to hold it up.
, people can exit safely.”
"Yes, but it will still have to be demolished in the future. More than 90% of the stone bars may be reused, but at least dozens of tons of cement will be wasted. With this method, there is no need to worry about using detonators in a small area, and the progress will be
It will speed up. This plan is very good, but Bai’s official position is low and he needs to ask for instructions from his superiors.”
"Go ahead and do it. Dozens of tons of cement will keep the people of Datang safe, and avoid making other people feel that Datang is bullying someone, or something else?" After Li Yuanxing finished speaking, he turned around and left.
If such a danger were placed in the modern world, there would definitely be countless ways to deal with it.
Li Yuanxing glanced at the Japanese from the corner of his eyes, but Pei Xi and the red-armored foreman secretly memorized the portrait of the Japanese. (To be continued. Please search Piao Tian Literature, the novel will be better and updated faster!)