Chapter 370: A chance to leave a name for a history?
"I and my clansmen have been exploring for days, and we know that although the river bed here is wide, the deepest part is only eight meters, and the shallowest part is about four meters."
"If Zongzi's method of filling stones is applied, it will be very easy to erect bridge piers, and it will also be possible to build a stone bridge. It is really an excellent place to build a bridge."
The previous sentence was said by Dou Shuo.
The latter sentence is supplemented by Gongshuban.
Of course Zhiyao was happy to receive such news. Even if she trusted the Dou family and the Gongshu family very much, she still had to go and watch the exploration procedures on site.
Gongshu and Dou felt that the best place to build the bridge was "Jijin", but the place did not have an official name yet.
This place is about a hundred miles away from "Puyang", but less than thirty miles away from "Mo".
Zhiyao didn't arrive during the winter ice and snow season. Otherwise, if you stood on the top of the mountain in the distance and looked towards "Jijin", you would have seen that the surrounding environment looked like a galloping white horse.
Come to think of it, "Jijin" was renamed "Hakubajin" in the future precisely because the winter scenery looks like a white horse?
When Dou was exploring the river bed, he brought in boats and hundreds of boats.
Of course, the boats were transferred from "Xiyang", and the sailors were also seconded there. Zhiyao took one of the boats to watch Dou Shuo actually detect the water depth. After a busy day, he made sure that the previous exploration data was correct.
"The class thought it could be built securely, so they filled it with sand and gravel, transported it to the river by boat, and hoisted it into the water..." After all, Gongshu Ban was opened to a new world by Zhiyao.
The so-called prison is actually a kind of caisson. To put it bluntly, it is a fixed frame made of wood and filled with sand and gravel.
After listening to Gongshuban's words, Zhiyao remembered that there was another cofferdam method.
Later, the public transportation class talked more and more, which made Zhiyao stunned for a while.
Zhiyao listened completely and finally understood that what the public transportation class was talking about was the caisson method, which is a combination of the cofferdam method and the piling method. The cofferdam must be blocked first to prevent water from flooding in, and then huge stones should be built around it, and then the center should be filled in.
Enough soil needs to be compacted repeatedly, and then huge logs are transported to drive piles to become bridge piers.
After listening to this, Zhiyao couldn't help but admire that as long as the ancients were given a way of thinking, they would quickly be able to draw inferences from one example and even come up with a plan that couldn't be more reliable.
"How much labor is needed?" Zhiyao asked.
The public transportation team immediately replied: "Five thousand is enough for cutting stones, transporting them, cutting down trees, and building bridges."
For projects like bridge repair, the more people the better, more emphasis is placed on skilled workers.
Fortunately, Zhishi has carried out a large-scale water conservancy project, and there is really no shortage of relevant technical personnel. Even if there are not as many as 2,000 people, learning anything will be faster if you are literate, and it will be easier to learn while doing it.
Then, the overall labor force required to repair the bridge will not be too much, which means that it will not delay the second five-year plan east of "Handan".
The only thing Zhiyao needs to pay attention to is that "Jijin" is located on the edge of the Wei family's fiefdom, and it is only about a hundred miles away from the Song Dynasty.
As for the matter of being right next to "Mo" and Wei Guo becoming a pocket-sized vassal state ahead of schedule, what can they do?
"Wei set up a card in Hulao to collect tolls. When the bridge here is completed, I will also set up a card to collect tolls. Isn't that excessive?" Zhiyao confirmed the feasibility of building the bridge and couldn't help but start to think about it.
Historically, there is no relevant documentary record on who built the bridge at Jijin, but it can be determined that it was a method of operating both a bridge and a ferry.
Zhiyao returned to the shore and said: "If it is convenient to build a bridge here, Dou needs to investigate carefully, and the more bridges on both sides of the strait, the better."
If one bridge is to be repaired, it is better to take advantage of the opportunity to add a few more, lest only one bridge will slow down the mobilization of troops in the future.
The people present were greatly shocked when they heard this.
A similar project was carried out by the Zhou royal family once, and it was announced that it lasted more than 200 years. At first, everyone was charged a fee, but later they were forced to allow free passage.
Now, Zhiyao wants to build more than just one bridge. He says the more the merrier, what’s going on?
Is it just right? It seems to be human nature when people are in agitated mood and say something bragging.
Gongshu Ban and Zhishuo looked at each other and nodded in understanding.
There is absolutely no such thing as "more is better". Judging from the actual situation of exploration, building three bridges is a more feasible and practical solution.
Seeing Zhiyao's generosity, they wondered if they could abandon the hybrid bridge built of stone and wood and build a stone bridge instead.
When Dou Shuo heard what Gongshu Ban said, he quickly said: "Build a building first, and then ask the eldest son for instructions."
How long can a bridge that uses a lot of wood last? In fact, it still depends on daily maintenance.
What is certain is that the service life of stone bridges is definitely longer than that of hybrid bridges, but just finding and transporting the stones is a huge project.
Do you know where the longest stone bridge in history is? It was built in Shuitou Town, Nan'an City, Fujian Province. It was built in the eighth year of Shaoxing in the Song Dynasty (1138). The length of the bridge is 2,255 years.
meters, with a maximum width of 3.8 meters. It is called Wuli Bridge, also known as Anping Bridge. Even in modern times, it is still intact, which means it has witnessed the rotation of the four seasons for more than 900 years. (In the hometown of the author,
I’ve been there hundreds of times and it’s always cold when the sea breeze blows)
The public transportation team said hopefully: "There are huge rocks everywhere in the northeast of 'Mo', and my family also has a huge ship. There is no shortage of what is needed to build the bridge, and water transportation will be worry-free."
The place full of boulders was called Hebi in modern times, but it is now desolate.
If the boulders were transported by land, the public transportation team would never dare to open that opening.
Doesn't this mean that Zhishi has enough ships to transport stones? A large number of ships and sailors usually have no urgent matters, so it would be a waste not to use them.
Dou Shuo knew what the Gongshu Ban was thinking, it was just to quit, or else he would go and leave his name in Qingshi.
To be honest, if you really build a stone bridge over a big river, it will really leave a mark in history, and if the Zhiyao Bridge is in use for a day, people who come and go will remember the kindness of the person who built the bridge.
Of course the biggest honor goes to Zhi, but as the actual operators, Gongshu Ban and Dou Shuo will definitely share the honors, and the proportion will be very high.
"When will the construction start and when will it be completed?" Zhiyao asked.
I can’t give an answer to this for a while. It depends on the speed of collecting materials, and then it also depends on the technical difficulty of actually building the bridge.
For projects involving technology, unless you have sufficient experience, any assumption on the construction period will be a fool's errand.
Since Zhiyao came here, he simply took people to visit the old place of Nanyan.
The so-called Nan Yan was wiped out when he led his army to a certain place in Zhiyao, and the land was divided among the Wei family, Song State and Zheng State.
Later, the Wei family robbed the Zheng State of their share, but the Song State insisted on clinging to the "insect prison", causing the Song State to have a protruding part in the local area that the Wei family felt was an eyesore.
Now that the Zhi family has annexed Wei State, it actually has a territorial border with Song State.
I especially remember that when the Zhi family was in charge of the Wei Kingdom, the Song Dynasty felt very nervous, fearing that the Zhi family would revive the Cao State.
At that time, the Song Dynasty did not take the initiative to gather a large number of troops and put up a ready posture. Instead, it assembled an army of 60,000 to 70,000 troops to fight Zheng Jun in "Sha Sui".
The Zheng State was actually frightened by the Song State. Later I found out that the Song State was not trying to fight against the Zheng State, but was simply frightened by the Zhi family's military strategy and did not dare to provoke the Zhi family, so it took advantage of the Zheng army to invade.
The purpose of this muscle-flexing action is to show Zhishi: Zhishi, don't come over here! We also have 70,000 to 80,000 soldiers. If we can't win, we can knock out one of your teeth?
Not to mention, the combat effectiveness of Song's army is really not weak, otherwise it would not be possible to hold Chu alone for decades. It was not until Jin went south that Song started to act like a white rabbit.
When Zhiyao was strolling around and came to a place called "Changqiu", Zishen and Wei Ju from the Song Dynasty came over unexpectedly.
"Why is Yao here?" Wei Ju was originally at 'Huangchi', but he hurried over when he heard that Zhiyao had arrived at 'Changqiu'.
Zhiyao said: "My family wanted to build a bridge over the river. After that, I remembered the scenery of Nanyan, so I came here to visit."
Speaking of which, it has been three or four months since Wei Ju went south, and the Wei family, Chu State and Song State have also completed their alliance.
After completing the alliance, the Chu State returned home.
The Wei family came here and did not intend to waste the quota of soldiers who went out to fight, so they joined forces with the Song army to invade the eastern part of Zheng State.
Zheng Guo also completed the alliance with Wu State, but Wu Jun also returned home after the alliance was completed.
Nothing can be done!
What Chu Jun was afraid of was that if he returned late, Wu Jun would steal his home.
In the same way, the State of Wu was also worried that the Chu army would cause trouble after returning, and would definitely not want to stay with the State of Zheng for a long time.
After doing this, as soon as Wu Guo formed an alliance with Zheng Guo, he immediately turned around and asked Zheng Guo to face Jin and Song Guo alone, making it seem as if Wu Guo had sold Zheng Guo.
From the actual situation, it seems that the Wu State has sold the Zheng State, and there is no doubt whether the Chu State will honor the covenant with the Wei family and the Song State.
Wei Ju caught the key word and asked: "Build the bridge? Where to build the bridge?"
Zhiyao mentioned the location where the bridge would be built.
Wei Ju finally figured out where the place mentioned by Zhiyao was after a little brain drain. He was suddenly full of interest and said, "If things come true, 'Luoyi' will not only hold the bridge over the river."
Zishen, who was just a mere listener, suddenly thought, "If we build a bridge over there, wouldn't it be possible to invade our country within three days?"
This is because the Song Dynasty did not know that the Zhi family intended to shift the focus to "Puyang", otherwise Zishen would have been even more worried after hearing this.
Zhiyao changed the topic and asked, "Why don't you see Chu people?"
When this was mentioned, Wei Ju became a little angry, more helpless, and said: "Chu Lingyin died of illness, so the Bai Guild will make an alliance and return to the country."
Zixi is dead?
This is not good news for the Jin State, but it is a mixed bag for the Wei family.
Zishen felt that he could not completely lose his sense of existence, so he said: "Shen heard that Master Shen died of illness and left a last message, and begged Duke Bai to take the inheritance of his ancestors into consideration."
Therefore, Zixi's title, name is Shen, and his origin is Gongzi. This is very Chu country, the public family has the greatest power, and high-ranking officials are basically from the public family.
Is it just that? Basically, one family is in power in Chu State, but there are no less civil strife than other countries. I really don’t see how united people can be if they come from the same family.
Similar situations have happened to other countries in the Central Plains again and again, but they have repeatedly secretly ridiculed and criticized the power of Jin State for being usurped by non-public clans.
Zhiyao understood what Zishen wanted to express, and said with a speechless face: "What, what's the use of an alliance?"
Of course, Zixi told Duke Bai not to just think about revenge, but to take the actual needs of Chu as the starting point to decide national policies.
But is Mr. Bai who can listen to advice still Mr. Bai?
Therefore, Zhiyao feels that Wei Ju need not worry, it is Chu Junzhang who should worry!
