Chapter 178: The time is to lead the way to repair the bridge

"Xiaobao, Juanjuan, please let your family think of a solution. This is my fiefdom. I have sent someone to rescue him, but the water can't be blocked at all. After rushing, it will rush to another place. This year, let alone paying rent, it's better for the people to not starve to death."

Li Xun, who also received the letter, hurried over. He directly found Zhang Xiaobao and Wang Juan, hoping that the two of them would go to find the master behind him. He didn't expect that such a thing would happen just after he arrived at the fiefdom, and even continued to be serious.

As for starvation, it is impossible. He also wants to let the people in the fief live well if he uses money to buy grain.

Facing Li Xun's anticipated gaze, Zhang Xiaobao nodded and agreed. When Li Xun left, Zhang Xiaobao and Wang Juan looked at each other and smiled bitterly. Master, where can I find a master? If a master really appears, I won't have to worry about it.

"You have to tell the emperor first, otherwise others would think that Zhang Zhong had not done it well. It would be too hateful. Think of a way. You can't just watch the local people suffer from disasters."

Old Man Bi had no intention of fishing anymore. He sat there drinking strong tea and said to the two old men that he had never encountered such a thing before, and he had to think about it slowly no matter how he did it.

Blockage requires blockage, but it is hard to say how to block it or not. Compared with the floods on the Yellow River, the Yangtze River is even more powerful.

Old Man Zhang was also trying hard to find a way. As he thought about it, he suddenly said: "Otherwise, send people to transport the stones over, first blocking them little by little, and finally sealing the hole. It is best to find a way to make the water smaller."

"How can the water be small?" Old man Bi asked depressedly.

"Why can't it be? The people on the riverside use the river water when watering the ground? Let them water the ground again now. Starting from the upstream, the more water they use, the smaller the water below will be. It's so blocked. There have been floods before, and the ones that should have washed away have also been washed away. Just think it was a flood like the past."

Old man Zhang added.

Old man Yao disagreed, "How can that be done? The people in the upper reaches are about to mature. If they let them release water, wouldn't the food be soaked in the water again? They must not do it, and they can't give money, after all, the amount of food is related to political achievements.

I did have a heavy flood in the past, but when did it get better after the flood? Now it is man-made, and the Zhang family cannot bear such a huge loss. If I really don’t want a safe solution, I can’t recover for three years, and the river may have been rushing to the prefecture."

The news was soon spread to the court by Old Man Bi and Old Man Yao. The whole court was shocked, not because of the water. Since the water had already happened, I think the Zhang and Wang families would find ways to make up for the losses. Everyone was shocked who was so crazy.

If all local officials were like this, would they not be able to arrest people and punish them in the future? How many rivers in the Tang Dynasty are there? When the rainy season is in the rainy season, they cannot be prevented and then dig them artificially. Does it mean that as long as it is rainy season, local officials must tolerate no matter how big the mistake they make, otherwise they will dig the river.

Such things must not happen. They must be tortured and let all officials know that if they dare to do this, the entire clan will be destroyed.

After discussing the punishment in the court, everyone began to look forward to it, hoping that the masters of the Zhang family could do something surprising under such circumstances.

"This place is low, and here, it's always low, eh? This place is a little higher, it's great, just a little higher."

Zhang Xiaobao is still studying the map. The people who went over to check the matter have returned. As everyone thought, almost all the villages next to the river were gone, and there was a vast ocean. Many people came out with their families. It is still unclear how many people died.

The rescuers also passed by, rowing boats to find the people who were still alive, the gap was a little bigger, and no one was blocking them yet. The water was spreading to other places at a very fast speed. All the passing fields were flooded, so there was no need to expect any harvest.

When Zhang Xiaobao gave the military map a detailed study, he finally showed a hint of joy.

Wang Juan looked at Zhang Xiaobao and asked, "Xiaobao, but is there any good way? I know how to block it?"

"Well, I know, let's arrange the staff now. Li Xun has to send people to call the people from other places over and wait for the road to repair it."

Zhang Xiaobao nodded and had a very bold idea in his mind. After talking to Wang Juan, he pulled her to find her father.

Zhang Zhongren had lost weight and lost more than ten kilograms in just three days. I was worried. The news should have reached the court. I don’t know how to decide there. There is also someone who has sent to rescue him, but the water has not been blocked yet. The local people are just rushing to escape and cannot organize it.

Zhang Xiaobao hasn't seen his father in the past two days and has been thinking all day long about how to minimize the disaster. Now that he sees his father's appearance, he feels very distressed. If this continues, he may fall ill. Fortunately, he has a solution.

"Xiaobao, Juanjuan, what good is there?" When Zhang Zhong saw his son and daughter-in-law come over, he thought of this first thing. The two children were his last hope. If even gods could not do it, who else could he find?

Zhang Xiaobao lit his head violently, "Dad, there is a solution. Didn't you mention last time that you want to build a bridge? It was said by an official in Wangjiang County. Let's take this opportunity to build a bridge to connect the north and south of the Yangtze River. This is also a political achievement. Now let's arrange people to do things first, and let people raise enough steel."

"Maintaining the bridge? Xiaobao, it's not normal now." Zhang Zhong didn't expect that his son would actually prepare the bridge repair at this time. It seems that it has nothing to do with disaster relief?

"Yes, Dad, it's just a bridge repair. It's a bridge to be repaired while saving disasters. It's not delayed and it will be repaired soon. It's estimated that a bridge will connect the two sides of the straits when it's frozen. By that time, transportation is convenient. As long as there is more production here, the rent and tax can be increased."

Zhang Xiaobao said confidently that Wang Juan could not think of why it was to repair the bridge. After Zhang Xiaobao began to issue orders in his father's name, Wang Juan understood.

Zhang Xiaobao saw the lowest place where the Wangjiang River broke out from the map. After the water rushed out, Zhang Xiaobao planned to continue digging along the line to create a road for the water, and finally connected to a section of the river embankment in front, where he dug the river embankment.

The water from the upper reaches will enter the Yangtze River from the dug place. What needs to be done now is to let more people dig in front, and build a river embankment in the open space in the north, blocking the water from the river embankment in front between the undamaged river embankment and the subsequently built dam, and flow directly into the place in front where the gap is about to be blown out.

That is, a bridge is built on an artificial water supply road to allow water to travel along this road.

This is also the reason why Zhang Xiaobao wanted to build a bridge. This was how it was done when he was repairing a reservoir. He first dug out a river and lured the water over. Then, on the other side, blocked the dam first. After the repair, the blocked area was blown up and the other side was blocked again, and the water came back.

Zhang Xiaobao wanted to divert water and walk away at this time, block the river channel, and use cement and steel to build the bridge.

The bridge is simple to build, and it does not take large vehicles weighing many tons. The piers are built with cement and steel below. Even if it is made of wood, there is no problem. The speed is indeed fast.

After Wang Juan figured out this matter, he hugged Zhang Xiaobao's head, whispered on his face, and kissed hard.

"Xiaobao, you did not disappoint. You have never been the kind of person who compromises when facing difficulties. At this time, you can still think of making use of it. It's great. Once the bridge is built, then this political achievement is not as great as it is. Let's go and take a look."

The people in the entire state were basically moved, and those with money contributed money and those with strength were naturally contributed by Zhang and Wang and Li Xun. The strength was the guards and people around him, and Zhang Zhong went there personally to take charge.

As long as the people have personal command, it is much easier to do. They have less fighting spirit. They are afraid that no one will lead them. The people in the inner courtyard of the Zhang family began to arrange their manpower according to Zhang Xiaobao's plan and started to build river embankments from the shallow waters here.

After the river embankment was slightly built, they pushed forward again, bit by bit, forcing the water between the Yangtze River embankment and the middle of this side. People were digging there slightly farther away.

Everyone in the state had taken action. The three old men had not yet understood what Zhang Zhong meant. To be precise, they had not figured out what the Zhang family masters wanted to do.

After asking Zhang Zhong for some questions, the three old men watched Zhang Zhong leave and organize the work.

"Can you do this? Tug the water over instead of blocking it directly, and then take this opportunity to build the bridge. This is a river embankment that someone else came to destroy first. If you don't know, I really think that Zhang Zhong ordered someone to dig the river embankment, and the purpose is to build the bridge."

Old man Zhang said in surprise, he really admired it. Such a thing would have been done if someone else had done it. The masters of the Zhang family made some use of it, not only blocking the water and preventing them from rushing to other more important places, but also taking advantage of the disaster to achieve something.

"If the Zhang family wants to build a bridge, it's enough to repair the dam here in winter and then blow it up. It's impossible to let water rinse it. He really wants to build a bridge. I don't know if it can be built. If it is done, then he will be the first person in the ages. No, the master behind it is the two of the ages."

Old Man Bi was also frightened by this plan, and at the same time he deeply felt the tenacity of the Zhang family. No matter how big the difficulties they faced, they would not give up. And the greater the difficulties, the more they did, and it was like this again and again.

This is what I did when I started raising chickens to help Old Man Yao deal with the locust plague. No matter how many obstacles there were in front of me, I would go there.

Old Man Yao stared at Zhang Zhong's departure back, and after a while, he finally said: "It turns out that he is very capable. It seems that he really can't deal with the Zhang family in the future. Such a person is not afraid of being exiled at all. He can still get benefits in the face of such things. So what else can they not do?

If you are not prepared, you can think of a solution immediately. That is to say, as long as they are given time to prepare, they will not have to worry about anything.

Alas? This method is good, especially since the Zhang family has cement now. If you want to repair the bridge in the future, you can do it as you want and repair another embankment in advance. Once it is blocked, the bridge pier will start to be built there. It will be much more convenient to travel between the two sides of the Taiwan Strait. In addition, the land has been repaired.

At that time, the goods will be transported together with the waterway. The grain from the south can be transported to the north quickly, and the east and west of the north can be transported to the south, and pedestrians will be more convenient. If it is on the Yellow River, the speed of shipping will not be as good as a bridge. In case of war, the bridge will be a meritorious service."

What Old Man Bi and Old Man Yao think are different from ordinary people. As long as you discover something good, you will want to lead it to the court.

Zhang Xiaobao and Wang Juan don’t care what others think. If you want to build a bridge, just repair it. If you can pay for the steel, you will make whatever you want. The two of them have decided that if the cement is not qualified enough, then when the bridge pier is built, copper pillars will be added to replace the poor-quality steel.

This is all money. I guess if I build from the Yangtze River to the other side, I don’t have to think about it if I don’t have 100,000 yuan. Money is not enough to be spent. If I spend it, I can’t think about what I used to be.

Even if the money is paid by one's own family, it is impossible to ask the people who come and go after the bridge is repaired. Fortunately, the transportation capacity is not that high now. It is not a railway bridge, and there is no need to spend too much money on the bridge deck.

After the bridge pier is repaired, you can use a rope to connect the bridge and finally lay wood. If you want to repair it better, use iron chains to connect the bridge pier.

"Money, it's not my father who made it. Why did my family have to pay for repairs? I can't even charge a toll?" Zhang Xiaobao muttered when he saw the people below doing it.

Wang Juan suddenly laughed beside her. She knew that Zhang Xiaobao was just bored and muttered. Not to mention that there was still some reason for Zhang Zhong now. Even if there was no reason, he would take the initiative to build the bridge, and he didn't care how much money his family spent.

With this bridge and no one, it is much different. People coming and going no longer have to risk their lives. If the bridge here is not very important, then if the bridge can be built upstream, the dangers of the Three Gorges will be less and less.

There are very few times when something happens to a big cargo ship there. Usually, the dangerous ones are small boats or small cargo ships that pull people across the river. If there is a bridge, you don’t need to go directly on it.

Now, the bridge is built here for Zhang Zhong's political achievements, and the other is to help Li Xun. Another more important reason is that if the bridge is built through this disaster, it will be successful. If it is successful, it can be done in other places in the future.

"Xiaobao, why don't I pay some money for this bridge?" Li Xun, who was standing behind Zhang Xiaobao, heard Zhang Xiaobao's words and said.

Zhang Xiaobao looked back at Li Xun, shook his head, and said, "No, you don't need to pay for this. If you want to pay for it, when the bridge is repaired, you can build one on the Yellow River and connect it directly to the capital. It seems that the cement needs to be studied carefully, what if it doesn't work."

Li Xun nodded seriously, "Okay, let's see how your bridge is like first. Don't just wash it up. In fact, it won't cost much. Please calculate your cement by the capital. Then our younger brothers and sisters will use marble to build a larger yard."

"That's my younger brother and sister." Zhang Xiaobao reconciled.

"Same." Li Xun replied, but was moved by Zhang Xiaobao's words. He hoped that the Zhang family's bridge would be repaired and people would pass through it. At that time, he would really go to the Yellow River to build a bridge, take out part of the money from the transaction, and build a few more bridges. It was nothing more than steel and copper, and cement was not worth the money.

Wang Juan also smiled beside her. She admitted that the environment is really good now, and it is as much as you should spend. There is no phenomenon of packing. After the packing is only a little money, she still wants to repair something of good quality?

No one can greedy for his own money, so he can do whatever he wants, especially the raw materials are very cheap. There are even many times when you don’t have to spend money to buy it. Just find a place to pick it, such as firing cement.

If the local officials can build a road during the procurement process, the local officials will be very grateful. Usually there will be no official coming to care about your money. The big officials disdain to do that, and the small ones dare not. Li Longji is doing well now.

When things were made up, the people were not panicked. Even the local people who were washed by the water did not go around to flee the famine and beg for food like before.

Joined the action together, the Zhang and Wang families naturally paid for the meals. This is not considered wages, but the money for twenty days. If you work for a long time, all rents and adjustments will be exempted.

It’s not that the Zhang and Wang families cannot afford to pay, but that Zhang Xiaobao is not going to pay the money. If everything is measured by money, then the nation will be over. There is only money in their hearts, no morality, and no family affection.

The current situation is disaster resistance, and some are the post-disaster reconstruction that has been spent for a period of time must reflect the cohesion of this nation. If other businessmen are willing to help with Juan’s money, that would be even better. Zhang Xiaobao promised not to embezzle any of the money, and all of it was spent on the victims.

After following for five days, Zhang Xiaobao and Wang Juan saw that they didn't have to worry about the matter, so they were about to go back. Someone had already delivered a letter, and the four little ancestors started to make trouble because they couldn't see their elder brothers and sisters.

Zhang Zhong also asked whether the four little guys mentioned him, but he was naturally very disappointed. Apart from knowing that when he saw him, his children called him father and endured his beard to be kissed twice, they usually don’t miss him at all. The brother and sister are the best.

When Zhang Xiaobao and Wang Juan were about to go back, they asked the three old men whether they would go back with them, and made watermelon dumplings for the three old men to eat.

The three old men swallowed at the same time thinking about what Zhang Xiaobao and Wang Juan made, but insisted on staying.

They want to see what happened, and then use it in other places to experience it. The canal canal can be built and then bridges are built on it to connect the two sides. In this way, transportation will be more convenient.

Seeing that others were not moving, Zhang Xiaobao and Wang Juan had to go back by themselves. Even Li Xun had to look here to see how they blocked the water elsewhere, and then look at the way they looked when they were repairing the bridge, especially how much materials were used. He was afraid that others would lie to him at that time.

A pound of iron is a lot of money. If he doesn't know, others buy more or they often buy something, but they use less. After the piers are piled up with cement, they can't see outside. Who knows what it looks like inside? Beware.

Li Xun didn't know that what he was thinking about was what Zhang Xiaobao and Wang Juan had happened at that time. He thought about what he thought about, there was a pile of anti-cement, and no one could see the situation inside. If the flood suddenly collapsed, the backer behind him would be powerful, then it would be said that it was this water.

It is not encountered once every ten thousand years, nor is it encountered once every one million years, and it is not even comparable to the Ice Age. It is said whatever shameless, even if everyone knows what's going on, it's like the emperor's new outfit.

I listen to it more and see it more and get used to it.

At this time, Zhang Xiaobao and Wang Juan did not have that kind of concern. After all, it is still a time to be moral. After all, someone has fallen to the ground and rescued him, he will not say that you were hit by him.

The two of them arranged the matter well and rode their horses and rushed back quickly. I still don’t know what the little guys are doing. If you don’t want to go, you will be in a mess.
To be continued...