Five Dynasties River Mountains Fengyue

Chapter 449 Fan Ruobing's Plan for Crossing the River
At the end of the month, Yazuo Division reported that the residential area by the Bian River had been completed.

Emperor Shi took Xiao Huanghua and hundreds of horses, escorted by Fu Zhaoyuan, to check.

After the addition of a living area by the Bianshui, it became more lively and prosperous. The industrial area by the Bianshui spread in several places along the river, and the river bends on the north and south sides connected to the new accommodation area. The long gathering area, presumably after many years, this may become a new county.

On the hillside outside the residential area in the north, there are many peach blossoms. This is a large area of ​​pink spreading across the hills, which is very eye-catching. The large sea of ​​flowers floats like waves in the majesty. The little yellow flower likes it very much. She is wearing a green dress in the sea of ​​flowers Running around cheerfully, from one tree to another, like a lively little rabbit.

Shi Congyun also took a good night's sleep under the tree. He used to be allergic to pollen, but he didn't have that kind of problem after he came to this world.

When he woke up, it was already afternoon, Xiao Huanghua squatted obediently beside him, and even put a warm cloak on him.

Shi Congyun stretched himself, and then told the soldiers not to disturb the residents below.

He came here this time to see how the following things are going. After all, he spent a lot of money and should not waste it. Second, he took the opportunity to come out to relax. He has been busy for a long time recently and needs to work and rest. Combine.

Before leaving, Shi Congyun took the little yellow flower and asked the imperial guards to guard up and down. He played around in the woods on the mountain for a long time, and had an in-depth exchange of feelings with the well-behaved little yellow flower. It was a rare trip out.

The next day, Shi Congyun met Fan Ruobing in the official office of the Privy Council.

Apart from him, there were several senior officials of the Privy Council and military attachés from the two divisions in the Privy Council, waiting to see Fan Ruobing's plan for crossing the river.

Fan Ruobing was a somewhat thin and unattractive scholar. At first sight, he was indeed very nervous, and his hands and feet trembled when he saluted. After all, he was facing the most powerful person in the world today, but he recovered quickly.

He said that he was underappreciated for his talents, that the dignitaries of the Southern Tang Dynasty monopolized the officialdom, and that he had nowhere to rise to join the Ming Lord, and then he began to talk about his plan to cross the river.

Following his speech and the display of drawings, several generals in the army who were originally prepared to take it as a joke gradually became serious. Before, they always thought that building a pontoon bridge on the Yangtze River was like a fantasy, and it was just a joke.

But Fan Ruobing didn't just talk about it
He proposed that the location for crossing the river is at Caishiji, because he concluded that the river surface near Caishiji is the narrowest based on his many years of visits along the Yangtze River and his own small boat tests. It is also the source of the name Caishiji.

And such a balanced support can be used as the fulcrum of the pontoon bridge.

At the same time, he also proposed specific details. For example, in the past, most of the pontoon bridges used iron cables to connect ships, and then laid wooden boards. This method was used when Shi Congyun led the Hou Zhou army to cross the Huaihe River more than ten years ago.

However, the Yangtze River is not the Huaihe River, and iron cables can support it. When the strength of the plank is limited, if the length is too long, the fragile plank will be easily broken soon after the boat undulates with the waves or moves left and right.

If roads that can be easily passed are not paved, follow-up support and logistical supplies will become problems.

For this reason, the craftsmen of the confidential department have tried various wood boards, but the strength and toughness are not enough.

For this problem, Fan Ruobing's solution really surprised them, that is, instead of using wooden boards, they used a common thing in the south-bamboo.

He also proposed a set of processing procedures. The bamboo strips look slender, but as long as they are weaved, soaked in oil and water, and dried in the sun, they can become very strong. The most important thing is that they have far more toughness than wood and can withstand large deform without being destroyed.

Everyone was stunned, and Shi Congyun's heart lit up, why didn't he think of this method before!

He remembers that when he was a child in the countryside, the second floor was used to store corn and rice, but for the sake of ventilation and convenience for baking, his grandfather’s generation would ask a bamboo craftsman to weave a bamboo floor slab with bamboo to replace the traditional wooden slab. High, strong toughness and breathable ventilation, thousands of kilograms of grain can be placed on it without any pressure.

Immediately without further ado, he immediately said: "Fan Ruobing, you are very knowledgeable and insightful, I really need a talent like you."

Fan Ruobing was very excited, but was stopped by Shi Congyun when he wanted to thank you, and continued: "But my state of Qin always acts according to the law, I want to reward you with an official rank, but in our country, the official rank is only for meritorious service on the battlefield or ranking in the imperial examination.

So I am anxious about your merits first, and I will reward you with money. You will stay in the post house first, and then I will specially arrange exams for you. "

Fan Ruobing was a little at a loss, but he quickly realized that he even thanked her.

Shi Congyun nodded, he couldn't break the rules he set, and then he called for Fu Zhaoyuan first, and asked him to take Fan Ruobing to resettle him, and at the same time send troops to protect him.

Then they asked people to find Feng Jisheng, Chen Chengzhao and others from the confidentiality department, and asked them to study whether the plan proposed by Fan Ruobing was very feasible.

At night, the moon is bright and the stars are sparse, and the sky is full of stars.

The craftsmen of the Confidentiality Department studied all afternoon, and they stayed in the Privy Council's office, so that the officials on duty did not dare to leave. After all, the emperor was still inside, and it was not easy for them to get off work, so they could only wait dryly.

In the afternoon, the Palace Food Department heard the news that Lin Shanggong brought the maids and eunuchs to deliver a meal, but everyone was immersed in research and had no intention of eating at all.

Afterwards, Lin Shanggong also stayed and served Shi Congyun's side serving tea and water.

At night, when the sky was completely dark, with stars and moons all over the sky, Feng Jisheng and others came to a conclusion with light in their eyes: "It's possible, but you have to try it first."

Emperor Shi agreed with his rigorous way of living. After all, possibility is not enough. Engineering problems must be practiced to gain true knowledge, and you can't just slap your head on it.

At the beginning, Shi Congyun suggested to try the open section of the Yellow River. Although it is not as good as the Yangtze River, there is no wider place other than that.

However, it was quickly overruled by Chen Chengzhao. He felt that the big fanfare on the Yellow River would definitely leak the news, because there were so many business travelers on both sides of the Yellow River, it was almost impossible to keep it secret.

If Nantang knew that they were building a pontoon bridge, he would be prepared.

So in the end, Emperor Shi decided to experiment in the big lake in Shanglin Garden outside Daliang City.

This decision frightened the ministers. Shanglin Garden does have a big lake, wide enough to simulate the Yangtze River, but it is a royal garden, the emperor's real estate, and a floating bridge is built in it. Those exquisite flowers and trees, mountains and rocks, how dare they destroy it? , wouldn't it be in the way of your hands and feet, and you can't use it.

Feng Jisheng proposed that a large pool should be dug out on the edge of Bian River for training sailors, and at the same time, they could experiment in it.

Emperor Shi didn't care at all, "It's not advisable to waste people and money like that.

You bring people in, and I will have all the valuables taken away, and the things inside will be destroyed at will, not to mention that it is a royal garden, and outsiders usually dare not approach it, so I can send the imperial army to guard it, it is easy to keep it secret. "

"Officials, that's the royal garden, and the most beautiful scenery near Daliang is in it. Exotic flowers and plants, rare birds and beasts, isn't it wrong to ruin it like this." Feng Jisheng, Chen Chengzhao and other officials from the Confidentiality Department were still hesitant.

Shi Congyun waved his hand: "You guys, there is no pattern at all, it's just a garden. When I take down the Southern Tang Dynasty and take the world, the whole world will be mine. I'm afraid I won't have a garden. Go ahead and do it. It's the most suitable place. .”

All the officials froze there for a while, unable to speak, and then they bowed their hands and promised, "The official is really the king of the world!"

(End of this chapter)