Villager of Daming

Chapter 900: The pontoon bridge bears the name of Kamado Ferry

Take a break, special people take a bath, others can’t help it, just hold on!

The table was set, and the people in the team prepared the food and served it. There was pork and mutton, and mutton came from goats. There were also sheep here, but the number was smaller than that of goats.

If poultry is included, it is fried and then stewed in a large pot. The local specialties are roujiamo and steamed noodles, as well as buckwheat noodles. These are common throughout Xi'an.

"It seems that the development here is pretty good. There are a lot of livestock. It's easy to buy them. The quantity is enough. We are not a small number."

Zhu Xi took a bite of the mutton casserole, ordered it with satisfaction, and praised the officials here for being sensible and doing as they were asked.

Last time I just stopped by, said a few words and dropped two books.

Unexpectedly, Weinan officials followed the requirements to develop the local economy, especially the breeding industry.

The officials did not let me come over, but the question book written by the officials was handed over, which introduced the current situation in Luonan County.

Including the construction of cement plants and the amount of cement produced, most of it was used to build roads, build houses, and build silos.

There is still a lot of silage stored in last year's reserve, which is enough to catch up with this year's. If needed in other places, part of it can be transferred.

There is no shortage of cotton growing, especially on the plains. They are planted in batches, and the people are not allowed to plant a small amount at home. They are concentrated and specially assigned people to be responsible for cotton planting and harvesting.

This year we plan to build the same hydraulic textile equipment as in Luoshui by the Wei River, and we can spin and weave cloth when we wait for the cotton harvest in autumn.

As for cattle, sheep, pigs, poultry, and rabbits, they are all raised, but they are not raising fish. There are enough fish in the river to catch them all. It is impossible to catch them all.

Fish are not actually raised intentionally, but they exist within a certain area. There are reed marshes and a large number of lotus flowers. Last year, we harvested some lotus pods and lotus roots.

This year the scale is even bigger, and you can see as far as you can see. Now is the time to open it. If you want to see it...

There are so many trivial matters written in the official question books, but everyone likes to read trivial matters, which are directly related to people's livelihood.

"We can't see lotus flowers this year. Let's talk about it later. Eat, rest early, and continue our journey tomorrow to Huayin County in Huazhou."

Zhu Fang looked as if he was not going to look. He knew that his third brother was in a hurry. It would take him a whole day to see the lotus. The place where the lotus was planted was so big!

We took a boat in, had a drink there, listened to some music, and that was it!

He said he was going to Huayin County, but he was not going to live in the county town. To get to the Yellow River, he had to walk more than 140 miles!

When they arrived at the Yellow River, the teams began to cross the river one after another, and they also crossed at night. Finally, they crossed the river in the morning, met up with some of the teams in front, and ran to Jiezhou to rest.

There was Si Yancheng in Jiezhou, which was later called Yuncheng. There was a salt pond in it, and the entire Guanzhong and Shanxi provinces relied on it to provide salt.

In the past, the salt here was not delicious. The most delicious was the well salt from Shu. The salt cooked at the seaside was better than this.

During the Tang Dynasty, some of the salt eaten in Chang'an came from here. There were reed marshes in Weinan and there were also reed marshes in Jiezhou.

The reed marshes are not accidental, including the places on the seaside where the sea was boiled to make salt. The reed marshes were allotted, and the grass from the reed marshes was used to boil the salt, and then the ashes were used to purify the salt.

Historically, the Ming Dynasty did not develop beach salt on a large scale. Land annexation included the annexation of reed marshes. Whoever controlled the reed marshes would control the production of sea salt.

Now the salt ponds should also be used for beach drying. After layers of purification, the salt will be delicious. Naturally, lotus flowers will be planted in the reed marshes, and the reeds will be used to make things and feed livestock.

Reeds are also medicinal materials, and ducks and geese eat reeds. Weinan said that if he raised a lot of rabbits, he would feed them reeds, as long as they don't eat freshly dewed rabbits.

Especially in winter, dried reeds are rabbits' favorite. It would be better if you can give them a reed stick.

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As expected, everyone finished eating early and went to bed early. They did not dare to eat more for fear of feeling uncomfortable at night.

The team continued to march the next morning, following the downstream flow of the Weishui River, and in the afternoon they arrived at the Yellow River where Huayin is located. "That's it! Rougamo for lunch and steamed noodles for dinner?" Zhu Di didn't know what to eat.

We were on the road at noon and when the animals were resting, we didn't have the time to cook other dishes. We braised the meat in advance and baked the pancakes last night.

The weather is hot, so let’s make wild vegetable soup for everyone to have a meal. What should we eat in the evening? Or deal with eating soybean noodles?

"It's okay to eat noodles with spicy noodles, but make more noodles to make them taste better."

The team leader is all-powerful, and everyone in the team knows how to cook, so they can eat whatever they want.

So everyone started making noodles and frying saozi. If there was no fresh pork, they used bacon to make it.

We went to the river to catch fish again. We couldn't just eat a bowl of noodles. We made braised fish, which was at least considered a dish. We stewed it in a big pot one pot at a time.

"Just build a bridge across the river. We don't have to go through the trouble of ferrying across the river."

The youngest, the fifth, Zhu Ju, watched the team crossing the river. Some people had built a camp there. This is the gourd beach, which is a beach shaped like a gourd.

The reason for the formation is that the Wei River flows into the Yellow River, and the Yellow River water also flows. Affected by the two rivers, such a beach is washed out.

Zhu Ju believed that this beach was suitable for building a bridge.

The chief hesitated for a moment, then said it: "Your Highness, there is actually Pujin Ferry not far to the north, and there is a pontoon bridge on Pujin Ferry.

Both sides were guarded by large iron oxen, which started in the Tang Dynasty. Later, in the early Yuan Dynasty, they were burned due to war needs.

Then Puzhou City was built in that place to guard against dangers on the Yellow River.

If you want to build a bridge, you can build a pontoon bridge again. With our current technology, it is very easy.

The Tang Dynasty had very little steel output at that time, and a few big iron oxen consumed half of the country's steel. "

"Ah? Ah! Yes? We thought others didn't think of it! Damn Beiyuan, why did you burn it down? Can't you keep a good bridge for people to cross the river? Li Chang, that bridge is floating, how can the boat cross it?"

After Zhu Ting understood this, he scolded the Yuan Dynasty, and then wondered why you blocked the river on a pontoon bridge. It was different from a normal bridge. If it floats on the water, wouldn't the boat move away?

"Your Highness, the middle of the pontoon can be opened. At a fixed time every day, after opening, the ship will take it to the side. At this time, other ships will come and go.

After that time, the boat brought the bridge together again, and finally connected. The main reason was that there were not many boats coming and going. The upstream was Hukou Waterfall, which required boating on land.

There are only boats traveling between Hukou Falls and the lower reaches. There are not many boats on land. It was too difficult, but now it is easy. "

The chief introduced this again, and he also heard what Hanhan said.

"Then let's build a bridge? Third brother, I think this bridge is very important. It can connect you and second brother directly. If nothing happens, you two can chat on the bridge."

Zhu Rui was young and considered whether to build the original pontoon bridge again.

"We're not the Cowherd and the Weaver Girl, why do we have to meet on the bridge?" Zhu Fan glanced at his younger brother.

Zhu Xi laughed there, and then said: "If it works, we will build it. It is best not to float. During the dry season, we can just drive piles on the river."

　No more today

　　

　

(End of this chapter)