The days when I fished in Daming

"Master Marquis, the road has been paved to the boundary of Jiangning. There are mountains and rivers blocking the road. People from Jiangning County have not dug it through yet. Do you want to pause for a while?"

Zheng Xiong didn't even look at Wang Peng. He closed his eyes and rested on the recliner and said casually.

"Don't worry about the mountains and rivers blocking the road. According to the original plan, we will come from Jiangning now and repair the flat areas first. After the repairs are completed, the Jiangning County Magistrate still can't fix it. Then we will find a solution!"

Wang Peng did not dare to disturb Zheng Xiong too much, and quickly retreated to convey Zheng Xiong's instructions.

Then, from the county seat of Jiangning, the road construction project started again.

Still making steady progress.

At this time, Jiangning County Magistrate was a little restless.

It wasn't too urgent at first. According to Zheng Xiong's idea, the road construction would be done next year, and the window period in the next few months should be about the same.

Including the time required for road construction itself, it takes at least half a year to lay the groundwork.

This much time is enough to lead the people of Jiangning to open up the mountains and rivers to meet the needs of road construction.

I never expected Zheng Xiong to be ahead of schedule and so fast.

This is only a month or two, so it will only take a month or two!

In this little time, we have reached the border of Jiangning?
Now I started repairing it from the back. It's not far from here. According to Zheng Xiong's speed, it will be completed in about a month.

In two or three months, Zheng Xiong had almost finished his work, but here~
Looking at the hills in the distance, Jiangning County Magistrate wanted to cry but had no tears.

I thought it was a good thing to do this job, and I was very positive.

But if he can't keep up with Zheng Xiong's pace, he may be labeled as incompetent.

After all, everyone was watching from top to bottom, and the other county magistrates were only looking at the excitement and laughing at it.

If you are incompetent in the assessment, your official career will be ruined. There is no reason why the Jiangning County Magistrate is not interested.

"Everyone, work hard! Master Hou's road has been built to our place. Because Master Hou started building these mountains and rivers from behind us, you can see it every day when you go out. How fast it is."

"The Marquis cares about Jiangning and seeks the welfare of the people of Jiangning. We, the people of Jiangning, must not hold back the Marquis and let him look down upon us."

"Today, as long as you dig through that mountain, the county magistrate will give each of you a bucket of grain. If you dig through two mountains, each of you will receive a stone."

"Cheer up and dig!"

The slogans were shouted loudly, and the inducements were sufficient.

But even one is not enough, so two.

Can only think about it.

But it did have some effect. Near evening, a small part of a hill was dug.

Magistrate Jiangning sat down on the ground. Although it didn't take much effort, it took a lot of energy to boost morale.

Running up and down is all in vain.

The result was unsatisfactory and far from what was expected!
There are at least a dozen mountains higher than this in the back, all connected together. It is simply unrealistic to rely on manpower to dig through them in a short time.

Finished!

Jiangning County Magistrate only had this idea in his mind.

I don’t know if it’s too late to apologize now.

Hey, you'd better apologize quickly!
When true cultivation comes to you, before you can get through it, you are really finished!

"Master Hou, my subordinates are incompetent. They have led the people of Jiangning to work day and night, but they still can't keep up with the progress of Master Hou. Please punish him!"

The Jiangning County Magistrate had a good attitude in admitting his mistake and his words were very pleasant. After hearing this, Zheng Xiong did not mean to blame.

"Get up! It's weirdly cold underground!"

"Thank you for your kindness, Lord Marquis, but the progress is about to be delayed. I really don't have the shame to stand up and ask Lord Marquis to punish me!"

Zheng Xiong put away his hands on the brazier, walked to the seat and sat down, saying nonchalantly.

"I can't blame you all. I'm ahead of schedule, so it's normal for you to be late."

"If you can report any problems right now, you are doing a good job. When the time comes, I will definitely punish you!"

"It doesn't matter at the moment. It will take ten and a half days before Xiu comes over. I will find a way to solve it for you. Let them stand by when you go back. Don't leave. The main work is still for you to do."

Hearing this, the Jiangning County Magistrate let out a sigh of relief. Fortunately, he was smart.

"Thank you, Lord Marquis, for your forgiveness!"

After the Jiangning County Magistrate left, Zheng Xiong picked up paper and pen and wrote a memorial.

Then someone was found and sent to the palace.

Zheng Xiong has many solutions to this situation.In the development of gunpowder, perhaps others valued its war potential more than others.

But Zheng Xiong understood that gunpowder also had a great effect.

Not only can it be used in the military.

In terms of mining, large-scale blasting using explosives is used to mine metal ores and open-pit coal mines.

Petroleum perforating bombs that use the effect of shaped energy jets to load explosives can be used for oil exploration.

In terms of geological exploration, seismic source pillars made of explosives are used for seismic prospecting.

In the machinery manufacturing industry, explosives are used in explosive forming, metal cutting, explosive welding and other processes.

In water conservancy and electric power projects, explosives are used to build dams, dredge rivers, and level land.

In railway and highway construction, explosives are used to split mountains and open roads, dig tunnels, cave chambers, etc.

Explosives are also used in large quantities to mine various stones.

In short, there are many uses.

The nitroglycerin he made himself was not meant for Lao Zhu to use as a strategic weapon.

I just took this opportunity to show Lao Zhu its true purpose.

Don't hold on to it and become a sinner that hinders technological progress.

"I would like to apply for a batch of nitroglycerin to break up the mountain gravel and build a straight road through Jiangning as soon as possible. Your Majesty, please agree!"

After reading the memorial, Lao Zhu's first thought was that he didn't want to.

But who said it was Zheng Xiong?
As an inventor, Zheng Xiong’s contribution cannot be ignored.

Zheng Xiong's request also had to be considered by Lao Zhu.

"Cracked rocks?"

Lao Zhu murmured to himself, frowning.

Since Zhentianlei became famous, Lao Zhu has prepared a lot of it using nitroglycerin.

As Zheng Xiong thought, it was made as a strategic weapon.

It is also used for military purposes.

I really haven’t thought about breaking rocks.

And the city walls weren’t even blown up!Does it really work?

Lao Zhu has a lot to think about.

For a moment, I thought that the mountain explosion was not enough to show off, so I couldn't let Zheng Xiong play with this big killer weapon. For a while, I thought of Zheng Xiong's magic, and thought it wouldn't hurt to give him a little fun.

Thinking about this and that, Lao Zhu still couldn't make a decision.

"Read and approved."

In just four words, it can be said that Lao Zhu has great trust in Zheng Xiong.

If anyone else had asked him, Lao Zhu would definitely suspect that he was someone else's spy.

At noon the next day, the nitroglycerin delivered by a dedicated person was officially delivered outside the city.

Special personnel deliver the goods, and there are many accompanying guards, all of whom are far away from each other and do not dare to get close.

It's a real gunpowder keg that explodes as soon as you poke it.

This section of the repaired cement road just bears the heavy responsibility of transportation.

While testing the cement road, we are also testing nitroglycerin.

There were no accidents along the way and we arrived safely.

Not long after, Zheng Xiong also arrived late.

I came here specifically for this trip. I have nothing else to do but do some guidance based on some knowledge I know.

The method is also very simple.

First, arrange for someone to dig a few holes from the bottom of the mountain, put some nitroglycerin in, and taste the saltiness before talking.

"Bang~"

(End of this chapter)