At the beginning, Emperor Yang of Sui was kidnapped

Chapter 206 The Bridge Across the Mountains

Because the infrastructure construction of Wanmin City is currently under rapid development, Lao Yang will come to the workshop of the craftsman to buy cement every once in a while.

At the beginning, when Pei Yun saw Lao Yang for the first time, he was almost terrified.

Fortunately, I found that this old Yang seemed to have...something wrong with his mind.

A generation of emperors actually lived in Wanmin City with peace of mind and honestly engaged in municipal planning.

And he was on duty every day, earlier than him.

The work is very active. For this reason, the director of the house has repeatedly called on all the staff in the Lord's Mansion to learn from Lao Yang...

But think about it carefully, the current world...

It has completely changed.

Even if Yang Guang wanted to be emperor, it was almost impossible.

After all, the country that was like an iron barrel in the Sui Dynasty is now torn apart.

Everywhere is occupied by anti-kings.

I saw Yang Guang many times in the Craftsman Division, and over time, Pei Yun got used to it.

At this time, he was very calm, looking at Yang Guang approaching from a distance, and said loudly: "How much cement does Director Yang want this time?"

Yang Guang glanced at him, with his usual expression, and said lightly, "Eight hundred stones."

Pei Yun immediately made a decision and ordered someone to lead Yang Guang to pick up the goods from the inventory.

After Yang Guang left, Pei Yun stroked his beard and proudly looked at He Chou who doubted his life.

That look and tone seemed to be asking, do you think the old man is awesome...

Now He Chou only feels that his legs are weak.

Everything in his cognition seemed to be subverted.

Didn't it say that His Majesty was hanged to death in Jiangdu?

Why do you still have a fake corpse?
Forget about deceiving the corpse, but actually started to rebel in the den of rebels...

The most important thing is that she is on an equal footing with Pei Yun!

Swallowing, He Chou looked around blankly, and suddenly felt that everything was unreal.

Always feel like I'm dreaming.

"Don't be confused! My lord wants to see you!"

Seeing that he had achieved the effect he wanted, Pei Yun snorted coldly, awakening He Chou who was doubting his life.

This time, relying on the many ingenious artifacts under the lord's command, he finally regained his victory.

In the way of utensils, He Chou was crushed upright once.

Although... none of these were invented by him, but he is now the director of the artisan department, responsible for coordinating the operation of the artisans under his command.

These credits can all be counted on his head.

……

Soon, a small official came and took He Chou to the lord's mansion.

Fourth floor.

Xu Mu was frowning, staring at a map that Fang Xuanling handed over.

This map was jointly drawn by Cui Ji and Fang Yizhi, and it is a topographic map near Wanmin City.

Outside Wanmin City, there are mountains all over the place, and the common people live on the mountainside or at the foot of these mountains.

Although some roads were opened up by using gunpowder to open mountains and crack rocks, overall, the traffic was extremely inconvenient.

To go from one mountain to another, you need to go down the mountain first, and then go up the mountain...

It takes three hours to travel from the farthest village to the main city of Wanmin City.

"If you want to get rich, build roads first. Now that Henan County has been conquered, the traffic around Wanmin City must be well planned, otherwise..."

Xu Mu murmured, "Otherwise, Wanmin City in the future will only be a closed mountain city."

What he wanted was to build Wanmin City into an open, prosperous city that could move the whole of Henan and even the whole world from one point to another.

Therefore, Wanmin City must communicate with the outside world.

Thinking of this, Xu Mu began to draw lines one after another on the mountains on the map.

These lines are then completed into bridges.

That's right, the bridge!

A bridge across the mountains!
A bridge in the air!

"With the current level of technology in Wanmin City, this should be achievable. This is the real usage of reinforced concrete!"

Xu Mu took a deep breath and hung the topographic map on the wall.

There are 38 large and small mountains outside the city of Wanmin.

These mountains are high and low, which can be seen at a glance under the label of the contour line.

The highest peak is more than two hundred meters!
The lowest one is more than [-] meters!
Between the 38 mountains, Xu Mu has planned a bridge in the air.

If it is realized, entering Wanmin City from Yangcheng in the future will no longer be a mountain road that lasts for four or five hours, but...

Directly passing through the air bridge can shorten the distance by nearly half!

"My lord, He Chou brought it here."

While Xu Mu was thinking about the plan, He Chou was also brought in.

Xu Mu turned around and looked at He Chou.

The body is indeed very tough, and it looks like the kind that goes to the construction site all the year round.

Similarly, He Chou was also looking at Xu Mu.

Along the way, he asked the little official many times before he learned that the biggest person in Wanmin City is the lord.

Bigger than the so-called director of the artisan department and the director of the municipal planning department!
From Pei Yun's mouth, he even learned that those ingenious artifacts were all made by the master in front of him.

But he never expected that the lord is so young...

So much so that he forgot to salute.

When he came back to his senses and wanted to salute, he saw Xu Mu waving his hand to stop him, and at the same time he said, "He Chou, who has successively served as Yufu Supervisor, Taifu Chancellor, Taifu Shaoqing, and Taifu Qing, made a gift for the royal family. The ceremonial guards, weapons, palaces, etc. are exquisitely conceived and unique in the world."

These materials were naturally provided by Pei Ju from the intelligence department.

When He Chou heard this, his body trembled.

He didn't expect that the lord in front of him knew him so well.

He even knows exactly what official positions he has held!
"Pei Yun should show you a brief tour of the Craftsman's Department. I don't know... How is my Wanmin City compared to your Taifu?"

Xu Mu then stared at him and asked a question.

He Chou smiled wryly, bowed his head and said, "Chou used to have his eyes higher than the roof, and he often despised the craftsmen of the world. Now that he sees the many utensils in Wanmin City, he knows what ingenious workmanship is. If you talk about the exquisite design, Chou... is really better than that. Not in case the lord."

He called the Lord very naturally.

He is not a pure scholar, and has no idea of ​​being loyal to the Sui Dynasty.

Otherwise, they would not have survived the Jiangdu coup launched by Sima Dekan.

Now he knows very well that if he wants to survive, he has to work honestly for Wanmin City.

and……

The lord of Wanmin City is so clear about his message, he obviously values ​​him very much.

In addition to the many utensils he saw earlier, and... Yang Guang, he couldn't help being very curious about Wanmin City.

Xu Mu nodded slightly when he saw him call out the word lord.

Wanmin City is growing stronger and stronger, and to be honest, his tricks of deception are not very useful anymore.

Those who were tied up in the mountains, seeing such a promising rebel group, forgot all about their old club.

but……

There is still some deception that should be had.

After all, what He Chou has to do after joining Wanmin City is to subvert the world's perception.

Ever since, Xu Mu walked to the window with his hands behind his back.

It left He Chou with an unfathomable back.

"Do you know what a craftsman is?"

This sudden question stunned He Chou.

He knew that the lord was testing him.

After thinking for a while, he cupped his hands and said, "A craftsman, a craftsman, can be called a craftsman if he is outstanding in a certain aspect."

Xu Mu nodded, and then asked again: "Do you know what a master is?"

He Chou couldn't help but dignified, took a deep breath, and replied: "The ancient masters are nothing more than Mozi, Gongshu Banye, he should be a teacher for all generations, and he will be regarded as a patriarch by future generations of craftsmen. It's true."

After hearing He Chou's answer, Xu Mu turned around slowly, staring at him with deep eyes: "Do you want to be like Mo Zi, who loses the class, go down in history and become... a master of the generation?"

As soon as this question was asked, He Chou's heart skipped a beat.

He gets it, he wants it.

He grew up in a poor family, and his father took him to Chang'an to study when he was young, but he gave up studying and fell in love with the utensil manufacturing industry.

No matter how his father persuaded him, he would not listen.

Willing to go his own way.

This is his hobby, and he wants to be a craftsman all his life.

Then, he worshiped those craftsmen as teachers in Chang'an, learning lacquerware making, ceramic making, woodworking making, palace making and so on.

Then gather the strengths of a hundred schools of thought, and after decades, they have gathered together what they have learned.

Therefore, he was able to build a bridge over the majestic Liao River in two days for the passage of [-] soldiers.

Therefore, he was able to build Liuhe City overnight, with a circumference of eight miles and a height of ten feet, showing an incredible miracle in front of the world.

But he knew that with these, he could not become a master.

The so-called masters in ancient times are those who can benefit the future generations and benefit the common people.

For example, Gongshuban and Mozi, the knowledge and inventions of the two, the drills, planes, ink fountains, etc. invented by Gongshuban have been used for thousands of years.

"Dare to ask my lord, how can I become a great master?"

Thinking of this, He Chou knelt down on the ground with a "plop".

He knocked on the ground with his head and was extremely devout.

At this time, Xu Mu seemed to be a guiding light on his life path.

He is over sixty years old.

He wanted to take advantage of his dying years to attack the highest honor of a craftsman.

But in Wanmin City, he saw hope.

The bobbin cart can lift water upside down, which is convenient for irrigation. If it spreads out of the mountain, the people will all be grateful to Wanmin City.

Cement is the only weapon for casting a strong city. If it is used to cast the Great Wall and the Turkic cavalry, don't even think about taking half a step in the Central Plains!
The same is true for Quyuanli, with an exquisite conception, although it is not complicated, it can be passed on to thousands of generations!
Xu Mu in front of the window looked at He Chou who had such a big reaction...

Slightly surprised.

He only wanted to guide He Chou and start planning the construction of the air bridge...

Unexpectedly, He Chou was so obsessed with becoming a master.

However, Xu Mu was soon relieved that He Chou, who can reach the peak in the field of construction, is not normal without obsession.

Looking at the pious He Chou, Xu Mu signaled him to get up, and immediately pointed to a huge blueprint on the wall behind him.

First, give him a brief explanation of the concepts of contour lines.

Tell him how to distinguish between mountains and flats by looking at pictures.

After He Chou was able to understand the topographical map, he opened his mouth and said, "Have you ever built... a bridge that can cross the mountain?"

(End of this chapter)