Fang Linwang, who was strolling by the Yongfeng River and writing and drawing with a pen and paper, handed the nearly drawn drawings into Lu Qiyan's hands.
After Lu Qiyan looked at it for a moment, he frowned slightly, "Master Fang, the location of this bridge..."
"Yes." Fang Linwang nodded, "This bridge cannot be built in its original location. It has to be moved two miles east, so that the impact of the water flow is the weakest, the bridge will be the most stable, and the life of the bridge will be longer."
"Previously. This location is not very good, and the bridge piers have been greatly affected. Even if you use enough materials now, it will only last ten or twenty years. The reason why the bridge was so easily destroyed at that time was because of poor site selection. "
"Then why did you choose this place to build the bridge in the first place?" Zhao Youcai was a little puzzled, "Did the craftsmen nearby not see it?"
"Do you think everyone is as capable as me?" Fang Linwang rolled his eyes at Zhao Youcai at first, but patiently explained, "The person who was responsible for supervising the construction of this bridge was the Cong County Magistrate. I heard that the Cong County Magistrate was the most I believe in the theory of ghosts, gods, and feng shui. It is estimated that some wise man said that building a road here would make his official career prosperous, so he built the bridge here."
"Building the bridge. In the eyes of outsiders, this kind of thing is just a matter of building a bridge when it encounters water. The water is big and the water is small, and it is just a matter of building more piers or making the piers wider. In fact, it is not the case. From the location to the determination of the shape of the bridge, there is nothing careless. It's all impossible, otherwise if you encounter a flood, you will..."
Fang Linwang suddenly paused.
He is from Shaoxing. When he was young, he had already learned the skill of building stone bridges. From the time he started building bridges, he was known for the novel and exquisite shapes of the bridges and his superb craftsmanship. praised.
He was very proud of himself at that time, and he was also arrogant, arrogant and arrogant.
Relying on his talent in building bridges, he did not pay attention to many details, so that the bridge deck he built seemed to have no problems, but after five consecutive days of heavy rain that year, it was completely destroyed. washed away.
Fang Linwang still remembers that the guaranteed votes he had vowed to win all turned into slaps on his face, making him feel ashamed.
Although most of the bridges on the river were destroyed due to heavy rains and floods, the local government determined that the bridge destruction was a natural disaster and did not hold him responsible.
But the scene of the bridge destroying people and killing people is still vivid in my mind decades later, transformed into sharp arrows, hitting the center of my eyebrows, causing heartache.
After that, he vowed that when rebuilding the bridge, every step must be cautious and no mistakes should be made. Whether it is site selection, bridge design, field setting out or piling... every step must be done with dedication. Try your best and never give anyone a chance to fool you!
"In short, the location must be better here. In addition, the bridge design must abandon the previous look and make it an ordinary stone beam bridge, which is strong and durable, uses common materials and is low-cost." Fang Linwang said.
"Yes." Lu Qiyan nodded, "Then just follow what Master Fang said."
"But if this is the case, wouldn't there be something wrong?" Zhao Youcai was a little worried.
Lu Qiyan is now being targeted a lot, and it would be inappropriate if he was caught with some braids again.
“The superiors only said that the bridge should be built, but they did not say that it must be built on the original site.” Lu Qiyan said with a smile, “Brother Zhao must have forgotten that when the battalion commander gave the order to build the bridge, he only said that it would never be built. The bridge on the Feng River was destroyed and a new one had to be built.”
As for where the bridge will be built, whether it is offset from the original site, and whether it looks the same, there is no mention at all.
Since I didn’t say it, it depends on the situation.
"That's what it is." Zhao Youcai nodded repeatedly and even touched his nose.
He has been in the army for so many years and has fought a lot of battles. Now he is just the leader of the brigade. There is a reason why Lu Qiyan was promoted to the head of the capital so quickly.
Sure enough, young minds are much easier to use.
After deciding on the new address and bridge type, Fang Linwang began to select suitable wood and stone. Lu Qiyan sent Zhao Youcai to follow him to ensure that everything was safe.
After explaining these things, Lu Qiyan harnessed a horse and took a few soldiers with him, preparing to go out. Visit the wealthy squire family nearby again.
He is such a tough guy, it’s time for him to show some bad habits.
Su Yongfu was driving empty when he walked back, and he was very familiar with the road. He ran very fast along the way. Just after noon, he arrived at the door of Xia Mingyue's house.
"This is the brown sugar and red date steamed buns and rice cakes brought to Madam Xia from the kitchen." Su Yongfu did not forget to take out the small bag in his arms and handed it to Xia Mingyue, "This was brought back by Lu Dutou. "Mrs. Xia."
Lu Qiyan asked Su Yongfu to bring the silver back?
Didn't we agree before in Xiaohe Village that Lu Qiyan should focus on his own affairs first, but now...
"Thank you, Brother Su." Xia Mingyue put the things He accepted them one by one, and when he took the cloth bag, his eyebrows were slightly raised.
This weight is heavier than when I was in Xiaohezhuang.
Could it be that Lu Qiyan made a fortune during this period?
Xia Mingyue pursed her lips and smiled, opened the bag, and was startled when she saw that the bag contained not silver, but small pebbles.
Then he held his forehead and smiled.
This is because Wu Jin found a lot of small stones for her last time, and she liked them very much. Lu Qiyan thought that she liked to collect these, so he specially asked someone to bring them back?
But there is one thing to say. The small pebbles that Lu Qiyan brought back are smooth and round, with different colors. When piled together, they have the color of jade, which is quite beautiful.
This time Lu Qiyan brought back more small stones than what Wu Jin found last time.
Xia Mingyue weighed the bag of stones in her hand, and after thinking for a moment, she went out onto the street.
In the afternoon, someone brought a small fish tank carved from stone, with several bright red koi fish in it.
Xia Mingyue put in all the washed pebbles.
The bottom of the fish tank immediately became colorful and very beautiful.
"In spring, plant a bowl lotus and the fish tank will look better." Jiang Zhuguo suggested.
"It's feasible." Xia Mingyue fiddled with the pebbles in the fish tank with her hands, smiling with crooked eyebrows.
The chill in winter is getting stronger day by day.
Businesses everywhere in Xia Ji are like the warm sunshine in winter, common and prosperous.
In the past few days, Xia Mingyue has confirmed the franchise of two more breakfast stalls, started new training, and begun to gradually increase the production volume of the central kitchen.
Mrs. Song has been looking for a place for her to live these days.
After some inquiring, Song finally stayed at Feng’s house.
This matter was brought up by Ms. Feng on her own initiative. The reason is that the yard at her home is not small and the house is redundant. However, she usually lives alone, which is really a bit lonely. (End of this chapter)