Chapter 407 Building the Bridge
On the south side of Hezhu, wooden boats were put into the river one after another, causing large splashes of water.
Carpenters came across the river in batches and began to build the pontoon bridge.
The wood used for the pontoon bridge is collected from Yangzhou and Jiangzhou and dried in the shade for several years. It has a tough texture and is not easy to rot after being painted.
There are people roasting bamboo on Hezhu.
The boats are all connected together by thick bamboo pieces one after another, which is very strong.
The better way is of course to use iron chains to connect, but the cost is too high.
After the Southern and Northern Dynasties, the Tang Dynasty rebuilt the three-city pontoon bridge in Heyang, which was also connected with bamboo inlays, but the Pubanjin pontoon bridge used iron chains.
“It’s hard to live without food!”
“Save me! Save me!”
The servants shouted slogans and buried an extremely heavy stone beast into the pit dug in advance.
The stone beast has an iron chain fixed on its body. Its main function is to hold a part of the pontoon bridge close to the river bank so that the whole bridge will not drift too much. If conditions permit, it is best to bury the iron man underground, but this is not impossible. Conditions?
From the construction method, this pontoon bridge is more formal than the temporary bridge built during the war. With proper maintenance, it can be used for many years.
The original river bridge was built by Du Yu. It was barely still there when Wang Ying first raised his troops in Chengdu, but it was soon destroyed in the war. In the end, there is only one place name left here: Heqiao.
Now, the real river bridge is here.
"Crash!" A boat was pushed into the water from the shore. Shao Xun and Fu Zhi boarded the boat and sailed to Hezhu in the west.
The two rivers are very close and they will arrive soon.
After the group landed ashore, the sergeants who were clearing weeds and shrubs on the island saluted.
In the center of the island is the temple, called "Hepinghou Temple".
There are some people living inside and outside the ancestral hall. They are taking earth to build walls and repair houses.
There is a stele in front of the temple with dense handwriting.
Fu Zhi stared at the temple for a long time.
"What is Situ thinking?" Shao Xun asked softly.
"In the time of Emperor Wen (Sima Zhao), it was rumored that a big fish was seen in Mengjin. It was hundreds of paces long and five feet high. Its head was on the south bank and its tail was on Zhongzhu. This is the Hepinghou Temple." Fu Zhi replied.
Shao Xun took a look at the river temple, which was shaded by green trees and red flowers, and felt very good.
There are many open spaces around the river temple, with beautiful trees and abundant water and grass, where livestock can be grazed.
He estimated that thirty hectares of farmland could still be cleared and could accommodate two to three hundred households. In addition, there are large areas of pasture and a small amount of woods, where cattle and sheep can also be grazed.
But it doesn’t really make sense.
This place is mainly used for military purposes. Some vegetable beds and orchards can be opened to subsidize military supplies. There is no need to farm.
“I can’t hold on any longer.” Fu Zhi sighed and said, “My family knows their own affairs and they won’t live for a few more days. Many of the people on Hezhu were recruited by me. Now it’s hard for them.”
"What do you mean, Situ? You might as well say it bluntly." Shao Xun said.
Fu Zhi was speechless for a while. After being silent for a long time, he only said: "Be nice to them."
Shao Xun looked at him.
Fu Zhi sighed again and said, "Let them live."
"Okay." Shao Xun agreed.
Fu Zhi stopped talking and sat in the grass, looking at the north bank of the river.
His health was deteriorating, and his life was about to come to an end. Before he died, he faced such a situation of ruined country and family, which made him feel a little uncomfortable.
Shao Xun patrolled the island minding his own business.
The only men there were basically drafted into work.
Women grow a little grain, fruits and vegetables, but they hide when they see people coming, because they either don’t have enough clothes, or they are too tattered to cover their bodies.
The children were even running around naked.
In fact, it is not much different from the Yuzhou he controlled.
Even with the protection of aristocratic families, can everyone really be clothed and not naked? Impossible.
This is the world today. Hunger has plagued people for several years. The sericulture industry has suffered heavy losses. The hemp fields have also suffered heavy losses. They have not enough to eat and not enough to wear.
Not to mention ordinary people, even the poor and poor scholars would stay at relatives' houses and secretly put on a pair of clothes before leaving, which became a joke.
Fu Zhi asked Shao Xun to be nice to these people, but he really couldn't do it and could only agree to let them live.
As long as you live, there is hope.
The mulberry seedlings being transplanted on a large scale in Yuzhou are a sign of hope.
The newly opened field is hope.
I hope to be able to eat more bites gradually.
The number of cattle, sheep, horses and donkeys that are increasing day by day is hope.
First solve the problem of hungry stomach and bare buttocks - there is no more miserable time traveler than me.
"Leave this land to me." Shao Xun pointed to a piece of wasteland in the northeast corner of Hezhu and said to Cai Cheng: "I will come to reclaim the wasteland in the afternoon. Whose sheep do they buy? Come on, give me some more trees in exchange for food and people."
"Promise." Cai Cheng was stunned. Is Ming Gong going to be a hermit?
“Who dug the pond outside?” Shao Xun pointed to the outside of the land and asked.
Similar to Taozhu, it is an artificially dug pool based on the terrain, with three sides close to the shore and one side facing the water.
The water in the pool seems not very deep because there is no way to stop the boat.
"It should have been dug by the sergeants who once went to the island." Cai Cheng replied. "Enclose it outside and build a river embankment." Shao Xun ordered.
“No.”
Shao Xun walked to the edge of the pool again and looked carefully.
In Zhongli City (built on a sandbank in the river) in the Tang Dynasty, many such ponds were dug. Relying on the water surface of the Yellow River, many carps were raised. They were huge and plump. People at the time called them "yellow croakers" and they were often sent Go to the palace as a tribute.
When Li Guangbi was guarding the three cities of Heyang, he was short of food, so he fished for "yellow croaker" in large quantities.
"Go back." Shao Xun waved his hand and said: "The refugees from the three islands of Taozhu, Gaozhu, and Majhu will be carefully counted and compiled into a book from now on. Their families will receive one dendrobium of food per month. Three pieces of cloth are given every year, let’s give one piece now.”
“Ming Gong, where did you get the cloth?” Cai Cheng asked in a low voice.
"The imperial court should still have some supplies." Shao Xun said: "I will go to the imperial court later and ask for the allocation of equipment, food and silk. The court has no food, and equipment and cloth can always be found. What I want is more Not much."
"Does Duke Ming want to organize these Ding Zhuangs into his army?"
"It's just an army of its own," Shao Xun said, "After all, the three cities of Heyang. They still have to defend it by themselves. The Silver Spear Army cannot stay here for a long time and will have to leave sooner or later." Cai Cheng understood.
There are only more than a thousand refugee households on the three islands, which is actually very few.
However, the imperial court established Heyang County on Taozhu, but the county included three sandbars in the middle of the river, a large area of land near Mengjin, and many places on the north bank of the river that were still under Xiongnu control.
The area near Mengjin is relatively large, and I heard that thousands of refugee families were forcibly moved there to settle and build cities.
If you include those people, there are indeed quite a few people.
From now on, these people will be the main force in guarding the three cities of Heyang on a daily basis.
"The bugle will be called——" Shao Xun thought for a while and said: "Hei Zhen!"
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On Zhama Embankment, The canopy is like clouds, and the flags are like forests.
Liu Cong, the emperor of the Han Dynasty, leaped onto the horse river and looked quietly at the other side.
The Yellow River is not wide. Looking from the north bank, the islands in the center of the river are crowded with people, sweating like rain.
The foundation of the city has been laid, and earth tamping has begun.
Building a city actually doesn't take long.
It only takes tens of thousands of people to build a crude city that is barely usable and takes more than half a month. If you want to build a stronger building, spend more time and use more good materials.
Now it seems that the Jin people are transporting wood, stone and bricks to the island day and night, and it seems that they are going to build a fortified city. And it’s only June, so they have plenty of time to finish.
"Please tell me, sir, how should we deal with the Jin people building a city on the south bank and in the middle of the river?" Liu Cong looked at the princes and ministers who were following him and asked.
Taizai Liu Yannian opened his eyes and said in a hoarse voice: "Your Majesty, Jin people are good at boats, and I am good at horses. Why should I compete with them for the length of a day?"
The general of the Chinese army listened. He wanted to refute, but Liu Yannian had begged for him and saved his life, but he couldn't refute him face to face. He could only say: "Your Majesty, you still have to find a way to fight. If we only build a city on the south bank and in the middle of the river, That's all, but they are likely to go all the way to the north bank to build a city. Then they can move in and out freely. They can fight if they want to, and if they don't want to fight, they can retreat to the strong city. It will be like a thorn in the back, and they have to pull it out. "
< br>Liu Cong glanced at Liu Yannian coldly and secretly said that the old man was confused. Xuan looked at Wang Zhang again with a complicated expression.
Back to the city itself, the threat is indeed great. At least Hanoi, which is undefendable, is completely under the attack of others.
A few years later, Jin people once again took the initiative to attack, which made him very unhappy.
Yes, I am just unhappy.
Shao Xun refutes his face and disgusts him at every turn. This tone becomes increasingly difficult to swallow.
"Send an order to send Shi Le and Zhao Gu to lead their troops to stop the enemy from building the city." Liu Cong flicked his sleeves and ordered.
Soon someone prepared a decree and issued it.
Wang Zhang was calculating silently.
Even if Shi Le and Zhao Gu are unwilling, they should still obey the order and bring at least some of their troops over.
It’s good to do this, weaken its strength, so as not to lose its tail in the future.
It should have been like this a long time ago!
Since Cao Yi occupied Qingzhou, the court has been alert.
Shi Le doesn't dare to resist now, and he doesn't have the capital to resist. It is just right to let him come over to fight with Shao Xun and consume each other. As long as Shi Le didn't dare to resist this time, he would be even less afraid next time.
Thinking about it this way, it was a good thing for the Jin people to build the three cities of Heyang.
If this had not happened, the emperor might not have sent Shi Andong to fight here.
If Shao Xun had not taken control of Henan, the imperial court might not have sent Zhenyuan General Liang Fuchun to lead his army eastward and start operating Hebei.
Okay, great thing!
After Liu Cong watched on the embankment for a while, he led the crowd to leave and go to Ye Wang.
Halfway through the journey, Zhonghuangmen came to report: Liu Ying, the noble concubine, and Liu Yin, the Taibao, died one after another.
Liu Cong was stunned for a long time, opened his mouth, and finally closed it again.
Previously, he planned to make Liu Ying, the noble concubine Liu Ying, the daughter of the Taibao Liu Yin, the queen. However, the Queen Mother refused and asked to make her grandniece and noble Zhang Huiguang the queen.
Liu Cong agreed.
But he never expected that Liu Yin, Liu Ying and his daughter would die one after another?
But that's not the only bad news.
There was a report in Guanzhong that Wang Yao of Zhongshan and General Zhenxi were defeated in repeated battles, so they withdrew from Chang'an and retreated to Feng Yi. They also drove more than 80,000 Chang'an ladies and gentlemen to Pingyang.
Liu Cong felt a little regretful at this time.
The retreat was in an orderly manner and they were able to come back with 80,000 prisoners. In fact, it was not considered a defeat. At least the strength of the Jin army in Guanzhong was very limited and they were unable to pursue it.
If I had known this, I would have given more soldiers, and maybe I would have defeated Jia Tzu and others.
Liu Cong felt that his mind was a little confused and it was time to sort out his strategy. Which direction was more important to him.
(End of this chapter)