Emperor Taizong's Growth Plan

Chapter 352 Blue Tseka【Master of Metaphysics】

On the winding and rugged mountain official road, more than a hundred young and strong people wearing common clothes and carrying parcels are rushing forward under the leadership of several guards.

Summer is coming to an end, and the feeling of climate recovery is very obvious.Even though the mountain breeze was blowing and the trees were shaded, the young men who hadn't changed into single clothes were already sweating profusely as they walked against the sun.

In the originally noisy queue, because of the exhaustion of the past few days, no one was willing to chat and chat, and the atmosphere suddenly seemed a little dull.

Seeing this, the leading guards felt that the atmosphere was not right. They were afraid that some people would be dissatisfied and agitate the team at this time, so they quickly spoke to appease:
"The government asked our village youth to report tomorrow, so there is plenty of time. When we get to the mountain, let's take a rest before going down the mountain!"

"After crossing this mountain, there will be no mountain road ahead. Another [-] miles will lead to the Lujiang River! Work harder, everyone, and we can sleep peacefully in the camp tonight."

A group of young and strong people had been driving for several days, and their bodies were very tired. They were obviously a little immune to these words, and they answered twice feebly, which was regarded as a response.

Seeing this, several guards couldn't help feeling a little worried.

When ordinary people serve in the army, since ancient times, the probability of accidents has not been low.

Now that the local government has just been established, it does not have much prestige. A group of young and strong people are willing to be recruited by the government because they feel that the new majesty is a good emperor who loves the people when he rescued them during the plague. Willing to trust the government.

But after all, it was only because Xiao Cheng's prestige was not solid, so all the guards couldn't help being a little frightened, for fear that they would encounter a daring lunatic who would mobilize the people to riot.

And at this moment, a voice suddenly sounded from among the crowd:
"Third Uncle, I heard that the government is very generous this time, and the soldiers in the military are provided with meat every day. Is it true?"

The middle-aged guard at the head was shocked when he heard the words, and hurriedly said loudly:
"Yes, there is meat every day, I have seen it with my own eyes before!"

Having said that, the middle-aged guard rolled his eyes and immediately scolded with a smile:
"You're usually shrewd, why did you think of eating at this time? Let me tell you, the current government is different from the previous Xia State government! This time, in addition to the one-year corvee service, you can also get daily wages. You're not too young, you need some snacks, save more money to marry a wife!"

Among the young and middle-aged, many of them are young men, who are at the most restless age. When they heard the topic of marrying a wife, they all became energetic and showed some rippling smiles on their faces.

Now it is the time when there is no harvest and there is no need for busy farming. As long as the corvee is not life-threatening, the people will not resist it.

What's more, compared to the Xia State corvee who had to provide their own rations before, the new government not only manages rations, promises meat, and even distributes wages.

Not to mention fulfilling all of such conditions, even if only half of them are fulfilled, it is enough to satisfy the recruited young adults.

After serving corvee for one or two months, there is no need to worry about the government distributing corvee again within a year, and it also saves the family's rations.If you can save some more wages, that would be great!

Thinking of this, everyone's tired bodies suddenly regained some strength.

Among the crowd, there was a sixteen or seventeen-year-old boy with rolling eyes. He looked very shrewd. At this time, he was not afraid of the joke of the middle-aged guard who called him third uncle, and continued to smile and say:
"When the time comes, you must trouble Uncle San!"

The middle-aged guard noticed that there was a slightly dull atmosphere in the team due to the physical fatigue of everyone, but it was swept away at this moment.

In his heart, he couldn't help but heaved a sigh of relief, and winked at the boy just now with satisfaction.

The boy noticed his third uncle's satisfied eyes, winked at him, and smiled.

Obviously, the chorus just now was a tacit cooperation between the two in order to appease everyone's hearts.

The effect is very obvious!
A group of young and strong, at this time, their hearts are getting up, and the speed that was gradually slowing down suddenly speeds up at this time.In less than an hour, they came to a platform on the top of the mountain.

The guards did not lose their words, and immediately asked everyone to stop and rest.

The middle-aged guard suddenly waved his hand at the young man.

Seeing this, the young man stood up without saying a word, and followed him to the top of the mountain.

The middle-aged guard suddenly raised his hand and pointed forward, saying:
"Look, there is Lushui over there!"

Standing on the mountain, the young man looked in the direction of his third uncle's finger, his eyes widened, and a shocked look appeared on his face.

Looking into the distance, you can vaguely see the surging Lujiang River coming in front of you, meandering above the land.

On both sides of the river, more than [-] young and strong people confiscated by the local government gathered here. The dense stretch of land stretched for several miles, and it looked like a colony of ants, continuously transporting countless materials to build bridges. to the river.

The young man who has been living in the village has never seen so many people or such a sight since he was born.

Looking at the bank of the Lushui River in the distance at this time, I can only feel throbbing, excitement, hesitation, fear... all mixed emotions.

A young man who has not read many books can't describe the emotions in his heart with words.

The middle-aged guard on the side suddenly sighed quietly at this moment, and said with emotion:
"Hongjia Village, it's too small!"

Hearing the words, the young man took a rough breath, and suddenly understood why he was in such a complicated mood at this time!
As the middle-aged guard said, Hongjia Village is too small!
The teenagers at this time are like rural teenagers who have just come to a big city.

Seeing the prosperity that has never been seen before, and realizing how vast the world is, teenagers will inevitably feel fear and shrink back because of the strangeness, and will also feel excited and throbbing because of yearning.

A young man's ambition will make him feel complacent.Uncertainty about the future will also make him feel at a loss.

The middle-aged guard turned his head and solemnly said to the boy:
"You know me, why did you have to take you out to serve this time?"

The young man shook his head subconsciously, but looked at Lujiang in the distance, and nodded subconsciously again.

The middle-aged guard said in a deep voice:
"Third uncle, I have been working in the yamen for a long time, and I know it well. The new court is different from before. In the county yamen, the behavior of the new adults is completely different from that of the previous Xia officials. And listen It is said that Zhongqing City will hold some imperial examinations every year, even people without family background, as long as they are capable, they can be officials."

"You, Hong Fang, are the smartest among the younger generation in our Hongjia Village! Before, there was no way out. Ordinary people, like your third uncle and me, were the best way out to be a servant. But now that you have changed court, you Maybe there is a chance to get ahead?"

Having said that, the middle-aged guard paused, looked at the boy solemnly, and said in a deep voice:

"Third uncle doesn't force you, but I always feel that you should make your own decision! If you are ambitious, I will find a way to put you in the entourage of the adults from the capital when you arrive at the Lujiang camp. If you If you don’t want to suffer and suffer, Third Uncle, I won’t force you, so let’s serve well and go back when the time comes!”

Hong Fang looked ahead, took a deep breath, and said in a vibrating voice:

"Third Uncle, I'm willing to go for a break!"

Hearing the words, the middle-aged guard nodded repeatedly, patted the boy's shoulder heavily, and said:

"it is good!"
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Li Bing, a member of the Department of Officials in Dushuiqing, Ministry of Industry, had previously built a bridge over the Lu River under the order of Xiao Cheng.

This move was firstly for the convenience of the people on both sides of the Lujiang River, and secondly, it was also to strengthen the connection between the mainland of Yunguo and the newly conquered Jiangyang County, consolidate the rule of several counties in the southwest, and completely absorb and digest them.

Li Bing spent more than a month visiting the folks and surveying the hydrology, and now everything is finally ready to start construction.

If it is placed in history, without the help of various modern machines, it is obviously difficult to build a bridge over the turbulent and steep Lujiang River.

But the martial arts masters who are representatives of the world's advanced productive forces can show their role at this time!
A thousand-material warship was specially dispatched, and at this time, it dragged a thick stone pillar towards the river.

Hundreds of military masters who are proficient in water, dived into the water, and relying on their skills to take turns, knocked several extremely thick stone pillars into the bottom of the river several feet deep.

However, after two or three days of hard work, the most difficult project of building the bridge foundation has been completed.Next, you only need to build it step by step, and the bridge will be completed!
But before Li Bing, who was in charge of the construction, breathed a sigh of relief, on this day, he suddenly heard the voice of his subordinates hurriedly reporting:
"My lord, the bridge foundation in the river is broken!"

Hearing this, Li Bing frowned suddenly, and said in disbelief:

"broken?"

Before the construction, Li Bing had already spent a lot of energy on surveying the hydrology of the Lujiang River.He knew the force of the impact of the Lujiang River.

Moreover, the stone pillars he used were not random stones picked from the mountains, but were made by Mohist disciples using the Mohist method to grind limestone into powder and mix it with clay.

At the beginning, it was like mud and did not form, and then gradually became solid and hard, and after a few days it solidified into stone.It is filled with fine steel, which is extremely hard.After the walls of major cities in all countries were built with this object, it is rare to hear that they fell because the walls were blown away. It can be said that it has been tested for a long time and is strong enough to withstand the impact of the Lujiang River.

Now that his subordinates told Li Bing that the foundation of the bridge was broken by the river, how could he believe it?

Hearing the words, the subordinates quickly replied:
"My lord, it's true! If you don't believe me, you can go and have a look. The bridge foundation laid a few days ago has just been broken!"

Hearing this, Li Bing frowned, suddenly raised his hand and said:
"Wait, are they all broken? Are they broken together today?"

The men nodded and said:

"Yeah, just now, three bridge foundations broke together first, and then the remaining three also broke. Many people saw it with their own eyes!"

Li Bing shook his head when he heard the words, and said repeatedly:
"Impossible! Even if you want to break it, it's impossible to break it all at once!"

Depending on the location in the river, the impact force of the river water is naturally different.Even if they want to break, it is impossible to break all at once in a short period of time!
Li Bing's eyes sank, he immediately got up and walked towards the river, and said in his mouth:

"Quickly gather the people who just saw it together and ask if anyone has seen anything unusual!"

When the subordinates heard the words, they immediately clasped their fists together.

Li Bing came to the river in a hurry, the foundation of the bridge that was exposed on the river yesterday was no longer there.

And the river has not risen, obviously, as the subordinates said, the bridge foundation broke and sank into the water!
Li Bing frowned, leaned over and squatted by the river, and stretched his hands into the water to feel it.

Compared with the hydrology he measured before, there is not much change.

Li Bing is confident that his measurements are correct, and the stone pillars are strong enough to withstand the impact of the river...

However, why is the bridge foundation broken now?
Thinking of this, Li Bing's face was serious, and he looked at the river, frowning tightly, and did not let go for a long time.

And the official who was just sent by Li Bing to question him also hurried back at this time, bowed to him, and said in reply:
"My lord, I have already asked the people who saw the broken bridge foundation just now, and they all said that the river water did not change at that time..."

Speaking of this, the official was slightly taken aback, and said with some hesitation:

"In addition, a few people said that they seemed to have seen some dark shadows flashing by in the middle of the river at that time... But these people are not very sure!"

"Dark Shadow?"

Li Bing frowned, then shook his head, mocking himself:

"It must be that the river water refracts the sunlight, causing the eyes to be dazzled. It can't be, is it because of the dragon?"

Li Bing has a lot of research on water conservancy, but he is not an ordinary person who would believe in the theory of dragons!
And at this time, I heard a clear voice not far away:

"The theory of flood dragons is superstitious words of ordinary people. However, with today's great changes, there may not be real flood dragons appearing in the world!"

Hearing this, Li Bing turned his head slightly and looked towards the place where the voice came from.

Then I saw a young Taoist priest wearing a Taoist robe and a square scarf standing not far away, slightly cupped his hands at Li Bing, and said:

"Poverty Li Chunfeng, I have met my lord!"

[Blue Training Card, Master of Metaphysics
Card effect: After using it, you will get Yuan Tiangang, Li Chunfeng, and a party

Card description: The world is boundless, and there is no end to it.The cycle of the sun and the moon, again and again.

Yuan Tiangang, a metaphysician and astronomer in the late Sui and early Tang dynasties.Yuan Tiangang worked in physiognomy, and once showed the young Wu Zetian a look, saying that he "can be the master of the world".Deduce and formulate "Tui Bei Tu" together with Li Chunfeng.

Strength 50, Literature 83, Wisdom 93, Morality 90, Age 41, Domination 32, Politics 63, Charisma 85, Loyalty 100, Ambition 30
Li Chunfeng, a Taoist priest, was an astronomer, mathematician, and Yi scholar in the Tang Dynasty. He was proficient in astronomy, calendar calculation, yin and yang, and Taoism.His book "Yisi Zhan" is the earliest monograph in the history of world meteorology.He even worked with Yuan Tiangang to deduce and formulate "Tui Bei Tu".

Strength 50, Literature 82, Wisdom 91, Morality 89, Age 29, Domination 39, Politics 67, Charisma 83, Loyalty 100, Ambition 31
A group of monks from the Tang Dynasty.A famous astronomer and interpreter in the Tang Dynasty of China, whose real name was Zhang Sui and whose posthumous title was "Zen Master Dahui".He is less intelligent, and has extensive knowledge of classics and history, especially the study of calendar, image, yin and yang, and the five elements.Throughout his life, he manufactured zodiac spheres, water transport armillary spheres, carried out astronomical surveys, and formulated the "Da Yan Calendar".

Force 71, Literature 88, Wisdom 90, Morality 93, Age 34, Domination 59, Politics 61, Charm 80, Loyalty 100, Ambition 70]

　In the future, there will be very few descriptions of the lottery, and the characters will appear directly on the stage without numbers.

　　
　
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