Daming Crazy Emperor

Chapter 748
In the south of Xinzhang State, in the jungle about forty or fifty miles away from the coastline, a road with a width of four to five feet is continuously extending southward.

Luo Sigong has already returned, and he has not passed the New Year's Eve. After arriving in Xinzhang City, he took five thousand soldiers of the Shenwu Battalion, five thousand young men from the North American Indian tribe, and tens of thousands of young men from the Xinzhang Kingdom to continue working on the road in the jungle. Continue to extend south.

Because he has already seen it, the emperor hopes that he can find out the situation in the south and the specific movements of the anti-Habsburg alliance army as soon as possible.

Now that he had all the machines for cutting trees, and his men were not short of labor, he naturally had to open up the road leading to the south sooner.

Anyway, it took him almost ten days to go back and forth. He didn't have much rest, but his soldiers had enough rest, so it was no problem to continue working.

Right now, he was standing on top of a machine dedicated to sawing tree trunks, staring forward with a majestic face.

About ten feet ahead, there are two machines that specialize in felling trees and logging.

Because this road is only four or five feet wide, the machines in front cannot move horizontally, but can only push forward like a bull.

But fortunately, the jungle here is not as dense as the Amazon River Basin. Within a width of four or five feet, there are at most two thigh-thick trees side by side, and sometimes only one roughly waist-thick tree.

As for the tree that was about the thickness of an arm, the soldiers of the Shenwu Battalion waved a black iron knife and chopped it a few times, and then kicked it and it broke.

In this case, the two machines for cutting trees and logging took turns, and the speed of advancement was still very fast.

The only troublesome thing is that the tree-cutting machine can't be driven to one side, it can only keep moving forward. After the big tree in front is cut down, if it is not cleaned up and pulled away, the two machines will not be able to move forward. opened.

To solve this problem, there are two ways.

One way is to cut down a big tree and then stop and wait. The soldiers of the Shenwu Battalion hurried forward to clean up the branches and leaves, then tied the trunk with ropes and pulled it behind.

Another way is to cut down a big tree, turn the direction slightly, drive to the oblique front and wait for a while, and the soldiers of the Shenwu Battalion will go forward and tie the trunk with ropes, and pull the branches and leaves to the back for processing. .

Obviously, the first method is more time-consuming, because no matter how quick the soldiers of the Shenwu Battalion are, it would take at least half a quarter of an hour to clean up all the branches of a big tree that is as thick as a thigh or even as thick as a waist, and then pull them back.

Sometimes if the tree is too big, it can't even be done for a quarter of an hour.

The second method is more strenuous. A big tree with a thigh thickness of more than ten feet is at least a few thousand catties, plus the branches and leaves, dragging it on the ground is not an ordinary strenuous effort.

Not to mention a big tree with a thick waist, it is at least tens of thousands of catties. If it is deadlifted, dozens of strong men can't pull it.

However, Luo Sigong chose the second method.

Because he has a lot of people under his command, if dozens of strong men are not enough, then hundreds of them can always be pulled.

Also, they don't deadlift.

This time, Taichang sent them a lot of carriage wheels and axles processed by the capital of Western Yin.

Taichang's original intention was to let them build more flat carriages, so that it would not take much effort to pull wood and branches to the port.

But they brainstormed and thought of a way to build a few carts that were only about two feet high.

In this way, after the big tree is felled, they only need to raise the end of the trunk with an iron rod, stuff two or three of these carts under it, and then tie the rope to pull it without too much effort.

After all, after putting on the wheels, there is no friction. Large ships weighing tens of thousands or even hundreds of thousands of kilograms can be easily pushed into the sea by using this method under the pad of logs, not to mention trees weighing only tens of thousands of kilograms.

In this way, the speed of opening the road is also faster, because it doesn't take half a cup of tea to lift the trunk up, put it on the trolley, and then pull it away.

With this method, it is not a problem for them to advance five or six miles in one hour, and it is more than 30 miles if they work six hours a day.

As for cleaning the branches and leaves after pulling them to the back, and sawing them into standard logs, there is no need to rush, anyway, the back area is big enough, and there are enough soldiers from the Shenwu Battalion, so just go up and get them in turn.

The soldiers of the Shenwu Battalion even had the time to clean up the branches and chop firewood that was about the same length and length.

After they finished their work, they directly carried the logs and firewood into the carriage, and the young and strong of the North American Indian tribe would naturally pull them to the port and wharf, so they didn't care at all.

And the new Zhang Guoqing who came with him was dedicated to digging tree roots and repairing the road surface.

Black iron knives, axes and hoes, shovels and so on are all in battle, and they can take out tree roots no matter how big they are.

After digging out the tree roots, they filled in some soil to fill it up, and then beat the ground tightly with a hammer made of a large wooden pile, and then spread a thick layer of river sand. The road surface is almost the same.

The ground in this jungle is still relatively compact, so if you beat it and spread some sand, basically there will be no problem with horse racing.

This is also the reason why they chose to open the road in the jungle, because the beach is either a beach or a mangrove forest. The law builds roads.

They started to build this road years ago, and it has been repaired for more than ten days. At this moment, they have also reached the border of Xinzhang Kingdom. What is the situation in the Portuguese colony in the south?

Luo Sigong looked at the busy soldiers and young men around him, and frowned slightly.

He didn't think these people were working too slowly. The main problem was that he had sent his elites to take the young men from the North American Indian tribe and the young men from the Xinzhang Kingdom to contact the tribes in the jungle here. It took almost half a day. Why? Hasn't a team come back yet?
Alas, waiting for someone like this really makes people anxious.

He sighed secretly, looked at the sky again, and then said to the guards below: "Send the order, stop work and rest, and bury the pot for cooking."

Several guards spread out to both ends of the road and yelled for a while, and the young and strong people of Xinzhang Kingdom cheered immediately and started to collect stones and build a stove.

Anyway, there is a hole in the ground that they dug out by tree roots. Just throw some stones in and make a rough repair, and then build a half circle with stones next to it, and it will be a very good stove.

As for what to do after cooking, it's simpler, just push the stone of the stove into the hole, and then fill it with soil and compact it.

Although they don't have to be hungry anymore, they are still very hungry for food.

It is much better to work outside than when they are resting at home. Beef, fish and shrimp are all enough, and it is made by the soldiers of the Shenwu Camp. It is much better than what they cook. times.

The soldiers of the Shenwu Battalion were actually not very tired at this meeting, because they took turns to fight, and many of them had already rested for half an hour.

Those who had rested enough took the initiative to pick some dry firewood and brought them to the built-up stove to set them up. Then, they took out the large iron pot, clear water and ingredients that had been prepared from the carriage behind, and went directly to the stove. In front of the table, put the pot on a shelf and rinse it with water.

At this time, the young and strong people of Xinzhang would light the pot and watch their gestures to control the size of the fire.

Their cooperation was like flowing clouds and flowing water. Within a quarter of an hour, bursts of cooking smoke rose from the avenue a few miles behind, and the tangy smell of food slowly wafted away.

Those young and strong Indian tribes who were responsible for transporting timber and firewood knew that it was time to eat when they saw the smoke from the cooking. Those who were rushing this way would speed up their pace, and those who hadn't gone far would turn around and come back.

In less than half an hour, the delicious meal was ready.

On the surface, Luo Sigong took the bowls and chopsticks from his guard with a smile on his face, and walked to several large pots to scoop up several large spoonfuls of food, eating with relish.

But he kept wondering in his heart, why the team he sent out hasn't come back yet?
At this moment, a Jinyiwei scout finally rushed out from the jungle ahead with a large group of people.

Behind him, apart from the young men from the North American Indian tribe and the young men from the Xinzhang Kingdom, there were also a few naked buttocks.

Obviously, these are the people from the primitive tribe in the south.

Seeing this, Luo Sigong couldn't help but stepped forward with a smile on his face and said: "It's hard work, it's hard work, everyone is hungry, let's eat first, let's talk after eating. Come here, bring them some bowls and chopsticks."

At this moment, they were really happy. Finally, someone came back without any injuries, and brought over the people from the southern tribe. His hanging heart was finally let go.

The reason why he was so worried was that he had experienced too many dangerous battles.

If this happened in other places, the scout team he sent out was probably ambushed by someone, and it is very likely that none of them will come back!
It wasn't the first time he encountered such a situation, so he was always a little anxious.

It was all right now, someone came back intact, which proved that his worries were unnecessary, and no one was ambushing the scout team he sent out.

Soon, those who came back took the bowls and chopsticks and went to choose their favorite meals.

The young and strong men from Xinzhang Guo enthusiastically led the naked buttocks to the continuous big pot, asked them what they like to eat, and then filled a big bowl for them.

A few bare-bottomed people stared blankly at the dense crowd and countless iron pans around them, then looked at the chopsticks in their hands, and finally inserted the chopsticks directly into the bowl, grabbed beef, fish and corn Just put sticks or something in his mouth.

They are indeed hungry.

Because they hadn't eaten much before, and now they were being dragged for such a half-day journey, it's no wonder they weren't hungry.

However, after eating a few bites hastily, they all stopped in dumbfounded.

They glanced at each other for a few moments, then yelled angrily.

What is going on here?
(End of this chapter)