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Chapter 671 What Happened to the Northwest?
Gaochang County of the Tang Dynasty, just experienced a war less than three months ago, and returned to the hands of the Tang Dynasty again. Fortunately, in this war, the Western Turks did not massacre the city or plunder the people, but only killed all the officials in the various cities of Gaochang. The goods were taken away and some stubborn officers and soldiers were killed. That's why Datang's battle losses were only 3000 people.

The disadvantage of frequent regime changes is that the people have no sense of belonging. Of course, if the Western Turks broke down the city, killed people and looted, that would be another matter, but they rarely used violence.

After experiencing this incident, Datang directly turned against the Western Turks, and the vigilance against the Western Turks was directly raised to the highest level. Originally, in Gaochang, they only sent people to manage them, and there were almost no garrisons. In the local area, they only called government servants to manage the city.

It's different now, Li Daozong was sent back to Shuofang by Emperor Li Er to preside over the finishing of the wool, Duan Zhixuan was left in Gaochang, and [-] troops were stationed in Gaochang.

Li Yuanba and others returned to Chang'an with an army of [-].

As for why Shuofang needs to be finished, the reason is that the wool project has been completed, and Shuofang is no longer a place for wool trading.

At the beginning, the wool trading base was established because of the split plan of sheep eating people. Now it is over, the Eastern Turks on the grassland have been wiped out, and the population territory has all belonged to the Tang Dynasty. Only the Western Turks and Huihe can trade wool with the Tang Dynasty on the grassland. two.

But unfortunately, because of the matter of Zhongnan Academy, Huihe turned against Datang, and Western Turks are now fighting directly, breaking the two countries. Baifan has already started to suppress them with trade wars, so there is no need to do business with them at all. Man's plans are considered to be over.

However, Shuofang's geographical location is no longer suitable for purchasing and processing wool. Next, Datang will establish multiple wool processing bases on the East Turkic Grassland, which will not only save costs, but also strengthen Datang's control over the grassland area. This trend, within two generations, the Datang Grassland will be fully integrated into the Datang.

Not long ago, the new emperor of Japan sent envoys to befriend Datang and discuss the matter of exporting laborers. Bai Fan was caught in the arms of Bai Fan. He was thinking that the East and West could not be unbalanced. This evil god sent a pillow. It seems that there are capable people around him. , also know how to work around.

It just so happened that the Tang Dynasty wished for the ability to consume your strength without fighting. A large number of laborers were recruited from the two roads of the Wa Kingdom every month, and sent to the Qinling Mountains to devote themselves to the great cause of building mountains and roads.

And Bai Fan, as the deputy chief engineer of the Shu Road, has followed Li Chun and Li Chengxun to the outskirts of the Qinling Mountains in the southwest of Chang'an to witness the first sound of the Shu Road.

When Chang'an entered Shu, it was originally the six plank roads that crossed the Qinling Mountains, all of which were the crystallization of the wisdom of the ancients. Holes were drilled on the mountain wall, and solid stone bars were inserted in them, or all stone bars were used, or two stone bars were connected. Going up the trestle bridge, in short, these plank roads are suspended in the air, and they are connected to form a whole road through the mountain.

The advantage of this is that it is much easier to build than the road on the ground, but the disadvantage is that it is dangerous. Some plank roads are three or five feet away from the ground, just to avoid some creeks below, but some plank roads have to be kept The level is built on the cliffs, and the conditions are simple, there are no railings at all, and the people of all ages have traveled the Shu Road, which is as thrilling as passing through the gate of hell.

Now Bai Fan has brought the black technology of Tang Dynasty. The gunpowder has been preliminarily produced and matured in recent years. Qinling is no problem.

This day was the first day of construction of the Shu Road. At the foot of the mountain, Li Chengxun had a serious expression and his palms were sweaty. Behind him were Bai Fan and Li Chun, and behind him were a group of engineers and technicians, as well as Cui and Lu. elite children.

Everyone solemnly faced the mountain in front of them, followed Li Chengxun to salute the tablet on the altar table in front of him, worshiped the mountain god for protection, and built the mountain to build roads only for survival, and would not wantonly destroy nature.

Li Chengxun was publicly promoted as the chief engineer of the Shu Road, presided over the groundbreaking ceremony, and his status surpassed his two teachers. This is what Li Chun said. He is old, and Bai Fan has a lot of chores. The old man wanted to make a good name as his apprentice, and Bai Fan was also happy about it, since he was also his apprentice after all.

After respectfully worshiping the mountain god, Li Chengdao gave an order to detonate.

I saw an engineer next to him press the detonator in his hand, and then a loud explosion sounded from the mountain in front of everyone, and everyone felt the ground shaking under their feet.

Looking at the mountain in front again, it seems to be split by a sharp knife, and the large stones are flying and rolling down the mountain, which is really spectacular.

Whoa!
The audience was shocked for a moment, and all the engineers and technicians jumped up excitedly. We succeeded. With the ability to open mountains and crack rocks, the mountain was split. Without manpower to dig mountains, the road to Shu will no longer be difficult.

The most shocking thing was the [-] laborers in the Japanese country. The first reaction to seeing this scene was not excitement, but fear. They immediately fell to their knees with a plop.

The commotion broke out in an instant. If it weren't for the guards of the officers and soldiers of the Tang Dynasty nearby, I am afraid that this group of people would have dispersed in a hurry.

Seeing this scene, Dugu Xiude, who was leading the guards, spit and cursed: "A bunch of idiots, you're so frightened by opening a mountain, I don't know if I can point you to build the road."

He had completely forgotten that if he was not riding a horse, his legs would have been weakened by the sound.

Bai Fan also really valued his apprentice, the black technology battery ignition technology, even the Datang military department did not have it, but he has already used it for his apprentice to build roads without paying attention. Lei, it's still in the form of an armored car plus a lead wire.

In order to split this low hill, a lot of explosives were buried for the first time. From the top of the mountain to the foot of the mountain, a hole was dug one meter and a thunderbolt was buried. In the future, when more difficult projects are encountered, manual ignition will be necessary. It is very dangerous, so Bai Fan ordered people to research the battery ignition technology early on. It is not a sophisticated thing, but the production process of various parts is cumbersome.

Knowing that the construction of Datang's entry into Shutian Road started, Li Er wanted to come to join in the fun, but he couldn't get away from his busy schedule, but Li Jiancheng and Li Yuan didn't want to miss it. Li Jiancheng wanted to see his son Jiangong, and the old man Li Yuan just wanted to join in the fun. .

Seeing his grandson's order, even the mountain was split open, Li Yuan couldn't stop laughing wildly, then ordered someone to fetch a pen, ink, paper and inkstone in great joy, and with a big wave of his hand, the four big characters were formed naturally - stone breaking and heavenly shocking!
Although not as outstanding as the handwriting of Bai Fan and others, but after all, he is a generation of emperors, and he responds to the situation with emotion, and he has a certain momentum. The old man is full of ambition, and he directly ordered someone to engrave his handwriting on the smooth stone wall in front of him. .

Bai Fan grinned straight at the sight, how could the old man pretend to be so perfect for such a good opportunity, a mistake, too much a mistake.

The ground-breaking ceremony was successfully completed, and the next step is the actual construction of the road. The Datang cement road project is very mature. Although the quality of the cement is not high enough, it cannot handle the large number of people in Datang, and the cement output is sufficient!

What is the cheapest in this era?Undoubtedly, it is artificial, as long as you take care of the food, you can recruit people. It is conceivable that once the production of cement is released, how much can it produce?
In less than two years, all the roads in Chang'an City of Datang were hardened, and the roads from Chang'an to Yaozhou, Lantian, and Chang'an counties were all paved with cement.

But this time the road to Shu is different, and workers from the Japanese country were used. The first day of explosives was completed, but the workers from the Japanese country lost the chain.

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