Zheng Peng felt that he was lucky.

Many things, as long as they point out a direction, those craftsmen can do it very well, and when they encounter problems, sometimes Zheng Peng can't think of a solution, but the craftsmen can always find a solution.

Time is precious, Zheng did not waste sufficient human resources, put people in two batches, day and night construction, when digging the bridge piers, the surplus manpower immediately on the other side of the river to hang the frame, down the pile.

Two piers needed to be built in the Linghe River, and they had to be completed before the rainy season, so they had to race against time.

As the progress continues to advance, the cooperation of the craftsmen is becoming more and more tacit, and the efficiency is getting higher and higher, especially Zheng Peng is very good to the craftsmen and subordinates, never scolding, the food is also good, there is meat at the meal, sometimes he also appreciates wine, and he works very hard one by one.

Tired of substitution, it was dark and the torches were lit, day and night, and finally, after seven days and seven nights of hard work, the foundation of the first bridge pier was finally dug.

"Young Master, how about you take a look at this depth?" Lao Qi asked Zheng Peng for instructions.

Zheng Peng looked down from the shelf, and in the sun, he saw a deep pit, which had stopped digging at this time, and there were two healthy servants below, using spoons to continuously clean up the water that seeped in.

"How deep?"

"Two feet, one foot and three inches, the young master saw that the white spot, there was a stone below, the old slave asked a craftsman who built the bridge, and they said that the depth was enough." Lao Qi asked questions carefully.

The front is very easy to dig, because it is all silt and loose soil layer, the place to dig is not big, less than half an hour to dig more than six feet deep, the more digging in the back, the more difficult it is to dig, but also to deal with the problem of water seepage, it really took a lot of effort.

The place inside is small, the activity is inconvenient, and many healthy servants who dig the soil lie on the ground as soon as they are replaced, and they do not move for half a day.

They are all tired.

Zheng Peng nodded: "Okay, the foundation of this bridge pier is like this, add two more meat dishes tonight, it can be regarded as a reward for everyone." ”

Seriously, Zheng Peng is really not an expert in bridge building, he can only do as well as possible, and do it locally, although it is a bit wasteful, but you get what you pay for.

A bit like the Eiffel Tower in France in later generations, the building technology was not perfect at that time, there was no clear data on the bearing coefficient and compression coefficient, and I don't know how much steel to use, in order to be firm, the best is used, although the Eiffel Tower caused huge waste when it was built, but these "wastes" achieved the glory of the Eiffel Tower, and it was unharmed after several helicopter hits after completion, because it was too strong.

What Zheng Peng is doing now is to learn this method: use it as well as you can, and strive to build it strong.

It should be regarded as leaving a name for himself in history.

Years later, when the bridge still exists, there will be stories about itself, which is interesting to think about.

"The young master is really a good man, everyone is following the young master, and I am happy in my heart." Lao Qi complimented.

"Lao Qi, you said this yourself, when did you learn to pat yourself?"

"Young Master" Lao Qi said with a look of injustice: "Which old slave deceives, and I don't dare to deceive the young master, really, the subordinates and craftsmen who came with the old slave, when it comes to the young master, it is not good, it is the subordinates and hired workers of the Cui Mansion, and secretly asked the old slave, does the young master still want people." ”

Everyone likes to listen to good words, and Zheng Peng is no exception, he smiled when he heard the words, and patted Lao Qi on the shoulder: "Okay, I did a good job this time, I will give you a big credit, and I will be rewarded when I go back." ”

"Thank you, young master, the old slave went to work."

"Go ahead."

Lao Qi went to work on people, Zheng Peng thought about it and shouted: "Huang San"

"Young master, the little one is here." Huang San rushed out one by one.

"Let Zheng Fu move the cement out, and immediately start mixing the cement, let him not make a mistake in the proportions, and it will be used to build the bridge pier in a while, by the way, let Steward Cui bring the blacksmith here, and tie the iron frame before pouring cement."

Under Zheng Peng's dispatch, soon, the blacksmiths began to tie up the iron frame in the foundation of the bridge pier in the way of Zheng Peng, and Zheng Peng kept commanding:

"The angle should be right, not crooked."

"Every intersection must be tied with wire, not sloppy."

"Pay attention when connecting, at least three ties."

"Look at the angle above, this job should be done finely, I would rather slow down, but also do him well."

This side is setting up the frame, and Zheng Fu is directing the army masons to mix the cement, sand, and gravel in proportion.

First of all, the iron frame was done, and after the inspection was correct, with Zheng Peng's order, the piers were officially watered.

Zheng Fu asked the servants to stand in a row, handed buckets of cement slurry to the people next to them, like an assembly line, kept transporting the cement slurry to the top of the bridge pier foundation, and the last bucket was poured into the bridge pier.

The hanger on the shore also began to exert its might, Zheng Peng let people play a big wooden bucket, stirred the cement slurry and loaded it into the bucket, filled it with a forceful lift, and the boom turned, the big wooden bucket filled with cement slurry was parked above the bridge pier, and after the alignment was placed, it could be transported to a thousand catties at a time, which looked more efficient than dozens of people combined, which made people look amazing.

Since the addition of this hanger, in addition to the ordinary people, there are also many craftsmen to come to observe, in their words, stop for a few days to live and not starve, if you can learn a little more from here, it will be a lifelong benefit, they know this account in their hearts.

After another month of busyness, Zheng Peng can finally breathe a sigh of relief: the two piers have been completed, and he can send someone to water them several times a day.

After repairing the piers, it was only the first step to complete it, and Zheng Peng began to build the part of the site, which was also built to prevent collapse, but it was obviously much easier than building in the river.

Zheng Peng works by the Linghe River during the day, and at night he mostly plays leaf cards with Lan Duo and Li Bai, and occasionally secretly runs to the wall of Cui's Mansion to chat with Lu Shu with the microphone, and he is also at ease when his life passes.

However, Cui Yufang's mood was inexplicably irritable.

The reason that made Cui Yufang annoyed was that she couldn't see Cui Lushu being happier than her.

"Damn, what kind of tea is this, it's hard to drink." Cui Yufang slammed the teacup on the table and said with frost on both sides.

The personal maid on the side, Huan Chunmei, said cautiously: "Miss, will the maid change a new pot of tea for you?" ”

"I don't drink, I don't drink anymore, I'm upset now, and I don't taste anything when I drink it."

Chunmei helped Cui Yufang massage and said, "Miss, are you angry for Miss Lushu?" ”

"Miss?" Cui Yufang sneered and said: "I found it from the outside, looking at her like that, she is like a Tian Shenu who can't get on the stage, and I don't know if it's the blood of the Cui family, maybe she found the wrong person." ”

Cui Yufang became more and more unhappy the more she spoke, and couldn't help scolding: "This little slut is a broom star, since she returned to Boling, Miss Ben has not been doing well, you see now, everyone says that she is gentle and sensible, everyone says that she has found a good husband, everyone says that the surname Zheng is so good, and some people say that Li Lang is not qualified to pull Zheng Peng's shoes, and I am angry." ”

Eat a hundred kinds of people with the same rice, and people with any temperament, Cui Yufang is the kind of person who can't rub sand in his eyes and wants to get the jackpot for everything, if Lu Shu's growth history is tears and bitterness, then Cui Yufang's growth is accompanied by flowers and applause.

originally accepted everyone's applause, but now she was compared to Lu Shu all of a sudden, Cui Yufang tried her best to compare with Lu Shu, but Lu Shu has always been kind to people and humble everywhere, what Lu Shu didn't expect was that in Cui Yufang's eyes, it became a contempt for her.

"That's it, didn't you just think of a way to make a bridge pier, the bridge hasn't been built yet, look at her proudly, miss, don't be afraid of her, how heavy that set of flower and wooden furniture is, it is estimated that even the Yongji Bridge can't resist, and besides, isn't there a big iron car, furniture and iron car, it will be crushed by a quasi, and then she will not laugh."

As a slave, it is natural that the master can say whatever he likes to hear, and Chunmei understands this truth very well.

"Boom..."

"Boom, boom...."

Suddenly there was a sound of thunder outside, Chunmei looked at it, and suddenly said: "It's thundering, the weather is so dark, it is estimated to rain heavily, no wonder Miss is in a bad mood, the weather before the rain is the most irritable, this year the rain came a little early." ”

What, it's going to rain heavily?

Cui Yufang turned her head to look out the window, and was surprised, as if her face had changed, her face that had just been covered with frost smiled like a spring flower.