Sage?

Is it the saint who makes the difference in the world? When Zheng Peng heard this, he didn't know what to say, so he waved his hand and said: "The saint is too lofty, Young Master Ben can't afford it, just do something special, old butler, don't mention this kind of thing in the future, it will cause trouble if you don't say it well." ”

"Yes, yes, the old slave is talkative." Hearing that it might cause trouble to the young master, Zheng Fu gently slapped himself twice in the mouth with his hand.

"I don't know if Gongzi Zheng has arrived, Cui Er has missed the distance." At this time, a person who looked like a housekeeper came over and saluted Zheng Peng with a smile.

Zheng Fu immediately introduced: "Young Master, this is the second housekeeper of the Cui Mansion, Cui Er. “

Cui Er said respectfully: "I've seen Zheng Gongzi." ”

"You're welcome, Steward Cui, please."

After talking, Zheng Peng knew that Cui Er was here to provide necessary assistance, after all, Zheng Fu and the others were outsiders, and they were making a big splash here, and no one was familiar with them here, for fear of causing unnecessary trouble.

Cui Er said respectfully: "Zheng Gongzi has worked hard all the way, and he should have set up a banquet in the mansion, but Lang Jun is not there, and the mansion is full of female dependents, so there is a lot of inconvenience. ”

spoke very politely, and the etiquette was also thoughtful, Zheng Peng heard the voice: Cuifu is inconvenient now, don't go to Cuifu if you have nothing to do.

Zheng Peng waved his hand and said: "Let's go, if you want to drink, there is no one who is equal, it is still a big matter, Steward Cui, we will deal with the accommodation by ourselves, so as not to cause trouble to your house, it is not that I don't appreciate it, the main thing is that the matter of building a bridge is too important, not only related to the convenience of the people of Boling, but also related to the marriage between this young master and your young lady. ”

If you are sincere, it is inconvenient to arrange a separate courtyard, Boling Cui's three-room Cui Yuan is in the same vein, some are real estate, but they arrange their own guest house, Zheng Peng really does not take advantage of this little advantage.

Cui Er only has a housekeeper, and he was arranged to Yueke Building without asking for instructions, and he was obviously engaged, so he should call his uncle at this time, but he was a son when he opened and closed his mouth, and he obviously got Cui Yuan's instructions a long time ago.

"Since Gongzi Zheng insisted, the old slave withdrew the seat according to Gongzi's wishes, Gongzi has worked hard all the way, do you want to take a rest first."

"Don't be tired, it's still early, let's take a look at Linghe first."

"Childe is really resolute in doing things, the old slave admires, if there is anything to the old slave to do, just command." Cui Er said with some admiration.

Zheng Peng and his entourage, riding horses from Chang'an, did not take a carriage, and immediately put into work as soon as they came, without the slightest temper of the children of the official eunuchs, which Cui Er also secretly admired.

It is hard to imagine that this easy-going and talkative person in front of him is a talented man who has made many military achievements.

Zheng Peng didn't bother to talk to him, and asked Zheng Fu directly: "Has the river been surveyed?" ”

"I measured it, I was looking for an experienced river engineer to measure, it can be said that there is a stone in the river that has been figured out, young master, this is a river map."

Zheng Peng opened it and nodded secretly, this river map is very detailed, the width and depth of different river sections are marked, such as the geology of the riverbed, where there are reefs, etc., are clearly marked.

It's definitely a lot of hard work.

"Let's go, let's go and see first." As Zheng Peng spoke, he took the lead in moving forward.

The picture is drawn, and you have to check it yourself, you know, the bridge is more than 60 meters long, even if it is placed in the future, it is not a small project.

As soon as Zheng Peng left, Zheng Fu father and son, Huang San and Cui Er hurriedly followed, Li Bai looked at Zheng Peng, and then at Lan Duo on the side, and said very gentlemanly: "County Lord, do you want to find a place to rest first?" ”

If they all leave, there is only one girl left in the county lord, which doesn't seem to be very good.

Lan Duo said with a calm face: "Let's go, follow and see, the county lord wants to see how Zheng Peng built a bridge here." ”

This damn Zheng Peng, who ran so far with him, as soon as he came to Boling, he went to the construction site without caring about anything, as if he had completely forgotten himself, which made Lan Duo, who had been the focus of attention from childhood to adulthood, very depressed.

The more depressed he is, the more unwilling he is, so he wants to follow and see what tricks Zheng Peng plays.

Li Bai looked at Zheng Peng with some envy, shook his head and said: "Before Zhou Yu died, he sighed that he was born Yu and He Shengliang, and now he understands, if there is no Zheng Gongzi, hehe, maybe the first point of Pingkangfang is so-and-so, alas, both Shengpeng and He Shengbai." ”

Envy is envy, as a staff member, Li Bai hurriedly followed quickly.

Zheng Peng took the elaborate river map and walked along the suitable places for building bridges, and in order to verify the accuracy of the river map, he asked his subordinates to dig the soil by the river, and sometimes asked the boatmen who used bamboo poles to test the river, and asked the boatmen who were ferrying here about the rain and flooding.

The river map is very detailed, and after Zheng Peng's many inspections, there are no mistakes or omissions, and his heart is nodding secretly: Zheng Fuzhen is worthy of being a housekeeper trained by a big family, he is meticulous and orderly, and it is definitely right to hand over things to him.

After turning for nearly an hour, Zheng Peng finally stopped, turned his head and asked Zheng Fu: "If you want to use land to build a bridge, you have to declare it to the government, has the ownership of the land here been clarified, and how is the land price?" ”

Before Zheng Fu could speak, Cui Er hurriedly said: "Son, please rest assured, this piece of tidal flat land is owned by my family Langjun, and the matter of repairing the bridge is also reported to the county government. ”

These famous families are meticulous in their work, and they have made thorough preparations in advance.

Zheng Peng nodded, complimented, and then said: "Okay, now the situation is clear, now let's discuss where to build the bridge, old housekeeper, you should have made a plan in advance." ”

"The old slave discussed with Steward Cui, as well as with experienced river workers and bridge builders, and selected two locations for the first time, just waiting for the young master to decide."

Huang San took a simple table, Zheng Fu put the river map on the table, and then pointed to one of the places marked with stones and said: "Young master, this is the best place to build a bridge that we have discussed, this is the narrowest place in the river, this big stone looks like a tiger that jumps, also called a tiger jumping stone, building the bridge on the tiger jumping stone, you can reduce the distance of the bridge to seventeen zhang, so that you can grasp the maximum." ”

Seeing that Zheng Peng didn't say anything, Zheng Fu continued: "The second suitable location for building a bridge is this one, the riverbed is relatively shallow, and the water flow is not turbulent, where do you say it is good, young master?" ”

Zheng Peng thought about it and quickly vetoed: "It's not good." ”

"Young master, it's all bad? This, that's good. Zheng Fu was a little overwhelmed.

It took a lot of effort to formulate the plan, and I thought it could be finalized, but I didn't expect that both plans would be vetoed.

Zheng Peng said without hesitation: "The first plan, building a bridge on stones, is risky, the reason is very simple, most of the stones are under the water, what if there is a big flood and the stones are moved?" It's almost the same to build a wooden bridge here, and the kind of bridge that Young Master Jianben wants to make is not suitable. ”

"The second plan, saving trouble is saving trouble, but you see, the official road is here, if it is built here, it will have to go around two or three miles, if the carriage is fine, if it is a pedestrian, it is not as convenient as taking a boat, and it does not reflect the convenience of the bridge."

Zheng Fu was a little embarrassed and said, "What the young master said makes sense, what does the young master mean?" ”

"Here" Zheng Peng pointed domineeringly to the river map: "The bridge is built here, which happens to be seamlessly connected with the official road, so that it is convenient for the people." ”

"Young master, think twice" Zheng Fu said a little anxiously: "Young master, the geology here is good, there are no stones in the riverbed, but the span of the river reaches twenty-five zhang, and there is deep silt in the river, which is not easy to do." ”

Cui Er also persuaded: "Twenty-five zhang, the span is too big, it is twice as much as Yongji Bridge, and it is too difficult." ”

Zheng Peng said with a resolute face: "There are challenges when there is difficulty, Steward Cui, if you build here, there is no problem with the land and procedures, right?" ”

"No problem, it's just..."

"It's okay, it's decided" Zheng Peng couldn't help but say, and made a final decision on the spot.

Cui Er said helplessly: "Since Childe has made a decision, the old slave is not easy to say, what does Childe want the old slave to do, just open your mouth." ”

Zheng Peng said: "I really want to bother Steward Cui, now there is a shortage of wood and pig iron, and a lot of wood and pig iron is needed, I hope Steward Cui can help collect some, and the cost is all from me." ”

Sand, stone, and cement were almost prepared, but now there was a shortage of wood and pig iron, especially iron, and the ancient iron production was not high, so it was a bit troublesome to collect.

"Don't dare, the son is for the benefit of the villagers and elders of Boling, the old slave does some trivial things is an internal matter, this matter is wrapped up in the old slave, by the way, pig iron is not difficult to understand, as for the wood that the son wants, what wood do you need?"

"Jujube wood, you want a piece of wood, the higher the better." Zheng Peng thought about it and said quickly.

Jujube wood is a perennial woody plant, the texture is hard and dense, the wood grain is fine, suitable for building scaffolding, later generations in the Liberation War period, the machine has no bearing for a while, it is used as a bearing for a short time, and the old driver has a tire burst in the field, cut a jujube tree tied to the frame as a wheel, and drag forward can also go twenty or thirty kilometers.

In addition to using steel, cement, sand and gravel to build a bridge, in this environment, you also need to get a hanger to build a bridge, and it is good to build a hanger on the shore with jujube wood.

"The old slave understands that he will definitely collect it as soon as possible and transport it to Childe" Cui Er hesitated, and couldn't help asking: "Is Childe going to use jujube wood to build a wooden bridge?" ”

"No, it's a frame, have you heard of a hanger?"

"The old slave is lonely and unheard,... I don't know what a hanger is. ”

Zheng Peng patted him on the shoulder: "You will understand later, hahaha." ”

Cui Er retreated with doubts, prepared materials for Zheng Peng, and saw Cui Er walking away, Zheng Fu lowered his voice: "Young Master, it would be good if you came a day earlier, yesterday Miss Lu Shu came here to go green, rewarded the old slave with a lot of snacks, and asked the old slave when the young master would come." ”

Zheng Peng's heart moved, and he hurriedly asked, "How is Lu Shu, fat or thin?" Is your complexion good? ”

"Back to the young master, Miss Lushu is very good, not fat or thin, she is taller and more beautiful, the eighteenth year of the female college has changed, she is becoming more and more beautiful, young master, do you want the old slave to deliver a letter for you?"

"No," Zheng Peng said confidently, "Tonight, Young Master Ben will perform a show of stealing jade and stealing incense." ”