Chapter 169: Restoration of the Eastern Capital (Part II)

"Pangu opens the world, and China is the foundation...... Yo hey! ”

"King Yu ruled the flood, bronze cast Jiuding...... Yo hey! ”

"Three Emperors and Five Emperors, Xia, Shang and Zhou, the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period...... Yo hey! ”

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The spring breeze blows, the ice and snow melt, the trickle, moistens the earth, when the immature grass breaks through the soil, the earth turns green again, the project of repairing Luoyang City begins!

The scale of the project can be called huge, and the manpower invested is as much as more than 300,000 people, including the displaced people from Hebei, the people recruited from various counties and counties, and the soldiers sent by the imperial court.

The project began, and the problems arose, first, the houses were seriously damaged, and the tents were also very scarce, so in desperation, the people had to sleep in the wilderness, with heaven and earth as beds, and the sun and moon as companions, lighting a blazing bonfire, and relying on each other for warmth!

Secondly, Luoyang is seriously deserted, unable to provide enough food, can only be raised from all over the country, because of the impact of the war, and then on the road problems, it is very difficult to transport grain, and then distribute it to hundreds of thousands of people, it is a drop in the bucket, in order to fill the stomach, have the strength to work, people continue to reduce the ration standard!

Wheat cakes, rice bran, beans, wild vegetables, leaves, grass roots...... Everything that could be eaten was collected and after a little cooking, it became the main food of the people, and if you could catch a few hares and mice, it would be an appetizing meal!

There are also construction tools, but also shabby heart-wrenching, this era has no mechanical equipment, no heavy trucks, only shovels, shovels, pliers, hammers and other primitive tools, relying on people's flesh and blood, little by little beating stones, carrying soil, and even some people are tired to death on the construction site!

The environment is harsh, the food is insufficient, the tools are poor, in the face of all kinds of difficulties, people still burst out with great enthusiasm, there is no need for officials to supervise, the people sweat, work for more than eight hours a day, and most importantly, no one complains of being tired, and no one escapes, which is unique in the projects of all dynasties!

People who have experienced war and chaos know the preciousness of peace, and they will be more enthusiastic about construction after seeing the destruction of the city, and in the hearts of hundreds of thousands of people, they are not only building a Luoyang city, but their beautiful home in the future!

"Thousands of horses and thousands of troops, galloping vertically and horizontally, peerless famous generals, fighting on the battlefield...... It's not as good as the sweat of the people, construction is always greater than destruction, and it is more heartfelt and convincing! ”

Looking at the hot labor scene, Xiao Yi couldn't help but have tears in his eyes, the war on the land of China continued, how many civilizations were destroyed in one fell swoop, but the descendants of Yan and Huang repeatedly rose in the ruins, relying on the spirit of diligence and intelligence, hard-working and hard-working!

In the vast history, there have been many brave and warlike peoples, the Huns, Turks, Mongols, Jurchens ...... in the East, the Romans, Macedonians, Aryans, Gauls, Slavs in the West, ...... with brute courage, they have all established huge empires, but they are short-lived, and soon disappeared without a trace!

Only the Han nation in the East, that is, brave and industrious, in addition to battlefield battles, can also bear hardships and stand hard work, know how to build a homeland, so we have the Great Wall that spans thousands of miles, the Grand Canal that connects the north and the south, and the four Ming ...... that affect mankind Thousands of years have passed, and China is still China, proud of the world, immortal!

Filled with emotion, compassionate, shed a few sad tears, and in the end it was useless - it was a white-faced scholar!

With great ambitions, good intentions, and countless hardships, they can be solved one by one - it is an iron-blooded army!

Difficulties are used for customer service, not for sighing, Xiao Yi used his brain, using the wisdom of the traverser, began to solve all kinds of difficulties, the tent is not enough, then dig the ground, choose a thick and dry place, dig a three-zhang long, one-wide soil pit, lay hay below, cover the branches, block the wind and keep warm, and live more than a dozen people are not crowded!

If the food is insufficient, then find a way to raise it, Xiao Yi used his personal relationship to contact the Zhen family in Hebei, the Liang family in Jixian County, and the Mi family in Xuzhou, and asked the three major chaebols to help, and did not hesitate to spend a lot of money to buy grain from all over the country, and then let the caravan send it to Luoyang City!

At the same time, Xiao Yi led thousands of military athletes to launch a large-scale hunt in the northern mountains, in the royal garden that year, because no one hunted, wild beasts multiplied very fast, tigers, jackals, goats, elk...... Groups of people, just to supplement nutrition for the people, high-intensity physical work, how can you do it without eating meat!

The tools are simple, then they know it themselves, they are people who have gone to college, the basic knowledge of mechanics is no problem, heavy trucks can't be built, the use of the principle of slipping, it is no problem to get a few gantry cranes, as well as shovels, dump trucks, ash hoppers, iron foam...... It's all cross-era Ming, simple, and easy to use, people are stunned, some craftsmen even painted a portrait of Xiao Yi, morning and evening incense bows, called 'craftsman grandfather!'" ’

Small problems have been solved, but there are still three major problems that plague everyone, and also affect the progress of the project:

First of all, in order to repair Luoyang City, all parts of the country are raising materials, and then along the Yellow River waterway to transport them, at the Luoshui wharf, the problem is, from the wharf to the Luoyang construction site, there are still more than 30 miles away, transporting so many materials, it is not an easy thing!

Secondly, to repair a huge city, a large amount of timber and loess is needed, and these things also need to be transported, especially giant logs, which grow deep in the mountains, which are difficult to cut down and transport!

In the end, Luoyang was ravaged by war, and there were broken bricks and tiles everywhere, and in order to build a new urban area, the ruins had to be cleaned up, and a lot of manpower was needed to transport it!

Some people have estimated that the three transportations together will require at least 300,000 people, and it will take more than two years to barely complete, and as for the money and food spent, it is even more innumerable!

"The materials are all piled up on the dock, and there are not enough vehicles to transport, so please ask Da Sima to decide!"

"There are not enough logs, loess and stones are also lacking, and the progress of the project is seriously delayed.

"According to the current degree, even if we use it for ten years and eight years, we won't be able to repair Luoyang City!"

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There are hundreds of officials, big and small, all crying and sad, some are still carrying ropes, the problem can not be solved, they have to find a crooked neck tree to hang, unable to face a pair of expectant eyes!

"Everyone is panicking, it's just a small difficulty, and with a little brain, you can come up with a way...... In ancient times, there was a horse race, and now there is a change of day! ”

While speaking, Xiao Yi threw out a drawing, and then looked at everyone proudly, as a crossing clan, he has a sense of superiority!

It turned out to be a topographic map of Luoyang, rivers, mountains, and flat land...... The terrain is high and low, it is clear at a glance, and a red line is drawn on it, marked with embankments and sluices, it looks like a canal!

The Luoyang project is tight, and the manpower is already very tight, and now the manpower is dispatched to dig a canal, isn't that worse, looking at the appearance of Da Sima, it doesn't look like a prank, which has a deep meaning?

"Da Sima has a wonderful idea, using the convenience of the water flow to transport all kinds of materials, it is really a good way to kill multiple birds with one stone!"

After a while, Cao Zhi was the first to understand, holding the drawings in his hand, trembling with excitement, his eyes were full of admiration, pointing to the route of the canal, and explaining it to everyone......

Xiao Yi's method is very simple, that is, to dig a canal, from Luoshui Wharf, through the Beibi Mountains, and then into Luoyang City, to connect the three places, so that the ships transporting materials can drive directly to the construction site, saving the pain of manpower transportation!

The giant logs cut in the northern mountains can also be tied into wooden rows, go down the river, and be sent directly to Luoyang City, without the slightest manpower, as well as the excavated loess, which is used for construction projects, and there are many troubles left!

Finally, after the completion of various projects, all the broken bricks and tiles in Luoyang City were buried in the canal, which disposed of the garbage, and restored the smooth avenue, allowing the cars and horses to drive!

"Da Sima is really a heavenly man, such a way to kill multiple birds with one stone, it is convenient and labor-saving, and the repair of Luoyang City is just around the corner!"

After figuring it out, the big and small officials fell to their knees one after another, which was really convincing and admirable, and most importantly, they didn't have to hang themselves!

If you want to get rich, you must first build roads, build cities, dig rivers first, all other projects are suspended, hundreds of thousands of people gather together and start digging canals, even Xiao Yi changed into coarse cloth clothes and carried a shovel to join the labor, not to mention how much work he can do, at least it can boost morale!

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"Boom! …… Boom! Boom! ”

"The floodgates are open...... Drain the water! ”

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The hearts of the people are united, Mount Tai moves, not to mention a canal of dozens of miles, a month later, in the noisy gongs and drums, the canal is finally dug through!

The water is rippling, the boats are rowing, through this canal, all kinds of materials continue to be sent to the construction site, plus the help of new tools, the progress of the project is immediately accelerated, according to optimistic estimates, about a year and a half, the basic outline of Luoyang can be built!

"Report! …… The Prime Minister's decree was urgent, and the great Sima was summoned to return to Xuchang to discuss major military affairs! ”

Just when the project was in full swing, a Hongling messenger appeared, the highest level of eight hundred miles in an expedited manner, holding a red copper token, and rushed directly into the big tent of the Chinese army!

Xiao Yi didn't dare to slack off, immediately took the military newspaper, unfolded it and watched it carefully, there were only eight words on it - "Shanyue rebelled, Jiangdong was in chaos!" ”

(End of chapter)

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