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Chapter 124: Building bridges and paving roads, looking for Lu Zhishen

Let’s talk about [Crossing Mouse] Zhang San, [Grass Snake] Li Si and more than 20 families who came with them and settled down in Dongxi Village. In just a few days, several people got married. Although Zhao Zhen did not go, he asked Zhao Yuanli to send them off. Take two golden melon seeds and a piece of fine cloth as a gift.

On this day, Zhang San and Li Si came to the village to pay their respects. Zhao Zhen asked, "Brothers, have you settled down? Is there anything you need to do?"

The two of them replied: "Master, everything is fine. My two brothers have settled down. After thinking about it for the past few days, the master is still wandering around and is not stable. Therefore, the two of us want to go to Cangzhou to find the master and invite him. Now that we have settled here, I wonder what the owner of the village wants to do?"

Zhao Zhen said: "I am here to recruit heroes from all over the world. I have heard the name of the flower monk Lu Zhishen for a long time. I have a concubine named Jin Cuilian. Speaking of which, Lu Tiha is still her savior. Fighting to conquer Guanxi, He made a big fuss in the wild boar forest and spread his fame throughout the world. It's a pity that fame never comes face to face."

"You two are also loyal, but the world is dangerous. You two are not good at martial arts and have insufficient experience in the world. I'm afraid you two are a little lacking. There is a good man in my village. People in the world call him Jinbaozi Yang Lin. , has been living in the green forests of Hebei and Shandong. How about I ask him to take you two to go north together? "

The two of them were overjoyed after hearing this and said: "The owner of the village is thoughtful and is willing to go with Brother Yang Lin."

Immediately, Zhao Zhen summoned Yang Lin and Bai Sheng. Zhao Zhen said: "Brother Yang Lin, I heard from Zhang San and Li Si that Lu Tiha only lives in the green forests of Shandong, Hebei, and these two people are in the rivers and lakes." We don’t know much about it, so we need my brothers to go and search for it. I also need to trouble Brother Bai Sheng to accompany me and invite Lu Tiha.”

After hearing this, Yang Lin said: "Now that we know where Lu Tiha is, the four of us will set off today and investigate along the way. If we can find it, we will invite Master Lu."

Zhao Zhen said: "It's a pity that the weapons are not complete."

Yang Lin said: "It doesn't matter, the weapons in hand are enough for use."

Seeing that Zhao Zhen agreed, Tang Gao said: "Master, after listening to what Zhang San and Li Si said, I also felt that I was not capable, so I wanted to hear more about whether the villagers had other ideas. I asked many people, and the one who responded the most There are no troops stationed in the village, and many villagers are uneasy."

Immediately the four of them packed up, each leading a horse, holding a simple sword, and carrying a waist sword across his waist. Bai Sheng also went to Ruan Xiaoer's camp to borrow a crossbow. The four of them took their money and horses and headed north.

Zhao Zhen asked curiously: "Oh? These two people have just arrived, but they actually have ideas? Come and listen."

Zhao Zhen said: "That's true. We are all in the dark under the lamp. These two people discovered the problem as soon as they arrived. Then build a bridge, and it will be much easier to travel in the future."

Tang Tian said: "Master, I have been traveling by boat between the east and west villages since I was a child. A few days ago, Zhang San and Li Si said in front of me that it would be great if there was a bridge to travel, so that we don't have to wait for the boat every day. I thought about it for two days. , I think what these two people are saying is that if there is a bridge, it will be much easier to travel. Now the fog between the two villages has dissipated, and the stream is only more than 20 feet long. As for the transportation of salt from Xixi Village to Dongxi Village last time, if there is The bridge, this distance is so small, it only takes half an hour at most to push it with a cart. It only takes an hour to load and unload the ship. After thinking about it, I think it is better to have this bridge. Please The owner of the village decides.”

Tang Tian said: "Master, I am indeed incompetent. I had to remind Zhang San and Li Si to think of some things."

After Yang Lin and the others left, Zhao Zhen only practiced martial arts in the village every day. The entire Liangshan Township is thriving.

On this day, it was Tang Dynasty in Dongxi Village. I took a boat across the stream, met Zhao Zhen and bowed. Zhao Zhen asked: "What's going on today?"

"The villagers have experienced wolf disasters. Although they have seen the village owner clean up the village, they still have lingering fears. They have to go with others when leaving the village to farm."

Zhao Zhen said: "This matter is urgent. We will ask Brother Liu Tang to lead a team of people to garrison today. Is there any place in the village to accommodate them?"

Tang Tian said: "There is a Lingguan Hall two or three miles outside the village. There is no Taoist to preside over it. It has been abandoned for a long time. In addition to the main hall, there are also thirty or twenty wing rooms. After some repairs, they can be used as barracks." Zhao Zhen said: "This is just right. , let brother Tao Zongwang lead some repairs, and now he will stay in the village hall temporarily for two days."

Zhao Zhen saw that Tang Tian was about to speak but hesitated and said, "If there is anything else, just tell me."

Tang Tian said: "Master, Zhu Yingchun and I have traveled all over Dongxi Village in the past few days. There is a big red leaf tree on the mountain, more than five feet high. Looking from a distance, children are like the hood of a car. There is only one tree in the whole mountain, or in other words This is a different species."

After hearing this, Zhao Zhen said: "I have made arrangements in the past few days to take a walk and see this big red leaf tree."

After Tang Tian finished his report, he saw that Zhao Zhen had no other instructions, so he left first.

Zhao Zhen called Liu Tang and Tao Zongwang and said, "Brothers, Zheng Tang from Dongxi Village came to the village today to talk about these things. It's going to be a hard time for our brothers."

Liu Tang said: "I don't know what's going on?"

Zhao Zhen said: "The first thing is that there have never been troops stationed in Dongxi Village. The villagers can't work hard enough, so they have to trouble Brother Liu Tang to lead people to garrison."

Liu Tang said: "Master of the village, I will lead a team of rural soldiers to garrison today. I just don't know where the garrison is?"

Zhao Zhen said: "The second thing I'm talking about is the residence. First, temporarily place it in the village office. Then I would like to ask brother Tao Zongwang to repair the Lingguan Hall outside the village. There are also twenty or thirty wing rooms in that place. From now on, we will stay here permanently. .”

Liu Tang and Tao Zongwang both nodded in agreement. Zhao Zhen continued: "One more thing is to build a bridge over the stream to connect the two sides to facilitate travel. Can Brother Tao Zongwang build it?"

Tao Zongwang said: "I also built a bridge in my hometown, which was only a few feet long. The distance between the two banks here is probably more than twenty feet. It will take some time to build."

Zhao Zhen said: "Brother, how do you plan to cultivate?"

Tao Zongwang said: "Master, I plan to pave the bottom of the river with stones in the direction of the bridge and build a long embankment 3 feet wide and more than feet long. Then I will use straight stones to build bridge piers on the stone embankment. Just put up the stone slabs. The bridge piers are low on both sides and high in the middle, two feet apart. This also makes it easier for ships to shuttle underneath."

Zhao Zhen listened and said: "Otherwise, it's okay. It will take some time to mine the two-foot-long stone slab. This thing is heavy, how can it be installed?"

Tao Zongwang said: "This matter is easy to handle. I have seen bridge builders use wooden rafts to transport stones to the bridge piers. When the tide rises, they use the buoyancy of the water to use the winch to lift the stones up and install them. The dead trees are restored. There are many stones that were collected when the fields in the mountains were mined, and they are now in use."

Zhao Zhen clapped his hands after hearing this. Let the two of them go down to prepare and go to Dongxi Village today. Zhao Zhen also tidied up himself and went to the east courtyard to practice martial arts. As for the trip to Dongxi Village, it will be arranged on the day when the bridge is opened.

(End of this chapter)