Chapter 1233: Carrying on the Past and Forging Ahead (123) Old Courtier

Halfway up Cuiping Mountain, the people wearing rattan hats slid down the hillside, pulled their legs and ran to a safe place, the warning gong sounded, every nine sounds for a unit, after knocking three times in a row, there was no longer a figure in the huge Cuiping Mountain.

In the distance, a somewhat sloppy figure stared at the rocks halfway up Cuiping Mountain, this was the last pass to stop him, breaking him, the main traffic artery of the entire Han territory and east and west would be officially connected, feeling a heart beating thumping, Guo Quan gently patted his chest.

"Ready!" A majestic voice shouted.

"Ignition!"

A little spark bounced up from the ground, and if a jumping elf climbed all the way up, after burning for dozens of meters, the jumping elf suddenly divided into dozens of small flowers and flew upwards at a faster speed.

In the distance, the people who watched had their ears gagged, and such a scene had been played out countless times in the place where they worked, and they were already familiar with what to do at this time. Guo Quan didn't plug his ears, he smiled, looking at the beating elves proudly.

There was a loud bang, and suddenly the sky shook, the cliff was full of smoke, countless rocks flew up with the smoke, one after another, dozens of explosions like thunder sounded in turn, the smoke was filled, covering the clear sky above their heads, in it, it was difficult to argue between the east and west, the north and south, the ears were full of rumbling sounds and the sound of boulders rolling down, behind Guo Quan, several guards ran to Guo Quan's left and right, and firmly guarded him in the middle.

This is the Ministry of Industry Shangshu, one of the highest-ranking officials in the Han Dynasty, the power of this explosion is far beyond their previous imagination, and it was only a single explosion at most, where a series of explosions like today, if you accidentally hurt this old Shangshu, I am afraid that everyone will not be able to pay the difference.

The smoke gradually cleared. Cuiping Mountain reappeared in front of everyone's eyes, looking into the distance, all the people suddenly burst into earth-shattering cheers, the huge rock in front of everyone no longer exists, from their point of view, the halfway of Cuiping Mountain is like being cut by a knife, deeply dented in.

"Clean up the blasting site, clean up the gravel, pumice, and move forward!" A roar rang out. One by one, rattan hats leaped out of their hiding places, carrying tools, and marched back towards the construction site that had been blown up beyond recognition.

Guo Quan turned around with a smile and walked towards the rows of sheds behind him, the middle one was where he worked and rested, as a secretary of the Ministry of Industry, he actually didn't need to stay at the construction site all the time, but this secretary of the Ministry of Works, who was already a little old and stiff, had been insisting on staying on the front line for several years. He knows very well that his skills basically come from practical experience, and the Yamen of the Ministry of Industry in Jicheng does those case work. It's really not something he can hold up, throwing those daily tasks to his deputy, while he himself has been staying at the forefront to direct the cultivation of this east-west artery.

Two whole years. Today is the last hurdle, and it has finally passed and opened up Cuiping Mountain. From now on, from the three counties of Liaodong to the west of Liaoning, there will be a smooth road road crossing between the mountains and mountains, and this avenue will shorten the schedule of the two places by at least half. Liaodong's minerals, grains, and countless resources will be transported into the Central Plains along this avenue.

Guo Quan sat on the rattan chair, his thin body was almost completely buried in it, and the bones all over his body felt a little painful, especially a pair of legs, many times, he was a little disobedient. Gently beating his legs, Guo Quan picked up a small box from the desk next to him, held it in his arms, and opened it carefully, and inside was a thick stack of manuscripts.

The handwriting is not very good, or a student who has just graduated from elementary school, the handwriting is better than his, but this is Guo Quan's hard work over the years, he used to be a slave, and he became a member of the Eastern Army when he was over fifty, which was also a turning point in his life, because of his rich experience in architecture, he became the main implementer of the construction of Jishi City.

Thinking of that year, Guo Quan was full of emotion, Wang Shang drew a series of sketches and handed them to him, and then he followed those drawings little by little, piece by piece, from scratch to build Jishi City, from small to large, and finally established, which became the base for the Han Kingdom to take off. And where did he start, and his fame shocked the world.

Since then, there has been a large-scale construction there, where there is his figure, day after day, year after year, the King of Han has called him back to Jicheng many times, he shook his head and refused, sat in the lobby, and dealt with the case files every day, that is not what he can do, he can't do it, looking at the chicken-like handwriting on the manuscripts, Guo Quan laughed, really want to use this handwriting to sign on the case files and reports, it is really a shame. It's better now, there are more workers and people around who can't read a basket of big characters.

Since becoming an official, he has only begun to recognize and write, but after many years, his own writing is still extremely ugly, which can't blame me, I really don't have much time to spend practicing calligraphy, as long as it's like that, people can recognize it. He laughed inwardly.

In this box, he has written down all his hard work and experience for more than ten years, and he has written it down one by one.

Large-scale engineering has given birth to countless inventions, too many large or small inventions, Guo Quan has been too high to be clear, but there are still a lot of his memories are still fresh, gantry cranes, the invention of tower cranes, to solve the problem of transfer, installation of large stones and steel casting components, the invention of cement, making the hardened pavement extremely simple, in order to save the cost of building bridges, steel bridges came into being, not long ago, a group of master craftsmen specializing in building bridges actually put forward the proposal of cable bridges.

Sometimes some people put forward new methods, it sounds a little unbelievable, but Guo Quan is very supportive, from the tight funds to take a part of the experiment for them, let them explore, over the years, although the failure is the majority, but there are also countless new inventions born, become the history of the Han Dynasty engineering shining star.

He can't remember how many people have been rewarded by the King of Han because of this, and he can't remember how many people have been granted patents for new inventions and thus become rich.

He gently closed the box, a year ago when the king of Han came to inspect, to see his experience, at that time he was still shy about the ugliness of his handwriting, but after reading his experience, the king was shocked.

"Master Guo, finish writing him well, this is the classic book made by our Han Dynasty project, a hundred or a thousand years later, I may be forgotten, but you will be remembered by the world because of this book."

At that time, the king's words made him feel ashamed, how could there be, whether it was a hundred years later or a thousand years later, how could the king be forgotten! If there is no king, there will be no Guo Quan, and naturally there will be no such experience.

My life is really worth it! Jishi City, Dayan City, and the two major transportation arteries that run through the north, south, east and west of the Han Dynasty are all out of their own hands, and they are watching them be built from scratch little by little, and now, they have become an indispensable part of the Han Dynasty.

I once thought that I was going to rot on the stone mountain, turning into a ball of dry bones and silently dissipating in the world, at that time, I would never have thought that after entering the year of destiny, my life had such a drastic change, and now I am considered to be famous! not only has he become the head of the most powerful country in the world, but also has a warm home, a lovely son, and a successor to the Guo family.

It's just that his wife is suffering, she is almost thirty years younger, and she is not at home all the year round, and the home in Jicheng is all up to her.

Thinking of his wife's delicate face and his son's running figure, Guo Quan smiled beautifully.

Life is like this, what more can a husband ask for!

It's really a little tired, there is a small blasting sound outside from time to time, it is clearing the last small obstacle, Guo Quan stretched his waist and closed his eyes, he really wants to take a good rest, the east and west arteries are connected, and he has finally completed the task given to him by the king, this time he can return to Jicheng with peace of mind, and then ask the king to resign, and go home to enjoy his old age in peace.

Slowly exhaling a long breath, Guo Quan closed his eyes.

Outside the shed, busy is still the same, on the avenue in the distance, all the way from Liaoxi to this side, Zheng Jun is very excited, as the county guard of Liaoxi County, the east-west artery through Liaoxi is a big deal.

The intersection of the two major arteries in Liaoxi County will inevitably promote Liaoxi to become a hub for the operation of these two major transportation arteries, and Zheng Jun's eyes seem to have seen a prosperous and thriving Liaoxi.

If it weren't for the fact that this is the place where the king started, Zheng Jun believes that the status of Liaoxi is probably lower, and there is no great industry in Liaoxi County, which is in Jishi County, not like Dayan County, Langya County is a grain producing area, and not like Tianhe County is the political center of the entire Han Kingdom, because Jicheng is located in Tianhe County. Liaoxi's status is really embarrassing now, up and down, stuck here, which makes Zheng Jun feel extremely uncomfortable.

But if the east-west traffic artery is connected, it will be very different, the two major arteries converge in Liaoxi County, and here, it will usher in a earth-shaking change.

Today is a big day, he must come to congratulate Guo Quan, but also thanks, it is this tireless old Ministry of Works, who has completed this road a full year ahead of schedule, and also made the day of the great development of Liaoning a lot earlier, and now the land price in Liaoning has begun to rise. (To be continued......)