From the beginning of preparations at the end of June to the end of July, a month has passed, and this reinforced concrete bridge has begun to take shape.

Under the construction of thousands of prisoners and slaves day and night, the approach bridge at both ends has been completed, and the two piers in the middle of the river have also been successfully poured, and now waiting for the time for the piers to solidify, countless slaves and convicts on the scaffolding have safety ropes hanging on their bodies, and under the command of the overseers and craftsmen, the steel bars are being bundled and the concrete formwork for the arch is hoisted and poured.

After a group of people came to the bridge, the bridge was seen more clearly, Fan Yan and others couldn't wait to jump off the station and look near the approach bridge, and they were all shocked by this new way of building bridges.

"Master Hou, this is really spectacular, I can't believe that it can be poured into a stone bridge with sand and gravel mud!"

"Yes, this way of building bridges is unprecedented, and Hou Ye's immortal technique of turning mud into stone will inevitably completely change the construction method and architectural pattern......"

The merchants from Nanyang counties admired the amazing heated discussion, and a group of businessmen in Xianyang were very proud, this cement bridge is not only the hottest topic in Xianyang today, but also almost the pride of the entire Xianyang people, up to the emperor down to the peddlers and pawns, when it comes to the bridge, they are full of expectation and pride.

With the arrival of Chen Xu, Zhang Cang, the commander-in-chief of the Weihe Bridge Project, also brought a group of officials to visit, and then personally led a group of people to the inside of the construction site to watch the construction process in detail, and also introduced the construction method in detail, and also let Fan Yan and others watch how to mix concrete and pouring the process on the spot.

An hour later, a group of people reluctantly set off down the river again to see the big waterwheel that stood above the Wei River seven or eight miles away.

And when they saw the big waterwheel slowly rotating under the impact of the water flow in the mill, the large iron mill weighing 8,000 catties was driven by the gears to rotate continuously, grinding a large amount of bluestone coal and iron into fine sand, Fan Li and the others couldn't help but be completely crazy, and they were so excited that they couldn't wait to lie on the gears to take a closer look.

Of course, as the builder of the big waterwheel and the mill, Fang Kuan also carefully explained the construction process of the waterwheel and the working principle of the gears, but it doesn't matter whether all the businessmen understand it or not, they all know that this big iron mill that can be driven without human and animal power is a miracle, and it is a divine object that can change many current processing patterns.

As long as there is water, a waterwheel can be built, which can drive the water mill to run day and night, not only to grind stone and iron, but also to grind grain flour, and the prospect of use is simply immeasurable.

A group of people stayed at the mill for a whole hour, until the sun began to set in the west, and Chen Xu took everyone back to the city reluctantly.

The factory and the cement plant will have to wait until tomorrow to visit.

In the evening, Chen Xu hosted a banquet at the Qinghe Hotel for Fan Yan and Shui Hong and other businessmen from Nanyang and the Central Plains, and also invited some celebrities and business representatives from Xianyang to accompany him.

The next day, Chen Xu arranged for Yang Kun and Sun Shujiong to be accompanied, in the morning led a large group of businessmen who had never seen the world to watch the factory and cement factory, and in the afternoon arranged to experience the bus in the city, and then Chen Xu personally accompanied him to watch the new version of the White Snake Legend and Jingzhong to serve the country and other songs and dances at the Qinghe Theater, and then had a banquet at the Qinghe Hotel again in the evening.

After two days, Chen Xu also changed the topics of conversation that this group of businessmen knew from what they had seen in the past two days to the gambling contract between Chen Xu and Li Si.

"Master Hou, don't blame the old man for talking too much, if this unprecedented bet wants to win, it still needs to go through careful and detailed planning, a year is too short......"

As Chen Xu's old partner and the leader of the entire Central Plains businessmen, Fan Yan naturally knows how difficult this road is, especially after watching and understanding the production process of cement today, he is even more worried about Chen Xu.

"What Fan Gong said is right, Hou Ye, if this gambling time is put into two years, we guarantee that we will help Hou Ye win this game in one year...... Alas! The head of the Xinzheng Simon clan shook his head gently with a wine glass.

"Yes, yes, it's not that it's difficult to build roads, but that the firing of cement is too slow, especially abrasives are the biggest trouble!"

"From Xianyang to Linzi, the length of this road is more than two thousand miles, which is blocked by more than ten large and small rivers, although the terrain along the way is quite flat, but the road is rugged and muddy, sand, gravel, bamboo and wood are still second, this cement wants to travel thousands of miles to transport it is very difficult, not to mention that the cement is so slow, I am afraid that it is impossible to help ......"

"If we can find a way to solve the problem of cement supply first, and we can all share a section of the road construction, it is not impossible to say that it will be repaired within a year......

"It's not easy to say, the total price is tens of millions of stones, even if we are here to smash the pot and sell iron, we will definitely not be able to make up so much money and food, if we know that we will lose, why take the risk, this is not right, we need to find another way!"

The excitement at the table slowly ceased, replaced by pessimism and sighs.

In business, the purpose of their group of people coming to Xianyang this time is mainly to give gifts to thank Chen Xu, and also to see the legendary cement and waterwheel mill that turns mud into stone.

But now that I have seen and touched it, everything I feel is more magical than what I have heard, but at the same time, the bet between Chen Xu and Li Si made everyone nervous and depressed.

It is not possible not to help Chen Xu, these people have been firmly tied to Chen Xu, and the current manufacturing of steel and saddles has brought them countless benefits, once Chen Xu is abandoned, Chen Xu can throw them from this dream of wealth and glory to the ground and trample them to death in minutes.

Because this is not a level of existence at all, Chen Xu only needs to play the nationalization of steel, and these businessmen will become poor in an instant, because almost all of their wealth is smashed on steel and saddle projects, and they are constantly expanding the scale of factories and workshops, including Fan's, although the family has a family output of tens of millions, but the two steel factories have almost exhausted all their funds, and the income from trafficking in Xiongnu horses, cattle and sheep and other materials has also continued to be invested in it, and now only the two steel plants in Luyang and Wuyang, There are more than 300 iron-making furnaces, more than 10,000 miners and workers, and they can smelt 200,000 catties of pig iron, 100,000 catties of wrought iron and 30,000 catties of qualified steel every day.

Therefore, hugging Chen Xu's thigh is the unified understanding of all these businessmen who come to Xianyang, giving gifts and money to women, as long as Chen Xu stretches out his hand to ask for it, there is no problem, what I am afraid of is that Chen Xu does not want it, the Fan family has a big business, and the most important Xianyang branch of Qianzhuang is handed over to Fan Caiying to control, in fact, it is to give this branch to Chen Xu as his own private treasury to use.

Now that they are tied to a boat, everyone is naturally thinking about how to complete Chen Xu's bet.

And for these businessmen, this gambling contract is almost the only chance for them to turn over and liberate, the details of the gambling contract above the court have already spread in Xianyang, and some people even add fuel and vinegar to say various gossip versions, but Chen Xu must win this gambling contract.

"Fan Gong, and all of you!" Seeing that the wine table was a little cold, Chen Xu, who was planning and promoting this matter, was still calm, and he knocked lightly on the table.

Everyone looked up at Chen Xu.

"In fact, this matter is not unsolvable, cement is impossible to rely on Xianyang alone, the destination of this cement factory is to train a large number of qualified craftsmen who fire cement, to repair this road, I plan to share the formula and firing method of cement!"

Chen Xu's words came out, and after a slight commotion on the wine table, he quickly calmed down, as a group of people who were crawling around in the business world, he naturally guessed that Chen Xu would have this plan, but no one said it, Chen Xu didn't do this, this road would definitely not be repaired in a year.

"Master Hou, even if you take out the cement formula and firing method to share, the investment in this road is too huge, and a lot of money is required to build a cement plant, so we still can't make up this huge amount of money!" A businessman shook his head and said.

"That's true, I and everyone here will definitely not be able to build it, and we can also use the cement factory and this road to attract more businessmen to participate!" Chen Xu nodded and said.

"Cement is the same as steel, once it is fired, it can be sold to make money, Hou Ye can use the same as the three chapters of the original covenant, you can ask the participating businessmen to provide cement for free first, and then compensate through other means, I think there are still many businessmen who are willing to participate, but after this road is repaired, there is no source of income at all, if you want people to participate in the construction, you must really come up with millions of stone of money and food!" Fan Yan stroked his beard and still had a worried look on his face.

"Yes, Master Hou, this road must be built with tangible benefits!" Many chimed in.

Chen Xu shook his head with a smile, stood up, raised his wine glass and said: "Okay, today's banquet, I won't talk about this matter, you eat and drink first, tomorrow I will take out a detailed plan for you to see, and building roads is not without making money, it's just a change of thinking, come, you raise your glass, and drink together!" ”

"Master Hou, please, everyone drink together~" Everyone at the table stood up and raised their glasses.

Chen Xu's words naturally made all the people who participated in the banquet feel worried and confused, so after the banquet ended and Chen Xu left, Fan Yan and the others gathered in their respective rooms in the hotel to discuss countermeasures, but they still had no clue, so they didn't sleep well in the middle of the night. (https:)

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