Chapter 353: Falling into the water to save people wants to change

The waves crash on the side of the ship, the clouds turn with the wind during the day, and the sunset.

In the evening of this day, Zhang Xiaobao and Wang Juan's fleet finally entered Caoqu, and at this speed, they could enter the capital in two more days.

The splint on Xiaobei's arm was also taken down the day before yesterday, Xiaobei, who had not washed this arm for a month, blistered it when he found it free, and soaked it until today and found that it was wrong, most of the places on his body were black spots than this arm, and this arm was too white, how awkward to look.

After asking a circle of people, my brother and sister ran to the boat in front to make arrangements, and Xiaobei had to use a thin sand shirt to cover his arms and ask others for help.

Xiao Yuan is showing his cleverness to others, thinking about the turbidity and the surging of it. , Xiaobei came to find it.

"Brother Xiaoyuan, I want to ask you something." Xiaobei usually calls Xiaoyuan, and today he adds an extra brother word.

Xiao Yuan was taken aback, looked at Xiao Bei vigilantly, and looked around, fortunately, someone was there, so he asked, "What's the matter?" ”

"I'm not going to give you a tripping horse, I'm scared." Xiaobei looked at Xiaoyuan's timid appearance and said.

"Of course you can't use it, this is on the water, I'm afraid you'll burn the chain." Xiaoyuan did not let up at all.

"I'll test you, do you know why people can turn black?" Xiaobei's eyes rolled, and he looked learned with his hands behind his back.

Xiao Yuan nodded and said: "I know, the sun, the place that can't be exposed to the sun is white, you see, the people who often stay in the house are usually white, and the people who work outside are black, give you a telescope, you see, the boat behind is still sitting in the shade when the sun sets, he is white, you look again, the person who is fluttering in the water, he is black, and he accidentally fell into the water at a glance, you look at his face, black, and the boat that is turning over next to him." ”

"See, save people, hurry up and save people, someone has fallen into the water, Team Zero, Team Zero, let me go down." Xiaobei listened to Xiaoyuan's words, and when he looked back and forth with the telescope, he suddenly found that the person who was fluttering in the water was not swimming, but the boat had capsized, and then swept around, and found that there was a person dragging two people to swim hard to the shore.

Xiao Bei's mind turned white and black, and she shouted at the people around her, and when she shouted, someone on the boat in front of her had already jumped into the water, and the waves were flipping and quickly approaching the person who fell into the water.

Seeing that the people of the Seedling Guard Team of the Strong Zero had touched someone, the nervous little ones let out a sigh of relief and sat on the deck as if they had collapsed.

"Scare me to death, Xiaoyuan, you just said it's okay, right? The white place has become tanned, is the black one darker? Seeing that it was really someone from Team Zero who went down, Xiaobei stopped worrying, remembered his own affairs, and asked Xiaoyuan again.

"Of course, the tanning you get, and in the end it's like coal, why do you ask this?" Xiaoyuan replied.

"No, it's nothing, just ask, my clothes are uncomfortable, change my clothes." Xiao Bei hurried away with a word, entered the cabin, sat there and thought for a while, opened the door, and said to the guard guarding outside: "Go and have someone make me a dress, the kind without a sleeve on my right arm." ”

The guard nodded in agreement, and went to find someone to report, Xiaobei and the others don't have many clothes, they grow fast, generally three sets of clothes per quarter, and they do it while growing, unless it is broken, they will make a temporary set so as not to waste it.

This set of clothes proposed by Xiaobei needs to be reported, especially Xiaobeiti's request, which must be known to Zhang Xiaobao and Wang Juan.

The news soon spread to Zhang Xiaobao and Wang Juan through the flag, and the two of them waited for the people of the seedling protection team to rescue the people, thanks to the fact that they were turned over in the Cao Canal, and it was replaced by the place where the water flow in the middle of the Yellow River was the most rapid and with a whirlpool, and it was difficult to save people.

After getting the news, Wang Juan didn't understand why Xiaobei wanted a dress without a right sleeve, but Zhang Xiaobao smiled and said to Wang Juan: "Xiaobei must have felt that the color of his right arm is different from other places, I had such an idea before, but I didn't let people make clothes at that time, but pulled up my trouser legs, I thought it was very smart at the time, and now I know it's stupid." ”

Wang Juan thought about it, almost like this, and also laughed, "Xiaobei must be in a hurry, think of a way, and the clothes don't have to be made." ”

"Okay, after eating at noon tomorrow, let people pick up some mud, stick it to their bodies, and dry it more, so that the color can become almost the same in one day."

Zhang Xiaobao came up with an idea.

Usually Xiaobei they will always bask in the sun, compared to the children who often stay in the house, it looks a little darker, but it is healthier, in fact, the little guys' bodies, are all black and white, but Xiaobei's original black arms are too white.

At this time, the person who fell into the water has been brought back, a boatman, three passengers, taking advantage of the time when the water is not busy, this is the ferry, but I didn't expect to accidentally overturn when I saw that I was about to dock, the boatman could only barely save two people, and the rest of the one almost died.

Zhang Xiaobao and Wang Juan didn't go to meet the rescued people, both of them were looking at the water below and thinking about things.

After a while, Zhang Xiaobao spoke: "If you provide a larger boat for the local ferrymen who go back and forth, will you be able to save the danger of capsizing?" ”

"They can't afford to buy a big boat even if they work for the rest of their lives." Wang Juan rejected Zhang Xiaobao's proposal.

"Then lend them them one more and pay them back little by little?" Zhang Xiaobao said again.

"Then we will lose money, until the big ship breaks down, and we won't be able to make any money." Wang Juan looked at Zhang Xiaobao in surprise, what does that mean how stupid you are today.

Zhang Xiaobao nodded, "That's right, so this thing of ferrying back and forth will continue, but the boat is not for nothing, and it will take at least one copper coin each time, if it is a copper coin twice, do you say that there are more people who are willing to go here?" ”

"What do you want to do unless you can double the traffic you have now to keep the same revenue? I just thought about whether we should make some money to build a bridge here, not expecting to make money and leave a good reputation. ”

Wang Juan was confused by Zhang Xiaobao, and she felt that Zhang Xiaobao's thinking suddenly became sluggish.

Zhang Xiaobao continued: "I also mean to repair the bridge, but not in vain to let others pass, if it is a single pass, charge a penny at a time, if it is a regular pass, you can do a monthly card or an annual card, not only people can pass, the goods can also pass, but if the goods reach three hundred catties, you have to pay an extra penny." ”

"You want to charge a bridge toll? That's a challenge, you've heard of who pays for the bridge here? Wang Juan reminded.

"Don't use our name, just find someone, the bridge is easy to repair, you don't have to use the piers, you can connect the two sides of the river, use iron cables, stick wooden planks on them, and you don't have to be big iron oxen or copper oxen on both sides, cement is poured, put in some pebbles, heavy and strong.

Arrange a few people to guard on both sides of the bridge, if there will be no people crossing the bridge and not giving money to run, it is enough to guard one side, if there are children who need to run to school on both sides of the river in the future, this can be ***, but children can not carry too many things.

That's cheaper than a ferry, isn't it? And it's safe, when the time comes, everyone can choose whether to take the bridge or take the boat, little by little, the people will be able to accept the matter of spending money across the bridge, and the road will be the same, and now the road will not make much money.

Catch up with the prosperous place to build the road, you can make money by opening shops on the side of the road, if there are few people, just to build money inside, and so that the people are used to crossing the bridge and spending money, we will build more roads, build new roads next to the old roads, spend a money on a walk, and take the old road if you don't want to spend money, the speed is naturally not as good as the new road, and people who take the new road can rest in the huts built at intervals next to the road.

The most important thing in the service area is to provide hot water, all caravans, as long as they come, then each person will provide a pot, if it is a pedestrian, a single pedestrian can not ask for money. ”

Zhang Xiaobao expounded his thoughts, Wang Juan listened on the sidelines, and when Zhang Xiaobao finished speaking, Wang Juan asked: "Then what if someone crosses the old road to the new road, waits for the place to be almost there, and returns to the old road?" ”

"Let the people in the service area watch, usually every half a day away from the service area, hot water in it, rest ***, but you must have a certificate when you come, but there are other things in it, such as medicine, as well as dry food, tools needed to repair the car, etc.

Occasionally, they would send people on horseback to patrol from time to time, and if they were caught, they would have to pay double the money, and if they didn't give money, they would take away their goods and not give them money. ”

Zhang Xiaobao felt that he had too much money in the future, and he couldn't spend it for a while, so he was ready to use it to repair the road and collect tolls.

Otherwise, we will have to build more roads in the future, and it will be a little bit to be able to get back to the basics.

Wang Juan lowered his head and thought for a while, and asked, "Do you think it can be done?" ”

"How do I know if it can work, try it first, then say no, what if it happens, build the bridge first, start with the bridge, and arrange someone to do it immediately."

Zhang Xiaobao made up his mind and asked someone from his inner courtyard to come in and make arrangements.

Wang Juan said: "Why don't you try the bridge on the Yangtze River first?" ”

"That's not good, it's not our home, not to mention that there are too many people coming and going in that place, what if someone is not satisfied? It doesn't cost money to walk across the bridge, but it's a deep-rooted idea here, even if it's a businessman, they don't care how much money it costs to build bridges and roads, let's come first from a place with fewer people. ”

Zhang Xiaobao is not crazy, dare not move the Yangtze River Bridge, can only choose a place that is almost there, of course, only by the bridge toll collected back and forth can not be recovered, the cement cost is low, but the iron chain is not cheap, it is estimated that the cost of crossing the bridge is collected, it is good to be able to return to the capital in 30 years.