On August 16, the convoy of Chouzheng and Xiaqiu Village set off for Xuancheng.

Yesterday, two officials came to the village in the evening, holding a letter from the Song prefect, telling the craftsmen of Xiaqiu Village that they had decided to come over on August 16 and go to Nanjing together.

The two officials who delivered the letter were unable to enjoy the moon with their families, but they were very happy, much better than the guards of the yamen who could not be reunited.

When you go to Xiaqiu Village, you have good food and drink, and you still have something to take, and you will never return empty-handed here.

So before noon, the convoy brought people back, took the soup and other food in the meat buns and water bladders, and immediately boarded the boat and rushed to Nanjing.

The people in charge of cooking were replaced, and they were going there to increase their knowledge, while the others continued to stay in the village and do other things.

"Tell the other boats, drink, hurry all the way, and didn't rest well yesterday, take a sip of wine first."

The chief took out his own wine bag, which contained beer, and took out a thousand rolls in his other hand.

Senjang rolls are filled with shredded green onions, coriander, fried tempeh and garlic meat sauce, and ham strips as thick as chopsticks, which is comfortable to drink.

The others shouted, but the craftsmen were not welcome, they didn't need to care how much they ate in Xiaqiu Village, they just worked hard.

Wang Shu sat next to his father and brother, and his heart was still worried, afraid of being ridiculed after arriving in Shangyuan County.

At the same time, he secretly regretted that he had known that he would be transferred to such a good place, and he should study hard.

When I used to go to school, I always felt that it was not difficult to learn things, as long as I was serious, and I could memorize them with hard work.

Therefore, I usually do other things, thinking that I will fight again in a few days, and when I get there, I find that I am too tired, and as a result, my husband did not do well in the exam.

On second thought, it's still too late, and it will take a while to catch up with those who fall in front, and then ......

He shook his head, wanting to get rid of the bad memories of the past, and then regretted that he was going to study in Shangyuan County before he showed off with his classmates.

Wang Shu, who had all kinds of troubles, ate calmly, drank beer again, and wrinkled his face, bitter!

Wang Yiqian took a sip of beer, but felt that the aftertaste was very sweet, and a piece of heart disease was gone, so take the boss well, take his position, and the third child didn't have to worry about it anymore.

Mr. Wang, who was eating and drinking and drawing his fingers on his legs, was calculating how much concrete and brick would be needed for the structure of a building behind the library.

He didn't understand it before, but later he learned arithmetic with the children of Xiaqiu Village, and saw if he was right based on the actual situation.

He is different from his younger brother Wang Shu, Wang Shu's study is a family requirement, and he does not have a specific plan for the future.

And he studied to support his family, had two children to raise, and had to work hard to get more wages.

He has been working since he was a child, and he knows that if he knows more craft, he will have one more way to live, and the more refined the craft, the more money he makes.

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When the fleet entered the Yangtze River, the boatmen cheered up, adjusted the boats, and avoided the passing boats.

After eating a thousand rolls, the chief picked up the meat bun and took a bite, and after swallowing it, he muttered to the Han Han next to him: "It would be nice if there was a road leading directly to Nanjing, take the waterway and go around." ”

Zhu Wentian continued to eat thousands of rolls and drink beer slowly, turning his head slightly to look at the inside with such eyes.

The land route is all mountains, and a road through the mountains is carved from the village? The amount of work is terrifying, just like building a canal, building a canal......

Zhu Wentian stopped thinking about eating suddenly, canal?

He suddenly recalled a canal, the Nanjing Rouge River.

The river next to the village is the Huangchi River, the east of the Huangchi River is connected to Danyang Lake, and next to Danyang Lake is Shijiu Lake.

Historically, Zhu Yuanzhang began to build a 7.5-kilometer-long artificial canal in Nanjing, the Qinhuai River and Shijiu Lake, 22 years later.

At that time, more than 100,000 people were mobilized and it took more than ten years to repair, and it was finally completed.

The Rouge River not only allowed Xiaqiu Village to reach Nanjing at a faster speed, but also allowed Ningguofu and Jiangsu and Zhejiang to the east to enter Nanjing by waterway through Shijiu Lake.

Jiangsu and Zhejiang places have to go far to Nanjing, especially the teams that transport grain.

After the completion of the Rouge River, Nanjing was suddenly more prosperous, and at the same time, it was easier to transport the east and west from the south to the north.

According to the data, the local area is full of rocks, and when repairing, the rock is chiseled out of a gap with a drill, the hemp is stuffed into it, and then tung oil is poured into it, and then the fire is lit, and cold water is poured after the burning.

This technique is a traditional skill in Chinese history, and no matter how many big rocks block the road to be built, it will be cleared.

With a length of 7.5 km, how long does it take to blow up with gunpowder? The whole line is divided into small sections, and all the construction sections are started together.

Use a drill to hit the blast hole, put in a mixture of nitroglycerin and diatomaceous earth, and then take mercury to react with nitric acid, and then add pure alcohol, this is gray thunder mercury, and use it to detonate the former.

This is less troublesome than burning stones and splashing water, why don't you take the time to try it after Nanjing?

"Hanhan! Hanhan? The voice of the chief sounded, why is Hanhan so quiet today?

"Huh? I, well! Hey, hey, hey! Zhu Wentian looked up and responded with a smile.

"Eat! What do you stuff thousands of rolls into a water bladder? Mixed and drunk? The lieutenant pointed to his hands.

Zhu Wentian had already stuffed a third of the thousand rolls into the water bladder, and he was thinking about the demine.

He took out a bite, touched the wine, the taste was not good, quickly swallowed it, and took another bite, which was comfortable.

The lieutenant chief glanced worriedly: "Don't worry, don't be in a hurry about anything, let's talk about it when we go ashore." ”

He found that as soon as Han Han was distracted, something big would happen, could it be that he said that he wanted to build a road, and Han Han really planned to dig a mountain?

That's not good, where can I find many people to work with? The buying and selling in Xiaqiu Village could not support the wages.

"Hmm!" Zhu Wentian snorted, ate the thousand rolls in his hand, drank another sip of wine, stopped touching the buns, and waited until Nanjing for dinner.

In the evening, the fleet arrived at the dock, and everyone moved their things off the ship.

Wang Yiqian said to the third son: "Carry your things away, carry them if you can't carry them, don't let your brother do it for you, there are other things!" ”

Wang Shuran took the sack, which contained his bedding and a few books, and he didn't bring the four treasures of the study, so there was no shortage of these things in Xiaqiu Village, and people opened libraries.

Zhu Taisan told the people who came up to catch the car the price, and the other people who specialized in carrying the work did not come here, and saw a group of craftsmen here.

Wang Shu got off the boat with his sack, and naturally put the sack next to a car, he was too smart to carry the sack by himself.

At this moment, he was also surprised by the appearance of the girls in the courtyard on the bank of the Qinhuai River, and felt that the person sitting there with the girls accompanying him to read should be himself.

Fortunately, he still knows his family background, and he can't afford to go without money.

As the team advanced, he continued to look around, this is Ying Tianfu? Sure enough, it is more prosperous than Ningguo County, and the silk clothes he wears are a little shabby.

Or is it good for people in Xiaqiu Village, rich, and dressed in silk and satin, how do you make money?