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As for why Shuofang needs to be finished, the reason is that the wool project has been completed, and Shuofang is no longer a place for wool trading.

At the beginning, the wool trading base was established because of the split plan of sheep eating people. Now it is over, the Eastern Turks on the grassland have been wiped out, and the population territory has all belonged to the Tang Dynasty. Only the Western Turks and Huihe can trade wool with the Tang Dynasty on the grassland. two.

But unfortunately, because of the matter of Zhongnan Academy, Huihe turned against Datang, and Western Turks are now fighting directly, breaking up the two countries. Baifan has already started to suppress them with trade wars, so there is no need to do business with them at all. Man's plan is over.

However, Shuofang's geographical location is no longer suitable for purchasing and processing wool. Next, Datang will establish multiple wool processing bases on the East Turkic Grassland, which will not only save costs, but also strengthen Datang's control over the grassland area. This trend, within two generations, the Datang Grassland will be fully integrated into the Datang.

Not long ago, the new emperor of Japan sent envoys to befriend Datang and discuss the matter of exporting laborers. Bai Fan was caught in the arms of Bai Fan. He was thinking that the East and West could not be unbalanced. This evil god sent a pillow. It seems that there are capable people around him. , also know how to work around.

It just so happened that the Tang Dynasty wished for the ability to consume your strength without fighting. A large number of laborers were recruited from the two roads of the Wa Kingdom every month, and sent to the Qinling Mountains to devote themselves to the great cause of building mountains and roads.

And Bai Fan, as the deputy chief engineer of the Shu Road, has followed Li Chun and Li Chengxun to the outskirts of the Qinling Mountains in the southwest of Chang'an to witness the first sound of the Shu Road.

When Chang'an entered Shu, it was originally the six plank roads that crossed the Qinling Mountains, all of which were the crystallization of the wisdom of the ancients. Holes were drilled on the mountain wall, and solid stone bars were inserted in them, or all stone bars were used, or two stone bars were connected. Going up the trestle bridge, in short, these plank roads are suspended in the air, and they are connected to form a whole road through the mountain.

The advantage of this is that it is much easier to build than the road on the ground, but the disadvantage is that it is dangerous. Some plank roads are three or five feet away from the ground, just to avoid some creeks below, but some plank roads have to be kept The level is built on the cliffs, and the conditions are simple, there are no railings at all, and the people of all ages have traveled the Shu Road, which is as thrilling as passing through the gate of hell.

Now Bai Fan has brought the black technology of Tang Dynasty. The gunpowder has been preliminarily produced and matured in recent years. Qinling is no problem.

This day was the first day of construction of the Shu Road. At the foot of the mountain, Li Chengxun had a serious expression and his palms were sweaty. Behind him were Bai Fan and Li Chun, and behind him were a group of engineers and technicians, as well as Cui and Lu. elite children.

Everyone solemnly faced the mountain in front of them, followed Li Chengxun to salute the tablet on the altar table in front of him, worshiped the mountain god for protection, and built the mountain to build roads only for survival, and would not wantonly destroy nature.

Li Chengxun was publicly promoted as the chief engineer of the Shu Road, presided over the groundbreaking ceremony, and his status surpassed his two teachers. This is what Li Chun said. He is old, and Bai Fan has a lot of chores. The old man wanted to make a good name as his apprentice, and Bai Fan was also happy about it, since he was also his apprentice after all.

After respectfully worshiping the mountain god, Li Chengdao gave an order to detonate.

I saw an engineer next to him press the detonator in his hand, and then a loud explosion sounded from the mountain in front of everyone, and everyone felt the ground shaking under their feet.

Looking at the mountain in front again, it seems to be split by a sharp knife, and the large stones are flying and rolling down the mountain, which is really spectacular.

Whoa!

The audience was shocked for a moment, and all the engineers and technicians jumped up excitedly. We succeeded. With the ability to open mountains and crack rocks, the mountain was split. Without manpower to dig mountains, the road to Shu will no longer be difficult.

The most shocking thing was the [-] laborers in the Japanese country. The first reaction to seeing this scene was not excitement, but fear. They immediately fell to their knees with a plop.

The commotion broke out in an instant. If it weren't for the guards of the officers and soldiers of the Tang Dynasty nearby, I am afraid that this group of people would have dispersed in a hurry.

Seeing this scene, Dugu Xiude, who was leading the guards, spit and cursed: "A bunch of idiots, you're so frightened by opening a mountain, I don't know if I can point you to build the road."

He had completely forgotten that if he was not riding a horse, his legs would have been weakened by the sound.

Bai Fan also really valued his apprentice, the black technology battery ignition technology, even the Datang military department did not have it, but he has already used it for his apprentice to build roads without paying attention. Lei, it's still in the form of an armored car plus a lead wire.

In order to split this low hill, a lot of explosives were buried for the first time. From the top of the mountain to the foot of the mountain, a hole was dug one meter and a thunderbolt was buried. In the future, when more difficult projects are encountered, manual ignition will be necessary. It is very dangerous, so Bai Fan ordered people to research the battery ignition technology early on. It is not a sophisticated thing, but the production process of various parts is cumbersome.

Knowing that the construction of Datang's entry into Shutian Road started, Li Er wanted to come to join in the fun, but he couldn't get away from his busy schedule, but Li Jiancheng and Li Yuan didn't want to miss it. Li Jiancheng wanted to see his son Jiangong, and the old man Li Yuan just wanted to join in the fun. .

Seeing his grandson's order, even the mountain was split open, Li Yuan couldn't stop laughing wildly, then ordered someone to fetch a pen, ink, paper and inkstone in great joy, and with a big wave of his hand, the four big characters were formed naturally - stone breaking and heavenly shocking!

Although not as outstanding as the handwriting of Bai Fan and others, but after all, he is a generation of emperors, and he responds to the situation with emotion, and he has a certain momentum. The old man is full of ambition, and he directly ordered someone to engrave his handwriting on the smooth stone wall in front of him. .

Bai Fan grinned straight at the sight, how could the old man pretend to be so perfect for such a good opportunity, a mistake, too much a mistake.

The ground-breaking ceremony was successfully completed, and the next step is the actual construction of the road. The Datang cement road project is very mature. Although the quality of the cement is not high enough, it cannot handle the large number of people in Datang, and the cement output is sufficient!

What is the cheapest in this era?Undoubtedly, it is artificial, as long as you take care of the food, you can recruit people. It is conceivable that once the production of cement is released, how much can it produce?

In less than two years, all the roads in Chang'an City of Datang were hardened, and the roads from Chang'an to Yaozhou, Lantian, and Chang'an counties were all paved with cement.

But this time the road to Shu is different, and workers from the Japanese country were used. The first day of explosives was completed, but the workers from the Japanese country lost the chain.

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Chapter 673 The Japanese Laborers Lost the Chain

After participating in the mountain opening ceremony, Bai Fan left with Li Yuan and others, and handed over the site to Li Chengxun and the others. After all, the place here is not that spacious, road construction and stone blasting, transportation, paving, etc. After seeing the perfection of Kaishan, Bai Fan's worries were all gone, so he didn't stay any longer.

But after they left, when Li Chengxun and others commanded the Japanese laborers to move the stones, they couldn't command these people no matter what.

Dugu Xiude, who was in charge of the safety of the mine, asked the interpreter next to him in confusion, "What are these dwarfs talking about? If you don't hurry up and work, how long do you want to kowtow?"

The interpreter had already understood what the Wa people said, and explained with a bitter face: "General, I'm afraid something is wrong. These people are shouting that the mountain god is angry, and they dare not go up to the mountain."

This... what's the situation?

Dugu Xiude was puzzled, not only he, the guard general, was puzzled, but the chief engineer Li Chengxun also found it difficult to hear the translation's explanation. This group of people has been here for half a month, and Datang entertained them with delicious food and drink. It doesn't work, but it's still easy to work. At least no one has been lazy and messed up these few days. Why did something happen today?

"Tell them that there is meat for extra lunch today, and tell them to move the stones quickly. It's not that the mountain god is angry. Didn't they see it when we buried the explosives?" Old Li Chun dissatisfied.

An engineer below said with a wry smile: "I'm afraid it's because I let them see it. These people are short and timid. They were frightened when they saw the stones all over the sky. If I had known, I wouldn't have taken them to participate in the mountain opening ceremony."

Li Chengxun said with a smile: "It's too late to say anything now, it's better to appease them quickly and go to work."

Seeing the rows of stewards stepping up to appease the laborers, Li Chengxun felt a little bit more worried. Road construction will kill people. Exploding mountains can scare these people. If people die when building roads, will they not dare to go up? work?

Don't ever come to such a day, if this group of people are afraid of death and refuse to do it, who will they ask to do it?Is it really like Master said, looking for Shu people?

"Chief engineer, no, these people are afraid of death, and they dare not offend the mountain god even if they don't eat." An engineer came up to report.

Cui Junsu behind Li Chengxun said angrily: "Okay, since that's the case, then don't let them eat, starve them for a day, they don't do it, we Da Tang Erlang do it ourselves, don't you believe that these people can endure starvation to death?"

Li Chengxun worried: "Old Cui, if this happens, will this group of people be provoked to rebel?"

"Hmph, what are you afraid of? Foreign barbarians, can I still make a confession in the Tang Dynasty? If they dare to disagree, General Dugu's sword will not recognize anyone."

It is still Cui Junsurun, the old man has experienced storms and suffered in the mine for two years, and he has cultivated a heart as hard as a rock.

When Dugu Xiude heard this, he greatly agreed. These people said they were Japanese laborers, but after all, they were foreigners. It was a kindness for Datang not to treat them as slaves and whips. If it wasn't for Li Chengxun's sake, this general would probably have died a long time ago. Draw a knife and kill.

Soon, under the leadership of Cui Junsu, thousands of people from Datang's side left the field in person, without a single Japanese laborer, and carts and carts were busy moving stones all morning.

But the more than 2 people in the Wa Kingdom were quite at ease. Seeing that the Tang Dynasty stopped urging them, they stopped being uneasy. They quietly watched the busy people of the Datang Party. The guards of thousands of troops, these low-level Japanese laborers, did not dare to rebel.

When it was time to eat at noon, something interesting happened. Datang’s big steamed buns and big bowls of stewed meat were eaten in groups everywhere on this construction site, and everyone in the Japanese kingdom salivated.

Many Japanese people stood up and lined up to go to the food delivery place, but they were greeted by Dugu Xiude's steel knife. Everyone in the Japanese country was puzzled, what are they doing?Isn't it time to line up for dinner according to the usual rules?

"If you don't work, you have nothing to eat!" It was simple and clear, and the translation was just such a sentence, and the Japanese people were in chaos in an instant.

Many people wanted to argue a few words, but seeing soldiers with long knives out of their sheaths all around, no one dared to touch this bad luck.

More people regret it. They have watched Datang people busy all morning for nothing. It is not dangerous for them to do it, and they must be able to do it themselves!

So, as expected, some Japanese people turned around and ran directly to the quarry. Someone took the lead, and naturally someone followed. After a while, [-] laborers started to work under the scorching sun.

Cui Junsu smiled slightly after reading it, saying that it is useless to deal with ignorant people, only being straightforward is the most effective.