You are my golden finger

The roadbed from the prefectural city to the capital was built by Sun Duwei, his soldiers and some hired local workers before the New Year. They started construction on the sixth day after the New Year, but the Shilin Road Construction Team did not go to the construction site until after the Lantern Festival.

During this period, Sun Duwei's road construction project also encountered obstacles. In order to shorten the distance as much as possible, the original detour route was changed to a route directly leading to the valley. After the completion of this project alone, the distance can be shortened by more than 100 miles. However, the entrance to the valley is very narrow, with rocks piled up on both sides, making it particularly difficult to dig.

Uncle Mu Xiong was invited by Captain Sun to come to the construction site on the 22nd day of the first lunar month. At a glance, the situation was not much different from when the road was opened in Qing'an Town, but the difficulty was even greater. It was a headache to look at, and Uncle Mu Xiong thought he was helpless.

"Captain Sun, the princess happens to be in Qingsong Academy in the city right now. I think the situation here is similar to what we encountered in Qing'an Town. Do you think you should ask her to come over and take a look?" Uncle Mu Xiong suggested sincerely.

"Really? That's what I thought. I'll go and ask her to come over."

Captain Sun and his guard rode their horses in a hurry to the cafeteria of Qingsong Academy. Seeing the two exhausted men, Lin Xijin invited them to have a meal first, and then listened to Captain Sun's report on the difficulties encountered in the construction of "One Line Sky".

Lin Xijin pondered for a moment and felt that the Qingsong Academy cafeteria was on the right track, so he could withdraw now.

So he said to Captain Sun, "You go back first. I will take the children home to the city and settle them down, and then I will go to the construction site to find you."

"Yes. Sun Lingyun is looking forward to your arrival, my lady!" Captain Sun answered with a smile, a look of cunning and pride after his plan succeeded.

Lin Xijin couldn't bear to watch, so she sent the two away and took the three little girls and An An, Lin Dong and Lin Nan to their residence in the city.

He told Xingwu to ask Nanny and Qiuyan to take care of the children, and sent Lin Nan to look after them, while he took Lin Dong to the construction site.

The construction site was not far from the city, and it took about half an hour to get there. Accompanied by Captain Sun, Lin Xijin inspected the construction site.

Indeed, the valley entrance is very narrow at a distance of nearly 50 meters, only wide enough for one person to pass through. If it is dug manually, it will take at least one or two years to open.

After a thorough inspection, Lin Xijin selected more than 20 blasting points on the rocks on both sides, and asked Captain Sun to arrange for people to dig holes for blasting, and asked him to arrange for people to set up martial law 500 meters away at midnight. Then he took Lin Dong back to the city.

What could Captain Sun do? He could only agree to all of her requests and then watch her mount her horse and gallop away.

At night, because Xingwu and the shop assistants were back, there was no need to worry about the safety of the children, so Lin Xijin brought Lin Dong and Lin Nan out together.

The night was dark and silent.

The peaks on both sides of the valley are like giants, and under the cover of night, they squeeze the valley into a line. The cold starlight flickers on the top of the mountain, far away and deep.

Lin Xijin gave the two men headlamps and asked them to wear them, and he also wore one. The three of them were very familiar with the job and quickly installed the detonators. He asked the two men to go to both ends to check the martial law arranged by Captain Sun. After the two men reported that there was no problem, he immediately signaled them to leave.

After lighting the fuse of the detonator, Lin Xijin used his lightness skills to fly away from the blasting site and slip into space.

The deafening explosion was followed by a landslide and the ground was cracking, and the rubble was flying. The soldiers on martial law felt the ground shaking, as if the entire valley was about to collapse.

After a long while, when everything was settled, she showed up to check the blasting situation. Looking at the collapsed rocks in the valley, Lin Xijin was a little smug: "I am also a professional in blasting!"

After asking Captain Sun to withdraw the martial law personnel, the three of them returned home.

Clearing rocks and tamping the roadbed were familiar tasks for the soldiers and the workers. However, they were all talking about the scene after the explosion and were terrified. After all, these things were beyond human control. They were filled with awe.

Captain Sun did not spread the news that it was Lin Xijin who blew up the mountain, but many soldiers and workers knew about it when she was inspecting the scene in Qing'an and yesterday, so the news inevitably spread. Later, it was used by someone with ulterior motives to attack her.

However, these are not what Lin Xijin would consider or take to heart. She is a person who only wants to work hard and not worry about the future. As long as she is strong enough, she will not listen to other people's gossip, frame up and slander, even if someone comes to kill her with an 18-meter-long sword, what will happen?

In this way, the toughest bone of the road section from Fucheng to Kyoto was overcome. For the following sections, Lin Xijin repeated the same trick and made two more attempts, but they were both small projects.

In April, the cement plant built by Murong Xu in Kyoto was put into operation, so construction started simultaneously in the city and Kyoto. After nine months, the entire line was finally connected, and the entire cement road from Qingyuan to Kyoto was built.

In October, Eunuch Gao came to Shiziwo again with the emperor's edict. As Murong Xu had said, she was conferred the title of "Princess Jiahui", and others who participated in the movable type printing production were also rewarded.

Xihui was given the title of "Yuanwailang", the seal carving master Cheng Ting and his four companions and Li Yuxuan were given the title of Gongbu Zhushi, and their four assistants, Xinfeng, Xingcheng, Xingyuan and Xiaowen were also given the title of Gongbu Tongshi. Although the rank was not high, it was still an official position with a salary.

The most unexpected thing was that the 3,000 soldiers that Sun Lingyun brought from Qinghewei were placed under her jurisdiction and command, becoming her personal guards to assist her in completing various construction projects.

This is an unprecedented grace!

As for the imperial decree granting marriage that Murong Xu mentioned, perhaps the old emperor had other considerations and did not issue it at the same time. However, Eunuch Gao ordered Lin Xijin to come to the capital to express his gratitude, and no one knew what special arrangements were made.

Shiziwo was once again in an uproar because of the imperial court's rewards.

This time, not only Lin Xijin was rewarded, but also Xihui and several other guys were rewarded. This was an unprecedented event in Shiziwo, and it was really a great honor for the family.

The clan leader and the village head, who were good at creating atmosphere, would not miss such a great opportunity. Since Xingyuan was also conferred a title, even the fifth uncle got involved this time. The three of them contributed money and effort, and decided not only to hold dragon and lion dances and operas, but also to set up a three-day buffet, inviting all guests to sit at the table and eat, vowing to make the celebration the best in Qingyuan.

Lin Xijin had been here for four years and had been awarded three times, and her clansmen were happier than she was. This time, her family of three was awarded, and it was impossible for her to just watch them work hard. She generously took out 1,000 taels of silver from the imperial reward, and gave away 500 kilograms of beef, 10 sheep, 500 kilograms of rice, and 500 kilograms of flour, and let her clansmen do the rest.

Eunuch Gao originally wanted to take Lin Xijin and others back to Beijing to express his gratitude, but at this moment he was surrounded by the clan leader, the head of the village and the elders of the clan. He received a lot of red envelopes and unprecedented respect. His back, which was habitually hunched, finally straightened up.

Therefore, under the earnest requests of the clan leader, the head of the village and others, they finally gave in and agreed to return after the celebration.