I am the Holy Poisoner, the Empress advised me to calm down

What the people said sounded just like that to Lin Chen. No matter how these people knew how good Lin Chen was, it would not be a good thing for them if Lin Chen did not make any achievements.

After all, these people also hope to see Lin Chen do more than just build bridges during this period.

It can also support the people in this area.

The people hope that a general will appear to bless all living beings so that they don't have to worry about it. After all, the people above will consider their interests. Lin Chen also wants to be such a person, but he also knows that it is difficult to be such a person.

Although we say we are doing things for the people, we may not be able to accomplish anything.

Now he is leading these soldiers to build the bridge. It is hard to say what will happen if the people there do not cooperate.

So Lin Chen thought about it and said to these soldiers, "You don't have to be too anxious. No matter what these people say, they are all contemptuous to me."

After all, no one expected that a small retainer could become a general, so there would certainly be a lot of gossip.

But Lin Chen didn't listen. The soldiers behind him smiled faintly and asked, "Since the general has decided to build a bridge in this city, will we often do these engineering tasks in the future? Aren't we supposed to practice martial arts? Why are we volunteering?"

Lin Chen could also bear to see the soldiers' lack of understanding.

He knew that most of these soldiers felt that as a soldier, they should take martial arts as a daily routine, rather than using engineering projects in this world as training. Building large projects should be done by workers.

In fact, these soldiers couldn’t understand why Lin Chen insisted on taking them with him?

Could it be that after the project is completed, it will be very profitable for Lin Chen?

But for Lin Chen, it seems that he doesn't care much about those interests, but is wholeheartedly working for the world.

So even though these soldiers didn't understand, they still said to Lin Chen, "But General, when can we go back to practice martial arts? I'm afraid that if you say you want to fight against the Crown Prince, the Crown Prince's army will have already mastered martial arts, and we'll still be stuck here."

The soldiers said whatever they wanted, but they still cared about Lin Chen's opinion. Lin Chen also knew that he had to put in a lot of effort to complete the project this time. After all, a collapsed bridge in the city would be a very bad thing for the people.

At this time, the entire capital was filled with complaints. They had just won a battle, but now they were in a big mess because of the collapsed bridge.

They didn't know that Lin Chen was already on the way with people to repair the bridge, so those who didn't know were still complaining, talking about how many people would die after the bridge collapsed, and those who actually died were already very dissatisfied.

They all thought that the bridge was built by the government, and now that there is a problem, it should be the government that solves it, but the government has not shown up yet. What's going on?

Lin Chen didn't know how to explain it, so he just looked at the people and said calmly, "If you really think you can win these battles, then you shouldn't be complaining here. I don't understand. Before anyone comes to repair it, don't you think about how these things will happen?"

Moreover, the people in the city all knew, "The place we are in now is the capital, not the wilderness. If you insist that this matter cannot be resolved, then there is no need to say more." What Lin Chen said was a bit surprising to the people.

The people had no choice but to ask, "Can you fix it? You brought so many people here, didn't you come from the government?"

Lin Chen didn't evade the question, but nodded and said, "I am indeed here to build a bridge, and to solve the problem of this collapse. Please stop spreading rumors."

The people were greatly surprised when they heard this. They didn't expect that it was a small servant of the princess's mansion who came to build the bridge. It seemed that the people in the capital didn't care about anything.

That being said, Lin Chen also felt that this matter might be developing in a bad direction.

Although Lin Chen understood that the construction of this bridge would take some time and require the support of the people, none of this mattered at this moment.

Lin Chen just hopes that these people can ensure their own safety so that he can carry out construction normally.

Lin Chen led his soldiers to the bridge and looked at the surging river water below, puzzled. "The river water is not turbulent, so how could it destroy the bridge?"

When Lin Chen asked, the people nearby rushed to speak up, "You don't know that there was a flood here before, which directly broke the bridge. Someone tried to cross but fell into the river and his whereabouts are unknown. That's why we are complaining."

"General, since you are here to take charge, it would be wise for you to listen to our concerns."

Lin Chen didn't know how to answer, but he suddenly felt a little emotional when looking at the bridge. He didn't expect that there were dead bodies under the bridge. However, the bridge was destroyed by a flood, which meant that the waterproofing project here was not good enough.

The soldiers behind him saw it all, took note of the specific events, and then said to Lin Chen, "But General, this bridge was so difficult to build, and it was destroyed by the flood. Are we being too careless? If we rush into construction, will we lose our lives?"

Seeing how worried he was, Lin Chen felt that this was a bit unnecessary.

After all, the flood never happened again.

What else is there to be afraid of?

"And even if the flood was going to come, it wouldn't be now. It's the dry season and the water can't come down. The previous flood probably happened when we went to Tianmen Pass."

These soldiers stayed at Tianmen Pass all year round. They were used to seeing the lonely smoke rising from the desert and the setting sun over the long river. They rarely saw the gurgling water in the water towns of the south of the Yangtze River.

For a moment, everyone felt a little out of place.

But these soldiers still wanted to ask, "General, will you pay us for building the bridge this time?"

Lin Chen shook his head but felt that this matter was not important.

So I just took the list and showed it to these soldiers.

"The money will be transferred to you, and the princess will pay you a total of twenty taels of gold each. Is that enough?"

After hearing this, the soldiers hesitated and said, "This money is too much for us."

In fact, they all thought that ten taels of gold would be enough, but they ended up giving twenty taels. The task of building the bridge was not very difficult, and these soldiers would make a lot of money.

But they felt a little uncomfortable. After all, they were doing things for the people, but it was not right to be so concerned about the benefits.

However, these soldiers came out to support their families, and in order to make their parents feel at ease, some money must be allocated back.

That's why I value this little bit of wages so much.