diskusbooks Chapter 792: The magic weapon for opening the mountain.
Chapter 792: The magic weapon for opening the mountain.
When it comes to overseas immigration, Ye Kun is not tired at all.
The whole body is full of energy.
Chen Liang was tempted by the trick and asked, "Sir, what is your position in the court?"
"I am someone close to the emperor."
Ye Kun was vague and smiled, "When I go back, I will suggest to the emperor that the poor people in the mountains be immigrated to overseas to become farmers. When the time comes, remember to sign up."
Chen Liang was startled and waved his hands, "Your Majesty, I haven't thought about it yet..."
"It's okay, you have plenty of time, think about it slowly."
Ye Kun laughed and threw down a few silver coins: "This little money is for you to live on. The emperor and the court have not forgotten the common people and have always wanted you to live a good life as soon as possible."
One silver coin is worth one tael, and a few silver coins can allow Chen Liang's family to live a well-off life for a few years.
After bidding farewell to Chen Liang, Ye Kun visited several other families and gave silver coins to each of them.
After leaving the village, everyone ate on the roadside.
Ye Weiwei smiled and said, "Father, farm food is still the best. It has a different taste."
"Little girl, do you want your father to find you a country boy so that you can live in the countryside from now on?" Ye Kun asked.
"Father, I said farm food is delicious, but I didn't say I want to marry in the countryside." Ye Weiwei pouted: "I am still young, I will follow my mother and be filial to her."
"Well, whatever you like."
Ye Kun also doted on this adopted daughter and let her do whatever she wanted.
Ding Ding said: "Your Majesty, Sang Buyi and others will surely change their minds when they lead the inspection team to go overseas this time. They will no longer oppose your immigration plan. At that time, we can consider migrating some people from the mountainous areas overseas.
At present, the rapid increase in population in China has caused a shortage of arable land in mountainous areas.”
"Junior sister, I think so too."
Ye Kun nodded and smiled, "For example, in a small village like Chenliang, if we move one or two families, we will have more arable land per capita. We can use a lottery system and let everyone draw lots. Or two brothers can discuss and one of them will move away. The property that cannot be taken away can be left to the brother."
Ding Ding agreed: "This is a good way. As long as the safety of immigrants is guaranteed and the expenses of immigration are covered, I don't think the people will be too opposed to it."
Ye Kun was full of confidence: "When Sang Buyi and others come back, we will start by drawing lots for immigration from Taihang Mountain, Dabie Mountain and the vicinity of Pingye County. Take your time, I will eventually replace all the people in Tianzhu Continent with Han people!"
After lunch, everyone continued their journey.
There is a cliff road ahead, which looks very thrilling.
Ye Kun got off the carriage and walked with Jiang Yourong.
At the entrance, there is a flat stone wall with words engraved on it, which record Ye Kun’s merits, the process of highway construction, and the name of the designer...
Ding Ding smiled and said, "Brother, this section of cliff road is actually very safe. I designed it to be a dual lane, so even the largest carriages can pass each other here. We also left a retaining wall on the side close to the cliff."
Ye Kun nodded: "I know, I just want to come down and take a walk and take a look."
The cliff road was carved out of the stone wall and is more than ten miles long.
Jiang Yourong was amazed: "Junior Sister Ding Ding is amazing. She managed to carve such a wide road on the stone wall."
"It's the workers who are amazing, not me."
Tintin shook his head and sighed, "More than a hundred workers fell to their deaths while building this cliff-hanging road. Their bodies are still under the cliff. You could say that the road we are walking on is paved with the bodies of those workers."
Ye Kun straightened his clothes and bowed to the bottom of the cliff: "Whether you are foreign laborers or Chinese people, you have paid a huge price for the construction of China. Please accept my greeting."
Everyone followed suit and saluted.
Ding Ding said: "Brother, there are actually several places on the Taihang Mountain trade route that can be straightened. However, digging a cave will be a huge undertaking and will take a long time. I dare not make a decision."
Ye Kun smiled and said, “Junior sister is a husband among women, what is there that makes you afraid to make a decision?”
Ding Ding pointed forward: "This passage is winding and has to go around three mountains. If we use a tunnel to connect these three mountains, we can save more than 80 miles.
But it is not easy to open three tunnels. Each tunnel is about one kilometer long. "
Ye Kun smiled and said, "Didn't Junior Sister invent the Mountain Drilling Technique? Why not give it a try?"
The techniques of drilling and splitting mountains were all invented by Tintin. When building the Yunmian Highway, he straightened the road by cutting corners, showing his magical powers.
"Brother, the Mountain Drilling Technique is not a panacea. It also needs to be done step by step." Ding Ding smiled:
"The longest tunnel built by our engineering team is the Matoushan Tunnel on the Yunmian Highway, which is only 700 meters long. We have never built a tunnel longer than 1,000 meters."
Jiang Yourong asked, "What's the difficulty of a 1,000-meter tunnel?"
"It just takes a long time, it takes several years, and it requires a lot of coal or charcoal."
Tintin's mountain drilling technique is essentially the old method of 'burning fire and stimulating water', but with improved tools and operating methods.
Several "fire attack vehicles" were used to press against the stone wall and burn it. Then the fire attack vehicles were removed and water was poured on the stone wall, using the principle of thermal expansion and contraction to make the stone explode.
This cycle repeats itself and we move forward.
When going deep into the tunnel, external ventilation is required, otherwise the operators will suffocate to death.
This kind of construction does not require too many workers.
Because the tunnel is narrow, it becomes crowded when there are too many people, which causes work delays.
But it requires a lot of coal, or charcoal.
Ye Kun smiled and said, "Junior sister, our current productivity and detection level are different from before. I think such a tunnel can be opened."
The coal base is not far from Taihang Mountains and has as much coal as you need.
There is also charcoal, and the mountains are covered with trees.
For fire attack vehicles, you can ask the Ministry of Science and Technology and the Ministry of Engineering to make custom orders and just make dozens of them.
Ding Ding smiled and said, "Since Senior Brother has made the decision, I will start working on it. We will work on both ends and divide our forces to attack together. This way, the speed will be doubled.
The three tunnels were under construction at the same time, which meant six construction sites. Each construction site had three shifts, with 50 people per shift. That added up to 1,000 people.
There are also 1,000 people for logistics support and transportation of coal and food, so a total of 2,000 people are needed."
Ye Kun smiled and said, "It's a small project with 2,000 people!"
“But it’s a long time.”
Ding Ding shrugged and said, "According to the dual-lane design, the fastest speed at which we can dig the tunnel is one meter per day. If we work on both ends simultaneously, it will take at least five hundred days to open a one-kilometer tunnel. Add to that the unpredictable difficulties and subsequent rectifications, and it will take at least two years to complete."
Ye Kun said generously: "I will give you three years to open up these three tunnels and provide a smooth road for our descendants, leaving behind a century-long miracle. In addition, I will give you another magic weapon for opening up mountains, keep it for future use."