Daming: The system rejected my request for salted fish

Chapter 961

"Thanks to the cement you invented, and the help of the construction team from the Institute of Science and Technology, the bridge was built quickly and easily."

"Following their guidance, we can even build a 100-meter-long bridge across the waterway using reinforced concrete."

After Qingxia finished speaking, Wei Wu laughed on the spot. He didn't expect that the Academy of Science and Technology could already build a 100-meter bridge.

But this seems to make sense. After all, it is only a hundred meters, not the kind of bridges in later generations that are one or two thousand meters long.

The ancient craftsmen were not bad at building bridges, but due to material limitations, they were unable to demonstrate their abilities.

After all, building bridges in ancient times required a large amount of stone, which was not only difficult to transport, but also required the stone to be polished into the required shape.

But even so, during the Wanli period of the Ming Dynasty, craftsmen still built a stone bridge with a total length of more than 50 meters.

This stone bridge is called Gejing Bridge. It is made entirely of limestone materials and has stood for four hundred years since its construction.

This is enough to show the ability of the craftsmen. Now that we have reinforced concrete as building materials, they can fully display their talents.

This is a good thing. By accumulating more experience, we can try to build better bridges in the future to benefit the country and the people.

When he thought of this, the smile on Wei Wu's face became even happier, and Qingxia happened to speak again at this time.

"The road from Yingtian Prefecture in the capital to Changzhou Prefecture is being built very smoothly. Even if it were to be opened to traffic right now, there would be no problem."

"But progress on the section from Changzhou Prefecture to Suzhou Prefecture is difficult, and the road construction project has now come to a standstill."

Road construction is progressing slowly and has even been halted?

After hearing what Qingxia said, the smile on Wei Wu's face disappeared instantly and his brows were tightly furrowed.

"Why is it shut down? Is there some trouble? Are there hooligans causing trouble or are there people trying to stop it?"

As soon as Wei Wu finished asking, Qingxia shook her head and explained helplessly:

"Yes, we are in trouble, but it's not with hooligans or common people, but with the gentry and nobles of Jiangnan."

Hearing this answer, Wei Wu was speechless. He was silent for a long time before he spoke:

"The gentry of Jiangnan? Are they crazy? Jiangnan is a rich and prosperous land with countless businessmen."

"Having this road is also beneficial to them, so why should we stop it?"

The gentry in Jiangnan were either landlords, wealthy businessmen, or people from aristocratic families or those with great achievements, and they were all extremely rich.

Many people say they look down on businessmen, but in fact most of them continue to accumulate wealth through business.

With the cement road, it will be much more convenient for them to do business and their efficiency in making money will be greatly improved.

They don't have to spend a penny on road construction, but they can get convenience. It is clearly a win-win situation.

But these people insisted on jumping out to make trouble. Aren’t they crazy?

Just when Wei Wu was thinking this, Qingxia suddenly spoke out the answer.

"They're causing trouble not because they don't see the benefits, but because they think the benefits are not enough and they want more!"

After hearing this, Wei Wu suddenly realized that these people were not stupid, but greedy!

But this is normal. After all, the way these gentry and nobles in the south of the Yangtze River eat has always been so disgusting.

But Wei Wu was a little confused. What benefits did these gentry and nobles in the south of the Yangtze River want?

Thinking of this, Wei Wu raised his head and looked at Qingxia opposite him and asked:

“What benefits do they want?”

"road!"

road?

When Wei Wu heard Qingxia's answer, he immediately frowned and for a moment he couldn't understand what they meant by asking for the road.

When the cement road is built, it’s not like they can’t pass through, and it’s not something he has the final say on.

Although it was Wei Wu who paid for the repairs, this was a bidding project of the imperial court. How could anyone just take it?