At this time, Huo Guang and Jiang Chong had returned to Wusun to handle the affairs of the garrison, and at the same time comforted the Wusun people to show them that they had not run away.
So now only Li Buyan and Wei Buyi are left by Liu Tan's side. The three of them are standing next to the pit where there is no more foundation and are feeling a little doubtful about their lives.
Li Buyan looked up at the bright sunny sky. It was hard to imagine that it had only been a short time since the sandstorm that had covered the sky had passed.
In fact, not only them, but even the soldiers who had been working before were confused at this time. Why did they dig such a big hole?
Wei Buyi looked at Liu Tan standing beside him with a serious face and didn't say anything. He knew that he was probably angry, but what was the point of being angry? Could they even beat up God? Even the most divine one couldn't do that.
Wei Buyi said softly, "Your Highness, let's dig again."
Li Buyan was probably the one who recovered the most quickly. He immediately rolled up his sleeves and said, "It's okay. This isn't soil, it's sand. It's very loose. I helped dig it this morning and it's easier than before."
No matter how simple it is, it still requires repetitive work. Fortunately, the quicklime has not been delivered yet, otherwise it would have delayed a lot of progress. At least it would take a whole day to dig this little bit of sand.
The most important thing is to transport the sand away.
Liu Tan looked up at the sky and said, "I remember Lu Xuan said before that sandstorms are very common in this season."
He felt that Lu Xuan might have guessed what he was going to do a long time ago, otherwise he wouldn't have reminded him like this. However, he didn't take it to heart at the time.
Liu Tan had experienced sandstorms before. Oh, when he was inside the Great Wall, everyone liked to call it a dust storm, but at that time, the most everyone felt was that once the sandstorm came, everyone from leaving the dormitory door to the classroom would go from being neatly dressed to being covered in mud.
How could he have imagined that the sandstorm in the Gobi Desert could be so powerful?
Li Buyan scratched his head and said, "This seems a bit troublesome, but we can't not dig it, right?"
Liu Tan said decisively, "Move over some more tents and cover this place for me, at least until the stakes are driven in."
Wei Buyi looked at the foundation pit and then at Liu Tan and said hesitantly, "Isn't this... a bit too big?"
Liu Tan waved his hand. "Just piece it together. It's not easy, but it's better than shoveling sand over and over again, right? Well, if it's not enough, go buy some from Xiao Wusun."
Li Buyan said nonchalantly, "Why buy them? Can't we just squeeze in? Everyone squeezed in here before, and it was only His Highness who was so kind as to get so many tents."
Indeed, Liu Tan's team had always adhered to the principle of a maximum of four people per tent. He felt that after a long journey, what if they couldn't sleep well at night because the sleeping space was too small? What if their physical condition deteriorated and they suffered from acclimatization in the Western Regions? Wouldn't that delay things even more?
Now that everyone is accustomed to the climate of the Western Regions, and we're settling in, so... should squeezing in a little bit be feasible? Besides, once the foundation is laid, we can basically take down the tents. The walls are definitely higher than the tents, so it generally won't take long.
Liu Tan waved his hand and decided that everyone should work harder.
There were not many complaints below. Some even said that it was safer to have more people when encountering such a sandstorm. It seemed that the tent could not hold up even four people.
However, such a large-scale tent requires not only a roof cloth, but also a support. The original support was too short to be used, so only whole pieces of wood could be used. Fortunately, although the Xiyu area is short of water, there are always plants struggling to grow into an extraordinary appearance.
After Liu Tan sent someone to deliver the letter to Huo Guang, Huo Guang asked Jiang Chong to personally lead the team to escort the timber that afternoon.
Liu Tan was shocked when he saw Jiang Chong: "How come it's so fast? Did the captain prepare it in advance?"
Even if there is ready-made timber, it needs to be mobilized and transported, which is not something that can be done in half a day.
Jiang Chong looked at Liu Tan with a complicated expression and said, "This... was prepared by Little Kunmi. After he heard that we were mobilizing wood, he sent someone to deliver it."
Liu Tan: ...
He felt like he had misunderstood something.
He had always thought of Lu Xuan as a very simple and honest ethnic minority friend, but now it seemed that this was obviously not the case. The timber had been prepared long ago, which meant that Lu Xuan had guessed that he might be planning a project here.
This project can almost be said to have been decided on by Liu Tan on the spur of the moment, and it took only about a day from the idea to the decision.
Jiang Chong probably noticed this as well, and whispered to Liu Tan, "Your Highness, I think this location... may not be that safe."
Everyone was hiding this from the Wusun people, but could the Wusun people really not guess it? They were more familiar with the Western Regions.
Liu Tan quickly recovered after his initial surprise. He patted Jiang Chong on the shoulder and said, "Don't overthink it. We're only using this place temporarily. At least for now, we're still friends with Wusun. Don't overthink it."
Jiang Chong didn't say anything else. He was different from Huo Guang. When Huo Guang and Liu Tan had different opinions, Huo Guang dared to confront Liu Tan directly to convince each other, while Jiang Chong said, "Since you know it, I have done my responsibility. Don't blame me for the rest."
After the wood arrived, Liu Tan sent someone to count it. After finding that it was sufficient, he decided to add a few more in the middle of the pile pits that had already been dug. After all, this tent would be taller than the ones used for daily life, and would be able to withstand greater force in the event of a sandstorm, so stability was a must.
Liu Tan didn't want to see the tent being blown down by the wind and buried under the sand. It would be a sin to rescue the tent at that time.
After the tent frame was built, Liu Tan stopped them from putting down the tent cloth and said helplessly, "Shovel out the sand first. Otherwise, when the tent is set up, are you going to run in and out and queue up to carry it out?"
The people below then remembered that the sand was still in the pit, and they began to work hard to transport the sand.
The best place to store sand is the natural river valley. Liu Tan looked at the valley and couldn't help but smile and said, "I didn't expect this place would be useful again."
Jiang Chong racked his brains and thought, "Your Highness's choice of location is truly divine."
After hearing this, Liu Tan felt a dull headache. He didn't know why Jiang Chong insisted on linking him with God.
In the end, he simply ignored this sentence and started pretending to observe everyone working carefully.
You know what, as he watched, he actually discovered a problem - the efficiency of transporting sand was too low, right?
Everyone pushed a small cart and transported the goods out one trip at a time. Because they were all wheelbarrows and the road was uneven, they could basically spill the goods as they walked. By the time they reached the destination, it was considered good if half of the goods were still on the wheelbarrow.
He looked at the foundation pit that was only halfway dug after half a day and felt a little uneasy. How long would it take to transport it?
The most important thing is, what if there's another sandstorm tonight? Will this pit ever be shoveled out?
But even so, Liu Tan did not ask everyone to use horse-drawn carriages, because horses are so precious. To put it bluntly, they are much more precious than humans.
After watching for a while, Liu Tan felt a little fed up and couldn't help but say, "Let them all stop. When will this end?"
Jiang Chong asked curiously, "What are your plans, Your Highness?"
Liu Tan turned to look at him and asked, "Do you know what "the same track for all vehicles" means?"
The author has something to say: Liu Tan: If you want to do your job well, you must first sharpen your tools. Forget it, I'm used to it.
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