"By the way, what's going on over there?"
Standing at the ferry, Huang Long looked left and right, marveling at Liu Feng's courage. He could see that this place was not very good originally and could not accommodate large ships at all. It was only through digging that it could reach its current scale.
So I couldn't help but ask.
And it just so happened that where Huang Long asked, there were still a large number of workers doing other things, some piling up stones, some shoveling silt.
"Also, why is there such a huge cliff on the water? What is it used for?"
Huang Long asked while carefully observing the direction of the water flow. Because the water in this place was too deep, he could not see the direction of the water flow at all.
It's even more incredible after seeing it clearly.
"That's not right. We're blocked by a cliff. The waterway is blocked and no ship, big or small, can pass through. What should we do?"
Because the situation of this place has been reported a long time ago, the reason why the waterway here is so good but has never been connected is also because of this cliff.
"This is actually an easy problem to solve. Our plan is to build a huge dam here, which will probably be completed in two to three months."
"Of course, before the project is completed, the official ship will temporarily dock below the dike when it arrives. Then we can just change ships and continue transportation."
"What? Building a dam? It'll be done in two months?"
"That's absolutely impossible."
Huang Long didn't believe it at all. Not to mention anything else, the court allocated countless silver every year, but it couldn't even complete the construction of a river embankment.
Now, to build a dam on such a cliff, it would only take two months to complete. He couldn't believe it at all.
Liu Feng smiled and said, "You don't believe it because you haven't seen us use this new method to repair the dike."
Huang Long frowned: "New method?"
Liu Feng nodded, his eyes confident. "Yes, this new method emphasizes overall coordination, clear division of labor, and the use of new equipment, which makes it much more efficient."
"Although two months is a tight deadline, as long as the weather cooperates, we should be able to complete it on schedule."
Huang Long was dumbfounded when he heard this. He still found it unbelievable, but he also felt a hint of anticipation.
Of course, building a dam here was not Liu Feng's idea. It was to prevent the loss of kerosene when Liu Feng burned the water fort.
At that time, Tian Lao Ba was blocking the road here with a huge tree.
Of course, the drop in elevation here is quite large, so there are two options for converting it into a place suitable for navigation.
The first is to fill it with gravel and mud to turn the place into a gently sloping river channel, but the disadvantages are obvious, once a large-scale flood occurs.
There is a high possibility that this filled-in gentle slope will be washed away.
The second is to imitate the new era's way of building dams and build segmented sluices here. Although it is time-consuming and labor-intensive, it is a one-time solution.
It was normal for Huang Long to be surprised. After all, according to the thinking of the ancients, they could never have imagined something like a segmented sluice gate.
Even if they thought of it, they would not be able to design the specific construction method.
So when he heard the idea of building a dam, he subconsciously thought of a dam like a river embankment.
Of course, after Wu Jiang heard Liu Feng's idea, he also agreed to this method for the first time.
As a scholar, although he was a bandit, he was well-read and thought he knew a little about water conservancy.
When he saw the small waterfall for the first time, he realized that things were not simple.
So he hurriedly asked Liu Feng for advice and learned little by little.
It was under Liu Feng's instruction that I learned how to build a segmented sluice gate.
Although Huang Long had listened to Liu Feng's explanation, he still found it unbelievable.
"Master Liu, although I don't understand water conservancy, I do understand the basics. Building a dam and digging a river channel will take at least one or two years, and at most three to five years."
"Sometimes a river project can't be completed without three to five years, and that's even if there's enough money."
"Even if the Ministry of Works sent supervisors, the workers on the river channel would work day and night, and it would take at least a year or two to complete the work."
Liu Feng rolled his eyes.
He has just said that we need to use appropriate construction methods and appropriate construction equipment.
"You don't understand this. The appropriate method must also be appropriate, right?"
"Our Lord Wu is very smart."
After saying that, he winked at Wu Jiang, as if to say, "Don't make a mistake, kid. You are the smartest person here."
Wu Jiang smiled bitterly. It would have been fine if he had pretended to be a pig and eaten the tiger when he went to Dasan Pass, but now this person was the emperor, and he still wanted to play the same trick.
"Yes, Lord Wu is the smartest."
Liu Feng turned his head and looked at Wu Jiang and continued.
"But General, this is a method we have been researching for a long time. It is the most important secret of our Tiger Roar Army and the entire New River Crossing."
"I'm afraid it's inappropriate to tell this to outsiders..."
Wu Jiang didn't care what Liu Feng meant and could only speak based on his own guesses.
Of course, Huang Long was interested in the advanced technology they were talking about. When he heard Wu Jiang was still reluctant to talk about it, he immediately became unhappy.
His eyes were fixed on Liu Feng, afraid of missing a word Liu Feng and the other man said.
“How can we reduce a two-year construction period to two months?”
"Do you still need such powerful construction equipment?"
Fang Youwei, who was watching other equipment on the other side, came over immediately after hearing it.
To be honest, Liu Feng had heard of Fang Youwei. He was one of the few good officials in the entire Dali Dynasty, who was wholeheartedly serving the country.
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