I Want To Be Qin II

"See you, son!"

Meng Tian gave a wry smile, and nodded towards Ying Gao: "The king's heart to go east is getting stronger and stronger, the reason why he waited for the son to go south is to make it easier for Daqin to go east."

"The name of the young master these years, Megatron Huaxia..."

Meng Tian flattered Ying Gao, after all, Mengshi had already received enough favors from Ying Gao, and Ying Gaogui was a son, and he was unable to repay him.

I can only be more respectful when facing Ying Gao in daily life.

Otherwise, Meng Tian is the Great General of the Qin Dynasty, and with his backing from a military family like Meng's, there is no need to bow his head to anyone other than Ying Zheng.

Because they have the confidence and the capital to ignore anyone.

The two discussed for a while the situation in the Central Plains, including the Great Qin Dynasty. Ying Gao changed the subject and said, "General, how is the construction of the Bashu Road in Xianyang on the northern section of Xianyang South Road?"

"Young Master, the situation is not going well. Gong Shuqing, who is in charge of digging, has been called more than once. Even though slaves are used, the digging speed is still not fast."

Speaking of this, Meng Tian smiled wryly: "The road to Bashu is too harsh, the mountains are so steep..."

"Even if it is according to the request of the young master, the excavation of the chi road is only planned according to four lanes, it still cannot increase the speed."

"What's more, Chidao wants to maintain..."

Hearing this, Ying Gao's eyes flickered for a moment. He knew in his heart that road construction is a rare thing without large equipment.

What's more, building a road in places like Bashu is as difficult as building the road to heaven in later generations, and it is even more difficult.

He knew in his heart that even with cement and mortar, or even red bricks, it was impossible to speed up the construction of the road.

In a sense, cement is not suitable for road construction.

What's more, even if there is no way to build roads with cement, steel bars are also needed. The current iron smelting technology of the Great Qin Dynasty is very bad.

Even though Yinggao carried out reforms, no good news came from Shanggongfang, Shaofu, or Yinggao's laboratory.

It can be imagined from this,

Iron smelting technology is difficult.

After being silent for a long time, Ying Gao told Meng Tian, ​​"It doesn't need to be molded in one go, let Gong Shuqing and others open up the blocking mountain range first, as for filling the deep ditch and leveling the road, etc., put it on hold first, and I will think of a way later. .”

"good."

In this matter, he had no solution and put all his hopes on Ying Gao.

The construction of the Xianyang South Road will be of great benefit to the entire Great Qin court.

After drinking all the tea in the teacup, Ying Gao smiled at Meng Tian, ​​and said: "General, I will stay here for a few days. I am exhausted from traveling all the way. I will rest first. If there is something to do, the general will send Just come over and say hello."

Hearing this, Meng Tian also smiled, he knew that Ying Gao was coming non-stop, so he stretched out his hand and said.

"My lord rests first, I will come here if I have something to do!"

"Farewell!"

...

Everyone left, and only Meng Tian was left in the entire shogunate. Meng Tian watched Ying Gao go far away, then withdrew his gaze, took out a volume of silk and began to write.

Lord Wu'an Ying Gao went south, whether it was Chi Dao or this matter, he had to report to Qin Wangzheng.

Picking up the pen, the pen is like a dragon and a snake, and it is written in an instant. On the silk script, the big seal emerges, and a volume of memorials, with thousands of words eloquently jumps up.

"Why!"

After a long time, Meng Tian stopped writing.

...

Waiting for Mogan, Meng Tian summoned his confidants, sealed the silk book with mud and handed it in his hand, saying: "Send the silk book to Xianyang as quickly as possible."

"We must ensure the safety of the silk book, and we must also ensure that we can comfort ourselves."

"promise."

Nodding his head, his confidant bowed solemnly to Meng Tian: "Please rest assured, General, the silk book will definitely be brought to Xianyang."

"Even if I die, I will definitely let the general's letter reach Xianyang."

...

Ying Gao walked out of the shogunate, was taken away by the soldiers, and arranged in a tent.

At this moment, not only Ying Gao was in the tent, but also Fan Zeng and others were there.

Although he walked out of the shogunate, Ying Gao was still thinking about the things he and Meng Tian said, the construction of the road, if he wanted to speed up, he had to start with manpower and material resources.

In addition to manpower, this time going south, it will naturally be provided continuously. Besides, the only way is to use cement, red bricks, and asphalt.

In a real sense, if you want to build a fast road, you must pave the road with asphalt, assist with cement mortar, and use iron to secure it.

Nowadays, Gong Shuqing and others are far behind.

It's just that if you want to use cement red bricks, you need steel reinforcements. This requires a breakthrough in Daqin's iron smelting technology to complete.

As for the asphalt issue, Ying Gao needed to find the asphalt veins, otherwise, this matter could not be resolved in a short time.

It's just that Ying Gao also knew in his heart how difficult it would be to make a breakthrough in Daqin's iron smelting technology.

In this regard, there is no hope at all. The only hope is to find large natural asphalt veins.

And Ying Gao remembered clearly that the largest asphalt vein in Huaxia was in Bashu. After thinking about it, Ying Gao said to Tie Ying.

"Prepare a map of Bashu territory, the more detailed the better!"

"promise."

Nodding his head in agreement, Tie Ying turned around and left. Ying Gao and General Meng Tian had just finished their talks, so there must be something important happening to ask for the map at this moment.

With this in mind, Tie Ying naturally did not dare to delay.

"General Ying, the general is looking for you..." Fan Zeng looked at Ying Gao, hesitant to speak.

Hearing this, Ying Gao smiled wryly: "The general came here to build the Chi Road. The land of Bashu is mountainous, and it is extremely difficult to build the Chi Road."

"Even though there are slaves sent from Liangzhou to dig, the speed is still not satisfactory. The general is looking for a quick way."

Regarding Fan Zeng, Ying Gao did not hide too much. He knew in his heart that once the Xianyang South Road was completed, it would be the lifeline of Daqin.

The entire Indochina Peninsula and the entire Yunnan region will provide Daqin with a steady stream of food, grass and supplies.

Therefore, Ying Gao never planned to carry out the construction of Chidao in secret, but always carried out it with great fanfare.

"General Ying, the roads in this land of Bashu are difficult and painful. It has been a difficult problem since ancient times. The slow speed of excavation is what should be done." Fan Zeng remonstrated Ying Gao.

"Why!"

With a long sigh, Ying Gao shook his head towards Fan Zeng: "Sir, I also know the importance of the Xianyang South Road, whether it is for the general or for the father."

"Only by opening the Xianyang South Road, the general will be able to connect Liangzhou, prepare for the future Western Expedition, and even build a fast road leading to the Western Regions..."