Wild North America 1846

Early the next morning

When the sky was just getting dark, Chinese people from five nearby Chinese villages began to gather, and soon the number reached more than 700 people, and this number is still growing.

Before starting construction

In accordance with traditional Chinese customs, Richard led the crowd to set up an incense table with pigs, cattle and sheep on display, lit incense, prayed to heaven and earth, and prayed for the blessings of their ancestors and gods.

After leading the crowd to worship

Richard turned around and looked at the densely packed crowd of thousands of people behind him. Everyone's faces showed the excitement of a big fight. He felt warm in his heart, so he waved his hand and shouted;

"Shanhaiguan... construction begins..."

The clear light of the early morning, accompanied by the chill of spring, shone on the faces of every Chinese, and could not hide the fiery look on everyone's face. After hearing Richard's announcement of the start of work, the crowd suddenly burst into cheers that resounded throughout the valley.

according to prior arrangement

According to the different tools they bring, half of these thousands of people are divided into logging teams, deforestation teams, sawing teams, transportation teams, kitchens, etc. The remaining half are responsible for leveling the site, digging trenches, and building wooden fences.

Wall.

Unlike the construction of defensive parapets, which are only 1.4 meters high, Shanhaiguan is 4 meters above the ground and uses straight and tall redwood trees.

After cutting off the branches, one end was sharpened and buried deeply in the soil, and they were arranged tightly.

Shanhaiguan is located on the outside of the valley at the entrance of the valley. It is necessary to build a wall, gate and gate about 170 meters long to seal the entire valley entrance, all the way to the Yudai River, and about 10 meters deep into the river.

As a result, the Tang Dynasty relied on the Shanhaiguan Wall and established complete defense facilities at the entrance of Putao Valley.

have to say

After all, there are more people than strength. By noon, the flat ground was already filled with hills-like logs. A rough count showed that there were at least three or four hundred logs.

On the other side of the construction site, a log fence with a height of 4 meters and a length of more than 30 meters has been erected, with horizontal timbers and supporting timbers installed at the back, and the construction of a patrol trail on the wall has also begun.

This is a wooden plank road with a width of only one meter, which is used by patrol soldiers to patrol back and forth. If there is an invasion by foreign enemies, they can rely on the wall to cover the battle, similar to the Roman wooden city thousands of years ago.

When white people first set foot on the North American continent, they built many such simple wooden fence cities. The advantage was that they were simple and easy to build and had adequate defense capabilities.

The disadvantage is that it cannot withstand the test of time, is not resistant to fire attacks, and cannot withstand continuous attacks from large-caliber artillery, so it can only be used as a stopgap measure.

Even so, it's already pretty good.

Richard led a cavalry team of more than 20 people to patrol nearby, reaching as far as the outskirts of the new town. Under the vigilant eyes of Sheriff John and others, he circled a few times and returned.

at this time

He only needs to show the power of the Tang Society. Presumably those people with ulterior motives in Xinshi Town will carefully consider it and not overly stimulate their sensitive nerves.

Near noon

There are busy figures everywhere on the camp construction site. On the cleared site, there are more than ten large pots lined up side by side. The firewood is burning brightly, and the soup in the steamer is boiling and rolling.

This is a cow, a big fat pig and two sheep killed in the morning, which have turned into endless beef and potato soup, mutton and potato soup. The working guys come to eat a bowl when they are hungry, and continue to eat after throwing away their rice bowls.

Work.

Gai Wangshan saw the cavalry returning from a distance, so he greeted them enthusiastically, "Young master, you must be tired. A large pot of mutton soup has just been cooked. Please eat something to relieve your stomach."

Richard smiled as soon as he touched his belly, then turned around and greeted everyone: "Don't tell me you are really hungry, so brothers, take a rest, wait for the horses, and then come over to eat."

"Follow the order!" Everyone responded loudly.

For the cavalry, the war horse is not only a mount, but also a weapon and a companion of life and death on the battlefield. It ranks first in importance at all times.

It doesn't matter if a person is hungry, the horse must be taken care of first.

The war horse was led to the river to drink some clean water, eat some black beans carried in the horse's bag, and let it nibble on the fresh green grass by the river beach. Two men were left to take care of it, while the others swarmed towards the kitchen.

The rich aroma emanating from the cooking broth has long aroused the gluttons in everyone's stomach. Who can still endure it?

A large bowl of potato and beef soup, sprinkled with chopped wild onions, salt and pepper immediately takes on a soul. It is really fragrant and makes people move their index fingers.

Richard was just like everyone else, except that his bowl contained large chunks of mutton, which made it even more delicious when eaten with flatbread.

The Chinese diet has always maintained traditional characteristics, which is completely different from that of white people.

The most common foods eaten by white gold diggers are hard biscuits and dried apples. Hard biscuits are a kind of square dough that does not need to be fermented. It is baked with water and flour and a little salt.

Hard biscuits and dried apples are easy to carry, simple to make and can be kept for a long time, but the taste is not flattering, and they are very tooth-consuming and taste like chewing wood chips.

There is also a slightly better food called potato sourdough bread. Sourdough bread is made from flour, water, mashed potatoes and wild yeast to ferment and bake it.

If poppy seeds are added, it is called poppy seed potato bread. It is a widely spread specialty food in San Francisco. It is soft, delicious and rich in flavor when baked.

The family bakery opened by French military instructor Mike Rabiot is famous for its poppy seed potato bread, which is widely welcomed by the white residents of Yerba Buena and the business is quite good.

But these foods are obviously not in line with the appetite of Chinese people.

Richard ate a large bowl of mutton soup with soft flatbread. Feeling that he was still unsatisfied, he took another half bowl of mutton soup and ate it down, feeling warm and comfortable all over.

He patted his round belly and stood up, couldn't help but burped twice, and said with satisfaction to Gai Wangshan next to him;

"Wangshan, this mutton soup tastes really good, very delicious. I think you can open a restaurant specializing in beef and mutton soup. The business will definitely be booming."

"Thank you for the compliment, Master. Actually, there is nothing to say about this thing. It's just boiled over high heat and added with some poppy seeds. I, Lao Gai, would rather follow the Master in doing things. It's so majestic!"

"Oh, that's okay..." When Richard heard the reason, he was immediately speechless.

He nodded, picked up the cowboy hat and put it on his head, then walked forward and continued, "You continue to work, I will go up to the construction site to take a look."

"Hey... Master, please go slowly." Gai Wangshan responded diligently.

Richard waved his hand and walked towards the hill without saying anything.

The Shanhaiguan construction site is divided into two parts. One part is to build a wooden fence-style wall about 170 meters long, and the other part is to build a camp on the top of the hill behind, including wooden houses, walls, etc.

To build a wooden fence-style wall, you can use freshly cut logs. There is no need to naturally dry them, just clean the branches.

However, building a wooden house is not possible. It requires a large amount of baked boards, wooden squares and naturally dried logs. The logs are mainly used for important parts such as beams, and the amount used is not large.

There are abundant wild forest resources in the Grape Valley. There are a lot of logs accumulated in the village, which is enough to build dozens of wooden houses. Now they have all been transported.

As soon as Richard reached the hill, he suddenly turned his head and looked into the distance, and saw a group of five riders approaching quickly from the direction of New Town.

Looked carefully

He couldn't help but stop, his face became solemn, and one hand naturally rested on the revolver at his waist...