Chapter 1019 Visiting
In the past few days, a group of special tourists have appeared in Shangguo. They wore distinctive clothes and carried special temporary certificates to walk around.
Their temporary certificate is very special - they have 90% of the citizenship rights of the merchant country. This is a certificate that Shang Guo has never issued. In the past, it was either a temporary certificate or a formal citizenship certificate; this kind of temporary certificate of 90% citizenship rights is really special.
Basically, they have the rights and interests of the citizens of the Shang country. But some 'keys' are not there, such as the library cannot be entered casually, and the right to purchase some precious items is restricted-in short, it is to allow them to feel all the benefits of citizens of the Shang Dynasty, but the key points are decisively cut off.
It is the third day that Liu Jie walks on the land of Shang Kingdom with three little tails (Han Chang, Li Ji, Zi Ling'er).
During these three days, Liu Jie saw a different world. Never thought that such a country could exist in this world.
There are no nobles here, no emperors here, and there are elections here; in addition, there are industry and commerce, scientific research, capitalism, rule of law, and compulsory education for all...
When Liu Jie heard that Li Xian didn't meet him and others, and let him wait for others to play for a month, Liu Jie was still a little bit dissatisfied. He felt that this virtuous king seemed a little arrogant. However, after two days of walking, Liu Jie changed his mind. I think King Xian is a man of foresight and foresight.
The more contact Liu Jie had with Li Xian, the more he admired Li Xian, and he couldn't help but want to hold Li Xian to talk at night by candlelight—how did this virtuous king build such a country?
After spending three days here in Beidou City, Liu Jie decided to leave Beidou City and visit other places.
Where are you going? Liu Jie opened a map, a colored map with clear markings. In Liu Jie's opinion, such maps should be kept as military secrets, but in Shangguo, they are everywhere.
Following the route of the map, Liu Jie's eyes wandered, thinking about the 'news' from Shangguo in his mind, and suddenly, Liu Jie had a goal - the Wuyue Sea-Crossing Bridge Project.
This is a huge project recently announced by Shang Guo. It is said to be the Wuyue Cross-sea Bridge, but it is actually the main artery connecting Anyang to the old city of Yue. This main artery stretches for 40,000 kilometers. It starts from Anyang and goes south along the coast. Along the way, it crosses thousands of rivers, small ditches, and ravines.
The main artery goes south from Anyang, passes through Beidou City, passes through the old places of Jin State, Liu State, Bian State, Sima Empire, and other small countries, and finally connects to the old place of Wu State, including Qingcheng. Go to Kuaiji, the old capital of Yue.
Compared with the Shangguo-Zhaoguo main artery, the construction of this artery is more complicated and the project is more extensive. Especially the southernmost part of this project, the road section built in the former land of Wu State and Yue State, where almost all viaducts are there.
There is no way, the rivers in the hometown of Wu State and Yue State are criss-crossed, and even the islands are fragmented, so only viaducts can be erected.
In addition, this main artery has to pass through many large rivers, and these rivers also pass ships, which makes the construction of the viaduct very high.
In addition, these major arteries are actually divided into two layers, the upper layer is the road, and the lower layer is the railway.
Liu Jie skillfully turned on the computer next to him and searched for relevant information. Now the main artery has just started construction; to be precise, the section from that to the old place of Liu State has already been completed; the old place of Bian State has also been mostly constructed; mainly the south of Bian State, especially the old place of Wuyue.
The sea-crossing bridge in Wu Yue's hometown is the core of the project.
At this time, the "rendering picture" has been given on the Internet, which is the rendering of the Wuyue Sea-Crossing Bridge: beautiful and shocking. From here, Liu Jie felt a determination to transform the world.
Because of the need to pass the railway, the cross-sea bridge does not have the design of a cable-stayed bridge. But the huge steel arch bridges are still touching. In the design drawings, Liu Jie saw a kilometer-long arch bridge; in order to ensure the strength, the entire arch bridge actually adopted the refining technology of magic weapons.
"This is the real national weapon, the national weapon!" Liu Jie was a little dazed, and turned to the disciples beside him and said, "Pack up, we will set off in the afternoon and go to Qingcheng." '
"Okay..." Zi Linger jumped up and down happily. After coming to Shang Kingdom, Zi Linger had already removed the disguise on her body. Although the purple-gold eyes were a bit weird, the people of Shang Kingdom were very nervous, not only did not care, but welcomed them very much. Xie Yuhua has said many times—you can report to our Zizhu Group.
As for Han Chang and Li Ji, they are much more stable; they have been traveling around with Liu Jie in the past few years, and they have matured a lot.
After simply packing up, the four of them came to the airport; they didn't want to, but they met Sun Yousheng, the military master's son, when they boarded the plane. Everyone is already very familiar with the life on the aerospace aircraft carrier, and it is natural to say hello when they meet.
Sun Yousheng took out candy from his pocket and handed it to Zi Linger. Tang Guo, who was so aura, was extraordinary at first glance. Zi Linger happily called uncle hello, took the candy and ate it.
Sun Yousheng smiled, and then said to Liu Jie: "Brother Liu, I'm going to Qingcheng to see the construction of the Wuyue Bridge."
Liu Jie: "Coincidentally, I also went to see it. I think the construction of the cross-sea bridge is related to the technology, people's livelihood, military, national policy, etc. of the Shang country, and it is a concentrated expression of the national power of the Shang country. It is necessary to go and have a look. .”
Sun Yousheng nodded and smiled: "I think so too. And from a military point of view, a country's construction capabilities, logistics support capabilities, etc. are very important.
In addition, the knowledge, tools, etc. used in the construction process, and even the spirit of the workers, are all worthy of attention.
Originally, I wanted to go to Xinghuo University, to see the compilation of "The Complete Book of Ten Thousand Zangs", to see the technology of human body cloning, etc., but after thinking about it for a long time, I decided to go to Qingcheng first. "
The plane took off slowly, and Sun Yousheng and Liu Jie had a heated discussion, and even attracted some elite businessmen from the surrounding business countries to join in the discussion.
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The south and Qingcheng used to be an enclave with a radius of five thousand miles; now this enclave has officially been embraced by the Shang Kingdom.
However, years of drought and wars have made the people on the land of Yingzhou miserable and hungry.
After the rapid expansion of the Shang Kingdom, it opened up the 100,000-mile border in the east of Yingzhou in one go, allowing the remaining people in the 100,000-mile border to see hope. They are no longer restricted by national borders, no longer need to be compulsorily recruited, and they don’t need to go to the front line for a bite to eat...
However, after the disaster, it can be said that none of the people survived, and the rest were also very miserable.
Fortunately, the country of Shang has enough food, and there is a large amount of food provided by the East China Sea in Yingzhou, and extensive rescues have begun.
Song Hengsheng was bored sitting on the deck chair basking in the sun, looking at the lively scene around him, he also felt a little emotional.
It is said that when the Great Xia Kingdom collapsed, Song Hengsheng's family also experienced such wars; fortunately, the Great Xia Kingdom was not in chaos or drought at that time, and the virtuous king quickly ended the chaos in the Great Xia Kingdom. At that time, Song Hengsheng was only in his early ten years old, and it was also at that time that Shang Guo began to try to popularize education.
When Song Hengsheng entered school, his parents refused to let him go. At that time, no one knew what it meant to enter school; moreover, a ten-year-old child could already do housework. In short, Song Hengsheng was educated under the coercion of the state.
Knowing that six years ago, Song Hengsheng graduated from high school. Because of his excellent grades and outstanding contributions in engineering planning and construction, he entered the infrastructure construction corps of Shangguo, and later became the "Infrastructure Construction Group", which is a construction team at the national level of Shangguo. The team has tens of millions of workers.
From that moment on, Song Hengsheng started an alternative career, working and studying at the same time, and gradually became a small engineer, and now he has become a junior road and bridge engineer, which is already considered a good position.
According to Shang Guo's current standard, Song Hengsheng's annual salary is 50,000 taels of gold, and there are other "welfare" such as liquid aura, cultivation resources, etc. This kind of life is simply the life of a fairy to Song Hengsheng.
But Song Hengsheng did not stop there. Although life in Shangguo is worry-free, everyone has dreams, and the pressure of competition is also great. Song Hengsheng also has a small ambition - one day he will be able to go to the outer world and direct the construction of cross-border channels!
It sounds a little arrogant, but Song Hengsheng believes that, judging from the current situation and development speed of the Shang Kingdom, there may be a day, and it won't even be too long.
Today is the rest day for Song Hengsheng and his construction team. They have nothing to do, and a group of people came to give the porridge. Donate porridge and recruit some workers by the way. These ordinary refugees are not yet citizens of the Shang country, and the standards for citizens of the Shang country are getting higher and higher.
However, they are not citizens, but also belong to the common people of the Shang country. When recruiting workers, they also use work as relief. These ordinary people don't understand technology, but at least they have the strength to fight.
As the sky gradually darkened, Song Hengsheng began to return home, with more than 300 core workers behind him, as well as thousands of newly recruited refugees.
Seeing so many people, Song Hengsheng suddenly had a feeling in his heart - he seemed to be a different kind of small officer.
At night, let all the newly recruited refugees be cleaned, put on uniform work clothes, and then count the numbers and names again. For the time being, these newly recruited workers will be fed every day; only those who can stay after a month will be paid.
Early the next morning, Song Hengsheng led the workers to the construction site. The project that Song Hengsheng was in charge of was the No. 8 bridge and the approach bridge of the Wuyue Sea-Crossing Bridge; the main body of the sea-crossing bridge was in charge of by a senior engineer. For the time being, it was a height that Song Hengsheng needed to look up to.
There are thousands of bridges in the Wuyue Sea-Crossing Bridge. Bridge No. 8 is the largest of them all, with an overall span of five kilometers and a height of 20 meters. Warships of 10,000 tons are allowed to pass underneath.
The site was busy, with construction machines, transport ships, and some masters flying around in the sky. There are also a few red flying cars floating in the sky, which are the cars of senior engineers, and they are directing the work on the spot.
Song Hengsheng's car is an orange flying car. He sits in the flying car, patrols and directs the construction in the area he is in charge of.
Thumb-thick steel bars were buried, and some were more than ten meters deep into the ground. Skilled workers welded them skillfully;
This kind of work is busy every day, but Song Hengsheng doesn't dare to be careless. If something goes wrong, he will be held legally responsible.
The engineer was under a lot of pressure. At noon, Song Hengsheng was a little tired, and the project he was in charge of was progressing quickly, so he came to the ground to relax. I don’t want to just make tea and then receive an order from Liu Leigang, the general manager of the infrastructure construction group - don’t be busy here in the afternoon, two guests have come, you can show them around, and you can write down their contact information.
Song Hengsheng was a little surprised - Liu Leigang actually thought of me! Although Song Hengsheng felt good about himself, he never felt qualified to have a direct dialogue with people like Liu Leigang.
Hurry up to call those two people, and then meet them at the exit of the construction site.
But Liu Jie, Sun Yousheng, and Han Chang, Immediately, and Zi Ling'er wanted to investigate the construction site quietly, but no one was allowed to enter the construction site, let alone observe around. In desperation, Liu Jie had no choice but to ask He Zhiguo for advice with the cheek to solve the problem.
He Zhiguo contacted Liu Leigang, and according to the progress of the project, Liu Leigang found Song Hengsheng, who was ahead of the project progress.
Song Hengsheng was very enthusiastic - nonsense, if it weren't for these people, how could he have the opportunity to talk to Liu Leigang. Song Hengsheng was enthusiastic, Liu Jie and Sun Yousheng gradually let go, and followed Song Hengsheng to walk around and check.
Here, Liu Jie and Sun Yousheng saw the other side of the Shang country. The work-for-relief was implemented very well, and the people in the newly occupied areas were rescued immediately; and the first occupied areas of the Shang country were not like ordinary countries at all. chaos, even riots.
The eyes of the newly recruited refugees are full of hope, and they try their best to work, although their day's work may not be comparable to a spell by a master or a lifting of a crane.
After entering the construction site, Liu Jie and Sun Yousheng saw the bridge under construction. At this time, the construction had just started, and the endless beams and columns stretched to the end of the line of sight. The beams and columns rose from the mud and the valley, and the unconnected parts of the beams and columns exposed a steel bar. A large number of workers and busy machinery make this place show an alternative vitality.
There are even some difficult places to build, which are simply steel beams, which are lifted by masters with magic and inserted into the ground.
Steel is everywhere on the construction site.
As a descendant of a military strategist, Sun Yousheng is most sensitive to steel: "The steel I see here is enough to equip millions of ordinary troops."
Next to it, Song Hengsheng is introducing skillfully: "This is the approach bridge... The bridge is 20 meters high and 24 meters wide... It is divided into two floors. The upper floor is for the road, and the lower floor is for the railway. There is even a high-speed railway line reserved..."
"What is high-speed rail?" Liu Jie was keenly aware of this unfamiliar word.
Song Hengsheng explained: "Compared to the current railway, high-speed rail is a technology under development. Although our current train speed is very fast, it still has not broken the speed of sound. According to the national plan, we will Research a train capable of breaking the speed of sound.
If the train can break through the speed of sound, it will only take one and a half days, not more than two days, from Anyang to Kuaiji. This is of great significance to the stability of the Shang Dynasty! "
Liu Jie's heart trembled, and he came here to observe, and it was indeed the right time. Liu Jie understands the relationship between the stability of a country and transportation.
If the communication (communication of orders) between the state and localities exceeds five days, the country will be unstable. Therefore, the area of each country always has a limit. Even in Dongsheng Shenzhou, a country with a radius of 50,000 li is basically a limit.
Although the Great Zhou Dynasty claimed 200,000 miles, it was not a centralized country, but a feudal country—it was a scattered alliance.
Next to him, Sun Yousheng was also shocked. Sun Yousheng has already seen the train transportation capacity of the Shang Dynasty, which can transport thousands of people or hundreds of tons of goods at a time; if this kind of train has a speed exceeding the speed of sound, it will have an inestimable effect on the control and war of a country Impact.
Sun Yousheng and Liu Jie looked at each other.
Sun Yousheng took the lead and said: "I suddenly understood the reason why the country of Shang has made rapid progress. This is technology, science and technology."
Liu Jie also nodded slowly: "This country may be the real land of hope, a new land of hope. Tomorrow, I'm going to meet King Xian."
"Not a month?" Sun Yousheng asked.
"Wait no more!"