The construction site was brightly lit, and most of the people gathered at the first bridge abutment, looking up at the laborers hammering on the arch bridge. No matter how hard they hammered and adjusted the calf's head, the five-section seedlings remained intact. A perfect bite cannot be achieved completely.

The Lifus shouted their chants for a long time. For a long time, the people below did not hear the news of the bridge pillars closing from above. They only heard the chants from above getting smaller and smaller, and finally stopped.

Hong Yu immediately realized that something had happened. He was unable to go up to check because of his inconvenient legs and feet, so he immediately asked someone to go to the shed to look for Ji Qingyue.

When Ji Qingyue heard that something happened on the bridge, he quickly got up and ran over, shouting: "What happened?"

Hong Yu was waiting for the people above to come down and report. Li Erlang, who was helping on the bridge, climbed down along the scaffolding: "Sir, the craftsman said that the bridge pillars cannot be closed together."

Ji Qingyue realized the seriousness of the matter and immediately climbed up the scaffolding to see for himself. After saying that, he turned around and climbed up on his hands and knees.

Li Erlang held Ji Qingyue's waist and carefully climbed onto the five-section seedling that had not yet been completely closed.

The laborers above tried to install it at various angles and directions, but they failed to connect the wood even though they tried their best.

At this time, some craftsmen were very dissatisfied. The bridge pillars could not be closed together. They were angry and anxious. When they saw Ji Qingyue coming up, they asked angrily: "Is the picture you drew correct? We have been busy working on the overpass pillars for most of the time. Not closed!!”

"I've been hiding in that sedan all day and haven't come out! Did the Taoist priest say that there will be a bloody disaster or something!!"

"I think there is something wrong with your design!! These four 'calf heads' can't be closed at all!!"

Ji Qingyue did not answer, but took the torch from Lifu's hand and squatted on the arch bridge to check the interface.

When the craftsmen saw that Ji Qingyue ignored them, and saw that Lifu next to him was silent, they noticed that the young soldier who came up behind had a terrifying expression on his face.

Ji Qingyue checked the four calf heads on the Wujie seedlings himself and discovered that the problem was very serious.

Whether it is the tenon structure on the bridge deck wood or the mortise structure as a connecting piece, there are respective problems.

"Are you sure you processed the wood according to the drawings?" Ji Qingyue put away the ruler, stood up and faced several agitated carpenters.

It is undeniable that he has the main responsibility for the bridge pillars not being able to close together. The craftsmen present were all exposed to this kind of structure for the first time. Mr. Hong, who was concerned about the progress of the project, was not a professional. Even though he was very concerned about the progress of the carpenters and checked in person from time to time, No structural nuances can be discerned either.

The craftsmen looked at each other, and when they were about to argue, Ji Qingyue raised his hand and interrupted: "We will talk about the argument later. The bridge cannot be closed. I bear the primary responsibility. The secondary responsibility is indeed that these mortise and tenon structures were not excavated according to the requirements of the drawings."

Ji Qingyue squatted down again and pointed to the component with the problem: "The inclination of the 'Nuutou' is offset due to the incorrect angle of the eye, and the angle of the tenons is too straight. Although some tenons appear to be embedded, the direction of the force is No, even if it is embedded in the eye, it will easily break."

The more the craftsmen listened, the more confused they became. They squatted down and asked more carefully. Ji Qingyue took out a homemade protractor, measured the tenons himself, and proposed modification measures.

"Are you saying that the grommets on the calf's head and the tenons on the bridge deck wood need to be adjusted?" The master craftsmen knew how to adjust just by looking at them.

Ji Qingyue nodded: "The problem with the tenons is quite big. The angles of several of them are quite different."

The craftsmen were confused and immediately understood the problem.

As master craftsmen with decades of experience in carpentry, they all have a ruler in their hearts. Just by looking at the drawings, they can know how to do it. With a few flicks of the ink fountain, they can draw the desired cuts on the wood with almost precision. The mortise and tenon still need to be carved.

In order to keep up with the progress, the master craftsmen dealt with the more difficult mortises and handed over the less difficult mortises to the young apprentices.

The three-section seedlings have fewer components than the five-section seedlings, and the angles are stable. In addition, they are processed first, so no major problems are found. However, the pressure becomes tighter as you go to the back. The structure of the five-section seedlings is complex, and the curvature of each section is different. The same, so there is such a big error.

After working hard for so long, I made such a big mistake! !

Everyone can only make amends as soon as possible!

The wood had already been put up and it was difficult to take it down. The carpenters had to have the toolbox brought up and stood on the bridge to adjust it.

The arch bridge is just an unfinished basic frame, and the reinforcements have not yet been installed. At this time, the carpenters are standing on top adjusting each piece of wood to avoid the frightening shaking. If the movement is larger, it seems that the bridge will collapse!

Ji Qingyue went off the bridge and reported to Hong Yu the cause of the accident on the bridge, taking the responsibility on himself.

He lowered his head and looked at the palm of his hand. The red mole on his palm was getting darker and darker. He didn't have much time to stay outside!

"Sir, in less than half an hour, the auspicious time will end. Please allow me to check the wood processed by the second group now."

Accompanied by Li Erlang, Ji Qingyue took a bamboo pen and ink, put on a ruler, and measured it himself.

One advantage of the wooden structure is that it has a relatively high fault tolerance rate. As long as it is not a fatal mistake, it is relatively easy to change.

You wouldn't know if you didn't check, but this check still shocked Ji Qingyue.

The work of carpenters who are not up to par with skills is relatively rough. They imitate the master craftsmen who do not rely on measuring tools to determine points, and as a result, they produce a lot of wood with large deviations.

Let’s redo it, what else can we do!

After this experience, Hong Yu became more strict. No matter whether the wood was handled by masters or apprentices, the masters had to personally inspect the wood and then sign their names on each piece of wood.

If the wood doesn't fit together, just wait to be criticized by the county magistrate!

After the craftsmen adjusted the angles of the mortises and tenons, the laborers reinstalled them.

After working like this all night, the five-section seedlings finally clicked together tightly, and then scissor seedlings were installed on the two arches respectively to serve as diagonal braces for the arch bridge to prevent the arch bridge from shaking left and right.

After dawn, onlookers who went out of the city to watch were surprised to find that a high arch bridge had been erected by the river.

Compared with yesterday, the structure of the arch bridge has become more complicated. The two arches are entangled with each other to form a shape like a rainbow in the sky.

The progress of the project is advancing every moment, and the maximum number of people on the construction site can reach seven to eight hundred.

Hundreds of people started working at the same time. As long as the carpenters could keep up with the progress, the laborers could build several arch bridges at the same time.

Just like that, on the ninth day when the county government promised to build the bridge in ten days, large arch bridges with a span of more than ten meters have been erected on the Weushui River. These arch bridges are like flying rainbows and will soon connect the two sides of the Weushui River.

Now only the middle arch bridge has not yet been built.

The timber has been prepared, and the slots on the stone piers have been dug out. All that is left is for the boats to be loaded and the lifting tools to be sent to the center of the river.

The arch bridge that has been built is not yet in its final form for use. It still needs to be decorated and beautified. Not only do railings and handrails need to be installed to prevent people from falling into the river, but floors must also be laid.

Hong Yu had already asked Ji Qingyue if he could lay a layer of stone slabs on the bridge for people to walk on.

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