Infrastructure masters in the red building

Jia Daihua stood opposite Jia Zhen, looked at his grandson's face, and said calmly, "Grandfather is getting old, he can't sleep, and he wakes up at dawn——Zhen'er, how about you?"

His eyes lowered, looking at the bundle in Jia Zhen's hand, he said "Oh", and said, "Zhen'er, you should know that grandfather didn't tell you, taking it without telling is for stealing."

Jia Zhen hurriedly said: "No, no, grandfather, listen to me, this is definitely not stealing. Grandson is...borrowing! It's borrowing books. I have greeted Uncle Fang early in the morning. I want to go to him in the garden. I’m going to borrow a few books from the library here. It’s not what you said, you want me to work harder, so I can be like Uncle Fang in the future..."

Jia Daihua looked curious: "Really? Fang'er got up too? So early? This is not his habit!"

Jia Zhen was a little confused, what does this have to do with Jia Fang?

But Jia Daihua said: "Fang'er is not here, what books can you borrow from the library?"

Jia Zhen looked at the expression on her grandfather's face, suddenly felt that something was wrong, she was startled, suddenly opened the bag in her hand, took out a book from it, opened it tremblingly, and then let out a strange cry of "ah", and threw the book away.

The books thrown away by Jia Zhen fell to the ground and scattered, and were turned page by page by the cold wind.I saw that there was not a word in the book, it was clean, it was just a bound piece of white paper.

Jia Zhen simply shook out all the books in the luggage, and went through them one by one. The books he brought out from the garden were thick or thin, and none of them had words—what's going on?

Jia Zhen settled down and remembered his last time in the Xiaoxiang Pavilion——Jia Fang stood in front of the bookshelves attentively, first Jia Zheng, then Jia Min, they got the books they dreamed of one by one, and they got the books they dreamed of. It can't be too disgusting...

But could it be... because of Jia Fang's presence?

But Jia Zhen immediately remembered the story of the books on the bookshelf automatically filling up the empty rows just now. He immediately put aside his thoughts about Jia Fang, thinking that there must be ghosts and gods playing tricks on him.He suddenly stepped forward and grabbed Jia Daihua's sleeve, and reminded loudly: "Grandfather... Grandfather, I just saw in that garden... There are ghosts, there are ghosts in that garden!"

Just hearing Jia Daihua cough twice, two powerful servants of Kong Wu appeared behind this Ning Guogong.

Jia Zhen panicked and asked, "Grandfather... what are you going to do with your grandson?"

Jia Daihua's voice was flat: "Didn't you say you saw a ghost? I don't think the ghost may be in the garden, but in your heart!"

"I just remembered that your father is a Taoist, and the Qingxu Temple he is in is also the most pure place to practice Taoism. The 'ruthless way' he cultivated is also the most suitable for you—"

Jia Zhen suddenly anticipated what her grandfather was going to do to her, and immediately shouted: "Grandfather, don't!"

"The grandson still has to do his filial piety at your knees."

"Grandson knows it's wrong, you must not send grandson out of the house!"

"I am the grandson of your only direct relative!"

Amid Jia Zhen's crying, the two servants rushed forward and subdued Jia Zhen who was struggling desperately.Nearby is the back door of the Ning Mansion. At this time, the door was opened, and a car was parked outside. The two servants directly escorted Jia Zhen, went out of the house, got into the car, and left without any delay.

Jia Zhen yelled at the top of her voice, wanting to beg for Jia Daihua's mercy, and even wanted to wake up other people in Ningfu to come and intercede for him.Unfortunately, it is too early now, and most people are still immersed in dreamland.

Just like that, Jia Zhen was sent to the car alone and helpless, and went straight to Qingxu Temple outside the city. From then on, he was escorted by his father to practice the "ruthless way" of pure heart and asceticism.

Jia Daihua just stood at the gate of Ningfu, watching the car that carried Jia Zhen leave.

Jia Daishan appeared behind Jia Daihua at some point, and called out in a low voice, "Brother——"

Jia Daihua lowered his head and remained silent for a while, then turned to face his cousin and said with a smile, "It's really my fault, Jiang Zhen'er is too spoiled."

"And he made up my mind early in the morning, only saying that he is the only heir to the Ningguo Mansion, and neither his father nor I will do anything to him." Jia Daihua finally revealed some sadness in his words, "Actually, where is he? You know, how simple it is for me to adopt a child from the family at will and enter the Ning Mansion."

From an operational point of view, it is indeed feasible, but how uncomfortable the person who makes the decision is is another matter.

Seeing his cousin exile his grandson, Jia Daishan couldn't persuade him, so he could only lower his head and pick up the blank books and bundles scattered on the ground one by one.Finally he said: "Brother, don't worry, I think Fang'er is a child who attaches great importance to affection, and in the future he will definitely take care of this incense friendship with Jia's family."

Jia Daihua nodded: "I also believe in Fang'er's nature...It's a pity that some people will never understand that whoever is Fang'er is Fang'er, and others can't get past him at all."

"It's determined by blood." Ning Guogong let out a long sigh.

Jia Fang didn't know anything about these things that happened in Xiaoxiang Library and Ning Mansion. After all, even if there are fewer bookshelves in the library, they will not be displayed, but will be filled automatically.

He was only busy with the construction of Lu Xueguang, and according to what Jia Daishan said, he was making preparations for the emperor to visit the garden.

He was making something that the craftsmen of this time and space would occasionally make, and he presented it to the emperor as a symbol of the Grand View Garden, so that the other party would know how much ingenuity was condensed in this garden.

For this reason, the frequency of his visits to Taoyuanzhai is a bit low-but there is one thing he has to go to: the Qingfang River Bridge will be completed soon, and he must check the quality of the project and preside over the inauguration ceremony .

After all, the Qingfang River Bridge is the first public facility built by the village using the power of five administrative villages.The completion of the Qingfang River Bridge is of great significance.

The old village head of Taoyuan Village also made a suggestion that he wanted to invite the county magistrate from the neighboring county to come and have a look.

The ownership form of Taoyuanzhai is different from that of the surrounding counties.Although it is said that "there is no king's land in the world", Taoyuanzhai is a fief granted to Jia Fang by the emperor, while other prefectures and counties are lands that the emperor has not confiscated.Most of the land in other states and counties belonged to landlords, rich gentry, and a small part of free people.All land other than arable land is owned by the government, and private individuals are not allowed to develop it at will.

Originally, Taoyuan Village and the surrounding prefectures and counties were well watered, but with the arrival of new immigrants, Taoyuan Village has more and more needs and motivations to communicate with the outside world.

Coupled with the fact that Taoyuan Village has started to hold fairs and built public works such as bridges, it is indeed time for Taoyuan Village to increase its popularity.

Village head Tao is considered a local snake. Over the years, he has also had some contact with the counties and towns outside, so he will handle this matter.

Jia Fang concentrates on checking and accepting the quality of the project.He had to admit: there are skilled craftsmen in any era.

During the construction of the Qingfang River Bridge, he Jia Fang was not present most of the time. He just took the big guys to do two experiments and taught everyone the basic methods, specific work, laying foundations, watering bridge piers, and installing bridge decks... During the period It is also necessary to intercept the water flow upstream, etc., all of which are completed by the construction team themselves.

Jia Fang checked all the way, and the quality of the project was very high, and his design ideas were implemented from the beginning to the end:

The Qingfang River Bridge has six piers of reinforced concrete structure. The part of each pier that touches the water surface is built in a shuttle shape, which is not only conducive to the rapid passage of water, reducing the impact of running water on the pier, but also avoiding the impact of passing ships and bamboo rafts on the bridge. shock.

The wooden bridge deck is not particularly wide, allowing four or five people to pass in parallel.The slope of the bridge deck is not very high, and trolleys can easily pass here.

Before the bridge deck was put into use, various tests were completed, one of which was called "static load test" by Jia Fang.For this reason, all the heavy objects that could be used were piled up on the bridge deck in the stockade.

The villagers in the village were worried that their own stone mills would be smashed like the stone mills that were used for experiments that day—but this worry did not come true.The stone mills of each family were just quietly piled up on the bridge deck for two full days.

"Is this all right?" When they brought back their stone mills, the villagers asked the members of the construction team curiously.

"Okay!" The surveyor in the construction team who was in charge of surveying made a promise. "We piled up so many heavy objects on the bridge deck for two days. Seventh brother Cao has been measuring the height of the bridge deck with the spirit level given by Mr. Jia. With such heavy objects, it took so long for the bridge deck to There's no change in height, so it should be—okay!"

During the construction process, several small tools Jia Fang brought to them, such as level instruments and angle measuring instruments, also played a big role.

Of course, these small tools are produced by Baigongfang, but Jia Fang only found out when he found Baigongfang that these tools already existed in this time and space, but they are not as convenient and easy to use as modern times.So Jia Fang "taught" the craftsmen to improve these ready-made tools and become various small tools in the hands of surveyors.

Jia Fang went to the bridge to check it several times by himself, and felt that there was nothing wrong with it, so he asked someone to turn the winch and hoist a section of the bridge deck in the middle.

Now the Qingfang River has begun to swell, but the bridge deck is still some distance away from the water.The people on the boat and raft were able to pass under the bridge with their heads bowed and their waists bowed.But in another month or so, the bridge deck will need to be hoisted up when the ship walks.

Jia Fang tested the suspension bridge once, and the effect is very good, whether it is hoisted or lowered, it is very convenient.

He patted his head, trying to recall any possible safety hazards about the bridge, and finally asked the construction team to quickly put up a sign beside the bridge, stating that too many people should not gather on the bridge at the same time, and that people crossing the bridge should try to avoid queuing up to cross the bridge together .

"It should be done!" Jia Fang patted his head.

The village chiefs of the five administrative villages must have waited for him for a long time. Hearing Jia Fang's confirmation that the bridge was completed, he quickly ordered people to set off firecrackers.

When Jia Fang came down from the bridge, Village Chief Tao was all smiles and said repeatedly: "Third Master, you have worked hard!"

Together with the other four village chiefs, he invited Jia Fang to a table in the open space at the entrance of Taoyuan Village, where pens, ink, paper and inkstone were prepared in advance.The five village chiefs asked Jia Fang to inscribe the "Qingfang River Bridge" together, and then asked a mason to engrave the word on the stele.

When Jia Fang heard that a monument was going to be erected, he said, "Then just inscribe the words 'Qingfang Bridge'!" There was clearly a "small bridge" in front of him, and it must be called a "big bridge". He felt a little guilty.

At that moment, relying on the original owner's calligraphy skills, he inscribed the three characters "Qingfang Bridge", and the sound of firecrackers sounded just in time.

Jia Fang excitedly mentioned the name of the bridge he inscribed, and showed it to the construction team and villagers in Taoyuanzhai who formed a large circle around him. The sound of firecrackers was also mixed with warm applause from everyone.Especially those members of the construction team, their faces were flushed with excitement, and their palms were flushed.

Unexpectedly, at the moment when the sound of firecrackers stopped, a man with the appearance of a teacher squeezed into the crowd, saw Jia Fang and the inscription in his hands, and said strangely, "How can someone rush to inscription in front of the county lord?"

Everyone who heard this was stunned: "The county lord?"

Jia Fang was also stunned. He built his own bridge on his own place, and wrote his own inscription. What's the matter with the "county honor"?

Village head Tao immediately looked embarrassed, and hurried forward to smooth things over, saying: "The old man invited the county lord from the neighboring county to observe the completion of our new bridge...Maybe, maybe the county lord misunderstood it, thinking that he invited the old man to write the inscription .”

The master came up to look at Jia Fang, and asked, "I'm afraid you are the only young man in this village who can write? So I recommend you to come out and inscribe?"

Jia Fang: ... Me?The only one who can write?

What did the visitors think of Taoyuan Village?Aliens?

"Actually, there is no need. Our county officials have already thought of a name for the new bridge in Guibaodi, and it is called Jimin Bridge!" the master said in a drawn out voice.

Jimin Bridge? ——Jia Fang felt disgusted when he heard the name.In his opinion, this bridge is not a bridge built by the gentry and rich family "Jimin". This bridge is a public project built by the villagers themselves to support themselves and rely on their own strength!

He disliked local officials and gentry the most. Under the guise of "helping the people", "helping" and "doing good", he squeezed and exploited the local labor force while gaining fame.Obviously they are all bridges built by themselves, but in the end they all become bridges "sent" by others.

That's great, my own bridge has just been built, and even the people who came to the door to name it came.

"What's the matter? The county magistrate is not satisfied with the name you thought of for you?" Seeing that no one was applauding, the master immediately raised his voice and asked the people around him loudly.

Most of the villagers in the outskirts hadn't reacted yet, but when they heard the word "county honor", there was sparse applause at the scene.

Jia Fang: ...?

"The county lord is coming soon, don't you go to the side of the road to greet him?" The master heard the applause, and his face looked a little better.

"Also, what about the monument of merit? Where is the monument of merit for building the bridge? Didn't you have time to engrave it? ... It doesn't matter. The gentry and wealthy households who raised funds for this place all stood in the road. The only one I saw was you." The master babbled endlessly.

Village head Tao reminded helplessly: "My lord, our Taoyuan village...is all the sons of Rong Guogong in Jingzhong, owned by Jia Fang and the third master Jia!"

Hearing Village Chief Tao's explanation, the master seemed to understand a little bit, "Oh", said: "Does it mean that the old man Rong Guogong paid for the repair of this Jimin Bridge? Then why don't you do meritorious deeds for him?" monument?"

Jia Fang secretly cursed in his heart: ...my father is not old at all.

Unexpectedly, the master waved at Jia Fang and said, "Young man, you are dressed differently from others and you can read and write. Are you the steward of the Rong Mansion who sent you to manage the land for Duke Rong?"

Jia Fang really wanted to roll his eyes at the other party: You are in charge, and your whole family is in charge.

What the master said made Village Chief Tao very anxious. After all, he was kind but troubled, so he went to the neighboring county to invite the county venerable. Such a joke happened. Naturally, Village Chief Tao came forward to make amends and explained to the master: "Then This is really a son of Duke Rong's mansion, Mr. Jia, he has..." Village Chief Tao guessed that he had fish charms as evidence.

But the master couldn't believe that the children of Beijing's Chinese government had the skills to come to a small village three thousand miles away in the south, and immediately dragged his voice and mocked: "You believe it when he says it is? This kind of thing We have seen a lot, the stewards in your mansion, under the order of the master, came from thousands of miles away, and they can call the wind and rain in the local area, and close the door to be the emperor of the country..."

"Stop, stop!" Village Chief Tao was about to cry, and he dragged the master straight out, "Please stop talking. Let's go to the entrance of the village to meet your county magistrate."

But the teacher was not finished yet, he was dragged away by village head Tao all the way, but he kept muttering: "Don't Jie, why don't you believe me when I make it so clear? The son of Guijie from Beijing, came all the way to you A place where the birds don't shit...impossible..."

The rest of the people looked at Jia Fang innocently.Village head Qin was quick to see what happened, and put away the "Qingfanghe" paper written by Jia Fang in a "swish", and patted his chest to promise: "Later, the elders of the neighboring county will come over, let's deal with it casually, when we arrive Shouldn't it be up to us to engrave steles..."

"Yes, Third Master!" Others said one after another.The people in Taoyuan Village are like this, and the rest of Xinyu Village, one village, two villages and three villages, all have this attitude.

It seems that everyone has a certain degree of awe towards creatures like "county magistrates", thinking that "county magistrates" are equal to "current management", but at the same time, they think that "county officials" are just high-ranking creatures, who come and go back and forth It's just a cutscene, it's over if you fool around - besides, it's from a neighboring county and has no direct jurisdiction over Taoyuan Village.

So Jia Fang got up, waved his hands and said, "Play slowly! I'll go for a walk by the Qingfang River!"

He really needs to take a look at Taoyuan Village's development ideas: Taoyuan Village's population has increased, and it has also developed multiple industries from the original single economy. It is impossible to fully digest these production capacities by itself.In addition, he subconsciously felt that Taoyuan Village would continue to expand outward.

How to deal with surrounding states and counties in the future is a question worth thinking about.

Jia Fang left the site of the completion ceremony of the Qingfang River Bridge, firstly to avoid the embarrassment of the villagers because he had a conflict with some county lord; in addition, he wanted to be alone for a while to smooth out his thoughts.

Unexpectedly, when he came to the Qingfang River, he saw a young man with an unfamiliar face among the gurgling water. He took off his shoes, rolled up his trousers, and was stepping on the pebbles at the bottom of the river, walking towards Qingfang River step by step. of a bridge pier.When he came to the pier, the young man stretched out his hand, touched the material of the pier curiously, and asked a question from his heart: "How is this done?"

Jia Fang had never seen this young man before, apparently he was from another county.

Jia Fang: ...is this a curious baby?