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Ji Mo nodded slightly. It was not the first time for Xiaobai to travel to the ancient world, and he had a deeper understanding of many things. Who said that ordinary people must be kind?Yes, they may not do such insane things as murdering and dismembering corpses, but they want to take advantage of their enthusiasm and act decisively when there is an opportunity. Who can say what?

According to Master Ji, building a bridge seems to benefit one party, but it also violates the interests of many people. How can we prevent those people from uniting and fighting together?

Even in modern times, there have never been fewer problems such as nail households. There are still compensations, but the price is not enough.

In ancient times, no one would give compensation. Building a bridge is not a forced occupation of a house. What can be compensated?

Who can see the short-term benefits of those whose livelihoods have been affected?

"Master, don't worry, I know."

Ji Mo looked cautious, and he clearly listened to the words.

Seeing his pale face, Master Ji thought he was frightened, so he calmed down and comforted him, "Don't be too scared, there are people who support you."

The topic has thus turned to the good side, which is why Master Ji and the others can earn extra income by building bridges. Those far-sighted village chiefs and elders will see the benefits of convenient transportation after the bridge is repaired, while those nearby The businessmen who settled down were even more worried about the quality of the bridge. The former was just to provide some better food, while the latter was the real benefit.

If you want a horse to run, you have to eat grass.

If you want to make the bridge strong and durable, and there will be no problems after a short period of stability, you will always give some "bribes" to make the bridge builders pay more attention.

It’s not that these people don’t know that the government also supervises the quality of the bridges, but for them, instead of trusting the government to hold them accountable, it’s better to make these man-made bridges more attentive and cheap, how should I put it?Even if the responsibility is pursued, it will be after the accident, and once the accident occurs, the loss of people and goods will be more than a little hard work at this time.

Businessmen have strong financial resources, and it is not stupid for them to spend a small amount of money to buy insurance or something. They understand the relationship between risk and cost better.

For bridge builders, with the support of businessmen, some things are easy to handle. For example, there are channels to contact better materials. In this regard, some businessmen still have the meaning of benefiting their hometown. No effort will be spared.

Those who returned home with riches and honours, often build bridges and pave roads. This time I got to know each other, and seeing that the bridges they built are good, I will take the initiative to contact them to build bridges next time.

In addition to the government's tasks, Master Ji can take on these bridge-building jobs, which is why he can save his net worth. Otherwise, with the government's wages that can't starve to death, he really can't starve to death.

Generally speaking, Master Ji does not have any lofty ideals. He only builds bridges because he knows this skill and makes a living with it. Therefore, the sincere gratitude from those villagers is somewhat worthy of his gratitude.

After talking about this topic, Master Ji turned the conversation to bridge-building skills, starting with wood.

"...wood along the grain is the most resistant..."

Ji Mo had to think more about the words that were too simple. Seeing the way Master Ji picked up the wood in his hand and gestured, he suddenly realized, oh, this is about the tensile strength.

Wood plays a role as a building material. In those places that do not need to pay attention to the texture, it is almost free. At most, it is out of aesthetic considerations, and one or two adjustments will be made. But here, in the construction of the bridge, the aspects that need to be considered are More, how much force can such wood withstand.

Among them, it should be the knowledge and calculations related to mechanics, but for someone like Master Ji who may not be able to write his own name, the addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division within one hundred may be able to be calculated, but what is the principle of mechanics on it, the difference between the formulas of mechanics He doesn't know anything about it, and all he knows is his simplest method and choice. Why do you choose this kind of textured wood instead of that kind?

This knowledge point may be learned by his ancestors through countless generations of trial and error, and then used as a handed down skill, passed down from generation to generation, as long as you think of how many permutations and combinations there are, you will know This skill is not easy to come by.

Part of the knowledge in this skill, just like the reason why the Shunwen was chosen casually by Master Ji at the moment, has become ordinary knowledge that can be taught, while the other part of knowledge is the kind of knowledge that you don’t want to give to foreigners when you bring it into the coffin. Human knowledge, because it is so rare.

"...Can you do this..."

Master Ji gestured with a knotted branch, as if about to break it, bent the branch, and the slightly deepened curvature stopped after a certain degree. Ji Mo looked at it and knew the purpose of the deliberately slowed down speed. The hands perceive the degree of bending, and get stuck on an edge that will break off directly, so that the branches show the greatest degree of bending.

This reflects the bending resistance of wood.

"...It can still be like this..."

The branches used as teaching have been changed in shape again, as if from a mountain peak to a valley, the force of the downward pressure makes the branches bend in the opposite direction.

This demonstrates the compression resistance of wood.

Another advantage of wood is the long spans.

Think about the length of a piece of wood, and then think about how many stones are needed to achieve such a length. This is the advantage of wood.

"Wooden arch bridges are relatively simple...you learn this first, and then learn stone arch bridges."

Master Ji's arrangements for Ji Mo are very clear. From easy to difficult, he really wants to treat Ji Mo as a disciple who can inherit the skills he has learned, so he also considered many aspects when teaching. All kinds of relationships have been accepted, it’s not that they don’t teach, but compared with this kind of disciples who need to pass on, after all, they still have less thought. Basically, let them learn what they do, and what they learn, will they feel too much? Difficult, if there is something you don’t understand, if you remember it, ask and explain it, if you can’t remember it, Master Ji ignores it.

Disciples can of course ask questions, but Master Ji will pick up answers, some of which are too simple, and I don’t think it’s necessary to ask, and maybe I have to give the other party a good blow, hoping to get a smarter mind.

Some are too difficult. If you feel that you have to run before you have learned how to walk, and you are not down-to-earth at all, you may reprimand them and drive them away from you, so as not to look upset.

If the difficulty of the question is not properly grasped, it will be sent to the door to be scolded and beaten. Some disciples are timid. Look carefully, think carefully, if you really can't see it, don't understand it, you can only talk about it later.

What's more likely is that if it is pressed and pressed, it will become old dirt, and even I don't bother to clean it up.

This way of teaching disciples is obviously useless, but for Ji Mo, it is obviously different.

Ge Gen noticed it from the side, feeling a little sour in his heart, and said: "Master is too partial, why doesn't he treat me so carefully? If I had been taught this way, I would have been a teacher long ago."

He has been with Master Ji for a long time. He is said to be a big brother, and he only counts based on what Ji Mo saw. In front, there are actually some graduates, but this kind of graduates doesn't matter what the ranking is. Bridgesmiths are destined to be impossible to get together, people from all over the world, it will be difficult to see each other in the future, he, the senior who doesn't know who he is, stepped into the position and became a big senior.

"Are you as smart as Mo'er?"

The contempt from the master is always so direct and poignant.

Ge Gen's eyes widened, and he protested to Master Ji: "Exposing others without revealing their faults, Master, you have gone too far."

"Humph."

Master Ji gave him a self-contained look, and walked back without saying anything. Ji Mo followed with his short legs. Not to mention, the climate here is really cool. Standing on the edge for a long time, the cold wind is blowing through the trouser legs.

Ge Gen didn't care about Master's cold face, and hurriedly followed behind. When passing by the tofu stand, he didn't forget to buy a piece of tofu and take it back for his wife to cook.

A disciple like him is a live-in disciple. After paying the tuition fee to the master, he will live and eat with the master for the next few years. The pocket money on hand is either errand expenses or random odd jobs. As long as it can be done well, it will not lose face to the master, and the master will not care what he does, and will not take money from him.

The other disciples had to be on the next floor, and they didn't live and eat with the master. They only said hello when they were building the bridge, and left when they collected all their heads. It will start a collective life for a period of time. Of course, if someone is close to someone's house, they may all go to someone's house to borrow.

This way also has the meaning of being a home in the world.

Therefore, even if there are differences between disciples, but after spending more time together, each other is like brothers. Mo was treated well, but in fact, he didn't care that much.

I can't see clearly what kind of material I am in the first year, but after a few years, I still don't know clearly?The skill of building bridges can't be learned just by working hard, but also brains. On this point, the master is right.

It's not difficult to recognize yourself and admit mediocrity. The point is to make a living. Ge Gen thinks that Master Ji is good. Waiting on feet, such a master is already considered very good, follow him as a disciple for the rest of his life, and he will not lose money, what do you ask for?

Pueraria Gegen, who is a bit unmotivated, has gotten closer to Master Ji on the contrary. They speak and do things with that kind of familiarity. If they met without knowing it, they would think it was Master Ji's son, but it was Master Ji's two sons. Ji Mo saw each other once, and there was always a sense of distance. One smiled affectionately but spoke cautiously, for fear of suffering from what he promised. not drop.