"That's already not bad. The locals have been with the mountain folks for a long time. As long as the mountain folks don't beat you up, it proves that you're capable."
Tan Shui sincerely praised Zhang Jiuling.
Shouldn't you be proud that the local big families had connections with the aboriginals, but they couldn't mobilize the aboriginals to deal with you at a critical moment?
"Because they know that Li Yi and Li Yi sent the Winged Knights to deliver the Malaria Interception Pill to them." Zhang Jiuling was depressed.
"Yes, but at least you were originally from this place. There were also mountain people in your guards, right? There's no place of origin. "
When Tan Shui heard about the Malaria Severing Pill, he admitted that this medicine could bribe the aborigines.
Other than having money, tools, and the support of the imperial court, her family was able to contact more strongholds to build the road together because her family had given the other strongholds a few malaria prevention pills.
The chief of the stronghold possessed the Malaria Severance Pill, and the people in the stronghold supported it even more.
If there were two people fighting for leadership in a village, and one of them got the Malaria Severance Pill, the other could only admit defeat. There was no way they could fight. If they could fight, what was the point of fighting?
"Mr. Zhang, I'm back. We heard the news on the way back. Everyone knows that Yan Jie and the others have been arrested. Many people were woken up to talk about this."
Wei Yue Feng shouted as he ran in. When he saw a woman, he was slightly stunned.
"Get me another bowl. I'll use this one." Tan Shui instantly realized that he was using the other party's wine bowl.
"Okay, okay, you can use it. You're also hiding because you're afraid of danger, right? Don't worry, we're here. "Wei Yuefeng understood that it wasn't easy for girls.
"Thank you!" Tan Shui sincerely thanked him.
"You're welcome. It's my duty. You're so weak."
Wei Yuefeng ran out again to settle his men down. He didn't have the mood to drink since he didn't need the bowl for the time being.
"Eunuch Zhang, there are problems with the road construction. Can you help us think of a solution? The main problem is that we have never opened a mountain before. You have opened a very big mountain pass."
Tan Shui got down to business. She had gone to sell things and asked Zhang Jiuling about his experience in opening a mountain.
Lu Zhou had yet to appoint a new Provincial Governor. If it were not for Li Yi, he would have killed the original Provincial Governor and lit a sky lantern on the spot. 'How dare you lie to us?'
You can cheat us of our tribute, but we will suffer a loss.
If you don't tell us about the new farming tools, how much less grain will we plant? Some people went hunting in the mountains because they didn't have enough food to eat. They were injured by wild beasts and fell down, never to be revived.
He couldn't trust the officials there. Some of the officials actually ran away on their own. They must have done something bad.
"This mountain …" Zhang Jiuling didn't hide anything. He asked Tan Shui to sit down and explained the process of the road construction.
In the beginning, he didn't have much experience. It was all up to everyone to figure out how to work.
He told Tan Shui what had happened as if he was telling a story. The problems involved in the story could be understood after listening to it. Moreover, it was more vivid and specific.
Tan Shui called a few people over to stand at the side and listen. They were people from the other strongholds, so everyone listened.
"Cut the mountain path into sections and dig from the top, but be careful not to collapse. If you see a place that will collapse, use a drill and hammer to hit it."
Zhang Jiuling emphasized again.
Tan Shui thought for a while. "It means that Tu Song should open up the entrance of Difang Mountain a little wider and try to move away as much of the soil as possible. Otherwise, it will rush down when it rains.
Then, on the mountain of rocks, when they saw a big rock, they either ignored it or dug out the whole rock.
Then, they planted trees and plum trees. When passersby are thirsty and plum blossoms are in season, they can pick the plum blossoms and eat them. The plum blossoms are also beautiful.
So that's why Mr. Zhang planted plum trees there. When the plum blossoms ripen, the weather is hot, so he was afraid that he would get sick. "
Tan Shui understood. When planting plum trees, the weather in the south was hot early. When they were on the road, they would eat plum blossoms so that they wouldn't fall down.
Eating more plum blossoms could also fill their stomachs. At least they wouldn't starve to death.
Zhang Jiuling nodded. "Now, we're going to find a place to burn cement and see where the stones are suitable. It's easier to use cement to build canals than to dig canals."
"We have stones and coal there, but we have to dig a well first. It's very tiring. We have to build a lot of supporting frames. We also have to see if there will be water seepage or if there is poisonous gas."
The news of how to burn cement had already spread to all parts of the Tang dynasty and was spread through the relay stations.
Tan Shui's stronghold got the location of the coal mine provided by Li Yi and sent people to dig it. As expected, they saw it.
They didn't plan to use a vertical shaft to lift the coal. It was too deep, and it was not easy to dig underground.
They planned to dig diagonally and make a big hole. Then, they would build a frame and carry people up.
Alternatively, they could build wooden tracks and have livestock pull their carts along the wooden tracks. With coal, they could cook it, and the coal could be used to make steel.
It was convenient to burn ceramics as well. When it was cold in winter, they could build a brick bed. They only needed to burn a little to keep them warm for a night.
"Where did you find the coal mine?" Zhang Jiuling was envious.
"Ah, the location Li Dongzhu gave us is very accurate. He said there's one there. After digging for more than a month, we found it." Tan Shui nodded her little head.
Zhang Jiuling sighed. "Li Yi is still the best. If Li Yi had a Department of Shipping in Lu Zhou, I don't think anyone would dare to play dirty tricks behind his back."
"That's right. If Li Dongzhu goes to Lu Zhou, we'll help him. Don't talk about playing dirty tricks. If we make him unhappy, we'll wear him up and put him up for others to see."
Tan Shui expressed her stance. When she said wear him up, she meant wear him up. She would wear him up on a sharp wooden pillar.
Another way was to light a sky lantern. The ribs and flesh above the heart would be opened, and a candle would be placed between them. When the candle was lit, the candle would be placed on the heart.
Both methods would not kill the victim immediately. Those who looked at them would feel chills running down their spines.
Zhang Jiuling was slightly envious. 'Look, Li Yi didn't even come. He said he'd help.
I even asked the Winged Knights to help. If it were Li Yi, the mountain people would charge straight to Zaiyuan County.
The officials of Zaiyuan County immediately fell to their knees. If they did not kneel, they would die.
The mountain people did not care if they were officials or not. If worse came to worst, they would just hide in the mountains. If they wanted to, they could surround and annihilate them all they wanted.
"Is Eunuch Zhang here?" A voice rang from outside.
Zhang Jiuling shook his head. "Is it Provincial Governor Huang? I'll go out and welcome him. "
"There's no need for that. It's fine as long as Eunuch Zhang is here. I've just caught a big black fish. I heard Eunuch Zhang has pickled cabbage and chili. I'd like to have some with you."
As the voice rang out, a man in his forties walked in with a black fish in his hand.
The black fish was a river fish, not a sea fish. The fish's gills were pierced, and it was not dead yet.
"Yes, there's some chili oil that Li Yi sent over. It's sealed in oil, and the taste is still there. The people here are afraid of spicy food.
The pickled cabbage was also sent over by Li Yi. He said the air here is humid, and the food here has to be adjusted. Actually, I'm a local. "
Zhang Jiuling gestured for his men to take the black fish and cook it into pickled cabbage fish with chili oil.
"Tan Shui, this is the Provincial Governor of Guangzhou, Huang An. His courtesy name is Bian Gu. This is Tan Shui from Lu Zhou's Tan Family's stronghold. He brought 3,000 mountain people here to trade and pay taxes.
I think we should exempt them from paying taxes. They're repairing the roads, and Li Yi has given them money and tools. He also supports them in the imperial court.
Men, take away the banquet and replace it with another one. Don't throw away the banquet. Save it for my family. It's almost dawn. "
Zhang Jiuling had said a lot in his speech.
He had expressed what he wanted to express. It was up to Huang An if he could understand him.
Tan Shui's eyes darted around as he smiled.
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