The Maritime Silk Road of the Tang Dynasty planned by Ang Lee was a commercial trade route from Guangzhou, the southernmost Tang Dynasty, through Malacca, the Lion Kingdom, the Red Sea, the canal of the Tang Dynasty, the Mediterranean Sea, and finally to Europe.
As far as the current situation was concerned, the only part of the Maritime Silk Road that had not been opened was the canal of the Tang Dynasty. As long as this part was opened, the construction of the Maritime Silk Road of the Tang Dynasty would be truly completed. Therefore, this place became a top priority and attracted the attention of the imperial court of the Tang Dynasty.
Of course, in the beginning, Ang Lee's original plan did not include the Mediterranean Sea and Europe. However, when he reached the northern part of the Red Sea, he found that the Mediterranean Sea and Europe also had relatively frequent commercial trade. However, due to the lack of a canal, the transportation cost of the land section of the route had greatly increased.
For this reason, Ang Lee decided to add the route of the Maritime Silk Road of the Tang Dynasty to include the Mediterranean Sea and Europe. In this way, the Maritime Silk Road would be truly complete. In this way, the biggest problem was to open the canal of the Tang Dynasty as soon as possible.
On the basis of the Imperial Court's emphasis on this matter, it had sent over a large number of talents and machinery. Li An had also obtained sufficient manpower from Artek and Osman. As such, as long as everything proceeded smoothly, Li An was confident that he would be able to connect all of the Great Tang's canals within a few years.
The five bridges on the canal were all designed by Ang Lee himself. Among them, the middle one was a railway bridge, which could be used for railways in the future. The other bridges could only accommodate the passage of roads. After all, the length of the entire Sinai Peninsula from north to south was very short. It was already very good to have one railway line through it. There was no need to have two.
In addition to trains, the railway bridge also needed carriages and pedestrians to pass through. Therefore, it had to be built with two layers. The scale and difficulty of the construction were naturally larger than the construction of a single layer road bridge. Therefore, the cost of building such a railway bridge was several times that of building an ordinary railway bridge. However, in order to be able to connect the railway to Egypt in the future, it was worth spending any amount of money. While building the Silk Road on the sea, they could not forget the Silk Road on the land. Developing both together was the right path.
After a round of encouragement and guidance, Ang Lee would also go on a field trip to check out the construction site. Among the five canal bridges, the one closest to Canal River City was only a dozen miles away. It could be reached quickly by car.
In order to better transport materials and speed up the construction of the bridge, the concrete two-way road had been built to the construction site of the first bridge. Therefore, Ang Lee quickly arrived at the construction site of the first canal bridge by car.
"Assistant Minister Li, the construction has already begun. These are the laborers provided by Altik for us. There are more than thirty thousand of them. Just the daily consumption of food is huge. Fortunately, we can transport them here via the Red Sea route. No one will starve."
The subordinate pointed at the construction site in the distance and introduced it.
Ang Lee looked up and saw that the surroundings were filled with people. It was a spectacular sight. However, no matter how many people there were, there was no chaos. Everyone was working in an orderly manner. Some were in charge of building the piers of the bridge, some were in charge of digging the canals on both sides of the bridge, and some were in charge of transporting materials. There were also many chefs in charge of logistics. Together with the commanding craftsmen and officials, they formed a whole.
"How many construction sites like this are there now?"
Ang Lee asked.
The subordinate quickly replied, "Assistant Minister Li, there are only five construction sites like this at present. However, the number will increase soon. As long as the imperial court reinforcements are in place, we can separate some of the laborers and let them dig the canals."
In a construction site, the more people there were, the better. If there were too many people, it would naturally cause the workers to slack off, which meant that the efficiency of work would become lower. If the workers were distributed to more construction points and carried out more construction points at the same time, the efficiency would be higher.
However, the premise of more construction was that there must be enough command and management talents. If there were no efficient command and technical talents, rashly separating the labor force would cause a lot of chaos. The losses that could be caused might be even more terrible than the loss of workers.
In other words, every construction site must have technical talents and management talents who could take charge of things independently. Both of these were indispensable. If there were no people who could take charge of things independently, then they could not be separated rashly.
Ang Lee nodded approvingly and said, "You've done a good job. The laborers here are working in an orderly manner. Don't worry! When I return to the imperial court, I'll try my best to help you. If you encounter any difficulties, send someone to tell me at any time. I'll do my best to help you solve it. "
Ang Lee attached great importance to the canals of the Tang dynasty. This was the most crucial point of Ang Lee's trip. Therefore, Ang Lee would never allow any accidents to happen. If something happened to this canal, Ang Lee's entire Maritime Silk Road would be incomplete, and the economy of the entire Mediterranean Sea would not be activated.
The steamships that Ang Lee brought from the Tang dynasty were anchored in the port of Yunhe City of the Tang dynasty. At this moment, these ships were receiving supplies. As long as all the supplies were completed, Ang Lee could directly return to the Tang dynasty by ship.
On the way to the Tang dynasty, the journey was delayed for a long time. On the way back, although there was no change in the journey, the speed of travel would definitely increase by several times. After all, many things had been dealt with on the way to the Tang dynasty. On the way back, he only needed to take a look and casually guide them.
After arriving at Yunhe City, Ang Lee had been busy guiding the work. His body was slightly tired, so he naturally neglected the servants.
Yun'er, Beauty, White Fox, and Magpie had been together for a long time, so they naturally approved of each other. Li Xiaolu was a newcomer who had just arrived, so her relationship with the four of them was more subtle.
Everyone had the nature of deceiving strangers. Even a very kind person might do something like deceiving strangers. This was a very normal thing.
In particular, the only woman Ang Lee brought with him to Europe this time was Li Xiaolu, which made the other four even more jealous.
The one who added fuel to the fire was this silly Li Xiaolu. When Yun 'er asked her, she showed off how she was favored and how she got Ang Lee's care. She didn't see the jealous expressions of Yun' er and the others at all.
"Our Alang likes to drink soy milk the most. Here are some soybeans. This is a millstone. You grind the soy milk! Hurry up, Alang will be back soon. "
Yun 'er indifferently handed the most tiring task of grinding soy milk to Li Xiaolu, letting Li Xiaolu finish it as soon as possible.
"Okay, I got it."
Li Xiaolu didn't think much and happily agreed. Maybe she was really stupid. She didn't see that Yun 'er and the others were unhappy. Maybe she saw it, but she deliberately didn't expose it. Then she continued to work hard. She believed that as long as she worked hard, served Ang Lee with all her heart, and didn't oppose Yun' er and the others, she would be accepted one day.
"The official language of the Tang dynasty is good. However, her hair is yellow. It looks strange. It's not as good as our black hair."
"Alang was just curious. He felt that the yellow-haired woman was very special. That's why he liked her so much. If the novelty passed, he wouldn't like her so much."
"That's right. Her hair is yellow, just like a golden monkey. It's not so pleasing to the eye. Her eyes are also blue. It's uncomfortable to look at her for a long time."
The work was handed over to Li Xiaolu alone. Yun 'er and the others walked into the room and began to gossip.
It was said that three women made a show, not to mention four women. If they didn't say something, it seemed that they wouldn't be able to live their lives.
This was the nature of women. They liked to gossip, especially about things that they didn't like. It seemed that if they didn't say a few words, they would feel very uncomfortable in their hearts.
At this time, no matter how one looked at it, Yun 'er and the others had enough reasons to talk about Li Xiaolu. Not only were their appearances and skin colors different, but their personalities and behavior were also very different. Eastern beauties were more reserved, while Western women were more bold and enthusiastic.
The two could be said to be very different. It could be said that they each had their own characteristics! However, people were naturally exclusive. They would always feel that people who were different from them were abnormal. Only they were the most normal. As a result, it was inevitable that all kinds of conflicts would occur.
"If we just stand here and give all the work to this little girl, when Alang comes back and sees it, will he scold us?"
The corners of Magpie's mouth curled into a smile as she spoke.
The beauty said with a smile, "What are you afraid of? I'll go to the front and watch. If Alang comes back, we'll go and help together. We won't let Alang see through it."
"Sister is really smart. Go quickly!"
Yun 'er smiled faintly and then sat in the room to rest. She was originally a little unhappy, but if she could let others work and rest, her heart would naturally be a lot more balanced.
After finishing his work, Ang Lee returned to his residence under the escort of many guards. The last time he came here, Ang Lee lived on the ship. However, at this time, the construction of Yunhe City was completed very well. All the facilities that Ang Lee needed for his daily life were all completed. As a result, there was no need to live on the ship.
From afar, Ang Lee saw the beauty standing at the door to welcome him. This feeling was very warm and made Ang Lee very happy. However, after just a glance, when Ang Lee was a little distracted and looked again, he found that there was no one at the door. This made Ang Lee quite surprised. He thought that his eyes were playing tricks on him.
"Did you see someone at the door just now?"
Ang Lee asked the guard.
"I saw it. It's the beauty."
The guard replied.
Ang Lee nodded. It seemed that he didn't see wrongly. The beauty was indeed welcoming him, but why did she suddenly disappear? What did she do? Could it be that there was a surprise?
"Alang is back. He's back."
The beauty trotted back with a mischievous smile on her face.
Yun 'er ordered, "Let's go and help. Get more soybeans."
After saying that, she ran over to help.
"Xiaolu, you've been tired for a long time. Take a rest first! Let us do it. "
Yun 'er and the beauty came together to push the millstone. The white fox brought more soybeans and was busy pouring them into the millstone. The magpie was receiving the soy milk. The four of them cooperated very well and were very efficient when they were busy.
Li Xiaolu had been busy for a long time. Her forehead was covered in sweat and her arms were tired and sore. Seeing the four of them come over to help, she was naturally happy and sat on a chair to rest.
Ang Lee quickly returned to his residence. As soon as he entered the backyard, he saw the busy Yun 'er and the other three and Li Xiaolu sitting on a chair to rest. He suddenly felt strange.
The strangest thing was not Li Xiaolu who was sitting and resting, but the beauty who was working. This was because this guy was clearly at the gate just now. In the blink of an eye, he was actually busy. This was too strange.
Ang Lee's curiosity was also very strong. As the saying goes, there must be a demon when things are abnormal. The beauty's actions were very abnormal. In addition, Xiaolu had just arrived and was not familiar with them. In this case, how could they tolerate Xiaolu sitting and resting alone?
With the mood to explore, Ang Lee walked towards them step by step and stared at each of them with a frown.
"Alang, you're back!"
Yun 'er stood up and greeted him warmly.
"Alang, Alang."
The rest of the people also greeted him. After arriving at Canal City, Li Xiaolu also changed her way of addressing him.
"You're grinding soy milk?"
Ang Lee casually said and observed everyone. He quickly found the problem.
Yun'er and the other three, who were working, did not look tired at all. There were no signs of sweat on their foreheads. As for Li Xiaolu, who was sitting on a chair to rest, her forehead was full of sweat. One look and one could tell that she was very tired.
How could such a smart person like Ang Lee not understand the scene in front of him? Ang Lee was also well aware of the reason for this situation. However, this situation was very normal. Ang Lee didn't want to say anything.
"You've already ground two barrels of soy milk. Are you going to let all the soldiers drink a bowl?"
Ang Lee frowned and looked at the four people. He said faintly with a hint of jealousy in his words.
"Enough, enough. Alang just came back. We were too excited and unknowingly ground too much. Hehe!"
Yun 'er smiled mischievously and looked very proud.
Ang Lee also smiled with her. He didn't have any intention of exposing them. If this kind of thing was exposed in front of them, it would be too embarrassing.
The dinner went very smoothly and there were no problems. However, Ang Lee could still see that the four elders were polite to the newcomers on the surface. In fact, they didn't approve of them.
After eating and drinking, it was time to rest. Ang Lee needed someone to serve him every night. Even if he didn't have sex, he had to sleep with the little beauty in his arms. This way, he could sleep more soundly.
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