"Young master, could it be that Mo Jiazi wants to spy on your secret method of bridge repair?" The old servant exclaimed and looked at Meton with an unkind face.
Li Yun did not expect that Meton would appear at his construction site the next day after his return. He naturally did not think that Mo Jiazi came to spy on the secretary of bridge repair like the old servant. Seeing Meton's arrival, he could not help but say proudly, "Merton, what do you think of the bridge repair skills of my Xiangfu family?"
Meton looked at the workers who were rushing to finish the work. He had to admit that Li Yun did have some skills. The whole construction site was orderly, and the construction speed was naturally very fast in the eyes of the world. However, Meton shook his head gently and said with a little disappointment, "If this is the bridge repair speed you mentioned, I can only say that I am very disappointed."
Li Yun's face suddenly stiffened when he heard this. He became angry out of shame and said, "I heard that Merton has just gotten married, and the construction of the Qujiang Bridge has not been completed for a month. This is the bridge repair speed of Merton."
Meton laughed and pointed to the bridge repair site. Many workers were working in full swing, and it was a busy scene. However, he shook his head and said, "If this is how Xiangfu family repair the bridge, I naturally don't have to worry."
Meton turned to Uncle Fu and said, "Immediately transfer two thousand-pound arms and two pulleys from the Mo Family Village to him. By the way, deduct it from his remaining money."
"Mo Jiazi, what do you mean? Do you want to secretly make trouble? " Li Yun roared. He knew that the Village of Mo's Village produced the Thousand Catty Arm and the Pulley. Although the efficiency was very high, the price was very high. Once the money was deducted, he would be short of money. He couldn't help thinking about it.
Meton shook his head and laughed, "In addition to the quality of the bridge, I also want to compare the speed. I don't want my bridge to be finished while yours is still a half-finished product. If you don't want to, the Mo Family Village will give you these thousand-pound arms and pulleys!"
"I'll be a burden!" Li Yun couldn't help but laugh. He didn't understand where Mo Jiazi's confidence came from. He was clearly so far behind, yet he still dared to speak such arrogant words.
"Okay, I'll buy these thousand-pound arm pulleys. I hope you won't regret it." Li Yun gritted his teeth.
Of course, he knew the advantages of these tools. Previously, he didn't want to use the tools from Mo Jiazi's Village, but now he had no more worries. Once the thousand-pound arm and pulley were in place, his speed of repairing the bridge would be much faster. At that time, he would definitely humiliate Mo Jiazi.
Meton nodded his head in satisfaction, but he deliberately raised his voice and said, "Shopkeeper Xu, what's going on? How could he not see such a huge business opportunity and even need me to personally promote the Mo Family's equipment? "
Li Yun was suddenly confused. It seemed that Mo Jiazi's righteousness just now was to sell him the thousand-pound arm. Seeing Meton's carriage leaving, Li Yun suddenly understood why the Mo Family's Village's business was so prosperous.
The Mo Family's Village was very efficient. It didn't take long for the thousand-pound arm and pulleys to be in place. The after-sales service of the Mo Family's Village was very good. Even Mo Jiazi's brother personally installed and directed.
When a huge boulder weighing more than a hundred pounds was easily lifted up and quickly transported to the designated location, baskets of dirt that needed to be transported were easily carried away like a giant, Li Yun began to doubt his own beliefs for the first time.
This seemed to be the omnipotent Mo Family in his mind. They could do things that ordinary people couldn't do by manipulating machines. This feeling really made him fall into deep thought.
"Young master, why do you help him?" On the way, Uncle Fu was puzzled. Of course, he knew the use of the Mo Family's equipment. Once Li Yun used the thousand-pound arm and pulleys of the Mo Family, he was afraid that the construction period, which had already been ahead of the schedule, would be accelerated a lot.
Meton shook his head and said, "Li Yun is a proud person. Although he clings to the old ideas of the Mo Family, at least he is not a stubborn person since he can come to Chang 'an City. Only by letting him see the advanced parts of the Mo Family's Village can he be convinced. Besides, don't you think that a weak opponent is a bit of a bully?"
Uncle Fu naturally had confidence in Meton. He immediately flattered, "Young master, you are broad-minded. I admire you."
Uncle Fu had seen with his own eyes that Meton led the Mo Family's recovery and led the Mo Family's Village to become stronger day after day. Naturally, he agreed with Meton's reform idea very much. Of course, he also understood the persistence of the Xiangfu Family. Once upon a time, they were immersed in the past glory and could not extricate themselves from it.
Meton smiled complacently. As long as Li Yun used the equipment of the Mo Family's Village once, it would be impossible for him to go back and use the primitive tools again. If there was a first time, there would be a second time, and then it would be a matter of course.
However, Meton did not feel complacent for long. When he came to the Crooked River Bridge, the scene in front of him suddenly made him feel like pouring a basin of cold water.
"Is this the Crooked River Bridge that the Mo Family's Village is going to build?"
When Meton came to the place where the Mo Family's Village was repairing the bridge, he saw the river embankment that had just been moved a little bit. A bad feeling came to his heart. He had just bragged in front of Li Yun. His Crooked River Bridge did not have many projects to be completed.
Moreover, he had just provided the thousand-pound arm and pulleys to Li Yun, so the construction period might be accelerated a little bit. There was not much time left for him.
"In addition, it is now the spring drought, and the water level of the Crooked River is the lowest. If it is delayed, the rainy season will come in less than a month. At that time, it will be more difficult to repair the bridge." The chief engineer of the bridge, Old Zhang, heard the news and came over.
Meton nodded and said, "Then speed up the construction period and lay the foundation first. In the future, as the water rises, the boat will get twice the result with half the effort. Take advantage of the situation to build the bridge."
At this time, although there were the thousand-pound arm and pulleys and other large machinery made by the Mo Family, the bridge still needed to be completed with the help of boats. When the water rose, the speed of the bridge repair would also be accelerated. Even Meton had to admire the wisdom of the ancient people.
"Young master, don't worry. Now our preliminary preparation work has been completed. Only the piling in the water required by young master to build the pier makes us helpless." Old Zhang was at his wit's end.
If it was an ordinary bridge, Old Zhang believed that it would be easy. However, Meton's request was to build the load-bearing pier by piling in the water, which made it difficult for the skilled craftsmen of the Mo Family's Village.
Meton was not surprised. Even for the later generations, it was difficult to lay the foundation in the water. This was also the reason why most of the bridges in this era were arched bridges. Some large rivers could only be crossed by boats, but there was no technology to build the pier in the water.
Meton looked at the slowly flowing Crooked River and thought hard. He did not have the pumping technology of the later generations, nor did he have the advanced underwater condensed cement. It was impossible to lay the foundation in the water.
Meton encountered the biggest difficulty in the history of the bridge repair for the first time — piling in the water.
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