The tenth day!
Both sides of the Qu River were already filled with people. The news of the competition between the two branches of the Mo Family had already spread throughout Chang 'an City.
One was the famous Mo Jiazi of Chang 'an City, while the other was the descendant of Li Chun of Zhaozhou. In addition, the grudges between the two branches of the Mo Family had aroused the desire of the people of Chang' an City to gossip. Many people had already arrived early in the morning to watch the show.
"During the Spring and Autumn Warring States Period, the Mo Family was divided into three parts. The Xiangli branch entered the Qin State and helped the State of Qin to unify the world. They were called Qin Mo. The Mo Family was the descendant of Qin Mo. The Xiangfu branch was mostly Qi people. They gathered at Jixia Academy and were called Qi Mo. The Li Chun branch was the descendant of Qi Mo …" A white-haired carpenter was extremely familiar with the Mo Family and proudly told the crowd about the grudges between the two branches of the Mo Family. The competition between the two branches of the Mo Family naturally attracted countless skilled craftsmen to come and watch.
"I see!" The crowd finally understood.
"But logically speaking, the two branches are of the same breath and branch. Why do they still have to fight like this?" A young man was puzzled.
"On one hand, the two branches have different ideals. On the other hand, Qin Mo helped the State of Qin to destroy the State of Qi. The grudges between the two branches have already been buried," the white-haired carpenter said regretfully. In his opinion, the gradual decline of the Mo Family after the Qin Dynasty was not unrelated to the division of the Mo Family.
"Oh!" Only then did the crowd understand the grudges of the Mo Family. They all looked at the two bridges above the Qu River with astonishment. Perhaps the arch bridge and the beam bridge already represented the different ideals between the two branches.
At the same time, Mo Jiazi and Li Yun each stood in the middle of the bridge. The two stood facing the river and looked at each other across the river. Their hearts were filled with pride. The two branches of the Mo Family were finally going to compete today.
"So this is the bridge you built?"
Princess Changle, who was beside Meton, couldn't help but reach out to touch the cold cement railing. The hard cement gave people a sense of security.
Princess Changle was now keeping a close eye on Meton. This time, in the bridge test competition between Meton and Li Yun, Princess Changle volunteered to accompany them, just like an ordinary husband and wife.
Meton nodded proudly. The appearance of Liang Qiao was not only better than that of Xiangfu's family, but also a great promotion to the transportation industry of the Tang dynasty. It was also of great significance to the four-wheeled carriage business of Village Mo.
"Send a message to the other side. Begin testing the bridge!" Meton waved his hand. The Xiangfu Clan had always called him the one who had betrayed Mozi's ideals. Today, he would use his actions to prove just who was the Mohists who had fallen behind this era.
"Yes!" One of Mo Jiazi's younger brothers replied. He mounted his horse and galloped in the direction of Qu River's arch bridge.
"It has begun!" Seeing the action of Village Mo, the people on both sides of the river couldn't help but exclaim.
Everyone looked over and saw a four-wheeled truck full of goods, pulled by four horses, quickly coming from the south bank. The carriage full of goods didn't stop at all and quickly crossed the bridge.
"It's not moving at all!" Many people near the bridge saw that the carriage passed by and the bridge didn't move at all. They couldn't help but breathe a long sigh of relief.
Although people in Chang 'an City praised the beam bridge built by the School of Mo, they were generally skeptical about the load-bearing capacity of the beam bridge. After all, compared with the curved surface tension effect of the arch bridge, the beam bridge was indeed much worse. This had been proven in the daily maintenance of the bridge. Ordinary beam bridges needed to be rebuilt after more than ten years, but arch bridges could last for hundreds of years, and some were even older.
"The bridge made of reinforced concrete is really strong!" Princess Changle nodded. She had full confidence in the bridge. On the one hand, she trusted her husband. On the other hand, she lived in a new house made of reinforced concrete, so she naturally had a deep understanding.
Meton said proudly, "This is just a five-thousand-pound four-wheeled truck. It's just an appetizer."
Nowadays, the four-wheeled trucks produced by the Mo family could only carry five-thousand-pound goods. Last time, Qujiang Bridge was damaged by a five-thousand-pound four-wheeled truck. Now, the bottom line of the bridge test was naturally at least five-thousand-pound.
Princess Changle's eyes suddenly brightened, and she was quite expectant.
Meton waved his hand, and two carriages of the same five-thousand-pound load immediately set off from both sides of the bridge. After the two carriages met in the middle of the bridge, they sped past, but the bridge still didn't move.
Although the people on both sides of the river were amazed by this effect, they had already been mentally prepared. After all, Mo Jiazi's reputation and the thick pillars in Qujiang Bridge gave people a sense of security, so they were quite relieved.
Then, more than ten four-wheeled carriages came one after another from both sides of the river. For a moment, more than ten four-wheeled trucks flowed on the bridge, covering the bridge, but the bridge body didn't move at all. Only then did the people nod their heads.
Chang 'an City was already very busy, and Qujiang Bridge was an important traffic road. The bridge could carry so many four-wheeled carriages at the same time, which perfectly satisfied the traffic needs of Chang' an City.
"Again!" Meton showed an inexplicable smile and waved his hand.
Under the surprised eyes of Princess Changle and the people on both sides of the river, the two carriages once again turned around and sped past each other. However, this time, when the two carriages met, they stopped in the middle of the bridge at the same time.
"What's going on?" Princess Changle asked, puzzled.
Meton explained, "Just now, the bridge was in a normal state. If there was an accident on the bridge and a large number of carriages were blocked, this would also need to be considered."
Princess Changle immediately nodded her head thoughtfully. Raising her eyes, she saw four-wheeled carriages, one after another, converging from both sides of the bridge. They continuously drove across the bridge until the entire bridge was filled to the brim.
"Wow!" The people on both sides of the river couldn't help but exclaim. They carefully counted the number of four-wheeled carriages on the bridge and found that there were nearly 15 of them. According to the calculation, each carriage could carry five thousand jin of goods. Adding the weight of the carriages, it was probably a hundred thousand jin.
"A hundred thousand jin!" When the people saw this shocking number, they couldn't help but exclaim.
"I'm afraid this will be the strongest bridge in the world." Princess Changle couldn't help but sigh. There was probably no bridge in the world that dared to carry a hundred thousand jin of goods.
"Qujiang Arch Bridge also carries a hundred thousand jin of goods!"
Before Princess Changle could sigh for long, another piece of news came that refreshed her view. There were actually two bridges in the world that could carry a hundred thousand jin of goods.
"The two branches of the Mo Family are indeed extraordinary!"
Among the people on the north bank, Gongshu Hong let out a long sigh. Behind him was a group of disciples of the Gongshu Family. The Gongshu Family and the Mo Family were old rivals. Now that the two branches of the Mo Family were competing, the Gongshu Family couldn't miss it.
Seeing the amazing skills of the two branches of the Mo Family, the disciples of the Gongshu Family couldn't help but fall silent. Not to mention Mo Jiazi, who was at the peak of his power, just the knowledge and skills displayed by Li Yun had impressed them.
At the same time, on the arch bridge, Li Yun naturally received the news that the bridge built by the Mo Family's village could also carry a hundred thousand jin of goods. His heart couldn't help but sink. In terms of load bearing, the arch bridge had a unique advantage. What surprised him was that this unknown bridge had an incredible effect in the hands of Mo Jiazi.
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