Mythical Three Kingdoms

Chapter 1414: Chapter 1364: An Indispensable Member

This is also the reason why the senior Yuan spent so much effort explaining, even at the cost of exposing the crossbow mechanism. Understanding that secretly possessing a Heavy Crossbow in this era is a major crime, yet the senior Yuan revealed it without hesitation in front of Sunx Qian.

On one hand, it’s about trusting Sunx Qian, and on the other hand, he’s taking a gamble. After all, he had no choice but to gamble, as he also had to consider his future life.

”I will, let’s begin. I will understand the situation and then report it to the Lord.” Sunx Qian said very solemnly. The matters of craftsmen under Liu Bei’s rule have always been managed by him. Recently, he hasn’t been managing because he’s been overwhelmed, too busy.

At Sunx Qian’s command, the craftsmen who were originally resting got busy again. Sunx Qian had already explained to them that as long as the bridge is built, a monument would be erected here, with all the craftsmen’s names engraved on it.

As for the expenses for the stone carvings, among these more than ten thousand people, there are quite a few stonemasons. They just need to use local materials to solve all the problems when the time comes. As for how to erect it, that’s completely not a problem for these people.

A few days later, Chen Xi’s group’s carriage finally arrived at the place where Sunx Qian was working. However, such news had already been notified to Sunx Qian by the post stations hours before, so naturally, before Chen Xi tried to sneak over, Sunx Qian brought a few people to welcome Chen Xi.

”Gong Youu, long time no see.” Chen Xi jumped off the carriage and said with a smile to Sunx Qian.

”It’s indeed been a long time. I didn’t expect you to come.” Sunx Qian said with a smile, then turned sideways to greet Hua Xiong, ”Zijian, also long time no see.”

”How’s the bridge construction?” Chen Xi asked after glancing at the distant bridge from afar.

”Two years. No matter what, it may take two years to complete.” Sunx Qian sighed and said. He had to be cautious during the first time building this thing. In many places, he would rather spend extra time than make any mistakes.

”Can you free your hands? There’s something else we need you to do.” Chen Xi looked at the few bridge piers that had already appeared in the distance and asked.

”Something else?” Sunx Qian was greatly surprised, ”This project is already big enough. I don’t think there’s anything more important than building a bridge over the Yellow River. As for road construction, just find some people, and it can be done. Although this bridge is on track, I still need to watch over it.”

”Haven’t you heard about anything recently?” Chen Xi raised an eyebrow and asked.

”No, you know I’ve been so busy recently that I could go crazy, eating and living by the Yellow River every day, morning Yellow River carp soup, noon Yellow River carp soup, evening Yellow River carp soup.” Sunx Qian rolled his eyes and said, speaking the truth.

”Yellow River carp is quite delicious.” Chen Xi thought about the Yellow River carp, rarely eaten in his previous life, but in this life, he liked it and could eat it. No matter how it’s cooked, it’s pretty tasty.

”With plain water and salt, boiled Yellow River carp every day, no matter how delicious it is, it becomes unappetizing.” Sunx Qian said helplessly. There was no way to carry out the construction; the conditions were that difficult, and using local materials resulted in breakfast, lunch, and dinner being just boiled with a little tofu.

”What a waste of ingredients. Fortunately, I brought my maid. Let’s have Yellow River carp for lunch.” Chen Xi smiled and said, ”Let’s continue with the previous topic. We plan to develop a water conservancy network, and we all think you should take charge of this matter.”

”Alright, there’s probably no one else available anymore. A year later, I’ll take over the water conservancy network. It’s the water conservancy network construction of the Five Provinces, right?” Sunx Qian asked with a face full of helplessness. As he mentioned earlier, all matters involving construction are related to him, Sunx Qian.

”A year later, you can completely let go of the bridge construction. I’ll have Zijing there holding onto the plan. Honestly, finding someone knowledgeable in construction now isn’t easy. Without you, our road construction speed has slowed down significantly.” Chen Xi had a mournful expression, as if saying, ”We can’t do without you.”

”Road construction is fine. As long as you follow the steps, it’s easy. This bridge, though, I need to keep an eye on; absolutely nothing can go wrong.” Sunx Qian waved his hand, indicating he was just average, but the smile on his face still showed his pride.

”By the way, I heard recently that we made a move against Yuan Tan. How’s the situation?” Sunx Qian had indeed been as busy as a dog recently, so he didn’t have time to send someone to understand the current situation, so he was somewhat out of touch. However, for Sunx Qian, who is famous for construction, it actually doesn’t matter much.

”Things have settled for now, but when I left, the north sent a message saying we entered the second stage. To eliminate Yuan, barring accidents, it should be by the end of this year.” Chen Xi didn’t hide anything, ”Your information here is not very up-to-date.”

”Every day I’m exhausted, just collapsing to sleep. I don’t have time to learn about these things.” Sunx Qian said helplessly, ”If we’ll eliminate Yuan by the end of the year, we’ll finally completely pacify the north. But I forgot to ask, with Zichuan’s character, it’s unlikely he came just to see me.”

”Just passing by to have a look.” Chen Xi said with a smile.

”I thought so. What were your original plans then?” Sunx Qian asked. In truth, this line had somewhat overstepped boundaries, but since Sunx Qian is the original elder of Mount Tai under Liu Bei, Chen Xi just spoke frankly.

”Something happened in Yuzhou. That madman Sunx Ce sent troops. Both Wen He and I estimated Cao Cao would also send troops, so I’m going to take charge.” Chen Xi sighed and said.

”This isn’t right. Even if I don’t know the arrangement, I did see Fengxiao and Yunchang passing by the Yellow River at that time, and Xiuruo is squatting in Yuzhou, Yuanlong in Xuzhou, and the stealthy Xingba, it shouldn’t be like this.” Sunx Qian expressed disbelief.

Chen Xi was a bit troubled. During the New Year, Sunx Qian didn’t return; he just stayed at the Yellow River building the bridge. There are currently only two people under Liu Bei’s rule who don’t know what’s happening in the world, one is Sunx Qian, and the other. And the matter of Gan Ning fighting with the Kushan is indeed somewhat difficult to explain.

”The situation is somewhat not very good, so it’s not easy for me to explain too clearly. Wait until Xiaoo Zhi gets married, and you return to Ye City, I’ll explain everything to you then.” Chen Xi said with a slight headache. Explaining the Four Great Empires without a map is really tough for Sunx Qian.

”So it seems to be quite a big deal, but I didn’t hear from the post station that you’re bringing soldiers.” Sunx Qian, seeing Chen Xi’s serious expression, didn’t ask further.

”It’s a stratagem of openly repairing roads while secretly crossing Chencang, under the guise of sending reinforcements to Yunchang, without saying it’s me going to take charge.” Chen Xi sighed and said, ”In short, this time we’re fighting on two fronts, but fortunately, in the south, we only need to defend.”

”I’ve been to Yuzhou, indeed a great place for deploying cavalry. By then, it might be another battlefield for Zijian to shine.” Sunx Qian chuckled and complimented. Up to now, the world’s most outstanding Cavalry Chief Commander, Hua Xiong, has already secured a position.

”Thanks for your kind words.” Hua Xiong said heartily.

”We’re holding the line in front, and you should focus on development at the back. Roads and transportation all relate to taxes and national prosperity, which concerns future generations.” Chen Xi earnestly said to Sunx Qian, highlighting the undeniable importance of bridge-building, road construction, and improving the transport network to a country.