The waves patted the ship's side, the clouds were turning with the wind during the day, and in the sunset, the red and Liu Shengyan.
In the evening of this day, Zhang Xiaobao and Wang Juan's fleet finally entered the Caoqu, and at this speed, they could enter the capital within two more days.
The splint on Beckham’s arm was also taken off the day before yesterday. Beckham, who hadn’t washed this arm for a month, soaked it with water when he found free time. Soaked until today, I found something wrong. Most parts of his body looked darker than this arm. , This arm is too white, how awkward it looks.
After asking a circle of people, the brother and sister ran to the ship ahead to make arrangements. Beckham had to use a piece of sandy clothes to cover his arms and ask for help.
Xiao Yuan was showing his cleverness to others, saying, "Jing Yi is turbid, but it will stop." When Xiao Bei found him.
"Brother Xiaoyuan, I want to ask you something." Beckham usually calls Xiaoyuan directly, and today I will add the word "Brother".
Xiao Yuan was taken aback, looked at Xiaobei vigilantly, and then looked around. Fortunately, someone was there, so he asked, "What's the matter?"
"I won't give you a tripping horse, it's scary to see you." Beckham said, looking at Xiao Yuan's timid appearance.
"Of course it can't be used. This is on the water. I'm afraid you will burn the chain." Xiao Yuan didn't let up.
"I'll test you, do you know why people can turn black?" Xiaobei rolled his eyes, his hands on his back looked learned.
Xiao Yuan nodded and said: "You know, the place where the sun is not exposed to the sun is white. You see, people who often stay in the house are usually white, and those who work outside are black. Give you a binoculars. You see, the boat behind is still sitting in the shade at sunset. He is white. If you look at it, the person throbbing in the water is black. You can see that he fell into the water accidentally. Look at his face. , Dark, and the boat turning over."
"I see, save people, hurry up and save people, someone has fallen into the water, team zero, team zero, let me go down." Xiaobei listened to Xiao Yuan, and when he looked back and forth with the binoculars, he suddenly found that The person who fluttered in the water was not swimming, but the boat overturned, and then swept around, and found that one person was dragging two people and swimming hard to the shore.
Little Bei's thoughts turned white and black, and she yelled at the people around her. When she yelled out, someone on the boat in front had already jumped into the water, and the wave turning quickly approached the person who fell into the water.
Seeing that the people from the Zhuozhuang No. 0 seedling protection team met someone, the nervous little guys breathed out and sat on the deck like collapse.
"Scared me to death, Xiaoyuan, you just said that the sun should be fine, right? The white place becomes darker, and the black one becomes darker?" Seeing that it was really the zero team member going down, Beckham stopped worrying and remembered. I asked Xiaoyuan again about my own affairs.
"Of course, it gets darker as it gets tanned. In the end, it's the same as coal. What are you asking about?" Xiao Yuan replied.
"No, nothing, just ask, my clothes are uncomfortable, so change to another suit." Beckham threw a word and hurriedly left, went into the cabin, sat there thinking for a while, opened the door, and guarded outside. The guard said: "Go and get somebody to dress me, the kind that doesn't have a sleeve on my right arm."
The guard nodded and agreed, and went to report. Xiaobei and others don’t have many clothes. They grow fast. They usually grow three sets of clothes every quarter. They do it while they grow. One set, so as not to waste.
This set of clothes proposed by Beckham needs to be reported, especially Beckham's request, which must be known to Zhang Xiaobao and Wang Juan.
The news soon reached Zhang Xiaobao and Wang Juan via semaphores. The two were waiting for the people from the nursery team to rescue the people. Thanks to the turbulence in the canal, the water flow in the middle of the Yellow River was the most rapid and vortexed. It's hard to save people in places.
Upon receiving the news, Wang Juan didn’t even think about why Xiaobei wanted a dress with no right sleeve, but Zhang Xiaobao laughed and said to Wang Juan, “Xiaobei must feel that the color of his right arm is different from other places, I I had this idea before, but I didn’t let people make clothes at the time, but pulled up the trouser legs. I thought it was smart at the time, but now I know it’s silly."
Wang Juan thought, almost like that, and laughed, "Xiaobei must be very anxious, think of a way, the clothes don’t need to be made."
"Okay, I have eaten at noon tomorrow, let someone scoop up some silt, put them on their bodies, get more exposure, and they can change the color in a day."
Zhang Xiaobao thought of an idea.
Usually, Beckham and the others always bask in the sun. Compared with the children who often stay in the house, they look a little darker, but healthier. In fact, the little guys are all black and white, but they are small. It turned out that Bei's arms with black spots were too white.
At this time, the people who fell into the water have been brought back, a boatman, three passengers, taking advantage of this time when the water transport is not too busy, this ferry came over, I did not expect to accidentally overturned when he saw it was about to dock, the boatman could only Barely saving two people, the remaining one almost died.
Zhang Xiaobao and Wang Juan didn't go to meet the rescued person. Both of them were looking at the water below and thinking about things.
After a while, Zhang Xiaobao opened his mouth and said, "If we provide the local ferry people with a larger boat, will the risk of capsizing be avoided?"
"They can't afford a big ship even if they do it all their lives." Wang Juan denied Zhang Xiaobao's proposal.
"Then lend it to them first, and pay back little by little?" Zhang Xiaobao said again.
"Then we will lose it. Until the ship breaks down, we won't make any money." Wang Juan looked at Zhang Xiaobao in surprise, which means you have become stupid today.
Zhang Xiaobao nodded: "That's right, so the ferry thing is going to go on, but the boat is not for nothing. At least one copper coin is required each time. If it is two times a coin, you say you are willing to go here. Could it be more?"
"Then the passenger flow can only be doubled to maintain the same income, what do you want to do? I just thought about whether we should pay some money to build a bridge here, don't expect to make money, and keep a good reputation."
Wang Juan was confused by Zhang Xiaobao, and she felt that Zhang Xiaobao's thinking suddenly became dull.
Zhang Xiaobao went on to say: "I also mean to repair the bridge, but it is not for others to do it for nothing. If it is a single pass, you will be charged one penny at a time. If you pass it frequently, you can apply for a monthly or annual card. Not only people can do it. Goods will do too, but if the goods reach three hundred catties, you will have to pay an extra penny."
"Do you want to collect the bridge tolls? That is a kind of challenge. Have you heard who is here who walks across the bridge to spend money?" Wang Juan reminded.
"Don’t use our name. Just find someone. The bridge is easy to repair. You don’t need to use piers. The two sides can be connected. Use iron cables with wooden boards on them. You don’t have to be big iron bulls or copper bulls on both sides. Irrigate, put in some pebbles, which are heavy and strong.
Arrange a few people to guard both sides of the bridge first. If there is no situation that someone runs across the bridge without paying money, just guard one side. If there are children who need to go to school on both sides of the strait in the future, this can be free, but children cannot carry too much. Many things.
Is this price cheaper than a ferry? And it's safe. At that time, everyone can choose whether to walk the bridge or take a boat. Little by little, the people will be able to accept the cost of crossing the bridge. The road will be the same at that time. Now there is no money for building roads.
To catch up with the prosperous places, we can make money by opening shops on the side of the road. If there are few people, we just put money into it. After the people get used to crossing the bridge and spending money, we will build more roads and build new roads next to the old roads. , You spend a share of money once you walk, and those who don’t want to spend money follow the old road. The speed is naturally not as fast as the new road, and those who walk on the new road can rest for free in the huts built at intervals beside the road.
Bills will be issued at the two ends separately. If there is no bill, you will have to make up. The most important thing in the service area is to provide hot water. Anyone in the caravan will provide a pot for each person as long as they come. If it is a pedestrian, a single pot will be provided. Pedestrians can't ask for money. "
Zhang Xiaobao explained his thoughts. Wang Juan listened to him. When Zhang Xiaobao finished speaking, Wang Juan asked: "Then what if someone crosses the old road to the new road, and waits for the place to arrive, and then returns to the old road, what should you do? "
"Let the people in the service area watch. Usually a service area is set up every half-day away. The hot water is free and the rest is free, but you must have a certificate when you come, but other things in it are not free, such as drugs. , There are dry food, tools needed to repair the car, etc. are not free.
From time to time, they would send people on horseback patrols from time to time, and they would pay double the money if they caught them. "
Zhang Xiaobao feels that he will have too much money in the future and cannot spend it for a while, so he plans to use it for road repairs and collects tolls. It is likely that because there are few people coming and going, there is not much left over the money earned in a year after repairs, but That's better than not having a penny.
Otherwise, we will have to build more roads in the future.
Wang Juan lowered his head for a moment, and asked, "Do you think it will work?"
"I don't know if I can do it. Try it first. If it doesn't work, I can't say no. If it does, repair the bridge first. Start with the bridge and arrange for someone to do it right away."
Zhang Xiaobao made up his mind and asked someone from his inner courtyard to come in and make arrangements.
Wang Juan said: "Why don't you try the Yangtze River bridge first?"
"That's not good. It's not our home. What's more, there are too many people in that place. What if someone is dissatisfied with the trouble? It doesn't cost money to walk across the bridge. There is a deep-rooted idea here, even for businessmen. I think, they don’t care how much money is spent on bridges and roads. Let’s come first from places with few people."
Zhang Xiaobao is not crazy yet. He dared not move on the Yangtze River Bridge. He could only choose a place where he was close. Of course, the cost of the bridge fee would not be repaid at all. The cost of cement is low, but the iron chain is not cheap. It is estimated to cross the bridge. If the fees are collected, it would be good to be able to pay back in 30 years.