Chapter 812

"Beam bridge!"

Li Shimin looked puzzled at the flat bridge deck in front of him. In order to facilitate bridge repair in this era, almost all arch bridges were used. Using the arch surface tension to solve the problem of load-bearing can be said to be a miracle in the history of bridge architecture.

Moreover, the arch bridge has beautiful shape and round curve, which is conducive to drainage. Moreover, the arched bridge deck is more convenient for sailing and has the charm of small bridge and flowing water, which is loved by the ancients.

The beam bridge is not absent. Most of them are in many streams. Some pedestrians are inconvenient to travel. Instead, they directly use several huge timber to cross both banks of the stream for pedestrians to pass. Its principle is like the beam on the roof when building a house, so it is called beam bridge.

No one thought that the beam bridge, which is the simplest and not valued at all, has given another meaning with steel and cement in the hands of mojiazi.

The huge piers replaced the mounds on both sides, and the steel like beams replaced the light wood. The beam bridge built of reinforced concrete in front of us is simply an expanded version of the common beam bridge. There is no impression of the beam bridge being simple and dangerous, but has a sense of grandeur.

"Master Mo is really extraordinary. He can turn corruption into magic. I can't help but broaden my horizons." master Huiyuan exclaimed.

"Turning corruption into magic? Is it true that the master is too fond of this boy?" Li Shimin didn't understand.

Master Huiyuan joined hands and said, "although the beam bridge is ordinary, it has a great advantage, that is, it is flat. Both cars and horses can pass quickly without much effort. It is the blessing of the people."

Merton nodded: "The master really has a unique vision. When he was ordered to build the Qujiang bridge, he already found that this place is an important traffic road. There are many vehicles passing through on weekdays. If an arch bridge is built, it will be difficult for cars and horses to pass through, so he thought of the method of beam bridge. As long as the Qujiang bridge is built and cars and horses walk here without stopping, they can pass quickly and conveniently."

In fact, the arch bridge is not impassable. However, after the emergence of the four-wheel carriage, the load capacity of the carriage suddenly increased, and the slope of the arch bridge became a huge obstacle, so the advantage of the beam bridge immediately increased.

Li Shimin looked at the main roads on both sides of the Strait. Suddenly, he nodded again and again.

"People's daily use is the way!" master Huiyuan couldn't help but look at the idea of Mohism, and he couldn't help but realize that Mohism was indeed a combination of knowledge and practice.

"However, I still want to apologize to your majesty. Although Liangqiao has advantages, it is not conducive to sailing. I'm afraid I can't get through the ship in the rainy season in summer." Merton regretted.

Li Shimin laughed and said, "there is nothing perfect about the world. Pleasure boats and boats are just leisure things, and the passage of the people is the top priority."

In contrast, he paid more attention to the practical value of the beam bridge. All along, no one thought that the beam bridge was conducive to traffic, but there was no suitable material to support the bridge deck, so he chose the arch bridge, and the Qujiang bridge built by Merton perfectly solved this problem and conquered a major problem in the history of the bridge.

Moreover, he saw the piers in the river and the other half of the unpaved bridge deck, and thought of the plan of the Yellow River bridge that mojiazi had imagined for him.

If we set up piers in the Yellow River and build bridges across the north and South with beams, the river under the bridge will be surging and the horses on the bridge will flow continuously, and the traffic in the north will never be blocked again.

Although the beam bridge in front of him only crossed the Qujiang River, it was the dawn of the Tang Dynasty's conquest of the world's rivers. At the thought that the world's rivers would be built with such beam bridges, and the world's cars and horses could pass through the world without stopping, Li Shimin was suddenly proud.

"This time, you did a good job!" Li Shimin could not help nodding and praising. He glanced at Merton with satisfaction. He had to say that the boy was always making trouble, but he was still very beautiful.

Master Huiyuan on the other side sighed in his heart, and he couldn't help feeling a little more about the idea of all schools of thought. Compared with all schools of thought dedicated to the country and the people, Buddhism did too little.

Merton and Li Shimin couldn't help but look at each other vaguely. Today, they warmly invited master Huiyuan to visit the bridge repair of Qujiang bridge. It is to let the Buddhists see the efforts of all schools of thought and further dispel the grievances of Buddhists. After all, the Buddhists did make concessions. After returning, let master Huiyuan explain.

Master Huiyuan is the originator of the human offensive. How can he not know the plans of Li Shimin and Merton? However, Rao is so. Seeing the contribution of Mohism to the world, I'm afraid he can resist any complaints from the Buddhism.

"Liang Qiao! Mozi is really cunning! He doesn't play cards according to common sense. He uses Liang Qiao to compete with the young master. He can't win." Among the crowd, the old servant said angrily. When they built the bridge together, everyone thought that mojiazi built an arch bridge. Even if mojiazi built a pier in the middle of the river, they just thought that mojiazi used two connected arch bridges to reduce the difficulty of building the bridge in order to take advantage of speculation.

However, today, mojiazi finally revealed his ultimate killer, the bridge erecting machine like an iron beast, the beam bridge made of steel muscles and iron bones, and the amazing general bridge erecting speed, which once again reversed the competition.

"No, this is not related to the type of bridge. Beam bridge is also a bridge, just as floating bridge is also a bridge and iron cable bridge is also a bridge. As long as it can let people pass, it is a good bridge." Li Yun said bitterly.

When he first saw the beam bridge, he was keenly aware of the advantages of the beam bridge. As a descendant of Li Chun, he has always been proud. What he has always wanted to build is a magnificent arch bridge like the Zhaozhou Bridge built by his father. As for the beam bridge, which is no longer an ordinary bridge, he hasn't even seen it in front of his eyes.

Now Mohist Zi has really taught him a lesson. There are no useless bridges, only useless craftsmen. After Mohist Zi enlarges the beam bridge, he has an unparalleled traffic advantage over the arch bridge.

Even he was acutely aware of why mojiazi had to spend a lot of effort to build piers in the Qujiang River. As long as Mojia village controlled the technology of building piers in the river and had this bridge erecting machine, Mojia village would conquer the rivers in the world.

What makes Li Yun even more disheartened is that he is already complacent when he focuses on rivers such as Qujiang, while mojiazi has already focused on amazing projects such as the Yangtze River and the Yellow River.

"I'm not as good as Mohists!" Li Yun sighed.

The old servant on one side could not help frowning. He looked anxiously at the young master who was originally in high spirits gradually decadent. Suddenly, he had an idea and said, "don't worry, young master, you haven't lost yet!"

Li Yun looked up indifferently and said, "even ordinary people can see that there are too many girder bridges that have won over arch bridges. The Mexican family has won this game."

"No!" the old servant said firmly, "if you want to prove the good or bad of a bridge, in addition to the style, there is another factor, that is, load-bearing."

"Bearing!" Li Yun couldn't help but be stunned. His eyes brightened slowly. Yes, the reason why the arch bridge can carry forward in this era is that the arch bridge has a strong bearing capacity by using the principle of surface tension.

This is something Liang Qiao does not have. If the beam bridge built by Mohist Zi is just a show, he still has a chance to win.

"Mojiazi, I hope you don't let me down." Li Yun rekindled his fighting spirit and said.

In his heart, he hopes to win this victory and witness the rise of a new bridge.