Chapter 63: Bridge Construction Plan, Hedong Liu Clan

Li Yuan, who had come back to his senses, then looked at Su Liang and asked: "Little Su... are you planning to wait for the dry season to build the bridges?"

As the words fell, Su Liang nodded heavily.

Immediately after, he pondered secretly...

Building bridges on the Yellow River was not a difficult task, after all, the Yellow River drying up happened often. As for the Yangtze River... the Yangtze River basin had abundant rainfall and a large volume of water in the main stream, so building it now... was still slightly difficult.

Sigh... It seems that industrialization must be accelerated!

Su Liang planned to first build a bridge across the Yellow River between Tongguan and Fenglingdu. The distance between the two banks of the Yellow River here was no more than two hundred meters. Building a bridge here was not a difficult task. As long as he took advantage of the period when the Yellow River dried up to get the bridge piers done, the subsequent things would be much easier to handle.

However, what Su Liang was thinking was not so simple; he wanted to build a bridge that could accommodate trains at the same time, a bridge that combined road and railway!

As long as the first bridge was built, there would be some experience for building bridges later.

And just at this moment, Li Yuan said in a light and breezy manner a few sections that were more suitable for building bridges, such as the Yellow River Bay, the Hundred-Mile Yellow River, and so on.

Su Liang was not calm upon hearing this. At this moment, he seriously suspected that Li Yuan had ulterior motives for moving to Furong Garden, fearing that he had come to watch Su Liang engage in infrastructure construction!

However, Su Liang did not say much, just nodded repeatedly.

After about another hour, Su Liang and his party had arrived at Longmen County in Jiangzhou.

At this moment, the people of Longmen County were avoiding them and welcoming them along the road. Seeing this, Li Yuan also opened the car window and greeted the people of Longmen County cordially.

Immediately after, under Xue Rengui's guidance, they arrived at the Liu family where Liu Yinhuan lived.

Along the way, Xue Rengui also introduced his origins and Liu Yinhuan's to Su Liang and the others. Only after hearing this did they realize that the Liu family they were visiting came from the Hedong Liu Clan, one of the Guanzhong County surnames.

The Guanzhong County surnames mainly included: the Hedong Pei Clan, the Jingzhao Wei Clan, the Hedong Liu Clan, the Hedong Xue Clan, the Hongnong Yang Clan, and the Jingzhao Du Clan.

Xue Rengui's sixth-generation ancestor, the famous Northern Wei general and Prince of Hedong County, Xue Andu, came from the Hedong Xue Clan. The famous early Tang generals Xue Wanjun and Xue Wanche also came from the Hedong Xue Clan. The progenitor of the Hedong Xue Clan came from Xue Lan, one of the Eight Steeds of the late Eastern Han Dynasty.

Xue Lan was an early subordinate of Lu Bu. Following Lu Bu's death at the hands of Cao Cao, his descendants firmly stood in the anti-Cao camp. His son, Xue Yong, followed Liu Bei and served as the Administrator of Shu Commandery. After the fall of the Shu Han, the descendants of the Xue family migrated to Hedong, where they multiplied and became a famous family.

Xue Rengui was the sixth-generation grandson of Xue Andu, but by the time of Xue Rengui's father, Xue Gui, the family had fallen into decline because Xue Gui died early, so Liu's father had always looked down on Xue Rengui.

Su Liang now understood why Xue Rengui insisted on having him help him propose marriage.

However... since Li Yuan was here today, he would not steal the limelight.

Li Yuan did not disappoint Su Liang either. At this moment, he looked at the extremely respectful Liu father and laughed: "Hehe... Xue Rengui lost his father at an early age. Today, I will act as Xue Rengui's father and come to propose marriage!"

"Hehe... The Retired Emperor is joking. The two of them have been childhood sweethearts since they were young. The Retired Emperor only needs to issue an imperial decree, why bother the Retired Emperor to come in person," Liu father said flatteringly.

Seeing that Liu father was so sensible, Li Yuan did not make things difficult for him.

"Don't just stand there, hurry up and call Liu Yinhuan out, so that my daughter and son-in-law can take a good look."

Upon hearing this, Liu father almost stumbled and fell to the ground. So that's what Li Yuan meant by acting as Xue Rengui's father? Damn it... what kind of thing is this? This is clearly wanting his daughter to be a concubine?

But this was also good; he could at least be considered half a royal relative, and his status in the Hedong Liu Clan could rise in the future. Immediately after, he happily had someone call Liu Yinhuan out.

"Hmph... If your Liu family bullies my daughter in the future, don't blame me for turning against you!" Li Yuan gave the Liu family a warning with an unhappy face. Although the Liu family came from the Hedong Liu Clan, they were not in Li Yuan's eyes yet. Compared to the Hongnong Yang Clan, their foundation was still much worse.

Liu father was confused at this moment; if anyone was to be bullied, it would be his daughter.

Seeing this, Su Liang lightly told Liu father that Princess Jiujiang was willing to be a concubine. After hearing this, Liu father was stunned. This... this Princess Jiujiang was actually willing to be a concubine for his son-in-law?

However, shock was shock, but serious business still had to be discussed!

At noon that day, at the Liu family's lunch banquet, Li Yuan and Su Liang had no appetite for the Liu family's food, so they set the marriage between Xue Rengui and Liu Yinhuan at the dinner table: they would get married on the 15th of the eighth month!

Not only that, but they almost completed the process of the Three Letters and Six Rites that very day, leaving only the final welcoming ceremony.

At the same time, Li Anran and Liu Yinhuan were chatting enthusiastically in the boudoir, and both felt that the other was easy to get along with. During this time, Liu Yinhuan also told Li Anran many things about Xue Rengui's childhood. In the end, the two even reached a unified front to resist external enemies together.

Just as the four were about to set off back to Changan, something unexpected happened... People from the Hedong Liu Clan and the Hedong Xue Clan came to visit one after another.

Although Li Yuan had ordered the officials in the Hedong region not to come and disturb him before he came, he had still overlooked it.

Li Yuan did not give a good face to the visitors. It was one thing for the Liu family to look down on Xue Rengui when he was down and out. But Xue Rengui was from the Hedong Xue Clan after all, and after Xue Gui died, the Xue Clan had never helped him at all.

On the way back, Su Yu also quietly urged Xue Rengui that he could take more concubines in the future, but he must never engage in the business of abducting women.

Although Xue Rengui did not understand the meaning of Su Liang's words, he still followed Su Liang's advice.

Li Yuan, who had just returned to Furong Garden, sent someone to invite Li Er over.

At this moment, Li Er had just finished exercising in the Lizheng Hall.

Hearing his father's summons, although he was very reluctant, he still hummed a little tune and rode his beloved little motorcycle to Furong Garden.

At the same time, Li Yuan and Su Liang were also having dinner.

After Li Er arrived at Furong Garden, Li Yuan instructed Li Er to handle the bridge construction properly in front of Su Liang.

Su Liang was stunned upon hearing this. Did Li Yuan call Li Er over so late just for this?

Damn it... It's confirmed, Li Yuan is here to watch Su Liang engage in infrastructure construction!

Su Liang really wanted to curse at this moment. This Li Yuan didn't celebrate Valentine's Day himself, and he wouldn't let others have a good time either.

That evening, Su Liang exchanged all the books related to bridge construction from the system and handed them to Li Er to take away.

Then he went to get busy...