Hua Qingfeng rushed to the living room of the second hall, and saw Ye Xiaotian sitting in the hall with his legs crossed, holding a cup of tea and enjoying himself. His posture is calm, but it looks a bit weird when coupled with his tattered clothes, the grass leaves all over his body, and the mud marks on his face.
Hua Qingfeng originally wanted to cough to signal his arrival, but when he saw Ye Xiaotian's appearance, he forgot to put on airs in surprise, he walked into the living room quickly, looked Ye Xiaotian up and down, and said in surprise: "Ye Dianshi, you What's the matter?"
"Oh! Your Majesty the County." Ye Xiaotian stood up, handed the tea bowl to the little maid waiting in the hall, and said with a smile: "Please make me another bowl, I'm thirsty, thank you."
Hua Qingfeng frowned, secretly said: "Vulgar!"
The little girl blushed, and hurried forward to take the tea bowl, Ye Xiaotian turned to Hua Qingfeng and said: "My lord, I have been wandering around in the mountains for the past few days..."
Hua Qingfeng said in amazement: "You were beaten by the people in the village?"
Ye Xiaotian coughed and said, "My lord, my humble job is wandering around in the barren mountains."
Hua Qingfeng breathed a sigh of relief, and said, "Oh, so that's the case. Sit down, sit down and say, why did Ye Dianshi go wandering in the deep mountains?"
Ye Xiaotian took the tea from the little maid, sat down on the chair again, and said: "The humble job is looking for water!"
Hua Qingfeng was startled, and asked curiously, "Looking for water?"
Ye Xiaotian said: "That's right! I heard from the hired seedlings that there is a big river just behind the two peaks outside the Qingshan Valley. The river flows through our county and flows into the Tongren River. The tributaries replenish the valleys where the two villages of Gao and Li live, which is enough to ensure their irrigation."
Hua Qingfeng was overjoyed when he heard this, and said: "It's such a good thing. I didn't expect Ye Dianshi to have such a big harvest after running around for a few days. Haha, those people who are out of shape are ignorant, so it's not worth it. There is a big river that is exhausted, and they don't know how to use it..."
Ye Xiaotian said: "My lord, if the water is easy to draw, why should the two villages fight over the water source?"
Hua Qingfeng was stunned again, and said: "How far is this river... from the two villages of Gaoli?"
Ye Xiaotian said: "It's not too far away, it's just that there are five mountains in the middle..."
Hua Qingfeng's face suddenly darkened, and he said suddenly: "Ye Dianshi, are you teasing me? There are five mountains in the middle, how can the water be drawn? If this can attract water, then directly Wouldn’t it be better to divert the water from the Tongren River?”
Ye Xiaotian smiled and said: "This is the reason why the officials came to find the lord. It is impossible to open the mountain, and the time is too late, but it is not impossible for us to draw the water out, but there are many problems involved in the process, and the county lord is needed support."
Hua Qingfeng couldn't believe it and said: "The river is separated from the Gaoli Village by five mountains. If you don't open the mountains, how will you divert water?"
Ye Xiaotian said: "Beizhi wandered around the mountains for the past few days for this purpose. Beizhi thought that he could build a few large waterwheels on that river, pump the water up the cliff, and transport the water along the ridge."
Hua Qingfeng was speechless when he heard it, and after a while he couldn't believe it and said: "What are you talking about, building a water truck to pump water? Transporting water along the ridge? This... How is this possible!"
Ye Xiaotian asked back: "Why is it impossible?"
When Hua Qingfeng was stunned, he intuitively thought it was impossible, but when Ye Xiaotian asked, he couldn't think of what was impossible. Such as how huge a water tank is needed, a water tank is still a drop in the bucket, the daily maintenance of the water tank, the unevenness of the ridge, etc...
He was thinking about all kinds of difficulties, and Ye Xiaotian said: "The cliff is about forty feet high, and a large waterwheel is about eighty feet high. I want to dig a four-story base for the waterwheel on the cliff. The hydraulically driven waterwheels, at least five waterwheels need to be placed on each floor.
Due to the turbulent flow of the big river, the water wheel placed on the river will rotate very quickly, and the river water can be lifted up quickly. The four water tanks between the eight feet in the air and the top of the cliff are directly excavated on the stone wall. Some.
In this way, as long as the angle of inclination is large enough and enough water is lifted up, it is enough to drive the waterwheels on each floor until the water is lifted from the bottom of the valley to the top of the cliff layer by layer. It is mentioned that the water flow on the top of the cliff will not be too fast, but it is continuous, so don't worry about breaking the flow.
From the top of the cliff to the Gaoli Liangzhai, you need to pass through four ridges, two of which are full of trees, and you need to cut down a road and then dig it into a canal. These four ridges are all low in the middle and high on both sides, but this is not a problem. These mountains gradually become shorter in the direction of Gaoli Liangzhai.
In this case, only the first ridge can only be dug from the top of the cliff because of the rocks on both sides. Then I can fill up the ridge, or build up the embankments on both sides. For the other three mountains, when the river flows to the lowest point of the ridge, I can stagger some positions and continue to dig river channels along the side of the ridge. "
Ye Xiaotian had obviously made full preparations, he talked eloquently, he finished speaking in one breath, drank the tea, handed it to the little girl, and said: "Little sister..."
Hua Qingfeng frowned again, secretly said: "Vulgar!"
That little girl can't afford to be this pretty young and handsome Mr. Dianshi, who is a little sister, and besides... in front of the county magistrate, it's almost the same if she is called in private. She quickly took a step forward, interrupting Ye Xiaotian's words: "Yes, maidservant makes another bowl."
Ye Xiaotian smiled and said: "Thank you! Even a maid in the county magistrate's mansion is so considerate." A very ordinary compliment made the tender-faced little girl flush with embarrassment, both joy and embarrassment He took the teacup and went to refill the water.
Ye Xiaotian said to Hua Qingtian: "Clearing roads, digging ditches, digging stones, and building waterwheels can be done at the same time. This method takes the shortest time. As for the manpower required, except for the craftsmen who build the waterwheels, other labor can be done." Let Gao and Li Liangzhai come out on their own.
They have so many idlers fighting with each other, how can they not work hard if they are asked to dig canals and divert water for their village? Sheng Miao, who is building a mansion at Xiaguan's place, is familiar with the situation in the mountains, and they can also set aside part of it, especially the part where the cliff is excavated. With them, the construction can be completed in the shortest time.
However, if the seedlings are transferred, they have to pay their wages. Our county government has no money, so we can mobilize the wealthy gentry and merchants in the county to donate. They are also worried that if the severe drought continues, any turmoil in the nearby villages will affect them. Asking them to donate some of their wages will not hurt their muscles and bones, and they will pledge to donate.
Calculated in this way, the real expenses are only the cost of building waterwheels and a small amount of labor. Once this river channel is opened up, it will be usable not only this year, but also in the future. They must be grateful to the government for the daily troubles of carrying water up the mountain.
Of course, from now on, the daily maintenance and repair of the waterwheel and the river will be entirely up to them. We are a once-and-for-all deal, and we can exchange for a great political achievement for the imperial court, which can be said to kill two birds with one stone! "
When Hua Qingfeng heard it, his heart skipped a beat. When he first heard Ye Xiaotian's plan, he still felt that this idea was too outrageous. Now, after listening to Ye Xiaotian's careful analysis, the more he thought about it, the more he felt it was feasible. Especially when Ye Xiaotian mentioned political achievements, God is sorry, what he lacks most now is political achievements!
The more Hua Qingfeng looked at Ye Xiaotian, the more she felt pleasing to the eye: "Perhaps, this is also a good start to improve the relationship with him!" Hua Qingfeng thought, and his thoughts about Ye Xiaotian began to waver.
Ye Xiaotian said: "The most difficult part of the whole project is digging the base of the waterwheel on the cliff. It would take too long to dig by hand. Now every hour of delay, the crops are dying. In order to save time, we need to Use gunpowder!"
Hua Qingfeng was startled again, "Gunpowder?"
Ye Xiaotian said: "That's right! The batch of smuggled gunpowder recovered from the cellar of Cheng's house in Meng County last time, as far as I know, is still sealed in our Hu County. This batch of gunpowder is stolen goods, and you need your approval to use it." , we are using the right path, and we will report back to the imperial court, and we will not be blamed if we think about it."
Hua Qingfeng pondered for a moment, and the more he thought about it, the more he felt that this was a rare opportunity for him to strive for political achievements, and the possibility of success was very high, so he took the case and said excitedly: "Success! The county is approved, and the gunpowder will be given to you. The imperial court On the one hand, the county will write a letter explaining the reason. Tomorrow morning, the county will invite gentry and rich merchants to call on them to join in the charitable deeds. As for the specific matters of digging the canal, the county will entrust you with full authority!"
With a single sentence, Hua Qingfeng took all the most glorious and leadership tasks to herself, but pushed the most painful, tiring and most responsible tasks to Ye Xiaotian. But Ye Xiaotian didn't seem to care, stood up with a smile, cupped his hands to Hua Qingfeng and said: "Don't worry, my lord, I will do my best!"
At this time, the little girl came over holding the teacup. Seeing that Ye Xiaotian was about to leave, she hesitated whether she should go forward. Seeing Ye Xiaotian, she said with a smile: "Little sister, you finally brought the tea. Still very thirsty."
Hua Qingfeng stroked his beard and thought: "Although this person doesn't know the rules and does things in a mess, but he is so willful and natural, which is the true color of a real person."
The little maid blushed, walked to Ye Xiaotian with downcast eyes, offered the teacup with both hands, not daring to look up at him, Ye Xiaotian took the tea and drank it down in one gulp, returned the empty cup to her hand, and turned to Hua With a smile, Qingfeng cupped his hands and said, "Let me go!"
Ye Xiaotian walked briskly and left the county office with a smile on his face, humming a little tune. The reason for sharing the credit to Huazhi County is because he must get the permission and support of Huazhi County to do these things, especially the use of gunpowder. If Huazhi County does not nod, he has nothing to do.
Moreover, even if he has a way to exclude Huazhi County, as long as this matter is done, Huazhi County will also be the first to contribute. Because Hua Qingfeng is the county magistrate of Hu County, it is impossible for any achievements in Hu County to be counted on the head of a subordinate beyond him.
It is also impossible for Ye Xiaotian to go across Huazhi County to submit a memorial to the court, stating that the excavation of the canal is all his credit, not to mention that he is not qualified to submit a letter, even if he is, once such an ugly appearance is revealed, he will be considered dead from his official career.
Furthermore, he can argue, but Gao Li Liangzhai can't afford to wait, if he doesn't settle the matter for a long time and angers Gao Li Liangzhai, even he will be finished at that time. In this case, distributing the credit to Huazhi County became his only choice.
What's more, doing so is likely to achieve the effect of dividing Huazhi County and Xu County Cheng. The combination of these two people is a big trouble for him, even if he can defeat these two people, a canon will bring down the county magistrate and the county magistrate one after another, he will be notorious, and killing people with a knife is the best policy!