It was already late when Ye Xiaotian returned to the city, and he was delayed in the county office for a while, so when he returned home, the moon had already hung over the treetops.
The crescent moon hangs on the branches, and the branches sway gently in the wind, as if teasing the slender crescent moon.
Zhao Wenyuan stood firmly under the tree with his hands behind his back, and Crescent Moon was on his right shoulder.
Under the pale moonlight, a figure suddenly appeared, looked around furtively, and approached Zhao Wenyuan quietly.
Zhao Wenyuan waited for that person to come closer, and said with a light smile: "The head of Long Da?"
The visitor hid the knife behind his elbow, cupped his fists at Zhao Wenyuan, and said in a rough voice, "Our eldest brother has no time to see you. Tell me what you have to say, and I will report the truth to my elder brother."
Zhao Wenyuan smiled. With a flick of his wrist, a painting was "swipe" out. It was not clear under the moonlight, but it could be seen that it was a portrait of a person.
Zhao Wenyuan said: "This portrait is a wanted document drawn by the Guiyang Procuratorate three years ago, and the person on it is the head of the Long family, and his appearance is exactly the same as yours. Hehe, could it be the twins of the head of the dragon?" brother?"
The visitor was teased by Zhao Wenyuan, his beard became tangled, and his big black face became even darker, probably because his face was flushed, but it was just because the night was too dark to see clearly.
Zhao Wenyuan tore up the picture and graphics into two pieces, threw it away, and said to the visitor: "Master Long Da, you can rest assured that I have invited you here to discuss important matters. Don't worry, my officer It's just a post office, if you want to arrest you, it's not my turn to do it."
The bearded man suddenly laughed out loud, then lowered his voice, and said in a nonchalant voice: "Mr. Long travels across the 100,000 mountains. He comes without a trace and goes without a trace. Who can do anything to me? Except for 'a swarm of bees', there is no one in Guizhou. Those who can be seen by my Longmou, especially your eagle claws! Tell me, why are you looking for Longmou?"
Zhao Wenyuan said with a smile: "I said before, I want to cooperate with you in a big deal."
The bearded man seemed to have heard the funniest thing, so he couldn't help laughing and said, "Officials and bandits cooperate for a big deal? Hahahaha... Am I dreaming?"
Zhao Wenyuan looked at him quietly, until his laughter faded away, and then said calmly: "Officers, you can be bandits. Bandits, you can also be officials. Why can't officials and bandits cooperate?"
The bearded man narrowed his eyes slightly, and said in a deep voice, "What are you cooperating with?"
Zhao Wenyuan said: "This official is the postman. Whether it is official or non-governmental, I know everything about the materials. For example, what goods are transported in the car, how many guards are accompanying, what weapons are equipped, and what time has passed. Which section of the road, if this information can let you know, how will it help you?"
The bearded man was shocked, staring at Zhao Wenyuan closely, and it took him a while to confirm that he was not joking. The bearded man hesitated and said, "You... you will inform me of this news?"
Zhao Wenyuan stretched out a hand, and said, "Fifty percent! After you take what you have captured, you will give me half of it after you cash it out."
The bearded man grinned grinningly and said, "Mr. Long fought to the death and worked so hard. I want to give you half of the hard-earned money? You have a big appetite."
Zhao Wenyuan took his time and said: "The merchants traveling along the post road are very cunning and difficult to deal with. Has the head of the family ever worked so hard on the plate and tried his best to lay an ambush, only to find that the car is full of cheap and cheap goods? Even transporting to the mountains is too troublesome, so I have to abandon it locally, carrying my brother's body and fleeing? Or, the car is indeed hard goods, but unfortunately the idea is difficult, and I have tried my best to ruin many brothers, but still Can't succeed, and can only flee in the end?"
The bearded man was silent.
Zhao Wenyuan said: "Know yourself and know your enemy, and you will win every battle. What would you do if someone tipped you off?"
The bearded man gritted his teeth and said, "You officials are really more ruthless than us thieves! 20%! As long as you cooperate sincerely, I will give you 20%!"
Zhao Wenyuan said: "Forty percent! It can't be less, do you think I don't take any risks?"
The bearded man said: "Thirty percent, ten percent can't be added! You only need to talk, but I have to bleed and sweat. I have so many brothers to support, I can't compare to you."
Zhao Wenyuan's purpose was not to profit from the thieves, but if he didn't bargain for a price, it would definitely arouse his vigilance, and now he accepts it when he sees a deal, Zhao Wenyuan said with a smile: "Success! That's 30%. Cheng, you also have the responsibility to protect the road, you have to pay attention, but you must not move any caravans that are escorted by the postmen sent by this post and under the banner of this station!"
The bearded man said happily: "It's a deal!"
It is impossible for him to go to the road to rob every day. Usually, when he makes a deal, no matter whether he succeeds or fails, he will immediately flee to the deep mountains. After the news passes, he will return to the post road to continue to make a living. It's nothing to let some teams go.
The two have their own needs, and it can be said that they hit it off. After discussing the proper contact information, the bearded man said in doubt: "You are an official of the court, why do you want to do such a thing?"
Zhao Wenyuan smiled and said: "What is the court's salary enough for? This official has spent a lot of money on the job of this postman. I have to find a way to get it back, right?"
The bearded man narrowed his eyes slightly, and said: "Aren't you afraid that the news will leak out, or that Long will be caught by mistake and confess you?"
Zhao Wenyuan smiled slyly, and said: "This is the reason I agreed with you to only communicate verbally every time. If a thief has no real evidence and bites casually, the officials will be unlucky. It's dead!"
The bearded man looked Zhao Wenyuan up and down, and sighed: "Long is just a small thief, and you officials are big robbers!"
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Even though Ye Xiaotian had made sufficient research and planning in advance, he still made major adjustments according to the actual situation during the actual operation.
They used gunpowder to blast several huge gaps in the rock wall, and the mountain seedlings who climbed the rock as agile as spirit apes cleaned them up, and excavated and sorted out several huge bases that could place waterwheels. At the same time, along several On a ridge, the men and horses from the Gaoli Liangzhai began to clear and dig waterways.
Except for the core part, all the materials used for the waterwheel can be obtained locally, and the large trees are cut down from the mountain to make it on the spot, which saves a lot of time. When the waterwheels were installed for adjustment and operation, the craftsmen made adjustments according to the size of the water flow, and made several times more waterwheels than originally planned. In the end, the number of waterwheels drawn from the river reached 16. The waterwheels that transfer water to the cliff are reduced in turn. In order to ensure effective driving, the size of the waterwheels is also continuously reduced, and another layer is added for this.
A majestic scene gradually appeared in the desolate Grand Canyon. A row of huge waterwheels stood upright along the rolling river. They were washed by the fast-moving water and rotated like windmills, while the river was sucked into the air by them. Inject into a stone water tank erected in the air.
The water tank slopes down on the nearly eight-foot-high cliff for tens of feet. On this tens-of-foot-long man-made turbulence are waterwheels that are slightly smaller than the waterwheels at the bottom, sending the water to a higher level like a relay. place. The wasted river water falls straight down from high altitude, forming several artificial waterfalls.
Seeing that this method is really feasible, Gaojiazhai released the control of the Laodao River, and the tense situation between the two villages was greatly eased, and they went all out to excavate the ridge and river channels.
Since several parts were carried out at the same time and there were sufficient manpower, making water trucks was not a difficult task. At the same time, in order to save the emergency, these water trucks did not care too much about the quality, and the entire water transportation project was performed at a miraculous speed developing.
All the people on the construction site were like savages during the continuous days of struggling, but they were full of energy when they saw that success was imminent. Ye Xiaotian stood on a high place, happily looking at the Alpine Canal that was about to be put into use, full of joy.
Ye Xiaotian said happily to Mao Wenzhi: "Ha! It can be described as a miracle. I think as long as we keep this speed, we can transport water tomorrow."
Mao Wenzhi supported Ye Xiaotian's arm, and said with a sad face: "Yes! Oh, let me rest for a while, my legs are sore."
Ye Xiaotian said: "You put in a lot of effort, kid. Before others complain about being tired, you complained about being tired first."
Mao Wenzhi said: "No, brother, my legs are sore... It's not because I'm tired. It's sore from the bones to the outside. It will definitely rain tomorrow."
Ye Xiaotian was stunned: "It will rain heavily tomorrow?"
Ye Xiaotian looked up at the sky, there was no cloud in the sky, it didn't look like it was going to rain.
Mao Wenzhi said: "Ang! Didn't I tell you that when I was young, my leg was broken by Wang Laocai, and since then, whenever it rains, it becomes sour. The heavier the rain, the more sore it is. Now I It's so sour that I can hardly walk, there will definitely be heavy rain tomorrow!"
Ye Xiaotian was stunned when he heard this, and said: "Although I am also looking forward to the rain as soon as possible, but... the water truck is about to be put into use, and I have worked hard to build it. I really want to see when the water is brought to Gaoli Liangzhai. That kind of happy scene, when it rains, everyone will not be so happy."
Mao Wen Zhi Anzhi said: "What are you afraid of? After the waterwheel is built, it can be used in the future. Besides, one rain can't solve the problem, unless there are several heavy rains in a row, or the land will be wet after the rain. , the land is so dry, what can it do.”
Ye Xiaotian patted him on the shoulder and said with a smile: "That's the reason, but it's just a pity. Forget it, let's ignore it, it's better to have rain than no rain, but if it rains tomorrow, it's not suitable to continue construction during the rain. I'll hurry up to notify you, try your best to hurry today, if you really can't finish it, everyone will have a rest tomorrow, you've been very tired these days."
Ye Xiaotian walked a few steps, then stopped suddenly, he suddenly thought of Xu Boyi, that guy is still "on hunger strike to pray for rain", if this rain really starts to fall, even if it can't solve the drought problem, it will make Xu Boyi famous At that time, wouldn't it be as difficult as going to heaven to bring him down
"It's just a small punishment for him, but it has fulfilled his great reputation. Am I not in a cocoon?"
Thinking of Xu Boyi's proud and shameless face at that time, Ye Xiaotian's eyes rolled slightly...