I was engaged in infrastructure construction in the Han Dynasty [Transmigration Book]

Chapter 411 [3 More] 411

Because the distance between the water park and Lianye Lake is not too close, Liu Che had only vaguely seen the waterwheel and the slide in front of the waterwheel before.

At that time, he asked Liu Tan what it was, but Liu Tan wanted to keep it a secret, so he didn't continue to ask.

It was just a landscape building, but when they set off for the water park, as the distance got closer, Liu Che realized that the wheel he saw yesterday was actually extremely huge.

Today he is in a good mood. He rode a horse directly without a car, so the senses are more direct-some.

When he faintly saw the pool, he found that the giant wheel was still turning, and he could even see the water falling from it.

The falling water washed all over the slide, Liu Che couldn't help asking: "What is that?"

Liu Tan said, "Water wheel!"

Waterwheel, Liu Che read the name over and over again, and asked in amazement, "How does this waterwheel... turn?"

Liu Tan pointed to the ox that was circling below and said, "Driven by animal power."

Liu Che was only looking at the huge waterwheel just now, and didn't even look down. Only at this time did he vaguely see the scalper circling the rotating shaft below.

Because of the slide, Liu Che couldn't get a glimpse of the entire waterwheel, so he simply said, "Let's go, let's take a look at the waterwheel first."

Of course Liu Tan had no objection, he just ordered people to go to the front and set up camp first.

After hearing this, Liu Che asked in surprise, "Don't tell me you're not camping here today?"

It's not too far away from the tree house, and there is still time to go back and live in the tree house.

Liu Tan said with a smile: "Father, don't you want to change your clothes when you get into the water?"

Liu Che hadn't swam for a long time, and at this moment, looking at the faintly light green water in the pool, he was quite moved.

Liu Tan leaned over and said, "The water in this pool has been filtered several times, so it's very clean!"

"Filter?" Liu Che felt as if he had heard a new word again and couldn't help asking: "How do you filter?"

Liu Tan said: "Because the water is drawn from the Yellow River, there must be sediment and the like in it, so the first step is to use fishing nets to block fish and large aquatic plants from the outside of the ditch, and then use gauze to One filter, one layer of gauze is added after each filter, and in the end basically all the sediment is filtered out, and finally the water is purified with alum, it should be very clean.”

Even if life is as delicate and tidy as Liu Che's, he couldn't help being stunned when he heard such a filtering method. This is just water for swimming, and it needs to be filtered like this?

Regarding Liu Che's question, Liu Tanli said confidently: "Of course, swimming in the water will inevitably lead to strange things. In case it is not clean enough, it will cause ulcers."

Liu Che laughed when he heard this, but he didn't reprimand Liu Tan for his extravagance.

Because he knew that Liu Tan's extravagance and waste are usually used to make him delicious and fun. This time, Liu Che also went to the Northern Palace for a while, but he didn't expect what the Northern Palace was like last year. What's the matter, except that some furnishings that change with the seasons are replaced with summer ones, the rest are basically unchanged.

So Liu Tan's extravagance and waste have never been used on himself.

But the life of other princes and kings is already very extravagant on weekdays, and it is just a little more extravagant when they greet them.

While chatting and laughing, everyone had already arrived under the waterwheel, and the water flow brought by the waterwheel made a pleasant sound. Liu Che rode on the horse and watched the cattle for a long time, and watched the waterwheel turn for a long time.

Liu Tan leaned over and said, "Father, this waterwheel is also very useful for irrigation."

Liu Che understood Liu Tan's meaning without his explanation. The water wheel can bring the water to a high place, and it is indeed more convenient in places with a difference in height.

After all, not all of Dahan's arable land is on the plains.

However, Liu Che looked at those oxen and shook his head and said, "The oxen are so precious that they cannot be used to pull water trucks."

The most important thing is that everyone may not be willing to use someone's cattle to pull them, and the government is unlikely to pay the money. Even if the government is in charge, another person must be sent to guard day and night, otherwise the cattle will be killed on the first night. steal.

Liu Tan said with a smile: "I use the scalper because there is basically stagnant water here, and it can't flow. If there is water flowing by the river, the water can be used to push the waterwheel to rotate by itself."

After hearing this, Liu Che's heart moved: "Is it possible?"

Liu Tan nodded vigorously: "It's possible. My son has already ordered someone to set up a water truck by the river. If the emperor doesn't believe it, he can go and have a look."

Agriculture is the foundation of today's big man, and irrigation is the foundation of agriculture, so Liu Che directly put down his thoughts of having fun and planned to go and have a look.

Liu Tan immediately asked someone to lead the way - the road went quickly to the edge of the Yellow River, and there was indeed a waterwheel standing on the edge of the Yellow River.

It's just that this water truck is much smaller than the previous one. Liu Tan explained: "It's not easy to make a big water truck, because this is a plain and only need to open canals to divert water, so I don't need a water truck. Someone made a small water wheel for observation."

—Pedestrians were led to a very suitable place for viewing. From a distance, there was only a waterwheel in the water, and there was nothing below. However, with the flow of the Yellow River, the waterwheel was also constantly rotating, and the water was brought up again. It is sprinkled from mid-air, and it really doesn't need other things to drive it like that.

Liu Che looked at it for a long time and nodded: "It is indeed a good thing, but the cost of such a water tank must not be low, right?"

He asked Liu Tan about it. Liu Tan basically doesn’t need to think about the price when making things now. Anyway, he has too much money to spend. Not only do he want the best materials, but he also pays workers wages and various benefits. The standards were so high that many people who came to work were asking His Royal Highness the King of the North when they would build something again after the work was completed.

Many of these people were even refugees who drifted over because of the snowstorm. Under the strong suppression of Liu Tan or Huo Guang, these people could only honestly provide relief with work, but this time after work, there were- Some people can even rent a house in Shuofang City or buy a small piece of land to build a house in the surrounding villages and towns of Shuofang City!

Under such circumstances, Liu Tan would definitely not pay attention to how much money was spent. Fortunately, there are Miao Rui and Bi Gao beside him. — about a hundred guan, and the one just now was about [-] guan.”

The water wheel does not double in size, but also doubles in price. Generally, the height increases by one meter, and the price doubles.

First of all, it is difficult to find a whole piece of wood with such a height, and secondly, the larger the wood, the more wood is needed.

Liu Che couldn't help shaking his head after hearing this: "It's too expensive."

Liu Tan said: "Actually, I think that using bamboo and wood should be the same, but the bamboo and wood in the northern border country do not grow, and even the bamboo and wood in Gungun are carefully cared for to barely survive. Unfortunately, they are only alive and want to grow. It is impossible, so there is no way to experiment with bamboo and wood, and I will send the blueprint to His Highness the Crown Prince quickly, so that His Highness can send someone to try it."

Bamboo grows fast, it is easier to obtain than wood, and it is easier to process. The only thing to worry about is that bamboo itself is very light, and it takes a lot of work to make it stand firmly in the water .

—The official next to him couldn't help but interjected: "Since ancient times, most of the places that need to divert water to high places are mountain fields. The mountains are not rich. Even using bamboo and wood is not easy. The most important thing is that there may not be such skilled craftsmen in those places. .”