Reborn the wonderful life of ancient times

Chapter 42

Prince Jing's bookboys were carefully selected by his mother, the Empress Dowager. Not only are they all energetic, eloquent, but also proficient in martial arts. Even their names entrust a mother's yearning for her son who often goes out.

Rubbing the center of his eyebrows with his hands, Zhu Rui also knew that this matter would not be resolved in a short while, so he took a sip of the rice porridge and nodded, "That's right, compared to the finer methods, this kind of rough porridge tastes better " Paused and said: "This Lin family is really right. I didn't expect to dig up so many things in this family. Not to mention anything else, just successfully growing sweet potatoes is a great achievement."

Ping An smiled and flattered: "The Lin family still relies on the lord. If the lord doesn't make the decision for his family, it won't count if the credit doesn't reach his family. I'm afraid even his life is in danger." Zhu Rui laughed and said: "Other families may, but the Lin family has Mr. Ouyang Backing up, it’s not enough that the Lin family’s business, even the master’s business, has made a lot of money this winter and spring, right? Let’s save it?”

The purpose of managing the accounts is peace of mind, and he hurriedly said: "Yes! The net profit of vermicelli is more than 2 taels, and the wine has already earned more than 1 taels. This is just the beginning." Zhu Rui nodded: "This Lin family can be said to be ours. Fu Xing, no, it should be said that the youngest son of the Lin family is called Lin Zimo, right? This child is unusual, and it seems that all changes in the Lin family come from him." Touching his chin: "Well, very mysterious and interesting."

Prince Jing left after staying for two days.Lin Zimo's family immediately relaxed a lot.As the weather gets hotter, villagers from various villages in Qingshui County flock to learn how to grow sweet potatoes every day.One or two ----- gradually adding that the tenant farmers couldn't take care of them, which greatly delayed the work in their own fields.

Lin Zimo Xiumu came back to see that it was not a solution, so he suggested that each village select ten old farmers to study, and after they learned it, they went back and handed it over to the villagers in the village, so that they gradually freed up their hands.

In a flash, there has been no rain for more than a month, and the transplanted sweet potato seedlings and various crops are all wilted.The ground water in the plain area is scarce. Except for the rain from God, there are only a few earthen wells. The water is transported to the field by people on their shoulders. But the huge field is simply a representative of a drop in the bucket.

Lin Zimo also had a headache. His family came from thousands of acres of land, pointing to the harvest after autumn, and he made a guarantee with Prince Jing. If he failed, the consequences would be unimaginable.Dowells are easy to drill, and people can be hired if they have money, but how to easily get water up is a technical job.

Recalling carefully, Lin Zimo once went to a farmhouse to play the manual water well that was popular in the countryside, and experimented with it himself. He unscrewed the piston of the well head, filled it with water, and pressed it up and down. Will use the pressure to press the well water up.Out of curiosity, I also googled it when I came back, and found that the principle is to use the leverage to increase the pressure to pump the water up. Although it is still tiring, it is much better than carrying water manually!Energy flows continuously down the ditches to where it is to be watered.

I took a piece of paper, but it took too much effort to use the brush. I pulled out a goose feather from my own goose, and drew a lot of pictures with ink. To become an official, you must also be proficient in farming, and farming is related to the lives of the people in the area you govern.Therefore, I will study with my father and younger brother if I have nothing to do, hoping to understand more.

The two of them were more interested in this quill pen, and they drew together, drawing and painting, which gave Lin Zimo a lot of inspiration.After spending a day and a half night, I finally got a rough graph.The head of the pressurized well is made of pure iron, and the pipes below can only be made of pure iron. There is no room for plastic pipes here, which increases the cost a lot.At this time, iron was very expensive, but compared with grain, no matter how expensive it was, it was safe.

Lin Huaide was so anxious that his mouth was foaming. Hearing what his son said, he immediately found the blacksmith from last time. It took more than a day to build it successfully.Lin Zimo took a closer look, and it was okay, the seams were relatively fine, so there was no need to worry about water leakage, but the piston had been thinking for a long time, and finally the blacksmith said that there was no rubber leather that Lin Zimo said, and animal skin could be used instead, and finally the two layers of pig The leather is well sewn, but so-so.

When clear water was pressed out of the earthen well outside the village, the villagers who came to see the fun cheered.A steady stream of water flows into the ground, which is much easier than carrying water, and it is also fast.

Several pressurized wells were urgently built, and the drought in the Lin family farm finally eased.Before the Lin family could catch their breath, the patriarch and several elders approached the door.The patriarch smoked a long pipe and was very embarrassed: "Huai De, originally your family installed a pressurized well for the village for free, so I shouldn't bother you again, but one well is not enough at all, and the land on the other sides of the village is enough. No." At this point, the patriarch knocked the soot in embarrassment: "The clan discussed it, can you talk to the blacksmith, and install a few pressurized wells for us at a cheaper price."

There is no way, it costs about ten taels of silver to install a pressurized well, and it costs about ten or eight wells, and the village can hardly afford it, so I have to go to Huaide's house to see if it can be done. Less cost.

Lin Huaide also smacked his lips: "Patriarch, it's not that I don't care about it. It's not cheap, it's too expensive. It's hard to get iron for pipes." Iron has not been produced in large quantities in this era. It is a military control product and flows into the people. It is enough to make farm tools, and all the pressurized wells are cast with pig iron. A lot of pig iron is consumed, and there is no place to get it!

Lin Zimo was also worried, but the Lin family village could still take care of it: "Father, let's pay for the wells in the village. If it's slower, it won't catch up with the season." One or two hundred taels of silver is nothing in the Lin family nowadays. , but it is still a big expense in the homes of ordinary people. Good people do it to the end and send the Buddha to the west. Since they have given a well in the village, let’s give it all away, so as to keep a good relationship.

The next day, Lin Huaide took the blacksmith and several sons to the field.From a distance, I saw a few young people bending over and vigorously pressing the water alternately. The clear water flowed along the ditches to the dry fields in the distance, and there were children running and playing along the water flow everywhere. The sound of yelling and adults not to make trouble.

Lin Zimo frowned. He always talked on paper, told his father his ideas, and basically let go. Looking at the man with his bare back and sweat on his face, he did not expect this job to be so tiring.

Go closer, squat down, and observe carefully. The pressurized well is based on the principle of leverage. If you press on the balance beam and step on both sides manually, won't it be so hard?I was so engrossed in my thoughts that I forgot to be in the sun for a long time, and the sweat dripped from my forehead "popping" down, and I didn't feel it at all.

Prince Jing Zhu Rui rushed back after receiving the report from Ouyang's family.The experiment in Lin Family Village must be successful in order to relieve the pressure on all parts of the country. Even the eldest brother of the emperor had great expectations for this after hearing the report, and repeatedly told him to focus on this matter.But it wasn't too bad, Qingshui County was hit by a drought, so he rushed back from the south without stopping.

Just after arriving in Qingshui County, Ouyang Shaohua reported that the Lin family had developed a device that could draw water by hand, and it was being promoted in the whole village. Then the group rushed to Lin's Village again.

Seeing the clear water flowing continuously into the dry fields from a distance, Zhu Rui's fatigue was swept away.Whether a country is rich or strong, agriculture accounts for most of the reasons, just imagine.How can we fight when people can't even eat enough?Nowadays, this relatively advanced thing can still irrigate the dry land, and it seems that it does not require a lot of manpower. If it is extended to the whole country, prosperity and strength are just around the corner.

I happily followed the water to the source, and saw Lin Zimo squatting there, staring at the pressurized well in a daze.Just as Ouyang Shaohua was about to say hello, Zhu Rui shook his head hurriedly. He guessed that this pressurized well was probably also thought up by Lin Zimo, and there must be a reason for his ecstasy.Immediately waved his hand, let the soldiers holding the parasols for him come forward, covering Lin Zimo together.

After being tricked by Prince Jing, the people of the Lin family village, including Lin Huaide and his son, dared not breathe.They all went about their work silently.When Lin Zimo came back to his senses, his legs were numb, and when he moved, he almost fell down.Zhu Rui hurriedly stepped forward to help, but Lin Zimo was startled: "I have seen Prince Jing, and the students dare not work with Prince Jing to help." Zhu Rui nodded, took out a silk handkerchief from his bosom and handed it to him, saying softly: "This What's the matter? The Lin family has made great contributions to the country, and Qing has worked hard for the country, so what's the point of helping?"

Lin Zimo's heart jumped a few times when the silk handkerchief with the fragrance of green grass was handed over, the handsome guy is so powerful!Stand up quickly: "Then thank you, my lord." Zhu Rui looked at the pressurized well and asked: "Qing is so engrossed here, what do you see?" Lin Zimo hurriedly said: "I'm looking to see if I can improve it and work like this Too tired." Zhu Rui was very interested: "Oh, can it be improved?" In his opinion, this method is already more advanced than other methods, and Lin Zimo actually wants to change it.

Lin Zimo didn't dare to hide it, and gestured to the ground: "Put a long wooden plank on the handle, put a wooden frame on it, hold your hands up on it, and kick your feet on it to save some effort. I haven't thought about it in advanced methods." Come out." This method is so simple that even the villagers working nearby understood it, and shouted: "Brother Lin Mo, this is very good, we have plenty of strength, and the whole village unites to work, which saves a lot of energy Thank you Brother Mo." The people in the village are simple, and this gratitude is sincere.

Zhu Rui's eyes lit up, most of the Han Kingdom is hilly and plain, and there is very little river water, so most of the villages can't use it.This method spreads, not only does not need to be afraid of drought, but also can be used to increase production in normal years.