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Chapter 195 Water, the source of life

The development of life cannot be separated from fire, and the survival cannot be separated from water. Without water, not to mention improving the quality of life, even surviving will be a problem. Unfortunately, the plain where Moon City is located is very short of water.At present, both Moon City and Ebo rely on underground water to dig wells. Ebo also has a reservoir for the rainy season every year, but agricultural water is still very troublesome. Friends" Archimedes.

Cecil said that the Power Academy should find a way to use the steam engine to solve the problem of water storage in the bathhouse. Today, the female director of the Power Academy solemnly presented the steam pump—the "needle version".

This "needle version" was made by Cecil himself, because it stood next to the bathhouse like a large needle.The principle of pumping liquid with the needle tube is very simple. The "push column inside the needle tube" fits perfectly with the tube wall to form a negative pressure. When the needle tube column is lifted up, the external liquid will naturally enter the "needle tube". This is the old-fashioned piston pump. However, the old-fashioned piston pump is fully manual, and the force is applied by hand up and down the piston, which is a troublesome thing here.

The design of the Power Institute is to install a pulley on the top of the "needle tube inner push column", and the pulley is connected to a gear combination to make a circular motion. When the gear runs to the far end, the rope will pull up the "needle tube inner push column". When the gear runs to the near end and the rope is loose, the weight falling under the "needle tube inner push column" will exert a force downward, and there is an opening leading to the water storage tower on the upper part of the "needle tube", and the "needle tube inner push column" When it goes down, it will be covered, and the opening will be exposed when the water is pumped to a certain height, and part of the water will naturally flow through, of course, part of it will just leak from the lower end. Generally speaking, the amount of water pumped is not enough.

"It should be like this." The female dean of the Power Institute introduced, "But I don't know why the falling object with the same weight as the pumping column can't be pulled back. If it is too heavy, the gear can't be pulled up."

Nonsense, negative pressure!

Cecil swallowed these words back into his stomach, glanced at the "needle column" that was up and down like a kowtowing machine, and asked, "How did you solve it later?"

"We used manpower for the task of pulling the inner push column down." The female head said, "Connect to the well in a curved way, so that it can be sealed."

"...Haven't you considered using the gear to push the piston back directly?" Cecil asked.

"piston?"

"It's this sliding column inside."

"The rope is soft."

"Change it to hard!"

"How do you make a hard turn?"

"Make it a turning type, and make the joints into balls or pulleys."

"This... requires experimentation, Your Majesty."

Seeing the embarrassing expression of the headmistress, Cecil also understood that this was a calculation problem. He only regretted that he didn't memorize more formulas and do more math problems. In any case, he can only point out the direction now, and the specific implementation requires professionals.

Cecil tentatively said: "If there is someone who is good at mathematical magic..."

"Of course it couldn't be better!" The headmistress said happily, "The harmony of objects is what mathematical magic is good at."

Mages call such things as gear matching "harmony of objects", and have specially developed magic in this field, but it is a pity that they cannot be transformed into physical theory, because they know what it is and don't know why it is.

"Or you can consider making the piston horizontal, so that the left and right movement of the transmission shaft can be used, and the transmission shaft can also be made of metal, using pressure to pump water." Cecil tried hard to recall the Taobao seller's advertisement I drew the structure diagram and tried it several times before I could barely feel that it made sense. I handed the diagram out very embarrassedly and took a closer look. This thing is more like an old-fashioned train wheel. "You can try it and make a small one first. of."

"Follow your instructions, Your Majesty." The headmistress said with perfect etiquette, although Cecil has repeatedly emphasized that she is still a perfect and courteous mage, "Also, it is really a matter of hearing that Mr. Langdon is about to leave for qualification certification. Great news!"

Unless they want to provoke, the mages always address Langdon as "Sir" or "Your Highness".

"Yes." Cecil smiled a little reluctantly. It's not that he hates Langdon's increase in social status, but it's really sad to think that because he is not strong enough, the one he loves has to do something he doesn't like. smoothly."

"May the God of Magic walk with Mr. Langdon." The headmistress bowed her head and left in one go.

In any case, this winter’s bathhouse finally has a more effective way of pumping water than the Archimedes screw pump. Although it still needs to be guarded, it is much better than three magical people working 24 hours a day.

Yuecheng and Tongcheng are true cities that never sleep. The tung oil street lamps burn all night, and the bathhouses are open all day long, because most factories and businesses are open 24 hours a day. Cecil feels that if the "Labor Law" has not been promulgated to stipulate the minimum wage Compared with the working hours, these business owners will definitely allocate 999 hours per person for two people. The original [-] was out of necessity, but the current three shifts are out of "respect" for overtime pay. I feel that eight-hour work is too easy, and many people volunteer to work overtime—there were some fools who didn’t want overtime pay, but after being sacked by colleagues, they knew they would follow the trend—in any case, the employment market at this time is still The labor side is dominant, and the bosses of commercial firms are thinking about the labor force day and night. Some workers even coax the boss to dance and go to work. The middle-aged fat boss really puts on a skirt and dances on the spot.

This is absolutely impossible to happen in other cities. Cecil knows that this boom will not last long, not to mention other things, natural resources are a big obstacle.

Less minerals, less water, less wood, not counting the Luofeng Mountains, this is the natural environment near Moon City. Although the black land is quite good, suitable for nomads and planting, the lack of water is always a problem in Cecil's heart. prick.

Ebo relieved the water shortage by relying on artificial lakes. After that, Cecil dug a lot of artificial water storage lakes along the highway. Farmers and farmers also followed suit. Less water storage function, but intercepting the water that enters the ground is tantamount to drawing fire from the bottom of the pot.

Cecil sent people from Moon City to High Court to test the geographical environment along the way. The sand mining river resources closest to Moon City are still providing sand and gravel continuously, but the river is only in the The rainy season appears, and other seasons often dry up. The source of this river is on the Luofeng Mountains. It has not been fully explored yet. The main reason is that no one wants to go. Anyone who knows a little magic will say that it is "uncomfortable" after going up. ", "No strength", Cecil is the only one who can't do magic at all, and Langdon doesn't agree with him running up to see what happened.

It's not good to accompany him, and Langdon is also very uncomfortable. I don't know if he becomes a big cat. Besides, it is inconvenient for Cecil to go up by himself. The boss of the Griffin Line no longer gives high-altitude strong wind protection magic. He must supplement the protection magic during the long-term griffin trip. If he relies on two legs, he doesn't know what will happen.

On closer inspection, neither Cecil nor Langdon had time at all.

"You are not allowed to go to the Windfall Mountains while I am leaving." Recently, Langdon's thoughts were all kinds of "no", "Did you hear that?"

"I heard it, I heard it."

Cecil was perfunctory, and he was already thinking about how to get rid of the things he found. There was no way, he didn't mean to make trouble with Langdon on purpose, but this ghost grassland really didn't have enough water, and the grass had evolved into a species with strong water storage. It depends on the annual rainy season to live, farming can't be like this!

Although Cecil "copied" various tools, fertilizers, seed selection systems, fish species, and unbelievably low taxes for agriculture-this is also thanks to the advanced magic civilization that has nurtured the primary industrial civilization of krypton gold. Normally, the industry They all lay down on agriculture to suck blood first—after Saturn’s inspection, he rarely gave Cecil a good word, “The young man is doing well.” However, there must be a problem here, and the agricultural output still falls short of Cecil’s expectations.

There is not enough water. Farmers struggle with water every year. No matter how much they scratch their heads at the earth, there is no water!

Except for the river that dries up seasonally, there is no river near Yuecheng, but there is one near Tongcheng. The problem is that the source of the river is a lake, and the scale is still shrinking every year visible to the naked eye. It is not good at first glance. According to the trend, it is estimated that the lake will become a basin in another hundred years.

"I really want to dig a canal." Cecil sighed looking at the pure blue sky in winter, "Not too many, just a small canal."

Langdon said coldly, "Have you read the documents today?"

Cecil said helplessly: "Water is essential for upgrading agriculture, and we can't survive without water."

"Tongcheng has water." Langdon put down his pen and said seriously.

"Industry also needs water." Cecil said angrily.

"Then move the capital." Langdon said, "Find a river to build a city, and slowly move there."

"But the geographical location of Moon City is quite good." It is not the first line to guard the gateway of the Western Continent, and there is also a considerable distance from the magic country to the east.

Langdon sighed, and said, "You just want to go to the Falling Wind Mountain Range, don't you?"

"I don't mean that." Cecil hurriedly said, "I want to see if I can get the water from the High Court and dig a canal. It doesn't need to be too thick. Five, About six meters."

There are quite a few rivers in the direction of Gaoting. The snow water flowing down from the high mountains forms rivers, but they don't go to low latitudes, and follow the terrain directly to the east into the sea.

"Are you sure that five or six meters is enough?" Langdon's hand turned the pen, which he learned from Cecil. After that, he often made such small movements when thinking, which made Cecil feel very kind.

"Uh... It may need to be dredged every year, but there is not much sediment on the grassland, I think it is feasible." Cecil is not sure, but he thinks that things like rivers must have corresponding research mages, which is not the case in this world. There are no canals.

Langdon thought for a while, and said, "Let's talk to Russell about the budget."

Cecil suddenly regained his spirits, held Langdon in his hands and patted farts for a long time, but was still pinned down in front of the table to read the documents, but he "licked his hair for a while" before pressing, and started to work happily.

Lunch is ordered, and some merchants in Yuecheng have already promoted food delivery services, which are only available nearby. There is no paid takeaway, and the lack of manpower and profits are not enough to support this business model.

At present, the number of king cavalry owned by Cecil has reached five, which can be said to be unprecedented, but there is no ambiguous atmosphere when the king and the king cavalry gather together.

"Have you read the mining tax report this year?" Russell asked while stuffing meatballs into his mouth.

"I've read it, I've read it." Cecil casually took out a copy from the pile of documents next to him and threw it over, "No problem."

"The taxes of the Middle Kingdom are recorded separately?" Jory puffed his cheeks and looked at Cecil with a look of shock. "And you still look at it separately?"

Cecil said inexplicably: "Otherwise?"

"Of course, just ask the tax officer how much tax he has collected this year." Jory said, "Is it possible to go through it one by one?"

I can't finish reading... This habit is left over from the past, because there are very few items for tax collection. Although there are more items now, they still haven't changed.

Just as Cecil was about to explain, Russell had already spoken: "Sorry, it was my fault. I will try my best to consolidate the tax reports for you in the future."

"Uh..." Cecil blinked, inexplicably feeling something was wrong, what's going on with this way of acting?Rookie faction and old faction vying for favor?

"Your Majesty." Tifa said with Erlang's legs crossed. He is tall and long-legged. When he sits down, any movement of his legs is particularly eye-catching. "Have you read my preliminary list for the legal trial system?"

"Uh——" Cecil turned his head and looked at the pile of documents. He looked at it. The problem is that he doesn't have an AC number for this matter. How could he know so many people and know their qualifications? It's too difficult for others. Okay, "It's over."

"How is it?" Tifa leaned back on the back of the chair, holding the bowl in her hand, biting her chopsticks and stopping to eat, staring at Cecil, very charming and stressful, "What's your opinion?"

"Ask Langdon." Cecil immediately shrunk his sense of presence reflexively, "I don't care about that."

Tifa turned her head and glanced at Langdon, and said with a smile, "The legal staff of a country is determined by Wang Qi, isn't it?"

"Langdon's status as a royal cavalry by my side is just an argument." Cecil emphasized impatiently, "Don't always make a fuss about this matter, it's annoying."

Tifa showed an aggrieved expression: "I just want to say that this is not good."

Cecil also got angry, and said firmly: "Who thinks it's not good?"

"Your future ministers, you don't think that this country can be supported only by the king and the king's cavalry?" Tifa said calmly, "Or do you think other people should also understand the relationship between you and Langdon? Complicated relationship? Others only see that the king obeys Wang Qi's words, no matter what the actual relationship between you is, what will others think? Or, do you think other people's opinions are not important at all?"

This stopped Cecil, who subconsciously looked at Langdon while he was in a daze, and happened to meet the big cat's blue eyes.Of course he doesn't care what others think, but group opinion does affect the direction of things. The most typical performance can be seen in stocks... He couldn't help but have a question.

"Honey." Under the attention of the royal knights, Cecil said, "Do you want a title?"

Oakes let out a fart-like laugh, Russell's meatballs squirted all over the table, Jory coughed and beat his chest, Tifa's chair almost fell to the floor.

Langdon, on the other hand, was calmer: "What are you thinking?"

"Is there such a thing as a male queen?" Cecil asked, since he did it and just went to the end.

"Hahahaha no!" Oakes laughed wildly, "male queen! Hahahahaha! Do you still want to ask if there is a female king or a male and female queen?!"

"You really don't have any talent for naming." Russell hastily wiped his mouth and the front of his clothes, "Every time I hear the name Middle Kingdom, I feel ashamed."

"As the king's same-sex partner, the most a lady would be a countess, and a man... Well, count, the duke is too much." Tifa's facial expression is still quite standard, "If you really love him, become a reality A mate is out of the question, and without that title, it would be an insult to thrust a man into the position of queen."

"Let's make one." Cecil said calmly, "What's the matter, if you didn't have it before, you won't be allowed to have it again? Rules are meant to be broken."

As soon as these words were uttered, the meeting room suddenly became quiet.

"Ah, at this moment, I really feel that you are worthy of being from the Gay Knights." Jory sighed, "Then do you think the responsibilities of Wang Qi should be improved?"

"No matter how much Wang Qi's responsibilities are improved, it won't erase the fact that you have to work." Cecil said.

Jory's expression collapsed instantly.

Cecil already understands Jory's personality very well. This guy's goal in life is to "eat and wait to die", and his desires and needs are also very low. He doesn't care about fancy clothes and delicious food. This kind of person can't relax his "whip", as soon as he relaxes, he will be so lazy that his beer belly will come out.

Oakes gloated: "Don't even think about it, there is endless work here!"

Jory sighed and buried himself in his meal.

Cecil pondered for a while, and said, "I said, are you planning to be gay knights for the rest of your life?"

"Yes." A group of people said in unison.

Cecil organized the speech for a while, and said: "Have you ever thought that there is no need to divide you from other people by sexual orientation, there is no difference between gays and ordinary people, right?"

No matter what words the Gay Knights use to cover up and package the King Cavalry, the existence of this group is nothing more than the result of the disadvantaged groups huddling together for warmth. Due to the law of wills, the only way for the disadvantaged groups to survive normally is to join, so that this group Gradually get rid of the weak characteristics and gradually transform into a heretical group, but the problem with the Gay Knights is that their so-called "heretical" is nothing more than "sexuality", which is very personal and has little effect on others-except In addition to a series of problems caused by reproductive desire, fortunately, this world is not based on the moral standard of "unfilial piety", but a high moral standard between teachers and students, which is determined by the characteristics of magic. There is no difference between a dude and an ordinary person at all.

Cecil explained this theory and said: "If the Middle Kingdom continues to grow, then gays and ordinary people can live in harmony here, can't they? There is no need to deliberately isolate gays and ordinary people, because the king is gay." Dude, no one would discriminate against gays in such a country, speaking of it, gay is a discriminatory word in our language, we generally call it gay."

The conference room became silent again, and the royal knights stared blankly at the plate in front of them, including Langdon, who didn't speak, and didn't even meet Cecil's eyes.

No matter how stupid he was, he would realize that something was wrong, and Cecil realized it after thinking about it for a while: Fuck, I'm clearly saying that there is no need for the Gay Knights to exist at all!

"What I mean is that the Knights can be fully integrated into the Middle Kingdom, just like some groups that normally exist in a country." Cecil hurriedly remedied, "Some kind of political strategy group, and I'm gay, openly Gay, even a caring person can understand that I came from the Gay Knights after a little inquiry, and I didn’t deliberately hide it before, so, isn’t it natural that the outside world regards the Middle Kingdom and the Gay Knights as one?”

Having said that, the atmosphere in the meeting room has only slightly improved.

"It is indeed possible." Oakes let out a long breath, "So, we don't need to be surprised at what people think of Cecil and..."

"Actually, I still really want to give Langdon a name." Cecil interjected.

The king riders showed an expression of "you have no end".

"I'm not saying that Wang Qi is not good, but the name of Wang Qi has been stigmatized by the outside world." Cecil said, "You don't want to bear this kind of name, do you? Then why don't you change it? Anyway The Gay Knights have already been regarded as people on my side, so why not just send someone here, using the name of a consultant, can't you?" He paused, "It's really okay, I will directly Just declare that you are consultants, or simply by position, Russell is the Minister of Finance, Jory is the General, Tifa is the Minister of Justice, Oakes is the Minister of Science, Langdon... Well, Langdon is my husband."

Puchi laughter sounded again, Oakes covered his face for a while, and said angrily: "Are you really planning to give Langdon a title?"

"No, okay?" Cecil really insisted, "Can you tell me what's not working?"

The conference room was quiet again, let alone Tifa with a sluggish face, even Langdon rarely showed a dazed expression.

"Then let me think about what title to give Langdon..."

Before Cecil finished speaking with great interest, Langdon asked, "How is the Minister of Magic?"