Just as the housekeeper got up and left, Li Er strode in.
"Hahahaha, dear brother, I haven't seen you for a long time and I miss you so much. What are you busy with?"
As he spoke, he turned around to see the housekeeper leaving. Hearing what they just said inside, he was thinking secretly in his heart.
What is that waterwheel they were talking about just now?
Could it be a vehicle in the water? If it were a vehicle in the water, wouldn't it be a boat?
It's just a ship, what is it doing so mysteriously?
"Brother, I came here today to see what you are up to.
Hey, I just heard the housekeeper say that your village has arranged a waterwheel. What does this waterwheel mean?
Could it be a boat in the water?"
After all, in their place where Zhuangzi was communicating with his wise brother, Li Er felt that he had to have divergent thinking.
There are many things that you have to follow his process.
"Xian brother, if you use a boat, I have a lot more.
I can arrange for the manpower to deliver it to you as much as you need, and I have as much as you want."
Pfft.
Linglong and Li Yue, who were standing next to Zhao Mu, laughed.
"Father, the waterwheel Mr. Zhao mentioned is not a boat in the water, but a tool that can be used for irrigation.
This waterwheel is placed in the water, and the flow of the river drives the waterwheel to rotate continuously, so that the water can be transported to high places.
With this waterwheel, it is more convenient for people to collect water for irrigation.
If father wants to watch it, I can take him over to have a look."
As Li Er's caring little cotton-padded jacket, Li Yue could see through his father's eyes that he wanted to steal the fruits of Mr. Zhao's labor again.
Since the father wants to see it, then as a daughter, she must fulfill his father’s wish!
“Well, that’s not good, right?
This waterwheel must be very important in Zhaojiazhuang, but with our relationship, it would be okay for me to go and take a look.
Dear brother, why don't you just stay busy here while Yue'er and I go over and have a look, what on earth is this waterwheel?
I've never heard of it."
Zhao Mu felt so funny when he saw him like this. He wanted to watch it whenever he wanted. Why did he need to make so many excuses?
After waving his hand, Li Yue stood up and left the front hall with his father and uncle, and went to the river in Zhuangzi.
This river is about two miles away from their Zhaojiazhuang.
In the past, when people planted crops, they directly dug ditches and diverted water for irrigation.
This year I also used this method to irrigate, but after a while, I felt that the water level of the river had dropped significantly this year.
Trying to dig ditches for irrigation again is obviously not feasible.
Some people began to drive their carriages to the river to collect water, and then came to the fields and began to water them little by little.
When the housekeeper reported this matter to Zhao Mu, Zhao Mu began to summon all the carpenters in Zhuangzi.
It took 10 days to build Zhuangzi's first waterwheel.
When the waterwheel is assembled and placed in the river, the waterwheel moves slowly with the flow of water.
When the container filled with water is pushed to the top, the water will fall into the pipe on the side and be transported to the ditch on the side through this pipe.
Through these ditches extending in all directions, the grain of the entire Zhaojiazhuang can be irrigated.
It's just that this year, with the expansion of the land, some land is on the beams and the location is a bit high, so it cannot be irrigated in time through ditches.
Simply arrange for workers to start laying overhead irrigation canals so that water can flow overhead.
In this way, it is more convenient to connect all the fields together.
At this time, at one end of the river, a group of people from Zhuangzi were mixing bricks together to build the foundation.
The distance between the foundation and the foundation is about 5 meters and a pier is laid.
The entire elevated water channel is about 2 and a half meters high. A dedicated person calculates the distance and position, installs it all, and fixes it above.
Until all arrangements are completed, the entire Zhaojiazhuang can be used.
Under the leadership of Li Yue, the group arrived at the river.
"Father, the thing spinning in front of you is the waterwheel."
Li Yue explained the operating principle of this waterwheel.
Li Er glanced at the waterwheel in front of him. Not to mention, driven by the water flow, there were buckets hanging around the waterwheel, which were filled with water and kept being lifted up under the action of the water.
When it is lifted to a high place, it will fall onto the pipe at the back.
The pipes at the rear will transport the water above and to the ground. Watering in this way does not require any operation, which is very convenient.
Looking at this waterwheel, Li Er was filled with emotion again.
Why do you come so promptly every time you come to Xiandi's Zhuangzi?
It is said that if this wise brother is not the person of his destiny and comes down from heaven to help him, Li Er will never believe it.
It has only been less than half a year, and various benefits have been received one after another, making myself rich.
Speaking for myself, I still need to dig into the next step, and Li Er feels that I have to do it step by step.
"Yue'er, is this waterwheel easy to make?"
"Father, I think they are very simple to make. Zhuangzi's carpenters can make them, but the price is so high!"
The biological father and the biological daughter also have to settle the accounts clearly. Now the Zhuangzi who belongs to Mr. Zhao has become the person of Mr. Zhao.
Even if his father is the current Holy Emperor, he still has to consider Mr. Zhao!
Cough, cough.
"Don't worry, my daughter, am I, your father, the kind of person who likes prostitution for free?
The money that should be given should still be given.”
Li Er burst into laughter. This trip to Zhaojiazhuang was really worth it.
Not to mention the entire Tang Dynasty, there were many such fields around Chang'an City. Due to lack of water, food production was reduced.
Most of the time, the water river is right next to it, but the river is down and the fields are up. I want to dig ditches for irrigation, but there is nothing I can do.
All we have to do is carry buckets of water by hand to carry water for irrigation.
In this way, the labor rate will be slower, which will result in a lot of food not being irrigated in time, resulting in drying up and reducing production.
Now that we have this waterwheel, it seems that it is not complicated to manufacture, but it can be promoted throughout the Tang Dynasty.
Nowadays, there are new plows, new seeders, and now there is a waterwheel. This is simply the three-piece set of Datang agriculture.
With such means, it would be difficult for us in the Tang Dynasty to have enough food.
"Steward, I am very satisfied with this waterwheel. I will go to Zhuangzi later to talk to my dear brother about the purchase.
How do you feel about this waterwheel?"
"The water tanker provided by the shopkeeper is as if I had my own tricks. If every village in my country in the Tang Dynasty could arrange a water tanker close to the water source, it would be more convenient to irrigate crops. It would be wonderful, wonderful."
"Hahaha, actually I think so too."
But what kind of elevated aqueduct is this good brother talking about? Could it be the one in front of me?
Seeing the strange thing in front of him, Li Er showed doubts.
"Yes, father, what you see in front of you is the aqueduct.
Mr. Zhao said that this viaduct will be laid above our heads to collect water for irrigation.
Because the water channel is laid above our heads, it is also called an elevated water channel."
Elevated water channel, a water channel suspended above the head, Li Eryi heard that it fit the bill.
Seeing these things, several people were talking and hurried back on their way back.
On the way back, I saw the people on the other side building things.
Li Er became interested and rushed over.
Seeing this thing in front of him that he had never seen before, Li Er walked forward, touched it with his hand, and knocked it lightly. Don't tell me, this thing is quite strong.
"Yue'er, what is this? Why have I never seen it before?"
Li Yue smiled awkwardly.
"Father, I don't know how this thing is made. If you want to know, you have to ask the butler."
Seeing the butler giving instructions in front of me, Li Er strode forward.
"Butler, you are here."
"Shopkeeper Li!"
"I said steward, I think you still need to ask someone to drag these things up.
I just finished watching The Waterwheel.
Let me tell you, you might as well just build a high-point water channel, so that there is no need to drag it like this.
When the time comes, a door will be opened in the middle of the canal to allow everyone to travel."
The housekeeper shook his head after hearing this!
"Shopkeeper Li, we had the same idea at that time.
But my young master said that it would be too laborious. We are not building the Great Wall, so why do we do so much?
Besides, if all the roads are blocked, it will be time-consuming and laborious for the people to walk.
So he asked us to build this set of equipment to carry out the structure!"
Come on, come on, 1, 2, 1,2.
"It looks like this thing is heavy, right?"
"Yes, it is quite heavy when transported.
Or we arranged a large number of manpower to transport it bit by bit from Zhuangzi.
But it’s easy to build the structure on top.”
Li Er looked up and saw that there were only a few wooden shelves at the back, with pieces of wood pierced in the middle. Are you trying to fool people by telling me it's effortless?
"When I got back to Shopkeeper Li, the young master said this is called the lever theorem.
If you give my young master a fulcrum, even the entire earth can be lifted!"
Earth?
"Father, what the butler means is that it can lift objects several times or dozens of times heavier than this!"
"Oh, my dear brother, you are truly a god and your strength is astonishing."
I really didn’t expect that my wise brother was born with supernatural powers.
"Uh-huh, dad, this thing is called science. If you don't believe it, dad could easily lift it off in the past!"
"Oh, is it so?"
Speaking of this, Li Er became interested and stepped forward to look at the thing in front of him.
He took it from the hands of the people on the side and pulled it gently. Unexpectedly, he was actually lifted up without any effort on his part.
Is this the legendary saying that if you give yourself a lever, you can move the earth by yourself?
Wonderful, wonderful, hahahaha.
When I came today, I not only got a waterwheel, but also learned a lever to pry the earth. Li Er was very happy.
I just sighed today, and I sighed again when I saw this thing in front of me.
"Presumably after the elevated water channel is erected and the water is diverted, the elevated water can be used for several years!"
"Shopkeeper Li, my young master said that if this elevated aqueduct is laid, it will last at least 1,000 years, or even longer.
Even if ordinary people want to destroy it, they cannot destroy it unless there is a natural disaster.
Otherwise, they will be firmly fixed on top and not afraid of wind and sun."
What?
Li Er's eyes widened and he looked at the housekeeper uncertainly.
Are you kidding me?
Although he had never seen this thing before, Li Erke had seen the piers on which the scaffolding was built below.
It is built with bricks that can be seen everywhere in the Tang Dynasty, let alone other places.
Even the city of Chang'an City, I dare not say that it can survive the wind, sun, rain and rain, and it will not be repaired for 1000 years.
Is it possible that this thing has become a god and is not afraid of damage if it is not repaired?
"If Shopkeeper Li doesn't believe it, there is a stone nearby and you can test it yourself.
Use rocks to hit it hard and see if you can destroy it!"
Normally, I would just laugh it off, but this time, I really don't believe it.
Li Er stepped forward to lift a stone, but the stone was a bit heavy. The housekeeper arranged for two people to go over and lift the stone for Li Er. They walked in front of him and smashed the ditch that had not been lifted up.
past.
The moment the stone fell on it, nothing happened to the ditch.
Li Er stepped forward and quickly checked. Except for a small mark that appeared on it after being smashed, there was really nothing wrong with it?
This, this, how is this possible?
"I said steward, this is amazing, what on earth is going on?
What on earth is your ditch made of?"
Hahahaha, this time the people around him also laughed.
In fact, what happened today seemed familiar to them that day. At that time, everyone did not believe that this thing was invulnerable. It was not until I tested it myself after it was made that my Guaiguai was simply amazing.
The young master is really so powerful.
"Shopkeeper Li, the name of this thing is reinforced concrete." This chapter has been completed!