After returning to Changning Guard, Su Ze realized that the reason why the river was built so quickly was thanks to the work of the Black Mountain Bandits.
Changning Guard captured the Black Mountain bandits last time, and Changning Guard did not have enough land to accommodate them. The old man and Lin Baihu worked together and simply sent them all to the construction site.
Chen Haizhang hated these Black Mountain thieves deeply, so the Chen clan members naturally worked very hard to use them.
Under the constant urging of the Chen clan members day and night, Su Ze went to the county seat and the project to tighten the river bend was completed.
After all, Jianxi is only a tributary of the Minjiang River, and the river channel is relatively narrow, so the amount of work is not large.
In the past few days, the reservoir has been encircled to store water, and the entire downstream stream has almost dried up, just waiting for Su Ze to come back and open the gate to release water to flush the river bed.
Early the next morning, everyone in Changning Guard and Su Ze came to the edge of the reservoir. Everyone looked at the sediment in the river bed. Can so much sediment be washed away?
Thanks to Su Ze's idea of building the river, Changningwei and Beishan Village were able to work together to build the river. Now it's time to test the results.
The patriarch of the Chen family in Beishan also came. After the Changning Guard Bird Gun Team showed its power, Beishan Village was very respectful.
The old patriarch spoke submissively and softly next to the old man at home, which put him in a good mood.
How long has it been since Changningwei had such success!
Little Carrot was also standing by the river, looking at the riverbed curiously. Will Brother Aze's method work?
Su Ze looked at the full river water and ordered to Chen Haizhang: "Dig the dam mouth and open the gate!"
Chen Haizhang immediately ordered the tribesmen to dig out the dam head of the reservoir, and pulled out the wooden planks blocking the reservoir from the bottom of the river. He only saw the rumbling river water like a swimming dragon, and the white water rushed into the river bed.
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The narrowed river embankment immediately blocked the galloping swimming dragon, and the reinforced river dam was like a dragon rope, firmly trapping the white water dragon in the river bed.
The river water hit the dam to no avail, and could only push hard against the silt and sand below. The white river water suddenly became turbid, carrying the sand and sand and rushing downstream.
Ordinary people have never seen such a scene. The bold Lin Liangjun was so frightened that he hid behind the crowd. Lin Cainiang even recited the prayer of the Third Master's Empress.
Everyone looked at Su Ze, only to see him standing on the edge of the river embankment, looking at the rushing water, and seeing with his own eyes the first river he had built.
As the water level in the reservoir dropped, the silt accumulated on the river bed upstream was washed away, and the stream gradually became clear. Su Ze walked downstream along the Jianxi River, and everyone followed him downstream.
Go.
The stream was still rushing. Su Ze followed Jianxi down until he reached the edge of the reed field at the mouth of the sea. The stream gradually stabilized.
Looking at the turbid sand at the estuary, Su Ze finally breathed a sigh of relief. The water was flushed out successfully!
[Bush water to flush sand, water conservancy skill experience +90, Lv3, 180/300]
This water conservancy skill is really easy to master, now it’s Level 3.
However, by building the stream this time, dozens of acres of more paddy fields can be opened around the upstream reservoir. Su Ze is also planning to plan some more water conservancy and irrigation facilities and renovate the irrigation facilities in Changningwei that have been in disrepair for a long time.
In this way, the water conservancy skill should be able to reach level 5 easily, right?
Changningwei and the people in Beishan Village looked at the Jianxi River that had returned to clear water. They thought it was really amazing. The river bed was much deeper visible to the naked eye. Now, even if water floods upstream, Jianxi River will not flood.
"The water is rising!"
A member of the Chen clan also shouted with joy!
When the water was first stored to flush the river bed, the water flow also broke away the silt blocking the tributary of Beishan Village at the mouth of the river, and washed this tributary along the way. Now the water level of the entire Jianxi River has risen, and the tributary of Beishan Village is also smooth.
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Looking at the clear river water, a sense of accomplishment arose spontaneously. My grandfather and the head of the Chen family both walked up to Su Ze and saluted Su Ze respectfully.
Su Ze helped the two of them up and heard the old man say: "Aze! This is a hundred years of work!"
Even when Lao Baihu was there, Changning Guards failed to build the river.
Building the river is not just a technical job, it also requires people with enough prestige to do it. Moreover, the tributaries of Jianxi River also flow into Beishan Village, so building the river cannot be done by Changningwei unilaterally.
Therefore, those who have been able to complete water conservancy construction since ancient times are either local powerful people or local celebrities.
Only the prestige of celebrities can bridge the differences in demands of all forces in the entire water area and repair the river.
Just like Su Ze Xiuhe this time, he relied on the prestige he built step by step.
Of course, everyone knows that repairing the river will make the river clearer and wider, which means that many water conservancy facilities can be reused, which means that there are dozens of acres more paddy fields in the upper reaches, and Beishan Village does not have to worry about the siltation of the river mouth, which is very important for Changning Wei.
Hebei Mountain Village is a great blessing.
The Chen clan leader added: "Mr. Su, you should carve a monument by the river to record the river construction and leave it to future generations!"
Everyone expressed their agreement. Su Ze thought about it and prepared to record the idea of beaming water to attack the sand and leave it to future generations as a reference for river management.
After all, water conservancy facilities always require constant maintenance.
Su Ze heard Lin Liangjun bragging with a few little carrots. In addition to the children from Changningwei, the children from Beishan Village were also integrated into the group. Lin Liangjun had become the child king of the two villages.
"Do you know how this beam of water washes away the sand?"
Lin Liangjun asked proudly.
Naturally, the children didn't know and shook their heads.
Lin Liangjun immediately said: "This is the study of studying things that my brother Aze taught in class!"
Su Ze also stopped, wanting to hear what Lin Liangjun could explain.
"This is just like using urine to flush out mud! Think about it, if you urinate too much, can the mud be flushed away?"
"This reservoir is equivalent to holding back a large amount of urine. The more you hold in your urine, the more mud will be flushed out! Isn't this the truth?"
All the children nodded, and then loudly preached to their families the principle of "holding urine to flush out mud".
Su Ze's eyes were filled with stars. Why was this guy explaining his sophisticated method of beaming water to wash away the sand like this?
Fortunately, Lin Mojun also heard the baby brother's explanation. Lin Baihu caught the little carrot head on the spot, and it seemed that he beat him again after returning.
Su Ze could only pray silently: I hope to focus on the key points and hope that something will happen to me.
Coming down from the river embankment, Chen Haizhang brought a child to Su Ze, gave him five taels of silver as tuition, and begged Su Ze to accept his son.
Chen Haizhang's son is named Chen Liansheng. He is only ten years old but he is quite tall. Looking at Chen Haizhang's height, if the child had good nutrition, he might not be short.
Su Ze asked Chen Liansheng a few questions by the way, and the kid was able to answer them, but Su Ze felt that the kid was a good candidate to be an officer.
But these days, studying is the way to go, so Su Ze accepted the child as promised. Anyway, whether you want to join the army or study in literature, you need to study.
Seeing that Su Ze had accepted the grandson of the patriarch, several wealthy households in Beishan Village also had ideas. They all knew that Su Ze was a well-known scholar in the area. Even the three dogs of the Chen family who served as county government officials obeyed him. It is said that the county magistrate said that Su Ze
Ze will definitely be admitted as a scholar.
Following such a scholar would naturally lead to a bright future. These wealthy families also thought of sending their children to study under Su Ze.
After returning from Jianxi River, everyone came to the ancestral hall again, and Lin Xianchun told the old man about the reward given to Changning Wei by Baizhi County.
Su Ze talked about Yu Zongyuan's shop again, and the atmosphere in the ancestral hall became even more lively.
Needless to say, the position of county clerk is valuable. According to the unspoken rules of the county government, even if a clerk is neither greedy nor greedy, his year-end bonus will be nearly twenty taels of silver.
The same goes for government servants. Working as an errand in the county seat allows you to eat meat and wine. These are high-level positions that Chang Ningwei never dared to think about before.
As for the shopkeeper of Yu Zongyuan's four shops, Yu Zongyuan's salary is not low, and everyone knows the benefits of being a shopkeeper in the county.
Everyone looked at the old man with eager eyes.
But the old man closed his eyes.
The reason is very simple. Su Ze fought for these positions, and naturally they can only be allocated by Su Ze.
The old man closed his eyes and everyone looked at Su Ze. These were seven fat men!
Su Ze cleared his throat and said:
"First of all, the position of county clerk. I prefer brother Xianyang, but the position of shopkeeper of Yujia Bookstore is also good. Brother Xianyang, which one do you prefer?"
Lin Xianyang, whose name was called, was watched by everyone, and everyone's eyes were filled with envy.
Lin Xianyang was the first to follow Su Ze, but he never expected that such a good thing would happen to him.
Lin Xianyang was overwhelmed with joy. After a long time, he said: "Brother Aze, I want to go to the county government and work as an official."
Su Ze nodded, this is a normal choice. County government officials are elected for five years. If they make no serious mistakes, they can stay in office. There are too many old officials.
Although the employment fee for Yu's bookstore is generous, who knows how long it will last.
Su Ze added: "Brother Deqing has a kind and honest character. I also recommend him to Mr. Yu to be the manager of the pickle shop. Are you willing, brother Deqing?"
Lin Deqing immediately said excitedly: "Yes, yes!"
Lin Deqing is the youngest son of Lin Xianzong. He has not been able to get married because he is poor. He only works at home to avoid starving to death.
Now if you work behind Su Ze, you can become the shopkeeper of a shop in the county town. It will definitely not be a problem to marry a wife in the future.
After following Su Ze, everyone became famous, and everyone looked at the two of them with envy.
Su Ze then said: "Hundred households, this county government office wants to select strong men. Please select two outstanding ones from the military remnants."
Lin Mojun nodded. Su Ze had given up the right to recommend two yamen servants to Lin Mojun. Everyone looked at Baihu with a lot of respect.
Su Ze then said to his old grandpa: "Grandpa, I personally selected the shopkeeper of the bookstore. I also asked my grandpa to help me with the eye care of the rouge shop and dye house shopkeepers."
The old man immediately said: "Aze, don't worry, the family ancestral hall will definitely pick two stable people, and they will definitely satisfy Second Young Master Yu."
Su Ze didn't have many people he could use, so he might as well give the opportunity to the ancestral hall and the Baihu Office. Anyway, as long as someone came from Changning Guard, they would be his from now on.
Next, Su Ze left the ancestral hall and came to the movable type printing workshop.
Yao Chun and Xiong Wu have not been lazy these days, and the radicals and single characters of more than a thousand commonly used characters have been carved.
However, this amount of movable type is only enough to print page by page, that is, after one page is typeset, the printing is completed, and then the next page is typeset and printed again. Naturally, it is too inefficient for printing books, but it is very efficient for printing tabloids.
Just right.
Opening the Fuzhou Prefecture tabloid borrowed from Hai Rui, the first few pages were copied from the Yamen newspaper. However, it costs money to go to the Yamen to copy the Yamen newspaper. You can't print it without opening up the relationship. Su Ze
Prepare to cut down this page directly.
If you want to write about current affairs, you should wait until you are admitted to the scholar examination.
Without fame, doing this is still risky.
The last few pages of the tabloid are novels and stories, and Su Ze's tabloid is going to print just these.
However, the Fuzhou Prefecture tabloid was not in the style of a later newspaper, but a bound booklet.
Su Ze wanted to save costs and naturally would not add the binding process, so Su Ze decided to imitate modern newspapers and directly print large sheets without cutting.
Handing Lin Qingcai and Chen Chaoyuan's plays to Yao Chun, Su Ze said:
"These two articles are each printed on a piece of paper. Let me see them first."
The play written by Lin and Chen was not long, so Yao Chun thought about it and said, "Master, I'll give it a try, it should work."
For Su Ze, after the movable lead type is produced, the cost of printing is ink and paper.
Su Ze had already bought the paper. Cheap yellowed paper was cheap and cost only a few cents per copy.
The ink is made by myself, the tung oil and other materials are from Weisuo, and the only cost is rosin.
Paper in this era cannot be printed on both sides
Yao Chun, Su Ze's domestic servant who typed and printed, the cost of a newspaper was less than one penny.
At the beginning, Su Ze was not prepared to make money. A newspaper was priced at three cents, and his main focus was to first expand his influence to the entire county.
Lifu (porters) who work hard in the county can earn twelve taels of silver a year, while a poor scholar like Chen Chaoyuan can earn around twenty taels of silver a year.
A newspaper worth three cents was already a price acceptable to middle-class families in the county. Su Ze didn't expect the newspaper to make money at the beginning, as long as it could not lose money.
The cost pricing is almost done, now comes the content of the newspaper.
It only sells for three coins, so it is naturally impossible to print it as thickly as the Fuzhou tabloid. Su Ze only plans to have four pages.
Lin and Chen's articles can be used to fill in the newspaper and be used as the content of pages three and four.
But the first two pages must be attractive enough to start sales in the county.
Su Ze thought hard, what kind of article should he use to attract readers?
Poetry? No, Ming Dynasty poetry has long been out of fashion. Su Ze’s newspaper is not just for scholars, it focuses on a sinking market.
Classical prose? That’s not suitable for ordinary people either.
Then there are only novels.
Su Ze carefully recalled his knowledge of Level 3 literary skills, and an article appeared in his mind.
That’s it! This article will definitely sell well!
This, everyone says I am short, but I also update 8,000 words a day...
There has never been a day below 8,000 since it was put on the shelves, which is really not easy for me with my handicapped hands!
There are mainly some details that need to be checked.
To be honest, this kind of writing is much more difficult than court writing. You have to read local chronicles, various historical materials, and Ming Dynasty notes in order to write about the appearance of that era.
I made a lot of mistakes just like this, thank you all for correcting me!
The previous book in Fat Bird was about court affairs. It only had to deal with political matters. It was easier to write than this one. Reading history books and biographies was basically enough.
This book was much harder to write than I thought.
But thank you all for your love. The results are also the best since Fat Bird wrote the book. I will try my best to give everyone time to write and update!
The number of words in this update alone is much improved compared to the previous book!!
The plot is also accelerating, and I beg for monthly tickets with a smile on my face.