Chapter 1470 Mortal Realm Heart Refining (fourteen)
Ye Xiangming looked at the drawing in his hand and was speechless for a long time.
Regarding the principle of Self-Flowing Waterwheel, he fully understood it after Wang Chen explained it in detail.
But Ye Xiangming has no idea whether such a big thing can operate normally.
Never seen it before!
If Wang Chen makes it himself, then it doesn't matter if you mess around with it. Anyway, Wang Chen is responsible for whether it works or not.
However, Wang Chen now requires the county government to come forward and organize craftsmen to build this thing.
Then the situation is completely different.
Government construction requires the responsibility and endorsement of the county government. Once funds are invested and it fails, then Ye Xiangming, as the initiator of the project, must be the first responsible person.
It's normal for him to be apprehensive.
After hesitating again and again, the county magistrate said, "How about I contact the workshop for you?"
"Time waits for no one."
Wang Chen understands the other party's concerns, but the drought is serious. Without the intervention of official forces, trying to build a usable Self-Flowing Waterwheel as quickly as possible is tantamount to wishful thinking.
"So be it."
Wang Chen thought for a while and said, "I will pay for the first Self-Flowing Waterwheel. If it succeeds, how about the county government taking over?"
Ye Xiangming's eyes lit up. "This can be considered."
Wang Chen will bear the cost of construction, so the county government only needs to show its name, and there will be no loss if it fails.
But he was still very cautious. "This is a serious matter, and I have to discuss it with the county magistrate."
Wang Chen understood his father-in-law's thoughts, nodded and said, "Okay."
Once the decision was made, Ye Xiangming acted very resolutely. He asked Wang Chen to wait in the room, and then went to the county magistrate Yu Heqian to discuss it.
As a result, before Wang Chen finished his cup of tea, Yu Heqian and Ye Xiangming came hand in hand.
As the county magistrate of Qing'an County, Yu Heqian, who is over forty years old, is still very capable, otherwise he would not have been able to sit on the throne of the county magistrate for many years and his status has never wavered.
The relationship between the county magistrate and the county magistrate Ye Xiangming was not harmonious, and the overt and covert fights between the two continued for several years.
But this time he did not go against Ye Xiangming, and was very interested in Self-Flowing Waterwheel "invented" by Wang Chen, and asked the latter for a lot of details.
Then the county magistrate made a decision on the spot. "Let's do it like this. Let's build one first and see how it works. If it can be used, the county government will continue to build a few more."
The advantages of Self-Flowing Waterwheel are very obvious. First of all, it is driven entirely by water flow, which greatly saves manpower. It can continue to operate all day long and is very efficient.
Secondly, its water-drawing height can be adjusted, which avoids the embarrassing situation where the water level drops further, causing the water treadmill to fail.
The only drawback is probably that the cost will be very high.
But the construction cost of the first waterwheel was donated by Wang Chen, so this problem naturally no longer exists.
Yu Heqian even praised, "I have long heard that Mister Wang has a noble character and noble character. He is truly worthy of his reputation. On behalf of Qing'an County's one hundred thousand people, I would like to express my gratitude to you sir."
He stood up and saluted Wang Chen very solemnly.
Wang Chen quickly responded, "Your Excellency, you are so complimentary."
Although Wang Chen is a natural "Ye Faction", he must admit that in terms of official level, Yu Heqian can definitely beat Ye Xiangming - the two are not on the same level at all.
However, Ye Xiangming's advantages are also very obvious. It is strong enough and can fully shoulder the important task of county magistrate, so it does not fall behind much.
In the official system of the Nanli Kingdom, the main officials of the county are divided into county magistrates, county magistrates and chief registrars. Among them, the county magistrates have military power and are responsible for commanding local garrison forces, which are enough to compete with the county magistrates.
But in Wang Chen's view, the balance between the two sides is most likely the result of Yu Heqian's deliberate creation!
However, Wang Chen has no interest in the power struggle within the county government. What he is most concerned about at the moment is when Self-Flowing Waterwheel can be built and put into use as quickly as possible.
Because the severity of the drought has been greatly highlighted, after the two giants of Qing'an County unanimously agreed, the drawings of Self-Flowing Waterwheel were soon sent to Official Workshop, and the most experienced craftsmen were responsible for the construction.
Since Self-Flowing Waterwheel is a brand new thing, Wang Chen not only provided funds and design, but also stayed in the workshop as a supervisor.
Wang Chen certainly has no objection to this. In fact, it would be troublesome if he couldn't personally participate!
In the next few days, under the supervision of Wang Chen, the craftsmen of Official Workshop tried their best and worked overtime Add Points day and night, and finally built the first Self-Flowing Waterwheel.
At the same time, the location for the erection had also been selected, so the new waterwheel was quickly pulled to the Clear Water River for assembly.
When the waterwheel was being assembled, there were crowds of people on both sides of the river. Villagers and farmers nearby came after hearing the news.
In recent days, the water level in the Clear Water River has dropped again, causing all the newly built water trucks to turn into rubbish. The ditches connected to them have no water, and the surrounding rice fields have fallen into a severe drought.
If this situation continues, large areas of rice fields will fail to harvest.
It is undoubtedly a devastating blow to local farmers!
Therefore, these distressed villagers all hope that the new waterwheel built by the government can be put to use.
Because the stakes were so high, both the county magistrate Yu Heqian and the county magistrate Ye Xiangming came, which put a lot of pressure on the craftsmen responsible for the assembly.
Fortunately, the quality of Official Workshop is very reliable, and the dimensions of all accessories have been strictly measured, so there were no major problems during the assembly process.
From morning to afternoon, when a rather majestic waterwheel appeared in everyone's sight, many farmers expressed their sincere admiration - it was too big.
The assembled water tanker was fixed by the mechanism and no water intake was carried out immediately.
The startup steps are handed over to Yu Heqian.
When the county magistrate suddenly pulled the trigger, the tall waterwheel immediately made a "squeaking" sound, began to rotate under the impact of the water flow, and continued to accelerate.
At the same time, the clear river water was brought up by a water pipe, and then poured into the dry canal next to it.
Success!
Such a wonderful scene made all the villagers and farmers watching burst into earth-shattering cheers.
Many even shed tears.
Because of the irrigation from the river, their crops are saved and they will not fail in autumn.
Driven by Self-Flowing Waterwheel, the river water was continuously introduced into the ditch and slowly flowed into the vast fields.
Ye Xiangming couldn't help but take a long breath, patted Wang Chen on the shoulder and said, "Good job!"
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