Tang Dynasty good doctor

Chapter 634 The Water Wheel by the Xiaoliang River

The Ministry of Industry is not a Qingshui yamen, but it is not a place rich in lucrative resources. Of course, there are people who give tribute to the government officials, but the officials at the grassroots level not only have little luxuries, but also often worry about insufficient funds for projects. What kind of projects need to be built in this era? The money has always been slow to arrive, so it would be nice not to let them get tired of asking for money, so how can there be extra money in the pocket.

As for the benefits you can get once you arrive at the place, or the golden melon seeds in the bag, none of the officials of the Ministry of Industry thought that the biggest official among them was Jiang Shuiqing, who was only a sixth-rank official, and other officials were of even higher rank. Low, most of them are around the eighth rank, they have never seen so much money before!
Although Jiang Shuiqing is not sophisticated, he also knows that he is rewarded for nothing and takes other people's money for nothing, and that money is biting.He was so frightened that he quickly called other officials to discuss what to do about this matter!
Other officials from the Ministry of Industry were also very frightened, and they all agreed that they would return the money. What is Wang Pingan doing? Could it be that there is a big trick in the project in Gyeongju, so as soon as they arrived, Wang Pingan paid the hush money up?
Jiang Shuiqing collected all the golden melon seeds, went to meet Wang Ping'an in person, and solemnly declared that he is an upright official and would not take black-hearted money!

Wang Pingan received him in the study, and seeing Jiang Shuiqing came to see him with a bag, he smiled and said: "Master Jiang misunderstood, there will be no problems with the Qingzhou project, and there is no need for imperial appropriation, even if I want to embezzle, I can only do it." You are greedy for yourself, so is this also a crime?"

Jiang Shuiqing was very puzzled, he and the officials from the Ministry of Industry came here, what work hadn't been done yet, besides, Wang Pingan didn't need to pay salary, why did he give so much money all of a sudden?

Wang Pingan asked him: "Master Jiang is very afraid of taking so much money, right? Even if the money is clean, you can take it, but you took so much money from me for nothing, will you be embarrassed?"

Jiang Shuiqing said: "The prince rewarded us, of course we are embarrassed, not to mention the money is too much, we dare not accept it!"

Wang Pingan picked up those bags, stuffed them into Jiang Shuiqing's arms, and said, "I just want to make you feel embarrassed. You know how to be embarrassed. In order to be embarrassed, you work hard. I don't care about money. I have plenty, but I just care if you can work hard for me!"

Jiang Shuiqing was holding a pile of pockets, but he still didn't dare to accept the money, he said: "My lord, it's your business to have money, but we can't accept so much money, the salary is enough for us to spend. There is no shortage of these... so much money!"

There is a small bag of golden melon seeds per person, which cannot be described as small money!

Wang Pingan smiled and said: "Okay, then you can let it go, but you don't accept my money, if you don't work hard for me, you have to be careful, I am very suspicious!"

Jiang Shuiqing put down the purse, turned around and left without even saying goodbye.

Wang Pingan called Ouyang Li, and said, "Double the amount and send it to them. Tell them clearly that if they don't collect the money, I will think that they will not work hard for me and will delay the project."

Ouyang Li has been with him for a long time, so he naturally knows Wang Ping'an's style, he said with a smile: "Master, you are trying to drive them into donkeys, no matter whether they take money or not, they have to work hard. Otherwise, the spine will be punctured!"

Wang Pingan smiled and said: "What I want is that they work hard. This water conservancy project is for me to prove my ability to the court. There must be no mistakes. Spending a little money is nothing. As long as the canals are well repaired, it will be hundreds of times and thousands of times." earn it back."

Ouyang Li said: "That's right, the master has always done things in an orderly manner!" He went out with the money bag in his hand, but he thought in his heart that a big man loves power, but a young man loves money. The master doesn't take money seriously, so he can do it big event people.

He doubled the golden melon seeds, sent them to the officials of the Ministry of Industry, and conveyed Wang Pingan's words to the officials that he was afraid that they would not work hard!

Some officials from the Ministry of Industry felt insulted when they heard this. Wang Ping'an underestimated their integrity. Wouldn't he be able to work hard if he didn't charge money?How unreasonable!They were determined not to accept money, and Jiang Shuiqing was one of them.

But more officials from the Ministry of Industry received double the amount of golden melon seeds. Firstly, they really need money, and secondly, their brains are much more flexible than those who do not accept money.Now that Wang Pingan has made it clear, whether they accept the money or not, they have to work hard, otherwise they will be gossiped, and Wang Pingan will even make trouble every day, reprimand them, and maybe give them money. The Minister of Chang'an wrote a letter to sue them!

Then why don't they accept the money? If they accept it, they will be used as donkeys by Wang Pingan, but if they don't accept it, they will still be used as donkeys. Anyway, they are the same as donkeys. Why don't they add more fodder to themselves!
Regardless of whether the officials of the Ministry of Industry took money or not, when they arrived in Gyeongju, they didn't even rest for a day. Get busy and act as donkeys unanimously, even if you don't let them act as donkeys.

Give them a break, no!Let them not be tired, no!Let them not have to work overtime at night, or not!

Di Renjie was amazed by the work enthusiasm of these officials from the Ministry of Industry. He accompanied Wang Pingan to the river, looked at the busy figures of the officials from the Ministry of Industry, and couldn't help asking: "Brother, these officials from the Ministry of Industry are really working hard, little brother." The days in Beijing are not short, and I have never seen such a hard-working official! Beijing officials, Beijing officials, always procrastinate, and the work that can be done tomorrow will definitely not be done today, but these officials What's going on, why are you working so hard, isn't it normal?"

Wang Pingan smiled and said nothing.Ouyang Li said: "Brother Xiao Di, you also see something strange? How about it, are they like donkeys?"

Di Renjie looked at the officials of the Ministry of Industry who were rushing to measure, nodded and said: "If you talk about hard work, I think I am hardworking enough, but compared with them, I'm afraid it's much worse. If you talk about donkeys...they are more than Like a donkey, it is harder than a mule!"

He looked at Wang Ping'an and said, "Brother, you should use your means. Otherwise, these Beijing officials wouldn't be like this. How did you turn them into donkeys?"

Wang Pingan laughed dryly, but did not answer.How did he use it?Didn't he learn from the emperor and ministers in Chang'an, especially Li Zhi, who has been treating him like a donkey for a long time, so he doesn't know how to turn a person into a donkey!

Ouyang Li couldn't hold back, and smiled and told what happened yesterday.Di Renjie was amazed when he heard this, and he said: "Brother, you are quite ruthless, isn't this whip a bit heavy? These people came all the way to Gyeongju without even breathing, so they were beaten Forced to work in the fields, you are nothing short of a king!"

Wang Pingan flicked his sleeves and said, "They are donkeys? Don't we? Do you think so many of us were sent to Qingzhou for what?" It's called Jiang Shuiqing.

Jiang Shuiqing's face was greasy and sweaty, and his hair and beard were wet, all sticking together, making him even more sloppy.He came up and asked, "My lord, what did you call the lower officials to do? Are you looking for faults? The lower officials can tell you clearly. I am not lazy. I can do whatever I want. If you are picky, find me." Uncomfortable, be careful, I will sue you at Dali Temple!"

Wang Pingan said with a smile: "You want to sue me that I shouldn't go to Dali Temple, but should go to Shangshu Sheng, who will order the Ministry of Criminal Justice to settle the case. Haven't you ever filed a lawsuit before?"

Jiang Shuiqing said dissatisfiedly: "Who is free to litigate, if you don't find fault with me, I won't be bothered to talk to you!"

Di Renjie laughed and said, "I said, have you ever read a book, do you know the etiquette, do you talk to Shangguan like this?"

Wang Pingan didn't care, he waved his hand and said, "I don't want to pick on you, on the contrary, I want you to pick on mine. Come, come with me, I'll show you something, so you'll drool."

Saying that, he ignored the clear river, jumped on the white dragon horse, and ran towards Xiaoliang River.Jiang Shuiqing had no choice but to keep up, but said in his heart: "You want me to go, it's not because I'm lazy and not working."

Now he is particularly afraid that Wang Pingan will say that he does not work hard, he is honest, and no one has explained to him that Wang Pingan treats him like a fool, so he has always maintained the consciousness of working hard!
After running all the way, they arrived at the Xiaoliang River in a short time. Wang Pingan went straight into the small village by the river and came to the yard of Mrs. Du. As soon as he arrived, he heard Jiang Shuiqing shouting from behind: "What is this, what is this? What is this?" It's a waterwheel!"

Boss Du and the carpenters in the village have almost built the parts of the waterwheel, but they have not been assembled yet, and they are all piled outside the yard of Boss Du's family.Things like water buckets and scrapers, as long as you are an expert, you can tell at a glance that you are building a waterwheel.

Wang Pingan said: "That's right, it's a waterwheel. Master Jiang has seen this kind of waterwheel before?"

Jiang Shuiqing said: "I've never seen anything like this before. Looking at the bracket, it should be very big. When it's assembled, it's in the shape of a wheel?" He jumped off the horse, ran to the parts, and checked them one by one. While looking at them, he said to himself Can't hear what he's saying.

Wang Ping'an and Di Renjie also got off their horses and came over.Wang Pingan said: "Yes, it looks like a wheel. The spoke of this water wheel is about five feet!"

Jiang Shuiqing turned his head in surprise, and shouted, "Wuzhang, why is it so big? What kind of waterwheel is this? Do you have a blueprint?"

Wang Pingan made a gesture of invitation, and led him into Boss Du's yard together.Boss Du and the carpenters were busy in full swing, but they didn't notice Wang Ping'an's arrival. It wasn't until Jiang Shuiqing ran over and asked them for the blueprints that Boss Du found out that Wang Ping'an had come. After saluting, he hurriedly took the blueprints. Come out and give it to Wang Ping'an.

Wang Pingan handed the blueprint to Jiang Shuiqing and said, "Look, can you pick out the thorns?"

Jiang Shuiqing opened the blueprint and saw the whole picture of the assembled waterwheel. He screamed again and said, "Hey, what kind of waterwheel is this? I've never seen it before, and I've never heard of it!"

Wang Pingan had a sense of accomplishment, and said with a smile: "Of course you never heard of it. I invented it. The first waterwheel has not yet been built. How could you have heard of it? This waterwheel is named after me. Ping'an... big water truck!" He felt that the Ping'an big water truck really sounded brighter than the Ping'an water truck, so he called it that!
Jiang Shuiqing looked at Wang Pingan in surprise, thinking: "He invented it? I have been in the Ministry of Industry for so many years, I have seen countless waterwheels, and I have designed blueprints myself, but compared with this kind of waterwheel, it is completely useless. !"

He didn't care about talking to Wang Ping'an, and looked down at the blueprint again. After looking at the drawing for a while, he raised his head and said, "This kind of water wheel is powered by the flow of water waves, and it is suitable for rivers with high banks and low water. The officer guessed right." Bar?"

Wang Pingan shook his head and said, "No, guess what kind of river is it suitable for?"

Jiang Shuiqing was taken aback, guessed wrong?It seems that my level is still not good, according to this prince, he is far behind.He slowly squatted down on the ground, carefully looking at the drawings, not missing every link. After looking at it for a long time, he raised his head again and said: "I can't guess, sorry for the stupidity of the officials, it seems that this kind of waterwheel is indeed It is suitable for rivers with high banks and low water, just like the big and small rivers."

Wang Pingan also squatted down with a smile, pointed to the drawing and said, "You said it is suitable for rivers with high banks and bottoms?"

Jiang Shuiqing nodded and said, "Yes, isn't it?"

Wang Pingan said: "So you guessed wrong, because it is not only suitable for rivers with high banks and bottoms, but also for ordinary rivers with neither high banks nor low water!"

Di Renjie was listening, laughing, this Jiang Shuiqing is dumbfounded, if he wants to play word games with his elder brother, ten Jiang Shuiqings are free!

Jiang Shuiqing made a sound, and said: "What is there to say about ordinary rivers? If you want to say something, you can say something special!"

Wang Pingan snorted, and said with a smile: "If you say ordinary rivers are suitable, you can sell them at a high price. Don't even think about it. In the world, there are more rivers with high banks and bottoms, or more ordinary rivers."

He pointed to the drawing and asked, "You've been looking at it for a long time, but can you see anything that needs improvement?"

Jiang Shuiqing lowered his head to look again. After watching for a long time, Wang Ping'an's legs became numb from squatting. He stood up and walked around the yard to watch Boss Du and the others build parts, while Jiang Shuiqing sat on the ground and concentrated on watching. Drawings, eyes never leave.

After more than half an hour, Jiang Shuiqing raised his head and said, "Your Majesty, the waterwheel you invented is flawless. Even if there are deficiencies, the lower officials can't see them just by looking at the blueprints." , you have to wait for it to be built and stand by the river before it can be verified!"

Wang Pingan said: "Okay, then I will leave this job to you." He called Boss Du and asked, "How long will it take to finish building and assemble?"

Boss Du's face was full of red, and he couldn't help the excitement in his heart. He said: "Tonight, when the lights are on, all the parts will be built, and they will be transported to the riverside tomorrow morning, and they will be assembled!"

Wang Ping'an said, "It's so fast, I thought I had to wait a few more days!"

The carpenters gathered around together and said, "Thank you for the kindness of the adults. The little people dare not work hard. I will be able to build all the parts tonight, and they can be assembled tomorrow morning!"

Wang Ping'an also became excited, and said: "Then I won't leave tonight. I'll just wait for you to finish building it. Let's go to Xiaoliang River to assemble this world's best water truck together tomorrow morning!"

(End of this chapter)