Go back to the Ming Dynasty to be a thousand households

Chapter 29
The large waterwheel used for the river was successfully completed, which greatly boosted Huang Laifu's confidence. Next, it was the turn of the animal-powered waterwheel and hand press for well irrigation.

Compared with the big water truck, this hand press machine is relatively simple in terms of production and principle. After talking to Liu Zongqi, he understood the truth of it. In a few days, he led the army craftsmen to make a few, and The cost is also lower.

The method of making this hand press is to use a pipe as deep as ten meters long, smash one end into a sharp point, drill many holes in the four walls of the pipe, put a wooden square on the top, and smash it into the ground or the water layer in the well.There is a pump on the top of the pipe. When the handle is pressed, the water can be pumped up. In fact, it uses the principle of negative pressure to absorb water.

When making a hand press, other parts are fine, but the rubber ring on the pump is troublesome, so we have to replace it with cowhide or some thick cloth.

As early as a few days ago, many irrigation wells or deep openings were drilled in the field next to Huang Laifu Dazhuang. The installation of this hand press machine is not time-consuming or labor-intensive. After sealing the hole and pressing the handle, the water came out quickly, and the military households in Wuzhaibao came to watch the western scenery together as if they were going to a market.

Huang Sihao, Yang's family, Gu Qianhu and other people in Qianhu's house opened their eyes and smiled, but Wuzhai Fort He Fuqianhu and all the officers who were watching nearby were even more moved. This kind of hand press well would be of great use to them. up.

It is estimated that the water produced by this kind of hand press well can irrigate several mu of land in a day.For their fields or vegetable fields that are not close to the river, this hand press machine can already meet the needs of most of their fields.

Everyone smiled happily, and then remembered what Huang Laifu said a few days ago about the small water truck that uses animal power to irrigate the well. Immediately suppressed curiosity, and then waited patiently.

Huang Laifu asked military craftsmen to make dozens of hand presses, which were not only distributed in his own farm, but also in thousands of households, and by the wells in Wuzhai Fortress, which attracted many children to come here frequently. Press for joy.This kind of mobile well, which does not take up space and is convenient for water collection, is very popular with everyone, even many elderly military households often come to press it and have fun.

And Huang Laifu's kind deed caused another round of discussions.Everyone said that the yellow tiger had changed his sex.

The success of the big water wheel and hand press wells left behind the problem of water intake for those wells as deep as 30 to [-] meters deep.

The animal-powered keel waterwheel in Huang Laifu's computer is actually very similar to the "liberation-style waterwheel" in China in the 70s and [-]s. The blade chain is driven by animal power to slowly lift water from a deep well.

Compared with the big waterwheel by the river, this animal-powered keel waterwheel is more difficult to make.In fact, in terms of labor, unlike a large waterwheel that requires dozens of people to work together, this keel waterwheel can be made by just a few people, but it takes a lot of work.

The reason why it takes time is not only that these parts are complicated, but also that it is not easy to combine these parts.As long as there is a problem with the specification of a certain part, it is difficult to combine it into a whole.Even if they are combined, they may not be able to move freely.The most difficult of these were the blades, and the spine-like transmissions connected by wooden dowels.

The military craftsmen had to use their brains. In addition to making the calculations as accurate as possible beforehand, they also thought of a way, that is, the impeller at the rear of the car was not fixed first, and after the spine-shaped transmission device was completed, a suitable position for the impeller at the rear of the car was found. fix it.

Needless to say, this method is still very effective. In the end, this ancient and modern animal-powered keel waterwheel was finally made.The entire waterwheel has a slender and beautiful appearance. The body is made of fir, and the blades are made of hard, tough, and corrosion-resistant pagoda trees. The quality is very good and can be used for many years.

On the day when the animal-powered keel waterwheel was installed, there was a sea of ​​people beside the field. People from the whole Wuzhai Fort gathered around the well, and some people came from other places to watch the excitement.Although it will be the winter solstice in a few days, it is a very cold season in Northwest Shanxi before and after the winter solstice, but it still can't stop the enthusiasm of everyone.

Under the command of Huang Laifu, Liu Zongqi and other military craftsmen put the water truck into the well and put the front of the truck on the well.Another farm ox was brought in, and the pull rod was put on the cow. When driving the cattle, there was only a "squeak" sound. The water was lifted to the top, introduced into the tank next to the waterwheel, and continuously flowed into various fields through the canal.

"The water is out, the water is out!" The crowd cheered.

Deputy He Qianhu and others gathered around and congratulated Huang Sihao, Huang Laifu and others continuously, all of them had bright faces.It is estimated that this animal-powered water truck can irrigate more than ten acres of land in a day. Adding the hand press well and the large water truck used for the river, their fields will have no worries about water use. do not like?

Huang Laifu also sighed in his heart, through his own efforts these days, he finally solved the problem of water irrigation for the Wuzhaibao fields.Presumably when the spring begins next year, the scene of Wuzhai Fort will be quite different, right?In fact, there will be more advanced sprinkler irrigation and drip irrigation technologies in later generations. Unfortunately, with the technological capabilities at this time, it is absolutely impossible to produce related equipment.

Amidst the laughter of the crowd, He Fuqian squeezed to Huang Laifu's side: "Congratulations, young master, for making such a sharp waterwheel. From now on, my fields in Wuzhaibao will be safe. I don't know, young master..."

Huang Laifu understood his thoughts, smiled slightly, and raised his hands first to calm everyone down, then he said: "Everyone, I know what everyone thinks, and they all want to have these waterwheels in their fields as soon as possible, and Laifu has long been thinking about it." It is planned that the winter solstice will be five days later, and that afternoon, I will invite everyone to come to this farm to discuss this matter together."

The crowd cheered again, Huang Sihao and Yang Shi looked at each other and smiled endlessly.Gu Yunniang looked at Huang Laifu with strange eyes.

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公元1589年12月22日，农历11月15日。

Near noon!

This day is the winter solstice, an important festival of the Ming Dynasty, also known as the sub-sui and Xiaonian.It is also the slack season. People in the south mostly rent garden pavilions and play music for entertainment, while people in the north mostly make snow lions, snow lanterns, ice skating and sledges as activities.Regardless of the north and the south, everyone has to eat wontons and drink winter solstice wine on this day.

As if a cold wind blew overnight, the water of the Qinglian River was frozen solid, and it was covered with thick ice.Even the big water wheel that has been turning these days has stopped.However, some children from military families in Wuzhaibao enjoyed skating on the ice and having fun.

On the river bank, there is a young man in his 20s squinting at the huge waterwheel by the river. This young man is wearing a cotton robe, cloth shoes, and thick earmuffs. His eyes are full of shrewdness. , a typical peddler.

At this time, he murmured: "Animal-powered waterwheels, hand-pressed wells, and large waterwheels for rivers are interesting."

After a while, he returned to a horse-drawn sedan on the side of the road. A servant and groom, a servant in his 40s, greeted him and said, "Fourth young master, get in the car, it's cold outside."

The young man nodded, lifted the thick cloth apron outside, and entered the carriage.There was an exquisite small stove with a jug of wine warming on it. The young man poured himself a cup of hot wine, drank it down, and breathed out comfortably.

"Drive!" The servant said while driving the horse: "Fourth young master, we will enter Wuzhaibao later. After lunch, we will continue on our way. In the evening, we can go to Bajiaobao, where we can eat wontons and drink Winter solstice wine. About tomorrow evening, we can go to Biantouguan."

But the young man said: "Uncle De, I suddenly felt that there seemed to be development prospects in this Wuzhai Fort, so I decided to stay and watch for a few days."

Uncle De asked suspiciously, "Wuzhaibao?"

He thought for a while: "Forgive me, I don't know, what is there to buy and sell in Wuzhai Fort."

The young man smiled and said: "It depends. I just have a feeling in my heart that I, Qu Yuanrui, will have great development prospects in this Wuzhai Fort."

Soon, the carriage entered Wuzhai Fort, and the sergeant guarding the fort checked Qu Yuanrui's guide and let the carriage enter the fort.

After entering Wuzhai Fort, Qu Yuanrui was secretly surprised. Looking from inside the carriage, the mental outlook of the military households in the fort seemed to be somewhat different. They were no longer miserable. There is a smile on the face.

Qu Yuanrui knew about this Wuzhai Fortress. It was full of poor men in the guard who could not survive. When he passed by last year, all he saw was poverty, and everyone's face was full of despair of life. numbness.Hope now seems to be returning to some faces.

In fact, all these changes are mainly due to Huang Laifu. For more than a month, Huang Laifu has hired the men and military craftsmen of Datian Zhuang to do things. He really kept his promise. At least five buckets of moon food were distributed to each person.Of course, those first-class Zhuang Ding and second-class Zhuang Ding will not start until the spring.

Those who work for Huang Laifu can eat enough every day, and they can also eat big fat every three days. Even family members can now have thick rice porridge to drink, which makes these people very satisfied and feel that life There is hope.

The common people are so easily satisfied, even the military households are the same.Although only about a hundred households in Wuzhaibao have been changed so far.But it also changed the mental outlook of the military households in Wuzhaibao somewhat.

As a businessman, he has a keen sense, and Qu Yuanrui couldn't help but become more interested in Huang Laifu.He had also passed by Wuzhaibao before, and of course he had heard of this son of a thousand households. Before, he only knew that he was a dandy with a rough temperament, and he liked to bully and whip the poor soldiers on the street at every turn. men.

At the beginning of the year, I heard that he went out to travel. At that time, I still laughed to myself, how could this son of a thousand households learn to be a scholar, and also play around the world with a sword?

Unexpectedly, within less than a year after he went out, he came back with a different appearance. I heard that this young master Huang Laifu is now a kind-hearted person. Many people in Wuzhai Fort are now full of praise, making it a strange talk.

Moreover, he was very clever and smart enough to come up with irrigation tools such as Huang Laifu's big water truck. Someone in Wuzhai Fort has already said that Huang Laifu got a master's advice when he was traveling abroad, so he opened his spiritual aperture, otherwise how could he make such a big water car?

Qu Yuanrui suddenly wanted to pay a visit to Huang Laifu, a topical character.

(End of this chapter)