The carpenter shop Li Rui found indeed had all kinds of wood, and all of them were processed, which was very convenient. After hearing that the county magistrate was going to make a water-fetching tool that could greatly save manpower and material resources, the owner of the carpenter shop, Carpenter Chen,

I was so excited that I immediately summoned the five most experienced carpenters from my carpentry shop, and they said they would help make this waterwheel no matter what!

The county governor is a good man! After he came to Nanyang, he put down the rebellion, appeased the refugees, organized everyone to repair the houses, collected the corpses, opened the warehouses and stocked grain... Thanks to him, the people of Nanyang lived a rare peaceful life. Although everyone said

We are still very poor and often don’t have enough to eat, but looking at the Central Plains, which is about to become a no-man’s land, and Luoyang and Xuchang, which have been razed to the ground, no one is complaining. These days, it is enough to enjoy peace.

You have received the blessings in your previous life, so what more do you want?

What's more, the county governor is not just watching everyone starve. Guancang is giving food to the refugees and local people who can't eat every day. It's not the county governor's fault that everyone doesn't have enough to eat. He really tried his best.

The only blame is that Nanyang has too little food. Even if he wanted to feed all the people, he still wouldn't be able to produce that much food!

Carpenter Chen feels that a person must be conscientious. The Sheriff has allowed everyone to live a peaceful life, and also allowed everyone to have something to eat and not starve to death. This is a huge kindness, and he must find a way to repay it. Now the Sheriff

What kind of waterwheel was he going to build? He didn’t know what it was, but when he heard that it was made of wood, he felt confident that this was his chance to repay the governor. Several generations of his family had

As long as the carpenter can make something out of wood, nothing can stop him!

Li Rui was not polite to him. He caught an unlucky goose, plucked a feather from its wing, sharpened it into a pen, dipped it in ink and drew the appearance of the waterwheel in his mind. He didn't know this thing.

They were all familiar with it. There were quite a few of them in Xinjiang, but they were no longer involved in agricultural production. They just stood there as a landscape to attract tourists to check in and take photos. He visited frequently, and the general structure was relatively clear. He drew the drawings.

, and listed the size proportions and the special woods needed for each component one by one. Finally, he asked Carpenter Chen expectantly: "Can you make this?"

Carpenter Chen looked at the drawing seriously and grinned: "This thing is quite novel, I have never seen it before! But it is made of wood after all. As long as it is made of wood, there is nothing that ordinary people can't make.

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Li Rui said: "Okay, let's do it."

So the entire carpentry shop became busy. Everyone was busy with axes, saws, chisels and planes. Li Rui watched from the side and saw that the carpenters were skillfully handling the wood, using mortise and tenon techniques without using nails.

Under the circumstances, the components are joined together to make it extremely strong. I can't help but admire it. This mortise and tenon technique is really amazing. It can turn the main frame of the waterwheel into an extremely strong one without using a single iron nail.

The whole thing... Well, even if iron nails are used, it is unlikely that they can be so strong!

Oh, it’s not like carpenters don’t use a single iron nail. After all, it’s not that difficult to make a few iron nails. As long as you have the materials, you can make them easily. However, the production of steel in this era is too little, and iron materials are expensive.

Therefore, carpenters try not to use it if they can. If it can be solved with mortise and tenon, use mortise and tenon. If mortise and tenon cannot be solved, use bamboo nails or wooden nails. It is said that in the carpentry industry, people will laugh at people who use iron nails.

Those who are not good at art, even craftsmen, are too proud to bear such ridicule.

Zhuge Hui also watched carefully and made one or two suggestions from time to time. Li Rui discovered that this little girl Fianzi really had a talent in machinery that ordinary people could not match. Although she had never seen a waterwheel, she was able to structure it.

She was familiar with the principle of rolling over and the drawings he gave, and painted the outline of the waterwheel in her mind. And as each part was processed, the outline of the waterwheel became clearer and clearer. Many old carpenters did not see it.

The unreasonable things were pointed out by her and corrected!

What a genius!

Li Rui secretly wrote a big word of "submit" to her in his heart.

The waterwheel is a relatively complex piece of machinery, and since it was the first time to do it, one day was definitely not enough. We kept busy until the mistake was made, and everyone failed to complete even one-fifth of the entire project. Carpenter Chen was quite satisfied with this.

Feeling ashamed, he said to Li Rui: "I am not good at learning and have missed important things for you. Please punish me!"

Li Rui waved his hand and said: "You are all very skilled in skills. It is mainly because it is the first time to do this kind of thing, so it is a little slow... It's okay. I am not in a hurry to use this thing. We will do it slowly tomorrow. It will definitely work."

Done."

Carpenter Chen was still very sorry and insisted on keeping Li Rui for dinner. Li Rui was not polite to him and actually stayed with Zhuge Hui. Carpenter Chen was so happy that he asked his wife to buy some meat.

The daughter-in-law went to the vegetable garden to pick some vegetables, killed a chicken, and tried her best to cook as sumptuous a meal as possible for Li Rui.

However, his financial resources were limited after all, and the food he cooked had nothing to do with exquisiteness. But Li Rui didn't dislike it at all. He ate and drank as much as he wanted, toasting to a few old carpenters and chatting with each other.

They kept everyone happy until they were full of wine and food, then the host and guest said goodbye and went back to their respective homes.

Li Rui drank some wine and was slightly tipsy. He hummed happily all the way and was in a very good mood.

Zhuge Hui looked a little envious of him: "Why are you in such a good mood?"

Li Rui said: "I have another meal, can I be in a bad mood?"

Zhuge Hui didn't know whether to laugh or cry: "You are also a county guard after all, can you be of some use? You are so happy after having a meal at a common man's house. If word spreads, people will laugh!"

Li Rui said: "I will go to the house of anyone who laughs at me. I will go there every day to make him poor!"

Zhuge Hui: "..."

It’s true that people who are shameless are invincible!

Li Rui was very happy, but some people were very unhappy. When he hummed a song and walked back to his residence with steps that he did not recognize, he saw Yang Zhi, Yang Yong, Cao Hu, Zhou Lan, Zhuge Jun, Wang Fu, and Fu

There was a sound, and Pei Wei and other generals were waiting there with mournful faces. When they saw him coming back, they all showed smiles that were uglier than crying. They came up to him and shouted: "Sir, you are back!"

Li Rui was surprised: "What's wrong with you? Your faces are longer than those of horses. Who threw your children into the well?"

Wang Fuliang burst into tears: "No one threw us into the well, but we were about to be thrown into the well by the Major General!"

Everyone nodded in unison, looking sad and angry.

Li Rui became more and more surprised: "Major General? What's wrong, Major General? She's very good. It would be great to take you hunting every day!"

Pei Wei was about to cry: "It's so good, we are about to torture the young general until he dies!"

Cao Hu's eyes were filled with tears: "Sir, do you know how the Major General tortured us? She asked us to wear armor and follow her over the mountains to chase bears and tigers!"

Tang Jiao looked like he was about to cry in the next second: "Although she asked us to wear light armor, the mountain is so steep. No matter how light the armor is, it will be tiring to climb up a mountain."

Even though we are dead, she still requires each of us to carry a bow and arrow, a long knife, a javelin and even a shield. With these things and the armor, we can carry more than 40 kilograms at least, carrying such heavy things over the mountains.

Ridge, we have to form a military formation to fight against the tigers, wild boars, and giant bears that are fighting against the trapped beasts. Even if each of us is the reincarnation of Xiang Yu, we still can't withstand it!"

Li Rui was quite surprised: "She...is this what she asked you to do?"

Everyone nodded in unison, looking sad and angry.

Bei Gongjing didn't know what kind of stimulation she received during this period. She led them into the mountains every day, charging wherever the beasts were most numerous. She also required them to wear light armor, and each of them had to carry a long knife and a strong bow.

, twenty arrows, three javelins, and it’s best to bring a shield! The guys wore armor and carried heavy weapons and equipment over the mountains. After arriving at the destination, they formed a military formation, and then someone started to drive away the wild beasts in the mountains and forests.

Bison, wild sheep, ferocious beasts, bears, tigers, and leopards were all driven out in one fell swoop. These beasts, which were surrounded by groups and had no way to go, became frenzied and rushed toward the encirclement like crazy.

The momentum of the collision can really scare people's courage! Under Bei Gongjing's cold and stern gaze, the Jin army will be severely punished even if they take a step back, let alone drop their weapons and run away.

What you can do is to use shields to form a moving wall to block the escape route of the beasts, and at the same time shoot powerful heavy arrows at the beasts, throw javelins, and knock them down before they hit you...

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How the hell is this hunting? It’s clearly a war!

The worst thing is that every arrow they shoot and every javelin they throw has their names engraved on it and must be recycled. When the hunt is over, counting begins, and the one who hits the most beasts will get the most precious

The fur and the fattest meat are used as rewards, and those airmen who failed to fire an arrow or shot many arrows and threw several javelins but failed to hit the prey were in misery.

Hit a few canes, finish them, and write down your name in a book. If it happens three times in a row, you have no choice but to get out. In Bei Gongjing's words: The court does not need this kind of waste that only wastes weapons!

It is already very harsh to ask the sergeants to face the rushing wild boars, wild sheep and even buffaloes in groups without taking even a step back. They are also required to remain calm when the groups of wild beasts rush in front of them, and try to ensure that every shot is fired.
Chapter completed!