The New Army opened up wasteland and plowed the land. However, after the seeds were sown, not a drop of rain fell for ten days and a half. The bright sun hung overhead every day, and the seeds that were sown were dry, let alone germination.

Damn it. Scarface was so anxious that he ran over and asked Li Zhiyun what to do?

What to do? Let’s eat it cold! In addition to fighting the drought and preserving the moisture, Li Zhiyun has no other way. Zhang Zheng, who was standing beside him, pointed eastward with his hand and said, “I went horse riding a few days ago and saw a small river at the foot of the mountain over there, and the surface of the river was upside down.

It’s also wide and you can carry water to irrigate the ground. But the distance is a bit far, and the brothers are going to suffer from the poisonous sun!”

Li Zhiyun looked at him and asked, "Can you open a canal to bring the water here?" Zhang Zheng shook his head and said, "I'm afraid not, the water level of that river is lower than our terrain." Li Zhiyun thought for a while,

Said: "Let's go over and have a look."

Li Zhiyun asked the guards to bring the horses over, and several people got on the horses and headed east. After walking for seven or eight miles, they came to a small river. Li Zhiyun got off his horse and stood on the river bank. He saw that the river was full of water and the current was fast, but the surface of the river was

It is indeed relatively low, so it would be impossible to open canals to divert water.

Li Zhiyun stood there and stared for a while, then suddenly an idea flashed in his mind and he shouted: "Yes, we can build a water tanker to carry water!" The scarred man next to him asked in surprise: "What is a water tanker?" Li Zhiyun laughed.

He smiled and said: "You will know later."

Back in the tent at the station, Li Zhiyun asked someone to find pen, ink and paper, lay down on a table made of wooden boards, and began to draw a drawing of the water wheel. The water wheel is also called a barrel wheel, a crane, a bamboo wheel, and a water wheel of a water wheel.

Standing upright in the water by the river, a number of bamboo tubes are installed diagonally around the wheel. There are as many as forty-two tubes. The bamboo tubes rise from

When it comes to the function of the impeller, the water flow is used to push the main wheel to rotate the water wheel. The radius of the outer ring where the bottom of the tube is located is larger than the inner ring where the tube mouth is. Since the two are concentric circles, when it is at a low place, the bamboo tube holds water (the tube mouth is high).

at the bottom of the tube). When it is at a high place, the bamboo tube releases water (the mouth of the tube is lower than the bottom of the tube).

This kind of waterwheel is relatively common in rural areas of southwest China. When Li Zhiyun traveled to Yunnan and Guizhou in his previous life, he saw a waterwheel. He studied science and engineering and has always been interested in mechanical devices. He squatted next to it and studied it for a long time.

, I figured out the principle of the waterwheel, and I still have the impression in my mind.

As soon as Li Zhiyun finished drawing, Aunt Ying came in with food and said: "Your Majesty, it's time to eat." He quickly put the pen and ink papers aside to make room. Aunt Ying put the tray on the wooden board.

Li Zhiyun sniffed and said:

"What's delicious? It smells so good!" Aunt Ying said with a smile: "I went up the mountain to pick mushrooms, put some minced meat in it, and made a bowl of mushroom soup. Try it, it's delicious!" Li Zhiyun picked up his chopsticks and ate it.

He wiped it on his sleeve and said, "You can sit down and eat together."

"I ate outside." Aunt Ying said, picking up the drawing and looking at it, "Your Majesty, what is this big wheel used for?"

"Used to carry water."

"Fetching water?"

"Oh, it's just to lift water from a lower place to a higher place."

"Can that be done?"

"Of course it can be done!"

After the drawings were completed, Li Zhiyun gave the drawings to Scarface and asked him to find someone to make it quickly. There are many craftsmen in the new army, and they are ordinary soldiers. As long as they come from a farmer's family, they can do some carpentry. Farmers

It is impossible for people to pay for everything. Usually when building or repairing a house, building a chicken coop or a pigsty, making a table or bench, etc., you have to do it yourself.

Scarface found dozens of people, went up the mountain early in the morning, cut down bamboo and wood, and made it according to the drawings. Then he carried it to the river and fixed it in the water next to the river with wooden stakes. However, the barrel truck was installed

Finally, it could not rotate. Li Zhiyun guessed that the draft was not deep enough. He asked everyone to immerse the trolley deeper into the water, so that the bottom of the wheel should be at least three feet into the water.

Everyone was busy again. This time after installing it, the water wheel only turned half a circle and stopped moving. Hey, what's going on? Li Zhiyun stood there, staring at the bobbin wheel in a daze. Scarface couldn't help but say

"Your Majesty, can this thing be done?" Before Li Zhiyun could answer, Aunt Ying, who came over to watch the excitement, said, "Your Majesty said it could be done, so it must be done!" Scarface curled his lips, shook his head and said, "I think it's disgusting.

.”

"Brother Wang, do you dare to bet with me?"

"A bet is a bet."

"What if you lose?"

"I lost?" Scarface thought for a while and said, "Then I will lie on the ground and learn toad. Hey, girl, what if you lose?"

"Isn't that easy? I'll make you a bowl of mushroom soup every day."

"Okay, we have an agreement!"

Everyone was chatting and laughing, but Li Zhiyun was the only one standing by the river, thinking hard. The barrel cart could not rotate, which meant that the kinetic energy was insufficient. Why was the kinetic energy insufficient? Maybe the water flow was not fast enough. There was nothing he could do about the speed of the river, and he could only think about the barrel cart itself.

There's a solution.

Suddenly, Li Zhiyun's eyes lit up and he raised his hand to his forehead: That's right! Add more impellers! He quickly turned around and shouted: "Wang Baoqiang." Scarface quickly ran over and said: "Your Majesty, what's the matter?"

"Immediately ask someone to make ten, no, fifteen wooden boards, one foot and a half long, one foot wide and half an inch thick. When they are ready, install them on the water wheel."

"Okay!"

After the impeller was installed, the barrel cart started to rotate smoothly. The bamboo slips were filled with water, turned to the highest point, and all the water was poured out. As long as a wooden trough was installed next to the barrel cart, the water could be directed away.

Already.

When everyone saw the success, they all cheered. Scarface slapped his head and said: "It's really done? It's really evil!" Aunt Ying said with a smile: "Brother Wang, hurry up, get down on the ground and learn from the toad."

"Okay, I'll study tomorrow."

"You can't cheat!"

Scarface shook his head at the barrel cart and said: "This thing is really amazing. When there is no more war, I will disarm and return to the fields and make one like this. Then I won't have to carry water to irrigate the fields." Li Zhiyun laughed.

Said: "Wang Baoqiang, you are now a fourth-grade Zhongwu general, and you still farm your own land?"

Although the New Army is Li Zhiyun's private army and his military pay is paid out of his own pocket, the military status of the New Army's officers and soldiers are all regular establishments of the imperial court, and the generals' official titles and ranks are also awarded by the imperial court. Moreover, compared to the general Tang army, the New Army

The rank of officers at all levels is one to two levels higher. This is something Li Zhiyun obtained from his father, and it is also earned by the New Army soldiers' bloody battles and outstanding achievements.

Scarface smiled and said: "Even if I don't farm anymore, I can still teach the people in the village, which will save them a lot of effort!"

Li Zhiyun also asked people to go up the mountain to cut a large number of bamboos, split the bamboos in half, remove the bamboo joints in the middle, and connected them one by one to make water troughs to divert the river water into the fertile fields.

In the evening, Li Zhiyun took Zhang Zheng, Cai Hu and Yinggu to a nearby hill. The setting sun - so round and so big, like a bright red coral ball, shrouded the endless fields in a layer of light red.

In the light. Far away

In the small river, five or six barrel carts are lined up, rotating day and night. Li Zhiyun pointed with his hand and said with a smile: "In autumn, the ground will be a field of golden wheat. By then, we will

No more worrying about food!”

After Li Zhiyun led the new army to leave Guantang Town and go to Champion City, Zhu Can ascended the throne and proclaimed himself emperor in Jutan City. Li Zhiyun was the king of Chu, and Zhu Can insisted on overpowering him. He called himself Emperor Chu and changed his reign name to Changda, probably because he was the king of Chu.

Under your leadership, prosperity will soon be achieved.

On this day, Zhu Can was drinking tea in the lobby. Wu Yuan walked in, clasped his fists and said, "Brother, are you looking for me?" Zhu Can pointed to a chair opposite and said, "Brother, sit down." Wu Yuan didn't either.

He was polite and sat down on the chair carelessly.

Zhu Can put down the tea cup in his hand, looked at him and said: "Brother, after King Chu of Li Tang escaped, he led his army to capture the Champion City. Our five thousand soldiers and horses fell into his hands. This revenge must be avenged."

!So, eldest brother wants you to lead troops to conquer the Tang army and avenge your dead brothers!"

"Okay!" Wu Yuan nodded, "How many troops are you going to let me bring, brother?"

Zhu Can thought for a while and said: "The Tang army has three thousand people. How about eldest brother giving you 30,000, which is ten times the Tang army?"

"No problem!" Wu Yuanyi said, patting his chest, "Don't worry, brother, I will definitely kill them to pieces!"

The two were talking when Zhu Can looked up and saw Yan Minchu standing at the door of the lobby, peering inside. He raised his voice and said, "Mr. Yan, what can I do for you?" Yan Minchu walked in.

He bowed respectfully and then said

: "Your Majesty, Yan just overheard the Emperor saying that he would send troops to attack Champion City outside the hall. Yan said a few words that were stuck in his throat, and he didn't know whether to say them or not?" Zhu Can did not give up his seat, but said calmly: "Mr. Yan, yes

What to say, but it doesn’t hurt to say it.”

"Your Majesty, Yan heard that the King of Chu of the Tang Dynasty encouraged farmers to farm and rest with the people in Champion. This is a benevolent and righteous act. If the Emperor sends troops to attack, the people will be plunged into fire and water. The ancients said, soldiers,

It is also a murderous weapon. Once the war breaks out, lives will be lost! Wouldn't it be better for both sides to call off their troops and make a truce and live in peace?"

After hearing this, Zhu Can said with a smile: "Although Mr. Yan is well-read in poetry and economics, he is not familiar with military and state affairs. In today's troubled times, the powerful forces from all walks of life are fighting against each other and attacking each other. If I fight,

If we don’t fight back, how can we survive in this troubled world?”

"This..." Yan Minchu wanted to say something else.

Zhu Can said coldly: "Mr. Yan, there is no need to say anything more. Go home!" Yan Minchu had no choice but to cup his hands and say: "Yan is too talkative. Farewell!" After that, he turned around and walked out of the lobby.

Seeing Yan Minchu's figure disappear at the door, Zhu Can's eyes became as cold as ice and said: "It seems that such a rotten bookworm eats my food, drinks my food, but helps outsiders speak, what's the use of him?"
Chapter completed!