Chapter 1467: Refining the Heart in the Mortal World (14)
Chapter 1470 Refining the Heart in the Mortal World (14)
Ye Xiangming looked at the drawing in his hand and was speechless for a long time.
Regarding the principle of the self-flow waterwheel, after Wang Chen explained it in detail, he already fully understood it.
But Ye Xiangming had no idea whether such a big thing could operate normally.
Never seen it before!
If Wang Chen made it himself, then it doesn't matter if he messes around with it. Anyway, Wang Chen is responsible for whether it works or not.
However, what Wang Chen now wants is for 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, Ye Xiangming, as the initiator of the project, must be the first person responsible.
It's normal for him to have scruples.
After hesitating again and again, the county magistrate said: "How about I contact the workshop for you?"
"Time waits for no one."
Wang Chen understood the other party's concerns, but the drought was serious. Without the intervention of official forces, it would be tantamount to wishful thinking to build a functioning artesian waterwheel as soon as possible.
"How about this."
Wang Chen thought for a while and said: "I will pay for the first self-flow water truck. 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, so 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 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 fighting between the two lasted for several years.
But this time he did not disagree with Ye Xiangming, and was very interested in the artesian waterwheel "invented" by Wang Chen, asking the latter for a lot of details.
Then the county magistrate made a decision on the spot: "Let's just build one first and see how it works. If it works, the county government will continue to build a few more."
The advantages of a self-flow water truck are very obvious. First of all, it is driven entirely by water flow, which greatly saves manpower. It can continue to operate around the clock 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 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 existed.
Yu Heqian even praised: "I have long heard that Mr. Wang cherishes the common people and has a noble character. He is truly worthy of his reputation. On behalf of the hundreds of thousands of people in Qing'an County, I would like to express my gratitude to Mr. Wang."
He stood up and saluted Wang Chen very solemnly.
Wang Chen quickly returned the greeting: "Your Excellency, you are so complimentary."
Although Wang Chen is a natural "Ye Party", 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.
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However, Ye Xiangming's advantages are also very obvious. He is strong enough and can fully shoulder the heavy responsibility of the county magistrate, so he does not fall much behind.
In the official system of Nanli State, the main officials in 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 had no interest in the power struggle within the county government. What he was most concerned about at the moment was when the self-flowing water truck could be built and put into use as quickly as possible.
Because the severity of the drought has been greatly highlighted, after the two giants in Qing'an County unanimously agreed, the drawings of the artesian water truck were soon sent to the official workshop, and the most experienced craftsmen were responsible for the construction.
Since the self-flow waterwheel is a completely new thing, Wang Chen not only provided funds and design, but also stayed in the workshop as a supervisor.
Of course Wang Chen has no objection to this. In fact, it would be troublesome if he couldn't participate in person!
In the next few days, under the supervision of Wang Chen, the craftsmen of the official workshop tried their best, worked overtime day and night, and finally built the first self-flow water truck.
At the same time, the location for the erection had also been selected, so the new waterwheel was quickly pulled to the Qingshui 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 of the Qingshui River has dropped again, causing all the recently built water carts 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 will come in handy.
Because the stakes were so high, both county magistrates, County Magistrate Yu Heqian and County Prime Minister Ye Xiangming, came, which put a lot of pressure on the craftsmen responsible for the assembly.
Fortunately, the quality of the products produced by the official workshop is still 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 exclaimed sincerely - it was too big.
The assembled water tanker was fixed by the mechanism and no water intake was carried out immediately.
The starting steps were 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 people even shed tears.
Because of the irrigation from the river, their crops are saved and they will not have a bad harvest in autumn.
Driven by the artesian waterwheel, the river water is continuously introduced into the ditch and slowly flows into the vast fields.
Ye Xiangming couldn't help but let out a long breath, patted Wang Chen on the shoulder and said, "Good job!"