The sun slowly sank into the valley in the distance, and the sky became darker little by little. The old village chief waved his hand, indicating that everyone could call it a day and leave.
Craftsmen from other villages built some simple yurts next to the construction site. After finishing the work, everyone ran to a small pool to wash up.
However, in order to avoid affecting the water consumption of the villagers downstream, the old village chief asked people to lead an additional canal at the source of the river. This canal will be the main waterway of the reservoir in the future. Now it is just to provide some water for the construction site. Now it is simple
It was opened up. A group of men were shirtless, showing off their strong muscles, and crowded together on the edge of the ditch. The scene was also very lively.
Surdak and the old village chief were discussing where to locate the gate of the first-level reservoir. The old village chief wanted to place the gate in the center of the dam. This layout was quite satisfactory, but Surdak had a different idea.
With the idea, Suldak wanted to set up a sluice on the east and west sides of the reservoir dam, but this not only increased the construction cost, but also greatly increased the difficulty of construction.
The two argued for a long time, but still failed to convince each other, and there was a strong smell of gunpowder in their words.
Rita brought over a stack of wheat cakes. The young woman following Rita was Charlie's wife. She held a can of vegetable soup in her hand. The two women placed the wheat cakes and vegetable soup on the stone platform. The old village chief
Then he woke up from the argument, picked up a piece of wheat cake and tore it in half, took a bowl of hot vegetable soup, and said with some emotion: "We usually eat corn porridge and cassava at home, but even if we eat wheat cake,
It's not a holiday, it can only happen once a week. Who would have thought... Just to build this reservoir, we have to take out two bags of wheat flour to cook scones every day. It's hard to believe it.
The days will be like this."
Suldak also picked up a piece of wheat cake, and took the opportunity to ask Rita in a low voice if she had eaten. Rita nodded slightly calmly, and then left with Charlie and his wife with a smile. Before leaving, she still looked at Suldak.
Ke gestured: control emotions.
"Of course, the future of Wall Village will only be better than it is now, and we have just taken the first step." Suldak is full of confidence in this.
The last rays of the setting sun reflected on the wrinkled face of the old villager. A trace of worry flashed across his dark face, and he only said: "I have been thinking about it over and over these past few nights. The mine over there."
How big can it be? After hollowing out the sulfur, what else can we get?"
Probably these problems before him are what make the old village chief extremely anxious.
"Of course the real wealth is before our eyes..." Surdak said, looking at the reservoir that had just begun to take shape.
"You mean this reservoir?" The old village chief's eyes lit up slightly, as if he had found some answers.
"The reservoir is just one of them..." What Surdak actually wants to say is: the reservoir is just one of the test products. Once it is confirmed that the volcanic ash cement is as rumored, then Wall Village can ask Helensa
The city transports this new type of building materials to replace the original stone or wooden houses. In the future, Wall Village can also form a construction team to build gorgeous Baroque-style buildings everywhere. What other business can be more profitable than real estate?
Before Surdak could finish his words, he was directly interrupted by the old village chief.
The old village chief said excitedly: "Yes, when all these reservoirs are built, the village will no longer have to worry about being unable to farm during the dry season. At least some chickpeas and cassava can be planted on the ridges in spring, as long as they can sustain
In the rainy season, everything will get better. If there is enough water in the reservoir, the yield of these wheat fields will not decrease, and everyone will no longer worry about food rations. Only food is the most real thing."
"..."
Surdak knew that now was not the best time to talk about the construction team and real estate. Even if he said it, the old village chief probably wouldn't understand it. Instead, some of the benefits that the reservoir in front of him could bring gradually emerged.
His eyes passed over the village of Woer and saw a large tidal flat on the far side of the river bend below the village. If a large amount of rainwater had not gathered here during the rainy season, causing terrible waterlogging, perhaps that tidal flat would have been the most fertile soil.
, the rotten reeds and red thatch made the mud extremely fertile.
Surdak pointed to the tidal flat downstream of the village and said with emotion: "These reservoirs are built. When the rainy season comes, the rainwater washed down from the mountains will first gather in the reservoirs until the fifth level is reached.
Only when the reservoir is full will the excess rainwater flow into the tidal flat downstream. I plan to dig a drainage channel on the tidal flat downstream of the village during the dry season next spring, and all the excess rainwater will flow into the drainage channel.
, In this way, the tidal flat will no longer be dry and waterless in winter and spring, but will instantly turn into a swamp full of water during the rainy season. To us, that piece of land will be a large area.
Fertile soil.”
There is probably nothing in the world that impresses the old village chief more than land. After hearing Suldak's thoughts, his eyes lit up. With his many years of farming experience, he certainly knows what kind of land is more suitable.
His lips trembled a little, and the delicious vegetable soup even became bland and tasteless. His slightly cloudy eyes looked hard into the distance, as if a beautiful picture had appeared in his eyes.
The old village chief nodded repeatedly and said: "The tidal flats are full of fertile mature soil. No matter what you plant, you can have a good harvest. As long as the floods can be solved, it will be a large area of fertile land. As long as the reservoir can be built, tomorrow spring
I will take people to open up wasteland in that tidal flat. The deserted land outside the Paglos Pass does not follow 433. The Green Empire does not like the land here. By then you will get 60% of the land.
Whoever reclaims the tidal flats will get the remaining 40%."
"Why do you want to give me so much land?" Surdak asked in surprise.
The old village chief took it for granted at this time and said to Suldak: "This will be your fiefdom. After you become the lord here, whoever reclaims new farmland here will naturally have one of yours."
Share."
"...This is a rule, and you have spent so much effort to build a reservoir and harvest that tidal flat."
The old village chief seemed to have discovered the ultimate goal of Surdak's insistence on spending huge sums of money to build the reservoir. He was indeed very far-sighted.
"..." Surdak did not understand the laws of the Green Empire.
The coolies carried volcanic ash all day long, and at night they rubbed each other's cramped legs outside the yurt.
Suldak thought that the complete sets of axles that Karl ordered for him would arrive in Wall Village tomorrow together with the materials he purchased, and he said: "Forty sets of axles will probably be delivered tomorrow. As long as these can be delivered,
With so many axles installed, we will have twenty-three carriages, and there will be no need to use manpower to carry the ash."
The old village chief smiled bitterly and sighed: "The women in the village still hope to earn a good sum of money by carrying volcanic ash, so they don't want to put the carriages together."
Surdak shook his head. Carrying volcanic ash is such a heavy job. Even if the strong men in the village work for several days, if they don't know how to adjust, their bodies will inevitably collapse. What's more, women whose physical strength is far inferior to men will inevitably collapse.
Said: "When the transportation capacity of the volcanic ash is sufficient, we will need more lime powder. At that time, we can set up a mill specifically for grinding lime powder. Women in the village who want to work can be arranged to work in the mill."
"A mill for grinding lime powder?" the old village chief asked doubtfully.
"Well!" Suldak said to the old village chief: "I found that many people in the village have stone troughs for pounding wheat?"
The old village chief nodded and said: "In the past, the village organized strong laborers to go to the quarry to find work after the harvest festival. These stone troughs were carried back from the quarry at that time. However... since Digo Village came to
A windmill was built on the edge of the Grand Canyon, so few people in the village pounded wheat at home. It was easier to carry the wheat to the mill, and these stone troughs were left idle."
Surdak took out a charcoal pencil and found that the parchment in front of him was already filled with various figures. He directly drew the sluice gate of the reservoir with a few strokes on the big stone in front of the two people, and then drew under the sluice gate.
A waterwheel... Obviously if the sluice is in the center of the primary reservoir, it will flow directly into the secondary reservoir. In this case, the waterwheel cannot be placed, and the watergates can only be placed on both sides of the reservoir.
Only then can two waterwheels be put down at the edge.
Then he explained to the old village chief: "I want to build a waterwheel next to the sluice of the reservoir. Then we will have our own mill. We can build a simple mill first. Even if we can't grind wheat, it doesn't matter."
, then coarsely grind lime powder first, and when the reservoir is built later, it will not be easy to grind wheat..."
"Waterwheel mill?" The old village chief did not expect that a waterwheel could be installed in such a stepped reservoir. It was not difficult to talk about it, but no one had ever thought about it.
Suldak continued to explain to the old village chief: "Actually, this thing is not much different from a windmill..."
Of course it won't be difficult. When Digo Village built the windmill, as one of the designers, the old village chief once visited the major mills around the city of Helensa. Naturally, he was extremely familiar with the windmill.
, Otherwise, how could the villagers of Wall Village be eligible to use the windmill in Digo Village for free...
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Surdak walked into the house under the bright moonlight. Gubolai Ma stood beside the material trough and chewed grass leisurely. The saddle on its body had been removed. Gubolai Ma saw Surdak walking into the door and casually
I flicked my ponytail twice, not sure whether it was to welcome him or to ward off mosquitoes and flies.
Every time at this time in autumn, mosquitoes and flies always swoop on me desperately.
The oil lamp was still on in the main house. Suldak paused at the door and saw old Sheila still sitting in the house, seemingly teaching Rita how to sew linen shoes with wooden soles. Then he walked into the house and talked to old Sheila.
Saying hello, Rita saw Suldak coming back from outside, her big eyes looking at him full of expectation.
Surdak smiled and said, "I was in a hurry to go to Helensa City this time. I didn't ask you what you wanted me to bring. I just bought it when I passed by the grocery store. Don't think this gift is too shabby!"
After saying that, she took out a beautiful comb from her arms and handed it to Rita. Rita's face, which was flushed by the sun, was particularly attractive. She took the comb with joy. When she was in a good mood, she would
Narrowing her eyes, Rita inserted the comb into her thick golden hair and whispered to Suldak in a somewhat embarrassed voice: "Actually, you don't always have to buy us gifts... I want to say, this gift
I love so much!"
"You have been working hard for a few days, so take a good rest!" Old Sheila said to Suldak.
Suldak nodded and said, "Then I'm going to rest."
Walking out of the main house, Suldak saw Natasha carrying a bucket of steaming hot water and pouring it into the bathroom bucket. It was hard to believe how her slender waist could carry such a big one.
When the man from the barrel saw that old Sheila and Rita were not coming out of the main room, he quickly came over and hugged Natasha's slender waist from behind.
Natasha was startled at first. She looked behind her and saw that it was Suldak, so she put down the big wooden barrel in her hand. But then she found that the two of them were close to each other, and her cheeks immediately turned red.
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At this time, old Sheila and Rita were both awake in the main room. Naturally, Natasha was unwilling to let Surdak take advantage at this time, and she did not dare to push him away hard. She could only try her best to hold Suldak down and try to explore.
With her hands in her clothes, she looked towards the main room, worried that someone would come out from there. She bit her lip and begged softly: "Hurry up and let me go. I will be hit by Rita soon and I will laugh to death from her."
of."
Surdak hugged Natasha's soft body and of course refused to let go. He searched for Natasha's soft lips and wondered how Natasha could break free from Surdak's arms. Just when she was about to lose herself,
Only by whispering to Surdak that he would come to him secretly after everyone went to bed was he able to escape.
Surdak didn't care who Natasha prepared the hot water for, so he got into the wooden bucket and took a comfortable hot bath. As expected, not long after, Rita held a pile of cleanly washed linen clothes and put them
These clothes were placed on the wooden rack next to the barrel, and he complained to Suldak: "You are in a hurry. Natasha was obviously boiling water for me, so why are you taking it..."
Surdak huddled in the big wooden barrel and pretended to be asleep, ignoring Rita at all.
Rita had no choice but to turn around and walk out.
After taking a bath, all the fatigue was gone. Suldak returned to his room and lay on the wooden bed. He fell asleep in a daze due to his relaxation. Before he woke up from his dream, he felt a warm feeling.
With her soft body in his arms, Suldak opened his eyes and found that Natasha had quietly slipped into the house with wet hair, as if she had just taken a shower.
When she saw Suldak asleep, she wanted to sneak away quietly, but she happened to be seen by Suldak who had just woken up and hugged him...