Lu Xiuer followed Honglian and walked out of the second hall and walked towards the inner office. She wanted to stay by Su Hao's side, but the magistrate had spoken. Even if she disobeyed, Su Hao would not stand for her at all.
She could only be at the mercy of others as to what she said.
Seeing Lu Xiuer walking away, Su Hao smiled and said to Han Wen: "Sir, my sister-in-law has been staying in the country and has never seen much of the world, but she made your master and master laugh."
"My sister is so innocent and innocent, and I fell in love with her at first sight." Han Wen said with a smile. He also has a daughter, so speaking like this will not make Su Hao think of inappropriate things.
"Brother Su, please sit down." Fang Mengjin greeted from the side.
"That's right, sit down and talk." Han Wen also said.
Although Han Wen and Fang Mengjin showed a virtuous and unreasonable appearance, Su Hao was just a scholar after all. Of course, he was not qualified to sit on an equal footing with the county magistrate and could only sit on both sides. Han Wen returned to the main seat, and Fang Mengjin
Jin called the yamen servants to pour tea for everyone, then he sat across from Su Hao and began to talk.
Naturally, the conversation started with some pleasantries. Han Wen asked about Su Hao's age and family background, and asked a few questions about his study status, and then said with emotion: "This is really a talented person from a poor family. Su Hao lost his father when he was young, and his family is poor.
, but he can become such a great talent, and he can be regarded as a model for scholars all over the world."
"Your Excellency, that's too much." Su Hao said, "How dare the students with their weak talents be so ridiculously praised by Your Majesty."
"Su Hao, I heard from Zheng Chun that you pointed out four well locations to him, and water came out of each well location, and the water volume was exactly as you estimated. Is this serious?" Fang Mengjin finally transferred in.
Main topic.
Su Hao nodded and said: "What Zheng Chun said is true. The students were worried about the drought and boldly chose several well locations. Fortunately, they all were chosen correctly."
"This kind of thing can't be done by luck." Fang Mengjin smiled slightly and said, "Su Hao, do you know how many abandoned wells it takes on average to find a good well so far in this county?"
"Students don't know." Su Hao replied.
Fang Mengjin said: "It takes almost every three abandoned wells to produce one good well. In your Zhegui Township, the situation is even worse. Before you, Zheng Chun drilled a total of 15 wells, and each of them was abandoned. And
The several well locations you pointed out are all good wells. The difference between them can probably be explained by more than just luck, right?"
Su Hao also laughed. He said he was lucky. Of course, he didn't expect this excuse to fool him. It was just a humble statement. Since he agreed to come to see Han Wen, he naturally planned to show off his talent in finding water, but
, He has no intention of imitating Lei Feng and doing good deeds. If he is asked to help the county government find water, he will definitely not do it without giving him some reward.
"Without knowing the magistrate and Master Fang, the student has indeed learned some basic knowledge about well exploration. Although I cannot say that it is foolproof, it is more accurate than that Chen Shengun, so the student is still confident." Su Hao said.
"Oh? From whom did Su Xiucai learn the art of well exploration?" Han Wen asked curiously.
Su Hao said: "The art of well exploration that students learn is not my Chinese knowledge, but the way of investigating things from other countries. I learned it from a Buddhist missionary."
The word "Gewu" comes from the Book of Rites, and by the end of the Qing Dynasty, it was used to refer to Western physics. Su Hao's geology is also based on physics, so there is nothing wrong with claiming to be the way of "Gewu".
In that era, Europeans had begun to come to China one after another. The Europeans who came to China had no more than two identities, one was businessmen, and the other was missionaries. Among them, European businessmen were only in some
activities in coastal ports, while missionaries are not restricted by geography and travel throughout the country to preach.
Two years ago, a missionary from an unknown European country passed through Fengcheng. Su Hao happened to be in the county seat at that time asking for help from a gentleman at the academy, and he saw the missionary on the street. Of course, at that time, Su Hao didn't know what he was doing.
Maybe he went to ask a missionary for advice. Even if he really wanted to teach him something like physics, chemistry, etc., he would probably reject it as a "wonderful skill".
The person who had casually glanced at him at that time was now being used as a shield by Su Hao. He knew that if he wanted to help the government in the future, his scientific and technological knowledge from later generations would definitely be exposed. This knowledge cannot be attributed to some ancient fragments.
, it cannot be said that it was given by some great immortal in a dream. It is most appropriate to push it to Western missionaries. If you have the ability, you can go to Europe to research it.
"Brother Su learned his knowledge from the Yi people. This is really unbelievable." Fang Mengjin was surprised. "How is the method of digging wells of the Yi people different from the Feng Shui masters of the Ming Dynasty? Brother Su
Can you explain something?"
Su Hao nodded and said: "This principle is quite simple to say. Westerners believe that the place we are in is a huge sphere called the earth. The earth is wrapped in layers of rocks. Over the years,
During the evolution, these rocks were folded, so mountains and deep valleys appeared on the earth."
"The place we live in is a ball? It's really ridiculous." Fang Mengjin commented softly.
"This theory of the earth is indeed bizarre. However, the rocks that Su Xiucai mentioned are folded. This county has seen this situation before." Han Wen nodded and said.
Su Hao was too lazy to explain the earth's problems to the two ancients. This topic could not be discussed in a day or two. In fact, Magellan's circumnavigation had been completed 70 years ago.
China refuses to accept Western theories, so the concept of the earth is still a fallacy even in the minds of scholars such as Han Wen.
What Su Hao wanted to say was the issue of rock folds, because the distribution of shallow groundwater is related to this issue. With Han Wen's consent, he took a piece of paper and drew a schematic diagram on the paper with a brush.
I explained to Han Wen and Fang Mengjin what kind of structures are water storage structures, and combined with my own practice of surveying well locations in Zhegui Township, I gave an overview of the survey methods.
"I see."
This question was not too complicated in the first place. Both Han Wen and Fang Mengjin were well-read poetry and books with high IQs. In addition, Su Hao himself explained it very well, so the two of them understood it all at once.
"It seems that this Yi people's method is quite ingenious. However, it is far beyond what ordinary people can do to see the synclines and anticlines that Su Xiucai mentioned. Su Xiucai only learned a few lessons from the Yi people.
Today, I have such an experience, I am really talented." Fang Mengjin praised.
Han Wen said: "Su Hao, are you willing to share this teaching with the people in our county's government office? In this way, we can get twice the result with half the effort in digging wells in our county. This is also a major matter related to the livelihood of the people in the county."
Su Hao nodded and said: "The magistrate has an order, how dare students disobey it? However, I have only learned a superficial lesson from the Yi people. If I teach it to others, I am afraid that the learner will get a discount. Besides, this
The method of surveying terrain lies in continuous understanding. It may be difficult for others to master this skill in a hurry."
"Sir, I think what Su Hao said is reasonable. I just listened to Su Hao's explanation of the structure of the rock formations, and I understand the truth. But if I ask myself, I'm afraid I can't guess the direction of the rock formations based on just a few ravines. Nowadays, I'm afraid it's impossible.
There is no delay in digging the well, so it is not too late for Su Hao to teach his skills to others after the drought is lifted." Fang Mengjin said what he wanted to say on Su Hao's behalf. Before he could think of it, Su Hao had
Such a technique can also be used to make a living. If he can easily teach this technique to others, I am afraid he is still a little reluctant.
Han Wen also understood what Fang Mengjin meant. He smiled and said: "What the master said is absolutely true, but I was too anxious. Su Hao, since you think that others can't learn your skills for a while, are you willing to suffer the consequences?"
Are you hired by this county to go to various villages to give instructions on how to dig wells?"
"This..." Su Hao deliberately calmed down and said: "The matter of digging wells affects the whole county. The students should not refuse. However, the students only have a widowed mother and a little sister at home. Farming in the fields cannot be neglected for a day. I
If you're not at home, I'm afraid..."
"Hey, it's just a trivial matter, how can the county magistrate make it difficult for you?" Fang Mengjin took over Su Hao's words and said: "Since the county government hired you to do things, naturally I won't treat you badly in terms of remuneration. That's right.
For these rewards, you can hire tenants to farm for your family, but how can you let the old lady and your sister do the work?"
Han Wen said: "Su Hao, you are a talented and learned man. It is really a waste to do menial work in the fields. I want to hire you to work as an errand in the county government, specializing in digging wells. Although the salary is meager, it is enough to support you.
Mother and sister are married, what do you think?"
"This matter is too important. I'm sorry that the student dare not agree immediately." Su Hao deliberately pretended to be embarrassed.