When everyone saw the mud and rocks being extracted from the bamboo tube, everyone's eyes widened.
"What's going on? How come the mud and rocks from the ground come out on their own?"
"Is there a monster underground helping?"
"Do you have the ability to summon ghosts and gods?"
"What kind of method is this? Why can't I see it? There is obviously no spiritual power fluctuation!" Bai Liangpu and Yang Shan were both surprised.
In this world, there are indeed some extraordinary means that can accomplish this kind of thing. But those are all special talents and those with advanced cultivation.
In front of them, Zhang Beichen was able to send mud and rocks from the ground to the surface without relying on any spiritual power. They found it difficult to understand.
The excavation is still going on. Through the lever device and manual impact drill, the well is being dug very fast!
What Zhang Beichen said was conservative. In fact, it didn't take two hours at all.
Just an hour later, the mud and rocks pulled out from the ground became increasingly moist, and even mud appeared!
At this time, the total length of the buried bamboo tubes was nearly 600 feet!
Coupled with the depth of ground excavation, the depth of excavation at this time is already close to the underground water layer!
Everyone looked down at the bottom of the well until one of the guards exclaimed: "There's water! There's muddy water!"
I saw muddy water rising from the bamboo tubes. The groundwater has been pumped out and is still mixed with mud.
As the water continues to gush out, the well water becomes clearer and clearer.
"Water has really come out!" The officers were excited, and the soldiers also exclaimed: "This well is seven or eight hundred feet deep, right? How many hours did it take us to dig it out?"
"It's water, there is really water!" Yu Yong and others burst into tears when they saw water emerging from the bamboo tube. It is difficult for ordinary people to understand their feelings. They struggled to survive in this barren land.
Every year, in order to grab water, they have to risk their lives and fight with others. They should have been old enough to live long, but they became murderers for water!
If water could have been produced a few years ago, why would they do this?
The people even cheered: "Water has come out, water has come out of the well!"
"Master Zhang is mighty!"
"Sir Zhang is really a man of God. I heard that powerful people can control ghosts and gods. You must have ordered the ghosts and gods to draw well water for us!"
"There is water. We finally have another well in Baiyang County!"
There were cheers everywhere, and even the prisoners who were tied up and had expressions of displeasure just now were cheering and crying.
"Brother, how...how did he do this?" Bai Liangju was dumbfounded. He couldn't understand why a small bamboo tube, no more than a bowl-sized well, could penetrate eight hundred feet into the ground and bring out water.
!
"You ask me, how do I know?" Bai Liangpu was also depressed.
If drilling a well was so easy, they would have done it long ago!
He glanced around, and now even the arrested prisoners were shouting Zhang Beichen's name.
"Where did this kid come from? He has such a method!" Bai Liangpu cursed in his heart. He knew that as long as Zhang Beichen could solve the water problem for the people, in the hearts of the residents of Baiyang County, he would be their savior!
Zhang Beichen's prestige will be greatly improved, and no one will be able to oppose him!
Yang Shan looked at the well water with a resentful expression. Baiyang County's ability to produce well water is a good thing for the people of the county, but it is not good for him!
Because this well is not his!
"My lord, you are so good at it, Che Yang admires it!" Che Yang said with a cupped hand.
Liu Wen, Ah Da and others even worshiped directly and said: "Your Majesty, you are so powerful that you dig wells for the people, and your merits are immeasurable!"
Zhang Beichen looked at Yu Yong and others and asked: "Now the county has fulfilled its promise and dug out the well water. After that, the county will order people to continue to use this method to dig wells, so that everyone in Baiyang County can
Drink water, use water. What else can you say?"
Yu Yong stretched out his hand, took a cup of well water, and drank it all in one gulp, as did everyone else.
"This is our fate!" Yu Yong sighed deeply, then turned around and knelt down towards Zhang Beichen.
He said: "Your Excellency digs wells for the people and is worshiped by the old man!"
As he spoke, he bowed his head, as did several others.
Zhang Beichen said: "This is what I should do. You should not fight with weapons, let alone kill!"
"The number of people killed in Qin every year due to fighting with weapons is more than twice as many as those killed on the battlefield! If everyone is like this, how can the people of Qin survive, and how can the state of Qin survive?"
After hearing his words, the veterans were ashamed.
"It would be too reckless of me to wait!"
"Hey, if Mr. Zhang had come to Baiyang County a few years ago, why would he be like this?"
Yu Yong took a deep breath, and then with firm eyes, he turned to look at everyone and said: "Old guys, this time we violated the law!"
"Now that Mr. Zhang has solved the problem of draft and water for our descendants, why should we embarrass Mr. Zhang?"
"Since you have committed a capital crime, why not end it yourself and let us use our lives to legislate for Mr. Zhang and the people! Are you afraid?"
After hearing his words, none of the veterans showed fear, but said: "As Qin people and Qin soldiers, what should we fear?"
They shouted to the people around them: "Please remember, you must strictly abide by the law from now on and take us as a warning!"
After saying this, Yu Yong knocked his head hard against a stone and died immediately.
The same is true for other veterans, and all felons on death row will die here!
Seeing such a scene, Zhang Beichen couldn't help but feel regretful, "Although they broke the law, they are all good men. Let's give them a good burial!"
The people were silent, and the veterans and others were very prestigious. If Zhang Beichen had killed them before, they would definitely not comply.
But now, Zhang Beichen dug out the well for them, and the veterans voluntarily committed suicide for the sake of Dharma rectification, and everyone chose to observe silence.
At this time, Zhang Beichen's aura suddenly surged, and the black bird's shadow appeared again. It dropped a wisp of pure spiritual energy from heaven and earth and fell on Zhang Beichen.
All the energy that Zhang Beichen had just lost was replenished. Not only that, the air pockets in his body were actually condensed into a liquid state.
His cultivation has reached the second level!
"It's the resonance of heaven and earth again!" Hu Cheng looked at Zhang Beichen and couldn't help but feel envious in his heart.
"I call myself a genius and it took me three years to practice martial arts from the first realm to the second realm! But he went directly from the early stage of the first realm to the early stage of the second realm in just one month!"
"But if you think about it carefully, his cultivation is not easier than mine. If he hadn't dug a deep well to get water today, he would have been killed by the broken law today! This man is indeed a genius!"
"Damn it, hate it!" Bai Liangpu, Bai Liangju, Yang Shan and others all cursed in their hearts. They deliberately put on this play together to plot against Zhang Beichen.
For this reason, they also killed some people. They thought they could "break" Zhang Beichen, but they didn't expect that they actually let the other party use this method to resolve it. Not only did the Legalist's cultivation level improve, but they also gained huge fame!
From now on, in Baiyang County, no one will dare to violate Zhang Beichen's laws easily! His position as county magistrate is now secure!
Zhang Beichen ordered the officers to collect the bodies of the veterans, while the people and thousands of prisoners were still waiting for his subsequent trial.
Bai Liangju asked: "Master Zhang, I know that you enforce the law strictly, do you still want to kill all the people who come forward?"
Zhang Beichen glanced at him and said, "Of course not. Crimes vary according to severity. Repeat murderers have already been punished."
He looked at the many prisoners, who were anxiously waiting for his punishment.
Zhang Beichen pronounced the sentence: "Most of you are accomplices, but there are also those who hurt others. This county announces that all ordinary prisoners will be sentenced to three to five years of hard labor depending on the degree of injury!"
"Misdemeanor offenders and accomplices will be sentenced to six months to one year of hard labor. During the hard labor period, the county government will cover your board and lodging, and you will have the opportunity to go home to visit once a month. If you behave well, you can be released early. If you commit another crime
, crime plus one!”
"All those sentenced to hard labor will be assigned to dig wells, build canals and reservoirs in Baiyang County! Did you hear that?"
The prisoners were worried at first, but upon hearing Zhang Beichen's punishment, they felt relieved. Although they were working as laborers, they were digging wells, building reservoirs and canals for the county, and they would be using them themselves when the time came, so it was not difficult to accept it.
Moreover, board and lodging are included, and they have the opportunity to go back and take care of their children every month, which is much better than they imagined.
Everyone shouted: "I heard it, sir."
"Despicable!" Bai Liangpu and Yang Shanfei were furious. You must know that the people participating in the fight were all their tribesmen, slaves and tenants.
There are thousands of people. Zhang Beichen directly turned these thousands of people into his free labor force. These people have not complained yet. This will be a heavy blow to the Baiyang family!
"Sir, how can we have so much food?" Liu Wen reminded Zhang Beichen in a low voice that such a large-scale project cannot be done by just one person. It can feed thousands of people for several years, so how can we have so much food?
"Of course he does!" A voice suddenly sounded, with a clear voice and a hint of coercion.
Everyone looked back and saw a person galloping over on a white horse. On the white horse was a woman in a black and red robe. She was tall, with a cold and aloof face, and was wearing gorgeous accessories. She galloped on the horse, wearing a robe.
Swaying in the wind, extraordinarily heroic!
Seeing her face, Bai Liangpu, Yang Shan and others were shocked and quickly knelt down.
Che Yang also led a group of soldiers to kneel on the ground and shouted: "Greetings to your Majesty!"