Before Shen Bing arrived, Wang Jian introduced Xu Ying:
"That's our army's artillery engineer Shen Bing, who is extremely skilled in his skills."
"If Nei Shi needs anything, just feel free to leave it to him."
Shen Bing would be ashamed if he heard this.
In fact, he was not competent in woodworking, so he left it to Cang to do it himself.
But of course others would not think so, including the gunners and craftsmen, who thought that Shen Bing disdained such low-level carpentry work.
Then Shen Bing appeared in front of everyone, barefoot, with brown clothes on his upper body and trousers on the lower body. He was made of mud and dirt and was dripping with water.
Seeing this, Wang Jian couldn't help but frowned and scolded:
"How can you be so rude in front of a great sage?"
But Xu Ying laughed:
"It's not in the way, it's not in the way."
"It is natural to cultivate fields and open canals."
"I am not afraid of the general's ridicule. If I were not nearly 70 years old, I would be going to the fields barefoot at this time."
There was a burst of laughter around him, but a lot of that laughter was embarrassing.
Because few of them have ever worked in the fields, and quite a few of them even regard farming as a menial job, something vulgar and inferior people do.
When Shen Bing saw Xu Ying's words and deeds, he immediately felt a bit cordial.
They are all working people!
Unlike other dignitaries, who always talk about seniority, status, and status. Are you tired?
Yang Duanhe introduced from the side:
"This is farmer Xu Ying, who governs millet history."
"I will teach you how to make tangerines later, but please remember carefully."
Shen Bing agreed and then saluted Xu Ying:
"My artillerymen and engineers have met with the internal history."
Xu Ying nodded, with some surprise in his eyes:
"Being an engineer at such a young age must be something special."
Then he turned around and told the disciple standing next to him:
"Zhang Ge went with the engineers to build a tangerine."
I thought about it but felt uneasy, so I confessed again:
"You need to explain the key points to the engineer so that the engineer can imitate it."
Zhang Ge responded, raised his head to Shen Bing, and took a few farm disciples to the wood pile a few steps away to get busy.
At first, Shen Bing was a little nervous.
Orange?
This name sounds very noble.
In addition, Yang Duanhe and Xu Ying successively asked to read the key points carefully...
It won’t be easy!
But Shen Bing doesn’t know carpentry, what if he can’t learn it?
How about calling Cang Lai?
Or ask Fatty Tun to bring some pen and ink so that he can write it down...
However, Shen Bing was not allowed to do this in full view of the public.
He could only bite the bullet and follow behind Zhang Ge and others.
Zhang Ge’s men introduced while busy:
"Jujue is divided into three levels."
"The first layer is the base, which consists of two logs with holes drilled at the top and firmly inserted into the ground."
Shen Bing said "Oh" and Ji Ji wrote it down.
Wait, why does this name sound so familiar?
I seem to have heard it somewhere!
I'm going, yes...
Of course Zhang Ge didn't know what Shen Bing was thinking, so he continued:
"The second floor is the axis, which can move up and down."
"There is another vertical wood in the center of the axis, which is used to connect the third floor."
"The third layer is the top of the tree, which is connected to the tree by vertical trees and can be moved left and right."
"In this way, the branches can move up, down, left, and right freely."
…
Uh-huh, Shen Bing couldn't help but nodded, waiting for Zhang Ge to continue.
Unexpectedly, there was no sound for a long time. I looked up at Zhang Ge and saw that he was already busy with his work.
Is that the end?
that's all?
Or sensing Shen Bing's confused expression, Zhang Ge said:
"The words may be difficult to understand."
"We'll know when we make one and try it."
"As an engineer, this kind of woodcraft shouldn't be difficult."
Shen Bing:......
What the hell?!
You fucking call this thing "not difficult"?
Are you still worried that I won’t be able to learn?
Isn't it just a lever?
It looks a bit like the cannon tip of a trebuchet. The difference is that there is an extra vertical tree so that the cannon tip can rotate left and right.
etc……
Shen Bing asked doubtfully:
"What is this orange... used for?"
Zhang Ge looked at Shen Bing as if he were a country bumpkin who had never seen the world, and replied with disdain:
"The drought here is so severe, and the Jumei is built by the river, so it is naturally used to collect water."
Shen Bing said "Oh".
Then I felt something was wrong. Can such a lever also draw water?
Could it be...
Shen Bing blinked and blinked as he looked at them with a helpless expression.
During this period, Wang Jian saw Shen Bing doing nothing and urged him:
"Has the engineer memorized everything?"
Shen Bing replied:
"I've noted it, I've noted it."
Zhang Ge and others finished their work after a while.
Sure enough, as Shen Bing thought, this is a lever that can move up, down, left, and right.
Then, Zhang Ge tied a big wooden barrel on one end and a stone on the other end.
Xu Ying introduced to everyone:
"The reason why we tied the stone is that we found that the power of its two ends can offset the left and right."
"So there is a benefit of four taels and a thousand catties of water."
"The amount of water that usually requires two people to lift can be easily lifted by one person using Juekai."
Everyone praised him, even though many people didn't understand what Xu Ying was talking about.
Zhang Ge proudly raised his head towards Shen Bing and said:
"You have to look carefully."
"Don't let your jaw drop in shock!"
As he spoke, he lifted the top of the vine and moved it, and the barrel at the other end swung into the river.
Zhang Ge manipulated the tip of the tree to continue lowering it, and then with a shaking movement, the bucket of water was slowly lifted up, and then rotated back to the shore.
Someone at the other end responded and poured the bucket of water into the ditch.
Everyone couldn't help but exclaimed in unison, and then said hello one after another.
Xu Ying introduced again:
"This thing can be operated by two people."
"If there is one on the left and one on the right, it can supply water to a ditch."
"Although the amount of water is small, if we allocate manpower to operate it in turns."
"By continuing to collect water day and night, the drought may be alleviated."
Wang Jian was overjoyed and said:
"This product is very good. I will order someone to copy it right away."
"The internal history has made great achievements during this trip."
"Wang Jian thanked the internal history on behalf of the dry land soldiers and civilians of the three counties."
Wang Jian was good at official skills, so he naturally knew that what Xu Ying wanted was not a reward but the evaluation of the people, so he went along with it.
Sure enough, Xu Ying felt a little overwhelmed by such a compliment. He gently stroked his beard and replied with a hint of pride on his face:
"Hey, General, that's wrong."
"This is what I promised, so why should I be grateful?"
"I just hope that in the coming year the people will suffer less and die less hungry, so that I will feel at ease as I age."
Here Zhang Ge looked at Shen Bing with a challenging look and asked:
"how?"
"Do you know the use of this orange?"
"Have you learned it yet?"
Shen Bing nodded with difficulty with his mouth half open and replied:
"I know, I know."
"I learned it, I learned it!"
At this time, there was a burst of cheers from the river, and Fatty Tun shouted excitedly:
"Master, it's done, the waterwheel is done!"
Cang Ye shouted:
"Brother, your method can indeed work."
"What you said is indeed true. It can really scoop water to a high place on its own!"
…
Shen Bing was speechless: I really didn't mean to embarrass you.