Transmigrated into a female county magistrate during a famine, leading her country to prosperity

The sun sets but the heat remains unabated.

The laborers were packing up their tools in groups of three or four. Zeng Tongshi called together all the managers on the dam and told them about the decision made that afternoon.

"Master Zeng, are you kidding? Not only can we avoid working at noon, but we can also take turns to rest?"

There were dozens of managers and team leaders on the dam, both big and small. Someone howled loudly, attracting the attention of the laborers.

Almost instantly, Zeng Tongshi saw the expectation in the workers' eyes, which was even hotter than the red sunset.

He raised his voice and said, "During the hottest hour and a half at noon, we will not work. You can rest at the rest area on the dam, or go home if you live close to home. But this hour and a half must be made up at other times, and the construction period cannot be delayed."

"We know, we know!" The laborers came closer and closer, "Sir, we would like to come an hour and a half earlier, so that it will be cooler in the morning and we will be more energetic!"

"We think it's OK!" A female laborer's voice penetrated the crowd and reached Zeng Tongshi's ears clearly: "Master Zeng, thank you and Master Shen. You are the best officials we have ever seen! Look, in such a hot day, aren't you and Master Shen guarding the dam every day?"

Zeng Tongshi felt that he did not deserve such praise, and smiled and shook his head: "Since no one has any objection, let's do it this way for today. All managers should stay for a while and have dinner on the dam, and then we will discuss the arrangements for tomorrow."

Not far away, Shen Zheng and Mr. Qiao were still thinking about the fan.

The diversion channel is not as spacious as the river channel, and the water flow is faster, which is actually a good thing for the hydraulic fan.

Several guide wheel axes can be extended from a driving wheel, and each guide wheel connected to a driven disk can drive a fan.

According to Shen Zheng's estimation, the active disk in the channel can now drive at least three more driven disks, achieving one-to-four.

When the two were discussing how to implement it, the laborers came over together.

What they wanted to say was very simple, so simple that they left before Shen Zheng even stood up.

"Master Shen, thank you, and may you live a long life."

Looking at the figures running away, Shen Zheng felt sad and bitter.

The famous saying "A big mouth above, running around to death below" suddenly took on another concrete meaning.

......

After having dinner on the dam, it was still light outside.

Shen Zheng and Mr. Qiao thought about it and went straight to the tool shed.

In the shed were all the equipment that Lin Fanyun brought today.

It is said that laymen see the excitement while experts see the details. In addition to Mr. Qiao, several officials from the Ministry of Industry, including Zeng Tongshi, also noticed the unusualness of these tools.

With the idea that "I can learn real skills by following Lord Shen", Zeng Tongshi and his companions simply stayed in the tool shed.

Shen Zheng was not stingy and told them her ideas.

"There is a height difference on the dam, and carrying heavy objects is time-consuming, laborious and inconvenient, so I drew some drawings of labor-saving devices. If they can be used on the dam, it can also speed up the progress."

She took out a stack of blueprints from her bag, compared them with the equipment in the shed, and introduced them to them one by one: "The inclined pulley transport vehicle is composed of an iron shaft, wooden pulleys and hemp ropes, which can save 80% of the labor."

Zeng Tongshi looked at those plain wooden wheels and asked blankly, "Eighty, eighty percent?"

Isn't this equivalent to the fact that a heavy job that originally required five people can now be completed by one person after using the tools?

Not only did Lord Shen draw such a labor-saving tool easily, he even had craftsmen make it?

Shen Zheng nodded slightly and continued the introduction.

"The tripod pulley jack can fix the iron rod and put it accurately into the groove of the dam body. Only five people are needed to operate the whole set of tools."

"Five... five people?"

Zeng Tongshi turned to look at the iron officer, who was shocked. "Sir Shen, the iron rods to fix the dam were originally... 20 people per team."

Shen Zheng said, "Once the tools are assembled and tested tomorrow, we can reduce the number of people, which will probably effectively shorten the construction period."

Amid the increasingly shocked gazes of the crowd, Shen Zheng kept moving. He opened his mouth, raised his hand, and a new tool came into being.

"The drum cement mixer shortens the mixing time and prevents cement from agglomerating."

"The screw jack replaces the 'skid lift', which saves effort and allows the lifting height to be controlled."

"A pedal-operated stone crusher..."

"Multi-bearing wheelbarrow..."

"..."

As the sky gradually darkened, Shen Zheng's voice was gradually replaced by the sound of insects. Zeng Tongshi and his companions stood there, stunned.

Several people supported each other and left the dam, muttering: "It feels like Master Shen's day is my whole life..."

"That's an understatement. I haven't even invented a fan in my lifetime..."

"Please stop talking! It's making it worse!"

......

The sky was dotted with stars, and Shen Zheng finally boarded the carriage back home.

When the carriage entered the city gate, the sound of horse hooves could be heard from behind, followed by a cloud of dust that was extremely choking.

Old Qiao stuck his head out of the carriage, coughed a few times, and then complained: "The method of making cement mortar has been handed over to the Ministry of Industry, so why is there still mud at the city gate? This Ministry of Industry... is up to something."

Shen Zheng lifted the curtain of the carriage and recalled the sound she heard when the horses passed by.

This thing... shouldn't be able to appear in the Great Zhou, right?

"What are you thinking about?" Old Qiao tapped her gently.

Shen Zheng came back to her senses. "Nothing, I must have heard it wrong. What did you just say?"

Old Qiao glanced at her suspiciously. "I say, this muddy ground is slippery when it rains, and dusty when it blows. Why isn't the city gate paved with three-cement soil? Even our county can't compare to it."

Instead of going to the capital, it would be better to move the capital to Tongan County.

From now on it will be called Tongan Capital!

Shen Zheng looked at the dust raised by the carriage and said with a smile: "The city gate is not like other places. People come and go every day. If we want to start construction here, we have to plan it carefully."

"Plan, plan, plan..." Old Qiao mimicked, "I think you are still not capable enough. Why don't we let our Xiao Xu come to help? Xiao Xu is so smart, why is he willing to be a small clerk?"

Shen Zheng laughed: "If not the chief clerk, what else can I be? County magistrate? What should I do then?"

"You can't be the county magistrate for your whole life." Old Qiao suddenly became serious: "To be honest, I think Xiao Xu is a very down-to-earth person. If you return to Beijing in the future, you can leave the county to him. Everyone will be relieved and you won't have to worry about anything."

Shen Zheng lowered her eyes and thought about it.

This is what happened, but it is impossible that anyone she chooses can be the magistrate of Tongan County, right?

The appointment of an official is such a big deal. When the Ministry of Personnel found out about it, they would be so excited.