Shipin Dalizheng

Things cannot be accomplished overnight. After arranging people in Beijing to closely monitor the Liang family, the time agreed with Tang Fuyun arrived, so Rong Tang went to the door of the Ministry of Works workshop to wait for news.

The first one to come out was Sima Xin, smiling and patting Rong Tang's shoulders enthusiastically as if he had picked up a gold ingot even if he fell down.

"Niece-in-law, I still don't understand how this thing you made works. Wait until Fuyun comes out, and I'll go with you to Rongjia Village to see what's going on."

"Done so quickly?"

Sima Xin patted his chest proudly, "Every one of us Sima family members is worth ten. We made three overnight..."

Rong Tang couldn't help but worry about Tang Fuyun, "Take it easy, don't get too tired."

"You're young, you can handle it with just a little effort. Besides, you didn't work all night. You fell asleep at five in the morning. I just woke them up."

Only then did Rong Tang realize that Sima Xin was talking about them, not him.

Sure enough, the people who came out to transport the water dragon cart were seven or eight young men, the oldest was in his twenties and the youngest was twelve or thirteen.

Sima Xin introduced them, "These are all members of the Sima family, my sons and nephews, come and call for help."

Everyone came to call him brother-in-law, some called him brother-in-law, which made Rong Tang's scalp tingle.

"Let's go, there's no time to lose. There's no water in my fields."

"Don't worry, don't worry. Just wait a moment. Your fourth uncle has something good for you."

Sure enough, not long after, Sima Zhi pulled three horses over, all of which were tall and strong, fat and strong.

"My nephew-in-law, my fourth uncle has been promoted to a higher rank. This is a reward from the higher-ups. I heard your horse was stolen, so this is a subsidy from my fourth uncle. It's not as good as your Dayuan Ferghana horse, but you can ride it."

Rong Tang also liked horses, and he loved the feeling of riding them at lightning speed. The horses he had bought were from small towns and were old and weak. He had wanted to buy better horses for a long time, but had never had the time. This gift from his fourth uncle, Sima, really touched his heart.

After collecting the horses and bidding farewell to Fourth Uncle Sima, the group of more than ten people headed towards the west city gate.

The Zheng family's person in charge of watching over Rong Tang hurried to inform the eldest son, but Zheng Changzhi disliked the dirtiness and disorder of West City, so he would always go through the relatively clean South Gate when traveling.

Upon learning that Rong Tang had taken away some strange things, Lao Wen quickly harnessed the carriage, and the three of them, master and servant, went around the south gate and headed to Rongjia Village to check the situation.

It wasn't just the Zheng family. After leaving Beijing for several days, Mr. Du Sanye also rushed straight to the Jian'an Earl's Mansion to look for Prince Rong as soon as he entered the city gate. It was said that he went out of the west city gate and went to Rongjia Village, and didn't even return home, so he rode his horse to chase him.

Third Master Du caught up with Rong Tang halfway, panting and sweating profusely, "Prince Rong, Prince Rong, wait for me."

Rong Tang turned around and looked at him, "Master Du, what's the matter?"

"That's not it..."

Mr. Du scratched his head, still too embarrassed to speak. Seeing the Ministry of Industry's transport convoy ahead, he casually asked, "What is that?"

Once a waterwheel is installed, it is visible and cannot be hidden. Anyone who is interested will know it at a glance, so there is no need to hide it.

"It's a keel waterwheel, used to draw water from the river."

Mr. Du Sanye had no idea what a dragon-bone waterwheel was. Fortunately, Rongtang had no intention of sending him away, so he shamelessly went along to see it.

This group of people did alarm many villagers in Rongjia Village, but everyone was very busy. Except for the Sixth Master's family who was in charge of the 60 acres of paddy fields, not many people went to watch the fun. However, many children who could not work followed.

The Sima boys were indeed very efficient. Under the direction of Rong Tang and Tang Fuyun, they quickly set up the three water hoses. As Rong Tang personally demonstrated how to pull the handles on each side of the hoses, the river water was scraped into the trough and flowed straight up. It wasn't long before it was scraped ashore and flowed into the village's dug canal.

While he was pumping water by hand, another pedal-powered cart was installed. Tang Fuyun stood on the pedal and stepped on it for a while, and the water flowed into the canal.

"Oh my god, the river is really flowing backwards. Son, go to the village and tell everyone to come and see, there is water now, no need to carry buckets."

The Sixth Master, with his old arms and legs, almost jumped up. He drove Rong Tang down and pumped the water himself. Although the water was pumped out, he was exhausted.

"Sixth Master, don't rush this. You have to let your strength flow and apply it evenly, otherwise you'll tire yourself out."

The Sixth Master gave the work to Erzhu, and he himself became obsessed with the foot pedal. He leaned on the crossbar and stepped on it again and again without complaining of being tired.

"This is good, this is light."

In fact, if you work for a long time, there is no job that is not tiring. If you really want to save energy, you have to study the roller water wheel.

When the three water wheels were debugged and delivered to the Sixth Master and his three sons for use, Rong Tang and Tang Fuyun had already taken another blueprint and were looking for a place along the river where the water flowed faster.

When Old Wen arrived in his carriage, he saw the riverside full of villagers, all singing and dancing around a few things that had been put into the river, looking inexplicably excited.

He said to the back: "Sir, let me take a look."

Old Wen got out of his car and walked toward the crowd. He spotted several keel trucks in the middle of the crowd, and villagers rushed to get on to try them out. All three streams of water flowed into the ditches, first into the rice fields, where they spread rapidly. The dozens of acres of land would be filled with water in less than a day.

Of course, he also saw Master Du San, who was squatting like a monkey among the three water wheels.

He turned and ran back.

"Sir, it's true. The river is flowing backwards."

He was so excited that he gestured and talked as if he were even more excited than getting married, although of course he had never been married.

Zheng Changzhi lifted the side curtain and looked over. Without getting close, he could feel the villagers' enthusiasm.

Even though we lost, it’s not bad, right?

He looked at his hidden feet, maybe he really had a way to stand up.

"Let's go!"

"Walk?"

Old Wen was reluctant to let him go. Rong Tang was too amazing. He had so many clever ideas in his head that no one could match him.

"Sir, we have fields at home that need watering too. Don't you want to take a look at them for a while and take a few back?"

"This is what we need to discuss with the Ministry of Industry. Can we still dismantle the waterwheel and put it back in the Zheng family's fields?"

Of course, this is impossible. Old Wen smiled awkwardly, wanting to leave but reluctantly, he suddenly slapped his head and said, "Oh, Master, Lord Sima is here. I'll call him over to give you a reply."

Sima Xin had already seen the Zheng family's carriage. In the past, he would have gone forward to greet them. But today, for some reason, he didn't want to rush forward, so when Old Wen came to call him, he still had a protruding belly.

"This humble official greets Master Zheng."

Even though his hands were bent, his body still leaned backward. There was nothing he could do; his waist was too stiff and he couldn't bend it.

Zheng Changzhi's gentle voice came from the car, "Was this water truck made by the Ministry of Industry?"

Sima Xin suddenly grew two centimeters taller. "My nephew... my son-in-law drew the picture, and my nephew built it. They are both indispensable."

Zheng Changzhi was silent for a moment, then said, "The Zheng family also wants this waterwheel."

Sima Xin was quickly calculating the costs and profits in his mind when Zheng Changzhi suddenly added, "These are daily necessities. Sir Sima, please don't be too harsh."

Sima Xin immediately gave up the idea of ​​asking for an exorbitant price. Zheng Changzhi was not stupid. The fan was a luxury item for the rich, but the waterwheel was related to the livelihood of the common people. The two could not be compared.

But this doesn't mean you can't make money, it's just a matter of how much. "How much does Master Zheng want?"

Zheng Changzhi held up a finger and said, "One hundred."