157 Qi drought resistance chain reaction
But Mu Qianlan doesn't have more energy to think about these now, she has more energy to fight drought. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info
The appearance of the waterwheel gave hope to many people who had been waiting for the harvest to find a way to save the crops, instead of waiting for the crops to fail as before.
After all, her strength alone is limited, and if there is the joint efforts of others, it will really be different.
First of all, she has to use several waterwheels by herself during the day, and at night, because she can't see clearly, she can't plant seedlings, so they are idle.
But when she didn't use it, the water still flowed the same, and some people who had ideas came to Mu Qianlan to discuss, begging Mu Qianlan to let them use water at night.
The crops in the left and right fields have been planted, not like Miss Mu's, they have to be planted on the spot, and watering at night is a little harder, maybe saving the crops is saving people's lives.
Mu Qianlan hadn't thought about it before, but at this time, someone brought it up, and he thought it was a good thing, so he readily agreed at the moment.
The water just flows, and it doesn't have to be in vain. What's more, if she really doesn't agree, I'm afraid it will be difficult for her to keep these seedlings. If those people have other ideas in their hearts, it is just a matter of doing something to harm?
However, even if Mu Qianlan agreed, after all, there were too few waterwheels, and the water that could be provided was limited, which meant that only a few families around Mu Qianlan's field could use water. Other people who are far away even if they want to use this water are very difficult, because the waterwheel cannot provide so much water, and secondly, there are no cheap water conservancy facilities, so they can't attract it for a while, so they can only covet others to get benefits.
But the common people don't know how to settle accounts at all, there is really no water at this time, but didn't Master Li say that he wants to apply for the allocation of silver? Therefore, as long as the family has laborers, they have dug all the canals in their fields, which is much more careful and serious than when they were planting.
All of a sudden, the canals around the large and small fields in Changhe County were unimpeded, and even the two families who had conflicts were able to negotiate to open the canals. After all, there is hope with the canal. They all now have the idea that they are just waiting for the water wheel to flow directly into the crops.
The craftsman Mu Qianlan was looking for was still building waterwheels, and because she bought land, the first two waterwheels she built continued to be used by herself. After that, several waterwheels were built and sent to Willow Village.
Willow Village has a water source, and with the waterwheel, most of the crops can be saved, which is a great thing.
Zhou Qiangwen and the others originally wanted to discuss with Mu Qianlan whether they could give Liushu Village a few waterwheels, but they were embarrassed to open their mouths in the end. But they didn't want to, they didn't speak, but Mu Qianlan had already thought of it for them.
Seeing Mu Qianlan take care of Willow Village so much, how could he not be moved? At the moment, when I was doing things for Mu Qianlan, I put a little more thought into it. They are all kind people, others are good to themselves, can they not think about reciprocating?
In addition to these, there are also those who have the idea to ask Mu Qianlan to ask him to pay for a waterwheel, Mu Qianlan really didn't hide his secrets, and happily gave the drawings out.
With such a vigorous toss in Changhe County, other places can naturally hear a little bit of news, and naturally someone will come to inquire about the news.
Soon, in the neighboring county seats, there were also people who came to Changhe County to ask for drawings, borrowed waterwheels, Mu Qianlan naturally did not disapprove, and soon, as long as there was a water source, they began to build new waterwheels.
Li Zigui looked at this, he still felt very anxious, he had already written the chapter, but until now, he was still hesitant to send it out.
For this war in the imperial court, he still maintained a wait-and-see attitude, thinking about which side would win before offering this good thing to get the most benefits.
However, now it has been mixed up by Mu Qianlan. Li Zigui complained from his heart that Mu Qianlan was a fool, and with such a good thing, he actually gave it to others for free.
However, watching more and more waterwheels be built, he snuffed out the last calculations in his heart. Even if it's a good thing, there are many people who have the drawings, and he can't hide them for a few days if he wants to.
At that moment, Li Zigui arranged for someone to send the piece that had been written long ago to the capital.
It's just that Rao is like this, he has missed a few days, and he doesn't know how much time it will take to send it up one by one, and he doesn't know how much benefit he can get by then.
Seven or eight days later, Mu Qianlan's affairs in Changhe County were basically over, and he began to plan to leave for the capital.
This world is not only a county in Changhe County, there are many people facing the problem of drought, even if the people in the surrounding counties have also received the news, but there are still more places that have not received relevant information.
She's not a savior, but it's always good to do more. Since the watermill has been built, it is necessary to speed up the promotion. And the only one who can do this is the imperial court.
After all, farming time waits for no one, and if the waterwheel is really built in the second half of the year, I am afraid that the crops will die long ago. And the current weather can probably be seen, and it will definitely not rain for a while. Fortunately, the water source in the river is quite abundant, otherwise I am afraid that there will be no way.
What's more, Her Majesty's body doesn't know what is going on now, and if she delays it for a long time, I'm afraid it will delay the Empress's illness.
Mu Qianlan wants to leave, although the fourth grandmother and others are very reluctant, but they now know that Mu Qianlan is a person with great ability, and she will not stay in her small place for the rest of her life, she is destined to go to other places to do big things, so she can only reluctantly send her away.
Mu Qianlan is gone, but there is really no way for the vegetable and fruit shop to continue to open, but now with these cotton fields and sweet potato fields, the people under Mu Qianlan will not have nothing to do, and the shopkeeper Li also takes people to take care of Mu Qianlan's fields all day long to help do some work.
In order to ensure that these seedlings can grow well, Mu Qianlan's land is planted by hired people, and there is no tenant out.
These people under her are all from peasant families, and they don't care when they are busy farming, and they are reluctant to hire people at other times, basically they do these trivial things themselves.
But soon, many farmers who could grow crops in the surrounding area volunteered to help. They got the benefits of Mu Qianlan, so they thought that they could give something back, and they were naturally willing to help Mu Qianlan work in the fields.
In such a dry weather, there is no guarantee in my own fields, if it weren't for Miss Mu's waterwheel, the crops would have died of drought, even if I can't harvest the same as last year, I can always guarantee a harvest of six or seven percent, right?
However, when these people are working, they actually have no bottom in their hearts, and they do the work of hoeing and pulling weeds very carefully, but they don't have the skills to plant seriously, you know, the two things that Miss Mu planted are fresh, not only do they not know how to plant, but they have never even seen them before.
However, they were not in a hurry, and Mu Qianlan also made it clear when she left, she would come back soon, at least a month, at most fifty days, she would definitely come back. And also said that the next time she comes back, she will stay for a while longer, and when the time comes, she will teach them the skills of planting cotton and sweet potatoes.
In addition to working every day, these people are waiting to see what good things this magical plant can grow, especially they are waiting to see what kind of "flower" the cotton in Miss Mu's mouth is. I want to know even more, what is the use of this cotton, it is worth Miss Mu's effort. Can flowers still weave cloth? Just listening to what Miss Mu said, I felt amazing, and I didn't know what it was like to really see it.
Not to mention how hard these people worked to plant these lands, but said that Mu Qianlan went very smoothly along the way, and soon arrived in the capital.
Rao was like this, and she spent a lot more time than usual on the way.
However, these times were not wasted, she inquired a lot of news, and also checked a lot of places, and felt that although the weather was very dry, the river was not greatly affected, and if the waterwheel could be promoted, the crops would still be saved.
This is good news, but the news about the war that cannot be heard sporadically is not satisfactory.
The current situation is not very good, although it is much better than some time ago, at least there is no danger, but it is also a situation of confrontation between the two sides, so it is not a good thing to be stuck in this way.
However, she is really powerless in military matters, so she doesn't plan to meddle. To be able to get the empress's trust, there must be some ability, after all, **** grew up beside the empress, and the empress should also know his ability.
And Mu Qianlan also believes that even if the two armies face each other, it may not be **** to lose, after all, behind **** is the entire Great Qi, and there will be a lot more resources. No matter how strong the strength of the rebel army is, there is absolutely no way to compare with a country, this is the advantage!
Although she didn't know how much strength Daqi had, there was no doubt that under the leadership of the empress over the years, the country's development was still very rapid. And now, even in a year of great drought, as long as everyone can work together, it should not be difficult to get through the difficulties.
Of course, Mu Qianlan did not delay planting a large number of cotton, grains, and some herbs that have been commonly used in sweet potatoes in the space, and these materials will become the strongest and most advantageous backing in the future. There is Xiaoxiao's spirit in the left and right spaces to worry about, and she doesn't have to spend any effort, as long as she arranges for Xiaoxiao, what crops are planted, and Xiaoxiao will do it all.
In this way, during this time, Xiaoxiao was busy in the space, but she planted a lot of things, and in the big warehouse, half of the space is now full, which makes Mu Qianlan feel a lot more at ease.
When Mu Qianlan arrived at the palace, the empress's body seemed to have some problems, but it was not very serious.
The empress is now overly worried, and her already bad health is even worse. But as long as it is not at the last moment, Mu Qianlan will never give up, and it is good for Mu Qianlan that the empress can live one more day.
prescribed a prescription for her, but it also had an effect after eating, and the matter of the waterwheel made the queen's worries alleviate a lot, and at the moment, the queen's body seemed to be a lot lighter.
The empress was actually anxious about the problem of drought, and after listening to Mu Qianlan's words, she felt that if this was the case, she would be able to solve the disaster of the country.
"This is a very good thing, but it is now a time of national calamity, and the military expenditure is not small, and if the cost of this watermill is too high, I am afraid that it is—" After a short period of happiness, the Empress fell into melancholy again, and there was not much money in the treasury, and it was still necessary to spend on the war.
The empress now regrets it very much, in the end, she raised tigers, and when she brought Liu Yunhe's brothers and sisters to the capital a few years ago, why didn't she find out about this person's wolf ambition? Not to mention that at that time, even these years, she didn't realize that Liu Yunhe had cultivated a force under her nose.
If she had been more careful and had discovered the problem earlier, would there have been no such disaster today?
Fortunately, God compensated him and let Qianlan, the child, come to his side. Liu Yunhe, who has no wolf ambition, has one more Mu Qianlan who is connected to his blood and has a pure heart, is this a blessing of the Celestial Empire?
Although Mu Qianlan is not a fool when he is not on an errand in the imperial court, he still has some understanding of the situation in the imperial court. I'm afraid that the silver that the imperial court can come up with is really not much, and the war with the rebel Liu Yunhe doesn't know when it will end, and the silver of the imperial court can't be spent indiscriminately.
"Your Majesty, don't worry, the cost of this waterwheel is not very high, and it doesn't have to be done by asking the imperial court to take out the money, as long as the drawings of the waterwheel are widely spread, some people are naturally willing to spend money to build it."
Mu Qianlan has already thought about these questions along the way, who can not think about making the crops in his field good? As long as the drawings are given, even if they don't have money, they are willing to build a waterwheel in partnership, right? Even if the family has no money, can't a Zhuangzi person make up two waterwheels? It is true that the power of one person is limited, but if all people can contribute their own strength, it is not difficult to think about it.
"I hope so." The empress cupped her forehead and said a little tiredly.
"Your Majesty, don't worry, the investment of a waterwheel is only five or six taels of silver, but it takes a lot of time. Moreover, I have already thought that the imperial court can also carry out a fundraiser, and the silver that comes at that time will be used exclusively for this drought fight. ”
How much does a watermill cost? If you organize a fundraiser, you don't know how much money you can make, so you can guarantee that the harvest will not be extinguished wherever there is a water source. As long as the income from food is guaranteed, even if this war lasts a little longer, it will not break the strength and bones of the imperial court.
When the empress heard this, she nodded slightly and said, "It's so good, I'll let people arrange fundraising, you have worked hard along the way, you should have a good rest, and it's also because I'm not in good health that you bothered to work hard just after you came back." ”
I feel sorry for Empress Mu Qianlan, but her body is like this, and there is really no way, otherwise, why wait until Qianlan rests for a while. (To be continued.) )