Zong Xiu patted Shi Congwen's shoulder aggressively, and casually asked An Boyi a few words about the paper mill.

An Boyi said: "Master, our pond is almost dug up, and the servants of Jingzhao Mansion have also promised to empty the workshops of several defaulting paper merchants tomorrow, and all the paper-making tools in them will be transported to us." I've also picked out the manpower or something, but the water problem ......"

An Boyi pointed to the empty pond, and next to the paper washing pond was still a high courtyard wall.

His meaning is obvious: everything is ready, only the east wind is owed. I can't work without water!

Zong Xiu laughed: "Don't panic, I have asked the weapons supervisor to build the tools for water diversion, and I believe that they will be delivered in two days tomorrow." ”

Amber Yiqi said: "I don't know what it is that should be made by the Ordnance Superintendent?" ”

"Confidential!"

Zong Xiu smiled mysteriously, no matter how everyone asked, they didn't explain, everyone could only give up, waiting for the things to be sent and see them again.

Zong Xiu didn't sleep all night last night, and slept another day today, and after dealing with the affairs in the village, it was dark, so he led Yi to go home.

When I got home, I didn't want to sleep, so I picked up a pen to write and draw, and began to plan for what business to do in the future.

In Zongxiu's planning, the world will involve all walks of life in Datang and be the leader of major industries.

But now he only has two businesses under his name, "printing and garment", counting the upcoming "supermarket chain", "paper mill", "breeding farm" and the secret "eagle factory", there are only six trades.

There are only six chambers of commerce, and it cannot be called a world meeting.

But he has to make a bold move into other industries, and he has a poor cost, so Zong Xiu will have a headache.

Yi Qingqing saw that as soon as Zong Xiu came back, he went into the house to write and paint, and quietly took the golden tiger back to the room, not daring to disturb.

Zong Xiu's painting is half a night, constantly writing and tearing, he suddenly found that no matter what he does, he needs capital, but what he lacks most at the moment is money!

"Damn, a belly of planning, but it is hard to die by money! Do you still want to pull investment? ”

Zong Xiu threw away the pen and complained in a low voice.

It's not that he's worried about not finding investment, with his current official position and reputation, no matter which prince or official he finds, or even Li Shimin, the other party will be willing to invest some money and wait for dividends. After all, Zong Xiu's ability to make money is obvious to everyone, who would be disgusted with more money?

But this is also what Zong Xiu is most worried about - he really doesn't dare to touch some people's money.

It is now the eighth year of Zhenguan, and Lao Li's sons will be very noisy for a period of time in the future, involving too many people, no matter whose money they have? I can't say that it will be related to several princes.

What Zong Xiu wants is to accumulate and cultivate his own power step by step; Instead of being remembered by Li Shimin before he was fledgling.

Late at night? Zong Xiu sat on a stool, holding his chin with his hand and pondering? Thinking about what business to do in the future.

What do you think? Another night passed.

When Yi got up early the next morning, he saw that Zong Xiu was already in the hospital? couldn't help but worry: "Didn't Childe sleep upside down?" You don't sleep all night and night, which hurts your body the most, and please ask your son to put your body first. ”

"Nothing? Did you oversleep last day? I'll just stay up all day today. ”

"Hey......"

Yi shook his head affectionately, with helplessness in his phoenix eyes.

The two were gossiping, and suddenly there were bursts of dense footsteps outside the door, and the footsteps were heavy? It's like countless people running.

Zong Xiu pushed the door and took a look? couldn't help but be stunned: "Damn, how many people are this." ”

The line of six people passing by his door was like a long line, and there was no end in sight.

Look closely: everyone walks in order, with shovels, hoes, brick knives or other tools in their hands? Completely different craftsmen.

Just as Zong Xiu was watching, a chubby man in an official robe ran over: "Teng Baichuan, the waiter of the Ministry of Lower Officials? I've seen Master Hou. ”

Teng Baichuan is very talkative, don't wait for Zong Xiu to speak? Then he said familiarly: "But it's noisy Master Hou?" ”

"Hey, Master Hou forgive me. Are they all in a hurry yesterday when I heard the head of the team under him say that Hou Ye was urging? Only then did the lower officials mobilize craftsmen to come. When they came, they were already told to move quietly? I never thought that it would disturb the dream of the Hou Ye. ”

"Hou Ye rest assured? I'll talk about it in a moment, and let them work quietly. ”

“……”

Zong Xiu rolled his eyes and said in his heart: You said so, what else did I say?

After Teng Baichuan finished speaking, he suddenly said again: "That's right, Master Hou." When we came in the morning, Lu Gong asked us to transport a batch of things, saying that Hou Ye commissioned the Ordnance Supervisor to build, the villain has seen it, the thing is messy, and I don't know how to install it, or Hou Ye, you will work hard and help you take a look? ”

"The watermill is ready?" Zong Xiu was overjoyed and asked, "Where is the thing?" ”

Teng Baichuan pointed to the team and said, "It's all in the carriage behind, good guy, there are dozens of carts." Lu Gong also wanted to save trouble, and he learned from somewhere that we were going to come over to do work for Hou Ye, so he asked us to help transport it. He didn't give us a single son, and the carriage was still from our Ministry of Works. ”

Teng Baichuan chattered and complained about Cheng biting Jin, but Zong Xiu turned his head and shouted: "Girl, come on, I'll show you something funny." Haha, definitely interesting. ”

"Hee-hee, didn't Childe do something new?"

Yi Qingqing's ear is not bad, Zong Xiu and Teng Baichuan did not deliberately lower their voices, but they also listened to a rough idea, knowing that it was something made by Zong Xiutuo Armament Supervisor, and ran out with Jin Hu in his arms at the moment.

Seeing the fluffy little guy, the chubby Teng Baichuan couldn't help but look at it twice, seeing that it was Yi Yi who hugged him affectionately, knowing that there was a difference between men and women, he didn't dare to touch it.

The long queue in front of the door walked for half an hour, with Zong Xiu's family as the center, and the upstream and downstream were full of people. These craftsmen directly under the Ministry of Industry stood in a row in an orderly manner, digging the foundation, digging the foundation, digging the mud, and pulling the embryo, and they were busy in full swing.

And the carriage at the end of the line also stopped at the door, dozens of carriages were full, and there were sackcloths.

Zong Xiu stepped forward to take a look, and saw that the carriage was still marked, Teng Baichuan explained: "Duke Lu said that there are three sets of things in it, and every twenty cars is one set, Master Hou, do you want to call someone to help you install it?" ”

When the waterwheel arrived, Zong Xiu was in a good mood and said with a smile: "Haha, then there will be a Lauteng squire." ”

Teng Baichuan immediately called hundreds of craftsmen to unload the car, and under the guidance of Zong Xiu, those people divided into two sides, rowing to the other side of the river, and standing at the door of Zong Xiu's house.

There are a total of three water wheels, Zong Xiu has thought about them, and one is standing at the door of his house, so it will be convenient for laundry, hand washing, and bathing at home in the future.

It's just that this waterwheel is too big, and even if it is disassembled into parts and assembled by the skilled craftsmen of the Ordnance Superintendent, it is still inconvenient to erect it.

Under the guidance of Zong Xiu, more than 500 craftsmen crossed the river and went into the water to erect the eight support poles, and then climbed up and down to assemble gears, water plates and other objects.

This behemoth is also a novelty, and when the craftsmen assembled it, it attracted a lot of onlookers, and at first they didn't know what it was, until the water plate was installed and the gears were lowered. As the river flows, the waterwheel turns slowly.

Yi was stunned when he hugged Jin Hu: "Childe, this waterwheel is too big." But if we don't farm, what do we want waterwheels for? ”

Zong Xiu smiled proudly: "Don't be impatient, you'll know in a while." ”

"Hanging tube!"

Zong Xiu shouted, and the craftsman who got the order hurriedly stood by the waterwheel, and hung the buckets one by one. The hooks of these buckets are characteristic, and the bucket below is tilted to scoop the water, and when it reaches a certain height, it will pour out the water inside.

Hundreds of buckets were hung, but Yi still didn't see any meaning, until Zong Xiu and the craftsmen helped build the channels to divert water, one high and one low, the high one was over the courtyard wall to divert water to the house, and the short one led the water back to the river.

At the transit, there is a huge wooden barrel, two mouths up and down, and the water flows in and out.

Yi poured out to watch the gurgling river water being continuously led to the yard, went out in a circle, and finally understood what was going on, and said happily: "Son, after having this waterwheel, you don't have to go to the river to wash clothes and vegetables." ”

Zong Xiu grinned: "Not only that, but there are many other uses in the future. Hehe, I have left many orifices on the bamboo canal, as long as the bamboo canal is connected, the water can be transferred to other places, and the magic is endless. ”

Teng Baichuan and the craftsmen who helped were also shocked, and there were even resting guys downstream who came to watch the excitement.

"God! The waterwheel was changed by the president, which is really much more convenient, and there will be no need for oxen to pull it in the future. ”

"President, can I take a bamboo canal to my family's field?"

"President, I also want to take a bamboo canal......

“……”

Everyone talked about it, especially after seeing that the waterwheel could really divert water automatically, and they thought of the wonderful use.

Zong Xiu was proud when he heard this, and waved his hand: "Don't worry, everyone, there are still two waterwheels." One of them stands at the head of the village and the other at the end of the village, and I will build another reservoir, and in the future, everyone will do laundry and cooking, irrigate the fields or something, and set up a bamboo canal in the reservoir by themselves. ”

"Really?"

"Haha, that's trouble-free, in the future, the bamboo canal will be erected, and there will be no need to go to the river to fetch water and water the ground."

"It's not like it's very convenient to make a ditch and connect it with water if you want to, and unplug it if you don't want to use it."

“……”

Zong Xiu looked at the sky, a waterwheel was set up, and it was almost dark, so he asked the men and the craftsmen of the Ministry of Works to drive the carriage containing the parts of the other two waterwheels to the village, and instructed everyone to wait until tomorrow to install it, and be careful not to fall into the water when loading.

After everyone happily drove the carriage away, Zong Xiu was about to leave Teng Baichuan, who had helped for a day, to have a meal, when he saw Jiang Chen, who had disappeared for two days, hurried from the upstream......