"What a good thing this is!"

Under the flickering oil lamp, Zhang Jingxiu's ugly face was reflected. He didn't expect that he and Shi Yiwen would "offend" the big man as soon as they arrived in the deep state.

"I said Zixuan, what's wrong with you?"

Walking into the room, looking at Zhang Jingxiu's worried appearance, Shi Yiwen, who had just "come out" of the library, smiled.

"What's the matter, Xin Zixiu is the governor of Baoding (1), who is the governor of Baoding Liufu (1), who is the feudal official of Beizhili, what is "digging wells to fight drought"? This one can't be done, but it's going to lose your head, and you also say that you can have fun? ”

"Digging wells to fight drought" was said by Shi Yiwen, he said casually but he didn't expect to be listened to by the middle-aged man, but he never thought that he was actually the right to the imperial history and Baoding governor Xin Zixiu. Now the two of them were "invited" into the Jurong Yamen by Governor Zhang to "dig wells to fight drought".

If he can't "dig wells to fight drought", Zhang Yushi will hold him accountable at that time.

"Since Gongzi said so, the old man naturally can't see the people starving, so please ask Gongzi to dig a well to fight the drought!"

Zhang Jingxiu said while learning Xin Zixiu's tone.

"Didn't you see that he didn't speak in a good tone? How to dig wells to fight drought? How many wells can be dug? From ancient times to the present, even those who fought drought by digging wells alone? ”

Shi Yiwen said with a smile.

"But I didn't do it, how do you know if I can't do it!"

Zhang Jingxiu's face became even more ugly.

"If you look at the history books, have you ever been able to fight drought with a well alone? If nothing else, just digging a well, how much silver do you get, and how long? Even if all the wellsmiths in Shenzhou and even Baoding are recruited, how many wells can be dug? ”

From ancient times to the present, there are indeed no wells dug to fight drought. The reason couldn't be simpler, digging a well is not easy, time-consuming and laborious. And with little success.

"When the time comes, he will be investigated by himself, Zhiyuan, how do you explain?"

Facing Zhang Jingxiu's worries, Shi Yiwen smiled:

"Confession? What is there to confess, Zixuan, I ask you. ”

Looking at Zhang Jingxiu, who was full of melancholy, Shi Yiwen said.

"Isn't it just that I dig the well?"

"It's not that you just dig a well, anyone can dig a well, since you said that you want to dig a well to fight drought, this can't be just one sentence."

Looking at Shi Yiwen with a worried face, Zhang Jingxiu's brows furrowed, and when he was about to speak, he heard Shi Yiwen say.

"Who said it's just a sentence?"

Shi Yiwen's eyes flashed.

"If I tell you that as long as I have a few thousand taels of silver, I can dig a thousand wells in a month, do you believe it or not?"

"A few thousand taels of silver? Dig a thousand wells? ”

"Yes!"

Zhang Jingxiu was puzzled.

"How is this possible?"

"Of course, it is impossible to have an ordinary well, but if you change the well, it is still possible."

Shi Yiwen had a smile on his face, he now has the bottom in his heart, as long as there are raw materials, he believes that he can dig a thousand wells.

"You mean, you can really dig a thousand deep wells in a month?"

Zhang Jingxiu asked again, his tone full of disbelief.

"But I still have to help Xin Yushi, otherwise, I'm afraid I won't be able to do it alone!"

Xin Zixiu, who had just arrived at the back office, stood in the dark, listening to the conversation in the room. His face changed slightly, and he immediately said to the house.

"How do you need someone Xin to help you?"

Shi Yiwen, who was talking to Zhang Jingxiu, couldn't help but be shocked when he heard this, and when he turned around, he saw Xin Zixiu had already walked in, and when he saw him staring at him with a solemn expression, he said.

"Naturally, it is necessary for people to have financial power, otherwise, how can they dig wells by relying on the next person alone?"

This is a normal requirement, and Xin Zixiu didn't say anything about it. Just asked rhetorically.

"You can dig a thousand wells, according to your will?"

"Perhaps, more wells can be dug, and if a certain amount of manpower is invested, maybe thousands or even tens of thousands of wells can be dug in a month."

Shi Yiwen didn't hide it, and said directly.

"Perhaps, it can be used by the people of Shenzhou to fight drought."

Xin Zixiu, who originally only thought he was talking big, looked at Shi Yiwen, and saw that his face was full of honesty, and couldn't help but wonder, could he really have this ability?

"Oh, how much silver does that cost?"

"A well may cost two or three taels of silver, and I estimate that it is about this price!"

Before leaving Beijing, Shi Yiwen had already visited the library several times and found some relevant materials in the library, so he was also full of confidence in this.

"If the people in the village were the laborers, it would probably be cheaper."

Hearing this, Xin Zixiu paced back and forth in the room with his hands behind his back. Finally, he looked at Shi Yiwen meaningfully and said.

"If it is really as you say, then you are not only the life-saving benefactor of the people of Shenzhou, I don't know how many people, so I have benefited immensely! If your well method is really useful, this official will write to the court to ask for merit for you, and ask the emperor to reward him! ”

With a slight smile, Shi Yiwen shook his head and said.

"I just want to live the lives of the people, and I don't care about anything else, besides, if I don't get out of the well, it's hard to say."

"Indeed!"

Xin Zixiu had a smile on his face, looked at Shi Yiwen and said.

With your words, the old man is relieved. ……”

Staring at Shi Yiwen, he said again.

"You don't have to worry, this official is not a foolish official who knows reason, it was just a temporary reward before, so if you can't, you will not be punished for the crime of lying and talking, when will I have such a crime? You just have to do it, no matter whether it can be done or not, this official will not blame you! ”

"Futai is polite!"

Shi Yiwen waved his hand and said.

"When I first met with Futai in the afternoon, there was a lot of disrespect in the next words, this "digging wells to fight drought" is not a common law, Futai is a plan for the life of the people of Shenzhou, regardless of personal humiliation, adopt this method, if there is something wrong with the method of digging wells, Futai's name is damaged, and I will not escape its responsibility. ”

The reason why I say this is because of my self-confidence. After all, he has technology that is ahead of his time.

"Looks like you're trying to make a military order!"

Xin Zixiu said with a smile.

"You don't have to make this military order, you just have to do things, but if you need it, this official will never postpone it. - Zhiyuan, you say, what do you need the old man to do? ”

"What's the point if you make a military order?"

The confident Shi Yiwen said with a smile.

"However, the most important thing now is to prepare raw materials, and also to recruit manpower, if you want to dig as many wells as possible in a short period of time, you must have enough manpower!"

"Enough manpower, well, it does."

Xin Zixiu nodded and said.

"But even if you recruit wellsmiths from all the deep states, how many are there? I'm afraid I still won't be able to drill many wells. ”

Suddenly, as if thinking of something, Xin Zixiu asked rhetorically.

"Zhiyuan, could it be that your well method is different from the ordinary well method?"

"That's natural, if it's an ordinary well method, the cost must be high, it's just ......"

Zhang Jingxiu looked at Shi Yiwen and said curiously.

"It's just that I'm very curious, what kind of well method can be dug for twenty taels of silver?"

"The official is also very curious."

Shi Yiwen did not speak, but had an unfathomable smile on his face.

"Futai, are you sure you want to trust Shi?"

Xin Zixiu was stunned, hesitated for a moment, and then gritted his teeth.

"For the people of the world, this official can't believe it!"

(1) The governor of Beizhili, also known as the governor of Gyeonggi Prefecture Zanli Military Affairs, was a governor's position set up in the middle of the Ming Dynasty, and its jurisdiction included the prefectures of Beizhili. In the eighth year of Chenghua, because the jurisdiction is too large, it is divided into Shuntian Governor and Baoding Governor.