In the Governor's Mansion, the conversation between Zhang Jun and Jiang Wanqing continued. Pen | fun | pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 On the other side, in a signing room in the east wing, Yan Zeng, the chief bookkeeper, was also talking to a beautiful woman.

This woman has a very rich face, a glutinous accent, and a unique Jiangnan tone. She was dressed in a gorgeous silk garment, and her chest was open low, revealing a large patch of snow white.

On the opposite side, Yan Zeng was sitting upright, with a table between the two of them, and two cups of freshly burned hot tea soup on top. The smell of tea mixed with the smell of rouge rushed into his nostrils, making the middle-aged scribe have to face it with his spirits.

I only heard the woman speak: "Master Yan, you and I are also fellow villagers, how can you be so unreasonable." If you borrow money and grain, you have to pay interest, and if there is no money to be made, why should the slave family lend money to the governor's house? ”

Yan Zeng frowned and said, "The interest is naturally to be given, but you shouldn't open your mouth too much." Without the Governor's Mansion to take care of it, I am afraid that the business of the Chen family will not be easy to do in Guangwu County in the future. ”

"Oh, what a scare of the slaves. It's just that the north is so big, and it's not just Guangwu County that can be operated, and there are many other rich places, and the slave family can go elsewhere. The woman covered her chest with her hands, as if she were afraid, but her face was smiling.

Yan Zeng had never seen this before, and when he saw that the woman was soft and hard, he had to say, "The Metropolitan Governor has agreed with you, but you still have to figure it out." If you really evil the Metropolitan Governor, I'm afraid that there will be no place for your Chen family in the entire Western Territory! ”

"Yo······ Look at what you said, Master Yan, how could the slave family hate the Metropolitan Governor, it's too late to beg him! The woman laughed.

"Hmph, it's good to know." Yan Zeng shook his sleeves and got up, and after taking two steps, he stopped and looked back slightly: "You just wait here for the time being, the Metropolitan Governor has time to pass it on to you." But ······" He sighed and said, "For the sake of all southerners, I still have to remind you that most of the capital is heroic, don't be clever!" ”

"No!" The lady also stood up and bowed and said, "The slave family is grateful for the master's book······"

Yan Zeng left the wing room and went straight to the main hall where Zhang Jun worked. Since the Governor's Mansion is still living in the county government of Lingju County with limited space, everyone can only keep everything simple and squeeze into one office. That made Li Xueshan even more miserable, and his signing house was still renovated from a horse shed, leaking everywhere······

After he made the report, as soon as he entered the main hall, he saw Suo Sanjie, the superintendent who was going to be the prisoner, talking something inside.

At this time, Suo Sanjie was holding a very delicate wooden mold in his hand, and Yan Zeng couldn't see what it was, but after listening to Suo Sanjie's explanation, he gradually understood that this was a farm tool that could be used to pump water.

Yes, since the supervisor was sent to Zhang Jun's request to imitate the overturned, machine-connected mill and water-turned-mill designed and manufactured by Ma Jun in the Jin Dynasty, this work has been put on the agenda. After much discussion and reasoning, I really asked the craftsmen who would be the prisoners to find some ways. There is no progress in connecting the machine and the water to continuous grinding for the time being, but the overturning car was quickly designed.

Listening to Suo Sanjie, he said proudly: "Lord, since you confessed that you wanted to imitate what Ma Jun made, in addition to asking the craftsman to study it carefully, Xia Guan also searched for classics, and finally let me find a clue." ”

According to the Book of the Later Han Dynasty, volume 78 "The Biography of the Eunuchs: Zhang Rang", during the time of Emperor Ling of the Han Dynasty, Jean, Zhong and ······ Bi Lan ······ The twelve members of the Song Dian are all regular attendants. Next year, he ordered Zhu Dian to renovate the Nangong Palace. He also ordered Bi Lan to cast bronze figures in four rows in Canglong and Xuanwu Que. Four bells are cast again, all of which are subject to 2,000 hu, and the county (hangs) in front of the jade hall and the platform hall. Cast Tianlu shrimp and moth, spit water in the east of the bridge outside Pingmen, and turn the water into the palace. It is also used to overturn the car, thirsty black, and apply it to the west of the bridge, and sprinkle the north and south suburbs to save the cost of sprinkling the road for the people. The word 'overturned' in this record is found at the beginning of the historical records. It is not mentioned in any previous books. ”

"So the lower officials let people go to the countryside to search for elderly farmers, and there have really been people who have seen overturned, but this so-called overturned structure is very simple, relying on manpower to trample, and it is very troublesome to transport water. But with the description of the peasants, it is generally clear what kind of structure the subordinate officials are. ”

Suo Sanjie continued: "Among the craftsmen among the remnants, there are those who worked in Chang'an back then. Although they had not seen the overturned car with their own eyes, they had heard of it. Therefore, the lower officials asked them to use the style provided by the peasants as a model, continue to explore, and finally succeeded. ”

When he said this, he pointed to the mold in his hand to show Zhang Jun: "Lord, please look, the biggest advantage of this overturned car is that it is driven by iron chains, it has a keel blade plate as a chain, lying in a rectangular long groove, and the body is obliquely placed by the river or pond. The lower sprocket and part of the body were submerged in the water. The force of the flowing water drives the sprocket, and the blade scrapes up along the trough to the upper end of the long trough to send the water out. In this way, the continuous circulation can transport the water to the place where it is needed, and the water can be continuously taken in, the efficiency is greatly improved, the operation and handling are convenient, and the water intake point can also be transferred in time, which can be irrigated and drained. It's a tool for farming! ”

"Not bad!" Zhang Jun was very excited when he saw the model of the overturned car, which was almost the same as the one he had seen in his high school textbook. You know, although Liangzhou is located in the Hexi Corridor and is a natural large agricultural warehouse, in the era of relying on the sky to eat, and it happened to meet the Xiaoice River period, it is very likely that there will be a drought. In addition, although there are rivers in Guangwu County, there are also arid lands. Now with a hydro-powered rollover, ditches can be dug to divert water, turning wasteland into fertile land!

He hurriedly asked, "I don't know how much this rollover will cost?" ”

Suo Sanjie said: "Because it is the first one, the fraud is a bit high. However, when the technology matures, it will slowly decline. At present, a water truck is about 100 yuan ······"

"The supervisor has done a good job this time, and you are also very conscientious with this supervisor, so I will reward you more and encourage the craftsmen."

"But it's really a bit expensive, so let the craftsman get familiar with it as soon as possible and reduce the cost." Zhang Jun commanded.

"No!" Suo Sanjie bowed down to receive the order.

Zhang Jun left the model, and after sending away the three precepts, he turned to Yan Zeng and said, "Master book, what's the matter?" ”

Yan Zeng bowed down and said, "Governor Dadu, the Chen family, a wealthy merchant in Jinxing County, is waiting to be summoned. ”

"It's okay to see." Zhang Jun nodded and asked, "Have you checked it out carefully?" ”

Yan Zeng immediately said: "The Chen family's merchant is currently controlled by a woman, this woman's real surname is Zhou, after marrying into the Chen family, her husband died of illness not long after, leaving only orphans and widows and a large business. This Chen woman is also very skillful, and soon managed the family business, and it is even stronger, not only in Jinxing County, but also in other counties and counties in Liangzhou. It was not only grain that was sold, but also leather, medicinal herbs, cloth, livestock, and so on. ”

"Woman?" Zhang Jun touched his fluffy beard and said with a smile: "I didn't expect a woman to be able to do such an achievement." ”

"yes." Yan Zeng also nodded and said: "The Chen family is from the south, and in terms of counting, he is still the same township as his subordinates." ”

"Oh?" Zhang Jun smiled: "When the fellow sees the fellow, the tears are full of eyes." ”

"Huh?" Yan Zeng was stunned for a moment, and after tasting Zhang Jun's words, he also smiled and said: "What the Metropolitan Governor said is very appropriate, it is indeed a tearful ······."

"Okay, then meet this Chen and see what she has to do with me!" Zhang Jun decided.