Chapter 31: The Waterwheel
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No matter what kind of child you are, you must first learn Chinese characters well. This is Yan Ming's consistent thinking. If you don't learn Chinese characters well, you won't succeed in learning anything.
Several older children, while following the children of Hongyantang to read and write, were arranged by Yan Ming to be carpentry apprentices to Old Man Lu.
Yan Ming said to Old Man Lu that as long as these children are taught well, even if they are the gentlemen of Hongyantang, they can receive monthly allowances.
Old man Lu has been a carpenter all his life, and he never thought that he could make money in addition to building carpentry work for others. And in a blink of an eye, he was the gentleman of the school.
Since Old Man Lu brought a few apprentices, he felt better.
Yan Ming told Old Man Lu not to keep the craftsmanship and teach it to his apprentices. This carpenter of Hongyantang is none other than the old man Lu.
One month, three hundred dollars per month, is on an equal footing with Yan Ping. It's enough to make ordinary people envious of death.
In this way, under the efforts of Yan Ming and the promotion of Dongfang Shuo, the Yan family's school was quickly recognized by the entire Maolingtun people.
Although the breath of spring is good, everything is revived, and there is a warm feeling at all times, but it also makes people easy to get sleepy. There is always some sleepiness.
Yan Ming, accompanied by Yan Ping, went around his few acres of land.
This was the first year, and tobacco accounted for the majority of the acres of land he planted. Under Yan Ming's bed, there is also a soft bag of China. He always wanted to give Yanshan a stick, but he was afraid that his father would be addicted, so he had no follow-up food and grass. Yan Ming still couldn't help but give Yan Shan a taste of smoke first.
It is said that smoking is not good for the lungs, but Yan Ming's friend who once specializes in tobacco once said that people who smoke have a much less chance of getting lung cancer than normal people.
"Science has a foundation and no cover." Yan Ming comforted his hesitant heart and decided to develop tobacco. In his heart, he had already thought that at a certain time, tobacco would be the tax money paid by the Yan family to Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty.
There is a small river fork on the edge of Maolingtun that does not know where it flows, although it is not very wide, but it is perennial, even in winter, this river is not frozen, it flows all day long, it is a wonder.
And Yan Ming's own piece of land is on the edge of this small river.
"Waterwheel!" Yan Ming suddenly thought of this primitive but effective irrigation system.
The peasants depend on the weather for food, and they will inevitably suffer from floods and droughts.
This land, which is close to the fork of the river, can be drained in times of flooding. In the dry season, irrigation can be carried out, and it is a place to ensure harvest in drought and flood. If you don't assume that you are on the water wheel, you are a little sorry for this unique environment.
Up to now, Yan Ming has finally thanked himself for his extensive involvement in the past. Although he is not particularly proficient in anything, he knows a thing or two.
"The principle of the waterwheel." On the way back, Yan Ming was thinking about the principle of the waterwheel.
He is from a mechanical automation background, although some things have not been fully studied, but as long as you think carefully, they are inseparable from the most basic mechanical principles.
Back in the Yan family's compound, Yan Ming locked himself in the hut and told Yan Ping that no one was allowed to disturb him, including Yan Shan.
Yan Ping was born in the military, and the generals under Zhou Yafu back then would not discount the implementation of military orders at all.
Looking at Yan Ping, who was standing straight at the door, Yan Ming always felt that there was something wrong with his shortcomings - a knife! That's right, it's a knife. If Yan Ping carried a long knife or Han sword around his waist, it would be perfect.
When he thought of the sword, Yan Mingyou remembered the current iron-smelting technology. Shaking his head, he couldn't eat hot tofu in a hurry, and everything had to be considered in the long run.
Closing the door of his room and taking out the paper, Yan Ming began to sketch the waterwheel.
This waterwheel, Yan Ming thought very completely, in the future, he would not only be able to irrigate his own few acres of land, but also be able to irrigate a wider range of land.
This year, only experimental plots were planted. Next year, he will buy all the land around him. When the time comes, he will first become a small landowner of the Han Dynasty. With a certain amount of savings, then develop others.
Yan Ming's closure is three days.
For three days, except for Yan San's food and drink, no one was allowed to enter Yan Ming's room.
Mr. Huang said that Hongyantang had something to do and needed Yan Ming to come out, but Yan Ping blocked him; Yan Shan said that he wanted to see if his son was sick, why he didn't come out for three days, and he was also blocked by Yan Ping.
The old lady of the Yan Chen family came to the door of Yan Ming's room, and did not ask to enter Yan Ming's room, but looked at Yan Ping, nodded with satisfaction, and said, "With such a person to guard, my grandson will not be fine." ”
After speaking, the old lady of the Yan Chen family turned around and left. It made Yan Ping grateful.
"Don't disturb the kid, I remember the last time he was like this, and after that there was a table. The second time like this, the plough was made, and this spring, the Yan family's plough was out of the limelight. A lot of people came to borrow it. This time I got into the house again, maybe something new was there! The old lady of the Yan Chen clan instructed as she walked.
"I have to burn incense for my ancestors. Such a smart grandson must be an ancestral manifestation. "The old lady of the Yan Chen family is very concerned about the matter of worshipping ancestors. Talking as he walked.
Yan Shan looked at Yan Ming's door, and also turned around and followed the old lady of Yan Chen. Since Yan Ming came back, Yan Shan had a feeling, as if the big and small things in this family would not be supported without asking Yan Ming.
"Alas! Old. Thinking of this, Yan Shan thought of the marriage discussed with the Tian family. Suddenly, an eager, hugging grandson came to me.
A few days ago, Xiao Cui'er of the Wang family committed suicide because of Hu Er's escape from marriage, which made Yan Ming deeply touched, and seemed to be loosened about the marriage of the Tian family. Yan Shan pondered, and in a few days, taking advantage of the emperor's big day of persuading farmers to teach agriculture, he took Yan Ming to Chang'an City and settle down with the Tian family.
After all, the two children are not young, and at the age of fifteen or sixteen, they should also get married and have children.
In three days, Yan Ming finally figured out the complete graphics and operating principles of the waterwheel.
Three days later, he opened the door, stretched his waist fiercely, breathed in the fresh air, and looked at the sun in the sky, a feeling of being in a different world.
"This thing needs to be built quickly. In half a month, it is estimated that it will all be completed. Yan Ming calculated, this waterwheel can come in handy during the scorching heat this year.
In his heart, there are too many things to do, and at that time, financial resources and manpower are all problems.
took the drawings of the waterwheel and sent them to Old Man Lu.
It was the first time for Old Man Lu to see such a thing, and in terms of size, this waterwheel was a big guy. How to install it when the time comes, he himself is not confident.
However, Yan Ming instructed that as long as it was made, he would take someone to do the installation problem.
When Yan Shan and the others heard that Yan Ming had come out, they all ran to Dongchang Courtyard to see what new tricks he had come up with.
Yan Ming hastily explained a few words to Yan Shan, and then rushed to the back hall to greet the old lady of Yan Chen.
I don't know why, Yan Ming is closer to the old lady of the Yan Chen family than to his own grandmother.
Seeing Yan Ming, the old lady of the Yan Chen family took his hand and said, "My grandson, I will never be allowed to stay out for three days and three nights in the future, it is too hard work." ”
Yan Ming took the old lady's hand and said with a smile that it was okay.
Several of Yanshan's concubines also half-jokingly talked about Yan Ming. The Yan family has been a lone seedling for several generations, and it is only after such a treasure has been produced, which is naturally the whole family nervous.
When I came out of the old lady's place, it was almost noon. happened to meet Yan San, who ran into the yard in a hurry, holding a copper hot pot customized by Yan Ming in his hand, and said with a smile when he saw Yan Ming: "Childe, are you still satisfied with it?" ”
Before Yan Ming could answer, Dongfang Shuo's voice came from outside: "Brother, who do you see I brought you this time?" ”