As early as a few days ago, Hu Laohan had already told the craftsmen about the stakes, saying that this was a key battle related to whether their craftsmen could turn over, and it must be fought well. All the craftsmen were holding their breath, and no one rested during this time, repeatedly checking the big waterwheel to make sure that nothing was lost.

In the early morning of the eighth day of the sixth lunar month, Zhu Ao specially put on his court clothes to show his solemnity. Dainu and Wynn accompanied him on either side of him, and Dainu also wore a gorgeous costume and a graceful makeup to distinguish herself from other palace maids and show her noble status.

Since the matter of the big waterwheel was mainly grasped by Zhu Ao, the number one leader of the Su Domain, according to the law that it is not easy for eternity, all matters that are handled by the top leader will definitely arouse the great attention of all parties. All the civil and military officials in Zhangye City came, and many sergeants and military families also came, and they came to see the excitement.

Some naughty children have begun to chase each other by the river, playing and shouting: "The prince's waterwheel is moving, the prince's waterwheel is moving." ”

With the support of the Department of Honor and Guard, Zhu Ao walked into his own stand, and said, "Hu Jiangtou, how are you preparing?" ”

Hu Laohan puffed up his chest, hugged his fists and said: "Back to Your Highness, everything is ready, please give your Royal Highness an order." ”

Zhu Ao waved his hand and said, "Let's start!" ”

Hu Laohan then waved his hand to the two craftsmen behind him, and the two craftsmen stepped forward and pulled the floodgates of the waterwheel open.

The Lanzhou waterwheel, oh no, it should be called Zhangye now, operates under the impact of the water, through wheels and wooden troughs, the water of the Heihe River is continuously poured into the canal on the bank, and the speed is staggering.

"Good! Good! His Royal Highness Chitose! With such a large waterwheel, the fields in this vicinity will not be without water. The sergeants cheered loudly.

The first thing he personally supervised was so successful, Zhu Ao was very proud, and said to Wei Yansheng beside him: "Wei Changshi, if you follow the method you said, what military household can use such a waterwheel?" ”

Wei Yanxiang was speechless for a while. Zhu Ao took advantage of the situation and announced: "Ladies and gentlemen, the Hexi Corridor has been a prosperous and prosperous place since ancient times, and there is a way to 'Jin Zhangye, Yin Wuwei', we are guarding a golden mountain and still living a hard life, why is this?" It's because our forces are so scattered, everyone sweeps the snow in front of the door and doesn't care about the frost on the tiles of others, and in the end, we can only make things worse here. From today onwards, I will take you to collectively reclaim the land, and all adult sergeants will be given six buckets of grain in a month, healthy women will be given three buckets of grain in a month, and children who are able to work will also be given one bucket according to the situation. The king knows that the price is not very high, but you also know that my Hexi is located in a remote area, it is not easy to transport grain, this king can only take out so much, the first year of hard work for you, tighten your belt and work for a year, this king promises, after the harvest in the coming year, there will be a lot of rewards! ”

Wei Yansheng sighed, he knew that since King Su said this sentence himself, the matter was irreparable, but fortunately, he had already reported the situation here to the imperial court, and even if he was held accountable in the future, he would say it.

After Zhu Ao finished speaking, there was a commotion in the underground, and everyone began to talk about it.

"Your Highness, what do you mean by this? Let's be his banker? ”

"If we planted the land for him, what will happen to our land? Isn't it going to be wasted, then we will have to farm for him for generations. ”

"He is a vassal king, we have been farming for him for generations, and six buckets a month is a lot, we still have to pay grain for our own farming, and we don't need to pay grain for the prince to plant."

"Will this work? Is this contrary to the emperor's assertion that the cultivator has his land? ”

"Is there any secret decree from the prince?"

Zhu Ao glanced at the crowd of discussions, he knew that the most important thing to change the law was to win the trust of others. ”

Hu Laohan was stunned suddenly, stepped forward and knelt down and said, "The little one is here!" I don't know what the prince sends? ”

Zhu Ao said: "The big waterwheel presided over by the craftsman Hu Laohan is very successful, and it will irrigate a lot of fertile land for my Su Fan in the future, which is indispensable!" The herald rewarded fifty stone of grain, and the rest of the craftsmen, large and small, each had a reward! ”

Fifty stones of grain is enough for Hu Laohan's family to eat for several years, Hu Laohan was speechless with excitement, and only after a while did he verbally thank him and said, "The little one thanked the prince for a thousand years!" The little one will definitely serve the prince in the future. ”

Zhu Ao said: "I don't want you to be stupid, I just want you and your craftsmen to work hard for this king." ”

Hu Laohan said categorically: "Please rest assured, which craftsman dares to steal and play tricks in the future, there is no need for the prince to take action, the little one will clean him up!" ”

Zhu Ao smiled: "Okay, good." You stand down. ”

That's when the crowd started talking again. "If you make a waterwheel, you will be rewarded with fifty stones, the prince is really generous!"

"It seems that the prince is an honest person, I decided to follow him, and I can receive a heavy reward if I do a good job."

Zhu Ao watched everyone's public opinion begin to guide him, and knew that the heat was almost over, so he was just one foot away, and quietly gave Qu Neng and other commanders a look.

Qu Neng naturally understood the intention of the leader, and immediately stood up and shouted, "Brothers! When a husband stands between heaven and earth, he must first be able to feed himself. Our soldiers in Hexi have always relied on the inland to transport grain, and they have seen enough of other people's faces over the years. Now the heavens will curtain us, and let the prince lead us. The prince is a man of great talent, if nothing else, just say that which of you can get this big waterwheel? Besides, the emperor originally asked the prince to wait in Pingliang for a few years, but the prince was willing to take risks and be with us through thick and thin, what else should we not believe in the prince? I, Qu Neng, decided to follow the prince! ”

"Well said! Commander Qu, I did it too! ”

"Count me in!"

"We're all done, let the prince take us to build 'Jin Zhangye, Yin Wuwei' again!"

"Chitose!" "Chitose!"

The cheers below are higher and higher, Zhu Ao enjoys this feeling of being supported, it seems that this Qu Neng is really a general, and he can hold the scene at a critical moment. Thinking of this, I couldn't help but glance at Qu Neng again.

Zhu Ao waved his hand, signaled everyone to be quiet, and then shouted: "In fact, the blueprint for building the land west of the river has long been in the king's heart. Thanks to the trust of all brothers, I will talk about it today. ”

A prince called them brothers, which moved these simple military men even more.

Zhu said: "If you want to develop agriculture, you must build water conservancy. Fortunately, there is abundant water in the land west of our river, but it has been abandoned for various reasons. The king decided that the construction of water conservancy should be divided into three parts: first, such a large waterwheel should be built and placed in a suitable place; In the second book, the king instructed the craftsmen to make a hand press to be placed far away from the river, which would have to bother everyone to dig a well; There are many irrigation canals in the west of the third river, such as the Yingke Canal, Daman Canal, Xiaoman Canal, Daguan Canal, Yongli Canal, Jiaguan Canal, etc., which can irrigate more than 400,000 acres of fertile land, and some of these canals are abandoned, and the abandoned ones have to be rebuilt. What is not abandoned must be developed and utilized, and if necessary, we will vigorously develop new canals. Ensure that every acre of our fields is not short of water! ”

This sentence made everyone's blood boil, and they shouted for a long time.