Yongkang River, originating in the mountains in the southwest of Yidu County, is a large river in Yidu County, with turbulent water and abundant water. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info

At this moment, Shen Ze was standing on the slope of the Yongkang River, looking at the Yongkang River flowing from the valley.

Cao Dianshi muttered on the side: "Brother Shen, do you really want them to irrigate with water from the Yongkang River?" I'm afraid this won't work! The land of these two villages is located on the slopes of the mountains, although the slopes are not too high, but they are at least fifteen or sixteen zhang higher than the water surface of the Yongkang River, how can it be possible to bring water from the Yongkang River for irrigation? ”

Shen Ze ignored Cao Dianshi's muttering on the side, and kept thinking in his head.

When stopping the fighting between the two villages, the reason why Shen Ze said that there was a way to solve the problem of water was because he saw this big river with abundant water on the way here.

Although there were no pumps these days, there were waterwheels that could lift water to higher places, and it was not necessarily impossible to divert water from lower places to higher places for irrigation.

In fact, there are many things in the world that cannot be done, but they have never thought of it! Sometimes, once you think about it, it's not that hard to solve things!

And Shen Ze feels that his advantage is precisely that he can often think of things that others can't think of!

A waterwheel can't lift water so high, you can divide it into several times, step by step!

Shen Ze was anxiously thinking about the feasibility of his idea.

When Shen Ze traveled to Guizhou in later generations, he once saw an old-fashioned waterwheel that was still in use, which was very tall, with a diameter of 20 meters, and could lift water to a height of 18 meters.

Shen Ze silently estimated, he had already measured the height of the hillside just now, it was about fifteen zhang high, if he could build a waterwheel with a diameter of more than seven zhang and divert water in three stages, it should be able to lead water.

Shen Ze turned his head sideways and asked Cao Dianshi, "How high can the largest waterwheel be?" ”

Cao Dianshi was stunned for a moment, and then said, "You want to bring water with a water wheel?" Well, the waterwheel is definitely not high enough, and the waterwheel can be built at most seven or eight feet high! "Cao Dianshi is a southerner, and there are many places in the south that use water wheels, and he really knows a little about water wheels.

Seven or eight feet high, then no problem!

At that moment, Shen Ze told Shen Dianshi in detail about the method he had worked out.

In fact, Shen Ze's method is very simple, that is, to install three waterwheels step by step and lift water in three stages.

The Yongkang River is turbulent, and even the largest waterwheel can be pushed quickly, so the largest waterwheel can be installed on the riverside, the bigger the better. If you install a water wheel with a height of 7 zhang, you can lift the water to a height of at least 6 zhang.

In this way, dig a canal on the slope of the mountain slope six zhang high, although the water flow of the canal is certainly not as turbulent as the Yongkang River, but you can install an appropriately smaller waterwheel, as long as the angle of the canal is large enough, the speed of the water raised is fast enough, and it is enough to drive the waterwheel of the second layer. If a six-zhang high waterwheel is installed on the side of the canal on this level, the water can be raised by at least five zhang high.

In this way, dig the same canal at a height of 11 zhang, install a waterwheel with a height of 5 zhang, and lift water at least 4 zhang high, and reach a height of 15 zhang.

Of course, when it comes to the water flow on the top of the slope, the water is not too turbulent, and the amount of water is not too large, but it is endless, so you don't have to worry about breaking the flow.

This hillside is only three or four miles away from the fields of the two villages, although it is a hillside, but there are not many stones, it can only be regarded as a low earth mountain. Digging a canal is not too difficult.

Besides, there were so many young men and women in those two villages who were fighting idlely, wouldn't it be right for them to dig the canals.

Of course, what Shen Ze put forward is only a preliminary opinion, and when it comes to specific implementation, it still needs to be specifically adjusted. However, Shen Ze's plan should still be very operable.

After listening to this, Cao Dianshi patted his thigh and said, "It's feasible, it's definitely feasible." If you don't say Brother Shen, you have a good brain! Oh, brother, I asked you to come along, it's really prescient! I really admire myself, I was really prescient! ”

Shen Ze couldn't help but be speechless, shouldn't you be full of admiration and admiration for me at this time? How can I admire myself! What kind of people is this?! Brain circuits are so special!

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Now that he had an idea, Cao Dianshi immediately asked a few officials to call the village chiefs of Peiqiao Village and Dongjiazhuang to come over.

After the two village chiefs came, after listening to Shen Ze talk about the method he came up with, the old village chief of Dongjiazhuang couldn't help but praise: "Wonderful, our two village ancestors have lived here for almost a hundred years, why can't we think of such a way!" Shen Gongzi is still smart! In the past, we could only look at the water of the Yongkang River flowing in vain from the valley and sigh in vain, but when we turned around, we had to fight for the little water of the Xiaoni River, which was really ...... Alas! As he spoke, the old man sighed heavily, not knowing whether to lament that the people in his village couldn't think of such a way, or to mourn for the people who had died in the battle for water for so many years.

The old village chief of Peiqiao Village also said: "Shen Gongzi's idea really solves the big problem of our two villages, the old man thanked Shen Gongzi on behalf of the whole village of Peiqiao Village, please accept the old man's worship", saying that the old man was about to kneel.

When the old village chief of Dongjiazhuang, Old Man Dong, saw that Old Man Pei wanted to worship, and he couldn't be ambiguous, so he had to come forward and kneel down.

Shen Ze hurriedly grabbed the two old men, kneeling down for himself at such an old age, it was really ...... You dare to worship, I don't dare to accept it, isn't this a discount for my life?!

"Two old men, this must not be done, I just have a small idea, how to be worthy of the two old people's gifts!"

"Deserved, deserved, your little idea really saved countless lives in our two villages!"

The two old men stiffened their necks, but they still insisted on worshipping, but Shen Ze finally persuaded him.

Seeing that he couldn't worship, the old village chief Pei said to the old village chief of Dongjiazhuang: "Old man Dong, we have been fighting for water for so many years, and now that we have the method of Shen Gongzi, we probably won't be able to fight in the future." Why don't we set up an ancestral hall here, sculpt a clay statue of Shen Gongzi, and worship it often, so that future generations can remember Shen Gongzi's great virtue from generation to generation, right? Old man Pei saw that Shen Ze was a scholar, and he estimated that the scholar had a good name, so he made this proposal.

The old village chief Dong said: "Well, I think this idea will work!" ”

Shen Ze was speechless, damn me, I live a good life, I need you to set up an ancestral hall to worship! Besides, this ancestral hall is the mother's sign of the nine-thousand-year-old Wei Gonggong, are you two so non-nonsense, let me grab the nine-thousand-year-old patent?

Shen Ze hurriedly stopped the two old men who were discussing the establishment of an ancestral hall for him, and said, "I have received this intention from the two of you, but this matter must not be done." I don't think it's better to be like this, if you two villages really want to erect, then it's better to set up a monument here, well, it's called "turning war into jade silk" monument. At that time, the ins and outs of the matter will be engraved on the stele, so that future generations can remember how difficult it was when there was no waterwheel and canal before, and to warn the people of the two villages that they must remember to jointly maintain the waterwheel and canal! Well, of course, if I mention my name a little when telling the ins and outs of this stele, I don't mind, haha, joke, joke! ”

"Make!"

"Great idea!"

When the two old men heard that this idea was good, they couldn't help but praise it.

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Now that you have an idea, you have to act quickly, and the spring planting season is waiting for no one.

The first thing to solve is the survey and installation of the waterwheel!

Now that the matter of the weapon fight has been resolved, Cao Dianshi asked the officials of the brigade to return to the city, and asked them to report the matter here to Zhang Zhixian, and by the way, asked Zhang Zhixian to transfer a few craftsmen who could make waterwheels to help manufacture and install waterwheels.

Building and repairing water conservancy is also a great achievement of a county! Such a good thing, naturally I can't let the county lord share the credit, I believe that the county lord is also very willing to send the craftsman here!

After sending those officials back, Cao Dianshi took a few of his cronies and Shen Ze to the banquet prepared by Dongjiazhuang to drink.

Shen Ze needed to stay to help guide the installation of the waterwheel and canal, and Cao Dianshi would naturally have to arrange and dispatch the manpower of all parties on the side, so they all stayed for the time being.