Since you want to build a waterwheel, then just do it, more than ten days later, the first Kongming waterwheel was finally built, the size is huge, up to more than ten meters, erected on the side of the river trough looks very spectacular.

When the waterwheel started on this day, the river could be said to be crowded with people, not only the military households of the Lingshan Guard Station poured out their nests, but also the nearby villages and the soldiers and civilians of Wanghai Fort, Qiu Hongbao, Qianyue Fort and other soldiers and civilians all rushed to watch the wind.

In the breath of the people, several craftsmen pulled open the gate by the river trough, and the weaving wheel blades of the waterwheel slowly rotated under the impact of the river, the huge waterwheel turned faster and faster, the sound of the roar, the bamboo tube on the wheel blades continued to pour water into the canal on the bank, and the river continued to flow forward.

Seeing this situation, everyone couldn't help but cheer loudly, and tears of excitement flowed in the eyes of many displaced people, with this waterwheel, the water for the fields they planted would be guaranteed, and they would no longer be troubled by water shortages.

Pang Gang looked at the water brought out by the rotation of this Kongming big waterwheel, and thought that there was always a backlog of silt after being used in the surrounding channels for a period of time, and it was necessary to use a large number of manpower to clean up the silt from time to time, and secretly calculated in his heart how much it would cost to cover these ditches with cement and sand, and finally came to a conclusion that if all the water conservancy around Lingshanwei was to be repaired, the silver taels that would need to be used were no less than 50,000 taels of silver.

"I didn't expect to do something and need silver everywhere, it's really a matter of money when it's used!" Pang Gang couldn't help muttering in his heart, and calculated the more than 300,000 taels of silver in his hand, it is estimated that it will not take much if it is used like this, but Pang Gang also knows that agriculture and military industry are big money-burners both now and in the future, even if a large amount of silver is sprinkled, it may not necessarily see the effect, but if there is no large amount of silver, it will definitely not be effective.

Thinking of the problem of the military industry, Pang Gang thought that if Lingshanwei did not have a production base for the industrial army, then how could he explain to his subordinates the problem of so many elite weapons and armor that suddenly appeared.

It seems that the number of Lingshanwei blacksmiths is still not enough, and it is time to recruit some blacksmiths from the homeless.

Pang Gang rubbed some swollen brains, cheered up and looked at the "Kong Ming Waterwheel" that had begun to work, and kept comforting himself in his heart, there will be bread, there will be milk, as long as all this is on the right track, then he can be regarded as a soil emperor in Qingzhou Mansion, and whoever wants to move himself will have to weigh it carefully.

Just as Pang Gang's thoughts began to desert again, a personal soldier hurriedly came to report, "Lord Qiqi, the commander Lord Song and the prefect Lord Wei have arrived outside the Lingshan Guard, and are waiting for the Lord to greet them." ”

"What? Commander Song sent Lord and Lord Wei to the outside of the guard? Pang Gang was shocked, and hurriedly asked, "How many people did the commander bring?" ”

"Back to the adult, the commander only brought dozens of personal entourage, and there was no one else"

Hearing what the pro-soldiers said, Pang Gang was a little relieved, and he turned back to the pro-soldiers and said, "You immediately notify all the officials of more than 100 households and the civil officials at all levels to go outside the guard to greet the two adults. ”

"Yes!" The soldiers immediately took the order and left.

Pang Gang took a closer look at the official uniform on his body, patted the dust again, and then walked briskly outside the guard.

When Pang Gang arrived outside the guard, he saw Song Xinghe riding a batch of yellow horses wearing red three-grade tiger and leopard suits, and Wei Tong, who was riding another batch of big yellow horses and wearing red lark suits, was sitting on horseback, talking and laughing, Pang Gang hurriedly stepped forward and walked in front of Song Xinghe, gave a military salute, and reported loudly: "The lowly Pang Gang is late, please forgive the two adults!" ”

At this time, Song Xinghe still had a gentle smile on his face, and when he saw Pang Gang coming, he said to Wei Tongnian with a smile: "Lord Wei, you see that our great hero is here." ”

Wei Tongnian smiled and stroked the beard under his chin and said, "Well, this time the displaced people can be properly resettled, Pang Qianhu has made a lot of contributions, and we can't help but appreciate it." However, Pang Qianhu, this official and Lord Song have come to inspect this time, how are your Lingshan Guards prepared? ”

Pang Gang smiled and said, "The two adults are smiling, Lingshan Wei has a lot to do, and there are many things to do, and now there are many things that have not been completed, so it's better to do this, now the lower officials will take the two adults to the guard to check it out, after all, seeing is believing." ”

Song Xing and the two couldn't help but feel a little strange when they saw Pang Gang so confident, could it be that this guy really renovated Lingshanwei? Under the leadership of Pang Gang, Song Wei and the two looked at Lingshanwei's barracks, granaries, forage fields, and arsenals, and when Song Xinghe came to the newly built Martyrs' Shrine, his eyes couldn't help but light up, and he hurriedly asked: "Pang Qianhu, is this Martyrs' Shrine built with the kind of cement you produce yourself?" ”

"Yes, my lord, this kind of cement is not only hard but also very strong, it is best to use it to build houses and other things, and it has one of the biggest characteristics is that it is cheap, a large barrel of cement is only sold for five cents, whether it is the rich or the common people can afford it, after these days of propaganda there have been many people and businessmen to Lingshanwei to negotiate the purchase of cement."

When Pang Gang said this, he found that Wei Tongnian's eyebrows on the side were faintly jumping, and the corners of his mouth showed a hidden smile, and then disappeared quickly. And Song Xinghe also looked at Wei Tongnian with great meaning, and it seemed that he already knew about Pang Gang's gift of Wei Tongnian's cement factory shares.

Pang Gang also noticed Song Xinghe's face, and lost no time in saying: "Of course, the mine near Wanghai Fort has also been put into production, and it is estimated that it will be profitable soon." Pang Gangke did not forget that Song Xinghe also had shares in his own mine.

Song Xinghe couldn't help but laugh dumbly when he heard this, "Pang Qianhu, don't you misunderstand, this official said that Lord Hewei is not here to fight the autumn breeze, but to tell you something." ”

Pang Gang bowed down without changing his face and said, "Please give me advice!" ”

After pondering for a while, Song Xinghe twisted his beard and said: "Some time ago, the Qingzhou gentry sued you to the yamen of the governor of Jinan, saying that you indiscriminately killed the gentry, snatched grain and grass and distributed the homeless, and had a bad intention. Speaking of this, Song Xinghe looked at Pang Gang, saw that his face was still calm, and nodded secretly, this son can still calm down at this time, not to mention anything else, he is very good in terms of mentality alone.

Song Xinghe paused and then said, "But Lord Meng, the governor of the army, and Lord Feng, the garrison of soldiers and horses, have already rejected the pleadings from Qingzhou and sent a letter to the court on your behalf to defend themselves. Speaking of this, Song Xinghe said with relief: "Pang Qianhu, it seems that your luck is good, and even the governor speaks for you." ”

Pang Gang snorted lightly and said, "It's not that the lowly position is good, but the governor is also afraid that they will be stabbed by us for driving away the victims, so they will be punished." ”

Hearing Pang Gang's words, Wei Tongqing coughed and said: "Pang Qianhu, it stands to reason that the old man of your guard should not have been mixed with the prefect as the prefect, but after hearing you say this, the old man still can't help but say more, your words are not desirable in the officialdom, no matter what Lord Meng is in, but he helped you after all, and you have to receive this favor if you don't receive it." If you want to go further in officialdom, you must pay attention to this, officialdom is supposed to support each other and take care of each other, if your words reach the ears of others, who will help you speak? ”

"Well, Lord Wei is right, Pang Gang, you have to pay attention in the future, you must know that trouble comes from your mouth."

"Yes, thank you two adults for mentioning it, Pang Gang has been taught!" Pang Gang bowed down and gave a salute to show his gratitude, no matter what the purpose of these two people said this, but these words are indeed good words that climb up in the officialdom, and Pang Gang can't help but appreciate this alone.

After chatting for a while, Song Xinghe smiled again: "This official and the Wei Governor's Mansion came this time to reassure you, and secondly, to inspect the resettlement of the displaced people, I don't know if you, a thousand households, are willing to take the old man and Lord Wei to take a look around." ”

Pang Gang hurriedly stood up, "Dare to disobey!" ”

Pang Gang led Wei Tongtong, Song Xing and his party out of the guard house along the nameless river, fields, canals, irrigation wells, Song Xing and the two of them looked at them one by one, nodding from time to time, this Pang Gang is indeed attentive, and he is also very capable, and he has made so many achievements in a short period of time, which also makes Song Xinghe appreciate Pang Gang the more, if the thousands of households in other health centers are so concerned about Pang Gang, the situation in the tuntian in the thousands of households will be better and better.

He remembered something and asked, "Spring ploughing is coming soon, Pang Gang, the ploughing cattle seeds in your fort are sufficient?" ”

Pang Gang replied with a wry smile, "My lord, tens of thousands of displaced people will be resettled at this time, how can there be enough seeds and cattle, and now the lowly ones are about to die of worry about this matter, why don't you help the lowly people get hundreds of more cattle over?" ”

"It turns out that you Pang Gang also has something that can't be done." Song Xinghe laughed, pointed to Wei Tongnian beside him and teased: "Isn't there a God of Wealth standing next to you, isn't it ridiculous for you to let this true god not worship but come to ask me, a poor ghost!" ”

Pang Gang looked at Wei Tongnian, who was smiling on the side, and suddenly realized in his heart, he had wondered why this Wei prefect would come to his guard with Song Xinghe to inspect, it turned out that he had sent something to himself.

Pang Gang's eyes lit up and he bowed down to Wei Tongnian, "Thank you Lord Wei for your generosity!" ”

Wei Tongnian hurriedly flashed to the side, and said continuously: "Okay, you Pang Gang, why did you learn badly from your Lord Song, you really think that the old man is a boy who scatters money, and the old man only has a little thing left, and you still don't let it go." ”

Pang Gang was overjoyed and hurriedly asked, "I wonder how many ploughing cattle and seeds Master Wei can support Xiaguan?" ”

Wei Tongnian shook his head with a wry smile and said, "Pang Qianhu, you can raise some of the cattle seeds in this mansion, but you can't give them away for nothing, you need to buy them with silver." ”

"No problem, you can buy as many ploughing cattle as you want, and the lower officials are now Han Xin's more soldiers, the better." Pang Gang agreed without hesitation, now that there is no silver to buy the ploughing cattle and seeds, Wei will be able to sell them to himself in the same year.

"I know that your kid made a fortune in Qingzhou, and now there is no shortage of silver." Wei Tongnian thought for a while and said: "In this way, this official can sell you one hundred and fifty heads of cattle and one hundred quintals of seeds, and there are no more old men, so you can make do with them first." ”

"Thank you, sir!" Pang Gang gratefully gave Wei Tongnian a salute, with this batch of materials, his spring ploughing was settled, but it wasn't until Wei Tongnian left that he couldn't figure out why Wei Tongnian would come to sell him such a big favor today

(To be continued)