Zhao Hanzhang: "Then you let them study hard, and you can also learn some textile and medical talents, with a talent in hand, you will never go hungry in the future." ”

Sister Feng nodded again and again, and asked, "Is the girl more short of spinders, weavers, or medical workers?" ”

"There is a shortage of mathematicians, astronomers and craftsmen." ”

She pointed to the digging lane not far away: "Don't underestimate the craftsman, the craftsman once belonged to the Mo family, the Mo family craftsmanship is unrivaled in the world, a good tool can save more than ten manpower." ”

Sister Feng's eyes widened, "In other words, one artifact is equivalent to ten people?" ”

Zhao Hanzhang nodded.

The crowd of onlookers buzzed and spoke, "Nothing Shang Shu has made can achieve this effect......

Fu Tinghan on the side said: "I'm still far from the powerful Mo family." ”

After seeing the migrant workers in this camp, Zhao Hanzhang and Fu Tinghan went to other camps to visit and condole.

Fu Chang and a few people were able to squeeze to Zhao Hanzhang's side.

Zhao Hanzhang asked Fu Chang, "I heard Tinghan say that the section of the riverbed you are responsible for has increased a lot, and you need to raise the embankment, which is very difficult to build?" ”

Fu Chang nodded: "It's not easy to build, but now there is gunpowder and stone, and there is a large amount of lime, both the cost and the construction speed are much faster." ”

Zhao Hanzhang asked: "Someone proposed to use cement to build the river embankment, why didn't it work?" ”

Fu Chang glanced at Fu Tinghan: "This ......"

Fu Tinghan explained: "Cement crushing requires a lot of force, and it is expensive and time-consuming to rush to build a suitable hydraulic grinding mill at this time. ”

"I asked the craftsmen who have built the embankment here over the years, and they all use local yellow clay mixed with straw ore, and then apply a layer of ash on the outside, which is a kind of gray clay, which is also a material taken from the local area, plus lime and glutinous rice juice, and a local rattan sap to stir, which has a good waterproof effect."

"I've calculated that you're going to do it by February, and you're going to cut down on the cost, that's the best way to do it."

If Zhao Hanzhang hadn't pressed the construction period so short, even if he gave less money, he would have done better.

But she said that if there would be heavy rains in March, they would have to repair the levee a month in advance, which is the most cost-effective and efficient option.

Zhao Hanzhang nodded, turned his head to look at the quiet and peaceful Yellow River at this time, "Such good water, I must use it in the future." ”

Fu Chang sighed: "Yes, the Yellow River harms people, but it also lives countless people, if the Yellow River can be well managed, make the best use of things, and irrigate the fields on both sides, I don't know how many fertile fields can be created and how many people can be fed." ”

Fu Tinghan knew that Zhao Hanzhang was not only talking about irrigation, but also that the application of water power was too extensive, provided that their technology could be in place.

The technology it needs to use is so complex that it is obviously impossible to rely on Fu Tinghan alone, so they not only need to cultivate technical talents from an early age, but also absorb the existing ones.

I don't know how many Mo family children can be found in the world.

Fu Tinghan glanced at Zhao Hanzhang, took his horse and said, "Let's go, the second battalion is already waiting." ”

Zhao Hanzhang got on his horse and took a hundred cavalry and Fu Tinghan and others to visit the battalions.

From the officials and generals to the migrant workers and soldiers, they all rejoiced.

Most of the camps were built on the south bank, but there were also three camps on the north bank, because that section of the Yellow River was the most treacherous, and the north bank was a little lower than the riverbed like the south bank, and every time it flooded, not only the south bank was badly damaged, but also the north bank.

In recent years, the Jin court did not govern the Yellow River on a large scale, and it all depended on the county orders and county guards on both sides of the river. Those with a smaller conscience are burdened by the situation and let it go.

So the riverbed is a lot higher than it used to be.

Fortunately, it was winter, and the river was scarce, so she looked at the traces, but she was afraid that in the rainy season, the water would overflow the riverbed.

The broken levee couldn't stop it.

Generally the flood is fine, at most the land on both sides of the river bank is washed away, if the flood is flooded, the fields and villages on both sides of the river are not wanted.

Because the riverbed is higher than the villages on both sides, the dam is washed down, which is equivalent to a waterfall rushing down from the sky, directly flooding the fields and villages.

Zhao Hanzhang patrolled the camp here, and crossed the river to look at the other side, saw the people, and went to see the embankment they were building.

Two-thirds of the section they were responsible for had been completed, and the remaining third had taken shape, and the stones had been piled up layer after layer, and if they were unstable, they were pasted with stirred yellow mud and then filled.

The built in this way are less likely to collapse.

Zhao Hanzhang stepped on the piled stones and walked forward, asking, "Where did this stone come from?" ”

Fu Tinghan pointed to the distance and showed her, "There are still a thousand people stationed over there, and their task is to blow up and knock stones, and this side will send people over to transport them." Five thousand more people on the other side of the river were in charge of the matter. ”

Stones are not blown up with explosives, some stones are so large that they have to be knocked open so that they can be easily transported and built.

In some places, particularly large stones are needed, and there are requirements for size and shape, and this kind of stone cannot be completely used with explosives, and it has to be excavated by manpower.

It was hard enough to build the Yellow River, but it was even harder to dig rocks and transport them.

Zhao Hanzhang looked down at their wheelbarrow transporting sediment and stones, and clenched his fists, the productivity was still too low, too labor-intensive, and too hard.

When it was dark, they did not cross the river and return to the first camp, but stayed on the other side to stay.

Chen Shen happily gave the main tent to Zhao Hanzhang and Fu Tinghan, and then wanted to guard the tent door for them.

Zhao Hanzhang refused, "There are guards, aren't you going to start work tomorrow, guard the tent door for me tonight, won't you delay the working hours tomorrow?" ”

She said: "Don't delay because we wait, finish it early, and let the soldiers return to the camp early." ”

Chen Shenjiang looked a little nervous under the reflection of the firelight, and opened his mouth several times to ask but did not dare to ask.

Zhao Hanzhang glanced at him and said, "What does it look like, if you have anything to say, you can say it openly." ”

Only then did General Chen ask in a low voice: "General, after we repair the Yellow River, do we still want to go back to the camp to train and fight?" ”

Zhao Hanzhang asked him rhetorically, "Do you want to fight?" ”

General Chen immediately said loudly: "Yes! As long as the general gives an order, the last general will not be afraid to fight! ”

Zhao Hanzhang didn't speak, but turned his head to look at the countless bonfires behind him, as well as the jubilant soldiers around the bonfire.

Because of her arrival, they still reveled tonight, and today they killed fifteen pigs, and made a delicious dinner together with yesterday's pig's feet and water, and at this time they were full of food and drink, and everyone was singing and dancing by the campfire.

Occasionally, there will be a fight between the two teams.

This is a military camp, they have fought side by side, and they know each other well, so the atmosphere is more intimate and relaxed than the migrant worker camp on the other side.

Compared with ordinary civilians, they know how to have fun in time.

Everyone was making a lot of noise.

Zhao Hanzhang got up, motioned to General Chen to follow, and chose a fire at random to sit up.

(End of chapter)