At the riverside of the manor of the Metropolitan Water Administration, two watchtowers as high as several zhang are erected, most of the watchtowers are above the river, and the bamboo rows and wooden piles below are used as supports, and a small dock for boats and boats is also built.

The two watchtowers are like garrison and guard barracks, and the masses inside and outside the official office dare not approach at will. Li Tai did set up a water and land camp here, and the soldiers of the Qu family were stationed here, but these two watchtowers were not simple military buildings, and two large water conservancy spinning wheels were placed inside.

Li Tai is not reluctant to share his advanced productive forces with the masses, but even if he shares them with good intentions and selflessness, he may not be able to get a good result.

Once the hydraulic spinning wheel is widely promoted, the water conservancy along the river will receive greater attention. At present, he cannot completely and thoroughly control this water, and rashly promoting water conservancy production will only usher in greater resistance.

Therefore, at present, he can only cherish himself, and only when he has the right to speak in the Luoshui Basin, and can schedule and adjust the productivity and means of production along the river, will he consider further promotion, so that the masses can benefit from it.

The newly erected hydro-powered spinning wheel has a more stable and durable kinetic energy output than the previous castration version driven by animal power, and can spin the yarn from day to night, with an increase of nearly two times the efficiency.

Fortunately, Li Tai has built such a trading channel in Qushi before, and the acquisition of raw materials does not have to be as constrained as last year.

The two spinning wheels spin yarn day and night, and the raw silk material accumulated at the moment can also be maintained for a period of time.

The main role of the more than 3,000 soldiers rationed by Sinong is to maintain water conservancy. However, the water official warehouse in the capital is still empty, and most of this year has passed, and it is difficult to organize large-scale water conservancy projects in such a poor and blank situation.

So in the past few days, Li Tai has also classified the soldiers, and the adult male is mainly responsible for cultivating the manor public land and planting the last season of winter wheat.

The women were mainly engaged in weaving, accumulating capital for the official warehouse. As for the yarn needed for grain and textiles, Li Tai was still responsible for raising and providing it, and paid it to the government office in the form of rent.

There is no need to pay for the sale of the house in one lump sum, and the output of two large spinning wheels alone is enough to maintain the rent of the mill.

As for the original ones, they are the hydraulic power of Baide, which is mainly used for the processing of crops. The lower reaches of Luoshui are important farming areas in the Guanzhong Plain, but due to the existence of Zhao Gui, a river tyrant, there are not too many of them set up near the left.

In addition to the grain processing purchased and produced by his own family, the people who were given to the left villagers were free of charge, and the processing amount of one ding and one stone was provided, provided that the canal tickets of the Qu League were exchanged for qualifications.

It is one thing to benefit the township, but it is not necessary to give grace indiscriminately, as long as you have a canal ticket, it means that no matter what situation the villager passes, he is a person who has contributed to the affairs of the township.

As for the issue of forging canal tickets, Li Tai is not worried at all. Because the canal bill is not a currency at all, it is just a kind of voucher that extends from the canal alliance.

If it weren't for Qu Meng's complete set of matching affairs, this piece of paper would be worthless at all. Moreover, the canal ticket is a kind of printed matter, in the current era, from papermaking, ink mixing to stitching, printing, a complete set of processes are carried out, by no means ordinary people can do.

If a whole set of processes is only to forge three or five canal tickets, there will be no pants left to pay.

A person with this ability can join the Qu Alliance in a righteous and bright way, and it is of little significance to simply forge bills.

At present, the biggest role of the canal ticket is to get an opportunity to deal with the affairs of the canal alliance. For example, to buy a series of products produced by Li Tai's manor, or to ask the Qumeng construction team to dig wells, etc., or to pay for the goods.

If you have money but no canal tickets, then you are too lazy to take care of you. In the final analysis, Li Tai hopes to build a rural alliance, and the canal ticket is just a credential for maintaining personnel interaction within this alliance.

Even if someone forges it in large quantities, it is equivalent to expanding the personnel influence of the Qu League. The work of collecting fish from the administration is still continuing, coupled with the free processing of crops by the department, so that the riverside department is crowded every day, and it has a great sense of existence in a very short time.

Presence is a good thing, the basis for all interactions to be generated. If people don't even know about your existence, they won't be able to carry out any big plans.

Just like before, everyone only thought that this Metropolitan Water Administration was a fish shop, and even the rent of the water department was greatly affected.

But now because of the large number of villagers coming and going, at least they already know what this yamen is doing.

Therefore, the benefits are obvious, and any initiative of the Metropolitan Water Administration can get great attention.

Two days ago, the administration needed to rent civilian boats, and the notice was posted in the afternoon, and the water near the river was covered with boats of all sizes, as many as 100 boats.

This appeal alone has far surpassed that of many county and county governments. Of course, at present, this appeal is still based on the fairness of clearly marked prices and no bullying by children.

If you want to gain a stronger control of nostalgia, you still need to continue to work hard. Just when the affairs of the government office had begun to operate in an orderly manner, a serious matter finally came to the door.

"This one is Chen Muzhi Chen Weng of Xiang County, Baishui County, and this one is Zhou Zheng, a fellow villager. The two villagers visited Zhao Qu envoy in the township before and asked about the Longshou Canal in our township. After Zhao Qu entertained the township, he invited the lowly to be introduced. Wu Jingyi took two villagers to the hall and made introductions, and the two also hurriedly stepped forward to salute.

"The two villagers came here to meet because of the water situation in the township?" Li Tai motioned for the two to sit down, and then asked with a smile.

After hearing this, Chen Mu, a gray-haired villager, hurriedly clasped his fists and nodded: "The Baishui River is wide and shallow, and every time it enters the flood season or when the rainstorm falls suddenly, it will flood unsteadily, and the people in the villagers along the river will suffer a lot. Therefore, some villagers have proposed to set up a pond weir in the middle reaches, so that water can be stored and cultivated in the cold, and flood control can be discharged when the water is flooded."

"That's a good thing! The township is long in the house, and it is also a blessing for the villagers. I used to travel in the white water, and the river was indeed wide and untamable. Since you and other townsmen have the intention to set up things, the sooner they can succeed, the sooner they will benefit. Li Tai was also happy to hear this, Baishui was originally one of the Luoshui tributaries that needed to be rectified in his plan, but there was no capital and energy to get things done at the moment, and when he heard that the villagers took the initiative to make plans, he smiled and said: "If there is any difficulty in the matter, the water needs to come forward to adjust, and I am duty-bound." ”

"The Longshou Canal incident amazed both sides of the strait, and some of the township members also admired it, but not everyone in the township felt the same way, and the raising of the characters was still a little slow" Hearing this, Li Tai said with a smile: "This is a trivial matter, the Longshou Canal can operate in an orderly manner for hundreds of miles, and the canal league has made a lot of contributions." Those who are skilled in personnel and other villagers with this ambition can join the alliance to work together, watch and learn, and can use personnel to create this career. With such a good organizational model, of course, it is impossible for the Qu League to stay in Wuxiang, Li Tai said with a smile: "I am also virtuous and do not avoid relatives, and I believe in the virtues of my villagers." If there is a canal alliance to operate, this matter can be foreseen to become seven or eight. The water management will also adopt this nostalgia, and people and things will be given subsidy scheduling as appropriate. After hearing this, the two hurriedly nodded and said: "It is precisely because of this belief in the township that a certain group has also joined the alliance, and under the guidance of Zhao Qu, they are ready to return to their hometown to build a township public warehouse first, raise township funds, and gather people to do things." Today's report to the envoy is that there is an official matter that non-villagers can decide, and I implore the envoy to speak out and reconcile. As they spoke, they explained the difficulty, that is, the location of the pond weir.

Baishui is located in the transition zone between the Guanzhong Plain and the Northern Shaanxi Plateau, and is also the dividing point between the lower and middle reaches of Luoshui.

The territory is not as flat as the Guanzhong Plain, and there are many ups and downs of hills and ravines in the territory. If you want to dig a reservoir for water storage and flood control, you must naturally choose a low-lying place to get twice the result with half the effort.

However, low-lying areas are often cultivated, so there is also a problem of land occupation. In fact, these villagers in Baishui County discussed building a reservoir for flood control and water storage earlier than Li Tai built the Longshou Canal, but it was because of this site selection problem that it was delayed for several years.

Large households contribute to the effort, and of course they do not want to lose their arable land. However, if they want to encroach on the land of Juntian households, neither the township nor the county will agree.

In particular, the county is extremely opposed to this, because whether the white water is drought or flood, and whether or not to repair the reservoir has little interest in the officials in office, but the increase or loss of the number of households in the administration is closely related to the performance of the government.

Baishui County is a narrow township, there is not much arable land that can be used for granting land, and the Baishui coast is one of the few arable land, once the land is occupied, it is inevitable to lose control over some households, which is unacceptable to the county.

Li Tai frowned when he heard this, and after a little silence, he said, "Do you have a selected employment address?" I will go to the township with you to investigate, and then discuss with the county officials, hoping to reach a consensus as soon as possible. When the two heard this, they immediately became overjoyed, thanked them again and again, and then withdrew.

Li Tai instructed Wu Jingyi again: "Arrange for two people to return to their hometowns with them to investigate, and a few others to go to the countryside to collect style." If the site selection is irreconcilable, it is better to choose a large household and compensate from elsewhere. If the townspeople are greedy for beautiful fields along the river after the water control and coerce small households, then coordinate with the county officials. Wu Jingyi nodded yes, and then withdrew from the arrangement.

Li Tai was still waiting for the staff to retrieve the information related to Baishui, but the two subordinates hurriedly walked in with anxious expressions: "Envoy, the big thing is not good!" When Mao Shijian was passing through Fucheng County, he was attacked and trapped by the township along the river" Li Tai heard this, his face suddenly changed, and he asked in a deep voice: "Who is the name of the township tyrant over there?" Do you know that Mao Shijian is my envoy? One of the companions was Mao Shijian's attaché, and he hurriedly stepped forward and said: "The township tyrant's surname is Lei, and he is the head of the township party there." Exercising because he saw his false command of the government office, extorted the villagers, and questioned him before entering, but was besieged by his domestic slaves"

"Li Yan and the others immediately straighten out their personnel and horses, and follow me to the north to rescue my colleagues!" Li Tai had a general understanding of what had happened, and said in a deep voice.