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Chapter 69 Chapter 71: Wind Power Waterwheel
Anyone who knows Li Hao knows that he is a miser, taking money from his pocket is like cutting his flesh, not to mention three thousand guan, it would be better to just stab him twice.

Du Hong on the side originally thought that Li Hao would refuse, but after a moment of silence, Li Hao actually gritted his teeth and nodded, "Okay, three thousand guan is [-] guan, but I'm ugly, if you can't handle it within ten days , you don’t even want to get a penny or wages!”

Lu Zhi nodded with a smile: "Don't worry, my boss, as long as the money is sufficient, we can guarantee that the project will be completed on time."

"Sure enough, money can turn ghosts." Li Hao nodded in satisfaction, and told Du Hong, "Du Hong, in the next few days, you will follow Master Lu to meet all his demands, and give money when he asks for money." , asking someone to give to someone."

Du Hong said in a daze: "Master, how can we have anyone?"

"Stupid!" Li Hao stared, "Are you afraid you won't be able to hire someone if you have money?"

Du Hong: ...

For the sake of the wind-powered waterwheel, Li Hao was bleeding heavily this time, so he gritted his teeth and pulled [-] guan from the curry for Lu Zhi to squander, and the huge project began.

To be honest, Li Hao is not the heart of the Virgin, but he really doesn't want to see the picture of hungry people everywhere, and he doesn't want to see the villagers of his Shanghe Village become victims of disasters because of the lack of harvest in the fields, because Shanghe Village is Li Hao's territory.

It happened that there was a group of craftsmen in Li Hao's family. These craftsmen helped Li Hao build the house. There were more than 80 craftsmen. After obtaining Li Hao's permission, they stopped building the house and all went to help build the wind turbine.

First of all, the location of the waterwheel is not too particular, as long as the water level is suitable, but the location of the windmill is more stringent. , that is a decoration.

Li Hao personally participated in the site selection, and finally settled on a corner on the south bank of the Qingshui River. The terrain here is relatively high, the view is wide, there is no shelter, and there is wind all year round. It is the best location for building a windmill.

In order to speed up the construction of windmills and waterwheels, Li Hao specially spent money to invite more than 100 young and strong villagers to do handyman, laying foundations, digging ditches, launching pilings and other dirty work to them. Who made them have no skills? Besides, Li Hao is helping them build a water tanker to save their crops, can they not work hard?

The Qingshui River, which was originally quiet and lonely, has become very lively these days. There are 120 craftsmen, more than 100 handymen, and many villagers who come to watch the excitement and deliver tea. The scene is almost overcrowded.

Li Hao attached great importance to this wind-powered water truck. He changed his usual lazy habits and came to supervise the work early in the morning. Sometimes he even went to help in person, and often returned with muddy water.

After seven full days of hard work, the wind turbine was finally built, and the irrigation canal was dug. However, Li Hao was a little unhappy, because the project was seriously over budget, costing a total of [-] guan, and his heart was bleeding. .

Looking at the huge windmill and waterwheel, the faces of the villagers were full of anticipation. Seeing that the villagers were full of anticipation, Li Hao felt a little uncertain. If the windmill and waterwheel were not good enough, he probably would have no face to face others. up.

As Lu Zhi said, the base of the windmill has built a tower, which is a bit like a chimney in a chemical factory. There is a door at the bottom of the tower. When Li Hao opened the door and entered the tower, he saw huge wooden gears everywhere. Lu Zhi said that the wood used to make the gears is very expensive, and one gear costs about a hundred guan. Li Hao was speechless after hearing this, and finally understood why the budget was seriously overrun. There are more than a dozen large and small gears here.

Lu Zhi began to introduce to Li Hao: "This room is the control room. The windmill can be controlled through the lever. The lever on the left can change the direction of the windmill to suit the wind in different seasons. Just pull the lever on the right to control the windmill. Lock the windmill and stop the windmill."

"Wow, so high-end." Li Hao looked at Lu Zhi in surprise, "Did you come from Trick City?"

Lu Zhi looked confused: "What is the city of organs?"

"Don't care about these details." Li Hao waved his hands and laughed, "By the way, I would like to invite you to be a full-time craftsman in my family. You will be in charge of food and housing, with a monthly salary of ten guan. Think about it."

"Ten...ten guan!" Lu Zhi couldn't believe his ears, he stared and exclaimed, "Master, are you joking?"

"I never joke when it comes to money." Li Hao said solemnly, "How are you doing, are you satisfied?"

"Satisfied, satisfied." Lu Zhi was so excited that he almost knelt down, but Du Hong hurriedly grabbed him and reminded him, "My young master doesn't like kneeling."

Li Hao waved his hands and said, "Okay, don't say much, let's drive the windmill. To be honest, I'm a little nervous. I don't know if the windmill will work."

"Absolutely no problem!" Lu Zhi said confidently, "My boss just needs to pull the lever on the right to unlock it, and the windmill will start."

Li Hao stretched out his hand to hold the lever, and he could almost hear his own heartbeat. He was too nervous. He was brewing for a long time, closed his eyes, gritted his teeth, and pulled it. There was a rattling sound, and all the gears were spinning At the same time, when it started to rotate, the transmission shaft also started to rotate.

"It's done! Young master, it's a success!" Du Hong shouted happily.

Li Hao waved his hands calmly: "Don't be too happy first, it depends on how fast the speed is."

He was right. Although the windmill started to rotate, the rotational speed directly affected the speed at which it drew water. If it turned too slowly, it would be useless.

Li Hao walked out of the windmill tower, and saw that the blades of the windmill turned slowly, not very fast, but the speed of the waterwheel was not slow, it took about ten seconds to turn around, and there were altogether eighteen large wooden wheels tied to the waterwheel. Buckets, these wooden barrels are specially made, they are bigger than household buckets, and a bucket of water weighs about [-] to [-] catties, but the buckets are all tilted, and it is not bad to be able to draw [-] catties of water at a time.

Watching the water in the bucket rushing into the wooden trough, and then into the irrigation canal, thunderous cheers sounded by the river, the villagers danced and danced with excitement, and some hugged each other and cried. Seeing this scene, Li Hao had only one thought : "[-] guan, it's worth it!"

Shanghe Village built a huge wind-powered waterwheel, and the news spread like wildfire, and the next day someone compiled it into a memorandum and reported it to Li Shimin.

Li Shimin is worried about the drought recently. A few days ago, he sent people to the nearby Henan and Hebei roads to adjust grain, just in case, but for some reason, things did not go well. The officials who went to collect grain They only brought back [-] shi of grain. According to them, there is not much surplus grain in the official warehouses in Henan and Hebei, and most of the rice merchants are closed, and there are not many rice merchants who are open. Store food.

Li Shimin knew that someone was secretly tripping him up, and the wise Tian Khan easily guessed the mastermind behind the scenes. That's right, they were the elites in Hebei.

According to Li Shimin's outburst of temper, if someone dared to stab him in the back, he would never let it go, but he didn't have time to deal with them yet, so he had to solve the drought in Guanzhong first.

When Li Shimin was frowning, Wang Chaosheng, Minister of the Ministry of Industry, held a memorial in his hand to meet Li Shimin in the Ganlu Hall. After the ceremony, Wang Chaosheng happily said: "Your Majesty, I have a happy event to report."

Li Shimin raised his eyebrows: "Where does the joy come from?"

Wang Chaosheng held the memorial above his head and said: "I recently learned that Li Hao, a man from Lantian County, has a wonderful way to deal with drought."

"Oh?" Li Shimin was surprised and delighted when he heard the words. The last natural disaster was a plague, which was solved by Li Hao. Can Li Hao solve the drought this time?Could he still beg for rain?
Just as he was wondering, the eunuch had already delivered the memorial to his desk. Li Shimin unfolded the memorial and looked at it, and then he realized that it was not praying for rain, but Li Hao invented a wind-powered waterwheel, which could pump a large amount of river water to irrigate the farmland and relieve the pressure. Drought.

At this time, Wang Chaosheng said: "Your Majesty, this wind-powered water Chechen has seen it in person. It is really amazing. It can draw water at an amazing speed. It has irrigated two hundred acres of farmland in just one day and one night. It does not need human pedaling. It turns when the wind blows, day and night. non-stop..."

After listening to his miraculous introduction, Li Shimin asked in disbelief: "This thing...is it really so miraculous?"

"I don't dare to speak nonsense." Wang Chaosheng said, "I think that we only need to build this wind-powered waterwheel in hundreds of important counties and counties in Guanzhong, keep most of the farmland, and when the crops mature, the disaster-stricken areas will be aided nearby. If we allocate a little more relief funds and food, then the disaster will not be a disaster.”

Li Shimin nodded thoughtfully. The method Wang Chaosheng said was indeed good. He was silent for a while, and asked, "Then how much does this wind-powered waterwheel cost?"

Wang Chaosheng replied: "Return to Your Majesty, this wind-powered waterwheel costs [-] guan."

"Hiss—" Li Shimin gasped, this shit is a sky-high price, and the remaining money in the national treasury is only 30 yuan. With so many counties in Guanzhong, it's a drop in the bucket.

Li Shimin frowned and pondered for a long time, then asked: "Wang Aiqing, is the cost of this wind-powered waterwheel really so high?"

Wang Chaosheng nodded and said: "Your Majesty Qizuo, when I was investigating in Shanghe Village, the villagers in Shanghe Village all said that the money was [-] guan, and the money was all paid by Li Hao."

"This Li Hao... is so generous?" Li Shimin had an unbelievable expression on his face.

If Li Hao heard this, he would definitely be furious: "Will you be able to speak human words? Can't I be generous? Can't I be generous?"

At this time, Wang Chaosheng said again: "Actually, as far as I know, Li Hao had extremely high requirements when he built this wind-powered waterwheel, and the building materials were all the best. I think that the cost of this wind-powered waterwheel can be paid for." It doesn’t need to be so high, maybe it can be lowered.”

"Oh?" Li Shimin immediately became interested when he heard the words, "Then do you estimate, how much does a wind turbine cost?"

Wang Chaosheng said: "Your Majesty's atonement, I can only estimate it after a detailed inspection. As long as Your Majesty gives instructions, I will ask Li Hao personally. At the same time, the construction of this wind-powered waterwheel requires detailed construction drawings. Who created the waterwheel, but Li Hao must have the blueprints."

"Well..." Li Shimin nodded thoughtfully, got up and walked slowly in the hall, after a long time, he suddenly said, "Wang Shilang, you accompany me out of the palace, I want to see Li Hao, Ask him personally about the windmill."

"Ah?" Wang Chaosheng looked confused, but then he was relieved, yes, Li Hao has made great achievements again and again, Li Shimin has long favored him, it seems that this time he really can't help it I want to see Li Hao again.

He was thinking about it, Li Shimin said again: "I won't put on a ceremonial guard, this time I will go on tour in modest clothes."

"Ah?" Wang Chaosheng was confused again. Li Shimin had been on the throne for ten years, and he had never cared so much for any of his officials. Private visit in micro-service, this Li Haozu's grave is not just smoke, it is simply a fire on the ancestral grave.

As soon as he said it, Li Shimin left the palace, accompanied by Wang Chaosheng, the general of the Zuo Jinwu Guard Tian Meng, and three hundred Jinwu Guards.

Since they are traveling in micro-clothes, of course they can’t make a big show of it. They all put on makeup and turned into a caravan. Li Shimin is naturally the owner of the caravan, Wang Chaosheng is the accountant, Tian Meng is the bodyguard, and the three hundred Jinwu guards are naturally porters. That's right, and the accompanying carriages are all covered with cloth curtains, because the weapons of the Jinwu Guards are dragged on the carriages, including strong bows and crossbows, knives, guns and hooks, everything that one expects to find.

A huge caravan departed from Chang'an and headed for Lantian County in mighty fashion. It was not a serious caravan at first glance. This also proved that although Li Shimin was an old actor, he was not a good director.

(End of this chapter)