I don't want to be a saint

Chapter 119 Taking advantage of the drought to dig river sand!
Yang Licheng snatched this very simple plunder from him very excitedly, flipping through it back and forth non-stop.

"Uncle Thirteen, this is just a model I wove with wicker. You can make some solid ones out of wood and bamboo like this."

"Success!" Yang Licheng nodded excitedly and agreed: "Erlang, don't worry, this carpentry work is the skill of your thirteenth uncle! I can make it for you today!"

"Okay! This thatched hut will be your workshop in the future. You can make a few samples first, and I will ask His Royal Highness Chu to promote it.

Second, I will recruit some carpenters and apprentices to make this loot in batches according to the sample.

As for you, there are other tasks. "

other tasks?

Yang Licheng was very puzzled: "Erlang, it will be the busy season of farming soon, what else is more important than building a pawn?"

Guo Yi smiled mysteriously: "Uncle Thirteen, you should be a model first. You will stay here tonight. I will come to see you tomorrow morning."

After finishing speaking, without waiting for Yang Licheng to ask, he turned and left.There are still a lot of bad things waiting for him.

Go back the same way, just to go to the blacksmith workshop.

The new-style shovel he made was indeed much easier to use after comparison by Guanshi Zhu.Yes, mass production has already begun.

When he arrived at the blacksmithing workshop, His Royal Highness King Chu and Ye Huaiwu had already arrived and were trying out a new type of shovel.

The two of them came back only yesterday afternoon. According to them, the old river channel of Bashui can also be used, but it is also because it is too wide, and a shallow ditch needs to be dug in the middle of the river channel.

At this time, seeing Guo Yi coming in, Ye Huaiwu stopped what he was doing, held the shovel tightly and praised with a smile: "Erlang is really talented! This new shovel is much easier to use than the old one.

Not to mention labor-saving, it is also very lightweight.You see, when using this machine, you only need to use a little force to push it into the soil easily. "

Guo Yi said modestly: "Mr. Shengshen is absurd! I just changed the mechanical structure of the shovel on the basis of the predecessors!

It can be regarded as standing on the shoulders of the predecessors and seeing farther. "

"Hahaha...! Erlang is still so humble!" Ye Huaiwu smiled and pointed him.

The King of Chu stood aside, also smiled and said in agreement: "Erlang is indeed a great talent! This new shovel is really easy to use. I have ordered these blacksmiths to divide into two groups. One group will continue to make the new Luoyang shovel. The other group is Build this new type of shovel."

Guo Yi couldn't help shaking his head when he heard this, and said, "The score is divided into three."

Three dials?

The King of Chu was a little puzzled, and looked at him questioningly: "What is the third call?"

He just asked Yang Licheng to make the piaozi, which needs to be equipped with a sharp long knife.Therefore, he had arranged several blacksmiths to build it yesterday.

At this moment, he shook his head mysteriously with a smile and said: "I have just asked Uncle Thirteen to do the demonstration. Your Highness will know tomorrow!"

The more he said this, the more irritated and curious King Chu was.The boy in front of him is Guo Erlang, who is so wise and so charming!

Ye Huaiwu was equally curious, but he was more interested in those old river channels at this time.

"In Erlang's opinion, which old river channel should we choose next?" Last night, he read a part of the Jiangling Mansion Chronicle, trying to find the next step.

Guo Yi thought for a while when he heard the words, and responded carefully: "This connection to the old river is a systematic and large project, and there must be a preliminary plan. Don't be in a hurry. Let's take it slowly.

I think the most important thing right now is to take advantage of the drought and when the river is cut off, to dig out the sediment in the river and dredge the river.

Connecting the old river can be done at any time.But to dredge the river, it is best to take advantage of the drought! "

As the saying goes, water flows downhill.In the process of river water flow, a large amount of sediment is often carried.And these sediments tend to accumulate in the flat places of the river.

Over time, these river sands will accumulate more and more, and the river bed will slowly rise.Correspondingly, the embankments on both sides of the river will gradually increase.

As time goes by, the above-ground hanging river will gradually appear.For example, the Yellow River in the north, within a certain period of time, its riverbed was even higher than the city walls of Kaifeng.

Under such circumstances, once a heavy rain occurs and the river breaks its embankment, it will be Qianli Ze Country.

The King of Chu and Ye Huaiwu were both taken aback when they heard the words. They never expected that such a strategy would be adopted...

When the two of them were rushing back from Nanping Town, they discussed this issue on the road.

In the end, we reached an agreement and wanted to take a look at the old river course of Zhangshui.Because, there was an official document handed over there, saying that the river had stopped flowing and the pond had dried up.

Therefore, there is this question.I also want to hear Guo Yi's opinion and see if I think of something with him.

But I didn't expect that Guo Yi would be the answer.

When the river is dry, dig out the silt accumulated in the river!
Well!The more he thought about it, the more he felt that this idea was very novel...very good!

In the past, the dredging of rivers was done by recruiting civilians to dig with shovels and transport them with dustpans.Many people soak in the water for a long time, and their feet will rot and maggots, which is very miserable.

The other is the 'Junlong Bache', which is an extra-large rake, towed by a large boat, to stir up the sediment in the river and be carried away by the current.

However, this Junlong handlebar is made of pig iron.Not only does it use a lot of iron, but it also requires a large enough ship to be able to drag it.

Therefore, this method is only applicable to large rivers.As for those small rivers, you can't use the "Junlong handle car" at all, because the water is shallow and you can't float a big boat.

As for the last way, it is to tighten the river channel and increase the impact of the water flow, thereby washing away the silt at the bottom of the river.

This kind of operation is very dangerous.Once it is out of control, it will break the dam and turn into a vast ocean.

The most feasible solution is to use manpower to dive into the bottom of the river and dig out the river sand.

But what Guo Yi said now is to dig out the sediment at the bottom of the river when the river is dry, so that people don't have to soak in the water for a long time, which will cause the body to fester.

Thinking of this, Ye Huaiwu couldn't help but his eyes brightened, this idea is very good!

What Guo Yi said is quite right. Connecting the old rivers is not a matter of overnight, but a systematic project that requires a preliminary plan.

"But what about those water-scarce areas?" Ye Huaiwu was very concerned about this issue.

"It's enough to keep the food for the whole family!" Guo Yi said after consideration: "As for the spring tax, we can simply use fierce fire oil as a mortgage."

It is now very proficient to use fierce oil to offset taxes.

The King of Chu frowned and said, "It takes a lot of coolies to dig out the river sand. Are we going to conscript labor, or pay for short-term labor?"

This is a very annoying, but very real thing.

A large number of forced labor will make the people unspeakable, full of complaints, and will increase the burden of life on the people.

But if you pay...

(End of this chapter)