Ming Zhengzhi, I am Zheng Kezang

Looking down from a high altitude, beside the Zhuoshui stream, countless figures come and go like dense colonies of ants.Gradually, there were more things on the bank of the stream, which was much lower than in previous years. As these were assembled one by one, a huge waterwheel with a diameter of more than five feet stood upright.That's right, if someone has been to Lanzhou in the northwest, they can recognize it at a glance. The thing in front of them is the famous Lanzhou waterwheel.

The Lanzhou waterwheel is said to have been built during the Jiajing period by Duan Xuduan, a native of Duanjiatan in Lanzhou, who once served as the censor of Yunnan Province, Huguang Counselor, and deputy military envoy of Miyun, according to the style of the barrel car of Tonghe in Yunnan. There are also data showing that it was built before the Five Dynasties , Zhangye, Lanzhou and other places already have similar waterwheels, but in any case, the Lanzhou Big Waterwheel can be widely used in the Lanzhou Yellow River section with a huge drop between the river surface and the ground, and it must be suitable for streams in various places in Taiwan with relatively abundant water.

Looking at the Lanzhou water truck, which looks like a wheel and has huge spokes, and can automatically lift water under the action of the water flow, Guo Tianxi, the chief water officer of the construction department who presided over the matter, looked a little emotional, and Yu Yu, the chief official of the Yingtian department, was standing next to him. Dong Tinghui smiled at him in satisfaction, and then announced loudly: "Open the gate and release the water"

Of course, various waterwheels can be set up beside large streams, and deep wells need to be dug in places far away from the river. In this era, digging wells is a technical task, not only needing guidance from geologists who can distinguish and find water veins , and supports such as wood and boards are needed, and more importantly, the deeper the well is dug, the soil on all sides will have greater and greater inward extrusion stress. Once the stress exceeds the bearing capacity of the supports, it will naturally form. Collapse, thereby burying the underground operators, and this stress is due to water seepage, or the shear force difference caused by abnormal cavities formed after the accumulation of rocks in the soil is cleaned-almost no law at all-so digging a well is still a Jumanji.

"There is an order from generation to generation, those who sign up to dig wells, as long as they dig five ten-foot-deep wells with water, they will be exempted from hard labor and will be granted land according to good people."

Enduring the dirty air, Wang Jiu dug deep with one shovel after another, thinking over and over again what the roe-headed management team said at the beginning, five wells, good people, five wells, granting fields , over and over again, until the person next to him patted his shoulder to remind him that it was time to change the guard, and then he weakly grabbed the well rope hanging from the mouth of the well, and someone pulled him up.

"Come on, have a roasted potato, and take a breath." The companion at the side stuffed a roasted black thing into his hand, but Wang Jiu really had no appetite, so he just fell on his back with his limbs sprawled , taking a big breath of fresh air. "If you can't eat, you have to eat." The person next to him obviously has a good relationship with Wang Jiu, so he persuaded him. "You only ate one on your head today, and it's been more than two hours. How can you survive if you don't eat any more?"

"Brother Hu, I can't pull this thing out after eating it." Wang Jiu cried with a sad face. Now that there is a severe drought, water is very precious, so water is supplied twice a day, morning and night, and each time it is only about a bowl, and the prisoners can't eat. Fresh vegetables and fruits, where constipation is common. "It's better to change your saliva."

"Water, there isn't a lot of water by the side of the well. I'm really thirsty, just lick it on the side." Brother Hu joked with Wang Jiu, but it's not like no one has done this before, but it's a pity that most of these people are very quick. He got sick and died when the medicine and stones were ineffective, so Wang Jiu didn't dare to drink the muddy raw water after beating him to death. "Don't dare to drink, so what's the point, stay dry, after this one is finished, take two more and you won't have to live this kind of life."

"Brother Hu, are you really not going to live like this anymore?" Wang Jiu took out what he had been thinking for a long time. "Nowadays, there is a severe drought in Taiwan. Even if the land is allocated, isn't there still no water? Although Zheng Ni, no, the Zheng family promised to lend us food, seeds, and farm tools, but the loan must be repaid. If you can’t grow anything, how can you pay it back then?”

"You kid is really thinking too far." Brother Hu praised Wang Jiu, and then his face sank. "That's true, but it is said that wells are being drilled in villages all over the country. Didn't you see such a big waterwheel on the way here? I think I can survive it after all. God doesn't mean it won't rain all the time."

Wang Jiu thought for a while and felt that it made sense, but before he could respond, a long-lost scent rushed into his nostrils, he jumped up suddenly, and looked at Brother Hu: "It's broth, it's really fragrant. !"

Wang Jiu's salivary glands secreted rapidly, but he also knew that these good things might not be enjoyed by captives like himself, so he could only use his sense of smell instead of mouth. They all sniffed like dogs with their noses straight, drooling, looking pitiful.

"Extending the head is a knife, and shrinking the head is also a knife." Brother Hu couldn't help standing up, Wang Jiu didn't hold back, and saw Brother Hu walking towards Zheng Jun, who was guarding them, with a shy face. Asked if they had a portion of the broth.

Wang Jiu watched him nod and say something to the other party, and when Brother Hu came back with a happy face, Wang Jiu couldn't help but asked hopefully, "What should I say? Is there any chance for us?"

"Luck." Brother Hu opened his mouth and smiled. "The reward that Zhu Qin gave to the management team is marinated whale meat, and the management team used it to make soup." Wang Jiu didn't care whether the reward was rewarded or not, he only cared about whether he had a share, so Brother Hu continued. "I burned two big pots full, and the management team couldn't eat so much, so I agreed to give each of the hardest-working ones a portion."

With the good news, Brother Hu seemed very excited, but Wang Jiu lay down on the ground again in desperation: "The management team didn't go down the well, does he know which one is the most hardworking? The soil brought up can't prove it." .”

"Why don't I come and talk to the horse management team." Brother Hu's eyes seemed to flicker. "Ajiu, in fact, you are quite handsome, and the horse management team treats you well, why bother to endure hardships with the big guys."

Masculinity is not a taboo topic in this era, "Zijin", "Mountain has Fusu", "Sly Boy", "Changshang", "Yang Zhishui" in "Zheng Feng" in "Book of Songs" There are rich praises in other chapters. In the Warring States Period, Lord Anling and Lord Longyang were included in the history. For this reason, the titles of Yu Tao, Fentao and Longyang were left behind. The stories of Emperor Ai and Dong Xian in the Han Dynasty are even more The allusion of the addiction of broken sleeves.At the end of the Ming Dynasty, it was because the moral concept also broke through the shackles of the Confucianism of the Song Dynasty that "eliminated human desires and preserved the principles of nature", which made the behavior of masculinity and masculinity unprecedentedly prosperous and open, not to mention that Cao Xueqin and Zheng Banqiao later made public Write poems to describe it—this is why Americans have not brought back the AIDS god from the tropical rainforest of West Africa. Speaking of which, there are no records of willows and bayberry in ancient China. These are Europeans who only bathed twice in their lives. Biological weapons brought to the East by man.

Wang Jiu knew that Brother Hu had good intentions, but he didn't want to sell his back flower, so the half-true annoyance and half-fake resentment scolded the laugher: "Brother Hu, don't spoil people, it's selling your ass, you Sell ​​it yourself."

Brother Hu chuckled, and was about to share a few words with Wang Jiu, when he heard a "boom". The sound was not very loud but followed by a slight shaking. Was it an earthquake?Wang Jiuru thought, there are not many other things in Taiwan, except that small-scale earthquakes are a little more frequent, but this time it seems a bit unusual.

Before Wang Jiu and Brother Hu figured out what was going on, a Zheng Jun management team who came back to his senses rushed to the mouth of the well, and then shouted: "Damn it, the well has collapsed, hurry, come and save me!" people."

Wang Jiu and Brother Hu rushed to the mouth of the well along with a group of Qing army prisoners, and saw a terrifying depression on the ground on one side of the well. Several tons of mud-covered wooden fragments, and faint groans are coming from the well.

Wang Jiu was the first to jump down, and Brother Hu followed. Due to the various supports, the soil layer was not completely covered, but it was also because the newly formed soil layer couldn't bear the weight, and couldn't bear more people at all. So the two dug the soil one by one and carried the soil, and the people above took turns to respond to the soil, trying to reach the bottom of the well as quickly as possible.

"Be careful, if the broken wood can't be moved, don't move." The management team said anxiously at the mouth of the well. Although they were only a few prisoners of the Qing army, any death would make him be reprimanded by the superiors, so Can't help but he doesn't care. "Even if it is pulled out, it must be supported by a new one immediately. Don't save others and fold yourself in."

"Lintou, don't make trouble on the side." The Qing army prisoners by the well pulled the guards away. "We know this"

Almost ignoring food, the captives of the Qing army took turns to fight under the scorching sun. Fortunately, the new soil layer was not tight. There is still an equal amount of mud and rocks, but more importantly, the groaning that could occasionally be heard before has disappeared unconsciously.

"Tonight, you guys will stay up all night." How did Wang Jiu call, but the dejected faces of the prisoners of the Qing army obviously gave up hope. "Think about it, if you are buried below, do you think someone will come to rescue you?" Brother Hu growled. "It's just this one night, is it possible that you are going to let go?"

Brother Hu also followed suit and said, "At any rate, we all came to Taiwan together. If we really die, maybe they will be ghosts and won't let us go. Why don't we accumulate evil virtues?"

The captives were all silent. Wang Jiu was in a hurry. He hurried to the guard team and muttered, and then turned back quickly: "The guard team said that they will go down to the well to rescue people later. Each person will be given a piece of whale meat. Enough soup!"

Perhaps they were attracted by the meat and broth they hadn't tasted for a long time, or they were moved by Wang Jiu's spirit, the prisoners finally responded

"Ajiu, why are you bothering?" Only Brother Hu knew what price Wang Jiu had paid. "Is it worth it?"

Wang Jiu smiled wryly, and it took him a long time before he said, "Butt pain is nothing, after all, it's a few lives."