reborn princess

Chapter 330 Learning to Make a Water Wheel
As soon as spring started, Lin Hongyuan came.

"Master Song, what do you and Missy mean by the land on Zhuangzi? Please also ask for instructions!" Lin Hongyuan stood respectfully in front of Song Hengzhi and asked cautiously.

This winter, their family did not suffer from hunger or cold, and they came over safely. He knew in his heart that it all depended on the master's family, otherwise, he would have to sell his youngest son this year.

So he wants to repay the Lord and do things well for the Lord.

Song Hengzhi smiled and stood up, "Come with me, the land belongs to Miss Ye, she is the real master, and she has to make a decision on this matter."

With that said, he led Lin Hongyuan to the practice room.

Ye Weilan had just finished her run and was sitting on the kang sweating.

Xuan Chen sat next to her, looking at the flower frame in her hand, on which was a piece of silk gauze, and she was embroidering a small table screen with double-sided embroidery.

Lifting her eyes to see Song Hengzhi bringing Lin Hongyuan in, Ye Weilan put down the stretcher in her hand and greeted, "Uncle Song!"

Song Hengzhi came to him, stopped and said, "Lan'er, Lin Hongyuan is here, it's spring, it's time to plant the land, how to plant this land, you, the master, have to make up your mind."

Ye Weilan smiled and said, "Uncle Song, please sit down!"

Song Hengzhi sat down on the edge of the Kang.

Ye Weilan said: "I've been thinking about this matter for the past few days. I don't understand the matter of farming. Uncle Song, I'll leave it to you to handle everything. I don't care about this matter."

Song Hengzhi thought about it seriously, and said to Lin Hongyuan: "In this case, you should go to the neighborhood first to find out if anyone wants to plant our land, and if there is anyone, bring them here and let Miss Ye They sign the contract."

It stands to reason that Ye Weilan is a little girl, and she shouldn't be involved in things like signing a contract, otherwise, her reputation will not be good.

But the situation of this family is quite special, Ye Weilan is trying to earn money to support the big family, and the name on the land deed is also Ye Weilan, so she should sign the contract.

Ye Weilan frowned slightly when she heard this, "Uncle Song, you can decide the signing of the contract. I have to practice every day, so I don't have time to care about these trivial matters."

But Xuan Chen said from the side: "Lan'er, Uncle Song, in fact, you can hand over the Zhuangzi's affairs to the Zhuangtou. If you have to deal with such trivial matters, it will be too troublesome. You can give Zhuangtou has the power, he can decide how big a matter, and let him ask you for instructions on matters beyond this authority, as long as the accounts are clear."

After hearing this, Ye Weilan felt that what he said made sense.

Lin Hongyuan felt very excited when he heard it from the sidelines. If the owner is really willing to do this, then he will value himself. The head of the village with a thousand acres of land will have a great future for him.

Ye Weilan thought about it, looked at Song Hengzhi, "Uncle Song, what do you think?"

She knows how much she has. Although she has a little scheming because of her rebirth, she is an amateur when it comes to managing things in the village.

She doesn't know how to farm, and has never done so before, and doesn't know what grows in the field, so it's up to Song Hengzhi to make up his mind.

Song Hengzhi thought for a while, and said, "That's all right, Lin Zhuangtou. From now on, all the affairs of the Zhuangzi will be left to you to decide. You will be the chief manager of the Zhuangzi. Go back and engrave a seal. Sign contracts with nearby tenants in the name of the land. Lease out the land, and then send the signed contracts to Miss Ye."

Lin Hongyuan nodded excitedly, "Yes, the villain obeys!"

Song Hengzhi said again: "As for the land rent, go to the neighborhood and find out how much land rent other people's families charge. Our family is one percent less than others. Lijiayuan's place has a bad reputation, and something happened to it before. It may not be easy to find tenants, so our land rent should be less."

"Yes!" Lin Hongyuan respectfully agreed.

Ye Weilan thought for a while, and said from the side: "Uncle Lin, let's raise more chickens, ducks, pigs, cows, sheep and other poultry and livestock, and also grow some vegetables. How much will it cost? You can count it. I'm here to pay you some money. But since you've come here today, I'll give you 20 taels first, and if it's not enough, you can ask me for it."

She doesn't know how capable Lin Hongyuan is now, so she doesn't dare to give him too much money, she just wants to let him work for a year and see how the harvest will turn out.

"Hey!" Lin Hongyuan nodded repeatedly.

Ye Weilan said to Song Hengzhi: "Uncle Song, I can't go out yet, you can take Uncle Lin to my mother to get 20 taels of silver."

"Okay!" Song Hengzhi agreed, and was about to take Lin Hongyuan to Suyouran's house to collect the money, but Xuan Chen called him to stop.

"Uncle Song, please wait a moment." Xuan Chen said seriously. "I have something to tell you."

Song Hengzhi stopped, turned to look at him, and asked, "What's the matter?"

He pondered and said, "Recently, the imperial court is experimenting with a water wheel that can help irrigate the farmland. Since you have land at home, you might as well try it."

"Water wheel?" Song Hengzhi was puzzled. "Waterwheels that can help irrigate farmland?"

Xuan Chen nodded, "If the year is not good, if there is a drought, if God does not rain, then artificial irrigation will not be able to irrigate so many fields. If this is the case, the harvest will be gone. So my mother designed a water Cars can use water as power to send water to the ditches in the fields to help with irrigation, which can save a lot of manpower."

As he spoke, he observed Ye Weilan's reaction, but seeing Ye Weilan frowning thoughtfully, he couldn't help but curl his mouth slightly.

Song Hengzhi's eyes lit up when he heard it, and he exclaimed, "Is there such a good thing?"

Lin Hongyuan also said: "Yes, if there is such a thing, it will save a lot of trouble!"

After hearing Xuan Chen's proposal, Ye Weilan couldn't help lowering her head, thinking to herself, how could this happen?
She remembers very clearly that in her previous life, when she was 13 years old, the princess of Changping County took her skilled craftsmen to make a water wheel together because of the severe drought in the world, saying that it could help irrigate the fields. Time can alleviate the disaster, so it was rewarded by the emperor, and the Prince's Mansion of Changping County was in the limelight for a while, and the Wen family was envious and jealous of it.

What went wrong?Why is what happened in this life different from the previous one?
First, Xuan Chen left the capital and met him in advance, and then the waterwheel appeared.

She couldn't help but have some secret doubts, could it be... This guy, like herself, was also born again?That's why I know the drought that happened in the previous life?
However, when she thought about it carefully, she felt that it was impossible. If he was also reborn, it would be too late to hate himself. How could he be careful to please himself?Treat yourself so well again?
Song Hengzhi curiously inquired with Xuan Chen about the production of the waterwheel, and finally said to Ye Weilan: "Lan'er, why don't we try it? If this is the case, it can save a lot of labor and increase the harvest."

Ye Weilan thought for a while, raised her eyes and asked Xuan Chen, "Then how much does it cost to make a waterwheel?"

"It depends on the size of the factory and the kind of wood you choose. The price is different. However, because this waterwheel is still in the experimental stage and has not been promoted, no one around here will do it. We have to send people to the south to talk to the craftsmen. Just learn."

"That's it..." Song Hengzhi couldn't help feeling a little regretful. "Then who should I send?"

Xuan Chen looked at Lin Hongyuan, "This is also a craft. If young people learn it faster, I heard that you have a son who is twelve years old. Why don't you let your son learn it? I will write to him when the time comes. A letter of recommendation for him to take with him. Don’t worry about losing him, my business has a cargo ship to the south, so let him go with the ship when the time comes, and I will ask the manager to take care of him.”

Ye Weilan couldn't help being a little dumbfounded. She felt that this guy was really a master, and even started to meddle in her own housework. But after thinking about it carefully, she knew that he was helping her train subordinates. If Lin Hongyuan's son could really learn this Craftsmanship, there will definitely be "money" in the future!

The imperial court has not promoted it yet, and only conducted experiments in a few villages in the south. It intends to compare the harvest of this year with previous years and whether it really saves manpower, and then decide whether to promote it. There are only a few people who know this craft. If At this time, Lin Hongyuan's son can learn the craft. When it is time to promote it, I don't know how many people will come to ask Lin Hongyuan's son to help him make the waterwheel. It will definitely make a lot of money.

In that case, the life of the Lin family will be easier. As long as the Lin family is not an ungrateful villain, they will definitely be grateful to him, and will be more sincere to him in the future.

Therefore, she did not object to Xuan Chen's decision, and said with a smile: "Then it's settled, bring your boss back and meet Mr. Xuan. With Mr. Xuan taking care of him, he will have a bright future in the future."

Lin Hongyuan couldn't help but knelt down for her and Xuan Chen in gratitude, "Thank you Miss, thank you Young Master Xuan, this slave will go back and bring my eldest son here."

"Okay, get up quickly, Uncle Song, take him to my mother to get the money." Seeing that nothing happened, Ye Weilan sent Lin Hongyuan away.

Early the next morning, Lin Hongyuan brought his eldest son Lin Zijun to meet Ye Weilan and Xuan Chen, and Xuan Chen really wrote him a recommendation letter.

Ye Weilan gave him 50 taels of silver as money, as well as future expenses.

Xuan Chen asked the hidden guards around him to take Lin Zijun to the General's Mansion in the city, and handed it over to his father Xuan Yu, who arranged for him to go to the south to learn how to make a waterwheel.

Xuan Yu had always doted on his son, and would never refute his son's face. Seeing his son's request, he quickly arranged for manpower and sent Lin Zijun aboard.

Although Ye Weilan felt that there was something wrong with the early appearance of the waterwheel, she didn't think too much about it, just living her life as busy as before.

(End of this chapter)