Gou Becomes a Boss in the Fairy World

Chapter 1470 Refining the Heart in the Mortal World (14)

Ye Xiangming looked at the drawing in his hand and was speechless for a long time.

As for the principle of the self-flow waterwheel, after Wang Chen explained it in detail, he already fully understood it.

But Ye Xiangming had no idea whether such a big thing could operate normally.

Never seen it before!

If Wang Chen made it himself, then it doesn't matter if he messes around with it. Anyway, Wang Chen is responsible for whether it works or not.

However, what Wang Chen now wants is for the county government to come forward and organize craftsmen to build this thing.

Then the situation is completely different.

Government construction requires the responsibility and endorsement of the county government. Once funds are invested and it fails, Ye Xiangming, as the initiator of the project, must be the first person responsible.

It's normal for him to be apprehensive.

After hesitating again and again, the county magistrate said: "How about I contact the workshop for you?"

"Time waits for no one."

Wang Chen understood the other party's concerns, but the drought was serious. Without the intervention of official forces, it would be tantamount to wishful thinking to build a functional artesian waterwheel as quickly as possible.

"How about this."

Wang Chen thought for a while and said, "I will pay for the first self-flow water truck. If it succeeds, how about the county government taking over?"

Ye Xiangming's eyes lit up: "This can be considered."

Wang Chen will bear the cost of construction, so the county government only needs to show its name, and there will be no loss if it fails.

But he was still very cautious: "This is a serious matter, and I have to discuss it with the county magistrate."

Wang Chen understood his father-in-law's thoughts, nodded and said, "Okay."

Once the decision was made, Ye Xiangming acted very resolutely. He asked Wang Chen to wait in the room, and then went to the county magistrate Yu Heqian to discuss it.

As a result, before Wang Chen finished his cup of tea, Yu Heqian and Ye Xiangming came hand in hand.

As the magistrate of Qing'an County, Yu Heqian, who is over forty years old, is still very capable, otherwise he would not have been able to sit on the throne of the county magistrate for many years and his status has never wavered.

The relationship between the county magistrate and the county magistrate Ye Xiangming was not harmonious, and the overt and covert fighting between the two continued for several years.

But this time he did not go against Ye Xiangming, and was very interested in the artesian waterwheel "invented" by Wang Chen, asking the latter for a lot of details.

Then the county magistrate made a decision on the spot: "Let's do it like this. Let's build one first and see how it works. If it can be used, the county government will continue to build a few more."

The advantages of a self-flow water truck are very obvious. First of all, it is driven entirely by water flow, which greatly saves manpower. It can continue to operate around the clock and is very efficient.

Secondly, its water-drawing height can be adjusted, which avoids the embarrassing situation where the water level drops further, causing the water treadmill to fail.

The only drawback is probably that the cost will be very high.

But the construction cost of the first waterwheel was donated by Wang Chen, so this problem naturally no longer existed.

Yu Heqian even praised: "I have long heard that Mr. Wang cherishes the common people and has a noble character. He is truly worthy of his reputation. On behalf of the hundreds of thousands of people in Qing'an County, I would like to express my gratitude to Mr. Wang."

He stood up and saluted Wang Chen very solemnly.

Wang Chen quickly returned the greeting: "Your Excellency, you are so complimentary."

Although Wang Chen is a natural "Ye Party", he must admit that in terms of official level, Yu Heqian can definitely beat Ye Xiangming - the two are not on the same level at all.

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However, Ye Xiangming's advantages are also very obvious. He is strong enough and can fully shoulder the heavy responsibility of the county magistrate, so he does not suffer much disadvantage.

In the official system of Nanli State, the main officials of the county were divided into county magistrates, county magistrates and chief registrars. Among them, the county magistrates had military power and were responsible for commanding local garrison forces, which were enough to compete with the county magistrates.

But in Wang Chen's view, the balance between the two sides is most likely the result of Yu Heqian's deliberate creation!

However, Wang Chen had no interest in the power struggle within the county government. What he was most concerned about at the moment was when the artesian water truck could be built and put into use as quickly as possible.

Because the severity of the drought has been greatly highlighted, after the two giants in Qing'an County unanimously made the decision, the drawings of the artesian water truck were soon sent to the official workshop, and the most experienced craftsmen were responsible for the construction.

Since the artesian waterwheel was a brand new thing, Wang Chen not only provided funds and design, but also stayed in the workshop as a construction supervisor.

Of course Wang Chen has no objection to this. In fact, it would be troublesome if he couldn't participate in person!

In the next few days, under Wang Chen's supervision, the craftsmen of the official workshop tried their best, worked overtime day and night, and finally built the first self-flow water truck.

At the same time, the location for the erection had also been selected, so the new waterwheel was quickly pulled to the Qingshui River for assembly.

When the waterwheel was being assembled, there were crowds of people on both sides of the river. Villagers and farmers nearby came after hearing the news.

In recent days, the water level of the Qingshui River has dropped again, causing all the newly built water carts to turn into rubbish. The ditches connected to them have no water, and the surrounding rice fields have fallen into a severe drought.

If this situation continues, large areas of rice fields will fail to harvest.

It is undoubtedly a devastating blow to local farmers!

Therefore, these miserable villagers all hope that the new waterwheel built by the government will come in handy.

Because of the importance of the matter, the two county leaders, Yu Heqian, the county magistrate, and Ye Xiangming, the county magistrate, came, which made the craftsmen in charge of assembly feel under great pressure.

Fortunately, the quality of the products produced by the official workshop is still very reliable. The sizes of all accessories have been strictly measured, so there are no major problems in the assembly process.

From morning to afternoon, when a rather magnificent waterwheel appeared in everyone's sight, many farmers expressed their sincere exclamation - it was too big.

The assembled waterwheel was fixed by the mechanism and did not immediately take water.

The starting step was handed over to Yu Heqian.

When the county magistrate suddenly pulled down the mechanism, the tall waterwheel immediately made a "squeaking" sound, began to rotate under the impact of the water flow, and continued to accelerate.

At the same time, the clear river water was brought up by a water barrel and then poured into the dry canal next to it.

Success!

Such a wonderful scene made all the villagers and farmers watching cheer in unison.

Many people even shed tears.

Because of the irrigation of river water, their crops are saved and will not fail in autumn.

Driven by the gravity-fed water truck, the river water is continuously introduced into the ditch and slowly flows into the vast fields.

Ye Xiangming couldn't help but let out a long sigh, patted Wang Chen on the shoulder and said, "Well done!"

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The first update is here.