noffsinger Chapter 554: The County's Well Pullers Are Completed in One Step
Chapter 554: The County's Well Pullers Are Completed in One Step
It can save 60% to 70% of the effort, and many people present understand this concept - if it were done in other places, something that would require two actions to complete can now be done in one go.
But when they really used the improved well windlass with their own hands, the feeling was different.
People who came forward to conduct the experiment changed one after another, but the expressions on their faces were extremely similar - they all changed from curiosity to shock, and then to ecstasy.
Among them, the one who reacted most obviously was the craftsman apprentice Gao Feng.
He had been named by Lord Shen to fetch water, so he knew best how difficult it was to use the windlass before it was improved - it was almost the same as hanging a bucket with a rope, not to mention it was heavy, the rope would swing around, adding to the force of the fall.
So with the comparison in mind, he felt it particularly clearly this time when he tried it - it was really as Lord Liang said, saving 60% to 70% of the effort! It was effortless to draw a bucket of water like this!
And under the leadership of Lord Shen, they really discovered new things!
What an honor!
Wu Quan and others were watching with great curiosity, especially the reactions of those students, which made them feel like they were being scratched by a cat.
"Wu Quan, it's your turn." Mr. Qiao said with a smile on his face.
"Me?" Wu Quan pointed at himself in disbelief, "Can we give it a try too?"
Although he didn't know much, he knew that such good things that benefited the people would definitely be presented to the higher-ups!
In this case, rounding off, doesn't it mean that he got the hold of the improved well pulley before those high-ranking officials above him, or even the emperor...?
God!
Is this something an ordinary person like him can think of?
Wu Quan's heart almost jumped out of his throat. He swallowed hard several times before he managed to calm his pounding heart back down.
"Come on!" Old Qiao waved at him and urged him, "You are also witnesses today, aren't you curious?"
curious!
They shouted in their hearts, they were so curious!
Upon hearing this, Wu Quan took several deep breaths and walked over with his hands and feet together.
The bucket was hung under the well rope and swung down. After drinking enough water, it was pulled up again.
After Wu Quan pulled up the bucket, his expression was dazed. For some reason, he suddenly let go, and the bucket fell back into the well unexpectedly.
"Puff-"
"Oh my..." Everyone exclaimed, "What's wrong? Is there something wrong?"
How come they didn't notice anything was wrong before?
Wu Quan looked at them, pointed at his upper arm and said aggrievedly: "I didn't even use any strength, and they pulled it up..."
"Hahahaha-"
He used the simplest words to make everyone laugh.
Today is a very special day for them, but they believe that today will not be the most special day in their lives, because they will continue to live in Tongan County for a long time.
People who live in an era of rapid technological development are undoubtedly happy. Every morning when they wake up, there may be new surprises waiting for them.
"I didn't expect that this small change would bring about such a big change! What did we think before? Why did we make the shaft so big?"
It's really hard to understand. It's such a simple change, why has no one ever thought of trying it?
Many people present had a say in this question, because the answer was what they had always known - "If the shaft is bigger, the rope can be wound around two fewer times, which will naturally save effort, right?"
Everyone smiled at each other and couldn't help but laugh at themselves: "This makes us feel so stupid before. We didn't know anything and just tinkered around."
——You are not stupid.
Shen Zheng said in her heart, you are witnesses and participants of the times.
"Lord Shen..." Everyone seemed to have thought of something and looked at her at the same time.
There was caution and tentativeness on their faces, as well as hesitation as if they didn't know how to start the conversation.
"If you have anything to say, just say it." Shen Zheng said.
Gao Feng was pushed out again because of the brief exchange he had with Shen Zheng before. He was too embarrassed to look at Shen Zheng, so he just buried his head and scratched it, saying, "It's this well pulley, can we...just..."
Shen Zheng immediately understood their hesitation and asked with a smile, "Can we go back to the village to repair the well?"
"Yes..." His thoughts were exposed, Gao Feng raised his head and told about his family situation: "Student... My father broke his waist last year, and he hasn't fully recovered yet, so he doesn't dare to lift heavy objects. My mother's arms also hurt because she had to hold me when I was a child. So I want to ask you, can you..."
"Sure." Shen Zheng said, "Tools are made to be used by the people and to improve their quality of life. Even if you don't mention it today, I will order each village to improve the windlass when I go back."
Gao Feng smiled when he heard this and bowed sincerely: "Thank you, Master Shen."
Well modification is not a big deal, and the production and modification process is not complicated. But even if it is such a small matter, most people would not dare to do it in other places.
On the surface, it seems that the well was changed, but what it actually represents... is a new discovery.
The "good stuff" hasn't even been presented to the higher-ups yet. You're just common people in a county. How can you use it before the powerful and wealthy families?
But now that Lord Shen is on their side again, they are not afraid at all.
Just as they were delighted, Shen Zheng spoke again: "Now that we have come to this point, our county might as well do it in one step."
"All in one go?" Old Qiao stepped forward. "How do you do it in one go?"
Shen Zheng turned to look at Wu Quan and asked, "How long will it take to build the cloth workshop?"
Wu Quan thought for a while and said, "Your Excellency, it will be completed in about half a month, or in the first month of the year. The construction materials have been prepared long ago. The most important reason is that it will take a few more days to compact the cement mortar."
Shen Zheng nodded.
This is where the trouble with mortar lies. If it were a cement floor, it would dry thoroughly in three to five days, but mortar needs to be repeatedly pounded and compacted.
"Half a month." Shen Zheng asked Old Qiao with a smile, "Did you hear it?"
How could Mr. Qiao not understand what she meant?
He raised his head proudly and said loudly, "Master Shen, don't worry. We disciples have mastered the division of labor and cooperation thoroughly. In half a month, we will provide all the textile machines needed by the cloth workshop!"
Shen Zheng raised her eyebrows slightly when she heard this, "Are you so confident?"
"Of course." Old Master Qiao patted Cheng Yu on the shoulder. "Yu watched for a long time before assigning tasks to his disciples. Now they are all making parts that they are good at, which can be said to be twice the result with half the effort."
Cheng Yu is indeed good at leading a team.
Shen Zheng knew that they were not wrong at that time!
"It seems that you are 100% sure that you can complete the task." Shen Zheng smiled at Old Qiao, who suddenly felt something was wrong. He just heard her say, "Then do you dare to take on the task of improving the wells in the county? It also needs to be completed before the first month of the year. It shouldn't be difficult, right?"
Mr. Qiao is the kind of person who cannot be provoked.
If Shen Zheng had directly asked him to pay for it all, he might have hesitated for a while before accepting it, but Shen Zheng asked him "Do you dare to accept it?"
Dare you?
"Why not!" Old Master Qiao held one of his apprentices in one hand, leaned forward and asked fiercely, "Tell Master Shen, can you do it?"
"I can do it...I can do it..."
It's painful and happy...