Daqin Engineering Corps

As the saying goes, "Water flows to the lower places", if the water flows here, it means that the upstream is higher.

So as long as you look upstream, you will always find a higher water source than the plowed fields downstream, and then lead it down.

But Xu Ying shook his head immediately.

"However, this method is also time-consuming and labor-intensive."

"If we open canals to divert water, I'm afraid we won't be able to cultivate the fields."

"If you want to garrison fields, there is no way to open canals..."

Wang Jian nodded in agreement.

This is what he wanted to say, it would be fine if he had time.

If one month is not enough, it will be two months, if two months is not enough, it will be four months...

But now it is forced to open canals and farmland at the same time within a month, how can there be so many people?

So Wang Jian asked:

"What about another way?"

Xu Ying replied:

"Another method is to divert water with jié gāo."

Wang Jianqi said:

"This orange... what is it?"

Xu Ying replied:

"That's something I accidentally discovered when I was waiting for the farm to fetch water."

"This object can fetch water from low water level to high field, and it is faster and less labor-intensive."

Wang Jian was overjoyed:

"Is there such a thing?"

"Can internal history open my eyes?"

Everyone also commented.

Xu Ying nodded and said:

"As it should be."

"The general can order someone to fetch some logs, and I'll make some oranges from the upstream."

"You can also let craftsmen make it with us, and save the effort of teaching."

Speaking of craftsman Wang Jian immediately thought of Shen Bing.

So Wang Jian turned his head and ordered:

"Shen Bing, where is Shen Bing?"

"Go and call the artillery engineer!"

The subordinate answered, got on his horse and went to look for it, but came back before taking a few steps:

"General, Shen Bing is in the river."

As he spoke, he pointed not far ahead.

Wang Jian looked in the direction indicated by his subordinates, and sure enough, he saw that Shen Bing and the artillerymen were taking off only their underpants (calves' noses), and some of them were even naked.

A group of people were busy beating in the river without knowing what they were doing.

Cang expressed doubts about what he was doing:

"Brother, can this thing work?"

"Can it really scoop water from a low place to a high place by itself?"

"Aren't you making fun of me..."

Fatty Tun interrupted Cang's words:

"Gong Cheng, when did Master lie to us?"

"Every time I wait, I don't believe it, but in the end I have to believe it."

"How can this trip be an exception?"

Cang scratched his head and replied:

"I also understood."

"It's just that it's too inconceivable for the water to flow up by itself..."

While wielding an ax, Ji knocked a wooden wedge in forcefully, cursing:

"Why so much nonsense?"

"Do you know if you make it and try it?"

Just as Shen Bing was about to explain, he heard someone on the shore shout:

"Master Shen Bing, the general has an invitation."

Shen Bing looked up, he was very obedient, and at some point there were already a lot of high officials standing on the shore.

So he hurriedly dropped his hatchet and stepped ashore on the river.

Hui also saw the group of people, and then said in surprise:

"The leader...isn't it Xu Ying?"

Everyone couldn't help being startled, and they all got up and looked towards the shore.

Cang nodded after a while and said:

"It's indeed Xu Ying, I'm afraid he was invited here to deal with the drought."

No wonder they behave like this.

Among the pre-Qin families, if the Mohist school was regarded as the representative of handicraftsmen, and the Yang Zhu school as the spokesperson of small land owners, then the peasant family stood at the bottom and spoke for ordinary people, especially farmers.

Therefore, the peasant family has a great influence among the common people, and even Confucianism has many disciples who switch to the peasant family.

Chapter 84 桔槔

Before Shen Bing came, Wang Jian recommended to Xu Ying:

"That's Shen Bing, an artillery engineer of our army, and his skills are proficient in his hands."

"If Nei Shi needs anything, just rest assured and let him handle it."

If Shen Bing heard this, he would probably feel ashamed.

In fact, he is not competent in carpentry work, and he himself entrusts Cang to do it.

But of course others don't think so, including the gunners and craftsmen, they all think that Shen Bing disdains this low-level carpentry work.

Then Shen Bing appeared in front of the crowd, barefoot, with brown clothes on his upper body and shorts on his lower body, which was covered with mud and soil and dripping water continuously.

Seeing this, Wang Jian couldn't help but frowned, and lightly reprimanded:

"How can you be so rude in front of Daxian?"

But Xu Ying didn't want to laugh:

"No problem, no problem."

"It is natural to garrison fields and open canals."

"I'm not afraid that the general will make fun of me. If the old man hadn't been nearly seventy years old, he would go to the fields barefoot at this time."

There was a burst of laughter around, but many of the laughter were embarrassing.

Because probably few of them have worked in the fields, and even a considerable number of them regard farming as a vulgar job, which is done by vulgar and inferior people.

Seeing Xu Ying's speech and demeanor, Shen Bing immediately became kind.

They are all working people!

It's not like other dignitaries who talk about seniority, status, and status everywhere, are you tired?

Yang Duanhe introduced from the side:

"This is Xu Ying from the farmer, who manages millet internal history."

"I'll show you how to make oranges later, so remember carefully."

Shen Bing made his promise, and then saluted Xu Ying:

"Subordinate artillery engineer, I have seen the internal history."

Xu Ying nodded, with surprise in his eyes:

"Being an engineer at a young age, I think there must be something extraordinary."

Then he turned his head and told the disciples standing beside him:

"Zhang Ge, let's build an orange box together with the engineer."

After thinking about it, he was worried, and confessed again:

"It is necessary to explain the main points to the engineer, so that the engineer can imitate it."

Zhang Ge responded, raised his head towards Shen Bing, and took a few farm disciples to the wood pile a few steps away to get busy.

At the beginning, Shen Bing was still a little apprehensive.

Orange?

The name sounds very tall.

In addition, Yang Duanhe and Xu Ying successively asked to read carefully and explain the main points...

It must not be simple!

But Shen Bing doesn't know carpentry, what if he can't?

How about calling Cang Lai?

Or ask that fat man to take a pen and ink to write it down...

However, Shen Bing was not allowed to do this in full view.

He could only bite the bullet and follow behind Zhang Ge and the others.

Zhang Ge's subordinates introduced while busy:

"There are three layers of oranges."

"The first layer is the foundation, which is to insert two logs with holes in the upper end firmly on the ground."

Shen Bing let out an "oh" and said, "Ji Ji, I wrote it down."

Wait, why does this name sound so familiar?

I seem to have heard it somewhere!

I'm going, it's...

Of course Zhang Ge didn't know what Shen Bing was thinking, he continued:

"The second layer is the shaft, which can move up and down."

"There is another standing log in the center of the shaft, which is used to connect the third floor."

"The third layer is the stalk, which is connected to the scorpion by standing trees and can move left and right."

"In this way, the tip can move freely up, down, left, and right."

……

Hmm, Shen Bing kept nodding his head, waiting for Zhang Ge to continue.

Unexpectedly, there was no sound for a long time, and he looked up at Zhang Ge, who was already busy with the work in hand.