[Infrastructure] After being mistaken for a god

Yi Nan led people to clean up all the damaged and irreparable buildings in the Babylonian Summer Palace, and cleaned up all the messy plants on the pavilions that were still intact.

Next, she started to prepare, intending to properly restore the summer palace and "farm" on a large scale in the summer palace.

The ladies don't understand.

"Princess... this is someone else's place after all!"

Besides, with the money Yi Nan brought back, they no longer have to worry about food and clothing, and they can last for a while.Why do we have to restore the summer palace, and let it have enough production?

Yi Nan explained with a smile: "Everyone, you should be clear - the relationship between the prince Saar and the princess of the Kingdom of Medes is immediately frozen, and it is very likely that we will always live here in the future."

The ladies fell silent.They also felt that the possibility that Yi Nan said was very high.

After Sal placed them here, the royal court of Babylon never asked about Princess Medes again—this reduced the risk of the "false princess" being noticed to a certain extent, but it also meant that the group of them, I'm afraid Will be in this awkward and awkward situation for a long time.

"So now I plan to change the appearance of the Summer Palace, and let the Babylonians know that we are also valuable." Yinan said with a smile.

This sentence aroused the fighting spirit of the female officials, and each of them straightened their backs, puffed up their chests, and said passionately: "Yes!"

"Who can't support themselves anymore?"

The women were busy all day long, and watched the silver coins being put into their pockets one by one. This sense of accomplishment was something they had never experienced in the Medes palace.

"Also, if the Babylonians want to take back this summer palace in the future, I will also make them have to keep you here: only by doing this can the flourishing of this summer palace be maintained."

The female officials were curious: "Isn't... the work we are doing now, not all gardeners and craftsmen can do it?"

Yi Nan shook his head very happily: "It won't be like this in the future!"

After staying in the Summer Palace for about seven days, Yi Nan had a very complete idea of ​​the entire Summer Palace.

She wants to build a three-dimensional agriculture, so that the entire summer palace will become lush and vibrant again, and provide high-quality production.

She also wants to clean up the water system near the summer palace and redesign the irrigation system here.

This is because she began to notice that the Two Rivers Plain near Babylon has begun to experience soil erosion and desertification to a certain extent.

Repeated farming over the past thousands of years and people's extensive irrigation methods are no longer enough to maintain the local water and soil.

During these few days outside Babylon, Yi Nan clearly felt that there is less green now than 1000 years ago.Babylon's climate is getting worse and worse, and food growing is gradually becoming difficult.

The chances of importing food from elsewhere are increasing, and the risk of famine is increasing.

Therefore, she wanted to transform this summer palace into a model to promote the most economical irrigation technology in human history: drip irrigation technology①.

In addition, she also wanted to leave a way out for the female officers: she would leave at some point in the future, and even after she left, the female officers could have a place where they could have enough food and clothing.

But it's not convenient for her to say it in detail.But seeing that all the female officers were in high spirits and full of energy, she felt that there was no need to say more.

This is the beginning of the "three-dimensional agriculture" plan.

Yinan first agreed to the request of those short-term workers, signed a contract, and turned them into "long-term workers", and asked Abu's descendants to recommend some reliable young adults to her.These people form a "construction team".

In addition, Yinan went to a nearby pottery factory to order a batch of thin pottery pipes.Every certain distance on these pipes, there will be a small hole.A thinner pottery tube protrudes from the small hole.

She went to order another batch of bitumen, the natural bitumen usually used in shipbuilding.But in her case, it is used to seal the connection between pipes and pipes.

After all the materials were in place, she began to lead the "construction team" to rebuild the irrigation system of the entire summer palace.

During this process, the construction team happened to discover the original irrigation system of the Summer Palace, and quickly invited "Her Royal Highness" to take a look.

When Yi Nan rushed over, he saw a huge human-powered waterwheel in front of him.There are more than a dozen huge buckets installed in sequence on the waterwheel, and as long as they are pushed by manpower, the buckets filled with water can be raised from the ground to the height of the three-story building.There, the bucket is dumped, and the water in the bucket automatically falls into the water tank above, and then transported to the flower beds and flower beds on the third floor through the water tank to water the flowers and trees.

"It can be used!" Yi Nan checked the situation of the human water truck and nodded decisively.

She will not let go of anything that can be used.What's more, the design of this waterwheel is very exquisite.

But the long-term workers were all dumbfounded: "How many people need to push together such a big waterwheel to move it!"

"Hey, the king of Babylon probably sent slaves to push these water wheels?" A female official interrupted, "Why would the king care about this?"

Yi Nan said nothing: When she read history books before, she also read similar plots.The evaluation in the book is that the monarchs of the ancient kingdom abused the labor of slaves to provide themselves with luxury.

It seems that the former owner of this summer palace should also order these slaves to perform hard labor and work hard to maintain the lush greenery of the summer palace.To transport all these vats of water to the third floor for irrigation, I am afraid that more than a dozen slaves will have to work continuously for most of the day.

But now, it's completely different.Abuse of human power will not happen again.

Thinking of this, Yinan shook his head resolutely and said, "No, you will know when our entire irrigation system is completed."

"With these pipes, is it enough to bring two buckets of water to the third floor every day?"

"Two buckets of water?" The long-term workers looked at each other.They have seen the planning of three floors.Pieces of "flower beds" or "vegetable fields" are set up everywhere.

Only use two buckets of water?A small slice is not enough, is it?

But their doubts turned into doubts, and they dared not disobey Princess Medes orders.Regardless of the question of how much water to draw, the long-term workers repaired the waterwheel according to Yinan's requirements, and then connected the pottery pipes fired in the pottery yard one by one, and sealed them with asphalt to prevent water leakage.

Next, the exciting moment came.Yi Nan deliberately called everyone after the first section of pipeline laying was completed, and led them to conduct experiments:

A long-term worker pushed the water wheel on the first floor and sent a bucket of water to the third floor.When the bucket of water reached the third floor, it was automatically dumped into a sink, and along the sink, all flowed into the pre-laid pipes.

Under the attention of everyone, the clear water flowing into the pipe did not rush out like before, but quickly seeped into the ground.In front of people's eyes, there are only those small pottery pipe mouths protruding from the small holes of the pipes, and water droplets the size of soybeans seep out, and the speed is very slow, one drop after another.

This is very different from the flood irrigation method used by people in the past.Although there are few small water droplets seeping from the pottery pipe, it is better than a long stream of water.The bucket of water brought up from the surface seems to be able to irrigate for a long time, but it may not be able to drip completely.

"This... this is the best for flowers and plants!" Dolly stretched out her well-maintained hands, and gently adjusted the position of the mouth of the pottery pipe, so that the seedlings planted nearby can get the most appropriate irrigation. The water is poured vigorously, and it is not watered once. Although there are only small water droplets, it is the best for the seedlings."

Yi Nan looked at everything in front of him with a smile, and didn't say much.She wanted to say that there is actually another advantage—the excess water that has not dripped out is now kept in the pottery tube, avoiding a large amount of water evaporation.

Therefore, watering crops in this way is a way to maximize labor efficiency and minimize waste.

Of course, the previous flood irrigation method of this summer palace can also bring another form of "three-dimensional agriculture".The water used for irrigation scours a large amount of organic matter from each layer and sends it to fish ponds or lotus ponds on the flat ground, which can cause algae to multiply and aquatic animals to grow rapidly.

However, if the concentration of organic matter is too high, it will also cause disasters such as "red algae", which will suffocate fish in the water to death.

Therefore, at this stage, Yinan still prefers the "drip irrigation" method to build her three-dimensional agriculture.

At this time, the long-term worker who was just downstairs fetching water also came up to the third floor and shrugged to everyone, expressing that he was very relaxed and not tired at all.

Dolly was thoughtful: "No wonder, no wonder Her Royal Highness must insist on planting flowers and vegetables on the third floor!" Now that the irrigation problem has been solved, which floor is not planted?

With this huge summer palace, they are equivalent to two to three times more land area out of thin air.

Dori felt that she was born in the court and was well-informed, but she had never seen this kind of planting, so she had to admire Yinan—it seems that whether it is Babylon or Medes, everyone's farming skills are not as good as those of "Judeah". people".

After the experiment, everyone is full of confidence in this brand new "drip irrigation" technology.

With the continuous delivery of fired piping materials from the pottery yard, craftsmen are busy spreading this new watering system to every corner of the Summer Palace.

The female officials are busy planting the various plants they have carefully selected in the right place: planting sun-loving plants on the top and sunny places; planting shade-loving plants on the second and bottom floors.Barley, wheat, and alfalfa have well-developed root systems and are not suitable for shallow flower beds, so they are planted in a freshly plowed field row.The two upper floors are all planted with commercial crops and vegetables.

After the entire summer palace was planted with new vegetation, the summer palace no longer saw any dilapidated state, and was full of vitality everywhere.

People from nearby farms and workshops would occasionally stop and exclaim when they passed by the summer palace: "Ah, this is... Has the royal court sent someone to repair the summer palace?"

not at all--

As Yi Nan predicted, the royal court of Babylon seemed to regard the Medes princess who came from the original way as a hot potato. During this period, no one came to ask about the life and death of the Medes group.No one cares how they are doing, whether they are doing well or not, of course no one knows.

But Saker Falcon Jiujiu would visit the Summer Palace every now and then.It always hovered over the summer palace for a while, making chirp chirp calls, and only after Yi Nan and the others had come out did it slowly descend, spotting the arm wearing the leather glove, and landed on it.

Yi Nan likes Jiujiu very much. Every time the little guy comes, she asks someone to cut a small piece of fresh meat from the kitchen and feed it to Jiujiu with her own hands.Of course, Jiujiu would not refuse anyone who came, standing on Yi Nan's arm, eating small pieces of meat, he looked very comfortable.

Dory persuaded Yinan: "This little eagle looks like a falcon raised by the royal court. It was released to let it learn to hunt. You feed it so full every time. How does it learn to hunt?"

Yinan immediately pursed his lips and smiled, and said, "Hunting is the instinct of the falcon. Even if it is not forced to learn, it will still be able to."

Dolly shook her head: "It's nothing to eat meat, it needs to be able to catch alive!"

Unexpectedly, Yi Nan guarded Jiujiu: "You have to eat a living creature before you catch it."

As he spoke, Yi Nanyang raised his right arm and asked the little eagle sitting on his arm: "You said, didn't you?"

Jiujiu immediately tweeted "Jiu--", as if answering.

Unexpectedly, the little guy responded a little strangely, with a stiff neck, and a pair of dark eyes staring straight at Yi Nan's back.

For a moment, Yi Nan felt a strong push on his right arm.

The little eagle suddenly spread its wings and swooped down to the ground. With sharp claws, it immediately grabbed a snake from the grass behind Yinan.

This is a long green snake with a thick wrist, hidden in the grass, no one can see it.

It seemed that the snake had been hiding in the grass all along. Once Yinan or Doli took half a step back and stepped into the grass, the snake might explode and hurt people.

Yi Nan was not afraid, but it would be very troublesome if Doli and others were hurt.

The two women were startled, but they saw Jiujiu holding the snake by both feet, rushing up to the sky, and then rushing straight down again.

Where did the snake ride this "roller coaster"?I'm afraid I was scared to death when I first flew into the air.

Jiujiu was very happy, he carried the snake up and down, flew for a long time, loosened his claws, shook the half-dead snake from the air, and fell to the ground.On the other hand, he chirped and tweeted, and rushed straight to the sky, as if he was very happy to hunt this prey.

Yi Nan turned around and looked at Dori with a smile.Dolly's face flushed and turned pale, and she thought that she would better not ask about the eagle in the future.

After the young falcon Jiujiu became a frequent visitor to the Summer Palace, the royal court of Babylon gradually realized something was wrong.

"The prince's favorite young falcon is not quite right recently. Every time I go out to hunt, I always return empty-handed, and I never catch any prey."

"That's not right. It is said that the falcon was selected by the prince himself. It has the best body shape, wingspan and eyesight. There is no reason why it can't hunt?"

"Hungry it for two meals?"

The falconer said: Who doesn't know this truth?All falcons are hungry before every hunt.When other falcons are released, they are like hungry wolves hunting for food. Those who catch rabbits catch rabbits, and those who chase voles chase voles.

Only the little eagle, the prince's favorite, was released and flew back gracefully every time.When he came back, his paws were empty, but he was not in a hurry, as if he had already eaten "wild food" outside.

This happened several times, and the falconer had to report the matter to Prince Saar.

Although Prince Saar didn't care about court entertainment like hunts at all, he liked eagles very much, so he was very concerned about the situation of the young falcons. go."

When the royal court of Babylon went out to hunt again, the handsome Prince Saar appeared in the procession.

"Rare, rare visitor!"

Sal's brothers laughed and teased him.

"I'm afraid it's not because your fiancée lives near the hunting ground, and you just took this opportunity to visit secretly..."

Sal's face was gloomy, as gloomy as the sky before a storm.

The other princes immediately kept silent: Saar was the king's most trusted general, possessed unparalleled military talent, and was the king's most preferred heir, and no one could shake his position.

And the word "fiancee" happened to be the word he hated the most.

Apparently, the princes accidentally stroked their hair backwards, which made Saar very unhappy.

But Saar's face was gloomy, and a strange thought suddenly came to him: the strange state of the young falcon, it can't really be related to... the woman who lives temporarily in the summer palace... right?

The princess from the Kingdom of Medes gave Saar a deep impression.After all, those bright eyes looked at him provocatively without any concealment.

There is also the phrase "you are afraid", which even shocked Saar's heart, making him realize that he is indeed afraid of something and avoiding something.

However, once the man was settled in the summer palace, and Saar was busy with various affairs, he gradually forgot about this woman.Unexpectedly, Princess Medes stayed in the summer palace so peacefully, and did not even send anyone to the Babylonian royal court to ask for food supplies from the beginning to the end-it has been so long, they are just a group of women. How did you get here?

Sal thought, not showing any signs of expression.So much so that his brothers were nervous for nothing.

But as soon as the falconers released more than a dozen falcons into the air, Sal took aim at the little hawk he picked out with his own hands, and followed closely on his horse.

Juvenile falcons fly quickly and with purpose, unlike other sakers that circle the air in search of prey.Thrall urged his horse to gallop, and gradually, a tall, majestic and lush building appeared on the horizon.

what is that? —To this day, Saar hardly even recognizes the royal family's own summer palace.

Looking at the location, it was indeed the summer palace earlier, but when did the almost abandoned palace become like this?

Sal casually controlled the rein of the horse, and the horse slowed down.Riding one by one, they came to the palace.

He heard his kitty chirping.

Then, at the highest point of the palace, a woman appeared.She sucked her lips, imitating the cry of an eagle, and at the same time stretched out her leather-gloved arm to the eaglet.

Without hesitation, the young falcon landed on the woman's arm with a "huh", and took food from her hand very familiarly.

Judging from her slender figure, it is absolutely true that she is the princess Medes who "meeted" him at the gate of Babylon that day.

Saar reined in the horse, feeling quite suspicious.

He had kept this woman in his blind spot for so long that he had ignored her, gradually forgotten her completely.

Unexpectedly, she didn't care at all, and thrived alone in such a remote place.In such a short period of time, she transformed the summer palace into this appearance, even——

And abducted his eagle? ? ?