The princess is a man of science

Presumably Song Yu came back because he saw the two of them going out during the day, and guessed that they knew about the possible drought, whether it was to confess earlier to avoid blame or for other reasons, they came to the door soon.

Shu Jin was not dissatisfied with Song Yu's handling. Now that the area developed in Liaodong is small, do we have to report everything to him when the area becomes larger?Shu Jin approves of Song Yu's way of handling things silently, even though Song Yu claims to be extremely smart, and he has to personally intervene in major and minor matters.

"My lord, my concubine." Song Yu walked in and saluted with a smile.His daughter-in-law just came to Liaodong recently, and it is obvious that people are in good spirits on happy occasions, her complexion has improved a lot, and she has a lot of energy to work.

"It hasn't rained for more than half a month, and there is no sign of rain yet, which may cause drought. I have taken some measures to prevent drought these days, but there are still some problems that the prince needs to know." Song Yu said, " Last year’s waterwheel has been repaired and can be used normally this year. However, this year’s arable land is much larger than last year, and more waterwheels need to be built. I plan to let the people build it by themselves. Manpower is not a problem, but more wood needs to be harvested .”

According to the current regulations in Liaodong, large-scale logging requires Shu Jin's approval.A few days ago, he just approved the felling of trees to build a house, and now he is going to make a waterwheel.

Or because of the influence of Liu Wenxi, Shu Jin has always been very strict about felling trees, not only controlling the number, but also strictly demarcating the scope.This has led to trepidation for almost everyone when they come to apply for approval.

But Song Yu and Shu Jin have known each other for so many years, and they know that he is not so strict. They just calculated the consumption of materials and the time today, and they came here.

"How much do you need?" Shu Jin asked directly, and Song Yu reported his calculations based on his memory.This year's waterwheel has been improved on the basis of last year, but it is basically the same, so it doesn't take much effort.

Liu Wenxi noticed that no matter what the report was, Song Yu would never look at the notebook in his hand, relying entirely on memory, and never made a mistake.He doesn't have this ability himself, and he has to write everything down in a notebook. I really envy such a memory.

"The river water is the lowest point, and Baicheng is the highest point. If you want to transport the river water to a high place, you need some bamboo pipes so that the water can flow down from the top of the waterwheel and reach farther fields." Song Yudao, Liaodong is not Bamboo is produced, so bamboo pipes have to be transported from other places.Shu Jin heard what he said and understood what he meant.

"Then let people buy it as soon as possible." Shu Jin was a bit like spending money like water, and Song Yu was of course happy about it. It's hard for a smart woman to cook without rice.But Liu Wenxi inevitably still feels pain in the flesh. Now that the copper coins have not been minted, they are still in negative income, so they have to do something to make money quickly.

He already has several ideas, but the most important thing is to be able to attract investment.At present, they have a lot of projects that they can do, but they lack money, people and time. Liaodong is too remote, and businessmen may not be willing to invest here.

Song Yu stopped worrying about the budget, so he said that for the fields not facing the river, he would find someone to dig wells.Today's drilling technology is still relatively backward, and can only drill to shallow groundwater.However, Liaodong is still relatively rich in water resources, and the current consumption is relatively small, so there should be no problem with continuous supply.

After talking about the business, Song Yu stayed and played a game of chess with Shu Jin, who was completely killed by Shu Jin.He was really not reconciled, and challenged Liu Wenxi again, who would have thought that Liu Wenxi could fight Song Yu even after studying with Shu Jin for a while.

Song Yu, a stinky chess player with a huge addiction to chess, finally stopped the fire, and decided to hurry home to accompany his wife and children.

"Sister-in-law just arrived in Liaodong recently, you should spend more time with her, and leave more affairs of the palace to your subordinates." Before leaving, Shu Jin reminded, Song Yu heard his deep meaning, half moved, half moved Helpless, he just has a temperament that can't be idle, and sometimes he really oppresses himself too much.

Shu Jin's words had to be implemented slowly. On the second day, Song Yu organized people to cut down trees to make waterwheels, and those who didn't cut down trees had to dig water canals, regardless of gender, except for school children.Those who should dig wells also dig wells and collect water for emergencies.

In order for everyone to be proactive, Song Yu divides the area according to the influence of water wells and water trucks. Several households in each area use a water truck or water well for irrigation. Take it upon yourself, and take the benefits yourself.

It is inevitable that some people will criticize this way of handling, but this kind of person's dedication to others is too natural.Shu Jin came to develop Liaodong, not to give them money for nothing.Before most people here came to Liaodong, they either had no land or were exploited for several layers, and it was difficult to make ends meet with a year's harvest.

Shu Jin was much more benevolent than the landlords they served, and there was not so much imbalance in Liaodong, so they worked very hard and only hoped for a good harvest in autumn.

Of course, everything they did was not in vain. As Liu Wenxi predicted, this year's spring was really dry, and there was no rain for more than a month.Without the previous measures, I am afraid that the seedlings in the ground will all die.The crops in the fields are now very tall.Everyone finally got their heads out and ushered in the first rain after a long drought.

On a rainy day, Liu Wenxi was studying distillation equipment in the workshop with several technicians in the palace.They ferment the distiller's koji and crushed corn that are currently used for brewing, because the temperature in spring is not enough, and they specially put the fermentation tank in the greenhouse to ensure the speed.

Liu Wenxi didn't know what degree of fermentation was best, so he separated several pots for experimentation.

Today is the first pot. They put the fermented grains into the big pot, set fire to it, stir it regularly, and the alcohol and water will evaporate and enter the pipeline.The upper pipe is relatively long, and the steam passes through the pipe and condenses into a liquid, which then flows out of the mouth and drips into the bucket.

Liu Wenxi also designed a water supply device outside the pipeline, using cold water to promote the liquefaction of alcohol vapor, but it would take a lot of manpower to continue adding water without an engine, so it has not been used for the time being.

The clean and clarified wine flows into barrels, which are separated at intervals as the quality varies.Liu Wenxi has not been able to make a tool to measure the alcohol content for the time being. Seeing that the wine is flowing out stably, he wants to taste how high the alcohol content is.

He directly scooped up some wine with a pair of wooden wine terminals, and didn't ask anyone to take a cup, so he directly brought it to his mouth and took a sip.

The taste in the mouth made Liu Wenxi frown. The taste is not spicy or bitter, but it has no taste of wine at all. The freshly steamed wine tastes similar to the fermented grain in the pot?Liu Wenxi felt that she had been deceived, but when the wine slipped down her throat and felt the heat in her stomach, Liu Wenxi still felt its power as wine.

But no one told him that the wine smells like this just after steaming?

Seeing him frowning after taking a sip of the wine, the people next to him were very curious when they saw it, and wanted to ask whether the wine was successful or not, and whether it was good to drink.Liu Wenxi thought he couldn't let him bear this kind of pain alone, so he didn't speak, and asked someone to get a cup, and shared a cup for everyone.

It's not that other people can't smell the strange taste of this wine, but from the fermented smell, they can really smell some wine, and this wine seems to be mellower than the wine that they usually drink.

They thought that the princess drank anyway, so could they be more hypocritical than the princess?So they all raised their heads and drank it, and some of them tasted it carefully, tasting the aroma of the wine from the fermented taste.After drinking a small cup, several people felt warm from their throats to their stomachs. Just this strength was higher than the usual alcohol.

"Why does it taste like this?" Liu Wenxi was very puzzled. Could it be that all wine tastes like this?

"Maybe it will be fine for a few more days." Someone said.

Liu Wenxi nodded, let's see, if it still smells like this after a while, he will consider ways to improve it.

"Would the concubine bring some for the prince as well?" Someone suggested, Liu Wenxi thought about it, okay, he can't just poison himself, Shu Jin has to taste it too.But he didn't want Shu Jin to be too tortured, so he asked someone to fill a small bottle, held it in his hand, and prepared to take it back to the palace.

As soon as he went out, he found that it was raining.

The sky has been cloudy for the past few days. Everyone was looking forward to rain, but it never rained.When Liu Wenxi went out, he still felt that it would definitely not rain today, so he didn't take an umbrella. Who would have thought that the curse that it would definitely rain if he didn't take an umbrella took effect.

"There are umbrellas here." Fortunately, there are people coming and going here, and daily necessities are prepared.Someone brought Liu Wenxi an oil-paper umbrella, which was a bit old but not leaking.Liu Wenxi opened it and closed it, holding an umbrella in one hand and a wine bottle in the other.

There is still a distance from here to the palace. Since moving to Baicheng, the palace has grown bigger, and everything you want to do when you go out has become far away.Liu Wenxi watched the rain getting heavier and heavier, and suddenly felt very happy, and the bottle in his hand shook more and more.

Halfway through the road, he saw someone in front of him, and when he got closer, he saw that it was Shu Jin, who hurried over with an umbrella.

"I still want to pick you up over there." Shu Jin stopped when she saw Liu Wenxi.

"Silly, I have an umbrella here." Liu Wenxi laughed.Shu Jin didn't necessarily know that there would be an umbrella over there, even if there wasn't one, someone would take it for Liu Wenxi.But he was dealing with official business in the house, and when he heard the rain outside, he lost his mind to continue, took an umbrella and thought of coming to pick him up.

Liu Wenxi said he was stupid, but actually he squinted his eyes with a smile. When he approached, he got into Shu Jin's umbrella and put away his own.

"I just want to pick you up." Shu Jin tilted her umbrella towards Liu Wenxi, and Liu Wenxi also leaned towards Shu Jin, put her hand behind Shu Jin, and hugged him.The two huddled under an umbrella and walked back slowly.

"I brought you wine today." Liu Wenxi shook the bottle in the other hand, and because he was still holding an umbrella, he threw out quite a few drops of water.

Shu Jin didn't care much.

"This is the first time it has been burned. The alcohol is much stronger than wine. You can try it when you go back."

"Okay." Shu Jin replied with a smile, he didn't see anything wrong with Liu Wenxi's expression.