Walking in the dusty labor camp, Jiang'an County Magistrate Zhao Hongfei restored the magnanimity that a county magistrate should have when facing a subordinate, and said calmly: "Hu Yi, I ordered people to work overnight to make these things for you. Come out, don’t let me, the two adults, down!"
Manager Hu quickly said resolutely: "Please rest assured, your Majesty and your Lordships, I am fully prepared and will definitely live up to my trust."
"good!"
Zhao Hongfei nodded slightly and pointed to a large pile of objects placed in the open space in front of him, "All the things you want are here. I am watching here. I hope you can give me a surprise! As long as you succeed, I will do my best. There’s a reward!”
Manager Hu was overjoyed, "Thank you for your kindness!"
Zhao Hongfei turned around and looked at the female officer Feng Xiuyun of Shanggongtai and the chief craftsman Zhang Dazhi, "Two adults, let's go to the pavilion next to us to sit for a while and have tea, and see how he behaves?"
Zhang Dazhi waved his hand, "You go ahead, I'll take a look here."
This is considered to be the right taste. Zhao Hongfei did not force himself and asked sideways, "What about Feng Shanggong's invitation?"
Of course Feng Xiuyun didn't want to stand here and eat ashes, so she stepped out first.
Zhao Hongfei followed behind and saw the plump and round body swaying under the long green skirt in front of him, and couldn't help but feel hot in his heart.
She is just an ordinary female official with no opportunity in the palace. Your Majesty is really... blessed!
When he sat down in a newly built pavilion not far away, Zhao Hongfei once again looked like a gentleman sitting upright and not squinting.
On the other side, Manager Hu looked at the pile of things nervously, recalling Xia Jingyun's words that he had memorized countless times in his mind, and began to give instructions.
"Erect the wooden frame first."
He directed the crowd to erect the tall wooden frame on the high platform that was halfway up.
"Then place the big wheel horizontally on the wooden frame."
Everyone worked together to place a large windlass about seven feet long on the wooden frame. This windlass was no different from the ordinary windlass used to pull water from wells, except that it was much larger and placed on the wooden frame. This scene made Zhang Dazhiruo Thinking.
"Tie two more ropes."
As soon as Manager Hu's order came out, everyone who was busy looked at him hesitantly, "Sir, where are you tied up?"
Manager Hu was stunned for a moment, and then he became wise in his haste. He then pretended to be confident and said, "Do you still need to say it? Where do you tie the well water rope at your house?"
After thinking about it for a while, everyone understood immediately and tied two ropes to both ends of the big wheel.
Then, they held the long rope and went down the slope to a place about fifty feet below.
Zhang Dazhi also stood aside with his hands folded, watching with interest.
"Erect two more wooden stakes!"
Everyone did as they were told and erected two wooden stakes.
"Then, tie one end of the rope to the wooden stakes, and the distance should be the same as the distance above!"
Everyone was stunned for a moment, and regardless of the slander, someone quickly ran up again, measured the distance between the two ropes above, came down again, adjusted the distance between the wooden stakes, and tied the ropes.
Two ropes were immediately in the air, pulling out two tracks.
Manager Hu tugged hard on the rope and found that it was motionless. He was overjoyed and ordered someone to report to your father. He quickly walked onto the high platform.
When he went up, County Magistrate Zhao and Feng Xiuyun also came out.
"Sir, this set of pulleys has been installed. Next, we only need to put the wheeled car on it, and then use this pulley to pull the car up like water!"
County Magistrate Zhao turned to look at Feng Xiuyun and said with a smile: "It seems a bit crude!"
Feng Xiuyun still looked cold and arrogant, "You will know if it works or not after you try it."
"That's right. Hu Yi, then you can demonstrate it yourself!"
"As you command!"
Manager Hu ordered a follower to take a special basket with two wheels and go down. When he raised the flag, he filled the basket with soil and put it on the rope.
Then he asked two followers to stand next to the big pulley, ready to shake the pulley and pull the pulley up.
But at this moment, the attendant's expression changed and he quickly pulled Guanshi Hu aside, "Sir, that's not right. Our rope is too tight to be shaken!"
Manager Hu was startled. He turned around and saw that one end of the rope was tied to the big pulley and the other end was tied to the wooden stake. It was stretched straight. What a fucking fart!
His mind changed quickly, and he hurriedly came to Magistrate Zhao and slapped himself in the face without saying a word, "Sir, damn it, I was so nervous that I forgot to put something on, and I still have to put it on." Sir, please wait a little longer."
Magistrate Zhao felt suddenly hesitant, but having said that, he didn't have much to say, so he just typed a few words, "Go and do it quickly, we'll get it done this time!"
The two returned to the pavilion again. Manager Hu wiped his sweat and knew something was wrong. He didn't know if he had misremembered some steps or if Xia Jingyun had dug a hole for him.
But now was not the time to dwell on that. He looked at the device in front of him and then at the objects scattered on the ground. There were actually several turntables.
He was so blessed, yes, yes, yes, Xia Jingyun also mentioned the turntable that day, how could he have forgotten about it!
"Move these two turntables down immediately."
A group of followers followed and worked hard. After going down, they removed the wooden stakes, installed the turntable, and tied the rope to the turntable.
He said happily: "That's right. The rope at this end is long enough. It can be wound around the turntable and the rope can be stretched straight. Then put the basket on it and use the big pulley to pull the basket up. This section of the road, Laborers carry heavy loads and rarely last more than a cup of tea. If we take advantage of this, it will be over in an instant!"
He excitedly ran to the high platform again and invited Magistrate Zhao and Feng Xiuyun out.
Magistrate Zhao took a look and said, "Hu Yi, are you fully prepared for this time?"
"My reply to the Lord is complete. Please wait and see! This object will definitely greatly increase the speed of earth transportation, and the construction of this high platform will be completed as scheduled. It will relieve your worries and congratulate the Imperial Concubine!"
"Okay!" Magistrate Zhao slapped his palm, "As long as you can really do it, I will reward you heavily! Let's get started!"
"yes!"
Manager Hu came to stand next to the wooden frame and looked at the people below who were getting ready.
Get promoted and make a fortune today!
He took a deep breath and waved the flag sharply.
The people below immediately put the basket filled with soil, and then the people above immediately turned the wheel.
The supervisors looked sideways, and the workers who resumed work also took the opportunity to be lazy, stopped their work, and stared intently.
"It's moving! It's moving!"
I don't know who shouted, and sure enough, I saw the basket gradually rising as the rope above it was pulled.
On the high platform, Magistrate Zhao also had a look on his face and subconsciously took a few steps forward.
If baskets of soil can be pulled up in this way, it will indeed save a lot of effort.
The most important thing is that there is no need to build any complicated devices. If dozens or hundreds of such pulleys are installed, wouldn't it really be possible? !
Manager Hu was also very excited, as if he had seen glory and wealth waving to him.
"Look! It's so amazing!"
In the crowd, Xia Xiong couldn't help but bumped his cousin lightly with his elbow, looking shocked.
The corners of Xia Jingyun's mouth curled up and he laughed disdainfully.
His smile seemed to have magical power. With this chuckle, the rising momentum of the basket suddenly stopped, and then it slid straight down.
Then, everyone was caught off guard and crashed into the turntable.
The basket is turned over and soil is sprinkled.
Manager Hu's expression suddenly froze, and he quickly waved the flag to signal that he would come again.
The followers below did not dare to neglect, and quickly filled another basket of soil and continued to put on the rope.
But the same situation happened again. This time, it only rose a few feet before falling back to the starting point.
Manager Hu was completely panicked and waved the flag again.
Then, the rope on the turntable below disappeared.
The person turning the wheel above didn't know it yet, but he was shaking it with all his strength. There was only a crisp sound, and the turntable below was pulled down directly, and the wooden frame above could not support it, and it fell down, rolling and falling. Going down the slope, everyone was so frightened that they fled in panic, and there was chaos in the field!
"Hu Yi! Is this what you call foolproof?"
Magistrate Zhao's words were filled with a bit of gnashing rage. He was so frightened that Manager Hu quickly knelt down and kept kowtowing, "I know my mistake, I know my mistake. Please give me some more time. It only takes one day." , the villain will definitely offer new methods!"
Magistrate Zhao was furious, "Day after day! At such a critical moment, how can there be time for people like you to squander it! Do you think I am someone you can tease at will?"
"Guanshi Hu, I have a question to ask you."
At this time, Zhang Dazhi, the general supervisor who had been silently watching Hu Guanshi install the entire fortification, slowly said, "I see in the drawings you submitted, all the dimensions and details are clearly marked. It is obvious that you have a plan in mind, and the entire The devices have all been calculated clearly. But why do you look so busy today, as if you don’t know how these things are matched?”
Manager Hu trembled, "This... maybe the villain has never actually built it, he just had an idea in his mind."
Magistrate Zhao narrowed his eyes when he heard this and stared at Manager Hu, "Hu Yi, do you believe what you said?"
Manager Hu could not help but tremble, but he did not speak.
Feng Xiuyun, the female official at Shanggongtai, suddenly took a step forward and shouted in a cold voice, "Do you really want to die before you reveal the real person who gave the advice?"
The rising murderous aura completely defeated Mr. Hu, and he fell to the ground, his eyes showing the despair of having no way out.
