He led people to the ancestral hall, looked at the sign of Nansha Village Hall, and frowned. The two young men around him were about to go up and remove the sign. Chen Ding shook his head slightly, but Chen Lin already understood and waved his hand to stop it. He said to the few village warriors standing guard at the door:
"You don't need to stand guard here anymore, please go back."
The local heroes were a little confused at first. They didn't know what could lead to such a big battle. They saw Chen Lin walking in front, followed by the Chen family members in a menacing manner. I couldn't help but feel frightened. Chen Xuan has been invited to the county these days. Without this backbone, no one knows what to do.
Wu Quan quickly came out of the concierge, greeted him, and asked, "Master Jiu, this is..."
"Uncle Wu," Chen Lin said pleasantly, "Second uncle has been dismissed from the post of Paijia by the county for his roar in the court. As for Fengshenghe, the property has now been returned to its original owner." After that, he motioned to the accompanying personnel to move to the court. Bring the notice.
"Put the notice up! Let's go in!"
Taking back the ancestral hall is not the business of the court, so the police did not intervene and only stood and watched from a distance in case there was a conflict. A handsome boy under Chen Lin picked up the notice and was about to put it on the wall next to the village office door. A young militiaman couldn't hold himself any longer, so he rushed forward, grabbed the collar of his clothes, and threw the young man out. He casually grabbed the notice, tore it into pieces, threw it to the ground, and cursed:
"I want to seize power with just a piece of paper, I'm just dreaming!" After saying that, he spat again.
Now, the Chen clan members who were following Chen Lin became angry. They waved their fists and rolled up their sleeves one by one, and were about to rush forward and beat someone. Bian Xiangyong was not to be outdone and took out his sword and gun.
Wu Quan was crowded among them, busy trying to persuade them, shouting: "Don't do anything!"
Chen Lin said to Wu Quan, "I remember this little brother is your relative, right?"
"Yes, yes, he is a distant relative of Xiao Lao! The young man has a bad temper!" Wu Quan was busy trying to persuade him to make peace, with sweat all over his head. "Master Jiu, if you want to take back the ancestral hall, you are not in a hurry now. Wait until your second uncle comes back. , you can just discuss it! You can’t write two Chens in one sentence..."
Before Chen Lin could speak, Chen Ding had already arrived with two policemen.
"Two gentlemen, please take a look. As soon as this notice was posted, it was torn into pieces and even spat on! What kind of crime should you be guilty of defying the laws of the Senate?!" Chen Ding said impassionedly. After saying this, he said to The local warriors scolded, "You still want to rebel!"
Seeing the police coming, the village heroes knew that things were getting serious, so they put away their swords and guns one by one and looked at each other in shock. Don't know what to do.
The policeman frowned and said, "Who tore it apart!"
He could not deny what he had done in front of everyone, so the two policemen immediately tied up the young man with a police rope.
Wu Quan was the most experienced person, and he had long understood that the Chen family had prepared a trap for them to exploit, but he, a distant relative, fell into the trap without hesitation. He immediately begged Chen Lin: "Master Jiu! Please do your best! You're so proud! This kid is reckless and careless..."
When Chen Lin was in the village, every time he went in and out of the office, the young man treated him with vague hostility. He seemed to laugh it off, but he already held a grudge. At this moment, he was intending to kill Xiang Yong's majesty, who was raised by his second uncle. He immediately sneered and said: "This matter has nothing to do with you. Since he wants to jump out to oppose the county government and the Senate, I have no choice. After all, I am just a commoner like him! Since ancient times, the hearts of officials have been as strong as iron, and the laws of kings have been as strong as furnaces. I just hope that he is a man of good fortune!" After saying this, he stopped entangled with the military power and said: "Let's go in!" At that moment Then he pointed at the village heroes and said, "You guys, go to Uncle Chen immediately and hand over your swords and guns. This month's monthly payment will still be paid as usual! If you are from this village, go home and make a living for yourself. If you are not from this village, everyone should go back to their hometown. There’s no free grain for you here!”
After that, he led the people straight into the village hall.
Chen Lin's uncle and nephew instantly regained the political power of Nansha Village with a thunderous blow. Chen Xuan was living and drinking in the county town. When he received the news, he simply disappeared without even showing his face. Chen Lin felt happy - although he was young and could not be the leader of the clan, his third uncle became the "chief" under his recommendation. In order to prevent another accident, a new clan leader was elected.
Immediately, in accordance with Australian law, the Chen family held a "shareholders meeting" to restructure the family property. Originally, the family's opinions were still based on "houses", but after some research, Mr. Lu found that the relevant laws stipulated that the unit of property should be "male". "D" is the unit, and it must be evenly distributed.
As a result, there are different opinions within the clan. If we take the population as a unit, whichever family has more males will take advantage, and those with fewer males will suffer. None of these will work.
After some debate, in the end it was natural that the power could not defeat the government. All the "males" in the clan, regardless of age, were equally distributed and each received a share of the clan's property, houses and fields as shares.
Chen Lin immediately said that one share belonging to the Chen family in the Nansha Demonstration Cotton Mill invested by Mr. Wu was also added to the assets of the family property company, and the income received was distributed according to the shares held by everyone.
Because the company was established, expenses such as repairing the clan's houses and supporting widowers, widows and orphans were all expensed within the company's cost account. All have detailed names. If the amount exceeds the scope, each "man" will spend it within his own dividends, and the company will not provide additional subsidies.
As a result, the control and distribution rights of clan elders over clan property have been greatly reduced, and clan property has been completely included in tax supervision.
After the corporatization and restructuring, Chen Lin used the power of the complaint to become the general manager of Nansha Chen's Co., Ltd., and the chairman of the board was the patriarch. The expropriation work of cotton spinning mills that had been stagnant also became smoother. Chen Lin issued an "additional non-preferred stock" in accordance with the company law and used the shares to pay for the land expropriation costs. At the same time, it was also promised that once the cotton textile factory was built, the children of these families would be given priority to work in the factory.
The Nansha Chen family received an award from the county because they were the first in Xiangshan County to complete the "corporatization" of the clan. A "commemorative certificate" was also issued specifically for this land rights confirmation. When Li Yaoer came back from the county, Chen Lin hurriedly visited again, and in the name of the general manager of "Nansha Chen's Co., Ltd." and the owner of "Fengshenghe" Silk Factory, he was willing to "unconditionally cooperate with the sericulture improvement work."
After the Chen family's disturbance in Nansha, the situation suddenly opened up. Both Li Yaoer and the internship team felt that everything went smoothly. The civil construction of Nansha Textile Factory has also entered the implementation stage: digging canals.
Although the waterwheel can be installed directly on the river, it is less safe: it is easily damaged by collisions with ships or floating objects in the river. When the flow speed of the river is too high, the water flow cannot be adjusted. Therefore, the water turbine is actually installed in the water wheel pit of the diversion canal parallel to the river.
The construction engineering team dispatched from Guangzhou laid many small wooden stakes at the construction site according to the terrain and landforms surveyed by the internship team in advance. Then, the civil engineering team composed of recruited Nansha villagers began to dig channels. The first thing they dug was the tailrace canal to drain away wastewater. Seepage in earthworks.
After the completion of the tailrace canal, the civil engineering team excavated the water wheel pit under the guidance of Zou Feng. The bottom of the water wheel pit was laid with wooden boards to reduce friction, accelerate the diversion of water, and prevent the water flow from washing away the soil on both side walls. . He then began to direct the construction of the curved part, which was built with wooden ribs and boards and fixed in the water wheel pit. The gaps created inside the curved part were filled with stones and finally closed with wooden boards.
There is a natural water potential gap here in Factory Bay, so Zou Feng omitted the largest part of the original canal project and built a rolling dam to raise the upstream water level. After calculation, the natural terrain drop at the bend of this river bend is enough to generate enough kinetic energy to push the water wheel. If you want to build a rolling dam, it will involve building a cofferdam and a series of other projects.
The construction of the aqueduct is progressing rapidly. The bottom of the aqueduct is lined with stones and cement. The area adjacent to the river has not been dug for the time being. Instead, a simple gate has been built to control the inflow and outflow of water. The project was so busy that just before summer, a group of technicians and equipment came from Lingao - they came to assemble the turbine.
Water turbines were actually a very unfamiliar technology to the elders. Because China has never introduced modern hydraulic turbines. Fortunately, its structure and principle are very simple, and the requirements for materials are not high. It is relatively easy to restore, and there is no need for elders to be present during installation.
The smaller the gap between the water wheel and the "curved part" of the water wheel pit, the better, but it cannot be so small that it will rub against each other, so before installation, all accessories should have a certain margin. On site, the size and shape of all accessories must be carefully measured by technicians before cutting and installation begins.
The first thing the workers installed was the main shaft of the hydraulic turbine, which was a heavy wooden shaft made of composite mast technology and made of multiple pieces of wood spliced together with iron hoops. The two ends of the wooden shaft are iron journals fixed with iron hoops, which are inserted into the cast iron bearings on both sides of the water wheel pit. The cast iron bearing is just a shell with a bronze sliding bearing inside. What is used here is large ball bearings. The benefits of switching to ball bearings are self-evident. Friction is reduced and the operating efficiency of the turbine is greatly improved.
After carefully checking the level, the workers installed the main shaft, and then they installed the spokes in the pre-cut slots in the wooden shaft. The rim of the water wheel is made of thick wooden boards, and the rim is installed on the top of the spokes. Finally, the craftsman cut out thin grooves in the thick wooden board of the wheel rim and inserted the wooden blades. Before each blade is inserted, two small holes are drilled on it. The inside of the small hole is covered with leather fixed at one end. This is actually a simple one-way valve. When water flows into the bucket, the valve automatically closes and when water flows out, the valve opens to avoid the internal vacuum caused by the bucket rising from the water wheel pit. Vacuum will hinder water discharge and affect operating efficiency.
(End of chapter)
