The middle-aged man looked at Zhao Feng up and down, and then he didn't show any arrogant expression on his face. Instead, he raised his hand and asked very politely.
"When I passed by that village before, I saw that the villagers in that village were using a weird thing to water the ground. Did you make that thing?"
Zhao Feng looked at this middle-aged man with some suspicion. Could he be coming to seize the water tanker?
So Zhao Feng waved his hand directly and said.
"I just drew the blueprint of that thing. I'm not a carpenter, so how can I make it?"
The middle-aged man saw the defensiveness in Zhao Feng's words, so he said quickly.
"To be honest, I came here this time to take a look at the drought situation in the nearby villages, but I didn't expect that the drought situation in only these few villages has been resolved."
"After careful inquiry, I found out that it turned out to be because of something called a water wheel. I wonder why my husband didn't promote this thing after he invented it?"
"If it could be promoted, wouldn't it be possible to save a lot of people?"
Zhao Feng shook his head and still said very defensively.
"That thing isn't that magical, it's just a little thing I made simply."
"And there are many places where it doesn't apply. If you are just here to inquire about this matter, then please go back."
The middle-aged man saw that Zhao Feng was not getting enough, so he had no choice but to sigh and reveal his identity.
"Okay, to be honest, I am actually Yu Wen, the master of the prefect. This time, the prefect sent me down to inspect the drought situation, but by chance, I saw your husband's invention."
"So I thought that if this thing could be extended to the entire mansion, more people would be able to survive!"
Yu Wen said this, cupped his hands again, and said.
"If sir is willing to tell us how this waterwheel is made, then we will definitely give you a generous gift!"
"At the same time, I will also say something nice for you in front of the prefect. Your talent should not be buried in this small mountain village!"
After hearing Yu Wen's words, Zhao Feng finally understood.
Afterwards, Zhao Feng couldn't help but sigh in his heart. He had tried every possible means to conceal the existence of the waterwheel from these villagers, but in the end he was still targeted.
However, there is nothing that can be done about it. As the prefect of this province, if there is a drought in the area, he will definitely send people down to investigate. This matter cannot be hidden for long.
Even if there is a very serious drought here and the people are in dire straits, maybe the court will punish the prefect!
But Zhao Feng really didn't want to be remembered by others so quickly, so he deliberately looked very philistine and said.
"Really? How much can I give you?"
"Master, why don't we two discuss it? I'll tell you how to make this waterwheel, and you give me three taels, no, give me five taels of silver!"
After hearing Zhao Feng's words, Yu Wen's eyes flashed with disappointment.
When Yu Wen saw the waterwheel before and saw Zhao Feng's extraordinary conversation, he really thought that Zhao Feng was a talent hidden in the mountains.
If such a talent can be introduced to the prefect, then he will definitely be considered a great achievement!
But now that Zhao Feng deliberately acted like a philistine, Yu Wen felt that Zhao Feng was nothing more than that.
It was probably by chance that I came up with such a weird thing, but I didn't have any special knowledge at all, so I didn't offer it up.
Thinking of this, Yu Wen had other thoughts in mind, so he said with a smile.
"Okay, as long as you can tell me how to make this waterwheel, I will give you 30 taels of silver!"
As Yu Wen said this, he couldn't help but make calculations in his mind.
If this waterwheel can really be used to solve this drought, not only will the prefect give a heavy reward, but even the court will definitely reward it again.
All he had to do was buy the manufacturing method of this waterwheel from Zhao Feng. Then wouldn't the credit for this huge amount of work be his?
Not to mention thirty taels, he would be willing to spend even fifty taels!
Seeing Yu Wen's expression and reaction, Zhao Feng immediately knew what Yu Wen was thinking, so he couldn't help but sneer in his heart.
Now that he has decided to trick Yu Wen, Zhao Feng cannot let himself suffer too much.
So Zhao Feng deliberately looked reluctant to give up, scratched his head at Yu Wen and said.
"Is this thing so valuable? Well, then I won't sell it!"
"I'd better take this thing and give it to the prefect, and let the prefect save the people of the whole prefecture!"
When Yu Wen heard this, he suddenly became anxious, so he hurriedly spoke.
"This thing is not as important as you think!"
"What's more, you, a commoner, don't have the qualifications to meet the prefect?"
"Well, I'll give you 50 taels, and you can tell me how to make this waterwheel!"
Zhao Feng rolled his eyes and smiled stupidly again.
"No, if you are willing to spend so much money, it must mean that this thing is very important!"
"Unless...unless you give me one hundred taels!"
Yu Wen suddenly took a breath of cold air, but he didn't expect Zhao Feng to open his mouth like a lion.
This one hundred taels was his official monthly salary for a full year, and Yu Wen was inevitably a little aching.
But thinking about the help and contribution this waterwheel might bring to him, Yu Wen gritted his teeth and nodded.
"Okay, then it's one hundred taels. If you raise the price again, I won't take it anymore!"
Zhao Feng waved his hand with a smile, and Yu Wen nodded and exchanged a full one hundred taels of silver from Zhao Feng for the blueprint for making a waterwheel.
This drawing was drawn by Zhao Fengxian!
However, Zhao Feng was still very rigorous in drawing, ensuring that Yu Wen and the others could use this drawing to make a water wheel.
Zhao Feng really didn't want to expose himself. As the saying goes, a man is not guilty but a jade is guilty. His knowledge is his wealth, but it will also bring death to him!
But if Zhao Feng can save more people while ensuring that he is not exposed, then of course Zhao Feng is willing to do such a thing.
After all, there are one hundred taels of silver!
After Yu Wen got the drawings and saw how to make the water wheel, he left with satisfaction.
Zhao Feng, on the other hand, was happy and took all the money home.
"Look, madam, this is a full one hundred taels of silver!"
Chen Rou couldn't help but widen her eyes when she saw the box full of silver ingots.
"Oh my god, this is one hundred taels of silver!"
"With all this, we can build a nice house, right?"
Zhao Feng waved his hand with a smile.
"More than that! This one hundred taels of silver is enough for us to buy a house in the county!"
"Madam, let's buy a house too. From today on, we will be city dwellers!"
