"Hanhan, there was an explosion over there. The canal is ready. How will we go in the future?" When the village chief heard the news, he ran over to look for Hanhan.
"The Huangchi River flows into Danyang Lake as a countercurrent. After it enters Shijiu Lake, the water from Shijiu Lake flows to the Qinhuai River, and the water from the Qinhuai River flows into the Yangtze River."
Zhu Wentian first talked about the water flow problem in various places. Xiaqiu Village took a new road to Nanjing, and there was a countercurrent.
The head of the village understood: "If you take the Huangchi River to Wuhu, you're going downstream, if you go from Wuhu to the Yangtze River, you're going downstream, and if you go to Nanjing and you're entering the Qinhuai River, it's going against the current.
From the new route to Nanjing, there is an extra seven or eight miles of upstream travel, but it is close and there is no need to squeeze into the Yangtze River with other ships.
Naturally, we will take a new route on the return trip. Anyway, the reverse flow of the Qinhuai River is not as strong as that of the Yangtze River. "
“In fact, we will build up the river from the village to the lake, and then use animals to pull boats along this section, which will save more effort.
Build a bridge to the lake, and Xiaqiu Village can benefit from it in the future. Only using boats is too simple in some cases.
Usually the fields by the lake are afraid of being washed away by rising water in summer. We don’t plant in summer, but plant wheat in winter and harvest one crop a year, and no one takes care of it. "
Zhu Wentian continued to come up with ideas. Although the lake was good, there were few people. He should plant the land quickly and plant more crops one at a time.
"As long as it can be navigable and water transportation is convenient, the population around the lake will increase in the future. Then we will build the lake embankment. If they don't build it, we will ask Your Majesty to find someone to build it.
It's enough to just farm more, and add aquaculture by the way, diverting water to the low-lying land next to it to use as a pond, raising loaches and eels, and growing lotus, lotus seeds and lotus roots. "
Zhu Wentian continued to say that conventional methods use natural resources to increase people's income.
It's a pity that the officials don't know what they are thinking about day after day.
The chief nodded repeatedly: "I have to remember it, don't forget, repairing the bridge is easy, just spend money to find a craftsman, and the craftsman will know how to repair it.
When it comes to building roads, aren't there about 200 households there? Give them food and they will help build a little bit of it a day. They will have less work in winter. "
He was thinking about how to arrange it. If he had money, he would start selling vegetables in the greenhouse. If he made money, he would pay off what he owed the prince first.
The village hired craftsmen and other people to work and provided them with grain and oil, as long as they wanted it.
"I think of something again." Zhu Wentian said, picking up the pen on the table, dipping it in ink and starting to draw.
"What's going on?" the liangzhang asked naturally.
“Yingtian Prefecture has Shangyuan County and Jiangning County, and Jiangning County has Jiangning Town to its south.
In Dangtu County, Taiping Prefecture, there is Caishiji on the lower reaches of the Yangtze River. I drew the east side of Caishiji.
There is an iron mine here. It is open-air. You can dig it at will. You can dig it in any way. You can't dig it out in a hundred years.
At the same time, there are copper mines accompanying the iron mines in this area. The Ming Dynasty was short of copper. I marked it and sent people to dig it to ensure that there was copper.
As for how to make steel, they know how to do it, so there is no need for us. We will teach them the steel-making converter in the village, and if they are willing to make steel, they can make steel. "
Zhu Wentian marked out the Nanshan Iron Mine in Ma'anshan and marked several associated iron and copper mines.
The head of the village heard that he was digging casually, and it would take more than a hundred years to dig out, and he would add copper and other things. He asked doubtfully: "Hanhan, did you really just remember it?"
"What? Chief, do you suspect the village guard?" Zhu Wentian handed over the paper.
"How dare I! I'm doubting myself. I'll copy the drawing and you get out of the way."
The headmaster squeezed Hanhan away and sat down to paint. The original manuscript had to be kept in the sacrificial hall.
“It turned out that there were no good explosives, and it was easy to cause problems by relying on black gunpowder, which was not even good enough.
Black powder is susceptible to moisture. When the time comes to light it, it will not explode and becomes a squib. When you look over, it explodes again.
In the same way, a hole is made and yellow gunpowder and black gunpowder are put in. The power of the explosion is different. "
Zhu Wentian explained, it’s not that I didn’t say it before, it’s meaningless.
If there was no yellow gunpowder on the Rouge River, more than 10,000 people would have died during the construction of the Rouge River in history. Many of them would have actually died of malnutrition and exhaustion.
Chisel a hole in the stone, put in a little gunpowder and add tung oil, it must be big enough, then light it, and pour water when it becomes red.
At this time, if the foot slips, the person may fall on the red-hot stone. Not only will he be burned to death immediately, but the infection after the injury will also be fatal.
"Okay, Hanhan, you rest, I'll go find His Highness King Qin." After finishing the picture, the chief blew, then folded Hanhan's piece and put it in his arms.
He went outside and walked around, but didn't see Zhu Ping.
"Where is His Royal Highness the King of Qin?" he asked Zhu Taiyi.
"It is said that the canal is open, so I brought a lot of vegetables from the greenhouse back to the palace to celebrate." Zhu Taiyi knew the situation.
"It's time to celebrate. Let's cook two delicious dishes for lunch and sell box lunches with cabbage and tofu soup." The mayor was not in a hurry and was also ready to celebrate.
So at noon, Zhu Yuanzhang in the palace gave official meals of vegetables to the ministers, and the ministers were deeply moved.
They already know that the greenhouses in Xiaqiu Village can grow vegetables, and Fuhua House has been promoting it.
Tomorrow, the first day of the twelfth lunar month, they will start selling fresh cucumbers, eggplants and other vegetables. Rumor has it that a portion of scrambled eggs with cucumbers will cost 500 cents.
The key is the limited quantity. Only fifty portions are sold a day. Once sold out, they are gone and you can only order other dishes.
In the summer, the same plate of scrambled eggs and cucumbers at Fuhua House cost only fifty cents. Um! This one doesn’t seem cheap either, but who wants it to be Fuhua Building?
The officials ate winter cucumbers today, and they felt fragrant when they smelled them. They should rub them and eat them with dipping sauce.
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"Pak choi and tofu soup? Shopkeeper, where do you get the cabbage from? Aren't they all dried vegetables that are pickled for cooking?"
In the Danqing bento shop, some people who were eating the 35-cent bento were surprised when they discovered soup.
"The Rougegang Canal between Shijiu Lake and Qinhuai River is open to navigation. To celebrate the emergence of Rouge River, our store provides a bowl of cabbage and tofu soup, which is limited."
The manager smiled broadly and introduced the situation.
"What does the navigation there have to do with your store?" Someone else was puzzled.
"They are from Xiaqiu Village. The Huangchi River next to Xiaqiu Village is connected to Shijiu Lake. They can take the new river and return quickly."
People who eat here all the time know and are there to give the answer.
"Congratulations then."
"congratulations!"
Others congratulated him one after another.
"We'll add more vegetables and rice today." The manager was happy and didn't make any more money.
The others praised him again, and they were all happy as expected.
While everyone was eating, someone came over and said, "Chief, we are here. We took a boat from the village and took the new waterway."
Xiao Qi from Xiaqiu Village ran over, accompanied by a cook who had stayed here to help lead the way.
"Where's the person? Quick, come with me to pick him up." The manager knew that everyone would not come empty-handed, so they must bring something with them.
"At the dock, I came to report the news first. There were no other boats on the road, just from our village. I made a flag and wrote down Qiu Village. People on the dock gathered around us and asked."
Xiaoqi shouted excitedly. Apparently, they said that when the bombing happened today, the village had prepared in advance, and as soon as the bombing was completed, they came with a boat.
It was too late to explode, otherwise it would have arrived earlier.
(End of chapter)
