The eight-horse cart was opened, revealing boxes, and boxes of different shapes were unloaded one after another.
Zhu Biao and Zhu Xi stood not far away and waited. The box was opened and there were many long tubes inside.
The other ones are belts, gears, shafts and other things.
I don’t know how to use it specifically, but I know that Xiaqiu Village is good at combining these things.
As long as you hang a steam engine over there, many magical things will appear.
"Your Highnesses, this is a tool for drilling a well. Because we are short of water, we can only drill hard today and cannot introduce mud.
Normally, it is necessary to drill and pump at the same time, and supply water at the same time, which will cause less wear on the drill bit.
Fortunately, we drilled in the sand and got in quickly, which was very convenient. If water cannot come out of one place, we can continue to drill in another place. "
The chief did not do it himself, but explained it to Zhu Biao and the other two people.
Zhu Wentian had to participate. He was very strong and followed the others to move things to the location where there was an oasis.
The frame is set up, the steam engine is turned up, the belt is connected, and the first pipe is selected over there. The bottom of the pipe is pointed and has a diagonally upward hole. The pipe is stuffed with salt so that a pipe of sand will not be blocked.
When there is water, the salt dissolves and the water comes out. Otherwise, you have to use water. You can't pump the pipe out to bring sand, otherwise the surrounding sand will block it again.
'Buzz buzz...' As the steam engine roared, a pipe was rotated and pressed in within a few breaths.
Connect another pipe to the top and continue to rotate at the same speed. There are no rocks or hard mud below.
The third pipe was connected again and drilled in again...
"Each pipe is five feet long, and now it is fifteen feet. If there is no water beyond thirty feet, replace it with a thicker pipe, and then lift water from the inside out."
When the director saw that the fourth pipe was being connected, he said that thirty feet is ten meters. Water with atmospheric pressure of ten meters cannot be used in normal pressure wells.
The people around looked at him eagerly, with anxious looks on their faces, regarding whether to give up or not to give up on the horse.
At the same time, everyone is worried that the water source in the next place will also disappear. Will they continue to give up horses, or even people?
The fourth pipe is connected, the pulley transmits power, and it quickly rotates a third of the way, then suddenly slows down.
"It must have touched the soil layer of the original oasis. I don't know how thick the soil layer is between the soil layer and the water." The chief said.
As soon as he finished speaking, the pipe suddenly lowered, and the person next to him immediately stopped the machine and pressed down.
Someone brought a thinner tube, removed the connection point of the machine, inserted the tube one by one, waited until it was all the way, and then took it out.
Everyone knows what this step is, eyes wide open.
The thin tube rose little by little, and when it reached the eighteen-foot mark, water marks appeared on the tube.
"There is water~~There is water below..." Someone cheered and shouted to tell the invisible people in the distance.
'Oh~~~' Others cheered.
"Chief Li, what happens next?" Zhu Xi looked at the Chief with a look of joy.
"Then use the pressure well, which is what Hanhan moved over. The place under the pressure well can just be connected to the threads on the pipe.
There is cowhide in the pressure well to seal it. Water must be poured into it first, and then the water below can be brought up.
If the depth exceeds more than three feet, the pressure well is useless, and the water cannot be extracted due to atmospheric pressure. "
The chief watched as Hanhan sent the head over the well, while the children took out hemp and putty to seal the joint.
Then he poured water, one bag after another, and Hanhan kept pressing there.
When Hanhan had applied pressure for about twenty times, turbid water suddenly gushes out of the outlet at the head of the well.
When Hanhan had applied pressure for about twenty times, turbid water suddenly gushes out of the outlet at the head of the well.
He continued to press, and the water began to flow out normally, but it was still turbid.
The people around started shouting again. It was obvious that the water that had been poured in before was not as much as it came out, which meant that the underground water had been pumped up.
"Brother Hanhan, let me press it for a while." Some friends were not satisfied with it and wanted to do it themselves.
Zhu Wentian moved out of the way, and the young man began to take over. After a while, another person was replaced.
After about half a quarter of an hour, the water that emerged was no longer turbid and became clear.
Someone stretched out his hands to wash them first, then took a handful and looked at them. He lowered his head to taste it and then raised his head and said, "It's refreshing! It's not bitter or astringent, and you can drink it."
The little girl took the test paper, dipped it in water and compared it: "Eight, you can drink it."
"You have to drink it even if you are ten, and you don't drink it every day." Zhu Ping came over to see, is now the time to be picky?
"If it's high, you can feed this water to horses and camels. Let's drink the water used to feed horses."
As the little girl spoke, she took out a magnifying glass and a small basin, took the water and looked at it: "I didn't see any bugs or anything. Come here and fill up the water. The previous water will be used to feed the animals."
The order was passed on, and everyone poured the water from the water bags into the basin for the camels and horses to drink, and did not forget the wild donkey staying not far away.
"Set up camp, we can't leave today." Zhu Biao ordered.
There was only one well, and a team of more than 30,000 people and a large group of animals had to pump water day and night.
"Hey? Why do you want to unload it?" Zhu Xiang was about to press it a few times when he found someone coming to take down the well head.
"How many times did your Highness King Qin press it? We have to change it to something better. It's tiring to press it back and forth. Before, we measured the amount of water and cleaned up the sand and salt in front of it." The little girl said.
"Press, brother, come here and press, they want to tear it apart." Zhu Feng went over and pressed hard, and Zhu Biao tried the same.
Another thing next to it was brought over, ready to be connected to the steam engine, and a pipe made of sheepskin. Connect the pipe to something, and there is also a pipe on the other side.
The head of the village said: “The water pump made in the village works on the same principle as this pressure well. It creates a vacuum first and then uses pressure to pump water up.
Naturally, you have to fill it with water first, which is equivalent to using machine power to replace the force of human pressure.
Before, we measured the water output, which is the water pressure of the groundwater. If there is less water, we can only press it slowly, and if there is more water, we can pump it out. "
When the village chief said that, Zhu Biao let go and just felt it. He would let the village dig a well if there was a chance in the future.
Remove the well head of the manual pressure well, run the pipe of the power pump inside, add water to the vacuum pump, and check whether other places are tightly sealed.
Everything was fine, hooked up to the steam engine, humming, and water gushing out of the pipe on the other side.
There is no need for manual pressure, the water keeps flowing, and the speed is much faster than human pressure.
"Thank you to the chief for bringing out the good things in time." Zhu Feng didn't mean to thank him at all. He emphasized the word "timely".
Obviously, Xiaqiu Village doesn't put things out until critical moments. Today's well water is cool and even a little sweet to drink.
Some of the water from rivers and pools we drank before had to be filtered and precipitated, and Xiaqiu Village did not provide wells.
The head of the village pretended not to hear: "Your Highness King Qin, there is no need to be polite. It is the responsibility of Xiaqiu Village to ensure the safety of His Highness the Crown Prince and His Highness King Qin."
Zhu Biao chuckled twice: "This way we won't be afraid of marching in the desert. There are still unopened boxes in Xiaqiu Village, which proves that the team has not yet reached its limit."
(End of chapter)
