Chapter 44                                                             �

Zhou Mengchen thought about it.

I have never eaten pork, and I have never seen pigs run.

Although he had never seen how well-driving machines worked in later generations, he had seen them from afar, such as oilfield kowtowers.

This gave Zhou Mengchen the inspiration. Since I couldn't dig it, I would smash it.

Of course, Zhou Mengchen had thought that it was a drill bit to drill, but the question was, how did the drill bit turn?

There is no way.

Zhou Mengchen could only smash it hard.

There are too many uncertainties in this, and Zhou Mengchen can only prepare for long-term improvements.

With the help of Cheng Dawei, Zhou Mengchen was responsible for some data calculations, but fortunately the structure was not complicated.

It took about half a day to draw the drawings.

Zhou Mengchen's habit of drawing drawings first when doing something, has gradually become familiar with people. Therefore, Zhou Mengchen no longer has to supervise himself, and it is enough to let Cheng Dawei explain to those craftsmen.

Soon, what Zhou Mengchen wanted was built.

It's just a big wooden shelf.

A few large woods were spliced ​​together. These large woods were originally intended to be used as beams. They were all large woods that were hugged by one person. A few large woods were spliced ​​into a triangular wooden shelf with six or seven meters high, which was a little taller than in the Yangshiyuan.

A lot of ropes and pulleys were prepared.

All this is ready.

There is only one thing missing.

That is an iron stick with a size of a bowl.

Zhou Mengchen was about to urge him, but saw Cheng Guangde personally carrying a car over. The car looked empty, but the horse pulling the car seemed very difficult. There was an iron stick on the car.

Or, it is an iron pillar.

The iron pillar with a bowl size is very heavy. This one alone costs more than ten taels of silver.

More than a dozen people hang the iron pillar under the shelf together.

Zhou Mengchen found a few horses, asked the horse to pull the rope, pulled an iron pillar to the top of the rack through the pulley, and then loosened the rope.

There was a "bang".

The dull sound reached everyone's ears.

The group went to see it immediately.

After the iron pillar slowly opened, people below clearly saw a large depression on the rock and a lot of gravels of large and small.

Seeing this, Zhou Mengchen breathed a sigh of relief and said to himself: "It's good if it's useful."

With a good start, the rest of the time will be simple.

Use animal power to smash it again and again.

However, Zhou Mengchen had one inadequate consideration, that is, every time he hit, he had to let someone go down to clean the stones before he could have the next time. In this way, the efficiency was not too high. In other words, Zhou Mengchen was used to the speed of industrialization and felt that this speed was not fast.

However, even so, this well cannot be smashed to open in one day.

The well-driving person probably will take about three days to knock this layer of stone open. And it is very likely that there is water under this layer of stone.

Zhou Mengchen could only wait.

The well has not been penetrated yet, but Zhou Mengchen's troubles have already made many people know about it.

First of all, this is a severe drought, and drilling wells is one of the most convenient measures to resist drought. This incident can be touching people's hearts.

Secondly, Zhou Mengchen made too much trouble.

Tower cranes that were dozens of meters high in later generations were also common.

But it was different in ancient times. The wooden shelf built by Zhou Mengchen was three stories high. Even so, Zhou Mengchen still felt that it was a bit low. After all, it had enough height to have enough momentum.

In ancient times, there were not two or three-story buildings, but these houses were more on both sides of the prosperous streets in Wuchang City, or the residences of dignitaries and nobles. Most people lived in first-story tiled houses. It was just that the tiles on the roofs were different because of the differences between the north and the south.

Therefore, this shelf exceeds the walls of Yangjiyuan and can be seen from afar.

Naturally it attracts attention.

The people nearby also came to Yangjiyuan to watch the fun.

Zhou Mengchen didn't care too much either.

Until the third day.

Under the bombardment of the iron pillar, it fell down about three meters.

With a loud bang, a puff sound came out. Before the iron pillar was pulled up, a stream of water came directly from below, and a well four or five meters deep was already filled.

The group quickly pulled the iron pillar out, which was even more amazing. However, a water column rushed out about half a meter from the water surface. As the water vapor evaporated, a rainbow seemed to be projecting out.

This is a self-flowing well.

"It's out of the water." I don't know who said something. Many people cheered.

Zhou Mengchen did not have much joy. He was silently thinking in his heart whether this method could be used in other places.

"Cough cough." A strong cough sound came to Zhou Mengchen's ears. Zhou Mengchen turned around, but Li Yunzhen was supporting an old man.

The old man dressed very simply, and seemed to be just an ordinary old man. His temperament was very different. Although he looked very weak now, he still had a kind of awesome temperament and was powerful without anger. When Zhou Mengchen saw him, he felt like he saw the leader.

He stepped forward and greeted Li Yunzhen, saying, "This person----"

The old man said lightly: "The surname is Liu, are you from Sichuan?"

Zhou Mengchen said, "No. I live in Wuchang in the next generation."

The old man said again: "Have you been to Sichuan and have you seen the salt well in Zigong?"

Zhou Mengchen said: "I haven't left Wuchang yet, so I've never seen him."

The old man said, "So, did you study it?"

Zhou Mengchen said: "That's right."

The old man said, "Flamboyant."

Zhou Mengchen also felt that there seemed to be some problems. He said for a moment that the problem was, but he heard the old man say this. Although he was a little dissatisfied, he still remained polite and said, "I'd like to give advice from the old man."

The old man said, "You are lucky and took a sip of the spring, and water will come out, but if it is in another place, I see how you fetch water?"

Zhou Mengchen understood that this was indeed a problem.

The iron pillar is only the size of a bowl.

If it is too big, it is probably not enough to bear the load and pull the iron pillar. Moreover, this iron pillar weighing more than a thousand pounds is the best choice that Zhou Mengchen has ever calculated.

Therefore, the space produced by this iron column is only slightly larger than the mouth of the bowl. This is the result of manual cleaning and development. This is still shallow in depth. Once the well becomes deeper, this will not work at all.

Zhou Mengchen actually also wanted this. What he wanted was a machine that could drill wells quickly, rather than something that could penetrate stones. This was a wrong direction. After all, in many cases, the location of the well was not so limited, and there were many other choices, and there were no need to fight against the stones.

Zhou Mengchen had already thought of this, and Zhou Mengchen was also thinking of a solution. However, he was a little dissatisfied with the old man's insistence that Zhou Mengchen's actions were useless. He said, "What the old man said is good, and I think there is something wrong with this."

"But I will solve it."

"Solved?" the old man said angrily: "Okay, you will be able to solve this problem. But what should I do if the cost?"

"Your set of things costs a lot of money, and most of them are not shipped in places with water shortage in Huguang. It takes a lot of effort to transport this iron guy to the place."

"Have you ever calculated how much does it cost to drill a well like this?"

"This?" Zhou Mengchen was speechless for a moment.

Many problems are economic problems, and most of them are cost problems.

Zhou Mengchen can take care of everything, use whatever he wants, without considering the cost issue. But it is not possible to promote it. Why is the number of wells so small? One of the most important reasons is the cost issue. The very large wells in ancient times that could drown people were dug out one by one.

If you dig up and down like this, if you don’t get it right, you will be buried in it.

It is quite risky.

Zhou Mengchen was speechless.

Seeing that Zhou Mengchen looked bad, Li Yunzhen hurriedly said, "Grandpa Liu, you have enough time to come out. If you don't go back, your father will find out. He will definitely scold me. Can we go back?"

The old man was just what Li Yunzhen called Grandpa Liu. He nodded and said, "Okay, okay. We're going back now."

Li Yunzhen whispered beside Zhou Mengchen, saying, "Grandpa Liu is old, don't mind."

Zhou Mengchen said: "How could I mind? This is an expert for the old man."

If you are not an expert, you cannot see so many problems at a glance.

There are many things that Zhou Mengchen had never thought of before.

Li Yunzhen did not talk to Zhou Mengchen, but hurried to see the old man off.

Li Yunzhen supported Grandpa Liu, the former Minister of War Liu Tianhe.

The so-called old children, old children.

The older the elderly, the more childish they are.

The elderly are sick, and everyone in the family wants to rest in the clinic, but the elderly themselves are unwilling to do so. The others naturally don’t have the courage to bring the elderly out. Only Li Yunzhen looks timid, but she is very naughty at heart, so she has the courage to bring Liu Tianhe out.

Li Yunzhen said: "Grandpa Liu, do you think Brother Zhou Shi's things are really a matter of 15?"

Liu Tianhe said: "Of course not. Although there are still some immatureness, there are also advantages, but it is just some inappropriate. If it is an official, it is nothing, it is just an official-----" Liu Tianhe shook his head. He has been an official for many years and has no idea where the imperial court has the money to do these things. "If it is used by the people, it will be easier to do it."

"However," the old man's eyes were inexplicably meaningful, and he said to Li Yunzhen's gaze: "This man is a talented person."

Liu Tianhe's sophisticated gaze, some of which were not, naturally saw through it at first glance. Li Yunzhen immediately blushed, but she didn't dare to say anything more. She could only walk with her head down and didn't dare to say one more word.
Chapter completed!