Chapter 48                                                             �

Zhou Mengchen did not forget his original intention, but designed a machine that could facilitate drilling of wells.

Make it easier to drill wells.

But Zhou Mengchen thought about it and there was no good idea.

After all, what Zhou Mengchen can use is just human power, at most he has some animal power. The so-called "smart women cannot cook without rice" and do not have enough motivation. Even if Zhou Mengchen has many solutions, it is useless.

Since there is insufficient motivation, I want to reduce workmanship.

First of all, Zhou Mengchen thought clearly that the groundwater was not too deep on the Jianghan Plain, at most five or six meters. Even in drought, it was only about ten meters.

Since the power is insufficient, find a way to reduce the project volume. How to reduce it? Just reduce the wellhead and urinate.

So Zhou Mengchen recalled a kind of well he saw when he was a child, which was a well that had a pressing rod. Before using it, pour water on it and then press it hard for a few times to get out of water. It is very common in rural areas. Moreover, it does not need to be dug directly when digging wells. Zhou Mengchen improved his previous well drilling machine.

As long as you fix the angle, you can smash the iron rod into a small hole five meters deep and one or two inches in diameter in just one day. Then open a bamboo pole and bury it directly. Then follow a water pressing device that is similar to that in the countryside.

Of course, Zhou Mengchen encountered a problem.

Mainly the sealing issue.

This kind of pressurized water well uses air pressure to press the water below. The most critical component is the valve inside.

This is usually made of rubber.

And in this era, the Ming Dynasty had no rubber.

Zhou Mengchen found a lot of spares, such as fish glue, eucommia glue, and other sedan chairs, which were mixed with silk or other fabrics.

It is just that the airtightness is quite different from rubber and is easy to damage.

It's just barely useful.

In Zhou Mengchen's opinion, he was not very satisfied with this. Because of the ruling situation, it would take a lot of effort to press the water up. He needed to press the pressure rod quickly so that the water could be pressed up, and he needed to master certain rhythms and skills.

However, Zhou Mengchen's standards are obviously different from those of many people in this era.

"Cough cough." Old Shangshu Liu coughed twice and said, "Okay. You have this talent and are a yin and yang official in Wuchang, but you are a genius."

Zhou Mengchen said, "Old sir, Miao Pian."

Mr. Liu said: "I have been tying the world all my life, reporting to my country and peace with the people. I have never had any hatred when I am old. But there are only two things that have regrets. Although I am enterprising in my studies and are among the court, I am not proud of officials in my heart. Instead, there are two things that are my greatest pride in my life."

"One is the essence of medical skills."

"If I, Mr. Liu, hadn't spent too much energy on being an official, I would boast that my medical skills should be the first in today's affairs."

"The second is the ability to control water."

"I once governed Heyun. How could I not know that the country is like a human being. The problem of Heyun is a disease of the country's lungs. I have been thinking about how to treat it for many years? I dare not say that the medicine can cure the disease, but I have some experience."

"Now I am old and sick and die. I am not worth dying. I am not willing to be jealous of the two techniques of jealousy."

The boy next to Mr. Liu heard this and his eyes turned red and said, "The grandson is useless."

Mr. Liu said: "Why are you crying? You are all good kids. But there are some things that cannot be forced."

This is actually the regret of Mr. Liu.

Although Mr. Liu dare not say that among his peers, he is all first-class people, after all, who are his peers?

Yang Shen, Wang Yangming, Xia Yan and other famous figures, but they felt that they were not inferior to others. However, it seemed that the heroic spirit of the ancestor of the Liu family in Macheng was absorbed by him alone. Among his children and grandchildren, there were few talents, and they were even inferior to the Geng family and Huang family in the same county.

This disappointed him.

But so what about disappointment?

Smart is my son, and stupid isn't it mine?

However, the knowledge of Mr. Liu’s lifelong life cannot be inherited by his children and grandchildren.

Old Secretary Liu actually wanted to go home long ago, and there was nothing else. Even Li Wenyan was helpless. After all, Old Secretary Liu said that if he did not become an official, his medical skills would be the best in the world, which may be a bit exaggerated. However, Old Secretary Liu was very clear about how much his health reached.

It’s just that the children and grandchildren hope that famous doctors in the provincial capital can have a solution.

Since Li Wenyan and other doctors in the provincial capital had no choice but to maintain it. What is the point of staying in the provincial capital? He also spent money.

You should know that Mr. Liu is honest and has some industries in his family, but not many. Perhaps he is not as rich as Zhou Mengchen now. He spends money to stay in Wuchang for a day.

And Mr. Liu was waiting for Zhou Mengchen.

Mr. Liu had already spread his medical skills. It was no one else, but Li Yunzhen's second brother. He passed on his works such as "Baoshoutang Experience Prescription", "Six Books on Pharmacology and Fever", "Children's Collection of Children", and other works to Li Jia Erlang. He could see that Li Jia Erlang's talent in medical skills was far more talented than himself.

But this made Li Yanwen very dissatisfied.

He originally wanted Mr. Liu to give guidance to Li's Erlang in the imperial examination so that he could pass the imperial examination and shine. As for the fact that Li's Erlang has high talent in studying medicine, can Li Yanwen not know? But Li's Erlang has a good talent in studying. Otherwise, how could he become a scholar at a young age?

However, Li Yanwen had never contacted Mr. Liu before, so he didn't know that for Mr. Liu, the imperial examination was a stepping stone, being an official was a lifestyle, and medical skills were true love.

Therefore, when Li's Erlang was with Liu Lao Shangshu, Liu Lao Shangshu did not give much guidance to Li's Erlang, but his instructions were just medical skills.

Later, after Li Yan heard about it, he refused to let the Li family Erlang come again. This was why Li Yunzhen was so mean and had the opportunity to come to see Mr. Liu.

Moreover, Old Shangshu Liu liked this girl very much, it was nothing else, because this girl also had a sense of obsession with medical skills.

Mr. Liu was open-minded and took the distinction between men and women very lightly. He was also not stingy with Li Yunzhen, just like a master and apprentice.

When Li Yunzhen was at home, Li Yanwen never gave Li Yunzhen this way. The reason is very simple. Li Yanwen doesn't want Li Yunzhen to be a medicine lady, which is not a good job. But the Li family can't afford to offend Liu Shangshu, and the father is helpless.

During the negotiations with Li Yunzhen, Mr. Liu lamenting that no one could inherit his ability to control water. This was why Li Yunzhen took Mr. Liu to meet Zhou Mengchen.

Therefore, Li Yunzhen said that today's affairs are very important to Zhou Mengchen.

As long as Mr. Liu nodded, Zhou Mengchen would be considered his disciple. Although Mr. Liu was already in the officialdom and had no real power, he still had great influence among the scholars and locals in Huguang. Having this identity will be of great benefit to Zhou Mengchen.

Not to mention that Mr. Liu is a person with real skills. He is not the kind of person who is just a mess or a person with only integrity.

For a long time, Mr. Liu was a firefighting team in the court. If there was any problem, Mr. Liu would go there and all of them could be solved. In Li Yunzhen's view, even if he did not have the identity of Mr. Liu's disciple, and only with the ability of Mr. Liu, Zhou Mengchen could inherit one or two of them, and he would benefit greatly.

Mr. Liu said to Zhou Mengchen: "You are interested in water conservancy, but don't know if you want to accept my old man's robe?"

Zhou Mengchen was shocked when he heard this. He had no idea who the other party was. Although he could hear from the lines that the other party was once a high-ranking official, it was a big deal to become a master. The relationship between the master and the apprentice must last for a lifetime, and they were implicated by each other, and they would not say anything else. If this high-ranking official had some enemies in the officialdom, it would be reasonable to attack Zhou Mengchen, the disciple.

Li Yunzhen winked at Zhou Mengchen repeatedly.

Zhou Mengchen was unmoved.

He knew that Li Yunzhen was doing his best for him and would not harm him.

But he showed doubts about Li Yunzhen's judgment ability. After all, Li Yunzhen did something good and did something bad last time.

How could Zhou Mengchen not ask about such a big thing clearly?

Zhou Mengchen asked respectfully: "You are rude, have you not asked the name of the sir?"

After hearing this, Old Shangshu Liu said in silence: "Why didn't the girl from the Li family tell you?"

Li Yunzhen muttered, "It's Grandpa Liu that you won't let me say it."

After hearing this, Mr. Liu thought about it for a moment. It seemed that he had said this to Li Yunzhen, but he was forgetful, and he said, "I, Liu Tianhe, who was once the Minister of War, was not humiliating you, right?"

After hearing this, Zhou Mengchen felt aroused his heart and said, "But the Hei Shui Grand Victory?"

Although Zhou Mengchen was not very concerned about current affairs, the great victory in Heishui and the killing of Ji Nong in the battle was only a few years ago. It was also a great victory for the imperial court against Mongolia, which had already spread all over the world. Zhou Mengchen didn't think it was impossible.

Liu Tianhe smiled bitterly and said, "It's just a fictional reputation." It seemed that Liu Tianhe was a little unhappy when talking about this great victory in Hei Shui. He changed the topic and said, "Why are you willing to worship me as your teacher?"

Zhou Mengchen immediately bowed and said, "Disciple, pay homage to the teacher."

Liu Tianhe said, "Okay. I have three episodes of "Ask Water Collection" here, all of which are my experience in water control. They are all my lifelong efforts. Apart from medical skills, they are all here. I am not energetic now and I have nothing to teach you. But I am still in Wuchang City these days. If you have any questions, you can ask me."

Then Liu Tianhe asked his grandson around him to take over a thick box and hand it to Zhou Mengchen.

Zhou Mengchen took it with both hands and opened it. It was a whole box of books, all of which were handwritten. He nailed three stacks. Zhou Mengchen said, "Please rest assured, the disciples must study it devoutly and live up to the teacher's expectations."

Liu Tianhe smiled and said to himself: "I have no regrets even if I go to see the King of Hell."
Chapter completed!