Create a home with a system

Chapter 105 Magistrate
The master stroked his chin in thought, and was very interested in the drainage truck, "But what if the underwater is too fast, or the water level rises too fast, and it doesn't pass the wall?"

Tang Junsheng was silent.

Tang Zhengdao: "My lord, if it really gets to that point, we can only choose to give up food to save our lives. There is still a bamboo raft here. If it gets to that point, we will open the door to let the water in, and get on the bamboo raft to escape.

But you have also seen this wall, we have already built it higher, if it really reaches that point, I am afraid that it will not only cause floods in Pingyuan Township. "

Tang Zheng said it tactfully, this time it was Master Chen who was speechless, and after a long time he asked quietly: "If other people follow your method, will there be time?"

The Tang family father and son were startled, and shook their heads solemnly, Tang Junsheng said: "Sir, there are only two of us, if we start rushing to work in the spring, we may have time, but now we dare not answer, and you have also seen that there is still one over there The drainage truck was not finished!"

Master Chen and the head of the village did not try to force others, but said slowly: "I will truthfully report the situation on your side to the county magistrate. If there is any news, I will inform you. Go get busy first!"

After the other party finished speaking, he led the people to withdraw.

The father and son of the Tang family peeped at each other, not knowing why.

The two of them didn't dare to waste time on this matter, so they hurried over to Tang Laoer's field to continue working.

Several sunny days in succession, with the help of other people, Tang Junsheng and his son finally built the drainage vehicle, and the courtyard wall was almost built. Later, it rained a few times, not heavy, but enough to test the effect of the drainage vehicle, Chen Both the master and the head of the village came over when it was raining, and they came twice in a row, and the last time they brought the county magistrate.

The county magistrate is a gentle middle-aged man in his forties. He looks serious and unsmiling, but when he speaks, his demeanor changes drastically. He is as gentle as the old man next door who talks about mountains. The family almost didn't react.

He took a group of people to the field under the heavy rain to watch Tang Junsheng's operation, and after confirming the usefulness of the drainage truck, he climbed up the steps of the Tang family.

The county magistrate was overjoyed as soon as he entered the door, he kept holding Tang Junsheng's hand, and grinned, "Okay, okay! Sure enough, the master is among the people. Today is really an eye-opener!"

Master Chen poured a glass of water for the county magistrate, and said with a smile: "My lord, I told you before that Tang Junsheng has two brushes. How about it? Can it be promoted?"

The county magistrate nodded repeatedly, Fuxu laughed loudly, slapped the table and said, "I'll leave this matter to you! By the way, Tang Junsheng, right?"

"Yes!" Tang Junsheng sat upright and responded nervously.

The county magistrate smiled more gently, "My lord, to tell you the truth, I am very optimistic about your drainage truck, and I plan to buy blueprints from you, and ask people to make them in large quantities. Every household in Pingyuan Township will come to have one. How much?"

"Ah?" Tang Junsheng was stunned, and immediately fell into a fool.

The scene fell into embarrassment for a while.

Master Chen hurriedly said: "My lord, I think Tang Junsheng is very happy. He probably didn't think of such a good thing before. I remember that someone sold the blueprint of a loom before. It seems that he took twenty Two, why don't you give it according to this price?"

"This..." the county magistrate stroked his chin, pulled Master Chen to his side, and muttered in a low voice, "How much money is left in the county government's account?"

Master Chen quickly compared the numbers.

"Fifty thousand taels?"

Master Chen shook his head, a little bit hard to say, "It's five hundred taels!"

"What?" The county magistrate jumped up, "Why is there so little left?"

Master Chen was about to cry, "My lord, the person in front of you will not care about anything after he takes office. Last year, the floods were severe and everyone ran away. You issued a lot of orders, and everything cost money. What the court gave Then, there is no need to stuff the gaps between the teeth at all, if there is no more food this autumn, it will be troublesome!"

Master Chen's words made the county magistrate tremble, "No, no, no. No matter what means we use, we must ensure the smooth progress of the autumn harvest!"

So the county magistrate gritted his teeth and asked Mr. Chen to give Tang Junsheng twenty taels, and exchanged a few detailed drawings from him to take away.

Tang Junsheng still couldn't believe it until everyone left, and looked back at his son and daughter-in-law in a daze, "I'm not dreaming!"

Tang Zheng swallowed his saliva violently, and said excitedly: "Father, it's true! I didn't expect this drainage truck to be so valuable!"

Two ingots of ten taels of silver were placed there, and the three of them were in a daze. These are real silver ingots!
When Tangning returned to the village, she was a little puzzled when she heard about it, "Father, do you think the county magistrate is not so smart?"

"How to say?" The whole family looked at her.

Tang Ning shrugged and said, "Isn't this obvious? Our solution is to treat the symptoms rather than the root cause, and no one knows how severe the test will be. As a county magistrate, he doesn't want to solve the problem from the source, wasting manpower and material resources on these things , I really don’t understand.”

Tang Zheng and his wife didn't understand either. Tang Junsheng pondered and said, "I'm afraid the county magistrate has his own difficulties. Anyway, I think this county magistrate is pretty good. He even exchanged twenty taels for my blueprint!"

Tangning shook her head, feeling that she was not on the same channel as the others, so she simply ignored it.

In the next month, there were still several thunderstorms one after another, and they all came and went quickly. Every time it rained, the water level of the river would rise to a high level. The villagers in Yuan Township have to be on tenterhooks.

After two months of such turmoil, the rice is almost ripe, and everyone is more worried at this time, fearing that a year of hard work will be in vain under a heavy rain.

When Tangning went out, she would always see many people kneeling in the fields, burning incense and praying. She didn't pay much attention at first, but after seeing too much, she began to worry.

Everyone said that they were afraid of what would come, but when the rice was about to mature, the sky changed again. I thought it was the same showers as before, which came and went quickly, until the rain continued for three days without stopping. Everyone panicked .

It was cloudy and rainy. Although it wasn't heavy, the water flowing down from the upper reaches was definitely not small. When Tangning returned to the village from the town, she found that she couldn't walk out of the town. What was even more strange was that someone passed her in a canoe.

She froze for a moment, then decisively carried out her own bamboo raft and propped it all the way into Pingyuan Township.

As soon as she entered the village, she frowned tightly. When she was outside, even though the water level was high, the water flow was relatively smooth. Once she entered the village, she immediately found that the resistance of the bamboo raft was several times greater, and she had to rely on two bamboo poles to switch. Only by pushing can we move forward. If the two bamboo poles leave the ground at the same time, without a support point, the bamboo raft will immediately float away, just like crossing a river in reverse.

This statement is a bit absurd, but it is true. It is because she is a highly skilled person who is bold, and ordinary people would not dare to enter the village at this time even if they are extremely watery.

(End of this chapter)