Reborn in Dunhuang, I am farming and doing business in the desert

Fast forward to February.

In Anle Township, thousands of miles away from the capital, thousands of apricot trees are in bloom.

After a year of rest, most of the small apricot trees have bloomed. Although the number of flowers is not large, they are stunning enough.

At the same time, the fruit grove near the department store inn also began to grow, and a large market spontaneously formed nearby.

Many merchants and garrison soldiers set up tents or houses here and set up stalls to sell various goods and snacks.

Of course, the busiest place is the Department Store Inn, with a constant stream of people every day.

The young men in the inn were all wearing the same clothes. They were all capable and shrewd, and they negotiated business with the merchants skillfully and at ease.

During this period, Shen Zhao recruited ten waiters from Anle Township, all of whom were in their teens, to be responsible for the inn's chores.

They also have uniforms, only the color is different from that of the soliciting boys.

"A Zhao, why don't we move here too?" Shen Heng rode on his horse and looked towards the market: "Look how lively this place is. There are people doing business in the evening."

Shen Zhao sat high on the camel's back and shook his head, saying, "No, there is not enough water here. We have to go a long way to wash clothes and vegetables. It's not convenient to live here."

Nowadays, more and more people live here, with horses and camels, and the water in the canal is simply not enough.

Living in Yanze is much more convenient. You don’t have to go far to get water in spring and summer.

Shen Heng glanced at his sister: "Didn't you say that people in that place have running water? Water comes out as soon as you turn on the tap, why don't we get one there too?"

Shen Zhao was stunned for a moment, and suddenly felt that what his second brother said was right.

The most inconvenient thing for people living here is using water. If the water supply method of the Bronze Mirror World is used here, it will definitely make their lives much more convenient.

After returning home, Shen Zhao quickly consulted Xiaoqing and thought that it would be possible to set up a tap water system.

First, you have to build a water tower, and then a huge waterwheel and millstone. The bearings are connected by gears. The oxen and horses only need to pull the millstone to drive the waterwheel and send water to the water tower.

There is a water outlet pipe under the water tower. As long as the pipe is connected to the residents' homes, it will be tap water.

However, Xiaoqing also said that in order to keep the water clean, a water purification system must be built at the water intake. Multiple charcoal can be used to filter out impurities and insects in the water source and remove some harmful substances under limited conditions.

Shen Zhao listened carefully and told his parents about it the next day: "I want to make running water at home so that we don't have to fetch water every day."

Zhang Shanyue asked quickly: "How much will it cost?"

"It doesn't cost much, we just need to find someone to build a few water towers." Xiaoqing said that to get water using this primitive method, it is necessary to build several pools at different heights and let old cows pull the waterwheel, otherwise you have to use an electric pump to pump water.

Shen Ang pondered for a moment and said, "It's easy to find someone to build a water storage tower, but how do we store water in it?"

"I can buy some cement. As long as I apply it inside and outside the water tower, it will naturally be able to store water." Shen Zhao said as he showed a blueprint to his parents: "The water tower and the pool will be built like this. As for the waterwheel, millstone, and water pipes, I can buy them from somewhere else."

In fact, she wanted to buy all the things back from the Bronze Mirror World, but that would be too conspicuous and weird.

"Okay, when do you plan to build it?" Shen Ang was also very curious about tap water, so he agreed to help his daughter.

Shen Zhao: "The sooner the better. I can pay the craftsmen double their wages."

"Okay! I'll go get someone over now, but the bricks and stones may not be easy to deal with." Shen Ang said.

Shen Zhao: "Don't worry about that. I'll buy the bricks and stones and put them there in the evening, as well as cement and sand." As for the water pipes, she would have someone dig a dirt tunnel in advance and put it there in the evening. "A Zhao, will it cost too much to make this?" Shen Ang asked worriedly.

Shen Zhao: "Don't worry, Dad, the cost is not high."

She had so much money in her account that she couldn't spend it all, more than 50 million yuan. If she didn't spend it, she would have no motivation to make money in the future.

Of course, Xiaoqing said that the money she had was not even enough to buy a manned aircraft in that world, so it was nothing at all.

But this is ancient times three thousand years ago, and I won't buy any flying machines, so naturally I have more money than I can spend.

Two months later, water finally came out of Shen Zhao's tap, and many neighbors came to watch, including the elders and the village officials.

There was a pool in the Shen family's yard with a faucet on it. As long as you turned on the valve, clear water would flow out.

The neighbors were all stunned. Even the three elders couldn't help but come forward to try it out. They excitedly said to Shen Ang: "Mr. Shen Ting, can you install one for my house too?"

Shen Ang smiled and said, "It's possible, but those pipelines will cost a lot of money."

"Just tell me how much it is?" Ah Zhu's father asked impatiently.

His son has been doing business with the Shen family this year and has earned no less than ten thousand yuan a month. What's wrong with taking some of the money out to buy a pipeline now?
Shen Ang: "The pipes are calculated based on their size, one zhang is about fifty coins."

When everyone heard this, they immediately started to think about it.

Counting from the Jinshui River, the estimated distance to my home is about 1,500 feet. Wow! How much money would that cost?

Many people immediately backed off.

Shen Zhao came over and explained: "At present, the tap water is only enough for a few households. If there are more, there will be no water. Our neighbors can connect to the pipeline from my house. If it is far away, there is no way."

Ah Zhu's parents immediately laughed and said, "That's great, let's go measure the size now!"

His house is only a hundred feet away from the Shen family, which means it is more than 5,000 yuan, which is still affordable for his family.

Seeing that Azhi’s family had expressed their intention, the other households also expressed their desire to install pipes.

But Shen Zhao added: "Everyone can install the pipes, but the cost of the water truck will have to be shared equally in the future."

The waterwheel needs to be pulled by an old ox, and someone has to be there to watch over the load.

Originally, the water from a reservoir could be used by one family for a long time, but now more families are using it, and the old ox has to keep pulling the mill to add water.

In this case, two cows are not enough, and two more must be brought in to replace them.

Cows also need to eat grass, so there are expenses, which cannot be borne entirely by the family.

"Let's share it equally!" said Ah Zhu's father, who was rich and powerful, "We have already paid a lot of money, so why should we care about such a small amount?"

"How do we share the burden then?" someone asked.

Shen Zhao: "It's the cost of the oxen turning the mill. We have to take turns to feed four oxen, and there's also charcoal for filtering the water source."

"I thought it was something else, is that it?" Ah Zhu's father said with a smile, "Don't worry, Ah Zhao, these are nothing. With so many families like us, how can we not afford to support four cows?"

The others also breathed a sigh of relief and nodded: "Even if we go to fetch water every day, it takes effort. It's just to get some grass for the cows to eat and burn some charcoal. It's not a big deal!" (End of this chapter)