Traveling through Great Qin: Father Qin Shihuang!

"Master Zhao, the development of the factory is also related to our Daqin's various plans for this year, and many of them are even ready to be implemented. Closing the factory at this time, for us, has to bear a lot of losses. "

Meng Yi was not reconciled. After all, these factories are now making a lot of money. A few days ago, Ying Zheng thought he had no money and was forced to ask Zhao Che for help.

"Master Shangqing, what you said is also reasonable, but I still think that, no matter what, the most important thing now is to stabilize the foundation of Daqin, and the rest of the construction can be done step by step."

Zhao Shu and Meng Yi disagreed with each other, and the two sides could not settle down.

Standing between the two of them, Ying Zheng was also very conflicted.

"How about this, since neither of us can convince the other, why don't we talk to Young Master?"

Zhao Shu said that he believed that Zhao Che must support his ideas.

"it is good!"

Ying Zheng's eyes lit up too, and he agreed without saying a word.

Now this problem can't be solved by himself, so he should go directly to Zhao Che and throw this problem to him.

"Prepare the car and go to Jingshui!"

Ying Zheng's order was issued, and after a while, several people drove into the Jingshui Pavilion in a carriage.

"Huh? Why are there so many people on the side of the road? What are they digging?"

As soon as Ying Zheng and the others came in, they saw many people in the field busy digging ditches with various agricultural tools in their hands.

"Your Majesty, the young master is also there, shall we go and have a look?"

With sharp eyes, Meng Yi saw Zhao Che in the crowd in the distance.

"Stop the car, go and have a look!"

Ying Zheng nodded, and they stopped the carriage and walked towards Zhao Che and the others.

"Father, why are you here?"

Zhao Che was personally directing people to dig the diversion canal. When he saw Ying Zheng approaching, he temporarily stopped what he was doing and stepped forward to say hello.

"I see that you have gathered so many people here and dug so many holes. What are you planning to do?"

Standing on a high place, Ying Zheng looked at the intricate canals that just surrounded every field, and secretly guessed that this thing might have something to do with spring plowing.

"You are these canals. These are all dug out to divert water for irrigation. Isn't it spring plowing soon, so make some preparations in advance."

"Water for irrigation? But there are only water canals here, so where does the water come from? Moreover, these fields are undulating, and it is not necessary to dig canals in high places."

Ying Zheng asked curiously.

"Water is naturally drawn from Jingshui. As for how to irrigate, I naturally have a secret weapon!"

"Secret weapon? Don't be so secretive, tell me what it is?"

Ying Zheng quickly grabbed Zhao Che and questioned him.

"Okay, okay, my secret weapon is the wind-powered waterwheel!"

"Wind-powered waterwheel? What is this car for?"

"It's not a car, but a water conservancy device used to irrigate farmland. It does not rely on manpower, but only needs the driving force brought by the wind and the flow of the river itself to realize automatic irrigation of farmland."

"What's weak, is there anything practical, show it to me."

Ying Zheng was confused, but he still didn't understand the working principle of this wind-powered waterwheel.

"It's just in time for you to come. I have already built one, and I just took you to have a look."

Zhao Che casually agreed, and temporarily explained the matter at the scene to others, and then led Ying Zheng and the others to the Jingshui River.

Jingshui Pavilion itself is named after this Jingshui River, which passes through Jingyang, so it can be said to be the mother river here.

When Ying Zheng and the others first arrived, they saw a dozen strong men pulling something like a huge wooden wheel with a rope.

"Is this a wind-powered watermill?"

"Yes, they are installing it. After the installation is complete, you will be able to see the function of this thing."

Zhao Che nodded, and then personally stepped forward to guide the crowd, and quickly set up the wind-powered water truck.

The wind-powered waterwheel is mainly composed of two parts: a windmill and a waterwheel. The windmill provides power, and the waterwheel is naturally used to draw water.

"This thing has several sails. When the wind turns to the car, the wind will stop. This car is used to save the poor and bathe in the water so that it can be planted."

What Zhao Che said is exactly Song Yingxing's record of the wind-powered waterwheel in Tiangong Kaiwu.

"Okay, okay!"

Ying Zheng applauded loudly.

"With this thing, it will be much easier and less labor-intensive for Daqin to irrigate and fetch water. Coupled with the canals you dug, I am afraid that automatic irrigation without manpower can really be realized!"

"Of course, the wind-powered waterwheel draws water from the river, then pours it into the canal, passes the route we dug before, and passes through the farmland of Guishou people, and there is a gate near the farmland. When water is needed, the gate can be opened directly. Automatic irrigation, just by doing this, I don’t know how much manpower will be saved.”

"save human effort?"

Hearing this, Ying Zheng's eyes lit up.

"Che'er, in fact, I came here this time because of manpower."

"Oh? What's wrong with manpower? Dad, are you short of manpower?"

"Yeah, isn't it that spring plowing is about to start? Most of the workers in the factory are from nearby Guishou. Do you think we should let them go back to the spring plowing and resume work after the autumn harvest? Is the factory open?"

"So that's the problem."

Zhao Che nodded. He was still discussing with the heads of Guizhou on Zhuangzi.

"The importance of spring plowing is naturally beyond doubt. Food is the foundation, and there must be no way to delay it."

"Let me just say that the factory should be shut down temporarily, at least until the spring plowing is over before making plans."

Hearing Zhao Che's words, Zhao Shu immediately stood up and expressed his agreement.

"But my son, the operating efficiency of the factory is related to whether our follow-up plans can be developed smoothly. There are only a few factories in Xianyang City, and the manpower needed is actually limited. Even if some spring plowing is delayed, it will not affect too much. Bar?"

At this time, Meng Yi also put forward his own opinion.

"No, spring plowing must be taken seriously. It's not just a matter of how much food Guishou can produce, but we must pay attention to our own foundation. In particular, we can't let this kind of thinking spread among Guishous, otherwise it will be harmful to any country. This is a deadly hidden danger for everyone, even for us.”