Tang Dynasty good husband

Chapter 108 The first hand-pressed well in the Tang Dynasty
"Out of the water! Out of the water!"

The children shouted excitedly and ran back and forth in the fields of Xiba Village. Things, always want to publicize everywhere.

After a while, the farmers came to the place where Qin Chao was digging the well with their farm tools on their backs.

Qin Chao had previously said that a well would be drilled within seven days, but today everyone thought that Qin Chao was just making trouble. With such a small hole, what would happen even if a well was drilled?How to get water?This is the key.

But no one thought that within a day, Qin Chao dug a well. Although the well was not usable at all, there were still many curious people.

"Brother, let me try..." Cheng Chumo, who looked confused, didn't quite believe this evil. Why was there water in this well?Why does Mao need to get out of the water?Isn't this too unscientific?
Qin Chao chuckled, finally heaving a sigh of relief.

Although the water output of hand-pressed wells is not as good as that of irrigation wells, in response to the farming customs of the people in this era, hand-pressed wells are still sufficient for irrigation.

The well was drilled deep enough, and the rope alone was lowered more than ten meters, plus a two-meter-long drill bit, and finally the bamboo pole was lowered nearly 20 meters.

Fortunately, the craftsmen of this era were relatively experienced. Qin Chao just told them the required length and requirements. In a short time, the craftsmen connected the two bamboo poles together. The upper and lower connection was not only firm but also waterproof.

The bamboo pole goes down and is finally fixed to the ground. Above the bamboo pole is a hand-pressed well device. However, due to equipment limitations, the hand-pressed well does not have an automatic recovery device. No matter whether it is up or down, it needs manpower to operate every time. But this It's not the point, and no one cares about it these days, and it doesn't affect the use.

Cheng Chumo rolled up his sleeves and stood in Qin Chao's position, imitating Qin Chao's appearance, pressing up and down on the pole.

One, two, five.

The water still didn't come out, Cheng Chumo was a little impatient, because Mao Qin over-pressed three times and the water came out, but he himself didn't even see a hair after five times?Could it be that there is no water in this well?It was just luck that Qin Chao pressured the water before?

"Brother, the well seems to be broken..." Cheng Chumo said with a sad face.

This time I was smart. I didn't say there was no water in the well, but I saved Qin Chao's face. Then he couldn't hit me, right?
"Stupid, if you use this method, you won't be able to get out of the water even if you press it until tomorrow." Qin Chao turned his head and saw Cheng Chumo actually doing the press, and couldn't help but cursed angrily.

"This kind of well is not the kind of big well we use every day. It is a hand-pressed well. The principle is too complicated, so I won't tell you more. You can't understand it. Let's just talk about the operation. Before using it, you must first pour some water in along this hole, and then start to press, and the water will come out after a few strokes." Qin Chao pointed to the hole and said.

"Eh..." Cheng Chumo looked confused, and said, "If you want water from the well, you have to feed the well water first?"

Qin Chao nodded. He didn't bother to talk about pressure and the like, and they couldn't understand it, so it's better to let them guess for themselves. Anyway, as long as they know how to use it, it's enough.

Hearing this, Cheng Chumo picked up the bucket next to him, poured some water into Confucius, and then began to press the water. Sure enough, after only four presses, the water began to flow out. The amount of water was stable and orderly, and the water was even poured in the following direction. Water leaks out of the place.

However, because it is a new well, the water coming out is relatively muddy and contains a relatively large amount of sediment.

This situation will get better after a while, and everyone who has seen a well digging knows this situation.

"Master, this well..." Uncle Liu and the others looked at Cheng Chumo's fun, but they couldn't help being surprised.

Previously, no one believed that Qin Chao could drill the well, and just this morning, no one chose to believe it, and everyone even gave a bad impression of Qin Chao in their hearts.

After all, they had never seen this way of digging a well, it was more like a child's play.

Just watching the water coming up from the well, and you don't need to go down the bucket to lift it, you just need to pour some water, and then press the pole.

Uncle Liu also looked at it beforehand and found that it only took less than ten presses to fill a bucket of water.

If the water in this well is sufficient, even in a year of severe drought, only two or three such wells are needed to meet the irrigation needs of the whole village.

"Hehe, with this well, even in a year of severe drought, our village doesn't have to worry about the food dying. But I plan to build three more wells like this in the field, which will be safer." Qin Chao smiled. Said.

This is all his land, and there is no benefit to Qin Chao if there is a drought. In addition, Qin Chao originally hoped to do something to the people around him to make their lives better.

Well, to put it bluntly, Qin Chao still hopes that no matter where he goes, there will be applause waiting for him. This is actually a disease, a disease of pretentiousness. This is a disease and must be treated, but Qin Chao does not want to be cured. .

"Master Xie..." Uncle Liu was trembling with excitement. He didn't know what to say at the moment. If there were four wells, it wouldn't matter even if it was a drought.

"Brother, if we drill a few more wells like this, wouldn't it be possible to turn dry fields into irrigated fields?" Cheng Chumo asked thoughtfully.

The prices of dry fields and irrigated fields are many times different. The comparison of the price difference is the annual harvest. Irrigated fields are also called upper fields. They hardly need to be rested, and the yield is still high. Although the price is high, it is also very popular. welcome.

However, limited by geographical conditions, the number of irrigated fields in Datang was not large.

But no matter whether the irrigation field is brought in by river water or well water, as long as it can be irrigated, it is irrigated. If a dry field becomes an irrigated field, the value will not only increase by ten times.

"Theoretically, it is possible, but the irrigation speed is not fast. If it is a drought year, the irrigation time will be longer." Qin Chao looked at the seemingly large amount of water, and used the hand-pressed well to irrigate. How much perseverance does this special meow have?

"Isn't it enough to replace the bamboo pole with a thicker wooden barrel?" Cheng Chumo said.

"..." Qin Chao was speechless, and explained: "If the bamboo pole is replaced with a wooden barrel, I am afraid that a drop of water will not come out, the airtightness is not enough, and it is not conducive to future maintenance."

Although Qin Chao despises Cheng Chumo, he is also very curious about whether it is feasible to press the well for irrigation by hand.

After all, if you drill wells at this speed, you can drill one well in a day, and then make a few more drill bits, and drill several wells at the same time. In less than a week, you can turn ten-ply dry fields into irrigated fields, and the income is very good. .

"Uncle Liu, dig a canal and let's try how long it takes to irrigate this field."

(End of this chapter)