Parents are busy farming

After the two of them had finished talking, they separated.

Before Ye Zifen left the county town, she was stopped by a government official and handed her a letter.

Ye Zifen thanked the yamen servant and then looked at the envelope of the letter in his hand.

On it are the characters of Wang Chuanxing, and the characters "Zi Zifen Qin Qi" come into view.

His handwriting is becoming more and more elegant. It seems that he has made great progress after studying in the capital.

Ye Zifen found a teahouse and ordered a pot of tea. After sitting down, she tore open the envelope and read the contents inside.

The above is exactly what Wang Chuanxing has found in the past ten days.

Check based on the year given by Ye Zifen.

Several major events did occur throughout the country.

First of all, drought occurred not only in their own county in those years, but also in the entire north.

Even the nomadic peoples in the north were affected.

Therefore, large-scale wars also occurred on the northern border.

After the drought, there was a locust plague, and the people were displaced and exchanged their children for food.

At that time, the country was in dire straits.

While the north was suffering from drought, floods continued in the south, people were displaced, and large numbers of refugees appeared in various places.

The imperial court failed to act, and people everywhere raised the flag of rebellion.

In the end, it was the grandfather of the current emperor who overthrew the original court.

In the next few years, the normal life of the people was restored.

Moreover, the letter mentioned that this disaster lasted for decades.

The country's population dropped sharply, and the imperial court spent nearly two decades working hard to reduce and reduce taxes to restore the country's vitality.

Seeing this, Ye Zifen couldn't help but feel a burst of panic in her heart.

After several years of drought, followed by a locust plague, a sense of powerlessness came over me.

Now that she no longer had the desire to drink tea, she took out three pennies from her purse and put it on the table, then stood up and left.

She took the letter and went to the Yamen, because such serious consequences could no longer be solved by herself.

When Ye Zifen handed the letter in his hand to Magistrate Su, Magistrate Su fell back on his chair after reading the contents of the letter.

Several of the letters in his hand fell to the ground.

Master Liu saw that something was wrong, so he quickly walked over to take the letter in his hand, picked up the letter paper on the ground, put it in order, and started reading.

After reading it, he turned pale and handed the letter to Liu Dianshi next to him, motioning for him to take a look.

Then he muttered, "Don't do what the letter says. If the situation is really like this, then the people will be in great trouble."

Ye Zifen also sighed: "Yes! There is drought in the north and floods in the south. No matter how wise the emperor is, he can't take care of the disasters on both sides at once, let alone the foreigners who are eyeing it!"

Magistrate Su picked up his pen and said: "I want to report this matter to the court immediately. Although we don't know whether this will happen in the future, it is better to tell the court now so that the court can make complete preparations in advance!"

Ye Zifen understands that Su County Magistrate has a heart for the country and the people.

But she still reminded her: "When I wrote to my cousin, I mentioned telling Grandpa Hong about this matter. Since Grandpa Hong already knows about it, the Holy Father must have heard about it. As for the matter, What will happen next? The court will make its own decision in the future."

After listening to Ye Zifen's reminder, Magistrate Su came back to his senses.

Fortunately, Ye Zifen reminded him that he was already on the same boat as the Hong family. If he made a comment at this time, where would he put the Hong family?

He put down the pen in his hand, and then rubbed his face with his used hands.

Seeing that the letter was passed to the next official, he calmed down and waited for everyone to read the letter.

Those who read the letter did not dare to delay and quickly passed it on to the next person.

But everyone began to feel uneasy.

After everyone had finished reading, Chief Liu asked Ye Zifen: "Last time you said you had other ideas. I wonder if your thoughts have been straightened out now? If you haven't said it now, let's all think about it together."

It wasn't Chief Liu who was urging him, but the matter was so urgent that they needed to make complete preparations as soon as possible.

The so-called three cobblers are as good as Zhuge Liang. With so many people, they may be able to come up with better ideas.

Ye Zifen understood Master Liu’s intentions, so he drew a sketch of the reservoir for everyone.

Then it was placed on Magistrate Su’s pen holder for the convenience of those present.

Magistrate Su also came out from behind the table and sat on the chair next to him.

She pointed to the sketch she drew and explained to everyone: "This is called a reservoir. It has a function, which is to store water when there is plenty of water and release water when there is drought. To put it bluntly, it has the function of regulating water."

Although Zifen drew a sketch, you can see some shadows of the pond in it.

So Liu Dianshi asked Ye Zifen: "How deep and how big does this pond need to be dug?"

Liu Dianshi reminded Ye Zifen to look at the sketch he drew. It was indeed similar to the pond he built.

Then Ye Zifen marked the size of the reservoir that he had seen on his notes. Because the reservoir is narrow at the bottom and wide at the top, every place must be marked clearly.

When Liu Dianshi saw the size of this so-called 'pond', he was shocked, "It actually takes up so much space. How long will it take for us to fill it with water?"

Ye Zifen said: "This is what worries me. With our current capabilities, it is extremely difficult to fill it with water, and it is also necessary to transport the water from a low position to a high position. It is impossible to rely on manpower alone. realized.”

Master Liu Bo Yinghe said: "Yes, as the old saying goes, water flows to lower places and people go to higher places. It is indeed not a simple problem to get water from low places to high places."

Ye Zifen added: "Actually, I already have some ideas in my mind, but there are still many problems that have not been solved."

When Magistrate Su heard this, his eyes lit up and he said to Ye Zifen: "Speak out your current ideas. Maybe we can solve these problems through a collective discussion."

Ye Zifen was a little embarrassed because what she couldn't solve was a technical problem and had nothing to do with ideas.

But since Magistrate Su had asked, she expressed her thoughts.

Finally, she picked up the pen and drew something else on the paper.

Then he pointed at this thing and said: "The thing I am drawing now is called a reservoir. Its location is higher than the location of the reservoir. When we transport the water from the lower areas to this reservoir, the water in the reservoir will It will flow into the reservoir.”

Liu Dianshi asked her: "Can't we transport the water from the lower areas directly to the reservoir? Why do we need to build this thing? Doesn't increasing the height increase the difficulty?"

Others around me also felt the same way. They felt that building installations was like taking off your pants and farting, which was unnecessary. (Don’t spray!)