I want to do research even if I have no money

Situ Meng sat in front of the dressing table, staring at the task of red light on the bronze mirror - to build a farm for the manor, and have no less than [-] freshwater fish, and the total number of cattle, sheep, pigs and horses should not be less than [-] head.

It wasn't until this time that he realized that he had been missing this task. Maybe it was because the previous tasks were completed too quickly. As soon as there were two or three new tasks in parallel, he simply wiped out this task.

Now there is less than half a day left before the end of the task, and he can't finish it at all.In fact, this was the first time that Situ Meng failed to complete the system task on time, and he didn't know what the consequences would be if he failed to complete the task.

The next day, the system punishment came as scheduled, and Chengning Villa experienced the first serious problem since Situ Meng took over: the Ru River flowing through the villa suddenly stopped.

From Yangzhou Mansion to Chengning Mountain Villa, and then to the South China Sea, such a long stretch of river could be cut off at any time, even the Ministry of Industry could not help.

In this way, the loss of Chengning Villa is still the least. Although the sea level is lower than that of the Ru River, the seawater will not flow into the Ru River, but Chengning Villa faces the sea, and the daily demand of the manor is still less than that of the entire Yangzhou Prefecture. Much better, Situ Meng created a fire switch system that automatically filters seawater, and the manor can still operate normally for the time being.

But Yangzhou Prefecture and Ningshan County were not so lucky. The Ru River was cut off, not only the farmers could not get water from the Ru River, but even the sea trade route was cut off-the ships on the sea trade route did not depart directly from the coast, but Sailing from Ruhe to the South China Sea, and then from the South China Sea to other routes.

Situ Meng originally thought that the punishment of this system would only be applied to him, but he did not expect that the consequences would be so serious.

As the owner of Chengning Mountain Villa, he joined the meeting of landlords held by the Ministry of Industry. Most of the meeting was middle-aged and elderly people with high morals. The right to speak was in their hands, and Situ Meng couldn't even insert a word.

The meeting lasted for an afternoon. After the end, most of the participants left separately. Only those few big bosses were invited by the officials of the Ministry of Industry to continue the booth.

Situ Meng also left with his head down, and suddenly bumped into a tall man. How tall is that man?Situ Meng lowered his head and bumped into his chest directly.

Moreover, the opponent was still wearing armor, and when Situ Meng bumped into him, he didn't know whether the opponent hurt or not, he only knew that his skull was almost broken.

Situ Meng covered his forehead and looked up, only to see a tall soldier in armor standing in front of him. He thought the other party wanted to apologize, but he said: "I am from the Jiangnan Army Camp. I heard that the popular 'locust' "Killer" was written by Chengning Villa, as the owner of Chengning Villa and the designer and maker of Locust Killer, what do you think of the Ru River's cessation this time?"

He paused, and added: "I just came up, I saw you a few times and wanted to speak."

Situ Meng said in his heart, the locust killer is not all the rage, but it is still very popular now, okay?Can you, an officer, speak?

However, he only dared to think about such words in his heart, and dared not say them out. After all, he was so much taller than him, and also wore "anti-armor", beating him was like crushing an ant to death.

"It's true that I have some stupid opinions, but I don't know if it's appropriate to say them." Situ Meng said honestly.

Officer: "Is it convenient for you now? Go to Jiangnan Military Camp to discuss in detail?"

Situ Meng thought for a while, nodded, "Yes."

As soon as the officer turned and left, Situ Meng discovered that there were twenty or thirty soldiers guarding the door, and each of them was at least a head taller than him. Presumably, the officer's height was the average height of the Jiangnan military camp.

"People in Jiangnan are generally not very tall..." Situ Meng muttered in a low voice.

"It's really not high, but most of the Jiangnan military camp is not from Jiangnan. Most of the soldiers in Jiangnan are in the navy camp and not under the control of the Jiangnan military camp." The officer's voice was low, but the majesty in it could not be ignored.

Situ Meng was caught complaining, so he had to keep his mouth shut.

The 30 or [-] soldiers thought they were waiting for a big boss in front of them, and when they saw the big boss coming out, they followed him in an orderly manner. A group of [-] people walked through the streets and alleys, and came to Jiangnan Headquarters. barracks.

Situ Meng often passed by this Jiangnan general army camp, but it was the first time he went in. He remembered what Hei Niuer had said, and thought that this officer should have a high status in the camp, so he asked, "That... my lord, do you know me?" Liu Shen?"

"Liu Shen?" The boss tilted his head, thought for a while, and said with a dark face, "That's my little nephew."

Situ Meng: "?!!"

It turned out that Hei Niuer said that he knew people here was not nonsense, but true? !And why is it so small, the person who happened to meet is his uncle, how many good uncles does he have? ! !

"So I forgot, he mentioned you to me." The boss's tone softened, "He has no friends since he was a child, thank you for taking care of him."

"No, no... You're welcome. He is very nice, and it is my honor to be friends with him."

"Yeah." After the boss hummed, there was no further text. Situ Meng held his breath and waited for a while, making sure that the boss was probably an iceberg. After thinking about it, it's better not to mess with him.

Situ Meng got lost when he entered the barracks. He thought that the barracks might be arranged in some strange gossip formation, and outsiders would get lost as soon as they entered.Thinking of this, he took two quick steps and followed the boss closely so as not to get lost in the barracks and be caught as a spy.

I have to say that this Jiangnan general army camp is really big. After walking for a long time, the boss stopped in front of a military tent and asked Situ Meng to go in.

Situ Meng went in with the boss and the two lieutenants beside the boss. Not long after they sat down, a young soldier came in and brought tea for everyone. There were not many snacks in the army, so the young soldier brought some fruits.

After the young soldiers retreated, the boss took an apple and took a bite, and said to Situ Meng, "It's time to start."

The boss is sitting in a majestic posture, gnawing on an apple and raising his hand, his haughty expression seems to say "please start your performance".

Situ Meng's face was full of black lines, and he waved away the strange thought from his mind, rearranged his language, and began to say: "You must have heard the meeting just now, and many people mentioned it at the meeting. Find the source, find the reason, solve it, and naturally the flow will not stop."

"In the humble opinion of the juniors, if the cause of the cut-off is so easy to solve, it is not up to us landlords and wealthy businessmen to come to a meeting to discuss. Since we are called, it must have a direct or indirect interest relationship with us, and the Ministry of Industry can propose The suggestion is mostly to 'explode the rocks or fields near the cut-off to expand the lateral area of ​​the river', so that it doesn't matter what is blocked at the cut-off, because the river has already changed its course."

The boss finished eating an apple, took another pear, and nodded in agreement. Situ Meng was right. The solution discussed by the Ministry of Industry at the beginning was to divert the river.

"After the Ru River was cut off, the younger generation also went to the cut-off place to investigate on the spot many times in person, and found that the blockage of the river was caused by the accumulation of rocks under the flow of water, and these rocks were just the excess soil and rocks washed down by the water flow when the fields were expanded upstream. formed."

Situ Meng said: "In my humble opinion, it is not impossible to simply open a road in other places to allow the river to pass through, but this can only treat the symptoms, not the root cause. If such behavior happens again in the future, will the farmers be allowed to give up their jobs?" Is the land used as a river for them? How many fields in Dazhou can be so ruined?"

As a poor landowner whose pocket has never grown, any inch of land is a treasure to Situ Meng.

"The best way is to go straight down and salvage the things that are blocking the river bed. In this way, at least in a short period of time, the Ru River will not stop flowing."

He didn't know the true identity of the big man in front of him. Seeing that he was so young, he thought he was an ordinary officer, so he didn't hesitate to speak, and said whatever came to mind.

In fact, the boss sitting in front of him is not a small officer, but the president of the Jiangnan General Army Camp, the youngest son of the Jane family, and Jing Shen's real uncle.

To put it simply, the entire Jiangnan General Army Camp is under his control.

Commander Jian didn't expect that the child he stopped at random would think so deeply about the cut-off, and even said that he was hit by the Ministry of Industry's handling method.

He had also visited the cut-off point before, and it was exactly as Situ Meng said, that the cut-off was caused by the accumulation of rocks and soil on the river bed.The best way, of course, is to fish out the clogged things from the bottom as he said.

However, this kind of project can't be completed in one day - explosives and guns can't touch water, and they will lose their effectiveness if they are submerged in water. Therefore, if you want to fish out the blockage in the river, you can only use your hands.

"There are many people who are good at water in the Jiangnan military camp, but their strength under water is limited, and with breathing problems, the soldiers can only dig up a handful of soil one by one at most, and they can't dive too deep. I'm afraid they just dug here. With one handful, turn your head and rush down from the upstream with a stone." Commander Jian said.

"Regarding this problem, the younger generation has already thought of a solution, but it still needs to be tested to see if it is feasible, and if it is really successful, it will need funding from the court or villagers to raise funds to achieve the desired effect."

Commander Jane: "What are you going to do?"

Situ Meng raised his head and said with a smile: "The younger generation wants to manufacture a batch of fire-powered boats that can work underwater. If they succeed, the problem of cutting off the flow will be solved immediately."

Commander Jane looked at him as if he was bound to win, but he was still dubious. No matter how nice his words were, the person standing in front of him was just a child who was not as good as a weak crown. It was a miracle that he could create a locust killer. Is it really possible to build the fire-powered boat?

Commander Jane is full of contradictions. On the one hand, he doesn't believe that Situ Meng can create anything useful;

With a mentality of giving it a try, he said to Situ Meng: "Yes, if you need it, you can come to me at any time, and I can provide you with materials and manpower."

"It's a deal!" Situ Meng said.

He took out a notebook full of small characters and pictures from his pocket, asked someone for a pen and paper, sat down at a table on the spot, wrote and drew pictures in the notebook, and finally put the materials needed with the manpower. Reported the number on the white paper that came, and handed it directly to Commander Jane, "Everything you need is written here. If you want to go back to the manor to make it, there are tools at your fingertips. But if you want to make it here, you can, just allow me Go back and get some tools."

"We also need to prepare here. You can go back and prepare the things you need. I will send someone to pick you up tomorrow afternoon."

"Okay." Situ Meng also thought about it. If this thing is really manufactured, it can not only be used as a tool for digging river channels, but also can be transformed into a military resource. It is impossible for him to manufacture it outside the military camp. It is just a passing word. .