Keel waterwheel?

The name sounded tall and grand, and everyone took a look at it, and felt that the name seemed to be quite vivid.

A Yin and A Man squeezed out from the crowd and asked, "City Master, what is this?"

Xiao Zirong said, "Do you want to play with the latest irrigation tools?"

Ah Yin was more lively, immediately rolled up her sleeves and said, "I'll come, I'll come."

The operation of the keel waterwheel is not too difficult. The pedal is the same as the fitness equipment of later generations. People stand on it and step on the pedal with both feet, and then the big wheel shaft will rotate to drive the small wheel shaft below to start moving up. water.

Ah Yin was not used to it at first, but when she got used to it, she held Aman's hand and began to step on it a little bit, so everyone saw the water brought up by the scraper moisten the land on the bank little by little.

They are all people who have planted the land, and they saw the benefits of the keel waterwheel almost instantly. Someone said excitedly: "This is good, even Ah Yin can step on it, and then there is no need to worry about planting rice!"

Not only rice, but some other water-loving crops can also be used.

On behalf of the general public, Aman asked the topic they are most concerned about: "Only one person can use this at a time? How to do it?"

Xiao Zirong glanced at her and said, "The keel waterwheel is not big, so you can own it personally and exchange it with points."

After hearing this, many people felt a little uncomfortable for a while, and couldn't help asking: "Didn't the previous waterwheel not need points?"

Xiao Zirong knew that some people would find it unacceptable. After all, both the canal and the water wheel were paid for by the treasury before, so that everyone used them for nothing. Now they are suddenly asked to spend points, and they must not be able to bear it. Here Points are no different than money.

Xiao Zirong glanced at the speaker indifferently, and actually shrunk the little lady's neck. He just felt that the eyes of the usually gentle and talkative city lord were too cold just now.

In fact, at that moment, Xiao Zirong was just a habit of being possessed in his previous life. No matter who has been Ah Piao for a long time, he will become a little colder if he cannot communicate with anyone.

Xiao Zirong said in a calm tone: "The existence of the water wheel and the canal is to allow everyone to have no shortage of water. Without them, everyone's farming may be very troublesome, or the harvest may fail due to lack of water. I classify it as basic people's livelihood construction, so those are the funds and efforts of the treasury. As for the keel waterwheel... it is optional, it will be more convenient if you have it, and it will not be too tiring if you don't have it. So it needs to be exchanged for points.”

After hearing this, everyone also felt that it made sense, and it was quite understandable to regard the keel waterwheel as a product sold by the treasury.

Rich people can buy directly, and those without money will spend more effort.

After the experiment was over, Xiao Zirong took his people back, and naturally the keel waterwheel was also taken back.

The people who had gathered around the canal to watch the water all went back one after another to see how many points the keel waterwheel needed.

After seeing the points, Liu Cainiang couldn't help asking: "City Master, are you... not planning to use them for us?"

Because Liu Cainiang has always been by Xiao Zirong's side, she has more opportunities to earn points, so her points are the most among the young ladies.

But even she couldn't afford a keel waterwheel, but if Xiao Zirong didn't do it to sell a keel waterwheel, then why did she make it?

Xiao Zirong didn't answer, but asked Bai Yan to make another book, which was specially used to record point transactions.

After Bai Yan heard it, she was keenly aware of something and asked, "Points trading?"

Xiao Zirong nodded: "Points are equivalent to copper coins outside. Now the points only exist between the distribution of the treasury and the exchange of things with the treasury. Points flow faster."

After hearing this, Bai Yan said thoughtfully: "So, even if you don't have enough points, you can trade with each other to get points?"

The smile on Xiao Zirong's face was mysterious: "It's not just that, think about it more."

Bai Yan tilted her head and thought for a long time, then suddenly her eyes lit up and she said: "There are still points accumulated, one person can't afford a keel waterwheel, but several people can always afford it if they add up their points."

And the keel waterwheel is not a one-off thing, it looks very strong, and it is no problem for several partners to use one.

Xiao Zirong nodded: "That's right, originally I didn't advocate that everyone buy such a thing by going bankrupt."

So set a price, and if you have a good relationship, those with adjacent farmland can buy one together.

Liu Cainiang on the side frowned and said, "This...will it be easy to cause friction? The keel waterwheel is not indestructible forever, what if it is worn out?"

Xiao Zirong said: "Within one year from the date of purchase, no points will be awarded unless it is considered damaged by the city government warranty."

As for one year later, he can spend a small amount of points to repair it, and he doesn't care about whether it will cause friction for everyone. This kind of thing can't be controlled. Could it be that everyone can't afford friction without a keel waterwheel?

There was a fight for water before, if there was a friction, it would happen no matter what.

Xiao Zirong does not insist on becoming an ideal country under his leadership, as long as it is similar and can make everyone fed and clothed.

Faith is something that can support people's spirit, but it has to be said that most people cannot do this, and it can better reflect how precious people who have faith and work hard for it are.

However, Liu Cainiang's words made him realize one thing, that is, there is no rule without rules.

From here to now, they have all relied on the form of their hearts, or moral constraints, this thing... If you meet a group of people with high morals and good character, then everyone will be happy, but Xiao Zirong thinks... It’s good that these little ladies haven’t become anti-social in their experiences, and each of them must have a dark place in their hearts.

Especially the bandit village is not a good place, good people will be driven crazy if they go in, the main reason why it doesn't show up now is that there are not too many conflicts of interest, everyone is poor and white.

But now there have been grades divided by points in the resident, and it will be a matter of time before the emergence of classes.

In this case, laws are needed to maintain a stable small society.

Xiao Zirong felt that although he didn't farm the land or do other work, he was really busy every day.

He directly transferred the criminal law of the later generations to study, but after reading it for a while, Xiao Zirong found that his upper and lower eyelids were a little hard to leave.

He simply closed the criminal law directly, and after lying down on the case table for a while, he didn't feel so sleepy.

Sure enough, law-related books are hypnotic.

This is something that can’t be helped. In order to avoid loopholes as much as possible in legal books, many laws and regulations are very awkward for those who have not studied them, and some are even difficult to understand.

Xiao Zirong doesn't think this is wrong, but... Law books also depend on the target audience. In later generations, the literacy rate is very low. Even if you can't understand the laws, you can still read them through the interpretation of lawyers or professionals. I can see clearly.

And now the little ladies Xiao Zirong is facing can only know a few words, and they are barely half illiterate, so it is still difficult for them to understand such complicated written language.

Xiao Zirong pondered for a while and decided to use the written narrative with fewer loopholes, and at the same time prepare an interpretation of the law book, and then gather together at night when everyone is resting, find someone to explain and read it to everyone!

Because the population composition is simple, and even the gender is very single, Xiao Zirong didn't stipulate too much in order to make everyone accept it faster.

Most of them stipulate that fighting should be punished heavily, stealing would be fined, wounding people would be punished with death, and destroying public facilities should also be punished. Don't care if you don't spend a penny.

As for crimes between the sexes, Xiao Zirong thought about it seriously, and now there are only five men in the resident.

Except for him, the other four are still in their infancy, so he is the only one who has the ability to commit crimes.

Of course Xiao Zirong didn't think he would commit such a crime, not to mention, as Liu Cainiang said, as long as Xiao Zirong was willing, he didn't have to force anyone at all, and many young ladies wanted to follow him.

So in this regard, Xiao Zirong didn't stipulate too much, but only stipulated a few for future use.

This seems to be much simpler. I have to say that many things corresponding to the simplicity of the social structure have also become simpler.

It took almost a month for Rao to sort out this legal document, and the residence was relatively peaceful during these two months.

We do farm work during the day and get together at night when we have time, but most of the time we rest at sunset.

It wasn't because there was no light, but mainly because they were too tired. Xiao Zirong reduced the energy they needed to plow the land and irrigate, but they also needed to do other things, such as weeding.

This Xiao Zirong can't do anything, even if he has the formula for those herbicides, he can't get them out.

As time goes by, the temperature is getting hotter and hotter. The high temperature and the high humidity in the air make people very uncomfortable.

After people with heatstroke symptoms appeared one after another in the resident, Xiao Zirong suddenly remembered the saltpeter he asked Liu Cainiang to bring earlier, slapped his head and said, "I forgot such an important thing, Cainiang, take someone to dig a cellar out, I'm going to use it for ice."

Liu Cainiang was also a little uncomfortable from the heat, but she was in pretty good shape, and she didn't need to do too much farm work. She was only responsible for following Xiao Zirong's side, and hired others to do the rest with points.

After hearing Xiao Zirong's words, she couldn't help being slightly taken aback: "Ice? Where did you get the ice?"

The area south of the Yangtze River is relatively warm even in winter, and it is rare to encounter ice. If you really want ice, you may have to go to a relatively high mountain at the coldest time, but generally no one does this for ice. Do it, because if you don't keep warm enough, you may freeze to death on the mountain.

And in their place, most people don't get too many warm clothes.

Xiao Zirong asked Ah Yin to take out the stored saltpeter and said with a smile: "Use this thing to make it."

Liu Cainiang: I have heard of turning a stone into gold, but I have never heard of turning a stone into ice!

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