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Chapter 24 Building Karez

This wool blanket has excellent cold-proof effect. Shen Zechuan feels a lot warmer when he puts it on his body.

Yang Lingrong also saw this strange thing and was amazed.

Shen Zechuan thought that the people in the village were using straw, which was not easy to keep out the cold, and was stiff and uncomfortable when covered with it. It was far less comfortable than this wool blanket.

Since there is the baby girl of Emperor E, Yang Linrong's skillful hands teach the people in the village how to make wool blankets. With this raw material, the sheep in the system can continuously provide wool.

Now that the villagers' most important problem, water, has been solved, and the remaining food problem remains, this wool blanket can still be used.

"Bang bang!" The door was knocked and dust flew up.

"Brother Shen! I've finished delivering the water! They are all crowded in there grabbing water and land! We can't dig!"

When Shen Zechuan heard this, it was over. This villager had finally obtained water and land during the famine, but he only cared about his own interests. It was obvious that the supply exceeded demand, so a rule had to be set.

"Brother Zhong, come with me to the mountainside quickly!"

After Shen Zechuan and Su Qiuchuan met, they hurried to the spring.

The scene at the spring was chaotic. The widow pulled the clothes of the person in front of her and pulled her back. The person fell to the ground and was covered with mud. The fence of the village was cut in half and the wooden points were poked out.

"The village chief is here!"

Zhong Yao roared loudly, with a strong alto, which echoed in the mountains and forests. The sound was like a lion's roar. In an instant, the villagers stopped moving and looked at Zhong Yao in horror.

Shen Zechuan stood next to Zhong Yao, his ears were deafened. I have to say that the effect was really good.

For these villagers, people must be convinced with reason. Coercive methods may not be effective. The method of suppressing first and then promoting can win people's hearts.

"Villagers, I know that we are all experiencing famine. We are lucky to have a water source and an acre of fertile land. However, disorderly competition will definitely cause chaos. Each person will get very little. It is not as reasonable as everyone. Arrange and fetch water in order."

"Who knows how much water there is! We don't want to give it to others!"

"That's right, the newly opened land doesn't have many acres. How can we survive if we don't rob it?"

As soon as this sound came out, the villagers began to become restless, talking, and some even started to grab water again.

Shen Zechuan nodded and first agreed with the villagers. This point is undeniable. There are many people and few fields, and the land cannot feed everyone. It is better to implement a plan.

"Well, as for the water problem, I can assure you that I have checked this water source. The water source is very deep and can be used continuously. Then there is the land problem. We don't have much food and different seed varieties. It's not as good as Farming together, several households are divided together and are responsible for a piece of land, and several households are responsible for the feed for cattle, sheep, pigs and chickens, and the existing grain and livestock are raised together, and everyone eats together every day to ensure that they will not go hungry."

The villagers were silent for a while and discussed quietly.

"Okay! We will do whatever the village chief says!"

"Well, the young men will stay and build the karez, the peasant women will plant seeds together, and the aged children will herd the cattle, sheep and feed the chickens."

In order to prevent such a big pot rice pattern and prevent villagers from actively working, Shen Zechuan asked Zhong Yao to put up a notice at the entrance of the village announcing the regulations on rewards and punishments.

Notice to villagers

Villagers who work actively will be rewarded with an egg, and those who are found hiding grain and sabotaging work will be severely punished. Those who expose grain hiding and sabotage will be rewarded, and the reward will depend on the situation.

The villagers didn't understand the words, so Shen Zechuan read this to the villagers. The villagers understood it immediately and became agitated like chicken blood.

Shen Zechuan was very busy and exhausted. The position of village chief was not easy to fill. Zhong Yao was a martial artist. The old village chief was old and could not help. He needed someone to share the burden.

Shen Zechuan thought about it, but it was hard to find this wisdom capsule. There were not many people reading in this village, and there was no smell of books in the village.

"Brother Shen! Is there anything else you need me to do?"

Zhong Yao pushed through the crowd, hugged his fists, and blocked the sun with his burly body.

"Keep digging the karez! Come on, I'll tell you."

Shen Zechuan explained the principles of karez to the young men. Zhong Yao hesitated and repeated his method, staring blankly, unable to say anything.

"Brother, what are these open channels, culverts, and alluvial fans? It's really hard to understand!"

Zhong Yao scratched his head, and a few hairs fell out, making his already sparse head even more abrupt.

"With that head of his, what do you expect him to do?"

As soon as Shen Zechuan heard this voice, he knew it was Baifeng coming.

Bai Feng was sitting on the tree, his two slender legs dangling, his jet-black hair flowing in the wind, and his beautiful eyes facing the warm sunshine in March.

Zhong Yao smiled stupidly at Baifeng.

"Master, stop laughing at me! I'm just a reckless man!"

"For the sake of my subordinates, I will reluctantly help you."

Bai Feng stepped on the branch and suddenly lost his balance. The soles of his feet seemed to be oily and he slid down.

Shen Zechuan jumped up, stepped on the flying dust, and caught the falling Baifeng. Baifeng bounced away like an electric shock and ran to Zhong Yao's side.

Shen Zechuan still kept holding it up, leaving a scent on his arms, like ambergris mixed with the fresh scent of osmanthus.

"Say it quickly!"

Shen Zechuan patted his sleeves. The scent was a bit offensive to his nose. It would be bad if the lady smelled it. The scent of the lady was unique, and none of the modern big-name perfumes could compare to her unique body fragrance.

Shen Zechuan shook his head, why do I always think about my wife lately! The word "sex" has a knife on the head, and "do things"!

He first prepared the tools to dig the ditch, but the Luoyang shovel alone was not enough. There were many roads in between.

According to the topography of Rongshui Village, there are springs to help, and it belongs to the mountainous river supply type. By gathering the snowy mountain water and rainwater that have not yet melted, plus the continuous flow of water from this spring, it irrigates the dry fields and meets people's domestic water needs, which is more than enough.

Shen Zechuan grabbed Baifeng and repeated what he had just said to Zhong Yao. Just once, Baifeng had already remembered it in his heart.

"Do you really understand?"

"Of course, it's very easy."

Shen Zechuan looked at her in disbelief. What he said was quite academic. He didn't expect that a university major would be able to use it in this. However, the effect of converting this written knowledge into practical knowledge was unknown.

The construction of this karez was complicated, and there was a lack of machine tools in this era. In order to save resources, a canal was first dug to connect it to the dry pond in the village.

Furthermore, detailing this project and building shafts and culverts is not an easy task.

The shafts must be dug at different distances to serve the functions of ventilation, ventilation, and excavating the earth. Underdrains are used to divert mountain spring water, and finally merge at the water accumulation point, that is, open channels, and finally flow to the pond in the village.

This is easier said than done. Shen Zechuan opened the space mall, looking for something that could help.

What a coincidence, this thing just happened.
Chapter completed!
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