Wei Zhigu stood still and emphasized, "It's an important matter for the people of the Tang dynasty."
"Yes, Minister Wei, hurry back for a court meeting." Li Chengqi nodded.
"It's about the water conservancy," Wei Zhigu added.
"Minister Wei, why don't you immediately summon the officials of the Ministry of Works for a meeting? Zhuangzi doesn't care about the water conservancy of the Tang dynasty." Li Chengqi still had something to say.
"Li Yi pressed the well in Zhuangzi. The Imperial Astronomer said that there will be a drought this year, so Zhuangzi's well is good." Wei Zhigu explained the specific matter. He wanted the technology of the pressure well.
Li Chengqi was not in a hurry to drive him away this time. He thought for a while and said, "Minister Wei, go back. I'll tell you when I return to the palace in the afternoon."
Wei Zhigu said, "I want to ask you face to face."
Li Chengqi did not say anything.
"Fine, I'll leave now." Wei Zhigu took the reading glasses and got in the car.
Li Chengqi ran to the pressure well. The windmill had been removed, and the water was no longer continuously pumped to make ice.
The pressure well was still used every day. Even if there was no continuous water flow after spring, it would not freeze.
Due to the poor seal, if the well was not used for more than half an hour, the water inside would seep down.
When it was used again, a basin of water would be poured in and the water would be pumped back and forth. The air would be expelled, and water would be pumped up again.
The kitchen staff had just pushed away two large buckets of water. Li Chengqi stood there and pressed the well again and again, watching the water flow out.
"Brother Yi said that this well was specially made to prevent children from taking water from an open well. Why does Wei Zhigu want it?" Li Chengqi seemed to be talking to himself.
Jin Ju, the palace maid who stayed behind, said, "I think Minister Wei is also afraid that children will fall in."
The cub objected, "That's impossible. Only Zhuangzi has this kind of well in the Tang dynasty. Did they all change it?"
"Then why do you think he wants the well?" Jin Ju asked the cub.
"Maybe a rich person likes it and made a connection …"
"Shut up. Do you think you can lie about Minister Wei?" Li Chengqi glared at the cub.
He continued to press the well, but he could not understand.
"I should've asked Minister Wei." Li Chengqi let go of the cub.
At lunchtime, Li Yi appeared. The kitchen used pickled vegetables and white meat to steam instead of boiling and stewing.
The meat was placed at the bottom of the big boxes. Then, he added some ginger slices and a few star anise. On top of that, he placed some pickled cabbage. After pouring some water, he covered it and steamed it.
The steamed pickled vegetables were not sour, and the soup was clear. At the same time, the shredded meat was not greasy. It tasted much better than the boiled ones.
Actually, the best one was the soup. It was refreshing, just like the iced cold noodle soup in summer.
Although it wasn't good for the stomach, eating it was very satisfying.
Li Yi filled a bowl and chose to eat the steamed buns. If he were to take the rice, it would definitely be ruined.
"Just now, the Minister of Works, Wei Zhigu, came over. His vision was blurred, so I tried two lenses for him." Li Chengqi, who had chosen the same food, explained the situation.
"Is there anything wrong with your body?" Li Yi was very concerned about the patient.
"Nothing. What's the difference between an open well and the pressure well above Zhuangzi when there's a drought? "Li Chengqi finally asked the question that had been bothering him.
"There's no need to grab water. We can directly dig the aqueduct from the well to the other fields. Everyone can take turns to water.
If it's an open well, naturally, the person who fetches the water will take it away to water the fields. We can't take turns to pour the water into the aqueduct.
Relatively speaking, the pressure well can save energy. It takes the time to shake a bucket of water from the well with a pulley. The pressure well can generally fill two to three buckets of water.
Orange is suitable for shallow wells. The water depth is too deep, so we need to set up a very high shelf. The pressure well is more useful at night and can be operated continuously. "
Li Yi explained to his elder brother. It was that simple. The pressure well was more convenient for everyone to coordinate.
"Alas!" Li Chengqi sighed and drank the soup.
Jin Juhua and Purple Jade lowered their heads and ate the pickled cabbage without raising their heads.
"There are still capable people in the Ministry of Works." Li Chengqi admitted that a professional was indeed different. He could actually think of such a problem.
"The Ministry of Works has been dealing with water conservancy for a long time. Naturally, we have to care about the people's livelihood.
Otherwise, we would build a water conservancy project, "Li Yi said with a smile when he thought of why his elder brother sighed.
"Can you give us the technology?" Li Chengqi felt that it was indeed beneficial to the people when he thought that there would be less trouble in the matter of grabbing water.
"This technology is useless. The salt in Sichuan has always been better than the salt by the sea. Sichuan salt is expensive, while sea salt is cheap. Zhuangzi bought the sea salt and processed it himself.
The salt well in Sichuan, whether it's the gas that can be burned or the brine, is a big business that makes money.
I have a method that can be used in drilling. Small holes and deep wells.
The pressure well in Zhuangzi was dug out and buried later. Because the water system around Chang 'an is developed, the underground water layer is shallow.
It's time-consuming and laborious to change it elsewhere. The well salt in Sichuan is shallow, the kind with big mouths. "
Li Yi hesitated for a while before asking a question.
"Brother Yi, you mean that you have a better way to dig a well, but this method can be used on well salt?" Li Chengqi understood.
Then he hesitated. Sichuan was far away from Chang 'an.
If he took out a good method, it would be convenient to dig a well. It's even more convenient to mine well salt in Sichuan. This money … … Brother Yi can't earn it.
One well after another, it's easier to find water, brine, and gas if you go deeper.
You can extract gas, ignite the brine, and cook the brine.
There are also some that have gas and brine.
Every time you drill a well, it's money.
With good well salt, you can buy things.
This technology … …
"Brother Yi, it's the kind of method that digs a big hole and then buries the pipe. Don't drill too deep." Li Chengqi decided that he couldn't lose out.
In the past, all the people in the world could use farming tools. Digging wells, those places were not under his control.
Yizhou Prefecture was a good place. It was too difficult to get involved. Well salt, Sichuan brocade, saltpeter, and the climate. Almost everything in Sichuan could be found there.
Li Yi lowered his head and ate slowly.
He was weighing the pros and cons. As long as the people in agriculture had the conditions, they could do the same. They could increase food production and reduce labor intensity.
Drilling technology was also beneficial to the people.
However! Even if they didn't have drilling technology, they could dig wells in every village. It would just take some effort to dig.
The most beneficial thing was definitely the well salt. As long as it was taken out, it wouldn't take long for the well salt mining area in Sichuan to be filled with new wells.
There was too much money, so much that he couldn't bear to part with it.
If it was given for free, his heart would ache.
Everyone in the room was silent. Even the palace maids and eunuchs understood what was going on.
Dongzhu actually had such a powerful thing in his hands. If he took it out, it would be a large amount of Sichuan salt.
The shining white Sichuan salt didn't have the bitter taste of sea salt.
Of course, no matter how delicious Sichuan salt was, it was still inferior to Zhuangzi's salt.
But that was another matter. Who could compare with Zhuangzi?
The meal would eventually be finished. Li Yi put down his chopsticks and drank the last mouthful of soup.
He said to Li Chengqi, "Brother, how much power can we mobilize?"
Li Chengqi gritted his teeth and thought, "As long as we are willing to pay, it's very big."
"Can we do it like Heavenly Earth? I want ten percent of the profit. I really want it. I'm not leaving it for others to use. "Li Yi felt that his mouth was a little dry. He swallowed his saliva and said.
"Brother Yi, you mean …" Li Chengqi asked.
"Yes! I want ten percent. Five percent is fine too. Just five percent, one-twentieth. "Li Yi lowered his request again.
The profit was too big. It was too tempting. People would die.
"Okay, I know what you mean. I'll go and discuss it." Li Chengqi felt that it was okay. That's right, I'll pull in my third brother on the surface and the emperor in the dark.
We brothers will split the money. Third brother, don't you want money?
"But there's one thing I have to say first." Li Yi stretched out a finger.
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