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"Uncle, there is something you don't know. The price of this new water wheel is only the same as the traditional water wheel. Also, the Mo Family Village has a discount for farmers who have land. They can pay half the price first and pay the rest after the autumn harvest. They can even rent the water wheel for a short period of time," Meton said loudly.
"That's right!" Fang Xuanling nodded approvingly. The water wheel of the Mo Family was not expensive and the sales method was flexible. It was indeed a blessing for the people of Guanzhong.
"What if the land is far away from the river?" Fang Xuanling was the Prime Minister and asked the key question. Close to the river, the land that could be irrigated took up at most one-tenth of the land, and the land that could not be irrigated was everywhere. These were the most important places in the history of drought.
In this era, most of the land close to the river was good for irrigation. Most of it was controlled by aristocratic families and landlords. These families had deep backgrounds and were able to resist natural disasters.
Every time, it was the ordinary people who were affected. Most of their land was far away from the river and was not good for irrigation. Or the land was low-lying and was not good for drainage. Drought and flood could cause a large-scale reduction in production. They could only rely on the weather for food. They were the biggest victims of each natural disaster.
Meton understood Fang Xuanling's worries. He thought for a moment and said, "Uncle Fang, do you know that among the common water sources, there is a place that has a large amount of water besides the river. It is omnipresent and almost inexhaustible."
"Omnipresent and inexhaustible?"
Was there? Fang Xuanling felt that his brain was not enough. If there was such a place, why didn't the people water it?
Fang Xuanling looked at Meton in confusion and found that Meton's eyes were fixed on his feet. Fang Xuanling suddenly realized and blurted out, "Well water?"
Meton nodded and said, "Uncle Fang is wise. I am talking about well water, but the Mo Family calls it underground water."
Meton thought of the various motor-driven wells in the future. Extracting underground water was the mainstream. How much land could be irrigated with river water alone?
"Underground water? The water source under the surface is indeed very vivid! "Fang Xuanling nodded. Indeed, this water source was omnipresent, and it was almost inexhaustible.
"I know about well water, but it's very difficult to drill a well. It's almost impossible to irrigate the field with buckets of water." Fang Xuanling's hopeful eyes suddenly dimmed. Although they had found a water source, it was unrealistic.
Fang Xuanling shook her head and said: "Uncle Fang, don't be so quick to deny it. The experimental field in the Mo Family Village in the south of the city is a dry field. The Mo Family is currently conducting an experiment. Uncle Fang, you'll know if it works or not. "
Although the 100 mu experimental fields in the south of the Mo's Village were close to Chang 'an, they were indeed inferior fields with low yield and were far away from the river without irrigation. Otherwise, the Mo's Village would not have been able to get it so easily.
"Oh!"
Fang Xuanling's eyes suddenly flashed. The experimental fields of the Mo Family were famous in Chang 'an. In particular, Meton once promised that the yield per mu would be six loads. Many people were ready to laugh at Mo Jiazi. It was simply a fantasy to achieve such a high yield in an inferior field.
However, looking at Meton's confident face, Fang Xuanling's doubts disappeared little by little and were replaced by a burst of hope. If Meton could really solve the problem of irrigation in the inferior field, it was not impossible to produce six loads per mu.
If this method could be popularized, it would be a blessing for the people in Guanzhong and the Tang dynasty.
Thinking of this, Fang Xuanling could no longer sit still. She immediately pulled Meton out.
"Hey! Jun 'er's friend has just arrived. Why don't you stay for dinner? " Fang Xuanling pulled Meton out of the door and saw a gentle and generous middle-aged lady coming towards them.
"Hello, auntie!" Meton hurriedly saluted.
Meton had heard of the lady in front of him for a long time. How could Meton not admire Lu, who was able to train the Prime Minister so well? The word "jealousy" originated from the lady in front of him.
"Let's not eat first! We have important things to do! "Fang Xuanling waved her hand and said.
"Mother, Meton is leaving. I'll go see him off!" Fang Jun came out of nowhere and ran away with Meton.
"This child!" Lu looked at Fang Jun, who ran away like a rabbit, and said bitterly.
"Why are you following me?" Meton stared at Fang Jun and said angrily.
As the Prime Minister's residence, the Fang Residence had many carriages, but Fang Jun shamelessly wanted to ride in the same carriage with Meton.
"Nonsense, do you think I want to be alone at home!" Fang Jun thought of his fierce mother and couldn't help but shrink his head.
"Also, Meton will never be bored with you. I've missed so many wonderful moments of Brother Mo. This time, I can't miss it."
Meton looked at Fang Jun in surprise. He didn't expect this guy's nose to be so sharp.
"What is it? Can you tell me first?" Fang Jun said impatiently.
No one knew a son better than his father. Fang Jun naturally knew how calm his father was. To be able to make his father so impatient, it must be something big.
"You'll know when we get there!" Meton kept Fang Jun guessing, which made Fang Jun gnash his teeth.
Fang Xuanling, who was in a hurry, directly used the Prime Minister's identity card to open the way. Along the way, there was no obstruction. It didn't take long for them to reach the South City Gate. Other than the South City Gate, less than two li away was the Mo Family's experimental field.
Outside the Mo Family's experimental field, there was still a hubbub of voices.
The spring plowing was over, and the sales boom of the curved plows had passed. However, the artificially hatched chickens, ducks, and geese were still popular. In addition, the people of Chang 'an who had seen the advertisement in the Mo Family's magazine came to buy the new hydraulic capstan.
As soon as Fang Xuanling got off the carriage, she saw a row of five huge water wheels neatly placed beside the pool outside the Mo Family's experimental field. This pool was originally used to transfer live fish in the Mo Family's village, but now all the water wheels made way for them.
"Clatter!"
Two strong men in each water wheel were stepping hard on the pedals of the water wheel. Every time they stepped hard, a large amount of water would be drawn out of the pool.
The water flowed out of the water wheel continuously. The surging water flowed half a circle around the pool and then flowed into the pool again.
"What a large amount of water!" The people of Chang 'an nearby exclaimed.
Compared with the traditional tube-cart, the water produced by the hydraulic capstan was much larger, which also meant that the irrigation efficiency was much higher. Moreover, the price was relatively flat. Of course, the people who could afford it were attracted by these water wheels.
"This pool is water without a source. If the water doesn't flow back, I'm afraid it will be drained in a day." Meton explained, pointing at the water wheels.
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