Chapter 848 This Is a Shock to the Social Structure! The Future Pillars of the Qin Dynasty Deserve to Be Tempered!

Ying Chengyu said a little unreasonably: "The flat wheel water mill and the vertical wheel water mill are just craftsmanship developed by my brother to develop the art of steelmaking."

"If I have to tell my eldest brother every time I develop a craftsmanship, wouldn't it be annoying for my eldest brother?"

"I think it's better to wait until the skill of steel-making is perfected, and then submit them all to my elder brother."

The flat-wheel water mill and the vertical wheel water-mill made the monarchs and ministers of the Qin Dynasty run and scream regardless of their image.

But for Ying Chengyu, this is just the prerequisite technology that lights up large-scale steelmaking.

If Ying Chengxuan yells in front of Yingzheng every time he lights up a pre-requisite technology, then Yingchengxuan can definitely say that he has no time to study the art of steelmaking!

Thinking of this, Ying Chengyu's voice became more confident: "Brother Qi only sees the advantages of the flat wheel water mill and the vertical wheel water mill now, but does not see their disadvantages."

"Both the flat-wheel water mill and the vertical wheel water mill are powered by water flow, which means they must be in a river, and preferably in a rapid stream."

"Once there is a flood, the vertical wheel may be washed away, and the flat wheel will be washed away even more!"

"I think that instead of wasting people's energy on large-scale construction of these horizontal and vertical wheels that are difficult to withstand floods, it is better to wait until I have mastered the art of steel-making and directly forge key parts with steel."

“This saves people’s labor!”

Ying Zheng pointed at Ying Chengyu with trembling fingers, hating him for not arguing: "You! You!"

"In order to teach you about government affairs, Brother Nai spared no effort to spare half a day every ten days to teach you carefully."

"But how can you still be so ignorant of government affairs?"

"What if the vertical wheel and the flat wheel are washed away by the flood?"

“How much labor does it take to build a vertical wheel and a flat wheel?”

"How much manpower can this water mill, water hammer, and the water mill that Brother Wang has already conceived properly, save our Great Qin?!"

Ying Zheng was questioning Ying Chengxuan.

Han Cang shouted in a trembling voice: "At least one hundred thousand per year!"

"Compared with water mills and water mills, the manpower saved by the flat wheel water mill is really very little."

"Water mills and water mills can completely replace the chopping holes for pounding rice, and only weak women are required to fill the corn and sweep out the corn."

"While one bucket is pounding rice, this woman can also fill and sweep out the corn for the other bucket."

"As long as we add a few more water pots after this vertical wheel and mix them, one woman today can be the four women of the past!"

"And if we can create a water mill, one woman can even be as powerful as five husbands!"

You know, the human-powered treadmill that was common in later generations was a tool that only appeared during the Western Han Dynasty!

In this era, women had to constantly lift a pounding pestle weighing more than three kilograms and about one and a half meters long, and then smash it heavily against the stone mortar. This process took more than three hundred times and took more than half an hour to pound into a mortar of polished rice.

But Shui Lei freed the women from repetitive manual labor for most of the hour.

Women who once could only hold the pestle with both hands and pound it up and down can now sit in front of the water hammer and spend their time pounding rice adjusting the corn in the mortar, or filling and sweeping the corn.

Han Cangyan said it was conservative to say that one wife can be four wives.

In Han Cang's opinion, if things are properly coordinated, what used to take seven or eight women a whole day to complete can now be completed easily by just one woman!

As for water grinding, it is even more significant.

The stone mill can peel off the husks of more corns in the same time, but the heavy stone mill requires animals or men to push it.

When the water mill was invented, rice milling, a job that could only be done by strong men or horses and oxen, could be left to women.

This not only saves a lot of manpower, but also allows Da Qin to dispatch more men to the battlefield!

Lu Buwei added solemnly: "Not just!"

“It’s hard to pound rice, but it’s not hard to fill and sweep rice.”

"Now I, the Qin Dynasty, recruit women to pound rice. The limit is reached after two hours of pounding every day."

"However, this water basin does not require a woman's effort. If a straw shed is built above the water basin to block the scorching sun, a woman can work for four hours a day!"

"If it's the time of autumn harvest, I, Da Qin, can even make the three women rotate crops, just like the Lantian workshop, where they can take a rest and keep watering."

“This will not only save our Da Qin a lot of manpower, but also save our Da Qin a lot of time!”

Han Cang nodded in agreement: "What Xiangbang said is true. It's my official who didn't think it through!"

"Today, our country, the Qin Dynasty, recruits 200,000 women every year just for pounding rice, and there are more than 100,000 prisoners who are also responsible for pounding rice."

"If water mills and water mills can be developed on a large scale, our country in the Qin Dynasty will only need tens of thousands of prisoners per year to grind the corn needed by the court."

"The manpower saved can reach at least 250,000!"

"Your Majesty! I, Da Qin, can collect at least 250,000 fewer corvees every year!"

The number of 250,000 corvees has reached more than 10% of the number of corvees recruited by the Qin Dynasty every year!

Although the 250,000 manpower mentioned by Han Cang only refers to the 250,000 people for one month, even if they work and travel, the court will need to bear their food for at least one and a half months or even two months.

Recruiting more than 10% fewer corvees every year, how much food can this save for the Qin Dynasty?

Lu Buwei added again in an enthusiastic voice: "This is just the number of corvees that our Great Qin court saved."

"The corn that Guizhou people eat for themselves in various places also needs to be pounded before it can be eaten."

"If our country, the Qin Dynasty, can build these two things all over the territory and allow all the people of the country to use these two things for free, we, the Qin Dynasty, can save millions of manpower!"

"This is just a water mill and a water hammer used for grinding and pounding rice."

"Water mills and water pestles can also be used to pound ore, as Chang'an Jun is doing now, or even to pound hemp pulp and paper pulp. I wonder how much manpower can be saved for my Qin!"

"These saved manpower can be used for raising children, hunting and cutting trees, and resting and recuperating."

"Your Majesty, this water mill and water pestle are definitely not just as simple as saving more than 200,000 corvée labor for my Qin!"

Water mills and water pestles can save a lot of manpower for Qin and grind out more millet.

This is enough to make important officials such as Han Cang cry with joy.

But in Lu Buwei's view, these two objects are not just objects for grinding and pounding rice for Qin.

The liberation of productivity in units of one million people per year for one month is far more than just an economic account.

It is a livelihood account! A heart account!

Lu Buwei even has a hunch.

Once the Qin Dynasty builds water mills and water pestles throughout the country, the social structure of the Qin Dynasty will be impacted!

Ying Zheng looked at Ying Chengjiao with hatred and said: "What the Prime Minister and Han Shangqing said can make my brother wake up?"

"Water mills and water pestles are indeed a weapon for the prosperity of the country for my Qin Dynasty."

"Its significance to my Qin Dynasty is no less than the art of curing feces with gold juice!"

"How can my brother be indifferent to it because he is worried that it will be destroyed by the flood?"

"How many wooden wheels can be built with millions of manpower saved every year?!"

Facing the eyes of the Qin monarchs and ministers that were redder than rabbit eyes, Ying Chengjiao bowed his hands obediently and said: "I know my mistake!"

"I will have someone submit all the drawings of water mills, water pestles and water mills to the court . "

"Yes, I have a condition!"

Seeing Ying Chengjiao's good attitude in admitting his mistakes, Ying Zheng felt better and said with a big hand: "Your Majesty, please speak freely, and I will agree to it!"

Ying Chengjiao immediately became energetic and said seriously: "I will hand over the drawings without reservation."

"I can also give half of the craftsmen who made water mills, water pestles and water mills to the Shaofu."

"I will recommend the master craftsman Qi Ai to you and let you dispatch him."

"Then! All matters related to water mills, water pestles and water mills have nothing to do with me!"

It was not difficult for Ying Chengjiao to study water mills and water pestles.

It was just a simple principle of mechanics, and any junior high school student could talk about it.

But if these two things were widely made in Qin, it would be difficult!

Not only do we need to formulate transformation plans based on the specific conditions of each water system, we also need to dig canals, build embankments, and divert water to make the river flow faster. During this period, we will also be involved in corvée mobilization, material transportation, resettlement of people along the canal, calculations of various local forces, and other miscellaneous affairs.

Just thinking about it, Ying Chengjiao felt his scalp tingling!

Ying Zheng asked in surprise: "How can my brother make such a request?"

"These three items were all developed by my brother, and only my brother knows these three items best in the Qin Dynasty."

"Of course, my brother should be responsible for building these three items!"

Ying Chengjiao said with a sad face: "Brother, my shoulders are weak and I really can't bear it. Can you stop adding burdens to me?"

"If I submit all the skills I have learned to develop the steelmaking technique to the court, I will be responsible for implementing them."

"Even if I die of exhaustion at my desk, I can't complete the task, let alone take time to continue studying the steelmaking technique!"

In order to make steel, Ying Chengjiao not only completed the research on water mills and water pestles, but also completed all the prerequisites for glassmaking, porcelain firing and other technologies!

But Ying Chengjiao not only did not take the initiative to submit these technologies, but also did not take the initiative to carry out derivative research and development.

Because in Ying Chengjiao's view, only by completing the steelmaking technology as soon as possible and letting Daqin enter the steel age can the greatest liberation of Daqin's productivity be achieved!

It is a great waste of Ying Chengjiao's time to use precious time to complete the promotion and implementation work that other officials can also complete.

But Ying Chengjiao knows Ying Zheng.

Ying Chengjiao knows that Ying Zheng will never miss such an opportunity to add burden to him!

As expected, Ying Zheng said sincerely and gently: "Brother, you know that I have worked hard for the Qin Dynasty."

"Of course, this task is very important, and it is not difficult for you!"

"Don't worry too much, brother."

"Doctor Fei once advised you: things are in all directions, the key is in the center."

"Your brother only needs to stay in the Neishi County to allocate manpower and material resources and command officials from various departments to complete this task, and you don't need to put in much effort."

"Brother, I believe in you!"

When Ying Zheng was 22 years old, the government affairs he handled every day were more than a hundred times what Ying Chengjiao needs to handle every day now.

But those government affairs were not stressful at all for Ying Zheng, and Ying Zheng could even spare most of his time to fight openly and secretly with various forces in the court!

So in Ying Zheng's view, the government affairs that Ying Chengjiao needed to handle were still a big deal?

Can't they be handled casually on the way by car!

If Ying Chengjiao really felt that this little bit of government affairs was already a huge pressure, then he should hand it over to Ying Chengjiao so that he could get enough experience.

Otherwise, Ying Zheng would not even dare to die!

Ying Chengjiao looked at Ying Zheng pitifully and said, "Brother~~~"

Ying Chengjiao tried to awaken Ying Zheng's sympathy.

Ying Zheng's voice became more gentle and he said, "After the La Festival, you will accompany me hunting for ten days, okay?"

Ying Chengjiao: (o▽)o

Suddenly, Ying Chengjiao felt less embarrassed.

With Liu Ji's ability, there should be no problem for him to handle these government affairs on my behalf, right?

If Liu Ji's ability is not enough, then bring Xiao He in too!

If that doesn't work, then add Zhang Liang!

Although this task is still a little difficult for them now, as the future backbone of the Qin Dynasty, they should have more experience~

Ying Chengjiao's eyes sparkled and he refuted with an unhappy look: "Not enough!"

"At least half a month!"

Ying Zheng said in a short voice: "Good!"

"Just half a month!"

"Pass on my order!"

"Promote Chang'an Jun to the position of Shaofu Cheng, and order the Shaofu and the Shaofu to fully cooperate with Chang'an Jun, and the Dushui Yamen will directly obey Chang'an Jun's orders!"

Ying Chengjiao: (⊙_⊙)?

Ying Zheng's straightforwardness made Ying Chengjiao deeply suspicious.

Is my asking price too low?

Ying Chengjiao hurriedly said, "Brother..."

Ying Zheng interrupted Ying Chengjiao and asked with a smile, "Brother, you have used water power to develop water mills, water pestles, and water grinders. It can be seen that you are particularly good at driving water."

"In addition to these three things, do you have any other ideas to drive water for the benefit of our Qin?"

Ying Chengjiao was unable to say what he wanted to say just now.

Other ideas to drive water for the benefit of Qin?

Water-powered wheelbarrows, water-powered drum wheels, water-powered spinning wheels, hydroelectric generators... There are too many!

The blast furnace in Lantian County is using water pumps for blasting.

But if Ying Chengjiao came up with all these ways to drive water for the benefit of Qin and implemented them throughout Qin, it would take Ying Chengjiao at least ten years.

Forget fishing, Ying Chengjiao doesn't even have time to study the art of steelmaking!

Ying Chengjiao immediately changed the subject and said, "Brother, I don't know much about the Shaofu, and I have never governed in the local area."

"I need some helpers to fulfill your order!"

The smile in Ying Zheng's eyes became more and more intense, and he nodded and said, "Order!"

"The appointment and dismissal of all officials in the Dushui Ya Office can be decided by Chang'an Jun!"

Ying Zheng saw clearly that Ying Chengjiao must have a lot of water-driving skills in his mind.

But Ying Zheng did not tempt Ying Chengjiao to speak out those techniques.

Being able to give Ying Chengjiao the task of building water mills and water mills in the territory of Daqin, let Ying Chengjiao experience for the first time the feeling of being in the internal history but remotely controlling the local area for his use, and let Ying Chengjiao grow from this experience, which made Ying Zheng satisfied.

Ying Zheng just wanted Ying Chengjiao to grow, not to force him to do things he didn't like!

Since Ying Chengjiao was unwilling to speak now, Ying Zheng would not force him.

Ying Zheng believed that when Ying Chengjiao felt it was appropriate, Ying Chengjiao would take the initiative to reveal himself.

Even when Ying Chengjiao felt it was inappropriate, Ying Chengjiao might reveal his talent!

Ying Chengjiao thought he had succeeded and secretly breathed a sigh of relief. He hurriedly bowed and said, "Thank you, brother!"

Then Ying Chengjiao grabbed Ying Zheng's arm and walked downstream, urging him repeatedly, "It's getting late, and the workers must have gathered."

"Brother, follow me downstream quickly."

"I can't prove that I haven't deceived you, and I feel uneasy for a while!"

The Lantian workshop carries many pre-crafts that Ying Chengjiao has lit up for the research and development of steelmaking.

Ying Chengjiao really didn't dare to let Ying Zheng stroll around the Lantian workshop anymore.

Otherwise, Liu Ji would be exhausted to death!

"Ah Qiu!"

Liu Ji suddenly sneezed, glanced around, and then picked up another linen shirt from the fortune teller and put it on, whispering: "Liu is strong and good at swimming, how come he caught a cold after diving to save someone?"

"It shouldn't be!"