Chapter 11 Building a Water Wheel
Lu Bu didn't walk far and found a carpenter shop in front of him, with a lot of wood piled up at the door.
It is quite large in scale, with three, four carpenters and seven or eight apprentices, and is building carriages and furniture for guests.
Lu Bu asked: "Who is the boss?"
After a man of twenty-seven or eight years old, he said, "The villain is the boss here, and I don't know what the guests need to build."
Lu Bu took out a drawing, which was the drawing of the Ferris wheel water wheel drawn by Lu Bu and said, "It's just such a huge wheel, and it requires a diameter of 15 pm. Do you think it can be done?"
The man looked at the drawing for a while and said, "It is possible to build such a big wheel, but it cannot be loaded on a car. What's the use of making it? It's wasted wood and time."
"This is called Wenhou Car. It is mounted in the river and can lift the water to a higher place as the river flows." Lu Bu introduced.
The man looked at the picture carefully again, and Natou bowed and said, "The guest's design is ingenious, and he uses the power of the impact of the water to continuously lift water to irrigate the farmland, increase grain production and benefit the world. It has immeasurable merit. I have built this car for the guests for free."
"That won't work. I'll use dozens of aircraft. You can build one first and see how much it costs, so it's better to pay for you." Lu Bu said.
The man said: "Don't worry, the guest, I work overtime day and night, and I can do it in five days."
"Okay, then I'll send someone to collect it in five days. This is the deposit for you." Lu Bu took five hundred yuan from his entourage and paid the deposit, and agreed to collect it in five days.
There were craftsmen in Lu Bu's army who were mainly used to repair weapons. The amateur carpenters among the soldiers only built a carriage and built a ladder. They were not good enough to build a Wenhou Shuiche.
Lu Tong said: "What are we going to look at?"
"Look at how the people are doing, I, as the governor, have a good idea."
The people in the city live a relatively similar life, most of them are slightly richer.
As soon as I walked out of the West Gate, I saw a half-grown child carrying a bowl and a pocket running around in the wilderness.
The elm trees on the roadside were in trouble, the new buds were all rubbed, and the shepherd's purse and sheep sausages in the field were all poached.
A teenager actually climbed a tree more than ten meters high for some elm leaves.
A sickle was pinned on his waist and cut down the elm branches down. However, the child only built small branches and did not move the main trunk. Even if the owner found out, he would not beat him.
He distributed most of the tender branches to children younger than him, and he didn't get much of it himself.
Lu Bu waved his hand and said, "Young man, come here."
When the child saw that it was three adults shouting, he came over carefully.
Lu Bu said: "You are so smart. Are you not afraid of danger when climbing such a tall tree?"
"There is no way to go in danger. I am the eldest son of the family, and I have younger brothers and sisters under me. Now I don't want to accept it, so I can only take some leaves and wild vegetables to make a living." The young man said.
Lu Bu asked: "How old are you this year? What's your name?"
"I'm fifteenth. My name is Luxin." said the man.
Lu Bu said: "What else do you know? What are your specialties?"
"I can climb trees and swim, but my favorite thing is to train dogs. The big hei I trained is the best hunting dog. I hunt during the day and guard the house at night. Later, when Cao thieves attacked the city, they were caught and eaten." Lu Xin said.
Lu Bu said: "It's not a solution for you. Why don't you join the army? You can't make a fortune in the army and you can also shine your ancestors in the future."
"I want to go. I admire General Lu the most, but they may not accept me. I am just a child." Lu Xin said.
Lu Bu said: "I am General Lu, as long as you want, I will accept you."
Lu Xin stared at Lu Bu and looked again and again. The more he looked, he became more and more like he looked. He hurriedly said, "Go to you, sir."
Lu Bu helped Lu Xin up and said, "I want to take the postgraduate entrance examination and give you three days. You will recruit fifty boys from 14 or 15 years old to join the army. At that time, I will make a small school. If I can't recruit you, I will be the most ordinary soldier."
Lu Xin said: "General, don't worry, I will definitely complete the task. It's just that if you use the evidence to see the general. If there is no evidence, the guards of the government office will not announce it."
"Okay, this is my waist card, you can take it. Remember, you must have children from poor families." Lu Bu arranged.
Lu Xin took the waist card, kowtowed a few times, and said, "Don't worry, General, I will definitely do it."
The child walked away with his waist card, and Lu Tong next to him couldn't understand what Lu Bu was doing. But Lu Bu understood what he was doing. The Xuzhou army seemed to be under Lu Bu's jurisdiction on the surface, but the faction was complicated. Lu Bu had the greatest power, followed by Chen Gong, followed by Zhang Liao, Gao Shun. Wei Xu, Song Xian and Hou Cheng had a close relationship. Hao Meng, Cao Xing were in the same line, and Cheng Lian was alone.
Lu Bu recruited these young men from poor families at the age of fourteen or fifteen. It was the time to worship heroes. Lu Bu believed that with the painting halberd in his hands, they could train these children to become elite guards. After three years, they would be their caring guards at Baimen Tower.
Lu Bu walked around the city for a long time and found that he was really poor after experiencing war. Not only were the people poor, but even the wealthy families had enough of the hardships of war and their lives were in a bad state.
"Let's go back to the yamen." Lu Bu said.
Lu Bu was a key position in civil and military positions. The government office was full of civil officials, several officials, such as the masters, and others, those in charge of agriculture and animal husbandry, and those in charge of industry and commerce were there. When Lu Bu came, they saluted them one after another.
Lu Bu said: "Everyone, the people nearby have experienced wars for a long time, and the people are living in poverty. Many people rely on wild vegetables and weeds to make a living. One porridge point is probably not enough. I will plan to set up three."
The lords did not know what Lu Bu was going to do, and did not dare to express their opinions. They all agreed: "The general's benevolence and righteousness is truly a blessing for the people and the blessing for Xuzhou."
"Everyone is moving. Don't be idle in the yamen for more than a month. Go down to visit the villages and understand the needs of the people." Lu Bu said.
A master said: "The people need seeds the most. Those who don't eat can still eat wild vegetables. What can they harvest in autumn without seeds? There are at least 10,000 farmers around Xuzhou City that have no grain, which is very terrible."
"Give grain to the needy households, distribute sorghum and soybean seeds, and wait for the autumn to return. I will draft a plan and invite military advisor Chen Gong," said Lu Bu.
"yes."
These masters are still very capable, and they are proficient in their own business and have no choice but to start drafting arrangements for the release of grain.
After a while, Chen Gong came, and Lu Bu said, "Public Terminal, I visited the countryside today. The people are in trouble. Many people use wild grass and leaves as food. Some have no food to grow, so I plan to open a warehouse to release grain."
Chapter completed!