While they were talking, Wei Mingze hurried back with the blueprints.
He immediately presented the blueprints and said, "Chief, this is the blueprint of how we dug the riverbed and brought in the water. Please take a look."
Wei Ji reached out to take it and looked at it carefully.
Wei Mingze said, "The well in the fort is very old. No relevant records have been found, and the flow of groundwater is also unknown."
The predecessor of Wei's Fort was Weijia Village, which was also the place where the Wei family lived for generations.
Later, the clan began to prosper, and many important officials came out of it. The family's reputation grew, and more than ten years ago, each family contributed funds to build a fort.
Those wells have always existed, and even the older generation is not sure how old some of them are.
Wei Ji looked down at the blueprint and after a while concluded, "The riverbed is five meters wide and only three meters deep. It doesn't seem deep enough to penetrate the groundwater."
Wei Xiyin and others breathed a sigh of relief when they heard this.
Wei Ji then changed the subject, "But these river waters will flow into other places, especially the villages and farmlands along the way. I'm afraid that large areas of farmland will be polluted and will no longer be able to be cultivated in the future."
This means that they will have no new food for the next few years.
Even if the farmlands irrigated with polluted water are not affected by natural disasters in the future and can produce crops, people dare not eat them.
Everyone in the room changed their expressions when they heard this.
Wei Mingze said quickly, "My nephew has calculated that there are 5,000 dou of grain left in the treasury, 1,000 of which are soybeans and wheat. If we save a little, we can get through the winter..."
What happens after winter?
The food problem is also imminent.
Wei Xiyin's eyes flickered slightly. She actually had this idea in her mind before, but the matter was of great importance and she couldn't make the decision alone.
Wei Ji saw that Sun Nu was about to speak but hesitated, so he passed it over calmly and said to everyone without changing his expression, "Things must be dealt with one by one. The most urgent thing is to resolve the crisis at the door first."
Wei Ji tapped his fingers on the table. After a moment, he made a decision and ordered in a deep voice, "Mingze, gather the tribesmen tomorrow and follow the guards to go out and clean up the zombies."
"The clan members must learn to stand up on their own. Only by becoming strong can the Wei clan continue to survive in this world."
Now the world has changed. There are thousands of people in the fortress, and everyone is staying in a safe place, but those troops have to go out to face the zombies.
Everyone is afraid of death, especially a horrible way of dying, like becoming a monster. If this continues, Wei Ji is afraid that his followers will become dissatisfied with the Wei family.
This is not to doubt the loyalty of Chang Ying, Qin Shan and others, but out of consideration for human nature.
"yes!"
The day for clearing the zombies outside was set for three days later, and the group left the main courtyard with heavy hearts.
As soon as she came out, Wei Xiyin called out to Wei Mingze.
"Seventh Uncle, is there a place in the clan where tools can be made?"
Wei Mingze was confused and didn't know what she wanted to do, but he still replied, "There is a blacksmith shop in the tribe. It was originally used to help the tribe members make or repair farm tools. The furnace inside can be used."
He paused and added, "It's just that the blacksmith in the shop has passed away, and now the shop is empty."
Wei Xiyin was somewhat disappointed after hearing this, but she still wanted to ask, "Then does Seventh Uncle know where there are still craftsmen nowadays?"
Wei Mingze is in charge of the tribe's population registration, and he knows this aspect best.
Wei Mingze said, "Yes, there are two blacksmiths living in your third uncle's family. Wei Ting's family also seems to have several long-term workers who are craftsmen. I don't know if they are blacksmiths."
Wei Xiyin was overjoyed and quickly thanked him.
"I wonder what Wu Niang wants to do?" Wei Mingze asked curiously.
Wei Xiyin didn't hide it, "My niece wants to see if she can make some protective gear and make some improvements to the weapons."
The zombie virus is highly contagious. Once injured, there is no cure. In order to increase the survival rate of the guards, protective measures are essential, especially for the weak parts of the hands and feet that are prone to wounds.
Upon hearing this, Wei Mingze praised: "Wu Niang is really thoughtful."
The two chatted for a while and then parted at the door of the old house.
Wei Mingze returned to Mingjing Hall and prepared to issue a notice to call on his clansmen to sign up and participate in the action three days later.
After getting the key to the blacksmith shop, Wei Xiyin went directly to her third uncle's house to ask for someone.
Wei Zhongxun was recuperating from illness, and when Wei Xiyin visited him she only saw Wei Li.
When Wei Li heard that she wanted a blacksmith, he thought it was the clan leader's intention, so he let her take the person away without asking any questions.
Wei Xiyin brought two blacksmiths to the blacksmith shop. The shop was not big, with only a small room and a small furnace, with some previously made farm tools placed on both sides.
At the back is a small courtyard with four rooms, two living quarters and a utility room.
The utility room is filled with scattered materials and some iron ore needed to make farm tools.
The blacksmith shop is the clan's asset, and the materials in the shop, such as iron and copper, all come from the armory.
Unauthorized mining of ore is a serious crime, and I don’t know where the materials in the arsenal came from.
Wei Xiyin found paper and pen and drew a mask and a set of armor.
In this dynasty, the leather armor worn by ordinary soldiers in battle was mainly made of animal skins. The bronze armor worn by another type of elite soldiers was thicker and heavier, and of course had stronger defensive power.
However, these highly protective equipment all have a prerequisite, that is, they are aimed at enemies on the battlefield. They are feasible for killing enemies, but they are useless for killing zombies.
Leather armor can be easily bitten through by zombies' teeth, and bronze armor is too heavy and makes a lot of noise when moving, making it very easy for zombies to discover it.
The most important point is that they don’t have that much material.
So Wei Xiyin made some improvements to the armor based on the existing materials to reduce the weight as much as possible.
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