Sure enough, anyone who dares to rebel must have multiple plans. Now, the rebel army under King Jingyang has more than 100,000 men.
Lin Xinping had a proper army of 50,000 men, and the two of them together made up a force of 200,000. Anyone who heard that number would probably feel their scalp tingle.
Ning Ye was feeling bitter. He just wanted to develop peacefully, so why did so many things keep coming his way?
Can't these people just shut up for once? They're leaving us no way out at all.
Besides keeping an eye on whether any suspicious people are around Qingyuan County every day, Ning Ye can only devote most of his time to this land, since the water pump can no longer pump much water.
Although the previous heavy snowfall made the underground water resources very abundant, you still can't keep up with the daily pumping. You should know that Ningye's water pump is an enhanced version, which can pump up a considerable amount of water every day.
The land that Ningye needs to irrigate is also enormous. It has been cultivated by several thousand people over two years, so much so that the area Ningye is responsible for now has reached as much as 30,000 mu.
Of course, without such a large land base, feeding so many people would be a pipe dream, since current grain production is still somewhat problematic.
High-yield seeds cannot cover all the land, so the yield in some areas is quite meager, and without water, there may be no harvest at all.
Ning Ye had assumed that all the people around Qingyuan County had gathered in Qingmei Village, but he was surprised to find that there were still people outside.
The drought has brought people out of the surrounding area once again. Ning Ye is naturally very happy about the extra labor force, but this also means that his population pressure has increased again.
Ning Ye went to the site to check on the matter of drawing water from the mountain. There wasn't much bamboo in the area, so they could only cut down trees to make the water troughs. However, with the current carpentry skills, it would be quite difficult to make a large number of drinking troughs that could draw water from the mountain in a short period of time.
When they arrived at the site, several hundred meters of the water tanks had already been laid, but this distance was still far from enough. Ning Ye looked at the water tanks and found that they were indeed quite crudely made, and it would be difficult to ensure that the joints were leak-proof.
If it leaks everywhere, a lot of water will be wasted, and more importantly, it's simply not long enough.
In order to speed up the construction schedule, Ning Ye had no choice but to raise wages and make these people work desperately, since what they were doing was for their own lives.
As for releasing Ning Ye directly, all they could do was rummage through their own little house and find some tape. Using tape to fill the gaps was the only option available, since it was better than having nothing at all.
After entrusting these matters to others, Ning Ye went straight to the source of the mountain, which was a fairly good underground fountain that flowed onto the surface.
Ningye didn't know exactly how many years the fountain had been running, but according to the old man, it had never stopped. No matter how hot the weather was, the water source here was always plentiful.
Otherwise, Ning Ye wouldn't have gone to such great lengths to divert the water.
Ningye's purpose here is nothing more than to make the spring bigger, so that all needs can be fully met; otherwise, it would still be somewhat lacking.
However, no one else could do this kind of thing. Only Ning Ye could try to find out how to properly widen the cliff without affecting the water flow. If he messed it up and the water stopped flowing, that would be really bad.
When Ning Ye arrived, Master Qingfeng was already there. "Oh, you're here, kid. Come and take a look. I don't think this is difficult. It just depends on how you plan to do it."
"It seems that you already have a plan in mind, Daoist. Why don't you tell me? If it works, we can just do it according to your plan."
Elder Qingfeng said calmly, "Young Ning, I can tell you don't understand this. But it doesn't matter. I, as an old senior, won't hold it against you. Look at this spring. It's a spring in the center of the cross, a gift from heaven."
Ning Ye nodded and said, "You are my senior, so whatever you say is true. Is there anything else I need to pay attention to?"
"In my opinion, widening outwards from the center is enough. However, the depth might be a bit too great, as it's all hard rock. Most people simply don't have the ability to do that."
Ning Ye glanced at it and saw that the current thickness of the spring was about the size of a wrist. If it were to be widened outwards, it would indeed have to pass through a layer of hard rock.
According to Ning Ye's plan, it would need to be widened to at least the size of a bowl to be sufficient.
Ning Ye looked around and saw that it was all bedrock underground. He wondered what kind of changes this mountain had undergone to cause the bedrock to reach this point.
Ning Ye drew a short knife he always carried. He tried to apply force upwards, but found that even with all his strength, he could only leave a shallow mark, indicating that the rock was extremely hard.
But that doesn't matter, Ning Ye has plenty of ways to make this thing obedient.
Even the hardest rock can't beat a drill bit. He has some very simple drill bits on hand. Using these bits will make the rock no different from tofu, it will just take a little longer.
Ning Ye turned around and asked, "Are you sure this place won't cause any problems?"
Master Qingfeng shouted at the top of his lungs, "If you don't believe me, you can try to figure it out yourself, but if you fail, you'll have to apologize to me."
"Master, I only won against you by chance last time. It's not like I'm holding a grudge for so long. This time, I naturally trust you."
Now that the location was confirmed, Ning Ye didn't hesitate and started working immediately. With the multi-functional drill bit in place, progress was quite rapid.
However, Ning Ye was somewhat surprised by this. It wasn't that the water flow wasn't strong enough, but rather that the flow became stronger and stronger right from the start.
Ning Ye even began to doubt whether there really was some kind of dragon vein, otherwise how could there be so much water? Logically speaking, this place is already halfway up the mountain, there shouldn't be so much water.
But Ningye didn't care about all that. He wasn't afraid of having too much water, he was afraid of not having any. No matter how much water came, he would take it all.
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