Chapter 488 Busy Black River City
At this time, Heihe City was busy with its own affairs.
Although Heihe City has not received any news from the capital, it can guess that the Black Armor Tiger Master will come sooner or later.
So everyone discussed it and decided to solve the accommodation problem for the 100,000-strong army before they arrived.
There was no more space inside the city, so they had to set up tents outside. If they wanted to build a military camp, they would have to wait until the spring when the ground thawed.
Heihe City has a large population and great strength. The peasant army plus all the male laborers in Heihe City, a total of tens of thousands of people, went out together. The scene was really bustling and lively.
Wu Pinghou and Ye Yanping were directing on the scene.
Before setting up the tent, you must first clear the weeds on the site and fill and compact the uneven areas such as ditches and holes with soil.
Then we went to the Heihe Village Ancestral Hall to move materials. This task was completed by the villagers of Heihe Village, because only the people of Heihe Village knew the secret of the ancestral hall.
After the materials were moved in, everyone began to set up the tents in a hurry, trying to set up all the tents before dark.
The men were busy outside the city, and the women inside the city were also busy.
Because Xiao Jiuer had already informed everyone early in the morning by dragging his short legs along.
"Anai, auntie, auntie!"
"Susu has a new flower coming up! Remember to come to the river!"
At Xiao Jiuer's call, the women came to the river together and saw a large object placed there.
It looks like a spinning wheel, but it is several times larger and its structure is much more complicated.
Ye Yan'an had been waiting there for a long time.
This was the first time he had come up with a new invention on his own, without relying on Xiao Jiuer's drawings.
"Yan An, is this big thing a spinning wheel? Why is it so big?"
"Can you carry so many spindles?"
Daewoo's spinning wheel usually has one spindle, or at most two. Taking spinning hemp as an example, it is considered very good if two kilograms of yarn can be spun every day.
But Ye Yanan's spinning wheel has ten spindles.
"It's a spinning wheel."
"It can drive ten spindles."
Ye Yan'an was very confident, as he had secretly tried it last night.
"Yan An, your spinning wheel is really well made. But it's so big, how many people would it take to turn it?"
"Yeah, I'm afraid it would take more than ten people shaking together."
Ye Yanan smiled and said, "No need for anyone. Not even a single person."
"What?"
“No one needs it???”
The women were a little bit incredulous, their necks stretched out, "Yan An, how can this spinning wheel turn without someone? It can't turn by itself!"
Ye Yan'an pointed to the river and waterwheel beside him and said, "Aunts, guess why I put the spinning wheel next to the waterwheel?"
Everyone looked confused and shook their heads.
The little girl in the village head's arms raised her hands, "I know!"
"Hydraulic, hydrolactic!"
"Xiaobao's answer is correct!" Ye Yan'an gave a thumbs up to Xiaotuanzi.
"Xiaobao is really clever!" the village head exclaimed in surprise. "Using water power, could it be that they mean using a waterwheel to divert river water?"
Ye Yan'an nodded, "Yes, this is a water-powered spinning wheel. As the name suggests, it uses water power to drive the spinning wheel to spin thread."
"A water-powered spinning wheel?" the women asked in surprise. "How does it work?"
"Everyone wait a moment, I'll get the waterwheel running first."
Ye Yan'an jumped off the riverbank and drove the water truck.
Since the Ziyu Inn closed down, the villagers stopped using the large waterwheel they had built.
Ye Yan'an moved the big rock that was blocking the waterwheel, and the waterwheel slowly started moving under the flushing of the river water.
Ye Yan'an climbed up the riverbank and stood beside the spinning wheel to explain to everyone:
"The most special thing about this spinning wheel is that it doesn't require human power; it's driven by water. Water is drawn into the waterwheel, hitting the spinning wheel, which in turn drives the transmission mechanism, and the spinning wheel can then rotate rapidly."
As soon as Ye Yanan finished speaking, the water from the waterwheel arrived and fell on the water wheel of the spinning wheel.
The water wheel began to move under the action of the water flow, and then the entire spinning wheel seemed to be given life, and the ten spindles began to rotate automatically.
"Oh my God!"
Everyone was stunned.
This spinning wheel really doesn’t require any workers!
Everyone's faces changed with excitement. They had never seen anything like this before, freeing up manpower and hands!
"Yan An, you're such a good boy!" The village head was so happy that tears welled up in his eyes. "The glory of being the regent's son hasn't made you dizzy. You've become even more diligent. What you're doing is great for the benefit of our descendants!"
"Yes, Yan An, you are really amazing!" The women praised in unison.
Ye Yan'an was a little embarrassed. "I just thought it was a waste to leave the waterwheel empty, so I wanted to use it. We don't have a loom in our village, so I thought I'd give it a try."
The women chattered and came forward to take a closer look.
"Yan An, why can't we figure it out? How come you have such a sharp mind?"
"Such a large spinning wheel doesn't require any human effort. Just one person watching over it is enough! How easy!"
"Yes! People get tired, but water never gets tired! This spinning wheel can spin day and night, and it must produce dozens of kilograms of yarn in a single day!"
Ye Yanan smiled and said, "It's winter now, and the water level in the river is shallow. When the water level rises in the new year, we can make a bigger one. It shouldn't be a problem to drive twenty spindles at a time!"
The women exclaimed, "With twenty spindles, spinning a hundred kilograms of yarn a day shouldn't be a problem!"
"From now on, we in Heihe City will weave our own cloth and never have to go out to buy cloth again!"
"Not only do I not have to buy cloth, I might even be able to make money selling it!"
Ye Yan'an said, "I'll think about the loom again and see if I can make one that's more useful!"
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Not far away, Zhao Xingjian was grinning so hard that his teeth were showing.
"Master Zhao, you are truly a winner in life!" Fan Changfu envied him. "Your son-in-law is not only the son of the Prince Regent, but also a truly talented child. Given time, he will surely become famous and renowned throughout the world!"
"Old Fan, you're not bad either!" Zhao Xingjian laughed heartily. "Not only is Huaining the legitimate son of Marquis Wuping, but most importantly, he's completely put aside his playful nature. Now he's the prefect of Jianye County and is very popular among the people. Your future son-in-law has a bright future!"
Fan Changfu nodded, but his eyes soon turned red.
Zhao Xingjian understood that Old Fan was thinking of Concubine Shu.
"Old Fan, the person is gone, and the living are like this. Don't be sad anymore."
Fan Changfu nodded and looked at Xiao Jiuer lovingly, "God is always kind. Rong'er is gone, but Xiao Jiuer is still here. It's not like I'm left without a thought for her."
Zhao Xingjian nodded.
Fan Changfu said, "The 26th day of the twelfth lunar month is Xiaobao's birthday. I need to prepare well to make up for the regret of not being with her for the past two years."
"Xiaobao was born on the 26th day of the twelfth lunar month?"
Zhao Xingjian smiled, "Last year, we set her birthday on the 28th day of the twelfth lunar month!"
"The 26th day of the twelfth lunar month this year is also the day when Yan An and Rong Er get married. It's really a double happiness!"
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