The people spread the news by word of mouth, and soon everyone in the Northern Wilderness knew about the Silver Road outside the Northern Wilderness City, and along with it came merchants with a keen sense of smell.
City Lord's Blacksmith Shop
After the blacksmith finished looking at the blueprint, he looked a little bewildered. "Sir, I've never seen this before. If you want to make it, it will take some time."
Jiang Sheng nodded: "Sure, as long as it can be done, it doesn't matter if it takes a little longer. By the way, brother, do you know where there is a good carpenter?"
"As for the carpenter, you can go find Wang Quezi."
"But although he has good craftsmanship, he has a bit of a strange temper. If you want to make something, you have to have him look at it and only make something that he finds interesting."
"If you want to find him, I'll have someone take you there. He doesn't live in the city, but in the bamboo forest outside the city."
Seeing him nod, the blacksmith shouted loudly, "Come here, Xiao Liuzi, take this young man to find Wang Quezi."
Soon a young man came running over and said with a smile, "Sir, you are looking for Uncle Wang. Please follow me and I will take you to find him."
"By the way, sir, what you want to make is something special, isn't it? My uncle Wang likes things that are different. He doesn't make ordinary things like tables and chairs."
When Jiang Sheng heard this, he couldn't help laughing.
I thought this carpenter was quite interesting, but I wondered if his skills were the same as those of a human being. Making a waterwheel was much more difficult than making a curved plow.
"It's special, definitely a masterpiece, but I don't know if Carpenter Wang can make it."
Xiao Liuzi's eyes lit up and he laughed, "Yes, as long as my uncle Wang agrees, there's nothing he can't do. Come with me, sir."
The two of them got on the donkey cart and headed out of the city.
In less than half an hour, after passing through a bamboo forest, a bamboo house came into view.
Xiao Liuzi parked the donkey cart aside, jumped off, and shouted, "Uncle Wang, Uncle Wang, I'm here to bring you business. There's a young man who wants to make something very special."
The door opened with a creak, and a thin middle-aged man looked around sharply and fixed his eyes on Jiang Sheng.
His face was a little red and there was a smell of alcohol.
"Oh, come in and talk slowly."
Jiang Sheng entered the yard and looked at the surrounding layout. There were bluestone slabs on the left and a large open space on the right with some green leaves popping up. It was obviously a vegetable field.
The yard is clean and tidy, which shows that he is a person who takes life seriously. Otherwise, if he lived alone, the yard would have been a mess long ago.
Xiao Liuzi poured tea and said with a smile, "You guys chat, I'm going to take a stroll in the bamboo forest."
Wang Mucheng hummed, took out a small porcelain bottle, and said nonchalantly: "Bring some anti-snake and insect medicine with you, in case you get bitten. There are many snakes and insects in this bamboo forest."
"Oh, I see. Thank you, Uncle Wang. You have a sharp tongue but a soft heart."
They trotted away, and suddenly only two people were left in the yard.
Jiang Sheng was not one to beat around the bush. He took out the blueprint, spread it flat on the table, and said softly, "Carpenter Wang, take a look. This is what I want to make."
"This is called a waterwheel. It's 10 meters high, with a 5-meter-long beam in the middle, and the diameter..."
As he explained, the people who were originally sitting and drinking sat up straight unconsciously, staring at the drawings above with burning eyes, staring at him with clear eyes.
"Sir, what you're saying is that this thing that looks like a windmill uses the impact of water to rotate, and then pumps the water up to irrigate the paddy fields, saving manpower, right?"
Jiang Sheng thought that he was indeed an old carpenter. The other party understood what he meant just by saying that.
He nodded and said, "Yes, the Northern Wasteland is vast, but the population is small. Many vacant plots cannot be cultivated because of the difficulty of irrigation."
"If we had a waterwheel, we wouldn't need people to irrigate the fields anymore. When we want to irrigate, we just open the bamboo tube that connects to the waterwheel, and water will naturally flow into the fields..."
Wang Mucheng laughed loudly, his eyes shining frighteningly.
"Good, good, this thing is truly a divine object. If it can really work, then the Northern Wasteland will be able to produce a lot more food in the future."
He was born and raised in the Northern Wilderness and knew very well how big the Northern Wilderness was. The people could only rely on people to transport water bit by bit for farming and irrigation, which was not only hard work but also a waste of time.
I have been thinking about whether there is any way to make the people suffer less, but I have searched through all the books but couldn't find it. I didn't expect that this blueprint would be right in front of me.
Wang Mucheng's eyes became more complicated. It was fate and time.
"I wonder if this young man is from the City Lord's Mansion?"
Jiang Sheng said frankly, "Yes, this is what the city lord asked me to find someone to do. I hope it can be done soon. If it rains in the next two months, it can be used for irrigation."
"I see. However, this thing is too big. I can't make it alone. I need to find more people."
Wang Mucheng paused before saying, "So this money requires more, two or three taels for a waterwheel is inevitable, and no delays are allowed. I wonder if you can accept it, young master."
In the past, the City Lord's Mansion would always make nice promises when asking them to do work, but when it came to settling the money, they would delay it as much as possible.
If they have money, they can go to a brothel, but they won’t give it to them.
He was just so angry that he moved out of Beihuang City to seek some peace and quiet. This time, the Jiang family moved into the City Lord's Mansion. They had a good reputation, but he had never met them before, so he had to be frank with them.
Jiang Sheng knew his concerns, and without saying anything, he took out a silver note of one hundred taels and pushed it over to him, his eyes sincere: "Carpenter Wang, this is a deposit of one hundred taels. I want as much as you can make within two months."
"We'll discuss the price of reinforcing and repairing the waterwheel later. Don't worry, my Jiang family will never take a penny from the people."
Wang Mucheng glanced at the banknotes and the smile on his face became much more sincere.
"Okay, you're worthy of being from the City Lord's Mansion. I'll take this job. Once we make the first one and test it in the water to make sure it's all working, we'll start the rest."
Jiang Sheng took out the contract and said seriously, "This is the contract. You can start after signing it. When you are done, find me to test it in the water. I am usually busy."
"If you have any questions, please send someone to the City Lord's Mansion with a sign to find me. My name is Jiang Sheng, and I am the City Lord's third son."
“……!!”
Wang Mucheng's eyes widened in surprise, "You're the Third Young Master, you didn't draw this waterwheel blueprint, did you?"
Jiang Sheng just smiled and didn't say much.
It is true that he drew it, but it was copied from ancient books in the space. He doesn't have the ability to draw it. However, it is difficult to mention the space, so just assume that he did a good job.
After the two finalized the details and paid the deposit, Jiang Sheng did not go back to the city directly, but took a walk outside the city.
Xiao Liuzi said with a smile: "From your accent, you don't sound like a native of the Northern Wilderness. Are you new here? Would you like to come down and see our Silver Road?"
"...Silver Road?"
Seeing his puzzled expression, Xiao Liuzi chuckled and said proudly, "That's right. I heard that it was developed by the staff of the City Lord's Mansion. It's really amazing, even more impressive than the official road of the imperial court."
"With the Jiang family here, our Northern Wilderness will not be worse than Southern Xinjiang in the future. It will get better and better. There is hope for the future."
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