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Then the waterwheel was tested for several times and some problems were discovered.

For example, if the strength is not sufficient, or when pounding rice is not as careful as human pounding, so some grains are always brought out.

But these problems are easy to solve.

The former only needs to adjust the position of the lever fulcrum, so that the mallet can be lifted higher, so the force to hit the stone mortar is greater.

Fortunately, I did a test with samples, otherwise the problem was discovered in mass production, and thousands of them would have to be changed.

The latter is to transform the stone mortar.

That is to choose a larger stone mortar with a higher edge, so that even if the grain is smashed inside, it will not jump out of the mortar.

However, although this method is good, it does not seem to be suitable for tossing at this time.

Because this means that all the stone mortars used for pounding rice in the hands of the people have to be replaced.

This is difficult to do. First, you have to find a suitable stone, and then you have to knock it out of a hole and polish it.

At this time when the tools are extremely backward, it will take a few days to produce.

So Shen Bing thought of another method: still use the original small stone mortar, just spread a layer of linen cloth outside the small stone mortar.

If you don’t have burlap, you can use sack for rice or old clothes. In short, collect and process the spilled grain.In this way, there is no waste problem.

Out of caution, Shen Bing tried a few more times, and then started mass production after confirming that there was no problem.

The production of thousands of waterwheels is a trivial matter for Shen Bing... Tens of thousands of troops are placed there. They usually make trebuchets and other siege equipment, but now they are only making waterwheels under the guidance of the carpenters such as Hui. .

Even some of them have experience in making waterwheels.

In fact, Wei State does not need waterwheels. Wei State has a lot of runoff and a dense irrigation network, but people are naturally curious about new things. Good people will try to make things after they know that there are waterwheels and rollovers.

Although there are not many such people, they can also play a guiding role like the craftsmen such as Xu.

Then tens of thousands of people were divided into several batches: logging, transportation, sawing, making... Thousands of waterwheels were made in just two days.

Shen Bing scattered these waterwheels to various places in Shouchun City...Of course, this is to be scattered rather than concentrated.

If these waterwheels are concentrated in one place, one will cause congestion, and the other is that the people in the city have to carry the rice far away to the concentration point if they want to pound the rice. If it is a long walk, I am afraid it will be too. It will take a long time, it is better to pound at home.

In this way, Shen Bing disperses to various places according to the runoff, so that the people in the city can go to the nearby waterwheel to pound the rice with the "principle of proximity", which can truly save labor.

The rule for pounding rice is: pounding the rice itself does not require money, but it needs to be registered at Jianyu Shi, and every ten bags of rice will be exchanged for one mu of land.

And this farmland is not Baitun, but still according to the 12th tax of Qin law, except that the grains distributed are deducted.

This is a great thing.

Because the people only need to count:

Ten bags of rice can be pounded by a water tanker to save more than a month's labor, and if the labor saved is used for farming, there is no loss.

And for the farmland to be able to use "12 taxes and one tax", which means you get eleven crops for every twelve, wouldn't it be a big profit?

So how can you not flock to it?

Shen Bing thought so.

But what was surprising was that there were few responders, and no one came to pound the rice one day after the notice was issued.

At this time, Yang Duanhe came up.

He was busy defending the Huai River during this period, running up and down the Huai River defense line all day long... This is actually the division of labor between Shen Bing and Yang Duanhe. Shen Bing is responsible for Shouchun and the Qin army led by Yang Duanhe is responsible. Huaihe and supply lines.

Yang Duanhe came after seeing the announcement posted by Shen Bing.

When he saw the announcement, he still didn't know what was going on with the waterwheel pounding rice, so he frowned at the moment:

"Why is Shen Bing so confused?"

"If you can pound ten bags of rice, wouldn't you have finished one acre of land?"

"Swap with the people?"

It happened that Yang Duanhe hadn't returned to his life for a long time, so he planned to go see him, so he took his guards and went to find Shen Bing.

Seeing many waterwheels along the way, Yang Duanhe was secretly surprised:

"How can this waterwheel be built in the city? Is it because the city also has to use waterwheels to turn fields?"

But he didn't think about it. When he found Shen Bing, he asked:

"Vice-General, have you carefully assessed this matter of pounding rice?"

"It takes a lot of time to pound ten bags of rice..."

Shen Bing didn't explain to Yang Duanhe more, but took Yang Duanhe to the waterwheel, and then demonstrated the dumpling of rice.

Yang Duanhe couldn't help being shocked when he saw that the mallet was pounding up and down by himself:

"There are such things?"

"No wonder the lieutenant will trade pound rice for Tuntian."

"It not only saves the people the pain of pounding rice, but also solves the worries of farming. This method is great!"

During this time, Yang Duanhe was worrying about Tuntian.

Ying Zheng transported a ship of spring wheat seeds from Handan to order the farmland, but he didn't say how...

If it is usual, this problem seems to be easy to solve. The 200,000 army will be disbanded and returned to the fields, and it will be enough to catch some labor and add some people.

However, at this time Qin Jun just took down the Huai River defense line and his footing was not stable. The labor needed to build fortifications, blockade the river, make trebuchets, and 200,000 troops had to deploy defenses along the river.

Otherwise, the Chu army only needs to kill the carbine, and the Qin army is afraid that it will be defeated.

However, Spring Wheat Plant is eager to farm land during this period of time, and is afraid that the harvest will be confiscated if the farming time is missed... Yang Duanhe's idea is to complete the defense as soon as possible, and then see if some troops can be squeezed out for farming.

This is why he was so busy along the Huai River.

But when he turned around, he found that Shen Bing had easily solved the problem.

However, Shen Bing smiled bitterly:

"However, no one responded after the notice was issued, and so far no people from Chu have come to pound rice."

Yang Duanhe thought for a while and said:

"This may be that Chu Min has doubts."

Shen Bing puzzled:

"Have doubts?"

Yang Duanhe took out the notice and read it again, nodding and saying:

"It's just like my reaction when I see the notice. Most Chu Min thinks about it after seeing the notice."

"Is this Qin Jun mad? Is there such a good thing in the world, helping to pound rice and farming fields... I'm afraid there is fraud."

Shen Bing couldn't help but "Oh".

This is because the conditions offered are too generous, so generous that people can't believe it.

In addition, they are the Qin Army. As a new conquer of Chu, the Qin Army should be aloof and unworthy to be normal. How could it be "amiable" as it is now.

So of course Chu Min would think, wouldn't these ten bags of rice be taken back after pounding?

Then you will go to Tuntian as labor service, right?

Twelve tax one?

I'm afraid it was verbal. If Qin Jun didn't give it, who would dare to ask for it?