My life skills in Daming Liver

Everyone looked at Su Ze, with suspicion in their eyes.

If someone said that he knew water conservancy and could solve the siltation problem of Jianxi and its tributaries in one fell swoop, the old grandfather and the three Chen brothers would have scolded him long ago.

But because the person who said this was Su Ze, the old man thought he could really do it.

Even the three brothers of the Chen family didn't dare to speak out to refute. Who made Su Ze a scholar?

The scholars in the Ming Dynasty not only influenced the Ming Dynasty by being an official through the imperial examination, but also the scholars in the field also had a huge influence among the people. This is the so-called squire.

Officials who have become officials, students who have not gone out to become officials, and Confucian students who run schools at home may not have official positions, but they have huge influence in the local area.

Although Su Ze doesn't like the class of squires, he has to say that he is a squire now, and he is borrowing the influence of a squire.

The Beishan Chen family only had three yamen servants, and they were domineering nearby, even daring to bully the military guards.

Although Su Ze was not yet a scholar, he was also a well-known scholar in the county. He was praised by Fang Zhifu and Bai Zhi, and he was also a student of Hai Rui, who was taught by the county school.

Although Hai Rui is only a county school teacher, he is also a decent candidate, and the teacher is also a small number of officials in the county.

Just for this point, when he said that he was good at water conservancy, the three Chen brothers did not dare to refute him.

The old man looked at Su Ze and said, "Ah Ze, can you really control the river?"

Although Jianxi is called a creek, it is actually a small river that is not narrow. These years, it will flood every rainy season, often rushing out of the riverbed and destroying farmland.

The paddy fields in Changningwei are all good along the Jianxi River, and a few acres of them belong to the old man’s family. Every time there is a flood, it will be a huge loss to the entire Changningwei.

In fact, my old grandfather has long wanted to renovate the Jianxi River, but Changningwei is becoming increasingly decrepit and cannot afford the money to repair the river. Moreover, the construction of water conservancy projects requires a lot of manpower, which means that a lot of strong labor is required. The pen is quite a burden.

Chen Zhongfei said: "What bundle of water flushes the sand? We asked the canal house of the county government. The only way to remediate Jianxi is to cut off the stream and dig out the silt on the river bed. But as long as the upstream mine is still being mined, the sediment in the water will not Absolutely, it will be silted up again in a few years, so can it be cleared and excavated every year?"

The Beishan Chen family is more motivated than Changningwei to clean up the Jianxi River, because the water outlets of the tributaries are often blocked due to sediment accumulation.

Once the water level drops, the whole village of Beishan Chen's water source will be cut off.

But after inviting the county government's Qufang water conservancy expert to look at it, Beishan Chen also gave up this idea.

They just want to clear the water diversion and divert the Jianxi water into the tributaries, and they don't want to restore the previous flow.

Su Ze was full of confidence. He had seen the hydrological situation of Jianxi River in the morning, and also saw the hydrological map. Combined with relevant news, he already knew the reasons for the silting and frequent flooding of Jianxi River.

In fact, the water conservancy problem of Jianxi is the same as that of the Yellow River. It is all due to the sedimentation problem caused by the desertification of the upstream land.

Because of the iron ore pits and lime pits in the upstream of Jianxi, a large amount of sediment entered into Jianxi.

The silt is washed downstream with the stream, and then deposited on the river bed.

The siltation of the riverbed slows down the flow of Jianxi, and increases the sedimentation, which intensifies the speed of Jianxi's silting.

The rise of the river bed also forces the water level to rise. Once a flood occurs, the Jianxi water will break through the embankment and destroy the nearby farmland.

The so-called "flushing sand with water" is the method proposed by Pan Jixun, a water conservancy expert in the Ming Dynasty, to clean up the silt of the Yellow River.

This water conservancy official of the Ming Dynasty spent most of his tenure in governing the Yellow River, and his idea of ​​governing the Yellow River was used until the Qing Dynasty, becoming the standard method of river governance in the Ming and Qing Dynasties.

The principle of the so-called "beaming water to wash sand" is also very simple. The river surface is narrowed, a reservoir is built, and then the accumulated sediment is washed away by increasing the speed of the water flow.

Jianxi is close to the mouth of the sea. As long as the sediment can be washed into the sea, the problem of silting can be solved.

Su Ze wants to "brush water and flush sand" in Jianxi. On the one hand, he wants to improve his "water conservancy" skill points, and on the other hand, he wants to benefit Changning Guard.

Changningwei's water conservancy facilities are quite backward. In addition to the water conservancy disaster of Jianxi flooding, Changningwei also encounters tidal disasters every year.

Tidal disasters are disasters caused by seawater backflow when the tide rises or sea storms occur.

Almost all coastal villages are affected by tidal disasters. Fields flooded by seawater will become salinized and require several years of maintenance to resume cultivation.

Su Ze really understood the problems of Changningwei, and only then did he know why there were so many difficulties in ancient agriculture.

The problem of seedlings is only one aspect, and agricultural technology is also secondary. A large number of natural disasters and man-made disasters are the important factors affecting grain production.

Changningwei is a military guard, and many fields are military settlements. Everyone is used to being poor, but there are no big landlords.

However, in many places far from Nanping County, most of the land in some villages is owned by noble gentry and landlords, and ordinary people can only rent and plant their fields to survive.

Throughout the year, most of the output has been paid in land rent. Once some natural disasters reduce the food production and harvest, other than selling themselves as slaves, they can only escape and become refugees.

It can be said that there are two worlds inside and outside Nanping County.

In Nanping County, the business is prosperous and the economy is developed. The officials and gentry live a luxurious life, and their material life and spiritual life are very rich.

But outside of Nanping County, most of the people are skinny and skinny, and live in shacks like animals.

Before Su Ze came to Changningwei, the family temple of Ninth Aunt was not full of food, and a small amount of food could only be used to support the soldiers.

Now Changningwei has some industries, children drying salt and women spinning and weaving also have some income, but there is still a long way to go before everyone is full.

If Su Ze wants to build Changning Guard, he must manage Jianxi.

This time, Beishan Village sent them to the door, just in time for them to provide labor to help Su Zegan improve his "water conservancy" skills.

Seeing Su Ze's determination, the Chen brothers were also a little shaken.

Originally, they only wanted to dredge the estuary of the tributary, so that the water from Jianxi could flow back into the tributary.

This is just a small project, and it can start as long as Chang Ningwei agrees.

But now Su Ze proposed to ask fifty civilians to thoroughly clean up the sediment in the lower reaches of Jianxi River. This is a big project.

Chen Bofei thought for a while and said: "The matter is too big, we brothers can't handle it. Su Xianggong, I want to go back and ask the clan for instructions, and then I will give you an answer?"

Su Ze waved his hand and said, "If you don't leave the Chen family on the back of the mountain, then the river will be controlled by Changning Guard, but when the silt rushes into the tributaries, then we don't care about it."

Chen Bofei gritted his teeth, Su Ze's words were a blatant threat.

Chen Bofei clasped his fists and said: "Su Xianggong, please wait a moment, I will go back to the clan to ask the patriarch for instructions."

The Chen brothers left in a hurry, Lin Xianyang asked behind Su Ze:

"Brother Aze, will they agree?"

Su Ze smiled and said, "They only agree to this way."

The Chen brothers returned to Beishan Village. Chen Zhongfei was a food servant. He was the most arrogant in oppressing the people on weekdays.

Sitting at the meeting of the Chen Clan's Ancestral Hall, Chen Zhongfei said loudly: "Patriarch, big brother, they Changning Weixiu River, why do they let us back the mountain village to send people! Sue! This Jianxi is not their Changning Wei, why don't we go to the county government to sue them? go!"

Chen Zhongfei has a hot temper, but Chen Shufei, who is a servant of the court, is the calmest among the three brothers.

In the courtroom, he had to watch the face of the elder at any time, and he had to grasp the weight of the board, so Chen Shufei was more tactful.

He frowned and said, "This Su Ze is quite famous in the county, and he can do his best in the county government. If he really sues, it will cost a lot of money."

"It's better to listen to Su Ze."

Chen Bofei also agreed and said: "We can't send people out of the mountain village for a long time, and we have to agree a time limit. If we can't control the river, let us connect to the mouth of the river!"

The patriarch of the Chen family on the back of the mountain frowned. It was obvious that Chen Jifei and Chen Bofei sang together, and both of them were talking about making the Chen family accept Su Ze's conditions, and send someone to help Changning Wei repair the river.

However, the interruption of the Jianxi branch these days has already affected the farmland and cotton fields in Beishan Village. If there is no water supply, then this year's harvest will be short.

The patriarch of the Chen clan gritted his teeth and said, "Two months at most! If Jianxi cannot be cured after two months, we must allow the mountain village to widen the mouth of the river!"

The three brothers of the Chen family returned to the Changning Wei Ancestral Hall in despair, and signed the contract on behalf of the clan in humiliation.

Beishan Village sent out fifty young men to Changning Wei to repair the river. If it can't be cured in two months, Changning Wei will allow Beishan Village to dredge the river mouth.

Fifty young and strong work in Changning Guard, and Changning Guard provides two meals a day.

On behalf of Chang Ningwei, Su Ze signed the contract, and when Su Ze selected an auspicious day, he began to build the river.

In the days that followed, Su Ze lived a more fulfilling life. In addition to reading books and giving lectures to the radish heads every day, he also had to survey and map the hydrological data of Jianxi River and formulate plans for repairing the river.

Lin Xianyang took the two hundred taels of silver from the guard and set off to Fuzhou Mansion. After the silver was handed over to the imperial censor's temporary office, he was sent back to Changning Guard, saying that it was waiting for an inspection.

However, according to the news from the Fuzhou government, military households with less than a thousand households can basically pass the customs after paying the protection fee. Changningwei should have passed the customs this time.

Lin Xianyang also heard the news that Yanping Wei Yu's family had been taken advantage of by Yan Maoqing and had already blackmailed them severely.

Su Ze also took the time to visit the gunpowder bureau in Yanpingwei outside the city. Ma Baihu, who was in charge, heard that Su Ze needed gunpowder, and enthusiastically offered to deliver it to his door. He even helped Su Ze contact a shop selling toner.

It is estimated that Yan Pingwei was severely blackmailed by Yan Maoqing, and he was in a hurry to cash out to raise money. The price quoted by the Medicine and Fire Bureau was very cheap. Su Ze couldn't help feeling that Zongyuan's family is a good sheep!

After plucking a handful of wool from the Yu family, Su Ze finally opened a gunpowder workshop in Changningwei.

The good news is that the gunpowder mixed by the new gunpowder workshop has been manufactured, and there is no big problem with the bird gun test shooting.

The bad news is that the skill level of firearms manufacturing is too low, and the quality of the crude gunpowder produced by the Yanping Guard Powder Bureau is not high, and the explosive effect of these gunpowder is mediocre.

In fact, the gunpowder technology of the Ming Dynasty was not far behind in this era. The precise formula of black powder was also developed in Britain in the 17th century, and before the 18th century, the gunpowder used by the British army was also coarse gunpowder.

During this period of time, he was busy in the gunpowder workshop, and Su Ze also upgraded his [Firearm Manufacturing] skill to Lv1, 50/100.

It is estimated that after reaching Lv2, you should be able to master a more scientifically proportioned gunpowder formula.

The problem of gunpowder can be self-produced, and the rest is lead bullets.

However, according to Ma Baihu, there is no lead mine in Yanping Prefecture, and only cosmetic powder shops and pharmacies will import a small amount of goods from Fuzhou Prefecture. If Su Ze wants to buy lead, he has to go to Fuzhou Prefecture to find a way.

Su Ze took Lin Deqing to go to the ghost market again, but unfortunately the ghost market has not opened recently, so he had to arrange someone to go to Fuzhou City to buy it.

In the short time left, Su Ze was on the shooting range.

There is only a little experience left until the [Shooting] skill breaks through level five. During this period of time, I have learned the art of war with Lin Mojun, and the art of war skill has also risen to Lv4. Su Ze has some new military training methods, and immediately copied them to Lin Mojun one serving.

It made Lin Mojun look at Su Ze obediently recently. Every time Lin Mojun felt that he had exhausted Su Ze's inventory, he would come up with something that shocked Lin Mojun in a few days. This guy It's like a sponge, it can't be squeezed clean!

Another thing that makes Lin Mojun depressed is that this guy Su Ze learns things too fast!

During this time, Su Ze would also ask Lin Mojun for knife skills when he was free. From the way Su Ze held the knife, Lin Mojun knew that he was a rookie among rookies.

But Su Ze practiced for a few days, and his posture is also decent. Lin Mojun has never seen a person who learns so fast.

If Lin Mojun can still accept the progress of the knife technique, Su Ze's talent in [Shooting] will be frightening.

After getting the blunderbuss for the first time, Su Ze and Lin Mojun practiced blunderbuss shooting together.

Lin Mojun is already very talented, she is already the second best shooter in Changning Guard after Su Ze.

But compared with Su Ze, Lin Mojun's talent is not enough.

Su Ze can hit every target within fifty paces.

Su Ze can also hit five out of ten targets within a hundred paces.

Even with a target of 200 paces, Su Ze can hit two in ten shots.

With the new words learned by Lin Mojun, Su Ze's hit rate was more than double that of ordinary soldiers.

Su Ze's reloading speed is also very fast. Ordinary soldiers can reload twice, but Su Ze can already reload three times.

Taking the bird gun from Lin Mojun, Su Ze pulled the trigger, Lv4, 397/400.

The reason why the shooting skills are so fast is that Su Ze discovered that as long as the shooting hits, the experience can be increased, and the work of loading can be completely handed over to others.

So Lin Mojun reloaded and Su Ze shot on the shooting range.

"Hit!"

The last buckshot hit the straw man, and Su Ze thought of the system prompt in his mind.

[Hit straw man, shooting skill experience +1, Lv5, 1/1000]

Finally upgraded!

[The skill "shooting" breaks through Lv5, please choose a passive skill! 】

A basket with two green lights flashing, it's time to choose to be passive!