Zhou Yanru quickly washed his face. Although he washed away his sleepiness, the indentation on his face was still there, which made people feel a little funny.

"Master Xu, what's the good thing? Did Your Majesty send troops or sent silver?" Zhou Yanru's two things he most hopes for now are more rescuers, and the other is more silver. Only these two things can Zhou Yanru feel at ease.

"Haha, jade ropes are not these things, they are great news. They were sent by Shi Kefa from Fugu County. In the letter, he said that he made a sheepskin raft with sheepskin, so that he could raft along the Yellow River and down the river. Even Fugu County could only leave Shaanxi in a few days... After sending the sheepskin rafts, he would collect the sheepskin rafts, use a carriage, or a mule or horse to the upper reaches, and he could continue to raft. In this way, transporting the victims is far more realistic than building a ship, and he can quickly transport the victims out of Shaanxi... Look at the jade ropes for yourself." Xu Guangqi smiled. According to what Shi Kefa mentioned in his letter, he, a disaster victim in Fugu County, had two or three thousand sheep for a skin raft. He could transport all the victims out within 20 days. This made Xu Guangqi, who had been worried about transporting the victims, and his vision suddenly became clear.

"Really?" Zhou Yanru was surprised, then took the letter handed over by Xu Guangqi, read it carefully, and became more and more shocked as he read it! The way to transport people on this sheepskin raft is indeed much more convenient than building a ship, and it is much more feasible. After reading the letter, Zhou Yanru breathed a sigh of relief.

"Master Xu, if you make a raft of skin from livestock as stated in this letter, and transport people with skin rafts, it would be a fantasy! If this matter is done, Shi Kefa should remember the first merit! It can be considered to have solved the big problem of immigration..." Zhou Yanru exclaimed, with some praise, some envy, a little jealousy, and a little appreciation. Shi Kefa is also a member of the Donglin Party, Zuo Guangdou's apprentice, belonging to the "one party" with him, and is also the reserve of their Donglin Party. Zhou Yanru did not stand on the side of opposition in this matter, but agreed.

"Yes, yes, Yusheng is right. Once this method is released, it is no longer difficult to transport disaster victims. The only problem is to have enough animals. A Fugu County alone requires two or three thousand animals. Shi Kefa said in his letter that he needs to buy more than two thousand new sheep. He hopes that we will allocate more than five thousand taels to solve the problem of transport tools, and the other hand, it can also solve the problem of some food..." Although Xu Guangqi was talking about the problem, the smile on his face was still there, which was quite relaxed.

"Master Xu, this silver is a lot! One county is 5,000 taels, and this is more than 80 counties in Shaanxi. Even if some prefectures and counties cannot be shipped, I am afraid that there will be 50 prefectures and counties. Just calculate it according to fifty prefectures and counties. This is 250,000 taels of silver! If you want to transfer it quickly and make full decisions, you have to ask for 400,000 taels of silver. This is a huge sum of money..." Zhou Yanru did a little bit of the calculation and felt that he couldn't bear it. The expense of buying 500,000 taels of silver is too great, and the court will definitely not agree.

However, Zhou Yanru also thought of a person who spent money, that is the emperor, and then said, "Master Xu, why don't you tell Your Majesty, maybe Your Majesty will agree." The emperor would make money and be willing to spend money. This is unanimously agreed by the government and the people. The emperor never hungry to work as a servant, and he never served a lot of money. Now, Xu Guangqi came out to provide disaster relief and actually had up to 10 million taels of silver for call. This was simply a contribution to Xu Guangqi, which made many people very jealous, but there was no way to do so. With such a lot of money, the emperor must use his own people. Who is the emperor's own people? That is the imperial party. Xu Guangqi is one of the top figures in the imperial party, who doesn't he use?

Xu Guangqi thought for a while and said, "Well, you have to report this matter to Your Majesty as soon as possible and ask Your Majesty to allocate money. Well, let's write a memorial to Your Majesty." Xu Guangqi thought for a while and decided to implement it immediately.

"Master Xu, however, I still think whether to ask some old craftsmen first to see if the sheepskin raft transports people is reliable or not? If there is any problem, wouldn't we deceive the emperor?" Zhou Yanru agreed with this matter, but he was still cautious. Although Shi Kefa was also a member of his Donglin Party and a reserve army, he had to be careful of such a big thing. If something goes wrong, it will not be as simple as his future.

When Xu Guangqi heard this, he thought for a moment and said, "There is no need to be afraid of Jade Rope. I still believe in Shi Kefa. Master Shi Kefa is a person who values ​​Xinyi. He should speak reliable and should not lie to me... In this way, I will write first, Jade Rope, you send someone to post some notices everywhere, saying that the Ministry of Agriculture Department is urgently recruiting craftsmen who can make leather rafts. There will be a reward. Well, by the way, it is better to ask Lord Bi's governor's yamen to help. Once the matter of saving people is reliable, Fan Jiu can immediately notify the local governments to recruit craftsmen who can make leather rafts. Our Ministry of Agriculture Department will pay money to purchase livestock in various counties and make leather rafts immediately, so as to push this matter away as soon as possible. It is best to transport all the victims away successfully before October this year..." Xu Guangqi arranged it in one breath.

"Okay, Master Xu, I'll do the jade rope now. By the way, Master Xu, should I give Shi Kefa's money? How to reply to him? He also said in the letter that there was not enough food, and hoped to help the victims he sent downstream..." Zhou Yanru reminded.

Xu Guangqi patted his forehead and laughed at himself, "I almost forgot about this. I immediately wrote back to Shi Kefa, saying that I fully agreed with his method, 5,000 taels, no, 6,000 taels of silver, and I will send someone to deliver the food as much as possible... to reassure him." Xu Guangqi was also generous and was in a good mood. He gave not five,000 taels, but six,000 taels, and added 1,000 taels of silver. In the past, Xu Guangqi was not so generous, but today was obviously different. With this good method, he naturally had to be generous, which was a reward for providing this idea to Shi Kefa.

Xu Guangqi was quite happy. According to Shi Kefa's method, it only takes more than ten days to transport a large number of victims from Fugu County. If we look at the whole Shaanxi, transport all victims, transport them out of Shaanxi, and transport them to Henan, two months should be enough. If the victims arrive in Henan, he will not be afraid of the victims. There is no problem in sailing in Henan and the consumption is not large. A large amount of food can be transferred from the south more conveniently. Even if the victims eat for a year, he can afford it. The emperor prepared 10 million taels of silver for him. Now it is only the end of July and the end of September is two months, and there is no problem at all. Even in October, there is still 20% to transport millions of victims. This seemingly vast, huge, and complicated project is actually a shortcut.

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Xi'an Prefecture was in chaos, and the yamen runners searched everywhere for craftsmen who could make sheepskin rafts. In the horrified eyes of the people, many "skin raft craftsmen" were finally found, and then put on a carriage and headed towards the yamen of the Yuanyuan Department. This was a strict order issued by the governor. As soon as possible, it must be as soon as possible, and absolutely must find a group of raft craftsmen to send to the Yuanyuan Department for use. Fortunately, Xi'an Prefecture is also on the riverside, and there are also many craftsmen who make rafts.

Zhou Yanru had just entered the Ministry of Agricultural Affairs Office, and before he could rest for a while, the yamen runners sent the craftsmen who could make leather rafts over, and the speed was extremely fast.

In Zhou Yanru's surprised gaze, the yamen runners sent the group of craftsmen and left.

These craftsmen sat in the living room of the Yuanyuan Department in horror, frightened and didn't know what the official arrested them. I heard that they were going to Yuanyuan Department, and they were much more at ease. At least they were not going to jail. What is Yuanyuan Department for? People in Shaanxi basically know that it is the life-saving living Bodhisattva Xu Guangqi's yamen.

Xu Guangqi was very happy because he had a good way to quickly transport disaster victims. The smile on his face never stopped. When he came to the living room, he saw a group of simple-dressed craftsmen uneasy and said with a smile: "Shou, be careful, don't be impatient. I am the Immigration Commissioner of the Agricultural Department of the Ministry of Agricultural Department. You don't need to be afraid. Come and come to everyone. It's not that you want to harm everyone. It's because our Agricultural Department of the Ministry of Agricultural Department that has something to do, and ask everyone for help." Xu Guangqi explained with a kind face, and Zhou Yanru stood aside without saying a word, disdaining to explain to these inferior people. Zhou Yanru looked down on these people the most. Because of the hot weather, these people exuded a sour smell. Zhou Yanru couldn't stand it, so he found a gap and walked away quietly.

These craftsmen heard that they were Lord Xu from the Department of Agricultural Science and Technology, and immediately knelt down and kowtowed. These are living Bodhisattvas in Shaanxi, and countless living Bodhisattvas!

"The grass people kowtowed to the living Bodhisattva..." A craftsman was not afraid when he heard that it was Xu Guangqi, and his hands and feet were no longer shaking. He knelt down and kowtowed, knocking the ground with a loud bang, very sincere.

"The grass people bow to the living Bodhisattva..."

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Xu Guangqi quickly helped these people up and said, "Please get up, please get up, Immigration is sent by Your Majesty, and I am immigrating for Your Majesty. If you want to thank you, you also want to thank Your Majesty..." Xu Guangqi quickly refused.

"The people of the grass thanked the Emperor Sheng for his kindness, thanked the Emperor Sheng..." The man who led the kowtow was not vague and immediately turned around and kowtowed to the sky at the gate, calling the Emperor Sheng for his words, extremely pious.

The craftsmen also followed and turned around and kowtowed to the sky at the gate, thanking the emperor for his sages. The scene was extremely serious and pious, which made the immigration officials present sigh.

Xu Guangqi was so moved that he was truly good to the people, and that is right to the people!

After those craftsmen kowtowed, they were basically not nervous. Since they were doing things for the Holy Emperor, that was a good thing and willing.

"Everyone, I'm asking you all this time. I want to ask everyone for advice. Everyone just tells the truth." Xu Guangqi personally met these people just to find out and confirm the feasibility of using rafts as boats. Xu Guangqi has never seen a boat on the beach, but he doesn't know much about using rafts as boats in the upper reaches of the Yellow River. This matter is of great importance and has to be confirmed personally.

"Living Bodhisattva just asks, the people must say whatever they say. The Holy Emperor treats us people well, and we ordinary people are willing to do our best to repay the holy Emperor's kindness." said a craftsman with some insight.

"Haha, don't call the living Bodhisattva, it's better to call Lord Xu just a simple one. Haha... I want to ask, is it feasible to replace boats with leather rafts on the Yellow River?" Xu Guangqi asked.

"Mr. Xu, is this the case? This is certain. Since ancient times, people on both sides of the Yellow River have used leather rafts to cross the river. If you want to use leather rafts as boats, this is certainly OK. However, leather rafts are not ships after all... It is easier to float along the river. If you want to go upstream, it will be very difficult... When you go down, you will carry people on your back. When you come up, you will carry people on your back..." The craftsman who led the lead said first.

"Oh, is that true? That's good. I'll ask again, how is the leather raft made?" Xu Guangqi asked, while asking the bookkeeper to record it quickly. He could transport people quickly. As for returning to the upper reaches, he could take the land route and use a carriage, mules and horses to transport the leather raft to the upper reaches. Xu Guangqi was not afraid of this.

"After Lord Xu's words, this raft is simple to make. Both cowhide and sheepskin can be made. We all call it "steak". When making it, you need to peel off the whole sheep or cow's skin and not to damage it. This requires a little effort. Then take off the fur and blow the air to expand the skin fetus. Then fill it with some clean oil, salt, and water. Then trap the head, tail and limbs of the skin fetus. When the color of the skin fetus reaches a transparent yellow color, the skin is ready. Then tie a frame with a water willow wood and tie the made skin fetus to the wooden frame. The skin raft is ready..." The craftsman briefly introduced the process.

Xu Guangqi heard it carefully and asked, "How do you arrange the leather tires of several animals? "

"When I say to Lord Xu, generally, when we make leather rafts, we tie thirteen leather tires with one leather raft, four in front and back, and five in the middle. In this way, the leather rafts are quite reliable. Sitting on them is more stable than ships. Even if it is a big leather raft that transports goods, many leather rafts can be tied together, even if it is a few tens of thousands of kilograms, it is OK to float down from the upstream, and it can run three or four hundred miles a day..." The craftsman was very familiar with leather rafts and said it very well.

"Oh, that's it, that's good. How many people can an ordinary leather raft carry?" Xu Guangqi, who has a scientific spirit, is very sensitive to these meticulous things and asks very carefully. It takes only four or five days to travel three or four hundred miles a day to leave Shaanxi from Fugu County. Shi Kefa's statement is completely reliable. Xu Guangqi was relieved a lot.

"If you go back to Lord Xu, it is usually not a problem to carry five or six. The river in our Xi'an Prefecture is quite stable, so it is okay to carry two more when there are too many people. However, if it is too fast and dangerous shoals, it is better to have fewer people. This is safer..." This craftsman really said everything and said everything.

Hearing this, Xu Guangqi frowned. This is a bit different from what Shi Kefa said. Shi Kefa means that one person with a skin fetus, but in fact, two skin fetus should be one person. For a long time, one person with a semi-skin fetus is also a little different than Shi Kefa's statement.

"What if I want to carry a person with a leather fetus? Is it possible?" Xu Guangqi asked with some concern. If a leather fetus cannot carry a person, then the speed of transporting disaster victims will be affected.

The craftsman thought for a while and said, "When it comes to Lord Xu, it is usually in a place where the river level is slow, and a few adults will take a few children. If you want to say, one person can barely try to carry one person with a leather fetus. However, if it is over a rapids and dangerous shoal, it will be more dangerous. Once the waves are too big, it will overturn the people on the raft." The craftsman thought about it and gave the answer.

After hearing this, Xu Guangqi brows a little loosened. This problem is not a big deal. It is just a small problem. A leather fetus cannot carry a person. Then increase the amount of leather fetus, at most it is to spend more money.

"So that's it. So how long does it usually take for leather rafts to slaughtering sheep to making leather rafts?" This key question is also what Xu Guangqi is most concerned about. He also roughly knows that the manufacturing of some leather usually takes a long time.

"Sir, killing sheep and peeling skin will not take much effort. The key is that it will take a long time to expose the sun. Generally, a good skin fetus will take one month to make a good skin fetus. Other rafting is not a waste of time..." The raft craftsman said with all the knowledge.

"One month?" Xu Guangqi asked disappointedly. One month was too long and he couldn't wait. How much food did the victims have to eat and use in one month? Then he asked again: "You can't spend some time less?" One month was too much. Xu Guangqi couldn't wait.

The craftsman lowered his head, thought for a while, and said, "Sir, do you want to use this raft to transport the victims?"

"That's right, I want to use these rafts to transport disaster victims. It's not easy to sail on the Yellow River! I heard that rafts can transport people easily, so I specially recruited you here." Xu Guangqi's smiley face is now anxious again.

The craftsman on the leather raft heard that the living Bodhisattva Lord Xu wanted to save people with a leather raft, and his eyebrows were also happy and said, "Since sir, sir, he used rafts to save lives, the grass people dare not tell lies to the adults. If he had to use rafts for decades, he would have to be sunbaked for a month. However, the sun in Shaanxi is getting bigger and bigger every day. Such a big sun doesn't have to be sunbaked for a month, about twenty days is enough. If the adults are just disaster relief victims, it's easy to deal with it. It's okay to be sunbaked for ten days. However, this kind of raft will break down in a short time. It's better to use it for a long time..." The craftsman said that the rafts were used to rescue victims, so he immediately gave Xu Guangqi advice.

"Really?" Xu Guangqi was overjoyed again. If he had to dry the raft for one month, he couldn't wait, and it was too wasteful. If it was only ten days, he could accept it.

"If you want to go back to adults, this is definitely OK. Although it is not as good as thirty days of sunbathing, it is no problem if the adults are transporting disaster victims and don't need to use it for decades. If the adults don't believe it, you can ask the others, they are all made rafts..."

The other craftsmen immediately agreed after hearing this.

"Yes!... The skin fetus is enough to dry it. If it can be dried for one month, it's best. However, now, the sun is strong, so it's okay to dry it for twenty days. If the adults are still anxious, it's almost done for ten days..."

"Yes! Now, I'm afraid it won't be twenty days, half a month is enough... It's okay to have a few days off, but I'll see it for ten days..."

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A group of craftsmen have discussed the issue of how many days the skin fetus is exposed. Some say thirty days, some say 20 days, and some say 15 days. Anyway, the conclusion is that the sun in Shaanxi is strong now, and it has not rained for a few months. Having half a month can be as good as the previous year's sun, but it is really not possible. It can be used for more than ten days...
Chapter completed!