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Day 043 Spring Ploughing Sacrifice

Hearing Bai Minghe said that he wanted to say hello to Su Lao in each village, the officials of the Sinong Temple also nodded: "Mr. Bai thought carefully and gave each village a day to prepare. First, clean up the canals in the village. Then, sacrifice to the heaven and earth in Qingquan Mountain. This spring farming is a major event for the country and a major event for the people. You can't be too casual."

I told the official from the Ministry of Works again, but I had no objection.

This is a big deal. The Ministry of Industry wants to see if such a large siphon pipe is really practical. Can it be promoted in some local types?

The news spread immediately, and the villages, which were already full of infinite expectations for the reservoir, were suddenly filled with excitement.

Killing pigs and slaughtering sheep. This is a sacrifice. Each village originally worships each other during spring plowing. This time, the joint sacrifice of Bali 32 villages is definitely a big deal. Moreover, the dead knot of water shortage in Bali 32 villages has the opportunity to solve it now. The old people in each village believe that a big sacrifice is necessary!

Bai Minghe did not regard this sacrifice as a matter at first.

But when he saw that even the Laishui County Magistrate came here that night, Bai Minghe truly realized that it was not just empty talk to promote agriculture in the Ming Dynasty.

The county magistrate is the seventh rank!

The white-famous crane is from the seventh rank. However, the Beijing officials are the first rank compared to the officials who are released. This is not a rule, but a rule that is deeply rooted in people's hearts.

If the county magistrate was transferred from the position of the seventh rank to the sixth rank of the capital, and was still an official of the seventh rank, then he was promoted. This is a real promotion. Even if he was demoted to the sixth rank of the capital, it would be time to celebrate.

What's more, the white-famous crane is still erected as the secretary of the cabinet.

Not to mention the white-known crane, even the eighth-rank official from the Ministry of Works did not go to greet the county magistrate. In Zhili, a seventh-rank county magistrate was not as good as a high-rank official's concierge. In Zhili, under the feet of the emperor, a seventh-rank county magistrate dared not be greedy for money. His rule was not ordinary gentry, and many of them had great backgrounds in the capital, and there were several earls.

When the county magistrate entered Xiaquan Village, the first thing he did was to come to see Bai Minghe.

It was not until both sides separated the guests and hosts and guests sat down that Bai Minghe said, "The officials were busy writing a memorial book and did not go to welcome the county magistrate. I hope to forgive the rude things."

The Laishui County Magistrate just thought this was a kind word. In his opinion, Bai Minghe was a figure who rose to prominence.

Not to mention that I am the county magistrate now, even as the prefect of Zhuozhou, I have to give Bai Minghe three points of face.

After a few polite words, the Laishui County Magistrate went straight to the topic: "Master Bai, I don't know if you want to ask a few words!"

"What do you mean by the county magistrate? Just ask." Bai Minghe was very polite. When he heard the words of the Laishui County Magistrate, he only thought the other party was polite, or gave him face very much.

"Mr. Bai, can Master Bai give this reservoir a solid foundation to solve the problem of how much water is used for spring plowing in Bali 32 villages? What are the shortcomings of this reservoir? What else does it need to be repaired in the next few years, or what should be paid attention to? Can we really completely solve the water use problem of Bali 32 villages in Bali 32 villages in the future?"

The Laishui County Magistrate asked carefully.

Bai Minghe thought about it and replied: "This year, I observed the water level. If everything goes well, I should be able to barely solve all water use, at least 70% or even 80%. It can be said that water can be used in the main fields."

"Mr. Bai has made great contributions!"

"This is the result of everyone working together in Bali and Thirty-Two Villages. Naturally, the county magistrate helped those dozens of kilograms of iron nails." Bai Minghe knew clearly that being an official was a flower sedan chair, and taking the credit was definitely a poor solution.

The magistrate of Laishui County was kind to him.

Bai Minghe continued: "This is a natural valley. On the other side of the valley, the mountain is blown up and the water is broken. The rocks fall are more than three meters thick. Unless there is an earthquake, storm, etc., it should not be destroyed. The Ministry of Works also sent someone to calculate whether it needs to be reinforced in the future."

When Laishui County Magistrate was relieved when he heard that the reservoir was very practical.

Before leaving, maybe it was to repay Bai Minghe. He said to Bai Minghe in a low voice: "Master Bai, the Xiaguan has just left the case. Those people, whether they were dead or alive, did not enter the county government at all, but knew that it was the superior who took the people away. Now they didn't know where the Xiaguan was."

"Can you ask more, who might it be?"

"To put it in the smallest way, it should be Shuntian Mansion. But the Xiaguan guessed that it was probably from the Three Laws, which side was specifically. Xiaguan dared not guess."

Bai Minghe is already very grateful to be able to tell himself so much information.

In fact, the Laishui County Magistrate is very grateful to Bai Minghe. The reservoir incident has already improved his evaluation this year.

The magistrate of Laishui County left.

Bai Minghe felt a headache and cursed Yang Buwu in his heart, and he was really a fool. He had caused him such small actions to harm others. He caused him countless troubles. The more Bai Minghe thought about it, the more complicated he thought it was, and he couldn't guess that once someone took action, it would be the one who was taking action.

However, it's useless to think about it, I can only see who will move first.

The next day, the Laishui County Magistrate invited Bai Minghe to sit in the chief, but Bai Minghe was pushing him, but the two who came with him also thought that Bai Minghe was not wrong in sitting in the chief. The Laishui County Magistrate presided over the sacrifice, so he had no chance to sit down.

It must be said that this is a very grand scene.

There are three things that surprised Bai Minghe, which is completely different from his understanding of the Ming Dynasty from the TV series.

The first is the status of Mr. Su. The positions of the elderly over 70 in several villages and the magistrate of Laishui County are almost flat. This means that these elderly people, especially those of the prosperous tribe, have sufficient social status.

The second is the status of a woman.

According to common ideals, there should be no women in such sacrificial activities, but in fact, there are, and there are a large number. They are also higher than the Bai Minghe imagined.

The last difference is that ancient people did not pay all the credit to the gods in the TV series.

I am a great achievement in this matter. The first sentence of erecting a monument in Qingquan Mountain is to write about my own function. Then, those who donate money, work hard for this matter, and those who make contributions to the 32 villages in Bali will also leave their names on the stone tablet. There is nothing on this stone tablet that is not an official, and it is more direct and has nothing to do with the magistrate of Laishui County.

There are eight stone valves more than one tall, Bai Minghe and Uncle Sun are responsible for the two in the middle.

When Bai Minghe held his hand on the winch, the audience suddenly became quiet.

An old man came over and tied a red cloth to the hands of the winch and the white crane: "Young Master Bai, please!"

After a moment, almost everyone around him knelt down. This is a huge thing for Bali Sanshier Village. As long as there is water, they can live. Or they can live better.

There were only eleven people standing in front of him.

Uncle Sun was one person, the Su Lao tied with red cloth was one person, and then there were nine strong young men with naked upper bodies and red cloth tied on their heads. They helped Bai Minghe pull the winch.

The rest of the people, whether they were officials who came from the capital with Bai Minghe, or the magistrate of Laishui County, were kneeling.

Even though Bai Minghe was full of confidence, he was a little nervous at this time, but more excited.

"Get up!" Bai Minghe shouted, reached out and pulled hard on the red cloth. The nine strong young men who were directly trying hard were selected to pull the winch. For these nine people, this is a good reputation among their own tribe and a good reputation among the villagers. The people who pull the winch are definitely not chosen casually.

The biggest similarity between these nine people is that they are nine filial sons.

The stone slab weighing thousands of pounds was lifted up bit by bit, and the water poured into the river from the pottery tube. In the first few seconds, almost everyone stopped breathing because they knew that the first water flowed out was poured into the pottery tube in advance.

No one spoke or moved, and they all knelt there and watched quietly.

Almost a minute after a later generation, a vine ball with a red cloth strip rushed out of the pottery tube and rushed into the canal. Two small boats had already stopped in the canal, and one of them blocked the vine balls and raised them high.

The balls weaved by the rattan are originally placed on the other end of the pottery pipe and are tied with thin threads. Without any pressure, the thin rope will naturally not be broken by the water flow. However, the water flow in the reservoir has turned several feet high under the force of siphon, and the water pressure is naturally huge.

"Thank you, Young Master Bai!" Thousands of people shouted in unison, and they were still kneeling.

Bai Minghe was so shocked that he didn't know what to do. Among them were Su Lao from Bali Sanshiyi Village and thousands of villagers.

Bai Minghe didn't know what to say, so he bowed a long bow first. But when he saw the villagers kneeling, he quickly knelt down and shouted loudly: "What kind of virtue is Bai Minghe? How dare I receive this great gift? All the elders ask me to get up, please get up."

"Young Master Bai Gao Yi, you should receive a gift!" The old man standing next to Bai Minghe was already in tears.

"Open the other valves, I'm afraid that all villages are waiting for this water!" Bai Minghe really didn't know what to say. At this time, modesty made people feel hypocritical. So he immediately changed the topic.

Su Lao, Laiyue County Magistrate, two people from the Sinong Temple and the Ministry of Works, and the other seven valves were also opened by them.

The Eight Dragon Silver Dragon flew up, and the powerful water pressure was sprayed out from the outlet. It could spray out more than one meter away. Fortunately, the pottery pipe at the outlet was five or six inches in Baidu, not to mention that there was a foot of soil covered on it, which could still be supported by this pressure.

In the canal, there are several stone sculptures of different sizes.

This is not a decoration, it is used by villagers to see the depth of the water.

"The water is more than four feet deep." Someone shouted, and then, five feet, six feet, one feet, one feet two feet...
Chapter completed!
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