There are mountains in the southwest of Xin'an Village, rivers not far from the walls of the mountain, and mofangs on the banks of the river.

At this time, people came and went not far upstream of the mill, carrying stones and soil, carrying wood, and were busy building embankments and some sheds on the coastal highlands.

The dam shed has been built one after another since last year, but it has been accelerated recently. News from the village said that Mr. Yang was going to build a water truck here, but everyone didn't understand it, so they did things according to the instructions of the superiors.

It was almost noon, and the sound of the gongs at the end of work sounded. Immediately, the craftsmen, the repair team and the water conservancy team workers put down the guys, lined up, and gathered at the place where they were eating.

Xin'an Village has many rules, even the workers who work are working, and they are like military workers who are rushing to withdraw their troops, and then they are queuing up to receive their meals.

There is a lot of laughter and joy, and it is always a time for people to have fun when they eat.

At a glance, Gu Jiu, a tall and powerful bricklayer, got off the shed, went to the river to wash his hands, and then lined up to get the meal. After working for a long time, his hands were too dirty, but he had only wiped them with hay earlier, so he needed to wash them carefully at this time.

In their work, their hands are not washed even when they work, and they only use soft grass and dry cloth to wipe it with water after work is stopped. They are commonly known as "washing hands without drying".

He also lined up to receive the meal. The food team picked up the food from the restaurant and placed it near the shed. According to Gu Jiu's identity, he was a senior technician and treated the same as the supervisor. The tray he received had two large pieces of horse meat on the dish bowl, which was really enviable.

When Gu Jiu came back, he found a stone by the river to squat and eat it. Everyone was laughing and cheering, and they all praised the food and had meat to eat. Even if many workers only had minced meat in their bowls, it was enough to satisfy people.

In the past, they helped people work, even if they were craftsmen, there were meat dishes and vegetarian dishes. It was very rare to eat meat frequently.

Gu Jiu was also very satisfied. At this time, the sun was warm and his heart was warm. After entering the farm, his life was different. He was rated as a senior technician, with food and accommodation, and a monthly salary of one or two taels of silver. He worked well and had a bonus, and his food was different from others.

He had a family and had a house divided. As long as he lived there for three years, the house belonged to them, and there was nothing he was dissatisfied with.

Gu Jiu felt that it was time for him to move, so he entered Xin'anzhuang.

He was thinking about when he could become a technician, then he would be treated the same as the manager.

However, to become a technician, it depends on how many apprentices you bring out, or even technicians. I heard that the village was going to run a technical school, Gu Jiu was very concerned about this. At that time, the bonus was more, and he was still a decent man, and he was closer to being named a technician.

Compared to other craftsmen, Gu Jiu believed that the disciples of Xin'an Zhuang's church starved the master to death.

At this time, there was a roar and a group of children rushed over, and everyone was wearing blue cloth armor, but the school was over, and then the students came to work after dinner.

Children in the village are now half-working and half-study, and are assigned to apprentices from all walks of life. They also have wages, two cents of silver per month, and if they do well, they will get bonuses.

After registering at the manager's side, the students laughed and gathered to their respective masters. There were five people beside Gu Jiu, chattering non-stop.

Gu Jiu smiled slightly, and the dolls were very clever and respected him as his master. Although he had not officially become a disciple, Gu Jiu had regarded the five of them as his apprentices and would teach them all their skills in the future.

In their industry, they actually attach great importance to the recruitment of apprentices. The apprentice's introduction is not called "members, guarantors" but "matchmakers", that is, they regard the master's family as their own home and their parents' family as "mother's family".

There were five "apprentices" at once. Gu Jiu was still a cautious person, but he thought he loved these five children.

However, he is taciturn and even if he likes a few apprentices, his face is not revealed.

At this time, the smartest young student exclaimed, but before he started working, he jumped around and picked up a purse from a rocky beach, with some fine silver inside, about one or two taels of money.

He said curiously: "Who has fallen?"

If he wanted to please Gu Jiu, he quietly came over and handed it to him: "Master Gu, this is for you."

Gu Jiu frowned. He took the purse and taught him earnestly. There was also curious apprentice around him: "We cannot be greedy for this money. We will leave it to the manager later to help find the owner. I also want to teach you that our bricklayers are a superior career, focusing on conscience and virtue, and not moving when they see money. If you don't say one tael of silver, it's five taels or ten taels. If you pick it up, you can't be greedy for yourself, otherwise it will break our rules. Do you remember?"

The students said, "Master Gu saw that he was teaching right."

Especially the student who picked up the purse, lowered his head even more ashamed.

Gu Jiu's expression was slightly clear. When he was in Luzhou, he also worshipped a master. At that time, his master was even more unmoved when facing fifty taels of silver. It was a good story and also maintained their reputation as a bricklayer. At that time, that scene always flashed in front of Gu Jiu's eyes, and he also persuaded his apprentice in this way.

Soon Gu Jiu took the students and handed the purse to the manager. The manager beat the gong and quickly found the owner, but a carpenter dropped the wallet. He was just a junior technician, and his monthly salary was not much, so he lost it again, so he was naturally very grateful.

The news spread that Gu Jiu and others had nothing to do with money, and all the craftsmen and workers around them gave them thumbs up and praised them.

This scene happened to be seen by Yang He who came over. He smiled and nodded thoughtfully.

He thought to himself that at least in this generation, everyone in the village should not worry about the moral talents.

In fact, he established a bonus system, which was also accompanied by a punishment system. Those who are lazy and do not work hard will be punished in various ways.

But overall, Xin'an Village is still active and working hard. Everyone who enters the village has suffered thousands of hardships. Many people are hungry and cold, and they crawl out of the dead. They arrive in a stable place with food and clothing, and they are full of gratitude and work hard.

This atmosphere affected everyone and formed a virtuous cycle. People like Gu Jiu emerged, although ordinary, had great personalities.

Yang He decided to select this story into the textbook.

...

At this time, he was surrounded by Zhang Chugong, Zhang Chuxun, and Bao Tianfu and other craftsmen. The guard captain Chen Qiuao was naturally inseparable from his iron helmet and armor, a big red thick felt cloak, and a red light shining.

They came from the west of the village, and there was a door open at the wall of the village on the west side. There was no need to detour the east gate, and you could go directly to the river.

The water flows slowly, the river is about thirty meters wide, and the sides are covered with ancient trees and vines, peach willow vegetation, and the natural scenery is shining.

The locals call this water Lijia River. It flows south into the Yellow River. The source of the water is Baima Lake. The source of the Baima Lake is actually the Yellow River. If there is a cycle, the river will have a lot of water in normal times, and there is only a dry water period in autumn and winter.

At this time, a dam has been built on the river. There is also a water trough facing the high point on the shore. Not far to the trough dam, it is the mill in the original "Lizhuang". It can grind the flour, pound rice, and press oil.

After Yang He and others settled in Xin'anzhuang, the mill was soon opened again, not only meeting the needs of the villagers, but also the villagers in the surrounding villages transported their rice and wheat from their homes here for processing.

At this time, the water flowed, accompanied by the friction sound of the shaft of "jiyajiyajiya" constantly coming. The huge wooden wheels of the water truck downstream were rotating. A while ago, the water truck mill had been shut down for a while.

At present, the dam dike sink has been completed, and only the shed on the trough has not been completed, but it no longer hinders the operation of the downstream mills.

Zhang Chuxun looked down and saw a shed in the area where everyone was standing. The water drainage tank was underneath. At this time, the dam gate was not much open, but the water flow in the water drainage tank was rushing, splashing and flying, and the water power was very strong.

He was a little curious. Mr. Yang said that he wanted to use water trucks to build military weapons, but what kind of water trucks required such a large amount of water?

Zhang Chugong was also curious, and Bao Tianfu looked like he was thinking.

After entering the village, he opened his eyes everywhere in the village, but he was a cunning person and still remained calm.

Yang He smiled, Zhang Chugong, Zhang Chuxun stood beside him, standing tall, standing tall, and standing like a pine tree. With Chen Qiuao on the side, the demeanor of these three people is more than enough to be a model in later generations.

He said, "Brother Zhang, and Master Bao, do you know that water is turned into machine grinding?"

Zhang Chugong said: "Water turns into machine grinding? I seem to have heard of things like machine grinding, but I have never seen them. I wonder if it is this water transfer into machine grinding."

Bao Tianfu said, "I have seen it in Su Yang. The water wheel blades are high and wide, and the water conduit is also a rapid flow of water. The wheel shaft is thicker, and there are gears on the shaft, which can be connected to the gears of the stone mill next to it. The little man has also seen a water wheel that brings nine mills to pound rice at the same time. It should be what the adults call water turning and milling."

Yang He smiled and nodded, thinking that Bao Tianfu was knowledgeable.

Bao Tianfu said: "However, the water is mostly milled in the south of the Yangtze River, but it requires a lot of water. The villain once heard that before the water mills and pounds, the gate must be closed to store water, and the gate must be used to open the start, change the speed, and stop the rotation. The villain looked at the water volume of the river and estimated that in one night, he could only bring five mills to pound the rice noodles at the same time."

Yang He nodded again. The location of the water dipper mill requires a place where there is a drop in the river water, and then a water diversion canal is built with stone. Although the water flow in Lijiahe is built by dams to store water, forming a drop impact force, the hydraulic force can only bring five or six water mills to operate at the same time.

However, this is enough for Yang He. According to his estimate, the drop impact of these currents is estimated to have more than four horsepower, which can bring about a total of about forty tons of impulse pressure.

Not to mention the strength of making bird gun armor, he would have to stamp some things in the future, such as bronze inscriptions on anti-counterfeiting waist cards, or even silver coins.

After all, the Spanish stamped the more exquisite double-column silver coins of the Earth, and depending on the degree of exquisiteness and hardness, they only generally had a punching pressure of about 30 to 200 tons.

At worst, the dam will continue to build high and continue to store water, forming a stronger drop momentum.

"But this water rotation and machine grinding are also flawed. The spoke blades of the water wheel can be used as high-quality pine wood, which is durable and not rotten in the water. However, the wheel axle gears connected to each mill are not durable. In particular, the pile teeth are worn very much when rotating, and often need to be repaired."

Bao Tianfu finally said that he guessed what Yang He was going to do, and at this time he also told the disadvantages of turning water into machine grinding.

Moreover, there are many problems to be solved, which is not within the scope of Bao Tianfu's knowledge.

Yang He smiled and said, "So, I plan to use bronze to solve the problem of bearings, gears, etc."

It was okay for Zhang Chugong and others, but Bao Tianfu and the craftsmen behind him were taking a breath of air conditioning, which was a lot of money.

...

Bronze is wear-resistant and has been widely used in later generations for parts such as sliding bearings and gears that require wear-resistant.

In terms of wear resistance, bronze is better than steel.

This is actually an alloy, red copper, that is, pure copper, plus a certain amount of tin, that is bronze.

Adding a certain amount of zinc, it is called "white lead" at this time, which is brass.

At this time, red copper is expensive, with a good quality "high copper", 17 taels and 5 cents per 100 kilogram of silver.

The price of tin is 16 taels and 5 cents per 100 kilogram.

In order to make the bearings and gears of the waterwheel more durable, Yang He decided to make his own bronze to make the parts more resistant to wear.

It can also be imagined that if you only build this water-to-machine water truck, you will not know how much money it will cost.

But it is just a waste of money to steal the silver, and piled it there is just a useless dead thing.

In this regard, Yang He will not be stingy in spending money.

At the same time, several sets of gears of the water-turning machine grinding contain power mechanisms that change direction and movement speed, similar to the principle of a transmission. However, Yang He thought about it and tried it with the dam gate first to control the water flow to see if the hydraulic forging hammer can stabilize at a speed of 200 times per minute.

If possible, you won’t use the transmission for the time being, saving a lot of trouble.

...

At a very early age, Yang He wanted to use hydraulic power, but there were no relevant talents. Now with workers from smelting workshops such as Bao Tianfu, many copper tools can be cast and poured.

Yang He set up a bronze formula, the most wear-resistant distribution, and designed the drawings of each gear and crank connecting rod, and finalized the style and size of each spare parts, which were scientific and reasonable.

Like the original craftsmen in Zhuangzhong, Bao Tianfu and others were also shocked, and their awe of Yang He increased a lot.

Then the carpenters built water trucks, and Bao Tianfu and others used sand turning method to cast various bronze spare parts, and finally polished them carefully.

But this matter cannot be completed in a day or two, at least monthly, so Yang He fell into another busy thing.

When the team soldiers on vacation returned, the general officers also decided to complete the decision. Xin'anzhuang started a new round of recruitment and expansion activities. Many workers from the work team were recruited as team soldiers, and then the refugees were taken in the work teams.
To be continued...