Chapter 102 Digging a Well When Thirsty
In the summer of 1565, the drought continued to spread on the Japanese island. This year it was not raining at all. But every light rain just wet the dry ground and ended, which had no effect in alleviating the drought. The land was cracked and the seedlings died of drought. Most of the rainfall on Japanese islands came from typhoons, but in the summer, there was no sign of the typhoon. Instead, I went to the Ming Dynasty's Kanhe trade fleet to bring back news that Fujian and Taiwan in Ming Dynasty were hit by typhoons and heavy rains. It seemed that there were not typhoons, but they just didn't leave here.
After the drought became clear, rice merchants from all over the country also began to move forward, and the rice prices broke up like a sudden increase, from the lowest level of 800 min per stone last year to 600 min per stone. Judging from this momentum, there is no problem in breaking through the 800 min per stone. Cunning farmers can also hide some food under the tatami mat. The disaster in a year will not be without food. It is impossible to pay the land rent for one year. What is really suffering are the landless ronin and craftsmen, the high rice prices and fewer job opportunities, and the hungry wives and children who are old and young, they have become the first batch of refugees this year.
The Minister of Taizheng, Oda Nobunaga, did a little good. The operating rate of Antu City has always been dissatisfied. At most, it was only about 80%. The main reason was that the work was insufficient. Although the production in Lake Biwa area was expected to be reduced by about one-third, it was lucky compared to other areas with no income. Especially the Antu City under construction here is still recruiting workers. This gave countless ronin people far away. It is said that a dai worker named Kushua Pass in Kyushu decided to beg for food all the way to build Antu City. In the Ma Kingdom, the gold and silver mountains were quickly recruiting enough personnel and management personnel.
Although no one in Daming in various places initiated the initiative, it also stopped the activity of recruiting peasant soldiers in the summer. It became increasingly difficult to have a bite of rice during this difficult time. Although the battle between Daming stopped, small-scale conflicts between various villages due to water sources were more frequent. Matsuda Nagata dealt with murders caused by fighting for water sources every day.
Because the groundwater level in Bashangcheng dropped, the Wuyan Springs had dried up, and the water output of the two eyes was also affected. Fortunately, the main spring was strong enough, otherwise thousands of soldiers in a city would have to grab water to drink.
Thanks to my reminder, Oda retainers bought a certain amount of food and grass before the large-scale rise in grain prices. My whale house was even more and more in the Kinki grain market. Not only did they make a fortune, but they also saved enough food and grass. But now the problem has shifted from grain to water sources. Rivers have stopped flowing, ponds and depressions have become places for water withdrawal, and water that lacks fluidity is more likely to breed diseases.
The flag book used a bamboo tube to make me some water. The village is drinking water in the reservoir now. It is turbid and I smell a strange smell before I even reach my body. I waved my hand and asked the flag book to throw it away, "If this continues, it will breed a plague."
Takenaka Banbingwei pinched his nose and asked, "There are no springs nearby and the river is broken. What else can I do?"
‘Dig a well.’ After thinking for a while, I finally came up with a solution. Just find the groundwater and it can be solved. The underground river is flowing, and no matter how hard it is above, the bottom is still clean.
"Drilling wells?" It was a little farther away from the sewage. Takenaka Banbingwei still used a handkerchief to cover his mouth and nose, "Do you go to Mingguo to invite a few masters? As far as I know, no one on the island can do it yet.' Villages and towns are all determined along the river. The river water is used by ordinary people, and the higher people naturally use clearer mountain spring water. Everyone did this similarly. I think the word "yu" and "Yu" in Yuquan Mountain, the capital of Mingguo, are the same. It has been used for the royal family for hundreds of years. The cities of Daming in Japan are all healthy on the mountain. In order to avoid the enemy's poisonous plan to cut off water, there will be more or less springs on the mountain. Since the big people have water to drink, no one cares whether the water drunk by the grass people is clean. The Tang envoys sent to the Tang Dynasty have never learned the technique of digging wells.
What other technology do you need? Just dig. After taking the village with Zhuangtou, I found a low-lying and wet depression. ‘Just here, dig.’
The Lord of the People's Republic of China ordered, and naturally someone took action. The shovels and hoes took turns to work. Not long after, I dug a large pit that was more than one person deep. Seeing that the digging of soil became more and more tide, I strengthened my confidence in having water here. More than a dozen flag bookers took turns to go down the pit, and there were even larger tickets of people transporting the soil outside. Fortunately, I didn't encounter the granite layer. As the flag book under the pit shouted, "The water is out." The whole village became boiling.
The newly dug well water was accompanied by the soil and the color of mud. Not long after the groundwater washed away the floating soil, the clear and sweet well water was salvaged in buckets.
Seeing that most people had drunk it, Banbingwei, the bamboo tube of Xinjiu, also scooped a bamboo tube of freshly absorbed well water to taste the freshness. 'Your Highness, it's sweet. You can try it too.' Banbingwei, the bamboo tube was handed over.
‘Well, there is nothing more enjoyable than having a bucket of cold water in summer.’ After drinking the water, Seedling wiped the water stains on the corners of my mouth.
‘Your Highness Cai Nu, give this well a name.’ The head of the village knelt on the ground with a group of public opinion representatives. The so-called official intention is public opinion, and I don’t know who mentioned them. The big man always has a group of such capable people under his command.
‘It’s called Cainujing. The name of your village must be changed. What was called before is not important. It will be called Tianshui Village in the future.’ Without saying anything, I even changed the name of the village.
‘Thank you for your name. Your Highness is very kind and virtue. The Tangshui Village will erect a monument and be famous for its sake. It will be remembered forever.’
I hoped that this small village could erect a good inscription, but in the end I paid for it, built a pavilion on this well and erected a monument to erect a biography.
The first thing happened was that the Jeecho Whale House Branch got the news. He immediately dug a well in the backyard and sold it to passers-by for a bamboo tube and a penny. The sea water flowed backwards along the Jeecho coast and the river water was bitter. The water that the rich merchants drank was all the mountain spring water transported from Zaga, and the price was quite high.
This news cannot be covered. After Oda Nobunaga heard this, he followed suit and dug several "Taitama Wells" in Kyoto. Since then, Daming of various countries has begun to dig wells to show his merits. The one he carries the most is Takeda Shingen. He has encountered hard rock formations many times in Kakai and has not yet been resolved. In the end, he has to dig two wells at Kashi.
Chapter completed!