The provincial guild halls in the capital have been the first choice for business travelers and scholars in the province to live in Beijing for many years, not only because of the low cost, but also because of the authentic local dishes in the guild halls. Every night, friends invite each other, cups and cups intertwined, making a lot of noise.

As the saying goes, good things don’t go out, strange things go thousands of miles away.

A sensational news in the past few days, as if it had grown wings, spread from the south to the capital, and spread to people.

It is said that Prince De invented a "pressure well". The kind of pressurized well does not need to be dug or dug. He just needs to drill the ground with an iron chisel to drill to the extremely deep underground and then lead the water up from the ground.

Such an incredible thing is simpler than people imagine!

In the Henan Guild Hall, dozens of scholars who came to Beijing from all over the world to prepare for this year's examination gathered together and warmed their bodies while drinking wine. When they were talking about state affairs, they were both excited and angry for a moment. Especially when talking about the Jiannu invasion at the end of last year and the beginning of the year, they were even more indignant.

"...Hey, if Jiannu hadn't been defeated in Nanzhili one after another, and tens of thousands of Jiannu were either buried in the fire or died in the chaos, Jiannu might have ruined the entire Jiangnan. I'm afraid that all parts of Jiangnan would have suffered a lot."

"Yes, yes, it's a blessing for the Prince of Defan at that time..."

"Oh, what a pity, such a virtuous clan can only…"

"What can only be? Didn't the emperor issue an order to open Prince De in Lushun? My Ming Dynasty ban is like this. Your Majesty will break the ban and lead the prince to open the shoal. How could he do this if he was not a wise man?"

"If I, the Ming Dynasty, still had the King of Se, how could I allow the Eastern Captains to run rampant?"

A scholar's casual words made everyone feel silenced. How could they not know why the Ming Dynasty lost the King of Sai and why they have always been extremely cautious about the vassals. Why did those vassal kings and relatives only like calligraphy, painting, music and music? Isn't it because they love other things too risky?

A wise vassal like the Defan... It is said that the emperor was arbitrary and broke the ban, but in fact, who doesn't know the reason? In the words of the scholars in Nanzhili, the Prince De was mixed with praise and criticism! If it weren't for going south to help, there were countless people in Nanzhili who would have killed the Eastern Captains, but on the other hand, he did kill many people! The six tribes in Nanjing were almost killed by them.

"Hey, have you heard of it?"

The person who was drinking was enjoying the drink, and Zhang Yijia heard Dong Mingkuan beside him ask mysteriously.

"What did you hear?"

"Yellow Spring!"

"Yellow Spring?"

"Yes, it's the underworld."

After taking a sip of wine, Dong Mingkuan said.

"I heard from Li Song of Jinan that earlier, Prince De created a "water pressing well". The well could go deep into the underworld and absorb water from the underworld. Even if it was a severe drought without rain for a hundred days, it could still be pressed out of water!"

"That's natural. Not to mention a hundred-day drought, or a few years of drought, how can the underworld be able to do it?"

"Oh, what kind of yellow spring water is just the opinion of fools in the countryside. Even if you dig a well, you will first leaching mud and water, and then slowly become clear..."

"Digging wells takes time and labor, the well prices are high, and there is no water in large dry wells. This is a long time. Have you forgotten the severe drought in all parts of Henan in the past two years?"

When talking about the severe drought in my hometown, everyone was stunned and Dong Mingkuan said after hearing this.

"But Prince De's water pressing well has no such worries. I heard that Shandong will have no rain this year, so it can press the water well but the water flows continuously!"

"Yes, what's more important is that I heard that when the water-pressed well is drilled, it only takes a few people more than an hour to dig a well!"

"Yes, it's sour. I heard that each well is only a few taels of silver!"

"Ah, is it true or false so cheap?"

In the eyes of almost everyone, such a well is naturally a great thing for the people all over the world, especially in the years of severe droughts that are often rainless for a hundred days in various places, the importance is naturally self-evident.

Especially for northern provinces like Henan, which have been plagued by severe droughts for several years, the disadvantages of pressurized wells can be swept away old wells, and they can be used normally even if they have long droughts. Isn’t this a great thing that can make millions of people alive?

Perhaps these scholars have different backgrounds, including wealthy families and ordinary people's families, but scholars always pay attention to "farming and reading to pass on the family". Even if they have wealthy families, they have tens of thousands of acres of fertile land at home, and the fields are so dry that they have no grains, and they cannot receive food. Of course, many of them have come from poor families, and they need to press wells. After all, there is no harvest in the year of severe drought, and then they will definitely have their families who starve to death. In this way, everyone is naturally concerned about such things.

If the water pressing well could really squeeze out yellow spring water from the ground, wouldn’t it mean that even in the years of severe drought, they could collect rent normally and get a harvest?

What a great thing this is?

You should know that in the years of severe drought, even if they force the rent to collect rent, they will eventually force the tenant farmers to escape and become refugees. Not only will they not receive a bucket of grain, but they will not say that if the tenant farmers become refugees and scatter in all directions, it will cause chaos in the people. At that time, the refugees will turn into bandits, harass the countryside, and rob the gentry's homes and kill people and grab grain, but the tenant farmers will lose a lot. When the weather is good next year, who will farm for them?

No one farms that are useless waste.

But if the pressurized well could draw water from the ground normally during severe drought, there would be no need to worry about severe drought from now on. As for those who are the owners, they would naturally be able to collect rent normally!

"I heard that Prince De had been sleeping in the workshop for dozens of days to make this "water pressing well". He made this kind of water pressing iron well."

"Iron Well?"

"Yes, it's the iron well, and the water is drawn from the iron well."

"It is really incredible to draw water from the ground with an iron well. If you build such a strange well, the people in the world will definitely benefit from it. However, now only the people in Shandong can use it. It's a pity. What a pity..."

Just as they were saying it was a pity, someone pointed at the door and said.

"Hey, that's not Li Song from Jinan. Please tell me what the iron well looks like."

Li Song, who was originally invited by a friend to a party at the Henan Guild Hall, was invited to surround him as soon as he entered the door and asked him to introduce the "Shuihui Well". Especially when he learned that he had seen the "Shuihui Well", he asked anxiously.

"Brother Li...what does this water press well look like? Is it easy to use?"

"It's really useful. As long as someone presses the well, water can be continuously released. My Shandong elders have benefited a lot!"

As Li Song spoke, in order to show respect, he even bowed his hands towards his hometown.

"Thanks to the prince's well construction, many places in Shandong this year will definitely be able to survive the drought year."

"Oh, the people of Shandong are blessed, blessed..."

When others praised him, someone suddenly said.

"How can the prince be enjoyed in Shandong with such a good thing? I heard that the prince had already asked the bookstore to print the book "The Water Pressing Well Method" and split this well into the world. As long as the localities cast wells and dig wells according to the well method, they can make such wells!"

"Ah, the prince actually printed the well law into a book. If so, this would be a great thing for me!"

"Yes, yes! Tomorrow, we will go to the bookstore to check it out. If there is a book, we will send it home and ask our family to make wells according to the law..."

"Oh, say goodbye, say goodbye, I will take the lead..."

The scholar who was chatting with everyone suddenly felt as if he remembered something and hurriedly got up and left. Seeing this, the others were surprised and realized that those books were limited. What if the books were bought by others?

This book is not just a book, it is not only a well that can save the people from water and fire, but also a reputation!

It's even more wealth!

When everyone thought that they were still in the mood to eat and drink, they all stood up and said goodbye, hurried towards the library...

A mere book, for these scholars gathered with the capital, means too much to get such a book. They all tried every means, even if there were thousands of volumes, but in the end it was still not enough. In the end, such a book was furious for dozens of taels of silver per book.

For Fang Yizhi, of course, he didn't care about such a little money. After spending a high price to buy a copy, he stayed in the room and read it. After a few days of research, the more she studied it, the more she felt that the design of this pressurized well was extremely clever, and she couldn't help but sigh:

"This water pressing well is really ingenious and the design is extremely exquisite. It is incredible to use a piece of bamboo to penetrate the ground and pump water from three and a half meters deep! The heaviest thing is to dig that kind of well, which is really cheap."

"It's true. The water pressing well is very cheap. Just insert the iron rod into the ground. You need a well craftsman to dig a well and you can dig a deep well more than 3 meters deep. You don't need to worry about the well being dry in the year of a severe drought. This is a treasure that saves people's lives again."

While sighing, Sun Zhijie said again.

"I have considered it in the past two days. It is better to go to Liaodong to serve him than to bury his fame. The prince is indeed a rare wise vassal in my Ming Dynasty. I want to join his shogunate and avenge his country and family hatred!"

The friend's words made Fang Yizhi feel silent. Sun Zhijie was Sun Chengzong's grandson. Chongzhen Eleventh, the Donglu attacked Gaoyang. Sun Chengzong led the people and their families to defend the city. After the city was broken, he hanged himself to death. The Sun family almost died, and only a few people survived because they were outside.

In fact, the Fang family and the Donglu also have family feuds!

"I have this intention, it's better not to have this fame or fame."

Fang Yizhi laughed. In fact, he has been thinking about this matter. Fang Yizhi, who has been worried about state affairs for many years, has also been paying attention to the prince. Although he missed the opportunity to join him, it is not too late to go now. Wouldn't it be better if someone goes with him now?
Chapter completed!