Flowers in full bloom

Chapter 371 Things are booming

Rong Jin, Hua Lei and others were in the yard, helping Uncle Zhao. After two more days of hard work, the windmill and waterwheel were finally completed and connected.

One day when the wind was particularly strong, Hualei found a wooden barrel and began to test the effect of the wind-powered waterwheel.

The sails were unfurled and bulged. The colorful windmill began to turn slowly. After a while, the waterwheel also slowly turned. The waterwheel's bucket was filled with water and slowly lifted up.

The waterwheel rose little by little, and when it was about to reach the top water tank, it could not go up anymore.

All the sails were inflated, but the waterwheel could not move up. It seemed that the wind was not strong enough, and the sails needed to be enlarged to generate stronger wind.

So, Hua Lei removed all the original sail frames, made a new longer sail pole, and then re-stretched the sail.

When the remade sail was fully unfurled, it reached more than two meters, more than twice as large as the waterwheel. Then the waterwheel was connected and the test started again.

The sails began to turn again, and the waterwheel also began to turn. The waterwheel's bucket was filled with water and slowly lifted up.

The waterwheel rose little by little, rising and rising again, finally reaching the top and pouring out all the water. Then it went all the way down, completing one circle after another. The wind-powered waterwheel was a success.

Looking at the rotating colorful sails, Hualei narrowed her eyes and smiled. But how should she propose this wind-powered waterwheel to the Ministry of Industry?

Should she pretend to mention it casually when they were installing the second water truck? Or should she send it to the Ministry of Industry now and tell them directly that she had a new idea? Hua Lei couldn't make up her mind for a moment.

After all, she didn't know the characters of those people working in the Ministry of Industry. The world was dangerous and people's hearts were not as pure as they used to be. She still needed to think carefully about it.

If I pretend to mention it casually when the Ministry of Industry is installing it, will the Ministry of Industry misunderstand me and think that Hua Lei dislikes the human-powered waterwheel in front of the Ministry of Industry, so Hua Lei has other plans?

If we send this new wind-powered water truck directly to the Ministry of Industry, will it cause misunderstanding and think that we are deliberately making things difficult or provoking?

Moreover, Hua Lei also knew that Zhao Yifei had an uncle named Yu who worked in the Ministry of Industry. Although the position did not seem to be very high, there is a saying that goes, the King of Hell is combative and the little devils are difficult to deal with.

If Uncle Yu deliberately makes things difficult for Hua Lei and interferes, Hua Lei will not be in a good situation.

Would it be better if Bai Yunhe could help mediate? For a moment, Hua Lei couldn't think of a suitable way to take out this wind-powered waterwheel.

However, when Rong Jin heard that Hua Lei intended to let Bai Yunhe act as a middleman to get the wind power water wheel into the Ministry of Industry, he firmly rejected the idea.

The reason given was that Bai Yunhe was only temporarily interning and studying in the Ministry of Industry. He was still at the bottom of the organization and knew nothing. How could he ask others for advice and let his superiors and colleagues listen to him? Asking him to act as a middleman was like asking a blind man for advice, which was inappropriate.

What Hua Lei didn't know was that Rong Jin actually had other thoughts in his mind.

How could I give Bai Yunhe the chance to get close to Hua Meime? Bai Yunhe looks like a decent guy, and he can also speak sweet words and boast. What if Hua Meime falls for him? Wouldn't that create a competitor for me? No, no!

Finally, the sinister Rong Jin suggested to rebuild a more sophisticated wind-powered waterwheel, repeat the same trick, and have Marquis Pei send it to Emperor Shengwu's imperial study.

Of course, the excuse had to be changed. She said that when Hualei was making the human-powered waterwheel before, a lot of semi-finished products were scrapped, and it was a pity to throw them away directly, so she pieced together a few small waterwheels for her own use. However, because they were not complete and could not be pedaled by hand, they were left idle in her own yard.

One day, Hualei saw the sail on her boat and had an idea to try to use the sail to power the waterwheel. So Hualei read a lot of books, came up with a new idea, and asked Uncle Zhao to test it again, and it really worked.

So I made one for Emperor Shengwu to see if it works. If it works, I will present it to Emperor Shengwu, so that this wind-powered waterwheel can automatically water the flowers and plants in the imperial garden, which can also prevent Emperor Shengwu from being too tired.

Of course, Rong Jin gave the waterwheel a very nice-sounding name, "The Fortune-bringing Cart." This name was very appropriate, and Hualei thought it was also very good.

In this way, Lord Pei picked a sunny day with strong winds and brought a lucky carriage with colorful sails into the palace. As for what Lord Pei said to Emperor Shengwu, Hualei was not very clear.

All we know is that when Emperor Shengwu saw this exquisite and colorful waterwheel, he liked it very much. He immediately went to the Imperial Garden and began to test it. The result was, of course, that he didn't need to pedal it himself. As long as he hung the sail, the wind-powered waterwheel would start to turn by itself.

The colorful sail was like a colorful flower, and it became a special scenery in the imperial garden, attracting the joy of all the ladies and maids in the palace.

Therefore, even if the flowers and plants in the Imperial Garden did not need watering, the connection buckle between the windmill and the waterwheel was opened, and the windmill would turn in the Imperial Garden every day without watering. As a result, Hualei received another large reward of silver.

Then, the Ministry of Works received an oral order from Emperor Shengwu to make a wind-powered waterwheel, and asked the flower farmers to get the information and models themselves.

However, we will make a few for the corn fields this time to see if it is feasible. There are too many corn fields in Shangjing City this year, and there will definitely not be enough people to irrigate them.

If wind-powered water wheels can really rely on wind power for watering, a large amount of manpower can be saved.

After receiving the gold ingots from the Ministry of Rites, Hua Lei was so happy looking at the pile of gold ingots in front of her.

First, I got a thousand acres of barren hills for free, then I got a group of laborers and tools for land reclamation for free, and not long ago I got a few water wheels for free, and now I got so many gold ingots for free. I have been really lucky in recent years. It seems that I can lie down for a while.

Therefore, even if Emperor Shengwu said that he would first install a waterwheel in the cornfield, Hualei had no complaints. After all, his original excuse was that he wanted to make a waterwheel because he needed to irrigate the cornfield.

Therefore, for a long time afterwards, Hualei and Uncle Zhao often went to the Construction Department of the Ministry of Industry to help the Ministry of Industry make wind turbines. Of course, Hualei's wish to lie flat was not fulfilled.

Besides, it is spring now, and it is also the busiest season in the fields and the barren hills. It is already very lucky not to have to work overtime, so Hualei's wish to lie down has never been realized.

However, although the Ministry of Industry does not require her to work overtime to provide guidance, Hualei still consults some books every night to make an overall arrangement for the things that need to be done next. So Hualei is even busier.

Fortunately, the Construction Department of the Ministry of Industry already had experience in making human-powered waterwheels, so the new wind-powered waterwheel was well received.