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Chapter 37 PVC Water Pipes
Yesterday, all the horse-drawn carriage drivers in Qingshui County were beaming with joy. Although Han Lei had forgotten to include the drivers in her recruitment plan, when she saw a line of carriages returning everyone to the restaurant in the evening, she realized that Zhao Zun had booked them all, and at double the price.

Han Lei was very touched. Zhao Zun was a man who was both rough and delicate, a considerate warrior.

Uncle Wang contacted three inns and even set up makeshift beds in a restaurant to barely settle everyone down. This was temporary; once the new dormitories were completed, everyone could live directly in the wasteland.

Back at the government office, Han Lei, already exhausted, still worked very late.

She printed out several design drawings for the wasteland from her computer. These drawings would be given to the foremen and craftsmen. After she returned to the capital, they would complete the site themselves according to the drawings.

She also downloaded cooking videos for twice-cooked pork, braised pork belly, shredded pork with garlic sauce, braised pig's head, and braised pig offal onto her computer. She wanted Uncle Wang and the newly recruited chef to watch these videos repeatedly, and to practice them repeatedly once the manpower and ingredients were in place.

The next morning, Han Lei bought ten oxcarts from the system and left them at the entrance of the government office. She also left a message for the guards at the gate, asking Luo Hai to send someone to purchase grain, tableware, and some simple daily necessities, and then deliver them to the wasteland by oxcarts. In this way, they could eat breakfast and dinner at the restaurant every day, and have lunch in the wasteland.

Today, only the farmers are responsible for building the thatched sheds. Since Han Lei brought the blueprints, the craftsmen will be responsible for building the pigsties and stoves.

The team leader chosen by the bricklayers was named Yang Qiquan, an elderly man who had spent his entire life doing bricklaying. He often worked for wealthy families and was highly skilled.

In one hour, Han Lei not only taught Yang Qiquan and his bricklayers how to read blueprints and how to use concrete, but also taught them how to use shovels and concrete. Then she worked with them to level the cement floor of the pig farm.

"Uncle Yang, there's an aisle between the two rows of pigsties, and the ground on both sides of the pigsties needs to have a slight slope. There also needs to be a certain slope between the pigsties and the septic tank. This way, the manure water from cleaning the pigsties every night will flow into the septic tank along the ditch. Do you understand?" Han Lei carefully explained the design on the blueprints to Uncle Yang.

“No problem, I know how.” Uncle Yang understood immediately.

"Remember to maintain the area daily, and only build the pigsties on top when the ground is completely dry. While maintaining the ground, you can first repair the outer fence or septic tank of the pig farm. I've already taught you the basics; can you build the outer structures yourselves?"

"Don't worry, young lady, we can handle the rest of the work. You just need to come and check it out later," Uncle Yang assured her, patting his chest.

Uncle Yang went to work, and Han Lei went to check on the carpenter's work.

An average carpenter was making tables and chairs for resting and eating in a thatched shed, while a skilled carpenter was busy making waterwheels by the river.

Waterwheels already existed in this era, but their use was not yet widespread.

The principle of a waterwheel is to use the power of water flow to raise water from a low place to a high place, thereby irrigating farmland.

A waterwheel is a hydraulically driven mechanical device, mainly composed of an axle, gears, a water-dispensing plate, a clutch, and a support frame. When water flows over the axle, the force of the water flow rotates the axle, which in turn drives the water-dispensing plate through the clutch. A fork is attached to the end of the water-dispensing plate, which propels the water to the farmland that needs irrigation.

Two waterwheels are being built by the stream. Water from one waterwheel flows into a man-made ditch for irrigating the fields. In front of the other waterwheel, a platform made of logs is built, with a large wooden barrel on it. Below the barrel is an outlet for connecting water pipes to clean the pigsty.

Thinking about connecting the water pipes, Han Lei called Zhao Zun and Ping Chuan. Then she bought PVC pipes, connectors, tees, faucets, and installation tools from the system. Han Lei taught them how to install and secure the PVC pipes. Then she split the bamboo in half, inserted the PVC pipes, and sealed the cracks with super glue. If you didn't look closely, you would think the water pipes were made of bamboo.

From the waterwheel to the pig farm, the outdoor water pipes are all covered with bamboo, and only when entering the pigsty are flexible hoses and faucets used.

This task had to be left to Zhao Zun and Pingchuan. There was no other way; their foundation was unstable, and to protect themselves and Zhao Zun, they had to develop discreetly. Moreover, Qingshui County was Han Lei's first pilot project, and she didn't want to cause trouble that would affect future development.

The carpenters who make the waterwheels here are quite skilled, so there weren't any major problems. Han Lei then went to check on the work at the thatched shed.

Today, Zhao Zun brought all his personal guards, and they are all helping with the work at the thatched shed.

Inside the thatched shed, the stove built by the craftsmen was already taking shape. The stove was made of stones, and all that was needed was to pour concrete into the gaps between the stones, smooth the surface, and let it cure for two days before it could be used.

When Luo Hai arrived with the county government officials in an oxcart, it was already afternoon. He was momentarily stunned as he looked at the wasteland that had changed so much in just one day.

No one whipped the laborers, but they all worked with great enthusiasm. In just one day, three large thatched huts large enough to accommodate hundreds of people to rest had appeared, along with a large area of ​​wasteland that had been cleared of stones, and sections of walls built with stones.

"Miss Han, you're so fast?" Luo Hai asked in surprise.

"Uncle Luo, you're here? More people means more things will be done faster," Han Lei replied, patting the dirt off her hands.

"When we arrived, the restaurant recruited quite a few more people, and we brought them with us." Luo Hai waved his hand, and guards brought the recruited people over.

"Hehe, that's great! This makes our team even bigger." Han Lei said, glancing at the newly recruited people.

Han Lei had these people move all the supplies from the oxcart into the straw shed, and then led Luo Hai and the people from the yamen to visit the planning and design of the wasteland, while introducing Luo Hai to the work he would be supervising in the future.

The restaurant's swill is transported back to feed the pigs, and the pig manure is decomposed and used to irrigate the land. The pigs, grains, and vegetables produced here are then supplied to the restaurants and markets. This completes a closed loop, which requires a large number of farmers and laborers.

Luo Hai and the officials listened with increasing enthusiasm; Han Lei's plan was simply too grand for them. It would not only solve the food problem for many people in Qingshui County, but also open a new door for the county's economic development.

Han Lei said that if this industry chain is done well, all of them involved will have made invaluable contributions. Even if the government doesn't reward them, she will personally give them bonuses.

Meanwhile, Han Lei's first business in ancient times was thriving. On the other side, deep in the grasslands, the Turkic royal court received some incredibly good news.

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