Chapter 237: Finished Product of Valley Windmill
Chapter 237: Finished Product of Valley Windmill
Several people took a carriage to a courtyard next to the county government office. This was the decision made by County Magistrate Cao after he discussed with Lawyer He after getting the blueprint.
They wanted to make their first fortune, so they hired famous carpenters and blacksmiths from the county town and surrounding villages, and arranged them in this yard, providing them with good food and drink. Their task was to research and develop the things on the two drawings and several farm tools.
When Zheng Sisi arrived, she saw that the huge yard was divided into two sides. On one side, there was the sound of iron forging. The blacksmiths were only wearing single clothes in this relatively cold February, and were swinging hammers vigorously.
The carpenters did not stop either, some were planing sawdust, some were drilling holes, each doing his own job.
There was also a shelf next to it, with a large round belly supported by four wooden pillars. Zheng Sisi knew at first glance that it was the finished product of the Gu windmill.
She walked over quickly, reached out to touch this and that, and nodded, saying that the craftsmanship was pretty good.
The carpenter next to him saw a girl coming in, and he started to touch here and there, and said, "Girl, this is not a place for you to come. There are wooden sticks everywhere. Don't fall down. It will be bad if the official sees you."
Zheng Sisi was very grateful for his kind reminder: "Uncle, thank you for your kind reminder. I'm fine. I just came to see if the windmill you made is finished."
As soon as Zheng Sisi said this, everyone broke out in a cold sweat. Someone exclaimed, "What, girl, how did you know this is called Gu Fengche? Who of you went out and told others about it? Didn't the adults repeatedly tell us to keep it a secret? Are you trying to harm everyone?"
Zheng Sisi didn't expect their reaction to be so big. She said hurriedly, "Uncle, it's not what you think. I was brought here by the county magistrate. He is right behind me."
Everyone looked at her in confusion, thinking that she had gone to the wrong place just for fun and came here because she was curious about this thing. They didn't expect that it was brought by the county magistrate.
The Third Prince, Magistrate Cao, and Master He walked in from outside. Seeing that the atmosphere in the courtyard was not right, they quickly asked, "What happened?"
Zheng Sisi waved her hand: "County Magistrate Cao, please quickly explain to them that you were the one who brought me in."
Magistrate Cao said, "I was the one who brought you in in the first place!"
Zheng Sisi breathed a sigh of relief, turned around and said to them: "Don't be nervous, no one has leaked the secret, just continue working, haha!"
Everyone breathed a sigh of relief, their lives were saved.
County Magistrate Cao said to everyone, "Thank you for your hard work. I also want to tell you that the drawings of this thresher and windmill were provided by the Lord of Anping County, so she is more familiar with it than us. Today, I asked her to come over to check whether everyone has made it correctly."
After hearing this, everyone suddenly realized what was going on. No wonder she was touching things here and there as soon as she arrived. It turned out that the drawings were provided by her. No one knew what this girl was thinking to come up with such a strange thing.
County Magistrate Cao continued, "Nothing to worry about. Let's continue working."
Everyone dispersed and continued to work, and no one had the extra energy to pay attention to Zheng Sisi.
Zheng Sisi complained: "Why are you so slow? I almost had a heart attack."
Master He stepped forward and said, "Princess Anping, I'm sorry to disturb you. They were just too nervous."
Zheng Sisi asked: "Let me ask you, you didn't threaten them when you invited them to do the work, did you?"
Master He waved his hands quickly: "No, no, we just signed a confidentiality agreement, and we definitely didn't threaten anyone."
Zheng Sisi said, "Don't be so nervous. This will be announced sooner or later. It's just for you to make the first money. Don't make things difficult for them because of this."
County Magistrate Cao said: "Don't worry, County Lord, our agreement also states that it should not be spread recently. If they do a good job, we will reward them. We will not force anyone to do anything."
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