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It is hard for outsiders to imagine that they all became the prince for Wu'an County, but Zhang Chao was willing to blow the cold wind like everyone on the construction site.

In the cold wind, thousands of villagers were working hard.

Everyone divided the work and cooperated. A group of stonemasons led a group of strong men to cut stones, while others dug soil and transported the stones and soil. Fortunately, Zhang Chao only planned to repair a dam instead of a reservoir, so the dam did not need to be too high or too wide, which caused a lot of project volume to be reduced.

Zhang Chao and Zhang had discussed a plan early on.

"Just build one and a half meter high."

Zhang Chao originally thought about building a stone dam, but the old craftsmen suggested that there was not much stone nearby. If a stone dam was built, he had to go to Mount Li in Xinfeng or Qinling Mountains in Lantian to quarry, which would be very troublesome for transportation alone. They suggested that Zhang Chao use materials locally and repair the earth dam.

Anyway, Zhang Chao did not plan to build an embankment that was too high, so the earth dam formed by directly piled up with sand and gravel and clay is the lowest cost. Especially, you can use materials locally, and there are sand and gravel and clay on the slopes on both sides of the ditch.

There is no need to build a particularly strong dam foundation when building such an earth dam. Generally, clay is directly blocked in the center of the dam, making it an impermeable layer, and building it into a slope-type earth dam, which is cheap, fast and quite solid.

One and a half meters, nearly five meters, is actually quite high.

With a five-meter dam, it can store at least three or four meters of water. It is enough to store a lot of water at this deep, and raising fish is enough.

"Are you only building a flood discharge channel or another water-suspension channel?" asked an old craftsman with dark skin and very thin skin.

Generally, if you block a dam on a river ditch, you will not be as high as Zhang Chao, at most about ten feet and a half. The higher the higher it is, the harder it is to repair. Generally, small dams will not build any water channel, at most a flood discharge channel is built on one side. When the water in the dam reaches a limited height of the dam, the water will discharge flood from the preset ditches to ensure the safety of the dam.

The water channel naturally leaves culverts in the embankment, so that the embankment can release water at any time. Such a water channel can also be built into a step-shaped shape, leaving a hole at each certain height, and can be plugged with wood at any time. In this way, when water is needed, it can be placed from top to bottom, and the water can be released accurately.

There is a water door at the bottom, which can shine if opened.

"The flood discharge path and the water channel are built, so the flood discharge path should be set to be ten feet high." Zhang Chao thought about it, but he still didn't make the flood discharge path too high. He was afraid that in summer, his embankment would not be able to withstand it. If it was ten feet high, it would be equivalent to only 2-thirds of the water at most.

Although there is a water channel, it is difficult to quickly drain water and discharge floods in the rainy season.

After confirming with the craftsmen, Zhang Chao went to see the digging of soil and sand and gravel there again.

"You can't dig the soil at will." Zhang Chao told Manager Zheng, "Get soil on both slopes about one and a half meters away from the bottom of the ditch. We try to get it flat as much as possible. I plan to dig out some fields on the slopes above the water on both sides."

Zhang Chao planned to dig out some terraced fields, close to the water surface of the bottom of the ditch, and make about a few rows of terraced fields. Then, water will be stored in the ditch, and rice can be planted here when there is enough rain in the first half of the year. Even if there is a shortage, water trucks can be used to drive water from the ditch.

"First take soil from the near dam, and level it while taking soil."

Zhang Chao told several managers that his plan was still very big. In his plan, terraces would be flattened on both sides of the slope near the bottom of the reservoir, so that it would be about one or two thousand acres to level.

On the slope at a higher point, the vegetable fields are slightly flattened, and the upper layer is more likely to plant fruit trees such as cherries, vines, pears, and then to the upper layer is more likely to plant mulberry trees.

He also plans to plant some mulberry trees between the terraces at the bottom and the reservoir. Every winter, he will catch silt fish from the bottom of the ditch to fertilize mulberry fields, plant mulberry trees and raise silkworms, and use silkworm sand to raise fish.

Zhang Chao even thought about it with great ambition that he would improve the mulberry trees in the future and no longer build tall mulberry trees, but instead set up short mulberry trees, family-united silkworms, and textiles. In the future, he might be able to build hydraulic textiles.

Mulberries can also make purple wine.

Standing on the slope and looking at the lively construction site, Zhang Chao felt that this was a treasure house.

Raising fish, root, vegetables, rice, mulberry, fruit trees, and can also build a hydraulic mill. With these 8,000 acres of ditch slopes in hand, the Zhang family can obtain from the inside much more than the Zhang family’s land outside.

If we count the 1,000 acres of land on the upslope South Plateau, and the hundreds of acres of land on the Zhang family’s north Plateau, around the bathing ditch, he will have tens of thousands of acres of land.

The land is easier to cultivate.

Zhang Chao felt that after the land here was developed, it would not be rented out at all. Instead, he should hire a long-term worker from the village to operate according to his vision. This place is not only terraced fields or rice, but also diverse. It is backed by Chang'an City. It is not smart to just grow some grain, and growing vegetables and fruits will not be ignored.

You can also raise ducks, chickens, pigs, and then chickens, ducks, pig manure can also feed fish in the fields.

Zhao Siniang wore a veil and rode a donkey to the bath ditch. Looking at the lively scene below, she couldn't help but be amazed.

Zhang Chao also saw her and reached out to wave to her.

Zhao Siniang also waved to her and responded.

Zhang Chao smiled and went there, walking directly through the waterless bottom of the ditch.

"Slow down." Zhao Siniang looked at Zhang Chao jogging all the way and couldn't help but smile.

"I haven't seen you for a long time. How are you doing recently?" Zhang Chao asked.

The wind blew the veil on her face, and Zhao Siniang smiled bitterly. "No, very bad, the grain price is still falling. Although it is not as strong as the beginning, there is no sign of an increase. I was still counting on Sanlang to help, so I bought some for me at that time. Last time I heard from you that the Medicinal Wine Floor wanted to collect sorghum to make wine, so I later collected sand sorghum again, but now you are no longer in the winery." Speaking of this, Zhao Siniang was a little resentful.

"How much sorghum have you collected?" Zhang Chao said. Last time he did talk about sorghum making wine. He originally planned to help Zhao Siniang with one hand, but who knew that he had fished for three days and had been drying the net for two days, but he was beaten before he had sex for a few days.

"The original inventory at home and the collected ones during this period are about a thousand stones."

More than 100,000 kilograms, even if sorghum is cheap, it is a big number of piles in the warehouse.

Zhang Chao wiped his nose and felt embarrassed, "So many."

Zhao Siniang broke a tree branch from the tree next to her, held it in her hand and turned it around, and smiled, "Anyway, there is no itch if there are too many lice, and there is no need to worry about debt. It doesn't matter if there are too many sorghum."

Zhang Chao also broke a branch and picked it up some of it as a spear. "You have to worry about it. If you are numb, it will be troublesome. The situation in your family is actually quite dangerous. According to my judgment, it is almost impossible to have a big rise in grain prices. Unless there will be a severe drought or a large locust plague next year, such large-scale disasters actually have signs of signs. Now no one thinks there will be such a major disaster next year. Therefore, even if there is a drought, flood, earthquake, or earthquake in a certain prefecture, it will not affect the entire grain market. The grain in your family will become old grain next year, and it will become more and more difficult to take action."

Zhao Siniang and Zhang Chao stood side by side. When she turned to look at Zhang Chao, she could see Zhang Chao's side face. Zhang Chao's side face looked very beautiful, fair and clean, her hair and beard were carefully trimmed, and her eyebrows were even heroic, and her eyes were smart and vivid.

Today, Zhang Chao was wearing a white shirt, with some mud on it, but he still did not hide his dashing and chic attitude in Zhao Siniang's eyes.

"If that's the case, then my family can only sell land for you to overcome this difficulty."

Zhang Chao was stunned, "Your family hasn't reached this point yet, right?"

Zhao Siniang held the branch and beat a bunch of hay in front of her and said with a wry smile, "Although the Zhao family has accumulated this family business for generations, it seems quite big. But the family has no cash at all, and they are all used to buy land and buy land. Later, she mortgaged the land store and borrowed a large amount of money to stock up on the grain. Last time, she just returned the donkey and forced her to sell a thousand acres of land and forests. Now the family only has the grain from those warehouses left. If they can't sell it, the family can only sell the land to pay back the money. But now, the market is now, can it be sold out and it will be lost. It will not be able to fill the hole."

Zhang Chao shook his head when he heard this.

This mistake is wrong, and he doesn't know how to comment on the Zhao family today.

"Even if you want to sell the land to me now, I can't afford it. Actually, I might as well tell you that I actually owe more than 10,000 chunks of huge debts now."

Zhao Siniang looked at Zhang Chao, but she didn't believe it at all. A few strands of black hair were blown away by the wind, flying with the wind on her face, making the girl look a little more weak, less distance, and more intimate as a woman next door.

This made Zhang Chao even feel a little pity for her.

"It's true, but I'm called debt management, and it's within my control."

Zhao Siniang smiled and said, "Yes, no matter how much debt you owe, you are not afraid. You have a wealthy wife. And you also have such a good relationship with the new nobles in the capital. Li Shiji and Shan Xiongxin are not rich, Qin Shubao, Cheng Yaojin, Niu Jinda, Luo Shixin and others are all very wealthy. You can get it immediately if you speak casually."

She looked at Zhang Chao with some confusion, "What's more, you are now a dignified county, and you have just been promoted to Prince of the East Palace, and you are a fifth-rank official in Beijing."

Zhang Chao curled his lips and said extremely disagreement, "You only see the appearance, but not the essence. I can do it today, and it is not entirely up to them."

Zhao Siniang refused to comment and obviously did not fully agree with Zhang Chao's words. She felt that the Zhao family lacked a relationship with the capital like Zhang Sanlang, so it was difficult every step.

"Sanlang, can you help me?"

"How to help you?"

"Help me sell the accumulated grain, or introduce me to the dukes and uncles in your capital, whether you borrow money or sell land."

Zhang Chao had never seen Zhao Siniang begging others so humble. Even though she had begged herself last time, she did not let go of her arrogance.

Zhang Chao nodded, "I'll try!" To be continued.
Chapter completed!