Although she was a woman, because she was brought by Rong Heng, she followed them into the military camp.
The generals, naturally, did not agree. Despite her being overweight and not coveted by anyone, she was still a woman, which led to incessant protests and objections.
Tangyuan was soone who avoided trouble, "Prince, wouldn’t it be better for to rent a house outside and deliver als to you regularly?"
"That won’t do, I require you to be on call at all tis. What would it look like if you lived outside?"
Later, disregarding other people’s opposition, he forcefully arranged for her to stay in his own tent. She was very much against it, but Rong Heng just smirked and said,
"In this vast military camp, if you don’t sleep in my tent, whose tent would you want to sleep in?"
Since Rong Heng’s tent was large, she was arranged in a corner behind a screen, and with her bear-like appearance, he believed he wouldn’t stoop to that level.
After so consideration, she reluctantly agreed.
Thus, the sign at the garrison’s entrance stating "No Won Allowed in the Military Camp" beca nothing more than lip service in soone’s eyes.
And as she took up residence in Rong Heng’s tent, the private talks about them were never-ending. Rong Heng clearly didn’t care about such things, and naturally, neither did she. All she needed to do was take good care of the big shot’s three als a day.
To reduce her chances of appearing publicly, Rong Heng purchased utensils and had her cook outside his tent, enough for just four people. His guards, Qingfeng and Ming Yue, were now also eating with them, a special arrangent that caused the other commanding officers in the tent to look unfavorably upon them.
Seeing the increasingly exhausted soldiers and commoners, Tangyuan, who had a delicate and attentive mind, one evening while serving Rong Heng a late-night snack, presented her own drawn blueprints and gave a thorough explanation.
"I’ve noticed that Rong City isn’t particularly dry, and the annual rainfall is within the normal range. The dryness of the land is due to people not knowing how to store rainwater, as well as how to channel water from lakes, rivers, and even wells. There are plenty of mountains, forests, and lakes around here; the crops should not be suffering from drought like this, which is why I spent several evenings designing these tools. The principles aren’t complicated; let explain."
"First off is using wind power to rotate the water wheel. We can install a water wheel in the lake; it’s fitted with bamboo tubes to hold water, and as it turns, it channels the water into an overhead storage pipeline that leads directly to the fields. This is the most common type that can be installed in several places. Given that there is an abundance of bamboo, which is light, it’s very suitable for constructing water wheels."
"Next, if we have places with higher terrain where lake water can’t be channeled, the best solution would be to dig a storage pond on the mountain to collect rainwater, then transform our fields into terraced farms. That way, water from above can flow down step by step. By the way, to do this, we’ll have to dig irrigation canals first; these canals are dedicated to watering and will save ti and water flow speed compared to digging haphazardly."
"Lastly, these tools are even more diverse; they can be taken and used by the local villagers according to the conditions of their fields. For example, tub carts, water wheels, well carts, levers, windlasses, and so forth. On each of these drawings, I’ve written detailed principles and instructions for use. As for how to make them, I’ve sketched a rough design. If the woodworkers still don’t understand, I can go to the site and direct."
The man, who had been indifferent at first, straightened up subconsciously after listening to her elaboration, studying the blueprints intently. After looking them over, he pursed his sensuous thin lips in disbelief and raised the blueprints in his hand, "Did you co up with all these by yourself?"
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