Qin Huaidao was thinking while instructing everyone to dig the kiln.
Lime burning is simple. You only need to calcine limestone, marl and other calcium carbonate-containing rocks in a lime kiln to 1,200 degrees, then cool it and then discharge it from the kiln to become quicklime.
Cement is a lot of trouble. Qin Huaidao vaguely remembers that the main materials are limestone, clay, iron ore and cinder, which are ground to a certain proportion and then clinker is calcined. The question is what is the proportion? After the clinker is made, gypsum and lime must be mixed in proportion.
Cement must be evenly mixed, finely ground and smooth. What is the ratio?
Qin Huaidao was a little unsure, so he could only estimate. It was easy to burn, and some of it was coke and coal, but the raw materials needed to be ground before burning, such as limestone. How to grind a large piece after it is transported?
Do you have to smash it manually? It’s too slow!
"No, we have to get a waterwheel." Qin Huaidao thought.
The waterwheel can be rotated by water power and become a power source. With the help of rotational torque braking, it can be connected to a large stone mill to rotate, and clinker and gypsum can be mixed and ground into cement. However, it is possible to make an additional stone mill with an upper and lower joint.
Make the pores larger and let everyone break the big rocks into small ones, then put them in and grind them finer.
The question arises - where can I find such a large stone mill? Can I make it myself?
Qin Huaidao felt a little dizzy, it was all about trouble.
Fortunately, there is no shortage of manpower in Qinjiazhuang. During this period of time, they eat meat every day, and each body is strong and strong. Qin Huaidao explained it, and after seeing that the problem was not serious, he took Mr. Huang to the river outside Zhuangzi.
There is no interception in the upper reaches. The river is long, more than one meter deep and four to five meters wide. The water flow is enough, but the momentum is not enough. It needs to be intercepted into a weir, and the opening is concentrated to form a flood discharge effect, increase the speed and momentum of the water flow, and the water
The car is powerful when it rotates.
Qin Huaidao did not explain much, and took Huang Lao down the river for a distance. He saw a bend in front of him. The water concentrated here, the water area increased, and then formed a slope drop of more than one meter high. The height
It's not big, but it's rare.
"Huang Lao, is there a waterfall in front of the river?" Qin Huaidao asked.
"No more. This is the only terrain with a height difference in the young master's fiefdom."
"That's it, I need some strong labor." Qin Huaidao looked at the surrounding terrain. In the plain area, it is really not easy to find a river with a large drop. With a drop of one meter, if a two-meter dam is built to block the water, it will fall down.
It's just three meters, which is barely enough.
What's more, in your own fiefdom, it's not far from Zhuangzi. It's much more convenient to build a road to get in. Others' fiefdom may not be built for you to block water. If it's too far, transportation will also be a problem.
Mr. Huang couldn't help but asked curiously: "What do you want to do here?"
"Build a dam to store water, build a waterwheel, and install a stone mill. It will be of great use in the future. It will be convenient for everyone to grind flour in the future. All the trees on the other side of the river were cut down to build a mill. The small one is just for everyone to warm up at night.
For lighting and leveling the terrain, fifty strong laborers will be needed, and the wages will be thirty cents per day."
"It doesn't have to be that much. As long as the stone mill is used by everyone in the future, I am willing to do it for free. Is the waterwheel the kind used for watering? I saw it before when I fought with the old general, but no one in our village knows how to do it."
Huang Lao reminded.
"Do as I say, just find a few people who know how to do woodwork and follow me."
"Young Master, can you make a waterwheel?" Mr. Huang asked in surprise.
"I've seen it before, and I know a little bit about it." Qin Huaidao said perfunctorily. He had indeed seen it, and he still knew the general principles and appearance. It doesn't matter if you haven't done it before. Just try more. Look at the sky, and added: "The construction will start tomorrow. Before the construction starts,
To say hello to the people downstream, to avoid misunderstanding, I told them to store water and use it as a water mill. In the future, they can come to the village to grind wheat for free, but only when our village is not using it."
"Okay, the old man downstream will go and say hello in person. It won't be a big problem. Grinding wheat is the most labor-intensive, and we give it to them for free. They're eager to do it, and we're not blocking the water from them." Huang Lao agreed.
Mr. Huang went directly downstream. Qin Huaidao wrote down the terrain. When he returned to the ancestral hall, he saw that He'er was still sorting out the account books. He encountered several unclear problems and didn't know how to record them. Qin Huaidao explained them one by one and asked for some
Paper, pick up firewood and charcoal and start drawing.
One is the construction drawing. How high and wide the dam is, what type of waterwheel it is, how high it is, and how big it is. There needs to be a room built next to it, how big the room is, how the road is going, and where the gravel will be piled in the future. All these need to be designed.
, so as not to make mistakes and rework, which will be troublesome.
Considering the long-term use, it is best to use stones and cement to build the dam.
Thinking of the cement Qin Huaidao gave me a headache. Without a waterwheel mill, the cement would be difficult to make. Without cement, the dam would not be strong enough to make a waterwheel, and things would fall into an endless loop.
After pondering for a moment, Qin Huaidao decided to proceed simultaneously. On the waterwheel side, the ground and road surface could be leveled first, and then the mill was built. At the same time, he also experimented with burning cement. The quantity was not large, and manual crushing and grinding would not be a big problem. Burning the cement would then
Build a dam and make a waterwheel, perfect.
Not long after, the drawings were completed. Qin Huaidao held them in his arms and continued to tutor He'er in doing the accounting.
Seeing that it was almost time for dinner, Jia Youcai hurried back, took out a land deed and said excitedly: "Young Master, I bought the hillside. The price of this kind of barren hill that no one wants is not high. It's about fifteen acres, a total of three acres."
One hundred taels of silver."
"That's great." Qin Huaidao took the land deed in surprise and looked at it. After confirming that it was correct, he continued: "Uncle Jia, it takes a lot of manpower to transport the stones, but the road there is narrow and you can't use horse-drawn carriages. You can only use wheelbarrows. But
Is there any way?" Qin Huaidao asked with some expectation.
"Young Master, did you take this mountain just for the stone?" Jia Youcai asked in surprise. Seeing Qin Huaidao nodding, he estimated that the stone would be of great use. The young master's recent methods were unbelievable, so he did not dare to ask more questions and said thoughtfully.
: "Everyone in the village is busy making clay pots..."
"Forget it, Mr. Zhuang, and think of another way." Qin Huaidao interrupted, he was about to make briquettes. This is a huge number, and the manpower of the village was simply too busy, so he couldn't allocate any more.
Jia Youcai thought for a while and said: "It's winter now, and I have nothing to do at home. I can find a tenant in a nearby village for ten cents a day, and I don't have to take care of the food. Everyone will definitely be willing to work, and I will be idle. How much do I need, young master?"
I'll go talk to them."
"The more, the better. We need to transport all the rocks from that mountain. Don't count them by labor. One truck is filled with fifty coins. We don't care whether they are a family going into battle at the same time, or alone, or from other places."
Stones are transported from the local area, but you need to bring your own tools. If you don’t have tools, you can lend them money to buy them first, and offset them in the future. Only then will you cherish your own and not waste it. As long as it is transported to the designated place in Qinjiazhuang, you will be given money, but as long as the specified stones are
, not all of them are required." Qin Huaidao warned, settling on a daily basis will lead to cheating and cheating over time, and it will be reduced to eating from the same big pot, which is not advisable.
"This is a way. Regardless of the process, just look at the results. It's easy to count, and it can also mobilize enthusiasm. It's faster for the whole family to work together. Bringing your own tools also avoids waste. Is fifty cents a bit much? If you do it smoothly, you can make money in one day.
It’s only a hundred cents for two big cars, and there’s no such treatment for hundreds of miles around.”
"It's okay, just do it. It's hard work and consumes a lot of money. If you give me more money, we can all have enough to eat and work vigorously."
"Young master is benevolent and righteous, I will contact you immediately." Jia Youcai praised and hurried away.
At this time, a guard hurried over and said: "Young Master, the princess is here."
The Qin Family Village has been sealed, and no one dares to let the princess in easily. She must be notified first.
Qin Huaidao was a little surprised: "Which princess?"
"The other party calls herself Princess Yuzhang."
"Bring it here."
Qin Huaidao couldn't understand why Yuzhang came here. Could it be that something happened to Jinyang again? There was no reason. Drinking Luo Han Guo had no side effects.