Li Er looked at his two sons, his eyes flashing, and after pondering for a moment he said: "The demand for this item is too great. You two will each receive one hundred thousand, and the Ministry of Industry will receive three hundred thousand. It will be completed within ten days. Do you have any objections?"
The King of Wei and the Crown Prince each received 100,000. Everyone was the same, so there was no favoritism. The ministers could not see Li Er's true thoughts. They asked the Ministry of Works to make another 300,000, which was far more than the two men's total of hundreds of thousands.
If the Crown Prince and the King of Wei are suppressed, and the Ministry of Works represents the imperial court, the people will only think good about the imperial court in the future, and the people's hearts will still be in the hands of the Holy One.
High, really high!
Qin Huaidao couldn't help but praise in his heart, and immediately mourned for the prince and the king of Wei. Do you really think this simple stove is easy to make? Without coke, the temperature will not be reached, and without lime, the clay will fall apart in the future.
Burning with charcoal can barely reach the temperature, but the court will be emptied, and the king of Wei and the prince will cry to death!
No, we have to improve the process when we go back, simplify it as much as possible, increase the production speed, and increase the output. In the end, we have to make this furnace ourselves.
However, Qin Huaidao was happy to see the king of Wei and the prince crying to death in the future, and did not criticize it.
After the matter was settled, the ministers retired. Qin Huaidao followed him out of the Manlu Hall and walked forward for a short distance. He was pulled by Fang Xuanling and signaled to slow down. After falling behind everyone, Fang Xuanling whispered: "My dear nephew.
, I saw you looking strange just now, is it difficult to make this stove?"
Qin Huaidao was startled. He has always managed his expression well. Is this Fang Xuanling trying to trick him? He calmly asked: "The furnace is technically difficult, but it is not difficult to make. What do you mean, Master Fang?"
"As long as it can be done, I'm worried that the construction period will be delayed, and the people will suffer in the end." Fang Xuanling said in a low voice, with a deep look in his eyes, showing a bit of worry.
When Qin Huaidao heard that he was worried about this, he felt respectful, but he could not participate in the dispute over the country's foundation, not even a word could be used. He thought about going back to improve tools and increase productivity, so he said: "Shibo, this junior will have to be busy for some time to come.
I may not be able to go to court, so please bear with me."
"Okay, make more briquettes. The people are suffering and are in urgent need of heating. Your output is a bit low. Don't worry, I will help you carry it." Fang Xuanling agreed.
After leaving the imperial city, Qin Huaidao said goodbye to Fang Xuanling and drove the carriage back to the Supervisory Mansion. He ordered people to disperse and bought up all the plaster from the major drug stores in Chang'an City, which was enough for a large cart. He also ordered everyone to disperse the next day.
The county helped with the acquisition, but the mine had no choice but to purchase it at a high price to meet its needs in the near future.
An hour later, Qin Huaidao returned to Qinjiazhuang with the plaster in hand. He sat down by the bonfire in the ancestral hall and thought. It doesn't matter that the stove looks ugly. People are not particular about free things. The key output is low, and the production of tiles is also slow and takes up a lot of money.
Manpower is somewhat undesirable.
We have to find a way to free up manpower and increase productivity.
Qin Huaidao picked up a stick of charcoal and started drawing on the paper. While thinking about it, he suddenly had an idea. He thought of later generations doing ceramic drawing. Drawing is a technical job that no one can do, including himself. It takes too much time to learn it again, but
The turning table for billet drawing is a good thing.
The next moment, Qin Huaidao threw the paper into the bonfire and burned it, and hurried to the iron shop on the village. Seeing some people busy with something, he stepped forward and said, "You are all here. Just in time, come and help me make something."
Everyone gathered around curiously, and someone asked: "Young Master, what are you doing?"
"Keep an eye on it, I'll only do it once." Qin Huaidao didn't explain much.
Next, Qin Huaidao found a large tree stump and had it cut into two wooden piers. Each piece was one foot thick, like a meat chopping board. He hollowed out the center of the lower wooden pier and had people beat it with an iron piece.
Take out a cylinder and smash it in. A square hole is also dug out in the center of the wooden pier above, but it is not completely opened. Choose a piece of hardwood one meter long and make it into a cylindrical shape. Make one end into a square shape, which just fits into the square of the wooden pier above.
inside the hole.
After the square is stuck, it is not easy to loosen. Then put the hardwood through the iron ring hole of the wooden pier below. The upper and lower wooden piers are connected together. The diameter of the hardwood is slightly smaller, so it will not shake when it goes in. Add the iron ring
It has little friction with hardwood, and the wooden block above it will start to move with a slight turn, like a stone grinder.
Qin Huaidao tried it, but there was still some resistance and it was not perfect.
After thinking about it, Qin Huaidao found a small round hole in the middle of a stone slab and placed it under the hardwood that penetrated the wooden pier below. He raised the upper wooden pier slightly so that all the weight would not be pressed underneath.
In this way, the upper wooden pier is connected to a hardwood, and the hardwood penetrates the iron ring in the middle of the lower wooden pier, and is combined with the round hole of the stone slab below. The iron ring plays a directional role, the round hole of the stone slab plays a supporting role, and the upper wooden pier rotates.
It's more flexible, much more convenient, and has much less resistance.
Next, Qin Huaidao found some wooden boards to make a square one meter wide, and nailed them to the surface of the wooden piers to form a larger working platform. The platform started to rotate rapidly with a slight push, and everyone was stunned and gathered around.
I tried it and was amazed at how simple it is, yet so magical.
Qin Huaidao did not explain the principle and continued to ask people to help him make curved wooden boards. There were four pieces in total. Three joints were connected together. The other joint was just stuck and could be opened by breaking it. The diameter of the upper end was just larger than the briquettes.
To facilitate the placement of briquettes in the future, the bottom end should be slightly smaller to form a small platform where iron bars can be placed overhead for air to enter. A mold drum inside the furnace is ready.
After that, Qin Huaidao asked someone to bring a large piece of clay, make it into a cross shape, flatten it, adjust the thick end with a bow rope, draw it across the clay, and then peel it off with his hands, and a large cross-shaped piece of clay was uncovered.
Come out, place it in the center of the workbench, sprinkle some water, then dip a piece of burlap into the water, place the newly made rotating drum in the middle of the cross-shaped mud pieces, lift up the four pieces of mud, stick it on the rotating drum, and sprinkle
The water makes the clay softer, and it is shaped by hand to form a whole. Then it is fixed in a position with wooden strips and the cylinder is rotated.
After a few turns, the mud on the cylinder became a perfect shape, the same size as the stove, and was fixed with a wooden knife. After another turn, the irregularities were cut off, and the height was the same as the stove, and it was smooth and flat.
, the exterior light looks much better.
After that, Qin Huaidao found a bamboo tube of suitable size, took a small section, made one end into a concave arc, cut it as thin as a knife, inserted it into the lower end of the rotating drum, took out a large piece of mud, formed a vent, and then used
Cut a bamboo branch flat and prick it on the side to form a small hole.
The shape of a stove is ready. The appearance is not only beautiful, but more importantly, it is smooth, round and integrated. There is no need to make two clay cylinders and fill the middle with clay.
Use the iron wire to scrape the bottom along the platform to avoid sticking, then pick up the entire drum from the workbench, find a clean place to put it down, break off the wooden board, the drum will loosen and shrink, and it can be easily removed from the clay. Everyone
I was dumbfounded. Can the stove still do this?
If I hadn't witnessed the whole process with my own eyes, I wouldn't have believed it.
Qin Huaidao didn't explain too much. If he didn't know how to draw the blank, it would be faster to use mud to form it directly. There would be no need to make a rotating drum mold. He asked: "Have you learned everything?"
Everyone lowered their heads in embarrassment and did not dare to speak.
I’ve never done it before, so I don’t feel confident.