Qin Huaidao came to a blacksmith shop and inquired about it. Bows and arrows are prohibited items and are not allowed to be sold openly by the public. If you want, you can make them secretly, but you have to order them in advance. Qin Huaidao saw that the shop had a rope made of beef tendon, which he used to make bowstrings.
OK, I bought it.
Back at Qinjiazhuang, Qin Huaidao first took a look at the construction site. Timber was being loaded in a warehouse. Once the wooden boards were nailed and covered with tiles, it would be ready for use. The lime left in the open air would have a place to store it. There were several large brick-burning and lime-burning warehouses.
The kiln was filled with black smoke and was burning coke.
Further away, countless people were pulling stones over, talking something, with smiles on their faces, which was particularly dazzling in this cold winter. In the open area next to a large pile of stones, two hundred people were nervously and orderly making briquettes and making good work.
The stacks are neatly arranged, and it is gratifying to see them in rows.
Jia Youcai came over after hearing the news and shouted excitedly: "Young Master!"
Three months ago, the family was still worried about running out of money, and the men were preparing to leave, leaving the chance of survival to the women and children. Unexpectedly, today they have such a huge family fortune. It looks like a dream, and I feel like hehehehehe every day.
, seeing Qin Huaidao looking at the briquettes, he explained: "Young Master, those coals were trampled by a few donkeys at night. I don't dare to let everyone make them. The recipe cannot be passed on."
Honeycomb briquettes are just coal and clay, not much of a recipe, but people in this era really don't know that Jia Youcai regards it as a treasure. He would rather let the donkeys on the village trample the coal slime than let people from outside the village.
Qin Huaidao understood Qin Huaidao's thoughts. Although he didn't care, he still respected Jia Youcai's choice.
Jia Youcai continued: "Young Master, they want to light briquettes to keep warm. Is there anything they can exchange for it?"
"What do they want in exchange?" Qin Huaidao became interested.
"What they mean is that whatever the young master wants, as long as they can get it, they will get it."
Bartering is very common in the lives of ordinary people. However, the people's homes are so poor that even rats will not visit them. There is nothing valuable. They probably want to see what they want, so they go to find it. In winter, there is no fruit on the mountains, and wild animals cannot find it.
There was no food in the fields and there was nothing to trade. Qin Huaidao looked ahead and thought, he wanted to help everyone, but he couldn't lose money, right?
Suddenly, Qin Huaidao's eyes fell on the straw not far away, which was used to make fire. There are many of these things in ordinary people's homes. They usually use them to make fires for cooking, and the endless piles are burned in the fields as fertilizer. Such things
It is rich in fiber and is the material used to make paper.
The most painful thing for Qin Huaidao after coming to the Tang Dynasty was going to the toilet. There was no toilet paper, so he could only scrape with toilet paper. To put it bluntly, it was wood chips or bamboo chips.
If you have some free time, you can try making some toilet paper. Straw is a good material.
Thinking of this, Qin Huaidao said: "For one penny and ten briquettes, I can let them exchange for straw."
"Straw? That stuff is worthless. Every household has it. What do you do with it, young master?"
Qin Huaidao was embarrassed to say that it was used to make toilet paper. In the common people's concept, paper is precious, and it is an elegant thing for scholars. How can it be used for filthy things like wiping buttocks? He said: "Just do it, collect it and stack it in the warehouse. Pay attention.
Fireproof, waterproof, I need to go out for about ten days tomorrow, what else needs to be decided on the farm?"
Jia Youcai wondered whether Qin Huaidao was pitying everyone. He was too embarrassed not to accept the briquettes, so he just ordered some straw to pay for it. It should be like this, no, this favor must be made known to everyone. The young master is kind, and everyone must be grateful.
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Thinking of this, Jia Youcai agreed: "Okay, just exchange it for straw. This thing is worthless, almost no one buys or sells it, and I don't know the price. The young master will give you a price, and I will take care of it later. In addition, the villagers are all working on it.
It’s not a big deal right now, it’s just that I don’t know what happened to the cement that the young master burned.”
"I'll go back and take a look. As for the pricing of straw, you can discuss the price with the person in charge of each village. You can't let everyone suffer. There are a few people making briquettes. I estimate that the number of people pulling coal will increase in the future. It can be done.
Uncle Ma is going to make some more molds at home, and we can't just let the coal pile up like this, it will be very troublesome if it rains."
When Jia Youcai heard this, he felt more and more that his guess was correct. The young master was doing good things. He couldn't let everyone lose money, but he couldn't let the young master lose either. The price had to be reasonable after all. He agreed: "Young Master
Don’t worry, I’ll send someone back home to tell you later.”
The two chatted for a while about other things in the village. Qin Huaidao came to the small kiln where the cement was tested. After two days of burning, it started to catch fire. Qin Huaidao climbed up to the kiln entrance to take a look. The stones inside began to turn red. He did not know how to burn the kiln.
Whether it can be done, he told the palace guard in charge of lighting the fire: "Be sure to record the changes. Record them every hour. I will check them later. In addition, the things inside do not just need to be burned. They must be melted and turned into water."
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"Remember!" the other party quickly agreed.
Qin Huaidao didn't know if it was right to burn it into a liquid state. He should burn it first. At least it would be easier to grind it after burning it into a liquid. If you haven't burned it before, let's try it.
"I may not be here when you leave the kiln. You must cool down for a day or two more. You must wear a mask when you leave the kiln. If the masks are not enough, ask Mingyue to make more. After taking them out, store them in the warehouse. They cannot be mixed with other things.
Yes, there must be no water, and you cannot leave the kiln on rainy days. I will wait until I come back to take a look before firing the second kiln."
"Remember, young master!"
Qin Huaidao observed for a while, asked about the situation of the fever in the past two days, and then left. He had no experience, so he simply did not interfere and would wait until the fever came out.
When they came to the place where the coke was being burned, they asked the guards in charge to help pack the coke and send it to the iron shop. Xue Rengui happened to be patrolling nearby, so he shouted: "Brother Xue, come here."
Xue Rengui hurriedly ran up: "Young Master, what are your orders?"
"I promised to give you a bow. I went to Chang'an City and asked about it. There is no ready-made one. It needs to be customized. It will take at least a month. It is too slow. I will make one for you. You come over and start." Qin Huaidao explained that blacksmithing is the best.
It takes a lot of effort, but Xue Rengui is born with supernatural power, and he can always ask if he needs anything around him, which is just right.
Xue Rengui was aware of Qin Huaidao's smelting strength. The horse bow and knife made of fine steel were unparalleled and unheard of. When he heard that he wanted to help him make a bow and arrow, he was overjoyed and agreed: "Thank you, young master, for letting me take the trouble."
Already."
Who is a martial arts practitioner who doesn’t want a good weapon?
"It doesn't matter. You can test the strength at any time by your side. Ordinary bows are useless to you. I need you by my side. Let's go." Qin Huaidao explained.
When he came to the iron shop, Qin Huaidao found a thick iron bar, started the furnace, and burned it with coke at a high temperature. The iron bar burned red quickly when he put it in. He took it out and forged it. The impurities inside needed to be removed. This process was the most time-consuming and laborious.