With the help of Guo Nuer and eight of his family soldiers, the five kiln-burners built the stone-earth stove overnight, and early the next morning they invited Han Qian and others to watch these craftsmen burn lime using ancestral techniques.
Shen Yang used the existing villages in Taowuji to set up more than a dozen porridge restaurants overnight, and evacuated 30 to 40,000 hungry people to these porridge restaurants for relief, and then sorted out military personnel. The scene was not as it seemed yesterday. Chaos.
In the early morning, when Han Qian and others went out, they saw the soldiers and their children who had been temporarily seconded to Shen Yang by Fan Dahei and Lin Haizheng. They were leading some hungry people to clear the road. It was obvious that Shen Yang was more efficient in doing things than they were. It's higher than expected.
Feng Yi and Kong Xirong stayed in the villa. They were not as scared as before, so they did not rush back to the city and followed Han Qian to see the burnt lime as a pastime. They also specially sent people to Linjiang Marquis Mansion to say that they had been in the military mansion for the past two days. I was doing my job, thinking I could escape the hard training of riding and shooting for two days.
The third prince, Yang Yuanpu, has always been very diligent, and he especially wanted to gain recognition from others. He rode and shot for an hour every morning and evening. His name was Feng Yi, and Kong Xirong accompanied him and it was miserable.
Han Qian saw that the chaotic situation on the lake beach had improved overnight. He thought that after they returned to the villa last night, Shen Yang might not have slept all night. He didn't know how the little old man could hold on.
In the craftsman's workshop, a stone-burning earth stove has been built. It is only thigh-high. It is simpler than the usual stoves. It does not even have a stove door or air outlet. It can be said that it is just a circle of low walls for the stove. However, it is directly Lay a layer of rice straw and dead branches in the stove, and then lay a layer of blue and white stones knocked into the size of a fist. After lighting it, seal the top of the stove with yellow mud to leave a small opening for ventilation. It is said that it can be burned for a day and night.
The whole process involves calcination to thermally decompose the bluestone into quicklime.
The person in the dream, Zhai Xinping, was very poor at chemistry. He gave back the little chemistry knowledge he learned in middle school to the teacher, but he could still understand the basic concepts. This was why Han Qian could tell at a glance that these kilns were so-called ancestral craftsmanship. It's really rough and primitive.
The stone-burning earth stove didn't even have a stove door, so naturally it didn't have a hearth.
Without a furnace and air outlet, there is no way to control the intensity of the fire. At this time, if the stone-burning earth stove is built larger and more limestone is filled in at once, how much lime can be produced and what quality of lime can be produced will not be determined at all. Controlled.
To build a large stove, the key is that the stove must have a furnace or air vent that can control and observe the fire.
The question is how to build such a furnace and what kind of refractory materials to use. It is not afraid of fire, but also has enough and large enough holes for ventilation, and it can also support tens of thousands of kilograms of limestone and charcoal. Prevent the furnace from collapsing during the burning process?
Han Qian thought that the stone-fired earth stove did not even have a vent, and wheat straw was used as firewood. The flame temperature of burning stone should not be too high, so he asked Guo Nuer to remove a long iron drill used for quarrying from the stove. Insert the top into the stove.
After a long time, I inserted the long iron drill, and saw that the iron drill was only just hot red. It seemed that the temperature of the furnace for calcining the limestone was far from enough to melt the iron drill.
Since cast iron can be used to build a furnace, Han Qian doesn't think it is difficult to rebuild a large stove.
"Build a large stove, leave a hearth at the bottom for ventilation and watch the fire, put iron grates on the top of the hearth, spread a layer of charcoal on the upper layer to ensure that the stone powder does not leak out, and then spread blue and white stones and firewood layer by layer, and burn more Give it a few days to see the effect!" Han Qian called Fan Xicheng over, drew out the proposed case with pen and paper, explained it to him, and asked him to find a few more tenants to come over and help Guo Nuer and several pottery makers try to build a large stove. .
"Sir, if this doesn't work, thousands of kilograms of blue and white stone and dozens of loads of firewood will be destroyed in one go." A kiln maker felt that Han Qian was a bit messed up, so he mustered up the courage for a long time to come forward and give him kind advice.
An ordinary craftsman can only earn five to six thousand yuan after working hard for a year.
Two to three thousand kilograms of blue and white stone were burned to waste. For these potters, this is equivalent to working for three to five months in vain. It is true that they dare not try new methods easily, but if Han Qian is reluctant to even waste this, he still wants to
What was accomplished?
Han Qian smiled slightly. He didn't want to explain too much at this time. After all, these pottery makers didn't know a single word and had old and stubborn ideas. No matter how much he tried to explain, it would be better to directly instruct them to do it and see the effect.
"How can you do such nonsense?" Feng Yi dragged Kong Xirong over to watch the fun. He saw that Han Qian had never been exposed to this kind of low-level industry before. He heard these craftsmen say it last night and saw the clay they made this morning.
If you want to install a stove, you have to directly rebuild a large stove, which doesn’t feel reliable no matter what.
"If I can mess up something, how much will you pay me?" Han Qian asked Feng Yi with a smile.
Although in the middle and late periods of the previous dynasty, feudal vassal towns became separatist, the impact of the newly held imperial examinations was relatively limited, scholars were not so noble, and aristocratic families were relatively more pragmatic, but no one, whether they were scholars or children of aristocratic families, would engage in
These despicable industries, let alone have dedicated people to study them.
This means that if any traditional craft in the world wants to be improved, it must rely on the accumulation of several or even dozens of generations of craftsmen, and the whole process is naturally extremely slow.
Although Han Qian had no illusions that he could create the jaw-dropping industrial system in his dream out of thin air, he was unable to improve such crude craftsmanship to a certain extent. He really felt ashamed of the transcendence of this era that his dream had given him.
Thinking and knowledge.
Of course, Han Qian did not expect to build a large kiln capable of producing tens of thousands of kilograms of quicklime at once. He decided to make modifications based on local methods first and try them step by step, and then let Fan Xicheng and others organize additional manpower to focus on mining.
He carried out division of labor and cooperation in stone work. I believe that the output of the stone-burning kiln he built is beyond the reach of others.
"One gold makes money." Although Feng Yi didn't believe that Han Qian was omnipotent, he learned well and would not jump into his trap casually.
Han Qian rolled his eyes at Feng Yi and didn't even bother to pay attention to him because he only had a gold bet.
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Although Fan Xicheng was solely responsible for the construction of houses and courtyard walls in the villa before, he always hired masons from nearby to do the work. He only had to bring other soldiers as supervisors to keep an eye on the work.
At this time, he was asked to go on stage in person and lead the tenants who knew nothing about the work. However, Han Qian just drew a rough diagram with a pen and paper and talked about it with gestures and gestures. He seemed to understand, but he actually started to do it.
Doing it would be a bit confusing.
As for the stone-burning masons, the earthen stoves they built before were based on experience. The walls of the stoves were not even thigh high. More importantly, the charcoal and gravel were piled directly on the ground. The earthen stoves could not bear much weight and could not be built.
It doesn't matter if it's crooked or crooked.
The large stove that is to be rebuilt now will be twice as large in diameter, and the stove will be left underneath. It is also planned to stack six to seven layers of limestone and charcoal on top, which will be almost a person tall. The stove will be suspended in the air and bear five to six thousand kilograms of gravel and charcoal.
The heavy pressure of charcoal makes this much more difficult than imagined.
The stove wall is slightly skewed. Maybe the big stove collapsed before the lime was burned out.
However, Fan Xicheng didn't want to show his timidity in front of his young master Han Qian, so he led his men to pick up bricks and mud from the house and got to work first.
It was said to be a big stove, but it was only two steps square. Han Qian, Feng Yi, and Kong Xirong went back to the villa to have breakfast and watched the sun climb up the treetops. Then they took Qingyun, Zhao Ting, Zhao Ting'er, and Zhao Wuji back to the workshop. They saw
The kitchen wall has been built to the height of half a person, and the speed is not slow.
But no matter how you look at it, the kitchen wall is crooked.
"Do you want me to send someone to the Young Mansion to find a master craftsman to help you? Otherwise, the kitchen wall will collapse as soon as it is pressed down, and you will lose one gold coin from me." Feng Yi asked with some gloating.
Almost all the truly skilled craftsmen near Jinling have been recruited into the Shaofu.
Whether it is the construction of the imperial palace, the firing of the utensils used by the royal family and the weaving of Luo Sang robes, or the casting of buildings, ships and weapons for the guards, or even the model casting of coins, these are all contemporary, or at least the most important.
The most exquisite creations in the Jianghuai region.
Excellent craftsmen who specialize in their work are mainly concentrated in Shaofu.
Standing aside, Fan Xicheng's face turned red with shame, but he felt that Han Qian had assigned him to do this, which was a bit overwhelming. It was better to send someone to ask a master to come over now.
Fan Xicheng can be regarded as a capable person, but obviously there is still a big gap between the kind of capability that Han Qian expected. He sighed and said to Zhao Ting'er: "Ting'er, tell Mr. Fan what you think of this stove
Is the wall straight or not?"
"Can your slave be as good as a master?" Feng Yi asked with a smile.
"If Zhao Ting'er can command these craftsmen to build a large stove, how much will you pay me?" Han Qian happened to have just taught Zhao Ting'er how to measure the level and compare the vertical in the past few days. He looked at Feng Yi with his arms akimbo and smiled.
"Zhao Ting'er can build a big stove with these craftsmen, I will give this Hepu Pearl to her!" Feng Yi took out a Hepu Pearl as big as a longan from his arms and glanced at Zhao Ting'er.
A Hepu Pearl the size of a dragon eye is worth almost 100,000 yuan. It is definitely a rarity in Jinling. Seeing that Feng Yi even made a bet and seduced Zhao Ting'er, Han Qian spat at him in his heart and said to Fan Xicheng: "Get a dozen people to come in."
The blue and white stone quarried in the mountains may come in handy at night."
Fan Xicheng knew that the young master Han Qian had always had a strong opinion of him. At this time, when he saw that the young master Han Qian had sent people to go into the mountains to quarry stones, and left the task of building the stove to a little girl who was not old enough, he did not want to mention it.
Feeling resentful.
However, before Han Qian came back, Shen Yang also sent someone to ask when the lime kiln would be completed. Fan Xicheng did not dare to delay on this matter. No matter how resentful he felt, he could only choose to do things that he was capable of.
Zhao Ting'er, Zhao Wuji's father, Zhao Laoguan, happened to be in the off-season of farming, and was invited by Fan Xicheng to help build the stove. At this time, he walked to the corner and quietly pulled the corner of his daughter's sleeve to persuade her not to show off.
Mr. Zhao thought to himself, if this girl caused the young master to lose such a big bead, he would not be able to afford the compensation even if he sold her.
Besides, how could a girl get involved in such a big thing as building a big stove? Isn't this looking for bad luck?
Zhao Ting'er was eager to give it a try and ignored her father's dissuasion.
The stone-burners were unwilling, but they didn't dare to say anything in front of Han Qian. They just watched Zhao Ting'er shrinking and looking at Zhao Ting'er regardless of the muddy ground after the snow melted. He found a small piece of wood and put a copper coin into it.
Tie silk thread to a small wooden board to make the simplest thread hammer.
Press the wire hammer onto the stove wall that has been built half a person's height, and let the copper coins hang straight down. When compared, the skew of the stove wall becomes more obvious.
"Do you see clearly? Make several more of these wire hammers, and make them straight every two or three layers of bricks, so that the whole body will not be skewed." Han Qian never forgets to hit Fan Xicheng and other soldiers when he has the opportunity.
Fan Xicheng was ashamed and speechless.
The kitchen wall does not involve wood work, and the key is to build it straight. Seeing Zhao Ting'er use such a simple method to directly grasp the key point, Feng Yi was also a little dumbfounded, and couldn't help but clapped his hands and praised: "This method is wonderful, it turns out that the wall
Straight or not, it's so simple," he asked Han Qian in a sinister manner, "How about I take ten Hepu beads and you will give me such a smart slave?"
"That's why you are stupid," Han Qian ignored Feng Yi. When he saw the craftsmen, the tenants thought Zhao Ting'er was a girl, so he reprimanded him, "Tear down the whole stove wall and rebuild it! Also, bring a few bags of lime.
Stumble into a mud wall!"
The villa had already prepared a batch of lime for emergencies. Han Qian thought that using lime to soak into the mud would make the stove wall stronger.
