Using his clairvoyance ability for a long time and looking at the dazzling metal solution in the furnace made his eyeballs overwhelmed, and even his lacrimal glands were roasted by the high temperature so that he could not shed a single tear.
In previous lives, we often saw in novels and movies that time-travelers casually brought scientific and technological achievements and industrial inventions into the new world. Everything seemed so easy and comfortable, but the real hardships can only be understood by actually trying it.
In front of us is the third furnace of slag smelting.
For the first time, due to the unreasonable construction method of the furnace top materials, the load-bearing point shifted, which eventually caused a partial collapse, directly contaminating the silver-lead solution, and the furnace had to be scrapped and started over.
The second time, due to the lack of professional temperature monitoring equipment and the unskilled operators, the furnace temperature fluctuated high and low in a short period of time, and the material of the furnace wall had low resistance to temperature differences, which directly caused the furnace to explode.
ACCIDENT".
After the first two failures, the craftsmen and apprentices at the smelting site, even Huggins and Edgar, had completely lost hope. Some people persuaded Todd to give up trying, some took out the cross and started praying to Heavenly Father, and some even packed it up
I plan to go home and sleep.
However, the smelting continues. Whether in the past life or in this life, Todd has never given up the word in his "dictionary".
From the first opening of the furnace, the smelting continued until eleven o'clock late at night the next day. In the silent and dark night, only the smelting field of San Sidro Abbey still shone brightly.
A full 30 hours have passed.
In his previous life, his soul was accustomed to staying up late working in the laboratory, but in this young body, he gradually felt powerless and on the verge of collapse. But now Todd couldn't stop, and the entire "three-step method of dust blowing" had come to an end.
juncture.
There were only Todd, Huggins, Aiden Colm and a few of his apprentices in front of the furnace.
Using fluoroscopy to observe the situation inside the furnace, Todd instructed his helpers to first add a small amount of saltpeter to the lead-silver solution to accelerate the oxidation of impurities such as copper. Then, evenly sprinkle in a thin layer of "bone meal" (main chemical composition) made from animal bones.
is calcium and phosphorus), absorb the remaining slag and scoop it out. Finally, add a layer of charcoal to the silver liquid to cover it, further increase the furnace temperature to 900 degrees Celsius, and extinguish the fire and cool it to remove a large amount of absorbed slag from the liquid.
oxygen, and finally slowly pour the finished solution into the casting mold.
At four o'clock in the morning, the monastery's morning bells rang out in all directions, and the monks' chants rang out in the main hall. At the foot of the mountain, a group of exhausted people with faces full of soot witnessed a great success.
It took 35 hours, two failures, and consumed about three tons of silver mine waste. A "silver ingot" that was 4 cm long, 3 cm wide, and weighed 23.5 grams was finally released.
"It's...successful!"
The first voice that sounded was Huggins's big voice.
Soon, the sleeping Edgar and other craftsmen and apprentices heard the sound and rushed over.
Touching the precious metal that was still warm in his hands, Todd felt a myriad of emotions, from mineral selection, chemical equations, industrial design, equipment drawings, to preliminary preparations, furnace modifications, three smeltings, two failures, to the final
The finished product is released. This is really an experience that makes him feel hard work, but also gives him a great sense of accomplishment.
However, when it comes to feeling happy, some people are more excited than him.
Huggins, who had bet all his fortune on this small silver ingot, held up this precious nugget, completely losing his former calmness and composure. He closed his eyes, rubbed and felt the rough face with his own.
A cold touch, and from time to time, you can hear waves of extremely comfortable moans coming from the nasal cavity.
Edgar was jumping up and down behind him, as anxious as a monkey. He grabbed the man's shoulders, kicked the big man's knees with his legs, and shouted to himself: "Hey! Let me see!"
Let me see!"
Ignoring these two yelling guys, Todd had more important things to do.
Calculation of smelting revenue.
The entire silver refining process took a total of 35 hours. The time spent on removing two failures, plus the time for removing slag and ash, repairing the furnace body and blowing the plate, can be carried out about six times a week. Assume that each silver refining
If the value is fixed, the weekly income is about 140 grams of silver ingots.
Putting aside the church "holy coins" used by the Papal States, the three most commonly used coins in the southwestern countries are generally the following three types of coins: "Golden Sun" made of gold, "Silver Moon" made of silver, and copper.
The ratio of "Bronze Star" is maintained at about 1:10:1000. The weight of Silver Moon is about 2.2 grams, which means that the weekly smelting income is about 63 Silver Moon.
Of course, the final net profit must also deduct fuel purchase fees, equipment maintenance fees, spare material purchase fees, black market exchange fees and the wages of craftsman apprentices. The final net profit (per week) belonging to the three people in the monastery is about 38 coins.
Regarding the final expenditure, Huggins, Edgar and Todd had differences. The former, one big and one small, believed that there was no need to spend extra money on craftsmen and apprentices, but the latter still insisted on his point of view, not only giving
All craftsmen and apprentices were paid double the standard wages, and the meal allowance was converted into coins and added.
The final result is naturally that the craftsmen and apprentices are grateful and everyone is happy.
After giving orders to the people, people were left to take care of the stove. Covered in soot and tired, Todd fell to the ground due to sleepiness on the way back to the monastery. In the end, Huggins picked him up and carried him
He took it back to the monk's dormitory and put it on the bed.
When he got to his room, Todd fell into a deep sleep. He slept from early morning to late at night, unaware of what was happening on the other side of the monastery.
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The moon climbed over the treetops, and the night bugs in early spring gave out their first chirping.
Master Miles was leaning on the fireplace, facing south, sitting in the north of the room, looking in the direction of the door, motionless.
Always frugal, he rarely lit three candles in the room, one on the desk, one by the front door, and one in the stairwell. The faint firelight filled the entire room, illuminating every corner.
No shadow is seen.
Eight bells sounded from the monastery's bell tower, which meant that light had come to an end and darkness was coming.
A faint gray mist drifted into the room along the cracks in the window, gathered on the floor, condensed, and took shape. A figure slowly stood upright from the misty smoke.
Master Mairis looked at the face that appeared in the mist. His body did not move, and his face was expressionless. He raised one hand and pointed at the main door opposite, and said in a deep voice: "You should know that Heavenly Father teaches his people
, how to use doors and windows is a true lesson in distinguishing civilization from barbarism!"
The man in the fog gradually stabilized his figure, his pale and sickly face without a trace of blood. His long fingers took out a burnt broken sword from his arms, and hissed: "Mr. Bourne, he is dead."