Under Edgar's strange gaze, Todd picked up a mineral block placed in an open space.
Judging from the appearance, these do not look like washed ore, but rather like slag, the waste after fire refining.
Under the instructions of the craftsman, a smelting apprentice with a face full of charcoal put down his work and walked towards Todd who was holding the ore and observing it repeatedly.
"Sir, what can we humble people do for you?"
Hearing this, Todd was a little surprised and looked at the child of his own age who was bending down in front of him and realized that the reason why he was so respectful was probably because of the monk's uniform he was wearing.
Frowning, he glanced at the cross on his chest. The novice monk tried his best to recall the Western religious works he had seen, and tried his best to make the other party less suspicious: "As a preacher authorized by God, he walks on the earth.
, I have a few questions to ask you."
puff!
The sound of Edgar choking on the wind came from behind.
Cold sweat dripped from Todd's forehead, but fortunately the apprentice craftsman in front of him didn't have any strange expression.
Raising the slag in his hand, Todd asked: "Where do these things come from?"
The apprentice answered respectfully: "The North Quarry is a gift from the Silver Ring Kingdom to the monastery."
"Northern Quarry?"
"Yes, I heard that the mines there produce silver ore."
After pondering for a moment, Todd used his perspective to pass through the surface of the slag, looking at the flickering silver light in it, and asked thoughtfully: "Let me ask you, the silver smelting method in the Beishi Mine is 'ash blowing'.
Silver refining method'?"
"Ashes blowing silver smelting method?"
Seeing the puzzled expression on the other side's face, he touched his head and explained to his apprentice the general process of the "ash blowing silver smelting method" in his previous life.
The so-called "ash blowing silver smelting method" is a method of separating silver and lead. Silver mines generally contain very low silver content, and the key to silver smelting technology is how to enrich the silver. Because lead and silver are completely mutually soluble, and their melting points are low
, so when refining silver, lead is added to dissolve the silver in the lead to achieve silver enrichment; then air is blown to oxidize the lead and into the furnace ashes to separate the silver.
It sounds very simple, but in previous lives, the ash blowing method was subdivided into many categories. In the European Middle Ages alone, there were nearly ten types of ash blowing methods, including British ash blowing method, German ash blowing method, wind plate ash blowing method, and template ash blowing method.
Todd had only finished half of his explanation when suddenly a pair of big hands appeared in front of him and tightly covered the ears of the astonished apprentice.
A dark face appeared in front of the monk, and the grooved face revealed tension and uneasiness. The old craftsman, who looked about fifty years old, lowered his voice and whispered to Todd: "Sir, please
Come with me."
He was led into a studio and sat on a wooden chair. He watched all the idlers being kicked out by the old craftsmen, and only one person left followed him and walked in swaggeringly.
Edgar, a boy with a nonchalant look on his face, walked into the room and found a clean corner, leaning against the wall to look at himself. This made Todd's forehead appear with black lines, and his heart
He cursed secretly, "I know you bastard was sent by them to monitor me, but how can there be such blatant surveillance like you in the world? Can you please hide in the dark and observe me in a low-key manner?"
The old craftsman closed the door tightly, waved away the curious apprentices at the window, stood submissively in front of Todd, and said carefully: "Sir, you will kill us."
Opening his eyes, the monk asked in confusion: "Huh? What does this mean?"
Taking off the cloth hanging around his neck and wiping his forehead, the old craftsman swallowed: "Although I have never heard of such a name for the 'ash blowing method' you just mentioned, but the similar silver alchemy technique, I
I have heard a little about it. This silver refining technique is called "Nathaniel Silver Lead Technique". The general process is similar to what you said, but the detailed process is only accessible to royal craftsmen. But in such an occasion, feel free to do so.
Saying this will be very detrimental to you and us..."
Looking at the man in front of him, he pointed vaguely at the top of his head while speaking. Todd instantly understood what he meant.
But this is really a depressing thing. If I remember correctly, in the previous life, the "ash blowing method" was invented by astrologers in 2500 BC. How come in this world, the royal family actually regarded it as a treasure and installed a "technology"
barrier"?
I think so in my heart, but I still want to let the person opposite me know that I mean no harm.
Todd said: "So that's it. I'm ignorant..."
Knowing that the monk in front of him did not do this intentionally, the old craftsman breathed a sigh of relief. He dropped the cloth he was rubbing and pulling on his hands to his waist and said, "Sir, there is no need to blame yourself. You are the spokesperson of God, so naturally you will not
Will care about the things of this world."
"what your name?"
"Aiden, Aiden Colm, my lord."
"Aiden, I need to ask you some questions."
"Sir, as long as you ask, I will tell you everything."
Using his clairvoyance ability to look at the particles with metallic luster, Todd said: "I heard that these things come from the North Quarry? They don't look like freshly mined ores."
After looking at the slag in the monk's hand, the old craftsman picked up the topic: "Sir, as you said, these are the waste after refining silver in the Beishi Mine."
"Why did the Silver Ring Kingdom give these scraps to the monastery?"
Perhaps he misunderstood the other party's question, Aiden quickly waved his hand and said: "Sir, you may have misunderstood. The Silver Ring Kingdom sent these without any humiliation or demeaning meaning. Although these are waste products after refining silver, they are
It is still of high value. The lead water obtained through pyrometallurgy is an important source of materials for the pencils and roofs used in the monastery."
What a waste. With this thought in mind, Todd asked another key question: "How much slag is there after refining silver like this?"
The old craftsman raised his head and answered doubtfully: "As much as you want. The slag sent every year cannot be used up at all, and more than half of it is used to fill the mountains."
His heart was full of joy, and his face was calm. Todd calculated the profits and said with a smile: "Aiden, if I told you that there is an opportunity now, you can contribute, would you be willing?"
Taking out and holding the cross under his robe, the old craftsman crossed his fingers, closed his eyes and bent down deeply: "I am willing to give everything I have to the Lord."
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"You don't need to promise at all that you will pay him."
Hearing Edgar's words beside him, Todd shrugged.
He knew that this boy was right, and he also knew that the old craftsman's faith was enough to motivate him to work for free without asking for remuneration. However, in the previous society, the three major capital market thinkings of contract spirit, distribution according to work and win-win and mutual benefit have been deeply imprinted
Entering this soul. Besides, compared to the huge profits that will be collected next, the compensation given to the craftsmen is almost negligible.
In a rare good mood, Todd opened his right arm, put his arm around Edgar's shoulders, looked at the tiny freckles on his face, and asked gently: "Do you want to eat meat every day?"
The little guy who was still struggling at first, upon hearing this, immediately forgot all his unhappiness, his eyes lit up, and he nodded hurriedly.
"Would you like to wear new clothes?"
nod.
"Do you want to sleep until dawn every day without having to work?"
Nodding vigorously.
Todd opened his mouth and smiled at Edgar, showing two rows of teeth.