Chapter 1188 Methods to Shorten Ironmaking Time (2 in 1)
There were no less than ten people, including Han Cheng, standing by the river of the Qingque Tribe.
In the river, a sailboat with white sails sailed on the water.
It's just that unlike the previous days of relying on wind power for sailing, the sailing of a sailboat at this time basically has nothing to do with the sails and wind.
The sailor standing at the stern of the sailboat held the 'rudder' made by Han Cheng and others with both hands and shook it back and forth from side to side.
As he rocked, the sailboat began to move forward.
At the same time, after a period of familiarity, this person has become quite proficient in controlling this new type of tool.
In addition, I have previous experience in rowing with oars, so I can use this 'rudder' to control the direction of the boat very well.
Lai and others stood on the shore, looking at such a scene, laughing from ear to ear.
They felt that they and others had already made the rudder and successfully solved the big problem of turning the sailboat.
Han Cheng also had a smile on his face, but compared with the smiles of Lai and others, it was still a little different and seemed a bit far-fetched.
Because he knew that the thing he and others were building now was not a rudder, but a tool called an oar.
Although the oar can also control the steering of the ship, its function is obviously inferior to that of the rudder.
Otherwise, in later generations, people would not install rudders on large ships for steering, but would use oars.
The oar is obviously not suitable for installation on a sailboat.
Now it looks very good to use it to push the sailboat forward. In fact, the current sailboat is just a model, or a mini version of the sailboat.
If the ship is small, the oar can naturally push it, but when the ship becomes larger, it will not be possible to use the oar.
However, unexpectedly discovering the oar at this time is not a bad thing.
Because in addition to sailboats, there are other small boats in the tribe.
Just because it is not appropriate to install oars on a sailboat does not mean that it is not appropriate to install oars on other small boats.
After waiting, some oars were made and installed on the slightly modified tribal ships.
In this way, in the Time Tribe there will not only be boats propelled by paddles, but also boats propelled by oars.
As for the rudder...
Han Cheng's eyes once again turned to the sailboat running forward in the river driven by the oar, with a smile on his face.
After the initial confusion when the rudder turned into an oar, Han Cheng's thinking became clear at this time.
This device, which was born out of a fish tail, now looks like a real fish tail and has two functions.
One is to push the ship forward, and the other is to turn.
On a large sailing ship, the first function is basically not used.
Because I don’t know how big a scull is needed to propel a large sailboat forward.
So what needs to be done now is to further improve on the existing basis, remove the first function, and only maintain the second steering function.
After thinking about this for a while and carefully combing through his thoughts, Han Cheng felt that there were no other questions. He looked at Lai and the others and told them what he had considered and knew.
Of course, when saying this, the words used are naturally very careful. What should be said is said, and what should not be said is naturally not revealed.
After listening to what Han Da Shenzi said, Lai and others were very happy and realized that what they and others had made was not a rudder, but an oar, and it was far from what Shenzi wanted to achieve.
difference.
But even so, Lai and the others still felt very happy.
Because through this busy work, even if they did not get the results they expected, they still got a lot of things, which will bring a lot of changes to the tribe and bring a lot of convenience.
Seeing everyone's happy faces, Han Cheng's mood became more comfortable. He really appreciated the mentality of everyone in the tribe...
Here in the distant Jinguan City, there are no hibiscus flowers blooming like brocade clusters, but instead many gourd stands with white flowers.
The gourd is a good thing, whether it is made into a scoop or hollowed out and made into other containers, it is very good.
Moreover, some gourds are still edible.
When they are still young, pick them off and wash them clean. Whether you cut them into slices and make vegetable soup, or cut them into shreds, simmer them in boiling water, pull them out with cold water, and then cool them down, it is very good.
Of course, the premise is that you need to choose the right gourd.
Not all gourds are suitable for eating.
Due to the variety of some gourds, although they can be bitten when they are tender, they are extremely bitter and not suitable for eating at all.
Only gourds that are not bitter or slightly bitter can be eaten.
It is not easy to distinguish between them.
However, such things cannot stop the Qingque tribe people who have a strong desire to eat.
In front of a large group of foodies, this is not a thing at all. Those gourds that look no different from the non-bitter gourds are clearly arranged.
The area around Jinguan City is also very busy at this time.
The rice in many fields is ripe, and everyone is busy here harvesting the rice.
Unlike the main tribe in the north, which harvests millet close to the roots, the people here in Jinguancheng only harvest the ears of rice when they harvest mature rice.
Everyone held the ears of rice in one hand, and held the sickle in the other hand and pulled it not far from the bottom of the ears of rice, and easily cut off the ears of rice.
The main body of the rice ear, whose leaves are still green, remains here safely.
During the harvesting and walking process, everyone seemed to be more careful, trying to do as little damage to the main body of the rice as possible.
This is because these empty rice plants can grow ears of rice again and bear fruit after a period of time.
Long Legs put down a large handful of rice ears in his hand, straightened his waist, and took a short rest. The scene of working around him also came into view.
The waving sickle, the plump golden ears of rice...
This scene made him feel relaxed and happy.
But after thinking about the fact that the Son of God was not here, he couldn't help but feel a little uneasy in his heart.
He stood here to rest for a while, then bent down again and started harvesting quickly.
The Son of God is not here and has given the responsibility to himself, so he needs to do things beautifully no matter what!
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The Tieshan residential area is always full of the smell of fireworks.
The dark coals were piled up there, and some places seemed to be shining with some light in the sun.
Someone used a shovel to shovel the coal at the edge of the seemingly huge pile of coal. He kept shoveling the coal and put it on a small cart that had been soaked in color so that the original color could not be seen.
Go to the smoking stove...
"Clang!"
"Clang!"
It's not a crisp sound, or it can be called a dull sound, and it keeps ringing.
The huge hammer kept hitting a piece of red-hot iron.
Sparks flew around as the hammer was struck.
After doing this for a while, the second senior brother, who was holding a sledgehammer in both hands and was naked from the waist up, stopped.
The person holding the iron block with iron tongs quickly put the blackened iron block back into the burning stove and continued to heat it with fire.
The second senior brother holding the hammer put down the big hammer in his hand, wiped the sweat on his forehead with one hand, and stood there holding the handle of the hammer with the other hand, watching the burning coal in the furnace erupt under the push of the bellows.
Hot fire.
The second senior brother is very strong, and the first iron tool in the tribe was made with iron sand by him and the Son of God, so he is very interested in iron smelting and making iron products.
Han Cheng asked him to take charge of the Tieshan residential area, which was in line with his wishes.
Of course, he can't always work here. He has to spend a lot of time every day to deal with other things.
As someone who has taken on important responsibilities in the tribe very early, he does not find it difficult to deal with these matters.
Unlike Jinguancheng, a place dominated by agriculture, the Tieshan residential area, which is positioned as an industrial residential area, seems to be more prosperous and lively.
Also, just looking at the many smoking furnaces, the red molten iron, and the red-hot iron blocks can make people feel the red fire.
Amidst some rather lively sounds, an iron-smelting furnace was opened, and red molten iron flowed out of it...
The second senior brother stood here and watched for a while, then turned around and saw that the piece of iron on top of the blacksmith stove in front of him had turned red again. He stopped looking over there and started to pick up the iron pliers on the side.
With the cooperation of that person, he picked up the hammer again and started a new round of beating against the iron block in front of him...
Things will not continue to happen just because the second senior brother doesn't pay attention.
Just like outside a person's limited vision, there are endless things happening constantly.
At the iron smelting furnace, the dark red molten iron has flowed cleanly.
There is a mold on the side of the furnace, and the tank inside has been filled with solidified molten iron.
Several people are busy here.
There was a man squatting on the edge, holding a branch in his hand and writing and drawing.
After doing this for a while, he walked to the edge, washed his hands, and then took out a wooden box.
He carefully opened the wooden box, reached out and took out a notebook, then opened it and flipped through a few pages.
The man watched carefully, and from time to time he would use a branch to write some numbers on the ground beside him.
After doing this for a while, he got a new number and wrote the number neatly in his notebook with a pen.
He stared at the numbers for a while, then shook his head and sighed.
The time it takes to smelt a furnace of molten iron does not make any progress.
Even though I have made as many changes as possible during this process, the results have been extremely limited.
People always want better things.
At the beginning, my tribe got coal and started to use coal to smelt iron. At that time, I and others felt that this coal was much easier to use than charcoal.
But as time went by, I gradually felt that coal was not very useful anymore, and wanted to make iron smelting faster and better based on the existing foundation...
After sitting here and thinking for a while, Han Youli took his eyes away from the notebook and put the notebook back into the box carefully and preciously. After putting the box away, he participated in the work.
However, during the labor process, he still seemed worried and kept thinking about this matter.
"Be polite! Work quickly! Don't be in a daze!"
People who work with him see that he is always distracted, and they can't help but shout out reminders.
Judging from past experience, as long as he shouted like this, Han Youli would immediately rush to work hard, even if it took a while, he would be distracted again.
But this time there was something different. After being reminded, Han Youli not only didn't feel a little embarrassed like before, but on the contrary, his face suddenly showed a look full of excitement.
"I, I thought of a way to shorten the iron smelting time!"
He looked excited and said this to his companions.
After hearing what he said, the people around him couldn't help but be stunned, and then they all couldn't help but feel happy.
"You have thought of many such methods. As a result, our iron smelting speed is not much faster than before. It is still about the same..."
Someone couldn't help but said this out loud.
The people on the side couldn't help laughing when they heard this.
"This, this time is different..."
Han Youli, who had some cold water poured on him, argued for himself.
"In this case, you have said a lot."
The person who spoke before said with a smile again.
The others also continued to laugh, and the atmosphere seemed joyful.
At least these smiling people feel happy.
"This time is really different..."
Han Youli's dark complexion turned a little red.
He continued to argue for himself, but his voice was much softer than before, and he seemed to have no confidence.
"It's better to work quickly, work quickly, seize the time to smelt more iron, it will be stronger than anything else!"
One of the people working with Han Youli and others said this.
The others also agreed one after another.
Although Han Youli wanted to test his idea now, looking at the scene now, he couldn't say anything else. He could only hold back the eagerness in his heart, work patiently, and prepare to wait until the evening or when he had some free time.
Then take the time to verify your ideas.
"Have you thought of a solution?"
At this moment, a different voice came.
Han Youli turned around and saw his second senior brother walking over.
Looking at the second senior brother, and then listening to the second senior brother's question, Han Youli seemed very hesitant, but in the end he nodded heavily.
"Then just go ahead and do it. I will arrange for others to do it for you."
Unexpectedly, the second senior brother not only did not blame him, but also said such words and made such a decision.
This made Han Youli lower his head unconsciously and then raise it again...
