I, Zhu Youjian: the first prodigal son of the Ming Dynasty

Chapter 92 Logging, logging!
Kuwu Island, also known as 'Sakhalin Island', is in the middle of the three forces of savage Jiannu, Japanese, and Tsarist Russia.

This island is about hundreds of thousands of miles in radius, like a long and narrow willow leaf, floating alone on the vast sea, making people love it.

The island has high mountains and dense forests, criss-crossing rivers and many lakes, and you can get half-boat herring, cod, etc. alive and kicking, and the taste is extremely delicious.

If it weren't for the long winter, which is not suitable for large-scale planting, this Kuwu Island is really a geomantic treasure.

According to the description of the idiot emperor Zhu Youjian, there are coal, oil, and gold mines on Kuwu Island, which is a cornucopia...

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Standing on a high ground, Liaodong Marquis Cao Wenzhao looked at a forest not far away, lost in thought.

These Daming Academy students are really not easy.

Don't look at them all looking weak and not good at moving goods, but when it comes to technical work, they are really unambiguous.

Comparable to a herd of well-trained cattle.

Under the planning and command of Mao Bijiang and several other students, they formed a group of 50 people, five of whom were in charge of sawing trees, five in charge of climbing trees and tying ropes, and the other 40 were in charge of cutting off the branches of felled trees. , and then find a way to move it to the designated location.

The students felled wood in a very special way.

Five students climbed up the tree, and after tying the ropes, the five students in charge of sawing the tree will choose a location, and first saw a horizontal 'V' at the stump on the leeward side;

Then, turn to the windward side and saw another 'V'.

In the extremely cold wind on the island, a big tree that can only be hugged by two or three people will be easily pulled down by forty students amidst a burst of chant.

What surprised Cao Wenzhao the most was the 'tools' in the hands of the students of Daming Academy.

Circular saws, hand saws, rack saws that can only be operated by four people, extremely sharp axes, machetes, etc. It looks strange, but the work efficiency is really high.

It takes less than a cup of tea for a big tree to become a huge log from the beginning of tying ropes to the end!

And the way the students carried the logs opened Cao Wenzhao's eyes even more.

Along the hillside, they first cleared a straight path leading directly to the camp; where the camp needed to build a castle, a large open space was quickly leveled out.

The students of Daming Academy who were in charge of carrying the log first 'installed' a shelf prepared in advance on both ends of the log.

On the shelf, there are two wheels respectively.

The log is fixed on two frames, which is like a huge four-wheeled cart. It is driven by a special person, and it will be pushed down and loosened along the mountain road, and then it will gallop down very briskly.

Even, in order to prevent the 'log cart' from going too fast and losing control, brake handles were installed on the two shelves.

"Song Yingxing, you are really a strange person!" '

'The idiot emperor is simply not human! '

A steady stream of huge logs were brought down, and the camp began to get busy.

Hundreds of students used some special iron tools to cut a square and shallow trench on the ice and snow around the camp before starting to build the fence.

Because there are so many trees on the island, the work efficiency of these students is extremely high. In less than three hours, a fence of nearly [-] steps was repaired.

Next, it is necessary to build the 'cabin'.

The students in charge of logging simply ate something and didn't care about rest at all, so under the command of Mao Bijiang and others, they started to play with the strange pile of "iron bumps".

Cao Wenzhao was very curious about this.

He is a reckless man on horseback, where has he seen the "extraordinary skills" of Daming Academy?
"Bring those cast-iron shelves over here!"

"Let those Japanese and Jian slaves drive the piles, the depth must be at least seven feet!"

"You guys, move coal over here!"

Under the special command, the camp started to be busy again, everyone was crazy busy, only Cao Wenzhao didn't understand anything, he was still an official, others were embarrassed to command him, and instead became an idler...

The Liaodong Marquis murmured in his heart: "Didn't you say you want to build a wooden castle?"There's a fart in playing with those iron lumps! '

After being busy for nearly an hour, Cao Wenzhao looked at a behemoth in front of him with a bewildered expression.

"This, is the steam oven?" He asked Mao Pijiang beside him.

Mao Bijiang nodded and said with a smile, "It's the steam oven."

In fact, he doesn't quite know what the steam turbines produced by Daming Academy can do...

"ignition!"

Following an order from a student in charge of steam turbines, dozens of students began to get busy.

Turn on the fire and add charcoal.

After the flames burned, more than a dozen students began to add water to the boiler.

Because the island is extremely cold, if water is added in advance, it is estimated that the cylinder will be frozen and cracked before the boiler is heated.

"Open Valve No. [-]!"

"Open valve number two!"

"The charcoal fire is not strong enough, add two blowers!"

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After a tense and orderly operation, the steam turbine started to run.

The icy and snowy Heilonggang is filled with a strong smell of charcoal smoke, coupled with the glowing red fire, giving people an inexplicable sense of warmth and security.

"It's done, install the lathe, and prepare to build a house."

The student in charge of the steam turbine let out a long breath, wiped the sweat off his face, and showed a relieved smile.

This is the first time that a steam turbine has been installed and operated in such extremely cold weather.

As a result, dozens of lathes of various kinds were brought over and arranged in three rows in an orderly manner.

Cao Wenzhao noticed that these so-called "lathes" are actually just some iron frames with curved wheels installed underneath, which should be used to transmit the power of the steam turbine...

Some are in charge of sawing, some are in charge of planing, and some are in charge of drilling holes.

And some are only responsible for 'grabbing' the log and gently placing it on a special iron frame...

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Amidst the roar of the steam turbine, the logs were lifted onto the iron frame with wheels and pushed over, and they were cut and punched visible to the naked eye.

Then, it is sent to the designated place for 'installation'.

Cut out two flat giant logs and send them over continuously. A group of students skillfully tied the ropes and used the principle of leverage to directly pick them to the designated position.

Then, it is reinforced with wooden wedges, iron bars, cowhide ropes, etc.

Tight fit, extremely stable.

For a huge wooden house, it only takes half an hour from the beginning of building the walls to the topping off!
The thousand students were divided into several construction teams, and everyone worked together. The efficiency was simply jaw-dropping.

Dozens of wooden huts were erected before the sun went down.

All that remains is to build beds so that people who have spent a whole day in the icy and snowy mud can spend the night warmly...

"This is the strength of Daming Academy?" Cao Wenzhao murmured in disbelief.

"Master Hou, actually...it's not the fastest." Standing beside him, Mao Pijiang smiled and said, "Most of the elites from Daming Academy went to Daming Engineering Bureau and Longjiang Shipyard;
This time, those who followed Lord Hou to develop Kuwu Island were basically students majoring in mining. "

Cao Wenzhao: "..."

Mining professional?Aren't all the miners coolies?
How to make some frail scholars... Ahem, these scholars are really not frail.

"By the way, there are some agronomy and breeding students in it," Mao Pijiang said proudly, "For example, Xiaosheng, who majored in breeding in Daming Academy.

On the way here, Xiaosheng has read a lot of information and found that the fishery on Kuwu Island has a very good prospect. If he can make good use of it, it will be enough to become a cornucopia!
In addition, you can also try to raise some black blind people, we can sell a lot of bear paws..."

Looking at Mao Pijiang's confident appearance, Cao Wenzhao was a little messy again: "Do breeding?"Let the four dignified masters of Ming Dynasty engage in breeding? '

The one in the Forbidden City is so powerful that he let a Jiangnan talent learn how to breed?Moreover, judging by the boy's demeanor, he seems quite proud of it!

"Master Hou, your house has been built, please go there first to avoid the wind."

Just when Cao Wenzhao was in a daze, a student walked over quickly, bowed and saluted, and said with a smile, "After we set up the heating, we will start preparing dinner. Lord Hou, please warm up first."

Cao Wenzhao: "..."

Also, set up a heater?Don't you use a stove, kang, etc.?

(End of this chapter)