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Chapter 151 [150] Starting from a lump of cow dung

No. 6 Dacheng mining area.

More than a dozen clay blast furnaces rose from the ground.

Each soil blast furnace is managed by 1-2 law monks, each with 10 apprentices, and several adult craftsmen.

So the picture at the moment is very funny.

Teenagers, even children in their early teens, actually lead a group of adults to work in a decent manner.

And a group of adults did not reject this, on the contrary, they obeyed.

After all, everyone knows the sacredness of the Temple Mount.

They don't know what is the favored son of heaven, but they understand that these law monks who came down from the temple mountain are all "the favored children of our lord true god".

Another example is "Mr. Xiao Hua", who holds a lot of power at a young age, and everyone takes it for granted.

Because, all these are bestowed by our Lord God.

At the same time, Zhou Li'an didn't regulate the division of age, except that those who haven't come of age are not allowed to drink alcohol, and the rest can be done casually...

Those who are capable live there.

After all, the balance is still poor and white.

The children of the poor families headed home early. If there is no balanced establishment, teenagers in all tribes have become hunters, or they may not be able to participate in buffalo hunting, but also need to hunt small prey such as hares and turkeys.

At this point, the blast furnace is ignited.

A few days after Zhou Li'an left, they had already sealed the volume according to the rules, fired the blast furnace in advance to reinforce it, and made an earth wind box.

The bellows are inflated and pressed by bison leather to supply air.

The blast furnace is lengthened and widened. At the same time, the blast furnace pipe is heated in the middle section of the blast furnace. When the blast furnace is fired, the bellows are also fired to increase the temperature of the air supply.

For example, in the iron shop in common movies and TV dramas, there is always an apprentice under the urging of the master to pull the bellows crazily, supplying air to improve combustion efficiency.

However, air delivery at normal temperature will cause the temperature in the furnace to drop instantaneously, which cannot meet the demand for heat storage.

The temperature of the blast furnace is not enough, the efficiency of iron tapping and slag removal is low, and the carbon content of pig iron produced in ancient times is too high.

Therefore, there is a method of continuous folding and forging in blacksmiths to remove impurities.

The whole ironmaking process is very boring.

But for the monks of the law, this is a kind of creation technique they practice, and their hearts are surging.

Even Xuenv can't help but talk and forget to maintain the image of a serious witch, "Master, can they succeed? The skills required for blast furnace ironmaking are complicated, and it is written in the secret volume. Although the steps are complete, they need to be summarized according to the actual situation. The fine-tuning of the ironmaking process, even so, the quality of the iron is very low..."

"Unless a large earthen blast furnace is built and bricks are piled up, the fuel required will increase to balance the existing transportation capacity. More than 6% of the people in the No. 3 metropolis need to be allocated to coal mine transportation."

Xuenv always waits around and has comprehensive knowledge.

For example, China-US Exploration, she keeps learning every day on the plane, and then reviews and discusses with the three of them when they teach.

Assuming there is no trial and there are bullshit and Xiaohua under the leadership, the progress of each research team may produce surprises.

If the combustion rate of the soil blast furnace is not enough, then the fuel consumption must be increased.

There is no shortage of coal balance, but the lack of transportation capacity.

But as Xuenv said, if a large clay blast furnace is to be built, the operation of the entire No. 6 city will be affected.

From the perspective of engineering efficiency, the return ratio is too low.

Zhou Li'an said: "This is just a practical process. I need to give you a concept of reduced iron. I will make arrangements after I have mastered the key."

If you really want to study the soil blast furnace with great concentration, and continuously improve the iron tapping rate and quality, the problem cannot be solved within a few years of investment and consumption.

The ready-made plug-in is here, why bother.

to noon.

Someone exclaimed, "My lord, it melted! My creation succeeded!!"

Everyone was shocked to hear that, and they all ran over to watch.

Xue Nu was about to move, but saw that the figure beside her did not move, so she also stopped, "Master?"

Zhou Li'an shook his head with a smile, but said nothing.

This also made Xue Nu's excitement suddenly cool down.

She walked slowly after a while, and the people immediately moved out of the way, and then said solemnly: "Before you get your testimony, don't jump to conclusions, the Lord God is watching here, if you fail, you are not cheating the God ?”

The child who had just yelled was so frightened that he knelt down, and everyone around him immediately lowered their heads.

Xuenv had a good idea of ​​how to control her subordinates, but she changed the subject, "However, your willingness to learn is commendable. Get up and present the results to everyone..."

"My lord once said that failure is the mother of success, and true knowledge can only be obtained through practice. You must remember it!"

After everyone heard this, they quickly turned around and gave praises.

Smart people already know that this iron furnace must have failed, otherwise how could the witch say that?
And my lord didn't say anything.

They waited for a long time for the temperature in the furnace to drop, took out the things that seemed to be softened inside, and began to pour water to cool them down.

In the end, you get a big black lump with a rough and porous appearance and a texture more like rock.

Not to mention that compared with the eye-catching swords and plate armor bestowed by our lord, it is even inferior to the iron pot by many grades.

After comparison, the result is obvious, this is not iron.

At this moment, Zhou Li'an stepped forward, picked up the big lump of things, sorted them out, and picked out black particles smaller than sesame seeds.

After everyone saw it, they seemed to realize something, and their emotions became excited again.

After a while of careful selection, only a dozen or so grains of extracts were obtained in the end.

"These are the reduced pig irons. If they are processed again, they can be turned into tools."

Xue Nu was stunned, "Master, is this iron? But this is too little!"

Zhou Li'an nodded, "In a broad sense, this iron furnace has failed. You have consumed countless coal, iron ore, and hours of energy."

"If calculated with such efficiency, it may take a whole year to make enough pig iron to make a dagger, and the quality is low, far inferior to stone tools."

"But in a narrow sense, you have restored iron, and you are the first person to complete this experiment among all people. These iron slags are the fact of your success!"

"Therefore, you deserve a reward..."

Having said that, Zhou Li'an's voice paused.

The people around were already holding their breath nervously, and there was another group of craftsmen who couldn't understand the words of the gods and were very anxious, but they didn't dare to interrupt them rashly.

A few seconds later, Zhou Li'an pondered and said——

"I will give you my name, Zhou Baogang."

The monks of the surrounding law do not necessarily have to be named, and the name-giving activity is only available after one year of balance, and children over the age of 1 will not be honored.

And even for those under 10 years old, most of them were drawn by lottery.

The lucky ones who are truly named by our Lord are rare animals.

Because of this, when Zhou Li'an gave Zhou Ruonan a name, all the elders were envious.

The words fall.

The boy was overwhelmed with excitement.

He was punished by the witch just now, who knew that the surprise would come so suddenly, if this matter spreads to the tribe, the tribe will hold a big celebration.

Not to mention the other children on the side, their eyes were red with envy and hatred.

Only Xuenv said calmly: "Zhou Baogang, are you still not grateful for the grace of our lord?"

"Ah—" the young man exclaimed, and suddenly woke up and knelt down, "Praise the Lord, praise the balance..."

He couldn't say any more words.

The rest of the children also kowtowed and fell to their knees.

Zhou Li'an smiled lightly, brushed off his clothes when it was over, and said to Xuenv: "Let's go, go to the gunpowder research group. The blast furnace experiment will continue, and it will be completed with the steps of the secret book of laws. Summarize the experience and skills, and you will eventually gain something."

Wait until one master and one servant leave.

All the people cheered and surrounded the lucky guy Zhou Baogang.

Someone started to translate for the craftsmen in a hurry.

The craftsmen were dumbfounded, and the young relatives were bewildered, moved to tears, bowed in the direction where our Lord left, and continued to praise.

"Zhou Baosteel, Baosteel, do you know what this name means?"

"Of course I know! Turning iron into steel is written in the secret volume of laws. Such iron slag is not easy to come by, and steel is even more difficult!"

"This is Baosteel!"

"In addition to this, there is also the blessing and grace of my lord. You will definitely be able to create the best steel in the world in the future!"

"Like the patriarch of the Ma clan, Ma Jianjun; and like Zhou Weiguo, this is the name of grace! You will definitely be able to serve at my lord's side from now on."

However, Zhou Baogang was not immersed in happiness. For example, when encountering a huge psychological trauma, the human subconscious will close itself, but become jealous and calm in grief.

Conversely, it is the same when encountering great surprises. It is natural to be happy, but the secretion of dopamine makes the brain highly active, and the thoughts are clear.

He looked at the pile of waste from which only a dozen or so iron slags had been extracted, and at the countless blast furnaces that were still being calcined, and immediately said: "Everyone, continue to refine! My lord and Wu have a saying that failure is the mother of success! "

"My failure is to accumulate and contribute to the balance of steelmaking for everyone!"

"Only if we achieve something, we will not disappoint our Lord True God and the Witch!"

After some speeches, everyone was taken aback.

Immediately, everyone slammed down the bowl of chicken soup, full of energy.

"start!"

"Don't rest, continue to build a few more blast furnaces. It is written in the law secret volume that you can add multiple experimental samples to improve efficiency..."

A group of people are in full swing, like a blazing blast furnace, scorching hot.

at the same time.

Xuenv followed Zhou Li'an forward, while reading the book handed by the person behind.

Xiaohua is punished by trial, and her disciples will complete the secretary work.

The monks on the Temple Mount created iron, and another person was named by our Lord. These are all important events in balance, and they need to be included in the "Balance Book".

After reviewing it, Xue Nu nodded her approval, and later generations put the book into a purse for safekeeping.

Not long after, we arrived at the gunpowder project team two kilometers away.

Not yet close.

Then I heard the "firecracker sound" from time to time.

Compared with the dullness of the steel group, this place is much more interesting. They all turned into blasting ghosts, throwing firecrackers and yelling happily.

"What are they doing????" Xue Nu frowned and pointed into the distance.

I saw a few teenagers blocking their nostrils with cloth, picking up lumps of dirt from under the bullock cart.

"Gunpowder creations don't need to be extracted from feces!"

"The mining team in the No. 6 big city has already collected saltpeter in the mining area guided by the master, and the saltpeter ponds in each city are very rich, and the excess output has been used as agricultural fertilizer in each city..."

Snow Girl is a one-pass analysis.

But such a solemn appearance formed a contrast with the behavior of those teenagers in front of him.

Zhou Li'an didn't hold back, "Hahahaha!!"

He laughed.

The people around are all confused, they seldom see the emotional changes of the gods, and only a few elders can occasionally see the joyful faces.

However, they couldn't show nothing, and they all smiled and faked their business.

But Zhou Ruonan and Zhou Jijun who were following beside him were a little scared.

The latter pulled Xue Nu's sleeve, "Wu, I'm afraid!"

Xuenv was still in a daze, feeling annoyed that she had not comprehended the holy will of her master, but she became even angrier when she saw Zhou Jijun's discoloration.

"Afraid, what are you afraid of? What is there that scares you? Worshiping the Lord, the true God, is only done with reverence, not fear, you idiot..."

Zhou Li'an glanced over.

Only then did Xuenv take a deep breath, and turned into respect and doubt, "Master, what are they doing?"

Everyone is looking forward to it.

However, Zhou Li'an was inconvenient to explain.

He wants to say that a group of teenagers are all fun people, and they learned how to fry cow dung without a teacher, which is beyond words.

at this time.

A group of Lezi people arranged the "array", using gunpowder in clay pots, piercing it into fresh semi-wet and semi-dried cow dung, tying hay into a rope, and applying a layer of gunpowder on it.

With such a proficient technique, it is obviously not the first time he has done it.

Finally, stretch the lead to ignite.

boom!
Cow dung flew.

Contaminated on them, they screamed excitedly.

This is innocence.

After watching from a distance, everyone was stunned and speechless.

It was shocking the power of the explosion, but they were helpless to use this thing to blow up cow dung? ! !
"Pfft, haha, Wu, they are the fools who actually got cow dung on themselves..."

Zhou Jijun laughed.

Everyone immediately understood what happened to the reaction of our lord true god just now.

Looking at the group of teenagers now, their mentality is already different, and they can't help but laugh.

After the blip.

Everyone collapsed.

A group of teenagers were enjoying themselves so much that they forgot that the True God is in the steel group and will arrive at any time.

At this time, they were all filthy, and they all panicked, fearing that they had blasphemed the true God.

Xuenv also knew that they were acting out of childlike innocence, and Zhou Li'an laughed just now, deliberately not mentioning their reckless behavior.

Anyway, this is also an experimental process.

So she just asked: "Is the gunpowder ready?"

Everyone immediately reported——

"According to the law, there is almost no difficulty in matching the volumes. The explosive power is improved by quality, but the safety rules are the first. We dare not rashly improve the quality, we can only conduct horizontal tests!"

"In addition, we have sent hunters to hunt living creatures and want to use this as an experiment."

You can really learn to play with gunpowder without a teacher.

Human beings have an innate obsession with flames, probably inherited from the depths of primitive human genes.

When I was young, I didn’t mention the firecrackers during Chinese New Year and holidays. I could find waste newspapers at home and set them on fire for an entire afternoon.

That's why the saying "playing with fire and peeing on the kang" came into being, lest the adults turn around and lose their home.

Later, with the explosion of various blockbuster movies, both men and women would shout a cool word after watching it.

Where is the coolness?It is still the violence in the nature of animals, wanting to release destruction.

And now, the complete cow dung is blown into pieces, and even quickly extended to the in vivo killing test.

For the aborigines, if they can hunt in this way, wouldn't they go to heaven?
Zhou Li'an glanced around and made sure that there were no open flames around, and they also said that they did not conduct incremental experiments, so they felt a little relieved.

This high-risk operation must be done with caution.

That is to say, the supremacy of theocracy, these children who have received the grace to practice the law, obey the will of our Lord 100%, and dare not violate it.

"The experimental work must be carried out in strict accordance with the safety rules of the secret law. If there are casualties during the experiment, the entire team members will be judged for their crimes!"

"Incremental experiments can be carried out, followed by purification and granulation production..."

It has always been said that black powder is less powerful, but in fact the detonation efficiency is half that of TNT, and a palm-sized second kicker can still kill people.

As long as the scientific ratio is followed, mountain blasting and mining are enough, and real thermal weapons can also be manufactured.

At least now there is a balance that can be copied, which has already surpassed the pharmaceutical level of contemporary countries.

The scenes that happened just now may not be fully recorded in the "Balance Canon", but they will definitely be remembered by these people in front of them, and will become a topic of discussion for future generations——

The era of balanced blasting began with a lump of cow dung that exploded.

(End of this chapter)