Villager of Daming

Chapter 462

On August [-]th, everyone ate moon cakes and grapes.

The people in Xiaqiu Village played with the mud, and the head of the village and Hanhan accompanied Zhu Biao and Zhu Xi to inspect the open-pit coal mine here.

Even in open-pit mines, there are still people fighting to support the well.

Once it is dug deep, there will be accumulated water, and when it rains, there will be rain, so the craftsmen choose low-lying places to dig wells.

Water would flow into the well, and someone would lift the water up with a bucket.

If the terrain is higher, the craftsmen will build a drainage channel to guide the water out.

At the same time, railcars are also used in coal mines, connected to ropes, with winches on them, and braking devices for the wheels of the railcars and the winches.

"Li Chang, can you save energy by using manual pedaling?"

Zhu Xi saw that the rail car was also very hard to transport, with someone pushing from behind and twisting from above.

He remembered the pedal device, and it could change the speed!With one person pedaling, it should be faster, right?

"The chain can't bear it, and our technology is still poor. If the chain is broken on flat ground, it will be broken, or when going up a small slope, it will stop or slide back at worst, and we can brake.

There is too much coal in the car in front of me. Once it breaks suddenly, the brakes may not be easy to use, and it will always break, and the chain cannot be repaired.

The winch above can be equipped with a gear set, the small gear drives the large gear, and the rod connected to the pinion is lengthened.

The power multiplied by the power arm is equal to the resistance multiplied by the resistance arm. It is easier to twist one circle at the top and go up five steps at the bottom. "

The head of the village knew where the technology was in the village. That kind of chain was too difficult to build, and it was not cost-effective to use it in coal mines.

"It's a pity that there is no river next to it. If there is another river, it would be nice to use a waterwheel."

Zhao Li didn't understand the motivational resistance, he was trying to participate and help out with ideas.

"Zhao Lizhang wants to make the coal mine permeable? There is a river next to it, who would dare to mine?" Zhu Xi smiled. Is Zhao Lizhang afraid of lack of water?
"The coal seems to be okay. It will be transported by river and sent to places in the south of the Yangtze River where there is a lack of coal. Li Chang, is there a coal mine in Yingtianfu?"

Zhu Biao squatted down and picked up a piece of coal to have a look, then weighed it again, and was sure it was coal, not stone, or gangue.

Looking at the weight, the coal that is much lighter than normal stones is coal, otherwise it is a stone that can burn a little, and it is not easy to burn, so it needs to be washed out by coal washing.

Coal washing is very laborious, but it is a necessary step, otherwise the iron and steel smelting and throwing in bad coal will delay things.

The same is true for stewed charcoal. Before stewing, select the good ones and use them.

During the coal washing process, there are stones and coal slime, and the coal slime is directly given to the local people, and the people use it to beat coal billets.

Other people who are far away from the coal mine can hire a boat or a car to come and load it back.

"Yiji, is it difficult to pull the slime in the village?" the village chief asked Zhao Li.

"There is a car to pull coal slime, it is troublesome to mine coal billets, and I am always worried about charcoal poisoning, so I dare not press the stove at night in winter."

Zhao Li shook his head, and complained that the coal slabs were not easy to burn, not as good as the lump coal, but the lump coal needs to be bought with money, who would be willing?

After he finished speaking, he looked at the village head and asked, "Yi Chang, does your village burn coal billets?"

"No burning, Xiaqiu Village uses coke and good coal, and does not press the stove in winter, the key is not to be cold.

Burn it once before going to bed at night, and it can last until the next day, and you will not be afraid of charcoal poisoning during the day.

In fact, you can make the coal burn better, we can burn ceramics here!There is no shortage of clay.

You mix the clay with the slime, and it's up to you to mix it up a few times.

Then……"

The chief said, squatting down, finding the place where there was wet slime, and trying to make a short cylinder there with his hands, and then inserted small holes in the cylinder with his fingers.

"You can see that after it's dried like this, once it's fired, there's room for air to breathe in, and it's easier to burn than the coal slabs that are punched out.

If clay is not used, such coal is not easy to form. When making it, first find out the best ratio of clay and slime.

In the future, I will follow that, and after reconciliation, I will take a thicker bamboo tube with a bamboo joint at the back.

Saw off most of the front, leaving the height of the coal pillar, and then use thin bamboo sticks to drill holes in the bamboo joints at the back and insert them.

Just press on the reconciled slime, and dip it in water first, otherwise it will stick to the inside of the bamboo tube. "

The head of the village explained practical techniques to Zhao Li, which were easy to make and did not require iron.

Zhao Li imagined it in his mind, and nodded: "Okay, I will find someone to try it in a while, and see how much clay is suitable."

The miners over there continued to transport coal, all wearing masks made of layers of gauze.

In the past, no one provided masks to the people in the mine, and the miners didn't know about it, and no one knew that they would get sick.

Now all mines are required to wear a mask, which is provided by the government, and you can wash it yourself, which can block most of the dust.

This mask is made of absorbent gauze. The more layers, the safer it is, and the harder it is to breathe.

It is easy to degrease, just add water and caustic soda to cotton, and boil it.

This operation can prolong the life of the miners, otherwise they will get sick early, and they will drag down their families in the future, and at the same time they will not be able to work.

The imperial court used money in exchange for the people's longer working life, so as to increase the imperial court's fiscal revenue and total social resources.

Three people pushed a cart of coal up behind them, stopped the cart, immediately took off their masks, and sat there panting.

Others took over the truckload of coal, and at the same time someone kept records and paid wages according to the quantity.

The three who came up looked at their masks, picked them up, went to the side to wash their hands and faces, dried them, took out another mask, and went down together in an empty car.

Obviously, they will not wash the masks themselves and throw them to the wives or children at home.

"Is the soap out?" Zhu Biao looked at the soap where he washed his face and asked.

The person in charge of the imperial court at the nearby coal mine quickly replied: "His Royal Highness, don't worry, no one dares to deduct money, soap and masks are distributed according to the amount of work, the more you do, the more you get.

Everyone knows that the imperial court produces a lot of iron ore and smelts a lot of steel, so they are counting on the coal mines to support that side.

It can only be that there is too much coal waiting for the mine, and you can't mine waiting for coal. Whoever dares not to take care of the miners will lose his head. "

"Did they pay for their own meals, or did they pay for it from the mine?" Zhu Biao asked again.

"At noon, the mine will give you a meal. Whether there is an open-pit mine or not, you will also be given a meal at night. Anyway, you have to light up the lights when you enter the mine, regardless of day and night."

The person in charge here mentioned that on the other side, some coal mines are not open-air and need to drill wells.

"Don't dig here at night?" Zhu Biao wondered.

"Also... also digging, that is... no one brings food, we can have it in the future, and we will also give a meal in the evening." The person in charge was sweating on his forehead.

"Come on, please take a rest and check the accounts." Zhu Biao's face sank, what can I have in the future?

In other places, lights are turned on for mining during the day and night, but here it is in the open air, so why not turn on the lights at night?
(End of this chapter)