Villager of Daming

Chapter 527: Working together to hunt in winter (fourth update)
"It's minus 35 degrees, and the things we brought are only enough to build a two-acre greenhouse. There are our people outside."

The shed was built first, and the chief took a thermometer to enter the shed from the outside. The shed had a fire path, and the temperature was high, so he breathed a sigh of relief.

“Wherever iron ore is mined, there are minerals such as quartz and feldspar that can burn glass, but there is no alkali.

Here and around, there are usually associated minerals of alkali, such as gold and silver mines. It is difficult to find independent trona.

If we go fast, we can plant more acres of land. It just so happens that some of the iron ore has been partially oxidized, and the fired glass will be yellow-green, so it won't have much impact.

Let’s look at the quality of our Ming Dynasty’s craftsmen and army. The stronger they are, the more opportunities they will have to eat fresh vegetables during the Chinese New Year. "

When Zhu Wentian heard that there were no outsiders, Zhu Wentian didn't pretend to be a fool. He estimated the general situation.

The things I brought are enough to build a greenhouse on two acres of land, and now I only grow a few cucumbers and eggplants.

Others are cabbage, spring onions, radish, chrysanthemum, spinach, coriander, etc. that can be eaten in a short time.

In addition, there are only bean sprouts and garlic sprouts. These two are not grown in greenhouses. They can be planted in the palace and grown with water, which is faster.

"It's so difficult to survive here, how can it be like this in winter?"

The head of the village thought that he would have no food in winter, add a bunch of livestock, and replace himself as a herdsman, it's over!Completely finished!
"The surrounding grass grows well. Even if it withers in winter and is buried under snow, if the camels and horses are let out, they can still dig through the snow and eat.

Camel milk, mare milk, and goat milk can actually replace part of the staple food, containing both protein and fat.

This year it was because we were too concentrated after the war, otherwise we would have been able to survive by spreading out.

Especially in local rivers, if livestock are used to cultivate the land, the grass can grow very high, and other crops can grow as well.

It was difficult for Beiyuan to develop here because of its poor prospecting capabilities. Even with the Yuan Dynasty, Han craftsmen were unwilling to live here. "

After Zhu Wentian finished planting the cabbage in this ridge, he stood up and wiped the sweat from his forehead with his arm.

There was a smile in the village chief's eyes: "People in our village never forget their roots. After learning so many skills, they are still skilled at planting."

Two acres of greenhouses were planted by the villagers in a short time.

If the seeds are processed in advance, they will germinate quickly. Eggplants and cucumbers are transplanted and grown in advance.

I planted more than a dozen watermelons and cantaloupe, and I guess they won't be able to eat them until the weather is warm.

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"Can everyone eat fresh vegetables during the Chinese New Year? It depends on whether our team can provide enough coal, iron ore, and stone?"

After dealing with the matter in the greenhouse, the headman found Zhu Biao and Zhu Fang to discuss the issues Hanhan had mentioned.

Zhu Fang asked, then turned around and called six people, Han Zheng, Fu Youde, Li Wenzhong, Feng Sheng, Xu Da and Lan Yu, to explain the matter again.

"Don't worry, Your Majesty the King of Qin. The soldiers are so idle that their bodies are growing hairy. They are just working! It's not a fight, there is no danger, it's just to use your strength.

So that we can eat food, we are not afraid of the cold weather, and we don’t care whether the mine is jelly or not. We will dig it open for him and send the things back.

There are also craftsmen in the team who are responsible for repairing vehicles and ordnance. Anyway, there will be no problems on our side. "

Xu Da said, what can be more uncomfortable than fighting?War kills people, now it's just about using your strength.

"We craftsmen will not hold us back." Wang Yiqian, who hurried over, expressed his stance on behalf of the five thousand craftsmen.

"The technology is ready." When I saw how awesome you all were, I felt more natural.

So the entire He Lin team moved quickly, and more people set off with horses, camels, and food.

A straight line distance is more than 200 miles, a normal walk is more than 250 miles, and the other is more than 500 miles.The craftsmen repaired the kiln, mixed the kiln with clay, and fired the refractory bricks first, and then the glass kiln.

Everyone is racing against time, fearing that it will delay other people's affairs, so they can only go fast in the links they are responsible for.

The team from Xiaqiu Village took the team of the Prince and King Qin to the river. The Aluhun River was close to Helin City, or Helin City was built because of the river.

The river was frozen solid at the moment, and everyone was preparing to eat fish. They always carried fishing nets with them, and craftsmen temporarily processed a batch of wooden sticks.

The steam engine takes one, plus the other parts, and drags it onto the ice.

The steam engine was started, the drilling equipment was hung up, and with a few buzzing sounds, the ice layer nearly two feet thick was penetrated.

Xu Da and others' eyes widened when they saw a steam engine for the first time. Is it so useful?What is it connected to, like a piece of iron spinning up and down in circles?
Use a rope to pull the wooden board on which the steam engine is placed. There are two iron pieces under the wooden board, which are ice trucks. It takes no effort to drag the steam engine on the ice.

Move from the upstream position to the downstream position, move out twenty steps, buzz and buzz a hole in the ice, and continue to move.

In the first hole at the back, someone tied a rope to a wooden stick. There was a mortise and tenon bayonet on the back of the wooden stick, and then the wooden stick was connected.

The wooden sticks were put into the ice hole, and the ones in the back supported the ones in front. They were connected one by one, and the rope followed to the position of the ice hole in front.

The person guarding this hole continued to grab the assembled wooden sticks in the water and push them down the ice hole, one after another.

Make six holes, send the thread, take off the stick, leave only the thread, connect the thick thread to the back of the thin thread, and pull it through.

Then connect a thicker line to pull, and finally a fishing net.

After making holes in the ice, the fish can feel it and swim to the area where there is more oxygen.

After a while, the fish has almost come over. Pull the rope over there, and the net will be pulled from one end to the other, carrying the fish that have come to breathe.

This does not require the power of a steam engine. If there are many people, just pull it by force.

When the fishing net reaches the ice, shake it off quickly, otherwise the net will stick to the ice and freeze.

Give it a shake, and when it comes into contact with the snow, it will freeze first, then fall on the ice and snow, and then you can pick it off.

The big fish that were shaken off jumped a few times on the ice and snow, then became stiff and motionless.

"Just like this, we brought [-] nets. Because they are not strong enough, they cannot be connected to make ice troughs to pass through the nets, so we can only use ice holes to catch fish.

The steam machine drills holes in the ice one after another. Everyone works hard to see how many fish they can catch.

After catching here, change positions and continue. Today all the soldiers can have a sip of fish soup.

Other craftsmen were weaving nets using a mixture of hemp and cotton threads, but unfortunately they couldn't weave the nets, so they had to make do with what they had. "

The commander told the generals that the generals from the south had never caught fish like this in the north.

There is no need to put a pole through the ice hole that has been fished once, and there is a string attached to the back of the fishing net.

Everyone worked hard, Zhu Wentian looked hot, there were too many fish, and if the mesh was smaller, the net would be broken.

With a normal net, a few hundred kilograms of fish can be harvested in one go. The key is to collect the net once and repeat it again, and there will still be hundreds of kilograms of fish, a steady stream.

If fishermen fish here in the winter, they will be very lucky when they go back. Make sure they drive back to find someone, bring a flatbed truck, load it up, and slowly pull it back.

Then we had to take a long detour to get home. We had to stop from time to time to buy water and cigarettes. What?I don’t smoke, I brought it to others, hum!
When I see people, I ask, how did you know that I caught a car full of fish?

(End of this chapter)