Huanxi Farm: Pick up a husband for farming

Chapter 177 Improved Fuel
That afternoon Rongshui didn't talk to little sister Rong anymore, and thought that such a big man would not be dying, but just put the facts in front of her and let her accept it, and hoped that she wouldn't hate herself.

A few days later, Rongshui and Junli took the time to go to the mine. Everyone was busy in the construction site. The skilled miners invited by Huang Zhi and the brothers from Huchangzhai helped cooperate. It turned out to be a tacit understanding.

Shanhu was busy commanding and leading everyone to move materials for the workers to build. Zhao Yu had been only in charge of assisting and observing the weather, so he didn't have to worry about important matters, and came to greet Rongshui and Junli in person.

He said with a smile: "Rong Shui came up today to see how long it will take to complete the construction of the iron-making blast furnace?"

Rong Shui also replied respectfully, politely and kindly: "Mr. Zhao has clever calculations, so naturally he knows that Rong Shui must be in a hurry, so don't let it go."

Speaking of Zhao Yu, Rong Shui has been admiring Zhao Yu's strategy since he learned about Zhao Yu's strategy from Junli when he went up the mountain to suppress the bandits. This talent is so rare that he praised it even more in his heart, and after the last conversation, he learned that Zhao Yu's forward-thinking vision beyond the times has the awareness of environmental protection and energy conservation, and his admiration in his heart has sublimated to the height of admiration.

So getting along with him also maintains a humble and friendly look.

Zhao Yu looked at the two of them and said, "But don't worry, look, Rong Shui, the skeleton of the furnace has almost been built. At present, our manpower, material resources, financial resources, and the weather are the best. In another five or six years The day is almost here!"

Rongshui is happy.Lian said: "Okay then, please ask Mr. Zhao to take us to have a look!"

Zhao Yu led Junli and Rongshui to the center of the construction, which was exactly the place Rongshui had designated at the beginning, so she went to a safe place to watch the construction.

The furnace built in the early stage is about ten meters high and has a large diameter. Naturally, the efficiency of putting it into production cannot be underestimated.

Looking satisfied here, Rong Shui and Junli looked around again, seeing Zhao Hu, Shan Hu and others consigning a cart of coal, so he stepped forward to check, Zhao Yujunli and others followed closely behind rear.

Rong Shui asked Zhao Hu: "What is this truckload of coal used for?"

Zhao Hu and Shan Hu were only in charge of carrying, and they didn't know what to do, so they called an old miner who gave him two tasks.

The old miner saw that the legendary mine owner was such an immature woman, so he felt contemptuous, and said perfunctorily, "Boss, you don't know. Before we make iron, we dig a random furnace first." Come out and test the iron stone to see if the hardness and quality of the iron are up to standard, and the work can be completed in a few days, so today I asked them to bring a pile of fuel to try."

Rongshui did not have doubts about this explanation, but he remembered what he had thought last time. As early as in the physics and chemistry experiment class in college, Rongshui and his tutor had analyzed the elemental composition and chemical composition of coal because of a paper. Composition, as well as modern and ancient applications, this is the last time she knew the certainty of iron smelting in this era as soon as she heard the workers, and it still can't reach the best use of iron.

Because the main raw material used in ironmaking now is coal. During the research process, I knew that coal contains sulfur. This kind of thing is not conducive to the formation of iron. Last time I thought about using a different fuel for refining, but I forgot what the book said.

But even if you don't remember the following content now, you can find a way to remove the sulfur in this charcoal block, wouldn't it greatly benefit the pig iron they produce?
He asked the old miner again and said, "Master, do you know that this fuel can have anything other than the current coal?"

The old miner said suspiciously: "What fuel is there? At this time, the method passed down from the previous dynasty is the best to use! Besides coal, do you want to use wood or firewood?"

Sure enough, as he expected, he knew that this dynasty already had coal mines, just like asking if there were any other things that could be used for burning.

There is no sulfur in wood and firewood, but their cost is even higher than that of coal. Besides, the weight and volume are too large, and the transportation cost is not a small expense. It is simply impossible to use them as the main fuel for combustion!

But other things she could think of that could be used for burning were a bit unrealistic. It seemed that everything returned to its origin, and she still had to start with the coal used to transform the current era.

Rongshui picked up a small piece of charcoal and was lost in thought. She has learned how to remove sulfur from charcoal, but it is not an easy thing to make the process simple, fast and low-cost!Rong Shui fell into deep thought in his own mind.

Zhao Yu, the old miner from Junli, Shanhu Zhao Hu and the others looked at Rongshui holding the charcoal in a daze, not knowing what they were thinking.

Jun Li couldn't help asking: "Little girl, why are you staring at that thing so carefully?"

Rong Shui was called back to her senses by Junli, and the coal in her hand dropped, and she saw that everyone was waiting for her to say something, so she said: "It's nothing, I just wondered if this coal is good for burning coal, Master, you can refine a batch of pig iron first, and I will wait here to see how the finished product is."

The old miner agreed, and let Shan Hu bring a cart of charcoal to the temporary iron smelting furnace, and began to use the iron ore in the mine to make the first batch of finished pig iron.

Rong Shui looked at the spot for a while and knew that it would take a long time, so he wanted to go around the surrounding mountains to see if he could come up with something easy to do.

So he turned around and said to Junli, Shanhu and the others: "I'm afraid it will be a long time, Junli, you can accompany me to the mine again, and Shanhu will leave it to you!"

Unexpectedly, as soon as the words were finished, the men who faced him turned sideways to hold back their laughter, Shan Hu couldn't hide the laughter, Zhao Hu and the others covered their mouths and laughed, even Jun Li couldn't help laughing.

Rong Shui was puzzled, what exactly were these men laughing at?Rong Shui looked around and thought there was something funny, and he kept saying, "Hey—that's strange! What are you laughing at?"

Jun Li still felt sorry for the little girl and didn't want her to become the laughing stock of everyone without knowing it, so he took out a piece of brocade and gently wiped the black ashes on Rong Shui's pretty face, and said, "Leave them alone, they are all People who like to watch people joke."

Jun Li had always had a cold face, but the expression of forbearance just now was much more lively and down-to-earth. She thought it would be better to let the kid smile more, so as not to look like a teenager all day long.

And his gentle movements and the faint smell of deer musk from his sleeves also made Rongshui's head slightly confused again.

It wasn't until the brocade that Junli took down was stained with black filthy water that he realized that he forgot to wipe off the charcoal with his hand and smeared his face before bringing it up. He said anxiously: "Junli, why didn't you give it to me sooner?" Say it! Is there any more?"

Her face was burning hot, even though Rong Shui was usually steady and calm, she also couldn't laugh or cry because of this predicament. You must know that she has never encountered such an embarrassing scene that everyone laughed at!

So he rubbed his face fiercely, it was red and swollen, and Jun Li hurriedly stopped him: "What's the matter, little girl, they won't say it, besides, Shanhu and the others are still your friends, wipe them all It's clean, so don't mess with it!"

Hey... What a misstep and eternal hatred!Rong Shui thought with some puzzlement.

After Rongshui and Junli walked around the mine, it seemed that it was getting late, and the old miner came to Rongshui with a batch of pig iron.

He said to Shan Hu and the others and Rong Shui and the others present: "Look, this is iron that has just been smelted. The rough stone from this mine is good! I see that the color is good and there are relatively few impurities. The iron smelted just now Then I found out!"

Rongshui looked at the iron that the old miner boasted about, but he still felt that the hardness was not up to his requirements. What is the difference between this kind of product and the one produced by others?If you can't sell it at a higher price, you can't make the best use of the materials you mine.

Zhao Yu Fangfo saw what Rong Shui was thinking, and said, "Rong Shui is still not satisfied with such things?... Then, what do you think?"

Rong Shui thought that maybe Zhao Yu could help him, so he said to him: "Mr. Zhao, it is true that this kind of iron is not the standard I want, but as the master said just now, this kind of rough stone is already very good. That’s right, so the problem is not with the raw materials, but with our refining method.”

Zhao Yu nodded, agreeing with Rong Shui's point of view, and asked: "What Rong Shui said is not wrong, that's right. The methods of making iron in the past dynasties are all continuously improved and innovated. Today's method is obtained. If you want to pursue For better benefits, change is essential, but the leader needs to work hard and needs to keep trying."

But Zhao Yu was only half right. Rongshui didn't want to try all kinds of fuels one by one. What she needed was to find a way to improve the current charcoal fuel.

Because after thinking about it for a long time, I still feel that this charcoal block is indeed a rare and cheap and convenient thing, and the combustion-supporting power is not to be said. It is a rare thing, and it is also summed up in the process of human wisdom crystallization for thousands of years There is no need to discard the good things that are good, and it takes a lot of effort to go around a long way, so after much deliberation, I still feel that it should be improved on charcoal.

Then he said to Zhao Yu: "Mr. Zhao, Rong Shui probably meant the same thing, so I will focus on fuel matters recently, and you still need to pay more attention to the work in the mine."

Zhao Yu naturally responded, "Rong Shui, you can do your own thing, and Zhao can't help you. You can only do what you can."

Rong Shui saluted him, and Zhao Yu took over. Although Shan Hu was a little puzzled about what the two of them were doing, he just kept silent.

Now that the purpose of going up the mountain has been achieved, there are still a lot of things to do down the mountain, so we have to say goodbye together.

Rong Shui and Jun Li bid farewell to Shan Hu, Zhao Hu and the others and said: "I've been thankful these days, everyone, and when the work is done, Rong Shui will thank you personally, and I will definitely reward my brothers with satisfaction."

(End of this chapter)