Modern people who traveled through the Tang Dynasty

Chapter 243 The Benefits of Cement

Seeing that Zhao Han was so confident, Cheng Yaojin didn't want to say anything. Zhao Han brought a group of people to the raw material workshop. He smelled a pungent smell of rubber as soon as he entered the workshop. Zhao Han took out six masks to show everyone Let them bring it.

After everyone imitated Zhao Han's movements and put on their masks, they felt that the smell here was not so pungent. When they came to the worker's operating table, Changsun Wuji and the others saw modern machines for the first time. Changsun Wuji asked Zhao Han: "Is this a machine?" what for?"

Zhao Han said: "This is a machine for making rubber. It uses electricity to run the machine, which greatly reduces the number of craftsmen. If craftsmen are used to make it, at least 20 people are needed, and the machine is faster than the craftsmen. As long as there is electricity, they will It will continue to work, and now with this machine, only two people are needed."

"Oh." Changsun Wuji said thoughtfully: "This machine is really a good thing. Can such a machine replace other craftsmen? For example, in making weapons or something."

"Yes." Zhao Han said: "Not only are there machines for making weapons, but the motorcycles you ride are also made by machines, and there are also iron-making machines. How about it? Uncle Changsun, do you want to buy one? Machines Not only does it save craftsmen, but the production speed is also much faster than craftsmen."

Hearing Zhao Han's words, Changsun Wuji was really moved, but he also knew that such a machine must not be cheap, and he had to think about it carefully, after all, it was not a small sum, and Fang Xuanling and the others could only watch Hungry, they can't afford such a machine.

Zhao Han took them to the workshop where plastic greenhouses were made. The smell in this workshop was much lighter. Zhao Han took off the mask, drove to the operating table and picked up the plastic greenhouses to have a look. He felt that the quality was not bad. Later generations of greenhouses are much better in quality.

Du Ruhui asked curiously: "Why don't you just use those rubbers to make this greenhouse directly? Why do you need to use the machine just now to make one side before taking it over to make the greenhouse?"

Zhao Han explained: "If you want to make a soft greenhouse, you need to soften the rubber at high temperature. Only after softening can you make the shape you want, and the rubber after high temperature is particularly tough and not easy to break. There are two types of rubber. One is hard rubber. Although it is not as hard as iron, it is still harder than wood. I have not made hard rubber yet. I will show you when I make it later. The other is soft rubber, like a greenhouse It's so soft."

Everyone still didn't quite understand Zhao Han's explanation, but they still understood the general meaning. Zhao Han led everyone to the next workshop, which was a workshop for making rubber soles.

Zhao Han picked up a rubber sole and bent it to test its quality. It felt pretty good, and the toughness and softness met his requirements.

Everyone also picked up a sole to test the quality of the sole like Zhao Han, and found that it was much more comfortable and lighter than the boots they were wearing.

Du Ruhui then asked: "Is this the sole of the shoe? Was it made of which rubber just now? It feels much better than the sole made of cloth."

Everyone nodded in agreement with Du Ruhui's words, and Zhao Han said, "This is a shoe sole made of waste materials from the construction of the greenhouse. It's not bad to use the waste, right? And the cost of the rubber sole is much cheaper than the cloth sole. , and the rubber sole is more durable than the cloth sole."

Everyone is interested in this sole, and they all want to feel what the shoes made of rubber feel like. Cheng Yaojin said: "Xiao Han, the shoes you are wearing are made here? Hurry up and get a pair for the old man, let me try them on." How does it feel to try a shoe made of this rubber."

Zhao Han nodded and said, "Yes, the craftsmen made a lot of them before. Come with me, and I will take you to get them."

Zhao Han brought everyone to the finished product workshop, where slippers and plastic sheds were piled up everywhere, Zhao Han took a pair of slippers for each of them according to the size of their feet, and asked them to change into these slippers for a try.

Everyone took off their boots and put on rubber slippers. They took a few steps to feel the rubber slippers. Fang Xuanling said with emotion: "The shoes made of rubber are much more comfortable than our boots. They are not only soft but also very comfortable. The old man believes that if such shoes are put on sale, many people will buy them. I really don’t know what you think, Xiao Han. Since you can come up with such good shoes, yes, I will give the old man ten pairs of these when I leave later. shoe."

Everyone expressed that they wanted to buy a few pairs to take home when they left. Zhao Han said, "The cost of these shoes is not high. If you guys like them, I will give each of them fifty pairs of shoes, so you don't have to pay for them."

Qin Qiong said with a smile: "When you are not stingy, this is rare. Why did you change your sex today? Say, do you have some conspiracy?"

Everyone agreed with Qin Qiong's words. Zhao Han smiled bitterly and said, "What do you think of me? I really want to give you away. There is no conspiracy. If you don't believe me, why don't you pay for it?" , so I can earn some pocket money."

Fang Xuanling hurriedly said: "Don't, you agreed to give it to the old man, don't go back on your word, the old man is very poor now, how could the old man who gave it away for free don't want it."

Everyone stayed in the workshop until noon. Zhao Han planned to have lunch in the cafeteria at the back. He took everyone to the cafeteria at the back. Zhao Han came to the dining window and found that the food was not bad today. There were cabbage tofu, eggplant, leek and eggs. The staple food was Hu pie.

Zhao Han picked up a dinner plate and said to everyone: "You can take what you want to eat, just don't waste food."

Everyone found that if they added some meat, it would be the same as what they usually eat. They didn't expect Zhao Han to be so kind to his servants. The quality of this food is definitely not second in Datang.

Following Zhao Han's example, everyone picked up the plate and began to fill up the meals they wanted. After they finished their meals, they found a table and sat down to eat.

Zhao Han knew that the ancients were not allowed to talk while eating. This is the rule and the most basic self-cultivation. Zhao Han ignored the crowd and started to eat hungry. After everyone finished eating, Zhao Han took out a box of cigarettes and gave them everyone.

Zhao Han said to everyone: "Let's take a rest for a while and go to the cement workshop next to it. You have also seen the quality of this cement. Today I will show you what the most primitive cement looks like."

In fact, the main purpose of their coming today is to see the cement workshop. They have seen the benefits of this cement. It is almost as hard as stone, and the road repaired by this cement is simply wonderful. Whether it is riding a horse or riding a motorcycle, Running on the concrete road is very stable. People sitting on horseback can’t feel the bumps at all, and the speed has also increased a lot, especially on rainy days. People can’t travel when it rains, because the road changes when it rains. People can't walk on it, but this cement road is different. No matter how much it rains, walking on the cement road will not be affected at all. The cement is simply a treasure. They have long been envious.

(End of this chapter)