Song Dynasty Iron Armored Army

Chapter 225 Hu Sanniang's Careful Thoughts

Hu Cheng was very thorough in his calculations. One hundred catties of millet only cost one hundred cash, and one hundred catty of millet sold for two hundred cash. The rice yield was 80.00%, and the other 20.00% was rice bran.Although rice bran is not as expensive as millet, it is still a good thing.

"The strong men work in two shifts, can they produce more than 1 catties of rice a day? Two machines are more than 2 catties, which is too much. It can completely supply the grain of a county. These two machines are the most Dozens of donkeys, it is impossible, this machine is not very big." Hu Cheng said.

People always doubt what they don't understand, and Hu Cheng is no exception.

Chai Lin said: "We'll see in a while, I'll let the operator assemble the machine first."

The operator was quite skilled. First, he erected the chimney of the boiler machine, and then Zhuang Ding of Hujiazhuang fetched water to add to the boiler, adding more than a dozen barrels of clear well water.Then bring soft hay and wood to ignite the boiler, and then slowly add coal. After a while, black smoke comes out of the chimney, and the fire is burning.

Chai Lin said: "The startup speed is relatively slow for the first time, let's go to the front yard first."

Hu Sanniang said: "Brother Yuncong, my village has arranged to build an arrow defense wall and crenels on the wall of the village. Go over and see if it is suitable."

Chai Lin said, "Okay, take me to have a look."

Hu Cheng said: "This girl knows how to play. Go, don't take too long, lunch will be fine in a while."

Hu Sanniang took Chai Lin to the Zhuangqiang. The Zhuangqiang of Hujiazhuang was built after decades, and she was very careful. The top of the wall was two meters wide. The original female wall was only one meter high, but now it is made of blue bricks. It is 1.8 centimeters high, and now it is [-] meters high, and there is an arrow butt every one meter.

"Very good, very good. The female wall is so high that the arrows shot by the enemy will naturally not be able to shoot it. Moreover, the design of the arrow stacks is relatively dense, which is obviously done with care." Chailin said.

Hu Sanniang was very proud, and said: "Well, this is what I thought. I saw that the walls of the county are all built in this way."

"Very good, very good. In addition to building anti-arrow walls, you can also equip rattan anti-arrows. In fact, most bows and arrows have a power range of only more than 100 meters, and the power beyond the distance is very poor, but those who have not undergone strict training Strong men panic when they see bows and arrows, and the damage caused by trampling on each other is far more severe than that of bows and arrows. In order to prevent the strong men from panic, you can equip them with rattan shields to prevent arrows." Chailin said.

"Vine card? How can there be any rattan in the north? It's not that there are many rattans in the south." Hu Sanniang asked puzzled.

"The rattan sign, although the name has a rattan, but we use vitex in the north, and many people know how to do this. It is a rectangular sign, not too big, just make a handle inside. It is used occasionally for exercises. The most important thing It’s because this thing is made of rattan, even the Heavenly King and I can’t control it.”

Hu Sanniang suddenly realized that this is not the tree sticks used to weave dung baskets in the countryside. This is easy to handle. The strong men in the village have a rattan card.

Hu Sanniang said, took Chai Lin's hand and ran towards the north exit on the wall of the village, and the two of them ran to the north gate.Hu Sanniang said, "Brother Yuncong, have you seen that barren hill to the north? It's about [-] mu in size. It's all cultivated to grow peanuts, and the peanut seedlings are used to raise horses."

"Hu Zhuangzhu still has a vision. Peanuts are very good things. The fruit can be used to extract oil, and the seedlings can be fed to horses. The most important thing is that they are very adaptable to sandy land, and they are resistant to drought and waterlogging." Chailin said.

"The enthusiasm of the villagers is very high, because my brother said that the [-] mu of land is planted with peanuts and peas, and there is no need to pay land rent, just turn in the peanut seedlings and bean stalks." Hu Sanniang said.

Hu Cheng's calculations are quite good. One mu of peanuts produces hundreds of catties of peanut seedlings, which is not low in value.Peanut seedlings are rich in protein and are good fodder for raising livestock.

After chatting for a while, Hu Sanniang said, "I just heard you tell my brother that today's gift is a bride price?"

"Ah, these four machines are not cheap, let alone tens of thousands of guan, they can be used as bride price." Chailin said.

Hu Sanniang said: "Oh, it's not that I dislike the lack of betrothal gifts, but I don't know when you plan to choose?"

Chai Lin really hasn't thought about this issue. There are too many things recently. The steamship has not yet been built, the paper mill has not been completed, and the grain processing workshop has not yet been completed.

"Miss, let me find it easier. The owner invites you back to dinner." Chunxiang ran over and said.

Hu Cheng prepared a rich food and drink, and the food was very rich.

We are full of wine and food, and the boiler is also fired.

Chai Lin, Hu Cheng, San Niang and others came to the backyard.

Zhuang Ding prepared supplies such as wheat, millet, bags, and baskets.

Chai Lin said, "Flour the wheat first."

"Okay." The operator turned on the machine, and the pot camel machine roared, and the big flywheel slowly turned, driving the pulverizer through the belt, and the pulverizer idling, shaking the ground slightly.

Hu Cheng was surprised and said: "I really didn't expect it to spin so fast, it's completely flying."

This time has already begun, the wheat is slowly poured into the crushing bin, and the flour bag tied below is quickly filled with air.The experiment didn't get much stuff, a whole hundred catties of clean wheat.

In about a quarter of an hour, the crushing was complete, and the operator turned off the machine.

Hu Cheng went to open the flour bag and found that there was white and fine flour inside, and bran in the bran bag.

The flour extraction rate of stone mill is only about [-]%, if the grinding is not good, it has to be passed several times.

Hu Cheng's family owns a food store, so he naturally knows the location of flour in the north.Although Dongping Mansion also grows rice, it still mainly uses flour.

"Bring me the scale."

Hu Cheng waved his hand, and Zhuang Ding, his subordinate, brought the scales. One hundred catties of wheat yielded eighty catties of flour and nineteen catties of bran. It is normal for one catty to be lost.

"The daily maintenance of this machine is to add water and charcoal?" Hu Cheng asked.

"Yes, twelve hours a day, eight hours is no problem. When you are not working, just add a little wood, so as not to save the water from cooling down and re-burning too slowly. Our flour and millet are [-]% of the leftovers. There is no problem with the net profit." Chailin said.

Hu Cheng was very happy and said: "Okay, okay, it's really great. It's really good to have him to process grain. How much is this machine, I will pay Brother Yuncong."

"Brother Cheng was joking. This machine will not be sold for a lot of money. It is given to Brother Cheng to make money at home. These two machines have been used for a year without any problem. If you add millet and flour in Yanggu County and Dong'e County, the business will definitely be booming." .” Chailin said.

Hu Cheng was overjoyed, who would dislike his own business, so the operator ordered to build a grain processing workshop in a corner of the big garden in Hu Cheng's backyard.However, the grain processing workshop in Hujiazhuang is very small, with only two machines, and Chai Lin's positioning for Hu Cheng is only one or two county towns.

Chai Lin only rested for one day in Hujiazhuang, and bid farewell to Hu Cheng and Hu Sanniang, and rushed to Dongping Mansion.

Hu Sanniang was still a little bit reluctant, and the more she sent her off, the more sad she felt, but there were so many people watching.

Chai Lin said: "Sanniang, it will only take a few days to go to Dongping Mansion. I will return to Chaijiazhuang after I settle down in the paper mill. Then I will definitely stay in Hujiazhuang for a few more days."

Hu Sanniang said: "Okay, during this time I will lead the strong men in the village to train well, open up wasteland, build roads, and raise horses."

Although Hu Sanniang looks tall, she feels careless, but she is actually very smart.

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