The two went to the east gate to find Steele. When Steele saw Voltaire, he rushed forward and hugged him. He laughed and said, "Fortunately, he's not dead. Oops, he seems to have grown taller." Volstey said with a smile, "It's all thanks to you, Steele. Help, excellent weapons help me kill the enemy and keep me alive." Steele said: "Very good. By the way, I want to thank you. The coke you mentioned is great, and the quality of the iron I made is great. , old customers all praise that there are a lot more people coming to me to make weapons, and the profits of weapons are much higher. Most importantly, my speed of making iron tools is one-third faster. I said, if the coke effect Okay, I will repay you." Volstey said: "Thank you Steele for your kindness. Bud and I want to discuss cooperation with you today. Coke is fired on a small scale and the cost is high. I want to build a coke factory on a large scale. Burning. Coke can not only be smelted, but can also be used to heat the homes of the rich because it is smokeless and has a strong fire. It can also be used to make copper hand stoves for the rich to keep warm." Steele said: "Wow! What a great idea." Vols Tai asked: "Can I see the small stew oven you made?" Steele welcomed the visit. It is an iron stew pot with a smoke exhaust hole on the top. Volstey said: "This won't work. The heat dissipates too much, the cost of firing is too high, the working environment is unbearable, and accidents are prone to occur. It is only suitable for small-scale firing. We need to build a kiln. Build a kiln with bricks ." Steele pointed to his stove and said: "Is it the same as my stove?" Volstey said: "Yes. But the bricks need to be fired at high temperatures to make refractory bricks that can be used in high-temperature furnaces. It's safe and sound. The walls of this kiln are made of refractory bricks. There is a combustion chamber in the middle, and stew chambers on both sides. The stew chamber and the combustion chamber are separated by iron, which not only transfers heat, but also isolates the air, forming a stew. Stew. There are vents above the chamber. This allows for large-scale burning of coke." Steele said: "Okay. I will invest in this factory. It takes money to choose a place and buy land, and it takes experimentation and money to burn bricks, and it takes money to build a kiln. If you need labor, I will direct it and you will supervise it. After it is completed, you will have to hire people to work and sell it." Voltaire replied: "Let's choose a place today and then find a bricklayer to make bricks. You guys first Experimenting with refractory bricks, I came over when the kiln was being built. For coke making, I asked one of my brothers, Strong, to take charge of the work. I plan to have him come over in two days to listen to your orders. Later, he will sell Bader tubes. He has been doing business. Yes, the head is very familiar. Regarding the shares, I will pay 2 gold pounds and 3 shillings, Bud will pay 3 gold pounds, and Steele will pay the rest." Steele said: "Give me the money. I paid Volsted 2 gold pounds and 17 shillings, and Volsted paid 5 gold pounds to invest in the stock. I will pay for the rest of the money to build the factory. After the factory is built, it will be counted as shares. I will give some more as working capital until the factory is completed. If you make money, pay me back." Voltaire and Bud agreed.
The three of them ate something casually at Steele's place and then went to find a place outside the city. Voltaire requested that the place be remote, downwind of the city, slightly higher, with a river next to it, preferably a large pond. Bad was a walking map, and he quickly found an abandoned iron mine in the northeast of the city. It had been mined out. There were workshops, and people could live there with a little repair. There was a river, a large pond, and convenient roads. It was an ideal place. Bader said: "This is Baron Leicester's property. Once mined, it will be abandoned. It should be very cheap. I will ask his second steward for the price later."
Bud went to inquire about the price, and Voltaire and Steele went to the bricklayer to discuss making bricks. Bricklayers have kilns, but the fire temperature in the kiln is too low and the bricks they make are not fire-resistant enough. Steele proposed using coke to burn a small kiln to make refractory bricks, and then gradually obtain a high-temperature refractory kiln. The bricklayer was very happy and suggested that Steele produce coke and he produce bricks and kilns, and together they build a large refractory kiln, and the refractory bricks produced would offset the cost of the coke. Voltaire and Steele agreed.
Voltaire and Steele returned to the blacksmith shop, and Bard also came back to report: "The second steward does not agree to sell the land, but agrees to lease it. The lease term is set for ten years, and the rent is 1 gold pound per year, which can be paid yearly. ” Voltaire and Steele both thought it was okay. The matter was generally settled, and Voltaire returned home. Voltaire rushed to Strong's house without stopping and told him the whole story. Strong readily agreed and said he would go to the city to do work the next day. Strong's family was also very grateful to Voltaire for taking care of Strong.
On August 4th, Voltaire came to White Knight Manor after practicing his Zhuang Kung Fu. Butler Jack personally welcomed Voltaire into the living room. Knight White was already preparing for the breathing method training. Seeing Voltaire come in, he asked Voltaire to take out the breathing method of the non-attribute knight. He gave a preliminary explanation and then passed it on to the apprentice clerk. He came in and asked him to explain the breathing method to Voltaire word for word, and then went to the training room to train on his own.
While Voltaire was learning writing from the clerk's apprentice, he was also trying to figure out the procedures and secrets of the breathing method. Even if the secret cannot be known immediately, the moves must be mastered quickly, just like Voltaire practiced boxing, swordsmanship, and spear skills. Voltaire asked the apprentice clerk: "My name is Voltaire, what is the name of this elder brother?" The apprentice replied: "My name is Booker." Voltaire asked: "Brother Booker, may I ask the two knights Where does the squire study?" Booker replied: "One is serving you in the knight's training room, and the other is training in the soldier training ground. The two take turns to serve you." Volstey said: "I am the author of this book. I have roughly written it down, and I will review it carefully. If I need to ask you for advice, I will come back to you." Booker left.
Voltaire touched the soldiers' training ground and saw a knight's squire training with the soldiers. They are doing strength training. The equipment they use is similar to barbells and dumbbells. The material should be stones, and the projects they do are similar to those in the gym. Voltaire stepped forward and greeted everyone, and then tried to do it. He didn't dare to do heavy exercises, so he started lightly. Finally, he found that the barbell chest press was 50 kilograms, the dumbbell shoulder press was 16 kilograms, and the dumbbell arm curl At 12 kg, the barbell squat is at 50 kg, which is more comfortable. It was much weaker than the soldiers, but Voltaire was satisfied that his body was repairing well. He also used a 10kg stone pot as a stone lock and played with it in various ways, which attracted everyone's applause. Voltaire thought to himself that the strength training here was much richer than that in the ancient world.
Voltaire asked the knight's attendant: "My name is Voltaire. Although everyone knows me, but I haven't asked you for your name yet?" The knight's attendant was very polite and replied: "Karich." Voltaire asked : "Brother Karic, after the strength training, what kind of training is there?" Karic replied: "After the strength training warms up, there is swordsmanship training." Voltaire was very interested and asked: "I can talk to you later. Want to practice together?" Karic replied. Voltaire asked: "What about the afternoon?" Kalic replied: "After lunch, I need to take a lunch break. After the lunch break, I will take the horses out for a walk. There are two horses. Will you go with me?" Voltaire asked. Sty nodded in mock excitement. Kalic said: "After the horse is walked, you have to wash it when you come back. It is happiest at this time! It will also rub its head against you, which is fun!" Kalic is also a big child.
