Now cement technology has reached relatively mature standards, and there are even prototypes of automated assembly lines.
Masons have already developed hybrid conveyor belts.
Linen, oil paper and bark are made into a basic conveyor belt, which is powered by waterwheels and livestock. The ground raw materials are directly sent to the rotating mixing tank through the conveyor belt. After mixing, they are sent to the firing process through the conveyor belt.
The only thing left now is the last rolling-firing forge. Now the internal forge needs to withstand the high-temperature calcining process, which is being studied in conjunction with the forging iron workshop.
The training workshop also needs technical support from people in the cement workshop. For example, the new blast furnace in the ironmaking workshop was designed by the masons, and there are only twenty or thirty design drawings.
Twenty or thirty experimental blast furnaces were built in one go to test the effects.
The construction of blast furnaces is not pure soil, but various mixtures, such as charcoal powder, quartz sand, etc., multiple materials are compositely stacked, have good fire resistance, and are not prone to accidents. Even cement is now being used. The idea was to see if we could make high-temperature-resistant cement.
In addition to steelmaking, the ironmaking workshop is now also starting to mold parts, such as gears, bearings, and water turbines. They will first make a batch to see the yield and service life, and then start to work on the waterwheel.
In his previous life, Chen Ze went to a hydropower station with his company to express condolences. At that time, the leader of the hydropower station took everyone to see various models of water turbines, turbines, etc.
I still have some impressions.
Although it is used to generate electricity, it is to convert mechanical energy into electrical energy.
Chen Ze definitely can't do it. You don't even have to think about it. You don't even know how to do it?
All it takes is mechanical energy.
Chen Ze still remembers the general appearance. There is no need to look for waterfalls or the like. After there is cement and steel, as long as there is water, create a turbine entrance and try to use the water turbine to rotate. The utilization rate of water energy is very high. Compared with Traditional waterwheels have much greater advantages.
It can be said to be thriving.
After Xu Hai and Master Lai left, Chen Ze was in an indescribably good mood.
Iron-making workshops and cement workshops are producing results one after another. Judging from the current progress, it may not take long for rapid infrastructure construction.
Improve transportation and develop water conservancy!
As long as the transportation is convenient, the economy of the entire Qingzhou Prefecture can flourish.
But... the premise is that the banditry must be eliminated, otherwise the road will not be safe.
At this moment, an invitation was delivered to the hotel.
When Chen Ze received the invitation, he felt a little incredible: "Who sent the invitation?"
"Back to the young master, he is Marquis Zhongyong."
Chen Ze couldn't help but was stunned. When he opened it, he saw that it was indeed an invitation from Marquis Zhongyong.
Invite Chen Ze to Wuquan Township for a gathering.
Zhongyong Hou Weichen and Chen Ze have never met.
I only know that Zhongyong Hou is a philanthropic person like Wang Yuanwai and Lin Yuanwai, and his reputation is very good.
Of course, although they are both marquises, Marquis Zhongyong and Marquis Guanping Xue Ren have different qualities.
Xue Ren's position was extremely watery. At the end of the Sui Dynasty, selling officials and titles was too common. Marquises were worthless. In Zhongzhou and Beizhou, the marquises were basically everywhere, but they had no real power and no fiefdom privileges.
The Zhongyong Marquis is different. He is a real hereditary noble who has made military exploits and has his own fiefdom.
That was a serious Marquis, and Song Zhizhang had to treat him respectfully when he saw him.
Wuquan Township is Zhongyonghou’s own territory.
Isn’t it obvious who the real Marquis is?
"Why did Marquis Zhongyong send me an invitation?" Chen Ze couldn't help but look confused.
Li Yuankang on the side said hurriedly: "Young Master, are you coming here for Qingzhou University? Zhongyong Hou Feng Ping has always been good. I think he cares about the people. Maybe he wants to help!?"
Chen Ze blinked: "It's not impossible! The Zhongyong Marquis is a hereditary prince. He is already the third generation, and his family property must be quite large. It just so happens that my finances are tight now. If he is willing to support me, then of course I will." It couldn’t be better!”
When he thought of this, Chen Ze immediately asked someone to prepare a car.
I just came back from Data Township, my buttocks were not yet hot, so I immediately rushed to Wuquan Township.
However, Chen Ze didn't expect that although they were both in the countryside of Qingzhou, the difference was really huge.
The road in Wuquan Township is quite flat, and the road here is not too bumpy.
And it can be clearly felt that the population density of Wuquan Township is much higher than that of Data Township.
I had always heard Qin Boyang say that Wuquan Township is almost as big as a county town, with at least more than 2,000 people.
Because many people who suffered disasters would run to Wuquan Township, Marquis Zhongyong was also willing to take them in and help them tide over the difficulties. Those who were willing to stay and settle would continue to stay. As time went by, more and more people gathered.
Under normal circumstances, a county only has three to four thousand, and the number may be five to six thousand.
Qingzhou City is the center of commerce in the south. It is a rare great plain among mountainous areas. It is connected to the Luzhou Waterway at the top and the hub to the south at the bottom. To enter the eight southern states, you can only go through Qingzhou, and it is impossible to cross the mountains. Ling's past, coupled with the continuous expansion of the city, businessmen coming and going constantly settled in Qingzhou, which is why the population size is so exaggerated.
There are already many villages on the mountainside. After traveling for another twelve or three miles, you can see a relatively flat area in the distance. The stretching buildings almost fill the entire area and even extend to the hillside. What comes into view is one large area after another of terraced fields.
Of course, Wuquan Township is not the only one with terraced fields. Areas such as Lanxi County, Danshui County, etc. all have terraced fields.
We were almost at the Zhongyong Hou Mansion when suddenly a voice came from the roadside: "Wait, wait! It's passed, it's passed!"
The motorcade stopped for a moment. Chen Ze subconsciously opened the car curtain and took a look. He saw an old man in his fifties dressed as a farmer leading several other people dressed as farmers to catch up.
Chen Ze looked at the old man and asked, "What happened?"
"But Prince Zhennan?"
Chen Ze glanced at the other party and said in surprise: "You...are you...Uncle Wei?"
"Yes, yes." The leader of the farmer, who was dressed as Marquis Zhongyong, said in a dumbfounded voice: "Young prince, I was waiting for you in front, but I didn't even stop you!"
Seeing this, Chen Ze quickly got out of the car and saluted Marquis Zhongyong.
"My nephew Chen Houzhao has met Uncle Wei."
Marquis Zhongyong was related to the Zhennan Palace, so Chen Wuping had to call Wei Chen "big brother" when he met Wei Chen.
I heard from Li Yuankang that Marquis Zhongyong seemed to have given him support when everyone in the palace was involved in an incident.
It seems that Chen Wuping, Cao Sheng and others were hiding in Wuquan Township for a while, but the specific circumstances are unclear.
There was nothing wrong with Chen Ze calling him uncle, but he didn't expect that Marquis Zhongyong was so down-to-earth, carrying a hoe as if he was working in the fields together...