Early the next morning, Cao Ergou, who drank the artemisia juice, was as active and active as ever. Ouyang Xuan's body was not abnormal either, but he felt light and healthy. He guessed it was because fresh juice is rich in vitamins that are beneficial to the human body. After confirming that the wormwood collected was non-toxic, Ouyang Xuan ordered the soldiers who took care of Yu Zhu to squeeze out the juice from the remaining wormwood and feed it to Yu Zhu, and then arranged for people to go to the mountain to collect the wormwood again.
After Huang Dagen and others further discussed cooperation matters with elders such as Lu Dezhi, all the fires made sufficient preparations yesterday. Early in the morning, some fires have already taken action. For example, the industrial team, led by Chen Hu and blacksmith Li Saner, went to the blacksmith shop in the village to discuss the production of ironware. As for the names of the various professional teams, Ouyang Xuan asked to change them to "Industrial Team, Mining Team, Commercial Team..." because the majors not only have local personnel, but also copycat personnel. At first, everyone still called them "Fire", but with Ouyang Xuan's insistence, everyone gradually got used to the name "Team". In this change of title, only Yang Xiucai saw that Ouyang Xuan was not only doing it for the face of the village, but also his ambition, or his ambition to do something big in this mountain.
Ouyang Xuan understands that when this business starts, the direction and principles of development are particularly important. He is determined to use his 21st century concepts and scientific and technological knowledge to guide the development of various professional teams. Because he understood that only technology could cope with the coming large-scale invasion of the Mongols. During this period, he kept reminding himself that it was May 1257 AD. Soon after, the Mongolian marshal Niulin was ordered to invade Sichuan. In October, Liu Heima and others occupied Chengdu, and then the Mongolian Khan Brother Meng personally conquered Sichuan. Only by arming ourselves with modern technology can we survive in these troubled times, call on and lead more people to confront the Mongolians with explosive force, and save more people from the iron heel of the Mongolian army.
Ouyang Xuan plans to hold discussions with each professional team one by one in the coming days to discuss development directions and technical difficulties. Although he majored in chemistry, because he loved reading since he was a child, he was called a "little encyclopedia" by his classmates when he was studying. In addition, he worked in the library before and was also involved in iron smelting, steelmaking and forging. Although Some details are unclear, but the general principles and key points can still be remembered. Especially since he traveled to this troubled world, the crisis-ridden environment and the pressure of survival have stimulated his potential. The knowledge he had learned and dabbled in before slowly poured out in his mind without the interference of eating, drinking, having fun and feasting. It gradually became clear. More importantly, he has ideas and vision that transcend this era for thousands of years, and understands the direction and general trend of development. This is the most important thing for technology and industrial development. After all, research and innovation are difficult, but imitation and imitation are much easier.
The first person Ouyang Xuan discussed was the industrial team. The place for the discussion was the only blacksmith shop in Liuliba. The owner's surname was Hu. Ouyang Xuan first took a closer look around the blacksmith shop. The dull blacksmith Hu followed closely behind him, but did not speak. Instead, the deputy captain Li Saner gave an explanation. In Ouyang Xuan's opinion, this is not so much a blacksmith shop as it is a simple large shed built by Blacksmith Hu next to his home. In addition to a large stove, iron pans, and anvils, there are also a few hammers and There are still a lot of small tools such as iron fire tongs made of thick iron, but the quality is very worrying. In addition to Hu Tiejiang, the blacksmith has three sons, whose names are very easy to remember. They are called Hu Dachui, Hu Erchui, and Hu Sancui.
After looking at the blacksmith shop, Chen Hu asked Ouyang Xuan to take a seat, and everyone else found a seat in the shed. Ouyang Xuan took a look and found that in addition to Chen Huyihuo's ten people, there were also ten people from the village. Adding Hu Tiejiang and his son, the industrial team had 23 people. Except for the four people here, Hu Tiejiang and his son, and the deputy captain Li Saner, the rest of the people here did not know how to blacksmith, but there were several carpenters, potters, and a pottery master. This was Ouyang Xuan and Lu De. Mention the craftsmen needed. However, the making of iron tools is the top priority, and the topic begins with making iron tools. Hu Tiejiang and his son were introverted and did not speak much. Everyone else made general remarks about the tools being unfavorable, crude in shape, and the products not refined. Only Li Saner made some useful suggestions for improvement, such as equipping sheepskin blowing equipment and increasing the number of products. Stoves, customized production molds and a batch of forging tools, etc. Finally, Li San'er also proposed methods to improve the quality of forging, such as steel frying and steel-making. Everyone was greatly impressed. Yang Xiucai, who was recording on the side, whispered to Ouyang Xuan, this Li San'er is an unruly person. , it was because of his many innovations that the objects in the blacksmith shop were damaged. Because he could not afford compensation, his master turned him over and sent him to the government.
After Li Saner finished speaking, everyone was silent. Chen Hu asked Ouyang Xuan, who had been listening carefully, to speak. Ouyang Xuan briefly sorted out his thoughts and expressed his considerations: First, in the mountain village designated for the residence of the officers and soldiers, choose a place close to the stream where it is easy to build a dam, and build a large blacksmith shop, a carpentry workshop, and a water-powered mill. and a kiln-burning workshop. The importance of the blacksmith shop and carpentry workshop cannot be overemphasized. In addition to grinding grain, this water-powered mill can also greatly improve the efficiency of sawing wood and save manpower. After the dam was built here to store water, it also laid the foundation for the construction of a hydraulic forging machine here in the future. This is a necessary equipment for mass production of excellent gun barrels. As for the kiln-burning workshop, it is used for firing pottery and charcoal. After modification, it can also be used for firing coke. The second is to immediately add stoves, make blowing equipment and forging tools as Li San'er said. The third is to establish a quality control system, with a dedicated person responsible for testing quality. The equipment produced by the industrial team must be uniformly numbered and can only be used after passing the test. Especially in terms of customized molds, Ouyang Xuan emphasized that mold specifications and dimensions must be precise and unified.
Ouyang Xuan especially emphasized that coal from nearby mines, which is what blacksmith Hu called charcoal, should not be used when forging, but only charcoal. The main factors that affect the quality of steel are the impurities and carbon content in the iron. Ouyang Xuan just saw that the fuel used in the blacksmith shop is coal, which has a high sulfur content. In addition, the local siderite also contains sulfur, so the produced The iron quality is very poor. In fact, coal is a very good fuel for forging because of its large output and high calorific value. However, it must be desulfurized first and then turned into coke. Coke is the first choice for producing high-quality steel. However, there are currently no desulfurization conditions, so only Can use charcoal.
Everyone thought that although Ouyang Xuan was a wandering monk before joining the army, and although his vision was broad, he definitely did not understand the craftsmanship. However, the informative content of his speech, his unique vision, and his sharp thinking were far beyond everyone's imagination. , this not only surprised Chen Hu and others, but even Hu Tiejiang, who had been silent for a long time, couldn't help but applaud, and everyone admired him in their hearts. At present, everyone refined and supplemented the matters raised by Ouyang Xuan, and proposed dozens of specific implementation measures. When there was nothing new to say, Chen Hu ended the discussion. Ouyang Xuan asked Chen Hu to keep Li Saner and Hu Tiejiang and his son, and he wanted them to trial-produce several grenades. After everyone left one after another, Ouyang Xuan dictated the shape requirements of the grenade shell he wanted to create. Unexpectedly, as soon as he finished speaking, Yang Xiucai beside him asked doubtfully: "Brother Xuan, is it possible that what you want to do is to blast the sky with thunder?"
