Others also looked at Lin Yan anxiously, wondering why they couldn't eat the good chestnuts.
Lin Yan didn't show off and said directly: "The hairy chestnuts have other uses. If you eat them, they will be gone. These three hairy chestnuts are very important."
The others looked at each other in confusion, wondering what else could be used for such delicious chestnuts. Shouldn’t delicious food be used to fill the stomach?
"The pulp of hairy chestnuts has a high starch content."
Bai Chen exclaimed: "It can be used to make paper."
"That's right. Adding starch to the slurry can be used as a glue to make the paper smoother, wear-resistant, and oil-resistant. This solves many problems." Lin Yan only remembered this when he saw Mao Lizi.
Everyone present was excited. Papermaking encountered obstacles, which forced them to slow down and change their plans. They were under great pressure.
Hua Min immediately said: "So that's it, then these chestnuts really can't be eaten."
"The chestnuts are of great use, but there are only a few of them. Who dares to eat them?" Shi Zhi continued.
Huang Ying blinked, "I'll go to the city to find some more chestnuts. These few are still too few."
"Who can still keep their hairy chestnuts?" Shi Zhi felt that there were too few people like Hongying. Basically, they are people who eat delicious food immediately.
"How would you know if you didn't look for it?"
Hong Ling said: "There will be fresh chestnuts in more than a month. We should concentrate on smelting iron. When the fresh chestnuts are ripe, we can save some for later use."
Lin Yan nodded, "Hong Ling is right. Let Bai Chen test these chestnuts first. We still have to concentrate on making iron."
Everyone no longer covets chestnuts, they immerse themselves in eating, and then get back to work after eating.
The day passed quickly.
When I saw Hua Hong when I got home in the evening, Lin Yan asked, "What are you doing today?"
"Clean up that land. That's what everyone who went there today did. It will be cleared out in a few days." Huahong took a sip of water and set up the pot to fry the meat.
"I heard that you get paid for your work. How much does Grandma earn in a day?"
"The young and strong laborers are paid 2 cents a day, but the old ladies are only paid 1 cent."
"That's not bad. I can buy 5 wild eggs."
Huahong nodded in agreement, "Yeah, it's just tiring, but everyone is happy to be able to contribute to Sun City. The smelting plant is for ironwork, and everyone hopes to build it as soon as possible."
I am in a hurry every day, and June 1st arrives in a blink of an eye.
The office compound has been built and the five departments and the arbitration tribunal have moved in. With the efforts of countless people, the main body of the smelting plant has been built, leaving only the burning furnace and the smelting furnace.
The results of the laboratory are gratifying. It has created two broad-backed broadswords, three large axes, two spears, three iron bows and arrows, heads, sickles and other tools, and can also make iron wires of different thicknesses. The thin ones are 2 mm in diameter and are used to make bow strings.
Shi Zhi also made rulers and weights out of iron, using them as measurement standards.
After Hua Min and Shi Zhi's continuous experiments, the pottery model was made, which is more durable and more efficient than the clay model.
If you want to pour ironware, the efficiency will be improved a lot after having a pottery model. Clay models are for one-time use, but Tao models can be used several times.
The ceramic mold can be disassembled and assembled. After the molten iron is poured and cooled, the ceramic mold can be disassembled and used again.
Kurotsuchi's military headquarters has also been formed, with 200 people divided into ten squads with squad leaders, and five squads with squadron leaders.
After personally testing the power of broadswords, spears, and bows, Kurotsuchi strongly requested that once the smelting plant is completed, a batch of weapons should be created immediately.
With weapons at hand, the military planned to form a team to mine. This proposal was approved by everyone. Now that everyone has seen the usefulness of iron tools, it is foreseeable that the demand for iron ore will increase greatly.
After seeing the results of the laboratory, the arbitral tribunal immediately made new arrangements, and more people invested in the construction of the smelting plant and the firing of ceramic models.
Lin Yan led others to design the iron coins.
It is a hollow circle with an outer circle and an inner square. In order to reduce the difficulty of pouring, only the amount and a sun figure are marked on the coins.
There are differences in the size of different amounts. The 100 yuan coin is the largest, with a diameter of 3 centimeters and a thickness of less than 2 millimeters.
This is not only to reduce weight, but also to save raw materials. Iron is very useful.
After the coin shape was designed, we started designing the Tao model.
After working for more than half a month, I finally got it done, just waiting to pour the iron coins. At this time, the smelting plant was also completed.
On June 18, the smelting plant started working. From that day on, people came and went every day and it was in full swing.
Minting is done jointly by the Finance Department and other departments. The minting is managed by dedicated personnel and is located in a secret place in the smelting plant. There are anti-counterfeiting marks on the pottery models, and each batch is different.
Two days later, the first batch of iron coins was minted successfully, all with a denomination of 1 cent, totaling 100 yuan.
This was the first batch of coins from Sun City, which was of great significance. The arbitral tribunal unanimously decided to pay 2 cents to each person who built the smelter first. Let everyone see what the coins look like.
With the first batch out of the way, the second batch was quickly made.
The plan for the first coinage was 100,000 yuan. 1 cent, 2 cents, 5 cents, 1 dime, 2 cents, 5 cents, 1 yuan, and 2 yuan each make 10,000 yuan. These small coins are what people need most every day.
5 yuan, 10 yuan, 20 yuan, 50 yuan, and 100 yuan each make 5,000 yuan.
Since iron ore is limited, priority must be given to making weapons, so the first minting will be completed in multiple times.
By the beginning of July, the first batch of ore was used up, and fifty bows, three hundred arrows, twenty broadswords, and thirty spears were produced, all of which were distributed to the people in the military department. The rest were made of some iron coins and various tools, of which machetes, axes, sickles and heads accounted for the majority.
Equipped with weapons, Kurotsuchi led one hundred and fifty people on the road to the mine again.
Most of them were people who had been there last time, and the rest were selected from people in the military department.
The whole city stood on the central avenue and watched the mining team set off. Although I have already gained experience and brought back ore, this time the equipment has been greatly improved, but every time I go out, I am worried.
Lin Yan was still on the list. She strongly requested to go, but the others couldn't resist her, so they had to send someone to protect her.
This time Lan Yue is also on the list. Her mental strength is strong and she has reached C level. She is only a little behind Lin Yan. Traveling with her will be a big help.
Huahong also wanted to follow and take care of Lin Yan, but was rejected by her daughter.
There are many things at home, and Hua Hong needs to stay behind. It’s time to harvest chestnuts, and the second crop of june is almost ready. The green onions and leeks planted in the ground have grown.
There were too many things to do, and Lin Yan felt that Hua Hong didn't have to run around with him, so this time Mao Mu took Lin Yan.
Huahong watched her daughter's figure getting further and further away, feeling worried that she could no longer stop her. She was extremely reluctant to leave her, but she couldn't follow her.
Ye Zi patted her shoulder and comforted: "It's okay, Lin Yan will come back safely. Last time she came back with so many people. This time she is fully equipped and accompanied by warriors who will protect her." .”
Huahong nodded silently, knowing it in her heart, but she couldn't stop thinking about it.
(End of chapter)
