The municipal government did not have specific time requirements for oil refining, so the Manu brothers were not in a hurry while they were out to relax, so they started with local surveys.
Refining oil, not burning oil.
If it is to burn oil, the locals in Quanquan City have long been aware of it. After the yellow mud soup-like oil is burned, there will be a lot of non-flammable substances left. Occasionally, alchemists will come to collect it. Usually, they will find a small pot at home to store it. Larger households use tanks.
In fact, wealthy people don't like to burn this stuff. Although it is brighter than fish oil, it is too smelly when burned, and the smoke is dazzling, which is embarrassing to the eyes. Only the servants who have special accommodation in the small building will use it.
Local people also use petroleum to make a non-toxic fuel. The quality is not very good, the clarity is low, and there are particles visible to the naked eye when flowing. This oil is mainly used to replace animal fats at a cheaper price and is used for the maintenance of iron and carbon steel products. .
When I asked how it was done, I got angry.
After living in Phoenix Territory for a long time, I feel that these small craftsmen outside are really petty. If they see the supplementary documents of the municipal government, they should not bury and hide them as family heirlooms.
The municipal supplementary documents provide a small amount to local people, and with a little increase in productivity, it is enough to satisfy their own purchases.
After having a basic understanding of the local oil utilization capabilities, I started to look for someone with more capabilities.
If they are not familiar with the place, they will be nearby. The rich people who are willing to rent a house to them will get the upper hand.
"Distillation?" The wealthy businessman named Judd looked at a page of hand-drawn paper brought by the merchant tenant, then looked at the two green-skinned merchants in front of him, and shook his head, "It can't be done, it will explode."
"???"
Judd explained: "We have known a long time ago that when this thing is heated in a jar, some gases that can be ignited will come out, and the rest will not burn. But it cannot be made bigger, otherwise it will explode."
On the hand-drawn drawing in front of him, there are small figures drawn to compare the sizes, and it is very intuitive to know that they are bigger.
Brother Manu suddenly realized: "It's the container and the temperature. If the container is given to you, will you be willing to do it?"
"Why don't you do it? This year's harvest is not good and the tenants can't live well. I just want to find some work for them." Judd is considered a good person among the big households, and he actually cares about the tenants' lives.
The two brothers looked at each other and felt that this person was indeed a good person and that they could discuss it in depth.
"Actually, refining oil is also a hard job. If Mr. Judd wants to do something less worrying, he can find a servant to go back with us to look at the pressure vessel."
After saying this, Judd became wary, feeling that someone was trying to steal his family property.
"Must be a servant?"
"As long as you can trust me, wives, concubines, and tenants are all fine."
"..." It doesn't seem like there is any conspiracy behind it.
Out of caution, Judd still found a distant relative to come over. He had little contact with her on weekdays and was only a free citizen.
The Manu brothers didn't care. Anyway, they were just agents selling pressure vessels. If they were still unwilling to do it after seeing it, there were plenty of people waiting for them.
Go to the market to buy local specialties, such as paraffin, lubricating oil, etc. Liquids are packed in soft containers made of animal skins, and the containers are more expensive than oil.
After loading the animals until they were almost full, they returned with Master Judd's distant relatives.
The specialty of Quanquan City was very unpopular. It was blocked twice. The bandits didn't take any of it and just gave it away with a few silver coins. If there are many people and there is strength, just give a few coins and they will give way. If there are few people and good goods, it will be difficult to settle the money.
Dao Heishui City threw the goods at the logistics office of the railway bureau, returned the animals to the coking coal factory, and arrived at the small town of Wind Valley with Judd's foolish distant relatives.
Let Brother Manu show people around. Brother Manu returns to the new city to handle business and has some matters to consult.
Brother Manu was taking a tour of a company that had not been established in the town for a long time. It clung to the ironworks wall and specialized in manufacturing pressure vessels.
Due to the lack of welding capabilities, the parts interface can only be made in the form of hot forging, and the size can be relatively limited.
However, the so-called "limited" is a humble term in the factory. Outside of Blackwater City, it can only be transported by animals, and the product specifications of the pressure vessel factory will appear to be outrageous.
"Look, you two,
This is a container with a diameter of 3 meters. The railway bureau asked us to make it 15 meters long with the opening still on top. Don’t you think this is a rip-off? This is the longest in the factory, 10 meters. Hundreds of us made six Oh my god, I checked and found that the airtight seal was not passed and it was useless. The guy who led the two people to visit complained crazily, "This is also the predetermined specification, 2.8 meters in diameter and 12 meters long. It requires casting, but it has not been completed yet." We are confident that the hot-rolled steel piece with a diameter of 2.5 meters at the back can be made at least ten meters long as long as it is not made too thick..."
This factory placed many semi-finished products and unqualified containers on the loading ground, as if they were specially designed for people to visit, and the nagging guide kept talking around this bunch.
But it’s enough for customers to know what their production capabilities are.
The so-called pressure vessel factory was established separately from the Iron Works and Xincheng Heavy Industry. Now its main customer is Xincheng Heavy Industry. However, after this factory was completed and started to produce things, some people also came up with the idea of setting up a steam boiler factory in Fenggu Town. I plan to build a smaller steam boiler for takeout.
Although it is easier said than done, you only know how big the 2.5-meter or 3-meter-diameter pressure vessels are when you stand in front of them. The house is considered spacious enough to fit one of them.
There is a new factory next to the pressure vessel factory that cooperates with the iron factory to make various castings. The two should also cooperate, but it has nothing to do with the Manu brothers' business for the time being.
Brother Manu looked at the dumbfounded Judd distant relative and asked: "What do you think is the maximum transport capacity after passing Blackwater City?"
Judd's distant relative shook his head crazily: "I don't know, I don't know from reading."
After being naughty for a while, Brother Manu took out a piece of paper without bothering anyone: "Follow this shape and make it two meters in diameter. The total weight should be within 0.9 tons, preferably 0.8. It's too big to be shipped."
The receptionist looked at it and said: "If it can be transported, you can buy elastic from next door and you can make an ox cart that can transport large items."
"??? Why didn't you see a big ox cart on the road?"
The receptionist curled his lips: "It's not put into civilian use yet anyway. If you decide to buy it, they will definitely sell it."
I ran to the next door and took a look. They were indeed elastic, but a little thick. They were about the same size as Manu's younger brother's thumb, a guy about two meters tall.
I pressed it and it didn’t move at all!
"The neighbor said that you can use your springs to make bullock carts for transporting heavy goods. Can this be used?" It feels no different from a steel frame.
The receptionist here was not so talkative. He rolled his eyes and said: "You didn't say, of course we have small ones. Anyone can make those things. What's there to see?"
Brother Manu also rolled his eyes.
He didn't know much about bullets either, so in the end he asked the foundry to help him choose the right ones, in groups of eight, which could withstand the instantaneous pressure of eight tons, so that the car could transport three or four tons of goods without fear of being damaged by bumps on the road. The pressure vessel is damaged.
Brother Manu suddenly asked curiously: "Aren't you a foundry? Isn't this thing made by casting?"
"That's right. It was originally made for a machine factory, but it's not marketable now. The machine factory doesn't like to make it, so it's temporarily made here by us."
"You guys do it even if you don't have any money to make?"
The receptionist put her hands on her hips to show off: "We have administrative subsidies."
"What is the thickest elastic outside? It can hold up a house."
"Huh, keep it secret." In fact, he didn't know it himself. He only knew that these goods were sent to Xincheng Heavy Industry.
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