For the past few days, the weather in Baofeng County has still been crisp and clear in autumn. The people who grow rice are looking forward to it but nervous, and are afraid of heavy rain.
After the porcelain blanks of Ru porcelain were dried and glazed, they were sent to the kiln. The people from Xiaqiu Village followed the past ten people in turn and watched the heat at the same time.
To look at the heat is to look at the fire, and a hole will be left in the kiln for people to observe what's going on inside.
The melting temperature and evaporation temperature of different metals and things are used to measure the temperature inside. People who can see can see it directly. Those with poor eyesight can take out the things and take a look.
In order to adjust the heat, many things are put in, otherwise the temperature cannot be measured.
When it's finished, let it cool for at least a day and anneal slowly.
At the same time, it is not allowed to set off firecrackers, shout, or beat gongs and drums, because the sound resonates, and the porcelain that was finally fired will resonate with the sound in the kiln...
"Are there no fresh mushrooms on the mountain?" It was noon again, and Zhu Xi was still eating in the coal mine.
The people in Zhao's village were busy, delivering lunch boxes to others and doing odd jobs at the same time, so they couldn't always accompany the prince.
But there are people who teach the children in the village to read and help with the work.
At this time, the village is cultivating the land, harvesting the soybeans, plowing the land, and planting winter wheat.
Under normal circumstances, people grow wheat in areas other than low-lying land with stagnant water.
"Your Highness, where will the mushrooms come from if it doesn't rain? Autumn mushrooms must have rain. Seeing that we have to harvest rice, radishes, and cabbages, heavy rain is unbearable."
The manager is very patient. Today I eat chicken stewed with mushrooms. The red rivet mushrooms used cannot be fresh, as fresh ones are poisonous.
Many mushrooms should be dried in the sun before eating.
It must be eaten fresh, as it needs to be cooked for a long time until it is fully cooked, otherwise it will be poisoned.
The same is true for fungus. Gray fungus and black fungus must be dried first and then soaked.
The white fungus grown indoors does not need to be used. The white fungus grown outdoors on wood needs to use gray fungus as a primer, which needs to be dried in the sun.
The village chief knew that Zhu Xi did not want to eat fresh mushrooms, but wanted to pick mushrooms.
In the past in Nanjing, Zhu Xi was busy all day long, but now he is free, troubled, and unable to find anything to do.
"Alas! They eat shredded lentils fried in chicken oil and chicken soup. We don't like lentils because they make our tongue uncomfortable. Lentils have burrs and are not as good as cowpeas and peas."
Zhu Xi understood the reason for his bad mood and changed the topic.
The team of 30,000 people needed a lot of food, which they bought from nearby state capitals and counties, and also went into the mountains and grass to hunt.
Some fats and oils were left behind and given to Zhaojiacun for lunch boxes. They were all saturated fatty acids, but people who ate them didn’t care, so it was good to have them.
Anyway, people in the mining area are very happy. They smile when eating, and they are not as numb as before.
Xiaqiu Village gave out the operating methods and drawings, just follow what Li Chang said a few days ago.
Let’s do a trial run in this open-pit mine first. If it goes well, all the surrounding mines will follow suit.
It can make money, create more jobs, and solve the problem of difficult transportation for people in distant places.
Zhu Wentian drew a small briquette stove alone. There was no iron wrapping, only refractory clay and a layer of pottery on the outside.
Be careful when moving, otherwise the pottery will be broken. Fire-resistant soil is indispensable.
The stove carried by the team in Xiaqiu Village is an iron sheet with refractory clay inside, which can then burn coke.
People who use iron sheets are reluctant to use them. A stove uses a lot of iron sheets. Those sheets of iron are enough to make more than a dozen thin kitchen knives. As long as they are sharpened enough, they can cut meat and vegetables without any problem.
People in the coal mines enjoy benefits. After they are tired from work, they will take a break and make briquettes.
Piece-rate, when will it be done? During the third meal, they stopped working and went home after dinner.
Four meals a day, one meal every three hours. In fact, it only takes six hours to eat three meals.
In this way, they can earn an extra meal and a little bit of piece-rate wages, which is very cost-effective.
Everyone who works thinks that they have made a profit and taken advantage of it.
In fact, as long as they work, even if it is piecework, it is not a big deal if they are given three meals, because their labor has more surplus value.
As for the last meal, at least Zhu Biao and others were happy because the people were full and could sleep well after being tired for six hours.
We are not afraid that the people will go hungry or that they will not have enough rest time. Mining is high-intensity work and rest time must be ensured.
The miners are all locals. They are not far from home, and there is no way to find a road guide in such a far place.
Eating three meals, normal wages plus piecework wages is quite a lot, and it is enough time for me to sleep when I go home to do some exercise with my wife and then go to bed.
Zhu Biao ate three mushrooms in a row: "The imperial court took over later, and the methods of coal preparation and coking were indeed good. They were solved directly in various places, reducing a lot of costs.
Can't that water just be discharged into the river? Need to build a pond for sedimentation? And then fish out the sediment? "
He considered environmental protection. The Qinhuai River was not filled with a lot of excrement and was not allowed to be discharged directly. Otherwise, the palace would not have to rush to repair the sewer system.
I really don’t want to use a clean bucket. When I first started using the clean bucket, I used white silk and cotton cloth to wipe my buttocks.
Later, my father felt that it was a waste, so he replaced it with straw paper. Of course, he wiped it himself, because he came from the days of poverty and asked others to help him wipe it, and he was not a baby or an old man paralyzed in bed.
"Your Highness, the scale is still small at the moment. Coagulant can be used in the future. There are many floating objects in the water after coal washing, and the natural sedimentation effect is not good.
Additional means are required, such as making sulfuric acid green vitriol, crushing it and placing it outside. After it is further oxidized, it becomes a good coagulant.
It's called ferrous sulfate, and as long as it's oxidized, it can turn divalent iron into trivalent iron.
Another kind is the bitter salt in the village! Magnesium sulfate heptahydrate, which itself purifies water.
As long as it is needed, the village will be able to provide technology, including other things, so His Highness can rest assured. "
The district manager informed us of the solution to the problem of wastewater after coal washing that may arise in the future, so there is no need to worry.
Zhu Biao rubbed his eyes with his hands, took two deep breaths, and nodded: "Yes, you can. There is also alumite that can also flocculate, especially for purified water, called potassium aluminum sulfate dodecahydrate."
"Your Highness has a good memory." Li Chang complimented.
"Learning that stuff in your village will make my head hurt." Zhu Biao waved his hand.
Zhao Li was rubbing his temples beside him. He regretted listening to what others said. Wasn't eating delicious? Mushrooms are so fresh! It has a light earthy smell with a hint of pine, and the texture is smooth and tender!
The miners were more satisfied with the food. There was a lot of oil for frying the shredded lentils, and the soup was thick. When you poured it on the rice, the rice was immediately soaked with oil.
The key is to give an extra bowl, which contains chicken scallion soup and very salty dried tofu and pickles. After Zhaojia Village took over the box lunch, they really lived a happy life.
Just this oil and water, who came here before? oh! That guy named Wang is so bad, and he has the chief clerk, but he's not a good person anyway.
Would it be nice if His Royal Highness the Crown Prince and His Royal Highness King Qin came earlier? Your Majesty is good, the bad ones are all officials, that’s right!
(End of chapter)
