'Boom~~Boom~~'Buzz buzz...'
When digging for loaches and Huangshan Mountains in winter, trapping is obviously not possible because they are sleeping!
We used steam excavators, driven by large steam engines, but the soil was as frozen as the Awakening of Insects, no better than south of the Yangtze River.
The excavator's shovel just smashed it hard, and the craftsmen didn't feel bad when they saw it. The quality was not good, and they would try to find a solution.
The herdsmen came over to watch. The steam excavator was so big that it was shocking to see it.
Every time the bucket came down, the herdsmen would get excited.
The soil was frozen hard, and there was still snow and ice on it. Even so, it was still dug open under the power of machinery.
After digging out the three-foot-thick frozen soil layer in one place, the soil below is easy to dig.
Zhu Wentian looked at it and shook his head slightly. He was not satisfied with this excavator. The teeth on the front were slightly bent. Since they were made of cast iron, they were not broken, indicating that they were not hard enough.
Moreover, the frozen soil layer is too thick and is not suitable for hard digging with an excavator. It should be replaced with an iron pestle with one head and used to smash it.
That is, a breaking hammer, but current technology does not support the continuous expansion and contraction of the hammer head, and the weight must be used to smash down.
After making a hole and then blasting it with explosives, the excavator will be able to move in easily, especially digging foundations and trenches.
He made a few gestures to the chief, who immediately stopped. Everyone looked at the excavator's teeth and found that they were indeed bent.
"Go back and bake it with a blowtorch, then smash it back." The craftsman in charge felt regretful, but there was no need to reheat it.
Since the advent of diesel blowtorches, many things in welding have become simpler.
Of course, only diesel blowtorches can do this. Gasoline blowtorches and kerosene blowtorches are not hot enough, so they can be used to bake frozen iron or something.
Or light the coal in the stove when there is no soft or hard firewood, just spray the coal and it will catch fire.
After the equipment was driven back, the herdsmen came forward in turn to look at the large pit dug by the excavator, with shock in their eyes.
"Isn't it quick to dig wells in places where there is no water in the grassland? Digging in summer, there is no frozen soil."
"Then we have to dig as deep a hole as possible, and then the big guy can't come up."
"They have a well digging machine. According to what they said, they drilled more than 20 feet deep in the desert and drilled out the water."
"We will not be short of water in the future. Let them help drill more wells. We will mark the places and collect water when we get there."
"Their wells are different from ours. They are very thin. You can only use very thin buckets to go in and extract water."
"It has nothing to do with thickness. The main issue is whether there is water or not."
"Maybe they can dig thick wells, they are so powerful."
"Go back quickly. They said they were here to dig for loaches and eels, but it looks like they won't be able to eat them."
"It doesn't taste good. It has a strong earthy smell, but fish is still delicious. Ask them to help make some smoked fish."
"Go home, eat, take good care of yourself, and then go help repair the fort when the land is gone. Don't call Bei Yuan back."
"Yes, yes, yes, build the fort. When Beiyuan fights back, let's hide in the fort and fight them hard, throwing stones at them."
The herders talked and went home one after another. At this time, they firmly supported the Ming Dynasty for a better life.
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"It looks like we have to wait for the soil to loosen before digging. That big guy can dig out so much soil at once. It would take a long time to dig with a shovel."
Zhu Ping gave up the method of using an excavator to dig out eels and loaches. He couldn't bear to eat these that he finally got from Xiaqiu Village.
He knew it was medicine. After clearing the snow in Xiaqiu Village, he found a lot of herbs, some of which were useful dry and some of which were roots.
And the dried grasshoppers that were under the hay were collected.
Moreover, as soon as the team arrived, the sick horses, cattle and sheep in Helin City were also cured.
The herdsmen also have people to teach them. What the herdsmen know, Xiaqiu Village understands, and what the herdsmen don’t understand, Xiaqiu Village also understands.
Let's all rest first. Lunch is ready. Let's eat together.
This time the village chief knew about it and said to Zhu Biao and Zhu Xi: "Your Highnesses, if you want to dig, we can use drilling and blasting to blast open the permafrost layer, and the soil below will be soft."
The chief told Hanhan that there was explosives, and even if nitroglycerin was not available, black powder could be made.
Nitroglycerin mainly contains diatomaceous earth. Without diatomaceous earth, who would dare to use nitroglycerin? That thing can explode at any time.
Who said black powder cannot be used to explode? It's not the black powder with a bad proportion like before.
Bei Yuan left a lot, made some fireworks, and left a large part.
Zhu Biao became more energetic: "According to this, we can find a place to start digging now. When spring comes and there is rain, we can use reinforced concrete."
He wanted to build the fort as soon as possible, but he was worried that when the weather got warm in Beiyuan, he would think of fighting over, so it didn't matter if he fought head-on.
If they harass herdsmen, rob herdsmen to use as slaves, or snatch livestock, how can we prevent them?
After the earthen fortress was built, Beiyuan didn't dare to take a detour when he saw it, for fear that the back road would be blocked. As for attacking the city? Tired them to death.
When I go back, my son will be one year old. What gifts should I bring him?
"Chief, do you think there is any treasure here? I want to bring it back to Xiongying."
Zhu Biao would not ask this question if he were any other person. Everyone came here at once, so why should he ask me?
Who said there might be an expert hiding in the team in Xiaqiu Village? Hidden in the car? Which room are you hiding in now?
"This..." Li Chang was in a dilemma. Hanhan never said it, so he asked in a low voice: "Does sand gold not count?"
"We are not short of gold nuggets dug out!" Zhu Ping has never regarded gold as a treasure.
"I'll think about it when I get back." The chief had to say.
The two brothers looked at each other and nodded in unison, yes, just ask!
After finishing the meal, the two people left. The director looked at Hanhan: "What should I do, Hanhan?"
"Let me think about it, baby? Gemstones? What gems are there? They are all mines, and the mines have... Oops! There is salt in it. I know where the salt is.
From here to the northwest, over mountains one after another, about five hundred miles in a straight line, there is salt and rock salt.
No one lives there now, it is too desolate. There are crystals and tourmaline there. Natural tourmaline with good color is a gemstone.
No one has named it yet, but I call it tourmaline. There are also magnesium, gold, silver, copper, and cement can be burned.
Yes, there is salt. We have salt to eat. We sent teams to dig and fry it. I drew a rough picture and you can find it if you search more. "
Zhu Wentian finally thought of a place in Houhangai Province, where the central city is Checheerleg with a population of more than 10,000.
No one is there now, just a natural scene.
If it hadn't been for gems, he wouldn't have remembered it! That place is famous because after the tourmalines in other places were scarce, everyone turned to other places.
Now is the time to go digging, with the current manpower and snow, let’s see if the snowmobile is useful, especially over the mountains.
As he said this, he found paper and pen, thinking and drawing. There were mountains there. Thanks to poor development in that country, the mountains basically remained unchanged.
I finished moving today. I was exhausted from the farm and my whole body ached. I have to clean up tomorrow and return it to the landlord.
(End of chapter)
