Late Ming Dynasty: Conquering the world starting from riding and cutting

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"Hurry up and drag him out!" Qin Hao stroked his forehead and greeted the people around him with a look of despair, knowing that this guy was looking for trouble again.

The person he was yelling at was none other than Li Chun, whom he had recruited ten days ago. This guy had been causing trouble for him these days. It was a mistake for Zhuge Xuan to arrange for him to burn bricks and build houses. He should be thrown directly into the sea and humanely destroyed.

At the beginning, Qin Hao said that there was not enough manpower, so Qin Hao asked Zhuge Xuan to transfer the prisoners of war to him. In order to ensure his safety, except for the 10 Nord guards around Qin Hao, the remaining cavalry and cutting soldiers were assigned to him to serve him. Town place.

I should have thought that the bricks were about to be fired, and then they would build and repair houses, but I didn't expect that this guy was useless as a prisoner of war. He left it aside and took the soldiers all day long either to hunt in the mountains or to go to the beach. Take a walk and do nothing serious.

Li came over to report, and Qin Hao just smiled casually and let him go, telling him to just follow him.

But this guy Li Chun came back on time for dinner every day and complained to Qin Hao about when he could make cannons. Qin Hao knew that his mind was not on making bricks, so he took him out and scolded him. pause.

Don't think that just because you are a talented rider and chopper, you can do whatever you want. I don't care for idlers here. If you can do it, do it. If you can't, just go back to Nanyang to fish.

Zhuge Xuan saw the anger in Qin Hao's eyes from the side, and gave some advice that night. Qin Hao managed to restrain himself, but he never let Li Chun come to the table again.

Stay aside!

"Your Highness, Your Highness." Seeing that the strong arms were about to hold him up, Li Chun quickly said the purpose of coming here: "I have baked the bricks."

"You didn't tell me earlier." Qin Hao waved away the Nord guards and looked at Li Chun.

Sure enough, I found that he was much dirtier than the previous few days, stained with a lot of mud, which must have been from the brick-making process.

"Let's go and take a look." Qin Hao pulled Li Chun out and asked, "Where is it?"

"Red Hinoki Village!" Li Chun rolled his eyes, secretly angry in his heart. Sure enough, carnivores are despicable, and this person in his family couldn't escape this conclusion. He didn't see that he was as tired as a grasshopper these days, and he couldn't jump anymore. Even if he is moved, he will not let him take a sip of tea when he comes. He only cares about himself.

If Qin Hao knew what Li Chun was thinking now, he would definitely destroy him. This guy is just an old scalper. If he doesn't smoke, he won't work hard.

The system said that this guy was a top engineering student, but he couldn't even make a brick, and he was working hard to build a cannon day by day. If this cannon was built, it might not be a suicide cannon that could be fired from above.

When Qin Hao led people to the edge of the village, he saw a pillar standing on a hill not far away. When he got closer, he saw that it was a small brick kiln. The chimney was about ten meters high. The brick kiln had just been completed not long ago. , the surface of the brick kiln is covered with soil, and there is even transplanted turf on it. People around are stuffing the prepared adobe bricks into the blast furnace one after another.

After putting Li Chun down, Qin Hao also dismounted, looked at the towering blast furnace and said, "Let me introduce him."

"No!" When Li Chun arrived, he lost his previous frivolity, and with a solemn expression on his face, he began to talk, recounting the brick-burning events of the past few days.

In fact, he takes people to the mountains and beaches these days not only to relax, but also to actively search for materials for making bricks.

The first thing to do when firing bricks is to find good quality stones, otherwise there is a high probability that broken bricks will be produced during firing, which will be useless.

A few days ago, when I went up the mountain, I happened to find such a small mountain made of limestone. Li Chun was not happy for a while.

The best materials are rocks with calcium carbonate as the main component, such as limestone, marble, etc. As long as these stones are broken and mixed with clay, the hardness of the bricks can be well guaranteed.

And with limestone, cement can be fired by local methods. This substance called "artificial pozzolan cement" has better corrosion resistance than ordinary silicate cement. It can harden in air and water after being mixed with hydrated lime. It is especially suitable for humid or underground environments. It happens to cater to Taiwan's needs. Subtropical monsoon climate.

Qin Hao looked at Li Chun's eloquent expression and was relieved of his previous abruptness. He knew that this person was a technical geek and his professional qualities were quite good, but his behavior was a bit poor. As long as he didn't make mistakes in his future work, he would tolerate it if he could.

They saw that the prisoners of war had covered the bottom floor of the brick kiln with layers of adobe bricks and skillfully sealed the brick kiln with soil. In addition, some people brought hay and tree trunks to start lighting the fire.

Qin Hao asked Li Chun, "How long will it take to burn?"

He still has things to deal with, so he can't just stay here and waste time. He should deal with it while he can now. In a few days, Qin Hao plans to go out for some travel. He always stays here. His influence is too small, but Can't find a way out.

"If you want to increase the firepower, half an hour is enough!" Li Chun replied, then looked at Qin Hao and made a request: "Your Highness, can you cut down some wood to make charcoal for use? This can increase the temperature of the brick kiln to reach 900-1000℃, the firing speed will be faster.”

Because according to Li Chun's calculations, the small brick kiln currently under construction requires tens of thousands of kilograms of firewood to bake bricks once. This is a terrible number. Even if these prisoners of war collect grass, branches, bark, etc. all the time, the total is less than 1,000 kilograms, which cannot satisfy the charcoal fire of the brick kiln.

"You can cut down the trees on this mountain at will." Qin Hao's calm order solved Li Chun's current dilemma. I don't know what he was thinking. There are so many trees on this mountain, don't you know how to cut them down? , is there anyone who can charge you?

This guy's brain isn't very bright either! What Qin Hao didn't know was that his order caused a lot of trouble. This is a story for later, so I won't mention it for now.

Since it was not long ago, Qin Hao was willing to wait and see what the newly baked bricks looked like.

During this half hour, prisoners kept adding firewood to warm the house, and they worked meticulously. Some of these prisoners of war are bandits captured on the mountain, and some are guards of Gujiazhuang. All those who pose a threat have been sent away. The rest are not treacherous and evil people. As long as they are reformed properly, Qin Hao is willing to do so. Forgive them.

Half an hour passed quickly. The prisoners of war, wearing gloves made of white velvet cotton, carefully opened the sealed furnace mouth. After the temperature inside dropped, they began to move the fired bricks out one by one. .

Qin Hao looked at the small mountain of bricks that was gradually built up, feeling full of accomplishment. He carefully picked up a piece and carefully traced it with his hands. The size of the bricks was approximately 240×120×50mm (length×width×height). At this time, you can still clearly feel the warmth from the cyan bricks in your hands.

Knocked a little harder, the green brick made a crisp sound without any cracks. Qin Hao knew the force he exerted, so there was no problem, which showed that the green brick was very strong and not dregs. It was used for Building housing is entirely feasible.

Qin Hao nodded, put down the green bricks, looked at Li Chun with satisfaction and asked, "How is the output of this brick kiln?"

Li Chun lowered his head and touched his chin and thought for a while, then said immediately: "According to the current technology, such a small earthen kiln can bake more than 1,200 bricks at a time. Each time a furnace is fired, it needs to be cooled for an hour, and the bricks are fired with wet mud. It needs to be strengthened once, otherwise the mud brick kiln will be prone to cracking. In this way, it can be fired roughly 4 to 5 times a day. "

Qin Hao also calculated in his mind that the green bricks required for a house are about 5,000 yuan, which is exactly the output of one furnace per day. He obviously couldn't accept this speed, so he looked at Li Chun and said: "Since the output is low, then build more adobe kilns. We must ensure that all households have a new house before the autumn harvest."

"No!" Li Chun agreed.

This is not a difficult task. All we need to do is increase the intensity of construction. After a while, the summer planting is over and the people have plenty of time. Just ask them to help when the time comes.

After all, this is building their own house, so there is no reason not to come.

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