Lord of Industrialization

“[Wesson district expletive] can you still be like this?”

Frederick was stunned when he saw the scene in front of him.

Under the command of Professor Einhard, a high-power mud pump driven by a steam engine was placed next to the foundation pit. Several students connected long pipes to the ground, and then released the mire spell on the ground. , the originally solid soil turned into swamp mud and was sucked away and discharged into the waiting carriage at the mud pump.

After a while, the mud in the carriage failed and turned back into dirt.

The soil would be loaded onto ships at a nearby wharf and then hauled to the north and dumped in the swamps along the river between the former Fort Rote and the current city of Ratibor.

It has to be said that this method of digging soil is not inefficient, but it is a bit time-consuming for magicians.

At noon, several students who had been using the quagmire spell all morning were so tired that they could hardly pick up spoons. Frederick hurriedly asked the kitchen to add chicken drumsticks to them.

The food at the construction site is not bad, because it is strenuous physical work, and you can't do the work if you don't have enough to eat.

Today's lunch was barley porridge, steam bread, fish, cheese and vegetable soup, as well as tea, and Frederick ate like everyone else.

Professor Einhard and Frederick sat together and introduced the quagmire technique and its application while eating.

Frederick asked curiously: "Can the quagmire spell be used on rocks?"

If granite can be liquefied and restored, then he still needs to make some crazy cement.

Professor Einhard replied: "There is no way. Mire Technique can only work on loose places such as mud and sand. It can only reduce the hardness of hard rocks. When mining stones and carvings, it will Use it."

"In principle, magic elements fill the gaps and liquefy them. The most obvious example is that on the stronger the land, the greater the effort required to achieve the same effect."

Frederick nodded after hearing this, feeling a little regretful.

In the afternoon, he planned to teach the carpenters how to cut and nail templates. When the carpenters heard that it was so simple, they all politely asked the master to step aside and not get in the way. If someone's hammer head is not tight and flies out, it will cause trouble.

Frederick had nothing to say. He didn't know how to do carpentry, so he could only let professionals like them perform freely.

But he soon found work, going to the steel bar yard to guide workers in bending steel bars.

Professor Einhard was also here. Although he was watching the workers working, he seemed to be thinking about something.

After seeing Frederick appear, he said: "Principal, I have calculated that if there are sufficient raw materials and manpower, it only takes 30 days for us to build a factory building, and it only takes 15 days to build one floor of a residential building without the foundation." .”

Frederick nodded slightly. He was not sure about the current construction speed and did not draw a horizontal plan, but based on his own experience, it was about the same.

He looked at the workers in the steel field and said: "Now I ask everyone to do a little bit of everything. Firstly, to see who is good at what job, and secondly, to let them know a little bit about everything. These people are all seeds. In the future, If one person takes care of three or five people, there will be a lot of construction workers in a few years.”

"The market for the construction industry is huge. We can build Oak City, a seminary, a cathedral, a large library and factories for many years."

"At the same time, construction technology must also keep up with development. This road has no end."

Professor Einhard nodded repeatedly and sighed: "The combination of steel and stone has brought a revolution to the construction industry, but it has also brought huge challenges. We still have a lot to study."

"Principal, please increase research funding for our School of Architecture."

The corner of Frederick's mouth twitched. These professors really seize every opportunity to ask for funds, so he replied, "No problem, just write a report to the vice president."

He didn't bother to give Professor Einhard the chance to speak.

The progress of the construction site is basically smooth. The time for excavation of the foundation pit is as expected, followed by compacting the ground at the location of the ground beams, laying the cushion layer, placing steel bars and nailing the formwork.

There is no secret here. Someone could copy it at a glance and Frederick snickered. This shows that steel bars and cement have an extra customer.

Many people have come to visit in the past few days, including a group of high-level officials from Weisen State, and senior officials retained by the new territory also came to show their faces in front of the leaders.

Even Thomas came over to pick up the story, followed by Huo Zhenplozi wearing sunglasses. Nowadays, many children who read comic books can recognize him.

No matter which world you are in, the appearance of a beautiful girl on a construction site always causes the entire site to press the pause button.

"Why don't you cover up the sun!" Katie spotted Frederick in the red hat at a glance, "Why are you still wearing such thick clothes?"

The sun in late July was very scorching, and Frederick, like other workers, wore sturdy long clothes and long trousers, with a towel behind his helmet to block the back of his neck.

Frederick raised his head and saw Katie wearing a safety helmet. He smiled and replied: "This way you are not afraid of the sun. Why are you here today? I will be busy for a while."

After saying that, he continued to tie the steel bars with thin iron wires. The skill he had used to earn tuition fees for himself since high school was still there. This speed was unmatched by anyone on the construction site.

Several workers gathered around him, watching intently what the masters were doing.

After tying a circle of stirrups around the main ribs of the ground beam, Frederick said to the workers: "You guys practice on your own first, I'll come back later."

When he walked out of the foundation pit, Katie immediately took out a handkerchief from her handbag to wipe off the sweat, rust and dirt traces on his face.

"How come it has become so dirty after being away from home for so long?" Katie complained as she wiped it away. "She is also covered in stinky sweat and looks like a monkey. Have you eaten or bathed properly?"

After saying that, she took out a gummy candy from her handbag and stuffed it into Frederick's mouth.

Frederick just smiled, said nothing, and prepared to take Katie back to the office. The scene was too chaotic.

In fact, he himself is also very strange. The job that was extremely tiring in his previous life is also extremely tiring now, but he is still willing to do it.

If you think about it carefully, this may be some kind of memory of your hometown.

At this moment, Professor Einhard came over and said excitedly to Frederick: "Principal, the ground beams of Factory No. 1 have begun to be poured."

Frederick immediately followed him and asked Katie to go to the office first.

Katie was also curious about what they were doing, so she held an umbrella and watched the fun.

There was a row of machines next to the No. 1 factory building site. It looked like a large iron bucket that could easily put Frederick into it. It was placed on a shelf with the opening facing upward. There was a magic reciprocator next to it.

Frederick was standing next to one of the mixers watching the workers use wooden buckets to pour a certain amount of gravel, cement and sand into the machine, and then started the magic reciprocator. The machine drove a rubber roller, which in turn drove the roller to rotate.

When the dry ingredients are mixed evenly, add water and mix for about two minutes.

At this time, the machine stops, and the worker turns a turntable so that the drum mouth faces downward, and pours the concrete into the prepared bucket.

Frederick immediately asked people to test the slump and make test blocks. Finally, he found that the slump was about 130mm, which was considered qualified.

The workers began to mix the concrete continuously, and as soon as it was finished, they pulled it over with a bucket truck and poured it between the formwork.

There are workers nearby preparing materials and transporting materials from the warehouse to prevent construction from being interrupted due to lack of materials.

With the previous experience of laying bedding, the site seemed to be in good order, and there were no more problems such as car crashes.

Frederick came here to watch, and Katie followed and moved the parasol over his head.

Carloads of concrete were poured into the formwork, and a magician kept casting spells on the side. Earth-yellow light balls as big as fists hit the concrete inside. The next moment, a large piece of concrete vibrated by itself, and bubbles appeared from time to time, almost like It took half a minute to stop.

Frederick held a steel bar in his hand and inserted it here and there from time to time to check whether the concrete was delaminating.

The result is good. Earthquake can be used instead of vibrator. As long as the time and intensity are controlled well, the spell intensity is low and it does not consume much magic.

However, the formwork needs to be strengthened, especially when the floor is poured later, otherwise it may collapse.

Today, everyone at the construction site worked together. When the floor beams of Factory No. 1 were laid in one go, covered with linen cloth and watered, it was already dark.

Frederick had been in a state of excitement. When the construction was over, he subconsciously touched his cell phone to ask Fatty Liu to buy fried noodles. However, he only had a pack of jelly beans in his pocket that Katie had stuffed in when she left.

The wind in the midsummer night is a bit hot, and the sweat on the clothes will be dried after a while, making people a little irritable after a tiring day.

He couldn't help but sigh and invited everyone to go to the cafeteria for a midnight snack. He had prepared cold beer tonight.

As for the extra concrete, it was all pulled away to harden the road surface at the gate.