PFC Chapter 231 Are You Okay?
Chapter 231 Are You Okay?
"Little girl, have you prepared the six duck heads for me?" Old Shi shouted as he walked out of the door.
"It's on the stove!" Ruan Qingqing couldn't help but hold her forehead, "Master Shi, Yue Linlang..."
"Borrowed it, borrowed it!"
Before Ruan Qingqing could finish her words, a figure flashed past her.
"Mr. Shi..." Just as she was about to continue speaking, the earth-shaking sound of the reincarnation of grains came from the toilet.
Ruan Qingqing closed her mouth tightly in an instant. When she turned around again, she found that she was the only one left in the courtyard.
Okay! It should be alright now!
The earth-shaking noise in the toilet continued, and Ruan Qingqing slowly walked out of the yard.
"Miss Ruan, I'm sorry!"
Ruan Qingqing only felt her waist tighten and she was lifted into the air.
By the time people reacted, her feet had already stepped on solid ground.
"What is this?" Ruan Qingqing was a little confused.
Wu Shang explained calmly, "This is the east side of Daliang Mountain. Look, there is a cave halfway up the mountain. Everyone is there."
"Why are all of you gathered in this cave halfway up the mountain? Is there some treasure inside?" Ruan Qingqing was at a loss whether to laugh or cry.
"Yes, there is indeed a treasure."
"Ah? I guessed it right just because I made a random guess?" Ruan Qingqing found it a little bit mysterious.
"Not bad!"
"Master, here!" Lu Dunren waved at her vigorously at the cave entrance.
"It looks like there really is a baby!"
Seeing Lu Dunren so excited, Ruan Qingqing was also curious about what treasures were hidden in the cave.
"What treasures did you find in the cave? Why are you so excited?" Ruan Qingqing asked with a smile.
"Iron ore, there is a lot of iron ore here!" Lu Dunren's voice trembled.
Ruan Qingqing's expression changed, "Iron ore?"
"That's right! If we develop this, we won't have to worry about not having the capital to rise up in the Mo Sect." Lu Dunren was so excited that he was incoherent.
Ruan Qingqing said in a deep voice: "But once outsiders find out about this, we won't be able to protect this place with just a few of us. Although this place is usually a no-man's land, once the iron ore is exposed, I'm afraid Yunqing and Moliang will fight for it. If so, we will never have peace again."
"Don't be afraid, this place has been bought in the name of Mr. Shi." Zhuge Hong walked out.
"How much iron ore is there in here?" Ruan Qingqing asked.
"It won't be a problem to dig for hundreds of years." Zhuge Hong said.
"Why don't we set up our own iron smelting workshop? The things we refine are no longer limited to farm tools. Swords, arrows can also be refined." Ruan Qingqing suggested.
"Good idea! I have long wanted to make some more crossbows and arrows. They are necessary for self-defense!" Lu Dunren agreed immediately.
A gust of mountain wind blew past, causing Ruan Qingqing's robe to flutter, and there was a faint rumbling sound in her ears.
Ruan Qingqing listened carefully and even chased the source of the sound for several hundred steps. After confirming it, her eyes suddenly lit up, "Waterfall! There is a waterfall nearby, right?"
"There is indeed a waterfall not far away." Zhuge Hong nodded.
"Perhaps we can do better with that iron workshop."
At this time, Ruan Qingqing's mood also became excited.
"How to say?"
"We can use the turbulent water flow to make a hydraulic blowing machine, commonly known as a water pump," Ruan Qingqing said excitedly.
"Hydraulic blast?" Zhuge Hong was a little confused at first. "We usually use manpower or horsepower to blast iron in iron smelting. What's the matter with this hydraulic blast?"
"It is to choose a shore with fast-flowing water, erect a wooden frame, place a rotating shaft upright on the wooden frame, install a large horizontal wheel at each end, and install blades around the axle of the lower horizontal wheel (water wheel) to withstand the water flow and convert the water force into a mechanical rotation device." Ruan Qingqing said as he gestured.
"In front of the upper horizontal wheel, a drum-shaped small wheel ("rotating drum") is installed, which is connected to the upper horizontal wheel by a "string rope" (equivalent to a transmission belt); a crank is installed on the top of the drum-shaped small wheel, and a swingable connecting rod is installed on the crank. The other end of the connecting rod is connected to a "climbing ear" on the horizontal shaft. A "straight wood" (equivalent to a reciprocating rod) is installed between the other climbing ear on the horizontal shaft and the fan."
Now Zhuge Hong understood.
"That is to say, when the water flow hits the lower horizontal wheel, it drives the upper horizontal wheel to rotate. Since the upper horizontal wheel and the drum-shaped small wheel are connected by a string, one rotation of the upper horizontal wheel can cause the drum-shaped small wheel to rotate several times. The rotation of the drum-shaped small wheel drives the crank at the top to rotate, which makes the connecting rod connected to it move. The connecting rod drives the straight wood to reciprocate through the climbing ear and the horizontal shaft, so that the exhaust fan opens and closes to blow air."
"Yes, yes! That's right!" Ruan Qingqing nodded repeatedly.
Zhuge Hong took three gulps of wine to suppress his excitement. "In this way, we can build a bigger iron smelting furnace."
"That's right! The efficiency of iron smelting will be greatly improved compared to manpower and horsepower." Ruan Qingqing said excitedly.
"This can be done! We will select a site and start working on it in the next few days." Zhuge Hong wiped his mouth and nodded continuously.
"What could have made the usually calm Mr. Ge so excited?" Lu Dunren walked towards them with two pieces of red iron ore in his hands, tossing them around for fun.
"The master has just proposed a new type of blasting device, which saves labor and cost, and more importantly, can improve the efficiency of ironmaking." Zhuge Hong pulled Lu Dunren and said, "I don't care, you must find time to help me recently. Once this water pump is made, we will be the pioneers of a new era of ironmaking!"
Lu Dunren was pulled by Zhuge Hong and staggered. He failed to catch the two pieces of iron ore stones thrown into the air. He could not help feeling helpless.
"Okay, okay, Mr. Ge, I will definitely find time to help you! Can you be gentler?"
"Okay, who told you to eat more? Look at you, you don't have much meat on your body!" Zhuge Hong immediately threw away his arm with some disgust.
"Is my skinny because I don't eat well? Forget it, I won't argue with you anymore." Lu Dunren squatted down and picked up the iron ore that fell on the ground, and handed it to Ruan Qingqing. "Master, I just went in to take a look. The iron ore here is not only abundant, but also of high quality. Here, look! These two pieces of iron ore have very few impurities and the iron content is as high as 70%."
Ruan Qingqing used the only chemical formula left in her mind to calculate. This was hematite, with an iron content of up to 70%. The molecular mass of iron was...
In just three breaths, her eyes suddenly widened, and the result was exactly 70%.
In other words, this ore is iron oxide with almost no impurities!
In this way, the excavated ore can skip the tedious process of ore dressing and be directly put into the iron-making furnace for smelting.
"Are you sure?" Ruan Qingqing still found it hard to believe that such a good thing could happen.
"Master, you can doubt my character, but you cannot doubt my professionalism!" Lu Dunren became anxious when he saw that his ability was doubted.
"Haha, look how anxious you are. Okay, I just can't believe that we have such good luck!" Ruan Qingqing laughed.
"Perhaps this is the time when good times will come after bad times!" A voice as clear as an oriole suddenly interrupted.
Ruan Qingqing looked at the person who came with a smile, "Yue Linlang, are you okay?"