Four Hundred and Twenty: Reconstruction of Xiangyang County (4)

Technology is not advanced in this era, but many technologies have a prototype or a general concept. 『 Liewen』网WW． ΔLieWen. CC

For example, there is now a crude earthenware firing technology, and it is no problem to build a kiln based on this.

Jiang Pengji asked someone to find an old man with good kiln firing skills, carefully asked about his experience, and designed a suitable kiln based on this.

The friends in the live broadcast room also helped enthusiastically, which greatly reduced her detours and allowed the work to proceed smoothly.

"What do you think of this soil, old man?"

Jiang Pengji has become a cat now. The clogs she always wears on weekdays have been replaced with thick straw shoes, and the wide-sleeved shirt has been replaced with a simple and rough brown. She doesn't look like a noble son from a noble family, but more like a farmer's son who grew up in a farm family.

If it weren't for her noble temperament and elegant manners, maybe someone would really misunderstand her.

She visited many places these two days and selected a lot of soil, which was mixed with clay bought from the mall. She sorted them out and collected them as samples to consult with the skilled and experienced pottery maker in Xiangyang County.

The old man was originally a pottery maker from his ancestors. He usually made a living by selling pottery bowls. The most important person he had ever met in his life was the head of the village. When could he talk to the county magistrate face to face, and the other party asked him for advice with a humble look?

If it were in normal times, someone would definitely say that he was crazy and daydreaming.

But today, something that would not even happen in a dream really happened in front of him.

He calmed down and suppressed his frightened heart.

Strange things happen every year, and this year there are especially many. There is actually a county magistrate who doesn't like official business and likes to play with mud.

The old man muttered in his heart, but on his face he carefully examined several soil standards.

Based on the old man's many years of experience in pottery, he carefully selected three kinds of soil and analyzed their respective advantages and disadvantages.

Overall, if they are used to make pottery, they are very suitable. Jiang Pengji took a look and found that there was exactly the mud from the mall.

Hearing the old man's affirmation, Jiang Pengji felt relieved. She had been running around up and down the mountain these two days, and it was still valuable.

"The old man thinks that if they are compacted and made into this shape..."

Jiang Pengji took out a neatly folded piece of paper from his arms.

After unfolding it, a three-dimensional rectangular block was drawn on it. Today's painting techniques are confined to the plane, and there is no concept of three-dimensionality at all, let alone such skills. The old man was amazed.

Although the charcoal block was crudely drawn, even an illiterate person like him could understand what was drawn on it at a glance.

"I wonder what the county magistrate will use this for?"

The old man turned the paper over and over, feeling sorry in his heart.

Such a strange thing was drawn on a good piece of bamboo paper. It didn't look like tableware from any angle. I don't know what it was used for.

If it was thrown on the ground, it could barely be used as a mahjong, but wouldn't something made of clay be heavier than a mahjong?

Jiang Pengji said, "Building a house, paving a road, you see this thing is so flat and regular, if it is stacked, it will look so regular."

The old man suddenly opened his eyes and said, "Can this thing also be used to build a house and pave a road?"

Feeling that the door to a new world has been opened, the old man held the bamboo paper and murmured.

"If you use such a small thing to build a house, how much will it burn?"

Jiang Pengji crossed her arms and said seriously, "Building a house, of course it is impossible to use all of this."

Bricks are mixed with wood and stone. After the last earthquake, she felt that the house should be built stronger.

Houses in this era are ventilated in summer and winter.

Because the whole is made of wood, once it catches fire, it will burn a piece and it will be impossible to save it. Jiang Pengji wants to add brick buildings to the existing architectural style to enhance warmth and stability. If possible, think about how to prevent fires?

But she is not a professional student, so she can only provide a general direction. The specific work still needs to be handed over to professionals.

However, in rebuilding Xiangyang County, she also considered the problem of fire when planning houses.

The old man muttered, "If we use this to build a house, it will be so luxurious..."

Because Jiang Pengji's attitude was very good, the old man was trembling at the beginning, but then he completely relaxed and discussed with her how to start the kiln and how to burn it, which involved the issue of burning temperature.

According to the old man's experience, the fuel wood consumed in burning this kind of bricks is extremely terrifying, and the required temperature standard is very high. If the temperature is not enough, maybe all the bricks in a kiln will be burned, and the loss is not a little bit.

With this wood, it is better to use it to build a house, why burn bricks.

The old man swallowed this word silently. No matter how approachable he is, he is still the county magistrate, not someone that ordinary people can offend.

Jiang Pengji asked curiously, "How do you usually burn pottery?"

Under the guidance of the old man, I went to see the pottery workshop of this era. The environment and equipment were very simple.

Although the live broadcast content in the past few days was very boring, the audience in the live broadcast room watched it with relish.

Many viewers like to make their own suggestions, and even search for information to try to be rigorous and reasonable.

If any suggestion is adopted by the anchor, there is always a feeling that they are also the builders of Xiangyang County.

It is like a time traveler working hard in ancient times, which gives a great sense of accomplishment and substitution.

[Qing Ge Man Wu]: I have read a lot of time-travel novels before, and there are also plots about Jian kiln in them, but they burn glass, which was an absolute luxury in ancient times. It seems that the anchor is more practical and burns bricks. I feel that the value of this thing is much lower than glass, so it should not be difficult?

[Don't talk nonsense]: I remember that glass seems to be a derivative of firing. When the anchor masters the technology of firing bricks and builds Xiangyang County into prosperity, will he still be afraid of not having the energy to make glass? Anchor, don't be careless and use glass to cheat people. Scarcity makes things valuable. The more expensive it is, the better. This thing is definitely profitable.

[Selling daughter's little match]: # Supporting the chin, the road must be taken step by step. If you take too big a step, you may easily get hurt.

Bricks are still being tossed, and now I am thinking about making glass.

[Eating the princess's poisonous apple]: Pottery firing is prone to failure for many reasons. But I think temperature is the key. Nowadays, most fuel is wood. It takes a lot of wood to fire a kiln, which is very expensive. I saw the anchor yesterday tossing coal blocks. This thing is indeed more economical than wood. The next question is how to increase the temperature in the kiln.

Jiang Pengji was doing two things at once. While talking to the old man, she checked the content in the barrage for useful information.

She thought about it and posted a barrage.

[Anchor V]: a bite the princess's poisonous apple, wind?

The audience suddenly thought of something.

[Bite the princess's poisonous apple]: Blower? Bellows?

Jiang Pengji fell into deep thought. After thinking for a while, he asked the old man, "Can I use a bellows to increase the temperature in the kiln?"

The old man thought deeply and said with embarrassment, "I'm afraid it won't work much."

What is a bellows?

The audience in the live broadcast room was also a little confused.

However, from what Jiang Pengji said, it should be a device similar to a bellows or a blower to increase the firepower.

There are bellows in this era?

Someone checked Baidu and it took a long time to figure out what a bellows is.