Extraordinary Voyage Chapter 546: Territory inspection and groundbreaking
Georgia is in the west, on the edge of the Cumberland Mountains.
"Open the oven!"
Following the order from the person in charge, the main body was built with refractory bricks on the side of the iron-making blast furnace clad with steel. A worker who did full body protection used an iron hook to forcefully open the furnace door of the taphole.
Call——
The heat wave is surging, and the orange-red molten iron is rushing out among the iron flowers. Then it flows through the intermediate tank and slowly injects into the water-cooled crystallizer.
Although the final pig iron ingot has not been fully formed, cheers have already sounded from the onlookers. Everyone's face is covered with a layer of red light, not only because of the reflection of the hot molten iron, but also because of the boiling blood in the body.
"Oh--!"
"Ah, it's done!"
"Hahaha, it's really done, this new blast furnace is really great!"
Olivia, who was also watching the door of the furnace, slammed her white fist, turned her head slightly, and saw the same excitement in Aiwen's eyes.
Wait for a while.
A thin middle-aged man wearing a gray wizard robe with one eye replaced by a red prosthetic eye, personally holding a rough-surfaced, gray-colored pig iron ingot weighing ten kilograms, trot all the way to the two of them.
Hold the iron ingot in front of Aiwen with both hands, and bowed to report to him the situation of the first furnace:
"My lord, the iron ingot has come out, and the quality is very good. The first furnace of molten iron has been crystallized and weighed, and now it seems that there is no problem in reaching the designed production capacity of 600 tons per day."
Receiving the iron ingot in his hand, Ivan directly cut it off with his bare hands, and nodded in satisfaction after seeing the section:
"Mr. Kingsley, you have worked hard."
It is said that the thin middle-aged man with prosthetic eyes has a lower waist, but he dare not take credit at all:
"Our work is not worth mentioning thanks to the new ironmaking technology brought by the adults."
It is obvious that this is an apprentice of the former "mechanical immortality school", and an apprentice who is not young and has little potential for further progress.
It’s now the end of September.
After being brought back to the Georgian collar and being implanted with [Symbiotic Strains] by Irving.
This group of apprentice wizards, who have returned to orthodox "construction studies" and are all smart people, have fully seen the form, and are very submissively enriching the various new industries in the territory.
It has brought a qualitative breakthrough to these industries with his knowledge and abilities far beyond ordinary people.
These guys have the cruel side of doing taboo experiments, but they also have the pure side of technicians. At least with the help of this group of wizard apprentices, Aiwen's industrial planning has blossomed more, and the pace of development has quickly entered the fast lane.
Just like the first ironmaking blast furnace newly built at present, the effective volume is 200 cubic meters. It can produce an average of 600 tons of iron per day and an annual output of 220,000 tons.
If it is put in the era of Aiwen, this is a proper backward production capacity, and it must be swept into the garbage dump of history without hesitation. But now, its significance is epoch-making compared with the technology of coking and ironmaking in the Kingdom.
Even if the effective volume is expanded to 400 cubic meters, or even 800 cubic meters, there are no technical difficulties.
For this reason, after Ivan carefully screened the steel workers, he also drew a large number of loyal "pikers" to serve as the factory guards of the steel plant, guarding the secrets here.
And this technology is obviously not from the hands of alchemists, but from an ancient **** city in the spirit world, which is what Ivan and Olivia gained during an expedition in the spirit world.
In the past, they would deliberately avoid the city of the ancient gods, but now that they have the [Mythology Language·Ancient Code] as a reward for clearing the maze, it is possible to transform it into knowledge of great value.
Although he will not deliberately chase, but he will not deliberately evade.
Among the several practical technologies they analyzed, this kind of advanced ironmaking blast furnace equipment fits the current situation in Georgia.
Smelting 1 ton of pig iron using this blast furnace technology requires 1.5-2.0 tons of iron ore, 0.4-0.6 tons of coke, 0.2-0.4 tons of flux (limestone), and a total of 2-3 tons of raw materials.
The pre-requirement is to ensure the continuity of blast furnace production, and there must be an adequate supply of raw materials. This is the advantage of the Cumberland Mountains, which is rich in iron ore and coal.
One generation of blast furnaces (from the start of the furnace to the overhaul and shutdown of the furnace is one generation) can continuously produce for several years to more than ten years.
In the future, as the scale of the industry expands and steel production capacity increases, Georgia will eventually single out the entire New World, and even the world.
After encouraging the steel workers here, the two left the "Steel City" that had just started.
Through [Heiqiang] in the blink of an eye, they came to the middle of the territory more than a hundred kilometers away, and it was also the second stop they inspected-the ceramic town.
It may have the richest china clay resources in the world, and how to turn the clay into reality is the top priority of their work.
When the two stepped out of [Heiqiang] and came to this small town with only a few buildings.
Old Buck, Will, and Kenneth, another wizard apprentice, who had escaped under the sword of the evil spirit "Deer Bone God" are already waiting here.
Seeing this mysterious method, with awe on their faces, they showed them the first batch of finished products after the kiln opened yesterday.
In fact, there are only a dozen pieces in total. Not only are they small objects, they are also covered with various flaws.
When Olivia marveled at this magical "magic", she picked up a teal porcelain bowl and played with it carefully.
Alvin frowned slightly, somewhat dissatisfied:
"Since it is the first batch, let's not talk about the appearance and type, even if the yield of defective products is too low, I am afraid that it is not even half of Chengdu?"
In his memory, the qualified product rate of ancient porcelain in previous life should reach about 10%, not to mention defective products.
Old Buck who has two brushes for pottery is currently the technical person in charge here. Take a step forward and report carefully:
"My lord, there are two hundred pieces of porcelain embryos placed in the kiln. Only these eleven pieces can be picked out completely. Most of the others are broken. From my experience, the main problem is In the furnace temperature control."
There is not much reserve for ceramic firing in Aiwen’s knowledge system.
Just remember that the firing temperature of pottery is 800-1000 degrees, while porcelain is fired at a temperature of 1300-1400 degrees. Porcelain clay varies from place to place, and the specific firing temperature is also different. The final firing shall prevail.
The knowledge that can be called unspoken secrets in the Peacock Islands has been told to the craftsmen in advance, but before the ultimate success, it obviously needs a little bit of experimentation for a long time.
In addition, the enamel on porcelain is another difficulty.
The glaze is actually the shiny coat that covers the surface of the porcelain.
It is mainly made of clay, quartz and feldspar as raw materials, which are ground and modulated, then coated on the surface of the embryo, then roasted and melted at a high temperature, and then cooled to form vitreous crystals.
The three most basic and simple colors are celadon, white porcelain, and black porcelain. Celadon appeared the earliest. Generally, the iron content is between 1% and 5%, and less than 1% is white porcelain. 5% is black porcelain.
The first purpose of this experiment is to burn celadon first, and the short-term goal is to burn white porcelain that is highly sought after among the powerful and powerful in the old world.
Firing white porcelain is the process of removing iron from the glaze, and it is also the foundation of all other colors. It is an important milestone in the firing of porcelain.
The issue of personalized color will only be considered later. The coloring agent of blue and white is cobalt, and the red color comes from iron oxide or copper oxide. Other Aiwen can’t remember.
Thinking about it, he looked at the three again:
"Currently, the fuel used for porcelain burning is mainly firewood or coal. The nature of the fuel determines that the furnace temperature is really difficult to control. Afterwards, we will continue to experiment, anyway, we have no shortage of raw materials."
After a pause, I clicked on the name of the wizard apprentice:
"Mr. Kenneth, can we use the power of alchemy to try to design a temperature control device? You are responsible for submitting a feasible research proposal to me.
At least we have to be able to produce white porcelain steadily, and then we can begin to distribute goods to the market. Gentlemen, I don’t need to say much about the value of porcelain. The opportunity to turn clay into gold is now. "
"Yes, my lord!"
With the knowledge support provided by Aiwen, they are already a big step ahead of other countries that are also trial-produced porcelain. If they can't make achievements, it will be too unreasonable.
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When the two returned to the Governor's Mansion hand in hand, it was already in the afternoon that day.
The warm golden sunlight flooded the clean and tidy study room, and Ivan and Olivia leaned against the large sofa, feeling a little physically and mentally exhausted.
Relying on KaKa, whose abilities are gradually increasing, they can travel to and from the Governor's Mansion, Wizard Tower, and the realm at any time, achieving a meticulous control of this 100,000 square kilometers of land.
In just a half of the day, they ran to five towns in all directions of Georgia and handled all sorts of affairs. Even the physique of extraordinary people was a bit exhausting.
In addition, combining the knowledge of "construction" inherited by gem witchcraft and alchemists, the short-distance transmission device in the wizard tower has begun to be built.
In the future, members of the school and even territorial officials will be able to pass through, indirectly allowing Ivan to hold the entire territory firmly in his palms.
There is no need to worry about the resources needed.
After the "Mechanical Immortality School" was eliminated that day, the spoils were also raided by the way.
It is indeed a representative of advanced productivity and a big dog among wizards. Among the official wizards with fewer than twenty people, five were found in the magic pocket alone.
Although the fortress rushed to the bottom of the river after the fortress collapsed, it was opened by Kaka [Shadow Secret Library] and packaged as a whole~IndoMTL.com~ There is no waste at all. In addition to the knowledge obtained from the "Mechanical Immortal School", rocket propellers have been installed for the poor "living chemistry school".
In terms of personal practice, Ivan has already started to study the second volume of "Flesh Puppets" with An Qi.
But in addition to the progress of the meditation, the biggest problem Ivan faced when he was promoted to the third rank was to make a pioneering achievement related to the biology of the first three volumes of the Secret Book of Inheritance.
Ivan’s secular invention can already be said to be a vehicle-mounted capacity, but the groundbreaking results of this wizarding road still need to be considered.
"Master, Your Excellency, the afternoon tea is ready."
At this moment, Sara, in a decent maid dress, walked in with a silver dinner plate. This group of beautiful "Eight Spirits" has been well brought into the role of their own maid, and they have adapted so quickly.
"Thanks for your hard work, Miss Sara."
Looking at this "Eye Spirit", who was actually thirty-eight years old but still youthful and beautiful like a girl, a flash of inspiration suddenly flashed in his mind.
"Yes!"