Chapter 132: Clairvoyance Succeeds

Zhang Zhimu put the glass tubes next to the glass stove after they finished making them, and then told the director of the glass factory that the glass tubes should be cooled slowly overnight, and let him help watch a little.

After going back, Zhang Zhimu led the three people to bring out a jar of coal tar, put a large pot in a relatively ventilated place, poured the coal tar into the pot, and then lit a small fire under the pot and heated it slowly. Zhang Zhimu told the three that the coal tar contained flammable substances, and they should not be allowed to see the open flames, otherwise it would be difficult to extinguish the fire. The normal way is to heat it through water, but we use very little now, and people just need to look at it. It's about evaporating all the flammable substances, and all that's left is asphalt. In this way, Zhang Zhimu and the others kept boiling coal tar over a low fire. Wait until finally there is only something sticky left in the pot, and after the heat has stopped, stir in the rosin when the substance gradually hardens.

Take out the mixture and set it aside when they're getting a little hard.

The next day, Zhang Zhimu and the others took back the glass tube, found a welding machine, lit the flame, slowly heated one glass tube until it was soft and could be deformed, slowly coiled them into a spiral, and then heated the spiral glass tube mouth until it softened, and at the same time heated the other glass tube mouth until it softened, put the two softened glass tube mouths together, and then blow air at the other end of the glass tube, so as to ensure that the glass tube is not blocked. The two glass tubes were welded together.

Put the washed and crushed alum in a jar, leave a small opening on the mouth of the jar and plug it with a glass tube with a rubber stopper, and then connect the glass tube with a rubber tube to the glass tube coiled in a spiral shape, the spiral glass tube is placed in cold water, and the other end of the glass tube welded together with the spiral tube extends into a large beaker. The entire beaker and glass tube are lower than the spiral glass tube. Put a little less water in the beaker so that the water does not pass through the mouth of the glass tube. When everything is ready, start heating the jar with alum.

Zhang Zhimu told them that what flowed out and into this beaker was what alchemists called alum oil, which was actually called sulfuric acid. These sulfuric acids evaporate from the jar and condense in the spiral glass tube, in order to prevent the sulfuric acid condensation is not complete, put a little water in the beaker, and the gaseous sulfuric acid is easily dissolved in water. So that you don't get out.

Sun Liang asked: "What is this sulfuric acid used for, and can our lenses be used?" ”

Zhang Zhimu said: "This time the sulfuric acid is not used, but this thing is too useful." I can't say enough about the future uses. This time we're going to use what's in the jar. ”

When there is no sulfuric acid condensed in the jar, open the mouth of the jar, stir it in the jar with a stick, and then heat it again.

Finally, when I opened the lid of the jar, I saw that the inside of the jar was reddish-brown powder.

When the jar is not too hot, put water in the jar to stir, then place the sediment, and after the precipitation is completed, pour the water out. Pour out the reddish-brown powder precipitate and let it dry and crush.

Zhang Zhimu told them that this process is to heat and decompose the green alum (also called iron sulfate) into iron oxide and sulfur trioxide, and the sulfur trioxide is combined with the crystalline water in the green alum to produce sulfuric acid, and the sulfuric acid remains in the glass beaker after condensation. What is left in the jar is iron oxide, and water is added to the jar because iron oxide is insoluble in water, and alum is soluble in water. After adding water, it goes out to remove the dissolved residual alum, which is also the process of purifying iron oxide.

At this point, all the materials are ready.

Blanch the polishing material made of a mixture of asphalt and rosin with hot water to soften, and try to press it just enough with your hands. With a ground lens, a circular surface is forcefully pressed out on the polishing material, and then a thin iron sheet is used to press out the mesh groove. Apply the iron oxide polish adjusted with water to the arc surface of the polishing material, and press it with the lens for a period of time to make the lens and the polishing material combine better.

This allows for polishing in the same way as grinding lenses. When the mirror surface can be reflected, it is polished.

Leaving Sun Liang and them polishing the lenses, Zhang Zhimu returned to his office and began to write the outline of the development plan for the kiln gang.

He began to use a large piece of paper to draw the location of the main rivers and hills of the kiln gang, and then carefully analyzed the distribution of the current production and living facilities.

Faced with this picture, Zhang Zhimu thought for a long time.

Yaogang will soon become a city, which Zhang Zhimu knows very well in his heart. Then the future kiln gang should be planned according to a city. The first is the planning of the city's hardware structure:

The first principle is to separate the industrial zone from the living and cultural zone and the commercial zone.

The area around Yaogang will be used as a political, cultural and educational center for the future. The living area is spread out along both banks of the Xiaoling River. It is estimated that the land that Yaogang is buying now will not be long before a house is built.

We will build an industrial zone centered on the current smelter. First of all, it is necessary to expand the scale of coke production and set up a special coke branch. Coal tar should be refined on the spot to produce gasoline, kerosene, and so on. Ammonia and gas should be fully recovered. A chemical plant will also be built to produce sulphuric acid from the smelter's alum, and then nitric acid from sulphuric acid and saltpeter. Nitric acid and cotton are then used to produce nitrocellulose, which is smokeless**.

The lime plant needs to increase investment and expand the scale of production, and the development of the kiln requires a large amount of cement. Cement is needed for the construction of barrage dams and locks.

Supporting brick and tile factories and stone factories also need to be expanded.

The carriage production plant was relocated to the smelting plant industrial zone. The production of muskets and **** was to be moved to a col east of the entrance of the cave. It's safe and easy to keep, and if something goes wrong, you don't threaten anyone else. The safety of arms production comes first.

The sawmill was built on the bank of the river to the east of the wharf, so that it was easy to transport by water and rail. Shanxi's timber supplies many parts of the country, especially Shaanxi. Every year, countless timbers are transported from the Fen River to Weishui Shanxi to Shaanxi. If you deliver wood such as wood cubes with higher added value in the future, it will definitely be more popular. This is because it is almost impossible to complete a large width and long wooden square with a manual saw, but it is easy to see it with a steam-powered disc saw.

The production of telescopes, zippers, locks, etc., can be done by using the existing plant. Aquaculture was moved to the eastern cols. It is close to the kiln, quiet and safe.

The second principle is that the city's pipe network facilities must be ahead of time, and it must not be like in the previous life, the ground of the city is like a zipper, and it will be dug again tomorrow after it is dug today. Of course, in the previous life, many people benefited from every digging in this way, and officials also had enthusiasm in this regard. Our roads, water and sewerage, heating and gas ducts, and even cables, telephones, and television channels have to be set aside. There are also hospitals, schools, and markets that should be reasonably planned. The city is governed by the police force. The main thing is to make a law of your own so that everyone has rules to follow.

The third principle is that the location of several large urban buildings should be fixed. The square in front of the current Palace of Culture is the center of the first phase of the city, and the station of the transport company is also next to it. The location of the wharf is located at the bend of the Xiaoling River south of Yaogang, so that soon the square and the wharf will become a commercial area. The future railway station is located in the south of the kiln gang, which is at an equal distance from the wharf and the square, and the distance is neither too far nor too close. This triangle will be the center of the business district. Both the station and the pier must set aside enough square area and green area, otherwise you will not be able to afford to do these things in the future.

The first phase of the railway is planned to be from Niutou Mountain through the kiln to the smelter. Because Niutoushan has high-quality coal that smelters need. The pressure on the transportation of raw materials and products in the smelter has always been very high, and even restricts the development of the smelter. It must be solved as soon as possible, and as soon as the steam ship is successfully developed, the personnel must be immediately concentrated to build a steam locomotive. After the completion of the first phase of the railway, the railway can be extended to Killhukou and Zhangjiakou. In this way, the support capability of the frontiers will be substantially enhanced.

Regarding the organization of the kiln, Zhang Zhimu felt that it was time for the division of labor to be clear.

There should be a headquarters body with a committee. It has set up a military committee, an urban construction and management committee, a transportation committee, and a production and scientific research, science, education, culture, and health committee. Externally, it is still called the head office.

The members of the Headquarters are composed of the following:

1. Zhang Zhimu, General Manager

2. Chen Yufeng, Deputy General Manager

3. Huang Yukun, Deputy General Manager

4. Yan Boju, Deputy General Manager

5. Lu Chengxiang, deputy general manager

6. Lu Bingyi, Deputy General Manager

7. Ouyang He, Deputy General Manager

8. Li Mao, Deputy General Manager

The members of the committee are collectively responsible for all the work of the kiln, and they usually have their own focus. However, the division of labor does not mean that responsibilities can be shared, and people should take the initiative to coordinate their work with each other when they are not available. It is necessary to have both division of labor and joint responsibility.

After Zhang Zhimu finished writing this part of the outline, he just got up and was deeply lazy. Yang Yulin came in and said, "Li Zhi is here." ”

This Li Zhi, because of a trip home, arranged everything at home, and showed his face in front of relatives and friends. When he returned to Yaogang, he was more motivated, and as soon as he came back, he helped Lu Bingyi's people register people, and he wanted to check if there were any spies among the people here. That's why Li Zhi is very suitable for a job, this person has a natural sensitivity to these things, and is extremely responsible.

Zhang Zhimu knew that Li Zhi must have something to tell him.

Sure enough, Li Zhishui, who had just sat down, said eagerly before he could drink it: "Mr. Zhang, we know why the people and horses that Liu Chenghuang pursued last time used that method to escape." They seized our muskets and **, and wanted to bring them back to King Li Chuang, they thought that our firearms were too powerful, and they must show them to King Chuang. If they can make these firearms themselves, they can greatly increase their combat power. I think they succeeded. ”

Zhang Zhimu nodded and said: "That's right, when they divide their troops in two ways, that Li Guo thinks that our pursuers will chase them straight to the Fen River, so that they can cover the road with muskets and **." But it's useless for them to get these, first, it's very difficult for them to build, don't the Jiang generals of Datong still have to buy our muskets? Nor can they make it; Second, we are about to build new weapons. ”

Li Zhi said: "That would be fine. It's just that our intelligence is not very useless, and we haven't found a trace of them. There was no movement at all from their intelligence station at Lingshui Wharf. ”

Zhang Zhimu said: "This is intelligence warfare, and they also used this intelligence station to paralyze us. I watched them pass through Tian Fang's matter, and realized that the intelligence station might have been discovered, and we didn't touch them because we wanted to use them. So they, in turn, used the station to paralyze us. ”

Li Zhi said, "Then let's get rid of them." ”

Zhang Zhimu smiled and said, "No, just keep it like this." If we don't touch them, they'll think they're really undetected. Will continue to use this station. Under normal circumstances, we should make them clear, and we will use abnormal methods to deal with them. The intelligence station plays psychological warfare. Whoever is deeper is better at playing. ”

Li Zhi nodded admiringly and said, "This matter will be done according to what Mr. Zhang said." During this time, we screened the new arrivals, and most of them found no problems. It's just that I found that there are a few people who are unwilling to tell their true identities, and we will pay attention to observe them in the future. ”

Zhang Zhimu said: "It's best to pay attention, our important positions must not be infiltrated by them." In addition, our expatriates should also start early. Then Zhang Zhimu lowered his voice and asked, "Liu Jun has no news yet, right?" ”

Li Zhi said: "No, but there are no loopholes in our design, and it should be fine." Besides, he can't send the message back now. Let him prepare for the long term. ”

Zhang Zhimu said: "I didn't let Liu Chenghuang know about this, Liu Chenghuang is also very remarkable, he just didn't ask where his son was sent." ”

Li Zhi said: "I can't say if I ask, we are a chess move, and you and I know the kiln." No one can know anymore. ”

Zhang Zhimu said: "Our kiln gang is about to make a big plan, this part of yours." I'm not going to make it public, but there's one thing you have to do personally. Your intelligence department must be able to act independently. There are some things that you can do without Li Jing, and these people should be more hidden and mysterious. No one knows of the existence of this force except you and me. Such a force is even more lethal. You think about it. In addition, our internal defense forces should be strengthened, and it would be better to arrange the concealment earlier. Again, the people in the kiln gang are picked by you first. Also remember that before the Spring Festival, you have to send some gifts to Gonggong Li, and you will also be in charge of contacting him in the future. ”

Li Zhi said: "The internal guards of the kiln gang, I want to engage in two sets of people, some of them are bright and some are dark. ”

Zhang Zhimu said: "You don't have to worry about it, we are going to build some police forces." These police officers are in charge of the city management committee, and you are responsible for internal surveillance. Externally, your internal surveillance tasks cannot be exposed. Otherwise, it will cause everyone to resent you. ”

Li Zhi said: "I'm not afraid of anyone who dislikes me, I'm only responsible for Mr. Zhang." We went to Tongguan this time and brought back a lot of Sichuan mustard, so I think the trade route from Tongguan to Sichuan is still open. In the future, we can also consider making a difference in this direction, and Li Zicheng has not blocked all the trade routes. ”

When Zhang Zhimu heard the news, his eyes lit up and he asked, "Have you ever seen a businessman from Sichuan?" ”

"No, we bought it from the merchants of Tongguan. I heard those people say that the people of Sichuan go back after delivering the goods. They come often. Li Zhi replied.

Zhang Zhimu said to himself: "There are zinc mines in Sichuan. Then Zhang Zhimu asked: "Is there any way to send a letter to Li Mao sooner?" ”

Li Zhi said: "The fastest way is to send the flying pigeon to Tongguan, and then the Tongguan flying pigeon reports to Xuzhou, and Xuzhou reports to Yangzhou in the flying pigeon." Generally, there is no urgency. ”

Zhang Zhimu said: "Lu Qi's son Lu Wenchen has returned to his hometown, and I arranged for him to buy some manganese dioxide and come back. I also need some of the tin and tin ore from Huguang now. I want him to bring it back. Let me write a letter. If Lu Wenchen is not in a hurry, let Li Mao arrange for someone to go to Huguang to buy Lian Xi and Lian Tin ore for 100 stones. ”

Zhang Zhimu knew in his previous life that antimony ore was discovered in Changsha, Hunan Province at the end of the Ming Dynasty, but at that time, people did not know that it was antimony ore, and thought it was tin ore and called Lianxi. The role of this antimony is too great, not only to make matches, but also to make the primer of the musket.

Li Zhi said, "Okay, I'll do this right away." Li Zhi never asked why, which Zhang Zhimu liked very much.

After Li Zhi left, Zhang Zhimu called Yang Yulin to change some hot water. Yang Yulin changed the tea for Zhang Zhimu and said, "I have already given them a copy of the record you asked to copy." ”

Zhang Zhimu said: "Okay. I'm writing about the future of the kiln, but I can't write anymore. ”

Yang Yulin asked, "Why can't I write it anymore?" I really can't write anymore, so let's take a break and go out for a spin. ”

Zhang Zhimu said: "I have a headache, you come and help me press my head." ”

Yang Yulin knew that Zhang Zhimu was going to mess with her again, and said, "Do you have a headache and want to do it?" ”

Zhang Zhimu said: "Look at you talking nonsense, am I that kind of person? You look at how many words I write in a day. ”

Yang Yulin came over to look at Zhang Zhimu's writing. Zhang Zhimu put his arm around Yang Yulin's waist, and Yang Yulin struggled and did not leave. Zhang Zhimu hugged her waist tightly.

Yang Yulin's age of women also need skin to skin, the last time I was with Zhang Zhimu in the car was hugged by Zhang Zhimu It felt very wonderful, but women in this era are too shy, and no one will admit that they like to be hugged by men. But Yang Yulin still hopes that Zhang Zhimu will be affectionate to her from the bottom of her heart, anyway, she will be Zhang Zhimu's person sooner or later. Due to Huang Yukun's pregnancy reaction, Zhang Zhimu did not make much love to Huang Yukun during this time. Zhang Zhimu, who was holding Yang Yulin, was a little excited. Yang Yulin was so shrewd, and she also felt that Zhang Zhimu was a little excited, she turned around and broke free and said, "Write well." Then he pushed the door and went out.

Zhang Zhimu sighed and drank some tea. Continued to write about his plan.

Zhang Zhimu also wrote about several technical difficulties that need to be tackled to restrict development.

1. Power generation

2. Three acids and one alkali in chemical industry (sulfuric acid, nitric acid, chloric acid, caustic soda)

3. Matches

4. Strike primer

5, mortar

6, rifled gun

7. Electric light

8, telegram

9. Dry cell battery

10. Steam-powered textile machine

Zhang Zhimu still wanted to write, and then thought about it, if these things were all made, I don't know when. You have to do everything yourself, no way. But he suddenly remembered why he didn't see that Qingfengzi master and apprentice when he came back this time.

After the discussion of this plan, Zhang Zhimu still wants to start a chemistry course. He very much hoped that Qingfengzi's master and apprentice could participate.

Before Zhang Zhimu could ask about Qingfengzi's master and apprentice, Yang Yulin opened the door again and said, "Those three disciples of yours are here." Yang Yulin called Sun Liang, who followed Zhang Zhimu to polish the lenses, Zhang Zhimu's disciples. Because only these three people were taught by Zhang Zhimu alone.

Zhang Zhimu said, "Please come in." ”

The three people who came in, two of them carrying a copper pipe in their hands, and one of them holding a three-legged one of the obviously shelf. Zhang Zhimu knew that these were the tubes and frames made by these three people themselves. Zhang Zhimu drew a sketch of the tube and frame, and then handed them over to make it themselves.

Sun Liang couldn't hide the joy on his face and said, "How about Mr. Zhang, take a look at our baby?" ”

Zhang Zhimu asked, "It's okay so soon?" ”

Sun Liang didn't say much, and said, "Take a look!" With that, the three of them began to install the barrel on the frame.

This barrel is divided into two parts, the objective lens is mounted on the thick tube, and the eyepiece is mounted on the thin tube, which can slide inside the thick tube. This sliding cylinder has a small rack, and a gear fixed on the thick cylinder meshes with this small rack, and a small handwheel is attached to the shaft of the pinion. By turning the small handwheel, you can adjust the position of the thin tube in the thick tube, so that the focal length can be adjusted.

When Zhang Zhimu pointed the lens barrel into the distance through the window, he brought his eyes close to the eyepiece. Adjust the focus slightly, and a few children playing in the snow in the distance clearly appear in front of me. This was a very ordinary thing in the previous life, but it is already a great deal here, no wonder Sun Liang, who is not good at words, has an excited expression on his face. After looking at the children in the distance, Zhang Zhimu turned around and put the three people who were waiting for Zhang Zhimu to express their opinions behind him and put their arms around each other. At this time, the feelings of Zhang Zhimu and these three people could not be expressed in words. These three people know that this is Zhang Zhimu's greatest affirmation of their efforts.

Zhang Zhimu said: "Congratulations, you finally succeeded. After you go back, you will have to make a few more of these telescopes, and then go out to fight in the future, and we will have the advantage of discovering the other side before the enemy. The focal length of your eyepieces could be made smaller, so that the magnification of the telescope could be larger. ”

After speaking, Zhang Zhimu pushed open the door and let Yang Yulin come in, after Yang Yulin came in, Zhang Zhimu pointed to the telescope and asked her to look out of the eyepiece. Yang Yulin didn't know how to look at it for a while. When Zhang Zhimu taught her to use a telescope, she saw the child in the distance through the telescope, and said, "Oh, it's really clairvoyant, it's great." After speaking, he kept changing directions and kept looking into the distance.

In the end, Yang Yulin said: "Let's put one of these things on the top of our post, and we can use it for standing guard." ”

Zhang Zhimu said: "Go and invite Uncle Chen and them right away, let them see how this thing is." ”

Yang Yulin said: "Okay, I'll go and invite it in person right away." ”

After listening to Yang Yulin's introduction, not only Chen Yufeng came, but also Ouyang He, Liu Yun, Li Wei, Li Jing, Liu Chenghuang and others followed. It turned out that they were having a meeting together, and after listening to Yang Yulin's eloquent words, they couldn't help but come over to take a look.

Zhang Zhimu said to Chen Yufeng: "Today is a major success, and it will be much more convenient for us to fight in the future." ”

After Chen Yufeng and the others lined up to watch it one by one, they were all happy like children. Chen Yufeng asked: "When can I make a few more of these things, and when the team goes out in the future, I will bring them with me." This thing is so useful. ”

Zhang Zhimu said: "With this thing, we can discover the enemy on the battlefield first, and we will have the initiative." Especially when it's dark, you can see what you can't see with the naked eye. It's just that it's really hard to make, and if you look at the hands of these three people, you can see how difficult it is to polish these lenses. ”

Chen Yufeng said: "I will invite the three heroes to drink tonight, and in the future, you must find a way to make more of this treasure, if there is any difficulty, just squeak." ”

In Zhang Zhimu's memory, Chen Yufeng has never been so kind to anyone.

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