Chapter 269: Processing
The Destroyer and Xiaohong left, the Destroyer went to the Northwest and Xiaohong went to the Northeast, and the team of both was five people, and they did not take more labor.
Wang Yang took a deep look at the direction in which Xiaohong left, and pursed the corners of her mouth, she seemed to be a little unconcerned about the potential danger, hoping that she wouldn't mess around.
Back next to the granary, Wang Yang opened the bag containing white clay, for this kind of thing, he was very interested in it, very eager to figure it out.
He poured the white clay on the ground, and with a bang, large and small gravel rolled on the ground, kicking up a cloud of dust.
He stepped forward and touched it, the white clay was a bit like the white paint on the wall of the later generations, it was very brittle, and it was very easy to turn into powder, and he took the stone and gently knocked it on a large stone, and the stones shattered.
He took some more water, poured some powder into it, and stirred gently.
In fact, at the beginning, he doubted whether it was lime, and if it was, it would be excellent, and it could make cement or alkali.
Of course, this is definitely not lime, if it is lime, when it encounters water, the heat emitted will increase the temperature of the water and turn it into alkaline water.
This is an exaggeration, of course, but it can be fully proved that this is not lime.
Thinking about this, Wang Yang didn't have much thought about it, but the white clay was really surprising.
After two days, the bricks made of this white clay were basically finalized, and Wang Yang did not do much. Only ten pieces were made and put into a kiln for calcination.
After burning for a day, Wang Yang felt that it should be almost over. The kiln was sealed and quietly waited for it to come out of the kiln.
For the technique of burning bricks, Wang Yang is now mastering better and better, at first he was at a loss, burning bricks for two days, afraid that the bricks would not be burned.
Later, I found out that I didn't need to burn it for so long. One day. Reduced time to produce bricks.
The next day, Wang Yang opened the furnace, and in terms of time, it should be relatively early.
He didn't particularly care.
Smoke dispersed from the ground along the air inlets and outlets, which had been blackened.
Wang Yang took a bowl of dumplings and sat aside, ate a few, and took a look. Wait until he's done. I went to make up for an afternoon nap, rested comfortably in the shady granary, and came out in the evening.
At this time, the smoke has dispersed, and the bricks can be taken.
Walking into the closed air inlet with a few adults, Wang Yang slowly moved forward to make sure there was no more smoke.
Originally, the air inlet was open, and I didn't feel too much heat when I added charcoal, but it was the rainy season. A large amount of rainwater poured in along the air inlet.
There is no choice but to close the top of the air inlet. There was a small exit that was not too big, and as soon as the rain came, the exit was sealed.
There was some charcoal in the passage that had not been completely used, scattered in the corners, and no one had to collect it, which looked a little messy.
Wang Yang didn't think much about it and took out the ten bricks from the kiln.
In the red afterglow of the setting sun, the surface of the ten bricks was covered with a layer of black ash, which was washed in water to reveal a white surface.
Wang Yang touched it, his eyes flashed with surprise, the surface of the bricks made of white clay was very smooth, it felt like touching the ice, which was very different from the rough bricks made of red clay.
It looks more like a thick piece of white hard plastic.
He picked up a brick, and without thinking about it, he threw it at a big rock, "click", and the brick broke in half, but miraculously, there were not many debris.
It doesn't look like the brick has been smacked, but has been cut open, leaving a sharp edge.
The orthopedic scientist smiled at the side and said to Wang Yang that the quality of the brick seemed to be better.
Wang Yang expressed doubts, if it is really so good, why didn't anyone use it in his last life? He decided to test it differently.
I grinded a line on the big stone, and I was surprised to find that the white brick was like chalk, leaving white lines on the stone, and the imprint was very deep, as if it were ...... It is also wear-resistant.
He was even more confused, since it was wear-resistant and hard, it should look better than red clay bricks, but why didn't it have a lot of applications?
Could it be that there are not many reserves of this type of clay?
There was a possibility, after all, he barely saw it, and then he did another test, smashing the brick with pebbles.
Pebbles are a very good thing, not too hard, not too soft, and ordinary bricks can't withstand the smashing of pebbles.
This brick was no exception, it was smashed, it immediately cracked, and it cracked with a light smash.
Wang Yang suddenly realized that it was not all advantages, because it was too hard, it was too brittle.
It doesn't matter if the bricks used to build the house are hard or not, it's pretty much fine, but not too brittle, otherwise the quality is good.
But then again, there should be nothing wrong with building a house out of bricks, as long as there is enough clay, it can be made in large quantities.
Suddenly, he thought of something, if he took this white clay and burned ceramics, wouldn't it look better?
I thought of it, and a few days later, a batch of exquisite white ceramics appeared.
Wang Yang estimated that these white clays were an important raw material for making those ceramics, after all, the color was good-looking, the surface was smooth, as long as the technique was studied well, it would be very beautiful.
Perhaps in ancient times, these white clays were used exclusively for the royal rich to burn ceramics.
The matter of making bricks and ceramics was put on the agenda by Wang Yang, and now the most important thing is the source of food, which has been properly arranged.
The second important thing is to find other human beings, increase productivity, and expand horizons, which has also been arranged.
Thirdly, it is also very important to create a relatively intact habitat.
He called the crowd, and an adult who had been following the team of chasers was specially left behind by Wang Yang, and asked him to select some people to transport the clay, and then arrange for others to burn bricks and prepare to build houses.
He didn't care what the white clay was used for, no matter what it was more inclined to make, but he would use it first.
After that, he began to prepare tools for refining salt.
As I said before, his purification is not a high-demand purification in the laboratory, nor does it require any chemical principles, and the purification he does is only to eliminate the amount of impurities in the salt, at least not to eat the sediment into the stomach.
Therefore, his purification, as long as he is a normal person, can do it.
It just so happened that the wooden barrel made by Zhang San arrived.
This barrel has a large capacity and is taken from a very large tree, at least three meters in diameter.
And according to Wang Yang's requirements, there are several small holes two fingers thick at the bottom of the barrel as a filter opening.
Without thinking much about it, Wang Yang immediately purified it. (To be continued......)