In the study at night, under the light of the magic lamp, there were still those three people, and Xiao Shi was holding the book "Four Elephants Meditation Method", and her eyes were wandering, and she didn't know how much she looked in. Pen ~ fun ~ Pavilion www.biquge.info Jiao Ming and Binglian wrote and drew on paper, and designed a cement kiln according to the cave situation they saw in the afternoon.

The structure of the furnace kiln was not complicated, and the situation of the cave was also very clear, so the first sketch was quickly drawn, which was nothing more than to build a wall at the entrance of the cave to form a closed kiln chamber, and at the bottom of the wall there were two or three openings for adding firewood and a gap for connecting the bellows, and a few more places were arranged outside for the magicians of the second ring to catalyze the burning of wood.

Binglian nodded with satisfaction with this sketch and asked, "Can coal really release so much heat, more than ten times higher than firewood?"

"I can't remember exactly how much higher, but it's really easy to use, and the coal can be coking and has a higher calorific value. Jiao Ming still knows these basic common sense.

"It's a miraculous substance. Binglian sighed.

"No matter how magical it is, there is no magic. Jiao Ming's words can be regarded as a compliment to the world.

"Tell me what the cement production plant in your hometown looks like, can't it be an enlarged version of this furnace?"

"Of course it's not that untechnical. Jiao Ming will not lose face on the earth at this time: "I don't know the specific details, but the idea of an assembly line production goes beyond this cement furnace a few streets." ”

"Tell me about it. When Binglian heard the new term, she was naturally full of interest.

"For example, what will we do after we have converted the raw materials?"

"Naturally, I took out the cement. Binglian replied as a matter of course.

"There's a problem. We need to reduce the temperature in the furnace to the extent that people can get in, and after putting in the raw materials, we have to raise the temperature of the furnace, how much heat is wasted by this drop of one liter?" Jiao Ming said as he began to write and draw on paper.

"Could this assembly line solve this problem?"

Jiao Ming put away his pen and pointed to the schematic diagram he had just drawn to show Binglian: "The so-called assembly line is an idea, and the application here is to put the raw materials on a conveyor belt, and then pass through a high-temperature area similar to a furnace, and finally what is transmitted is a mixture of cement and waste, and then add some auxiliary materials to form a finished product after cooling and crushing." ”

"It's wonderful!"

"We're stuck here on the material of the conveyor belt, and only metal can resist the high temperatures in the furnace. Jiao Ming finally said helplessly. Since he mentioned metal, Jiao Ming thought of the question of alchemy again, and asked: "Metal is too important, eldest miss, you also went to a magic school at the beginning, you should know a little about alchemy, right?

"Don't think about it, the benefits involved in alchemy are too great, and those alchemy masters can't wait to plug their mouths when they sleep to prevent technology from leaking. Only the disciples of the personal transmission have the opportunity to touch the fur, and after working for the teacher for decades, they may be able to obtain the real secret method. When Bing Lian said this, she spread her hands and said, "I was just an ordinary magic apprentice at the beginning, so you know. ”

"Then how much do you think Vera's father and daughter can know?" Jiao Ming still didn't give up.

"The old man should have some edges, and as for Vera, she should be a good hand at reselling these metals. ”

Binglian's disparagement and faint irony of Vera in her tone made Jiao Ming mutter, is this how women get along with each other?

"How do I feel like you're a little ...... Vera Don't like it?" Jiao Ming wanted to say that he was dissatisfied with rejection and even jealousy, but he was afraid of provoking this eldest lady, so he vaguely said that he didn't like it.

Binglian blinked, then asked, "So obvious?"

"Hmm. Since Binglian didn't avoid this question, Jiao Ming naturally wanted to continue chatting out of curiosity.

"There's no need to hide it from you, some of Vera's behavior is very similar to those of my classmates at the beginning, I am a little angry, it seems that I will have to pay attention to restraint in the future. "Ice Lotus is both an explanation and a self-admonition.

"Why don't you talk about your life at the magic school again?"

"It's unpleasant, don't talk!" Binglian replied forcefully. Binglian got up, took down a folded leather map from the bookshelf, and spread it out on the table. "Let's talk about building a house. ”

"You're the boss, listen to you. Jiao Ming said and lowered his head to look at the map. And then it's a secret lip smacking, a stick figure.

"Since the cement kiln is not built in the backyard, there is no need for this new house to be built behind the castle, and considering the problem of cattle pasture, it is better to build the house near the river beach. Binglian pointed back and forth on the map, roughly pointing out the location of the castle, the cement kiln and the river beach, an irregular triangle, the river beach is closer to the castle, and the cement kiln is farther away.

"Very reasonable. ”

"Then there is the question of labor, and there must not be enough coolies in our castle, and it is all manual work to carry firewood and stones, to carry cement, and to build houses. I have a couple of options for increasing coolie labor. Binglian put away the map and wrote a newly learned Arabic numeral '1' on another piece of paper.

"The first is the purchase of slaves, although the price may be on the high side given the approaching autumn harvest. The second was seconded to other nearby noble estates, but it had to be returned at the time of the autumn harvest, and it was inconvenient to manage. The third is to go to a nearby village to get some labor, but I don't like that very much. Binglian wrote down these three methods briefly, and then looked at Jiao Ming: "What do you think?"

Jiao Ming also felt a headache, and gently tapped the desktop with a pen, tilting his head and closing his eyes, which was the habitual posture that Jiao Ming developed when he was thinking about difficult problems in high school.

"Why do you want to catch it? Can't you pay for it?" Jiao Ming felt that the third article was the most reliable after it was changed.

"The relationship between the lord and the lord is not as harmonious as you might think, and most of the lords believe in trying not to have anything to do with the nobles. Binglian explained helplessly, but from the side, if she can have such an understanding of the thoughts of the lords, she is at least a passing lord.

"Then we have to consider the second one. "Jiao Ming knew that Binglian was slamming the door, and it was impossible to buy new slaves at a high price. But a new idea flashed through my mind: "Isn't it okay to use animals to carry it?"

Binglian looked at Jiao Ming with caring eyes: "Of course I use ox carts and carriages, and there are also flat poles specially used for cattle in the mountains, how many people do you need to use coolies?"

Jiao Ming smiled awkwardly: "I misunderstood, I mean you can borrow some cattle and horses from other estates, anyway, the cattle can only be used during spring ploughing, right? This reason was actually used by Jiao Ming to come up with a lie in three seconds, he completely fell into a misunderstanding of thinking, and always thought that the people here were stupid because they were backward, and they couldn't think of ways to use animal power.

"That's what you think. Binglian is also a smart person, and she can guess the general situation of the matter, but she doesn't delve into it: "But there are still some problems." In fact, the cattle from the nearby manor are all stored here, after all, these cattle are just forage guys when they are not farming. Gathering together is not only convenient for rearing, but also convenient for giving birth to small calves. ”

Jiao Ming was a little surprised this time: "Then the number of ploughing cattle is too small, right? With such a large area of land, wouldn't the original cows be exhausted to death?"

Binglian looked at Jiao Ming again with caring eyes: "Do you think it's the strength of the cow or the strength of the summer breeze?"

"Of course it's the summer breeze ......" Jiao Ming immediately gasped after speaking: "Don't you ......?"

"What kind of dignity can you talk about being poor like this, and your strength is greater than that of an ox, and it is a waste not to plow the fields. Binglian replied with a wry smile: "This is the sarcasm I heard the most in school at the beginning. Although Binglian had just refused to talk about the magic school, she couldn't help but recall that period of life.