The others also looked at Lin Yan eagerly, why can't they eat good hairy chestnuts.

Lin Yan didn't sell Guanzi either, and said directly: "Mao chestnuts have other uses, and if you eat them, they will be gone." These three hairy chestnuts are very important. ”

The others looked at each other, not understanding what else could be done with such delicious hairy chestnuts. Shouldn't delicious food be used to fill your stomach?

"The pulp of hairy chestnuts is high in starch."

Bai Chen exclaimed: "It can be used to make paper." ”

"Not bad. Starch is added to the slurry, which can be used as a rubber material, which can make the paper smoother, wear-resistant, and oil-resistant. This solves a lot of problems. Lin Yan also remembered these when he saw Mao Lizi.

Everyone present was excited, and the papermaking was blocked, so they had to slow down and change their plans, and they were under a lot of pressure.

Hua Min immediately said: "So that's the case, then this hairy chestnut really can't be eaten." ”

"Mao chestnuts are very useful, just a few of them, who would dare to eat them." Shi Zhi followed.

Huang Ying's eyes blinked, "I'll go to the city to find some more hairy chestnuts, these few are still too few." ”

"Whose hairy chestnuts can still be left until now." Shi Zhi felt that there were too few people like Hongying. Basically, they are people who have a good stomach right away.

"I didn't look for it, how do you know if there is."

Hong Ling said: "There is still more than a month, there will be fresh hairy chestnuts, everyone still concentrates on ironmaking, and when the fresh hairy chestnuts are ripe, save more for later." ”

Lin Yan nodded, "What Hong Ling said is right, let Bai Chen test these hairy chestnuts first, and we still have to concentrate on iron smelting." ”

Everyone is no longer greedy for chestnuts, burying their heads in eating, and continuing to work after eating.

The day passed quickly.

When he went home at night and saw the bonus, Lin Yan asked, "What did A-Niang do today?" ”

"Clearing that land, that's what everyone who went there today does. It won't take a few days to clean it up. Hua Hong took a sip and set up the pot to stir-fry the meat.

"I heard that there is a wage for work, how much does A-Niang earn in a day?"

"Young strong laborers are 2 cents a day, and A-Niang is old, so she only gives 1 penny."

"That's not bad, you can buy 5 wild eggs."

Hua Bonus nodded in agreement, "Yes, it's just tired, but everyone is happy to be able to contribute to Sun City." The smelter is going to make iron, and everyone wants to build it sooner. ”

I was in a hurry every day, and in the blink of an eye, it was June 1st.

The office compound has been built, and five departments and the arbitral tribunal have moved in. With the efforts of countless people, the main body of the smelter has been built, and only the construction of the furnace and the smelting furnace remains.

The results of the laboratory were gratifying, and two broad-backed broadswords, three large axes, two spears, three iron bows and arrows, heads, sickles and other tools were also made, and wires of different thicknesses, the thinnest with a diameter of 2 mm, were used to make bowstrings.

Shi Zhi also made rulers and scales out of iron, using them as a standard of measurement.

Under the continuous experiments of Hua Min and Shi Zhi, the pottery fan was made, which is more durable and efficient than the clay fan.

If you want to pour ironware, the efficiency has improved a lot after having Tao Fan. The clay fan is used once, but the pottery fan can be used several more times.

The pottery fan is disassembled and assembled, and after pouring the molten iron to cool, the pottery fan can be disassembled and can be used again.

The military headquarters of the black soil has also been formed, with 200 people, divided into ten squads, with a squad leader and a squadron leader in five squads.

After experimenting with the power of broadswords, spears, and bows, Black Earth demanded that the smelter be crafted as soon as it was built.

With weapons at hand, the military department plans to form a team of men and horses to mine. This proposal was agreed to by everyone, and now that they have seen the good use of iron tools, it is expected that the demand for iron ore will increase significantly.

After seeing the results of the laboratory, the arbitral tribunal immediately made new arrangements, and more people were involved in the construction of the smelter and the firing of pottery.

Lin Yan led someone to design the appearance of iron coins.

The hollow circle, the outer circle and the inner square, in order to reduce the difficulty of pouring, only the amount and a sun are marked on the coin.

The size of the different amounts is differentiated, but the 100 yuan coin is the largest, with a diameter of 3 centimeters and a thickness of less than 2 millimeters.

This is not only to reduce weight, but also to save raw materials, which are too useful.

After the shape of the coin was designed, the design of the pottery fan began.

After being busy for more than half a month, I finally got it done, just waiting for the iron coins to be poured. At this time, the smelter was also completed.

On June 18, the smelter started, and from this day on, every day was full of people.

The minting was done by the Finance Department and other departments, and the minting workshop was managed by a special person and was located in a secret place in the smelter. There are anti-counterfeiting marks on the pottery fan, and each batch is different.

Two days later, the first batch of iron coins was successfully minted, all in the denomination of 1 cent, totaling 100 yuan.

This was the first batch of coins in Cité Soleil, and it was so significant that the tribunal unanimously decided to pay the men who built the smelter first, two cents each. Let everyone see what the coin looks like.

With the first batch, the second batch was made quickly.

The plan for the first minting was $100,000. 1 point, 2 points, 5 points, 1 jiao, 2 jiao, 5 jiao, 1 yuan, and 2 yuan each make 10,000 yuan. These small coins are what people need most on a daily basis.

5 yuan, 10 yuan, 20 yuan, 50 yuan, and 100 yuan each make 5,000 yuan.

Due to the limited amount of iron ore, the priority is to be used to craft weapons, so the first mint is divided into multiple completions.

By the beginning of July, the first batch of ore was depleted, and fifty bows and three hundred arrows, twenty broadswords, and thirty spears were made, all of which were distributed among the men of the military headquarters. The rest made some iron coins and various tools, of which machetes, axes, sickles, and heads accounted for the lion's share.

Armed with his weapons, Black Earth set out on the road to the mine again with one hundred and fifty men.

More than half of them were people who had been there last time, and the rest were selected from the people in the military department.

The people of the whole city stood on the central avenue and watched the mining team depart. Although I have already had experience and brought back ore, this time the equipment has been greatly improved, but every time I go out, it is worrying.

Lin Yan was still listed, she strongly asked to go, and others couldn't resist her, so they could only send someone to protect her.

This time Blue Moon is also on the list, her mental power is strong, and she has reached the C level, which is only a little worse than Lin Yan, and it will be of great help to follow the trip.

Hua Hong also wanted to follow and take care of Lin Yan, but was rejected by her daughter.

There are many things at home, and the bonus needs to be left behind, and it is time to harvest the chestnuts, and the second crop of hemp is almost to be harvested, and the green onions and leeks planted in the field have grown.

There are too many things to do, Lin Yan feels that the bonus does not need to follow the rush, this time change the hair wood with Lin Yan.

Hua Hong watched her daughter's figure get farther and farther away, and the worry in her heart couldn't be stopped anymore, she was very reluctant, but she couldn't keep up.

Ye Zi patted her shoulder and comforted, "It's okay, Lin Yan will definitely come back safely." The last time she came back with so many people. This time she is fully equipped, accompanied by warriors, who will protect her. ”

Hua Hong nodded silently, knowing it in her heart, but she couldn't stop thinking about it.

(End of chapter)