Chapter 63 Mining and Metallurgy

"My lord, is this true?" An old craftsman said.

Don't underestimate the conditions offered by He Xi. Although not rich. But it is also a guarantee that many people do not get. After all, even if it is a Ming official, there is no pension after Zhishi. Monthly money until old age and death. is very attractive.

Not to mention, these craftsmen also understand He Xi's status. He Xi has already spoken. They had to come up with something.

Since He Xi has already opened quite good conditions.

They don't dare to know what to do.

He Xi said: "It's not the first time you've worked with me, what I said, which thing has not been implemented?" ”

So these old craftsmen all agreed.

He Xi brought Ge Tiangong over and said, "The metallurgical aspect will be handed over to you." You have to write down all the experiences of these craftsmen, and then follow the methods I gave you, integrate, and experiment with some contradictions. The result is a complete set of teaching materials. Let the students know how the smelting of metals is actually carried out. Don't be afraid of fallacies, it's never too late to correct them in the future. ”

This is also a kind of technical investigation and collation.

Although there is nothing too clever, even He Xi feels that this set of things sorted out is probably an outdated craft that has been used in the Tang and Song dynasties, after all, some unique skills, the craftsmen are secret. But for He Xi, it doesn't matter.

There is only one foundation. Use the method of scientific experiments. On this set of processes, He Xi does not think it is a very difficult thing to bring forth the new.

And Ge Tiangong is not an ordinary person. He is also a family scholar in this regard. Judging the truth and falsehood, there is naturally a set. He Xi's only worry is that Ge Tiangong has too little knowledge, after all, metallurgy is not only about iron, but also about copper, gold and silver.

Ge Tiangong said: "Yes." ”

He Xi said: "Then leave the mining aspect to me." ”

He Xi said to do it.

I started talking to these craftsmen one by one.

He talked one by one during the day, and at night he sorted out the transcripts of the conversations. He didn't know what mining was all about, though. But in the end, He Xi has undergone complete scientific thinking training, which is contained in Chinese education.

He Xi spent several days, and I don't know how much was written on the manuscript paper.

Princess Anqing was very distressed.

Princess Anqing said, "Why don't you use your computer?" Didn't you say typing fast? ”

He Xi looked at the computer, finally sighed, and said, "No need, this computer has been around for several years." If in the next life, I am ready to change. I don't know how many years he'll be able to run. You'd better salvage digging. I don't dare to work with him anymore. And even if it's done on a computer. I still have to copy it down, so why bother? ”

The phone was fine. He Xi's mobile phone is considered new. After all, the future generations will change their mobile phones for a year or two. He Xi's mobile phone is much newer than the computer.

It's just that He Xi really can't believe the life of these electronic products. After all, later generations of manufacturers have the concept of design scrapping when designing. I want to make these electronic products last forever. It's almost impossible.

So Princess Anqing has an important thing, which is to copy out the books in the mobile phone and computer.

In duplicate, one in the He family and one in the palace.

Nowadays, mobile phones and computers are each accompanied by a rosewood box, which is wrapped in layers of silk and satin. If it is placed in the future generations, this outside thing is enough to buy countless such electronic waste. But now these things are all about protecting these two things as much as possible and prolonging their lives.

Princess Anqing said, "Then how are you tidying up?" ”

He Xi said: "It's already good. Mining has its own theories, but all in all, the first is prospecting. I really don't understand this. All of them are mysterious and mysterious. There are grass and trees that are located. Perhaps there is some truth, and there are some plants and trees that have different performance if there are metal ores underneath. Some use a compass to locate it, maybe there is a different magnetic field around the iron ore, and some use feng shui to locate it? I really can't figure it out. ”

"I can only write them down one by one, and wait for future people to identify the fakes."

He Xi said less. In fact, what soil corresponds to what mine, and where is the mountain, there is a mine.

It's all experience. Rise to the theoretical height. However, He Xi listened as if listening to a book from heaven. I even think that some of the bridges in it are written into Xianxia is good.

It can especially remind He Xi of the story of waiting for the rabbit. The prospecting of minerals is like waiting for a rabbit. Someone caught a rabbit in this way, and it was passed down as the experience of the ancestors. And other ways to catch rabbits have also been handed down.

It's just that the various methods are fragmented, and they can't form a system at all. There is no way to explain these phenomena in a consistent way.

Princess Anqing actually didn't care what He Xi was talking about. She only cares about what Xi will talk about. She blinked with big eyes and said, "Anything else?" ”

He Xi said: "I know everything else, I can understand it, I roughly divide the key points of these mining into several parts, the first is site selection. This site selection is different from the previous prospecting, which is where to start after determining the minerals. Each has its own version of the story. But in general, it is based on the sudden convenience of mining. Open-pit mining. There are vertical digging holes. There are horizontal digging holes. In fact, these two are even patterns. One horizontal and one vertical, ever-changing, the bottom can be dug like a maze. The most important thing is to support it. If it is not supported, the hole collapses, and that is life-threatening. How to support it is up to you. The specific work is simply carpenter's work, and the techniques are different in all aspects, and most of them are frame structures. A square frame supports the perimeter. But what exactly how. That piece of wood is pressed on it, and the iron nail is not used in the middle, which is too exquisite. It smells like a ghost blowing a lamp. ”

It's not a nonsense. But since ancient times, there have been mining disasters in mining. However, why people do not know enough about the occurrence of mining accidents, it is natural to attribute it to the theory of ghosts and gods, and there are various rules that correspond to the theory of ghosts and gods.

Some are realistic experiences, just with the skin of ghosts and gods. Some of them are nonsense, feudal superstition, but the craftsmen believe in it without doubt, and they must not act rashly.

In He Xi's opinion, it is the chatter of gods.

"In addition to that, it is to put water for ventilation. Water should be released on the outside, not rainwater, and water should be released inside. Let the water have a place to flow. Then there is mining and transportation. The efficiency is also very slow, almost a small one by one, knocking the ore down with a hammer. After the ore is carried out in a bamboo basket, it is crushed and ground and washed with water, and finally it becomes mineral sand. ”

"I didn't know until today that the best iron ore in Daming is mineral sand."

He Xi also opened his eyes and said: "In a word, this method, if there is enough ore, then there are ghosts." ”

One of these things is manual work, even if you don't talk about mining, it is all kinds of preparations before mining. It's all done by one person. Efficiency couldn't be higher.

Princess Anqing said, "Then what should I do? ”

He Xi said: "What to do, cold salad." Things always have to be worked out. However, I won't be able to stay here with you for a while. You just have to escape the heat here. ”

Princess Anqing said, "Where are you going?" ”

He Xi said: "Naturally, I went to the mine. A lot of things are not in person. Just looking at these things won't solve the problem. And I'm curious about some things, so I'm going to take a look. ”

Princess Anqing said, "What is it?" ”

He Xi said: "These craftsmen mentioned a method called the hot method, but I don't know if I think it's hot. ”

In He Xi's view, it is natural to use gunpowder to mine mines. But none of these craftsmen mentioned this matter, except for a fiery method, which is still unknown. He Xi naturally wanted to take a look. Is there already someone using gunpowder. It hasn't spread yet.

After all, in this day and age, the speed of technology spread is very slow. Many people regard many technologies as the foundation of their families, and they pass them on to their children. It's no wonder that it spreads fast.

Although Princess Anqing was reluctant to He Xi, when He Xi made up her mind, Princess Anqing couldn't keep it. can only send He Xi away.