Chapter 666 Tianchenwei (please vote and subscribe)

After checking the status of all valves, he first opened the middle one of the six blowtorch valves, and then Luo Chong came to the equipment room on the sixth floor. There were not only water tanks and calcium carbide cabins, but also an acetylene reactor and a steam whistle, but the whistle was not usually turned on.

Luo Chong checked the feeding status of the reactor. This egg-shaped acetylene generator can burn for almost a whole night with one loading. By the next morning, there will be basically only slaked lime left in it. At that time, the lime can be poured out and new materials can be replaced during the day.

Check the feeding status, close all valves, check the sealing status, turn the water supply valve to the first gear, and clean water will flow into the reactor along the pipeline, and begin to react violently with the calcium carbide (calcium carbide) inside to generate combustible hydrocarbon gas (acetylene). More and more acetylene rises into the gas filter barrel above the reactor, and is filtered through several layers of bamboo strips and mesh, and finally becomes clean acetylene gas without dust and rises into the lamp pipe of the top glass room.

At this time, Luo Chong came to the glass room again, took out a feather and stretched it to the nozzle in the middle of the wick to observe the actual gas output. At first, it was not acetylene that came out, but the air left in the reactor. When a faint odor was smelled, it meant that acetylene had come out.

He put away the feather, took out a bamboo piece for ignition, ignited the portable calcium carbide lamp, and then ignited the wick of the lighthouse. A ball of fire suddenly came out of the wick, and then instantly turned into a cluster of one-foot-high flames. At this time, the bamboo piece for ignition was inserted into the water tank to extinguish it.

Although the flame was not big, the people gathered under the lighthouse could clearly see the light coming from the top of the lighthouse, and they were all very excited.

Luo Chong did not hesitate. He moved the mechanism to put down the glass lampshade, and then opened two more of the six air supply valves of the blowtorch. The white flame of the wick immediately became thicker and the height directly rose to more than half a meter.

At this time, the people gathered under the lighthouse could already see the tower top shining brightly. Two thick white beams shot from the top of the tower into the distance, tearing the dark sky domineeringly. There was also a figure swaying around the light. Needless to say, it was their leader. Although Xiaodie, Zhan Ying and the children were in the tower, they could also see through the window that the dock outside had been illuminated by the lighthouse, and countless people were cheering.

Luo Chong went down to the equipment room on the sixth floor and turned the water supply valve of the reactor to the maximum. In an instant, a more violent reaction began, and the generated acetylene gas began to surge. The wick fire column in the glass room on the top floor directly jumped to more than one meter high. Luo Chong came to the top floor again and opened the remaining three blowtorch gas supply valves. The height of the wick fire column instantly dropped from more than one meter to eighty centimeters, but the diameter of the fire column directly increased by more than double.

At this time, the wick had been adjusted to the maximum power of the design, illuminating the entire glass room like a sun. Luo Chong squinted his eyes and looked outside, not daring to look directly at the wick. The intensity of the light was too strong. Perhaps this was the limit of brightness that man-made objects in this world could achieve.

Luo Chong began to close the doors and windows of the glass room one by one, leaving only the vents on the top floor open. Then he turned a lever on the lens bracket to raise the gear and engage with the windmill power gear above. Then the lens bracket began to rotate slowly. After Luo Chong checked that everything was stable, he went directly down from the top floor.

Outside the lighthouse, countless people saw the top of the tower as bright as the sun. In the artificial little sun on the top of the tower, two thick beams of light shot out and began to slowly sweep around. All the people began to shout and cheer. If they hadn't seen this scene with their own eyes, they would have thought it was a miracle. Only the people who lived here knew that the entire lighthouse was built brick by brick.

At the same time, on several islands in the middle of the lake, everyone in the laboratory had climbed onto a large coal pile, looking towards the direction of Weishan County.

"Why is it not lit yet? Is there something wrong with the lamp we made?" One person asked anxiously.

"Don't worry, wait a little longer, it's not dark yet."

So everyone started waiting again. As the development team of the lamp, when they learned that the lighthouse would be lit tonight, everyone in the laboratory paid more attention to this matter than anyone else.

"It's lit, it's lit, I saw it, can you see it over there?" Someone on the large coal pile suddenly shouted excitedly, and the others looked over instantly.

Sure enough, just when everyone discovered the dim light, the ball of white light suddenly shone brightly, and two beams of light also shone out. After a while, it began to rotate slowly, and the beams of light swept over several islands in the middle of the lake domineeringly. The scene was so majestic.

"It's successful, it lights up, our lamp is really successful."

"Hey, I welded those nozzles."

"If you say so, the valves are also made by our team, so we also have a share of the credit."

"Okay, stop arguing, everyone has contributed, no one is useless, the sealing rubber on the lamp is also made by us, but it won't work without others to make glass."

A group of people excitedly looked at the beam of light that kept sweeping overhead, and kept arguing about their own credit. In fact, they were not arguing for credit, but they had a strong sense of pride in their hearts and wanted to be recognized by others. The general meaning was, look, I contributed to the lighting of that thing.

Sitong County is the distribution center of materials in the east and west directions of the Han tribe. It was just dark, and people who had been busy all day were either eating dinner at home or enjoying the cool under the big trees on the street. Suddenly, a beam of light from 50 kilometers away swept over the county, scaring all the people in the county, thinking that there was some strange astronomical phenomenon.

"Mom, mom, come out and see, there's a big white stick swinging in the sky." A child who had just finished his homework was playing with his dog in his yard. Suddenly, he saw a beam of light sweeping across the sky and immediately shouted excitedly.

"What big stick? There can be a big stick in the sky. What nonsense are you talking about in the middle of the night? Take a shower and go to bed!"

A young woman was patching her worn shoulders with a yellowed white short coat in her hand. When she heard her child yelling in the yard, she immediately came out. As a result, before she finished scolding the child, another beam of light swept across the sky, scaring the woman and she stood there staring at the dark sky.

"Mom, look, I didn't lie. The teacher in our school said that lying is wrong." The child left his dog at home and proudly defended himself.

At this time, another beam of light swept across the county again, which had caused a certain panic in the city. Many residents walked from their homes to the entrance of the alley and the street, gathering together to discuss what it was.

"Master, look at the sky quickly, what is that? There is a white pillar swaying in the sky. It looks scary. Such a big thing is flying so low. Don't let it fall from the sky." The woman said to the man in panic.

The man was taking a shower with a wooden bucket. He heard his wife's call and came over in straw sandals. While wiping his body, he looked up at the sky. The huge white pillar of light swept across the sky every ten breaths, which was very eye-catching.

The man frowned and thought, and suddenly remembered something, and then said to his wife and children, "I know, this is the lighthouse in Weishan County."

"Lighthouse? What is that? You said this big stick was made by Weishan County, what's the use of it?" The woman asked puzzledly.

"Dad, what is a lighthouse?" The child also asked curiously.

"What big stick? That's the beam of light from the lamp. I often drive to Weishan County to transport goods. Last month, the leader went there and said that he would build a lighthouse next to the dock to guide the large ships. When I went there two days ago, it was almost built. It was probably just lit today." The man explained.

The woman was confused and the child couldn't figure it out.

"Dad, what is that lighthouse like? Why is it so powerful? The light on it is more powerful than the sun. It shines from Weishan County to our county?"

"Hey, you don't know, right? The lighthouse was built by our leader. It is as thick as two houses and as high as three or four city walls. The top is installed with transparent glass, and there is a lamp bigger than a person inside. The outside of the lighthouse is painted white, and the three big characters "Morning Star" are written on it in red paint. People in Weishan County say it is called the Morning Star Lighthouse. After it was built, the light on it is brighter than the stars." The man proudly showed off his knowledge in front of his son.

"Then dad, what is glass?" The child continued to ask.

"Glass, well, I don't quite understand it. I heard that it was also made by the leader. That thing is transparent, just like ice in winter. You know ice, the thing you break off from the eaves in winter, it's translucent, and glass is similar to that thing, but glass is not afraid of heat and will not melt." "

Dad, I also want to see the lighthouse and see the glass. Take me to Weishan County to see it." The child was immediately interested and begged his father.

"You are still in school, how can you have time to go? But Weishan County seems to sell that kind of lamp. Dad will buy one for you when he comes back."

"Really, Dad, you are amazing."

"Of course, Dad is amazing, but our leader is even more amazing. That lamp was made by our leader and his people. You should also study hard. Once you learn the skills, you can work with the leader. When you make a few amazing things, you will never have to worry about food and clothing, or money."

Soon, a lot of news about the lighthouse spread among the people of Sitong County, and people who just came back from Weishan County today knew more. From these people's mouths, the people confirmed that today was the day when the lighthouse was officially turned on. The panic completely disappeared, and then followed by pride and excitement.

The lamp made by the Han tribe can illuminate dozens of kilometers. Such an achievement is no less than the first time the Shenzhou spacecraft took people to the sky in the previous life. It's awesome.

The first night when the Morning Star was lit, it caused a huge sensation, but the scope was still limited to Weishan County, Huxin Island and Sitong County. Although Liuyang County was closer than Sitong County, it was separated from Weishan County by Babao Mountain, so the light of the lighthouse could not be seen. Other places such as Xingang County, Ruyang County and Hanyang County were too far away, and due to the terrain, they could not see the light of the Morning Star. The news of the lighthouse lighting was not spread until a few days later.

In the next few days, after confirming the stable operation of the lighthouse, Luo Chong began to select people to form a team specifically responsible for the lighthouse. This is a team of only dozens of people, affiliated with the military organization, with the number "Tianchen Guard", which is specifically responsible for guarding the lighthouse.

All the personnel of Tianchen Guard were recruited from sailors first. The initial task was to use the Morning Star Lighthouse as a base to train all staff on various operations and maintenance of the lighthouse. After these people were trained, they would be transferred to the newly built coastal lighthouse to officially start work in the future.

That's right. Luo Chong built this Morning Star lighthouse not only to gain experience for the construction team and the R&D team, but also as a training cradle for professional tower guards. The lighthouses of the Han tribe are not oil-burning, and the things inside are relatively advanced. If you just find someone to go up, it really won't work.

In addition, the reason for recruiting so many people at a time is that Luo Chong intends to implement a rotation system for tower guarding tasks. Guarding the lighthouse is really lonely. The one in Weishan County is of course nothing, but coastal lighthouses are generally built in dangerous sea areas, surrounded by either the sea or uninhabited deserted islands. You can't see a person for several days. At most, you can watch ships passing by in the sea from a distance. And in the current situation of the Han tribe, ships may not come every day.

In this case, letting one or two people guard the lighthouse for a long time will make people crazy, so Luo Chong decided to have a small flag responsible for a lighthouse. Each small flag has twelve people, divided into two groups to take turns guarding the lighthouse. When encountering material supplies or parts repairs, when a group of team members can't handle it, they will call the entire small flag to work together.

The salary for tower guards is definitely high. After all, this type of work is dangerous and boring, and requires staying up late often. It is unreasonable to have a low salary, but Luo Chong is unwilling to spend too much money, so he implements a basic salary plus subsidy system. The minimum salary is so much. When it is the turn of a group to be stationed, they will receive a tower guard subsidy. If they are stationed for a few days a month, they will receive a tower guard subsidy.

This is equivalent to spending the money of two people to support a tower guard team. The cost is still very cost-effective.

After completing the training plan for Tianchenwei, Luo Chong quickly started the design task of the Shuguang Lighthouse and the Yaoguang Lighthouse. The Shuguang Lighthouse will be deployed on the reef on the east side of Zhudao Island to guide ships traveling to and from the mission, and the Yaoguang Lighthouse will be deployed at the estuary of the Tang tribe to guide local routes.

Morning Star, Dawn, and Light of the Moon. All the lighthouses are named after stars. This is also the origin of the names of the Tianchen Guard Tower Unit. The Han tribe will use these star-like lighthouses to build the star network of the Han Dynasty.

(End of this chapter)