Chapter 102 102. Report
The sun rises and the morning mist gradually dissipates.
The vast land and the endless wheat fields appear golden.
A light breeze blew by, like waves, and the ears of wheat bowed their heads.
Each grain is so plump, having evolved tenacious vitality and resilience through generations of selection and the test of temperature differences.
It just develops a little slowly and matures after September.
In the wheat fields, people waved sickles, harvested the wheat into bamboo baskets, and carried it back to the carts.
Almost half of the population of Donggang City lives in the fields.
Evelyn still felt unsatisfied and kept sending people to recruit more manpower.
"Hurry up, it will be troublesome if it rains and reduces the production."
The sky was overcast with clouds, and her worry was not without reason.
At the end of the western road, a group of figures slowly appeared. Evelyn received a report from the guards and learned that it was Bruno who had returned, so she went to greet him.
The old man was carried on a bamboo backpack by a sturdy guard and looked in good spirits.
"Okay, thank you, please let me down."
The female guard squatted down, and Bruno stood up steadily with the help of Lars.
“Teacher, thank you for your hard work.” Evelin came to greet.
"It's not hard, I just didn't do a good job." Bruno shook his head guiltily.
"You shouldn't have gone there in the first place," Evelyn consoled.
"Yeah, my body can't take it anymore." Bruno sighed.
When you are over ninety years old, you have to accept that you are old.
The midday sun quietly sneaks into the clouds.
The pioneer camp is a busy scene.
Cartloads of reddish-brown soil were piled up on the open space, grayish-white limestone was scattered everywhere, and black coal blocks were piled up into a small hill.
The humidity in open-pit coal mines is relatively high and the combustion flame temperature is very unsatisfactory.
The furnace fire never exceeded 500 degrees at most, which was far from the requirement for burning limestone, and even the temperature for burning pottery could not be reached.
They must be screened first to pick out the best products.
If the temperature still cannot reach the standard, it will be very troublesome.
The only solution is to distill out the moisture in the coal and increase the combustion temperature.
The purpose of building a kiln is to increase the temperature, and every possible means will be used.
Lowe tried to remain calm and command his men.
Hundreds of people were assigned to mix mud and make clay bricks. Hundreds of people were assigned to dig soil and build kilns. The rest were assigned to gather various resources.
It seems like a somewhat random distribution, but fortunately everyone is cooperative and obeys the instructions.
Lowe proved himself right by demonstrating the practicality of the saw.
The number of people cutting wood has been reduced by more than half, but the efficiency is higher than before! Successfully won the trust and blocked the voices of opposition and doubt.
Of course, this alone is not enough.
Lowe was well prepared and showed everyone the finished products of fired clay bricks, and everyone was convinced.
The new building material called red brick is very similar to stone. To make it, you only need to press the clay into the brick mold, dry it in the shade for a few days, and then fire it uniformly.
Obviously the process will be easier than grinding stone or cutting wood to build a house.
"Hurry up and you can start the furnace today."
Lowe lowered his head to examine the carefully selected coal.
The appearance is much better now, without any stones or gravel. But I am not sure if the burning temperature is high enough, so I can only try it once.
If it really doesn't work, he will choose to transfer better quality coal from Donggang City, or directly transport the finished red bricks here.
In this case, the cost would be much higher. Aka gently tossed the red bricks, like he was performing an acrobatic trick, and several bricks kept changing positions in the air.
Every day, she had nothing to do except stay by Lovey's side. She really wanted to go hunting together. A few cuckoo birds flew across the sky, and before she knew it, it was already afternoon.
Lodel and Zoe returned with a full load of prey.
On the cart, a peculiarly shaped feline beast attracted Lovey's attention.
"This is a thunder beast." Lordel introduced.
Although not as large as dragons, they are recognized as dangerous third-level creatures. They move quickly and can generate ultra-high voltage to kill or paralyze their prey, making them very difficult to deal with.
"Since it's so tricky, how can you win?" Lovey glanced at Zoe's afro with a strange expression.
"This thunder beast consumed a lot of electricity to kill a wild boar, and Zoe shot it in the leg, so it took a while." Lodel coughed lightly.
Zoe looked annoyed: "I didn't know this thing was so troublesome! It can discharge electricity from such a distance."
"Maybe there's something wrong with the power outage." Lovey asked with concern.
"It's okay, as long as we're alive." Zoe looked away and looked around the camp.
She knew that Lowe was making a fuss, but she was too lazy to say anything because she was not one to meddle in other people's business.
After Lodel took a short rest for half an hour, the three of them set out on the journey back to Fort Fortune.
Return before dark.
Lodel was exhausted. She ran back and forth for more than three hours every day and was also responsible for hunting. She had no ability to continue to restrain Lovey.
After dinner, she hurried upstairs to rest.
Although Lowe was exhausted, he still had some energy left. He hugged Lanlan with a smile and checked her tail.
"Have you been obedient at home?"
"Master, don't."
Lan Lan opened her eyes with a red face. Fiona's face flashed with envy, and Lovi did not show favoritism and gave her a warm hug.
"Master!" Butler Panda spoke at an inopportune moment.
"Mosophie, is there something wrong?" Lovi let go of Fiona and turned around slowly.
"I have a work report." Mosuofei waved his claws to signal the maids to go out first: "This morning, Lin Xia sent a batch of tree leaves and small yellow flowers, saying that they are what you want, young master."
Lovi nodded, indicating that he understood.
“When you requested that the lime be burned, an appropriate amount of clay be added and arrangements have been made to start the kiln for firing.
Fiona posted a notice in the name of the lord in the square of the Executive Hall to recruit apprentices, which caused a sensation and the citizens were very interested in it.
The first batch of red bricks you made were widely recognized by the workers in the stone workshop. Wen Ke, the person in charge of the stone workshop, has already arranged for the red bricks to be dried in the shade to start firing, and promised to increase production. "
"No rush. Tell them to dry in the shade for a few more days and be more careful when mixing the mud. It's best to find a cow to soften it, so that the effect will be better." Lovey said calmly.
"After the price of salt dropped, sales increased significantly and the market demand exceeded supply. The person in charge, Eshuya, proposed to recruit more people to expand the scale of the salt field. She said that the technology has been adjusted and optimized, and she wants to switch to new project research as soon as possible." Mossofi waited for Lovey's opinion.
"I'll talk to her after the autumn harvest."
"The blacksmith's workshop has a growing demand for coke. I have been adding more people to make coke, but it is still far from meeting the demand. I propose to improve the existing coke oven."
"You can make your own decision. I require unlimited capacity increase. You can try any ideas you have."
"Finally, Lady Evelyn is expected to leave with Lady Leah in two days, heading to Wanglong Port and then to Dawn City to meet Duke Dafen."
(End of this chapter)
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