bookrebus Chapter 758 Tin
Chapter 758 Tin
Shen Zheng changed into a thin cotton coat in the lounge, and when she came out she squatted on the ground to pick tin ore.
Liang Fu walked over, stroking his beard, squatted down and asked, "Tin?"
Tin ore was not unfamiliar to him, but he could not think of many applications for it.
"Use tin as a mirror coating?" Liang Fu and Shen Zheng selected tin ore together and thought: "But can we purify it first and then cast it?"
Compared with silver iron ore, tin ore is easier to calcine and requires a lower furnace temperature. In addition, the purified tin block liquefies quickly, and only one pot is needed to burn the tin block into molten tin.
But if Shen Zheng hadn't taken out the tin ore, Liang Fu might never have thought of using liquid tin to coat mirrors.
"It's almost as you said." Shen Zheng put the selected tin ore into the mortar, rolled up his sleeves and began to crush the ore.
Then, she explained the production process in detail to Liang Fu.
"First, purify the tin ore into tin blocks, then add charcoal and other materials to reduce it. After reduction, you can add limestone and wood ash to refine it. After the tin blocks are made into tin liquid, the tin liquid can be processed and used to paint the mirror. The excess tin blocks can also be saved and we can use them next time."
This process was a little more complicated than Liang Fu had imagined, and he did not expect that limestone would also be used in making molten tin.
"Limestone has many uses," Liang Fu sighed.
Shen Zheng smiled and said, "It's a panacea. But the treatment of tin liquid is the most important thing. After all, tin is much easier to liquefy than ordinary ores. If there is no threshold, then anyone can make a mirror."
"That's true." Liang Fu touched his chin, his eyes turned, "This is also a good thing. In this way, those foreign nations will not be able to steal our methods. Then we can give them a good beating... no, let's have a friendly exchange."
To be honest, if he had not broadened his horizons by coming to Tongan County, he would have been too lazy to flatter those foreigners in the past, and sometimes he might suffer losses in silence.
But things are different now.
He wanted those Gentiles to suffer a "clear loss", but he wanted them to suffer it wholeheartedly.
"I can see that you are looking forward to returning to Beijing." Shen Zheng stood up with a smile.
"Aren't you looking forward to it?" Liang Fu asked back, "That would be a great opportunity for you to become famous."
Shen Zheng carried the broken ore into the blast furnace room and said, "I am still looking forward to it. I want to meet His Majesty and the Queen."
Compared with "becoming famous", she actually wanted to see the wise ruler and virtuous queen of the Great Zhou with her own eyes. If the people were the driving force behind her actions, then the wise ruler and virtuous queen were her spiritual pillars.
Liang Fu followed her into the blast furnace room and suddenly thought: "Oh, you haven't told me how to deal with the molten tin. Don't worry, I'm very tight-lipped and won't tell anyone."
"It's actually quite simple. You just have to pay attention to the ratio when operating." Shen Zheng put on protective gear, opened the furnace, poured the tin ore into it, looked at the fire in the furnace and said, "First, use an acidic substance to absorb the impurities. Vinegar or plum juice will work. Then use sugar to reduce the tin liquid to make it reach the best state."
"Is it done already?" Liang Fu exclaimed in amazement.
He knew that the "proportion" that Shen Zheng mentioned was the most important thing.
But when he thought of this method...he could make a lot of money, Liang Fu couldn't help but smile.
The blast furnace room became even hotter during the spring, but in just a short moment, beads of sweat began to drip down Shen Zheng's forehead.
There are trees in this area, and there are cicadas on the trees. Their chirping "cicada cicada" is so heart-wrenching and heartbreaking.
Seen from a distance, the ground of the blast furnace room seemed to be ignited by high temperature, with billowing heat waves gushing out from the ground and constantly rolling upwards.
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In order to put the wharf into use, Xu Zhubu made a special trip to Quanyang Temple.
Seeing him, Jue'an did not show any surprise. After Xu Zhubu explained his purpose, he looked quietly in the direction of Tongan County and closed his eyes for a moment.
"Donor, two days later, it will be a good day."
Xu Zhubu nodded and took note of it. Then he thought of Shen Zheng's instructions and asked directly, "Master, why two days later?"
Jue'an looked at him for a while, and suddenly smiled a very kind smile, which made Xu Zhubu's scalp tingle, "Is this what Donor Shen asked Donor?"
Xu Zhubu raised his eyebrows slightly and nodded slowly.
Jue'an chuckled, "Donor Shen is still like this, very curious. Please tell Donor Shen a message."
Xu Zhubu listened quietly.
"Because Mr. Shen thinks that two days from now is a good day, so I also think two days from now is a good day."
Zhubu Xu was slightly surprised and stared at Jue'an for a long time.
When the adults asked him to come, they did tell him that when she had some free time in two days, she could go to participate in the ceremony for the opening of the pier.
This old monk...
There was a hint of inquiry in Xu Zhubu's eyes.
"Donor, you don't have to look at me like this." Jue'an said, "Donor Shen said before that if she thinks a day is good, then that day is a good day. If I think it is good, then it is even better. Tong'an County deserves even better."
Xu Zhubu was silent for a while and finally confirmed that this old monk seemed to have some real skills.
He asked another question: "Master, the master has another question for me to ask you. Can you guess it?"
Jue'an lowered his eyes, "I won't guess, just tell me directly."
"Master, are you unwilling to guess, or can't guess?" Xu Zhubu paused, then said directly: "My Lord asked me to ask you, if she also builds a temple in Tongan County, would you be willing to serve as the abbot?"
"This..." Jue'an smiled and shook his head, "Donor, you are joking. How can I be the abbot of two temples with my body?"
Xu Zhubu nodded again and took note. When he reached the Zen gate, he turned back and looked at the Zen room carefully. Then he said softly, "The master said that if you don't agree, she will come to find you in person until you agree."
After saying this, he didn't even look at Jue'an's reaction and walked out of the Zen gate.
In the Zen room, Jue'an looked at his back and shook his head helplessly. A young leaf fell from the branch outside the window and slowly fell into the Zen room.
This donor Shen...
It really doesn't follow common sense.
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Two days later, after a few cockcrows, the night gradually faded away and the morning light was dim.
Xiahe Village was the first village to start paving the road, and it was also the village that paved the best road.
From then on, Xiahe Village became the bridge connecting Tongan County and other places, and could even be called the second face of "Tongan County".
The first face is naturally the Tongan County Government.
The villagers knew that something big was going to happen in the village today, but they did not dress up specially. Instead, they changed into work clothes and walked towards the dam in groups of three or four.
Some of them held mallets, some held hoes, and some held shovels.
"We still have a while to go before the ceremony at the dock." They were talking and laughing, their faces showing their expectation and pride. "Let's finish our work first, paving the floor and tamping the floor. It won't be too late to go back and change clothes when the adults are coming."
"Which outfit are you going to change into?"
"What else are you going to change into? It must be cotton clothes!"