The construction of the lecture hall continues.Ma Zhou is worthy of being the prime minister in the future, and his organizational ability is now showing its edge.Under his auspices, the construction progress of the lecture hall was very fast.In just five days, the construction of the outer wall of the lecture hall has been completed.The rest is the construction of the partition wall in the camp.The partition wall does not need to be as tall and solid as the outer wall, and the construction is much simpler.On August 11, a new and strange thing appeared at the construction site of the lecture hall.A group of craftsmen from the Ministry of Industry entered the construction site under the leadership of Zhao Yunze.The entry of craftsmen into the construction site is not a novelty.What is strange is that there is another team that comes with the craftsmen.This team was escorted by a group of more than a dozen Taoist priests.Although the soldiers were dressed in the costumes of the Tang Dynasty officers and soldiers, their demeanor did not look like soldiers, like a group of reckless people.And the team of Taoist priests, all trembling and nervous, looked very much like criminals.These newcomers to the construction site set up tents directly at the northernmost part of the lecture hall.Zhao Yunze met with Ma Zhou, and after telling Ma Zhou, he left the construction site again.In the afternoon, the craftsmen began to work.The work they did was completely different from that of the officers and men who were responsible for the construction of the lecture hall.Until now, the construction of the lecture hall has basically been made of wood.And these new craftsmen are building something out of bricks and stones.The dozen or so Taoist priests, under the supervision of the "officers and soldiers" who were not like soldiers and the people were not like the people, pushed several carts in and out of the construction site, and transported the bricks and stones to the construction site of the craftsmen.At the slightest slackness, the "officers and soldiers" of that group scolded and scolded, and it was not uncommon to see "officers and soldiers" stepping forward and kicking a certain lazy Taoist priest a few times.This phenomenon surprised the officers and men who had been carrying out the construction work before."
Hey, what do you think those craftsmen are building" "Hey, I think it's like a stove." ”"Oh, it's like a stove, but they're too big, such a big stove, how big a pot to match?"
Let's talk about the martial arts hall, but there are 2,000 people, and the stove is small, where can I provide for cooking. ”"It can't be such a big stove, it's bigger than a house.""
Maybe Master Zhao has the ingenuity to make such a big pot, and several people cook together."
After another two days, the officers and soldiers who had thought that the craftsmen were building stoves overturned their previous ideas.Because the chimney of the "stove" is getting higher and higher, and it is very thick, almost like a small tower."
That's the blast furnace built by Lord Zhao."
In the end, it was Ma Zhou who uncovered the mystery."
Master Ma, what is the blast furnace for?"
some officers and soldiers were puzzled."
I don't know."
In fact, Ma Zhou knew the usefulness of Zhao Yunze's construction of the blast furnace.Zhao Yunze told him that the blast furnace was used to burn medicinal jade, and in the future, it might be used to make steel.After Zhao Yunze took office as the leader of the Dragon Guardian Society, he went to see Luo Yunhe, who was imprisoned at the helm of the Dragon Guardian Society, the next day.For Zhao Yunze, the "villain" who made himself a criminal, Luo Yunhe hated and feared.After the yamen of the Criminal Department pronounced the sentence of Luo Yunhe and other Taoist priests, Luo Yun and them were handed over to Zhao Yunze by the Yamen of the Criminal Department.It's been almost ten days since they've been locked up at the helm of the Dragonguards.Every day, except for someone delivering food and water, they can't even see anyone else the rest of the time.As for their next fate, these people have no bottom in their hearts.This makes them even more frightened.Zhao Yunze finally showed up, Luo Yunhe immediately cried and wiped his tears and begged Zhao Yunze to say a happy word, asking them whether they would die or live in the future."
Die."
Zhao Yunze said lightly.As soon as Luo Yunhe heard Zhao Yunze's words, he was paralyzed.Immediately, he hysterically scolded the Criminal Department, saying that the people in the Criminal Department were acting filthyly and clearly wanted to put them to death, but when the sentence was announced, he only sentenced them to hard labor and deceived the people of the world."
In the future, you will die, and so-and-so will die.No one in the world can escape death. ”Zhao Yunze said playfully.When Luo Yunhe heard this, his eyes suddenly glowed again.Zhao Yunze told him about Luo Yun and firing glass.Luo Yunhe has no reason.After that, Zhao Yunze and Luo Yunhe discussed the firing technology of glass.According to Luo Yunhe, he had met a merchant from the Western Regions who sold glass products last year.Luo Yunhe coveted those exquisite glass products, so he used his foolish magic skills to deceive the people of the Western Regions.The people of the Western Regions were really moved by him, and gave Luo Yun and a lot of glass products.Luo Yunhe used the "elixir" to deceive the technology of firing glass.Zhao Yunze asked Luo Yunhe how to fire glass, and he finally came to the conclusion that the reason why the transparency of Luo Yunhe's fired glass was not high was because the temperature of the furnace was not enough, which led to the incomplete precipitation of impurities in the raw materials.In order to increase the temperature of the blast furnace fire, in addition to switching to a fuel with better heating performance, another effective way is to increase the height of the chimney.Aren't the glass factories and steel mills of later generations all erecting towering chimneys?
So, Zhao Yunze decided to build a blast furnace first and let Luo Yunhe experiment.If this blast furnace can really produce extremely transparent glass, it may be used to make steel in the future.Zhao Yunze didn't know the specific methods of firing glass and steel, but he had the knowledge.With Luo Yun and this ready-made talent who can burn glass, Datang also has no shortage of talents who know how to make steel, Zhao Yunze only needs to mention them, and there should be no problem in improving the existing process.The big deal is that the test and the test will always succeed.Zhao Yunze appointed Luo Yunhe as the leader of the glass firing group and led those Taoist priests to fire glass.He also told Luo Yunhe and other Taoist priests that as long as they could burn satisfactory glass, then Zhao Yunze could exonerate them and restore their civilian status.If they do a good job, they may even be able to confer an official position.With the temptation of this big cake painted by Zhao Yunze, Luo Yunhe and other Taoist priests devoted themselves to the cause of Datang industrial construction with hope.Zhao Yunze asked Li Shimin for advice, transferred a group of craftsmen from the Ministry of Industry, and began to build a blast furnace in Jiangwutang.The reason why the blast furnace was built at the very edge of the Jiangwutang camp was to prepare for the expansion of the workshop in the future.Of course, the expansion will have to wait for Luo Yunhe to fire satisfactory glass.Otherwise, it can only be a pipe dream.The team of "officers and soldiers" who watched Luo Yunhe and other Taoist priests were actually the original chief helmsmen of the Dragon Guardian Society.The foreman of the guard was a young man named "Li Ren".Li Ren is only twenty-one years old, he is Huo Tiankui's apprentice, and his martial arts are extraordinary.Zhao Yunze wanted to observe him for a while, and if there was no problem with this person's character and ability, he would appoint Li Ren as the head of the Secret Service Attendant Team
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