Heavenly Dao Formula Chapter 103: “Yantian”
When I saw the princess's people, Xia Fan's first impression was that these people were unusual.
They can actually stand in a row while waiting, instead of sparsely gathering in a few piles. Although they are tall or short, they are basically strong, and the arms can see obvious muscle contours-in the era of underdeveloped agriculture, muscles are a luxury thing.
Judging from physical standards, these people undoubtedly exceeded Xia Fan's expectations.
"They were soldiers?"
"You have a good vision." Ning Wanjun smiled, "Did you not ask me to call people up last time? They are. Although these people are best at rushing to kill, but when there is no war, They also wield hoes. They need to be managed centrally, and they must be able to keep secrets. After much deliberation, it is best to use them to make me feel at ease."
As expected, the third princess’s trump card was the army she had been in. Xia Fan thought to herself that she could not control the Qi Guo border army on the face of it, but secretly she could use it to cultivate her own power.
"How many people can you gather?"
This question is probably too sensitive. Ning Wanjun squinted at him for a long time. Just when Xia Fan thought the other party would not disclose, she exhaled slightly, "Three or four thousand should be fine. But I don’t Maybe you can take them all to produce salt. Long-term work will reduce your combat ability. If you give you 100 people, it will be the upper limit."
"I think so too." Xia Fan not only didn't mind, but agreed.
Salt is the core of Jinxia’s development, but force is the basis for ensuring development.
The other party’s ability to answer this question has proven her trust and determination.
With this support, Xia Fan also feels relieved.
"Then it should not be too late, let's start now."
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Regarding the idea of the salt field, Xia Fan had already drafted it in his mind.
He not only patrolled the coast several times, but also asked local fishermen about the sea conditions, tide patterns, and the weather in recent years. He concluded that the shallows outside Jinxia City are a good place for salt drying. Every year from May to late October, the sunshine and rainfall are very stable.
This is also due to the flat terrain in this area, the sea breeze can blow directly into the inland, and the temperature changes can be traced. If it is a little further south, the situation is quite different. For example, Gaoshan County is blocked by a mountain range. The hot and cold air changes frequently, which not only brings rain more easily, but also rains more suddenly.
The salt field of Wang's family is also on the beach side, but because it relies on fuel such as firewood, its location is closer to the inland wharf side. And this broad beach is about 30 to 40 kilometers long, and he can pick out a sparsely populated area.
"Let’s choose the test site here."
led the team to walk for almost half an hour, and Xia Fan stopped in front of a natural sandy slope.
"I don't understand how to do it, you have the final say." Ning Wanjun motioned to her subordinates to gather around, "If you have any requirements, tell them and they will implement it."
Although she had never seen this person before, the princess' words were like military orders, and everyone looked at Xia Fan.
Xia Fan brewed, and said loudly, "Everyone, we are going to open a salt field here."
"I heard that you all worked in farming when you were in the army, and what you have to do here is no different from plowing the fields. First, we have to set up a few flat areas on the hillside, and each flat area does not need It's too big, but there must be a brick and stone edge around it, which can be used to hold water. Secondly, there should be a drop between the flat land and no more than half an arm. It looks like the terraced fields in the south..."
He slowed down and tried to explain the task in the simplest terms, so that everyone could know what he was going to do next.
The principle of drying salt is not complicated, but there are still many details worth studying. If it is not mastered, the efficiency will only be greatly reduced, and it will even be difficult to produce salt. Because of this, sea salt will be mainly boiled for a long time.
Although Xia Fan has never been to the salt field, he has seen many related pictures. Because of the improvement of productivity, many small salt fields have gradually changed from production bases to local landscapes. The white salt fields meet the blue water. Being on the ground level can always make people feel that human beings transform nature.
What he has to do now is to reverse the production process based on the principles he knows and the impression in his memory.
The most important point of the sun salt field is to separate different concentrations of salty seawater to increase the production speed of each round and reduce manpower requirements.
When the sea is high tide, the saltworks have to open the gates to receive water, introduce natural raw materials into the water storage canal, and use waterwheels, manpower, etc. to pour the seawater into the topmost pool. Wait until the water evaporates to a certain extent, and then let the sea water flow into the pool below, and then repeat the process.
As the steps decrease, the concentration of salt water in the pond will become higher and higher until coarse salt is precipitated. The upper pool can be filled with new sea water immediately after the water is discharged, until a circulation is formed.
is now in early September, and he hopes to complete the verification test before October and start production before the end of the fall. Even in winter, Jinxia City will not become icy and snowy, and the reduced efficiency can be fully compensated by expanding the scale.
In addition, there is no essential conflict between the sun-dried salt method and the boiled salt method. High-concentration salt water will only be more convenient when boiling. He even plans to set up a salt cooking plant near the salt pond to achieve all-weather production.
Of course, Xia Fan didn't take Wang's production experience into consideration at all. The backward technology of burning wood and boiling water is shameful to mention. In addition to the use of solar energy, there is also a more intuitive energy source that can be used-that is alchemy.
This is also the inspiration for him from previous electromagnetic gun research.
As long as a short circuit is formed, the current can heat the conductor to a very high temperature in a very short period of time. If copper strips are laid under the salt boiling pool and then subjected to vibration, wouldn’t it be an ancient style? water heater?
Don't even mention boiling salt at that time, it is probably easy to boil a pool of water~IndoMTL.com~ The only problem is that he needs to recruit a few alchemists who work hard.
Xia Fan does not intend to act as this "heating source" by herself.
I don't know if those candidates who received his invitation letter will come to Jinxia City... He couldn't help thinking.
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"哐当!"
With a crack, the body shook suddenly and stopped moving forward abruptly.
"Unlucky!" The coachman cursed, and then opened the curtains apologetically, "My lord, I'm sorry, I just didn't notice a dirt hole on the road and broke the axle. Or... Return the money to you, you can change to another carriage?"
Sitting in the carriage is Moyun from Gyeonggi.
accompanied by two of his own attendants.
She wanted to return to Jinxia with the princess's guards, but there was still a secret letter on the other side that needed to be delivered as soon as possible, so the two only scored to start the journey. She is not good at horseback riding, and the distance is far away, so she chose to hire a car, but unexpectedly encountered this kind of accident when she wanted to walk halfway.
Mo Yun frowned and walked out of the rickety carriage--as the coachman said, one of the wheels of the carriage had been skewed, and it was obvious that it could no longer run.
This is the official road leading to Shenzhou. People will pass by from time to time. There is no safety problem. It’s just that passing vehicles often carry people and goods. I want to meet one that can take them The carriage is not so easy.
"How far is this place from Jinxia?" she asked in a low voice.
"I guess it's almost two days away."
This kind of problem occurred halfway through the trip, which is really not a good sign for her... Mo Yun said in his heart.