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Chapter 251 Iron Ore
Six thigh-thick iron pillars stand on a black steel structure base, with long black bolts tightly fixing it to the rocky ground.

A set of two discs, like a molten iron wheel, rotates at a slower frequency, and a huge exhaust sound is emitted from the chimney next to it.

The two matching iron cables go up and down to pump out the water in the mine.Then follow the stone spillway and discharge into the nearby creek.

Cheng Jinzhou was still flying 100 meters in the air, looking at the flattened three-square-kilometer site, he was quite satisfied.

The second batch of funding from the church, in addition to the materials used to continue to waste, is mainly two steam engines.

Although it is the simplest and most rudimentary Savery steam engine, it can still improve efficiency considerably when used in rudimentary mines.

Of course, the most important labor force in De'an Coal Mine, accounting for more than 90% of labor output, is 3500 miners.Each of them can dig out 100 catties of coal per day, and can produce 5000 tons a month. This amount has great potential for development, because the coal mines in De'an are very large, and they can dig out as much coal as there are laborers. There are not many good-quality lots, but they can still meet basic needs. At least there is no problem selling to the Star Alliance.

Coal mountains that are 50 to [-] meters high are scattered in every corner of the site. It took three months to create a preliminary model of the mine.But except for Cheng Jinzhou, several of the stewards in charge of the mine were worried.

Cheng Cha, who was transferred from Hongrizhuang, spent the morning at the mine and at night went to see how the road was being built.Coal is dug out and cannot be sold.Although Cheng Jinzhou had always said that it didn't matter, as the person in charge, he jumped his feet anxiously.

Cheng Cha didn't understand that Cheng Jinzhou didn't sell coal now, not only because it was cheap, but also because of the lack of hidden channels.When the road is repaired in the future, the Star Alliance alone will be able to swallow the entire mining area no matter what the sales are.

So no matter who came to ask "what to do", Cheng Jinzhou always smiled.

Jiang Huang admired Cheng Jinzhou's good temper, and said twice that he "has the style of a general".Xiao Cheng who listened wanted to laugh.

However, the so-called style of a general means having a determined mind, and cheating should be one of them.

Erwin Star Warlock from the Templar is busy in front of the steam engine. He is one of the Star Warlocks from the far west.He has some talent in mechanics and business, has a second-level and one-star rating, and is also a team member sent by Li Zhong.

I saw him commanding a worker to use huge wooden pliers to close the valve. The two strong men at the other end would pull down the large bucket hanging above, so that cold water sprayed into the condensation container of the steam engine. , the steam inside condenses, forming a vacuum.

The previous worker now opened the valve connected to the condensation container, and due to the vacuum in the steam engine, water was forced into it.

The Savley steam engine with a very simple structure actually uses air pressure to complete the process of water absorption.In the world Cheng Jinzhou is familiar with, it is also the first practical water suction machine.

For coal mines, there are two most dangerous things in the mine, one is gas, and the other is stagnant water.

If the water can be sucked out of the mine, the danger is half eliminated.

As for the second type of miner's lamp that can improve the environment in the mine, Cheng Jinzhou is completely confused. He has released a task in the Star Warlock Association, but at the price of 2 contribution points, it is difficult to attract the participation of Star Warlocks. .

In this world, the generous treatment of Star Warlocks mainly guarantees theoretical research. For practical applications, it is somewhat unrealistic to rely on Star Warlocks, because the cost of hiring them is too high.

Yisu smiled in mid-air: "It's been a long time since I saw such a low-level machine with a semi-manual operation method."

"Labor is cheap." Cheng Jinzhou replied in a very Chinese way: "If you can, help me modify it."

"I don't understand." Yisu replied very honestly.

Cheng Jinzhou laughed and floated down in a good mood.

Leaving the capital and living in De'an County, he is a Tu Emperor through and through.Dad went to Nanling to take up his post. Given the traffic conditions of this era, the sky is high and the roads are far away, and there are familiar astrologists around him to help. This is the real "not to change for an emperor".

When Erwin saw Cheng Jinzhou coming, he handed over the work in hand to the workers, and said in very proficient Chinese with a smile: "Mr. Cheng, don't you need to participate in the seminar today?"

"Come out to relax. Xiao Wen, how is it here?" Xiao Cheng floated in the air and patted Erwin on the shoulder with a very affectionate attitude.The mechanic from the far west is not only in charge of the two steam engines, but also manages the technical affairs of the entire mining area.Including how many people are mining where and where the explosives are used, it is no problem to say that it is the chief technology officer of De'an Coal Mine.And the most interesting thing is that Cheng Jinzhou doesn't need to pay Erwin at all - it's all because of his hobbies.

"Insufficient manpower is the biggest problem. When can you bring all the people from the nearby mines over?" Xiao Wen is an efficient foreign old man with fat cheeks but a healthy body. His fingers are thick and long, like An old screw.

The nearby mine he was talking about was the native small mine in De'an County.Cheng Jinzhou is not the only local mine owner, nor is he the only employer.As a small county in the feudal period, the number of idle people that could be recruited from society was very limited. Even for men who had become miners, their biggest dream was still to buy a piece of land and become farmers again.Therefore, although the competition between several small mines will not affect the mining process, it will slow down the expansion.

Cheng Jinzhou laughed twice and said: "We have just completed the warehouses, and if we destroy them now, De'an County and nearby Nanling and other states will soon be without coal."

Erwin didn't care about this, he kicked the stones below and said, "I'm ready. If we want to increase the monthly production to 1 tons, we need to add at least 2000 people."

"What about machines? Is there a way to do it with machines?" Cheng Jinzhou came from modern times and always believed in the power of machines. Naturally, he wanted to replicate the success of later generations locally.

Xiao Wen smiled and frowned, and said: "Add more manpower and more explosives, and you will soon see an increase in production."

He doesn't care about sales, and he doesn't care how much coal will accumulate in the mine.Erwin paid more attention to his own small experiment, how to mine coal mines with maximum efficiency.Even without Cheng Jinzhou's invitation, Xiao Wen would have found another mine.

Cheng Jinzhou thought for a while, holding his chin, and said, "If those two mines are closed, we will add 2000 people at most."

"Then we will recruit people from other mines." Xiao Wen was very optimistic and laughed loudly: "We want to reform."

"It's right to enclose the land. People should be separated from the land as much as possible voluntarily." What Cheng Jinzhou had in mind was the land enclosure movement of the British, regardless of the impact of the movement on farmers, but it is real. Created a source of workers—farmers who left the land.

In Chinese textbooks in the past, the Chinese called the wave of migrant workers from the British as the land enclosure movement, and called it a sheep-eating movement.But no matter what the appearance of the movement is, the essence is to create cheap labor.

Factories need cheap labor, and mines need cheap labor.

Cheng Jinzhou patted Erwin on the shoulder and said with a smile: "Don't worry, Xiao Wen, I will find a way to get you more people."

As an upper county, De'an has more than 3 households, which means a population of more than [-], not to mention the surrounding counties.

So Xiao Wen continued to study his steam engine with peace of mind. Cheng Jinzhou rubbed his forehead and seemed to be talking to himself: "Is there anything that can squeeze people out of the land?"

He looked through the independent trading platform, hoping to find out something that could be used.

It is easy for him to find things to make money. He can still do business of buying grain, selling medicinal materials and cloth from the platform, and he can earn 10 taels of silver every month.But in a relatively closed society, it is not easy to sell a lot of things.

On the other hand, Cheng Jinzhou wants to create some kind of industrial system, at least something that can improve his ability and strength, rather than simple money.

He floated as he thought, like a ghost.Then I heard Bai Jing shouting from below.

Classmate Xiao Cheng couldn't help sighing.

Since he started making nitroglycerin, Cheng Jinzhou has instilled a lot of simple chemical knowledge into Bai Jing and others, for example helping them clarify the concept of compounds or simple chemical reactions.These are questions that have been studied in the seventeenth century, but not clearly.

And within three months, although nitroglycerin could not be produced on a large scale, it gave Bai Jing and others the idea of ​​publishing their results.

Contribution points are an irresistible temptation for star warlocks.

And when it was time to finalize the draft, the three of Bai Jing would keep calling Cheng Jinzhou.

Cheng Jinzhou shrugged and walked over.

When other members of the team were desperately publishing papers, Xiao Cheng himself was not idle.Although he would often help Bai Jing and others to clarify concepts, the other three also helped him do a lot of experiments and record the experimental data. His own results report contained a lot of content, and he even directly asked the three of them to catch the sword.

This time, Bai Jing didn't directly ask the question like before, but put a copy of "Xia Jing Journal" in his hands first, and said: "Your article is on the first page."

The first page of a periodical is always the main feature among the main features, which not only represents an affirmation, but also has many other factors mixed in it.

Cheng Jinzhou couldn't help asking suspiciously: "The association is so generous?"

"Journal of Xia Jing" is a product of the Star Warlock Association.

Bai Jing blushed excitedly, and said, "You added 227 contribution points last month."

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(End of this chapter)