Reborn Great Nation Craftsman

Chapter 397 Deacon of Fire Word Hall

Yao Jiezeng was getting older, and his voice was a bit vague. In addition to the local spoken language in Jiangsu, although the old man spoke very slowly, Zhang Junping still couldn't understand it.

Rely on guide translation.

I really don't know how Master communicated with Yao Jiezeng.

"It's me! Master asked me to say hello to you on his behalf!

This is what my master asked me to bring to you! As Zhang Junping said, he put the gift he brought on the table beside Yao Jiezeng.

"Okay, okay! Thank you Mr. Yang for caring about me.

I heard from Mr. Yang that you want to burn gold bricks? " Yao Jiezeng asked in a low voice.

"Yes, I would like to ask you to help burn gold bricks."

"How many gold bricks do you want? If you don't want many, the village can gather a thousand pieces...

It is too troublesome to burn now. From mud making to firing, it takes two years. "Although Yao Jiezeng is not in good spirits, he is still clear-headed and speaks in a very orderly manner.

"Master Yao, a thousand yuan is not enough, I want a lot, at least a few hundred thousand yuan."

"How much is 10 yuan? That much? That's a big project.

Several 10 yuan, not a decade or so, can not be burned. "Yao Jiezeng shook his head and said.

"For a gold brick, the first thing to do is to choose the soil, which must be sticky but not loose, powdery but not sandy, and fine in texture.

The selected soil should be placed in the open air for a whole year to remove its soil properties.

Then immerse in water to soak the clay, let several cows step on the mud repeatedly to remove the air bubbles in the mud balls, and finally form a dense mud ball.

Then beat it repeatedly, and finally put the mud ball into the mold, cover the surface with a flat plate, and two people step on the plate until it is firmly stepped. At this time, the adobe of the gold brick is considered to be made.

The finished bricks should be placed in a cool place to dry in the shade, and it takes seven months to dry in the shade and then fired.

When firing, it is necessary to smoke with bran for one month to remove the moisture, then burn with chopped firewood for one month, then burn with whole firewood for one month, and finally burn with pine branches for 40 days before it can come out of the kiln.

Therefore, in the past, there has always been a saying that there is one gold brick and one gold or two.

It is because firing gold bricks is too troublesome.

A kiln can only burn a few thousand gold bricks in two years. "A man who had been standing beside Yao Jiezeng explained the process of firing gold bricks.

This man in his 50s should be the son of Yao Jiezeng, and the two look alike.

"This is my eldest son, Yao Jishan. My craftsmanship has been passed on to him. If you want someone to make gold bricks, you can find him." Yao Jiezeng introduced slowly.

"Hello, Master Yao!
I also have a general understanding of the process of firing gold bricks.

I think so, firing according to the ancient method is naturally slow and inefficient.

We can combine ancient methods with modern machinery for firing.

For example, in the ancient method, cows should be used to step on the mud, so that the water and the soil can be fully fused to remove the air bubbles inside.

This can be replaced with a mixer. The brick mud stirred by the mixer is more uniform than that trampled by cattle.

Another example is to dry the soil and remove the rust. You can use a large dryer to dry it to remove the rust.

There is also the step of drying in the shade, you can use a blower to increase the air circulation and speed up the time required for drying in the shade.

In addition, the brick kiln can also be converted into an electric heating brick kiln, which is more evenly heated than the traditional wood-fired brick kiln.

Of course, these are just my layman's thoughts.

Specifically how to improve it still needs Master Yao and you masters to try.

If Master Yao is willing, I can ask mechanical design experts from Tsinghua University to cooperate with you to customize special mechanical equipment. "Zhang Junping smiled and expressed his thoughts.

These were not thought of by Zhang Junping, but were researched by the masters who fired gold bricks in later generations.

Using new technology, the new technology restores the lost gold brick firing process.

Now the firing process of gold bricks has not been lost. With the joint research of masters firing gold bricks and mechanical design experts, the production process will be better improved and the production efficiency will be improved.

The production cycle that originally took two years was shortened to two or three months, or even shorter.

Yao Jishan didn't speak, but turned to look at his father.

"Mr. Zhang is lucky to be able to use Gouzi.

Although Gouzi doesn't have much culture, but it's his turn to burn gold bricks, so there is no problem. "Yao Jiezeng was not polite, but readily agreed.

Not even a condition was mentioned.

As a potter who burns gold bricks, life has not been easy since ancient times.

Before the founding of the People's Republic of China, the royal family and dignitaries had a great demand for gold bricks.

The price of gold bricks is very high, even reaching the point where one gold brick costs one or two gold.

However, this price is after shipping to BJ.

In Yuyao Village, a gold brick is at most one tael of silver, and it has to be exploited layer by layer. In the end, less than half of it falls into their hands.

It takes two years to burn out a kiln of gold bricks, and the maximum cost of a kiln is 7000 yuan, and excluding defective products, it is only 5000 yuan.

After excluding all kinds of expenses, a highly skilled potter can spend at most a hundred taels of silver in a year.

One hundred taels of silver is quite a lot for ordinary people.

But for craftsmen, especially skilled craftsmen, there are not many.

This was before the founding of the People's Republic of China. After the founding of the People's Republic of China, the firing of gold bricks basically stopped.

Many brick kilns were purchased by the state and converted into ordinary brick kilns.

As a result, these potters earn even less.

"Master Yao, I plan to invest in the construction of a modern brick kiln here, specializing in the production of gold bricks.

I still need your help to check it out.

Don't worry, I am also a craftsman, and I will never treat the craftsman brothers badly. Zhang Junping promised with a smile.

"Mr. Zhang, let me ask a digression. Did Mr. Yang tell you about the existence of Jiangmen?"

"I am the head of Muzitang's generation." Zhang Junping was taken aback, then said.

"Mr. Zhang is the head of Muzitang?" Yao Jiezeng stared at Zhang Junping with wide eyes and asked.

"Yes!" Zhang Junping said while taking out a wooden token.

"Yes, this is a wooden order!

Yao Jiezeng, the deacon of Huozitang, met the head of Muzitang! "Yao Jiezeng stood up with difficulty and cupped his fists at Zhang Junping.

"Master Yao belongs to Huozitang?" Zhang Junping was taken aback.

But then it dawned on me, yes.

BJ is thousands of miles away from Suzhou, how did master Yang Mingde know Yao Jiezeng?
Although they are all craftsmen, one works with wood and the other with mud, which is completely irrelevant.

Only those brothers who are fellow craftsmen will be able to contact each other.

It needs to be explained here that although gold bricks and porcelain are made of clay, they are all classified as Huozitang, not Tuzitang.

Because they are all fired with fire, fire is an important element to make the soil reborn.

We are both craftsmen brothers, so we can talk better next time.

Yao Jiezeng promised to help Zhang Junping contact other masters who fired gold bricks.

Zhang Junping also promised to provide them with better treatment than current workers.

(End of this chapter)