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Chapter 196 The Mysterious 'Water Well'

Lao Gao and Eddie shook their heads, joking, how can this thing be cheap, especially Lao Gao, who knows a little about Mr. Li, glass handicrafts, hundreds of thousands of pieces, the auction price is higher, this The unique gramophone, it's a ghost if it can be cheap!
"And the most important thing, and the most profitable one, is this vinyl record!"

Li Xiao turned to Eddie, "I have sent Xinyi Merchant to bring back the raw materials for this thing, so you can use gold to make masters, and then mass-produce vinyl records!"

Gold is soft and can be easily burned, and then pour the melted shellac on the gold master disc, and when the glue solidifies, a vinyl record is made!

The raw material of vinyl records is shellac, which is the purple natural resin secreted by lac insects after absorbing the sap of the host tree. It is now called red gum or butea rivet, and its main purpose is medicinal!
It is produced in Southeast Asian countries, as well as Yunnan. Of course, the most convenient transportation is Jiaozhi, where Ruan Gan is there, plus a few small boats from Xinyi Trading Company.

Buying shellac, isn't that a breeze?

Lao Gao has studied the materials for making gramophones, and Lao Gao not only studies these when he is free, there are many more. The ratio of materials that Li Xiao exchanges in the system, Lao Gao's job is to purify, mix, and burn.

The matter was left to Eddie and Lao Gao. As for the steel bars needed for the construction site, Lao Gao's apprentices were able to handle them. The blast furnace was used to make steel, and the molten steel was cooled and shaped into a huge steel ingot.

The water flow of the tributary of the Yangtze River drives the waterwheel, and the kinetic energy of the waterwheel drives the stamping hammer. In the mold, the huge steel ingot gradually becomes slender, and finally becomes a qualified steel bar.

In the housing construction industry of later generations, there are professional designers. The types of steel bars required, tensile and compressive strength, all have specifications, and cement also has standardized labels. As long as the construction is strictly in accordance with the design drawings, it will definitely meet the requirements for use. As for 'tofu' Slag' projects are all black-hearted bosses withholding materials.

All in all, Li Xiao's steel and cement are much worse than those of later generations. After all, Lao Gao's technology is here, but it can't stop Li Xiao from spending money on materials.

Li Xiao was afraid of accidents, so the thicker the steel bar, the thicker the cement, and the higher the cement grade, and at worst, he could build it into a huge monster.

Recently, the people of Yangzhou City have a new place to go.

That is the wilderness in the west of the city. It used to be barren, but it has changed recently. First, there is a straight and wide concrete road from the west gate of Yangzhou City to the construction site in the western suburbs, and then the construction site is pulled up at a speed visible to the naked eye And rise.

Yes, it means rising from the ground. Yangzhou people used to think that rising from the ground was an exaggerated adjective, but now looking at the construction site named Xinyi Building, it is not an exaggeration.

Since the foundation facilities were built, the buildings on the ground will have one floor in three to five days, which is too fast.

Tens of thousands of workers are on the construction site with a construction area of ​​[-] square meters, which requires sufficient coordination and organization, otherwise tens of thousands of workers stand on the construction site of [-] square meters, and no one knows how many people will be trampled to death.

As soon as the steel bars arrived, the tying began immediately. A group of people were transported, and a group of people were tying up. One layer was tied up a day, and the carpenter set up the formwork. It took half a day to get it done, but it took more time to pour the concrete because there was no concrete delivery pump. Ah, it can only be picked manually.

The workers are like ants, lined up to transport the concrete to the rack and pour it. As for the compacted concrete, because it is poured bit by bit, the gap itself is smaller. In addition, there are workers pounding with sticks, so It can also be solved!
So the speed of the first two floors is the fastest. The pouring was completed in eight days. The next step is to wait for the concrete to solidify. At this time, Li Xiao did not let the workers idle. There are also some landscapes, which are built during the waiting time.

This is because Xinyi Commercial Bank has a lot of money, coupled with low wages, otherwise which boss can afford such a loss?A lot of people are idle there.

But Li Xiao is not going to let those workers rest. On the construction site, a little work, three meals of white flour and fine grains, big fat meat at noon, and a dime of wine for each person at night, these are considered benefits.

If all these are converted into wages, Li Xiao can guarantee that these workers will never be willing to spend them on food, and if one or two of them faint on the construction site by then, it will be a big loss!

The fifth floor is already under construction today.

The periphery of the construction site was already filled with people watching the excitement.

"Grandfather Tian, ​​this speed is too fast. When I came to see it the day before yesterday, there were only four floors, and now the fifth floor is finished!"

"It's all five floors. I heard that it will be repaired to the ninth floor. Fortunately, it is in Yangzhou in the south of the Yangtze River. If it was in Chang'an City, it would have been demolished a long time ago!"

"Why do you want to demolish it? Doesn't it look good if you build it higher?"

"Nonsense, looks good? The cultivation is higher than the emperor's Tai Chi Palace, what do you want to do? Do you want to be brains or do you want to cultivate high?"

"did you mean?"

"Yes, that's what it means!"

"Hey, the sky is high and the emperor is far away, who cares, but I heard that those workers really eat well, suck!"

"Oh, it's a pity I missed it. When Xinyi Commercial Bank was recruiting people, I planned to go, but my father said that Xinyi Commercial Bank has a government background, and they still want to get paid when they go. In case they directly use labor labor What should I do if the date arrives, so, I missed it!"

"Even if I can't get wages, I am willing to eat every day!"

"Look, over there, what's going on there on the first floor?"

The first floor has been built for more than a month, and Li Xiao has started to prepare for bricklaying and pasting the walls at this time.

It must be built as soon as possible. Although Xinyi Commercial Bank is rich and powerful, the steel bars thrown to this construction site every day are all money, and there are other materials. Money is spent like running water. The sooner it is completed, the sooner it can make money.

The rich merchants in the south of the Yangtze River are so rich, Li Xiao couldn't believe that after the completion, the daily income would be much less!
"Steward Yuwen, construction site safety is the top priority, we must emphasize it every day, always pay close attention, and never relax!"

Li Xiao wore a military helmet and stared at Manager Yuwen with a serious face.

This Yuwen steward is a distant relative of Yuwenhai. He used to work with Yuwenkai. Yuwenkai is capable of organizing the construction of Chang'an City. If he is still alive, Li Xiao will definitely find a way to invite him out of the mountain, but he is dead for nearly 20 years. years.

"My lord, don't worry, the old man has always taken your order to heart, and there will be no mistakes."

Steward Yuwen said helplessly, as far as safety is concerned, Lord Li Xiao didn't talk about bubbling, but his ears could hear calluses!

(End of this chapter)