Take the mall to Datang

Science and technology is the primary productive force. On the premise that there is no industrial foundation at all, it is already very good to be able to use a simple steam engine. Yuan Shan believes that the development of the steam engine will develop with the popularization and use.

Looking at this new large steam engine, Yuan Shan felt a sense of accomplishment.

"Teacher Yuan's parts have been assembled." Li Dejian said.

"Well, you two brothers need to check this steam engine carefully. This is only a part of the completion, and there is still a lot to do." Yuan Shan said.

Blacksmith Lu came over to take a look, and then went back to work. He was still making various flywheel accessories by hand, and then the supporting equipment used to match the steam engine.

Ancillary equipment, such as a roller-type transport bed, can allow items to rotate on it. This is a simple assembly line, which is only a very elementary function. When combined with some processing equipment, it is an automatic production line.

Now the steam engine made by Yuanshan has been very well used in blacksmithing.

The modified hammering machine of the Military Weapons Supervisor saves manpower in the production of weapons, and the forged steel is evenly stressed and the speed is much faster.

Yuan Shandu hadn't been to the Military Weapons Supervision for a long time, and he knew that the equipment produced by the Military Weapons Supervision with the steam engine hammering machine was prepared for ghost hunting cavalry.

This is considered a semi-automatic hammering equipment, even with the addition of unlimited power, it still requires experienced blacksmiths to operate it.

The small steam engine in Yuanjia Manor looks small, but it uses new technology. The boiler inside the steam engine has a very strong pressure, and it is mainly used for stamping small iron products.

For example, iron beads, gears and so on.

Chapter 232 Soap Workshop

The boiler now being made is very large, and the pressure generated is stronger. It adopts a split type, so that multiple cylinders can work together.

Such a steam engine will be divided into different tasks, so that the work efficiency can be accelerated.

In addition, the pressure generated by the boiler of this new type of large steam engine is so strong that it is more than enough to be used as a locomotive power.

But again, the evaporation capacity of this steam engine is amazing, even if it consists of multiple water tanks, water must be added from time to time.

However, a hot water heating device is adopted, and the imported hot water will not waste too much heat energy.

Saving the consumption of coal can be regarded as technological progress. It is a bit bold to build this kind of large-scale steam engine. The single-expansion steam engine is the most widely used. Cylinder fixed steam engine.

On the other hand, the appearance of the steam engine allowed the development of the boiler in the Tang Dynasty. With the boiler, this winter, the Yuanjia Manor would not have to worry about heating.

After such a short period of time, Yuan Shan began to be in a daze again. This has become a habit, and everyone knows that Yuan Shan has the problem of being in a daze.

But they don't know that Yuanshan is very distressed now, because he can create too many things now, and every project can bring good benefits.

But the initial investment is huge, and we must increase the production of bicycles after making up our minds.

In addition, he still needs something with a higher cost and quicker results. It is inevitable that the current deposits really can't support it for too long.

So Yuan Shan set up another soap workshop on Yang Wu's side.

The soap was processed in the Yuanjia Workshop. At that time, it was only made for the completion of the construction of the bathhouse. When extracting the soap liquid, glycerin was also extracted.

Originally, it was because the glycerin was polluted and there were risks in refining, so the production of soap was stopped, but now Yuanshan is not in such a hurry, he can process it slowly, and if he takes precautions, he will be fine.

Just now that the Hepingfang Mall is opening, it would be a good choice to sell soap in the mall.

Just do what you say, this is Yuan Shan's consistent style. The blacksmith workshop is very busy, and Yang Wu is also very jealous when he sees it.

Their main job now is to make some wooden carriages, bicycle wooden frames and other things. How can the "core technology" mastered by blacksmiths be so magical? Without sliding rollers, they can't play at all, and there are many applications of iron utensils and More important, for example, the "super-large pencil sharpener" is essential for sharpening wooden piles.

If steam power is added to this, the production speed will definitely be several times higher than it is now. The match workshop has allowed the people of Wulizhuang to obtain more material needs.

The craftsmen like Yang Wu still do carpentry work every day. It is no secret that the technology of pan kang before is now popularized. Although they still make money, it does not satisfy the craftsmen like Yang Wu spiritually.

This is the fault of competitiveness. Now Tiejiang Lu is doing well in the blacksmith circle. As a craftsman, Yang Wu is not inferior to others in carpentry skills. A variety of emotions caused by change.

It can't be blamed on Yang Wu's impatience. The appearance of the steam engine made these carpenters seem to see a kind of crisis. Humans are not fools. Compared with human beings, the production speed of machines is a huge difference.

Yuan Shan didn't know that Yang Wu had thought a lot. When he arrived at the workshop, he asked Yang Wu to organize the people who had produced soap before, and went to battle again and immediately set up a soap workshop. Come up with a new technology, this time the decision must be carefully grasped.

Yang Wu's enthusiasm allowed the soap workshop to meet the staff in the fastest time. The places were all ready-made, and they directly occupied a place in the carpenter's workshop. They began to set up a stove and prepare various wooden barrels and other things. , most of the required items are readily available.

"Yang Wu, it's still the same as when producing soap before. Each batch of people is responsible for their own buddies. When separating soap liquid and glycerin, you must pay attention to safety. It is better to be slow than careless. If there is a problem, this county will not be responsible, and will drive him out of the workshop." Yuan Shan said sharply.

With Yuan Shan's attitude, Yang Wu knew that his young master was not joking, but would really do this, so he became more careful.

The production of soap is not complicated. Grease and sodium hydroxide, which is commonly known as caustic soda, are boiled together and hydrolyzed into higher fatty acid sodium and glycerin. After the fatty acid sodium is condensed, soap is obtained. When making soap, Yuanshan Some salt granules are also deliberately added to allow better separation of higher fatty acid sodium and glycerin.

The soap workshop started just after Yuan Shan said a word. The soap produced is very common, but even such common soap is the only one in the Tang Dynasty. At least in the middle and late Tang Dynasty, the soap made of plant ash appeared.

But Datang still lacks caustic soda, but this is not a problem for Yuanshan. The ready-made raw materials can be purchased from the system mall, and the other can be extracted from other raw materials. It can be obtained by electrolysis of salt water, and the current way to make soda ash is to use alkaline plant ash, that is, soap made of plant ash, and the soap made by Yuanshan is obviously higher than that of soap.

Moreover, Datang did not have edible alkali, otherwise the steamed buns would have been steamed long ago.

Therefore, Yuanshan's soap technology may not be able to be researched by people like Datang, after all, the current conditions do not allow it.

Besides glycerin, a dangerous liquid, if it is put together with nitric acid and sulfuric acid, it will definitely create a cross-age weapon. Yuan Shan is still very cautious about the production of this dangerous product.

But this kind of thing is an indispensable raw material in the age of firearms. Yuanshan still has some reservations about these aspects. Even the artillery production and gunpowder manufacturer controlled by the military inspector, Yuanshan only uses the most primitive gunpowder. Improving the formula is not something everyone can make.

The grease in the pot is separated quickly, and the next step is to filter, which requires another group of people to complete. They are all wearing thick protective clothing and even goggles, gloves, hats and masks. What is essential is provided by Yuanshan, plus some separation equipment, which allows them to complete the filtering work better and faster.

After the first pot came out, it entered the condensation preparation. The condensation time will be very long, so the new soap continued to be made. Yuanjia Manor did not lack such things as grease, and the meat in the cotton factory canteen was supplied by Tianda Farm. , fresh pork is transported over every day, and the oil produced by the fat is enough to produce, but the smell during processing is really not very good, which is much better than using waste oil and other substances to make the taste .

Chapter 233 The Merchant's Face

In Yuan's Manor, Du Qianyu was practicing kung fu in the yard, and his spear skills were superb, while Xinyue was still yelling enviously.

Dugu Ruolan was working with Qin Si and Caiyi to calculate the accounts in the main room at this time. During this time, the sales of the mall continued to rise, and the sales of the newly added glass cups were booming. The main buyers were those wealthy businessmen.

In order to increase income as soon as possible, Yuanshan directly purchased more than 300 boxes of glasses from the system mall, ten cents a cup, a total of [-] glasses, and only spent thirty cents. Don’t think that these money are nothing Added together, it weighs tens of catties.

Due to the large quantity of these quilts, Yuan Shan didn't sell them too expensively. Each glass only sold for [-] guan.

But the sales expectations surprised Yuanshan. The sales were really good. Some families bought dozens of them at once, which made the [-] cups sold out very quickly. I heard that the Zheng family bought [-] cups. I don't know if the glass is for my own use or if I plan to sell it out of state, but these have nothing to do with Yuan Shan.

The income from this glass cup is as high as 15 guan. If calculated in gold, it is 5000 taels of gold. It will take a while, and recording and reconciling accounts is a chore.

The ideal and ambition that Yuan Shan said about counting money until hand cramps is not difficult to realize in this era, on the contrary, it is very easy, and it always weighs a few catties. Eyes will be dazzled.

"Madam, why haven't you seen the young master recently?" Caiyi asked.

"Why don't you run to the workshop all day long, saying that soap is being produced and ready to be sold?" Dugu Ruolan said.

Qin Si's eyes blinked quickly, looking at Caiyi obviously meant to be joking, but in front of Dugu Ruolan, Caiyi couldn't say anything and could only keep silent, in fact, she asked Dugu Ruolan about Yuan Shan's It didn't happen once or twice, maybe it was because of her position as the reception supervisor, she felt uneasy if she couldn't find out the whereabouts of her young master for a day.

"Caiyi, you have been working in the mall recently, does the mall need to replenish the supply of goods?" Dugu Ruolan asked suddenly.

During this period of time, Yuan Shan did not manage the affairs of the mall, and these matters could only be handled by his several secretaries, and Dugu Ruolan, as the eldest wife of the Yuan family, naturally had to help Yuan Shan share some matters.