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"The name Dou Gong sounds familiar."

"It must be familiar, how can my Dahua Kingdom not be familiar with this name?"

"Dougong is the component that supports the eaves of the building. When you look at ancient buildings, you can see them when you look up."

"That kind of overlapping and staggered structure under the eaves."

"It looks complicated."

"It's really complicated. There are more than ten parts for the complete Dougong besides the dou that Xu Shen just made."

"Zhengxin Guagong, Qiao, Shibadou, Xiaang, Xianggong, Grasshopper Head, and Linfangtou... that's all I can think of immediately."

"By the way, there is also the Ang Shuan that runs through the entire bucket arch."

"I don't understand...DJ, please cut the song again, Boots."

"Hearing the name gives me headaches. Is Xu Shen planning to reproduce them all?"

"No, isn't the construction of the gong just now completed? What I'm working on now should be a clay gong, which is the Zhengxin melon gong mentioned above just now."

"Ha, this is the first horizontal gong, which is located on the center line of the bucket arch, and requires very high precision."

"A bit crooked, and the entire structure above will deviate, and it will fall apart if you don't pay attention."

"Xu Shen can do it. There is no ink line or any auxiliary tools, and the positioning is purely based on the naked eye."

"Although I don't understand it very well, it is enough to call 666 at this time."

"666666!"

"Xu Shen is awesome!"

"First the mortise and tenon, and then the bracket. I have enough evidence to suspect that Xu Shen's surname is actually Lu."

"Xu Shen must be a descendant of the Mo family!"

"Come to the deserted island to survive, just to spread the awesome craftsmanship of the Mohists!"

"..."

[Current popularity in the live broadcast room: 3,920,000! 】

Yo, one step away from 400 million.

After the completion of this wave of suspended second-floor buildings, the popularity value of 400 million people should be stabilized.

And the two skills of [Stress Science] and [Road and Bridge Science] can be upgraded to Lv4 steadily.

Not bad.

While reviewing his skills, Xu Le's hands kept moving.

It didn't take much time, Zhengxin Guagong was finished.

The long strips of square wood are raised at both ends and have a groove in the center.

It fits perfectly with the deep groove of the bucket.

Both ends of the Zhengxin Guagong also have delicate bucket troughs, as if they are carrying a higher load towards the sky.

Continue chiseling.

The entire suspended second-story building required more than one bucket arch, but Xu Le was very patient, chiseling and dropping it with his hands, enjoying it.

A complete bucket arch was soon completed.

Then move on to the second...

The sound of sawing, carrying, splicing...

There are also all kinds of roars that the pets communicate with each other...

All in all it was very lively.

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No.30 three days!

"Amazing!"

Meng Yiyi stood on the corridor on the second floor, waving towards the courtyard.

The corridor is the initial foundation beam, with a row of handrails added.

It is about four meters long, with two meters open in the middle, and there are columns thicker than bowls on the edge and one meter from the edge, supporting the upper end of the bucket arch.

Above the bucket arch is the eaves. The eaves are connected to the beams of the roof, and the ends of the beams sink into the openings cut in the rock wall.

There is a small inclination angle at the joint between the beam and the rock wall, which is convenient for drainage in rainy days.

The roof is temporarily empty, and the sunlight shines through without any obstruction.

"The roof is also sealed according to old techniques, using tiles."

Xu Le folded his arms and looked at it for a while, "Just use small green tiles, and it's easy to burn, and the current stove can do it.

"Just like firing pottery, we first prepare the mud for firing tiles.

"The mud can be crushed and mixed with sandstone and limestone. The finer the particle size, the smoother and smoother the surface of the fired tile."

As for breaking these stones, it was no problem for Xu Le at all.

There are countless sandstone and limestone used as raw materials on the island, and the small courtyard has long been prepared.

The raw materials are filled into the stone mortar that was previously used to burn charcoal, and are repeatedly ground to obtain a mixture of stone powder and stone grains.

The process of making mud is the same as the preparation for firing pottery.

Add excess water and mud, and then use a woven wooden sieve to remove larger stone particles while stirring.

What remains is a very fine mud.

Sedimentation and water filtration will result in mud with a higher concentration.

It is then pressed with stone slabs to further allow water to seep out and make it stronger.

The quality of mud used for tiles is not as high as that required for pottery, so the progress of the process of filtering mud has skyrocketed.

In the shade of the small courtyard, piles of seeping mud soon piled up.

After the water has penetrated until the mud can be shaped, the orangutans work in groups of two and beat the mud with a mallet.

This mallet is made of waste wood that was cut off when making the suspended second-story building.

It can be regarded as another form of waste utilization besides burning fire.

Under constant hammering, the air bubbles in the mud are gradually discharged, and at the same time, it is further purified and dried.

This kind of mud has uniform structure, smooth and even shiny cross-section, and better plasticity and density.

Used to fire tiles, it can minimize water absorption and allow rainwater to drain smoothly without accumulating or seeping into the house.

"So much mud, burned into tiles, is almost enough to cover our roof."

Xu Le estimated the amount, then took a thick tree trunk, planed the outer surface, and left raised wooden edges on the outer surface.

Fixed on the drawing machine for firing pottery, this is the mold of the tile.

The original drawing machine was still manually rotated, but now it has been transformed to be driven by a steam engine.

The speed is stable and the durability is excellent.

By replacing gears with different radii, the rotational speed can be adjusted.

Cut out a small piece of mud. The thickness of the mud is about one centimeter, the width is equivalent to the height of the mold, and the length is just enough to wrap it.

Wet the outer surface of the mold first, then wrap it with mud, and press the edges tightly to stick it firmly.

Xu Le removed the excess mud, pulled the power connecting rod, and let the drawing machine rotate at a low speed.

Beat the mud block continuously to smooth the surface, and at the same time dip it in water to polish it.

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The mud that is cut into thin slices is then rotated and beaten to dry gradually.

After the mud was hard enough to support itself upright, Xu Le lifted the mold and took off the cylindrical mud.

Set aside on the ground to dry.

Then start the processing of the next mud.

The intensity of the sea breeze on the island is stable, and after three or five mud slabs are processed, the first completed mud slabs are basically dry.

Because the mold itself has raised wooden ribs, three sunken ribs are also transferred on the inner surface of the cylindrical mud.

With a slight slap, the mud will be broken from the positions of the three edge marks and divided into three parts.

"One piece of mud is made into three tiles, and we continue to make the rest."

Xu Le stood up the tiles and leaned against them, signaling Lin Xihan to move them to a ventilated place to dry.

Three blocks and three blocks, the number of thin tiles continued to grow on the ground near the openings in the small courtyard wall.

After finishing another cylindrical mud block in hand, he stopped temporarily to look at the work just done.

Roughly speaking, more than 30 cylindrical mud blocks have been made, and the number of accumulated tiles is over a hundred.

You can fire a furnace first to divert the time.

The charcoal stove is still used to burn the tiles. The tiles are stacked in the stove row by row, and the flue is separated between the rows.

After the kiln is installed, charcoal is added and the top of the furnace is sealed.

A considerable degree of airtightness is required for tile burning and charcoal burning.

The kiln is sealed and ignited, and the smoke rises from the pre-reserved holes. It is white at first, and then the color turns dark.

After confirming that the fuel was fully burned, Xu Le also blocked all the reserved channels and sealed them with thick yellow mud.

"After that, it's time to wait for firing. Firing and billet making are carried out alternately. Let's burn all the mud into tiles."

Calculated according to the current progress, it will take about two or three days for all the tiles to be fired...

If several kilns are opened at the same time, it will be faster...

So he decisively set up another stove next to the first one.

Building with stones and sealing with yellow mud, what has been done once, can be done again with ease.

Barrage--

"expect."

"Very traditional old craftsmanship, feast your eyes."

"Don't look at the traditional craftsmanship, the fired tiles will look good."

"Didn't Xu Shen say it, Xiao Qingwa, look at the picture, the color tone is very flattering."

"I want to see the final product."

"Be patient. The weather conditions on the island are good. Xu Shen's kiln does not burn much, and the progress is very fast."

"..."

a few hours later.

"It's almost there, the amount of tiles is small, our fire is stable, and the first furnace has already been cooked."

Xu Le patted the three tiles away, "Perform the last process, the kiln.

"That is to add water, let the water seep into the kiln, so that the iron inside the tile is not completely oxidized, and it will show a beautiful blue color."

Cut off the fire, then seal a thick layer of soil on the top of the stove, fill the soil with water, and finally sprinkle dry soil.

"In fact, the kiln process is not faster than firing, and it even takes longer to wait for the tiles to cool completely."

While explaining, he moved a new batch of tiles waiting to be fired to a cool place to dry.

The second furnace was also fired earlier, but it was not yet ready for the kiln, and it still needed to wait for an hour.

The third furnace is also the last furnace. Waiting for the previous furnace to be vacant, the kiln can be installed and ignited.