Ming Zuo

Chapter 70 Glass
"You bastard, how many times have I told you? Step left and right, why are you so stupid?"

In the circle, Zuo Hua was training people, and his angry voice could be heard from a distance.

The people being trained are still not convinced, and their voices are not small.

"Then you can't hit people?"

Zuo Hua is even more explosive.

"How did I beat you? Tell you a bastard. Since I'm my soldier, I should beat you to death."

The man was not afraid.

"That's not what Qianzuo said. I'll go to Qianzuo to reason."

"Who is looking for me?"

Zuo Menggeng didn't need to look for it, he came in person.

The crowd dispersed immediately, and they saw Zuo Huazheng and a new recruit fighting with each other.The recruit's face was covered in red and green, and the big slap print made one cheek bulge high.

Zuo Hua didn't expect Zuo Menggeng to come over, so he hurriedly said: "Master, if you don't bother, I promise to train all these things."

Zuo Menggeng ignored him, walked to the soldier, looked at the horrible face, and couldn't help twitching the corners of his mouth.

"Does it hurt?"

The soldier who called him fierce just now is now a thief.He lowered his head, his voice was like a mosquito.

"pain."

Zuo Menggeng continued to ask: "Why are your brigade beating you?"

There was someone nearby to help.

"Wang Xiaoshuan has not been able to walk properly. The team was in a hurry, so I gave him a few strokes. Actually, it's nothing, what's the squeamishness?"

The unconvinced soldier was called Wang Xiaoshuan. Hearing this, his unconvinced energy came up again.

"Thousands of seats can be said, everyone is equal, how can the brigade be able to beat me?"

Zuo Menggeng stopped him and asked, "How long have you been learning to walk?"

Wang Xiaoshuan answered honestly.

"Seven days of study."

Zuo Menggeng raised his foot and came towards his ass a few times.

"For a full seven days, you can't even tell the difference between left and right, isn't it right to beat you?"

Wang Xiaoshuan was kicked around, tears welling in his eyes, but he didn't dare to say anything.

Zuo Menggeng ignored him and looked at the soldier who helped.

"You... come out."

The man never thought that it would be his turn, so he walked out.

"Name."

"Li Erxiao."

"Run ten laps around the school grounds, let's go!"

Li Erxiao was dumbfounded on the spot.

Wasn't Wang Xiaoshuan and the brigade a matter of righteousness, why was he punished?

"Without permission, speaking without reason, without organization or discipline, do you think it should be punished?"

Only then did Li Erxiao understand that it was because he was talking too much.

On the first day they enlisted in the army, they were taught military discipline.But they just listened casually, and no one cared.

No one would have imagined that the execution would be so strict.

Not daring to look at Zuo Menggeng's dangerous eyes, Li Erxiao had no choice but to run away.At the same time, I have a long memory in my heart, and I will never dare to talk too much in the future.

Zuo Menggeng finally looked at Zuo Hua.

"Apologize to Wang Xiaoshuan."

Zuo Hua was taken aback and couldn't believe it.

"What?"

Wang Xiaoshuan was complaining about himself, but when he heard this, he was frightened enough.

"Thousands, no...No, I...I'm fine."

Zuo Menggeng just stared at Zuo Hua.

"Everyone in the barracks is equal. This is the rule. You hit someone for no reason and you must apologize."

Zuo Menggeng's eyes were too scary, and Zuo Hua was a little frightened.

He found that he was fine when he was in the mansion, but once he got to the barracks, this young master was just like a beast, extraordinarily inhumane.

He didn't dare to gamble, betting that Zuo Menggeng would let him go because of love.

Then just obey.

Slowly moved to Wang Xiaoshuan, but it was always difficult to speak.

"What are you waiting for? Dare to beat someone and dare not apologize?"

Zuo Hua was forced to a corner and had to do the same.

"I'm sorry, why don't you... why don't you call me back?"

How could Wang Xiaoshuan dare to attack the brigade?

"It's okay, it's okay, I'm stupid and can't learn."

After waiting for Zuo Hua to apologize, Zuo Menggeng came up and said his voice to everyone.

"In my rear camp, it is strictly forbidden for any officer to corporally punish soldiers for any reason. If anyone violates the law, you can report to me."

He looked at Zuo Hua again.

"If a idiot like Wang Xiaoshuan can't learn it, he will give him a few slaps on his ass. The meat is thick there, and you won't be able to tell if you beat him. If he doesn't, then he will be locked up. No matter how stupid people are, they will learn it. "

A circle of people looked at each other in dismay, and said in their hearts, Senza, don't you allow corporal punishment of soldiers?
But thinking about the way he kicked Wang Xiaoshuan just now, not only did he not feel that he was punishing the soldiers, but he felt more intimacy.

For a time, everyone burst into laughter, feeling that this thousand seats are not so high.

But when he thought of being locked up again, everyone, including Wang Xiaoshuan, had a sudden change in expression.

"Thousands, we must practice well."

The new recruits, mischievous, and non-disciplined cases are countless.In response to this situation, Zuo Menggeng created a confinement room.

That's the taste, anyway, everyone who goes in and then comes out is incredibly well-behaved.

The other soldiers who had never entered the room were also afraid, and when they heard about the confinement room, they were terrified.

Looking at the completely different atmosphere, Zuo Hua's face turned red, but he also realized something.

After Zuo Menggeng left, his face turned pale and his voice was soaring.

"Grandma, who gave you a rest? Hurry up and line up and continue to practice."

After punching and kicking, the soldiers finally lined up and began to learn awkwardly again.

But the appearance of the entire brigade is completely different from before.

The refractory bricks were fired, and Yang Gui and others quickly built two smelting furnaces.

One is the furnace they use to make iron.

Another one was built according to Zuo Menggeng's request, and its purpose is temporarily unknown.

Hearing this news, Zuo Menggeng personally went to Zhang Jimeng to pick up the iron materials and let Yang Gui and others smelt iron according to the original method.

The only requirement is to let Yang Gui and others make a hollow iron pipe and a flat iron plate first.

This is not difficult for Yang Gui and others.

After all, even the barrel of a musket can be made, an ordinary iron pipe is very easy.

What everyone cares most about is whether this new furnace can really make steel?

The iron material was put in, the furnace was ignited, and the coke was used. It was obvious that the heat emitted from the furnace was different from before.

At the same time, the melting speed of the iron in the furnace is much faster than before, and the difference in color is more obvious.

After all the iron material turned into liquid, Yang Gui screamed in shock.

"It's molten steel, really molten steel!"

The other blacksmiths approached to observe, and they all went crazy.

"God, it can really make steel!"

"My God, there will be no shortage of steel in the future."

The real results made the blacksmiths all excited, and immediately began to work swiftly.

The liquefaction effect of molten steel is far better than that of the previous molten iron, and it is easy to get out, wrap it on the iron stile and beat it repeatedly.

As the molten steel continues to cool, it gradually takes shape under beating, which is actually the initial barrel.

Looking at the work of the gunsmiths, Zuo Menggeng also had to sigh at the craftsmanship of the craftsmen in this era.

Who would have thought that such a high-level device as a gun barrel was actually smashed by craftsmen with a hammer?
He pointed to the waterway not far away: "When spring starts, the waterwheel will be ready for use. Then the waterwheel will push a bigger hammer, making it easier to build the barrel."

The waterwheel that Zuo Menggeng made in advance can be used for both water intake and driving.

The craftsmen were shocked when they understood the working principle of the hydraulic forging hammer, and they were even more impatient than him.

But now the river is frozen, and the waterwheel can't be driven.

The steel pipe was quickly made, and although it was still rough, it was sufficient for use.

So Zuo Menggeng took the steel pipe and the finished iron plate to another stove.

Here, Yang Gui and others are still pondering how to make the barrel, and they don't know what Zuo Menggeng is doing.

Another stove is now preheating, and another group of craftsmen is watching.

However, these craftsmen were recruited from refugees temporarily, and they did not have any basic skills.

But it doesn't matter. In this era, if you want to find a craftsman who can make glass, there is no hope in Daming.

It's better to find some refugees to come over and cultivate it yourself.

After a period of training, these refugees have been able to master the furnace temperature well.

Without a thermometer, Zuo Menggeng could only observe by feeling.

When they realized that the furnace temperature was almost the same, they asked the craftsmen to put sand and limestone into it.

In fact, in order to lower the melting point of the refining glass, it is necessary to add soda ash to it.

However, all the chemical knowledge Zuo Menggeng understands is related to the military industry.

He did know that after some seaweeds were dried, the burned ashes contained alkalis, which could be used to make the most primitive soda ash.

But it was far from the sea, so he couldn't get it.

Fortunately, there is a graphite crucible, which improves the resistance of the furnace, and the addition of limestone reduces the melting point of some glass, but it is barely usable.

The most important thing at the moment is whether we can get the glass out.

The rest of the processes and technologies can only be supplemented gradually in the future.

(End of this chapter)