Ming Zuo

Chapter 80 The Investigation of the Xu Family
After the barrel was changed back to wrought iron, many problems were solved.

After the river has thawed, the hydraulic hammer can be applied.After only one try, Xu Dagan and others immediately abandoned the original manual method.

Can't compare, the difference is [-] miles.

In the past, when the barrel was forged by hand, the hammer head was so large that it was impossible to hit all parts of the barrel at once.

The hydraulic forging hammer is different, and the length is exactly the same as the barrel length.As soon as the hammer goes down, you can hammer all the side of the barrel.

The barrel, which is made by a hydraulic hammer, is fast and good, and its strength is comparable to that of stainless steel.

The rifling machine designed by Zuo Menggeng was also built.

After drilling and scrapping eight barrels, the craftsmen finally mastered the technique.With the improvement of proficiency, it is now basically possible to complete three barrels a day.

This speed was unimaginable before.

Overjoyed, the craftsmen immediately accelerated the manufacture of tools such as hydraulic hammers and rifling machines.

In the manufacture of the flash hat gun, the last problem, the reed, was also solved by the craftsmen.

Zuo Menggeng just mentioned it.

Tell the craftsmen how the steel is elastic and needs to be shaped.

The craftsmen began to study day and night, and finally made a qualified reed more than a month after the year before and after.

With the breakthrough of the reed, the firing mechanism of the flash hat gun was officially launched.

As for the handguards, gun stocks and other devices, there is no technical content at all.

Bringing together the carpenters among the villagers and refugees, they can make more than a dozen pieces every day.

Now the unskilled refugees have been recruited by various factories, while apprenticeships, while doing the simplest work.

In the entire Zuozhuang and the military camp, there is not a single idler.

It is foreseeable that there will even be a shortage of labor here in the near future.

Other departments are making rapid progress, Zuo Menggeng did not dare to delay here.

He entered the laboratory again, added mercury to nitric acid, and successfully produced mercury fulminate.

However, such mercury fulminate can not be used yet, and it will explode when touched, which is really dangerous.

It is also necessary to add potassium chlorate to it to enhance the stability of mercury fulminate and reach the use level.

Potassium chlorate is also something that is not available today, and it has to be trial-produced from scratch.

When Zuo Menggeng was dizzy and tried to produce potassium chlorate, the last shareholder of the glass industry also arrived.

Zuo Menggeng was frightened by the people who came.

"Xu Erjue has seen Zuo Gongzi."

A well-mannered young boy, covered in silk and satin, handsome with a little subtle nobility, and a faint arrogance of refusing to be thousands of miles away.

Xu Guangqi's grandson actually came in person.

Seeing Xu Ruolin's eldest brother, Zuo Menggeng couldn't help looking up and down.

"I've heard for a long time that Brother Xu is very talented in writing. When I saw him today, there is no vacuous person under his reputation."

When Zuo Menggeng was looking at Xu Erjue, Xu Erjue was also looking at Zuo Menggeng.

When Zuo Menggeng's gift was delivered to the capital, Xu Guangqi immediately realized the great value and the deep meaning of Zuo Menggeng's gift, and immediately sent a letter to his home far away in Songjiang.

Xu Ji, who was far away in Songjiang, also knew that glass was of great importance and did not dare to neglect, and immediately dispatched Xu Erjue north to facilitate this matter.

The reason why he dispatched the eldest grandson of the third generation, in addition to attaching importance to this transaction, Xu Ji also had another purpose, that is, to inspect Zuo Menggeng.

In Xu Guangqi's letter to his son, there was no secret about Xu Ruolin and Zuo Menggeng.

Although it is his own daughter, Xu Ji is very clear that it must be Xu Guangqi who can decide this matter.

But for the son of a military general, even if Zuo Menggeng came up with something novel such as glass, Xu Ji was still not satisfied.

What kind of portal is the Xu family?
How can a warrior be worthy of it?

He didn't dare to violate Xu Guangqi's intentions, so he sent Xu Erjue to see how Zuo Menggeng was on the spot.

Xu Erjue's first impression of Zuo Menggeng was not good.

Just because in his eyes, this young man's appearance is too rough.

It's not ugly, but the five big and three thick are extraordinarily majestic.

Jiangnan style, respects the elegance and beauty of beauty.

To put it bluntly, I like small fresh meat.

When I suddenly saw such a tough guy, I couldn't get along in terms of aesthetics.

Looking at Zuo Menggeng's clothes again, it was just a set of coarse cloth shirts, and he couldn't find a single piece of silk all over his body.A face with sharp edges and corners does not need to be put on makeup, and the slightly copper-colored skin is like a farmer.

Although the words are as polite as possible, but there is no elegance.

However, the Xu family's tutor was there, and Xu Erjue would not reveal it in person.

"Brother Zuo, the ancestors have said everything. Thanks to the high intentions, the Xu family is very grateful. This is silver money. In addition, please hand over the marketing of Jiangnan and Jiangxi to the Xu family."

Xu Guangqi wanted the marketing rights of glass in Jiangnan and Jiangxi.

In Zuo Menggeng's network, only Xu Guangqi can eat Jiangnan and Jiangxi markets.

The dignitaries gathered in the two places are intricate and complicated. Ordinary businessmen dare to do this glass business, and there will be no slag left that will only be eaten.

The Xu family's share of silver is also [-] taels.

Frankly, a bit stingy.

Even from a regional perspective, Jiangnan and Jiangxi are not as large as other dealers.But Jiangnan is the most prosperous in the world, and the business prospects of this one place are comparable to the sum of other places.

But since it is Xu Ruolin's family, Zuo Menggeng doesn't care.

"This is what it should be. After June, the factory's output will be fully rolled out, and the supply of goods will be sufficient, and the Xu family will be able to sell to all parts of Jiangnan and Jiangxi."

Then Zuo Menggeng took Xu Erjue to visit the glass factory that was still under construction.

The vast construction site moved Xu Erjue for the first time.

Jiangnan is rich and not false, but every inch of land is precious. If you want to toss something, the land is a problem.

But unlike Shandong, the land is worthless at all, and with the cooperation of the government, the factory wants to build a large city.

"The output of such a large workshop is impressive."

Zuo Menggeng is also very proud of his achievements.

"If not, how can you occupy the market?"

Xu Erjue narrowed his eyes, and his views on Zuo Menggeng were a little different.

At least a person who can create a huge industry has obvious ability.

Zuo Menggeng prepared a banquet for Xu Erjue, and also called Huang Zongxi and Zhou You to accompany him.

After reporting their names to each other and learning that the two were Zhonglie, Xu Erjue was in awe and chatted eagerly.

He secretly observed Zuo Menggeng and found that he was just quietly accompanying him, not involving the topic of the three.Xu Erjue thought it was Zuo Menggeng's lack of literacy, so he couldn't speak.

Actually it is.

Zuo Menggeng is also a complete mess. In front of these literati, he doesn't dare to show ugliness.

However, his self-cultivation skills made Xu Erjue admirable.

Ordinary people are in this situation, I am afraid that they have already sat down and can't stand it.But Zuo Menggeng was calm and calm, neither anxious nor impetuous.

Xu Erjue also found an interesting phenomenon.

"Brother Zuo doesn't drink alcohol?"

Zuo Menggeng shook his head.

"My younger brother is still young, so it's not appropriate to drink alcohol."

Too young to drink?

"I don't know about my virtuous brother, Guigeng?"

Zuo Menggeng answered truthfully.

"Little brother Nian Geng fourteen."

"What, you're only fourteen?"

Xu Erjue was startled, and he raised the wine glass.

Even Huang Zongxi and Zhou You were shocked, as if they knew Zuo Menggeng for the first time.

Zuo Menggeng was inexplicable.

"The younger brother is indeed fourteen years old, is there something wrong?"

Huang Zongxi's head was full of black lines, and he was not angry.

"Look at your appearance, it's not an exaggeration to say that you are twenty."

The other two joined in.

Xu Erjue had a faint toothache, but he did not expect Zuo Menggeng to be two years younger than Xu Ruolin.

This Gengchen eight characters...

Zhou You teased: "If the soldiers knew that their president was only fourteen years old, how would you feel?"

Zuo Menggeng's face was neither red nor white.

"They don't know."

This statement attracted the approval of the three.

Indeed, Zuo Menggeng's majestic and mighty appearance.If he didn't report his age, who would have thought that he was still a child.

Moreover, this child's force is extremely domineering, and many fierce people are folded in his hands.

Xu Erjue didn't worry too much about his age, and he couldn't control Xu Ruolin and Zuo Menggeng either.

Now that he has come to Shandong, he has one more thing to do.

"My little sister mentioned in the letter that my virtuous brother knows how to drive a waterwheel? The Xu family is in the south of the Yangtze River and has a little silk weaving. I wonder if my virtuous brother can give me some pointers."

In Xu Ruolin's letter to her family, she mentioned the fact that a waterwheel drives textiles, which aroused the family's attention.

Xu Ji immediately organized a trial production by craftsmen, but unfortunately it was never successful.

Spinning with water power is not just about setting up a waterwheel in the water.

The hardest part is the power conversion device.

In fact, if you have seen the real thing, it is not difficult for the craftsmen of this era to manufacture.

But the rare thing is that no one can imagine what it looks like before seeing the real thing.

Therefore, Xu Erjue went north to Shandong, in addition to the glass accident, he also wanted to acquire the technology of waterwheel drive.

The [-] taels of silver were given out, and when Xu Erjue wanted to come, it was just a waterwheel driving, and Zuo Menggeng would definitely tell him.

Guess what Zuo Menggeng said directly.

"What does Brother Xu want in exchange for this technology?"

(End of this chapter)