Traveler Major League

Chapter 99
Ever since the plan and reason for establishing the base on the hill were officially announced to the team, everyone's mood ranged from the surprise of escaping the siege of the Ming army at the beginning, to the restlessness of being rescued by the gods, to the depression of denying the gods, to the feeling of being rescued by the gods. The loss of being trapped on this prison-like desert island has once again become the excitement of having the opportunity to leave and go somewhere else.

Everything is on the right track, and the days at the beginning are always the most painful and the slowest. After entering the state, time always flies by, just like shooting stars in the sky.

Two days later, after the overtime work of everyone in the construction team, the wooden house that can accommodate everyone has been built.

A total of [-] wooden houses have been built, which are divided into residential and office houses. There are about [-] wooden houses for residential use, with an average of every ten people living in one, sleeping in Datong bunk. Even Liu Ze is no exception. The wooden houses are mainly used for meetings, or as offices, medical rooms, warehouses, etc. Each has its own function and has its own person in charge.

The only disadvantage is that the number is still insufficient, the room is crowded with people to make do with, the only good thing is that the weather is not too cold and hot, everyone can bear it, but it is not a long-term solution.

Because there were only two women in the team, Lu Wan'er and Wang Guizhi, they were arranged in the same room. First, it was more convenient for them to be women, and second, it was better to have someone to take care of them.

As soon as Lu Wan'er moved the things in, the enthusiastic elder sister Wang Guizhi hurried over to clean up for her, chattering as she cleaned up, "Sister, go rest, I'll do these things, you have to take care of the wounded soldiers every day, running around It will cost a lot to go!"

"It's all part of the job, so there's no hard work." Lu Wan'er also went to tidy up together with a smile, and said that she was used to being alone, and suddenly someone was so enthusiastic, she was really not used to it.

"Oh, those wounded soldiers are pitiful!" Wang Guizhi sighed as he folded his clothes, "It is said that the commander is a god, so he brought us here, but he has been here for a few days, and I don't know when he will be able to come here." go back."

Wiping away tears, Wang Guizhi continued to say with red eyes: "My sisters don't know what's going on, they are all hard-working people. We have been here for a few days, and we don't know that the Ming army can't catch the commander. You won't catch them and torture them?"

After speaking, Wang Guizhi couldn't hold on anymore, her body trembled slightly, as if she was sobbing.

Lu Wan'er saw that Wang Guizhi, who was enthusiastic and cheerful just now, suddenly turned into such a fragile look, she was a little at a loss, so she could only pat her on the back and comfort her: "No, they will be fine, the commander will also take us back."

Everyone has their own thoughts.

Because the number of houses is poor, after a brief discussion, everyone made a decision-open a kiln to make bricks.

In this way, both houses and fortifications can be built.

The kiln here is not to dig a cave directly on the mountain wall, but to find clay by the river first. Generally, the clay is a sticky soil with less sand, so that the water is not easy to pass through and has a better texture. The plasticity of ordinary clay is formed by the weathering of silicate minerals on the earth's surface.

Clay is usually found in large quantities around bodies of water in plain areas.

Whether it is red clay, loess, white clay or blue soil, it can be used.

According to the words of Lao Kong, "all sticky but not loose, powder but not sandy are the best."

These clays can be used for firing bricks and making pottery, and even porcelain can be made after building a high-temperature kiln.

First mix clay and water into mud, and then send people to step on it evenly with bare feet to make it fully stirred, so that the viscosity of the soil can reach the maximum. This kind of water content is moderate, which is more suitable for dry firing.

To make bricks, you only need to put the long wooden box on the open space, pour the clay into the wooden box, flatten it, and put it on the ground in reverse. After two demonstrations, everyone will have a plenary meeting.

After these adobes are dry, they can be stacked together to form a cube. The middle of the cube is not solid, and there needs to be a space between the bricks. The collected wood is surrounded by the cube and ignited for two weeks. Days, you can make bricks.

"It's done! This brick is really done! The head of the family really knows it well."

At this time Liu Ze was also in a good mood. This simple way of burning bricks is the simplest way to burn bricks. Before he could succeed once, he leaned forward to wipe off the plant ash, picked up two bricks and knocked them against each other, making a dull sound. There was a soft sound, and then he said with a smile: "Zhang Boyuan, call the master, let's use these bricks to build a few kilns today."

"Do you want to build a kiln? Isn't this brick very good?" Wang Shanbao asked curiously.

Seeing Wang Shanbao's puzzled face, Zhang Pu hurriedly walked up to him and explained: "The commander said yesterday that it's too much waste of firewood to burn in the open air all the time. Besides, the built kiln can also burn pottery."

Liu Ze touched the brick that was lucky enough to make this time and said, "Not only can bricks be fired, but tiles and pottery can also be fired. Let's experiment a lot, and we may have the opportunity to fire porcelain in the future!"

"Well, it's easy to make tiles and pottery, and I know a thing or two, but firing porcelain is more difficult." Old Kong smiled, and Liu Ze looked at the wrinkles on his face like a treasure chest, knowing a little about everything.

Of course, other people's view of Liu Ze is even more exaggerated. Not only does he know a little bit about everything, but he also has an aura of immortality.

"It's not difficult to make tiles, but the hard part is to do it quickly. Go, Shanbao, find me a stick and a rope to make a bow." Old Kong directed.

Seeing that Wang Shanbao really came with a bow to save trouble, Lao Kong scolded: "I asked you to make a cutter like a bowstring, not to let you hold a bow. Don't be greedy for trouble."

"I thought that would work too."

"Of course it is possible, but bows are expensive. Find a wooden stick and draw it into a bow shape with a rope as a knife. Then use this wooden board as a scraper. A ruler can be used to make bricks and tiles." Old Kong said to the side. A dozen men teach skills.

For this reason, a special shed was set up, and the reconciled mud was molded into neat cuboids and stood in the kiln shed.

Pull on top with a knife to cut into a thin slice.

The other person spread his hands down, lifted it up, and placed it on a clay bucket that can be supported.

Form a circle, turn the handle on the bucket with one hand, and stick the scraper on the mud surface with the other hand.

Make both ends bonded and the surface even and smooth.

The rotating barrel can be opened and closed, and there is a wooden handle on each joint of the two pieces, which is easy to carry. There are four edges on the barrel.

When using, put a wet cloth bag first, and the tile embryo is covered outside.

When rotating, the scraper combines the tiles into a cylinder and sticks tightly on the bucket.

And the ribs are printed on the embryo, so that it can be easily broken into four tile embryos after being dried in the shade.

Cut off the protruding mud on the bucket with a knife ruler,
You can lift the bucket to the open space sprinkled with grass ash, and turn the handle on the bucket inward.

As soon as the tile bucket shrinks, it is lifted out, and then the cloth bag is lifted from the tile embryo and put on the tile bucket, and the second tile embryo can be made again.

The first step of making bricks and tiles is completed, and the next step is to wait for the process of drying in the shade. It should not be exposed to the sun suddenly to prevent it from bursting. It is best to cover it with a shelter.

Wait for the tiles to dry in the shade, and then go to the kiln.

(End of this chapter)