Don’t raise unruly people in extreme cold weather

Chapter 133 Art’s Solution

It is not an easy task to excavate frozen soil in winter.

Although the temperature in the north has not dropped that low yet, and the ground is not frozen as hard as iron, with this heavy snowfall, digging is by no means an easy task.

In fact, even coal mining has become increasingly difficult. Although the coal seams are not as frozen as the ground, it still requires miners to expend more physical energy to mine.

If it hadn't been for the sudden heavy snow, the coal mine managers would have reported to Purficott the problem of reduced coal mining volume due to weather.

Therefore, it is necessary to dig a shallow mine to avoid the impact of wind, snow and seasons.

But how to dig a mine is a difficult problem facing everyone.

Relying solely on manual excavation? Then I am afraid that the miners in the mine will not have to do anything else this winter, and this will undoubtedly greatly affect the coal supply at the Eagle Beak Cliff Base and Fjord Camp.

But in other ways…

When the steam engine was first invented, it was indeed used in coal mines, but it was only used for drainage, not mining.

Although Purficott intended to design a machine specifically for mining, it would obviously take time to wait for her to complete the design and then find a way to build it and install it.

As for using the snow-melting agent she had used on the northern route to melt the frozen soil, that was indeed possible, but there was a problem, that is, the agent was developed and designed for snow removal.

It is not a problem to melt the ice and snow in a short time, but relying on this to support the excavation of a mine will require a large amount of pharmaceuticals, and the cost will be sky-high.

Even if Purficott had the ability to do this, she would not adopt this plan. It would not even be as good as simply using alchemy to open a mine herself, which would not cost anything except for herself being a little tired.

So this one was also eliminated by Purficott. As for the remaining options, although Purficott wanted to adopt a more artistic approach, it was obvious that in an era when there was only black powder, it was really unreasonable to expect to use this thing to mine. too much.

The reason why the dynamite king of the original world developed a medicine to treat angina was to make mining more convenient.

It's just that in this world, no one has discovered that after treating glycerin with sulfuric acid and nitric acid, an explosive yellow oily transparent liquid will be obtained.

Therefore, if this artistic approach is to be used, Purficott still needs to return to the laboratory to conduct relevant research.

But this is no longer a problem for Purficott. All that's left is to find someone who is proficient in blasting to study the art.

Having made up his mind, Purficott was no longer so worried, so he inspected a circle of mines and saw that the basic conditions were good. No houses were crushed and no miners were frozen to death, so he felt relieved. Come.

As for the several cold miners who had caught colds and contracted typhoid, Purficott didn't pay much attention. He just had them loaded onto a small train and transported to the fjord camp for isolation together.

As for the miners' frostbite problem, Purficott only left a puppet maid and enough healing medicine for the miners, and told them that if there were workers with serious conditions, they should be sent to the fjord camp. deliver.

At the same time, Purficott also reminded miners who light coal for heating indoors to open windows for ventilation to avoid danger due to carbon dioxide poisoning. After saying this, Purficott took the small train and returned to the Eagle Beak Cliff Camp.

Purficott did not rest when he returned to the camp, but went directly to the laboratory and summoned the assistants working here.

"I now have an experimental task that needs someone to complete. It needs to be bold and careful, and the hand must be steady enough. Because there is a certain degree of danger, everything is done voluntarily." Purficott told the group of assistants what he wanted. , I hope they will take the initiative to sign up.

Originally, this job could be left to the maid puppets, but all twenty maid puppets have been sent out by Purficot, so she can only use these assistants.

However, considering that these assistants are all alchemists, Purficott felt that they should be able to play a greater role than the maid puppets.

Soon, a young man raised his hand and stood in front of Perfectcott: "My lord, I want to give it a try! I am qualified as a technician of the Royal Society of Alchemists and graduated from the Alchemy Department of Royal Langton University. I heard Having said your name, you almost became my professor, and it is my honor to be able to study with you!"

The young man behaved very generously and decently. Although he expressed his admiration for Purficott, he did not appear too enthusiastic or flattering.

Others seemed to want to take over this task, but Purficott seemed to like the young man, so he pointed at him and asked: "What's your name?"

"Alfred Noble, just call me Al." The young man said.

"Okay Al, I need you to treat glycerin with nitric acid and sulfuric acid to produce a yellow oily liquid." Purficott explained his request to Alfred, and also explained the matter to him. Danger: "This liquid will explode when it is shaken or violently collided, so it is very dangerous to prepare it. I need you to operate it very carefully.

And in order to avoid danger, I can only arrange a room for you alone and cannot stay in the laboratory. Can you do it? "

"If that's all, I'll have no problem!" Al was obviously excited about being able to play for Perfectcott, and he readily agreed.

Purficott nodded with satisfaction, and then said: "In that case, I will leave this matter to you. If you do a good job, then this project can be handed over to you in the future. I hope you can hand over a An answer that satisfies me.”

After saying that, Purficott glanced at the other people who were a little envious of Al, thought for a while and said: "Considering that you may not be able to handle it alone, you can choose an assistant to assist you."

As soon as Purficott finished speaking, Al clearly felt that the eyes of others around him changed.

It ranged from envy to flattery or jealousy, which made him feel a little at a loss, but in the end he chose another assistant with whom he had the best relationship to assist him.

Seeing this, Purficott didn't say anything more. He just nodded and asked someone to assign him a room in the corner of the base as an experimental site. He also wrote a note for Al to take it from the laboratory storage. to materials.

Then she returned to the bedroom upstairs in the laboratory. She was really tired after all this work and needed to take a nap to regain her energy.

　Nitroglycerine was first discovered by the Italian chemist Sobrero in 1847. Nobel successfully discovered the principle of detonating it in 1862, so he invented explosives. In 1875, Nobel invented colloidal explosives, and in 1888 he obtained mixed smokeless explosives. Dynamite.

　　Although I have not specified the era of this article, it can be regarded as the year 1800. The Victoria Empire is the British counterpart in the parallel world. Please do not connect the novel world with reality. All settings are based on this article. Please be informed.

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